{"id":905,"date":"2010-08-30T18:35:23","date_gmt":"2010-08-30T18:35:23","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T04:00:00","slug":"nwlattendancetopsnationagain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northwoodsleague.com\/battle-creek-battle-jacks\/2010\/08\/30\/nwlattendancetopsnationagain\/","title":{"rendered":"NWL Attendance Tops Nation Again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A successful 2010 Northwoods Collegiate Baseball season wrapped up this past Sunday at <st1:placename w:st=\\\"on\\\">Carson<\/st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st=\\\"on\\\">Park<\/st1:placetype> in <st1:place w:st=\\\"on\\\"><st1:city w:st=\\\"on\\\">Eau Claire<\/st1:city>, <st1:state w:st=\\\"on\\\">Wisconsin<\/st1:state><\/st1:place>.&nbsp; The hometown Express beat the Rochester Honkers in a three-game series to take the 2010 Northwoods title.&nbsp; Although the season is over, the NWL is still benefiting from a successful 2010 campaign.&nbsp; The 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