The Shawano Leader

High School Highlights (Sept. 25)

Published by admin on Fri, 09/25/2020 - 10:35pm

Updated: Sept. 26, 8:20 a.m.

FOOTBALL

Stratford 35

Witt-Birn 6

Wittenberg-Birnamwood couldn't keep pace with Stratford in a Central Wisconsin Conference-Large Division matchup on Friday in Wittenberg.

After Stratford scored the game's first points, Witt-Birn quickly answered, as wide receiver Kaden Schmidt got behind the Stratford defense and hauled in an 80-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Ben Wesolowski.

Shawano girls golf team ties for first in final Bay meet

Published by admin on Thu, 09/24/2020 - 10:18pm

The Shawano Community High School girls golf team posted a team score of 204 to tie Xavier at the Bay Conference's final meet of the fall Thursday at Ridgeway Golf Course in Neenah.

The strong finish wasn't enough for Shawano to overtake the top spot in the final conference standings, as Xavier held on to that spot.

Taylor Johnson posted a nine-hole round of 47 to lead Shawano on Thursday. Emily Heling fired a round of 51, while Teghan Kristof and Riley Dreier each posted 53s. Hannah Seehafer (57) rounded out the team score.

High School Highlights (Sept. 24)

Published by admin on Thu, 09/24/2020 - 9:30pm

Updated: Sept. 26, 8:30 a.m.

VOLLEYBALL

Manawa 3

Bowler 0

Bowler dropped a couple of close sets while being swept in a Central Wisconsin Conference-North Division battle with Manawa on Thursday in Bowler. Manawa won by scores of 25-16, 25-23, 25-22.

McKayla Putnam finished with six attack kills and seven assists for Bowler, while Tynea Johnson and Tia Kroening had four attack kills each. Johnson also had six digs, while Kroening had five.

MLB Highlights (Week 9)

Published by admin on Thu, 09/24/2020 - 12:25pm

Updated: Sept. 24, 12:20 p.m.

Reds 6

Brewers 1

The Milwaukee Brewers fell behind early and couldn't recover in a loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday in Cincinnati.

Milwaukee's Adrian Houser allowed two home runs and three runs over 4 1/3 innings. Orlando Arcia doubled in the Brewers only run in the fifth, but the Reds hit a three-run shot off Alex Claudio in the bottom of the fifth to pull away.

Donald Driver charity doubleheader canceled

Published by admin on Thu, 09/24/2020 - 11:49am

Organizers have decided to cancel the 2020 Donald Driver Charity Softball doubleheader.

The game event was originally scheduled as a single game to be played on July 26 and was rescheduled as a doubleheader for October 11.

Dietzen returns to Badgers football team; Pearson out for medical reasons

Published by admin on Thu, 09/24/2020 - 11:45am

Wisconsin has regained offensive lineman Jon Dietzen and lost safety Reggie Pearson as the Badgers resume practices for the pandemic-delayed season.

The Badgers released a roster Wednesday that didn’t include Pearson but added Dietzen, who had announced in February 2019 that he was stepping away from football due to injuries.

Badgers coach Paul Chryst said Pearson wasn’t cleared to play this year because of a medical issue. Chryst didn’t specify the nature of the issue impacting Pearson, whose 60 tackles as a redshirt freshman last season ranked fourth on the team.

Recreation Scoreboard (Oct. 2)

Published by admin on Thu, 09/24/2020 - 11:26am

Updated: Sept. 24, 11:15 a.m.

BOWLING

Resch Lanes Thursday Men’s League

Team W L

Legacy Seed Pro 14 0

RJ Auto Repair 12 2

Gutt er Done 7 7

Resch Lanes 7 7

Cherek Transport 5 9

Gullivers 5 9

Melody Mill 4 10

Legacy Seed 2 12

High team scratch game (top 3): Resch Lanes 1,042, Legacy Seed Pro 1,008, RJ Auto Repair 946.

Gresham volleyball, boys soccer seasons ended

Published by admin on Thu, 09/24/2020 - 10:47am

Gresham’s volleyball team and co-op soccer team with Bowler had their seasons postponed when the Gresham School District announced it was going virtual.

Because of the school’s timeframe to reopen, the volleyball and boys soccer team’s seasons won’t resume this fall.

While in its virtual format, no practices or sporting events were going to be allowed at Gresham. The district plans on being virtual until at least Oct. 12, so the volleyball and boys soccer teams would only have one week to play games before postseason play starts.

College Highlights (Oct. 2)

Published by admin on Wed, 09/23/2020 - 7:26pm

CROSS-COUNTRY

Kaquatosh turns in pair of top-20 finishes

Shawano Community High School graduate Demetrius Kaquatosh placed in the top 20 in a pair of cross-country invites to start his college career. Kaquatosh is a member of the Iowa Central Community College team.

Kaquatosh placed 19th in his first college meet, posting a time of 28 minutes, 7.1 seconds at the Viking Cross-Country Invitational in Ankeny, Iowa on Sept. 11.

Packers roster moves (week 3)

Published by admin on Wed, 09/23/2020 - 6:45pm

Updated: Sept. 23, 6:45 p.m.

The Green Bay Packers placed G Lane Taylor on injured reserve and released LB Greg Roberts from the practice squad.

The transactions were announced Tuesday by Brian Gutekunst, the general manager of the Packers.

Packers sign TE Griffin-Stewart to practice squad

The Packers signed TE Nakia Griffin-Stewart to the practice squad.

The transaction was announced Wednesday by Gutekunst.­­­