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The Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds erased a four-run deficit and walked off with an 8-7 victory over the Pacelli Cardinals on Tuesday at Taylor Field. The game remained tied at 7-7 entering the bottom of the seventh. Chase Timdal singled down the right-field line, Wyatt Wolberg walked, and Jose Gutierrez singled down the right-field line. An error […]
KESHENA — The Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds erupted for nine runs in the first three innings and cruised to a 13-3 victory over Menominee Indian on Monday, May 18, at Menominee Indian High School. Iola-Scandinavia jumped on Menominee Indian starter Caleb Grignom immediately. Ben Gruba singled to score one run in the top of the first, and […]
By Tom Anderon, Head Coach KESHENA – The Iola-Scandinavia softball team beat Menominee Nation, 21-3, on Monday, May 18, in the final CWC-East game of the season. The Thunderbirds held a slim 4-3 lead after two innings, but scored seven runs in the third inning and added five more runs each in the fourth and […]
By Tom Anderson, Head Coach MARATHON – The Iola-Scandinavia softball team lost a pair of one-run non-conference games on Saturday afternoon, May 16, at Marathon. The Thunderbirds lost to Waupaca 9-8 in the first game and to Marathon 6-5 in the second, which went eight innings. The two losses dropped the T-Birds’ overall record to […]
By Tom Anderson, Head Coach The Iola-Scandinavia softball team beat Westfield, 15-4, in a non-conference game on Friday, May 15, in Iola. The Thunderbirds scored 14 runs in the first inning and cruised to an easy victory. The game stopped in the fourth inning due to the 15-run rule after three innings. The T-Birds improved […]
By Tom Anderson, Head Coach The Iola-Scandinavia softball team lost a tough one to Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 12-10, in nine innings on Thursday, May 14. The Thunderbirds had a 7-1 lead after six innings when the Chargers scored nine runs in the top of the seventh inning to take a 10-7 lead. But the T-Birds rallied for […]
Jose Gutierrez delivered the decisive blow with a three-run double in the sixth inning, lifting the Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds baseball team to a 7-6 victory over the St. Mary Catholic Varsity Zephyrs on Friday at Taylor Field. The Thunderbirds built an early lead but needed a late surge to hold off the Zephyrs, who erased deficits […]
Wittenberg-Birnamwood’s Carson Meverden homered three times, and the Chargers Varsity erupted for 12 runs in the third inning, powering past the Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds 16-11 on Thursday, May 14. The visitors built a commanding lead after the Thunderbirds briefly went ahead in the first, then held on through a spirited Iola-Scandinavia comeback attempt in the fourth. […]
A bipartisan compromise to spend about $1.8 billion of Wisconsin’s projected $2.5 billion budget surplus on tax rebates, property tax relief, and increased school funding died in the state Senate on a 15-18 vote Wednesday night, May 13, leaving districts such as Iola-Scandinavia facing tighter budgets without expected state aid. The plan, negotiated between Democratic […]
CLINTONVILLE — The Clintonville Truckers Varsity broke open a tight game with a six-run fifth inning and rolled to a 10-4 victory over the Iola-Scandinavia Thunderbirds on Tuesday, May 12, at Don Jirschele Stadium. Clintonville (scoring details provided) used a balanced attack that featured 12 hits and timely extra-base knocks to pull away. The Truckers […]
