Mike McCarthy dreads this time of year. The Green Bay Packers’ roster must be trimmed to the 53-man limit Saturday.

The Bonduel High School football team led with defense in a 39-12 win over Peshtigo on Thursday night at Rush Niles Memorial Field. After a lackluster start, the Bears’ defense dominated Peshtigo, holding the Bulldogs (1-1) scoreless through most of the second quarter and all of the second half. “I’m really happy with the way we came out and finished the game,” Bonduel coach James Westrich said.

The goal is simple: no worse than third place in the Bay Conference. That is what the Shawano Community High School volleyball team hopes to do this season, after a seventh-place showing last year. “I honestly don’t know what to expect out of the Bay Conference,” coach Jean Wolff said. “I just know that as a team, we have lots of team goals.

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Gerhardt John Busch, 82, of Bonduel, went to his eternal home on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014. Born on May 11, 1932, in the town of Green Valley, Shawano County, Gerhardt was the son of the late Frank and Hulda (Simon) Busch. He graduated from Bonduel High School in 1950. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bonduel. Gerhardt took over the family farm, which he ran throughout his adult life.

WEEK AHEAD FOOTBALL WHAT: Shawano vs. New London WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday WHERE: Shawano Community High School WHY IT MATTERS: The Shawano Community High School football team (1-0) opened the season with a solid 28-7 win over nonconference foe Lakeland Union. While senior quarterback Cole Huntington passed for 116 yards, and running back Chase Henning had 60 yards rushing, defense led the way for the Hawks, forcing six turnovers.

An attempt to cap the amount of money put into the Shawano County Courthouse security fund was referred back to committee Wednesday by the Shawano County Board. The resolution, which supervisors rejected by a 17-9 vote, sought to cap the amount put into the security fund annually at $6,000 and overall at $50,000.

Shawano County authorities were investigating an attempted abduction of a 14-year-old girl in the town of Birnamwood on Wednesday afternoon. The Shawano County Sheriff’s Department received a report just after 1 p.m. that a girl was walking along a road between cornfields when a male subject attempted to grab her.

Wisconsin 4-H is not alone in celebrating a milestone at this year’s Shawano County Fair, which opened Wednesday evening at the fairgrounds in Shawano. A couple of local officials also are marking fair anniversaries. Shawano County Supervisor Bob Krause told people attending the opening ceremonies that he showed his first animal at the fair 50 years ago this week. “This year is very exciting,” Krause said. While Krause was showing his first anima