Shawano School District officials cut the ribbon to usher in its new district office Jan. 16 while simultaneously acknowledging the renovations and improvements done to Olga Brener Intermediate School, where the new office is, along with Shawano Community Middle School and Hillcrest Primary School.

• Jose Paredes, 25, pleaded guilty Jan. 14 to two counts of battery and one count of disorderly conduct, all misdemeanors. One of the battery charges was amended from a felony in a plea agreement. Judge Katherine Sloma withheld sentencing and placed him on two years of probation with conditions.

• Cory M. Branch, 38, Townsend, was charged Jan. 12 with felony bail jumping. Judge Jay Conley set a $750 cash bond and adjourned his initial appearance until Jan. 15.

Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Jan. 18

It’s a streak that fans of Oconto Falls High School’s wrestling program might not know about.

The Panthers have had at least one wrestler compete for a state championship in each of the last 16 years.

Saturday, Jan. 17

Waupun 5, Shawano/Bonduel 1

The Hawks scored first at Waupun but then gave up five unanswered goals in the next two periods to fall 5-1 to the Warriors.

Shawano/Bonduel’s goal came from Blake Swedberg with an assist from Gavin Hundt at 3:12 in the first period.

Hawks goalie Tyson Lyons collected 29 saves, and Warriors goalie Benton Nagle had 27.

Jan. 17

Bay Area 3, Lakeshore Lightning 1

A 3-1 win over Lakeshore Lightning pushed the Bay Area Ice Bears to a perfect 8-0 in the Eastern Shores Conference and 15-1 overall.

The Ice Bears notched 47 shots on goal, while Lakeshore only had 16.

Madeline Engles scored first at 6:04 in the first period with assists from Malin Jewitt and Ava McDonald.

Shawano’s female wrestlers competed in one of the toughest tournaments in the state Jan. 17 at Wausau West.

Zennah Bosetski, Amiyah O’Kimosh, Lauren Seehafer and Ella Korth all won some matches but were knocked out of the tournament before the placing rounds.

“They all improved during the day and had some bright spots along the way,” coach Stacey Homan said.

Saturday, Jan. 17

Bonduel 75, Valders 49

Ryan Westrich had a double-double with 19 points and 15 rebounds as Bonduel improved to 12-0 overall with a 75-49 win over Valders.

Quinn Wesenberg scored 21 points, and Carter Moesch added 16.

Suring 65, Lena 53

Karl Hischke scored 18 points to lead the Eagles over the Wildcats 65-53.