Jacks passing game too much for Hatchets

The Ladysmith Lumberjacks opened the 2010 football season with a big first half offensively, scoring 26 points before the intermission that included over 200 yards of passing by senior quarterback Eric Effertz with a pair of touchdown passes to Todd Sarauer and Ryley Closs in the process while the Jacks built a 26-7 lead on their way to the 39-14 victory.

Not only was the passing attack able to build up a lot of yards but the ground game for Ladysmith was also solid, racking up 152 yards on the ground during the game.

The Lumberjacks scored f... More     Subscribe

BREAKING TACKLES — The Bruce runners were breaking tackles and piling up the yardage as they scored 50 points in a win over Birchwood last Friday night in the opener for both teams. —News Photo

Bruce starts football season with a victory over the Bobcats

Last Friday night at Bruce the Raiders recorded a good win against a Birchwood squad now without the co-op with Weyerhaeuser.

“We played a solid game defensively only giving up a handful of first downs to the Bobcats,” Coach Jason Lehman said. “Offensively, we moved the ball fairly successfully, but we need to improve on some of the mistakes before we take the field next Friday evening versus a high powered Shell Lake team.”

Last Friday evening Bruce opened the game on offense and moved the ball just past midfield before the drive stalled. L... More     Subscribe

Falcons participate in four team scrimmage at Chippewa

The Flambeau Falcon football team played in a four team scrimmage last week at Dorias Field, which is the home field for the Chippewa Falls Macks.

“This has been a very good scrimmage for us over the years,” Coach Mark Stamper said. “We played McDonnel, Cadott and Ladysmith. Both Cadott and Ladysmith are bigger schools while McDonnel is perennially a very small school but they were in last year’s state championship game.

“Our football team continues to come to grips with the tragedy that we suffered on the first day of reporting for football.... More     Subscribe

Jacks preparing to host Tomahawk

The Ladysmith Lumberjack football team will host Tomahawk on Friday night to open the football season and will be looking to avenge a 13-6 loss last year to the Hatchets at Tomahawk.

Ladysmith has eleven seniors on the team this year and eleven returning letterwinners from last years team that finished 3-6 overall and 3-4 in conference play.

Head Coach Woody Keeble, in his seventh year, has an overall record of 34-29. His assistant coaches include Steve Alberson, Steven Anderson, Jeff Effertz, Kirk Yudes, Ben Miniatt, Troy Gago, along with Mi... More     Subscribe