Michelle Enger, Chief Copy Editor
April 11, 2013
The Blugold men’s tennis team swept away the competition this past weekend against two Minnesota teams with an 8-1 win over the College of St. Scholastica Friday and an 8-1 victory over Bethel University Sunday. The wins leave Eau Claire with a 14-5 record this season. Junior Joe Meier returns serve... Read more »
Martha Landry, Currents Editor
April 11, 2013
A fresh batch of snow fell on the greens of Eau Claire, leaving the UW-Eau Claire men’s golf team without a place to practice. The Blugolds recently had their first tournament of the spring season on April 6. The men went into the meet without any outdoor practice, other than hitting balls on the driving... Read more »
Chris Reinoos, Editor-in-Chief
April 11, 2013
The UW-Eau Claire softball team got off to a perfect start in its conference schedule, going 4-0 this past weekend at Pioneer Stadium in Platteville. The Blugolds played both UW-Stevens Point and UW-Superior on Saturday and Sunday in an improvised schedule that became necessary when poor weather caused... Read more »
David Burish, Staff Writer
April 11, 2013
The outdoor season began for the men and women’s track team in La Crosse last Saturday with the women coming in second out of five teams and and the men out of seven. The men were lead by sophomore runner Thurgood Dennis, who finished first in the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.01 seconds. He also... Read more »
Nick Erickson, Staff Writer
April 11, 2013
The red-hot UW-Eau Claire women’s tennis team continued its winning ways in blowout wins Friday and Saturday at the McPhee Center. They beat St. Scholastica 8-1 Friday night before shutting out Bethel (Minn.) 9-0 on Saturday. The Blugolds haven’t lost yet this spring season, winning all six matches... Read more »
Chris Reinoos, Editor-in-Chief
April 10, 2013
The UW-Eau Claire softball team is in the midst of its first losing streak of the year after dropping its final two games last weekend in Iowa. The Blugolds defeated Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) 7-4 in the first game of a doubleheader March 29 before losing to Simpson College (Iowa) 4-1 later that day and... Read more »
Holly Daniels, Freelancer
April 8, 2013
Many people are tired of the snow and cold weather, but the UW-Eau Claire’s club baseball team is feeling the brunt of it. The team was supposed to have a three game series in Marquette March 30, but that was rescheduled until early May due to Easter and the likelihood that the fields there weren’t... Read more »
Hannah Critchfield, Freelancer
April 7, 2013
The UW-Eau Claire men’s tennis team won both matches against the University of Dubuque (Iowa) and Northwestern College (Minn.) March 30. The Blugolds took straight wins in the doubles and singles competition against the Dubuque Spartans. In singles, junior Joe Meier and freshman Kyle Hoffman both won... Read more »
Nick Erickson, Staff Writer
April 3, 2013
Sarah Bingea made a lot of noise during the season for the UW-Eau Claire women’s basketball team, leading the Blugolds in scoring and rebounding. This offseason, she has continued to make a lot of noise by garnering an array of postseason awards. Bingea said that she sets very high goals and that... Read more »
Michelle Enger, Chief Copy Editor
April 3, 2013
After about six months without competition play, the men’s golf team will step back on the course with clubs in hand at the Illinois Wesleyan Invitational on Friday in Normal, Ill. Sean Murphy, a sophomore golfer, said the team is feeling good at the start of the season. “We’ve all been playing... Read more »
