• May 17, 2013 at 12:01 am

Titans sweep baseball in 4 game series

Colten Bartholomew, Sports Editor
May 9, 2013
Filed under Sports

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville baseball team suffered their fourth series sweep this year at the hands of the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Titans on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday’s double header began with a 9-6 Pioneer loss.  The Pioneers had built a 5-1 lead after two and a half innings,... Read more »

Pioneer track teams take third, eighth at WIAC Meet

Colten Bartholomew, Sports Editor
May 9, 2013
Filed under Showcase, Sports

Seniors Aaron Hrubes and Chas Spangenberg were instrumental in the University of Wisconisn-Platteville men’s track and field team taking third place, the team’s highest finish since 1969, in the WIAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships Saturday. The team improved as a whole through this season... Read more »

Pioneers lose final home game

Colten Bartholomew, Sports Editor
May 9, 2013
Filed under Sports

The Pioneer baseball team was shelled by the Edgewood Eagles 18-6 in the Pioneers’ final home game of the season April 30. The Eagles started quickly in the first inning, scoring six runs in their first at-bats of the game on the strength of timely hits and two Pioneers errors. University of... Read more »

Seniors look back on Pioneer careers

Jeremy Williamson, General Reporter
May 9, 2013
Filed under Sports

With the final two games of the Pioneer baseball season looming, the squad’s seven seniors look to close out their up-and-down careers in their blue and orange uniforms. Although the Pioneers have lost their last six games, the players said it is the memories and legacy of the seniors that will... Read more »

Sports in Brief

Colten Bartholomew, Sports Editor
May 2, 2013
Filed under Sports

Men, women track teams compete at Drake Relays, Loras Open A small contingent of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville men’s track team competed at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, finishing eighth in the 4x100-meter relay Saturday with a time of 41.47. The time was just 1.5 seconds off the... Read more »

Softball ends year 8-20

Marissa Dow and Jesse McClain
May 2, 2013
Filed under Sports, Top Story

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville soft­ball team was defeated during their two-game se­ries against University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Wednesday, April 24, at YP.com Park in Oshkosh. UW-Platteville started with a two-out solo homer in the second inning by sophomore designated player Haley... Read more »

Class AA Nationals

Jared Schultz, General Reporter
May 2, 2013
Filed under Sports

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville paintball club took first place in the Class AA national tournament in Florida.had this to say about his experience at nationals, ”It feels great to have a record,” club member and elementary edu­cation major Ben Kisling said. “We are the first college... Read more »

Pioneers take 3 of 4 over Blue Devils

Jeremy Williamson, General Reporter
May 2, 2013
Filed under Sports

The Pioneer baseball team won three out of four games against the University of Wisconsin-Stout Blue Devils this weekend in the squad’s seniors’ last home games of the year. The Pioneers swept the Blue Devils 9-5 and 5-1 Saturday at Kendall Murray Field. Behind the big arm of senior pitcher Bill... Read more »

Sports in Brief

Colten Bartholomew, Sports Editor
April 25, 2013
Filed under Sports

Men’s, women’s track run at Augustana’s Meet of Champions  The Pioneer men’s track team took second at the Meet of Champions in Rock Island, Ill., Friday.  Senior Aaron Hrubes tied a university record with a 10.65-second performance in the 100-meter dash.  Hrubes also helped the... Read more »

Pioneers drop 3 of 4 to Eagles, fall to 7-21 on year

Colten Bartholomew, Sports Editor
April 25, 2013
Filed under Sports

Saturday’s first game, a 7-3 win for the Pioneers, was dominated by junior pitcher Shane Murphy.  The hard-throwing righty pitched eight innings while striking out four. After a shaky start to the game in which he gave up three runs in the first three innings, he pitched five scoreless frames. ... Read more »