The Shawano Leader

NFL: Packers beat Vikings, win NFC North

Published by admin on Mon, 12/23/2019 - 11:33pm

MINNEAPOLIS — Aaron Jones rushed for 154 yards and two second-half touchdowns, Za'Darius Smith had five tackles for loss to lead a stifling performance by Green Bay's defense, and the Packers became NFC North champions by beating the Minnesota Vikings 23-10 on Monday night.

College Volleyball: Plummer leads Stanford past Wisconsin in NCAA title game

Published by admin on Sun, 12/22/2019 - 10:04am

PITTSBURGH — The NCAA women’s volleyball world had no answer for Stanford outside hitter Kathryn Plummer. Now, it won’t need one.

Plummer finished off her Cardinal career Saturday night, hammering 22 kills to lead Stanford past Wisconsin, 25-16, 25-17, 25-20 in the NCAA women’s championship match.

The championship was the second straight for Plummer and Stanford and third over the last four years. Stanford (30-4) won its ninth title, going back-to-back for the second time in program history. Wisconsin (27-7) has never won a title, falling to 0-3 in NCAA finals.

Recreation Scoreboard (Dec. 20)

Published by admin on Sun, 12/22/2019 - 9:52am

BOWLING

Guys and Dolls

Team W L

Dream Team 67 38

Vi’s Rollers 64 41

A-Team 64 41

Good Times 61 44

9 Pin Tappers 60 45

SSI’s 54 51

Happy Old Farts 51½ 53½

The Aces 49 56

4 Amigo’s 47 58

Any Old Thing 46 59

Wanabezzzz 37 68

Slingers 29½ 75½

High individual game (women): Mary Beth Pecore 189, Mary Beth Pecore 188, Jean Thibodeau 178, Ronda Nolan 176, Dar Mosher 174.

High School Highlights - Dec. 21

Published by admin on Sun, 12/22/2019 - 7:43am

Updated: 7:50 a.m., 12/22

WRESTLING

Witt-Birn wins Battle of the Fox

Wittenberg-Birnamwood had five wrestlers place first to help the team win the Battle of the Fox on Saturday in Appleton.

Damien Wudtke (106), Pierson Potrykus (113), Chad Moegenburg (126), Bryze Zoromski (138) and David Gauderman (195) were the Witt-Birn wrestlers that placed first after undefeated days on the mat.

Wrestling: Banker, Bergsbaken take first as Bonduel claims second at classic

Published by admin on Sat, 12/21/2019 - 7:49pm

SHAWANO — Bonduel had four wrestlers reach first-place matches on its way to a second-place finish as a team at the 2019 Shawano Holiday Classic on Saturday.

Juniors Kaden Bergsbaken and Isaac Banker won the 170 and 195 weight classes, respectively, to lead the Bears.

Shawano took third as a team, with junior Nick Kohn winning the 285 weight class.

Clintonville/Marion also had a first-place finisher, as freshman Caden Young came out on top of the 152 weight class.

Green Bay still searching for identity on offense

Published by admin on Sat, 12/21/2019 - 12:00pm

GREEN BAY — The Green Bay Packers continue to win, but are still not clicking on all cylinders.

Green Bay’s offense is able to put together strong stretches of play, but has yet to put together a complete game.

The Packers’ defense has been nearly lights out in the red zone, but have given up plenty of yards in between the 20s.

Special teams has arguably been the team’s brightest spot over the past couple weeks, but that unit can only impact a game so much.

Keys to the Game (Dec. 23)

Published by admin on Sat, 12/21/2019 - 11:00am

The Green Bay Packers (11-3) travel to take on the Minnesota Vikings (10-4) at 7:15 p.m., Monday at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. ESPN televises the game.

Coaches

Green Bay — Matt LaFleur, first season (11-3). Minnesota — Mike Zimmer, sixth season (57-36-1).

History

The Packers lead the series 60-53-3, including a 21-16 win at Lambeau Field in Week 2. The Packers are 0-3 at U.S. Bank Stadium.

When the Packers have the ball

Wrestling: Witt-Birn blanks Menominee Indian in CWC dual

Published by admin on Sat, 12/21/2019 - 10:27am

WITTENBERG — The Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School wrestling team dominated Menominee Indian from beginning to end, earning a shutout Central Wisconsin Conference dual win on Thursday.

The Chargers finished with 10 pins and won 81-0.

Chad Moegenburg opened the night on the mat for Witt-Birn, winning the 126-pound weight class with a first-period pin over Menominee Indian’s Emma Komanekin.

Witt-Birn’s Austin Worzalla and Menominee Indian’s Joe Perez were next to take the mat at 132 pounds.

High School Highlights - Dec. 20

Published by admin on Sat, 12/21/2019 - 10:16am

Updated: 8:10 p.m., 12/21

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Bonduel 60

Shiocton 37

Bonduel rolled to a Central Wisconsin-Conference-East Division win in Shiocton on Friday.

Allaina Robaidek and Kara Troxel each scored 14 points for Bonduel, while Troxel also tallied six steals.

Breanna Schnell added 12 points and eight rebounds, while Kylie Hoffman totaled nine points, eight rebounds and four steals for the Bears. Madison Kurey finished with nine rebounds and four steals.

Packers Notebook (Dec. 23)

Published by admin on Sat, 12/21/2019 - 10:00am

Z’s new role

Outside linebacker Za’Darius Smith has been dominant all season for the Green Bay Packers. This week, he was inexplicably left off the NFC Pro Bowl team despite having 10 sacks and ranking third in the NFL with 30 quarterback hits. Now, defensive coordinator Mike Pettine is putting even more on Smith’s plate.