1982 was a magical season but it didn’t start that way for Scott Reinert who was out of the opener vs. Portage due to a bout of mononucleosis and an enlarged spleen. There were a number of new faces in the lineup and a few experienced ones. In the 21-7-win longtime Reinert backup, Jerry Holmes picked up 76 yards on 12 carries and a touchdown while also catching three passes for 46 yards. Returning quarterback Todd Oberg was 7-of-12 for 128 and two touchdowns. Others stepp

COVERING SOME GREAT HIGH SCHOOL TEAMS FROM 1930 THROUGH THE MID-1960’S ON SEVERAL CITY OF SUPERIOR FOOTBALL TEAMS 1964 SUPERIOR CENTRAL WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN EVEN GREATER 1963-PRELUDE: The football season ended in late October 1963. Superior Central lost their final game to Wausau, in Wausau, 13-0. The Vikings ended with a 6-2-0 record. Playing an independent schedule, they still won the mythical Twin Ports (Superior schools vs those of Duluth) championship. A day earlier

Both November 7 and 8, 1968 goes down as important dates in state and Madison area high school football history. THE END OF AN ERA November 8 was the date of the last game that the Madison Central High School Tigers played their final football game ever. The school opened about 100-years prior to 1968 as Madison High School. The Wisconsin State Journal newspaper reported that the school started playing football 75-years prior to 1968. I can’t find anything sooner in any wr