High School Highlights
GIRLS BASKETBALLBonduel 65Crivitz 62 (4 OT)The Bears outlasted the Wolverines in quadruple overtime on Tuesday to up their win streak to 13 games.Kylie Guenther scored 23 points, grabbed 11 rebounds...
View ArticleShawano places fourth at conference
3 Hawks’ relays finish in top 3By: Leader StaffThe Shawano boys swimming team earned 218 points to place fourth at the Great Northern Conference Championship Meet on Friday at Medford High School.The...
View ArticleShawano dominates Xavier to claim Bay title
Title a first for Shawano wrestlersBy: Morgan Rode sports@newmedia-wi.com Leader photo by Morgan Rode Shawano’s Reef Anthony, top, begins to flip Xavier’s Dylan Ballard during Tuesday’s Bay Conference...
View ArticleFoul-ball jeopardy an issue still in play for MLB
With strikeouts on the rise, base hits on the wane and pitchers and catchers reporting next week, Major League Baseball girds for another battle with declining attendance and viewership.The loss of one...
View ArticleHawks hoping to enjoy sectional experience
Shawano will travel to Stevens PointBy: By Morgan Rode sports@newmedia-wi.com Leader photo by Morgan Rode Shawano’s Peter Fuller swims during a dual against Antigo on Jan. 24. Fuller owns the...
View ArticleTeams ready to hit mat for regionals
Wrestlers hoping to earn spot at sectionalsBy: By Morgan Rode sports@newmedia-wi.com Leader photo by Morgan Rode Shawano’s Keith Tourtillott, top, wrestles Seymour’s Zach Gerhardt back on Jan. 6....
View ArticleRegional wrestling, sectional swimming results
19 local wrestlers advance to sectionalsHere is a look at which local wrestlers advanced to sectionals:Antigo RegionalShawanoFirst-place finishers: noneSecond-place finishers: Wyatt Brandt (106); Ben...
View ArticleSix Hawks advance to sectionals
Brandt, Carroll place 2ndComing off the high from winning its first-ever Bay Conference title, the Shawano wrestling team had a bit of a letdown Saturday while competing in the Division 1 Antigo...
View Article8 Bears qualify for sectionals
Banker, Giese place firstLed by eight sectional-qualifying wrestlers, Bonduel turned in a second-place team finish in the Division 3 Coleman Regional at Coleman High School on Saturday.Bonduel earned...
View Article3 Chargers advance to sectionals
Witt-Birn places 4th at regionalThree Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School wrestlers posted first- and second-place finishes Saturday at the WIAA Division 3 regional in Weyauwega to advance to...
View ArticleNo Hawks advance past Rhinelander sectional
Shawano turns in personal best timesDespite not advancing any individual swimmers or relay teams to state, there was still much for the Shawano boys swim team to be proud of after Saturday’s Division 2...
View ArticleSlow start haunts Hawks
DePerry scores 17 in lossBy: By Morgan Rode sports@newmedia-wi.com Leader Photo by Morgan Rode Shawano’s Tori DePerry, center, passes the ball to teammate Avery Dreier during the first half of Friday’s...
View ArticleBonduel boys fend off Amherst
Bohm scores 28 to lead BearsBy: By Morgan Rode sports@newmedia-wi.com Leader photo by Morgan Rode Bonduel’s Cole Letter, front, prepares to go up for a layup while being chased by Amherst’s Carson...
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BOYS BASKETBALLMosinee 62Witt-Birn 55The Chargers came up short in a nonconference matchup against Mosinee on Monday.Ethan Wesolowski paced Wittenberg-Birnamwood with 16 points, while Kody Szews scored...
View ArticleShawano Pee Wee B team takes first
Pee Wee C team comes in 3rd Leader Photo by Morgan Rode Shawano Pee Wee B team player Mason Murray, center, fires a shot during Friday’s 3-2 win over Ozaukee at the Crawford Center in Shawano. Murray...
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BOYS BASKETBALLMerrill 105Shawano 79The Hawks dropped a nonconference matchup to the Bluejays on Monday.Carter Weisnicht scored 24 points to pace Shawano. Nick Sherman added 13 points, while Karsten...
View ArticleNo Hawks advance past Rhinelander sectional
Shawano turns in personal best timesBy: Leader StaffDespite not advancing any individual swimmers or relay teams to state, there was still much for the Shawano boys swim team to be proud of after...
View ArticleLocal girls basketball teams earn postseason seeds
Bonduel snags No. 1 seedBy: Morgan Rode sports@newmedia-wi.com Leader photo by Morgan Rode Bonduel’s Kara Troxel, center, shoots a 3-pointer during a Central Wisconsin Conference-East Division matchup...
View ArticleIndividual wrestlers prep for sectionals
Local teams will compete at Shawano, AppletonBy: By Morgan Rode sports@newmedia-wi.com Leader Photo by Morgan Rode Bonduel’s Max Sokolski, front, attempts to break out of the grasp of...
View ArticleAntetokounmpo’s star power on national display
It may ignore things like traveling and palming the ball, but credit the National Basketball Association for knowing which buttons to push to save its All-Star Game.Up until last year, the NBA All-Star...
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