WRESTLING
Wittenberg-Birnamwood sending 3 to state
Alex Peplinski won a WIAA Division 2 sectional title at 170 pounds at Oconto Falls High School on Saturday and was one of three state qualifiers for the Chargers. August Peplinski suffered his first loss of the season and finished second at 195 pounds, and Zach Urquhart was third at 126.
Alex Peplinski pinned Brice Delzer, of Oconto Falls, in 3:03 of the quarterfinals, defeated Brandon Buechler, of Wrightstown, 9-3, in the semifinal and claimed the sectional crown by pinning Dalton Smercheck, of Luxemburg-Casco, in 1:43.
Ramsey Bloy, of Freedom, defeated August Peplinski, 8-3, in their title match. Peplinski defeated David Meza, of Berlin, in the wrestleback for second place. Earlier in the day, Peplinski pinned Ryan Socha, of Ripon, in 5:13 and defeated Kevin Vandenlangenber, of Seymour, 11-0.
Urquhart defeated Evan Vosters, of Freedom, 5-2 and Laken Duerschmidt, of Two Rivers, 9-7, before falling to Sam Konitzer, of Oconto Falls, by pin in 3:08 of the title match. In a wrestleback for second place, Urquhart lost a 3-1 decision to Josh VandeHei, of Luxemburg-Casco.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Menominee Indian 62
Wisconsin Valley Lutheran 49
Michael Pecore led the Eagles with 22 points in a nonconference win Tuesday.
Dominic Caldwell had 17 and Dustin Waupoose added 10 as Menominee Indian improved to 12-9 heading into Thursday’s regular-season finale at Tigerton.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Gresham 50
Sevastopol 46
Gresham worked overtime to post the WIAA Division 5 regional win, as the Wildcats improved to 6-17 and set up a second-round matchup at Gillett. Sevastopol finished 9-14.
Bowler 60
Port Edwards 45
The Panthers (14-9) took their WIAA Division 5 regional opener, winning for the 10th time in their last 12 games behind guards Ashlynn Brisk (21 points, five steals), Reanne Kietlinski (20 points, five assists, six steals) and Taylor Matsche (nine points, three steals).
Bowler takes its red-hot show on the road Friday to play Assumption, the state’s No. 1 ranked team in Division 5.