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Madison College softball team gets 30-win season

Clarion staff report May 3, 2016

The Madison College softball team may not have won the conference title this year, but WolfPack in the running for the second season in a row. A pair of losses to Rock Valley College during a recent...

WolfPack baseball team hopes to build momentum for tourney

Clarion staff report May 3, 2016

The Madison College baseball team has made six-straight NJCAA Division II World Series appearances. With less than a week remaining to the regular season, Madison College has six games to build momentum...

Scot Vesterdahl, left, is retiring after nearly 15 years at the helm of the Madison College men’s basketball program.

Coach Vesterdahl pays it foward

Bailey Ayres, Sports Editor May 3, 2016

When Scot Vesterdahl looks back on his coaching career at Madison College, chances are he thinks more about the impact he has had on the lives of his student-athletes than any wins or losses. “To...

Brandon Parr

Parr pitches no-hitter for WolfPack baseball

Clarion Staff Report April 20, 2016

Pitcher Brandon Parr may have provided one of the biggest highlights of what has been an up-and-down season for the Madison College baseball team. Parr pitched a no-hit 6-0 win against Elgin Community...

Softball team among conference leaders

Clarion Staff Report April 20, 2016

Madison College is one of three teams at the top of the North Central Community College Conference softball standings. Rock Valley leads the conference with a 12-1 record, while Madison College is in...

Fans who visit Miller Park will find plenty of food options and many other distractions, both good and bad, to keep them occupied.

At Milwaukee’s Miller Park, it’s a different ballgame

Tiffany Pearson, Staff Writer April 20, 2016

On April 9, with an outdoor temperature of 31 degrees, 19 seasoned Brewers fans and I set out to Milwaukee to catch the game between the Brewers and the Astros. Miller Park is known for tailgating,...

Rachel Slaney takes a shot during a Madison College womens basketball game during the 2015-16 season.

WolfPack women’s basketball players earn honors

Clarion staff report April 6, 2016

After helping lead their team to 27 wins and its first regional title since 2010, three Madison College women’s basketball players have received post-season honors. Freshman Rachel Slaney was recently...

Strong hitting leads to WolfPack softball win streak

Clarion staff report April 6, 2016

A recent eight-game winning streak has put the Madison College softball team back on pace for another strong season. The team now stands at 17-12 overall and 5-2 in conference play. A year ago, the...

Madison College’s Carson Carmody attempts to dodge the tag on a play at the plate against Kishwaukee College at home on March 28. Madison College lost the game, 8-5.

Madison College baseball continues to improve

Bailey Ayres, Sports Editor April 6, 2016

By beating in-state rival Milwaukee Area Technical College in both games of a doubleheader on April 3, the Madison College baseball team drew closer to a .500 record. After the pair wins, the WolfPack...

This is an artists rendition of the new softball diamond in Goodman Sports Complex at Madison College.

Sports Complex Groundbreaking Set for April 19

Bailey Ayres, Sports Editor April 6, 2016

The groundbreaking for the Goodman Sports Complex will be April 19, with work beginning on the new soccer fields. Madison College’s newest sports complex will include a soccer field, softball diamond,...

Baseball team opens season in Arizona

Clarion Staff Report March 22, 2016

A spring break trip to Arizona gave the Madison College men’s baseball team its first chance to get some games in this season. Although the 4-8 outcome wasn’t what some might have anticipated from...

Women’s basketball season ends with loss to Lakers

Bailey Ayres, Sports Editor March 22, 2016

The women WolfPack basketball had quite the impressive season, finishing the year with a 27-4-0 record and an impressive home record of 14-1-0. Madison College’s season ended with a loss in the NJCAA...

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