First-place finishes by Akeem Bates, Lauren Herzog and Taylor Kohls boosted the Gillett Secondary School boys and girls track teams to sixth-place finishes Friday at the Marinette & Oconto Conference meet at Peshtigo High School. Peshtigo (164) won the boys meet, with Suring (131.5) second and Crivitz (110.50) third. Suring (213.50) captured the girls meet, with Peshtigo (193) second and Florence/Niagara (62) third. Bates earned first-place f

SOFTBALL Gillett/Suring 10 STAA/Lena 0 Pitcher Willow Pecha struck out 11 hitters in six innings in the Hornets’ Marinette & Oconto Conference shutout Monday at STAA/Lena. Pecha allowed three hits and issued three walks. At the plate, she was 1 for 3 with a run driven in and two stolen bases. Greta Sleeter led the Hornets (8-7, 4-7 M&O) offensively, going 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs and a double.

Shawano Police Department May 17 Police logged 22 incidents, including the following: Arrest — A 40-year-old woman was arrested for a probation and parole violation in the 1000 block of East Green Bay Street. Disturbance — Police responded to a disturbance in the 600 block of East Division Street. Shoplifting — Kwik Trip, 1241 E.

The Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School girls track and field team won eight of the 16 events to claim the team title in Saturday’s Central Wisconsin Conference-8 Championships at Stevens Point. Freshman Maddy Pietz won three events for the Chargers, who finished with 180 points.

Hunter Berry earned three wins for the Bonduel High School boys track and field team in Saturday’s Central Wisconsin Conference-8 Championships at Stevens Point, leading the Bears to the team victory. Berry won the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 to account for three of the four Bonduel victories and helped the Bears to 149 points in the team standings.

The top three teams would have accounted for each win in Saturday’s Central Wisconsin Conference-10 girls track and field meet in Plainfield, if not for Marion High School’s Cassidy Detert. She broke through for two record-setting wins in field events as Rosholt, Wild Rose and Tri-County battled for the team win. Wild Rose (205) finished with the win, followed by Rosholt (161) in second and Tri-County (129.5) in third.

Gordon James finally had the upper hand, or foot. Last season, the Menominee Indian High School sprinter was relegated to trading 100- and 200-meter dash wins with Tanner Hudziak of Wild Rose in the Central Wisconsin Conference-10 meet.

After an early restart, Nick Anvelink took the lead of Saturday’s Late Model feature at Shawano Speedway and held on for the win. Tim Rothe led the first five laps prior to the caution flag for a Jeremy Kazynski crash between turns three and four. On the restart, Anvelink took the lead from Rothe.

BASEBALL Bonduel 3 Weyauwega-Fremont 2 Bonduel clinched the Central Wisconsin Conference-8 title with its win Monday. Connor Rosin's two-run home run in the first inning proved to be the big blast for the Bears (17-1, 12-1 CWC-8). Rosin added a single in the fifth; Colton Dobratz also had two hits. Trevor Pedersen threw a solid six innings, giving up two runs on four hits, walking three and striking out four.