MADISON - The wounds of a blowout loss in the state championship game were still fresh, but young Eau Claire Regis coach Bryant Brenner didn't have trouble seeing the big picture.
One of the area's best boys prep basketball players will have a new team this winter.
Rice Lake freshman Nikki Martinez placed 14th in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2 minutes, 1.07 seconds at the WIAA Division 2 swimming and diving state meet Friday at the UW Natatorium in Madison.
MENOMONIE - Megan Kraft has experience, ability, motivation and support.
Elsewhere around the country Wednesday, there were elaborate press conferences and school assemblies.
The Eau Claire Memorial girls swimming team scored a pair of automatic qualifiers for the WIAA Division 1 state meet next weekend while competing at the Hudson Sectional on Saturday.
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