Archives for the ‘Sports’ Category

Are you ready for Mudfest? Pioneer rugby squads prepare for annual tournament

By Peter Schmidtknecht • Apr 3rd, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, Sports

Photograph by Brady Terry
Pioneer rugby players Mitch Spaeth and Corey Siemandel advance the ball during matches during the 2007 Mudfest tournament. The Pioneers prepare to welcome 8 other teams from around the state to face off in a day long tournament. The tournament starts at 9 a.m. on April 5.

Mudfest is an exciting […]



Pioneer football set for spring practice

By Katy Lawfer • Apr 3rd, 2008 • Category: Sports

The UW-Platteville football team is on the prowl as they look to win more games in the upcoming season. The team is about to begin spring practice in which the NCAA allows them 16 practices without wearing pads. Last season, the team had struggled to a two and eight record.
This season, they are working hard […]



Pioneers take 3 of 4 in home double-header

By Tyler Wilson • Apr 3rd, 2008 • Category: Sports

The UW-Platteville baseball team won three of four games over the weekend against UW-Stout. On March 29 the Pioneers pitched a shutout in the first game and had a tough come from behind victory in the nightcap. On March 30, UW-P showed its defense in game one with a dramatic finish. The team struggled in […]



Pioneers dominate in St. Louis

By Jennifer Lingard • Apr 3rd, 2008 • Category: Sports

With four event champions, 16 top-five finishes and a number of other impressive performances, the UW-Platteville men’s track and field team showed the “Show Me State” how deep the Pioneers really are.
The Pioneer men made the transition from their indoor season to their outdoor season look easy as they finished first among 16 teams at […]



WIAC honors ‘Bear’ Froiland

By Katy Lawfer • Mar 27th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story, Sports

Berent Froiland, a senior from Viroqua majoring in crop and soil science and the only senior on the UW-Platteville men’s basketball team, was recently named to the WIAC All-Sportsmanship Team. This is the first year in which the award has been given out.

Photograph by Brady Terry

“He doesn’t need the limelight though,” head coach, Paul […]



Athletes hit the road on Spring Break trips

By Tyler Wilson • Mar 27th, 2008 • Category: Sports

For most students at UW-Platteville, Spring Break is a time to be stress free and unwind. It is time that can be seen as needed to make it through the remaining weeks and fast approaching final exams. For the student athletes at UW-P it’s a time to knock off the remaining rust and show […]



Pioneers battle hard on road trip

By Jennifer Lingard • Mar 27th, 2008 • Category: Sports

With the wintery weather conditions Wisconsin has had as of late, it might be hard to believe that baseball season is in full swing at UW-Platteville. However, the Pioneers were finally able to get their first glimpse of action from somewhere other than the confines of the Pioneer Activity Center as they traveled to Greenville, […]



A day in the life of the NCAA tournament

By Peter Schmidtknecht • Mar 27th, 2008 • Category: Sports

March Madness, it comes but once a year. All over the country people are united under the umbrella of collegiate sports’ greatest soap opera. Sixty-five teams enter and one exits cutting down the nets in San Antonio on Monday, April 7. This tournament is an experience in itself for me so I figured the […]



Track runs to Nationals

By Katy Lawfer • Mar 13th, 2008 • Category: Sports

The UW-Platteville men’s and women’s track and field teams have each enjoyed successful seasons, and they are happy about qualifying nine Pioneers to nationals which will be held March 14 and 15 in Ada, Ohio.
Pioneers who will be leading the charge to nationals will be returning All-Americans Marcia Taddy, Tyler Sigl and the WIAC […]



Milks finishes sixth

By Peter Schmidtknecht • Mar 13th, 2008 • Category: Sports

Coming into the second day the Division III National Championships on March 8, UW-Platteville sophomore wrestler Jesse Milks had high hopes of possibly becoming a national champion. Unfortunately for him those dreams were shattered and he suffered a disappointing three losses on the day to finish sixth in the nation. While he did attain All-American […]