The Ellsworth High School softball team, which was the No. 2-ranked Division 2 program in the state earlier this year, had its postseason run extinguished much earlier than those in and around the …
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By Reagan Hoverman
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6/2/23
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Ellsworth baseball eliminates rival Prescott in D2 regional quarterfinal
The Ellsworth Panthers baseball team has not only embraced playing as the underdog, but they’ve relished in knowing …
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By Reagan Hoverman
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6/2/23
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Both the Prescott and Ellsworth High School track and field teams featured at least two individuals who won Middle Border Conference titles at the annual MBC meet in Altoona on Tuesday, May 16.
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By Reagan Hoverman
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5/25/23
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The stakes for an already contentious baseball rivalry in Pierce County got even higher when the WIAA released this year’s official Division 2 postseason bracket.
The Prescott and …
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By Reagan Hoverman
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5/25/23
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When the Prescott Cardinals softball team lost back-to-back games against Baldwin-Woodville in late April and early May, it appeared as if their hopes of a second consecutive conference championship …
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By Reagan Hoverman
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5/18/23
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The Ellsworth High School baseball team is on the verge of doing something it hasn’t done in half a decade.
Ellsworth, which currently boasts a 9-6 overall record and has won five of its …
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By Reagan Hoverman
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5/18/23
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The Ellsworth and Prescott High School boys’ golf programs competed in their final nine-hole regular season conference match of the year on Friday afternoon in Hammond.
Baldwin-Woodville …
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By Reagan Hoverman
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5/18/23
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When Prescott senior ace pitcher Taylor Graf struck out Ellsworth’s final batter in the bottom of the seventh inning on Thursday, May 11, it put an exclamation point on a 2-1 victory and …
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By Reagan Hoverman
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5/18/23
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The Ellsworth and Prescott High School track and field programs always look forward to the famed New Richmond Stan Barr Relays, but this year wasn’t quite the same.
Injuries, illness and …
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By Reagan Hoverman
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5/11/23
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When Mark Matzek was about to finish his freshman year at Augsburg in the spring of 2002, he traveled back to Ellsworth, his hometown, to tell his father that he found his calling – he wanted …
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By Reagan Hoverman
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5/11/23
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When Gabe Calderon began his freshman year at Ellsworth in the fall of 2019, he immediately campaigned for the inception of a high school esports program. Little did he know it would take nearly four …
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By Reagan Hoverman
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5/3/23
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The Ellsworth High School track and field team, despite a litany of weather-related cancellations, has begun finding its identity for 2023 with just over three weeks remaining until the postseason …
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By Reagan Hoverman
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5/3/23
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In a sport where scores can vary wildly, the Prescott and Ellsworth High School golf teams have made consistency a focus through the first two weeks of Middle Border Conference play.
The Panthers …
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By Reagan Hoverman
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4/27/23
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After a pair of Middle Border Conference victories against Saint Croix Central, Ellsworth’s softball team improved to 6-0, a feat only one other Panther roster has accomplished in the last …
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By Reagan Hoverman
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4/19/23
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The Ellsworth High School baseball team has allowed nine or more runs in three of its first four games this season, including a pair of Middle Border Conference contests against No. 5-ranked …
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By Reagan Hoverman
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4/19/23
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Given the roster numbers that Prescott, Elmwood/Plum City and now Ellsworth have reported, track and field appears to be one of the most popular, fastest-growing sports in Pierce County.
After …
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By Reagan Hoverman
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4/13/23
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Ellsworth wrestlers Anthony Madsen and Louie Jahnke continue to pile up individual accolades for their senior campaigns, which both ended at the state tournament in Madison earlier this year.
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By Reagan Hoverman
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4/13/23
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When Kenzie Diercks amicably resigned shortly after the 2022 season, it paved the way for Kenzie’s father and long-time assistant Tom Diercks to take the reins as the next Ellsworth softball …
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By Reagan Hoverman
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4/6/23
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The Middle Border Conference is one of more than a dozen high school leagues throughout Wisconsin that is slated for realignment in the fall of 2024, according to recent WIAA reports.
Pierce …
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By Reagan Hoverman
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4/6/23
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When Ellen Rayne learned how to cross-country ski in 2020, it cleared a previously snow-covered path for her and her father Peter Rayne, both of whom are Ellsworth natives, to create lifelong …
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By Reagan Hoverman
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4/6/23
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