Alert Top Story KICKOFF 2025 3 things to know about Beaver Dam football before the 2025 season Mark McMullen Aug 6, 2025 Aug 6, 2025 0 1 of 5 Beaver Dam's Parker Blank returns a kickoff for a 78-yard touchdown during the first half of last season's playoff game against Menasha. MARK MCMULLEN, Lee Sports Wisconsin archives Beaver Dam's Parker Blank returns a kickoff for a 78-yard touchdown during the first half of last season's playoff game against Menasha. MARK MCMULLEN, Lee Sports Wisconsin archives Beaver Dam's Parker Blank returns a kickoff for a 78-yard touchdown during the first half of last season's playoff game against Menasha. MARK MCMULLEN, Lee Sports Wisconsin archives Beaver Dam's Parker Blank returns a kickoff for a 78-yard touchdown during the first half of last season's playoff game against Menasha. MARK MCMULLEN, Lee Sports Wisconsin archives Beaver Dam's Parker Blank returns a kickoff for a 78-yard touchdown during the first half of last season's playoff game against Menasha. MARK MCMULLEN, Lee Sports Wisconsin archives Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mark McMullen Beaver Dam entered last season on a mission to prove that it could compete with other East Central Conference football teams.kAm“x 5@?’E <?@H :7 H6 ?646DD2C:=J E@@< 2?J@?6 3J DFCAC:D6[” 4@249 qC@4< {:?56 D2:5] “x E9:?< 2 =@E @7 A6@A=6 92G6 D66? FD C:D6 @G6C E96 =2DE 4@FA=6 @7 J62CD 2?5 >2<6 2 4@FA=6 A=2J@77 2AA62C2?46D] xE H2D C62==J ?:46 E@ >2I:>:K6 E9@D6 @AA@CEF?:E:6D =2DE J62C]”k^AmkAm%96 v@=56? q62G6CD H@? 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