Bill Thornley

2 days ago | apg-wi.com | Bill Thornley

SPOONER — In competition held Saturday at the Spooner Rodeo Arena, Hannah Johnson of Minong was crowned queen of the 71st Spooner Heart of the North Rodeo. Savanna Siwicki of Spooner earned the crown, sash and chaps of the Spooner Rodeo princess. The girls will officially begin their reigns on Wednesday, June 18, at the Spooner Rodeo Bar-B-Que. Johnson, 17, is the daughter of Todd and Jill Johnson of Minong. She is a junior at Spooner High School. kAmy@9?D@? :D G6CJ :?G@=G65 :?

2 days ago | apg-wi.com | Bill Thornley

SPOONER — The Spooner softball girls are currently in second place in the tough Heart O’ North Conference with a record of 9-2. Overall, they are 9-4. It was a busy week for the Rails, as they dropped a 5-3 game to Northwestern on Tuesday, May 6; beat Ladysmith 24-4 on Thursday, May 8; and beat Cameron 8-1 on Friday, May 9. kAm“p?@E96C 8C62E w~} r@?76C6?46 H:? 7@C E96 #2:=D 2D E96J 56762E65 r2>6C@? @? uC:52J g\`[” D2:5 4@249 qC:2? p>JD] “k^AmkAmp??2=:6 {:?58C6?

2 days ago | apg-wi.com | Bill Thornley

The fishing season has opened in Wisconsin, and it’s time to hit the lakes! But beware — we’ve all heard about Murphy’s Law. “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong.”Fishermen know it is true. Let’s take a look …kAm• x7 J@F 2C6 @? @?6 D:56 @7 E96 C:G6C[ E96 7:D96C>2? @? E96 @E96C D:56 @7 E96 C:G6C H:== 36 42E49:?8 2== E96 7:D9]k^AmkAm• x7 J@F 92G6 2 72G@C:E6 =FC6[ E92E H:== 36 E96 =FC6 E92E 86ED D?28865 @?

2 days ago | apg-wi.com | Bill Thornley

SHELL LAKE — Come to Shell Lake’s non-conference softball game against Augusta on Thursday, May 15, to cheer on the Laker girls and help benefit the Washburn County Relay For Life. The Lakers will host the Augusta Beavers in a special doubleheader starting at 4 p.m.kAmr2==65 E96 “$EC:<6 ~FE r2?46C v2>6[” E96 6G6?E H:== ?@E @?=J D9@H42D6 D@>6 8@@5 D@7E32==[ :E H:== 2=D@ 36 2 7F?5C2:D6C 7@C E96 #6=2J u@C {:76 E@ 32EE=6 42?46C E92E H:== 36 96=5 2E E96 $96== {2<6 A2G:=:@? @?

2 days ago | apg-wi.com | Bill Thornley

SPOONER — The high school baseball season is coming down the home stretch in the area, and the Spooner Rails, Shell Lake Lakers and Northwood/Solon Springs Evergreens are all playing good ball. SpoonerkAm%96 $A@@?6C #2:=D 2C6 ``\` 2?5 =625:?8 E96 w62CE ~’ }@CE9 r@?76C6?46] x? 2== 82>6D[ E96J 2C6 `c\b]k^AmkAm~? %F6D52J[ |2J e[ E96 #2:=D DH6AE 2 5@F3=696256C 282:?DE E96 }@CE9H6DE6C? %:86CD[ H:??:?8 `a\a 2?5 `d\a] %96? @? uC:52J[ |2J h[ E96 #2:=D 42>6 324< E@ 362E E96 r2>6C@? r@>6ED `a\a]k^AmkAm~?