Marion girls get top seed
The Marion High School girls basketball team received a No. 1 seed in the WIAA regional tournament brackets released Sunday.Marion (18-2, 16-1 Central Wisconsin-10) is the No. 1 seed in its Division 5...
View ArticleBears, Chargers tied atop CWC
The Bonduel High School girls basketball team pulled even with Wittenberg-Birnamwood in the Central Wisconsin Conference-8 title race Saturday with a key victory over Amherst.The Bears (17-4, 11-2...
View ArticleBonduel's Tauchen continues family tradition
By: Gerrard Diaz, gdiaz@shawanoleader.comWhen Bonduel High School junior Dan Tauchen won the 152-pound championship at the WIAA Division 3 wrestling sectional Saturday in Shawano, it was his first...
View ArticlePairings set for state wrestling
By: Leader StaffThe path to the podium won’t be easy for any of the 11 area wrestlers who qualified Saturday for the WIAA state individual wrestling tournament, which begins Thursday.Six of the area...
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Bonduel beats Eagles in regional opener
By: Gerrard Diaz, gdiaz@shawanoleader.com Leader Photo by Gerrard Diaz Bonduel High School sophomore Trevor Pedersen goes for a layup Tuesday during a WIAA Division 4 regional game against Menominee...
View ArticleSCHS wrestler gets surprise trip to state
By: Gerrard Diaz, gdiaz@shawanoleader.comShawano Community High School senior Cody Urban failed to qualify Saturday for the WIAA Division 1 state wrestling tournament, but disappointment turned to...
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Wildcats lose to Wild Rose
By: Gerrard Diaz, gdiaz@shawanoleader.com Leader Photo by Gerrard Diaz Gresham junior Riley Tejada looks for a shot against Wild Rose’s Ashley Mendoza during both teams’ regular season finale Thursday...
View ArticleBonduel, Witt-Birn share conference title
By: Gerrard Diaz, gdiaz@shawanoleader.comThe Bonduel and Wittenberg-Birnamwood high school girls basketball teams will share the Central Wisconsin Conference-8 title. Both teams won their final regular...
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5 area wrestlers win opening matches at state
By: Gerrard Diaz, gdiaz@shawanoleader.com Photo by Mary Langenfeld Bonduel High School sophomore Garrett Soilka wrestles Drew Rihn of Cumberland at the WIAA state wrestling tournament Thursday at the...
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Haffner leads Wildcats to regional finalChristian Haffner scored 35 points to lead the second-seeded Gresham High School boys basketball team to a 66-41 win over third-seeded Wisconsin Valley Lutheran...
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Hawks survive overtime test, beat Antigo
By: Gerrard Diaz, gdiaz@shawanoleader.com Leader Photo by Gerrard Diaz Shawano Community High School senior Dillon Frechette drives to the basket against Antigo’s Cameron Noskowiak during a WIAA...
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And then there were 3
Siolka, Wudtke, Potrykus go for gold at state wrestlingBy: Gerrard Diaz, gdiaz@shawanoleader.com Photo by Mary Langenfeld Bonduel High School senior Jacob Wudtke hugs his coach after his 5-3 win over...
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Potrykus wins title; Wudtke, Siolka second
By: Gerrard Diaz, gdiaz@shawanoleader.com Leader Photo by Gerrard Diaz Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School senior Braxton Potrykus receives his first-place medal after winning the WIAA Division 2...
View ArticleShawano boys win regional title
Led by senior Dillon Frechette’s 14 points, the top-seeded Shawano Community High School boys basketball team won a WIAA Division 2 regional title Saturday, beating No. 3 Waupaca 31-29 at home.The...
View ArticleHawks draw tough tourney bracket
Sectional features 3 conference champsBy: Leader StaffFresh off its first regional title since 2010, the Shawano Community High School boys basketball team has little time to celebrate.Shawano will...
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Wildcats’ season ends in WausauIn a battle of No. 1 vs. No. 2, the Gresham Community High School boys basketball team came up short against top-seeded Wausau Newman Catholic in Saturday’s WIAA Division...
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Bowler girls advance in regional
By: Gerrard Diaz, gdiaz@shawanoleader.com Leader Photo by Gerrard Diaz Bowler High School junior Ashlynn Brisk, right, is chased by Tigerton’s Sarah Gauthier during Tuesday’s WIAA Division 5 regional...
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3 local youth hockey teams in state tourneys
By: Gerrard Diaz, gdiaz@shawanoleader.com Leader Photo by Gerrard Diaz Mitchell Specht (22) lines up a shot while Devon Peterson guards the net during Shawano Hockey League practice Feb. 27 at the...
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Hawks fade in 2nd half of sectional semifinal
Rhinelander ends Shawano's season with 25-10 edge after halftimeBy: Gerrard Diaz, gdiaz@shawanoleader.com Leader Photo by Gerrard Diaz Shawano Community High School sophomore Zeke Gueths goes up for a...
View ArticleMustangs too much for Bowler
Facing No. 4 Bowler, the top-seeded Marion High School girls basketball team was in no mood for an upset Friday in the WIAA Division 5 regional in Marion.The Mustangs won 45-22, taking an 11-4 lead...
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