A Menominee tribal member who has dedicated more than 50 years of his life to the sport of boxing was among those inducted into the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame. On June 7, former boxer, referee and coach Orin “Lou” Askenette was among 54 Indigenous athletes honored as the 2025 NAIA Hall of Fame inductees at a ceremony at the Oneida Hotel and Conference Center in Green Bay. Askenette was a retired Oneida Nation security office

Athletes from Shawano, Tigerton and Gillett were among those competing and winning at the Badger State Games, held June 21 in Marathon City. Andre Peterson, who will be a freshman at Shawano Community High School in the fall, won first place in the triple jump and set three new personal records. Competing against other 13- and 14-year-olds, he had a new PR and won the gold in the triple jump at 35 feet, 4 inches. Peterson also had PRs when he pla

June 29 Hofa Park 7, Shawano 3 Shawano took an early lead in the top of the first inning on Tom Keszo’s sacrifice fly in Dairyland League action. Hofa Park took a 2-1 lead in the second on a triple from Brett Ellestad and RBI singles from Ethan Volz and Peyton Dorn. The Lobos used a Hofa Park error and Keszo’s single to tie the game in the next inning. Hofa Park regained the lead in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI single from Mason Dorn. The P

East/West Division June 29 Neopit 18, Shawano 16 The Chiefs and Lakers combined for 34 runs, with Neopit getting the win. Mequon Frechette led Neopit with five hits and four RBIs, and Wendell Waukau added three hits. Arkin Verhein had four hits to lead the Lakers at the plate, while Noah Jones and Garritt Kadonsky added two each. Jamison Beasaw picked up the win, and Verhein took the loss. Marion 10, Menominee 9 Nick Schoen had three hits, includ

The 2025-26 smallmouth bass fishing season opened in the northern bass management zone June 21 and runs through March 1, 2026. While anglers in the southern zone have been able to harvest bass since May 3, this harvest season gives anglers a chance to catch and keep smallmouth bass in waters north of state Highway 77 to the east of state Highway 27 and north of state Highway 64. The northern zone also includes: • Inland waters north of state High

East/West Division June 22 Clintonville 12, Marion 3 Winning pitcher Hunter Vollmer had three hits, including a triple and a double, as the A’s headed to Marion and returned home with a nine-run win over the Meisters. Brock Smejkal and Austin Hoffman added three hits for Clintonville. Bobby Brunker led the Meisters with three hits, while Blake Weatherwax and Hayden Miller added two each. Joe Weyenberg took the loss for Marion. Gresham 9, Shawano