Wisconsin
Wisconsin volleyball on different schedule than most states
MILWAUKEE – Boys volleyball popularity is spiking by as much as 40 percent since 2017.
Minnesota became the 25th state to approve the sport at the high school level and will officially start playing in the spring of 2025.
“Every state except for us and Texas, boys volleyball is in the spring,” said Marquette High School head coach Jake Cossons. “I think there are opportunities missed with us being in the fall. Most notably, I think every high school would say that football has the most amount of students. You go down to Illinois, football players are playing high school volleyball. And I think it would be a way for those programs that maybe are running into issues with numbers to be able to raise those numbers by having football kids a part of it.”
Marquette High School is consistently one of the top programs in the state of Wisconsin.
Many of the Hilltoppers also play for club teams outside of their high school season, which brings them into frequent contact with players from other states.
Those players could also be seen by more college coaches who recruit based on simple percentages.
“Now that the other states are in their high school seasons, I feel that they might get a little more attention from the college coaches, so I might get a couple less looks in this break,” said Marquette junior Max Larscheid.
“And my fear is that what’s going to start happening is that those clubs in California and Illinois that carry a lot of weight on the boys side are going to stop waiting for Wisconsin teams to be done with their high school season and what’s going to happen is that these boys are going to have to make a decision between high school and club,” Cossons said.
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After the 2018 season, the WIAA consolidated spring and summer baseball into just spring, in part due to players facing decisions regarding club team participation.
In volleyball, as in any sport, competing for a club team may provide better exposure, increased competition and some life experiences, but there is nothing quite like representing your school.”
“I feel it’s a lot more special playing for high school than it is club because you’re playing for your high school, and it’s like the guys you grew up with,” said Hilltoppers senior Miles Von Rueden.
“I think there’s a lot of pride that goes into it, representing your school, representing your parents, also,” said Marquette senior Jack Fitterer.
“We’ve always just dominated here at Marquette,” Von Rueden said. “We’ve gone to state the past 30 years, I feel like, but yeah, it’s been a really fun time. That’s been a big part of my life here at Marquette High.”
“It’s probably one of the most memorable experiences for me at Marquette High, if not the most,” Fitterer said.
According to the WIAA, volleyball was actually a spring sport in Wisconsin for many years before being moved to the fall in the mid-1960’s.
There has been no formal presentation made by state coaches to move it back so far, but that may change in the future.
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Wisconsin men’s basketball has added a sharpshooting wing via the transfer portal.
Miami (Ohio) transfer Eian Elmer has signed with the Badgers, the team announced April 18. The 6-foot-7 wing will join UW with one year of eligibility remaining.
Elmer averaged a career-high 12.7 points and 5.9 rebounds while shooting 49.8% from the field and 42.9% from 3-point range in 2025-26. His production helped the RedHawks go 32-2 and earn an at-large NCAA Tournament bid.
“We are really excited to add another excellent addition to our spring signees,” UW coach Greg Gard said in a release. “Eian brings a wealth of experience and scoring punch as a 6-7 wing. … A terrific shooter, his skillset and production fit excellently into our plan as we build out next year’s team. Throughout our evaluation process, our staff loved his size, power and skill and truly believe he will thrive in our system.”
Elmer is Wisconsin’s third transfer portal addition since the end of the 2025-26 season, joining former George Washington guard Trey Autry and former Hofstra forward Victory Onuetu. UW also added Australian guard Owen Foxwell.
The additions of Autry, Onuetu and now Elmer leave Gard’s staff with three more roster spots to fill ahead of the 2026-27 season.
The Badgers are looking to replace much of their production from a 2025-26 team that went 24-11. Nolan Winter is expected to be the team’s only returning starter after John Blackwell and Aleksas Bieliauskas entered the transfer portal and Nick Boyd and Andrew Rohde exhausted their eligibility.
MILWAUKEE – Friday’s severe storms have passed. And with that, the threat of any severe weather has also passed for the immediate future as no storms or rain are expected for several days.
However, plenty of damage remains across southeastern Wisconsin as of Saturday morning, in addition to the ongoing flooding threat.
Several area rivers are at flood stage, and there are multiple river flood warnings in effect.
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Farmstead damage in Franklin
FOX6’s Hayley Spitler is in Franklin on Saturday morning, April 18, getting a daylight look at the damage from last night’s storms.
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Friday’s storms left quite the mark across southern and southeastern Wisconsin, including at L and L Farms and Greenhouse in Caledonia.
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Wisconsin coach Greg Gard has high praise for Aleksas Bieliauskas about a month into the Lithuania native’s freshman season.
MADISON – One of Wisconsin men’s basketball’s departing transfers is headed to an SEC program with some connections to the Badgers.
Ex-UW forward Aleksas Bieliauskas has committed to South Carolina, he announced on April 17.
Bieliauskas left the Badgers after appearing in all 35 games as a freshman and making 28 starts. He averaged 4.9 points and 4.4 points in 20.2 minutes, and highlights of his freshman year included his five 3-pointers in UW’s upset over eventual national champion Michigan.
He’ll join a program with plenty of Wisconsin ties. South Carolina head coach Lamont Paris was an assistant coach at Wisconsin from 2010-17 on Bo Ryan and Greg Gard’s staffs. South Carolina assistant coach Tanner Bronson and director of video services Roman DiPasquale also are UW alumni.
Bieliauskas is the second of UW’s four departing transfers to commit to a new school. Reserve forward Jack Robison committed to North Dakota State on April 15. Starting guard John Blackwell and reserve forward Riccardo Greppi have not announced their next schools yet.
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