The Shawano Leader

Springborn coronation highlights Shawano Speedway season opener

Published by admin on Mon, 04/25/2022 - 12:05pm

A stout field of 119 cars signed in to kick off the 2022 racing season at Shawano Speedway on April 23.

Troy Springborn scored a Dirt Kings Tour win in the Late Model division. Konnor Wilinski, Kyle Frederick, Ryan Besaw and Austin Pingel also started their seasons in victory lane.

Springborn was crowned as “Dirt King” with his victory in the 50th feature event for the WABAM Dirt Kings Tour. Springborn charged to an early lead and held off a charge from Nick Anvelink for the win in the Spring Thaw in Memory of Larry Colburn 25-lap late model feature.

High School Highlights (April 23)

Published by admin on Sun, 04/24/2022 - 9:07am

BASEBALL

Lena 15

Elcho 2 (5 inn.)

Lena rolled to a nonconference win over Elcho on April 23 in Lena.

Logan Shallow drove in four runs on four hits and also scored four runs to power Lena offensively. He had two doubles and two triples.

Lane Whiting finished with two runs scored and three RBIs on two hits, while Logan Graef had three RBIs on two hits and three runs scored. Reed Hosking drove in two runs on two hits and also scored twice. Tyler Shallow chipped in three hits and scored twice.

High School Highlights (April 22)

Published by admin on Sat, 04/23/2022 - 8:59am

UPDATED: April 24, 7:55 a.m.

GIRLS SOCCER

Shawano 6

Little Chute 0

Shawano rolled to a nonconference win over Little Chute on April 22 in Shawano. The Hawks scored three goals in each half.

Caitlyn Moede netted the first goal off an assist from Abigail Rabideau in the 20th minute. Adison Moesch scored in the 33rd minute off another assist from Rabideau before Rabideau scored in the 35th minute off a corner kick.

Gillett boys, girls lead area teams at track invitational

Published by admin on Fri, 04/22/2022 - 10:36am

The Gillett Secondary School boys and girls track and field teams turned in the top finishes during the Antigo Peterson Invitational on April 21 in Antigo.

The Gillett boys placed fourth with a team score of 73. Menominee Indian came in eighth with 28 points.

On the girls side, the Gillett girls took sixth with 61½ points. Menominee Indian came in seventh with 46 points, while Tigerton was 10th with 10 points.

Gillett's Carleigh Kaczmarek won the girls 3,200-meter run with a time of 12 minutes, 49.84 seconds. Ryann Wagner placed third in the event in 13:01.82.

High School Highlights (April 21)

Published by admin on Fri, 04/22/2022 - 10:14am

UPDATED: April 23, 11:30 a.m.

BOYS GOLF

Bonduel wins invite

Bonduel earned a team score of 361 to place first at the Weymont Invite on April 21 at Weymont Run Country Club in Weymont.

Cooper Uelmen shot an 18-hole round of 85 to pace the Bears. Jake Dreyer fired a 91, with Reece Stoltenow at a 92 and Reed Luepke a 93. Charlie Tauchen (105) was the team's other golfer.

Wisconsin’s Barnes, Davison earn Big Ten Medal of Honor

Published by admin on Thu, 04/21/2022 - 12:37pm

Two of the University of Wisconsin’s exemplary student-athletes have received the Big Ten Conference’s highest distinction.

Volleyball libero Lauren Barnes and men’s basketball player Brad Davison were named April 19 as Wisconsin’s recipients of the Big Ten Medal of Honor. The awards were presented as part of UW’s 2022 Buckinghams: The Student-Athlete Annual Showcase of Excellence. This year’s Buckinghams were held in person at Overture Center.

Chargers softball team's patience pays off in conference win

Published by admin on Wed, 04/20/2022 - 11:06am

The Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School softball team didn’t post a lot of run-scoring hits, but it took advantage of walks and aggressive baserunning to pull away for a 12-5 Central Wisconsin Conference-East Division win over Menominee Indian on April 19 in Wittenberg.

Witt-Birn ended up walking 11 times and stealing nine bases in the contest. A couple timely hits and extra bases and runs scored on passed balls helped the team score in each of the first five innings to build a comfortable lead.

Gresham/Bowler track and field teams place in top 3 at conference meet

Published by admin on Wed, 04/20/2022 - 9:28am

The Gresham/Bowler track and field teams each turned in strong finishes at the Central Wisconsin Conference-Small Division Pre-Conference Meet on April 19 in Plainfield.

The boys co-op scored 79 points and tied Pittsville for second place, behind only Wild Rose's 124 points. The girls co-op scored 104 points and placed third.

Tigerton and Marion also scored points on the girls side. Tigerton placed seventh with 28 points, while Marion had 14 points and took ninth.

High School Highlights (April 19)

Published by admin on Wed, 04/20/2022 - 8:58am

UPDATED: April 20, 10:50 a.m.

BASEBALL

Witt-Birn 11

Manawa 1 (6 inn.)

Wittenberg-Birnamwood rolled to a Central Wisconsin Conference crossover win over Manawa on April 19 in Manawa. The Chargers scored six runs in the second inning to run away with the game.

Pierson Potrykus, Ian Salvesen, Ben Wesolowski and Max Fraaza each drove in two runs for Witt-Birn. Potrykus and Wesolowski tallied three hits each, while Mason Meverden, Carter Herb and Salvesen had two each.

Big inning powers Shawano baseball team to Bay win

Published by admin on Tue, 04/19/2022 - 2:24pm

The Shawano Community High School baseball team used a five-run fourth inning to rally past Menasha for a 5-3 Bay Conference win on April 18 in Shawano.

Shawano fell behind 3-0 after three innings in the cold and snowy contest. The Hawks let a couple scoring opportunities slip by in the opening innings and appeared on their way to doing so again in the fourth after a popout for the second out.