3 Witt-Birn wrestlers advance to sectionals
Moegenburg takes regional titleBy: Jacy Zollar sports@wolfrivermedia.com Photo by Tina Bacon Three Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School wrestlers are heading to the WIAA Division 3 sectional after placing...
View ArticleBears have 5 regional champs, 9 advance to sectionals
5 Menominee Indian wrestlers advanceBy: Jacy Zollar sports@wolfrivermedia.com Leader photo by Jacy Zollar Bonduel High School wrestler Jacob Giese, right, defeated Menominee Indian’s Darius Wayka in...
View ArticleShawano sends 6 wrestlers to sectionals
Freshman impresses in heavyweight divisionBy: Jacy Zollar sports@wolfrivermedia.com Leader photo by Jacy Zollar Shawano Community High School sophomore Ben Carroll defeats Antigo’s Dylan Warax 9-6 in...
View Article3 Shawano swimmers take the podium at sectionals
By: Leader StaffThe Shawano boys swim team had three individual swimmers and two relay teams take the podium at the WIAA Division 2 sectional tournament at Hudson on Saturday.Connor Angeli earned his...
View ArticleWIAA girls basketball tourney brackets released
The brackets have been released for the 2018 WIAA girls tournament playoffs. Play begins with regional quarterfinals on Tuesday.In Division 2, Shawano is the No. 6 seed and will host No. 11...
View ArticleShawano falls to Phantoms for 2nd time
Hawks make rematch harder for West De Pere to captureBy: Jacy Zollar sports@wolfrivermedia.com Leader photo by Jacy Zollar Shawano Community High School senior Kaden Richards goes up for a basket...
View ArticleOlympic drama can arise on or off field
You don’t find many biathlon fantasy leagues sprouting up every four years, and there aren’t a lot of bobsled trading cards at memorabilia shops. That doesn’t mean the Winter Olympic Games don’t hold...
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BOYS BASKETBALLMenominee Indian 94Gresham 74Warren Wilber III scored 27 points to lead Menominee Indian over Gresham on Tuesday. Nathan Frechette drained seven 3-pointers to add a total 26 points for...
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Maltbey, Waukau selected to WFCA All-Star gameShawano High School senior Dakota Maltbey was selected to the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-Star game as an offensive lineman.The senior was...
View ArticleSpearers bring home monster sturgeon
Photo by Ross Bielema Lance Kohl, of Hortonville, speared this 73.9-pound, 69.2-inch lake sturgeon Feb. 10 near Payne’s Point in Neenah on Lake Winnebago as one of the few successful spearers during a...
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GIRLS BASKETBALLBonduel 41Menominee Indian 38A tiebreaker to determine fourth place in the Central Wisconsin Conference-East came down to the wire between the Bears and Eagles on Thursday. After...
View ArticleAthlete of the Week: Alonzo Haack
Senior heads to sectionals for 1st time Contributed photo Menominee Indian High School senior Alonzo Haack is headed to WIAA Division 3 sectionals for the first time in his high school career after...
View ArticlePanthers clinch 1st conference title in program history
Kietlinski breaks 2,000 career pointsBy: Jacy Zollar sports@wolfrivermedia.com Leader photo by Jacy Zollar Bowler High School senior Reanne Kietlinski outpaces Marion’s Abby Polzin for a layup during...
View ArticleBoys basketball playoff brackets released
The brackets have been released for the 2018 WIAA boys basketball tournament. Play begins with regional quarterfinals Tuesday.Shawano is the No. 8 seed and will host No. 9 Medford in Division 2.In...
View ArticleMoegenburg punches ticket to state
Sophomore takes 3rd at sectionalsBy: Jacy Zollar sports@wolfrivermedia.com Leader photo by Jacy Zollar Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School sophomore Chad Moegenburg was pinned by Florence’s Tristen...
View ArticleBears send 4 to Madison
Boldt leads Bonduel as sectional champBy: Jacy Zollar sports@wolfrivermedia.com Leader photo by Jacy Zollar Bonduel High School senior Jordan Boldt defeated Stratford’s A.J. Schoenfuss 3-1 to take the...
View ArticleTourtilott to represent Hawks at state tourney
Junior is 170-pound sectional champBy: Jacy Zollar sports@wolfrivermedia.com Leader photo by Jacy Zollar Shawano Community High School freshman Colten Herm was defeated by Appleton North’s Omar Zaidan...
View ArticleWIAA girls tourney regional results
WIAA girls basketball regional quarterfinal:Wittenberg-Birnamwood 54, Tomahawk 21No. 5 Wittenberg-Birnamwood defeated No. 12 Tomahawk to advance to the Division 3 regional semifinal at No. 4 Fox Valley...
View ArticleHawks hang on to defeat Antigo in 1st round of tourney
Shawano advances to regional semifinalBy: Jacy Zollar sports@wolfrivermedia.com Leader photo by Jacy Zollar Shawano Community High School senior Tori DePerry drives past Antigo’s Laynie Weix for a...
View ArticleWIAA girls tourney regional results
By: Leader StaffWittenberg-Birnamwood 54 Tomahawk 21 No. 5 Wittenberg-Birnamwood defeated No. 12 Tomahawk to advance to the Division 3 regional semifinal at No. 4 Fox Valley Lutheran on Friday. Vicki...
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