Lena and Wittenberg-Birnamwood baseball teams each came within a game of advancing to the state tournament, but each was defeated June 10 in their sectional final games.
Division 3
Wittenberg-Birnamwood advanced to the sectional final after beating Oconto 3-0 at Chilton High School.
Seeded at the top in their bracket, the Chargers moved on to face Kewaunee, second seed in its bracket, after Kewaunee beat Chilton 1-0.
Kewaunee prevailed in the sectional final 6-5 to move on to the state tournament.
Wittenberg-Birnamwood, which won the CWC East with a 13-1 record, finished the season 26-3 overall.
According to wissports.net, Zandyr Barke led the Chargers with a .494 batting average, followed by Owen Dickman with a .410.
Dickman and Oliver Fraaza each had 26 RBIs.
Chris Sippl recorded 10 wins on the mound, and Barke had six.
Division 4
Lena, seeded No. 1, first defeated St. Thomas Aquinas 4-3 in the sectional semifinal game at Memorial Field in Plover.
Pacelli, also seeded No. 1 in its bracket, advanced to the sectional final with a 6-3 win over Gibraltar/Washington Island.
In the sectional final game, Pacelli moved on to state with an 8-1 victory over the Wildcats.
Lena finished the regular season in a two-way tie for second in the Marinette & Oconto Conference with a 9-3 record. The team was 14-7 overall.
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