It was like being a five-year-old again at Christmas only it was late June, when I opened the envelope for the River Ridge 2024 Football Record Book.  As I stated in my last blog:  BOSCOBEL…PLAYING THE GAME ( wihifootball.com )   I was very impressed with what Jimmie Kaska had sent me.  His Media Kit is a wonder but I was even a more impressed in what Wade Winkers, Head Football Coach/Athletic Director at River Ridge had produced.  I was amazed at the detail.  It showed pride

Yes, I know the season is already underway but here are a few updates on coaches, teams and players. COACHES: I don’t know where Kevin Askeland finds all the time to update records on a national basis. At the start of the season several Wisconsin coaches were on the list presented by MaxPreps.com, written by Kevin, for several career categories…300 career wins and coaches with highest winning percentage. The stories appear at: High school football: Coaches with the highest wi

Looking for the correct answers as I explain an extensive search. History -like any person’s story-it’s messy. It doesn’t always fit into neat boxes. About 30 years ago I was at the Milwaukee Public Library sifting through old newspapers…The Milwaukee Journal and the Milwaukee Sentinel in particular, when I happened upon a record that I found to be very important. This is a tail about that record and confirming it. A story in the Sentinel in 1963 mentioned that a player from