Due to time constraints this will be an abbreviated news segment but look for another news segment before Saturday.

 

Level 1 of the WIAA football playoffs begin tonight in all 7 divisions. As you already know we have all the brackets on our homepage in an easy to read and print fashion. Here are some picks for area games tonight in addition to the ones our "Coach" made that you can see in our homepage.

 

Games:                                                     Ben-our stat guy's pick               Scott's pick

D-7

Plum City vs Turtle Lake                                      Plum City                               Plum City

Gilman vs Frederic                                              Gilman                                   Gilman

Lake Holcombe vs Flambeau                                Lake Holcombe                      Lake Holcombe

Shell Lake vs Elmwood                                        Shell Lake                              Elmwood

Eleva-Strum vs Port Edwards                                Eleva-Strum                           Eleva-Strum

Alma vs Pepin                                                     Alma                                     Alma

Almond-Bancroft vs Independence/Gilmanton         Almond-Bancroft                    Indep./Gilmanton

D-6

Owen-Withee vs Pittsville                                      Owen-Withee                         Owen-Withee

Cameron vs Hurley                                               Cameron                                Hurley

Clear Lake vs Elk Mound                                       Clear Lake                             Clear Lake

Glenwood City vs Mcdonell                                    Glenwood City                        Glenwood City

D-5

Stanley-Boyd vs Marathon                                     Stanley-Boyd                          Stanley-Boyd

Rib Lake/Prentice vs Ladysmith                              Rib Lake/Prentice                   Ladysmith

Colby vs Mondovi                                                   Colby                                    Mondovi

Chetek vs Unity                                                     Chetek                                   Chetek

D-4

Somerset vs St. Croix Falls                                    Somerset                                Somerset

Osceola vs Bloomer                                               Osceola                                  Osceola

Tomahawk vs Durand                                              Tomahawk                              Tomahawk

Baldwin-Woodville vs Spooner                               Baldwin-Woodville                    Baldwin-Woodville

West Salem vs Neillsville                                        West Salem                             Neillsville

D-3

Ashland vs Hayward                                                Ashland                                  Hayward

Mosinee vs Ellsworth                                               Mosinee                                 Mosinee

D-2

Lakeland vs River Falls                                             Lakeland                                River Falls

Menomonie vs Onalaska                                          Menomonie                             Menomonie

D-1

Stevens Point vs Hudson                                          Stevens Point                          Stevens Point

D.C. Everest vs Superior                                           D.C. Everest                            Superior

Chippewa Falls vs Wausau West                              Chippewa Falls                        Chippewa Falls

 

We'll see how we did after tonight's games and make our predictions for Level 2 later this week.

 

Chetek won it's first ever HON football championship on Thursday with a 14-7 win over Barron.

 

Trevor Rosemeyer made his return to the line-up this past week in Gilman's 33-12 win over Thorp. Rosemeyer had been sidelined the previous week with a leg injury.

 

Andy Niese has been named the new head baseball coach for Eau Claire Regis. Niese has been an assistant the last 5 years.

 

UW-River Falls volleyball coach Patti Ford earned her 400th career win last week when River Falls defeated Macalester College 3 games to 2.

 

The NFL announced Monday night's game between the Green Bay Packers vs the Denver Broncos could be moved up to a 7:00 kick-off if there is a game 5 of the World Series between Boston and Colorado.