La Crosse

Kristin Schmidt, HOUSTONSoftballSchmidt, a righthanded pitcher and recent graduate of LSU, was named the NCAA Women's College World Series' Most Outstanding Player after she struck out 44 batters in 40⅔ innings. She...

Barbara Gibson, LA CROSSE, WIS.GymnasticsGibson, 44, the women's coach at Wisconsin-La Crosse since 1985, guided the Eagles to a sixth Division III championship and a ninth Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic...

[Thumb Up]To Willie Randolph, who earmarked $50,000 of the $850,000 contract he signed last week with the New York Mets for the purchase of tickets for inner-city youths.

Rose Yeisley, a 30-year-old housewife from Deming, Wash, who won the 1966 British Columbia indoor ladies' .22 rifle championships after only three months of shooting, won again this year in Vancouver, then gained...