Winter Break in Wisconsin can almost guarantee cold and snowy conditions. Unless you are a part of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point swimming and diving team, who brought about half of their team across boarders to the warmth of Puerto Rico for a week. Going away for a team vacation is nothing new to UWSP swimmers and divers under the regime ... Read More »
A little over a year ago Autumn Hennes had her ability to play the game she loved stripped away from her due to a season-ending wrist injury. After months of recovery, she is back and ready to contribute to the women’s basketball team again. “I’m just trying to pick up right where I left off, or possibly even better to ... Read More »
After making a few deep tournament runs in previous years, the expectation may have been that the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point volleyball team would duplicate its success this season. But these outside expectations did not meet exactly what the players expected of themselves. UWSP graduated multiple seniors including an All-American, and only two seniors returned to lead the team. One ... Read More »
Lauren Anklam, junior guard, entered the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point three years ago with high expectations for herself. Now, as she enters her third season with the women’s basketball team led by head coach Shirley Egner, Anklam is embracing her ever-evolving role on the team. “Her growth from her freshman season to now has vastly improved and is so enjoyable to ... Read More »
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point hockey team was one step away from being the top team in the country last season, losing in the Division III NCAA National Championship Game, making players hungrier to take that final step to hold the trophy this year. UWSP will bring back some of the offensive fire power that got the team so far ... Read More »
After winning the NCAA Division III National Championship, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point mens’ basketball team is back and looking to duplicate last year’s magical run. This team will look very different than the team last year, after three key starters, Alex Richard, Austin Ryf and Joe Ritchay, all graduated. But this is nothing new for the Pointers. “Yeah, we did ... Read More »
High expectations were all around the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point football team coming into the year, but after a number of heartbreaking losses, a 5-5 record is what the team finished with. It seemed as if every game the Pointers played came down to the final quarter, and some went their way while others did not. This was most evident ... Read More »
Just twelve months ago Zach Vallafskey was suited up and playing on Saturdays for the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He is now on the other side of the lines helping out football head coach Tom Journell as the defensive backs coach this season. Vallafskey was asked to join the staff in week two of the season while he has been ... Read More »
A fourth-quarter comeback by the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point saved a game that seemed destined for a blowout, although the team came up short in a 35-27 loss to the sixth-ranked UW-Whitewater Saturday. The Warhawks received the kick to start the game ,and on the first play from scrimmage, players nearly fumbled the ball away to the Pointers. Few players ... Read More »
Falling leaves and snow flakes signal the end of golf season, a fact the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point girls golf team knows very well. The team concluded its season with a sixth-place finish at the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships, which was highlighted with a seventh-place finish by junior golfer Tiffany Boak. Boak earned her second, team All Conference honors in the WIAC after ... Read More »
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