We are three days out from the 2024 DNC and democratic delegates from across the country will gather in Chicago, including delegates from Wisconsin. Wisconsin delegate Alex Lasry joins FOX6 WakeUp with more details. 

PROVO, Utah – Like many BYU teams before them, the new-look BYU soccer team opened the 2024 season with a win.

However, unlike some high-powered offensive teams of the past, such as last year’s College Cup squad, BYU took down Wisconsin in a defensive battle.

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— BYU Women’s Soccer (@byusoccer_w) August 16, 2024

No. 3 BYU soccer defeated No. 19 Wisconsin in a Top 25 showdown, 1-0.

No. 3 BYU 1, No. 19 Wisconsin 0

The win gives BYU their seventh consecutive season-opening win as they settle into their 30th season in program history.

It was a game where Wisconsin had 12 corner kicks to BYU’s one. The Badgers had six shots on goal compared to three from BYU. And the young BYU squad committed offsides seven times. Still, after a winless exhibition season, it was a big win for BYU.

The lone goal was courtesy of BYU star and preseason All-Big 12 selection Allie Fryer in the 17th minute. She scored off an assist from Erin Bailey and Addie Gardner.

“I got a great ball from Erin Bailey, and then it was autopilot. I couldn’t tell you what I did. I’d have to watch the film again, but it was an awesome feeling,” Bailey said after the win to ESPN+.

Goalkeeper Lynette Hernaez was a star for BYU

Fryer is one of two starters returning from last year’s BYU team that reached the National Semifinals of the College Cup. The other returning starter is sophomore goalkeeper Lynette Hernaez.

Hernaez was a star for BYU on Thursday night, coming up with six saves in the match. The biggest save was in the 60th minute when Wisconsin standout Aryssa Mahrt attempted a penalty kick after BYU’s Tara Warner was called for a handball.

Mahrt kicked the ball softly to the bottom right of the net, and Hernaez made a save that kept BYU in front.

“I had 100% confidence that we were gonna come out and win this game tonight,” Hernaez said to ESPN+. “We’ve been working so hard. This team has been putting in the effort. The preseason has been coming together, so I knew we would pull it together.”

BYU moves to 1-0 for the season. They improve to 3-0 all-time against Wisconsin.

Next up for BYU women’s soccer

BYU’s next match is a road trip against No. 12 Saint Louis. The Cougars will be on the road for the next three games. They don’t return to South Field until Saturday, August 31, when they host Utah State.

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Native Americans from across Wisconsin attended a tailgate before the Milwaukee Brewers took on the Los Angeles Dodgers at American Family Field Thursday.

But this wasn’t any ordinary tailgate — next to a table holding brats, hot dogs and a tray of cookies was another table where people could register to vote.

The event, organized by Wisconsin Native Vote, had a simple goal: increase voter turnout among Native American voters in the upcoming fall election.

“My message to you is: Sko Vote Den,” Anne Egan-Waukau, an organizer of the event, said during the tailgate.

“Sko Vote Den” is a playful, phonetic spelling of “Let’s go vote, then.”

Gloria Waabigwan Wiggins, the northern regional organizer for Wisconsin Native Vote, said the tailgate was a way to get people together to talk about the importance of voting.

“If you don’t vote, I feel like you’re surrendering your voice,” Waabigiwan Wiggins said. “As Native people, our population is so low, it’s important for us to exercise our right and make sure our voices are heard.” 

Organizers said around 1,000 people from Wisconsin’s 11 federally recognized tribes attended the tailgate and game. Several speakers talked about the importance of voting, while people could register to vote and sign up to learn more about the election during the tailgate.

Mark Denning, a member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, emceed the event.

“It’s (voting) so very important,” Denning said. “The least of us in number, is as important as the most of us in number in this country.” 

Wisconsin Native Vote, an initiative of Wisconsin Conservation Voices, is aimed at increasing voter turnout. Organizers with the group knock on doors and put billboards up. On Thursday, they took yet another approach to reach voters.

The 2020 U.S. Census counted roughly 60,000 American Indians and Alaskan Natives living in Wisconsin. And in a state where elections are often decided by a small margin of votes, every vote counts.

The latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll found Vice President Kamala Harris is leading former President Donald Trump 51 to 48 percent among registered voters.

Joseph DeCora, a member of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, now lives in Milwaukee. He said it’s exciting that Indigenous voters could help swing the national election this fall. 

“If we all get out there and vote as one, we could make a change,” DeCora said. “Our voices, our opinions, stuff that we’re voting for, the person that we’re voting for — it all will be heard.” 

A report from Native Vote found roughly 1.2 million American Indians or Alaskan Natives who can vote are not registered.

DeCora, who was at the event with his family, said he votes in every election. This election season, he has signed up to receive text alerts. He said he sometimes hears from friends and family who don’t know how to register to vote or where to do so. 

“I feel like voting is a way to get your voice out there and heard, without your voice actually being heard,” DeCora said. “That’s why I vote.” 

Organizers said issues that are important to tribal members include the opioid epidemic, cost of living, tribal sovereignty, climate change, clean water and reproductive rights. 

For Denning, he said he’s voting for his daughter Isabel, who died by suicide. He said access to mental health care is one of the most important issues he’s paying attention to this election.

“To me, when someone wants mental health(care)… whoever it is, that wants help, needs and deserves help,” Denning said.

“If politicians stand in the way of mental health and physical health of our people, all of us, we as voters need to stand and say, ‘That’s not right,’” he added.