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Brady Lenzendorf gets close to the ground on his bunt attempt during the Hoppers first game against Holmen this past Saturday. The bunt amazingly almost worked as it went halfway down the first base line before going foul at the last second. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Carter Tonne fires a pitch to home plate as teammate Jack MacEachern plays behind third base as the Holmen takes his lead towards home plate with two outs. Tonne would get the Holmen batter to fly out to center field to strand the runner at third base. The Hoppers would go on to win this game 3-2 before Holmen won the second game 14-4. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Deacon Chesebro hurries out of the batter box after hitting a pitch during the Hoppers 3-2 win over Holmen. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
By Derick Kelly
The last week of the 2025 regular season was a good one for the Prairie du Chien Grasshoppers legion baseball team.
The Hoppers went 6-2 before heading into regional competition this upcoming weekend at Dillman Memorial Ballpark on St. Feriole Island in Prairie du Chien.
The Hoppers began the week by hosting a doubleheader against Gays Mills last Monday, July 14.
Keele Redman heads for home past third base coach Peyton Hall after a base hit by a teammate during Jed’s Diamondblades 13-1 win over the Pepin-Alma Eagles during the sixth annual Hammerfest Softball Tournament this past weekend. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Kristen Nolan smacks a pitch as Jed's Diamondblades offense erupted for 13 runs during their game with Pepin-Alma. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Addy Davidson gets ready to fire the ball to first base for an out during Jed's Diamondblades win Saturday evening. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Emme Wikner tags out the Eagle base runner on a stolen base attempt. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
Even though it looks like a quarterback drop back, Prairie du Chien graduate Bryce Lenzendorf is actually dropping back into coverage at linebacker during the 2025 Wisconsin Football Coaches Association’s Small Schools All-Star Game last Saturday at Titan Stadium in Oshkosh. (Jason Nihles/The Platteville Journal)
By Derick Kelly
Recent Prairie du Chien graduate Bryce Lenzendorf competed in the 2025 WFCA Small School All-Star Football game this past Saturday, July 19 at UW-Oshkosh’s Titan Stadium. Lenzendorf was credited with four assisted tackles for the South team during their 19-12 loss to the North team.
Lenzendorf marks the third consecutive year that Prairie du Chien Football has had a player participate in the WFCA All-Star Game (note - it does not include athletes selected but unable participate due to other obligations) and the sixth player selection in the last seven years.
Blake Thiry (seen here competing in the D2 Long Jump Final at the 2025 WIAA State Track Meet last month) became the first Prairie du Chien athlete to earn the U.S. Marine Corps Three-Sport Pat Richter Athlete of the Year Award from Wissports.net. (Derick Kelly/Courier Press)
By Derick Kelly
The accolades from the 2024-25 school year keep coming for Prairie du Chien graduate Blake Thiry as he was named the 2025 male winner of the U.S. Marine Corps Three-Sport Pat Richter Athlete of the Year Award by Wissports.net this past Monday, July 21.
(Left to right) Former Clerk of Circuit Court Nancy Dowling, Circuit Court Judge Lukas Steiner, current Clerk of Circuit Court Holly Tanner, Adams County Clerk of Circuit Court Miranda Christensen, District Court Administrator Anya Crossland and Karen Martin. Steiner swore in Tanner as the new clerk of court for Crawford County on July 11. On the same day, the county thanked Dowling for her years of service. (Steve Van Kooten/Courier Press)
An archival photo showing Bill Halpin holding a plaque presented to him by Chamber of Commerce President Art Frydenlund and Secretary Fred Grelle. Others present included Joe Cosgriff, Don Ritchie, Gene Lee, Gordon Bowers and Harolow Duerst. (Archival photo)
A look at the Halpins’ initial set up in the late 1950s. The business moved from Elkader, Iowa, to Prairie du Chien in 1958 after a tornado did significant damage to the original building. (Archival photo)
