Gerrard Diaz, gdiaz@wolfrivermedia.com
WEEK AHEAD
VOLLEYBALL
WHAT: WIAA Division 3 regional semifinal: No. 1 Bonduel vs. No. 5 Crivitz
WHEN: 7 p.m. Thursday
WHERE: Bonduel High School
WHY IT MATTERS: Bonduel will open the regional after getting a No. 1 seed and sitting out regional action Tuesday with a bye. Crivitz pulled off a tie-breaker upset over No. 4 Coleman (14-25, 25-21, 18-25, 27-25, 16-14) to open regional play Tuesday. The Bears will have to guard against the upset, especially after coming out flat in the Central Wisconsin Conference-8 tournament last week.
FOOTBALL
WHAT: WIAA Division 5 playoffs: No. 2 Bonduel vs. No. 7 Colby
WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Bonduel High School
WHY IT MATTERS: The Bears (7-2, 5-2 Central Wisconsin Conference-8) open the playoffs at home against No. 7 Colby (4-5, 4-4 Cloverbelt) after winning its last two games of the season. Both of Bonduel’s losses came at the hands of CWC-8 foes Amherst, the No. 1 seed ahead of Bonduel in their Division 5 bracket, and Shiocton, a No. 2 seed in Division 6. Colby is also riding a two-game winning streak, beating Osseo-Fairchild 35-34 two weeks ago and Neillsville 14-0 last week to qualify for a playoff spot.
WEEK THAT WAS
496
Passing yards by Damon Lorge, Clintonville High School junior quarterback, who was 18 of 42 with six touchdowns and two interceptions in a 55-21 win over Random Lake
4
Touchdowns scored by Hunter Berry, Bonduel High School senior running back, in a 49-13 win over Manawa
TWEET OF THE WEEK
“Even though we may not act like it, Shawano and Bonduel are just one big family. #Prayersforcrew22”
JEN DOWDEN, Bonduel High School senior volleyball player, after the Tuesday night crash that claimed the lives of three students from the two communities