Paul Barnes

Wisconsin

Freelance Writer at Ashland Daily Press

Featured in: Favicon

apg-wi.com Favicon

leadertelegram.com Favicon

antigojournal.com Favicon

express.co.uk Favicon

edp24.co.uk Favicon

eadt.co.uk Favicon

yahoo.com (+1)

Articles

Putting it all on the line: A Q&A with Washburn Castle Guards scoring machine Maddie Ludwig

1 week ago | apg-wi.com | Paul Barnes

When Maddie Ludwig stepped on the court and field four years ago as a freshman for the Washburn Castle Guards varsity basketball and soccer teams, two things were obvious: She had mad skills, and a knack for scoring. Flash forward to the completion of her senior year and Ludwig, who also shines as a student with a 3.9 grade point average, has fulfilled every bit of promise she showed four years ago.
Island skating inline

2 weeks ago | apg-wi.com | Paul Barnes

The Apostle Islands Inline Marathon returns Saturday, June 14 (8 a.m. start) to Madeline Island, bringing with it high speed action, global excitement, and a field of some 400 skaters.. The internationally recognized event showcases elite and recreational inline athletes gliding along an 8.7 mile looped course recognized as one of the most beautiful in North America. According to officials, the details for participation and logistics leading up to the race are much the same as in years past.
Iconic coach remembered

2 weeks ago | apg-wi.com | Paul Barnes

It was with a community-wide heavy heart that the City of Ashland, Ashland sports programs, Northland College, and the Bay-Area mourned the passing of iconic coach Anne Whiting, on April 17, 2025. With a bevy of accomplishments only partially noted in the accompanying list, Whiting delivered decades of other contributions which are clearly recognized by her family, friends, sports fans, former students and student-athletes.
Still playing games

2 weeks ago | apg-wi.com | Paul Barnes

Gage Mika’s incredible run to the WIAA D2 Pole Vault state championship title may be the big story coming out of the June 7-8 weekend, but he was certainly not alone among Bay-Area athletes and teams vying for regional, sectional, and perhaps even state titles. SoccerkAmq@E9 E96 pD9=2?5 ~C65@4<6CD 2?5 (2D93FC? r2DE=6 vF2C5D D@446C E62>D 92G6 >@G65 :?E@ D64E:@?2= 24E:@? H:E9 6249 A=2J:?8 2 9@>6 D6>:7:?2= >2E49] %96 ‘s@4<6CD 6E4965 @FE 2? 6I4:E:?8 `\_ (xpp sb #68:@?2= r92>A:@?D9:A G:4E@CJ @?
Eagles snare win over 'Guards

2 weeks ago | apg-wi.com | Paul Barnes

Another fine Washburn Castle Guards baseball season ended in heartbreaking fashion as the 'Guards fell to the Northwood/Solon Springs Eagles 8-6 in a sectional semifinal game in Athens on June 10. The Eagles sat on a comfortable 6-1 lead heading into the fifth inning, when the Castle Guards scored five at the bottom of the fifth to tie the game at six apiece. In the sixth, the Eagles flew back with two runs to snare an 8-6 lead they would not relinquish.
Warriors to storm Ashwabay

2 weeks ago | apg-wi.com | Paul Barnes

Trail runners from Wisconsin, Minnesota, the UP, and beyond will be racing on the trails around Bayfield’s Mt. Ashwabay and Camp Benesi on June 14 in the first annual Thunderbird Warrior Challenge, a showcase of 5K, 10K, 25K, and 50K trail races that will pit elite, novice, and fun trail runners against the steep. heavily wooded terrain of Ashwabay’s singletrack and cross country ski trails.
Bashing the basket

2 weeks ago | apg-wi.com | Paul Barnes

Teams of Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan basketball all-star men and women 2025 high school graduates converged upon Gogebic Community College on June 5 for the annual Kiwanis Classic Border Bash. The Badger women brought incredible balance led by sharp passing and sharper shooting to take down the UP 99-77. Heart O’ North Conference (HONC) standout Abby Johnson from Northwestern dropped 12 points for Wisconsin, which saw a startling six of its eight players score in double figures.
Re-re-re-repeat

1 month ago | apg-wi.com | Paul Barnes

It didn’t come easy, but the Washburn Castle Guards baseball team still captured its fourth consecutive Northern Lights Conference championship on May 22 at home with a decisive 12-2 defeat of the Drummond Lumberjacks. Whether the ‘Guards, 10-2 in the NLC, win the title outright — or share it with the gritty 9-2 Mellen Granite Diggers — was a matter which was decided in a Memorial Day Weekend game that pitted the ‘Diggers against the 8-3 host Hurley Northstars.
Half-Queeb - A whole celebration

1 month ago | apg-wi.com | Paul Barnes

One more time honored Northland College tradition was remembered on May 14 when Northland students, faculty, alumni and supportive Bay-Area residents celebrated the ingenious festival known simply as Queeb. Held annually on Oct. 28 on the campus mall, this event was fittingly named Half-Queeb as a nod to it being marked not on 10-28 but, rather, 5-14.
Sports Guys to the end

1 month ago | apg-wi.com | Paul Barnes

Perhaps no two people involved with Northland College sports have contributed more to the Bay-Area college sports and entertainment community, over the past few years, than senior baseball player and recent graduate Jay Harris, and sports information director Mike Cooling. In addition to serving as catcher for the LumberJacks baseball team, Harris has become a local music favorite, possessing both a smooth baritone voice and slick guitar playing skills.