A strong field of 101 cars and a grandstand full of fans turned out for the fourth annual Racing for a Reason night Saturday at the Shawano Speedway. Paul Parker rode the outside groove to his second consecutive victory in the Late Model feature. Lucas Lamberies shot from his sixth-place starting position to first to pick up his second consecutive IMCA sport Mod feature. Three drivers — Mark Weisnicht (IMCA Modified), Brandon Czarapata (IMCA Stoc

Shawano police were investigating two stolen car complaints Monday morning, one of which they believe could be connected to an earlier incident involving a man who fled on foot from an accident. The chain of events started shortly after 1:30 a.m. when police spotted a vehicle driving without headlights in the area of Pine and Franklin streets.

The Shawano School Board was clearly divided Monday as members voted 5-3 to increase school lunch prices by a dime. Elementary school students who do not qualify for free or reduced-price lunches will be paying $2.20 per lunch this fall. Middle and high school students will be charged $2.35 per meal.

Shawano 10, Freedom 3 The Shawano Lobos got a hot start Saturday with seven runs in the first two innings to beat Freedom 10-3. Dylan Berg and TJ Arrowood each had three hits for the Lobos. Berg also picked up the win on the mound. Shawano 5, Pulaski 4 Jimmy Lacy hit a double to set up Ben Bystol’s game-winning hit to score pinch running Jack Lacy in the bottom of the 10th inning to beat Pulaski 5-4 Sunday. Bystol also picked up the win on the mo

Eastern Division Clintonville 11, Shawano 0 Patrick VanDaalwyk authored a three-hitter and fanned eight to lead the A’s past the Lakers. Ryan Ebert was 3 for 4, John Dunlavy was 2 for 3 and Dean Muthig had a pair of doubles. Bobby Brunker led Shawano, going 2 for 2. Ben Scheidermayer took the loss. Marion 6, Neopit 4 Chase Stenson earned the win while Alex Peters took the loss. Ryan Mortenson led Marion with two hits, including a triple.

The Clintonville American Legion team wrapped up the Central Wisconsin American Legion-North Division title with an 11-1 win over Menominee on Thursday in Menominee. The Diamond Cats (13-3, 11-1 CW-North) took an 8-0 lead after two innings.

When the Shawano and Oconto Falls American Legion baseball teams clash in the second game of the Class AA Region 3 tournament game Thursday at Memorial Park, it will pit Oconto Falls’ lights-out pitching versus Shawano’s big bats. The real test, Shawano coach Will Gillis said, will be avoiding errors on defense. “When we hit the ball and play defense, we’re just as good or better than anyone else,” Gillis said.

It has been said that in life, timing is everything. Recently the subject of how I got my start announcing was brought up on a social media website, and I have also had numerous people ask me how I got my start. Well, sit down and come with me on a journey back to the year 1998. Mike Mitchell was in the process of getting things rolling at his go-kart track, the Hi-Go Raceway.

Shawano Police Department July 17 Police logged 16 incidents, including the following: Warrant — A 42-year-old Shawano man was taken into custody on a warrant at the Probation and Parole offices, 1340 E.