Sports

Athlete Profile: Kate Pytleski

Published by admin on Tue, 09/27/2022 - 9:47pm

Oconto Falls High School’s Kate Pytleski has enjoyed a strong career for the girls golf team, and is again helping lead the Panthers this fall.

After helping the team qualify for sectionals as a sophomore, Pytleski qualified for sectionals as an individual in her junior season.

Pytleski led the Panthers at a number of matches this fall and recently made the North Eastern Conference second team.

Athlete Profile: Asher Michaelis

Published by admin on Tue, 09/27/2022 - 9:46pm

Football lineman often are underappreciated for the work they put in on the field. Tigerton High School’s Asher Michaelis has earned plenty of praise for his play as an offensive and defensive linemen over his high school career as well as respect from teammates and opponents for his efforts.

Michaelis has made an impact for the Marion/Tigerton co-op from the first day he stepped on the field. He earned second team honors in the Central Wisconsin Conference 8-player division as a defensive lineman in his freshman season.

College Highlights (Sept. 30)

Published by admin on Mon, 09/26/2022 - 3:15pm

UW-Eau Claire

Bonduel High School graduates Isaac Garside and Parker Bohm each played for the UW-Eau Claire football team in its loss to Albion on Sept. 24.

Garside had a big game, hauling in four passes for 84 yards and carrying the ball four times for 21 yards. He also returned two kickoffs for 36 yards and two punts for 21 yards.

Bohm was the team’s long snapper on three extra point attempts.

Pulaski graduate Vanessa Grunwald played in both of the UW-Eau Claire women’s soccer games last week.

Recreation Scoreboard (Sept. 30)

Published by admin on Mon, 09/26/2022 - 3:10pm

BOWLING

Chet and Emil’s Monday Women’s League

Team W L

Cady Home 2½ 1½

Star Campsite 2 2

Chet and Emil’s 2 2

Banner Banks 1½ 2½

High team handicap games (top 3): Star Campsite 741, Banner Banks 716, Cady Home 716.

High individual scratch games: Tracy Anderson 191, Cindy Mortenson 190, Cathy Kessen 185, MaryGene Salveson 177, Darcy Hille 177, Karla Kunst 169.

Shawano girls golf team wins Bay Conference title

Published by admin on Mon, 09/26/2022 - 3:05pm

The Shawano Community High School girls golf team placed first at the final Bay Conference tour stop at Wander Springs Golf Course in Greenleaf on Sept. 20 to win the conference team title.

Shawano earned a team score of 353, nine shots ahead of Xavier. With the first-place finish, Shawano claimed the conference title ahead of Xavier.

Packers hold off Brady, Buccaneers

Published by admin on Mon, 09/26/2022 - 3:02pm

Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers did just enough to beat Tom Brady and the short-handed Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The NFL most valuable player threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns, and the Packers withstood a late rally led by Brady to hold off the Bucs for a 14-12 victory on Sept. 25 in Tampa, Florida, in the first meeting between the teams since Tampa Bay won the NFC Championship Game two seasons ago.

Shawano football team prevails in high-scoring battle

Published by admin on Sun, 09/25/2022 - 1:19pm

The Shawano Community High School football team earned its first win of the season in thrilling fashion, taking down Winneconne 52-49 in a Bay Conference shootout on Sept. 24 in Shawano.

Shawano led by as many as 27 points in the first half, but needed a 10-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Jerzy Brocker to Jacob Landon with nine seconds left to earn the wild homecoming win.

Winneconne scored with 2 minutes, 19 seconds to play to go up 49-45. Shawano’s offense began at its own 38-yard line and quickly got the ball into Winneconne territory.

Oconto Falls football team falls to Coleman on homecoming night

Published by admin on Sun, 09/25/2022 - 1:16pm

The Oconto Falls High School football team got off to a promising start during a Northwoods Conference clash against Coleman on Sept. 23 in Oconto Falls, but mistakes plagued the team the rest of the way and the Panthers ended up losing 38-12.

The run-oriented Panthers received the opening kickoff and put together a 20-play drive that exhausted the entire first quarter clock.

Badgers routed by Buckeyes in conference opener

Published by admin on Sun, 09/25/2022 - 1:12pm

Not much went right for the Wisconsin Badgers football team during a 52-21 Big Ten Conference loss to Ohio State on Sept. 24 in Columbus.

Ohio State received the opening kickoff and drove 88 yards in six plays in under three minutes to grab a 7-0 lead.

Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz was intercepted on the team’s first passing attempt, and two plays later, Ohio State scored again to make it 14-0.

Wisconsin offense then went three-and-out. The Buckeyes’ offense needed just seven plays to go 70 yards and score a third touchdown.

High School Highlights (Sept. 24)

Published by admin on Sun, 09/25/2022 - 10:07am

UPDATED: Sept. 26, 9:40 a.m.

VOLLEYBALL

Bonduel wins tournament

Bonduel defeated Denmark (25-17, 25-22), Mishicot (25-23, 25-14), Sevastopol (25-19, 25-18), Two Rivers (25-8, 25-21) and Algoma (25-16, 25-20) to win the Algoma Tournament on Sept. 24 in Algoma.