Hudson Star-Observer (Sports): Hudson http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com The Hudson Star-Observer serves Hudson, WI,, and surrounding communities, with local news, sports, classifieds and community information. http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/gfx/masthead/masthead_logo.gif Hudson Star-Observer http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com Seth Stanchik wins All-Big Rivers first team honors http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28321 http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28321 Hudson’s Seth Stanchik has been named to the boys basketball All-Big Rivers Conference first team for 2007-08, and teammate Nate Roeder was a pick for all-conference honorable mention. In first year of college cage coaching, Annie makes NCAAs http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28326 http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28326 Last season, the Cleveland State women’s basketball team won eight games, then this year — its first with Hudson native Annie (Nelson) Thomas as an assistant coach — it followed that with its first NCAA Tournament bid. HASA’s in top quarter at MN Age-Group State Championships http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28330 http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28330 The Hudson Area Swim Association was again in action March 7-10 in Rochester, Minn. at the Short-Course Age Group State Championship swim meet. Girls rolling with it, easily, as a track team http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28327 http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28327 It’s only one meet into the season, but the Raider girls track team already has a whopping 20 entries on the state honor roll. Gymnasts are giants at Green Bay tourney http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28334 http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28334 The Hudson Gymnastics Club girls team recently returned from a successful meet, the Tri County Gymnastics Flip Flop, held March 9, in Green Bay. Local volleyball teams successfully on the Attack http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28333 http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28333 The Croix Attack 16-1 team won the Hudson Volleyball 15-16 Tournament held last weekend at Hudson High School. Eight teams from Hudson, Eau Claire, Burnsville, Stillwater and Henry Sibley participated. Hockey Juniors take third at state tournament in OT http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28335 http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28335 The Hudson Hockey Association Junior Gold team took third place in Division 1 of the Wisconsin Amateur Hockey Association High School State Tournament in Green Bay on March 7-9. For the Record http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28336 http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28336 Maturi has many Wisconsin connections http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28218 http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28218 University of Minnesota Athletic Director Joel Maturi spoke in Hudson March 5 before members of the Hudson Daybreak Rotary Club. Maturi, a Chisholm, Minn., native, actually spent nearly three decades of his life in Wisconsin. 1988 Raider girls’ trip to Madison was a first http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28221 http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28221 It was 20 years ago this week that a Hudson High School girls basketball team won a trip to the state tournament in Madison for the first time in school history. Hudson gymnasts place third http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28228 http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28228 The girls Level 4 and 5 teams from the Hudson School of Gymnastics each placed third in the Northern Lights Classic meet at Champlin, Minn., on March 1. Romanoskis pumped about being willing to ‘billet’ http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28223 http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28223 Todd and Mary Jo Romanoski and family hosted and housed an early-college-age player from the newly formed Hudson Crusaders during the just-ended hockey season, in a practice that is called billeting. Gustie guard gains more basketball awards http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28227 http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28227 Gustavus women’s basketball player Jess Vadnais has been named a finalist for the Josten’s Division III Player of the Year Award. For the Record http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28229 http://www.hudsonstarobserver.com/articles/rss.cfm?id=28229