Senior nucleus returns for Bears
Baseball team includes 4 all-conference picksBy: Gary Seymour, sports@wolfrivermedia.comRepeating the fast start in last year’s Central Wisconsin Conference-8 race would be a great way to kick off the...
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BASEBALLBonduel 6Crivitz 5Jordan Richter singled in what turned out to be the winning run as Bonduel opened its season Thursday with a road victory.Hunter VanDerLinden was 2 for 4 with a home run and 4...
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SOFTBALLShawano 13Seymour 3Courtney Ainsworth went 4 for 4 and Sarah Petry drove in four runs as the Hawks defeated Seymour 13-3 in the Bay Conference opener for both squads Monday.Sydney Schreiber...
View ArticleBetter things ahead for Gresham softball
Young Wildcats already top last year’s win totalBy: Leader StaffThere was guarded optimism at Gresham Community High School over the prospects of the softball team enjoying an improved season from a...
View ArticleSeniors power Shawano baseball hopes
Four returning starters key Hawks’ bid for Bay crownBy: Leader StaffA first-division finish in the Bay Conference is a laudable and achievable goal for the Shawano Community High School baseball team,...
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SOFTBALLMenominee Indian 12Gresham 0The Central Wisconsin Conference-10 game was decided quickly as Menominee Indian scored 12 runs in the first three innings Tuesday at Keshena.Kelsey Corn and Shaunte...
View ArticleVeteran pitching could carry Menominee Indian baseball season
Eagles also solid defensivelyBy: Leader StaffGood pitching and defense, the announcers are forever reminding us, constitute the simple equation to winning baseball. This is good news at Menominee...
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SOCCERManitowoc Lincoln 1Shawano 0Shawano was unable to mount an offense in its second consecutive loss of the season Thursday at Manitowoc Lincoln.Carlie Hinnefeld had eight saves for the Hawks (0-2,...
View ArticleAll-conference battery anchors softball hopes
Lady Eagles’ offense on display in first two gamesBy: Leader StaffCompeting for a softball conference championship in the Central Wisconsin Conference-10 will be no small order for Menominee Indian...
View ArticleOfficially, title game was less than spectacular
By: Gary Seymour, sports@wolfrivermedia.comAs kids playing Wiffle ball in the backyard, my brothers and I used to prop up a small picnic bench lengthwise behind home plate. If the pitch hit the bench,...
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SOFTBALLShawano 6Green Bay Preble 2At Denmark, freshman Erin Cerveny struck out eight and scattered seven hits for the complete game victory.Courtney’s Ainsworth’s three-run triple in the third gave...
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Grassroots votes can help shape outdoors regulations
Local Conservation Congress meeting draws about 80By: Ross Bielema, Leader Correspondent John HoeffsNearly 80 sportsmen and outdoors enthusiasts from the Shawano area proved their passion for fish and...
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Hawks sweep Rhinelander in marathon doubleheader
Laude works 9 shutout innings in 2nd gameBy: Jason Arndt, jarndt@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Jason Arndt Shawano Community High School junior Nate Laude delivers a pitch against Rhinelander in...
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TRACKL-C, Oconto Falls outscore ShawanoThe Shawano Community High School boys and girls teams both finished third Tuesday at a Bay Conference meet with Oconto Falls and Luxemburg-Casco in Oconto...
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BASEBALLBonduel 15Witt-Birn 1Bonduel belted out 15 hits and Trevor Pedersen pitched five hitless innings at home Thursday as the Bears remained undefeated.The Bears scored three in the first and seven...
View ArticleA fair-weather fan of fair weather
By: Gary Seymour, sports@wolfrivermedia.comIt is normally a time of high celebration when your kid is good enough of an athlete that colleges might give him or her a free four years in exchange for...
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SOCCERShawano 3Waupaca 0Megan Klitzke scored two goals as Shawano picked up its first win of the season at Waupaca.Klitzke scored from 13 and 19 feet. Morgan Klitzke also scored, from 45 feet, and...
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Jazz adds pop to Lawrence lineup
Amanda Jaskolski leads conference in home runsBy: By Joe Vanden Acker, Special to the Leader Contributed Photo Amanda Jaskolski takes a cut at a pitch in a recent Lawrence University softball game....
View ArticleYou never know who will have big year on the track
Speedway opens 52nd season SaturdayBy: Scott Owen, Special to the LeaderHere we go again. Racing at the historic half-mile Shawano Speedway will return Saturday for the 52nd season.As always there were...
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Let's go racing!
Special nights highlight speedway scheduleBy: Brad Luepke, Special to the Leader Contributed Photo IMCA Modifieds run at the Shawano Speedway every Saturday during the racing season, which opens this...
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