winter sports

Basketball coaches pick Brooks for all-state team

Published by admin on Tue, 03/19/2024 - 5:13pm

Lena’s Eva Brooks has been named to the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 5 All-State Team.

Brooks led Lena (28-3) to a state runner-up finish in the program’s first state tournament appearance since 1991. The 6-1 forward averaged 19.8 points, 12.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 2.7 steals, and 3.3 blocks per game for coach Tim Goldschmidt and the Wildcats. Brooks will enter her senior year with 1,153 career points. Lena has a 63-20 record over her first three seasons.

Franti led D5 in 3-point shooting

Published by admin on Tue, 03/19/2024 - 11:26am

Gillett High School senior Aydin Franti was the No. 1 3-point shooter in the Division 5 this season, which earned him a spot in the 2024 WIAA Boys 3-Point Challenge on March 16 at the Kohl Center in Madison.

At the event, he sunk 11 of 25 in the first round and did not advance to the semifinals.

During the season, Franti completed 45 of 94 3-point attempts for a 47.9% success rate. Coming in at No. 2 was Heath Poppy of Shullsburg, who completed 69 of 146 for 47.3%.

Dickman earns all-state hockey honor

Published by admin on Thu, 03/14/2024 - 11:56am

Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School hockey player Owen Dickman has been honored by the Wisconsin Hockey Coaches Association (WHCA).

Dickman, a forward on the Antigo and Witt-Birn co-op hockey team, was named honorable mention for the WHCA boys hockey all-state teams for the 2023-24 season.

His teammate, Eli Kassler, also a forward, was named to the second team. It was Kassler’s second year being named all-state.

Haffner makes it to semifinals in 2024 WIAA Girls 3-Point Challenge

Published by admin on Thu, 03/14/2024 - 11:42am

Gresham senior Madolyn Haffner was among four girls to make it to the semifinals in the 2024 WIAA Girls 3-Point Challenge on March 9 in Ashwaubenon.

Lindsey Schadewalt of New Glarus won the challenge and set a new record for total points.

Ten participants were selected for the event based on stats information entered by coaches into the WisSports.net database. The top two 3-point shooters (with a minimum 75 attempts) from each division were chosen to participate.

Shawano male, female players earn unanimous selections for all-conference

Published by admin on Thu, 03/14/2024 - 11:40am

Shawano’s Leah Nordin and Logan Sipple each were unanimous selections for the Bay Conference first team all-conference teams for the 2023-24 season.

Nordin, a sophomore who plays guard and forward, hit the 1,000-point mark this season. Teammate Abigail Bystol, a senior forward for the Hawks, was named honorable mention.

Sipple, a junior, plays guard for Shawano.

Three boys and two girls were named to the first team for wrestling.

Panthers represented with first team all-conference picks for girls basketball, boys wrestling

Published by admin on Thu, 03/14/2024 - 11:39am

Oconto Falls sophomore Rylie Shallow earned first team honors as guard as well as the defensive all-conference team for the North Eastern Conference in 2023-24.

Freshman Isaiah Holz and senior Garrett Ganter also earned all-conference honors for boys wrestling.

Joining Shallow with girls basketball awards were senior guard Kathryn Raddatz, junior forward Madeline Maloney and junior forward Amber Otto, all earning honorable mention status.

A ride to remember

Published by admin on Mon, 03/11/2024 - 12:01pm

For the community of Lena, the three-day adventure began and ended with a stalwart group of teenage girls riding atop fire trucks to the high school gymnasium.

In between were exhilarating highs and heartbreaking disappointments as a community rode a roller coaster of emotions with the young ladies.

Lena advances to state title game

Published by admin on Fri, 03/08/2024 - 6:02pm

The Lena Wildcats, in the school’s fourth trip to the state girls basketball tournament, are one win away from their second state title.

After a workman-like 53-48 victory over Clear Lake on March 8, the Wildcats (28-2) are scheduled to play Albany/Monticello in the WIAA Division 5 state championship game at 11:05 a.m. March 9 at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon.

Lena girls basketball team advances to state tournament

Published by admin on Mon, 03/04/2024 - 12:34pm

Lena’s girls basketball team advanced to the state tournament with a 66-57 win over Pittsville in Antigo on March 2.

Madilyn Thomson scored 23 points, and Eva Brooks dropped in another 20 to lead the Wildcats. Also scoring were Kali Fischer with 11, Whitney Potter with six, and Hannah Thomson and Maddy Kushner, each with three.

Brooks had a stunning 20 rebounds, with Hannah Thomson and Madilyn Thomson each pulling down eight. Madilyn Thomson led her teammates with five assists and four steals.

Bonduel boys basketball team advances to sectionals

Published by admin on Mon, 03/04/2024 - 12:29pm

Saturday, March 2

Bonduel

Three players scored in double digits and six others also scored as Bonduel pounded Crivitz 82-40 in the regional finals.

Noah Weier led the Bears with 26 points, with Race Anvelink adding 14 and Ryan Westrich getting another dozen. For Weier, 24 of his points came in the first half.

Bonduel held a comfortable 52-20 lead at the half and went on to win the second half 30-20 for the lopsided win.

After losing its first game of the season, Bonduel has won 25 straight.