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Eight Badgers selected to U.S. National Team

August 24, 2009 By

Two current and six former Badgers were selected to the 23-player roster fof the U.S. Women’s National Team, which was announced by USA Hockey today.  Five of the Badgers were part of the 2009 NCAA Championship team, which includes Patty Kasmaier award winner Jessie Vetter (pictured), Erika Lawler, Meghan Duggan, Hilary Knight and Angie Keseley.  Former Olympian Molly Engstrom is the only Badger with Olympic experience representing Team USA.  Kerry Weiland and Jinelle Zaugg-Siergiej have also had plenty of experience on a U.S. Women’s National Team.Kazmaier Award winner Jessie Vetter

Weiland, Engstrom, Knight, Duggan, Vetter and Lawler were members of the U.S. Women’s National Team that captured back-to-back gold medals at the 2008 and 2009 International Ice Hockey Federation World Women’s Championship.

The team will be centered in the Twin Cities and will take part in the Qwest Tour, which is a 10-game, nine-city domestic tour that begins on Sept. 25 in St. Paul, Minnesota, and concludes just prior to the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C.

In addition to the 10 Qwest Tour stops, Team USA will compete in two international tournaments, as well as three games against the Canadian National Team in Canada and additional games against Minnesota high school boys’ teams.

Wisconsin head coach Mark Johnson will coach the squad, which will conclude play in the 2010 Winter Olympic games in Vancouver.

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Barnett cleared for contact tonight

August 24, 2009 By

Green Bay Packers linebacker Nick Barnett posted on his twitter account today that he has been cleared for at least some contact drills tonight.Nick Barnett watches warmups

Barnett had surgery in mid November to repair a torn ACL and didn’t return to the practice field on a limited basis until last Monday.  This will be his first contact since his knee injury.

Barnett is presumed to be the starter at inside linebacker.  It’s not certain if he’ll play in the team’s third preseason game on Friday night at Arizona.

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In Fond du Lac, fears of ‘another Janesville’

August 24, 2009 By

If Mercury Marine moves out of Fond du Lac, it’s not going to be good, in the opinion of at least one small business owner. The manufacturer of outboard marine engines could soon leave Wisconsin. Over 800 union workers on Sunday rejected a package of wage and benefit concessions the firm says it needed to remain profitable. Mercury say the vote could force it to move hundreds of jobs to a non-union plant in Oklahoma.

Cheryl Millay owns and operates the Three Aces North bar in the city, and feels there will be more to go. “It’s going to effect everybody and everything,” she says, predicting that “at least ten” taverns will close down as a result of the job loss.

Mercury Marine is also threatening to move their headquarters to Oklahoma. “We are going to be like another Janesville and another Detroit,” says Millay. The union has until Saturday to re-vote, if it wishes. The company says it will not change anything on its end.

Submitted by Chandra Lynn, WIBA

AUDIO: Chandra Lynn reports (:40 MP3)

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Goat thefts baffle law enforcement

August 24, 2009 By

In Dodge County, it’s likely not a case of ‘escape’ goats, but it is question authorities don’t have the answer to: why would someone want to steal goats? Some 80 of the animals have gone missing over the past month, says Dodge County Deputy Blaine Lauersdorf.

“Forty in one incident in our county, that happened about a month ago, and just last week we had six that were reported stolen,” says Lauersdorf, adding that neighboring Green Lake has also had reports of up forty goats stolen.

“These animals to my knowledge were not marked,” Lauersdorff says, “I know some goat farmers do tatoo their animals, and that’s a very good idea. At least we’ll have some idea who they belong to in the event we recover them. But right now we don’t have a lot going on as far as leads in this case.”

Submitted by Robin Colbert, WIBA

Filed Under: Crime & Courts

Car vs. Wolf in Clark County

August 24, 2009 By

Clark County residents are a bit on edge after a rash of wolf-related incidents this summer.

Car vs. deer accidents are extremely common in this rural county. People rarely bat an eyelash for the relatively frequent car vs. bear accident, but it’s not everyday a car strikes and elusive wolf.

A driver reported doing just that Friday night in the Town of Levis, south of Neillsville.

The caller said that, as he was calling in the accident, he could hear other wolves howling and saw one about 60-feet away.

After never experiencing problems in the past, at least five bear-hunting dogs have been killed by wolves in Clark County this summer, leading the DNR’s Adrian Wydeven, a wolf biologist, to speculate populations are definitely on the rise in the expansive County Forest.

AUDIO: Paul Knoff reports (MP3 :39)

Filed Under: Environment & Conservation
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