It wasn’t that long ago that Gage Timm and Ben Wesolowski spent their Friday nights playing for the Shawano and Wittenberg-Birnamwood football teams.

While they never had a chance to play for a high school state championship with the Hawks and Chargers, both players can now say they’re members of a national championship team.

Thursday, Jan. 8

Tigerton 79, White Lake 22

For the first few minutes of the game, the Tigers trailed the Lakers. But once Tigerton overtook the lead at 9-8, it was all Tigers from there, as they rolled to a 79-22 win in the CWC-North.

Tigerton improved to 10-0 overall with a and 4-0 in conference action, while White Lake dropped to 3-5 overall and 1-2 in the conference.

Thursday, Jan. 8

Crivitz 49, Lena 35

Lena suffered its first loss of the season, a 49-35 loss at home.

Crivitz held a slim 20-18 lead at halftime and extended it with a 29-17 second half.

Ella Thomson led the Wildcats with 11 points, followed by Madilyn Thomson with eight and Abby Kostreva with six.

Thursday, Jan. 8

Shawano 3, Appleton United 3

Shawano held a 3-1 lead after two periods, but Appleton United fought back to tie the game and leave the two teams with a 3-3 score.

Neither team scored in the first period, and Appleton United took a 1-0 lead at 1:16 in the second period.

Shawano scored all three of its goals in the same period.

One of my favorite soups for cold winter days is chicken corn chowder. Progresso brand chicken corn chowder is my favorite. Chicken corn chowder is creamy and hearty, while the corn adds a pop of freshness and sweetness to keep it from feeling too heavy.

Government is rarely efficient, but when it happens, it is always a refreshing surprise.

At year’s end, I made the decision to buy and then apply for the transfer of a firearms silencer.

So did thousands — and perhaps tens of thousands — of gun owners and hunters in 42 states.

Hillside Assembly will sponsor its free 30th annual wild game banquet Jan. 24 at Oconto Falls High School, 210 N. Farm Road, Oconto Falls.

Participants are invited to bring their favorite dish to the potluck dinner at 5:30 p.m., with the featured seminar speaker, Carl Parks from Fishers Of Men, talking at 6:30 p.m. One low level raffle ticket will be given for each wild game dish brought.

James G. Bushy, 61, of Shawano, formerly of Antigo, passed away peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026.

He was born in Crookston, Minnesota, on July 2, 1964, son of the late Glenn and Theresa (Polak) Bushy and was a graduate of Antigo High School, class of 1982.

After 34 years of influencing aspiring young adults with the benefits of agriculture, Shawano Community High School’s Steve Stomberg is retiring.

Growing up on a 50-cow dairy farm in northern Minnesota, his family also raised 100 beef cows. Hence, Stomberg had a foundation in agriculture from an early age.