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Activities month honors athletes, coaches, officials

The annual celebration of National High School Activities Month is underway for the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) and the 50 other state high school associations that are members of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS).

High school students — more than 12 million — in all 50 states are

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Three Eagle Trail ready for runners

Get ready to run folks. The eighth annual Three Eagle Half Marathon and 5K run will be held this Saturday, Oct. 9, on the Three Eagle Trail between Eagle River and Three Lakes.
The point-to-point run on the crushed limestone trail will begin at

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‘IF YOU BUILD IT, HE WILL COME’

“If you build it, he...

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Time to lace ’em up at Noontime Hockey

It’s time to lace them up at the Eagle River Sports Arena as the 18th annual Noontime Hockey League kicked off for another season, according to Michael Eder, the coordinator of Noontime Hockey.
“We started Noontime Hockey nearly two decades ago and

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Snomo Hall of Fame to induct 2021 class

The International Snowmobile Hall of Fame (ISHOF), located at the World Snowmobile Headquarters in Eagle River, will host the 2021 induction ceremony this Saturday, Sept. 18, at Eagle Waters Resort in Eagle River.
A variety of snowmobile enthusiasts will be inducted this year, ranging from

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Sportsmanship vital to high school sports

With the onset of another high school sports season, it’s important for players, coaches and fans to remember that sportsmanship is a key part of any athletic competition.
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA), in partnership with

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Badgers to kick off ’21 season with fans

There is excitement in the air for football fans as they will get a heavy dose of college football this Saturday, Sept. 4. Many conferences across the country will start league matchups Labor Day weekend.
The University of Wisconsin (UW) will open its season Sept. 4, as the matchup with Penn State will be the first time in 40 years that Wisconsin is opening the season with a home game against a Big

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Decker back on track at ‘The Glen’ Sept. 9-12

Eagle River native Natalie Decker will be back on the track with Ave Motorsports at “The Glen” in New York in the Trans Am Series.

Decker will make her debut at Watkins Glen International in Schuyler County, N.Y., in the WiscLift Audi R8, driving with Ave Motorsports in the Trans Am Championship Round 9 presented by

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Doyle to be inducted into Hockey Hall here

The board of directors of the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame has selected four candidates for induction into the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame in September, including Dr. Tom Doyle of Eagle River.

The other inductees are

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Popular sportscasters set to battle Alzheimer’s

For years, Wisconsin football, basketball and hockey fans have listened to Matt Lepay and Paul Braun on the radio and TV, giving play-by-play of Badger sports.
Now, the

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Packers preparing for 2021 season

Football fans know the NFL season is getting close when the Green Bay Packers hosts its annual Packers Family Night, presented by Bellin Health. This year’s festive event is set for this Saturday, Aug. 7.

Now in its 20th year, Family Night will serve as the introduction of the 2021 Green Bay Packers —in-person to

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Northwoods Share sets golf fundraiser

Area golfers looking for a fun golf outing in support of a local service organization might want to try the sixth annual Northwoods Share (NWS) golf fundraiser set for Sunday, Aug. 15, at Eagle River Golf Course.

Northwoods Share is a nonprofit service organization committed to

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New rule: pitchers must take a sign

There is a slight change in store for high school baseball pitchers starting next season.
High school baseball pitchers who do not receive signals from the catcher must now simulate taking a sign with one foot on the pitcher’s plate before

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Girls hockey trailblazer reaches national hall

Wisconsin native Karyn Bye Dietz was one of 12 individuals inducted into the 2020 National Federation of State High School Associations’ Hall of Fame during the induction ceremony held in Orlando, Fla., last week.
Bye Dietz was

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WIAA board makes change due to COVID

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Board of Control acted on additional accommodations for transfer students in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and followed coaches’ committee recommendations impacting hockey and wrestling at its June meeting.

Many students experienced challenges with

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Jean Kaczkowski to be inducted into athletic Hall

The Eagle River-Northland Pines High School Athletic Hall of Fame Committee announced it is scheduled to induct one standout athlete, along with the 2020 class of hall of famers, at an induction ceremony set for Friday, Aug. 20.
The 2021 inductee will be

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Fans getting ready for ’21 training camp

Believe it or not, football season is just around the corner. The Green Bay Packers are planning a series of Back to Football events for fans to kick off the Packers’ 2021 training camp.

While the schedule for Packers training camp is

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Badgers will battle Fighting Irish in ’26

As a longtime fan of Wisconsin Badgers football, it was good to see the University of Notre Dame and University of Wisconsin have agreed to reschedule their neutral-site matchup at Lambeau Field in Green Bay to Sept. 5, 2026.
The Irish and Badgers were originally scheduled to play

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Two events planned for runners, walkers

While the Journeys Marathon came to an end in Eagle River after 23 years, there are several other runs planned in the area this summer.

The YMCA of the Northwoods and Rhinelander Area Chamber of Commerce will host the 14th annual Hodag Run For Your Life featuring a 10K, 5K, 5K Stroller and the free Kids Chase the Hodag events Saturday, June 26; and

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WIAA deserves a pat on the back

When a person thinks about the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA), you think of exciting State Tournaments, most recently including the Three Lakes girls basketball team in 2021 and the Northland Pines boys hockey team in 2020.
But the WIAA also has plenty of other work when it comes to overseeing interscholastic athletic programs for

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Hockey hall plans 46th induction event

More people tied to hockey in the Badger State will be recognized for their efforts later this summer at the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame’s 46th annual enshrinement banquet.
The board of directors of the Wisconsin Hockey Hall of Fame has named its inductees for 2021, including

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WIAA prepares for spring tourneys

It’s nice to see high school teams participating in spring sports after not playing in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last spring was pretty tough on our sports pages as schools were shut down and sports were put on the back burner until fall.
This spring, it’s a whole new ball game. Baseball, softball, golf, girls soccer and

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Three Lakes names hall of fame inductees

Three Lakes has always been regarded as a solid sports school, with multiple teams and individuals winning conference championships and advancing to Regional and Sectional finals, and State tournaments over the years.

Some of those outstanding players, teams and coaches will

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Decker to be featured in 6-part documentary on female athletes

Eagle River native Natalie Decker, who recently completed her first Xfinity race at Talladega, made sports news last week for another reason.

Writer Jennifer Maas wrote about Decker as part of a story for The Wrap. Maas wrote that Whistle Studios and Insight TV are partnering on “Making (Her)Story,” a documentary following

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Will Packers draft another QB in ’21?

For many Green Bay Packers fans, the NFL Draft is one of the most exciting times of the year, unless the Green and Gold is in the Super Bowl.
The NFL Draft 2021 will begin this Thursday, April 29, and end on Saturday, May 1. The first round will take place on Thursday with rounds two and three on Friday. The last four rounds will be Saturday.
Last year, only General Manager Brian Gutekunst knew

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Spring sports teams back on field, track

Last year at this time, I was writing about a strange spring without high school sports or youth activities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
It was pretty weird. There were no indoor track and field meets at the impressive Northland Pines field house, no softball or baseball games at Don Burnside Park in Three Lakes and

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Over 2,500 state athletes compete in target league

More than 2,500 student athletes representing 101 high school teams across the state are participating in the Wisconsin State High School Clay Target League (WISHSCTL) this spring.
The WISHSCTL is a part of the USA Clay Target League (USACTL), which offers

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Brewers have the pieces for 4th straight playoffs

With spring arriving early in the North Woods, it’s pretty easy to think about baseball and the Milwaukee Brewers.
The Brewers, after finishing the COVID-19 shortened season in 2020 with a record of 29-31 and sneaking into the playoffs, have high expectations for a successful

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Hall of fame seeking athlete nominations

The Eagle River/Northland Pines High School Athletic Hall of Fame is seeking nominations for future inductees, the committee has announced.
The Hall of Fame, established in 2003, recognizes persons who have contributed or excelled in high school, college and/or professional sports, and includes athletes, coaches and

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WIAA sets tournaments for alternate fall season

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) is planning culminating championships and tournaments for an alternate fall season created by the WIAA Board of Control last August as a COVID-19 accommodation for member schools opting to not conduct interscholastic athletics last fall.

The WIAA is planning those tournaments for

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Decker back on track at Charlotte Roval

Eagle River native Natalie Decker, highest finishing female in a NASCAR Truck Series race, will pilot the Red Street Records/N29 Capital Partners Audi R8 with Ave Motorsports at the famous Charlotte Motorspeedway Roval this weekend.
“We are excited to continue our sponsorship of Natalie Decker in Charlotte, N.C.,” said

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Bill to protect officials gains renewed support

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) is expressing its support of a reintroduced bill in the legislature that would make it a Class A misdemeanor to harass or intimidate a sports official in response to action taken or with intent to influence a referee, umpire, judge or

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Lady Jays make most of post-season run

High school basketball teams get energized at the start of the WIAA?post-season tournament each February and March as it is considered a new season for every team across the state.
It doesn’t matter what your record was during the regular season or

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Girls State Tourney features new format

The 2021 WIAA Girls Basketball State Tournament will be held at two sites this Thursday, Feb. 25, through Saturday, Feb. 27, and will include the Three Lakes Bluejays in the Division 5 field.

The games will be played at

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Boys, girls hockey to lead tourney action

For high school sports fans, it doesn’t get much better than post-season play for winter sports.
While the tournament schedule got watered down this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic — as some teams did not participate in post-season activity — there is still plenty of action in boys and girls hockey and

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WIAA selects sites for State basketball

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) has named the Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh, as the second venue to host the 2021 State Girls and Boys Basketball Tournaments with games scheduled for Friday and Saturday, Feb. 26-27 and March 5-6, respectively.
“We are thrilled to be partnering with

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WIAA advances plan for tournament series

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Board of Control addressed the pending winter tournament series at its meeting last week.
The board approved hosting and attendance policies due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, as well as requiring appropriately worn masks by participants and spectators, except for

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Packers come up short in NFC title game, again

I’m sure Green Bay Packers fans across the state had a sick feeling in their stomach after watching the Packers lose the NFC Championship Game to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-26 at Lambeau Field Sunday.

A horrible sequence of plays at the end of the first half and

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Packers just one win away from Super Bowl

While snowmobile race fans were cheering on their favorite drivers at the 58th annual World Championship Snowmobile Derby Saturday afternoon, many other sports enthusiasts were watching the Green Bay Packers defeat the Los Angeles Rams 32-18 at Lambeau Field.
The Derby photography crew from the Vilas County News-Review and The Three Lakes News was able to sneak away from the track just in time to catch

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WIAA continues football realignment

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Conference Realignment Task Force Committee reviewed plans on Jan. 6 for football-only conferences that were initially advanced for further consideration and to conduct appeals of realignment requests that were denied last month.
The 11-player realignment proposals that were advanced for further review will

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Badgers, Packers battle to big wins

It was a good week for Badger State football fans as the Wisconsin Badgers and Green Bay Packers each got big victories.
Graham Mertz accounted for three touchdowns and Wisconsin turned four second-half interceptions into 21 points to beat Wake Forest 42-28 in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl last

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Pines boys hockey, Bluejays volleyball lead sports in 2020

While the COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on high school sports in the spring and summer, there still were many exciting local sports stories for high school teams and individual athletes during 2020. The following were some of the highlights of the past year:
1. The Northland Pines boys hockey team, under

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WIAA continues quarantine period

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) board of control has reviewed and reaffirmed the winter sports guidance recommendation requiring a 14-day quarantine period before student-athletes return to participation following close contact with anyone tested positive for COVID-19.
The board’s decision requires

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WIAA continues work on football conferences

The Conference Realignment Task Force for the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) recently reviewed 17 football-only requests in the first meeting of the membership’s 2022-’23 realignment review process.
Ten plans involving

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WIAA board asks athletes to mask up

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Board of Control reviewed and approved several pandemic-related topics, effective immediately at its recent meeting.
The board issued a statement to address individuals and

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