Local Sports Briefs: Pro wrestlilng, shooting camp, football scrimmage

Pro wrestling comes to Superior

Professional wrestling will make the rounds in Superior Saturday with the Rock N Roll Wresters making appearances at High Fives on Fifth and then Striker’s Bar.

The event at High Fives on Fifth is open to all ages and runs from 7 to 9:30 a.m. and features AWA legends “Wild Bill” Irwin and “The Master Blaster” Gary Lindgren.

Buck Zumhofe will make an appearance at the Striker’s event, which runs from 10 to 11:55 p.m.

Tickets at High Fives are $8 and $5 for 12-and-under. A $1 discount will apply on tickets bought in advance.

Shooting camp

The University of Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjacket basketball fall shooting camp is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 12 at the Marcovich Wellness Center on the UWS campus. The cost of the camp is $30.

Campers will be introduced to the fundamentals of shooting and will practice shooting numerous shots at game speed. Each person participating in the camp will also receive a camp T-shirt.

Boys and girls in grades 1-12 are eligible to participate. Campers may register on-line at www.yellowjacketcamps.com.

All campers must have an updated medical release form on file prior to the start of camp as well.

This form is available on-line at www.uwsuper.edu/athletics/forms.upload/medical-release-forms.pdf.

The camp will be directed by men’s basketball coach Matt Siverling and head women’s basketball coach Don Mulhern. Members of both teams will serve as instructors.

CSS football scrimmage

The College of St. Scholastica football team will hold its third annual preseason intrasquad scrimmage at 10:55 a.m. Saturday at Saints Field on the campus of St. Scholastica in Duluth

More than 100 players remain on the roster after two weeks of two-a-days.

The Saints were predicted by D3football.com to finish third in the now nine-team Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC).

In its annual online preview titled Kickoff, the D3football staff predicted to Saints to finish 7-3 overall and 6-2 in the league.

St. Scholastica finished last seson with an overall record of 4-6.

The Saints open their season by hosting Lawrence University at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 4 at Public Schools Stadium.

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