Sports - Pierce County Journal

Long-time Hubber James Georgakas has thrown 23 innings with just one run allowed. He threw a complete game against the Prescott Pirates on July 11.

Georgakas tosses complete game against rival Pirates

ELLSWORTH — Long-time Ellsworth Hubber James Georgakas is having a stretch of starts to remember on the mound, allowing just one run in 23 innings across two starts. Most recently, Georgakas … more

By Andrew Harrington | 7/16/25

River Falls' Eli and Nolan Condon run "Bomb Squad," a professional pooper-scooper business in the area.

The Feculent Fighting Fish Bomb Squad

Fishmeal, by definition from Merriam-Webster, is partly made from fish waste and manure and used as fertilizer. River Falls Fighting Fish pitcher Eli Condon's stuff on the mound has been nothing … more

By Andrew Harrington | 7/16/25

Cody Holden takes a cut in a 2024 Elmwood win over Bay City.

Elmwood’s one-two punch helping Expos cruise

The Elmwood Expos are finding their groove at the right time, and it is largely coming off the backs of a pitching one-two punch. Elmwood made the finals of the Class B State Championship last year, … more

By Andrew Harrington | 7/16/25

Evan White of River Falls completed the American Ninja Warrior qualifier, advancing to the semi-finals.

RF graduate dedicates American Ninja Warrior run to preaching Jesus’ word

Evan White, a River Falls High School Class of 2025 graudate, has already gone on to reach great heights both literally and figuratively, scaling the Warped Wall to reach the finish during the … more

By Andrew Harrington | 7/16/25

The Plum City defense and pitching has been a big reason the team is still fighting for a solid spot in league play.

Garner celebrates 55th birthday at the ballpark, ready for Blues’ final month

The Plum City Blues may have a young team, but after the first half of the season was loaded with one or two-run ball games, they have started to grow up in a hurry. “We’re pretty … more

By Andrew Harrington | 7/3/25

Blaine Guthrie rips a single in a 5-0 Spring Valley win over New Richmond. Guthrie also had a home run in the win.

Guthrie boys each find the seats in Hawks’ shutout win

SPRING VALLEY — The Guthrie boys, Garrett and Blaine, each crushed home runs while Aaron Froelich tossed seven shutout innings to lift Spring Valley to a 5-0 win over the New Richmond Millers. … more

By Andrew Harrington | 7/3/25

Shots from the hip: Leah French named Division 2-3 First Team All State

Congratulations to Leah French on being named Division 2-3 First Team All State. The Concordia St. Paul catcher recruit wraps up her prep career as among the most decorated Cardinal softball players … more

By Cripe Olson | 6/25/25

Center fielder Ben Fischer warms up in preparation to lead off the game at the plate.

Extreme heat keeps Hubber bats nice and warm

BAY CITY — The Ellsworth Hubbers and Bay City Bombers got some St. Croix Valley Baseball League action over the weekend despite the sun showing no mercy, bringing 90-degree heat to the diamond … more

By Greg Peters | 6/25/25

Wildcat junior Elliott Bell (#22) hugs Olivia Doerre after Doerre's first half goal at the WIAA state semi-finals in Milwaukee on Friday.

Rollercoaster ride of emotions for Wildcats at State Soccer

The River Falls Wildcat girls soccer team was making their second trip in two years to the WIAA State Soccer Tournament this past weekend in Milwaukee. It was Head Coach Charles Conley's fourth trip … more

By Greg Peters | 6/25/25

Prescott Head Baseball Coach Jeff Ryan is retiring from coaching after 36 years and 439 wins.

A true gift of time: Prescott’s Coach Ryan retires after 36 years

Prescott Head Baseball Coach Jeff Ryan said earlier this season during a post-game interview, "The greatest gift we can give anybody is our time." If that is true, the Prescott Cardinal baseball … more

By Greg Peters | 6/25/25

Shots from the hip: Pechacek is WBCA Northwest District Division 2 Player of the Year

Congratulations to Dain Pechacek on being named the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association Northwest District Division 2 Player of the Year. Pechacek will now be considered for Division 2 State … more

By Cripe Olson | 6/18/25

The Ellsworth Claybreakers at the 2025 State Meet.

State Trap Shooting brings the best out of local teams

Ellsworth, Spring Valley and Elmwood/Plum City each competed at the Wisconsin Trap Shooting State Tournament, coming away with a JV individual title, plenty of 90-plus scores and great individual … more

By Andrew Harrington | 6/18/25

Prescott’s team photo after beating Altoona for a Regional title.

Cardinal season ends on controversial call

MERRILL — The 21-4 Prescott Cardinals knew they had their work cut out for them against a 21-3 Aquinas team at Sectionals in Merrill on June 10, but the team came ready to play. Senior … more

By Andrew Harrington | 6/18/25

Senior Tyler Reiter took fifth individually, scoring a 152 at State.

Prescott golf brought ‘big smiles’ to State meet

MADISON — Prescott boys golf had its program-defining season come to an end Tuesday after closing out the State Tournament in seventh of eight teams. Senior Tyler Reiter capped his tremendous … more

By Andrew Harrington | 6/18/25

River Falls senior Addison Reisdorfer runs onto the field after the 3-0 section final win over Onalaska to celebrate with her teammates on Saturday. The Wildcats are headed to the WIAA state soccer tournament for the fourth time in school history. They will play Pewaukee on Friday at 4:30 p.m. in Milwaukee.

Wildcat girls soccer headed to State!

For many high school kids, summer is a time for lazy days and kicking back. That is not the case for River Falls forward Olivia Doerre. Her schedule is as full as a Pierce County rain gauge this … more

By Sarah Nigbor | 6/18/25

Shots from the hip: Prescott 4x100 relay team breaks state record

Those familiar with high school track and field in western Wisconsin know the reputation of Prescott High School relay teams. What happened last Saturday did little to change that. Not only did … more

By Cripe Olson | 6/11/25

Nathalie Rotsaert (pictured) takes a corner kick for the Wildcats. River Falls had just 11 shots on goal compared to Marshfield's three. The Wildcats advanced by a final of 2-0. Hannah Cook and Elliott Bell each scored a goal for River Falls. The Wildcats have won 11 straight Regional Championships with 13 of the 14 years during Head Coach Charles Conley's tenure. The Wildcats will host New Richmond in round three of the play-offs. The Tigers took down the Wildcats last time out, 2-0.

Around the County: Spring sports enter final chapter

Track and Field Prescott’s 4x100 relay team of Andrew Lesso, Andrew Russell, Wyatt Budworth and Ethan West broke the State record with a 42.00 time to win the event. West chased down a … more

By Andrew Harrington | 6/11/25

Will Rohl came up huge for the Cards, driving in three runs in the 10-9 playoff win over Altoona.

‘We all had a little feeling:’ Prescott beats odds in 7th inning comeback for Regional title

PRESCOTT — After falling behind 9-6 with six outs remaining to mount the comeback, Prescott dug deep, tuned out the noise and simply believed they could do it. The Cardinals pulled off the wild … more

By Andrew Harrington | 6/11/25

Prescott boys golf won Sectionals for the first time as a team and is heading to State.

Prescott heads to State after winning first Sectional Championship

Prescott boys golf continued to make program history, winning the team’s first ever Sectional title at the Division 2 Hayward Sectional to head to State as a team. “It’s a big, … more

By Andrew Harrington | 6/11/25

Senior third baseman Jeanne Rohl creeps up to play a bunt at Sectionals in Fall Creek on June 4.

Titans collide: Prescott’s season ends at the hands of Fall Creek

FALL CREEK — No sales pitch was needed to fill the seats Thursday for a Sectional matchup between Prescott and Fall Creek. The Crickets were 2024 Division Four State Champions and have not lost … more

By Andrew Harrington | 6/11/25