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GIRLS BASKETBALL Menominee Indian 43 Wild Rose 37 Menominee Indian remained undefeated with its win over Central Wisconsin Conference-10 foe Wild Rose. Ania Smith led Menominee Indian (13-0, 11-0 CWC-10) with 18 points. Sasha Peters added 11 points, and Erin Wynos finished with eight points. Alexa Gravunder scored 13 points and Johanna Shepard 11 for Wild Rose (6-8, 6-4 CWC-10). In the junior varsity game, Wild Rose defeated Menominee Indian, 27-22. BOYS BASKETBALL Wild Rose 48 Menominee Indian 47 Dominic Caldwell led Menominee Indian (7-4, 5-4 CWC-10) with 17 points. Aaron VandeCastle paced Wild Rose (8-4, 7-2 CWC-10) with a game-high 21. Gresham 87, Marion 50 Gresham improved to 9-1 in the CW-10 with the rout led by Christian Haffner’s 22 points and four assists. Killian Eggert added 15 points and four assists for the Wildcats, who also got 13 points and seven rebounds from Neal Cerveny. James Kazik added 11 points and three steals, and Drew Haffner had 10 rebounds. Jerod Sawall led Marion with 15 points, Mitch Elandt added 12, and Chris Buss had 11. NEW Lutheran 58 Bonduel 45 Bonduel had a strong start, but NEW Lutheran’s strong finish decided this nonconference game. After taking a 14-6 lead in the first quarter, Bonduel was outscored in each of the remaining periods, including a 19-8 disadvantage in the fourth quarter. Colton Dobratz led Bonduel (10-3, 5-1 Central Wisconsin Conference-8) with 13 points and was joined in double figures by Trevor Pedersen with 11. Four players scored in double figures for NEW Lutheran (5-8, 2-6 Packerland Conference): Nate Schaefer with 20, Gage Lloyd with 12, and Tanner Natzke and Noah Gosse, each with 10. WRESTLING Braatz takes top spot at tourney Shawano Community High School wrestler Damon Braatz went 5-0 at 285 pounds to earn his first gold medal in varsity competition Saturday at the SPASH Varsity Duals in Stevens Point. Coach Michael Homan said Braatz “has been working hard and is showing great improvement.” Braatz recorded three pins: Mike Wagner, of Rhinelander, in 2:47; Joe Miller, Stevens Point, :40; and Nathaniel Barry, of Manitowoc, in 1:56. His two other wins were forfeits. Due to injuries and other issues, only eight wrestlers competed for the Hawks in the event. “There was some good competition at this tournament, which made for a hard day of wrestling,” Homan said. Other Hawks’ records from Saturday were Danny Darling, 113 pounds, 2-3; 120, Jordan Rodriguez, 2-3; 126, Austin Oreskovic, 2-3; 132, Shawn Bell, 2-3; 145, Jarrett Laatsch, 0-5; 160, Curtis Waupoose, 1-4; 170, Jacob Sacket, 0-5.