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Shawano, Oconto Falls to face off for regional volleyball title

Oct. 24 Shawano 3, Winneconne 0 Oconto Falls 3, Lakeland 1 Shawano will face off against Oconto Falls for the regional title in their Division 2 bracket Oct. 26. The No. 2 seeded Hawks on Oct. 24 defeated Winneconne 3-0, while the No. 1 seeded Panthers topped Lakeland 3-1 in a much closer match. Shawano won on scores of 25-6, 25-12 and 25-11. Oconto Falls won the first game 25-15 but dropped the second 23-25. The Panthers then won the next two games on scores of 25-23 and 25-17. Bonduel 3, Clintonville 0 In Division 3 action, Bonduel won 3-0 in straight sets over Clintonville. The Bears won 25-12, 25-16, 25-15. Bonduel was led by Josie Anvelink with nine kills, 10 digs and six aces. Audrey Jacobs and Juliana Jacobs chipped in eight kills each. Audrey Weier had six kills. Tatum Sporisky added seven digs and three aces. Jayla Reinke had 25 assists. The Bears will host Kewaunee for the regional title Oct. 26. Oconto 3, Wittenberg-Birnamwood 0 The No. 7 seeded Wittenberg-Birnamwood lost 3-0 to No. 2 seeded Oconto in Division 3 action on Oct. 24. Wittenberg-Birnamwood lost a close 26-24 first game, dropped a 25-13 second game and saw their season end with a 25-21 third game. The Chargers finished their season with an overall mark of 18-15. Green Bay Southwest 3, Pulaski 1 The Red Raiders beat Green Bay Southwest 26-24 in the first game of their Division 1 regional matchup but then dropped three straight to end their season. Scores of the final three games were 25-14, 25-19, 25-13 in favor of Green Bay Southwest. Pulaski finished the 2024 campaign at 3-6 in the Fox River Classic Conference and 12-22 overall. Suring 3, Pembine/Goodman 0 Suring advanced to a Division 5 regional game at top-seeded Florence after beating Pembine/Goodman 3-0. Scores were 25-12, 25-19, 25-16. Niagara 3, Lena 0 Lena, the No. 7 seed in its Division 5 bracket, lost 3-0 to No. 2 seed Niagara. Lena ended the season at 4-9 in the Marinette & Oconto Conference and 6-10 overall. Hilbert 3, Gresham 0 The No. 4 seeded Gresham Wildcats lost 3-0 to No. 5 seed Hilbert. Scores were 25-6, 25-12, 25-17. Kiara Cornelius had nine assists and seven service points, Janay Pecore-Kirkland had nine kills, and Lexi Baddmoccosin-Barnes tallied six digs. Gresham ended the season at 8-2 in the Central Wisconsin North Conference and 12-11 overall. Northland Lutheran 3, Bowler 0 Bowler’s season ended an overall record of 6-12 after losing 3-0 to Northland Lutheran in Division 5 playoff action. Scores were 25-16, 25-16, 25-17 in favor of the home team. Bowler finished at 4-5 in the Central Wisconsin North Conference. Green Bay NEW Lutheran 3, Tigerton 0 Tigerton met its match, losing 3-0 to Green Bay NEW Lutheran in a Division 5 playoff game in Green Bay. Scores were 25-14, 25-10, 25-10. Tigerton played some of their best serve receiving of the season, but they could not match the multi-talented offensive hitters of the Blazers. “I’m very proud of how the girls stuck together through many long rallies tonight,” coach Holly Meverden said. “It was a sad night for the seniors, but they can hold their heads up and know that they tried their hardest.” Lillian Welch had two kills, with Presley Stewart-Rolfs, Aaliyah Lederhaus and Angel Welch getting one each. Sienna Breaker led with four assists. Breaker collected five digs, Jade Selle had four, Danika Tiller, Lillian Welch and Lederhaus had three each, and Stewart-Rolfs had two. Stewart-Rolfs had one block kill. Tiller tallied three service points, and Breaker, Lederhaus and Angel Welch had two each. The Tigers finished 5-5 in the Central Wisconsin North Conference and 10-11 overall.