Basketball fans in Shawano and Rice Lake got the matchup they wanted for a WIAA Division 2 girls sectional final.

The game, played March 7 in Stevens Point, featured a pair of University of Wisconsin recruits in Shawano’s Leah Nordin and Rice Lake’s Adaline Sheplee, and for the second season in a row, Sheplee led the Warriors to a trip to state with a win over Nordin and the Hawks.

Saturday, March 7

Bonduel 70, Iola-Scandinavia 65

All five Bonduel starters scored in double digits as the Bears held to defeat Iola-Scandinavia 70-65 and advance to WIAA sectional play.

Bonduel will play against Kewaunee on March 12 at Kaukauna.

The Bay Area Ice Bears won their second straight state title and third in their last four years, but not before they held off a rally by the St. Croix Fusion, to earn a last-minute 5-4 victory March 7 at the Legacy20 Arena in Middleton.

After three days of testimony and a little more than three hours of deliberation, an Oconto County jury on March 6 found an Oconto Falls man guilty of homicide by drunken driving.

Terrence Talley brought a story of shame March 4 to the Bonduel schools to children and adults alike, encouraging them to address it rather than keep it bottled inside.

During the day, he visited the three schools with different messages, ranging from talking about superheroes with the elementary school students to telling high schoolers that nobody has a perfect life.

At least one new face will join the Gillett School Board at the next swearing-in ceremony.

One incumbent and three challengers will compete for two seats in the April 7 election. The winners will serve three-year terms.

Jamie J. Heroux is the incumbent. Challengers are Nicole Blaskowski, Ben Korth and Elizabeth Telford.

What made you decide to run for this position?

The Oconto Falls Fire Department will host its annual spaghetti dinner fundraiser from 4:30-7:30 p.m. March 21.

Dinner, desserts, refreshments and bucket raffles will be offered at the fire station at 431 Union Ave., Oconto Falls.

Prices are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors 60 and older, $5 for children ages 5-12 and free for those 4 and younger.

Proceeds will be used to purchase additional training equipment.

Christmas is getting too big for one person to plan, so the Shawano Business Improvement District Board on March 5 approved forming a committee to help its director, Lindsey Johnson, to coordinate the growing list of activities.

Board President Chelsea Gilling noted that the BID’s efforts to bring shoppers to the downtown area during the holiday season is paying off.