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Czarapata leads Bears with 12 pointsBy: 

Jason Arndt, [email protected]

Leader Photo by Lee Pulaski Bonduel High School junior Preston Robaidek takes a shot from half-court against Amherst at the buzzer Tuesday in Bonduel. Bonduel lost, 50-28.

Amherst held Bonduel’s top two scorers to two points each Tuesday en route to a 50-28 win in a battle for first place in the Central Wisconsin Conference-8 boys basketball standings.

Bonduel defeated Amherst 56-52 earlier this season, but the Falcons’ defense and Bonduel’s poor shooting changed the result Tuesday.

“We didn’t shoot very well and that was our strength — making shots,” Bonduel coach Duke Copp said.

Junior Peyton Czarapata led the Bears with 12 points. Leading scorers Colton Dobratz and Connor Rosin, meanwhile, finished with one field goal and two free throws, respectively.

Copp said the Falcons’ ball-control offense exhausted Bonduel’s defense.

“We expended so much energy playing defense,” he said. “They are in no hurry, they will make you run.”

Amherst coach Scott Groholski said Bonduel had an off night.

“Offensively, we moved the ball around and produced some good shots, and we were able to knock down shots,” Groholski said. “Bonduel has some great shooters. They just were not able to make them tonight.”

Czarapata did his best to keep the Bears in the game, but he was not at 100 percent.

“He was battling a pretty bad headache. He was not feeling very good,” Copp said. “At halftime, he felt like he was going to throw up.”

Bonduel (11-4, 6-2 Central Wisconsin Conference-8) trailed 19-15 entering the second half and slipped behind even further, 24-17, in the third quarter. Amherst junior Garrett Groshek scored nine of his game-high 21 points in the period.

Amherst (12-2, 7-1 CWC-8) pulled away in the final period. Groshek was joined in double figures by Tyler Biadasz with 14 points.

“They have good players and they were picked to be first in the conference,” Copp said. “Many of these kids played varsity last year. They are really good team.”

Amherst (50)

Groshek 8 4-5 21, McCall 1 0-0 3, Piotrowski 2 2-2 6, Gaulke 2 0-0 4, Rein 1 0-0 2, Biadasz 5 4-4 14.

Bonduel (28)

Riemer 1 0-0 2, Pedersen 1 0-1 3, Berry 1 0-0 3, Rosin 0 2-4 2, Dobratz 1 0-0 2, Vanderlinden 2 0-1 4, Czarapata 5 2-2 12.

Amherst 10 9 15 16 - 50

Bonduel 7 8 6 7 - 28

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Carl bags 4 of Hawks’ 11 3-pointersBy: 

Gary Seymour, [email protected]

Photo by Jen Kuhn Shawano Community High School freshman Kaden Richards pushes through two defenders to the hoop in the fourth quarter of the Hawks' 65-37 win over New London on Friday.
Photo by Jen Kuhn Shawano Community High School junior Zeke Gueths (54) guards New London senior Tyler Jagiello during Shawano’s 65-37 win Friday in Shawano.

With the suddenness of a flash flood, an unspectacular evening turned madly entertaining Friday night at Shawano Community High School as the Hawks’ basketball team took the measure 0f New London to stay in the hunt for a Bay Conference title with a 65-37 pasting.

Freshman Eric Carl was the primary rainmaker in the blowout, as he broke open a close game with three consecutive 3-point bombs to start the second quarter — two of which originated from another area code — and put the visiting Bulldogs in a hole from which they would not recover.

“That’s my job on the team,” said Carl, who finished with 12 points on four 3-pointers. “That’s my strength. I practice to extend my range, and I’m working to extend it even farther.”

Zeke Gueths led Shawano (12-2, 7-2 Bay) with 16 points and seven rebounds on a night where Hawks coach Chris Kellett was able to empty his bench midway through the final period.

“He can shoot it,” Kellett said of Carl. “He’s got a great work ethic. He stays in the gym after practice working on his shot. And Zeke had a nice game, too. Anytime he plays like that, it opens up the outside game for us.”

Jack Lacy also got in on the long-distance act, knocking down three treys to account for his nine points, while senior guard Sajen Knueppel also chipped in nine.

Tyler Jagiello had 11 points to lead New London (4-10, 2-7), which had crept to within 14-9 in the first quarter on a bucket by Ty Barrington before Carl’s shower of 3-balls.

The solid performance bodes well for the Hawks, who now stare down the barrel of a showdown at Bay rival Seymour on Tuesday. Seymour handed Shawano one of its two defeats, a 50-33 decision last Dec. 12.

“That’s a big game,” Gueths said. “We’re playing better now than we were then. We just have to stay humble, stay hungry. Winning the conference is always the goal, but we also want to make a better run in the playoffs this year.”

Shawano won a regional title last season before bowing out of the postseason in the first game of the sectional. With a nucleus of three returning all-conference players (Zack Sousek, Gueths, Lacy) and a capable supporting cast, high hopes are justified.

“Our goal is to play our best and continue to improve every week,” Kellett said. “We played poorly (against Seymour) last time. We’re going to play as hard as we can and see what happens.”

Shawano (65)

Reuter 0 1-2 1, Mickelson 1 0-0 3, Kneupple 2 4-4 9, Richards 0 2-2 2, Mueller 1 0-0 3, Huntington 0 2-4 2, Sousek 1 1-3 3, Bartz 0 1-2 1, Jack Lacy 3 0-0 9, Carl 4 0-0 12, Hintz 1 2-5 4, Guetz 6 3-5 16.

New London (37)

Porath 2 0-0 5, Buelow 1 0-0 3, Thomson 0 1-2 1, Thomas 1 2-3 4, Barrington 2 1-2 6, Thiemer 1 3-4 5, Jagiello 5 1-2 11, Bierman 1 0-5 2.

Shawano 11 17 11 26 — 65

New London 6 8 7 16 — 37

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Bears face co-leader Amherst on TuesdayBy: 

Jason Arndt, [email protected]

Leader Photo by Lee Pulaski Bonduel High School junior Preston Robaidek finds himself surrounded by Iola-Scandinavia defenders during the second quarter of Bonduel’s 67-52 win Friday in Bonduel.
Leader Photo by Lee Pulaski Bonduel High School senior Hunter Berry searches for an opening as an Iola-Scandinavia player attempts to block him during the first quarter of a Central Wisconsin-8 game Friday in Bonduel. Bonduel won, 67-52.

The Bonduel High School boys basketball team entered Friday night’s contest in a three-way tie for first place in the Central Wisconsin Conference-8.

The tie was cut to two teams after Bonduel defeated visiting Iola-Scandinavia, 67-52.

Amherst kept pace with the Bears with a 57-35 win Friday over Manawa. Amherst and Bonduel meet for the second time this season on Tuesday. The Bears won the first meeting Dec. 12 in Amherst, 56-52.

Coach Duke Copp said Friday’s win was important for Bonduel, coming off a nonconference loss three days earlier to Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran.

“It is a huge win because we did not play well on Tuesday at all,” he said. “That was not how we play, and tonight the kids stepped up and played.”

Senior Colton Dobratz scored a game-high 24 points, including 10 in the second quarter as the Bears increased an 11-9 first-quarter advantage to 29-23 by halftime.

“I was feeling really good. Everything I shot was going in, so I was taking it to the hole,” Dobratz said.

The Bears got into some trouble late in the third quarter when senior Connor Rosin committed his fourth personal foul.

Despite spending some time on the bench in the final quarter, Rosin finished with 12 points and Bonduel outscored the Thunderbirds 20-13 in the quarter.

Bonduel junior Peyton Czarapata also finished with 12 points.

Bonduel (11-3, 6-1 CWC-8) committed nine fouls in the first half and five in the second half. Iola-Scandinavia (10-2, 5-2 CWC-8), meanwhile, was whistled for 25 fouls. Bonduel hit 12 of 15 free throws in the fourth quarter to maintain its lead.

“They are just playing hard and you are going to pick up some fouls,” Copp said. “They are a strong physical team, and I challenged my guys that we have to match that.”

Iola-Scandinavia coach Sam Bertsch anticipated a physical game, but expected more from his Thunderbirds.

“We knew it was going to be an aggressive game, and we were disappointed that we probably were not able to match what Bonduel was doing,” Bertsch said.

Kristian Welch led the Thunderbirds with 13 points.

Iola-Scandinavia (52)

Mortenson 2 0-0 5, Loken 2 0-0 5, Block 1 0-0 3, Holz 1 0-0 3, Fuhs 1 2-2 4, Welch 4 5-8 13, Garbe 3 3-6 9, Lund 5 0-0 10.

Bonduel (67)

Pederson 1 6-6 8, Berry 1 2-3 4, Robaidek 0 1-2 1, Rosin 3 3-4 12, Dobratz 9 6-8 24, Vanderlinden 3 0-0 6, Czarapata 2 8-10 12.

Iola-Scandinavia 9 14 16 13 — 52

Bonduel 11 18 18 20 — 67

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Snowshoe hikes at Navarino a nice fix for winter bluesBy: 

Gary Seymour, [email protected]

Photo Courtesy of Navarino Nature Center Modern snowshoes resemble snowboards and include incisor-like grips on the bottom called crampons that grip the snow and prevent the shoes from sinking.
Photo Courtesy of Navarino Nature Center Students and their chaperones wear snowshoes to traverse one of the trails at the Navarino Nature Center.

One of history’s most celebrated deep thinkers had a notable take on locomotion: All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.

The ambulant Friedrich Nietzsche might never have needed snowshoes to give traction to his theories on winter strolls, but chances are he would have appreciated the assist.

Great thoughts must come in bulk this time of year at the Navarino Nature Center, because the walking is as good as it gets no matter how much of the white stuff is covering the pristine, 15,000-acre expanse. Navarino on Wednesday held a Bog and Porcupine Snowshoe Hike, one of the many activities the nature center sponsors in an effort to encourage wellness and healthy lifestyles.

“It’s a popular event here,” said Jackie Wilber, assistant naturalist at Navarino. “People like to look at the porcupines, and they really enjoy the snowshoeing.”

Snowshoes traditionally conjured images of footwear you could remove and then use to bang a cross-court volley. Like everything else, though, the older models eventually gave way to modern technology.

“The tennis racket-shaped ones didn’t really give a lot of support,” Wilber said. “And they’re heavy.”

State-of-the-art models more closely resemble snowboards and include incisor-like grips on the bottom called crampons that grip the snow and prevent the shoes from sinking.

“They enable you to walk over areas that otherwise might be difficult,” Wilber said, motioning to a nearby bog. “Without snowshoes, you might sink down over there. With the snowshoes, you can walk over it like it’s nothing. One of the best aspects of snowshoeing is that it’s easy. It’s not like skiing; the difficulty factor is zero. Anyone can pick it up right away.”

One feels an almost immediate drop in blood pressure taking in the perfect stillness at the nature center, where there lie myriad avenues of aspen-, oak- and birch-lined exploration. In addition to porcupines, wolf and bear make cameo appearances at the center, where hunting is among the activities available. A different kind of shooting was done Wednesday, however, by a group of eight from Wolf River Lutheran High School.

The photography class walking the trails at Navarino included sophomore Carley Lenz, who despite her youthfulness is a veteran snowshoer.

“One of the best things about it is that we spend family time together,” she said. “It took a little bit of getting used to — sometimes I still step on my own feet — but it’s a lot of fun. We all like it a lot.”

In addition to promoting positive family ventures, Navarino Nature Center is taking aim at another, insidious scourge plaguing the country.

“We want to get the kids outside again,” said Wilber, shuddering at the mention of the 35 percent obesity rate in the U.S. “Video games are fine, but that shouldn’t be the only thing that kids do. We encourage things like firefly catching, inner-tubing, fishing … outdoor things that keep you in better shape.”

Wilber notes the pleasant dichotomy in snowshoeing, whereby one can burn about 600 calories an hour doing something that doesn’t feel strenuous.

“I will lose between 10 and 20 pounds during the months that I do this,” she said, “and it doesn’t feel like you’re doing work. It’s walking. That’s it.”

Exercise has been demonstrated to be the most effective counter to depression and other mood disorders, and in snowshoeing there is often the auxiliary benefit provided by Uncle Sol.

“The Vitamin D you get from the sun is also great for your health,” she said. “The snow reflects the sunlight, so you get that advantage, too, without really noticing it. Everyone who partakes in these activities comes away feeling glad that they did.”

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Shawano has easy night against MedfordBy: 

Gary Seymour, [email protected]

Photo by Jenny Kadonsky From left, James Krueger, Jacob Way and Adrian Tetting compete in the 200-yard freestyle Thursday at the Shawano Community High School pool. Shawano defeated Medford, 119-44.
Photo by Jenny Kadonsky Shawano Community High School swimmer Kyle Easter finished third in the 100-yard butterfly Thursday during the Hawks’ 119-44 win over visiting Medford.

Surprises were not in the air Thursday at Shawano Community High School, and definitely not in the water.

The Hawks’ swimming team stayed perfect in dual meets, posting first-place finishes in 11 events against a shorthanded Medford squad en route to a 119-44 drubbing.

Shawano improved to 9-0 in duals while dropping the visiting Raiders to 1-5.

The Hawks’ Jake Klister, Griffin Rades, Rolando Colon and Nathan Kane were involved in three of the first-place finishes against a Medford club with just eight swimmers on the roster, while James Krueger and Adrian Tetting had a hand in two.

Shawano senior Zach Soper, the defending Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 state champion in the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke, competed in an exhibition in the 100- and 200-yard freestyle.

“In a meet like this, I work on things like technique, things like the underwater kick,” Soper said. “I tried to go as fast as I could in the 100 free. My goal is to win the state title again. I want to break the record in the backstroke. I think it’s doable.”

Soper swam 50.79 in winning the title last year; the record is 48.35.

Klister, a senior, took nothing for granted Wednesday but also had a bigger meet in mind.

“We treated this like a hard practice,” he said. “We worked on everything we learned in practice. We have a chance at (a top 10 finish) at state. I think we’ve got a good chance to do really well there. It gets more serious toward the end of the year. You work on technique, and on getting things like your diet down to perfection. There’s not much room for error.”

The WIAA sectionals will be held Feb. 13-14, with the state meet set for Feb. 20-21.

Shawano results

200-yard medley relay: 1st, 1:56.74, James Krueger, Griffin Rades, Rolando Colon, Jake Klister; 2nd, 2:00.39, Zach Soper, Cayman Kunschke, Adrian Tetting, Kyle Easter; 4th, 2:29.50 (exhibition), Connor Angeli, Tommy Rankin, Chase Lhotka, Tyler Buerman.

200-yard freestyle: 1st, 2:11.05, Adrian Tetting; 2nd, 2:22.24, Connor Angeli; 3rd, 2:27.99, Nathan Kane.

200-yard IM: 1st, 2:17.09 Griffin Rades; 2nd, 2:43.62, Cayman Kunschke; 5th, 3:17.06, Chase Lhotka.

50-yard freestyle: 1st, 24.36, Jake Klister; 2nd, 27.28, Kyle Easter; 3rd, 27.45, James Krueger.

100-yard butterfly: 1st, 1:10.77, Nathan Kane; 3rd, 1:35.15, Kyle Easter; (exhibition) Rolando Colon 1:03.20.

100-yard freestyle: 1st, 1:02.43, James Krueger; 3rd, 1:07.62, Collin Groch; (exhibition) Zach Soper 50.33.

500-yard freestyle: 1st, 6:57.55, Tyler Buerman; 2nd, 7:00.38, Tommy Rankin; 4th, 8:12.89, Matthew Cagijas.

200-yard freestyle relay: 1st, 1:43.12, Adrian Tetting, Nathan Kane, Griffin Rades, Rolando Colon; 3rd, 2:09.38, Tyler Buerman, Connor Angeli, Tommy Rankin, Matthew Cagijas; (exhibition) 1:42.48, James Krueger, Collin Groch, Jake Klister, Zach Soper.

100-yard backstroke: 1st, 1:15.83, Connor Angeli; 2nd, 1:34.90, Collin Groch; (exhibition) 1:05.12, Adrian Tetting; (exhibition) 1:25.99 Tyler Buerman.

100-yard breaststroke: 1st, 1:19.26, Cayman Kunschke; 4th, 1:46.91, Tommy Rankin.

400-yard freestyle relay: 1st, 4:01.93, Rolando Colon, Cayman Kunschke, Nathan Kane, Jake Klister; 2nd, 4:04.08, Griffin Rades, Collin Groch, Kyle Easter, Zach Soper.

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GIRLS BASKETBALL

Bonduel vs. I-S game postponed

The Central Wisconsin Conference-8 game between Bonduel (13-0, 7-0) and Iola-Scandinavia (8-5, 3-4) was postponed Thursday due to illness. It will be played at 3:30 p.m. Jan. 31.

Menominee Indian 45

Tigerton 33

Menominee Indian (14-0, 12-0) used a 19-3 scoring edge in the third quarter to pull away from the Tigers (1-13, 1-10) in Central Wisconsin Conference-10 action Thursday in Tigerton.

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Junior center gives Hawks inside presence, outside threatBy: 

Greg Bates, Leader Correspondent

Photo by Josh Thompson Shawano Community High School junior Zeke Gueths puts up a shot during the Sun Drop Shootout on Dec. 30. Gueths is versatile enough to be a real handful for the opposing team’s defense.

Zeke Gueths has proved he can be a defense’s worst nightmare.

At 6-foot-6, the Shawano Community High School junior center has the skill set and footwork to be a presence on the inside. He is also a solid enough shooter to step outside and drain a 3-pointer.

It’s that versatility that has made Gueths an extremely valuable player.

“He’s always been versatile, but this year he’s really shown us that he can do it,” said senior point guard Zack Sousek, who is in his third season playing with Gueths. “He could always hit a few shots, but now he’s hitting a high percentage of them.”

Gueths knows how important his all-around game is when he’s on the court.

“A guy who’s more versatile is definitely harder to guard,” Gueths said. “I can back someone down in the post and shoot from outside. It opens up the court for everyone else.”

Gueths scored a career-high 26 points against Sturgeon Bay on Jan. 3. He showed his full repertoire by draining four 3-pointers, scoring in the paint and hitting some outside 2-point field goals.

“Zeke’s huge,” Shawano coach Chris Kellett said. “He’s our glue guy down low, because every time teams try to stop him, that opens up offense for everybody else. Plus he’s a big load defensively, gets a lot of rebounds. He’s just absolutely huge for our team.”

At 260 pounds, Gueths has the psyche of a tackle, which is the position he plays on the Shawano football team. However, he has a nice touch on his inside shots and runs the court well. A lot of high school athletes don’t work on a low-post game.

“I think it’s pretty rare, especially in this day and age with basketball, because there’s not a true back-to-the-basket player anymore, and he possesses that,” Kellett said.

Gueths said he doesn’t pattern his game after any current college or NBA players, but he did look up to a certain center when he was younger.

“As a kid, I idolized Shaq, but I think I’m a little bit better shooter than he was,” Gueths joked.

A short distance away, Kellett tried to hold back from laughing.

Gueths started his first two seasons but has really come into his own as a junior. During his freshman and sophomore campaigns, he averaged 6.5 points per game. This season, he has nearly doubled his output, pouring in a team-high 12.7 points and six rebounds each contest. For his career, Gueths has 459 points and more than 250 rebounds.

“He’s a lot more aggressive this year, and I’ve given him just a bigger green light from the outside,” Kellett said. “I think the moment when that happened his confidence grew, and he’s been a better play ever since. That kind of coincided with Sajen Knueppel getting hurt and Zeke had to take on a bigger role, and he was capable of doing that.”

Sousek has also seen his teammate’s game grow steadily this season.

“He’s a lot more physical and he’s not afraid of anybody,” Sousek said. “When he wants to score, he just backs them down, puts it up and it goes in.”

Gueths has spent a lot of time working on his shot in the past year. A gym rat, Gueths has played AAU ball since third grade. With the Wisconsin Playground Warriors, Gueths has had the opportunity to play in tournaments nationwide against some of the best players in the country.

Gueths credits his coaches at Shawano and in AAU for helping him increase his athleticism and become a more polished all-around player.

“He’s just got to keep growing and keep learning from all his experiences,” Kellett said. “He plays a lot of basketball with AAU and summer stuff with Shawano, so he’s been through the ringer and he’s grown from that. He’s a phenomenal kid off the court more than he is on the court. All the good things that happen is because he puts a lot of time into it.”

Gueths is starting to get some college looks at the Division II level. The University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota, Minot State in North Dakota and Northern State, also in South Dakota, have shown interest in the big man. He’d love to play D-II ball, but with a year-plus left in his high school career, he wants to get good enough to play Division I.

“I’ve always dreamed big,” Gueths said. “There’s no limits. If you work hard, who knows what can happen.”

Gueths is certainly working hard every day.

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Bears ranked 4th in Division 4By: 

Jason Arndt, [email protected]

Leader Photo by Jason Arndt Bonduel High School defenders surround Clintonville junior Marietta Sorenson during Bonduel’s 51-30 victory Monday at home.
Leader Photo by Jason Arndt Bonduel High School junior Taylor Weier pushes forward for a basket in the low post Monday against Clintonville. Bonduel won, 51-30, to remain undefeated.

The Bonduel High School girls basketball team continued its unbeaten streak Monday with a 51-30 victory over nonconference opponent Clintonville.

The win, which raised the Bears’ record to 13-0 (7-0 Central Wisconsin Conference-8), came just a few hours after Bonduel climbed to No. 4 in Division 4 of The Associated Press’ state prep basketball poll.

“Everybody knows we got a bulls-eye on our back, so we have to go in prepared every night,” Bonduel coach Missy Dowden said. “There is a little pressure, but if they just relax and play one game at a time and not worry about what the record is … if they take care of their own thing, then they will be fine.”

Dowden said the win over Clintonville (5-8, 5-5 Eastern Valley Conference) was about making adjustments at halftime, including slowing down the offense and finding the open shots.

“In the first half, they were rushing everything,” she said. “We had too many turnovers, because they were trying to get the ball to someone barely open. In the second half, it was about seeing what Clintonville was giving us and slowing down.”

Leading 22-13 at halftime, Bonduel outscored the Truckers 23-12 in the third quarter to break the game open.

Senior Lexi Reinke connected on two 3-point shots, and 6-foot junior Taylor Weier scored six of her 14 points in the quarter.

Jen Dowden led the Bears with a game-high 16 points, including one 3-pointer and five of six free throws.

“She is always our team leader and knows when she needs to get us pumped up,” Weier said. “We always come out strong in the third period, and just like every other game, after the first half, we are ready to go.”

The Bears held Clintonville without a field goal until late in the first period when 5-foot-11 junior Autumn Voigt scored on a layup in heavy traffic. Voigt led Clintonville with 10 points.

“Autumn did a great job getting some offensive rebounds and worked to get the ball in,” Clintonville coach Stephanie Wengelski said.

Wengelski said Bonduel’s ball control in the second half slowed the Truckers’ offense.

“We were hoping to get some fast breaks off of our defense, but they are a good team and they take great care of the ball,” Wengelski said.

Clintonville (30)

M. Sorenson 2 0-2 4, Betz 0 2-4 2, Carpenter 2 3-4 8, Voigt 4 2-3 10, Johnson 2 0-0 6.

Bonduel (51)

H. Sorenson 2 0-0 4, E. Sorenson 2 2-2 6, Dowden 5 5-6 16, Reinke 2 0-2 6, Weier 7 0-0 14, Zernicke 2 0-0 5.

Clintonville 3 10 12 5 - 30

Bonduel 12 10 23 6 - 51

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Shawano within 1 game of Bay leadBy: 

Greg Bates, Leader Correspondent

The Shawano Community High School boys basketball team is doing everything in its power to stay in the Bay Conference race.

The Hawks entered Tuesday night’s game at Denmark with two conferences losses and were tied for third. With first-place Luxemburg-Casco and second-place Seymour squaring off, the Shawano game was huge. The Hawks played with urgency, and that made all the difference.

Shawano drained 11 3-pointers — including five each from Jack Lacy and Erick Carl — and held a double-digit lead the entire second half in cruising to a 69-51 victory.

“We keep needing to have statement wins and to just keep getting better every game we play,” Shawano senior guard Zach Sousek said. “Tonight was a huge one and we came out and won by 20 or so.”

Shawano also got great news from the Luxemburg-Casco vs. Seymour game as the Thunder knocked off the host Spartans, 44-43. That means Shawano is just one game back in the conference race at 6-2. Seymour and Luxemburg-Casco sit atop the standings at 7-1.

“That’s a huge game for us knowing that we’re one game back from them,” Sousek said. “We play Seymour next Tuesday, so that’s a confidence booster. We’re finally starting to get back healthy and really mesh together.”

Shawano coach Chris Kellett isn’t too worried about the conference race with eight games still remaining.

“We’re not thinking about conference right now, to be honest with you,” Kellett said. “We’re just trying to go one game at a time, and hopefully by the end of the year we’ll be playing our best ball for the playoffs, because we have bigger goals than just conference. … Obviously, a conference championship would be great, but we’re going one game at a time.”

Shawano (11-2) was able to earn the big win against Denmark because of its strong shooting. The Hawks hit over 50 percent from the field and were 11-for-17 from 3-point range. Lacy finished with a game-high 20 points and Carl had 18 off the bench. The two players missed just three of their 13 shots from 3 on the night.

“Those two guys have it in them to do it,” Kellett said. “Erick’s been doing it, and he’s a freshman, but he’s not playing like one. Jack Lacy needs to be more aggressive and tonight he was. Those two were the catalysts for us on the offensive end.”

Sousek, who scored 13 points, and his teammates were trying to get Lacy and Carl the ball in rhythm on spot-up 3-pointers all night since they had the hot hand.

“I thought they were really confident and we were getting them open looks,” Sousek said. “When you know you can make a shot like that and you shoot it confidently, normally it goes in, and that happened tonight.”

Denmark had a difficult time closing out on the Shawano shooters.

“We talked that 32 and 34 were their shooters, you need to close out,” Denmark coach Cody Stelmach said. “We kept getting stuck underneath the screens, and you give them open looks like that, they’ll step into it and bury it.”

Shawano trailed 6-4 early, but ended the first quarter on an 11-0 run. Carl drained a 3-pointer at the buzzer to cap the rally.

Carl hit another 3-pointer to make it 20-10 in the second, and Jack Lacy nailed a 3 to push Shawano’s lead to 26-14 with 3:18 remaining. The Hawks took their biggest lead, 15 points, as Lacy was good again from 3 as Shawano took a 34-19 lead into halftime.

Shawano increased its lead in the second quarter by six points even with leading scorer Zeke Gueths on the bench all eight minutes with two early fouls.

“That’s why Jack Lacy was so big in that second quarter,” Kellett said. “When Erick Carl hit some shots, it opened up things quite a bit.”

Denmark (5-8, 4-4 Bay) cut its deficit to 41-31, but Lacy again hit a 3, his fifth of the game, and that spurred a 12-0 Shawano run. Carl wasn’t going to be outdone by his teammate. He hit back-to-back open 3-pointers to make it 50-31 with 1:56 left in the third.

The Vikings, which got a team-high 15 points from Tanner Umentum, could never get over a double-digit deficit the entire second half.

“Every time they cut it to about 10, we ended up running some good offense, either a set that we called or good motion and we were able to capitalize off of a couple mistakes,” Kellett said.

Sousek got aggressive off the drive and scored a hoop, and Shawano led 60-38 with 4 minutes remaining in the game. The Hawks were 8-for-12 in the fourth quarter from the free-throw line.
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10 girls score for DenmarkBy: 

Gary Seymour, [email protected]

The stage was setting up nicely for a Bay Conference upset Tuesday night when the Shawano Community High School girls opened the second half with a stifling defensive effort that shut out visiting Denmark for the first four minutes of the third quarter.

The only problem for the Hawks was that there was also a lid on the hoop at the other end. Shawano, which trailed 30-17 at intermission, failed to cut into that deficit, and despite a gritty effort down the stretch, the Hawks could get no closer than 12 the rest of the way and fell, 49-32.

“If we hit a couple of buckets there, we get it under 10, maybe cut it to five, and it’s a totally different game,” Shawano coach Ryan Koenig said. “But the shots weren’t falling for us tonight. Some of that is due to (Denmark’s defense), they’re a good team. But it just wasn’t our night.”

Shawano, which fell to 4-9 and 3-6 in conference, had jumped on the visitors early, racing in front 7-2 on a 3-point field goal by Courtney Ainsworth.

Then Denmark, which improved to 6-2 to maintain its hold on fourth place in the Bay Conference, applied some full-court pressure that ultimately proved to be the Hawks’ undoing.

“That surprised us a little bit,” Shawano guard Megan Klitzke said. “We weren’t rotating like we should have, and after we got that early lead, things just weren’t rolling our way.”

In addition to the vexing 1-2-2 press, the Vikings featured a balanced offense. Ten players scored for Denmark, led by Leah Hansen’s 12 points.

Briana Boda led Shawano with 10 points and Ainsworth chipped in seven.

A steal and a layup by Denmark’s Ashley Leiterman with 7:19 left in the fourth quarter proved to be the backbreaker for Shawano, as the Vikings reclaimed the momentum that the Hawks briefly enjoyed after forcing a pair of turnovers with some full-court pressure of their own.

Teagan Monfils’ free throw had brought Shawano to within 35-24, but the Vikings, who had reeled off a 17-1 run after trailing in the first quarter, went up 39-24 after Leiterman’s layup and a bucket by Britney Petersen. Denmark never led by less than 14 the rest of the way.

“We didn’t take care of the ball,” said Koenig, who nonetheless was pleased with his team’s hustle throughout the entire 32 minutes. “But I have the utmost respect for how we hung in there and played hard.”

Koenig believes that Shawano, which has only three seniors on the roster, can still salvage a successful season with a strong finish.

“We want to finish .500,” he said. “If we go 8-8 in conference we’ll finish fourth or fifth, and that would be a good spot for us.”

Denmark (49)

VandenLangenberg 1 1-2 4, Derricks 1 0-0 2, Petersen 4 0-0 8, Hansen 3 3-4 12, Leiterman 3 0-0 6, Rish 1 2-2 5, Laurent 0 1-2 1, Sipple 1 0-0 2, Pennings 1 0-0 2, Nehls 3 0-0 7

Shawano (32)

Monfils 1 1-2 3, Mo. Klitzke 0 1-2 1, Me. Klitzke 1 2-4 4, Vomastic 1 0-0 2, Boda 3 4-5 10, Ainsworth 2 1-2 7, Schreiber 1 1-2 3, Dunnam 1 0-0 2

Denmark 14 16 5 14 — 49

Shawano 8 9 7 8 — 32

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Welch, Rodriguez get pinsBy: 

Leader Staff

Leader Photo by Lee Pulaski Shawano Community High School freshman Daniel Darling, top, works against Menasha freshman Kyle Davis in their 113-pound match Monday in Shawano. Darling won, 10-3, and Shawano won, 45-15.
Leader Photo by Lee Pulaski Shawano Community High School junior Wyatt Welch, right, attempts to pin Menasha sophomore Noah Baehnman during their 106-pound match Monday in Shawano. Welch pinned his opponent in 5:12, and the Hawks won the meet, 45-15.

Shawano Community High School wrestlers won two of their three matches by pin en route to a 45-20 Bay Conference win Monday over visiting Menasha.

Shawano’s Wyatt Welch pinned Noah Baehnman with 48 seconds remaining in their 106-pound match, and Jordan Rodriguez (120) beat Josh Dillinger at 3 minutes, 47 seconds. Danny Darling (113) won a 10-3 decision over Kyle Davis, and the rest of the Hawks’ points came on forfeits.

The Hawks (2-4 Bay) lost three contested matches to the Bluejays (0-4 Bay). Jarrett Laatsch (145) was pinned by Bryce Odeman at 3:39. Devon Strege (152) lost 7-2 to Ian Rasmussen, and Curtis Waupoose (160) fell 17-2 to Bailey Whipple.

Shawano coach Michael Homan was pleased with his wrestlers’ performance.

“Our team is still down a few wrestlers that are battling some health issues, but we managed to get some key wins tonight,” Homan said. “I was proud of how the kids rallied to get a team win. It was great to see.”

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GIRLS BASKETBALL

Menominee Indian 43

Wild Rose 37

Menominee Indian remained undefeated with its win over Central Wisconsin Conference-10 foe Wild Rose.

Ania Smith led Menominee Indian (13-0, 11-0 CWC-10) with 18 points. Sasha Peters added 11 points, and Erin Wynos finished with eight points.

Alexa Gravunder scored 13 points and Johanna Shepard 11 for Wild Rose (6-8, 6-4 CWC-10).

In the junior varsity game, Wild Rose defeated Menominee Indian, 27-22.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Wild Rose 48

Menominee Indian 47

Dominic Caldwell led Menominee Indian (7-4, 5-4 CWC-10) with 17 points.

Aaron VandeCastle paced Wild Rose (8-4, 7-2 CWC-10) with a game-high 21.

Gresham 87, Marion 50

Gresham improved to 9-1 in the CW-10 with the rout led by Christian Haffner’s 22 points and four assists.

Killian Eggert added 15 points and four assists for the Wildcats, who also got 13 points and seven rebounds from Neal Cerveny. James Kazik added 11 points and three steals, and Drew Haffner had 10 rebounds.

Jerod Sawall led Marion with 15 points, Mitch Elandt added 12, and Chris Buss had 11.

NEW Lutheran 58

Bonduel 45

Bonduel had a strong start, but NEW Lutheran’s strong finish decided this nonconference game.

After taking a 14-6 lead in the first quarter, Bonduel was outscored in each of the remaining periods, including a 19-8 disadvantage in the fourth quarter.

Colton Dobratz led Bonduel (10-3, 5-1 Central Wisconsin Conference-8) with 13 points and was joined in double figures by Trevor Pedersen with 11.

Four players scored in double figures for NEW Lutheran (5-8, 2-6 Packerland Conference): Nate Schaefer with 20, Gage Lloyd with 12, and Tanner Natzke and Noah Gosse, each with 10.

WRESTLING

Braatz takes top spot at tourney

Shawano Community High School wrestler Damon Braatz went 5-0 at 285 pounds to earn his first gold medal in varsity competition Saturday at the SPASH Varsity Duals in Stevens Point.

Coach Michael Homan said Braatz “has been working hard and is showing great improvement.” Braatz recorded three pins: Mike Wagner, of Rhinelander, in 2:47; Joe Miller, Stevens Point, :40; and Nathaniel Barry, of Manitowoc, in 1:56. His two other wins were forfeits.

Due to injuries and other issues, only eight wrestlers competed for the Hawks in the event. “There was some good competition at this tournament, which made for a hard day of wrestling,” Homan said.

Other Hawks’ records from Saturday were Danny Darling, 113 pounds, 2-3; 120, Jordan Rodriguez, 2-3; 126, Austin Oreskovic, 2-3; 132, Shawn Bell, 2-3; 145, Jarrett Laatsch, 0-5; 160, Curtis Waupoose, 1-4; 170, Jacob Sacket, 0-5.

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Vomastic’s 3-pointers spark HawksBy: 

Jason Arndt, [email protected]

Leader Photo by Jason Arndt Shawano Community High School senior Courtney Vomastic makes one of her two 3-point shots in the second quarter of Friday’s 40-30 win over Oconto Falls.
Leader Photo by Jason Arndt Shawano Community High School junior Megan Klitzke defends Oconto Falls guard Bailey Wolf during Shawano’s 40-30 win Friday in Shawano.

Courtney Vomastic’s back-to-back 3-point shots were the jolt the Shawano Community High School girls needed Friday.

The 5-foot-10 senior’s shots gave the Hawks an 18-11 lead late in the first half, and the Hawks went on to post a 40-30 win over visiting Oconto Falls. It was Shawano’s first win over the Panthers since they rejoined the Bay Conference in 2007.

Shawano coach Ryan Koenig was relieved to get the victory.

“In the three years I have been here, we have not beaten them,” he said.

Vomastic’s consecutive 3-pointers both excited and relaxed the Hawks.

“It definitely hyped us up, and we had the momentum come our way and gave us more energy,” Vomastic said. “I was surprised. I couldn’t believe it.”

“That gave us our gap, and we never looked back,” Koenig said. “It let us relax and let us play solid basketball in the second half.”

Mixing zone and man-to-man defenses, Shawano (4-8, 3-5 Bay) clamped down on Falls’ leading scorers, Liz Manns and Bailey Wolf, and held the Panthers to no field goals in the second period and two in the third period.

“We had a couple of people playing man, and a couple of people playing zone, so we threw something at them that they have not seen this year to mix things up,” Koenig said.

Oconto Falls coach Mike Kaczmarek Jr. said the Panthers (5-7, 3-5 Bay) could not crack the Hawks’ defense.

“We just did not shoot well tonight. Then they take Liz Manns and Bailey Wolf out of the game like they did, putting defenders on them,” Kaczmarek said. “We just couldn’t find a way to score.”

Manns, who averaged 13.6 points per game heading into the game and is the Bay’s leading 3-point shooter, was held to three points. Wolf finished with six points.

Vomastic led all scorers Friday with 10 points.

The Hawks’ leading scorer on the season, Sara Hokenstad, took a tumble on the court midway through the third period and did not return.

Oconto Falls (30)

Helmle 0 5-6 5, Manns 1 1-2 3, Wolf 2 1-2 6, Schroeder 1 0-0 2, Virtues 3 0-2 6, Krueger 3 0-0 6, Kratz 1 0-1 2

Shawano (40)

Monfils 2 1-2 5, Morgan Klitzke 0 1-1 1, Megan Klitzke 2 2-2 6, Vomastic 2 2-2 10, Boda 3 2-2 8, Ainsworth 0 3-4 3, Hokenstad 2 0-0 4, Dunnam 1 1-2 3.

Oconto Falls 9 3 5 13 — 30

Shawano 10 8 10 12 — 40

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Shawano 71

Oconto Falls 40

Twelve players scored and two reached double figures for Shawano in its Bay Conference road victory Friday.

Shawano (10-2, 5-2 Bay) took command early, outscoring the Panthers 19-6 in the first period and leading 40-11 at halftime. Braden Mueller hit a team-high 14 points for the Hawks, and Jack Lacy contributed 10 points and five rebounds.

Michael Manns led Oconto Falls (2-8, 0-7 Bay) with 14 points. Michael Fifield chipped in 10 points.

The Panthers committed 17 turnovers; Shawano had 12.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Bonduel 62

Pacelli 15

Bonduel remained unbeaten (12-0, 7-0 Central Wisconsin-8) after winning 62-15 against visiting Pacelli Friday.

The Bears outscored Pacelli 28-4 in the second half.

Jen Dowden led all Bears scorers with 17 points and also grabbed eight boards.

Leading the defense was Taylor Weier with 11 rebounds and seven blocks. She also had 12 points.

Lexi Reinke added 10 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.

Leading for Pacelli (3-10, 1-6 CWC-8) was Sami Kay Shafranski with six.

Menominee Indian 40

Port Edwards 30

Menominee Indian moved to 12-0 on the season with its Central Wisconsin Conference-10 win Friday at home.

Leading scorers for Menominee (12-0, 10-0 CWC-10) were Ania Smith with 19 points and Sasha Peters with 10.

Lexi Schraeder let Port Edwards (6-5, 6-33 CWC-10) with 16 points.

In the junior varsity game, Menominee Indian won 28-12. Taylor Olson scored 10 points.

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Wrestlers defeat Marinette, lose to Oconto FallsBy: 

Greg Bates, Leader Correspondent

Leader Photo by Lee Pulaski Shawano Community High School freshman Daniel Darling tries to keep Oconto Falls sophomore Evan Konitzer from breaking free in their 113-pound match Thursday in Shawano. Konitzer won 9-6. Oconto Falls beat Shawano, 66-9.
Leader Photo by Lee Pulaski Shawano Community High School senior Mason Boogren tries to find an opening to take down Oconto Falls sophomore Mackinley Winkler during their 182-pound wrestling match Thursday in Shawano. Boogren won 6-4. Oconto Falls beat Shawano, 66-9.

Mike Homan knew it wasn’t going to be an easy match Thursday.

The Shawano coach was hoping his wrestlers would put up a fight, and they did. However, the scores didn’t reflect it.

The Hawks gave up seven pins and three forfeits in a 66-9 loss to Oconto Falls in Bay Conference action at Shawano Community High School.

“We talk about this all the time in our wrestling room. We want to be aggressive and we want to wrestle our match, and we’ll let the chips where they are going to,” Homan said. “We did that for the most part. I think we left a few out there, but the kids did wrestle hard.”

Shawano also took on Marinette in a separate dual Thursday and earned a 47-15 victory for the Hawks’ first conference win of the season.

Oconto Falls tri-head coach Marc Kinziger thought his guys wrestled well in winning 12 matches, but he liked what he saw from Shawano.

“They’ve got a younger team, but boy, I was kind of impressed with them,” Kinziger said. “… You can see the fight in some of those younger guys. I think Shawano’s going to have a nice team here in a couple of years, and it’s a nice team right now.”

Giving up 60 points via pins and forfeits really hurt Shawano.

“It’s hard when you’re giving up those falls like that and you’re looking for all the points you can,” Homan said. “We’ve got to learn to battle through that. We’re young and we’ve got some inexperience and we’re going a good job working so far, and we’ve got a lot of work to do yet.”

“Bonus points are always huge, especially when you get down the road and you get into closer matches, it seems to always be the difference,” Kinziger said. “It’s always either 7-7 or 8-6 (match victories) and whoever has the most pins usually wins. You’ve got to get them when you can take them, and tonight we seemed to get them. If a guy got on his back, we seemed to get him.”

Oconto Falls, which is receiving votes in the state poll as one of the top Division 2 schools, led 12-0 before Shawano picked up its first points, but that didn’t come easy for Mason Boogren (182 pounds). The senior held a 4-3 lead when Mac Winkler tied it with eight seconds left in the third period on a reversal. Boogren didn’t get rattled and scored a takedown right before the buzzer sounded to earn a 6-4 win.

“I thought it was a hard-fought match,” Homan said. “(Oconto Falls) is not going to give up anything easy and they’re going to fight you to the last second. Mason was fortunate enough to get a takedown there in the waning seconds of that match to get a victory, so that was nice to see.”

Down 24-3, Shawano had a chance to get a few much-needed points, but Damon Braatz (285) couldn’t quite pull off a victory. Kaleb Westcott led 7-1 on a near fall in the second period, but Braatz kept creeping back in the third. Braatz got within 7-6 and had Westcott on the mat for over one minute, but Westcott held on for a one-point victory.

“Damon fought hard to get back in that match and I was proud of how he fought back in and kept working,” Homan said. “One thing we’re looking for, we like to finish that match off and kind of catch up that last 40 seconds. He fought hard to get back into it and we just need to learn how to finish those off the right way before we can take that next step.”

Wyatt Welch (106) had the best match on the night for the Hawks. He attacked Oconto Falls’ Bryce Peterson right from the start and secured a pin in 51 seconds. That pulled Shawano within 27-9, but Oconto Falls (4-0 Bay) scored the final 39 points of the match.

Homan has been impressed Welch since the start of the season.

“Wyatt’s been such a pleasant surprise for us,” Homan said. “He gives us everything he has, and he’s battling a little bit of a hip flexor right now. But he’s been working in the practice room, and when he turns it on he’s something special. He’s got a bright future.”

Braatz, Daniel Darling (113) and Jarrett Laatsch (145) all earned pins for the Hawks against Marinette. Welch won a 16-0 major decision. Shawano received four forfeits.

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Gresham 72

Tigerton 64

Christian Haffner scored 28 points and had five steals in Gresham’s Central Wisconsin-10 win Thursday.

Killian Eggert scored 13 points and had a team-high seven rebounds for Gresham (11-1, 7-1 CWC-10).

Vernon Parrott led Tigerton (0-11, 0-8 CWC-10) with 16 points.

WRESTLING

Witt-Birn 39

Bonduel 33

Bonduel won seven of 11 contested matches, but three forfeits proved costly Thursday in Bonduel.

Four Bonduel wrestlers registered pins: Dan Tauchen over Cory Chroge in 1 minute, 56 seconds at 160 pounds; Brandon Novitski (195) over Jacob Robbins at 3:03; Jordan Boldt over Garrett Kersten at 0:57; and Austin Siolka (145) over Josh Wick at 1:58.

Bonduel’s Garrett Siolka (132) defeated Zach Urquhart 8-2, Travis Wollenberg (138) defeated Alex Schultz 4-1 and Jacob Banker (152) defeated Griffin Magee 5-1.

For Witt-Birn, Alex Peplinski (170) pinned Isaiah Griesbach in 1:27, Hunter Kreger (182) defeated Mitch Sokoloski 10-6, Dylan Wieland (220) pinned Zach Manning in 3:03, and August Peplinski (285) pinned Bennett Gunderson in 1:51.

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Leader Photo by Jason Arndt Shawano Community High School sophomore Nathan Kane competes in the 500-yard freestyle Thursday in a meet against Tomahawk in Shawano. Kane took second at 6 minutes, 26.72 seconds. Shawano won the dual meet, 122-48.

Shawano Community High School defeated visiting Tomahawk Thursday 122-48 in a Division 3 swimming match.

The Hawks finished first in all 11 events including two from Jake Klister and Zach Soper in individual events.

Klister took a top finish in both the 50- and 100-yard freestyle events and Soper received his top placement in the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard backstroke.

Both also notched top finishes in two relay events, the 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle.

Klister and Soper were teamed with Griffin Rades and Adrian Tetting in the 200 medley. In the 400 freestyle, they were joined by Rolando Colon and Nathan Kane.

Shawano Results

200-yard medley relay: 1. Shawano (Zach Soper, Griffin Rades, Adrian Tetting, Jake Klister), 1:53.40; 3. Shawano (James Kreuger, Cayman Kunschke, Nathan Kane, Kyle Easter), 2:02.69

200 freestyle: 1. Griffin Rades, 2:07.12; 3. Nathan Kane, 2:22.64

200 individual medley: 1. Adrian Tetting, 2:28.87; 2. Cayman Kunschke, 2:39.90; 3. Connor Angeli, 2:44.51.

50 freestyle: 1. Jake Klister, 23.98; 4. Rolando Colon, 25.50; 5. Kyle Easter, 27.67

100 butterfly: 1. Zach Soper, 56.16; 5. Chase Lohtka, 2:14.60.

100 freestyle: 1. Jake Klister, 55.17; 2. Adrian Tetting, 55.64; 4. Kyle Easter, 1:05.56

500 freestyle: 1. Rolando Colon, 5:45.24; 2. Nathan Kane, 6:26.72; 3. Tyler Buerman, 7:06.27.

200 freestyle relay: 1. Shawano (Adrian Tetting, James Kreuger, Griffin Rades, Rolando Colon), 1:43.85; 3. Shawano (Tommy Rankin, Cayman Kunschke, Collin Groch, Kyle Easter), 1:56.70.

100 backstroke: 1. Zach Soper, 53.83; 2. James Krueger, 1:15.45; 5. Chase Lohtka, 1:31.51.

100 breaststroke: 1. Griffin Rades, 1:11.84; 2. Cayman Kunschke, 1:18.40; 4. Connor Angeli, 1:26.03.

400 freestyle relay: 1. Shawano (Jake Klister, Rolando Colon, Nathan Kane, Zach Soper), 3:53.57; 2. Shawano (Collin Groch, Tommy Rankin, Connor Angeli, Tyler Buerman), 4:42.62.

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By: 

Leader Staff

The Shawano Community High School wrestling team edged Sturgeon Bay 37-31 Tuesday in Sturgeon Bay.

“Every match was big, and our wrestlers really stepped up,” Shawano coach Michael Homan said. “I was proud of all of our kids that wrestled. We had some kids that didn’t give up pins and some kids that came through with big matches where they were very evenly matched.”

Mason Boogren recorded the Hawks’ only pin, dropping Levi Olson in 2 minutes, 22 seconds of their 182-pound match.

Dylan Enno scored a major decision with a 14-3 win over Loran Narance at 195 pounds. Dalton Parson, who won the 132-pound title at the Trocat Scramble in Green Bay over the weekend, posted another victory Tuesday, with a 10-3 decision over Liam Ostrand.

“This was a great team win as everyone from 106-285 fought hard,” Homan said.

Shawano received three forfeits and also gave up a forfeit, at 120 pounds.

Shawano results:

106 - Wyatt Welch (S) received forfeit

113 - Danny Darling (S) received forfeit

120 -Kevin Henchel (SB) received forfeit

126 - Lucas Stenzel (SB) decision Austin Oreskovic 6-3

132 - Dalton Parson (S) decision Liam Ostrand 10-3

138 - Mike Wiegand (SB) decision Shawn Bell 9-0

145 - Jarrett Laatsch (S) decision Alec Fischer 4-0

152 - Collin Mirkes (SB) received forfeit

160 - Curtis Waupoose (S) decision Lucas Kramer 14-10

170 - Rorn Mlelke (SB) pinned Jacob Sacket in 3:49

182 - Mason Boogren (S) pinned Levi Olson in 2:22

195 - Dylan Enno (S) decision Logan Narance 14-3

220 - Nic Brinkman pinned Paul Wilber (S) in 2:17

285 - Damon Braatz (S) received forfeit

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SCHS boys defeat Mosinee, 51-41By: 

Jason Arndt, [email protected]

Leader Photo by Lee Pulaski Shawano Community High School freshman guard Frederick Carl (34) passes the ball to junior Adam Bartz in the second quarter of Tuesday’s home game against Mosinee. Shawano won, 51-41.
Leader Photo by Lee Pulaski Shawano Community High School senior guard Zach Sousek pushes the ball upcourt during the second quarter of Tuesday’s home game against Mosinee. Shawano won, 51-41.

The Shawano Community High School boys basketball team extended its winning streak to six games Tuesday with a 51-41 nonconference win against visiting Mosinee.

With the Mosinee defense focusing on 6-foot-6 Zeke Gueths inside, Shawano did much of its damage from the outside, shooting 38 percent (9 of 24) from behind the 3-point arc.

Four Hawks each hit two 3-pointers: Braden Mueller, Zack Sousek, Jack Lacy and Eric Carl. Kaden Richards also hit from long distance.

“With them doubling and tripling Gueths down low, they found the shots,” Shawano coach Chris Kellett said.

Gueths, he said, “was able to find the open shooters on the perimeter.”

“Shawano is a tough team to defend,” Mosinee coach Andy Bruess said. “They got their shooters on the outside, and a big horse in the middle. We had to protect the lane a little bit.”

Mosinee, meanwhile, hit only 3 of 17 3-point attempts and was outrebounded 33-23. Lacy led the Hawks with nine rebounds. Gueths and Adam Bartz each had seven.

Sousek led the Hawks with 11 points. Lacy finished with 10.

Shawano (9-2, 4-2 Bay Conference) also outscored Mosinee from the free-throw line. The Hawks made 14 of 18 attempts; Mosinee (5-5, 3-1 Great Northern Conference) was four of eight.

“Tonight we did a good job playing defense and keeping them off the foul line,” Gueths said.

Bruess said Shawano’s second-quarter run rattled his squad, which contributed to a poor shooting night.

“We just never really got in sync tonight,” he said. “Early on we hung around a little bit, but we did not shoot the ball very well. With a team like Shawano, you can’t shoot that poorly and stay in the game.”

Jordan Budnik led Mosinee with 17 points. Matt Bolanda added 10.

Mosinee (41)

Vils 0 1-2 1, Maas 3 1-2 8, Miller 1 0-0 3, Novitzke 1 0-0 2, Budnik 7 2-4 17, Bolanda 5 0-0 10

Shawano (51)

Mueller 2 1-2 7, Richards 1 0-0 3, Sousek 3 3-4 11, Bartz 1 1-2 3, Lacy 2 4-4 10, Carl 2 2-2 8, Gueths 3 3-4 9

Mosinee 9 9 13 10 — 41

Shawano 11 16 13 11 — 51

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BOYS BASKETBALL

Bonduel 71

Wittenberg-Birnamwood 49

Bonduel outscored the Chargers in every quarter Tuesday in Wittenberg.

Both teams hit eight 3-pointers, but Bonduel outscored Witt-Birn 15-5 at the free-throw line. The Chargers committed 18 turnovers. Bonduel had seven turnovers, but also recorded 14 steals.

Witt-Birn coach Lon Ebel said he was disappointed by his team’s performance.

“We flat out got outhustled, and that’s what’s most disappointing,” he said. “We need someone to step up and take leadership of this team and it hasn’t happened yet. Offensively, when we weren’t turning the ball over and executed, we did some nice things. But we don’t have much of a chance any night we give up 71 points.”

Colton Dobratz led Bonduel with 24 points and was joined in double-figures by Connor Rosin and Peyton Czarapata, each with 11. Four Chargers scored eight points each: Trevor Groshek, Kyle Adamski, Matt Kapitz and Trevor Stewart.

Gresham 64

Wis. Valley Lutheran 52

Christian Haffner scored 30 points Saturday in a nonconference win at home.

Haffner also recorded five rebounds and five assists for the Wildcats. Neal Cerveny added 13 points.

A 23-9 scoring advantage by Gresham (10-0, 6-0 Central Wisconsin Conference-10) in the third period was the difference in the game.

Branson Witucki led Lutheran (5-6) with 14 points.

Bonduel 71

Crivitz 56

Colton Dobratz scored 26 points, including three 3-pointers, Saturday in Bonduel’s win at home.

Peyton Czarapata added 17 and Connor Rosin pitched in 15 points for Bonduel (9-1, 4-0 Central Wisconsin-8).

Jeremy Krolovetz led Crivitz (7-2, 5-1 Marinette & Oconto Conference) with 15 points.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Bonduel 46

Wittenberg-Birnamwood 43

Bonduel rallied for 23 points in the second quarter after managing only two points in the opening frame to remain undefeated and hand Witt-Birn its first loss.

“We got off to a good start, but faltered in the second quarter,” Wittenberg-Birnamwood coach Mike Balliett said. “We shot the ball well from outside, but were unable to get to the free-throw line like we normally do. We didn’t take good care of the ball and allowed them 13 points off of turnovers.”

The Bears (11-0, 6-0 Central Wisconsin-8) were led by Jen Dowden with 19 points.

“It was a huge victory for us tonight; a battle between unbeatens, and we won,” Bonduel coach Missy Dowden said.

Taylor Neir led the Chargers (11-1, 5-1 Central Wisconsin-8) with 12 points.

Menominee Indian 59

Bowler 51

Sasha Peters scored 26 points and Ania Smith added 19 as Menominee Indian (11-0, 9-0 Central Wisconsin Conference-10) remained undefeated Tuesday.

Ashlynn Brisk and Reanne Kietlinski led Bowler (8-2, 6-2 CWC-1o) with 16 and 15 points, respectively.

The Menominee Indian junior varsity won, 41-9. Taylor Olson had 14 points.

Gresham 47

Wis. Valley Lutheran 26

Gresham held Wisconsin Valley Lutheran scoreless in the fourth quarter Saturday in a nonconference home victory.

Gresham led by six at halftime and seven after three quarters, and put the game away with a 14-0 advantage in the final period.

Sydney Jensen led Gresham (3-8, 0-8 Central Wisconsin Conference-10) with 14 points. Riley Tejeda added 11.

Lutheran fell to 0-7.

WRESTLING

Bonduel places third at Brawl

Two Bonduel High School wrestlers claimed first places Saturday in the Brawl in the Falls tournament in Oconto Falls.

The Bears placed third among 15 teams. Bay Port won the meet and Oconto Falls finished second.

Jordan Boldt defeated Oconto Falls’ Evan Konitzer on a 7-1 decision for the title at 106 pounds, and Dan Tauchen (160) pinned Oconto Falls’ Jake Yatso with 15 seconds remaining in their title match.

Bonduel’s Garrett Siolka (126) won a third-place match against Bay Port’s Aaron Prange on a 4-3 decision. Austin Siolka (145) also placed third, posting a 14-2 decision over Menominee Indian’s Antonio Mahkimetas. Mitch Sokoloski (170) pinned Gillett/Suring’s Brett Milhans at 3:58 for the Bears’ third third-place finish.

HOCKEY

Rhinelander 3

Shawano 1

Shawano’s varsity reserve team gave up two third-period goals Tuesday night.

The Hawks’ only goal came when Brendan Cummings scored on a power play with 10:52 remaining.

Brendan Chapman had 29 saves in goal for Shawano (1-6-1).

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