Boys basketball playoff brackets set
By: Leader StaffThe Shawano Community High School boys basketball team will be familiar with its first-round foe in the WIAA Divison 2 regional.The Hawks will open tourney play Tuesday by hosting Bay...
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GIRLS BASKETBALLMenominee Indian 56Oconto 49Senior center Ania Smith scored 16 points on five field goal attempts and 9 of 12 free throws in Menominee Indian’s WIAA Division 4 regional quarterfinal...
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Hawks ease to 1st-round victory
Shawano goes to Mosinee on FridayBy: Leader Staff Leader Photo by Bre McGee Wausau East High School sophomore Leah Blaskowski pressures Shawano senior Megan Klitzke during the first half of the WIAA...
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Bears bury Hatchets early to open tourney
Bonduel coasts to regional victoryBy: Chris Caporale, sports@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Bre McGee Bonduel High School sophomore Becca Carpenter pressures Tomahawk junior Hannah Schade late in...
View ArticleBaseball’s arrival can bring new life, change of heart
By: Gary Seymour, sports@wolfrivermedia.comOf encouraging note for the Milwaukee Brewers this season is that the National League appears loaded with bad teams. The bottom five teams listed in one of...
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Siolka leads Bears into state tourney
Senior is Bonduel’s first 4-time state qualifierBy: Chris Caporale, sports@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Chris Caporale Bonduel High School senior Garrett Siolka, top, defeated Oconto’s Elton...
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BOYS BASKETBALLWittenberg-Birnamwood 75Bonduel 66Senior center Peyton Czarapata scored a game-high 29 points on 11-of-17 shooting from the field in Bonduel’s road loss Tuesday.Trevor Pedersen added 18...
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Hawks fall despite comeback effort
Gueths reaches 1,000 career points in regular season finaleBy: Chris Caporale, sports@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Chris Caporale Shawano Community High School junior forward Austin Kohl blocks...
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Boldt, Gunderson win 1st-round matchups at state
4 Bears in quarterfinals FridayBy: Leader Staff Photo by Mary Langefeld Bonduel High School sophomore Jordan Boldt looks for a way to escape from the hold of Luther’s Aaron Raabe during the...
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GIRLS BASKETBALLXavier 59Bonduel 39Bonduel senior Taylor Weier posted 14 points and 8 rebounds in Friday’s WIAA Division 3 regional semifinal road loss.Bonduel moved to 14-10 overall, with an 8-6...
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Early scoring drought buries Bowler
Kietlinski scores game-high 18 pointsBy: Chris Carporale, sports@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Chris Caporale Bowler High School sophomore Reanne Kietlinski drives on a fastbreak opportunity in...
View ArticleShawano girls advance to regional final
Several Hawks play big in closing secondsBy: Leader StaffShawano senior Morgan Klitzke hit a deep 3 and got fouled with 5 seconds remaining to put the Hawks up by 1 in Friday’s WIAA Division 2 regional...
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Bears place 4 on state wrestling podium
Gunderson advances to title matchBy: Chris Carporale, sports@wolfrivermedia.com Photo by Mary Langenfeld Bonduel High School senior Bennett Gunderson wrestles Brandon Klimek, of Cashton, in the...
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5 area wrestlers reach state podium
Gunderson, Peplinski each earn second-place finishesBy: Leader Staff Photo by Mary Langenfeld Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School senior August Peplinski, left, wrestles with Bennett Paulson, of Amery,...
View ArticleHawks fall in regional final at Merrill
By: By Leader StaffAfter two playoff victories, the Shawano Community High School girls basketball team finally ended its season Saturday with a 58-38 loss to Merrill in a WIAA Division 2 regional...
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BOYS BASKETBALLGresham 78Gillett 40Gresham junior Neal Cerveny posted 26 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists in Gresham’s WIAA regional quarterfinal home victory Tuesday.Sophomore Drew Haffner added...
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Gunderson places 2nd at state
2 seniors leave mark on programBy: Chris Caporale, sports@wolfrivermedia.com Photo by Mary Langenfeld Bonduel High School senior Bennett Gunderson tries to find a way to score in the third period of...
View ArticleBears lose heartbreaker in double OT
Czarapata scores game-high 24By: Greg Bates, Leader CorrespondentBonduel High School boys basketball coach Duke Copp got the look he wanted.Peyton Czarapata received an inbounds pass from fellow senior...
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Hawks show heart in playoff victory
Shawano avenges regular season losses to New LondonBy: Chris Caporale, sports@wolfrivermedia.com Leader photo by Chris Caporale Shawano Community High School guard Cole Nelson executes an entry pass...
View ArticleFor rookies looking to break through, the beat goes on
By: Gary Seymour, sports@wolfrivermedia.comGood times in the office today because there is a new hire in the newsroom and the whole staff takes part in the first-day orientation. We line up and greet...
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