In my story… “THE GIANTS AT MONROE” AND THE 1909 CHASES FOR THE STATE TITLE…PART 2 …I mentioned that with the Brewers in the playoffs vs. the Chicago Cubs it was doubtful that I could make it to Ladysmith on Friday, October 10 for the school’s first Hall of Fame induction.  Thanks to a start time change on Saturday I would have time to make it back fine to make my shift after staying overnight in Ladysmith. From the start of my entering the front door of the high school I was

UPDATER AT 10:50AM, 2/26/2025 Hopefully you liked Part 1…The Top Teams.  Now I move on to the Top Game, Coach and Players of the decade. THE TOP GAME All the WIAA state finals in 1980 and 1987 were low scoring/close margin games. Great battles under the eyes of those watching at Camp Randall.  Another game of note was the 1986 shoot-out between Kimberly and Sheboygan South, a 37-33 Papermakers (Sept.12) win.

As the decade of the 1980’s opened both the WIAA and WISSA were making changes to the post-season.  Under pressure from schools/coaches/media the two organizations were listening and they began to slowly expand playoff participation.  Some schools were also reaching national recognition in polls like the weekly USA Super-25.  There were, of course, some minor rule changes as well as equipment improvements but the big change was a growing threat to the sport…soccer.  Parents,