The Clintonville American Legion baseball team is heading back to state after winning the rubber match against Marion/Tigerton 7-4 Sunday night in Marion. The Diamond Cats will open state play Wednesday against Nekoosa, which is hosting the Class A tournament. “We got this one for coach (Jeremy) Schoenike,” said coach Dean Muthig, who was filling in for Schoenike, who had a prior commitment. “This is his first year being the head guy.

After rallying early, the Bonduel American Legion baseball team was eliminated from the Class A Region 3 tournament with a 10-6 loss to Marion/Tigerton on Saturday in Marion. “Overall, I’m pretty happy with the team that we had and what we did,” coach Jason Luepke said. “We have about everyone coming back. Jake Luepke is the only one that wont be coming back.

The Shawano Youth League 9U and 10U tournaments wrapped up the third week of youth tournaments for the club at Memorial Park in Shawano. The Shawano 9U baseball team took first, edging out second-place Greenville. De Pere Blue took third and Eau Claire took fourth. In the 10U tournament, Shawano was second, losing to the Appleton Lions in the championship game. Kennedy Little League (Madison) took third place and De Pere Green was fourth.

Standing a sturdy 6-foot-7, Packers pass rusher Julius Peppers poses an imposing sight to opposing linemen even without pads. Good thing Green Bay’s front five only has to go up against Peppers in practice now. The eight-time Pro Bowler is spending his first training camp in Titletown after joining the Packers as a free agent in the offseason following four seasons with the division rival Chicago Bears.

Shawano Police Department July 28 Police logged 33 incidents, including the following: OAR — A 26-year-old woman was cited for operating after revocation at Main and Prairie streets. Disturbance — A 16-year-old male was taken into custody on charges of domestic violence and disorderly conduct in the 300 block of East Richmond Street. OAR — A 28-year-old man was cited for operating after revocation in the 2300 block of East Richmond Street. Vandal

Farmers, agriculturists and local town officials are invited to a meeting next week to discuss recently enacted Wisconsin legislation that updates state laws regarding farm machinery operating on state roadways. The meeting will be held from 7:30-10 p.m.

Sixty-eight crafters and artists displayed and sold their work to a large crowd of people at the Mielke Arts Center on Sunday for the 46th annual Shawano County Arts and Crafts Fair. Steve Champine, of Howard, won the Best of Show award in the art category.

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of stories drawn from recent interviews with Shawano County sheriff candidates Randy Wright and Adam Bieber. Both candidates for Shawano County sheriff believe the department’s K9 unit should be funded by the county rather than a private group, but only one of them is vowing to make it a budgeted item even if he has to make cuts elsewhere. “If we’re not fully funding the K9 unit, we’re not doing our n

A 44-year-old Green Bay woman reported missing Saturday was found dead Sunday in a wooded area near a residence on County Road HH in the town of Washington where she was staying, the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department said. Celeste Blanchette was reported missing Saturday afternoon and found about 24 hours later by sheriff’s deputies. The Sheriff’s Department said the death is not considered suspicious and there were no signs of foul play.