The Shawano Leader

Shawano, Bonduel girls wrestlers rack up 5 1st-place finishes

Published by admin on Sat, 01/28/2023 - 12:13pm

Area high school girls wrestlers put their talents on display and turned in positive results against some of the state’s best during the Shawano Round Robin on Jan. 27 in Shawano.

In an effort to get wrestlers three matches each, weight classes were limited to four wrestlers max and filled out by girls at the closest weights. That meant wrestlers went up against others that might not otherwise be at their weight class, creating some big-time matchups along the way.

High School Highlights (Jan. 27)

Published by admin on Sat, 01/28/2023 - 10:41am

UPDATED: Jan. 28, 1:25 p.m.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Witt-Birn 55

Iola-Scandinavia 38

Wittenberg-Birnamwood avenged a loss from earlier this winter by taking down Iola-Scandinavia in a Central Wisconsin Conference-East Division contest on Jan. 27 in Wittenberg.

Rory Salvesen tallied 18 points and three steals for Witt-Birn, while Faith Resch had 14 points. Melaina Granquist had eight points and 12 rebounds.

Witt-Birn tops Bonduel in CWC wrestling dual

Published by admin on Fri, 01/27/2023 - 11:17am

The Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School wrestling team picked up a 52-21 dual win over Central Wisconsin Conference foe Bonduel on Jan. 26 in Bonduel.

Bonduel later wrestled conference-leading Shiocton, falling 72-9.

The Witt-Birn vs. Bonduel dual began at 106 pounds, with Bonduel’s Kaitlyn Kroening earning a forfeit win.

Witt-Birn claimed the next three weight classes.

At 113 pounds, Witt-Birn’s Ben Miller earned a 10-1 major decision win over Jaxon Bogacz. Miller led 5-0 after one period, 8-0 after two and 10-0 in the third before Bogacz earned his point.

High School Highlights (Jan. 26)

Published by admin on Fri, 01/27/2023 - 9:51am

BOYS BASKETBALL

Tigerton 55

Tomahawk 53 (OT)

Tigerton edged Tomahawk in overtime of a nonconference clash on Jan. 26 in Tigerton.

Colby Wanta made 12 free throws and scored 20 points to lead Tigerton on the offensive end.

Ryder Graham recorded 10 points for the Tigers, while Maverick Maas had eight points and seven rebounds.

Loghan Wanta finished with seven boards for Tigerton. Asher Michaelis tallied seven points, six rebounds and three assists.

Green Bay Southwest 79

Wisconsin football program headed in right direction

Published by admin on Thu, 01/26/2023 - 9:15am

It’s an exciting time to be a fan of the Wisconsin Badgers football team.

During my lifetime, Wisconsin football has spent many weeks ranked in the top 25. They’ve made bowl games just about every season and have won double-digit games on many occasions.

While that model of consistency was nice to fall back on, the Badgers could never get over the hump and into the upper echelon of teams across the country.

Bowler girls basketball team overcomes foul trouble, tops Marion

Published by admin on Wed, 01/25/2023 - 12:38pm

The Bowler High School girls basketball team overcame plenty of foul trouble while earning a 46-27 win over Marion in a Central Wisconsin Conference-North Division contest on Jan. 24 in Bowler.

Bowler was whistled for 28 fouls and a technical foul in the contest and had two players foul out, but did enough early in the game to still coast to victory.

“We just kept up our persistence. It was a pretty steady game the entire way through,” said Bowler’s Natalie Rickert. “I mean, we had our low points, but we got back up there and just didn’t get in our head.”

High School Highlights (Jan. 24)

Published by admin on Wed, 01/25/2023 - 11:26am

WRESTLING

Shawano 39

Menasha 28

Shawano knocked off Menasha in a battle of two undefeated Bay Conference teams on Jan. 24 in Menasha.

Connor Chelberg got Shawano started strong at 182 pounds with a pin in 3 minutes, 59 seconds. Mason Theis followed that up with a 4-2 decision win at 195 pounds.

After dropping three straight weight classes, Shawano's Dane Hodkiewicz earned a 13-3 major decision win at 113 pounds.

Athlete Profile: Trenton Gibbons

Published by admin on Tue, 01/24/2023 - 12:46pm

The Pulaski High School wrestling team has been one of the top-ranked Division 1 teams over the past couple years. Trenton Gibbons, now a senior, is one of the wrestlers who has led the charge for the Red Raiders over that span.

Gibbons is a perfect 5-0 in Fox River Classic Conference matches this winter after landing on the all-conference first team last year. To cap his junior season, Gibbons placed second in the Division 1 182-pound weight class at state.

Athlete Profile: Kaysha Wilber

Published by admin on Tue, 01/24/2023 - 12:44pm

The Menominee Indian High School girls basketball team already has earned more wins in Central Wisconsin Conference-East Division play than it did a season ago. Senior Kaysha Wilber is a big part of the team’s improvement.

Wilber is averaging double digits as a scorer this winter.

She opened up the season by scoring in double figures in the first four games. Wilber had 18 points in a season-opening game against Oconto and then tallied 17 in a contest against Oconto Falls.

High School Highlights (Jan. 23)

Published by admin on Tue, 01/24/2023 - 11:37am

UPDATED: Jan. 25, 10:35 a.m.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Lena 42

Suring 36

Lena rallied from a four-point halftime deficit and took down Suring in a Marinette & Oconto Conference clash on Jan. 23 in Lena.

Kali Fischer made three 3-pointers and led Lena with 11 points. Eva Brooks added 10 points, while Claire Brooks and Whitney Potter had nine points each.

Lena shot 29 free throws in the contest, making 16. Suring converted seven of its 13 free throws.