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Hawks beaten by Antigo girls

The Shawano Community High School girls basketball team lost 41-29 to Antigo in a nonconference game Tuesday in Antigo.

Sara Hokenstad and Riley Tejeda led Shawano (1-9, 1-5 Bay) with five points apiece.

Brittney Wald led Antigo (4-6, 2-2 Great Northern) with 13 points.

Shawano swimmers top Rhinelander

The Shawano Community High School boys swim team beat Rhinelander 103-67 Tuesday in Shawano.

Taking firsts for Shawano were Zack Soper (100 breaststroke, 100 butterfly), Griffin Rades (200 individual medley, 100 backstroke), Rolando Colon (500 freestyle) and Jake Klister (50 freestyle).

Shawano also took first in the 200 medley relay, the 200 freestyle relay and the 400 freestyle relay.

Bowler downed by Port Edwards

The Bowler High School girls basketball team lost to Port Edwards 29-24 in a Central Wisconsin Conference-10 game Tuesday in Bowler.

Ashlynn Brisk had seven points, 15 rebounds, five assists and five steals.

Gresham, Haffner defeat Marion

Led by Christian Haffner’s 28 points, the Gresham Community High School boys basketball team beat Marion 68-40 in a CWC-10 game Tuesday in Marion.

Thomas Kazik added 10 points for Gresham (10-2, 8-2 CWC-10). Scott Cerveny had nine points, 13 rebounds and seven assists.

Cole Drefahl had 26 points for Marion (3-10, 3-6 CWC-10).

Truckers top Berlin by 11

The Clintonville High School girls basketball team beat Berlin 47-36 Tuesday in Clintonville.

Autumn Voight had 10 points to lead Clintonville (2-9, 1-6 Eastern Valley).

Julia Silloway scored 22 points for Berlin (0-11, 0-7 Eastern Valley).

Chargers defeat Northland Pines

Nick Kapitz scored 21 points and the Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School boys basketball team beat Northland Pines 56-46 in a nonconference game Tuesday in Wittenberg.

Tyler Milanowski added nine points for the Chargers (5-8, 1-5 CWC-8).

A.J. Skarbek scored 16 points to lead Northland Pines (0-12, 0-5 Great Northern).

Hawks lose by 1 to Merrill

The Shawano High School boys basketball team lost to Merrill 46-45 Saturday in Shawano.

Zack Sousek scored 10 points to lead Shawano (8-4, 6-0 Bay) .

Chad Mootz led Merrill (7-6, 2-3 Wisconsin Valley) with 12 points.

Eagles take third at Trucker invite

The Menominee Indian High School wrestling team took third at Saturday’s Trucker Invitational in Clintonville.

Menominee Indian had a team score of 252.5. Omro (321.5) took first, followed by Kenosha Christian Life (290). Clintonville (126) took ninth in the 12-team tournament.

Kyle Winker (126) and Austin Lyons (285) won championships for the Eagles.

Jake Reiter (195) led the Truckers, taking first place in his bracket.

Clintonville boys get lopsided victory

The Clintonville High School boys basketball team beat Wittenberg-Birnamwood 45-15 in a nonconference game Monday in Clintonville.

Andy Schmidt led Clintonville (4-7, 2-6 Eastern Valley) with 14 points, four assists and two rebounds. Tyler Petermann added 13 points and six rebounds.

Nick Kapitz led Wittenberg-Birnamwood (4-8, 1-5 Central Wisconsin Conference-8) with seven points.

Other scores

Boys basketball: Bowler lost to Port Edwards 69-25; Tigerton beat Tri-County 39-37; Menominee Indian lost to Wild Rose 48-18.

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Gerrard Diaz, [email protected]

Leader Photo by Gerrard Diaz Bonduel High School junior Connor Rosin dribbles the ball against Stevens Point Pacelli on Friday in Bonduel. Bonduel lost 80-45.

The Bonduel High School boys basketball team struggled in the first of a series of tests against the top of the Central Wisconsin Conference-8 Friday, losing 80-45 to Stevens Point Pacelli in Bonduel.

Pacelli (9-2, 5-1 CWC-8) raced out to a 26-8 lead in the first quarter, led by senior Isaac Elliott’s, who scored 16 of his 20 points in the period. The Cardinals played a tough press defense for most of the game.

“Our kids just didn’t take care of the ball and lost their focus a little bit,” Bonduel coach Duke Copp said. “It’s fundamental things. We’ve worked on it, but, hey, Pacelli is one of the best teams we’ll see all year.”

Even when Bonduel (6-7, 2-4 CWC-8) was able to get by Pacelli’s press, shots refused to fall.

Connor Rosin, a 6-foot-2 junior, led Bonduel with 15 points, including three 3-pointers.

Pacelli got 20 points from Brett O’Sullivan and 18 from Jacob Feltz.

With both teams racking up 22 fouls and spending a big chunk of the game in the bonus, Pacelli was a superb 26 of 28 from the free-throw line. Bonduel made 17 of 23 free-throw attempts.

Bonduel took the opportunity in the second half to try some different schemes and get bench players some experience.

Matthew LaBerge, a 5-foot-8 junior, nailed a late 3-pointer that fired up the Bears.

“He’s a great kid,” Copp said. “Always working hard at practice. It was great to see.”

The coach hopes his team will bounce back quickly, with a tough schedule on the horizon.

“We just want to get better each game,” Copp said. “We took a step back tonight and we’re hoping to move forward.”

Pacelli, which went into Friday night tied atop the CWC-8 standings with Amherst (10-2, 4-1 CWC-8) and Shiocton (6-3, 4-1 CWC-8) and only a half game ahead of Iola-Scandinavia (10-2, 4-2 CWC-8), is just the first test for Bonduel, which will face Iola-Scandinavia next week and Amherst on Jan. 28.

Pacelli (80)

Feltz 7 4-5 18, Groos 1 4-4 6, I. Elliott 8 3-3 20, O’Sullivan 6 8-8 20, Jamison 1 5-6 8, Glodowski 0 2-2 2, Shibilski 3 0-0 6

Bonduel (45)

Rosin 4 4-4 15, Dobratz 1 4-4 6, VanderLinden 3 0-0 6, Zernicke 1 3-3 5, Rohloff 0 1-4 1, Shoup 1 1-2 3, Fischer 1 0-1 2, Berry 0 4-5 4, LaBerge 1 0-0 3

Pacelli 26 15 22 17 — 80

Bonduel 8 9 15 13 — 45

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The Bonduel High School girls basketball team beat Stevens Point Pacelli 72-27 in a Central Wisconsin Conference-8 game Friday in Stevens Point.

“Last year Pacelli kind of took it to us, beat us once last year and then we won a close game,” Bonduel coach Missy Dowden said. “So the girls were fired up tonight.”

Jennifer Dowden led Bonduel (8-1, 4-1 CWC-8) with 20 points and 13 rebounds. Courtney Schmidt and Deanna Zernicke each added 10 points. Ten of the 11 girls on the varsity scored for Bonduel.

Sami Kay Shafranski and Hannah Raflik led Pacelli (1-8, 1-4 CWC-8) with six points each.

The Bears outrebounded the Cardinals 47-18.

“We were able to try some different things tonight and work on some stuff,” Missy Dowden said.

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Hawks get 2nd win, stop Marinette

The Shawano Community High School girls basketball team got its second win of the season Friday at home with a 44-39 win over Bay Conference foe Marinette.

Sara Hokenstad and Megan Klitzke led Shawano (2-8, 2-5 Bay) with 10 points each.

Eagles boys lose to Port Edwards

The Menominee Indian High School boys basketball team lost 52-39 to Central Wisconsin Conference-10 foe Port Edwards Friday in Keshena.

Dallas Madosh scored 14 points to lead Menominee Indian (3-5, 3-4 CWC-10).

Chris Montag led Port Edwards (9-1, 7-0) with 14 points.

Chargers hand Amherst girls first loss

Micah Nier scored a career-high 30 points and the Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School girls basketball team beat previously undefeated Amherst 58-55 Friday in Amherst.

Nier hit 12 baskets and was perfect from beyond the 3-point arc and at the free-throw line to lead Wittenberg-Birnamwood (9-1, 5-0 CWC-8). Mikayla Hartman added 15 points.

Jaimee Pitt led Amherst (8-1, 4-1 CWC-8). with 18 points.

Tigerton girls beat Gresham by 25

The Tigerton High School girls basketball team beat Gresham 58-33 in a Central Wisconsin Conference-10 game Friday in Tigerton.

Erin Robbins led Tigerton (4-6, 2-3 CWC-10) with 17 points and five steals.

Brisk aids Bowler win over Tri-County

Led by Ashlynn Brisk’s 19 points, the Bowler High School girls basketball team beat Tri-County 42-28 Friday in Bowler.

Brisk also had six rebounds, four assists and three steals for Bowler (3-5, 2-4 Central Wisconsin Conference-10). Kennedy Malone added six points and 14 rebounds.

Marion defeated by Almond-Bancroft

The Marion High School boys basketball team lost to Almond-Bancroft 60-29 in a Central Wisconsin Conference-10 game Friday in Marion.

Cole Drefahl led Marion (3-9, 3-5 CWC-10) with 14 points.

Cody Meddaugh scored 18 points to lead Almond-Bancroft (8-3, 6-1 CWC-10).

Witt-Birn loses to Amherst

The Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School boys basketball team lost to Amherst 58-37 Friday in Wittenberg.

Nick Kapitz scored 12 to lead the Chargers (4-7, 1-5 CWC-8).

Tyler Biadasz had 18 points to lead Amherst (11-2, 5-1 CWC-8).

Eagles wrestlers stop Manawa

The Menominee Indian High School wrestling team beat Manawa 45-24 Thursday in Keshena.

The Eagles got six pins. Antonio Mahkimetas (145) pinned Justin Wentworth in 44 seconds. Forrest Webster (152) pinned Michael Gray in 2:50. Kyle Komanekin (160) pinned Ben Byer in 1:16. Naeciway Latender (182) pinned Andy Briston in 1:25. Jame Pecore (195) pinned Jake Kaczoronwski in 28 seconds.

Kyle Winker won an 8-6 decision over Dominic Schuelke.

Other scores

Girls basketball: Menominee Indian lost to Port Edwards 49-14.

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Gerrard Diaz, [email protected]

Leader Photo by Gerrard Diaz Bonduel High School wrestling coach Chris Rank, left, introduces Marlys and Herb Tauchen, who were inducted into the school’s wrestling hall of fame Thursday night in Bonduel.

The Bonduel High School wrestling team took time before Thursday night’s big meet against Wittenberg-Birnamwood to honor three people who have made major contributions to the wrestling program over the years.

Herb and Marlys Tauchen and former wrestler Jason Krueger were inducted into the school’s wrestling hall of fame..

Five of the six sons of Herb and Marlys Tauchen, who have 10 children and 24 grandchildren, were wrestlers at BHS. Dan Tauchen, a junior on this year’s team, is the eighth, and last, of the Tauchens’ grandchildren to go through the program.

“Their sons were very successful back in the day, their grandkids were very successful in the last few years and Danny is the last one,” Bonduel coach Chris Rank said. “We thought this would be a great night to honor them.”

“Herb and Marlys, they come down to the state tournament every year, not only following their grandkids, but our whole team,” Rank said. “It’s exciting to have the chance to honor and recognize them.”

Jason Krueger, a 1998 graduate of BHS, had 110 career wins during his wrestling career. He was a four-year letter winner, a three-time team captain, and won conference championships his sophomore and junior seasons.

“He had a very successful career wrestling for Bonduel,” Rank said. “He was a part of our state championship team in 1998 and when we placed second at state in ‘97. He was an integral part of that championship team and that group of young men.”

Krueger went on to wrestle for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and at one point in his senior season was ranked eighth in the nation before an injury cut his season short.

“I think he may be the only individual to have gone on to wrestle in college, taking it to another level,” Rank said. “We’ve obviously had other athletes go on and do other things, but I’m pretty sure Jason is the only one to do wrestling.”

The BHS wrestling program has been honoring alumni and friends of the program for the last 16 seasons.

“We have quite a list of people that have been inducted already,” Rank said. “It’s a neat thing for us. We’re proud of it. We feel we have a strong history here in Bonduel, as far as wrestling goes, and we thing it’s important to induct these people that have done a fine job of following, supporting and competing for us. It’s an honor to do that.”

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Gerrard Diaz, [email protected]

Leader Photo by Gerrard Diaz Bonduel High School wrestler Jacob Wudtke, top, battles Wittenberg-Birnamwood’s Hunter Kreger on Thursday in Bonduel. Wudtke won a 2-1 decision, but the Chargers won the meet 52-13.

The Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School wrestling team took control of the Central Wisconsin Conference with a 52-13 win Thursday over Bonduel.

“Wittenberg-Birnamwood has a very, very good team,” Bonduel coach Chris Rank said. “They’ve been handling the conference the last several years; this year is probably the best team that they’ve had. Most years we have a legit shot at being conference champions. It doesn’t look like that is going to be the case this year.”

Both of the team’s coaches, though, said the final score didn’t reflect how close the meet really was.

“We always know coming into Bonduel, it’s always going to be tough,” Wittenberg-Birnamwood coach Troy Ostrowski said. “I know the score looks like it wasn’t close, but we had a lot of good matches tonight.”

The Chargers, ranked No. 4 in Division 2 in the state by Crossface Magazine, opened the meet with four straight pins to take a 24-0 lead on the hosting Bears. Witt-Birn sophomore August Peplinski pinned Bennett Gunderson in 4:49. Nick Stringfellow (220) pinned Eric Godin in 2:59, and heavyweight John White Wing made short work of Race McClone with a pin in 46 seconds. Stetson Potrykus (106) pinned Scott Gunderson in 52 seconds.

Bonduel, which is ranked No. 9 in Division 3, had to forfeit to Zachary Urquhart at 113 pounds.

Bonduel sophomore Garrett Siolka (120) put up good fight against Ben Vosters, who is ranked No. 9 in the state at 120 pounds. Despite pushing the senior the full three periods, Siolka took a 11-5 loss.

At 126 pounds, Bonduel got on the scoreboard with a win by junior Austin Siolka, who beat Jesse Sprague 7-1 to cut the Chargers’ lead to 33-3. Bonduel’s Travis Wollenberg then beat Gavin Czerwonka 6-3 at 132 pounds.

Witt-Birn senior Bobby Uttecht (138) won a 12-2 decision over Gregg Shafer and teammate Branden Randall (145) beat Sam Kroening by pin in 1:16.

Bonduel’s Dan Tauchen (152) took care of Griffin Magee with a 10-0 decision.

At 160 pounds, Bonduel decided to give a forfeit win to Wittenberg-Birnamwood’s Braxton Potrykus, who is ranked No. 6 in the state, and move Mitch Sokolski and Jacob Wudtke both up a weight class.

The strategy almost worked. Wudtke (182) pulled off a 2-1 decision over Hunter Kreger, getting two points on a reversal in the final minute of the match.

“That was a good match,” Rank said. “It ended up about how I had it. I thought we would come out on top in a close one and that was the case.”

Sokolski (170) struggled with Wittenberg-Birnamwood freshman Alex Peplinski, who put together a 6-0 decision to get the win.

“I was impressed with our freshman winning that match,” Ostrowski said.

Ostrowski said his team doesn’t talk about the possibility of winning a conference championship or more.

“We don’t talk about what our goal is,” Ostrowski said. “We just talk about every week getting better.”

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Hawks stay in 1st place with win

The Shawano Community High School boys basketball team got a 69-36 win over Marinette on the road Thursday to stay perfect atop the Bay Conference standings.

Jack Lacy scored 13 points to lead Shawano (8-2, 6-0 Bay). Zeke Gueths led the team with eight rebounds.

Marcus Maguire led Marinette (1-8, 1-4 Bay) with 13 points.

Shawano girls fall to L-C

The Shawano Community High School girls basketball team lost to Luxemburg-Casco 49-39 in a Bay Conference game Thursday in Luxemburg.

Brianna Boda led Shawano (1-8, 1-5 Bay) with seven points. Teagan Monfils led the team with five rebounds. Kayla Hokenstad had six points and four rebounds.

Sara Kinnard led Luxemburg-Casco (3-6, 2-3 Bay) with 14 points.

Bowler tops Menominee Indian

The Bowler High School girls basketball team beat Menominee Indian 42-36 in a Central Wisconsin Conference-10 game Thursday in Bowler.

Ashlynn Brisk had 21 points, 14 rebounds, 12 steals and seven assists to lead Bowler (4-5, 3-4 CWC-10)

Sasha Peters led Menominee Indian (3-5, 2-3 CWC-10) with 10 points.

In junior varsity action, Bowler beat Menominee Indian 31-10.

Tigerton tops Almond-Bancroft

The Tigerton High School girls basketball team beat Almond-Bancroft 38-33 Thursday in Tigerton.

Erin Robbins led Tigerton (2-5, 1-4 Central Wisconsin Conference-10) with 14 points. Katie Watters had 15 rebounds.

Other scores

Girls basketball: Clintonville lost to Waupaca 39-36.

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Gerrard Diaz, [email protected]

Leader Photo by Gerrard Diaz Bonduel High School wrestler Travis Wollenberg, left, and Oconto Falls’ Jake Stoinski compete in the 126-pound semifinal match Saturday at the Brawl in the Falls wrestling tournament.

Austin Siolka led all Bonduel High School wrestlers in winning the 113-pound championship Saturday at the Brawl in the Falls wrestling tournament in Oconto Falls.

The Bears took fourth in the 15-team tournament, scoring 167 points. Kaukauna (200.5) won, followed by Reedsville (178) and Oconto Falls (172.5).

“We probably didn’t do as well as we were hoping to,” Bonduel coach Chris Rank said. “We were hoping to come away with a trophy, first or second place. We came up a little short. Those types of things are going to happen.”

Siolka beat Gillett/Suring’s Garret Kohls in the 113-pound championship match, pinning him in 5 minutes and 52 seconds. Siolka beat Kaukauna’s Dominick Nushart in the quarterfinal and Ashwaubenon’s Montana Richardson in the semifinal.

“He did a nice job,” Rank said. “We had a handful of guys do a very nice job for us.”

Two Bears placed second: Mitch Sokolski (160) and Travis Wollenberg (126).

“They didn’t quite get the championship, but they did a nice job getting to the finals,” Rank said. “They had a great day for us.”

Sokolski lost his championship match against Reedsville’s Elliott Ebert by a 14-3 major decision. He defeated New Holstein’s Jacob Barth in the quarterfinal and Wautoma/Wild Rose’s Marcus Kasuboski in the semifinal.

Wollenberg lost his championship match by pin to Kaukauna’s Nick Arnold. Wollenberg defeated Oconto Falls’ Jake Stoinski 8-0 in the semifinal.

Garrett Siolka (120) took third place by pinning Ashwaubenon’s Spencer Nelsen in 3:46. Jacob Wudtke (170) won his third-place match over Ashwaubenon’s Victorico Perez by a 13-4 major decision. Dan Tauchen (152) also took third with a pin in 5:21 of Gillett/Suring’s Colin Weiss.

“All three of those were really tough weight classes,” Rank said. “We ended up coming up on the short end.”

The coach was happy for the opportunity to see Reedsville, which the Bears will encounter in the Division 3 regional.

“That was nice for us to compete against them and see their team,” Rank said.

Bonduel will now turn its focus to hosting Wittenberg-Birnamwood on Thursday.

“Wittenberg-Birnamwood has a really tough team this year,” Rank said. “We’re a very good team ourselves. … Our goal is to go in and be competitive with them. We want them to know that they’re in for a good match.”

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Chargers second at Bluejay Challenge

The Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School wrestling team took second Saturday at the Bluejay Challenge in Merrill.

Merrill won the tournament with 538 points. The Chargers finished with 488. Menominee Indian (138) finished 16th.

Wittenberg-Birnamwood’s Ben Vosters won the 120-pound championship with a 2-0 decision over Adams-Friendship’s Cole Clark. John White Wing (285), Stetson Potrykus (106) and Braxton Potrykus (160) finished in second place for the Chargers.

Kyle Winker was Menominee Indian’s top wrestler, taking third in the 126-pound bracket.

Clintonville 7th at Evergreen Invitational

The Clintonville High School wrestling team took seventh at the Fred Lehrke Evergreen Invitational wrestling tournament Saturday in Weston.

Pulaski (377) won the tournament, followed by D.C. Everest (327). Clintonville finished with a score of 88.

Jake Reiter took second for Clintonville, losing the 195-pound championship match 3-2 to Dondrick Tackes of Stratford. Charlie Poppe (170) took third.

Marion rallies to beat Bowler

The Marion High School boys basketball team rallied from being down 23-8 to beat Bowler 45-41 in a Central Wisconsin Conference-10 game Monday in Marion.

Cole Drefahl scored 20 points for Marion (3-8, 3-4 CWC-10). Clay Detert added 14.

Cody Montez scored 16 points to lead Bowler (2-8, 1-6 CWC-10).

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Leader Photo by Gerrard Diaz Brendan Cummings skates with the puck during hockey practice Wednesday at the Crawford Center in Shawano.

Outnumbered and forced into extra playing time all season, Shawano Community High School hockey players know their struggles are helping to keep the program alive.

The team, which has just 12 players from Shawano and Bonduel, is in its second year of playing a varsity reserve schedule, after leaving the Fox River Classic Conference in 2012.

“A usual hockey team has a minimum of 16. We start out with 12,” coach Tommie CarlinSchauer said. “We’ve had some injuries, so we played our first game with nine players. It’s just tough when you don’t have two full lines. Kids are fighting, though.”

After postponing its first two games of the season, the team has played three games, compiled a 0-3 record and will play as many as eight games over the new few weeks.

“When it gets down to it, the kids just want to play. They want to play hockey,” CarlinSchauer said. “We don’t want to lose the hockey program here because we have a year with low numbers.”

The future of the program should brighten with large freshman classes expected the next two years. There could be enough players in two seasons to return to playing a full varsity schedule, CarlinSchauer said.

CarlinSchauer said his players knew this year would be a struggle, but are sticking it out so the hockey program will continue.

“That 12, with a couple injured, that’s a real teeter-totter on if it’s good to play or not,” CarlinSchauer said. “I have a tendency to worry about that. We have a number of nice players, good players. But do we have enough? Yet I know that if we let the program go this year, we might not get it back for three, four, maybe five years.”

Shawano lost its first game to Merrill 9-1 and then lost to Manitowoc Lincoln 4-3 in overtime after leading 3-0 in the first period. Fatigue played a role in both losses.

“As the game went on, they got tired,” CarlinSchauer said. “They were working hard. The work is not the problem. It’s just that you can’t physically do it, I don’t care who you are. You could be the best players in the world and you can’t be going out there and taking on three shifts in a row rather than getting a 45-second rest.”

The team is made up of two seniors, four juniors, one sophomore and five freshmen, including goalie Brandan Chapman. Senior defenseman Triston Krueger is the team’s captain; sophomore forward Blake Stoss is the assistant captain.

“We’ve got four new freshman who really see the rink well,” CarlinSchauer said. “Our goalkeeper is a freshman and has played very well.”

The next few seasons will determine the long-term success of the program, according to the coach.

“If we get 16 or 22 kids, we’re going to be fine,” CarlinSchauer said. “If we get more freshmen that can play right away, which I believe we are, two or three every year, then you’re looking at something.”

After losing 7-6 in overtime against Stevens Point Thursday at the Crawford Center, the Hawks will hit the road for two games — against Mosinee on Tuesday and Waupaca on Jan. 21 — before returning to the Crawford Center to face Mosinee Jan. 23, a game that was postponed on Dec. 6 because the Hawks didn’t have enough players.

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Leader Photo by Gerrard Diaz Shawano Community High School forward Erika Dunnam (40) tries to keep a ball in bounds against Oconto Falls on Friday in Shawano. Shawano lost 47-28.

The Shawano Community High School girls basketball team couldn’t slow McKenna Larsen and Carly Lemke in a 47-28 loss Friday to Bay Conference foe Oconto Falls in Shawano.

“Oconto Falls is a very tough team,” Shawano coach Ryan Koenig said. “I think they’ll be competing at the top of the conference, if not finishing at the top.”

Larsen and Lemke each scored 18 points for Oconto Falls (6-0, 3-0 Bay). Lemke, a 6-foot-1 senior forward, tallied 14 first-half points, mostly under the basket.

“Offensively, we kind of felt she had the hot hand,” Oconto Falls coach Mike Kaczmarek Jr. said. “We ran a couple of special sets for her, to get her good looks. She was shooting the ball the first half.”

Larsen provided the juice in the second half, scoring 12 of her 18 points after the midpoint break, getting a couple of nice driving layups and a couple of breakaways.

Shawano, which was missing starting point guard Megan Klitzke because of illness, trailed 12-8 after the first quarter, but fell behind 22-12 by halftime. Oconto Falls opened the third quarter with a 11-2 run until Courtney Vomastic hit a 3-pointer to cut the Panthers’ edge to 33-17.

In the fourth quarter, three Oconto Falls’ breakaways — two by Larsen and a third by Bailey Wolf — put the Panthers ahead 43-20 with 4:34 left to play.

Shawano (1-7, 1-4 Bay) managed to close the gap slightly, getting a pair of baskets by Erika Dunnam, a 6-1 sophomore forward who also had five rebounds.

Lindsey Kurtz, a 5-9 senior forward, led Shawano with seven points and seven rebounds.

Turnovers, a problem for Shawano most of the season, were again a factor. The Hawks had 24 turnovers to Oconto Falls’ six.

“We still had too many turnovers,” Koenig said. “We’re not learning from our mistakes, that’s the most disappointing part. We have a young team, but that’s not an excuse anymore.”

Kaczmarek said his team played unevenly, despite the 19-point win.

“Kind of what I expected after a 13-day layoff,” Kaczmarek said. “We have to get back in the flow of things here.”

Oconto Falls (47)

Watzka 2 0-0 4, Lemke 8 2-2 18, Larsen 8 1-3 18, Wolf 3 0-0 7

Shawano (28)

Klitzke 2 0-0 4, K. Hokenstad 0 0-2 0, Boda 1 0-0 2, Kurtz 2 2-5 7, S. Hokenstad 2 0-1 4, Vomastic 1 0-0 3, Smurawa 1 0-0 2, Dunnam 2 0-0 4, Ward 1 0-0 2

Oconto Falls 12 10 11 14 — 47

Shawano 8 4 5 11 — 28

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Brisk has triple-double against Gresham

A career day from Ashlynn Brisk helped the Bowler High School girls basketball team beat Gresham 42-33 in a Central Wisconsin Conference-10 game Friday in Gresham.

Brisk recorded 27 points, 14 steals, 13 rebounds and six assists for the Panthers (2-4, 1-3 CWC-10) in the win over Gresham (0-9, 0-5 CWC-10). Kristina Kroenig added 10 rebounds.

Chargers win low-scoring game

The Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School girls basketball team beat Central Wisconsin Conference-8 foe Shiocton 27-21 Friday in Wittenberg.

Mikayla Hartman led the Chargers (8-1, 4-0 CWC-8) with 10 points. Micah Nier added nine.

Jordan Elliott and Madi Morack led Shiocton (5-3, 2-2 CWC-8) with four points each.

Truckers fall to Winneconne

The Clintonville High School girls basketball team lost to Winneconne 46-40 in a Eastern Valley Conference matchup Friday in Clintonville.

Autumn Voight and Caitie Carpenter led the Truckers (1-8, 0-5 Eastern Valley) with 11 points each.

Holly Van Dam and MaryJane Behm each had 11 points for Winneconne (2-5, 2-4 Eastern Valley).

Hawks swimmers beat Tomahawk

The Shawano Community High School boys swim team beat Tomahawk 99-70 in a meet Thursday in Tomahawk.

Zach Soper took first in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 56.97. He was also first in the 100 butterfly with a time of 57.97.

Also winning events were Rolando Colon (200 freestyle, 2:10.45), Griffin Rades (200 individual medley, 2:20.64), Jake Klister (50 freestyle, 24.58), Adrian Tetting (500 freestyle, 6:09.77) and Christian Kane (100 breaststroke, 1:13.79).

Shawano also took firsts in the 200 individual medley relay (Rades, Kane, Colon and Klister; 1:55.95), the 200 freestyle relay (Klister, Kane, Tetting and Soper; 1:43.20) and the 400 freestyle relay (Rades, Colon, Soper, Tetting; 3:43.08).

Other scores

Boys basketball: Wittenberg-Birnamwood lost to Shiocton 62-42. Bonduel topped Weyauwega-Fremont 55-46.

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Gerrard Diaz, [email protected]

Leader Photo by Gerrard Diaz Bonduel High School forward Alexa Reinke dribbles around Weyauwega-Fremont’s Morgan Wilson during a game Thursday in Bonduel. Bonduel won 46-39.

A big first half helped the Bonduel High School girls basketball team withstand Weyauwega-Fremont forward Morgan Wilson’s 21 points in a Central Wisconsin Conference-8 matchup Thursday in Bonduel.

Bonduel held on to win 46-39.

The Bears (7-1, 3-1 CWC-8) jumped out to a 16-4 lead in the first quarter and expanded it to a 20-point lead shortly after halftime, but Wilson’s third quarter explosion kept the game close. Wilson, a 5-foot-10 senior, scored 12 of her points in the third quarter, including two 3-pointers.

“She took over the game right there,” Bonduel coach Missy Dowden said. “She wanted it. We didn’t box her out well. She’s very strong and we let her push us around.”

The coach said her team was sluggish in the second half after having a four-day break from practice because of the recent cold snap.

“They had legs in the first half, but in the second half, I think we tired out,” Dowden said. “Some of their cuts, we weren’t getting there.”

The Indians (5-4, 1-3 CWC-8) managed to close to within eight points with 4 minutes left on a Karissa Akey basket, but Bonduel forward Jennifer Dowden, a 5-11 junior, answered to put the Bears back up 40-30.

With 5.8 seconds left in the game Alyssa Goode hit a 3-pointer to cut the Bears’ lead to 44-39

“They shot outstanding here in the third and fourth quarter,” Missy Dowden said. “They were hitting 3s.”

Weyauwega-Fremont couldn’t contain the Bears on the ensuing inbound and a couple of passes put the ball in the hands of Courtney Schmidt, who was open under the basket for an easy bucket to seal the game.

Jennifer Dowden finished with 16 points to lead the Bears. She also had three assists, five steals, two blocks and seven rebounds. Sophomore Taylor Weier led the team in rebounds with eight.

Bonduel built its first-half lead mostly at the free-throw line, getting 12 points on 14 attempts from the charity stripe.

It was the first win for Bonduel over Weyauwega-Fremont in a season and a half after getting swept by the Indians last season.

“It was a nice win,” Missy Dowden said. “It’s a nice stepping stone for getting us going into the rest of the season.”

Weyauwega-Fremont (39)

Schroeder 0 1-2 1, Krause 1 1-2 3, Goode 1 3-5 6, Wilson 5 8-12 21, 4 0-1 8

Bonduel (46)

Dowden 6 4-6 16, Reinke 2 0-3 5, Weier 1 5-7 7, C. Schmidt 2 2-2 6, Zernicke 1 4-4 6, Sorenson 1 2-2 4, M. Schmidt 1 0-0 2

Weyauwega-Fremont 4 5 15 15 — 39

Bonduel 16 11 9 10 — 46

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Photo by Josh Thompson Shawano Community High School forward Jack Lacy takes a shot against Oconto Falls Thursday in Oconto Falls. Shawano won 42-33.

The Shawano Community High School boys basketball team used balanced scoring to remain undefeated in the Bay Conference with a win Thursday over Oconto Falls.

Eleven players scored for the Hawks in the 42-33 victory.

The Hawks (7-2, 5-0 Bay) were led by Travis Geenen and Jack Lacy, who each had six points. Dylan Frechette and Sajen Kneuppel each added five. Zeke Gueths led the team in rebounding with seven.

Shawano took a 19-13 lead over Oconto Falls (1-6, 1-3 Bay) at halftime and was up 34-22 after three quarters.

Riley Gruetzmacher led Oconto Falls with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Michael Fifield had nine points.

Oconto Falls outshot Shawano, hitting 41 percent from the field to the Hawks’ 35 percent.

Shawano’s defense forced 23 turnovers; the Hawks committed 19.

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Gresham dominates Bowler 76-47

The Gresham High School boys basketball team beat Bowler 76-47 in a Central Wisconsin Conference-10 matchup Thursday in Bowler.

Christian Haffner had 22 points, Killian Eggert added 17 and Scott Cerveny 10 for Gresham (7-1, 5-1 CWC-10).

Aaron Bestul had 10 points to lead Bowler (2-7, 1-5 CWC-10). Chase Nueske added nine rebounds for the Panthers.

hawano falls in OT to Stevens Point

The Shawano Community High School varsity reserve hockey team lost to Stevens Point 8-7 in overtime Thursday at the Crawford Center in Shawano.

Triston Krueger, Brendan Cummings and Blake Stoss had two goals each for Shawano. Stoss also had two assists. Chancellor VanDyck also scored.

Brendan Chapman had 39 saves in Shawano’s goal.

Truckers lose to Ripon boys

The Clintonville High School boys basketball team lost to Ripon 56-40 in an Eastern Valley Conference game Thursday in Clintonville.

Turner Doornink led the Truckers (2-6, 2-5 Eastern Valley) with 18 points.

Ben Vander Plas had 14 points to lead Ripon (8-2, 6-1 Eastern Valley).

Other scores

Boys basketball: Tigerton beat Marion 47-45.

Girls basketball: Menominee Indian lost to Tri-County 37-34.

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Gerrard Diaz, [email protected]

Leader Photo by Gerrard Diaz Shawano Community High School swimmer Zach Soper dives into the pool during the 100-yard butterfly in a dual meet against Lakeland Union on Dec. 19 in Shawano. Soper’s goals this season include his third trip to the state meet.

Shawano Community High School swimmer Zach Soper came up just short against Grafton senior Al Nenning for the 100-yard backstroke state championship in February.

That moment has stuck with Soper, now a junior, as he works toward his goal of making it to the WIAA Division 2 meet in Madison for the third time.

“I never really forgot about it. I think about it every day when I’m practicing, thinking about that moment and just thinking about how it felt to get second,” Soper said. “I don’t want it to happen again. I’m just going to try harder and try to get first.”

As much as he’s thought about that race, it’s been the success of his teammates that has motivated Soper this season.

Shawano coach Walberto Colon said success comes from the team’s three core values.

“The three values we work on here are commitment, hard work and respect,” Colon said. “Those are three key things that will make him successful. Not only him, but his teammates as well.”

So far, it’s been working. Last month the team beat Lakeland Union, last year’s Great Northern Conference champion and a team Shawano hasn’t beaten the last few years.

The win helped the team bond.

“The win against Lakeland really brought us together as a team,” Soper said. “We were celebrating in the locker room. It just really brought everybody together, got everyone more excited about the season.”

Shawano got the win despite having more than a few swimmers who are new to the sport.

“With more people, there’s newcomers who haven’t ever swam competitively before,” Soper said. “We’ve had to teach them, and they’ve really come along and are getting better. Everybody learned really quickly, and everybody is doing really well.”

The Hawks will get a rematch with Lakeland Union on Jan. 30 in Minocqua and then compete in the Great Northern Conference meet in Rhinelander on Feb. 7.

Colon said Soper and the team have to focus on those tasks before focusing on state.

“Even though we won, there is still a lot to learn,” Colon said.

If he makes a third trip to state, though, Soper said he’ll be more comfortable than ever.

“I know what it’s like to be at state, so I won’t be overwhelmed by anything,” he said. “I’ve just tried to work harder and focus on different things this year, focus on things I may have messed up before.”

The experience he gained the last two seasons has made him a more focused swimmer, he said.

“I feel a lot better. Even last year I felt better,” Soper said. “I was more relaxed throughout the season. This year I’m feeling really good, and I have more control. I don’t get nervous as often. I just go out there and do my best as often as I can.”

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Cody Urban and Mike Meisner took home championships for the Shawano Community High School wrestling team at the Trocat Scramble wrestling tournament Saturday at Green Bay West High School.

Shawano took sixth in the tournament, scoring 152 points. Whitnall won with a score of 259.5, followed by Peshtigo (240.5), Mishicot (206) and West De Pere (187). Waupun (171.5) took fifth.

Urban, who was participating in his first action since missing more than a month with an injury, pinned Peshtigo’s Shane Marquardt in 5 minutes, 14 seconds in the 160-pound championship match.

“We weren’t sure how he was going handle competition,” Shawano coach Adam Bieber said. “He wrestled strong all day.”

Urban pinned Green Bay West/Southwest’s Colton Lindley in 3:42 to reach the championship match.

Meisner pinned Green Bay West/Southwest’s Jordan Machuca 1:40 into their 182-pound championship match. Meisner pinned Waupun’s Reyes Ramos in 36 seconds in the semifinal round.

Both Urban and Meisner were ranked third in their bracket going into the tournament.

“They exceeded expectations for sure,” Bieber said. “They both wrestled real well.”

Dalton Parson (120) lost his championship match against West De Pere’s Keenan Graef by a 12-4 major decision. He beat Appleton East’s Nathan Fens 6-3 in the semifinal.

“Another solid day for Dalton Parson,”Bieber said. “He’s putting together a decent year.”

Jayce Hinkfuss (220) lost to Green Bay West/Southwest’s Steven Fishler 12-3 the fifth round of his bracket to take third.

Curtis Waupoose (152) took fifth, beating Whitnall’s Peter Moore by pin in 1:52 in the fifth-place match. Shawn Bell (126) also took fifth, winning his fifth-place match against Appleton East’s Kyle Immel by pin in 2:16.

Austin Oreskovic (120) took sixth. Damon Braatz (285), Ben Glime (170), Christian VanOss (145) and Jacob Sackett (152) all took eighth at the tournament.

“Overall, since having the last two weeks off since the Holiday Classic, we had a really good week of practice,” Bieber said. “We really wrestled well last Saturday.”

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Gerrard Diaz, [email protected]

Leader Photo by Gerrard Diaz Bonduel High School forward Zach Zernicke takes a shot during a nonconference game against Suring on Friday in Bonduel. Bonduel won 62-50.

Zach Zernicke scored a season-high 21 points, Hunter VanderLinden added 11 and the Bonduel High School boys basketball team ended a two-game losing streak Friday with a 62-50 win over nonconference foe Friday in Bonduel.

The Bears (5-6, 1-3 Central Wisconsin Conference-8) started the game aggressively and held Suring to just eight points in the first quarter—an accomplishment for a defense that gave up 63 and 71 points in its last two losses.

“It just feels good to win a game,” Bonduel coach Duke Copp said. “We’ve been struggling a little bit lately. We wanted to be more intense and play harder on defense. I thought we did a really good job in the first half.”

Bonduel held Suring forward Tyler Fisher to 10 points through the first three quarters, before giving up eight to the 6-foot-4 senior in the fourth quarter.

“We’ve been giving up far too many points,” Copp said. “We watch the tape and we see breakdowns. We see simple little breakdowns that we shouldn’t be seeing. Things we can do better and learn from. We’re working on that.”

VanderLinden, a 5-11 junior, led Bonduel in the first half with nine points.

“He had a great start for us,” Copp said. “He had some nice shots. He plays hard all the time. I never worry about his effort.”

Zernicke, a 6-4 senior, came on in the second half, scoring 14 of his 21 points after the midpoint.

“He had a nice night in Crivitz the other night,” Copp said. “When he’s aggressive, he does well. He’s a good athlete, hustles down the court.”

The Bears also got burst from Hunter Berry coming off the bench to score a couple of baskets in the second quarter.

“Hunter Berry I thought came off the bench and played a really good game,” Copp said. “He gives us a spark. Little guy, 5-5, never gets a call, but he plays like crazy.”

Berry finished the day with five points.

Suring (3-5, 1-4 Marinette & Oconto) struggled to make a significant dent in Bonduel’s lead in the second half.

Copp said the team is going to focus on defense going forward.

“We’re giving up high 50s, almost 60 points a game,” Copp said. “That’s just not going to get it done. It’s just a matter, I think, of effort and doing things the way they need to be done.”

Suring (50)

Fischer 8 2-4 18, Runge 1 0-0 2, Kempen 3 0-3 7, VanBellinger 3 0-0 9, Christensen 1 1-2 4, Horst 5 0-0 10

Bonduel (62)

Pedersen 1 2-4 4, Rosin 2 3-4 8, Dobratz 3 0-0 6, VanderLinden 5 1-2 11, Zernicke 8 4-5 21, Shoup 1 1-2 3, Berry 2 1-2 5, Fischer 1 2-2 4

Suring 8 14 11 17 — 50

Bonduel 17 20 10 15 — 62

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The Bonduel High School girls basketball team beat Sturgeon Bay 47-25 in a nonconference game Friday in Sturgeon Bay.

The Bears (6-1, 2-1 Central Wisconsin Conference-8) jumped out big in the third quarter, outscoring Sturgeon Bay (3-4, 2-3 Packerland) 12-3 to take a 33-18 lead.

“We worked on our defense tonight,” Bonduel coach Missy Dowden said. “We haven’t been able to work on it through the first couple games.”

Sturgeon Bay tried two different defenses to slow Bonduel down, but was forced out of both by quick scores by the Bears.

Jennifer Dowden, a 5-foot-11 junior forward, led the team with 20 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Taylor Weier had eight points and 10 rebounds.

“Taylor Weier stepped up real well tonight,” Missy Dowden said.

Alexa Reinke and Deanna Zernicke both added five points each.

The Bears are off until Thursday, when they play CWC-8 foe Weyauwega-Fremont (5-2, 1-2 CWC-8), but the coach is satisfied with her team’s play.

“I like what I see,” Missy Dowden said. “We still have a learning curve and some things to straighten out and get fixed here. They are really coming around and understanding things. I was a little nervous having the two weeks off.”

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Shawano girls fall to Denmark

The Shawano Community High School girls basketball team lost to Denmark 43-36 in a Bay Conference game Friday in Shawano.

No other stats were available from the game by the Leader’s press time.

Chargers top Waupaca at home

The Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School girls basketball team beat Waupaca 46-33 in a nonconference game Friday in Wittenberg.

Mikayla Hartman led Wittenberg-Birnamwood (7-1, 3-0 Central Wisconsin Conference-8) with 16 points.

Macie Davidson and Joseee Waitrovich had eight points each to lead Waupaca (2-5, 2-2 Eastern Valley Conference).

Bowler tops Northland Lutheran

A 3-pointer by Lakeisha Williams inside of two minutes helped secure the Bowler High School girls basketball team’s first win of the season, a 38-35 victory over Northland Lutheran in a nonconference game Friday in Bowler.

Ashlynn Brisk led Bowler (1-4, 0-3 Central Wisconsin Conference-10) with 15 points, 12 rebounds and nine steals. Kenedie Malone added 12 points, 11 rebounds.

Savannah Jeppeser had 15 points to lead Northland Lutheran (2-6, 0-3 Marawood-South).

Truckers beat Foxes in conference play

The Clintonville High School boys basketball team beat Fox Valley Lutheran 26-23 in a Eastern Valley Conference game Friday in Appleton.

Turner Doornink scored 12 points to lead the Truckers (2-5, 2-4 Eastern Valley). Tyler Petermann added two points and 10 rebounds for Clintonville.

Derek Ashman led Fox Valley Lutheran (2-9, 2-5 Eastern Valley) with nine points.

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