Reece Van Haaften
Sports
Wausau, WI
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Reece Van Haaften joined WSAW in November 2017 as a sports director.
Reece is originally from Chaska, Minnesota, but he’s been all around the Midwest. Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Michigan, Minnesota and South Dakota are all the places Reece has called home.
While in South Dakota, Reece was a sports reporter at KSFY. In 2016, his hard work paid off with an Upper Midwest Emmy.
If you catch Reece outside the newsroom, make sure to say 'hi' and talk baseball. He has seen 27 MLB ballparks.
If you have any story ideas, feel free to contact Reece by email at reece.vanhaaften@wsaw.com
The explosive Packers offense proved to be too much for the top-ranked defense in the league to handle.
Thursday's prep highlights include boys swimming, wrestling and girls basketball.
Edgar’s Kyle Brewster needed just 19 points to reach 1,000 for his career. He made it look easy dropping 24.
Makenna Guden set the Edgar girls basketball all-time scoring record on Tuesday (1-5-2021). Reece Van Haaften talked with her on Wednesday about the record and how she became the player she is.
For the third time in his career, Stevens Point native Ryan Ramczyk has been named an Associated Press All-Pro.
One-thousand-two-hundred-fifty-eight points. Makenna Guden set out to top that the minute she stepped on the court at Edgar.
LeRoy Butler and Charles Woodson are nearing enshrinement. Both players have been named finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
The Medford girls basketball team is right in the thick of the Great Northern Conference race. Star point guard Marissa Fronk thrives on the bright lights.
Former Wisconsin starting quarterback Jack Coan announced via Twitter that he is transferring to Notre Dame to finish his football career.
Reece Van Haaften talks to head coach Ryan Brown who helps walk us through how Peyton Kuhn went from being a volume scorer to a well-rounded player.
The NFC title runs through Lambeau for just the second time with Aaron Rodgers as the Packers’ starting quarterback. January games at Lambeau Field. That’s a game-changer.
Five different Badgers found the end zone in Wisconsin’s 42-28 win over Wake Forest in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl.
Tuesday's prep highlights include boys basketball, girls hoops and boys swimming.
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers, wide receiver Davante Adams, left tackle David Bakhtiari, guard Elgton Jenkins, linebacker Za’Darius Smith, corner Jaire Alexander and running back Aaron Jones have all been named to the Pro Bowl roster.
Wisconsin football is heading to Charlotte, North Carolina, to play Wake Forest in the Duke’s Mayo Bowl on Dec. 30 at 11 a.m.
The Packers held a 21-3 lead at the half. Green Bay played an ugly second half only scoring three points, but the Packers found a way to win 24-16 over the Panthers.
Amherst native Garrett Groshek exploded for 154 yards and one touchdown to carry Wisconsin to the 20-17 win over Minnesota.
The most outstanding senior football player of the greater Wausau area is Orion Boe of D.C. Everest. Boe was named the Win Brockmeyer Award winner on Friday.
We revealed the 2020 NewsChannel 7 Offensive Football All-Stars on Wednesday. Now, the 2020 NewsChannel 7 Defensive Football All-Stars take center stage.
A high school football season unlike any other is in the books. The 2020 NewsChannel 7 Football All-Stars will be known as more than just all-stars on the field. They will be known as a group that tackled a year nobody could have seen coming.
In episode 11 of the Highlight Zone Podcast, Reece Van Haaften talks with Wausau West Hockey player Lucas Langlois and head coach Brian Brandt.
Methodical. Matt LaFleur used that word to describe the Packers’ performance against the Lions. Green Bay held the ball for more than 16 minutes on its first two drives of the second half to help bring the NFC North title back to Titletown.
The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced Friday night that Division III winter sport athletics will resume on Feb. 1 contingent upon the securing of ongoing COVID-19 testing.
Tuesday's prep highlights include boys basketball, girls basketball, girls hockey and boys hockey.
The Packers and Lambeau Field will only allow Packers’ employees and their household families into Lambeau Feild on gamedays for the rest of the regular season.
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Tyler Ervin is likely headed to the injured reserve with a foot injury. Ervin is expected to miss at least a month.
According to a report by CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein, Wisconsin’s basketball game against Louisville on Wednesday will not be played.
The Packers' defense did its part against the Eagles. Green Bay was in Carson Wentz’s face the whole game.
According to a report by NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, Corey Linsley will miss 3-6 weeks with a sprained MCL that he suffered on Sunday against the Bears in the first quarter.
According to a report by NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Packers are signing veteran wide receiver Tavon Austin.
In what was truly a season like no other, the WSAW sports team of Reece Van Haaften, Matt Infield and Noah Manderfeld recap just how chaotic this season was.
The Packers Week 14 matchup against the Lions on Dec. 13 has been moved from noon to 3:25 p.m.
Stevens Point native Cole Caufield poured in a hat trick on Tuesday against Penn State. His four-goal series against the Nittany Lions helped him garner the Big Ten First Star of the Week.
Stevens Point Area Senior High announced that spectators will not be allowed at athletic competitions for the month of December.