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Dock Spiders Shut Out Chinooks 3-0
The Dock Spiders notched their second shutout win of the season on Thursday night as they bested the Chinooks 3-0. The Dock Spiders got the party started early as they scored one run in the bottom of the first. An RBI single by third basemen Jake Surane...
Pasquale joins Marian softball coaching staff
Brie Pasquale has been announced as the next assistant coach for the Marian University softball coach, as announced by Director of Athletics and Head Softball Coach Tony Draves. "Brie brings so much to our program as a person and as a professional," said Draves. "She...
SSM Health Fond du Lac Volunteers to host Collective Goods sale
The SSM Health Fond du Lac Volunteers have scheduled a Collective Goods sale from Tuesday, August 1 to Friday, August 4 in the SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital lobby concourse, 430 E. Division Street, Fond du Lac. The sale is scheduled from 9 am to 4 pm on August 1 to...
Dock Spiders Take Game Two Against Kingfish 7-4
The Dock Spiders bounced back on Wednesday night as they took a 7-4 victory over the Kingfish. The Kingfish scored four runs early on, after they ambushed Dock Spiders starter Mason Weckler (Wisconsin-Stevens Point). The Kingfish held a 4-0 lead, headed into the top...
SSM Health Greater Fond du Lac leader joins 128th Air Refueling Wing event
The opportunity of a lifetime. That’s the kind of day that Emily Hoepfner, MSN, RN, SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital, lived recently as she was among several employers of Wisconsin National Guard airmen who participated in the Wisconsin Committee for Employer Support of...
Midwest Overhead Door Holding an Open House
Midwest Overhead Door in Fond du Lac Wi will be holding an open house on Friday August 11 from 2-6 p.m. with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 4. Nick Rusch from Sunny 97.7 will be broadcasting live, there will be tours of the new facility and giveaways. Bring a can...
Dock Spiders Fall to Kingfish 5-1
The Dock Spiders hit the road in search of their third straight win on Tuesday night as they took on the Kenosha Kingfish. The Dock Spiders scored first as a fielder choice from Paul Smith (Rice) allowed Jack Gorman (Presbyterian) to score which gave the Dock Spiders...
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital receives national recognition for high-quality stroke care
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Silver Plus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally...
Why is Market Research Important to Your Business?
One of the first steps in starting a business or launching a new project is doing research. Every business has its target users and it’s difficult to understand their habits, expectations, and behaviors without doing market research. So, what is market research?...
Marian Athletics Shatters School Record for NACC Scholar-Athletes
Marian University athletics has set a school record for the fourth straight year with 146 Marian University student-athletes earning the NACC Scholar-Athlete Award. The NACC Scholar-Athlete Award is awarded to student-athletes who maintain a grade point average of...
Gorman’s Two Home Run Night Lifts Dock Spiders Over Mallards 4-3
Shortstop Jack Gorman (Presbyterian) stepped up to the plate in the top of the ninth with the game tied at 3-3 and launched his second home run of the night over the left field wall which gave the Dock Spiders the victory. It was a back-and-forth game throughout. The...
A.M. Best Affirms A- Excellent Rating for Society Insurance
Society retains A.M. Best rating with Stable Outlook Society Insurance recently had its overall financial strength affirmed as A- (Excellent) with Stable Outlook by international rating agency A.M. Best Rating Services. “I’m very pleased to see our A- (Excellent)...
Dock Spiders Get Revenge, Best Chinooks 8-4
The Dock Spiders snapped their two-game losing skid on Sunday afternoon as they bested the Chinooks 8-4. The Dock Spiders got the bats going early on as they scored four runs in the bottom of the first, capped off by a three-run home run from catcher Lorenzo Rios...
Dock Spiders fall to Rafters 8-6
The Dock Spiders surrendered the lead late as the Rafters scored four runs in the sixth and seventh innings which carried them to the 8-6 victory. The Dock Spiders got the party started early on, as they scored one run in the top of the first as shortstop Jack Gorman...
Two Dock Spiders Selected for 2023 Northwoods League Great Lakes All-Star Game
The Northwoods League has announced that right-handed pitcher Justin Doyle (Stevens Institute of Technology, NJ) and outfielder Travis Strickler (Embry Riddle Aeronautical, AZ) have been named to the 2023 Northwoods League Great Lakes Division All-Star Game. The...
Dock Spiders Hooked by Chinooks 22-3
The Chinooks used a five-run top of the eighth inning and a nine-run top of the ninth inning as they took a 22-3 victory over the Dock Spiders. It was all Chinooks from the start as they scored one run in the top of the first and proceeded to score in every inning...
Weckler’s Gem Pushes Dock Spiders Past Rafters 2-1
The Dock Spiders snapped the Rafters five game winning streak at Witter Field on Thursday night. Dock Spiders starting pitcher Mason Weckler (Wisconsin-Stevens Point) was stellar in his second start of the season as he hurled seven innings of one run ball. Weckler’s...
Franchise Record Ten Dock Spiders Selected in 2023 MLB First-Year Player Draft
Ten former Fond du Lac Dock Spiders players were selected in the recent 2023 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, breaking the franchise record for the most selections in a single draft (8, 2022). The first Dock Spider selected this year was Ryan Lasko...
Medical/Surgical nurse receives Ripon Community Hospital DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses honor
Janice Kurth, RN, Medical/Surgical, was recently recognized with a DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses winner at SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital. The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses® is part of The DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary,...
Dock Spiders Split Doubleheader with Woodchucks
The Dock Spiders split the doubleheader with the Woodchucks on Wednesday. The Dock Spiders showed out as they took a rain shortened game one victory, 6-1 over the Woodchucks. However, the Woodchucks handed out payback in game two as they bested the Dock Spiders 9-1....



















