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three Menomonie high school cross country team members warm up with a short run

MHS Cross Country Primed for Another Big Year

By Layne Pitt, MNN Contributor August 27, 2025

MENOMONIE — The Menomonie Mustangs enter the 2025 cross country season with veteran lineups, postseason expectations and a milestone meet to celebrate. The girls team returns all seven varsity runners...

MHS Extracurricular News

MHS Extracurricular News

August 27, 2025

By MNN Staff August 27 Congratulations to the Sophomore Football Team on winning their season opener against Eau Claire North 48-12. The sophomores will play Marshfield on Tuesday Sept 2 at the MHS sports...

Menomonie Fall Teams Ready for Action

Menomonie Fall Teams Ready for Action

By Layne Pitt, MNN Contributor August 20, 2025

MENOMONIE — The Menomonie Mustangs girls swimming and diving, boys football, girls volleyball and boys soccer teams are set to kick off their 2025 fall sports seasons over the next week. Each team will...

Daughter and father, Lexi Hastings and Jeff Hastings, are both head coaches at Menomonie High School. Lexi, left, is sporting a black sweatshirt the reads Menomonie Tennis in the color maroon, while Jeff wears a white polo shirt with the Mustangs logo and GOLF appearing.

Hastings Following a Legacy of Excellence

By Layne Pitt, MNN Contributor August 13, 2025

MENOMONIE - Coaching is a family tradition for the Hastings and this fall that tradition continues with a father-daughter duo leading two of Menomonie High School’s athletic programs. Jeff Hastings...

How the SDMA Will Use ParentSquare to Enhance Communication

How the SDMA Will Use ParentSquare to Enhance Communication

By Joe Zydowsky August 13, 2025

Clear, timely, and accessible communication is essential to building strong school communities. That’s why the School District of the Menomonie Area (SDMA) is excited to announce the official rollout...

A tennis coach standing at the net talks to his doubles team between sets.

Michels Building Culture, Roster at UW-Stout

By Layne Pitt, MNN Contributor July 30, 2025

MENOMONIE - Anthony Michels will begin his second season as the UW-Stout women’s tennis coach and the 2017 Menomonie High School graduate is feeling right at home as he works to build the program. In...

A football team from Menomonie High School poses for a team photo in 1922 in front on of some houses

Football Season Just Around the Corner

By Layne Pitt, MNN Contributor July 23, 2025

MENOMONIE — With the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings reporting to training camp this week, the familiar anticipation of football season is once again in the air. That preseason energy extends...

SDMA Impacted by New State Budget

SDMA Impacted by New State Budget

By Joe Zydowsky July 23, 2025

Local impacts of the newly signed 2025-2027 State Biennial Budget: School revenues funded by local property taxes increased by $325/student each year Reimbursements for mandated special education...

The start of a women's collegiate cross country race

Menomonie Collegians

July 16, 2025

Menomonie High School graduates Bella Jacobsen and Mary Berg collected academic honors as the collegiate year came to an end. Jacobsen, a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin, was named to the 2024-25...

From left to right: Vice Chancellor Erik Guenard, Stout Student Association Vice President Chris Sander and Chancellor Katherine Frank

UW-Stout Unveils New Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

By Abbey Goers, UW-Stout News Center July 9, 2025

Menomonie – A sustainability project more than two years in the making was unveiled at University of Wisconsin-Stout on June 23, adding to the university’s ongoing commitment to clean energy solutions...

Menomonie High School picture

Future Menomonie Collegians

By Layne Pitt, MNN Contributor June 18, 2025

MENOMONIE - A talented class of Menomonie High School student-athletes will extend their athletic and academic careers at the collegiate level beginning in the 2025-26 academic year. Fifteen graduating...

2025 Menomonie Boys Tennis, Front (L to R): Coach Carla Taylor, Davin Ellis, Harrison Davis, Bruce Behrend, Jake Rue, Caleb Gunderson, Bricin Leisses
Back: Coach Bryce Supri, Sam McWithey, Aaron Lambrigtsen, Micah Gunderson, Tristan Webb, Jack Winterfeldt, Coach Paul Simpson

Menomonie Boy’s Tennis Season Ends in State Quarterfinals

By Layne Pitt, MNN Contributor June 16, 2025

MADISON - The Menomonie boys tennis season came to an end in the quarterfinals of the WIAA Boys Tennis Team Championship where the Mustangs dropped their contest to defending and eventual state champion...

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