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North Fond du Lac School District Appoints New Superintendent
The Board of Education is pleased to announce it has offered the position of district Superintendent to Matt Mineau, a longtime Appleton Area School District principal and formersocial studies teacher. Mineau would start July 1, under a contract the Board will review...
Twenty-five Share the Glove Equipment Grants Awarded Across 23 Northwoods League Communities
Through its “Share the Glove” initiative, the Northwoods League Foundation awarded more than $50,000 in baseball and softball equipment this year. For a fifth consecutive year, the Northwoods League Foundation, in partnership with NWL teams and Official Uniform &...
Rafters Score Seven Unanswered, Dock Spiders Fall 7-2
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders fell, 7-2, on the road against the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters after the Rafters tallied seven unanswered to sweep the two-game series. The loss drops the Dock Spiders to .500 for the first time this year at 11-11, while the Rafters continued...
Envision Greater Fond du Lac partners with Waupun Area Chamber of Commerce to strengthen business community
New partnership seeks to increase community prosperity and development Envision Greater Fond du Lac has partnered with the Waupun Area Chamber of Commerce to strengthen the relationship between stakeholders to improve the economic vibrancy and community identity of...
Dock Spiders, Rafters Go Down to the Wire, Rafters Win 5-4
It was an eighth inning single from Brendan Ross (Notre Dame College) that gave the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters a 5-4 lead over the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders, a lead they would hold on to until the end in a Dock Spiders loss on the road at Witter Field on Tuesday night....
Mallards Score Early, Dock Spiders Fall 5-2
The Madison Mallards jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the third inning, and staved off three different comeback attempts from the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders in a 5-2 Fond du Lac loss at Herr-Baker Field on Monday night. Dock Spiders starter Austin Wagner (Mary) took...
Adam Stone Announced as Trust President
Adam Stone was promoted to president of the Trust Division for National Exchange Bank & Trust on June 10, 2022. In his role, Stone will manage and oversee the Trust Division while maintaining and growing client investment portfolios. He will also establish new...
Dock Spiders, Miller Lite Announce Watch Parties for the 2022 Season
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders, in partnership with Miller Lite, have announced eight watch parties for select road games at various bars and restaurants in the Fond du Lac area. The watch parties will bring the atmosphereof Herr-Baker Field to the bar as fans can cheer...
Dock Spiders, Mallards Split Doubleheader
Both the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders and the Madison Mallards used 10-plus run wins to split a doubleheader at Warner Park in Madison, Wisconsin on Thursday. The Dock Spiders went to 9-8 on the year after the split, second in the Great Lakes West Division. Madison went...
Hill Twirls Seven Shutout Innings, Dock Spiders Beat Chinooks
Kaleb Hill (Charleston Southern) became the first Dock Spiders pitcher to throw seven innings in a start this year, throwing seven shutout innings in a 5-1 Fond du Lac Dock Spiders victory over the Lakeshore Chinooks atKapco Park on Saturday night. The win was the...
Ruebeck Strikes Out Final Five, Slams Door on 4-3 Dock Spiders Win
Christian Ruebeck (Kansas State) struck out the final five batters of the ballgame, helping to lock down a 4-3 Fond du Lac Dock Spiders win over the Madison Mallards at Warner Park on Sunday afternoon. Ruebeck earned his first save of the year, while Andrew Pogue...
Former Dock Spiders Invited to MLB Draft Combine, Team USA Camp
In the run-up to the 2022 Major League Baseball Draft, held from July 17-19, the MLB Draft Combine got underway on Thursday at Petco Park in San Diego, California. Four different Dock Spiders earned an invitation to thecombine, which features 255 high school and...
Dock Spiders Fall at Home to Chinooks
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders fell to the Lakeshore Chinooks on Friday night at Herr-Baker Field 8-6. The Dock Spiders fall to an even 9-9 record, the first time they’ve been at .500 since Opening Day. The Chinooks improved to 9-10 after starting the year 2-8. Fond du...
Dock Spiders, Rafters Postponed to July 10
The series finale between the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders and the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters has been postponed due to severe weather and rain throughout the evening. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Sunday, July 10 starting at 1:05 p.m. All tickets...
Rafters Take Series Opener against Dock Spiders
The Wisconsin Rapids Rafters tallied a season-high 17 runs and 23 hits as the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders fell at Herr-Baker Field, 17-2. The loss was the fifth in a row for the Dock Spiders, while the Rafters tied their franchise record with their 14th straight win. The...
Dock Spiders Fall at Home to Wausau, 9-6
In the ninth inning, the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders sent up the tying run twice, but failed to come back in a 9-6 loss to the Wausau Woodchucks at home. The loss was the fourth in a row for the Dock Spiders, who now sit five games back of the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters in...
Woodchucks Tally Four Homers, Defeat Dock Spiders 7-3
Four Wausau Woodchucks home runs, including three in the fifth inning, gave the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders a road loss on Sunday, 7-3 at Athletic Park. The loss was the third straight for the Dock Spiders, as they fell to 8-5 on the season. The win was the second in the...
Dock Spiders Fall 5-4 at Lakeshore
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders put the tying run on base in each of the final three innings, but couldn’t bring the run home in a 5-4 loss to the Lakeshore Chinooks on the road. The loss marks the first time the Dock Spiders have been swept in a series this year, and...
Dock Spiders Fall in 12 Innings to Lakeshore, 9-8
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders fell in 12 innings to the Lakeshore Chinooks at Kapco Park on Friday night, as the Chinooks scored the final five runs of the ballgame to win 9-8. The Dock Spiders failed to score a run over the three extra innings, while the Chinooks...
David Hagaman Named June 9 NWL Pitcher of the Night
David Hagaman (West Virginia) was named the June 9 Northwoods League Pitcher of the Night after he set a new career-high with eight strikeouts over five shutout innings against the Green Bay Rockers on Thursday night. The award is his first Northwoods League honor of...