Sports

Menominee Indian softball team hoping to continue building program

Published by admin on Thu, 04/01/2021 - 1:48pm

A young Menominee Indian High School softball team has a simple expectation for the upcoming season — to improve.

When Menominee Indian was on the field last in 2019, the team won a pair of games. The Eagles hadn’t won a game the two seasons prior to that.

“We hope to continue to build a strong softball culture in this community,” said coach Miranda Roland.

Leonhard says he has ‘unfinished business’ at Wisconsin

Published by admin on Thu, 04/01/2021 - 1:42pm

Wisconsin defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard says he has unfinished business at his alma mater and wouldn’t have felt right leaving after a pandemic-shortened season, even for an opportunity as tempting as his home state’s NFL team.

Leonhard was a prime candidate for the Green Bay Packers’ defensive coordinator position and had been offered the job according to multiple reports, but opted to return for a sixth season on Wisconsin coach Paul Chryst’s staff. The Packers instead hired Joe Barry as defensive coordinator.

Nearly 38,000 acres of Wisconsin private land open to turkey hunters

Published by admin on Thu, 04/01/2021 - 1:37pm

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced March 31 that nearly 38,000 acres of private land will be open for public access to hunters this turkey season thanks to a partnership between the department and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service.

With USDA-NRCS support, the DNR could partner with private landowners who lease their land for public access through the Turkey Hunter Access Program and the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program.

Area volleyball teams learn postseason seeds, matchups

Published by admin on Thu, 04/01/2021 - 11:08am

Updated: April 3, 6:15 p.m.

Alternate fall season volleyball postseason seeds were announced for Gresham, Tigerton, Bowler and Menominee Indian.

There will be two divisions for the playoffs.

Gresham earned the No. 1 seed in its four-team Division 2 regional pod. The Wildcats will take on fourth-seeded Elcho.

In the same pod, Tigerton picked up the No. 2 seed and will take on No. 3 Bowler.

All regional matches will be played on April 10. Because Gresham got the top seed, it will host the regional matches.

Gresham softball team to follow upperclassmen on diamond

Published by admin on Wed, 03/31/2021 - 11:30am

The Gresham Community High School softball team will try to blend experience and youth when the spring season gets underway.

Coach Amanda Reindl has several experienced upperclassmen back this spring, including a pair of all-conference players from 2019. A number of new faces will round out the roster.

“Since we weren’t even able to hold a practice last season, the girls will be a little rusty,” said Reindl. “COVID has dropped some of our numbers, but looking forward to the new faces who have decided to come out this season.”

Tigerton baseball team chasing conference title under new head coach

Published by admin on Wed, 03/31/2021 - 11:28am

The Tigerton High School baseball team will be under the direction of a new coach this spring, but it still expects to be in the hunt for a conference title.

Beau Hoffman is the new coach, and he will have a pair of all-conference players back from the 2019 team that he can build around.

Now seniors, Isaac Schoen and Mitch Zimdars each landed on a Central Wisconsin Conference-North Division team in 2019. Schoen made the second team after serving as a utility player, while Zimdars was an honorable mention playing primarily catcher and third base.

Brewers’ Topa out at least half of season with elbow strain

Published by admin on Wed, 03/31/2021 - 11:25am

Milwaukee Brewers reliever Justin Topa has a flexor strain in his right elbow and will miss at least half the season, another setback for the right-hander who’s had two Tommy John reconstructive surgeries.

Topa is seeking a second opinion but the current plan is rehabilitation, manager Craig Counsell said March 29 before an exhibition game at the home of the Texas Rangers. Topa left a simulated game after just three pitches because of elbow discomfort when the team was still still in Arizona on March 27.

Packers re-sign TE Lewis and DL Lancaster

Published by admin on Wed, 03/31/2021 - 11:23am

The Green Bay Packers re-signed TE Marcedes Lewis and DL Tyler Lancaster. General Manager Brian Gutekunst announced the transactions March 30.

Lewis spent the last three seasons with the Packers, appearing in 47 regular-season games with 30 starts and registering 28 receptions for 302 yards (10.8 avg.) and four touchdowns. He also started all four postseason contests for Green Bay over the last two seasons.

Lewis is one of only seven tight ends in NFL history to play in 200-plus regular-season games (217) and post 400-plus receptions (403).

High School Highlights (March 30)

Published by admin on Wed, 03/31/2021 - 11:18am

Updated: March 31, 11:15 a.m.

VOLLEYBALL

Gresham 3

Tigerton 1

Gresham took down Tigerton in an alternate fall season match on March 30 in Gresham. The Wildcats won by scores of 25-22, 18-25, 25-15, 25-23 to improve to 7-1.

Hannah Cerveny posted 25 assists and 25 digs to power Gresham to victory. Valarie Cerveny finished with 21 kills, while Chloe Bohl and Makayla Belongia had eight kills each. Kalayla Tucker led the Wildcats in digs with 15.

Bonduel baseball team to rely on hitting, hope pitching develops

Published by admin on Tue, 03/30/2021 - 3:41pm

The Bonduel High School baseball team hopes to rely on its hitting while trying to establish some pitchers this spring.

Since the last time the Bears stepped on the field in 2019, the team graduated all six players who landed on a Central Wisconsin Conference-East Division team. Still, the team expects another strong season.