Coach Jeff Heimke knew it would be tough for his Lena High School boys basketball team to defeat 2014 state runner-up Green Bay NEW Lutheran. Playing without one of its leading scorers made it more difficult, and Lena lost 83-54 Friday in a WIAA Division 5 regional game. Hunter Borchert, who averaged 13.2 points per game, sustained a high ankle sprain in the Wildcats’ 51-49 buzzer-beating win March 3 at Oneida Nation and was unavailable Friday. G

The fifth annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament sponsored by Suring Labor Day Celebration Inc. will be held Saturday, March 21, at Suring Public School, 411 Algoma St. The tournament is open to all youngsters in grades 3-12. For further information and application forms, contact Jim Mahoney at 920-590-0268 or jkbrk@centurytel.net. Printable forms are also available at suring.k12.wi.us. Entry fee is $80, which must accompany the application form.

BOYS BASKETBALL Witt-Birn 60 Oconto Falls 54 Junior Tyler Hagemeier’s game-high 19 points was not enough as the Panthers fell to visiting Wittenberg-Birnamwood in the first round of the WIAA Division 3 regionals March 3. Oconto Falls (5-18, 2-14 Bay Conference) took a 25-20 halftime lead, fell behind 37-32 after three and could not catch up in the final period. Trevor Groshek led Wittenberg-Birnamwood (4-19, 2-12 Central Wisconsin Conference-8) w

Three Oconto Falls wrestlers were named first-team All-Bay Conference last week following top-five finishes at the WIAA Division 2 individual state tournament. Senior Dewey Krueger (42-0), who captured the 152-pound state title in Division 2, was named to the first team along with senior Sam Konitzer (39-5, 126) and sophomore Nate Trepanier (40-6, 145).

Shawano Police Department March 8 Police logged 18 incidents, including the following: Assault — Police investigated an assault complaint in the 200 block of Teddington Lane. Disorderly — Police responded to an intoxicated person complaint in the 500 block of South Cleveland Street. Assault — Police investigated an assault complaint in the 500 block of South Cleveland Street. Harassment — Police investigated a harassment complaint that occurred a

Tickets for the Shawano Community High School boys basketball team’s opening game in the WIAA Division 2 sectional tournament are on sale at the high school. Shawano opens sectional play against Merrill at 7 p.m. Thursday at Stevens Point Area Senior High School, 1201 North Point Drive, Stevens Point. Advance tickets are available for $5 from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

BOYS BASKETBALL Green Bay NEW Lutheran 56 Gresham 54 The Wildcats led throughout the first 24 minutes and took an eight-point lead into the final quarter, but Green Bay NEW Lutheran applied the defensive clamps and got three big 3-pointers from James Lana (15 points) to overtake Gresham (21-4) in a WIAA Division 5 regional final Saturday. “Our defense played solid enough to win this game,” Gresham coach Jeff Zobeck said.

Although caution is always the byword at playoff time, it might be time to get excited. The Shawano Community High School boys basketball team gave such a thorough account of itself in Saturday night’s WIAA Division 2 regional-title clash that it was hard to leave the gym without thinking big-picture. The Hawks’ 55-28 dusting of Hortonville was a wire-to-wire blowout that was every bit as lopsided as the final score indicated, and made a believer

A person familiar with the negotiations says receiver Randall Cobb is returning to the Green Bay Packers after agreeing to a four-year, $40 million deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Saturday night because no one was authorized to talk about the deal before it was officially announced. ESPN.com first reported the agreement. Cobb capitalized on a career year when he had 91 catches for 1,287 yards and 12 touchd