Ellis Williams, Freelancer
February 21, 2013
The UW-Eau Claire wrestling team played host and finished sixth out of six teams at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship Feb. 17 at the McPhee Center. Though the Blugolds struggled, several positives came out of the weekend meet. Freshman Nathaniel Behnke went 2-1 at the meet... Read more »
David Burish, Staff Writer
February 20, 2013
Senior tennis captain Taylor Heltne has always had tennis in her life. Since a young age, Heltne has kept a racket in hand and knew college wasn’t going to be any different. “I always knew I was going to play tennis,” Heltne said. She wasn’t recruited to play at UW-Eau Claire. Yet, in her freshman... Read more »
Courtney Kueppers, Copy Editor
February 20, 2013
After three days in the pool, the UW-Eau Claire swim and dive team took fourth overall at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships on both the men’s and women’s sides. The championships were held Feb. 14-16 at Walter Schroeder Aquatic Center in Brown Deer... Read more »
Haley Zblewski, Chief Copy Editor
February 14, 2013
After defeating UW-Superior 4-1 on Saturday night, the Blugolds men’s hockey team no longer has to worry about sharing their first Northern Collegiate Hockey Association championship with St. Norbert College (Wis.). The weekend started off rocky, with the men falling 3-0 to St. Scholastica (Minn.)... Read more »
Nick Erickson, Staff Wrtier
February 14, 2013
The hopes of the UW-Eau Claire men’s basketball team making the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament took a serious hit Saturday afternoon after a 70-54 loss to UW-Stout at Zorn Arena. Stout opened the game on an 11-1 run and never looked back. Their physical defense created all... Read more »
Nick Erickson, Staff Writer
February 14, 2013
When Sarah Bingea walked to the free throw line to seal a pivotal win against I-94 rival UW-Stout, Zorn Arena was in a frenzy. Two made shots from the charity stripe meant that the four year starter would eclipse 1,000 points for her career, something done by only 15 other Blugold women’s basketball... Read more »
Nick Erickson, Staff Writer
February 14, 2013
During its recent losing streak, the UW-Eau Claire women’s basketball team either started games out slowly or closed them poorly. But after an 81-70 romp over UW-Stout on Senior Night Saturday at Zorn Arena, letdowns were nonexistent. The Blugolds dominated from start to finish, something that thoroughly... Read more »
Andy Hildebrand, Sports Editor
February 14, 2013
If you’ve watched the first four games of any Badger football season from the past decade, you know they look much more like a collection of meaningless preseason games than the start of college football. We often see bloated scores and extended playing time for the backups. The motivation behind this... Read more »
Brittni Straseske, Staff Writer
February 10, 2013
Three Blugolds made it to the final round of their 13-team tournament, wrestling against Division I and II schools as well as Division III. Freshman Zach Sirny lost to UW-La Crosse wrestler Quenten Fisher in the final round of the 124-pound weight class. Freshman Nate Behnke pinned Wisconsin wrestler... Read more »
Nick Erickson, Staff Writer
February 10, 2013
During their recent losing streak, the UW-Eau Claire women’s basketball team was either starting games out slow or closing them poorly. But after an 81-70 romp over UW-Stout on Senior Night Saturday at Zorn Arena, letdowns were nonexistent. The Blugolds dominated from start to finish. All three seniors,... Read more »
