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    Kentucky Derby winner Orb stands as he is cooled down after a workout at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Friday, May 17, 2013. The Preakness Stakes horse race is scheduled to take place May 18. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky

    10 things to know about the Preakness

    There are only two outcomes when it comes to Saturday's Preakness Stakes — either the Kentucky Derby winner Orb wins the race to set up a Triple Crown try in the Belmont Stakes in three weeks, or another horse pulls an upset and prevents a shot at history

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    In this July 13, 2005, photo, Kenny Wallace, left, and Dick Trickle discuss track conditions at the Slinger Nationals auto race in Slinger, Wis. Trickle, whose larger-than-life personality and penchant for fun won him legions of fans despite a lack of success beyond the nation's small tracks, died Thursday, May 16, 2013, of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said. He was 71. AP Photo/West Bend Daily News

    Trickle suffered from undiagnosed pain before suicide

    Dick Trickle suffered from a pain that doctors could not diagnose before the Wisconsin Rapids native and auto racing legend shot himself Thursday, his obituary said Friday.

    • May 17, 2013
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    Merrill's David Jesperson commits to Pepperdine

    Merrill basketball star David Jesperson announced his college decision on Friday night, committing to Pepperdine University. Pepperdine is a Division I school and resides in the West Coast Conference, the same conference as Gonzaga.

    • May 17, 2013
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    NASCAR community mourns death of Dick Trickle

    CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Mark Martin received a piece of advice very early in his career from Dick Trickle that he's never forgotten.

    • May 17, 2013
  1. Corey Schjoth/Wausau Daily Herald Wausau East hockey head coach Dan Bauer goes over plays with his team Monday afternoon at Marathon Ice rink during the first day of practice.

    East hockey coach Bauer resigns

    Wausau East hockey coach Dan Bauer has resigned from his coaching position.

    • May 17, 2013
  2. Wausau West's Adam Wass hits a forehand against SPASH at the Wisconsin Valley Conference tennis meet at Wausau East on Friday. Wass teamed with Josh Zahl to win the No. 1 doubles title. Dan Young/Daily Herald Media

    Wausau East boys tennis wins meet, but falls short of WVC title

    For a short time Friday afternoon, the biggest and loudest cheers for Marshfield's Tanner Hayes and Zach Ott were coming from an unlikely source.

    • May 17, 2013
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    Santana Dotson smiles while talking to young fans after the Packers annual Tailgate Tour made a surprise stop at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin in the Fox Valley May 14, 2013 in Neenah, Wis. Patients, along with a few students from Roosevelt Elementary School had the chance to meet current Packers Randall Cobb, Jarrett Bush and Alex Green, as well as some former Packers, Santana Dotson, Aaron Taylor and Frank Winters. Wm. Glasheen/Post-Crescent Media Wm. Glasheen/Post-Crescent Media

    Tickets remain for Packers Tailgate Tour stop Saturday in Wisconsin Rapids

    Fans can still purchase $5 tickets to see six current and former Green Bay Packers players and participate in a question-and-answer session with team CEO Mark Murphy at a Packers Tailgate tour event Saturday in Wisconsin Rapids.

    • May 17, 2013
  3. Baseball: West slips from Valley lead

    Wausau West slipped to second place in the Wisconsin Valley Conference with a doubleheader split Thursday against D.C. Everest.

    • May 17, 2013
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    Reactions to racing legend Dick Trickle's death

    Read through reactions to the death of NASCAR driver Dick Trickle. Trickle, who raced throughout the Midwest and had ties to Wisconsin Rapids, died May 16 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

    • May 17, 2013
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    Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Yuniesky Betancourt leaps for a high throw from shortstop Jean Segura as St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Allen Craig runs to first during the third inning at Busch Stadium. Jeff Curry/USA TODAY Sports

    Freese hits slam, Cards hold off Brewers late

    David Freese hit a grand slam for his first homer of the season, and the St. Louis Cardinals used a five-run first inning to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 on Friday night.

    • May 17, 2013
  4. Peck helps East softball team to sweep of Marshfield

    Molly Peck had three hits and doubled in a run in her first varsity game, then she followed with four strikeouts as a pitcher in the next game of Wausau East's doubleheader sweep Friday.

    • May 17, 2013
  5. - -Friends Dick Trickle (left) and Jim Sauter (center) share some banter with Dave Marcis in the garage. Associated Press

    Longtime racer Dave Marcis remembers Dick Trickle

    Dick Trickle was one of the dozen or so drivers who helped revive stock-car racing in the Wausau area, longtime driver and Wausau native Dave Marcis remembered Friday.

    • May 17, 2013
  6. Softball: Hot start fuels Marathon

    Marathon softball opened the WIAA Division 3 softball playoffs in a big way.

    • May 17, 2013
  7. Athens' Diedrich tosses 2-hitter

    Pitcher Kyncaide Diedrich limited Edgar to two hits and struck out nine over six innings to propel the Athens softball team to a 10-0 win in a WIAA Division 3 regional contest Thursday.

    • May 16, 2013
  8. West baseball beats Merrill in extra innings

    Jordan Huehnerfuss singled home the winning run to seal Wausau West baseball's 10-9 victory over Merrill in eight innings Wednesday in a Wisconsin Valley Conference game.

    • May 16, 2013
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    NASCAR legend Dick Trickle attends a driver's meeting for the Bodine Bobsled Challenge at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, N.Y., Thursday, January 5, 2006. The Bodine Bobsled Challenge is an event bringing pro race car drivers to Lake Placid to compete in modified bobsleds to benefit the production of new bobsled technology for the U.S. bobsled team. (AP Photo/Mark Goldman) AP

    Ex-NASCAR driver Trickle dies at age 71

    Dick Trickle, a former NASCAR driver and Wisconsin Rapids native whose larger-than-life personality and penchant for fun won him legions of fans despite a lack of success beyond the nation’s small tracks, died Thursday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, authorities said. He was 71.

    • May 17, 2013
  9. Prep baseball: Cole Nelson homers in East win

    Wausau East baseball started strong Thursday thanks to Cole Nelson.

    • May 16, 2013
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    Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Yovani Gallardo stands on the mound after giving up a two-run single to Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Neil Walker in the sixth inning in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. Walking back to his position is Brewer' first baseman Alex Gonzalez. Gene J. Puskar/AP

    Brewers continue spiral in loss to Pirates

    Yovani Gallardo and the struggling Milwaukee Brewers can't even count on beating the Pittsburgh Pirates anymore.

    • May 16, 2013
  10. Everest cruises past Wisconsin Rapids

    Five different players scored goals and keepers Steph Meuret and Kayla Rogan weren't required to make a save as the D.C. Everest girls soccer team blanked Wisconsin Rapids 5-0 in a Wisconsin Valley Conference matchup Thursday night.

    • May 17, 2013
  11. Track and field: Vils breaks own conference record

    Mosinee senior Sarah Vils broke her own Great Nothern Conference record in the 200-meter dash to win the event at the Great Northern Conference meet Thursday.

    • May 17, 2013
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    Brewers fall again in Pittsburgh, have lost 11 of last 13

    Carlos Gomez is convinced the Milwaukee Brewers' current slump is just a momentary bump in the road.

    • May 17, 2013
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    Merrill grad named all-region golfer

    Merrill graduate and UW-Stout golfer Josh Grisa was named to the NCAA Division III all-central region team, as determined by the Golf Coaches Association of America.

    • May 15, 2013
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    Seubert, Denfeld named Central Wisconsin athletes of the year (video, photo)

    Marathon High School's Collin Seubert and Edgar's Holly Denfeld live in towns roughly 12 miles apart, both are three-sport athletes and both will attend the Milwaukee School of Engineering in the fall.

    • May 15, 2013
  12. West's Katy Cihlar won the shot put at the Wisconsin Valley Conference track and field meet at Stiehm Stadium in Weston Tuesday. Dan Young/Daily Herald Media

    West girls, SPASH boys win WVC outdoor; athletes turn attention to regionals

    The Wisconsin Valley Conference track season ended Tuesday with the two most dominant teams in the conference picking up another trophy.

    • May 15, 2013
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    Results from 47th annual Kiefer-Swenson Relays track meet

    Rachel Jaworski of Maine Elementary and Matthew Steinberg of Stettin Elementary set records Tuesday in the 47th annual Kiefer-Swenson Relays, at Wausau East.

    • May 15, 2013
  13. Prep roundup: Sandquist moves into tie for WVC individual golf race

    The individual race is shapping up to be a two-horse showdown between Wausau West's Matt Sandquist and Stevens Point Area Senior High's Trevor Thomas.

    • May 15, 2013
  14. Wausau West soccer earns sweep of Wisconsin Rapids

    Maggie DeLoye scored in the fourth minute as the Wausau West girls soccer team beat Wisconsin Rapids 1-0 on Monday for the Warriors second win over the Raiders in a week, and just the third against the program since 1999.

    • May 14, 2013
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    Green Bay Packers tight end Jermichael Finley gives safety Anthony Levine a stiff arm during the intra-squad scrimmage at Family Night at Lambeau Field, Friday, August 3, 2012. H. Marc Larson/Press-Gazette H. Marc Larson/Press-Gazette/H. Marc Larson

    Packers Family Night is Aug. 3

    GREEN BAY— The Green Bay Packers have set the date for the popular intra-squad scrimmage in August.

    • May 14, 2013
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    Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen wipes the whipped cream from his face after getting a towel full of it from teammate A.J. Burnett after McCutchen hit the walk-off game winning home run in the bottom of the 12th inning of the baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, in Pittsburgh. The Pirates won 4-3 in 12 innings. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) AP

    McCutchen homers in 12th as Pirates top Brewers

    Andrew McCutchen figured if he kept hitting the ball hard that something good would eventually happen.

    • May 15, 2013
  15. New West basketball coach Lemmens values lessons from Diener

    Nate Lemmens saw Mike Krzyzewski at least once and Bo Ryan a few more times than that over the last year.

    • May 14, 2013
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    Newman Catholic's Gabriel set for next step as track postseason begins

    The Newman Catholic boys track team enters today's Marawood Conference South Division meet at Marathon without a senior on its roster, but a group of athletes that could make some noise over the next few weeks at the WIAA regional, sectional and state mee

    • May 13, 2013
  17. Andrew Fischer

    Wausau West High male athlete: Andrew Fischer

    Andrew Fischer

    • May 10, 2013

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