Wisconsin State Journal Local News

SUN PRAIRIE — It is safe to say that the Waunakee and Sun Prairie prep girls tennis teams are prepared for their respective conference tournaments and perhaps beyond.

It was a sweep for the Sun Prairie boys and girls cross country teams at the 60th annual Bill Smiley Invitational in Wausau on Saturday afternoon.

MIDDLETON — After more than 11 hours at the Cardinal Invitational girls volleyball tournament on Saturday, Waunakee coach Anne Denkert wondered how much the Warriors had left in reserve.

For her third time, Monica Moorehead is running for president as the Workers World Party's candidate. She stopped in Madison Saturday to talk about the goals of her campaign.

Fighting Bob Fest had its 15th annual event Saturday at Breese Stevens Field.

For two weeks, Paul Chryst said his University of Wisconsin football team had a lot to improve on.

A game expected to simply be a warm-up for the Big Ten Conference season became much more than that when the University of Wisconsin defeated Georgia State, 23-17, on Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.

The homer-happy Crew takes another game from the newly minted NL Central champions.

The Badgers rallied in the fourth quarter to remain undefeated on the season.

Our country is not perfect.

Hillary Clinton's staff takes too long to give the reason for her leaving the 9/11 memorial ceremony and the media does a mad dash to find any nugget they can use against her. Donald Trump tells bald-faced lies and we…

"The Star-Spangled Banner" was written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key, a slave holder. He wrote the poem to glorify our new nation's triumph over the British at Fort Henry.

The State Journal recently re-published its 1946 editorial, “Kiss your model city goodbye.” The newspaper promoted moving the West Washington Avenue railroad switchyards out of Madison to prevent the city from becoming “just another blighted village.”

I have a solution for the ongoing wolf controversy in Wisconsin. Wolf advocates point out that we north woods folks are in the wolves’ territory. Well, wolves traditionally roamed throughout all of Wisconsin.

Senior cornerback Sojourn Shelton chose to put a positive spin on an uncharacteristic second half for the University of Wisconsin football team’s defense Saturday afternoon.

Jim Polzin hands out a game ball, thumbs up and thumbs down, and shares three stats to know.

Tom Oates grades the Badgers' play in Saturday's win.

An indicator of the DNR administration’s disregard for CWD appeared in its weekly news update Sept. 6. This headline, “Wisconsin deer hunters have the opportunity to get their deer tested and help with CWD surveillance,” was the fourth item listed.

MADISON - Monica K. Everson passed away on Aug. 31, 2016. She was born on Sept. 12, 1954, the third child born to Norman and Dolores (Hedy) Everson of McFarland.

DEFOREST - James "Jim" Nachtigal, age 77, of DeForest, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with Cholangiocarcinoma, on Sept. 14, 2016. He was born on Dec. 25, 1938, in Hillsboro, the son…