Sports

Rafters late addition Dewees excelling

Donnie Dewees was a late addition to the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters' roster, but he's made a quick impact.

• Jun. 18, 2013

Astros power past Brewers to easy win

Matt Dominguez hit a grand slam and drove in a career-high five runs to back another solid performance by Jordan Lyles, and the Houston Astros rolled to a 10-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night.

• Jun. 18, 2013

Longtime official Britten retiring after 56 years

After 56 years and 40 WIAA state tournaments, no one can blame Arvo Britten for hanging up his whistle and striped shirts.

• Jun. 16, 2013

Stevens Point native has goal of officiating World Cup, Olympics

By reaching the highest level of officiating with FIFA — soccer's governing body — Margaret Domka can chase her dream: Officiating the 2015 Women's World Cup and the 2016 Olympics.

• Jun. 15, 2013

Referees both young and old keep rolling

Klaus Kroner and Bob Bassuener have been running up and down soccer fields in yellow referee jerseys for years, and they have no intent of slowing down.

• Jun. 15, 2013

Cueto solid in return, lifts Reds over Brewers 5-1

Johnny Cueto pitched six solid innings in his return to Cincinnati's rotation and Jay Bruce homered to lift the Reds to a 5-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday.

• Jun. 16, 2013

Rose breaks 43-year England drought, wins US Open

A steady hand gave Justin Rose the U.S. Open Trophy. A wild ride gave Phil Mickelson yet another second place.

• Jun. 16, 2013

NASCAR Sprint Cup: Biffle holds on to win again at Michigan

Greg Biffle raced to his second straight Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway, easily holding off Kevin Harvick after points leader Jimmie Johnson smacked the wall in the final laps Sunday.

• Jun. 16, 2013

Francisco, Schafer power Brewers' shutout of Reds

For the first time this season, the Milwaukee Brewers learned what it's like to keep an opponent from crossing home plate. Pretty nice feeling, actually.

• Jun. 15, 2013

IndyCar: Hunter-Reay wins again at Milwaukee Mile

Ryan Hunter-Reay continued Andretti Autosport's domination at the Milwaukee Mile, winning the IndyCar event on Saturday for the second year in a row.

• Jun. 15, 2013

Reds down Brewers in extra innings of mistake-filled game

The pitch was low and away. Jay Bruce went with it and watched it sail just far enough to clear the left field wall.

• Jun. 15, 2013

Brewers lose Braun, fall to Reds on Bruce's walk-off homer

The Brewers lost another close game and their best player, the latest setbacks to an already disheartening season.

• Jun. 14, 2013

Reviewing the basics

The practice fields behind Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln buzzed with activity Wednesday morning.

• Jun. 12, 2013

Figaro, Brewers roll past Marlins

Carlos Gomez added another impressive offensive performance during his breakout season.

• Jun. 12, 2013

Stanton homers as Marlins rally past Brewers

Jim Henderson wishes he could have one pitch back Tuesday night: The one he threw to Giancarlo Stanton.

• Jun. 11, 2013

Gallardo stellar as Braun-less Brewers win 4th straight

Even minus Ryan Braun, the Milwaukee Brewers' lineup hardly skipped a beat.

• Jun. 10, 2013

Gomez, Lohse lead Brewers past Phillies 9-1

Kyle Lohse was finally on top of his game.

• Jun. 9, 2013

Johnson dominates in win at Pocono Raceway

Jimmie Johnson absolutely dominated Sunday at Pocono Raceway for his third victory of the season.

• Jun. 9, 2013

Segura, Lucroy power Brewers past Phillies

Tyler Thornburg, a top prospect for the Brewers coming into this season, picked up his first major-league victory by throwing two scoreless innings of relief Saturday night.

• Jun. 8, 2013

Palace Malice wins Belmont Stakes

Palace Malice took charge on the turn for home and won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, holding off Preakness winner Oxbow and Kentucky Derby winner Orb.

• Jun. 8, 2013

Ramirez walk-off single sends Brewers past Phillies

Aramis Ramirez is hoping one hit can turn around Milwaukee's struggling season.

• Jun. 8, 2013

Rafters: Five bases-loaded walks lead to another loss

• Jun. 7, 2013

Long realistic, but optimistic about MLB draft

Jake Long's dream, like many ballplayers, is to play in the major leagues.

• Jun. 7, 2013

Girls soccer sectional: Royals fall to Zephyrs in semifinal

The stage was set for the Assumption girls soccer team to finally hand St. Mary Central a season ending loss.

• Jun. 6, 2013