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The G. Heileman Brewing Company of La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States, was a brewer that operated from 1858 to 1996. It was ultimately acquired by Stroh's. From 1872 until its acquisition, the brewery bore the family name of its co-founder and brewer Gottlieb Heileman. [ 1]
Field lacrosse is the men's outdoor version of the sport. There are ten players on each team: three attackmen, three midfielders, three defensemen, and one goalie. Each player carries a lacrosse stick. A short stick measures between 40 and 42 inches (100 and 110 cm) long and is used by attackmen and midfielders.
Davis played basketball for La Crosse Central High School in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He helped the school win a Division 2 state title as a freshman. [1] In his junior season, Davis averaged 23 points and 9 rebounds per game, earning La Crosse Tribune Player of the Year honors. [2] As a senior, he averaged 27.4 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. [3]
Harriet Bossnot, social and civic worker. Chris Bury, Nightline correspondent. James Cameron, civil rights activist. Tom Hanneman, sports broadcaster. Mark Kellogg, reporter (killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn) Frieda S. Miller, labor and women's rights activist. William Mullen, journalist.
www .cityoflacrosse .org. La Crosse ( / ləˈkrɒs / lə-KROSS) [ 6] is a city in and the county seat of La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States. Positioned alongside the Mississippi River, La Crosse is the largest city on Wisconsin's western border. [ 7] La Crosse's population was 52,680 as of the 2020 census. [ 2]
He described the Hurons in present-day Ontario playing "crosse" in 1637. [23] Some say the name originated from the French term for field hockey, le jeu de la crosse. [24] Despite Jesuit opposition, many other European colonists were intrigued by lacrosse. Betting on games became common, and by around 1740 many French colonists were taking up ...
The National Lacrosse League ( NLL) is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . The NLL currently has fifteen teams: nine in the United States and six in Canada. [ 1 ] The NLL ranks third in average attendance for pro indoor sports worldwide, behind only the NHL and ...
Grandad Bluff (also Granddad Bluff) is a bluff on the east side of La Crosse, Wisconsin. [ 1] It is approximately 590 feet (180 m) above the surrounding land and 1,183 feet (361 m) above sea level. Bliss Road provides access to the bluff. A park shelter in a fenced-off area atop the bluff provides visitors with a view of La Crosse.