Archives for the ‘Sports’ Category

Pioneer lacrosse finishes 7th, preps for next season

By Cliff Gagas • May 8th, 2008 • Category: Sports

The UW-Platteville Lacrosse Club ended its season on April 26 and 27 at the Great Lakes Lacrosse League Tournament in Madison.
Joe Nelson, team president, said the team’s regular season consisted of eight games that are played during the spring.
The club lost to UW-La Crosse and beat UW-River Falls to take the top spot in the […]



Pioneers eye more titles at outdoor nationals

By Exponent Brief • May 8th, 2008 • Category: Sports

While UW-La Crosse’s track and field program has honed quite the impressive résumé when it comes to the WIAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, UW-Platteville has built a strong reputation of its own in both the 1,500-meter runs and the women’s 4×800-meter relay.
Consistently continuing to dominate over it’s competition season in and season out, UW-L […]



Pioneer athletics looks forward to future

By Peter Schmidtknecht • May 8th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, Sports

As we near the end of the 2007-08 sports season, it is important to look back on the year and see what the Pioneers have accomplished. We have had national champions in track and field and also cross-country and saw the return of a dominant men’s basketball teams here at UW-Platteville. To look forward to […]



Thunder & Lighting; Pioneers use thunder of Bennett’s bat and lightning of Lange’s arm to contend in WIAC

By Peter Schmidtknecht • May 1st, 2008 • Category: Sports, Top Story

It is often said that you cannot have thunder without lightning. And in the case of the UW-Platteville baseball team, thunder and lightning are the driving forces for the team. The lightning arm of Joe Lange and the thunderous bat of Ross Bennett have led the team throughout the 2008 season.

Photograph by Kyle Seyfferth

Lange, a […]



Pioneer track aims to fly above the Eagles

By Jennifer Lingard • May 1st, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, Sports

To put it quite simply, UW-Platteville’s track and field teams are on a mission.
Over 50 Pioneers representing the finest track and field athletes UW-P has to offer are headed to UW-Eau Claire for the WIAC Championships on May 2-3.
Are the Pioneers ready to take on the WIAC?
“I do believe,” head coach Jim Nickasch said.
Although all […]



UW-P hoops head to Ireland

By Cliff Gagas • May 1st, 2008 • Category: Sports

With the semester winding down, students, faculty and staff are getting ready for finals and preparing for summer break. The UW-Platteville mens basketball team is doing the opposite. The team had their first practice Sunday night.
Jeff Skemp, center, said the team will have 10 practices before the Pioneers head to Ireland for a team tour.
“We […]



Baseball preps for stretch run

By Peter Schmidtknecht • Apr 24th, 2008 • Category: Sports

Every team struggles at some point in their season, no matter the sport. And in the case of the UW-Platteville baseball team, they seem to be in their mid-season slump. The problem for a talented and experienced Pioneer team is that when you play in the WIAC there are no easy games. Being able to […]



Women 4th, Men 5th at Augustana

By Jennifer Lingard • Apr 24th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, Sports

With the WIAC Championships just a couple of weeks away, the UW-Platteville’s men’s and women’s track teams are trying hard to maintain the momentum they have going.
“We’re kind of right where we need to be,’ head coach Jim Nickasch said. “The men look really good for the conference meet because we’re a little bit deeper […]



UW-P grows through losses

By Caitlin Cook • Apr 24th, 2008 • Category: Sports

The past week was a tough one for the UW-Platteville women’s softball team. They played some of the toughest competition they will face all year and although they won only two of the six games they played, the gained valuable experience which will help them down the road.

Photograph by Emily Yttri
Pioneer senior pitcher Maggie Medlicott […]



Cross country runners named Academic All-Americans

By Ashlee Kraus • Apr 24th, 2008 • Category: Sports

Three UW-Platteville cross country runners were named academic All-Americans, which means during the last season they all carried at least a 3.5 grade point average and finished in the top 25 of their regional races. The Pioneers who were bestowed with this honor were Tony Kilburg, Allison Tank and Jessica Scott.
“For me, the biggest thing […]