Three-time national qualifier and 2007 All-American wrestler Ryan Higgins was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated during the early morning hours of April 8. Higgins, 21, of Oconomowoc, was seen driving his moped at a high rate of speed down North Second Street with Adam Karls, 23, of Pardeeville.
Higgins and Karls, a former […]

The UW-Platteville Ultimate Frisbee club traveled to Savannah, Ga., over Spring Break to participate in the High Tide tournament. This tournament is held over three weeks for the various times of colleges’ spring breaks. Over 120 teams participate in the High Tide tournament which offers a unique experience for college spring breakers.
Eighteen students from UW-P […]

Mother nature may have been trying to hold back UW-Platteville’s men’s and women’s track and field teams on April 13, but the Pioneers did not let a little wind stop them from a top-notch performance in less than favorable conditions.

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Hosting a slew of tough competition in the form of some of […]

The UW-Platteville Paintball Club is ranked sixth in the nation and will be heading to nationals April 18 to 20 in Lake Wales, Fla. The club placed first at the Midwest North Event #3 – Stinger last November.

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“We have about a 60-ish percent chance to win it all at nationals or at least make […]

The UW-Platteville B-side rugby team struggled through a tough Mudfest tournament losing twice on April 5 to two teams, UW-Milwaukee and Milwaukee School of Engineering. The teams played hard but struggled with consistency and the young inexperienced team could not muster the effort to beat two talented teams.
In the teams first match against MSOE, the […]

The UW-Platteville men’s rugby team came into the Mudfest tournament weekend hoping to bring home a second consecutive team title. Unfortunately for the Pioneers, the Blue Devils of UW-Stout were too much to overcome on April 5 as Stout walked away with a 7-5 victory in the championship game of the tournament.

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The UW-Platteville baseball team finished a weekend double-header split on April 5 and 6 in La Crosse. The Pioneers went 2-2 on the weekend against their conference rival Eagles.
“We’re looking good this season and playing with a lot of confidence,” Ross Bennett, outfielder, said. “We’re playing defense, hitting and pitching well.”
Bennett said the team has […]

The UW-Platteville women’s rugby club hosted teams from all over the Midwest for its annual Mudfest tournament. The team played two games at Miners Field on April 5 and split on the day.
The Pioneers came out and played well against the Badgers of UW-Madison and won the game convincingly 17-0. The team did well to […]

The UW-Platteville softball team’s participation in a tournament in Myrtle Beach, S.C., seems to be paying off for the Pioneer softball team. The Pioneers began their 2008 WIAC season with a 2-1 victory over UW-Oshkosh on April 3 and a double-header split with UW-La Crosse on April 4.
The team played nine games while in Myrtle […]

The 2008 UW-Platteville lacrosse season picked up right where the 2007 team left off last year, with two victories on Saturday, March 29, at Ralph E. Davis Pioneer Field.

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UW-Platteville senior Joe Nelson passes the ball during the Pioneers match against MSOE. UW-P won the game 11-3 and travel to play against St. […]