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Well, football season is pretty much here on all teams, the high school football season,
I should say.
Many of the teams are preparing for the 2024 campaign, with a report here's Michael
Hernan.
Football season is officially back.
Many schools are starting practices and training camp.
Here are some notable dates for area schools, starting with Richland Center.
Their first practice will start today.
Their scrimmage will be Friday, August 16th at LaCrosse Logan versus LaCrosse Logan
and Aquinas.
And their first game will be Friday, August 23rd at Tomah.
For Riverdale, their first practice also starts today.
Their scrimmage will be Friday, August 16th at Mineral Point versus Mineral Point, Cambridge
and Dodgeville.
And their first game will be Friday, August 23rd at home versus Ithaca.
For River Valley, their first practice will be today as well.
Their scrimmage will be Friday, August 16th at home versus Cubicity and Poinette.
And their first game will be Friday, August 23rd at home versus Reitzberg.
Ithaca, their first practice will also be today.
Their scrimmage will be Friday, August 16th at Linecaster against Linecaster and Benton
Skills Mound Scholesberg.
And their first game will be Friday, August 23rd at Riverdale.
For WRCO Sports, I'm Michael Hernan.
And the American Legion baseball class A state tournament in Oceo was taking place over the past few days.
And there's one area team that was still alive in that tournament.
And that was WRCO.
But unfortunately, earlier today, WRCO lost to Stratford by a score of 8-1.
So Stratford advances on and they will be taking on the winner of the Fondelac.
St. Mary Spring and Lumira contest that is currently underway.
And that game will be played tomorrow at...
Actually, it's going to be played tonight at 7 p.m.
So it's still going on in this evening.
So tonight will be Stratford up against either Fondelac, St. Mary Spring or Lumira.
And the Richland Center Church League softball season, the turning season begins this evening.
And on the East Diamond, that's 645.
It's the Richland Baptist Temple 2 taking on St. Mary's and Richland Baptist Temple 1 will umpire that game.
And then 8 o'clock on the East Diamond, it's Baptist Temple 1 against free Methodist and St. Mary's will umpire that contest.
And at 915, the loser of the 645 West game versus the loser of the 645 East game winners of the 8 p.m. East game will umpire.
On the West Diamond, it's at 645.
It's Church of the Nazarene versus Bethel Lutheran.
The mission will umpire.
At 8, it will be Baskabelle Assembly of God taking on the mission.
Bethel Lutheran will umpire.
And the loser of the 8 p.m. West game will face the loser of the 8 p.m. East game.
And the winner of the 8 p.m. West game will umpire the 915 contest.
The Milwaukee Brewers are going to be looking to bounce back.
They have not been doing so well lately in in baseball action, but they had a day off yesterday.
So they get back underway tonight with some action in Atlanta as they take on the Braves and the Braves will be hosting the Brewers for a three game series.
And tonight's game, the first pitch will be at 620.
And you'll be able to hear the broadcast of that game on WRC, 107.7 and am 1450 pregame starts at 545.
The Badgers have a lot to prove after struggling to a 7 and 6 record in coach Luke Fickles for season.
Wisconsin is ranked outside the top 25 in a preseason coaches poll.
The poll shows just how strong the schedule is for Fickles team.
Five opponents are ranked No. 3 Oregon, No. 5 Alabama and No. 9 Penn State, No. 23 USC and No. 25 Iowa.
The Badgers earned 17 points and that would have placed them 34th had the poll gone that far.
The Packers have released quarterback Jacob Eason less than two weeks after he was signed.
Eason was brought on board while starting quarterback Jordan Love was still away from practice while his contract was being negotiated.
Eason has been taking practice reps between Sean Clifford and Michael Pratt.
He was a fourth round selection by the Indianapolis Colts in the 2020 NFL draft.
He had played one game each for the Colts in 2021 and the Panthers in 2022.
And the shark is back in the water trying to make a second swim across Lake Michigan.
Jim Dreyer entered the lake at great Grand Haven, Michigan on Tuesday and began swimming.
That was today began swimming to Wisconsin.
The Raup to Milwaukee is expected to cover roughly 83 miles, though it could be more depending on lake conditions.
The 60-year-old Dreyer is to is towing supplies in an inflatable boat attached to him.
Satellite communications will allow him to contact a crew for help if necessary.
Dreyer first swam across Lake Michigan back in 1998.
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For WRCO Sports, I'm Tim Theed.