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Despite losing both games of its regular season doubleheader finale to University of Wisconsin-River Falls, the softball team will be the fifth seed in the opening round of the WIAC Softball Tournament. Falcons starter Rose Tulsa stole the show in the doubleheader. Tulsa silenced the active bats of the Pioneers and won both games. In [...]
Athletic Director Mark Molesworth cited a need for a new system and competing with other WIAC universities and schools across the nation as reasons for the overhauls. “It’s attractive to potential student athletes,” Molesworth said. “And if you don’t have the bells and whistles of the other schools, you can’t compete.” In an effort to [...]
The bats came alive Senior Weekend as the men’s baseball team scored 37 runs en route to winning three of four contests against visiting University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. The Pioneers won the first three games of the series 11-1, 8-2 and 10-9, with the sole loss coming in the rain-shortened fourth game 10-8. The Titans needed [...]
The men’s track and field team brought home a third-place finish from the Augustana Meet of Champions. The Pioneers won the 4×100-meter relay in a season-best 41.63 seconds. It was a photo finish with only 19 hundredths of a second separating the Pioneers from second place Augustana. Freshman Joel Walden cruised to a 12-second victory [...]
Oh it’s April, the time for showers and the most important offseason time for NFL teams. The NFL draft is upon us. The time is now for young up-and-coming players to prove their worth and tomorrow’s superstars to embark on their quest to greatness. However, the world of sports has succumbed to the stopwatch. Your [...]
A large crowd comprised of many fellow student athletes witnessed the Pioneer softball team attempt to take down the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater squad ranked seventh in the country. The attempt was stopped just short, as the Warhawks swept their hosts 7-6 and 8-2. The first game was a tightly contested affair, coming down to the [...]
The Pioneer baseball team continued to struggle through the 2012 campaign, as a four-game losing skid through Tuesday has the team sitting at 5-24 overall and just 1-13 in the WIAC. The past week featured four games against WIAC foe University of Wisconsin-Superior. Each game saw the Pioneers keep the contest close only to fall [...]
The Pioneers softball team (17-11, 7-3 WIAC) outscored University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 12-1 Saturday en route to a sweep of the host Pointers, winning the first game 9-0 and the second 3-1. In game one, the Pioneers pounded 10 hits and earned a mercy-rule win. Junior Melissa Anderson pitched the complete-game shutout to raise her [...]
More than a dozen of the nations highly ranked track and field teams arrived in Platteville the morning of April 14 for the UW-Platteville Invitational. The student athletes were spared from the weekend’s high winds and rainfall and were treated to mid-60s temperatures, setting the backdrop for the action on the track. The Pioneer women [...]
The Pioneers track and field team brought home four wins and three second places from the Wartburg Outdoor Select. T.J. Valley continued his impressive 2012 season with a victory in the 110-meter hurdles. Josh Vandenbush won the triple jump with a jump of 43 feet 8 1/2 inches. Mark Niemann won the javelin with a [...]
The Pioneers rode solid pitching outings by junior Melissa Anderson and sophomore Jeni Freiburger to sweep a doubleheader with Beloit College April 4. In game one, Anderson pitched a complete game to pick up the victory as the Pioneers cruised to a 6-1 win. The game was 1-0 for the Pioneers heading into the fifth [...]
The Pioneers lost three of four home games to University of Wisconsin-Stout April 5-6 in back-to-back doubleheaders at Kendall Murray Baseball Field. In the doubleheader April 5, the Pioneers lost the first game 13-5 and won the second 8-7. In the doubleheader Friday, the Pioneers lost the first game 9-1 and the second 13-10. Senior [...]
Ben Farrell starred in the team’s first outdoor meet of the year, breaking a university record in the 400-meter dash with a time of 47.72 seconds. Farrell, two relay squads and javelin thrower Mark Niemann brought home wins from the Washington University Invitational. Niemann won with his javelin throw of just over 173 feet. The [...]
Totaling just five runs in four games, the Pioneers (3-15, 0-4 WIAC) were swept by the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Saturday and Suday. Saturday’s first game was decided early after a seven-run second inning put the Pioneers in a hole they could not climb out of, losing 11-1. The second contest was a tough 3-0 [...]
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville softball team, as of Tuesday, has won four of six games in its first home stand of the young season. The Pioneers (11-9, 3-1 WIAC) debuted at the Pioneer Softball Complex with a March 29 doubleheader against University of Dubuque. In game one, the Spartans rode the strong pitching performance of [...]
The Pioneers rode an explosive sixth inning at the plate to defeat Loras College 4-3 March 20, the team’s first game at Kendal Murray Field this season. Catcher Topher Scheeler’s two-RBI double powered the Pioneers sixth-inning rally that was the deciding factor in the victory. The team followed this win with a 9-6 road triumph [...]
The softball team began their season with a spring break trip to Clermont, Fla where the squad won five of their eight games. Nathalie Schattner stood out early in Florida, hitting home runs in back-to-back games versus Chicago and SUNY-New Paltz. Upon returning from Florida, the Pioneers played four contests at the Coe Tournament in [...]
UW-Platteville’s football team knows just how important off-season training is to a sports team’s success. Last offseason, they were coming off a mediocre season with a win-loss record of 5-5. Determined to prove to the fans and themselves that they were better than their record indicated, they did just that. The 7-3 record season tied [...]
With Spring just around the corner, the Pioneers are dusting off the gloves and bats for a highly competitive schedule on the diamond. The Pioneers are coming off an 11-29 season that saw the team struggle in conference play, dropping 18 of 24 WIAC games. Last season’s difficulties aren’t deflating the team’s expectations for this [...]
The phrase student athlete—one hears it time and time again. It’s a cliché, right? That is until one meets junior Ben Farrell. After winning the indoor WIAC 400-meter dash and his team falling just short of making it to nationals in the 4×400 relay, the mechanical engineering major’s most prized accomplishment is his 3.6 GPA. [...]
Four men and four women will compete for the Pioneers in the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships in six events this weekend. For the men, TJ Valley will bound the 60-meter high hurdles, Ben Farrell will compete in the 400-meter dash, Patrick Klein will run in the mile and Ace MacCarthy will [...]
Senior forward Matt Weik sat in disbelief at the free throw line. His Pioneers strong second half effort came up one point short, and just like that, their season was over with a 57-56 loss to UW-Lacrosse in the WIAC Tournament Quarterfinals. The Pioneers fought back against a 13-point halftime deficit and gave themselves a [...]
The four young men stood shoulder to shoulder at center court, absorbing the moment. For two, tears clouded the scene, which featured a showering of praise from spectators and teammates. The night was dedicated to Alex Bondar, B.J. Litz, Brett Stangel and Matt Weik, the four seniors on the 2011-12 men’s basketball team. In possibly [...]
In the final game of the regular season, senior Brett Stangel and freshman Jake Manning were catalysts in the Pioneers 60-58 win over UW-Eau Claire. The first half was sloppy, as the Pioneers had a stretch of three straight possessions ending with turnovers. Both teams went cold around the 10 minute mark, with neither squad [...]
The University of Wisconsin-Platteville track and field teams earned a combined 12 first-place finishes at the UW-Platteville Invitational Feb. 11 at Williams Fieldhouse. The men’s team nabbed seven top spots, the women’s team five. Sophomore Danielle Kunkel won in dominating fashion in the women’s 5,000-meter run, posting the 25th fastest time in NCAA Division III [...]
The Pioneer men’s basketball team fell to University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 77-58 Feb. 8 at Bo Ryan Court in a game that was neck-and-neck until late in the second half. The Warhawks are ranked number four in the nation. The game was close for the entirety of the first half, with the Pioneers taking a three-point [...]
Go ahead and do it already—make the Super Bowl a national holiday. As it stands, it is already an unofficial holiday, but we really should make it official and celebrate it as we would any other holiday. Last year 111 million people tuned in to watch the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Green Bay Packers. [...]
Pioneers open second semester with OT win over Titans The Pioneers men’s basketball team defeated University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh 74-69 in overtime Jan. 25, marking the Pioneers second overtime win of the season. The game was back and forth through the first 11 minutes of action; the largest lead held by either team was a four-point [...]
Wrestling Pioneers 133-pound wrestler T.J. Wunnicke named WIAC Wrestler of the Week for third time this season. Football Defensive coordinator and UW-Platteville graduate Rob Erickson was named College Assistant Coach of the Year by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association.
The women’s basketball season has been successful so far for seniors Ashley Mulholland and Jordan Johnson. Both athletes are role players whose contributions are not always visible in the box score, but can be seen by teammates and coaches. After breaking her ankle during preseason, Mulholland was able to practice with the team again in [...]
