Western Wisconsin Soccer Collaboration
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Stories From VSA
News and Updates
This archive now carries over the legacy news content from the original Valley Sports Academy site so team stories, facility updates, and program announcements stay accessible in the rebuild.
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Committed – Abigail Stangl
What is your name and where do you go to High School? Also what is your graduating year? Abigail Stangl and I go to Fall Creek High School and graduate in 2025. Where have you d...
Committed – Alli LaVick
What is your name and where do you go to High School? Also what is your graduating year? Alli LaVick, Memorial High School, 2025 Where have you decided to play college? UW-Stout...
Committed – Payton Bremer
What is your name and where do you go to High School? Also what is your graduating year? My name is Payton Bremer. I am a senior at Marshfield High School in Marshfield Wi. I wi...
Committed – Lizzy Dallas
What is your name and where do you go to High School? Also what is your graduating year? Lizzy Dallas, Chippewa Falls High School, 2025 Where have you decided to play college? U...
Winter Wonderland
Valley Sports Academy is excited to unveil its upcoming Winter Wonderland, a spectacular outdoor skating destination that promises to transform the local winter landscape into a...
Committed – Ashlyn Sutherland
Another day, another commitment for the VSA Guardian Softball program. We would like to congratulate Ashlyn Sutherland on her commitment to North Iowa Area Community College! As...
Committed – Rozlyn Twyman
The commitments keep rolling in for the VSA Guardians Softball Program! We would like to congratulate Rozlyn Twyman on her commitment to UW-Stout. Roz has been a part of the Gua...
Committed – Emma Wennersten
VSA Guardian Softball has had another college commitment! We would like to congratulate Emma Wennersten on her commitment to North Iowa Area Community College! Best of luck to E...
Committed – Adison Hasse
VSA Softball would like to congratulate Adison Hasse on her commitment to play college softball at Dominican University! Adison has been a part of the Guardian Softball program ...
EC United Tournament
This weekend the Guardians Soccer teams participated in the Eau Claire United Invitational Tournament. Due to the tournament being a local one, it was great to see everyone out ...
New Director of Softball
VSA is very excited to announce Lakyn Wagoner as their new Director of Softball with an emphasis on Player Development. Prior, she was an assistant coach for the University of E...
Committed – Kegen Coulson
What is your name and where do you go to High School? Also, what is your graduating year? Kegen Coulson, Dover-Eyota High School, Grad year: 2024 Where have you decided to play ...
Committed – Morghan Ashwell
What is your name and where do you go to High School? Also, what is your graduating year? Morghan Ashwell from Mondovi, Wisconsin 2025 Graduate Where have you decided to play co...
2023 Recap
Happy New Year from our team at Valley Sports Academy! 2023 was a great year for our VSA community and we are excited to see what 2024 has in store for us. One big thing to look...
Second Annual Charity Dodgeball Tournament
You can’t “Dodge” Results! On Saturday December 16th, Valley Sports Academy (VSA) and Feed My People food bank teamed up for the 2nd Annual VSA Charity Dodgeball Tournament. The...
Construction on the Second Floor
Construction on the 2nd floor has begun! We are looking the space being open in November. This space will feature 2 golf simulators, VR room, bar, TRUE custom room, and a big ga...
Unfiltered Game Plan
First Podcast has DROPPED!! Introducing the exciting new podcast series, hosted by Phil and Chase, as they extend a warm welcome to the entire community. This podcast aims to pr...
Guardians Soccer Weekend Recap (June 9-11th )
VSA Guardian soccer players stayed locally here in Eau Claire this past weekend and participated in the Eau Claire Invitational Spring Soccer Tournament. Read below how each tea...
Guardians Soccer Weekend Recap
Guardians Soccer Weekend Recap (June 3 – 4 ): VSA Guardian soccer players were back on the soccer fields this past weekend with the U10s participating in the Mega Cup Tournament...
Guardians Baseball Teams in Minocqua Summer Kick Off
The 11U Guardians finished their tournament season strong with a 9-4 win over Lakeland in the Minocqua Summer Kick-Off Tournament. They started the last game of the tournament s...
High School Baseball Playoffs
As the High School Baseball Season wraps up, we would like to thank all the following schools for training and using our facility this spring. We wish you the best of luck in th...
VSA Featured on American Dream
Valley Sports Academy had the opportunity to be showcased on American Dream! Check out the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REvCc02zJMQ
Guardians Soccer Weekend Recap
Guardians Soccer Weekend Recap (May 13 / May 14): It was the second weekend of soccer spring games for all of the Guardian soccer players and what a fantastic weekend it was for...
New Director of Hockey Announcement!
Valley Sports Academy is excited to introduce Bryce Gervais as the new Director of Hockey! Originally from Battleford, SK, Canada, Bryce has had an extensive career in Hockey, s...
Nate Stanley QB Camp
The Menomonie native and former pro quarterback is now focused on passing on the fundamentals of the game to the next generation. VSA was proud to have him host his first camp l...
Spring Break at VSA
Our first year “staying home” for Spring Break! VSA hosted 3 Camps in Baseball, Soccer and Softball ranging in ages. The Hockey Department put on 4 days of clinics. We had a gre...
VSA Baseball Hosts First Coaches Clinic
On Saturday, February 25th VSA Baseball hosted their first Coaches Clinic. VSA was fortunate enough to have some high level and highly successful coaches speak at the clinic. Ov...
PBR Showcase
VSA was able to host the inaugural Winter Prep Baseball Report (PBR) Eau Claire Pre-Season ID Showcase for High School athletes in Western Wisconsin on February 11th. Athletes f...
All Girls Jamboree
We were excited to host the first ever 8U all girls mite Jamboree! The day included: 3 thirty minute games, off-ice skills competitions, lunch and FUN! Thank you to the ECA Star...
Welcome Phil Swiler as Director of Community Relations!
Please help us welcome Phil Swiler to the VSA Team as the Director of Community Relations! Phil’s role with VSA will be to enhance our Grow your Business, Grow Your Community in...
Phase 2 Announcement
SIGH Sports, the parent company to Valley Sports Academy, is excited to announce that Phase 2 of its 4 Phase plan will begin this spring at its Lake Hallie, WI location. Phase 1...
Baseball Athlete of the week
Our first 2023 recipient of our VSA Baseball Athlete of the Week is Ian Denning. Ian is a sophomore at Chippewa Falls High School. Ian is currently participating in our High Sch...
Soccer Winter League Session 1 Wrap Up
5V5VSA’s first ever Winter Soccer League was a success due to the large part of players and parents taking part. Kids were able to stay fit and keep up their soccer development ...
First Annual Charity Dodgeball Tournament
We were happy to host our 1st Annual Charity Dodgeball tournament December 17th ! The tournament included 11 teams and 20 games total!! Thank you to our sponsors who helped make...
Baseball Athlete of the Week
This week’s recipient of our VSA Baseball Athlete of the Week is Caysen Severson. Caysen has participated in various programs at VSA, most recently completing our November Littl...
Baseball Athlete of the Week
This week’s recipient of being VSA Baseball Athlete of the Week is Zach Konkel. Zach joined our program this fall on our 14U Guardian team. This fall in the 14U Guardian tournam...
Softball Turkey Tournament
November 12-13 VSA hosted it’s first Softball Tournament in our Ball Field. There were (4) 10U teams on Saturday and (5) 12U teams Sunday. The format was Round Robin. Our Direct...
Baseball Athlete of the Week
This week’s recipient of VSA Baseball Athlete of the Week is Landon Wickstrom. Landon is a Sophomore at Cumberland High School and recently completed the Complete Pitcher Progra...
Baseball Athlete of the Week
This week’s recipient of VSA Baseball Athlete of the Week is Easton Myers. Easton currently plays on our 12U Guardians team and is a versatile option as he is able to catch, pit...
Guardians Softball First Tournament
We had some fun this weekend winning the 2nd Annual Strike out Cancer Tournamnet hosted by the Wisconsin Extreme! 2 home runs in the Championship game. This was our 1st tourname...
A Message to School Districts from our Owner
As the owner of the new Valley Sports Academy in Lake Hallie, I would like to personally extend an invitation to your district to consider a field trip to Valley Sports Academy....
Baseball Athlete of the Week
Congratulations to Brecken Ford on being our VSA Baseball Athlete of the Week. Brecken has participated in various VSA programs including most recently being a part of the Exit ...
Guardians Soccer Season Recap
Guardians soccer players officially wrap up their fall soccer season on October 20th . It was a great first soccer season for the players with each team finding joy and success ...
Baseball Athlete of the Week
This week’s recipient of VSA Baseball Athlete of the Week is Owen Woods. Owen has been a constant at everything VSA Baseball since our Summer Skills program. Owen has participat...
Parent Education Forum
On Monday, October 10th at 7:00pm, VSA will be hosting Angelo Ricci as a guest speaker for our 2nd Parent Education Forum. Angelo is currently the Skills Coach for the Philadelp...
Baseball Athletes of the Week
In a new weekly series, VSA Baseball Athlete(s) of the Week our first recipients have a lot to share! This week we would like to highlight two athletes who recently completed th...
Guardians Soccer Update – NSC Fall Cup
Last weekend the Guardian Soccer Teams traveled to Blaine, MN to compete in the NSC Fall Cup 2022. We finished the weekend with all the teams in a TIE!
Rapid Shot Competition Update
RAPID SHOT COMPETITION LEADERBOARD UPDATE! Reminder that the Rapid Shot competition runs until October 16th meaning you have 18 days to get in on the action! REMINDER! The winne...
VSA Hosts first Try Hockey Free Event
VSA hosted its first Try Hockey Free Event. This event was perfect for kids of all ages to try hockey for the first time! VSA staff in partnership with Play It again Sports help...
VSA Wins Emerging Business of the Year
VSA was honored to be named Emerging Business of the Year at the Bravo to Business Event on September 14th. This award honors companies as “rising stars” due to the actual or po...
August Hockey Recap
It was a busy month with our hockey program – hosting 4 camps and finishing up our Summer Skills Program!Goalie Camp:”The inaugural VSA Goalie Camp was a blast! We had three gre...
Defensemen Clinic
Troy Ward and Joe Piskula’s defenseman clinic’s mission was to teach these defensemen the tactical details of their position. They taught vision, stick positioning, footwork, an...
Learn to Play Lacrosse
VSA hosted its first Learn to Play Lacrosse Nights. We welcomed athletes from the ages of 6-18 to come and try the sport. Coached by UWEC Women’s Lacrosse Head Coach Aubrianne H...
Baseball Summer Skills Program
The first VSA Baseball Summer Skills program was a complete hit! Athletes came in with various skill levels ranging from never playing before to playing on travel teams previous...
A Message from VSA’s Owner
To our Valley Sports Academy, Guardians, and Sports Families, As we move into the second month since Valley Sports Academy has opened, we are excited and thankful for the overal...
Ribbon Cutting
It was an exciting afternoon as we celebrated our Ribbon Cutting. We welcomed local businesses and community members in to the facility to meet our Directors and Coaches and tou...
Education Forum – Meet the Directors
Our goal at VSA is to be transparent in the development of athletes. In the Softball/Baseball Programs we value developing and educating not only our athletes but everyone that ...
Director of Baseball Announcement
CJ Koehler- Valley Sports Academy Director of Baseball CJ Koehler is a Wisconsin native from Grafton, WI. CJ brings a lot of knowledge when it comes to the game of baseball as h...
Director of Softball Announced
Kindra Witthus – Valley Sports Academy Director of Softball We are excited to announce that Kindra Witthus will be joining VSA as our Director of Softball! Kindra is a Wisconsin...
Power Skating Coach Announcement
VSA is excited to announce the newest addition to our Hockey Staff! We would like to welcome Jonathan Garcia as our Power Skating Coach. Jonathan is a world champion speed skate...
Director of Hockey Announcement
We are thrilled to announce that Jack Skille will be the Director of Hockey at Valley Sports Academy! Skille is a Wisconsin native from Verona, WI with an incredible depth and b...
Construction is Underway
Phase 1 of the Valley Sport Academy facility has begun. The 116,000 square foot, multi-sport training facility will feature 65 X 130 Ft. Training Sheet of Ice 100 X 160 Ft Indoo...
Don’t Wish For It, Work For It: New Training Facility
Valley Sports Academy slated to feature state-of-the-art athletic training equipment