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Dan Hebel, Selected as the 2021-22 Friend of Education Award Recipient
The Fond du Lac School District is pleased to announce that Dan Hebel, the CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Fond du Lac, has been selected for the 2021-22 Friend of Education Award. The Fond du Lac School District partners with the Fond du Lac Education Association...
City Of FDL Hosts Info Mtg. Regarding Miracle League Park/Playground
The City of Fond du Lac will host a public information meeting to present plans for the new Miracle League at Plamore Park. The meeting is scheduled Thursday, June 16, 2022 from 5:00 pm to 6:00pm, at the Lakeside Park Pavilion, 71 Promen Drive. There will be a short...
Dock Spiders Notch Another Win, Come Back to Beat Lakeshore 5-4
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders tallied their fourth comeback victory of the year, as they came back from a 4-3 deficit to beat the Lakeshore Chinooks 5-4 at Kapco Park on Monday night. The win saw the Dock Spiders improve on their franchise-best start, tallying their...
Wagner Strikes Out Seven, Dock Spiders Score Early, Win 8-3
Austin Wagner (University of Mary) tied his season-high with seven strikeouts, and the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders scored the first eight runs of the ballgame to beat the Lakeshore Chinooks 8-3 on Sunday afternoon. The win sends the Dock Spiders to a 6-1 record, tied...
Dock Spiders Unable to Overcome Early Madison Runs, Fall 7-4
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders fell to the Madison Mallards 7-4, snapping their five-game win streak to start the year. The loss drops the Dock Spiders to 5-1, tied with the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters for the lead in the Great Lakes West Division. The win snaps the...
Dock Spiders Take Down Mallard in Extras, Improve to 5-0
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders, who scored two runs in the top of the tenth, took down the Madison Mallards on the road 9-7 in extra innings to improve to a perfect 5-0 on the year. The pitching staff recorded a season-high 11 strikeouts, while the offense tallied...
Fond du Lac Area Breakfast on the Farm
Celebrate National Dairy Month with Envision Greater Fond du Lac’s Agri-Business Council Envision Greater Fond du Lac’s Agri-Business Council will host the 33rd annual Breakfast on the Farm during National Dairy Month on Sunday, June 26, 2022 from 8:00 a.m. until...
Mercury Marine honored by WMC for $5B annual economic impact on Fond du Lac community
Mercury Marine, a division of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC), has received the Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce Concentrated Economic Impact Award for the company’s $5B annual economic impact on the greater Fond du Lac community. The award was presented to...
Eight Different Dock Spiders Tally Hit, Beat Green Bay 6-4
After a three-run eighth inning with a go-ahead sacrifice fly from Anthony Frechette (George Washington), the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders came back for the second day in a row to beat the Green Bay Rockers 6-4 and improve to a franchise-best 4-0 to start the year. Nick...
Dock Spiders Score Six in Ninth, Beat Green Bay 15-9
After being tied at nine entering the ninth inning, the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders scored six runs on three hits, four walks and two hit batters to beat the Green Bay Rockers 15-9 and improve to 3-0.The Dock Spiders are now the only undefeated team in the Northwoods...
Envision Greater Fond du Lac’s Agri-Business Council selects 2022 scholarship winners
Envision Greater Fond du Lac’s Agri-Business Council has selected the winners of the 2022 Fond du Lac Area Agri-Business Council Scholarship and the Fond du Lac Area Foundation Harold Reinecke Scholarship. The Fond du Lac Area Agri-Business Council Scholarship is...
Nick Mitchell Named May 30th NWL Player of the Night
Western Illinois product Nick Mitchell capped off a career day in the 2022 season opener by picking up the first Northwoods League Player of the Night award for the 2022 season. Mitchell tallied a career-high four hits against the Wausau Woodchucks on Monday afternoon...
Dock Spiders Explode for 10-2 Win, Start 2-0
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders used a multi-run sixth inning for the second day in a row to beat the Wausau Woodchucks 10-2 in Wausau to start 2-0. Four Dock Spiders pitchers combined to strike out nine Woodchucks batters, while they limited Wausau to a single run in...
Walleye Weekend Returns to Fond du Lac the second weekend in June
Fond du Lac Festivals, Inc. (FFI) is excited to bring free, family fun and so much more to Lakeside Park. Fond du Lac Festivals, Inc. (FFI) is excited for another year of the 44th year of this long-running festival in Fond du Lac. Walleye Weekend will return to...
Nick Mitchell, Austin Wagner Power Dock Spiders to Opening Day Win
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders tallied 11 runs and 16 hits at the plate, including four from Nick Mitchell (Western Illinois), while Austin Wagner (Mary) struck out seven in six shutout innings to give the Dock Spiders their fifth straight Opening Day victory, 11-2,...
Quad hosted an Armed Forces Day celebration
On Friday, May 20, Quad’s Lomira print manufacturing facility hosted an Armed Forces Day celebration, featuring Maj. Gen. Paul E. Knapp, Adjutant General of the Wisconsin National Guard, who commands the Wisconsin National Guard and is responsible for Emergency...
Northwoods League, ESPN+ Partnership Kicks Off with Dock Spiders
The Northwoods League and ESPN+ streaming partnership for the 2022 season kicks off with the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders Opening Day game on Memorial Day, Monday, May 30 at 1:05 p.m. against the Wausau Woodchucks. The new streaming rights agreement will feature the first...
Agnesian HealthCare Foundation Announces $8.5 Million Expansion
Dale Michels suffered a heart attack back in 1998. As his son, Pat Michels explained Wednesday afternoon, “at the time my father suffered his heart attack, St. Agnes was not able to provide the level of care that he needed and the hospital was preparing to transfer my...
Dock Spiders Add Buratto, Caserta to 2022 Coaching Staff
The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders have added Daniel Buratto and Tyler Caserta to manager Zac Charbonneau’s coaching staff. Buratto will serve as pitching coach during his first season with the Dock Spiders, while Caserta will join the staff as hitting coach. Both Buratto...
Ripon College names Victoria Folse as its first-ever permanent female president
When Ripon College’s presidential search committee set out to find the institution's 14th president, its goal wasn’t to appoint the first permanent female president. Rather, it wanted to find the most qualified candidate, regardless of gender. As it turns out, the...