T wo years ago, I keyed in on some great multi-sport hero’s from the 1960’s, writing about Gary Bandor of Thorp, Mickey Vandehey of Auburndale and Steve Sterr of Lomira. Of course, there were others in this decade and one of them was Dick Hanson of Eau Claire Memorial. Dick wasn’t the biggest player on the field or the court, but he was proficient. His father, Arnie, had been a star for the “Old Abe’s” in 1933 as they were rated the top football team in the state, going 9-0

A few weeks ago, I received an email request for any old records I might have on Clintonville football from their new head coach, Nick Raasch. I have old files of records and admittedly I did not have much. One name stood out and I scratched my head wondering why I hadn’t done a blog on him when I wrote about multi-sport stars back in early 2021. Maybe because Mike Jirschele played in the mid-70’s and the others were stories from players who stared in the 60’s. Anyway, I be

The 1976 football season rolled around quickly after summer baseball, and it would be a very good year for the Truckers. They opened the season where they left off by beating Oconto in the opener 70-0. Mike Jirschele was spectacular as he rushed 11 times for 147 yards, running 43-yards for one touchdown, passing 16 and 27-yards for two more as well as kicking eight extra points and tossing for a 2-point conversion. Running the wishbone offense, he didn’t need to pass often