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How Hessel revived Tigers volleyball and built a winning program
4+ hour, 46+ min ago (1737+ words) MAPLE " Late in the summer of 1999, Charlie Hessel sat across from Northwestern's administration at a smooth, newly finished hardwood table. He had just finalized a deal to become Northwestern's new head volleyball coach, but in the closing minutes of the…...
Superior firefighters to upgrade medical skills
1+ week, 2+ day ago (368+ words) SUPERIOR " The Fire Department is upgrading its members' emergency medical technician skills to provide advanced emergency medical services by the end of the year. The department responds to about 3,500 emergency medical calls annually. The Superior City Council approved a contract…...
UWS adds new major in sport and recreation management
2+ week, 1+ day ago (327+ words) Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "staff." Often, the "staff" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require little…...
Volleyball family molded Shelby Hessel into dominant Tigers star
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1163+ words) MAPLE " Charlie Hessel carefully crafted a makeshift volleyball net out of a blanket as his two daughters, Shelby and Brynn, watched in anticipation. He fastened the blanket to each side of the long, narrow room in their South Range home…...
Prep report: Northwestern's Navarro earns top-10 WIAA finish
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (620+ words) Northwestern junior Sophie Navarro went out fast and kept it up on Saturday for a top-10 finish in the WIAA Division 2 state cross country championships on Saturday at The Ridges in Wisconsin Rapids. Navarro ran the first mile of the…...
Barker a ‘stabilizing presence’ for Superior’s volleyball program
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (917+ words) SUPERIOR " When it's crunch time and a game hangs in the balance, Claire Egnash knows exactly where the volleyball needs to go. Superior's senior setter often sends it to the pins because she has complete faith in her cousin, Belle…...
Harms, Moore stepped up for Tigers volleyball in Kunert’s absence
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (980+ words) MAPLE " Charlie Hessel didn't need more than a handful of minutes during fall camp to know that Savanna Moore was going to be exceptional. When Northwestern's head coach walked into the gym, he saw, through a sea of players, his…...
Prep report: Hartwick leads Duluth East to sweep of Superior
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1145+ words) SUPERIOR " Duluth East's Harlow Hartwick does a little bit of everything for the Greyhounds. The junior right-side hitter amassed a team-high 12 kills to go along with two aces, as many digs and a block in a 3-0 (25-22, 25-23, 25-21) sweep of Superior on…...
Yellowjackets report: UWS wins three of four at Stinger Classic
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (630+ words) Wisconsin-Superior volleyball won three of four matches on its home court at the Subway Stinger Classic Friday and Saturday, Sept. 19-20 at Mertz Mortorelli Gym. The Yellowjackets defeated Concordia-Moorhead 3-1 (19-25, 25-22, 25-13, 25-17) and Augsburg 3-1 (21-25, 30-28, 25-15, 25-18) on Friday. Wisconsin-Stout handed UWS a 3-1 (17-25, 25-21, 25-17, 25-12) defeat on Saturday before…...
Prep volleyball: Kreuser is ‘the general’ of Northwestern defense
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (881+ words) MAPLE " A gym full of Tigers fans collectively held their breath as Addison Hanson slowly walked off the floor last October. Northwestern's senior libero had just suffered an injury against Cameron that sidelined her for the evening, and the Tigers…...