The La Crosse Loggers (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) say they’re moving ahead on a planned million-dollar renovation to Copeland Park originally approved for the 2016 season. (more…)
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Copeland Park improvements approved
Improvements to Copeland Park, home of the La Crosse Loggers (summer collegiate; Northwoods League), were approved by the city’s Park Board and should be done in time for the 2015 season. (more…)
Milwaukie: No thanks to summer-collegiate ball
No surprise: Milwaukie (Ore.) officials decided to walk away from a ballpark deal for a West Coast League team after city officials couldn’t determine the economic impact of such an investment. We predicted this would happen. The reasons are pretty obvious. When a Minor League Baseball team walks into a community, it has a host of […]
Loggers to underwrite UW-La Crosse program, renovate Copeland Park
In an unusual partnership, the La Crosse Loggers (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) will underwrite the UW-La Crosse baseball program and work together on fundraising for Copeland Park improvements. Finances has been an issue for the UW-La Crosse baseball program for years; the program was almost cut in 2009 and the coaches shifted to an unpaid […]
Kapanke cleared of wrongdoing in Copeland Park lighting funding
Wisconsin State Sen. Dan Kapanke (R-La Crosse) — also the owner of the La Crosse Loggers (summer collegiate; Northwoods League) — was cleared of any wrongdoing by a state ethics board after he was accused of illegally accepting contributions from lobbyists to pay for new lights at Copeland Park. This is a complicated story, made […]