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Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. – The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (5-3) look to rebound as they begin a two-game series with the Rockford Rivets (2-6) on Thursday. After splitting a series with the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders, the Rafters are now tied for first place in the Great Lakes West Division. The Rafters are 1-1 against the Rivets, who play in the Great Lakes East Division. Wisconsin Rapids opened its ...read more

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. – After earning their seventh shutout win of the season, the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (5-2) look to extend an 11-game home winning streak as they take on the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders (4-3) Wednesday night. The Rafters took game one of the series in Fond du Lac by a final of 5-0. Gareth Stroh fanned eight over seven shutout innings, walking just two batters and ...read more

Fond du Lac, Wis. – The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (5-2) took sole possession of first place in the Great Lakes West Division with a 5-0 win over the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders (4-3) Tuesday night. Gareth Stroh pitched seven shutout innings and struck out eight batters to shut down the Fond du Lac batting order. Osvaldo Tovalin and Roman Trujillo both had RBIs in the victory. After going scoreless ...read more

Kokomo, Ind. – With a 7-3 win over the Kokomo Jackrabbits (2-4) Monday night, the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (4-2) field manager Craig Noto reached 200 Northwoods League wins in his fifth season with the team. The Rafters scored early and often and staved off a late rally to hold on for the win and move into a tie for first place in the Great Lakes West Division with the Fond du Lac Dock ...read more

Kokomo, Ind. – The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (3-2) improved to above .500 in the second half with a 6-5 road win over the Kokomo Jackrabbits (2-3) Sunday afternoon. The Rafters struck first in the opening frame when Josh Nicoloff scored on a Balk to take a 1-0 lead. Rapids then built a 4-0 lead with RBIs by Davion Downey, Osvaldo Tovalin and Edarian Williams in the third inning.  After Kokomo ...read more

Fond du Lac, Wis. – The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (2-2) scored first and came back late, but ultimately could not hang on in a 4-2 loss to the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders (3-1) Saturday night. CJ Willis had a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning to put the Rafters on the board first, but Fond du Lac took the lead on a two-RBI double by Zeb Adreon. Trailing 2-1 in the eighth inning, Peter Matt reached ...read more

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. – Four members of the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters were selected for the 2019 Northwoods League All-Star Game, the league announced Friday. Pitchers Neil Abbatiello and Matt Osterberg, along with outfielder Richie Schiekofer and catcher Jake Dunham, will represent Wisconsin Rapids on July 16 at the All-Star Game in Waterloo, Iowa. Schiekofer, who leads the Rafters in batting ...read more

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. – The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (1-0) ride a seven-game win streak into the final game of the homestand against the Wisconsin Woodchucks (0-1) on the Fourth of July. The Rafters have now won 10 consecutive games at Historic Witter Field, including shutting out the Woodchucks in game one Wednesday. Starting pitcher Nate Barnes pitched eight shutout innings with five ...read more

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. – The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (23-13) finished off the first half with a doubleheader sweep of the Green Bay Booyah (15-21) on Tuesday. The Rafters scored early in game one and had to retake the lead late to win 5-3. In the nightcap, Wisconsin Rapids scored six runs over the first two innings and held off a late rally to win 6-3. CJ Willis and Osvaldo Tovalin had RBIs ...read more

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, WI – Donations are now being taken for Stuff the Bus. Community members can help out by donating and by volunteering!   STUFF THE BUS For anyone who is interested in contributing to children in our community, donations are being accepted to gather school supplies for families with a financial need. Any youth 4k to 12th grade attending public or private schools in south Wood ...read more

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. – The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (21-13) scored a pair of runs in the first inning and went on to win 5-1 to sweep the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders (13-21) in the finale of a three-game series Sunday. In the opening frame, Richie Schiekofer scored on a wild pitch and Davion Downey added an RBI single. In the fifth, the Rafters built a 5-0 lead with an RBI single by Jake Dunham ...read more

Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. – The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters (16-12) rode a strong defensive performance and produced the offense necessary to pick up a 3-1 divisional win over the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders (12-16).  Wisconsin Rapids jumped out to an early lead with a pair of runs in the first inning on RBIs by Davion Downey and Osvaldo Tovalin. Downey scored later on a wild pitch in the fifth inning ...read more

Save a life…  by donating blood at an Aspirus Riverview Hospital community blood drive. Blood drives are held twice monthly in the hospital’s lower level conference center. The July blood drives will be Tuesday, July 16, from 10 am to 3 pm and Monday, July 22, from 2 to 7 pm. No appointment is needed. To accommodate donors, there are six donor chairs available. Anyone with questions regarding ...read more