The Shawano Leader

Q&A with Kevin King

Published by admin on Fri, 01/10/2020 - 1:00pm

Packer: Kevin King

Number: 20

Position: Cornerback

College: Washington

Draft: Second round, 2017

Season: Third

Age: 24

Height/weight: 6-foot-3, 200 pounds

Q: When you were at Washington and Richard Sherman was with Seattle, did you watch him a lot? Obviously, you both being 6-foot-3, there are some similarities.

Billy Turner’s positivity has been contagious for Packers

Published by admin on Fri, 01/10/2020 - 12:00pm

GREEN BAY — Green Bay Packers right guard William “Billy” Turner’s perspective on life was bleak and negative after he was cut by the Dolphins in October 2016.

“When I was down in Miami, I’ll be real, I was in a dark place,” he said.

But more than three years later, Turner’s outlook has changed, and the 6-foot-5, 310-pound guard’s conscious mission to spread positive energy has become a driving force behind the Packers’ success this season.

LaFleur has made big impact in 1st year as Packers coach

Published by admin on Fri, 01/10/2020 - 12:00pm

GREEN BAY — What a year it has been for Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur.

Thursday marked exactly one year since LaFleur was introduced as the 15th head coach in franchise history.

“That was already a year ago?” LaFleur said on Wednesday.

After winning more games (13) than any other Packers coach in their first year, LaFleur will lead Green Bay against the Seattle Seahawks in Sunday’s divisional playoff game at Lambeau Field.

Athlete Profile: Ben Carroll

Published by admin on Fri, 01/10/2020 - 8:00am

SHAWANO — The Shawano Community High School wrestling team came into the winter season with aspirations to win another Bay Conference title. It could set that lefty goal because of the wrestlers returning from last year’s team that won conference, with senior Ben Carroll among the headliners of the group.

Carroll already has a number of strong finishes under his belt this season and is closing in on 100 career wins on the mat.

High School Highlights - Jan. 9

Published by admin on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 8:59pm

Updated: 2 p.m., 1/10

WRESTLING

Shawano 40

West De Pere 37

Shawano escaped with a tight Bay Conference win over West De Pere on Thursday in Shawano.

The dual started at the 138-pound weight class and the Hawks won seven of the first 9 weight classes to take a 40-9 lead.

Counsell gets 3-year contract extension

Published by admin on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 4:01pm

MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee general manager David Stearns didn’t have to do much thinking when it came to a new long-term deal for Brewers manager Craig Counsell.

“Both Craig and I thought this was probably an inevitability at some point,” Stearns said Wednesday after announcing a three-year extension for Counsell through the 2023 season. “It was just a matter of finding a time to work through the details.”

College Highlights (Jan. 8)

Published by admin on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 3:55pm

Saginaw Valley State

Shawano graduate Tori DePerry continued to contribute for the Saginaw Valley State University women’s basketball team.

In a loss to Purdue Northwest on Jan. 2, DePerry tallied two rebounds and two assists in nine minutes of game action.

In a tight loss to Parkside on Jan. 4, DePerry scored three points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out three assists in 19 minutes. The freshman, who scored her points from the free-throw line, also blocked a shot.

St. Norbert

Recreation Scoreboard (Jan. 9)

Published by admin on Thu, 01/09/2020 - 3:53pm

BOWLING

Friday Night Him and Hers

Team W L

MW Auto Body 7 0

CDH 7 0

The Farmers 7 0

The Keglers 5 2

Just Getting By 4 3

Brother’s Pub Too 4 3

Brother’s Pub 3 4

Lund’s Corner Bar 3 4

The Hoodlums 0 0

Buss Automotive 0 7

Cheryl’s House of Style 0 7

Just 4 Fun 0 7

Girls Basketball: Defensive effort leads Witt-Birn past Amherst

Published by admin on Wed, 01/08/2020 - 9:06pm

WITTENBERG — The Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School girls basketball team continued its strong start to the season, rolling to a 58-37 victory over Amherst on Tuesday.

The win pushed the Chargers record to 10-0 overall. Witt-Birn improved to 5-0 in the Central Wisconsin Conference-East Division, giving the team a two-game lead in the standings already.

Witt-Birn used a strong defensive showing and an aggressive offensive approach to take care of a tall and intimidating Amherst squad, which had just one conference loss coming in.

High School Highlights - Jan. 7

Published by admin on Tue, 01/07/2020 - 10:13pm

Updated: 5:15 p.m., 1/8

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Wittenberg-Birnamwood 58

Amherst 37

Wittenberg-Birnamwood cruised to a Central Wisconsin Conference-East Division win over Amherst on Tuesday in Wittenberg. The win gave the Chargers a two-game lead in the conference standings.