Shawano County Sheriff’s Department

Jan. 18

It’s a streak that fans of Oconto Falls High School’s wrestling program might not know about.

The Panthers have had at least one wrestler compete for a state championship in each of the last 16 years.

Saturday, Jan. 17

Waupun 5, Shawano/Bonduel 1

The Hawks scored first at Waupun but then gave up five unanswered goals in the next two periods to fall 5-1 to the Warriors.

Shawano/Bonduel’s goal came from Blake Swedberg with an assist from Gavin Hundt at 3:12 in the first period.

Hawks goalie Tyson Lyons collected 29 saves, and Warriors goalie Benton Nagle had 27.

Jan. 17

Bay Area 3, Lakeshore Lightning 1

A 3-1 win over Lakeshore Lightning pushed the Bay Area Ice Bears to a perfect 8-0 in the Eastern Shores Conference and 15-1 overall.

The Ice Bears notched 47 shots on goal, while Lakeshore only had 16.

Madeline Engles scored first at 6:04 in the first period with assists from Malin Jewitt and Ava McDonald.

Shawano’s female wrestlers competed in one of the toughest tournaments in the state Jan. 17 at Wausau West.

Zennah Bosetski, Amiyah O’Kimosh, Lauren Seehafer and Ella Korth all won some matches but were knocked out of the tournament before the placing rounds.

“They all improved during the day and had some bright spots along the way,” coach Stacey Homan said.

Saturday, Jan. 17

Bonduel 75, Valders 49

Ryan Westrich had a double-double with 19 points and 15 rebounds as Bonduel improved to 12-0 overall with a 75-49 win over Valders.

Quinn Wesenberg scored 21 points, and Carter Moesch added 16.

Suring 65, Lena 53

Karl Hischke scored 18 points to lead the Eagles over the Wildcats 65-53.

Friday, Jan. 16

Wittenberg-Birnamwood 78, Manawa 22

Rory Salvesen scored 27 points to pace the Chargers in a 78-22 win over Manawa.

Also scoring in double digits for Wittenberg-Birnamwood were Melaina Granquist with 16, Ava Brei with 13 and Harper Rogowski with 12.

“We worked up a nice first half lead,” coach Nick Mechelke said. “Our pressure defense was a big factor tonight.”

A former Oconto Falls High School teacher faces 11 felony counts relating to sexual misconduct, child enticement and exposing intimate parts from his interactions with seven students over several years.

Gayle A. Gander, 60, made an initial appearance in Oconto County Circuit Court on Jan. 15. A preliminary hearing is set for 1 p.m. Feb. 13. He remains free on a $75,000 cash bond.

A 15-year-old boy from Lena died as the result of a snowmobile accident Jan. 13, according to a news release from the Oconto County Sheriff’s Department.

The victim has been identified as Kyler Cook.

Sheriff Todd Skarban said law enforcement was notified of the single-vehicle crash at 7:32 p.m.