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Breakfast with Santa ... and more

Published by admin on Thu, 12/05/2024 - 12:21pm

Bowling

Published by admin on Thu, 12/05/2024 - 7:22am

Lakeshore Masters

Lakeshore Lanes, Nov. 25

Team Standings

Arndt Trucking 162.5-61.5

Farmall 146.5-77.5

Remi’s 137.5-86.5

Cassidy’s Studio Lounge 134-90

Reinke Property Mgt. 132-92

Launching Pad 121.5-102.5

Rosies Railway 118-106

Golden Sands 102.5-121.5

Lakeshore Lanes 96-129

Pin Pricks 70.5-153.5

Shawano Auto 67.5-156.5

Lone Wolf Design 58.5-165.5

Chargers, Wildcats earn wins in boys basketball season openers

Published by admin on Thu, 12/05/2024 - 7:13am

Dec. 2

Gresham 36, Gillett 30

Gresham’s new basketball season jumped off to a good start with a 36-30 home win over Gillett.

Gillett led 16-13 at the half, but Gresham had a strong second half to pull away with the win.

Gresham was led Kobe Miller with 15 points and Thomas Kaquatosh with 10.

Leading the Tigers was Jed Herzog with 13 points..

Wittenberg-Birnamwood 67, Menominee Nation 56

The Chargers opened their 2024-25 season with a 67-56 home win over the Eagles.

Gun deer season harvest up 5.2% from a year ago

Published by admin on Thu, 12/05/2024 - 7:09am

Preliminary numbers from the 2024 Wisconsin gun deer season show an increase in deer licenses and the number of deer killed compared to 2023.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) said that as of Dec. 1, sales for deer hunting privileges (which include gun, archery, crossbow, conservation patron and sports licenses) reached 791,023, up from 788,697 for the same time period last year. Of those, 553,652 were for gun privileges only, up from 553,479 in 2023.

Lena crushes STAA in girls basketball

Published by admin on Thu, 12/05/2024 - 7:05am

Dec. 3

Lena 67, St. Thomas Aquinas Academy 6

This game wasn’t even close, as Lena obliterated St. Thomas Aquinas Academy 67-6.

Madilyn Thomson led the Wildcats with 23 points. Eva Brooks scored 15, and Kali Fischer had 12.

Brooks led with five rebounds and six assists. Haley Van Ark recorded six steals.

Gillett 41, Niagara 30

Four players each scored eight points to lead a balanced attack for Gillett in its 41-30 win over Niagara.

Pulaski beats Shawano in boys basketball

Published by admin on Thu, 12/05/2024 - 7:04am

Dec. 3

Pulaski 72, Shawano 47

Pulaski emerged victorious in a 72-47 win over Shawano.

For the Hawks, Logan Sipple scored 14 points, and Will Verkuilen had 12.

“It was a tough loss,” Shawano coach Joel Doxtator said.

Bonduel 94, St. Mary Catholic 62

Senior Cade Johnson scored 19 points, had 16 assists and grabbed eight rebounds in the Bears’ 94-62 season opening win over St. Mary Catholic.

Shawano boys hockey loses to Northland Pines

Published by admin on Thu, 12/05/2024 - 7:02am

Dec. 3

Northland Pines 8, Shawano/Bonduel 1

The Shawano/Bonduel boys hockey team (2-1) suffered its first loss of the season with an 8-1 defeat at the hands of Northland Pines at the Crawford Center.

Gavin Hundt put the Hawks on the board just 47 seconds into the game on an even strength goal with assists from Cameron Schroeder and Blake Swedberg.

It was all Eagles from there, as they led 2-1 at the end of the first period. The visitors added two more goals in the second period and four in the third.

Lena’s girls basketball team splits games at Rhinelander invite

Published by admin on Tue, 12/03/2024 - 12:15pm

Nov 30

Lena 49, Three Lakes/Phelps 31

A second-half burst by Lena propelled them to a 49-31 victory over Three Lakes/Phelps at the two-day Tom Kislow Invite in Rhinelander.

Madilyn Thomson led the Wildcats with 17 points, followed by Kali Fischer with 14 and Eva Brooks with 13.

Brooks and Thomson each had nine rebounds, Thomson led with six assists, and Fischer grabbed six steals.

Lena led 16-13 at the break and widened their lead with a 33-18 second half.

Shawano 71, Clintonville 25

Lena, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, Gillett earn lopsided wins in girls basketball

Published by admin on Tue, 12/03/2024 - 12:14pm

Nov. 26

Lena 81, Bowler 27

Madilyn Thomson scored 22 points as Lena improved to 3-0 with an 81-27 win over Bowler.

Eva Brooks connected on another 19 points, while Kali Fischer scored 11.

The Wildcats wasted little time in jumping all over the Panthers, leading 55-13 at halftime. A 26-14 second half made it a 54-point margin of victory.

Brooks pulled down nine rebounds, and Madilyn Thomson had eight.

Hannah Thomson led Lena with five assists, with Abby Kostreva and Maddy Kushner each adding four.

Ice Bears win all 3 games in Baldwin

Published by admin on Tue, 12/03/2024 - 12:12pm

Nov. 30

Bay Area 6, St. Croix Valley 1

The Bay Area Ice Bears won all three games at a tournament in Baldwin over the Thanksgiving Day weekend.

The Ice Bears beat the St. Croix Valley Fusion 6-1 for the title.

Scoring for the Ice Bears were Emily Bill, Faye Brunke, Ava McDonald (twice), Olympia Simons and Briana Anundsen. The team scored twice in each period.

The Ice Bears were penalized five times for 10 minutes, while the Fusion were called for five infractions for 12 minutes.