http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/almon/ Almon, WI News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/almon/content/af3c19c950c7786c9c0acdf5c427f09c.html NFC East Dallas: Too much talent You cant swing a cat without hitting a ProBowler on this roster Heavy favorite to represent NFC in Super Bowl http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/almon/content/8ddb8ec0ba3dd827d62466b2fc1e55e8.html The Carthage College womens soccer team got off to a good start in its Battle on the Border tournament Friday http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/almon/content/f7ea88dba42e6e4a6f922b1ea9b826b3.html bFridays gamesbGreen Bay East at Green Bay Notre DameDe Pere at Green Bay Southwest Sheboygan South at Green Bay WestGreen Bay Preble at Bay Port Sheboygan North at AshwaubenonManitowoc at Pulaski Seymour at West De PereShawano at MarinetteHortonville at LuxemburgCascoDenmark at KewauneeNew London at Oconto FallsSturgeon Bay at WittenbergBirnamwood Coleman at Oconto Manitowoc Roncalli at AlgomaMenasha St Marys at Sevastopol Manitowoc Lutheran at GibraltarHilbert at Wrightstown LenaMarinette St Thomas at White LakeElchoSuring at CrandonCrivitz at FlorenceNorthern Elite at Ironwood Mich LaonaWabeno at WausaukeeManawa at GillettPeshtigo at BonduelSouthern Door at WeyauwegaFremont http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/almon/content/afc35ceee2886be2debee950b2a19481.html GAME OF THE WEEKNo 6 Racine Park 10 at Franklin 10When:7 pm http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/almon/content/614ae026771f7bf6d34509ee9b478956.html Predators route Tigerton 530 in season opener http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/almon/content/c2fd1a7112fcb4fd086e5c199ae92510.html Erin Stenseth can't quite remember exactly how long she's known Gretchen BachmeierThey attended the same church years ago and they've been friends at least since their freshman year at Eau Claire NorthSuffice it to say that it's been awhileWatch the pair work together on a tennis court and it sure looks like itIt sure doesn't look like Stenseth is playing with an unfamiliar doubles partner It sure doesn't look like that new partner Bachmeier hadn't played a point of doubles before this seasonGretchen and I get along so well and we're playing really really well together this year said Stenseth a senior who twice has qualified for the WIAA Division 1 girls tennis individual state tournament in doubles I just like playing with herFor the first time in three seasons Stenseth won't be lining up alongside Aleisha Harper The Huskies pair advanced to the second round of the state tournament last fall and also qualified in 2006 But Harper a threetime state participant graduated in the spring and left Stenseth without a doubles teammateIt's always hard seeing your partner leave but you can't really look in the past said Stenseth who also is a standout in hockey and softball You've just got to look aheadThe road in front of her certainly looks a little bit different this season But now sharing a court with Bachmeier it still very well might lead Stenseth back to Madison for a third shot at stateI'm hoping so she said after cruising to a doubles victory with Bachmeier during the Eau Claire Memorial Invitational on Friday afternoon at Memorial High School That's always what you're hoping forMoving Bachmeier who played No 1 singles last season onto the same court as Stenseth this fall was done with just that in mindWe felt that our best opportunity to get back down to Madison would be to take Erin and then our best singles player and see if we couldn't make a doubles team out of them said Huskies coach Mark Turner who has led the team for 10plus seasonsFacing a stacked sectional on the singles side it was decided that Bachmeier would have a better chance of ending her senior season at the state tournament if she teamed with Stenseth at No 1 doublesErin is your ultimate team player said Turner whose team captains are Bachmeier Stenseth and Mallory DevineShe's the kind of person you want as a doubles player and as a partner you know she's never going to be down on you She's never going to be upset with you She's just going to keep going and keep fighting She's meshed really well with GretchenThe transition took a little adjusting but it more or less has been smooth sailing for the new team The duo won all four of its matches at the Memorial Invite this weekend all against teams it'll share a sectional with in the playoffs come OctoberA lot of her strengths are what my weaknesses are and my strengths are her weaknesses so we kind of really meshed well together said Bachmeier who competed in the 800meter run and the 1600 relay at the WIAA Division 1 track and field state meet in the spring It takes a little bit of time but every match we play together just keeps getting better and betterHowever Stenseth and Bachmeier's partnership will be put on hold once the teamoriented Big Rivers Conference schedule begins In an effort to make the math work in his team's favor Turner will have the two playing singles in BRC play and the conference tournamentIf I put them together I'm probably going to get one win Turner said If I keep them apart in singles there's a better chance of getting two winsDuring conference dual meets Bachmeier will go back to No 1 singles and Stenseth likely will slide in at No 3 singles In addition to working with her new partner before the BRC slate begins Stenseth also has had a chance to get used to playing singlesI think she's got very quick hands from her hockey and her softball catching Turner said She never flinches I'm surprised at how many balls she gets her racket on that other kids would have turned their back on and given up onMake no mistake though: When subsectionals arrive Stenseth and Bachmeier will carry the Huskies' banner and together will make a final run at the state tournamentThe two of them I just know that we're never going to be out of a match until the last ball bounces twice Turner said We'll never throw the towel inTurner wouldn't put it past Stenseth and Bachmeier to go into subsectionals as one of the top seeds and do some damage if they can make it to MadisonI'm sure there's an elite eight or 10 teams down there he said Then there's another 30 or 40 in the draw that the girls should be able to play with so we're thinking along those linesTeam capsulesChippewa Falls Coach: Russ Borman 21st season Roster: SENIORS Megan Randall Alyssa McDaniel Susan Endres Deven Christensen Amber Barkley Katherine Riedel JUNIORS Karley Nyhus Brooke McDonald Vivian Carlson Alison Arneberg Nora AndersonRynders Robyn Ferg Nikelle Morris Keira Carmen Annie Gunderson Erika Cooley Brandi Derouin Chelsea Dusick Alyssa Larscheid Whitney Puetz SOPHOMORES Meredith Kervin Sam Boos Brianna Dubiel Allie Fedie Marah Harings Brook McIlquham Olivia Nutzmann Jessi Pitsch Notes: The Cardinals will be without Tessa Lang who won the WIAA Division 1 girls tennis individual state tournament last fall They return six letterwinners including seniors Randall and McDaniel who are the captains The Cardinals went 66 overall and 33 in the BRC last season placing fourth in the conference standings Eau Claire Memorial Coach: Jim Litscher 19th season Roster: JUNIORS Kaitlyn Israel Jenny Mayer Claire Siedow Coua Xiong Sophie Harings Kathleen Brandser SOPHOMORES Annie Reagan Stephanie Smith Riley Larson FRESHMEN Gina Siedow Kate McClain Notes: After winning the BRC and qualifying for the WIAA Division 1 girls tennis team state tournament the Old Abes don't return a single senior this fall They graduated eight players who won at least one conference title The Abes return five letterwinners this season including Israel 256 at No 4 singles and Reagan 246 at No 3 doubles Under Litscher the Abes are 22131 overall and 1093 in BRC play They have won 14 consecutive conference titles and 16 in the past 18 seasons The Abes haven't lost a BRC dual meet since falling to River Falls in 1993 a streak of 89 straight conference matchesEau Claire North Coach: Mark Turner 10th season Roster: SENIORS Gretchen Bachmeier Erin Stenseth Mallory Devine Sammi Gobler Jocelyn Kaese Ashley Marcott Mai Yer Vang Morgan Faanes Morgan Raether JUNIORS Shelby Tisdale Sammie Swanson Megan Faanes Katie Sprick Serina DeMoe SOPHOMORES Kaley Bernhardt Kelsey Buchholz Notes: Five experienced players return for the Huskies including captains Bachmeier Stenseth and Devine The Huskies mostly have used the same four singles players Bachmeier Sprick Swanson and Devine for the past three seasonsHudson Coach: Dave Dahl 10th season Roster: SENIORS Molly Krohn Lauren Scharfenberg Maggie Whitacre Maddie Karras Rose Schuler JUNIORS Julia Johnson Hanna Naegeli Alise Riedel SOPHOMORES Nicole Buechler Morgan Karras Notes: The Raiders bring back Johnson at No 1 singles and Krohn at No 2 singles after finishing runnerup in their sectionalMenomonie Coach: Wendy Hastings 25th season Roster: SENIORS Erin James Bri Hayden Korri Sandberg Erin Benoit JUNIORS Lindsay Carlisle Taylor Hanley Kelsey Andrist Lily Buckley Rachel Miller Marissa Frank Ty Essary SOPHOMORES Clare James Christina Molan Laci Christenson Notes: Erin James went 119 at No 1 singles last season and Clare James placed third in the BRC at No 3 singles The last BRC title for the Indians came in 1993 They are the last team not named Eau Claire Memorial to win itOthersRice Lake: The Warriors couldn't manage to score a point at the BRC tournament last season River Falls: The Wildcats lost the doubles team of Austin Kaiser and Becca ChaveyChippewa ValleyAltoona Coach: Greg Emerson seventh season Roster: SENIORS Alana Peck Chelsie Valk Kalia Xiong Morgan Potapenko JUNIORS Samantha Preston Hillary Jenness Lindsey Sletner Ashley Schick SOPHOMORES Stefanie Gessert Notes: The Railroaders graduated eight seniors from the team that won its conference sectional and qualified for the WIAA Division 2 girls tennis team state tournament Jenness qualified for the D2 individual state singles tournament last season and Alana Peck was part of a doubles team that made it to state Alana Peck and Gessert are the team's captainsBloomer Coach: Derrick Kunsman first season Roster: SENIORS Jessica Hartman Brittney LaGesse Megan Loew Maranda SteinmetzRobey JUNIORS Alyssa Aubert Kayla Daken Samantha Goettl Keri Steinmetz Sasha Zwiefelhofer SOPHOMORE Taylor Skaw Notes: LaGesse 183 took third at No 2 singles at sectionals and Zwiefelhofer 95 was fourth at No 4 singles in sectionals The Blackhawks will be without Trista Arendt who went 910 and placed second at the conference tournament at No 1 singles Eau Claire Regis Coach: Jane Lindsay first season Roster: SENIORS Pilar Blomquist Caitlin Pickard Rachel Preston Katie Kress Molly Gobler JUNIOR Megan Johnson SOPHOMORES Kelsey Pickard Kelly Geraghty Amanda Janse Vreeling Olivia Gillingham Miah Blomquist FRESHMEN Annie Lindsay Katie Stone Kathryne Conell Notes: Pilar Blomquist 510 is back at No 1 singles for the Ramblers She is a cocaptain along with Caitlin Pickard No 1 doubles and Preston No 2 doubles The three captains and Kress No 2 doubles are the Ramblers' returning seniors A trio of freshmen Annie Lindsay at No 2 Connell at No 3 and Katie Stone at No 4 will fill out the Ramblers' singles lineup OthersBarron Marshfield Columbus and Medford Area complete the Chippewa Valley Conference a Division 2 conference that was created specifically for tennisMiddle BorderMondovi Coach: Jill Robaidek 10th season Roster: SENIORS Meghan Laursen Jordan Duran JUNIORS Katie Brunkow Jane Cole Tera Becker Jocelyn Caturia Shelby Danzinger SOPHOMORES Serena Bohn Tessa Schmidtknecht Notes: The Buffaloes don't return a single varsity player from last season after placing third in the Middle Border They last won a conference championship in 1998 http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/almon/content/d17e18ae312f9f6d2f0ef52ffbe17361.html Israel and Iran have just declared war on each other the Russians have landed on Mars and removed all our flags and a Middleton man refuses to eat omelets not made with freerange eggs Those headlines after this look at the weather http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/wisconsin/almon/content/4c4d52f1b8dc33ee4ec90dfb58962f71.html Kelly Baumgartner scored two goals and the Carthage College womens soccer team shut out its opponent for the second straight day beating Northwestern College of Iowa 30 in the Buena Vista University Classic at Storm Lake Iowa