Wisconsin
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers blank West Michigan on combined 3-hitter
GRAND CHUTE, WI – A quartet of Wisconsin Timber Rattlers pitchers were in perfect harmony as they twirled a three-hit shutout over the West Michigan Whitecaps on Friday night at Neuroscience Group Field. Will Rudy, Bayden Root, Yerlin Rodriguez, and Aaron Rund combined for ten strikeouts as they continued an incredible run of pitching for the Timber Rattlers.
Wisconsin (55-30 overall, 13-6 second half) broke out on top in the bottom of the fourth inning. Luis Lara hit lead-off home run to right, his second home run of the season, to put the Rattlers up 1-0. Jadher Areinamo followed with a single. Then, Luke Adams hit his ninth home run of the season and the Rattlers were up 3-0.
Lara added to the lead with a sacrifice fly to score Jesús Chirinos in the bottom of the fifth.
West Michigan (41-44, 10-9) had two hits and three walks in the first five innings against Rudy, the Rattlers starting pitcher, who turned the game over to the bullpen for the sixth. Rudy had five strikeouts in the scoreless outing.
The Timber Rattlers scored twice more in the sixth inning. Eduardo Garcia tripled, and Tayden Hall walked with two outs. Jesús Chirinos drove in Garcia with a single to knock West Michigan starting pitcher Colin Fields out of the game.
Three Wisconsin relievers closed out the game with four scoreless innings. Root allowed a hit and struck out two over two shutout innings. Rodriguez tossed a 1-2-3 eighth inning with a strikeout. Rund struck out two in a perfect ninth inning to close out Wisconsin’s third shutout of the Whitecaps in the series.
Bennett Lee had all three of West Michigan’s hits on Friday night. Felix Valerio had three hits for the Timber Rattlers.
In the first four games of this series, Wisconsin pitchers have allowed two runs – one earned – and struck out 41 over 37 innings.
The Timber Rattlers have won five games in a row. This is the fourth time they have won five in a row. The Timber Rattlers are also 25 games over .500 for the first time since 2001. Plus, Friday’s shutout was their ninth of the season, which ties the Dayton Dragons for the Midwest League lead in that category.
Game five of the series is Saturday night at Neuroscience Group Field. Yujanyer Herrera (5-1, 3.40) is set to start with Devin Williams scheduled to pitch in relief for the Timber Rattlers. West Michigan will counter with Joe Miller (4-1, 2.53) as their starting pitcher. Game time is 6:40pm CDT.
Star Wars Night presented by Stacey Hennessey is happening on Saturday at the stadium. Players and coaches will wear this year’s Star Wars jerseys for this game. Those jerseys are available in an online auction at this link. We will have characters from the movies at the stadium for fans of all ages to meet. Fireworks are set to go off after the game courtesy of Menasha Corporation. Kids aged twelve and under may run the bases courtesy of Menasha Corporation after the fireworks are done for the evening.
A better life is in sight for dozens of dogs.
PAWS Chicago welcomed 25 beagles from a massive rescue operation on Saturday.
Last week, more than a thousand dogs were rescued from Ridglan Farms in Blue Mounds, Wisconsin, after weeks of protests over their treatment of the dogs. Ridglan Farms agreed to sell 1,500 of the facility’s roughly 2,000 beagles, which were then transferred to rescue organizations across the country, including PAWS Chicago.
Celene Mielcarek, PAWS Chicago chief program officer, explained what’s next for the dogs as they begin their new lives.
“These beagles have lived their lives in isolation. They’ve lived their lives in cages inside. We’re going to make sure that they are healthy. They’re each going to get tucked in by a volunteer into warm bedding. They’re each going to get a yummy dinner tonight, and they’re going to start that new chapter of their life,” she said.
She says it will take some time for the beagles to get used to being dogs and understanding what it’s like to live in a home. To help with that, they will be sent to experienced foster homes that will help them understand human connection.
Once the beagles are ready, they’ll head to the PAWS Chicago Lincoln Park adoption center to meet their forever family.
(WLUK) — Just two days after he met with the FBI and Secret Service, Minocqua Brewing Company owner Kirk Bangstad has entered the Wisconsin governor’s race.
Bangstad made the announcement this afternoon during an event that was posted on the company’s Facebook page.
He says he wanted someone to “stand up to Trump” and that his main concerns is “saving our democracy.”
Bangstad also shared his dissatisfaction with the current group of candidates for the crowded Democratic primary later this year
“I never wanted to do this,” Bangstad said. “At least I’m part of the conversation that I feel like everybody needs to be hearing right now.”
The brewing company owner was under fire this week after he posted “well, we almost got #freebeerday” shortly after the latest assassination attempt on President Donald Trump.
Bangstad has been a outspoken critic of the president. His company currently has a promotion promising free beer on the day Trump dies, which has drawn heavy criticism in the past.
In addition, his company sells merchandise that’s critical of the president, including t-shirts that read “I wish it was free beer day at Minocqua Brewing Company” and “Is he dead yet?”
Bangstad did not share if he would be aiming for a partisan endorsement, or the status of various required documents to enter the race.
He previously ran for a seat in the 34th District of the Wisconsin Assembly in 2020, but did not win the race. The Democratic Party of Wisconsin did donate to that campaign.
The Democratic primary is up in the air, with several state legislators and officials already in the race.
These include State Rep. Francesca Hong, former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez, and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley.
On the Republican side, U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany is the front-runner, following an endorsement from President Trump that led to Washington County Executive Josh Schoemann dropping out of the race.
MADISON, Wis. – Walleye and musky fishing season will proceed as normal on Wisconsin’s lakes, despite resolutions by a local Tribe to restrict fishing on certain lakes.
On Friday, May 1, the federal Western District of Wisconsin issued a temporary restraining order that stopped the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians from restricting fishing of walleye and musky on certain lakes.
According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), over the past month, the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians have passed resolutions and made public statements that attempted to prohibit non-tribal members from fishing walleye and musky on nineteen lakes within the external boundaries of the Band’s reservation and from using forward trolling and forward-facing sonar on all lakes within the external boundaries of the Band’s reservation.
The State of Wisconsin filed a federal complaint in the Western District of Wisconsin to prevent the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians from enforcing these resolutions against licensed anglers.
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Where to fish
What we know:
The federal court issued a restraining order against the tribe, which means that non-tribal anglers may fish as normal in the following lakes:
- Big Crawling Stone Lake
- Big Crooked Lake
- Bolton Lake
- Fat Lake
- Fence Lake
- Flambeau Lake
- Ike Walton Lake
- Little Crawling Stone Lake
- Little Sand Lake
- Long Lake
- Pokegama Lake
- Poupart Lake
- Signal Lake
- Stearns Lake
- Sugarbush Chain (Upper, Middle and Lower)
- White Sand Lake
- Whitefish Lake
The DNR says it remains committed to collaborating with the Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians on important conservation work to protect the walleye and musky fisheries.
Anglers are also reminded to follow all fishing regulations and bag limits for lakes across Wisconsin, and everyone is encouraged to be respectful of all tribal harvesters, anglers, and recreators.
Head to the DNR’s website to check out the full fishing season schedule.
The Source: The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) sent FOX6 a news release.
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