By Jackson Schmidtke Since 2000 Lisa Stone has been a Bulldog, Badger, and Billiken, but she insists that she will always be a Blugold. The coach who guided the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire womens basketball team to 159 wins, two Final Four appearances and one national championship game left the program in 2000, but has [...]

By Dan White [Audio clip: view full post to listen] This week, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men’s hockey team played its first game of the Peters Cup tournament . Eau Claire Memorial’s hockey team played Regis-McDonnell-Bloomer with a trip to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association state quarterfinals on the line. The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association’s [...]

By Chris Reinoos As a big fan of local prep hockey, Dooley’s Pub owner Mike Dooley said losses do not temper his enthusiasm for his favorite teams, including Eau Claire Memorial boy’s hockey. That’s good, because there have been a few tough losses for Memorial in the past couple years. “It’s difficult as a fan, [...]

By Michael Falk Eau Claire North High School’s chapter of Students Against Distracted Decisions organized and led a “Red Out” to benefit the American Red Cross on Feb. 9. The Red Out was organized both to raise money for the American Red Cross and to increase awareness about heart disease, which is the number one [...]

By Andy Hildebrand A high school goalie with a career win total standing in the single digits, despite spending three full years as a starter, usually garners a different kind of attention than Eau Claire North’s Bryce Kamenick is getting. Although the win-loss column may not reflect it, the junior standout is poised to lead [...]

By Michael Even The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire men’s hockey team continued its great season with two big wins over the weekend. On Friday night the Blugolds topped the St. Norbert Green Knights 3-0 in front of its largest home crowd this season. On Saturday the Blugolds fell behind early to the University of Wisconsin-Stevens [...]

By Katie Hoffman Editor’s Note: This is part three in a four-part series about the Eau Claire Express. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Every summer, the Eau Claire Express baseball team hosts players from colleges and universities around the country. These players move to the Chippewa Valley from late May through August, playing [...]

By Daniel Weber Editor’s Note: This is part two in a four-part series on the Eau Claire Express. The Eau Claire Express has a long history in the area, which has impacted the community and baseball scene in a variety of ways. Editor’s Note: Visit the next story “Eau Claire Express host family program key [...]

By Alex Fuchs Editor’s Note: This story is part one in a four-part series looking at the Eau Claire Express. Fresh cut grass, new white chalk carefully placed for the foul lines, the smell of hot dogs in the air, the crowd buzzing after the crack of the bat. Baseball, America’s national pastime, is back [...]

By Alex Fuchs The Eau Claire Crush Football team is set to kick off another season. The Northern Elite Football League consists of 12 teams and the Crush reside in the Central Conference with the Chippewa Valley Predators, the Lake Superior Rage and the Menomonie Thunderhawks. The team was 2-0 in the preseason and are looking [...]