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Sparta golfer Austin Erickson, who will begin his senior year this fall, has accepted a full-ride scholarship to play men’s golf at Iowa Central Community College - a two-year junior college in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Erickson made the commitment just two days after posting his first WPGA Juniors win of the summer at a Saturday tournament in Reedsburg. Herald photo by Nate Beier.

Sparta's Erickson posts WPGA Juniors win, accepts full ride

Thursday, August 15, 2019 - 9:29am

To say that this week was a big one for Austin Erickson would be an understatement. The three-time Mississippi Valley Conference Golfer of the Year won his first Wisconsin Professional Golfers Association Juniors Tournament of the season on Saturday. Two days later, the Sparta senior made a verbal...

Tomah’s Madison Lindauer protects the ball from a pair of Black River Falls opponents during a November nonconference girls basketball game at Tomah High School. Lindauer will play one more high school game as a member of the WBCA Division 1 North All-Star team, before taking her talents to the next level as a member of the Viterbo University womens basketball team. Herald photo by Bob Kliebenstein.

Tomah's Lindauer ready for WBCA all-star showcase

Thursday, June 6, 2019 - 10:31am

Before Madison Lindauer steps away from her prep basketball career, she will add another exclamation point. The 2019 Mississippi Valley Conference girls hoops Player of the Year, Lindauer has been selected to play in the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game next weekend. She is...

Tomah sophomore Jack Christen watches his approach shot on the 11th hole at Hiawatha Golf Club during Tuesday’s WIAA Division 1 golf regional. Christen fired an 18-hole round of 80 to lead the Timberwolves to Tomah’s first regional title in 33 years. Herald photo by J.P. Schaller.

There's no place like home

Thursday, May 23, 2019 - 11:01am

Toto was nowhere to be found, but the Tomah boys golf team may have been clicking its heels a bit at Hiawatha Golf Club after capturing its first Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association regional title in 33 years Tuesday. The last time the Timberwolves won a regional they were known as the...

Jared Rickert (left), who began his varsity coaching career as a co-head coach with Mike Roddick (right) in 2015, announced last week he is stepping down from the post he held for the past four seasons. Herald photo by Derek Montgomery.

Rickert steps down as Spartan wrestling coach

Thursday, March 21, 2019 - 10:29am

For as long as he can remember, Jared Rickert has been a part of wrestling in Sparta. The 2007 Spartan graduate first took to the mat in the first grade, and what followed was one of the most prolific wrestling careers in Sparta history. Rickert was a three-time state qualifier for Sparta,...

From left – Cardinal cagers Michael Reed, Sam Wittmershaus and Will Reader look on late in the second half of Friday’s Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 5 boys basketball semifinal at the Kohl Center in Madison. Herald photo by J.P Schaller.

HEARTBREAKER

Monday, March 18, 2019 - 9:54am

All the Cardinal cagers could do was watch. Tom Nystrom’s buzzer-beater flew through the air and settled in the bottom of the net as time ran out Friday, propelling Marshfield Columbus Catholic to a thrilling 69-66 victory over Bangor in a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 5...

Bangor first-year head coach Jacob Pederson (left) and his Cardinal cagers celebrate the WIAA Division 5 sectional championship Saturday after defeating Southwestern 70-60 to capture their second straight trip to state. Herald photo by J.P. Schaller.

Bangor opens state tourney run against Columbus Catholic

Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 10:36am

When Bangor hits the hardwood for its Friday-morning state semifinal with Marshfield Columbus Catholic at the Kohl Center in Madison, it will be like looking in a mirror. Like the defending Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 5 state champion Cardinals, Columbus likes to push...

Bangor sophomore Zane Langrehr (right) drives past Southwestern’s Breckin Schneider (1) in the first half of Saturday’s 70-60 victory over the Wildcats in a WIAA Division 5 sectional semifinal at La Crosse Logan High School. Bangor opens its 2019 state tournament run with a semifinal match-up against Marshfield Columbus Catholic at 10:45 a.m. Friday at the Kohl Center in Madison. Herald photo by J.P. Schaller.

Cardinals could face familiar foe in Division 5 final

Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 9:57am

If things fall right in Friday’s Division 5 state semifinal match-ups between Bangor and Marshfield Columbus Catholic and Chippewa Falls McDonell Catholic Central and Sheboygan Lutheran, the Cards could be looking at a familiar foe in Saturday’s championship game. Semifinal wins by Bangor and...

Bangor senior Trevor Jones (right) gets a big hug from sophomore teammate Hank Reader (left) after the Cardinals defeated Southwestern 70-60 in Saturday’s WIAA sectional final to advance to state for the second straight year. Herald photo by J.P. Schaller.

Bangor's back

Monday, March 11, 2019 - 11:07am

Opening the season with a team that lost 10 seniors – including three 1,000-point scorers – not to mention a new head coach, nobody expected defending Division 5 state champion Bangor to make a run similar to that of last season. The Cardinals would be a solid team for sure, but another state...

Bangor fans and players look on in anticipation, as Cardinal sophomore Zane Langrehr (12) launches a three-pointer in the closing seconds of Thursday’s Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 5 boys basketball semifinal against Blair-Taylor at Holmen High School. Langrehr’s buzzer-beater found the bottom of the net to break a 65-65 tie and lift Bangor to a 68-65 victory over the Wildcats. Herald photo by Delaney Schaller.

Langrehr's buzzer-beater keeps Cards alive

Monday, March 11, 2019 - 10:13am

Before Bangor was able to hold off a second-half charge and defeat Southwestern 70-60 in Saturday’s sectional final to earn its second straight state berth, the Cardiac Cards had to win a thriller over Blair-Taylor in Thursday’s semifinal at Holmen High School. Despite building a 32-27 halftime...

7 Rivers Figure Skating Club to present 'The Greatest Show on Ice'

Monday, March 11, 2019 - 10:01am

The 7 Rivers Figure Skating Club is bringing “The Greatest Show on Ice” to the Tomah Ice Center. The club’s annual March ice show is a circus-themed production this year, featuring several numbers to the music of “The Greatest Showman” soundtrack. Performances will take place at 7 p.m. on March 15...