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Thu
10
Jul

Hoppers win three games in one day to win Viroqua Tourney


A few scenes from the Hoppers home doubleheader against Sparta last Wednesday at Dillman Memorial Field on St. Feriole Island. In the photo above, Jack Simmons steps on home plate after hitting a solo home run as his teammates begin to gather at home. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Hoppers third baseman Abe Amundson (15) has his hat block the ball during a wild catch on a pop-up as Deacon Chesebro runs in for backup in case Amundson dropped the ball. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

Members of the Prairie du Chien Grasshopers 19U Varsity Legion Baseball team pose for a team photo after finishing in first place at the annual Viroqua Tournament. The tournament was renamed in honor of longtime head coach Pete Swanson who passed away last year. Pictured kneeling (from left to right): Carter Tonne, Bryce Lenzendorf, Noah Pedretti, Abe Amundson and Deacon Chesebro. Pictured standing (from left to right): Head Coach Drew Bode, Assistant Coach Clay Koenig, Assistant Coach Nate Cejka, Blake Reynolds, Jack Simmons, Cael Koenig, Jack MacEachern, Brady Lenzendorf, Westin Marx, Assistant Coach Bryan Lenzendorf and Assistant Coach Bjorn Thompson. (Submitted Photo/Nate Cejka)

Bryce Lenzendorf (left) and Cael Koenig (right) were both named to the Pete Swanson Memorial Tournament All-Tournament Team in Viroqua last Sunday, July 6. (Submitted Photo/Nate Cejka)

By Derick Kelly

 

Thu
10
Jul

PdC Girls Basketball well represented at WBCA D3 All-Star Game


Tessa Czajkowski Higgins goes up for the layup to score two of the seven points she scored for the D3 South Team during the 2025 WBCA Girls All-Star Games at the Just-A-Game Field House in Wisconsin Dells on Wednesday, June 25. (Nate Beier/GX3 Media)

Teammate Tannah Radloff fights through a double team for two of her seven points in the D3 South Teams’ 79-51 win over the D3 North Team. (Nate Beier/GX3 Media)

Also representing the Hawks at the event was Head Coach Paula Shedivy as the D3 South Head Coach and assistant coach Paul Carroll as an assistant coach on Shedivy’s coaching staff for the game. (Nate Beier/GX3 Media)
Thu
10
Jul

Eastman Fastpitch Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2025


Eastman Fastpitch welcomed their 2025 inductees between softball games at the Eastman Ballpark during their Fourth of July celebration last Friday. Pictured from left to right are: Dennis Pelock, Bob Martin, Bruce Bigglin, Jay Greene, Rick Mezera, Dick Feye and accepting on behalf of the late Todd Krachey was his wife Crystal Krachey and his mother Judy Krachey. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Thu
10
Jul

Czajkowski Higgins All-State Again


PdC graduate Tessa Czajkowski Higgins, seen above pushing the ball down the field during her six-goal game against Richland Center this season, was recently named Honorable Mention All-State by the WSCA. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)

By Derick Kelly

 

Tue
08
Jul

Michael R. Skaife

October 30, 1954-July 1, 2025

Michael R. Skaife, age 70 of Prairie du Chien, passed away on July 1, 2025, at Crossing Rivers in Prairie du Chien. 

Tue
08
Jul

Donna M. Raisbeck

May 8, 1933–July 1, 2025

Donna M. Raisbeck, age 92, passed on to eternal life on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at the Lancaster Health Services Center in Lancaster.

Tue
08
Jul

Caroline Ostrander

  April 14, 1925–July 1, 2025

 

Tue
08
Jul

Column: Pi is not three

By Scott Walker, M.D.

 

Tue
08
Jul

Administration Building open to the public

The Crawford County Administration Building reopened for employees and the public on Monday, July 7, after water damage caused the building to close on the morning of June 19.

Tue
08
Jul

Hiring, department organization a priority for school board

By Steve Van Kooten

 

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