Shawano Leader Sports Headlines

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Scott Owen, Special to the Leader

Things don’t always go as well as planned.

Last week at the Shawano Speedway was a perfect example. Although the car counts were strong in every division and the stands were packed with fans and former racers as part of alumni night, the racing on the track was more often than not a race of attrition.

Three features were cut short in laps, reaching their allotted time limit.

On social media this week, a lot of blame was placed on the race track itself, citing a smooth slick racing surface for most of the night. This is the most common racing surface that weekly racers see in this area.

The track was tacky and fast two weeks ago, which is not the norm, and usually leads to numerous wrecks and cautions.

Some nights, there will be one division that has a hard time getting laps in due to cautions, but for every division to struggle is an oddity.

From my perspective, most of the multi-car wrecks were due to driver error.

As the season reaches the dog days of summer, it is common place for drivers to lose their cool and not give an inch to another driver, but it seems rather early in the year for this kind of activity.

Some racers, though, had themselves a great night.

Eau Claire racer Jake Redetzke, in his first visit to the track this summer, scored an impressive win against Nick Anvelink to win the $2,000 prize money in the Late Model feature. Thanks to cautions, there were times late in the 40-lap feature when Anvelink restarted in second place but Redetzke was able to quickly separate himself from Anvelink.

Jason Czarapata has raced part time this year but had a great couple of days last weekend. He scored a feature win at Luxemburg Speedway, claiming $5,000, Friday night and then followed up with a $1,000 win Saturday night at the Shawano Speedway. Czarapata donated $275 to Racing for a Reason in a classy move by a fan favorite.

The money paid to win both of those features was a definite bump in pay, and sometimes that’s all it takes for racers to race like there is a million dollars on the line to win.

This week every class is back to its regular payout, and hopefully that means there is a little more give and take on the track.

See you at the speedway.

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Shawano 11

Kaukauna 3

Shawano pounded out 12 hits Wednesday at Kaukauna.

Nate Laude pitched a complete game, struck out five, walked one and allowed three runs on five hits for Shawano (6-5, 3-1 Fox River Valley-West).

Ky Schmidt scored three runs. Zack Sousek (2 for 5), Kasey Kristof (2 for 4, double) and Grant Wainio (2 for 3, double) all scored two runs.

Kaukauna pitcher Tanner Brkvilen took the loss. He allowed five runs on six hits, walked five and struck out three in five innings.

Bonduel 14

Wittenberg 5

No other information was available at the Leader’s press time.

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Yaeger replaces Wengelski in ClintonvilleBy: 

Jason Arndt, [email protected]

Gresham Community School needs a girls varsity basketball coach.

Nick Yaeger left the program last month for a similar position at Clintonville High School. Stephanie Wengelski resigned the Clintonville position in May.

After a winless (0-22) 2013-14 season, Gresham improved to 6-18 in Yaeger’s second season at the helm.

“You could definitely see improvement in the team and I believe they started to really turn the program around to being very competitive for the near future,” Gresham athletic director Jeff Zobeck said. “Our players are more skilled and knowledgeable of the game of basketball thanks to Yaeger’s time with the program.”

Gresham advanced to the WIAA Division 5 regional second round last year, where it lost, 65-19, to Gillett Secondary School.

Next year’s team should have eight letter-winners, including Sydney Jensen, who led the Wildcats with 11.3 points per game in 18 Central Wisconsin Conference-10 games as a sophomore last year.

Yeager, who is from Clintonville, served as the junior varsity boys basketball coach for four years prior to his tenure with Gresham. The Truckers finished 10-14 and fifth in the Eastern Valley Conference (8-8) last year.

Clintonville lost four seniors to graduation: guards Olivia Wagenson and Danielle Kiefer, and forwards Chrissy Betz and Allison Johnson. Etta Sorenson, Caitlin Carpenter and Autumn Voigt lead the list of girls expected to return for next year’s squad.

For information about the Gresham position, call Zobeck at 715-787-3211.

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Gary Seymour, [email protected]

With a chance to bring in some homegrown talent in last week’s NBA draft, the Milwaukee Bucks passed on Sam Dekker, selecting instead Rashad Vaughn of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas with their first pick, the 17th selection overall.

Dekker, the pride of Sheboygan Lutheran High School, was scooped up on the very next pick by the Houston Rockets.

Wisconsin center Frank Kaminsky – taken at No. 9 overall by Charlotte – was indispensable in the Badgers’ drive to the 2014 semifinals and last April’s championship game.

But Wisconsin couldn’t have got there without Dekker, the 6-foot-8 forward whose inspired play helped the Badgers get past previously undefeated Kentucky, among others. The Bucks evidently felt they needed help at point guard more than the marketing boost and small forward depth that Dekker would have brought.

No sooner had the news been reported on the radio that a BoDeans (from Waukesha) song was played, prompting a surge of on-air, hometown-boys-in-the-big-time banter. Guitar legend Les Paul (Waukesha), Gangster of Love Steve Miller (Milwaukee) and garish piano virtuoso Liberace (West Allis) were among the Wisconsin-born luminaries mentioned in the segment.

In that vein, here is an incomplete addendum to the list of higher-profile sports figures who at one time called Wisconsin home.

Jim Otto – Undrafted by any NFL team, the Wausau native was not “old school,” per se, but more so from the school they tore down to build the old school. Seventy-four surgeries would not derail his 15-year, Hall of Fame career as a center with the Oakland Raiders, during which he was a three-time All-Pro, the No. 63rd-ranked player of all time by the NFL Network, and the most accomplished player in history with a name that is also a palindrome.

Elroy Hirsch – Another Wausau native, Hirsch caught 17 touchdown passes and averaged 125 yards receiving over a 12-game season with the L.A. Rams in 1951. Sound of mind, torso and upper extremities, he was the first and only professional football player characterized as clinically insane from the waist down.

Bud Selig – As owner of Major League Baseball’s newest American League franchise in 1969, Selig bolted Seattle and in 1970 brought major league baseball back to Milwaukee, his hometown, after a four-year absence. Later, as commissioner, he brought major league embarrassment to baseball by declaring a tie in an all-star game.

Dick Trickle – Hailing from Wisconsin Rapids, the 1989 NASCAR Rookie of the Year left his mark on the short tracks, posting more than 1,200 auto racing victories at various venues around the country.

Latrell Sprewell – An all-NBA first-teamer and four-time all-star, the Milwaukee native averaged 18 points per game over a 13-year career. Sprewell was widely regarded as the guy in most dire need of the coupon section of the paper after he turned down a $27-million, three-year contract offer because that amount was insufficient to feed his children.

Bruce Weber – The all-time most successful college basketball coach to share a surname with an outdoor grill, the Milwaukee-born Weber led the University of Illinois to the 2005 NCAA championship game, where the Illini were lightly seasoned, marinated and charred by North Carolina.

Bob Uecker – He rode self-deprecation to nosebleed-level heights, notching almost as many appearances on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson as he did base hits over his six-year major league career. Shilling for beer in a television advertisement, Uecker’s name eventually became synonymous with stratospheric seating at sports venues. The Milwaukee native, who was named Sportscaster of the Year five times, appeared in the “Major League” motion picture trilogy, and numerous other films and television sitcoms.

Good work, if you can get it.

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Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School will hold its inaugural “Grapple on the Gridiron” tournament Aug. 15 under the lights at the school football field, 400 W. Grand Ave., Wittenberg.

Weigh-ins are from 4-5:30 p.m., with wrestling starting at 6:30 p.m. The round-robin tournament is open to all wrestlers ages 5 and older. Registration is limited to 300. Glow-in-the-dark medals will be awarded.

Dennis Hall will be the master of ceremonies. Hall is a Greco-Roman wrestler from Hartford and a 10-time U.S. national champion, a world champion and three-time U.S. Olympian. He won a silver medal at the Olympics in 1996 at Atlanta.

Cost of admission is $3 for adults, $2 for students and free for children under 4.

Concessions will be available starting at 4 p.m. There will be a pig roast, ice cream and cheese curds. Event shirts will be available.

Money raised at the event will support Charger Wrestling and the Darwin E Smith Fitness Center, which the team utilizes as its weight training facility.

The registration deadline is Aug. 8. Registration forms are available on the Grapple on the Gridiron Facebook page, grappleonthegridiron.onwisconsin.net or www.wisconsinwrestling.com. There is a $20 entry fee.

Organizers also are looking for sponsors and volunteers to work the event. If you are interested in helping, contact the committee at [email protected].

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Annual event attracts about 200 athletesBy: 

Leader Staff

The small community of Leopolis, population 87, expects to host about 200 athletes Saturday for the 30th annual Leopolis Iron-Man Contest.

Sponsored by the Leopolis Booster Club, the triathlon began with 22 people in 1986 and grew to a record 208 athletes in 2007.

Booster club member Carol Peterson cites the event’s family friendly atmosphere as one of the reasons for its success.

“Some people who have relatives in the area and are on vacation, join in,” she said. “Sometimes an entire family gets involved.”

Sally Bucket Egan, a longtime participant in the event, said it draws people from not only Wisconsin but also several other states.

“I have struck up conversations with people as far as Colorado,” she said.

Egan, who resides in Pella, has made the triathlon a tradition for her and her family the last 25 years.

“I have been participating in it since I was 8 years old.” Egan said. “I grew up in Leopolis.”

Egan, who is an athletic trainer at ThedaCare, said the word triathlon often scares people from joining the race.

“A lot of people are intimidated when they hear it is a triathlon,” she said. “The course is a fun course.”

The Leopolis triathlon is split into two courses: one for the “jocks” division and the other for the “beer belly” division and children under 16.

Jocks will start with a 50-yard swim on the Leopolis Pond, followed by a 12-mile bicycle ride and 5-mile run. The other division includes the 50-yard swim, 5-miles bike ride and 2-mile run.

The beer belly race is designed to be more fun and less competitive.

“It is a friendly competition where people can have fun,” Peterson said.

“The whole triathlon is just a wonderful experience, and the actual competition is good for everybody,” Egan said. “There are just as many people out there having fun as there are serious competitors.”

Prizes and trophies will be awarded to the top two finishers in various age groups in both divisions.

Last year, Mike Heidke, of Neenah, won the male race of the jock division, completing the course in 59 minutes, 58 seconds. Milwaukee resident Melissa Radmer was the top female finisher at 1:12.25.

Preregistration is available, but Peterson said most of the participants register the day of the race. Registration is open from 9-10:30 a.m. Saturday with an 11 a.m. start time.

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Team scores 6, bats around in 3rdBy: 

Jason Arndt, [email protected]

Leader Photo by Jason Arndt Brent Pieper knocks in the first of the Bonduel Legion’s 12 runs Tuesday against visiting Marion/Tigerton.

The Bonduel American Legion baseball team crushed struggling Marion/Tigerton 12-0 Tuesday in Bonduel.

Bonduel batted around and scored half of its runs in the third inning.

Leadoff hitter Colton Dobratz was 2 for 3 and collected both of his hits in the third.

“He had a good game and hit the ball, and he got the job done,” Bonduel coach Kevin Thiel said.

Dobratz was not surprised by his team’s performance.

“We played them two weeks ago, and we beat them 17-4, so we knew that we would play well against them,” Dobratz said.

Bonduel (5-1, 4-1 Central Wisconsin Legion League) extended its winning streak to five games.

Starter Connor Rosin pitched four innings, allowing three hits and a walk while striking out six. Trevor Pedersen pitched a scoreless fifth, and struck out one.

“Connor only had 51 (pitches) and Trevor had about eight pitches in the fifth inning, and they just pounded the strike zone,” Thiel said.

Bonduel posted its first run in the second inning on a Brent Pieper fielder’s choice to score Bailey Dingeldein.

Travis Wollenberg sparked the third-inning rally with a two-run double. Jordan Richter doubled in Wollenberg. Dingeldein followed with a single, and scored on a Pedersen fielder’s choice. After Brent Pieper knocked in Pedersen, Dobratz had his second hit of the inning, scoring Pieper.

Bonduel sealed the win with five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, before the game was called due to the 10-run rule.

Pedersen started the fifth with a bunt single, and scored on a Jack Thiel single. Brandon Olson then singled in Pieper. Bennett Gunderson ended the game with a three-run single to score Thiel, Olson and Blake Stoss.

Marion/Tigerton (1-6, 1-6 CWLL) entered the game with nine players in uniform.

“Usually we field about nine or 10 guys, but our last days, we actually fielded a couple of 12-year-olds,” coach Gunner Kopitzke said. “We are really strapping for numbers.”

Kopitzke lifted starter Woodrow Nelson in the fourth inning. Nelson allowed five hits, two walks and seven runs in 3 2/3 innings.

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Eau Claire driver takes home Late Model win, $2KBy: 

Scott Owen, Special to the Leader

“Havoc on the Half Mile” lived up to its name Saturday, as all feature races at Shawano Speedway were marred by caution flags.

Jake Redetzke made his drive from Eau Claire worthwhile in taking home the $2,000 winner’s share in the Late Model feature. Redetzke, who started in seventh place, took the lead on lap five.

Jason Czarapata took home $1,000 and his first feature win of the year at the speedway in the IMCA Modified race.

Also, Travis VanStraten won his sixth straight and seventh IMCA Stock Car feature of the season. Wyatt Block and Matt Brehmer raced to their first wins at Shawano Speedway in the IMCA Sport Mod and Mighty Four features, respectively.

Late Model

Ron Berna drew the pole position of the Late Model feature and took the lead on the opening lap. Redetzke had moved from his seventh place starting position to fourth by lap two.

Lap three saw Troy Springborn go to the outside to challenge Berna for the lead. Lap four had Berna leading Springborn, Jake Redetzke, Tom Naeyaert, Paul Parker and Nick Anvelink. Exiting turn four on lap five, Redetzke made it three wide for the lead with Berna and Springborn. Redetzke beat the field into turn number one to take over the top spot and quickly began to put distance between himself and second running Springborn.

Yellow flew on lap 19 as lapped traffic got together on the front stretch of the race track in front of Springborn. Springborn was collected in the incident, eliminating him from the race. Lap 20 saw Anvelink go three wide with Naeyaert and Berna to move into the second position.

Redetzke continued to set the pace, though, as Anvelink tried to stay within striking distance. Redetzke was able to keep Anvelink at bay for the duration of the race and score the victory.

IMCA Modified

Brian Joski started outside row one of the IMCA Modified feature and put his machine in the lead on lap one. Pole-sitter Jimmy Bartelt Sr. pulled into second behind Joski. A lap four caution slowed the pace and bunched the field back up. Eddie Muenster raced around Bartelt to move to second on lap five and went to work trying to hunt down Joski. By lap 10, Jason Czarapata had raced to third behind Joski and Muenster. On lap 11, Czarapata used the inside line to pass Joski for the lead. Mechanical woes for Eddie Muenster on lap 12 brought out a caution and forced Muenster to the pits. In the end it was Czarapata claiming his first win of the year at Shawano Speedway. Jerry Wilinski took second in front of Matt Oreskovich and Joski.

IMCA Stock Car

Gary Kasperek snagged the lead on the opening lap of the IMCA Stock Car feature and led until lap three when Travis VanStraten took to the inside of Kasperek in turn one to take the lead away. VanStraten led the rest of the way fending off the challenges of Mike Schmidt and Shawn Wagner to win his seventh feature through eight nights of racing this season. Wagner finished second in front of Schmidt.

IMCA Sport Mod

The IMCA Sport Mod feature was cut short to only four laps due to numerous cautions. Brandon Nygaard led the opening lap before being passed by Wyatt Block on a lap two restart. Block went on to win his first of the season at the speedway. Jordan Bartz finished the race in second. Nygaard took third.

Mighty Four

Aaron Milavitz led the opening laps of the Mighty Four feature before giving way to Matt Brehmer and Brad Wedde. Brehmer and Wedde each took turns leading the feature before Brehmer took the lead for good on lap nine. It was the first win for Brehmer at Shawano Speedway. Wedde took second. Aaron Milavitz finished third.

Race Summary

Shawano Speedway, June 27

Late Model Feature: 1. Jake Redetzke, 2. Nick Anvelink, 3. Tom Naeyaert, 4. David Fieber, 5. Mitch McGrath, 6. Doug Blashe, 7. Aaron Holiday, 8. Cody Welch, 9. Michael Stangl, 10. Kevin Rogers.

Heat 1: 1. Blashe, 2. Troy Springborn, 3. Justin Ritchie.

Heat 2: 1. Redetzke, 2. Brett Swedberg, 3. Paul Parker.

Heat 3: 1. Anvelink, 2. Ron Berna, 3. McGrath.

IMCA Modified Feature: 1. Jason Czarapata, 2. Jerry Wilinski, 3. Matt Oreskovich, 4. Brian Joski, 5. Jerry Muenster, 6. Mitch Stankowski, 7. Eric Scribner, 8. Jimmy Bartelt Sr., 9. Lance Arneson, 10. Kevin Feck.

Heat 1: 1. Marcus Yarie, 2. Jesse Peebles, 3. Eddie Muenster.

Heat 2: 1. Czarapata, 2. Bartelt, 3. Oreskovich.

Heat 3: 1. Wilinski, 2. Scribner, 3. Joski.

IMCA Stock Car Feature: 1. Travis VanStraten, 2. Shawn Wagner, 3. Mike Schmidt, 4. Dustin Loberger, 5. Steven Stewart, 6. Scott Stewart, 7. Jeremy Wiitala, 8. Tom Riehl, 9. Scott VanProoyen, 10. Brandon Gagnon.

Heat 1: 1. Loberger, 2. Gary Kasperek, 3. Riehl.

Heat 2: 1. Steven Stewart, 2. VanProoyen, 3. Scott Stewart.

Heat 3: 1. Wagner, 2. Schmidt, 3. Dan Michonski.

IMCA Sport Mod Feature: 1. Wyatt Block, 2. Jordan Bartz, 3. Brandon Nygaard, 4. Tracy Wassenberg, 5. Jake Solin, 6. Lucas Lamberies, 7. Kevin Bethke, 8. Brianna Ambroziak, 9. Lloyd Allen, 10. Les Yaeger.

Heat 1: 1. Brock Saunders, 2. Kyle Raddant, 3. Nygaard.

Heat 2: 1. Lamberies, 2. Block, 3. Jason Jach.

Heat 3: 1. Bartz, 2. Wassenberg, 3. Allen.

Mighty Four Feature: 1. Matt Brehmer, 2. Brad Wedde, 3. Aaron Milavitz, 4. Brian Johnson, 5. Carl King, 6. Dalton Nelson, 7. Lucas Hacker, 8. Hollie Welch, 9. Matt DeWilde, 10. Dustin Urban.

Heat 1: 1. Milavitz, 2. Calvin Stueck, 3. Grant Kastning.

Heat 2: 1. Wedde, 2. Welch, 3. Nelson.

FYI

Racing continues Saturday at Shawano Speedway with family night at the track. Mom, dad and the kids get in for $15. Racing starts at 6:30 p.m. More information can be found at www.shawanospeedway.net.

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High school varsity basketball games split into 18-minute halvesBy: 

Jason Arndt, [email protected]

High school basketball games will be longer in the 2015-16 season, but play should flow more smoothly, according to area coaches.

The WIAA board voted Thursday to change varsity games from four eight-minute quarters to two 18-minute halves for a one-year trial. Junior varsity teams will play two 16-minute halves.

Ryan Koenig, Shawano Community High School girls basketball coach, likes the change.

“It will be better for the fans and for the teams because the momentum can last longer and will be similar to the college game,” Koenig said.

Koenig said fewer rallies will be cut short because of the quarter breaks.

“The 18-minute halves are a good thing and the pace of play is better,” agreed Justin Daul, Gillett Secondary School girls basketball coach. “It gives the kids an opportunity to get home earlier.”

Daul estimates the change will eliminate about four minutes of dead time from the game.

“I am looking forward to it, but I am not sure how much different it will be,” said Duke Copp, Bonduel High School’s boys basketball coach. “I know in Minnesota, they have it, and there has not been much issue with it.”

Koenig and Copp believe the change could affect coaching strategies, as well.

“There is more time, and I think coaches will be more mindful of their timeouts,” Koenig said. “Some coaches use a majority of them at the end of quarters to stop play.”

Copp agreed. “We always use the quarter breaks as timeouts, but now we need to be more aware of timeouts,” he said.

The board’s decision to seed the tournament series in sectional half-brackets, rather than regionals, drew less favorable reviews from some coaches.

The tournament change will seed teams from 1-16 in the opening round for each half of a sectional bracket, instead of 1-8 for each of four regionals.

Koenig said the new seeding system will be better for teams who deserve the higher seeds, helping them go deeper in the playoffs.

But because the sectional half-brackets will cover a wider geographical area than the regionals have, especially for the smaller schools, the change will potentially increase travel times for some schools and raise transportation costs.

Daul noted, for example, that Phelps and Sevastopol — about four hours apart — were in the same Division 5 sectional last year and, under the new bracketing, could have been paired in the same half-bracket.

“The board overlooked geography on this,” Daul said. “It is not a good thing for kids on a Tuesday night to ride long distances knowing they need to be back in the school the next morning. Some of these kids probably have to get out of school early just to get to a 7 p.m. game, and then get home around midnight-1 a.m.

“I don’t think they had the interest of kids and small schools in mind.”

Debra Hauser, WIAA basketball administrator, was unavailable to respond to Daul’s concerns Tuesday.

Another significant decision rearranges the schedule for the boys and girls state basketball tournaments next March.

The Division 3 semifinals will be played during the Thursday afternoon session, and the Division 4 semifinals will be conducted Thursday evening. On Friday, the Division 5 semifinals will be played in the morning session with the Division 2 semifinals in the afternoon and the Division 1 semifinals in the evening. The schedule for the finals on Saturday remains unchanged.

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NORTHERN DIVISION

ELDERON 9, BIRNAMWOOD 3

No other details were provided.

ELDERON 7, BIRNAMWOOD 3

WP - Rick Boda; LP - Matt Ramlet

ELDERON: Matt Meronk was 2 for 4 with a double. Shawn Kerstner was 2 for 4 with a double. Mike Lehman was 2 for 2.

BIRNAMWOOD: Brandon Resch was 2 for 3.

WITTENBERG 4, ELAND 3

Jason Deruchowski drove in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth after Eland rallied to tie the game in the top of the frame.

WP - Dom Anderson; LP - Jared Richter

WITTENBERG: Jason Deruchowski was 2 for 4. Jamie Deruchowski was 2 for 5.

ELAND: Sam Steebs was 1 for 2.

HATLEY 4, ANIWA 2

WP - Josh Hahn; LP - Denton Mortenson

HATLEY: Chris Murette was 3 for 4 with a double. Brad Block was 2 for 4 with a double.

ANIWA: Blake Below was 2 for 3. Bryce Meverden was 2 for 4. Scott Blado was 2 for 4.

SOUTH-CENTRAL DIVISION

NEW LONDON 8, LANARK 7

Andy Thorp scored the winning run in the bottom of the ninth as the Merchants nipped the Lions.

WP - Joe Schuester; LP - Jamie Litzke

NEW LONDON: Joe Schuester was 3 for 6. Andy Thorp was 2 for 3. Jim Thorp was 2 for 4. Joe Sambs was 2 for 5.

LANARK: Jeremy Christensen was 3 for 5. Cal Kruskick was 3 for 5.

WAUPACA AT MANAWA

No results were reported.

PLOVER AT WEYMONT

No results were reported.

SCHEDULE

JULY 1

Shawano at Clintonville

JULY 3

Menominee at Marion

Scandinavia at Manawa

JULY 5

Rosholt at Waupaca

New London at Weymont

Plover at Lanark

Leopolis at Little Falls

Gresham at Neopit

Bowler at Tilleda

Menominee at Marion

Polar at Eland

Aniwa at Birnamwood

Wittenberg at Hatley

Elderon - Bye

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3 Hawks named to all-district teamBy: 

Jason Arndt, [email protected]

The accolades keep coming for recent Shawano Community High School graduate Courtney Ainsworth.

Ainsworth, who led the Bay Conference with 29 hits, this week was named to the Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Association all-state first team for the second time.

“It feels really good to do it two years in a row because not very many people from Shawano can say that,” Ainsworth said.

Ainsworth was the second softball player in SCHS history to be named first-team all-state last year. SCHS Hall of Famer Emily Hertzell Rogers was the first to earn the honor in 1999.

Ainsworth this season batted .500 with 26 RBIs, two home runs, three triples and eight doubles.

Shawano coach Kevin Isaacson said hitting was not the only reason Ainsworth was named to the all-state team, noting her “exceptional defense” behind the plate.

“She knows the game inside and out and can call a good game, and has good knowledge of hitters in the conference,” Isaacson said. “Courtney leads by example, whether it is getting to practice early or bouncing back from the ACL injury a couple of years ago.”

Ainsworth also was named to the All-Northeast District first team. SCHS sophomore Saige Henning joined Ainsworth on the first team, and third baseman Brianna Zook received honorable mention.

Henning drew 17 walks for a .510 on-base percentage. She also belted five home runs, had a .767 slugging percentage and scored 28 runs.

“We really challenged Saige to get on base more frequently this year, not just get a hit, but draw walks,” Isaacson said. “She was our leadoff hitter and did a good job spreading out her hits.”

Zook batted .390, drove in a team-high 27 runs and was second in runs scored with 22.

“Whenever (Henning and Zook) got up to the plate, you always knew they were going to make a play,” Ainsworth said.

Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Association

All-State

WIAA Division 2 Player of the Year: Jordyn Klemen, La Crosse Logan.

Catchers: Kayla Konwent, Westosha Central; Courtney Ainsworth, Shawano; Abby Menting, Kimberly; Taylor Briehl, River Valley.

Infielders: Megan Kleist, Kimberly; Jenna Smarzinski; Kimberly; Jordan Little, Hudson; Claire Ryan, Union Grove; Lexi Kemnitzer, McFarland; Ellee Jensen, Watertown.

Outfielders: Karleen McElroy, Chippewa Falls; Acacia Tupa, Southern Door; Makayla Pagel, DC Everest; Bailey Schultz, Mosinee.

Pitchers: Kelsie Packard, Beloit Turner; Stephanie Lombardo, New Berlin Eisenhower; Abbey Long, Eau Claire North; Jordyn Kleman, La Crosse Logan; Kylie Hoffman, River Valley; Isabella Matthias, Greenfield; Brittany Moore, Union Grove; Alyssa Hrncar, Westosha Central; Haley Hestekin, Kaukauna; Aubrey Drohner, Stevens Point.

All-Northeast District

First Team

Catchers: Courtney Ainsworth, Shawano; Andrea Vandetie, Algoma; Taylor Cravellion, Luxemburg-Casco.

Infielders: Lindsey Strainis, Ashwaubenon; Jennifer Timm, West De Pere; Kaylee Francois, Green Bay Preble; Kaylen Krueger, Green Bay Preble; Alanna Beyer, New London; Tianna Danforth, West De Pere; Megan Timmers, Green Bay Preble; Payton Mix, New London; Megan Pavlik, Southern Door.

Outfielders: Acacia Tupa, Southern Door; Abby Eisholtz, New London; Saige Henning, Shawano; Linsey Pierce, Algoma; Morgan Zirbel, Ashwaubenon; Rachel Acevedo, West De Pere.

Pitchers: Sara Simonar, Luxemburg-Casco; Maddie Lorbetzke, Three Lakes; Jordan Demmin, Algoma; Jaida Reynen, Green Bay East; Shelby Sommer, New London; Amber VanDuyse, West De Pere.

Honorable Mention: Kaylor DeLaet, infielder, Wausaukee; Gabby Atkins, infielder, Southern Door; Kelsey Pavlik, infielder, Southern Door; Brianna Zook, infielder, Shawano; Lauren Slowinski, infielder, Three Lakes; Carmen Haak, infielder, Algoma; Molly O’Connell, outfielder, New London.

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Scott Owen, Special to the Leader

While Mother Nature postponed the first attempt at “Havoc on the Half Mile,” the forecast looks much better this time around.

Navarino racer Nick Anvelink has to be the front-runner heading into Saturday’s event, based on his five feature wins this season, including the last four.

Due to Shawano’s use of a point average system to determine the starting lineup, Anvelink’s wins have been hard fought.

Saturday, it looked like like Jared Siefert might have the fastest car on the track in the early part of the race. Siefert had built up a sizable advantage through the midpoint of the race, but a caution flag wiped away his lead.

Within two laps of the race returning to green, Anvelink raced from fourth to first, quickly pulling away from Siefert and the rest of the field on his way to victory lane.

Siefert still finished second and has quickly begun to get a handle on the Late Model after spending the previous 10-plus years as one of the top IMCA Modified racers in the nation. Also of interest is the fact that Siefert’s car is the first Anvelink race car to be sold. Up until now Anvelink and his seven-time Shawano Speedway Late Model track champion father, Terry, had only built cars for Nick to race.

Racing this week will start with 5:30 p.m. time trials for Late Models, with races slated at 6 p.m.

This week is also the first alumni night at the track. It will be interesting to see how many former racers take advantage of a free ticket to relive some memories and meet some old friends at the track.

Bonduel racer Terry Kralovetz recently restored an old Mini Stock chassis and is expected to have the car on display before the night’s events. A number of old racing coupes will also be on hand.

Saturday’s IMCA Stock Car special turned out to be a great race between former track champions Brandon Czarapata and Travis VanStraten. VanStraten took the lead from Czarapata with two laps remaining and scored his sixth feature win of the year.

The race was well attended with 27 cars, including two former national champions in Czarapata and Rod Snellenberger. Snellenberger lost an engine near the midpoint of the race, running tightly with Czarapata and VanStraten.

Look for Lucas Hacker to break into victory lane soon. The second-year Might Four pilot finished second last week and is poised to win a feature soon. It would be a nice win for the Shawano resident and longtime racing fan.

See you at the speedway.

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10th man scores tying run, pitches final inningBy: 

Jason Arndt, [email protected]

Leader Photo by Jason Arndt Bonduel American Legion pitcher Connor Rosin worked six innings, but came away without a decision in the team’s 7-6 win Thursday against visiting Iola.

The Bonduel American Legion baseball team’s 7-6 win Thursday against visiting Iola came down to the only man on the bench and the final hitter.

No. 9 hitter Bennett Gunderson’s bases-loaded, two-out single in the bottom of the seventh brought in Bailey Dingeldein with the winning run.

Wyatt Erb, Bonduel’s only reserve, who came off the bench in the fourth inning to replace Hunter VanDerLinden when he injured his hamstring, scored the tying run and pitched a scoreless seventh inning to pick up the victory.

“I was prepared, and I knew that there was no one behind me,” Erb said. “I was ready to play wherever they put me.

“I knew that when I got on the mound, that I had a good defense behind me, and just throw strikes. I knew that if I got on base, that I would have hitters behind me to get me around to score.”

Erb relieved Connor Rosin, who allowed six runs on 12 hits and struck out three.

“Connor struggled, he got hit pretty hard. It is unusual for him to get hit that hard,” Bonduel coach Kevin Thiel said. “I knew Iola was a good hitting team, but we just battled back and got the job done.”

The win extended Bonduel’s win streak to four games.

Iola posted the first two runs in the top of the second inning. Brady Snyder fielder’s choice scored Kal Fischer, who led off the inning with a double. Jayden Sivertson scored on a fielding error.

Bonduel (4-1, 3-1 Central Wisconsin American Legion League-North) responded with one run in the bottom half, with Trevor Pedersen’s double scoring Dingeldein.

Iola added three runs in the third inning with three consecutive singles to take a 5-1 lead, but Bonduel responded with four runs in the bottom of the third after loading the bases on a single by Colton Dobratz (2 for 3), a Rosin walk and VanDerLinden’s bunt single.

Iola pitcher Nate Korb walked Jordan Richter to score Dobratz, then Travis Wollenberg singled in Rosin. Another walk to Austin Siolka scored VanDerLinden, and Pedersen knocked in Richter on a fielder’s choice, making it 5-5.

Rosin allowed Iola’s final run in the fourth inning on an RBI single by John Prahl, scoring Korb.

Iola held the lead until the seventh, with Gunderson providing the game-winning hit.

“It was a seeing-eye single to right field, and you have to give them credit, they put the bat on the ball,” Iola coach Brian Korb said. “They are a very great team and they showed it.”

Nate Korb took the loss for Iola (3-1, 3-1 CWAL-South), allowing five runs on 10 hits. He walked four and struck out two.

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Shawano 6

Bay Port 2

Chase Henning went 2 for 3, legging out two triples, and had three RBIs in Shawano’s win Thursday at Bay Port.

Ky Schmidt was 2 for 4 with two runs scored for Shawano (5-4, 2-0 Fox River Valley-West).

Mason Boogren pitched 4 1/3 innings, striking out one, walking seven and allowing two runs.

Menominee 7

Manawa 5

Brian Madosh went 3 for 4 and drove in three runs in Menominee’s win Thursday at Manawa.

Ty Latender picked up the win for Menominee (2-4, 2-4 Central Wisconsin American Legion League-North). He gave up two runs, struck out three and walked two through four innings.

Andrew Nuntz was 2 for 4 with a home run to lead Manawa.

Shawano 9

New London 5

Outfielder Chase Henning belted a home run and knocked in three of Shawano’s runs Wednesday at New London. Henning, who was 2 for 2, also scored two runs in the Fox River Valley-West contest.

Tasa Grignon (2 for 4) scored two runs and had two RBIs for Shawano, and Jack Lacy was 3 for 4 with a triple and run scored. Other contributors for the Patriots included Ky Schmidt (3 for 5, two runs, RBI) and Kasey Kristof (2 for 5, double, run).

Lacy picked up the win in relief, allowing one earned run, two hits and two walks in 2 2/3 innings.

New London reliever Tylan Brown took the loss. He allowed five runs, six hits, two walks and struck out two.

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Haffner joins D1 team as walk-onBy: 

Jason Arndt, [email protected]

Leader File Photo Recent Gresham High School graduate Christian Haffner, left, will play for the Marquette Golden Eagles as a preferred walk-on next season.

Gresham High School basketball star Christian Haffner will soon swap his Wildcats jersey for one with Marquette emblazoned across the front.

The 6-foot-1 guard last week agreed to attend Marquette University as one of three preferred walk-ons and will begin workouts with the Division 1 school in Milwaukee on Monday.

Haffner, who was valedictorian of Gresham’s Class of 2015, said it was his lifelong dream to play for either Marquette or Duke.

Marquette coach Steve Wojciechowski played for Duke and was an assistant coach there for several years.

“This is a dream, and I have always wanted to play for Wojo and I am excited and am looking forward to it,” Haffner said. “It is something I wanted.”

Despite owning 13 school records, earning Central Wisconsin Conference-10 player of the year accolades and being a unanimous selection to the Division 5 all-state team, Haffner did not get the same exposure as top-tier players at larger schools.

Gresham Superintendent Keary Mattson stepped in to assist, helping compile game footage and sending the highlights to Division 1 schools.

“It is a hard sell to promote a Division 5 school to Division 1 colleges,” Mattson said. “Christian and I worked hard together in finding interested Division 1 schools, so we put our heads together on this.”

The footage caught the attention of former Marquette assistant Mark Phelps, who departed for the Arizona State University last month. Phelps invited Haffner to Milwaukee for a workout, which led to an offer to join the roster as a walk-on.

“It is an exciting time for the Gresham community,” Mattson said. “For someone coming from our area to a Division 1 school like Marquette is exciting.”

Gresham boys basketball coach Jeff Zobeck was not surprised Haffner impressed the Marquette coaches.

“I wouldn’t put anything past Christian in regards to his making the active roster at Marquette,” Zobeck said. “He has worked hard to get to this point in his basketball journey, and I know he will work equally hard at Marquette to make an impact as a player there.”

Haffner compiled 1,712 points, 361 rebounds and 432 assists in 98 games for the Wildcats and averaged 26.6 points per game his senior season. He also scored a career-high 47 points Jan. 6 against Sevastopol.

At the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 5 all-star game Saturday in Wisconsin Dells, Haffner scored a team-high 20 points for the North squad in a losing effort.

“I had a really good time, and it was great to meet other players, and team up with players I played against,” Haffner said. “I made a lot of good friends there.”

Haffner will take six credits of classes this summer at Marquette as he works out with the team in preparation for its trip to Italy in August.

He joins a highly touted recruiting class that includes Parade All-American selection Henry Ellenson of Rice Lake, Sacar Anim, Traci Carter, Haanif Cheatham and Matt Heldt.

Despite the competition, the move from small school to big city, and the adjustment all players go through from high school to college, Haffner’s supporters are confident he is prepared for the next step.

“He is a special player and an even better young man,” Zobeck said. “I’m positive he will succeed as he moves forward in his post-secondary education and pursuit of his basketball dreams.”

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Leader Staff

Recent graduates Jen Dowden and Alexa Reinke made their final basketball appearances as representatives of Bonduel High School last week.

They played on the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Associaton’s Division 4 North all-star squad that lost to the South, 68-60, Friday in Wisconsin Dells.

“We started off slow, but were able to get back into it,” said Bonduel coach Melissa Dowden, who was selected to coach the all-star team.

Jen Dowden scored 10 points, snagged four rebounds and had a steal. She was 3 for 4 from the free-throw line.

Reinke pitched in five points, converting one of two shots from beyond the arc, and went 2 for 4 overall. She also had two rebounds and a steal.

Melissa Dowden said the team bonded well after a short week of practice at BHS and Wisconsin Dells.

“The girls had a great time and everyone was gelling,” she said. “Overall, all 10 girls came together and became friends.”

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BAY ALL-CONFERENCE

GIRLS SOCCER

* - unanimous selection

Player of the year: Alex Cording, Marinette.

First team: Alex Cording*, senior, Marinette; Lauren Krcma*, junior, West De Pere; Maddie Sanderfoot*, senior, New London; Kaylee Siegel*, junior, Menasha; Sarah Dickmann, junior, Shawano; Asia Danforth, senior, Seymour; Kelsey Kominowski, senior, Seymour; Lydia Hillesheim, junior, West De Pere; Kate Delcore, sophomore, Luxemburg-Casco; Summer Wilson, senior, Menasha; Lily Killestad, senior, Marinette; Megan Jones, senior, Menasha.

Second team: Olivia DeCastro, senior, Denmark; Colleen McFarlane, sophomore, Shawano; Marina Solberg, junior, New London; Morgan Klitzke, junior, Shawano; Emily Serwin, sophomore, West De Pere; Martina Dura, senior, Marinette; Hope Schaefer-Kemps, freshman, Menasha; Baylee Mauthe, senior, Seymour; Megan Klitzke, junior, Shawano; Gabby Bokelman, junior, Menasha; Jennifer Nehls, junior, Denmark.

Honorable mention: Rachel Sipple, senior, Denmark; Addison Groehler, sophomore, Denmark; Liz Benson, sophomore, Luxemburg-Casco; Lexi Bohan, junior, Marinette; Grace Wenger, senior, Menasha; Cassandra Lawniczak, senior, Menasha; Carley Schmit, senior, Seymour; Elli Ellis, freshman, Seymour; Teagan Monfils, junior, Shawano; Morgan Baeten, freshman, West De Pere; Jenna Rollin, freshman, West De Pere.

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Gary Seymour, [email protected]

Passionate supporters of the Milwaukee Brewers owe their favorite team a debt of gratitude.

Last year at this time the Brewers were tickling fancies throughout Wisconsin about their prospects of roaring into the postseason and bringing home their first World Series title.

No need to relive the nosedive that followed. But for the record, after leading the NL Central Division by six and a half games and looking unstoppable, the Brewers folded like a piece of origami. In the wake of that disastrous second half were bitter disappointment and shattered expectations.

Not a problem with this year’s Brewers, who from the beginning of this campaign picked up right where they left off. Hardcore sports fans in this locale can now concern themselves with the upcoming football season, or just enjoy the summer without any emotional outlay for their baseball team.

As they have already cashiered one manager, the only mysteries that may need sorting out for this year’s Brewers are of the individual variety.

Michael Blazek and Will Smith have thrown well out of the bullpen, but it is Francisco Rodriguez who appears to be the strongest bet to be selected to suit up for the July 14 exhibition game against the Kansas City Royals.

If you’ve not heard, the Royals have dominated the All-Star Game voting to such a degree that all eight of KC’s nonpitching starters are in position to represent the starting lineup for the American League.

“If you don’t like it,” Royals manager Ned Yost said, “go out and vote.”

Except, it seems that some enterprising Royals fan found a way to hack the computer portion of the voting and stuff the ballot box with votes for KC players. If you don’t like it, get your own hacker.

Computer-hacked votes should not have been hard to see coming. But baseball’s visionaries don’t always get the big picture. For proof of this, look no further than the 2002 Midsummer Classic.

That game, which was played at Miller Park, produced what may be the biggest misfire of common sense, followed by the greatest overreaction to a screw-up, in the history of organized sports.

The American League and National League were tied 7-7 at the end of 11 innings and both teams were on their last available pitcher, both of whom had already gone two innings.

Faced with this unique development, and with 42,000 fans anticipating an outcome to the seesaw battle, baseball’s leading lights had to make a decision.

The sensible thing would have been to do a one-off suspension of the no re-entry rule and allow one or two of the pitchers who’d already thrown back into the game. Both sides had four pitchers who’d thrown fewer than 15 pitches in their appearances.

But, with feet planted firmly in mid-air, the deep thinkers decided to maintain the integrity of the game, call it a tie and send everyone home grumbling.

The post-game rebuke from the fans and the press was merciless. So in a moment of embarrassed hysteria, baseball overreacted, announcing that it really, really was serious about the Midsummer Classic that it seemed to treat so cavalierly the night before. From that point on, home field advantage in the World Series would go to the team from the league that won the All-Star Game.

Huh? Talk about a non sequitur. The World Series, baseball’s crowning centerpiece, would be henceforth tilted because 13 years ago the cerebral heavyweights steering the boat dropped the ball.

There’s your royal scam.

Veteran sportswriter Gary Seymour’s column appears weekly in the Leader. To contact him, send email to [email protected] this article:  Select ratingGive it 1/5Give it 2/5Give it 3/5Give it 4/5Give it 5/5 No votes yet

Anvelink wins 4th straight Late Model raceBy: 

Scott Owen, Special to the Leader

Travis VanStraten passed Brandon Czarapata with two laps remaining to win his sixth feature of the year and take home the $750 top prize in the IMCA Stock Car feature Saturday at Shawano Speedway.

In other action Saturday, Nick Anvelink won his fourth straight and fifth Late Model feature of the season, Jerry Wilinski scored his second IMCA Modified feature win, Lucas Lamberies won his second straight IMCA Sport Modified, and Grant Kastning won his second Mighty Four feature.

IMCA Stock

Josh Mroczkowski led laps one and two of the IMCA Stock Car feature before Mike Schmidt took the lead on lap three. Rod Snellenberger, Czarapata, VanStraten and Shawn Wagner quickly joined the lead duo in a six-car battle at the front of the field.

On lap four, Czarapata went three wide with Schmidt and Mroczkowski and took the lead. By lap six, it was Czarapata out front, trailed by Snellenberger and VanStraten. As the race ran on, the top three cars raced in a tight pack with VanStraten running door to door with Snellenberger for numerous laps right on the back bumper of Czarapata. A caution on lap 13 bunched up the field. Czarapata got a good restart and held the lead.

On lap 17, Snellenberger pulled into the pits — eliminating him from competition. Mike Schmidt joined Czarapata and VanStraten in the top three. On lap 18, VanStraten moved to the inside of Czarapata, and the pair raced side by side for two laps with Czarapata holding the lead each lap by a fender. On lap 24, VanStraten again went under Czarapata and this time nudged ahead of Czarapata by a fender as the pair took the white flag. Entering turn one, VanStraten drove in deeper than Czarapata and slid up the track into the high groove. VanStraten held off Czarapata through turns three and four to win the race.

Schmidt took third, with Wagner fourth. Dustin Loberger finished fifth and took home the hard charger award after starting 18th.

Late Model

Mark Rose led the opening lap of the Late Model feature before Jared Siefert asserted himself as the leader. In only his second night at the track in a Late Model, the former IMCA Modified track champion quickly pulled away from the rest of the pack while Brett Swedberg and Troy Springborn gave chase.

Meanwhile, 12th-place starter Nick Anvelink began to work his way through traffic. The first caution of the race waved after lap 13, wiping away the huge lead that Siefert had built. As the race went back to green, it was Siefert leading Springborn, Swedberg and Anvelink. Anvelink passed both Swedberg and Springborn in turns three and four to grab second. On lap 17, Anvelink went to the outside of Siefert and took the lead by a fender at the start-finish line. Anvelink quickly pulled away from Siefert and went on to win the race. Siefert finished second, followed by Springborn and then Swedberg.

IMCA Modified

One day after turning 58 years old, Art Siefert celebrated his birthday by taking the lead on the opening lap of the IMCA Modified feature. Siefert immediately began to receive pressure from Joel Seegert. Jamie Schmidt raced his way to second on lap four. The following lap saw Schmidt make contact with Siefert, bringing out a caution. Siefert would get his spot back, while Schmidt would be sent to the tail of the field. As the race went back to green on lap five, Jerry Wilinski made the pass on Siefert to take the lead. Wilinski would lead the rest of the race for the win. Siefert held off John Peters to finish second, equaling his son Jared’s effort. Marcus Yarie passed Seegert in the late stages of the race to finish fourth.

IMCA Sport Mod

The IMCA Sport Mod feature saw Greg Magsam lead the first three laps before being overtaken by Lamberies. Lamberies fought off challenges first from Wyatt Block then from Brock Saunders to win the race. Saunders finished second. Jake Solin took third. Jason Jach finished fourth after starting 14th.

Mighty Four

Grant Kastning took the lead from Aaron Milavitz on lap three of the Mighty Four feature and held off Lukas Hacker to win the race. Brad Wedde crossed the line in third.

SHAWANO SPEEDWAY

June 20 Race Summary

Late Model Feature: 1. Nick Anvelink, 2. Jared Siefert, 3. Troy Springborn, 4. Brett Swedberg, 5. Ron Berna, 6. Doug Blashe, 7. Mark Rose, 8. Justin Hirt, 9. Rob Krull, 10. Joe Reuter.

Heat 1: 1. Springborn, 2. Rose, 3. Jeff Curtin.

Heat 2: 1. Siefert, 2. Anvelink, 3. Blashe.

Heat 3: 1. Swedberg, 2. Berna, 3. Krull.

IMCA Modified Feature: 1. Jerry Wilinski, 2. Art Siefert, 3. John Peters, 4. Marcus Yarie, 5. Joel Seegert, 6. Mark Weisnicht, 7. Eric Arneson, 8. Chris Engels, 9. Kevin Feck, 10. Jerry Muenster.

Heat 1: 1. Siefert, 2. Matt Oreskovich, 3. Yarie.

Heat 2: 1. Peters, 2. Jason Czarapata, 3. Jerry Muenster.

Heat 3: 1. Jamie Schmidt, 2. Feck, 3. Wilinski.

IMCA Stock Car Feature: 1. Travis VanStraten, 2. Brandon Czarapata, 3. Mike Schmidt, 4. Shawn Wagner, 5. Dustin Loberger, 6. Gregory Gutt, 7. Steven Stewart, 8. Gary Kasperek, 9. Luke Uttecht, 10. Harley Simon.

Heat 1: 1. Wagner, 2. Schmidt, 3. Simon.

Heat 2: 1. Czarapata, 2. Lowenhagen, 3. Josh Mroczkowski.

Heat 3: 1. Snellenberger, 2. Scott Stewart, 3. VanStraten.

IMCA Sport Mod Feature: 1. Lucas Lamberies, 2. Brock Saunders, 3. Jake Solin, 4. Jason Jach, 5. Kyle Raddant, 6. Jordan Bartz, 7. Greg Magsam, 8. Les Yaeger, 9. Weston Frenche, 10. Lloyd Allen.

Heat 1: 1. Lamberies, 2. Brianna Ambroziak, 3. Brandon NyGaard.

Heat 2: 1. Raddant, 2. Magsam, 3. Solin.

Mighty Four Feature: 1. Grant Kastning, 2. Lukas Hacker, 3. Brad Wedde, 4. Calvin Stueck, 5. Aaron Milavitz, 6. Hollie Welch, 7. Josh Slewinski, 8. Dalton Nelson, 9. Carl King, 10. Matt DeWilde.

Heat 1: 1. Milavitz, 2. Stueck, 3. James Bohm.

Heat 2: 1. Welch, 2. Hacker, 3. Kastning.

NEXT AT THE SPEEDWAY

Racing will continue Saturday night at the Shawano Speedway with the “Havoc on the Half Mile” Late Model special, with $2,000 going to the feature winner. Time trials start at 5:30 p.m.; racing will start at 6 p.m. More information is available online at www.shawanospeedway.net.

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Bonduel 10

Menominee 1

Bonduel defeated Central Wisconsin League opponent Menominee Monday at Bonduel’s Village Park.

Connor Rosin hit 1 for 3 with a grand slam for Bonduel. Hunter VanDerLinden went 3 for 4 with three runs scored.

Starter Trevor Pedersen struck out eight batters in six innings to pick up the win for Bonduel (3-1, 2-0 Central Wisconsin League).

Bonduel 20

Menominee 6

Four Bonduel players scored multiple runs Saturday in Tigerton.

Connor Rosin went 3 for 4 and scored three runs. Blake Stoss was 3 for 4 and scored four times. Bennett Gunderson and Colton Dobratz each added three runs for Bonduel.

Winning pitcher Brent Pieper went four innings, struck out one and issued four walks.

Bonduel 18

Tigerton/Marion 4

Bonduel defeated Tigerton/Marion to capture its first win of the season Saturday at Tigerton.

Bonduel received four RBIs from Travis Wollenberg (3 for 4, three runs) and Jordan Richter (3 for 4, home run). Blake Stoss chipped in two RBIs was 2 for 4.

Starter Connor Rosin earned the win with six strikeouts and a walk. He also scored three runs.

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