Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Gibson garners WIAC Player of the Year honors

The WIAC men’s conference announced its year-end awards recently, in addition to the All-WIAC Team and Honorable Mentions. Wisconsin-Stevens Point defenseman Kevin Gibson picked up Player of the Year honors after leading the WIAC in defensemen scoring with 29 points. He recorded at least one point in 19 of 27 games, including eight multi-point games. … Read more

Milliron a key part of Wisconsin-River Falls’ success

Tanner Milliron will tell you that one of the most instrumental things to the success of Wisconsin-River Falls’ early-season success can’t be found in the box score or on a stat sheet. It goes far beyond any of that as far as the junior goalie of the Falcons is concerned. “Everyone trusts each other, and … Read more

WIAC a ‘very balanced’ league this season with no clear-cut favorite

Wisconsin-River Falls coach Steve Freeman talked about how strong the WIAC really is from top to bottom. He noted that a year ago his River Falls team won the regular-season title, but Wisconsin-Eau Claire and Wisconsin-Superior played for the conference title, with the Blugolds prevailing in the championship game. Yet, it was Wisconsin-Stevens Point that … Read more

Wisconsin-Stevens Point focused on getting two more wins

Wisconsin-Stevens Point has been pushing all season for a shot at a national championship and the Pointers moved one step closer to that goal on Saturday with a 3-0 win over second-ranked St. Thomas. The fourth-ranked Pointers are now headed to the final four where they will take on Oswego on Friday night, marking the … Read more

Ladd selected WIAC men’s top player, Freeman coach of the year

The WIAC men’s conference announced its year-end awards on Thursday and Wisconsin-Stevens Point forward Garrett Ladd earned top honors as player of the year, while Wisconsin-River Falls’ Steve Freeman was named coach of the year. The WIAC also named a 14-player All-WIAC Team, a nine-member Honorable Mention squad and five players to the All-Sportsmanship Team. … Read more

WIAC tournament has Wisconsin-Stevens Point ready, focused

Wisconsin-Stevens Point has spent this season as one of the nation’s top teams and is currently ranked third in the country as it prepares for the WIAC tournament. And while the Pointers did finish second in the standings after a 5-4 loss to Wisconsin-River Falls on Friday, coach Chris Brooks is confident his team will … Read more

Waggoner excelling in senior season with Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Jon Waggoner was given a chance to step into a more prominent role for Wisconsin-Eau Claire this season and he has taken advantage of it. After playing behind talented upperclassmen early in his career, Waggoner has had a much bigger impact for the Blugolds, having tallied 10 goals and eight assists in 20 games. “I’ve … Read more