VOLLEYBALL
Tigerton 3
Gillett 0
Top-seeded Tigerton swept resilient fifth-seeded Gillett in a Division 4 regional semifinal match on Thursday. Tigerton won the battle of the Tigers by scores of 25-19, 25-17, 28-26.
Monika Minniecheske had another big game for Tigerton, posting 22 attack kills and three block kills. Jaidan Miller totaled 28 assists and 13 service points while Ladia Block had 11 service points, nine digs and two aces.
Kelsi Shumaker recorded 10 attack kills and two block kills while Savannah Swartz had five attack kills and two block kills. Adrienne Brady and Molly Brehm contributed 11 digs each.
Gresham 3
Suring 1
The second-seeded Wildcats battled past the third-seeded Eagles in the other Division 4 regional semifinal. Gresham won by scores of 25-15, 25-18, 18-25, 25-23 and will next travel to Tigerton on Saturday at 7 p.m. for the regional final.
Makayla Belongia finished the night with 16 service points for Gresham while Karisa Nietzer had 18 kills. Tiana Ferguson posted 16 digs and seven kills while Valarie Cerveny totaled 24 assists.
“Our team came into the match tonight with focus and a lot of energy,” said Gresham coach Tim Wild. “I thought we passed the ball really well in the first two sets. I give Suring a lot of credit. They did not back down after losing the first two sets and put a lot of pressure on us in the last two sets. Makayla Belongia made some big serves for us near the end of the fourth set. After trailing 19-22, she served us to a 24-22 lead. Overall, I am really proud of the effort our team put forth tonight.”
BOYS SOCCER
Rhinelander 6
Clintonville 2
The third-seeded Hodags got past the sixth-seeded Truckers in a Division 3 regional semifinal on Thursday.
Rhinelander will travel to take on second-seeded Waupaca on Saturday in the regional title.
Kohler 10
Gresham/Bowler 0
The top-seeded Blue Bombers were too much to handle for the 16th-seeded Gresham/Bowler co-op in a Division 4 regional semifinal on Thursday.
Kohler will host eighth-seeded Winnebago Lutheran for the regional title.