From Our Files 07/01/26

From Our Files 07/01/26 compiles several dated sports and local-interest milestones, spanning the NFL, NHL, and community events. It notes that New Orleans right tackle Ryan Ramczyk, a Wisconsin alumnus who once quit football in college to pursue welding, agreed to a five-year contract extension that positions him among the highest-paid offensive linemen in the NFL. Another entry looks back 10 years to 2016, when Eau Claire native Jake McCabe signed a three-year, $4.8 million extension with the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres. The compilation also references 2011, when UW-Stout alumnus Dave Schulte, recognized as one of only 13 yo-yo masters worldwide by the National Yo-Yo League, performed at L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in Eau Claire. Finally, it highlights 2001, when the Ski Sprites Water-Ski Show Team considered building near the Eau Claire County Exposition Center.