Tag Archives: Sports

Vosters Finishes Second at NCAA Tourney

Ben Vosters competed at the NCAA Wrestling Tournament on March 8th and placed 2nd in the tournament. After the tournament, The Pointer caught up with him to talk about the weekend. What was the weekend like for you? “It was an emotional weekend, I knew going in though like kind of my mindset was just ‘wrestle as hard as you ... Read More »

A Look Into Sports

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL UW Stevens Point women’s basketball team experienced a tough game against Illinois Wesleyan (IWU) losing 77-72. The game was not a complete loss however due to a career-high 26 points from sophomore Bailee Collines. She led the team in points and also shot 6 out of 8 free throws and got five rebounds The game started with IWU ... Read More »

Splashing Into a New Season

As a new season begins to unfold the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are working hard inside and outside of the pool. Head coach Al Boelk said that at the beginning of the season they have a lot of workouts and trainings for the whole team to work on. “Early in the season like this, we are trying ... Read More »

Pointers Sweep Scarlet Hawks in Weekend Baseball Series

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point defeated the Illinois Institute of Technology in each of its four matchups at University Field on April 28 and 29. The Pointers claimed their first pair of wins in Saturday’s doubleheader by scores of 11-2 and 5-2 to cap off a successful Senior Day in Stevens Point. On Sunday, the Pointers completed the series sweep ... Read More »

Round 1 Predictions for the 2018 NFL Draft

The first round of the NFL Draft kicks off Thursday night at 7 p.m. CDT. With less than two days to go before the picks are made, here is my best guess at how the first 32 picks will play out. 1. Cleveland Browns: Sam Darnold, QB, USC Cleveland needs a young quarterback to develop after trading 2017 second-round pick ... Read More »

Coming to UWSP… Parkour Club!

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point club sports department announced over Easter weekend that it will field a parkour club in the fall of 2018. After months of deliberation, the club sports committee unanimously approved a proposal brought forth by students to officially add parkour to the school’s list of club sport offerings. Students like Flip Johnson, junior physical education major ... Read More »

Baseball Team Issues Strong Opening Statement in Season Debut

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point baseball team kicked off its season with a 3-1 victory over St. Olaf College on March 10, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The team also competed in a second game against St. Olaf on March 11, but that game was suspended in the middle of the seventh inning as UWSP led 9-6 and will be postponed until ... Read More »

Softball Team Opens Season Under New Leadership

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point softball team opened its season on the road in Marquette, Michigan, with a 3-1 record after playing in a pair of doubleheaders for the annual Finlandia Dome Tournament on Feb. 24 and Feb. 25. UWSP defeated Lakeland University 4-1 in the first game, Marian University 8-1 in the second game and Edgewood College 4-3 in ... Read More »

Woodland Sports Team Looks Forward to 66th Annual Midwestern Foresters’ Conclave

Each year, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point woodland sports team participates in a series of training events beginning in the fall to prepare for their large regional competition in the spring. The Midwestern Foresters’ Conclave, a two-day spring event which pits 14 Midwestern universities against each other in athletic and academic forestry contests, is the team’s biggest competition of the ... Read More »