Nick Heilman on how his La Crosse-based group re-wrote the leaderboards at the 2026 USBC Open Championships
JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Tuesday, March 31, 2026 7:00 am
Raise the Woof Pet Resort, left to right:, Nick Heilman, Zach Woelfel, Trevor Yonan, Rob Warren and Andy Mills. Photo by USBC.
Some of the players have changed over the years, but the core of the group that won the team Eagle at the 2012 USBC Open Championships remains the same for what was Nicholas J’s Pro Shop 1 and 2 then.
It now is Nicholas J’s Pro Shop and Raise the Woof Pet Resort as group organizer Nick Heilman retired from day-to-day operation of his pro shop — though he still owns it — to open Raise the Woof with wife Nichole after years of being involved in dog rescue/fostering.
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