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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the Fair to Play Act in late October, which will allow collegiate athletes to profit off their image and likeness. The law is planned to take effect in 2023. UWSP sophomore track and cross country athlete Jared Oemig believes this law will interfere with athlete’s ability to perform as students. He believes, while in school, ... Read More »

Sport: Women’s Hockey Position: Wing Year: Senior Major: Wildland Fire Science Hometown: Minong, WI When did you start playing hockey? I started playing hockey when I was three years old. Why did you start playing hockey? Mom always said that with all of her kids she would let us try whatever sports we wanted to – and whatever we stuck ... Read More »

After making it to the NCAA Tournament for the 16th time, the UW-Stevens Point women’s soccer team was unable to stay in the tournament for long. The Pointers traveled to St. Louis, MO on Nov. 16 for the first round match and were taken out in double overtime. Adrian College took the win with a 1-0 score. This was Adrian ... Read More »

Name: Jahi StigallMajor: BusinessYear: JuniorHometown: Chicago, Illinois. When did you start playing football? I started playing when I was five years old.Why did you start playing? My step-dad got me into it. Did you play any other sports? Track, wrestling, and a little bit of baseball. What would you consider a successful season for you? In my junior year of ... Read More »

Sport: Hockey Position: Leftwing Major: Accounting Year: Senior Hometown: Millstone Township, NJ When did you start playing hockey? I started when I was three years old. I started on roller skates and then I was probably about four years old when I ended up on ice skates. I think it was more because my brother was playing roller hockey at the ... Read More »

Sport: Hockey Position: Defense Major: Business Administration Year: Senior Hometown: Glendale, AZ When did you start playing hockey? I started playing hockey when I was seven years old in Glendale Arizona. I got into it because my dad’s side of the family is from the east coast and my cousins grew up playing hockey and they came over for Christmas and ... Read More »

The UWSP men’s football team beat UW-Eau Claire this weekend at Goerke Field running over the Blugolds 40-12 winning the 32nd annual SPUD Bowl. Before the game and during the week while the Pointers were prepping for the game coach, Breitbach spoke about the importance of the SPUD Bowl game and why it’s important to UWSP and the community as ... Read More »

UWSP Men’s Hockey split their home and home series this weekend against number four ranked Saint Norbert College. Their first game was exciting as they fell 3-2 in overtime, snapping a 31-game winning streak that dated all the way back to the start of the previous season when they won the NCAA Division III National Championship. The Pointers opened the ... Read More »

Name: Zach Zech Major: Communication with an emphasis in Interpersonal Hometown: South Lyon Michigan Year: Junior When did you start playing hockey? When I was three years old, basically when I could first start walking I was on skates. Why did you start playing? My dad played it and he got me into it at a young age and kept ... Read More »

  Sport: FootballPosition: RunningbackMajor: Sociology major with a criminal justice minorYear: Junior When did you start playing football? When I was about 11, so about sixth grade. Why did you start playing football? At first, I was into Taekwondo and I kind of got tired of it. I wanted to play football because one of my best friends actually played ... Read More »