14 high school football teams from throughout the state of Wisconsin are converging on Camp Randall Stadium for the 2007 WIAA state championship games Thursday and Friday.

Eleva-Strum will represent this area in Division 7 as they face Southwestern at 10am Thursday morning. Here are our picks from all 7 divisions and thanks again to Bill (aka Billybobble) for helping out.

 

D-1                                                              Billybobble                          Scott

Homestead vs Arrowhead                                Homestead                       Homestead

D-2

Kimberly vs Deforest                                        Kimberly                         Kimberly

D-3

New London vs Wisconsin Lutheran                  Wi. Lutheran                   Wi. Lutheran

D-4

Kettle Moraine Lutheran vs West Salem            K.M. Lutheran                 K.M. Lutheran

D-5

Kewaunee vs Aquinas                                      Kewaunee                      Kewaunee

D-6

Stratford vs Iola-Scandanavia                            Stratford                         Stratford

D-7

Eleva-Strum vs Southwestern                           Eleva-Strum                      Eleva-Strum

 

We will have all the state scores and boxscores for you........check out the scoreboard page. If you are/were down in Madison and have some photos you would like to share then feel free to send them to us at photos@westwisconsinsports.com  

 

The UWEC football team received an at large bid to the NCAA Division 3 championships which begin this weekend. They will play St. Norbert College in DePere this Saturday at noon. You can click on this link for the complete D-3 football bracket. http://www.ncaasports.com/football/mens/brackets/straight32_dyn/2007/DIII

You can go to www.uwec.edu/athletics for ticket and bus information if you wish to attend that game.

 

UWEC head football coach Todd Glaser was named WIAC George Chryst football coach of the year in just his second year at UWEC. . Incidently, George Chryst who was the football coach at Platteville is the only other WIAC coach to receive Coach of the year honors in just his second year at a school.

 

UWEC WR-Tony Hull has been named WIAC and West Wisconsin Sports WIAC player of the week for his efforts in the Blugolds 17-14 win over UW-Stout.

 

Several WIAC Men's and Women's basketball teams will open their 2007-2008 seasons this weekend. West Wisconsin Sports will once again have all the scores, boxscores and updated standings for you.

 

Eau Claire Memorial senior Brady Keegan has signed a letter of intent to play golf next year for the University of Wisconsin Badgers.

 

Stanley-Boyd senior Holly Mertens has signed her letter of intent to play volleyball at Marquette University next year.

 

The Eau Claire Cavaliers baseball team has named former Eau Claire Regis baseball coach Mark McHorney as their new manager.

 

The Eau Claire Express baseball team is in the process of being sold to Bill Rowlett. That sale should be completed in the coming weeks.

 

The WIAA Board of Control has approved a recommendation that beginning in the spring of 2009 area high school baseball and softball teams will be able to play as many as 26 regular season games. The current limit is 20 games.  The Board of Control also approved plans to play the high school boys basketball tournament one week earlier than the girls tournament in 2010 and 2011.  It should be noted the high school boys basketball tournament will be held one week prior to the girls tournament this spring as well.

 

Good luck to all the area deer hunters this weekend!!  You can send us your deer photos if you wish to photos@westwisconsinsports.com and we will put them on our photo gallery pages. :)