Stories tagged: "Sports"

HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED how the Hayward Hurricanes in northwest Wisconsin officially got their team name? @upnorthnews HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED how the Hayward Hurricanes in northwest Wisconsin officially got their team name? UpNorth correspondent @_thenorthernnerd_ shed some light on the not-so-Wisconsin inspired moniker. Check out Dalton’s Hayward history lesson and don’t forget to share...

Games are being rescheduled, postponed, and even canceled because there aren’t enough officials available, and the WIAA is pointing to parents as the problem. On a typical Thursday or Friday night, Matt Atkinson of Eau Claire can be found on a football field or basketball court. Now starting his 24th year as an official for...

Salina Heller September 17, 2023 7:31 pm CDT

It’s the simplistic creativity of the Milwaukee Brewers’ ball-in-glove logo that has stood the test of time. And it’s all thanks to a UW-Eau Claire art student.   When the Brewers were looking to rebrand in 1977, they didn’t turn to a big professional design firm or focus groups. They asked their fans. At the...

Surely a trip to the ballpark isn’t just about the game. It’s also about the grub. While there are a number of innovative new dishes for sale this season (elote tater tots, anyone?), we went to American Family Field with one mission in mind: to find, try, and rank the most “Wisconsin” foods available.

Kevin Revolinski June 16, 2023 4:59 pm CDT

DID YOU KNOW? Soccer fandom in the US is expected to increase by 24 million people by the year 2026-- when America co-hosts the World Cup.

Christina Lorey February 21, 2023 2:22 pm CST