2) Gary Ashwill and his collaborators. Address. He finished the season with six home runs and a .240 batting average in 108 games. 1 talking about this. He was posthumously inducted into Wisconsins Athletic Hall of Fame in 1961, the first La Crosse native to earn such a distinction. His first hit was a pinch hit grand slam. After retiring in 2002, Servais held the position of roving catching instructor for the Cubs. He founded the Stars of Tomorrow baseball tournament in 1967 and guided it through its first six years before stepping down due to health reasons. However, she retired following the 1950 season when she married Burton Sauer. He ranks sixth in all time appearances for Brewers pitchers with 279 and 10th in complete games with 27. His 1954-55 American Legion teams lost only three games and qualified for the state tournament both years. He umpired for more than twenty years for the Stars of Tomorrow tournaments and the Minnesota State Legion tournament. During the summers, he switched from coaching to playing. For the season he hit .265 with 13 homeruns, 22 doubles, and 47 RBI. The 2021 campaign will once again feature a 30-game regular season . He enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in the fall of 1969 and graduated in 1972, two years after he was drafted by the Minnesota Twins. Lou Erickson moved to Rockford for the 1949 and 1950 seasons. After three years with the Braves, Konetchy was sold to the Brooklyn Dodgers before the 1919 season. In 1953 he was named to the Wisconsin State Semi-Pro all tournament team. Konetchy was not the only local talent on the team. He served as a private in the U.S. Army during World War II. Konetchys playing days, however, were far from over; he remained active in the minors until 1926. He attended Viterbo University and was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in the 20th round of the MLB amateur draft in June of 1990. In 1982 Buckley began what is perhaps his most famous contribution to local baseball, founding Jay Buckleys Baseball Tours. Hall of Fame. Johnson stuck with the Reds for half the season, serving as the bullpen catcher, but never saw action, finally being sent down to Charleston of the Central League, where he hit .269 in 34 games. He advanced quickly through the Phillies system, beginning at Helena in the rookie level Pioneer League in 1980, moving up to A ball in 1981 and 1982. Barb graduated from UW-L with a degree in medical technology, and worked in the medical field in La Crosse before joining Dave in the family grocery business. In 1987 he was the first recipient of the United States Baseball Federation Volunteer Amateur Coach award, and in 2000 he received the WBCA Distinguished Service Award. The Wisconsin State League's 2021 Awards and Hall of Fame Dinner is taking place tonight at Blue Harbor Resort and Conference Center in Sheboygan, WI. Ted Kellner Ted Kellner was inducted into the UW Athletics Hall of Fame in 2020. Wuest served two terms as La Crosse county sheriff in the 1960s and worked thirty years at Electric AutoLite, never losing his passion for local sports. 1) The Negro Leagues Researchers and Authors Group put together by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum thanks to a grant provided by Major League Baseball. All seven teams from 2020 return this summer, including the Addison Braves, Burlington Barons, Greater Green Bay Blue Ribbons, Kenosha Kings, Lombard Orioles, Sheboygan A's and West Allis Nationals. After having played against the likes of Hank Aaron and Jackie Robinson, Johnson wasnt interested in segregated baseball. She still lives in Arcadia, making occasional appearances at baseball events and Loggers games. During the 1930s and 1940s Major League and Negro League ballplayers often barnstormed around the country after their regular season ended, taking on local teams. He reported to spring training with the Cardinals in 1953 and was assigned to their class D minor league affiliate in Hazelhurst, Georgia. He was named a National League All Star in 2002, doubling twice in three at bats, driving in two runs and scoring one. After his sophomore year in high school, he was offered professional contracts by both the St. Louis Browns and Cardinals, but turned them down. Gus Burwell - Madison . The event will take place on Saturday . In 2010 he was named the La Crosse Tribune Sportsperson of the Year for his successful efforts to save UWL baseball. He currently serves as the Badgers Associate Athletic Director for Administration and Legal Affairs. He led the team with a 15-3 record in 1952, strkiking out 10 or more in eight of his starts. He appeared in only four games in his brief stint that year, and opened 1970 at Idaho Falls in the rookie league. | Site Map, Green Bay Blue Ribbons, Marshfield Chaparrals, Green Bay Blue Ribbons, Oshkosh Giants, Racine, Green Bay Blue Ribbons, Marshfield Chaparrals, Oshkosh Giants, Green Bay Blue Ribbons, Oshkosh Giants, Sheboygan A's, Beloit Blues, Green Bay Blue Ribbons, Janesville Aces. He was hitting .359 when the St. Louis Cardinals purchased his contract for $1000 in June of 1907. After high school he enrolled at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI), but had to put his college career on hold in order to serve three and a half years in the Air Force. #WSL The 1986 team finished the season ranked 19th in the nation by USA Today. Five times during his career he finished in the top ten in the league in throwing out potential base stealers. In 1999 Dee took over the head coaching position at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). He remained at the helm for 30 years, overseeing all interscholastic sports for private high schools in Wisconsin. After his playing career ended, Kusick served as assistant baseball coach at Rosemount (MN) High School from 1982-1990 and head coach from 1991-2004. Hank O'Day (1914) Notable alumni. He got his only post season experience with the Cubs in 1998, and made the most of it, getting two hits in three at bats. This data comes from two sources. He was released by the Dodgers in July and claimed on waivers by the Phillies. After his death in 1975 she returned to work, running the tea shop at Doerflingers. All Rights Reserved. After retirement, Schmidt completed his bachelors degree from the University of Minnesota and earned his law degree from the University of Wisconsin. During his 17 years in the MLB, Fingers was named a seven-time All-Star, led the major league in saves three times, and was honored as Relief Man of the Year four times. He took a team with a losing record in 1998 and turned them into perennial champions, winning 680 games in a 23 year career that featured 12 league championships and six NCAA tournament births. He attended Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs, IA on a baseball scholarship and was selected by the Philadelphia Phillies in the first round, the 14th overall selection, in the January 1980 MLB draft. He took his talents up the river to St. Marys College in Winona, where he continued to set scoring records on the court and excelled in baseball. Green Bay Blue Ribbons. The Hall of Fame data is found for the years 1920-1948 and the Ashwill data is found from 1904-1919. In three years at AAA he was 18-18 with a 4.92 ERA and 4.9 strikeouts per 9 innings. | Site Map. Hockenbery returned to Onalaska in 1978, and worked for G. Heileman Brewery until his retirement in 2005. In operation since 1970, the Wisconsin State League is a highly competitive league that features many of the midwest's top current and former collegiate athletes, as well as many former professional baseball players. He made his MLB debut at age 23 on September 9, 1975 after only 28 minor league appearances, and stayed with the Brewers for the next decade. Anderson was selected as Packers most valuable defensive player for three consecutive years. A talented pitcher, Nehring signed with the Yankees in 1950, playing four seasons in their organization before retiring due to a shoulder injury. When he was 16 he joined the competitive factory team, and at age 20 he signed his first professional contract with the La Crosse Pinks of the Class D Wisconsin State League. In June of 2009 the university announced plans to cancel the sport, and Terry spearheaded an effort to raise more than $175,000 to save the program. His teams made five state tournament appearances, winning it all in 2009. He followed that up with a 15-9 record in 1941, striking out 130 while walking only 37. She went 16-10 in her final season and was again named an All Star. The Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame 73rd Anniversary Induction Class: Ahman Green - Ahman Green is the Green Bay Packers All-Time Leading Rusher with 9,205 rushing yards. 2) Gary Ashwill and his collaborators. April 25, 2022 1:15pm. He was born on August 5, 1919 in La Crosse, and except for a few years in rural Westby, lived his entire life here. Scenes From our 73rd Anniversary Induction Ceremony. He also owned and operated Hocks Scoreboard Tavern in Onalaska from 1980 to 2013. 17:30 22:30. With a 5-3 victory over Kenosha Tuesday night, the As have advanced to the second round of the Wisconsin State Leagues step-ladder playoffs. 117 of his players were named first or second team all conference, 17 players were named All-Region honorees, and eight earned All American status. 2) Gary Ashwill and his collaborators. In recent years Dave and Barb have found joy in giving. Those members are: Boyd and Matt Rohde (Horicon Hurricanes), Matt Fredricks (Janesville Aces), Steve Ploetz (Madison Avenue Bar) Bob Sauger (Sheboygan A's Baseball).The five will be inducted at the League's Annual Awards and Hall Fame Dinner at Blue Harbor Resort and Conference Center in Sheboygan on Saturday, January. Lens connection to baseball extended beyond his playing career. Check out some of our favorite shots from our 73rd Anniversary Induction Ceremony on Saturday April 1st. His local honors include being named the 2000 La Crosse Tribune sportsperson of the year, and induction into the Viterbo University Wall of Fame in 2001. Today, the Wisconsin State Baseball League officially announced the major award winners for the summer 2022 season. Ghelfi advanced to the next level as a standout player at Central High School, where he was coached by La Crosse Area Hall of Famers Frank Thornton and Jay Buckley. hbbd```b``"D2vK0y,&I#Yf)q`$`q]-"U2L@ uLg`: tH After graduating, he moved to Michigan City, Indiana, where he taught and coached basketball and baseball for seven years, before returning to La Crosse to join his fathers construction business. In addition to baseball, Thornton also coached basketball, football, and both boys and girls skiing. Randy Wilke. Jay Buckley is Mr. Babe played both fast pitch and 16-inch softball during and after his baseball days. A dozen passengers were killed and 47 others injured. He graduated from Logan High School in 1941 where he helped lead Logan to both the intra-city and South Central Conference baseball championships, pitching a no-hitter against Sparta along the way. It was at Westby High School where he first began coaching baseball, and eventually was named Athletic Director as well. OTBA Hall of Fame Inductees picture taken at Miller Park.) He also helped establish the local meals-on-wheels program. Taylor Schwarz - Sheboygan . He was among a group of students who lobbied the school to offer the sport. Playing under manager Jake Aydelotte, the Badgers placed first in the league standings with a record of 51-39. . P. O. Photography Credited to Ron Modra and Jim Biever. He caught for the Onalaska high school team as a fifth grader. He returned to Wisconsin for good after the season and married his high school sweetheart, Donna Johnson. Following the 2005 season, he was named Senior Director of Player Development for the Texas Rangers. In 1950 she opened Corinnes Caf at 2215 South 17th Street in La Crosse and operated it until 1970, when she retired and sold the property to Trane. Hockenbery began his professional career later that summer at class A Quad Cities in the Midwest League. He struggled at bat, collecting only four hits in seven games, but excelled in the field, setting a single game World Series record for most chances accepted by a first baseman with 19. Martin talked him out of it and in addition to tying the triples record, Kober went on to an 11-year career and finished with a .324 career batting average, 80 doubles, 23 triples, 65 home runs and membership in both the A's and Wisconsin State League Halls of Fame. 92 0 obj <>stream Skemp died in La Crosse on February 17, 2017. In 1995 he accepted a position as head coach of the UW-Milwaukee baseball team. In 1952 Babe signed on with the newly formed semi-pro La Crosse Peerless Mohawks. She has been inducted into the USA Triathalon Hall of Fame. Everett Johnson was born on October 7, 1926 in Onalaska. In 1979 he made a successful move to the bullpen, where he spent the remainder of his career. 1) The Negro Leagues Researchers and Authors Group put together by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum thanks to a grant provided by Major League Baseball. After signing with the Cleveland Indians as a free agent, Schmidt retired in 1999. endstream endobj 60 0 obj <. Green is also a four-time Pro Bowl selection. Five Coaches Join WBCA Hall of Fame as the Class of 2016. Also inducted will be Dave Johnson, a baseball player who had played with the Eau Claire Cavaliers for 18 years, and managed the legion team for 13 years. 2) Gary Ashwill and his collaborators. Williams was named head coach of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse baseball team in 2002, leading the team to a 26-18 record (19-9 conference). He captained the Fighting Irish baseball team his senior year. He was part of a Brewers staff that transformed the team from 90+ losses each year from 1975-77 into division winners in 1981 and a World Series appearance in 1982. Welcome to the official Facebook Page of the Wisconsin State Baseball League. To date the Corrine Zielke Fund has provided a half million dollars to area teams, communities, and schools for baseball equipment and facilities. The Wisconsin State League is one of the premier semi-professional/amateur baseball leagues in the mid-west. After graduating from Onalaska in 1969 he contacted a local bird dog scout who came to watch him pitch. Other teams in the league were Beloit, Freeport, Green Bay, Oshkosh, and Wausau. Sheboygan, WI 53082-0032, 2023 Wisconsin State Baseball League. 0 He impressed the scout and signed a free agent contract with the California Angels. This data comes from two sources. The Wisconsin Class A State Tournament qualifiers get underway Tuesday night. After World War II she settled in La Crosse, first working as a clerk at Trane Company, then starting a restaurant on the Trane campus. Alfred Babe Harnish was born in La Crosse on September 15, 1923. Over the last twenty years of his life, Kootch was a regular lunchtime guest at local retirement homes, where he visited with residents and provided entertainment in the form of games, quizzes and prize drawings. In 30 years he compiled a 459-131-1 record. He also owned a restaurant and chicken farm and worked occasionally as a scout for the St. Louis Cardinals. Sheboygan A's. 2007. Tables will be filled in on a first-paid, first-position order within the category of support donated. He led the league in both putouts and assists by a catcher in 2001. This performance caught the attention of the Seattle Mariners, who planned to call him up, but he injured his ankle, costing him the entire 1977 season. Pavela interrupted his college career to serve three years in the Navy during WWII. He was named to the WIAC All-Time Centennial Team in 2012. She helped Rockford to the league championship in both 1949 and 1950. Thomas Carl Klawitter (born June 24, 1958) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. As a result of the turf infield, Copeland Park is able to host more than 200 games each season, including local high schools, UW-L, American Legion, and of course, the Loggers. Names Left to Right: Marcus Hanel, Chris Charnish, Don Wojczulis, (1250 Sports Radio), Lance Allen (WTMJ 4), Noah Miller, Curt Weiskirch . The Wisconsin State Baseball League will induct five into its Hall of Fame next October and an additional inductee gets the honor of being the first to be selected for a new wing of the Hall of Fame. He continues to help as part-time pitching coach, and is a regular at the legion games. Its here to recognize not only our great sports icons but each of you, the people of this state, and your incredible passion for sports. He finished his lone professional season with .215 batting average but a healthy .364 OBP in 107 games, hitting seven homeruns and compiling 43 RBIs. He is the winningest coach in UIC baseball history, and was named Horizon League coach of the year a conference record 10 times, six times more than the second most honored coach. He was a standout pitcher for the Minnesota Gophers, leading the team to the Big Ten Championship in 1992. He appeared in 56 games in 1996 and in a career-high 76 games in 1997 when he hit .289 and set career-highs in runs (30), hits (58), doubles (9), RBI (22), walks (35) and on-base percentage (.397). She and Burt returned to Arcadia, where they raised two children and ran a bowling alley. He was born in Green Bay in 1952 and raised in nearby Kewaunee, where he began his baseball career at Kewaunee High School. Address: In 2003 he joined the Chicago Cubs, guiding a dynamic young pitching staff that nearly took him to another World Series. While at Rosemount he also coached football and basketball and was responsible for fundraising that refurbished the baseball field. In 2014 West Salem honored him by dedicating their baseball diamond Damian Miller Field. In 2017 he was league coach of the year and also selected as the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Mideast Region Coach of the Year. Hockenbery played baseball for the Onalaska Hilltoppers and was a four year starter. Buckley served as Director of the La Crosse Stars of Tomorrow Baseball Tournament for 16 years. The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) has announced the members of its 2022 Hall of Fame class. Augustine and his wife Nancy have five children. He was signed by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1954 and spent the season in their minor league system, batting 489 times for a .254 average, including seven homeruns and 24 doubles. After graduating from UWL he took over the family furniture business and signed on as an assistant coach for his alma mater Lancers. The boys were state runners-up that same year. Henley, who stood 58, was known locally as The Mighty Mite. Despite his diminutive stature, he was an accomplished ballplayer, and pitched professionally for two seasons (1940-41) with the La Crosse Blackhawks in the class D Wisconsin State League. All Rights Reserved. Servais made his Major League debut on July 12, 1991 for the Astros in a pinch hitting role. He had spent the previous six seasons in the Texas Rangers front office. 1) The Negro Leagues Researchers and Authors Group put together by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum thanks to a grant provided by Major League Baseball. They celebrated 71 years of marriage before she preceded him in death by two years. The event will take place on Saturday, October 29 at Blue Harbor Resort and Conference Center in Sheboygan, WI. Among other teams, he played for the La Crosse Mohawks, the Spring Grove City team (as one of only two paid players) and the La Crescent City team. What began as an annual car trip to visit baseball stadiums eventually grew into the largest baseball tour company in the United States. The Coon Valley native played baseball at Westby High School and Creighton University before being drafted by the Houston Astros in 1988. He coached and played baseball and softball in the La Crosse area for more than 30 years, turning down a contract offer from the Chicago Cubs at the age of 28 because he didnt want to start a new career at such an advanced age. He continues to operate his insurance company and call games for the Brewers on Fox Sports Wisconsin. He led his teams to a 199-144 record, racking up the third most wins in school history, and tenth most in Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference history. Box 32 Marinette won the 1891 Wisconsin State League championship. ?2J0t~&%_`1}x d!7Yn+3*9 During this time he threw a no-hitter and several one and two-hitters and was a member of the Junior League All-Stars in 1939 and 1940. Hock returned to the minors in 1976, fashioning a 5-6 record and striking out five batters per nine innings. He was known locally as the father of youth baseball, in part because of his oft repeated philosophy to let em all play.. Please join us in congratulating these honorees for the positive impact they have made on our state.. Tickets will go on sale Wednesday for the Janesville Sports Hall Fame's induction dinner Saturday, May 20, at the Janesville Country Club. The Hall of Fame data is found for the years 1920-1948 and the Ashwill data is found from 1904-1919. The Northwest League is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the Northwestern United States and Western Canada.A Class A Short Season league for most of its history, the league was promoted to High-A as part of Major League Baseball's 2021 reorganization of the minor leagues. Rollie Fingers A National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee in Cooperstown, Fingers redefined the value of relievers in the game of baseball and facilitated the role of the modern closers.

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