Sports

Girls Golf: Hawks place third at invite

Published by admin on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 11:58am

OCONTO FALLS — The Shawano Community High School girls golf team continued its strong fall season with a third-place finish at the Oconto Falls Invite on Monday at River Island Golf Course.

The Hawks turned in a team score of 421, trailing only Wrightstown (405) and Marinette (392).

Taylor Johnson led the way for Shawano, posting an 18-hole round of 97 to take third as an individual. She fired a 46 on the front nine.

Emily Heling finished second on the team, carding a 105.

Girls Golf: Oconto Falls places sixth at home invite

Published by admin on Tue, 09/10/2019 - 11:52am

OCONTO FALLS — The Oconto Falls High School girls golf team turned in a sixth-place finish at the Oconto Falls Invite on Monday at River Island Golf Course.

It was a balanced scoresheet that led the Panthers to the finish as Grace Lemorande, Danielle Darby and Kearra Champeau each finished with 18-hole rounds of 110.

Kaylee Sadowski was right behind with a 111, while Carli Fischer finished with a 129.

Oconto Falls earned a team score of 441. Marinette (392) won the invite, while Wrightstown (405) was second and Shawano (421) taking third.

High School Highlights - Sept. 9

Published by admin on Mon, 09/09/2019 - 9:56pm

Last Updated: 10 p.m., 9/9

VOLLEYBALL

Sturgeon Bay 3

Shawano 2

Shawano was outlasted by Sturgeon Bay in an entertaining, back-and-forth nonconference matchup in Shawano on Monday. Sturgeon Bay won by scores of 22-25, 25-17, 26-24, 23-25, 15-9.

Katelyn Wilber had 23 assists, four aces and four attack kills to lead Shawano. Alixandrya Heath contributed 19 assists. Margo Gull tallied 13 digs, while Rachel Reed had 12 digs.

Cross-Country: Gillett teams take second at invitational

Published by admin on Mon, 09/09/2019 - 6:34pm

KAUKAUNA — The Gillett boys and girls cross-country teams each finished second in the small division of the Irish Invitational at Irish Waters Golf Course on Saturday.

The girls team posted a team score of 58, behind only Tomahawk (34). The Gillett boys posted a mark of 69, behind just Brillion (63).

Leading the charge for the girls was Sylvia Hansen and Ryann Wagner. Hansen finished third with a time of 20 minutes, 28.1 seconds, while Wagner came in sixth in 20:32.1.

MLB: Brewers take 3 of 4 from Cubs in crucial series

Published by admin on Mon, 09/09/2019 - 6:31pm

Brewers 8

Cubs 5

Tyler Austin drove a pinch-hit, three-run homer during the a five-run fourth against Jon Lester, and the Brewers won on Sunday in Milwaukee to pull within two games of the Cubs.

Staked to a 3-1 lead, Lester (12-10) allowed RBI hits to Ryan Braun and Hernan Perez before Austin’s homer. Lester allowed eight runs, seven hits and three walks in 5 1/3 innings.

Brent Suter (1-0) gave up one hit in two scoreless innings, and Josh Hader struck out two batters for his 29th save.

Skiers set barefoot record

Published by admin on Mon, 09/09/2019 - 7:58am

SHAWANO — Wet suits and dry suits were the rule on Sunday morning off of Smalley Park in Shawano as a line of water skiers bested a world record with 34 foot barefoot skiers, then beat their own record with a 38-skier line.

The previous record in the Guinness Book of World Records was 32 skiers.

The team from Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota — and even one participant from Florida — completed the required 300-meter route down the Wolf River, pulled behind one boat. The previous record was set in 2017.

Times Herald College Highlights - Sept. 8

Published by admin on Sun, 09/08/2019 - 7:51pm

Friedman, Fifield lead way at invitational

Oconto Falls High School graduates and current UW-Stout cross-country runners Michael Friedman and Mike Fifield finished first and second, respectively, at the Falcon Invitational in River Falls on Friday.

Friedman's first-place finish came in 25 minutes, 49.9 seconds, while Fifield finished in 26:51.2.

UW-Stout won the invitational with the top-five finishers in the race.

Coron helps UWO to strong start

College Highlights - Sept. 8

Published by admin on Sun, 09/08/2019 - 7:30pm

Minniecheske producing for Ripon early on

Tigerton High School graduate Monika Minniecheske is earning playing time for Ripon College's volleyball team early in the fall season.

During the Ripon College Quadrangular on Aug. 30 and 31, Ripon played three matches, going 1-2. In a win over Finlandia, Minniecheske tallied six attack kills. She had three kills in a loss to Dominican (Illinois).

Girls Tennis: Several Hawks go undefeated at invite

Published by admin on Sun, 09/08/2019 - 6:36pm

KAUKAUNA — The Shawano Community High School girls tennis team turned in a 17-4 record at the Kaukauna Invite on Saturday. The Hawks faced teams from Kaukauna, Kiel, New London, Green Bay West and Menasha.

Anna Cuenca went 3-0 in No. 2 singles action, while Rylie Anderson went 3-0 in No. 4 singles play. Peyton Buerman finished with a pair of wins in No. 3 singles.

High School Highlights - Sept. 7

Published by admin on Sun, 09/08/2019 - 6:13pm

Last Updated: 6:15 p.m., 9/8

VOLLEYBALL

Gresham goes 2-1 at home tournament

Gresham earned a pair of wins while playing at the Wildcat Kickoff Tournament in Gresham on Saturday.

Gresham opened the day with a 25-9, 25-8, 25-10 win over Bowler. Karisa Nietzer had 15 kills to lead the Wildcats, while Kalayla Tucker had nine digs. Valarie Cerveny finished with 14 service points, while Hannah Cerveny had 13.