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Ben Vosters, a senior on the UW-Stevens Point men’s wrestling team, has qualified for the NCAA tournament this coming weekend on March 8th in Roanoke, Va. During an interview with Ben, he talked about how this has a lot meaning to him with it being his senior year. “I grinded really hard to get to this point and it ... Read More »
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Building off of What We Know
On February 9th, the UW-Stevens Point men’s wrestling team was in Eau Claire for the WIAC championships. The team had wrestled well according to head coach Johnny Johnson. In an interview, he spoke about the tournament and how it went. “I wasn’t disappointed with anyone and how they wrestled, I thought as a team we wrestled tough,” Johnson said. “I ... Read More »
A Look into Sports
Five Score for Pointers in Victory Over Superior It had been 18 days since its last victory, but the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point women’s hockey team secured a 5-2 win on the road against UW-Superior on Feb. 10, its first win since Jan. 23. Freshman forward Cassie Newcomer started the scoring with a goal midway through the first period to ... Read More »
A Look Into Sports
O’Heron Helps Lift Pointers Over Eagles Junior forward Canon O’Heron recorded a career-high 26 points in a 76-62 road victory over UW-La Crosse on Saturday, Jan. 29, as the team rebounded from a loss earlier in the week to UW-Oshkosh. O’Heron shot 11 of 14 from the field and made all three of his free throws, while also grabbing five ... Read More »
A Look into Sports
Dodge Sets Record in Win Over Hope Junior guard Nate Dodge made 10 shots from beyond the arc to set the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point men’s basketball single-game record for three-point shots made as he helped the Pointers pick up its first home win of the season against Hope College 91-77 on Saturday, Dec. 11. Dodge scored nearly half of ... Read More »
A Look Into Sports
Wolf Headed to Nationals After Strong Finish The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point men’s and women’s cross country teams finished seventh and 10th in the NCAA Midwest Regional on Saturday, Nov. 11, and sophomore Bailey Wolf qualified for the NCAA Championship. Wolf finished 16th with a time of 21:26.8 to lead the women’s team and punch her ticket to the championship ... Read More »
A Look Into Sports
Pointers Comeback Runs Out of Time on Senior Day The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point football team ended its regular season home slate with a 21-14 loss to UW-River Falls on Senior Day, Saturday, Nov. 4, to drop its record to 4-5 overall and 1-5 in conference play. The Pointer’s sophomore quarterback, Mitchel Neubauer, passed for 157 yards on 20 attempts ... Read More »
Look Into Sports: Women’s Basketball Firing On All Cylinders
UWSP Men’s Hockey Suffers First Loss After Hot Start Led by senior Trace Strahle’s two goal outing, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point men’s hockey team claimed 6-3 a victory over Marian on Nov. 18. The Pointers tallied two goals in each period of the game. Sophomore Stephan Beauvais knocked in UWSP’s first goal at 6:10 into the opening period. Soon ... Read More »
Look Into Sports: Hockey Skates to Two Weekend Victories
Football Suffers Setback in Season Finale After posting a 10-0 lead following the first quarter on Saturday, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point football team allowed UW-River Falls to climb back and win the game 34-16. The Falcons were able to rack up 34 unanswered points to hold off the Pointers’ hot start to their final game of the season. In ... Read More »
Look Into Sports: Seniors Thrive in Football’s Senior Day Game
UWSP Volleyball Knocked out in Semifinals In a five set thriller highlighted by senior Bri Piebenbrok recording a career high 48 digs and becoming the first player in school history to surpass 700 digs, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point volleyball team defeated UW-Eau Claire in the first round of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Volleyball Championship. After taking the first ... Read More »