The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point men’s hockey team begins its home slate at the K.B. Willett Ice Arena on Friday, Nov. 3, as this year’s team is hungry to improve on last season’s bitter end. The five-time Division III National Champions ended last season with a 6-3 loss in the quarterfinals to Adrian College during the 2017 Division III Men’s ... Read More »
Pointer Football Falters at Home Against Warhawks The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point football team fell to UW-Whitewater 35-7 at Goerke Park on Saturday, Oct. 29, as it failed to record any touchdowns on offense. The team’s overall record is 4-4 and 1-4 in conference. Midway through the second quarter, Stevens Point trailed the Warhawks 21-0 after Whitewater’s Drew Patterson ... Read More »
Stevens Point Stymied in Road Loss The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point football team lost a close road game to UW-Stout 23-17 on Saturday, Oct. 21, to drop its conference record to 1-3 while its overall record stands at 4-3. Starting quarterback Matt Urmanski continued to struggle as he completed only 52 percent of his passes for 163 yards and two ... Read More »
The Pointer’s swim and dive team dove into its long season on Saturday, Oct. 21, when it traveled to take on UW-Eau Claire. “Going into our first meet, it’s been a wonderful fall thus far,” head coach Al Boelk said. “We have a wonderful freshmen class.” This year’s team is dominated by freshmen, with 18 on the men’s side and ... Read More »
As the start of the women’s basketball season approaches, the players have begun to prepare for the competitive teams they will be up against. Lauren Anklam, senior point guard, is one of the team’s captains. In her final season, Anklam is striving to do her best to remain positive and facilitate team cohesion. “I think it’s just kind of an ... Read More »
The Pointers Kids Club allows kids from the community to have access to both University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point home sporting events and student-athletes, for a reasonable price. The club is in its first year and was recently introduced to the public. Some of the perks a club member receives is a free t-shirt, access to eight home sporting events and ... Read More »
Tennis players Frances Weiss and Katelyn Asfeld finished their final season and reflected on the experiences they have had playing at the collegiate level. Weiss, senior elementary education major, has played for the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point tennis team for two seasons. Other players considered her to be the “mom” of the team. Weiss felt that this season she played ... Read More »
The wrestling team has been working hard to stay in shape in order to make weight for the upcoming season. Boone Roycraft, senior wrestler, is in the 157-weight class this season. Roycraft admitted that it is initially difficult to change his diet in preparation for wrestling season. The first couple of weeks are a struggle to fight cravings, but he ... Read More »
Joe Tofferi, sports performance specialist, spent a couple of weeks sharing his array of knowledge with the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point baseball team. Tofferi owns a business called Train 4 Your Health, which is aimed to help athletes perform at a high level. According to Tofferi the number four represents the four phases his business focuses on. The four phases are sport ... Read More »
Lined around the perimeter of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point swimming pool are banners of conference championships, rockstar aquatic athletes and water-stained inspirational quotes. Another season has started for the swimming and diving co-ed team. There are over 35 members of the swimming and diving team competing this year with a fair representation of freshman, sophomores, juniors and seniors. Ethan Bott, ... Read More »
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