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Highlights this issue:
Summer Fun & Entertainment – Special Section – pg. 33
Teen band plays Summerfest – pg. 2
All-Conference teams – pg 5-6
The man known as Dynamite Bill – pg. 20
Haley Bergstrom earned all-conference again, but the North softball player had a harder time repeating. She suffered a major injury over the summer and lost about five months of training, but led the team both on and off the field.
The WIAA Board of Control approved limited use of the shot clock in basketball games next season at the Winter Coaches Advisory Committees affecting season regulations and membership policies at its June meeting on Monday.
About 12 years ago, a group of concerned parents in the area met at a coffee shop to discuss how to keep their children safe from human trafficking. In 2017 it evolved into a volunteer-based nonprofit called Freedom Cry, which recently opened its first office at 124 East Mill Street in Plymouth.
Josh and Breyanna Budrecki of Sheboygan brought their 1978 Lincoln Continental Town Coupe to the Wings and Wheels event at the Sheboygan County Memorial Airport. Lincoln Motor Company verified it as one of just twelve of its kind left in existence.
Pawsitism Inc. is inviting local businesses and community organizations to participate in its new Goats Around Town social media and photo campaign leading up to the nonprofit’s 8th Annual Goga and Brew fundraiser on August 16th, 2026 at Tributary Beer Garden.
Prevea Health’s newest health center in Sheboygan, located at 1703 N. Taylor Dr., is officially open for patient care across several service lines, including Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Urgent Care, Occupational Health, Behavioral Care, Lab and X-ray.
Baseball player-of-the-year voting ended in a three-way tie in the Fox River Classic Conference, and North’s Brett Rybarczyk was among them. The senior, who shared the honor with Bay Port’s Parker Lawson and Pulaski’s Braun Wotruba, was also named to the first team as both a pitcher and infielder.
Veteran right-hander Brad Rindfleisch recently recorded the 700th strikeout of his Sheboygan A’s career in a 3-1 victory over visiting Kenosha. He struck out eight in five innings.
Lutheran/Christian girls soccer player Keeran Blattner made first-team all-conference for the third straight season. As a senior, she led the co-op with 22 goals, six assists and 50 points.
Who hasn’t attended Summerfest, the popular music party held for nearly 60 years in Milwaukee? Who has, however, performed there along the shores of Lake Michigan? The Doorknobs, a four-piece rock band that formed in 2023 and consists of 16-year-old high school students from Sheboygan, have.
