Packers’ 14th annual Tailgate Tour set for April 9-13
Visits planned for five citiesThe Green Bay Packers announced plans for the 14th annual Packers Tailgate Tour, set for April 9-13, which will travel throughout central, western and northern Wisconsin...
View ArticleFree agency: Will Matthews be a Packer or a goner?
At a high school reunion last fall a woman told of a falling out she had with a longtime friend with whom, despite the lurid details of their split, she still kept in touch.Her husband chimed in....
View ArticleKuhn retires as a Packer
FB played in Green Bay from 2007-15 Leader file photo John Kuhn, right, runs with the ball during a game against the Cowboys in 2015.Former fullback John Kuhn, who played nine seasons (2007-15) in...
View ArticleHawks track team ready for competition
Shawano returns 5 individual sectional qualifiersBy: By Morgan Rode sports@newmedia-wi.com Leader file photo Shawano’s Parker Pues competes in the long jump at last year’s state meet in La Crosse. Pues...
View ArticleVosters places second at nationals
Witt-Birn grad ends career with no regretsBy: By Morgan Rode sports@newmedia-wi.com Photo by Anna Kinzel Wittenberg-Birnamwood graduate and UW-Stevens Point senior wrestler Ben Vosters finished with a...
View ArticleWitt-Birn track and field team reloading after run of success
Tigerton, Gresham/Bowler also prepping for seasonBy: By Morgan Rode sports@newmedia-wi.com Photo by Tina Bacon Wittenberg-Birnamwood junior Cole Schairer hopes to make it to state in the 1,600 this...
View ArticleBonduel’s Bohm, Garside sign letters of intent
Duo will attend UW DIII schoolsBy: By Morgan Rode sports@newmedia-wi.com Leader Photo by Morgan Rode Bonduel senior Parker Bohm signs his letter of intent to play football at UW-Eau Claire on Wednesday...
View ArticleClintonville, Wolf River Lutheran bring back talented core
Marion has senior-heavy rosterBy: By Morgan Rode sports@newmedia-wi.com Leader file photo Clintonville’s Allysin Booth, middle, jumps over a hurdle during the 100 hurdles at the state meet last year....
View ArticleThumbs up for Packers in free agent addition by omission
Amid speculation of what a hoped-for Green Bay Packers roster might look like after free agent signing season, there was also a hope of what the roster might not include.In the latter vein, hats off to...
View ArticleReturning talent gives Bonduel high hopes
Menominee Indian built for successBy: By Morgan Rode sports@newmedia-wi.com Contributed photo Menominee Indian’s Guadalupe Cruz will be the girls top thrower this spring.With a blend of experienced...
View ArticleBonduel’s Bohm named CWC-East player of year
Kakwitch represents Eagles on 1st teamBy: By Morgan Rode sports@newmedia-wi.com Leader Photo by Morgan Rode Menominee Indian’s Norman Kakwitch, center, drives into the Bonduel defense during a game on...
View ArticleCrossbow season safe for now
Government never ceases to amaze me. The concept of living within a budget is often lost on governments because of the apparently limitless wealth supplied by us taxpayers. And common sense is a...
View ArticleShawano girls golf team earns academic honor
The Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin (GCAW) recently announced the the recipients of the 7th annual Team Academic All-State award.The Shawano Community High School girls golf team earned honorable...
View ArticleBonduel grad Wollenberg claims All-American status
Bonduel graduate Travis Wollenberg helped the UW-Stevens Point distance medley relay (DMR) quartet to a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships in Boston,...
View ArticleWitt-Birn track and field girls take 4th, boys 5th
Wittenberg Birnamwood got its season started on Thursday, competing in an invitational at Northland Pines High School. The girls team accumulated 86 points to place fourth, while the boys came in fifth...
View ArticleShawano track and field earns several top finishes to open season
Girls take 2nd, boys 3rdThe Shawano Community High School track and field teams opened the spring season competing at the Wausau West Early Bird Invite on Saturday. The girls team earned 126 points to...
View ArticleBonduel’s Guenther, Troxel make first team
Witt-Birn’s Herb also on 1st teamBy: By Morgan Rode sports@newmedia-wi.com Leader Photo by Morgan Rode Bonduel’s Kylie Guenther, right, drives past Shiocton’s Skylor Bruns during a Division 4 regional...
View ArticleBowler’s Spencer named to first team in CWC-North
Gresham’s Paiser among locals on 2nd teamBy: By Morgan Rode sports@newmedia-wi.com Leader Photo by Morgan Rode Gresham’s Jake Hoffman, right, goes up for a layup in a nonconference game against Bonduel...
View ArticleBonduel winter athletes honored at banquet
Five sports recognizedBy: By Morgan Rode sports@newmedia-wi.com Leader Photo by Morgan Rode Bonduel boys basketball players stand and listen to coach Duke Copp, left, at the Bonduel Winter Sports...
View ArticleLocal track and field individuals shine in Antigo
Gresham/Bowler girls finish 1st, boys 2ndBy: By Morgan Rode sports@newmedia-wi.com Leader Photo by Morgan Rode From left, Tigerton’s Monika Minniecheske and Wittenberg-Birnamwood’s Lauren Dombeck and...
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