Area high schools are sending a big contingent of boys and girls to the WIAA Individual State Wrestling Tournament in Madison, as 16 wrestlers from six programs are making the trip to the Kohl Center to compete for a state title.

The tournament will get underway Feb. 26 and wrap up with championship matches Feb. 28.

Friday, Feb. 20

Bonduel 71, The Prairie School 40

Ryan Westrich led the Bonduel boys basketball team with 22 points in a 71-40 win over The Prairie School.

Quinn Wesenberg and Carter Moesch each scored 16 points for the Bears, which improved to 20-3 overall.

Friday, Feb. 20

Wittenberg-Birnamwood 69, Stratford 31

Wittenberg-Birnamwood’s girls basketball team closed out the regular season with a 69-31 win over Stratford.

The Chargers are CWC-East conference champion at 14-0 and 24-0 overall.

Wittenberg-Birnamwood led from start to finish, including a 37-15 lead at halftime.

Bay Conference opponents have been a thorn in the side of the Shawano girls basketball team all season long.

That thorn showed up again Feb. 19, as the Hawks ended up on the short end of a 71-55 score to Xavier, which wrapped up the regular season with a win on its home court in Appleton.

Thursday, Feb. 19

Oconto Falls 48, Luxemburg-Casco 41

Luxemburg-Casco held a double-digit lead in the first half but went silent on the scoreboard for nearly the rest of the game, as Oconto Falls’ girls basketball team steadily worked its way back into the contest and eventually a 48-41 lead.

Thursday, Feb. 19

Bonduel 74, Amherst 65

Bonduel clinched their third straight CWC-East conference championship with a 74-65 win over Amherst.

Carter Moesch led Bonduel with 23 points, with Ryan Westrich scoring 20 and Quinn Wesenberg adding 18.

The Bears improved to 12-0 in the conference and 19-3 overall.

Sheboygan North 61, Pulaski 53