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Features Sports HistoryJuly 30, 2021

Pitching Across the Color Line

More than a century ago, a Black baseball player was a star in Chippewa Falls, but discrimination kept him from the majors

RecreationSeptember 8, 2017

Forward Passed: How Dorais Field Got Its Name

more than a century ago, Gus Dorais – a future Notre Dame star and NFL coach – got his first taste of football stardom in Chippewa Falls

Features RecreationMay 20, 2016

Extra Innings

with a history dating back to 1908, the Chippewa River Baseball League has been central to summer for generations of amateur ballplayers and fans

BooksJuly 1, 2010

William F. Kirk

a history lesson on one of the area’s most prolific and famous writers

FeaturesFebruary 19, 2009

Covering All the Bases

the historical sport of indoor baseball and how it swept the Valley

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