Less than a year ago, the Bonduel Bears competed at the WIAA girls state volleyball tournament in Green Bay.

After finishing second behind Amherst in the Central Wisconsin Conference-East standings with a 6-1 mark, the Bears went on to win regional and sectional championships before advancing to state for the first time in program history.

The Tigers competed Sept. 30 against host Bowler in a CWC North match for the second time this season.

Tigerton came out on top 3-0 with set scores of 25-15, 25-17 and 25-20.

The visitors battled back from deficits in the second and third sets.

Menominee Nation’s Bryant Waupoose III set a new personal record at 17:00.8 when he finished first at the Oconto Invitational on Sept. 30.

Teammate Michael Peters III finished 15th in 19:37.5, a new season record for him.

Erik Kosch, of Lena/St. Thomas Aquinas Academy, placed 23rd, followed by Menominee Nation’s Cashius Reevis in 24th.

The Pulaski Red Raiders soccer team got its first conference win of the season with a 2-0 victory over the Manitowoc Ships on Sept. 30.

Jax Urben opened the scoring for Pulaski in the 25th minute off an assist from Walker Wozniak. Nolan Pratt added an insurance goal for the Red Raiders in the 71st minute. Josh Aranda assisted on the goal.

Elizabeth Dornfeld, Pulaski’s No. 4 singles player, scored the only victory for the Red Raiders in a 6-1 loss to De Pere on Sept. 30.

Dornfeld defeated Soma Kadipi Reddy 6-4, 6-4.

Coming up short in their singles matches were Ruth Krause, Anna Krause and Emory Groteluschen.

Doubles losses were recorded by Linde Lemerond and Aubrie Schuessler, Ayla Groteluschen and Gretchen Rottier, and Aubrey Coel and Riley Hartman.

The final regular-season home game for the Shawano football team turned out to be one for the Hawks and their fans to forget about.

The Hawks will play their home games on a brand new turf field starting next season and wrapped up their home schedule Sept. 27 with a 37-8 nonconference loss to Luxemburg-Casco.