NFL’s oldest rivalry revisited as Packers host Bears
By: Gary Seymour, Leader ColumnistAfter all of the sideline demonstrating, the ticket-holder remonstrating and the executive agitating during the pre-game lead-ups, there was actually professional...
View ArticleShawano golf team qualifies for sectionals
Bonduel secures spot in D2 sectionalsBy: Jacy Zollar, sports@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Jacy Zollar Shawano Community High School senior Brinley Kowalkowski hits a driver at the WIAA Division 1...
View ArticleShawano homecoming run raises money for scholarships
The Shawano Community High School cross-country team will host its second annual homecoming 5K run/walk Oct. 7.The run will start at 9 a.m. on the high school cross-country course, which is mainly...
View ArticleCWD surveillance efforts target Shawano, Oconto counties
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources will collect deer heads for chronic wasting disease surveillance testing from Oconto, Shawano and Menominee counties during this year’s archery, crossbow...
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VOLLEYBALLSept. 28Wittenberg-Birnamwood def. Weyauwega-Fremont, 25-16, 25-7, 25-19W-B: Koreena Miller, 29 assists, 14 digs; Lauren Bushman, 10 kills, 6 aces, 19 digs; Lindsey Schwalbach, 9...
View Article4 will join SCHS Hall of Fame
By: Jacy Zollar, sports@wolfrivermedia.comShawano Community High School will induct four athletes into its Athletic Hall of Fame at noon Oct. 7 in the school commons as part of the annual homecoming...
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FOOTBALLSept. 29Luxemburg-Casco 44, Clintonville 14C: Bailey Tate, 6 carries for 11 yards, 3 catches for 39 yards; Kyle Finger, 17-for-33 passing for 172 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 6 carries for 6 yards; Ben...
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FOOTBALLXavier 49Shawano 28Xavier defeated Shawano 49-28 in a Bay Conference match Friday in Appleton.Hawks quarterback Jarrett Laatsch was 6 of 13 for 61 yards and rushed for 93 yards and two...
View ArticleBonduel defense grounds Chargers
Turnovers cost Witt-Birn 35 pointsBy: Jacy Zollar, sports@wolfrivermedia.comBonduel forced five turnovers and converted them all into points to beat Wittenberg-Birnamwood 62-14 in Central Wisconsin...
View ArticleZook qualifies for state golf meet
By: Leader StaffShawano’s Brianna Zook qualified for state Tuesday by shooting a 90 on the par-72 Thornberry Creek Golf Course at a WIAA Division 1 sectional.Zook, who finished fourth, was one of three...
View ArticlePackers youth football event visits Tigerton
Kids run through fun drillsBy: Jacy Zollar, sports@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Jacy Zollar The Packers Youth Football Outreach Camp visited Tigerton Elementary School on Tuesday to promote a...
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VOLLEYBALLOct. 3Shawano def. West De Pere, 25-13, 25-13, 25-18S: Averi Vomastic, 7 service aces, 8 attack kills, 9 digs; Bayleigh Laabs, 5 attack kills, 19 assists, 12 digs; Kyra Klement, 11...
View ArticlePackers renew deep-rooted rivalry with sputtering Cowboys
By: Gary Seymour, Leader ColumnistPeripheral drama usually isn’t necessary to produce fireworks when the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys get together.The matter of who’s standing, sitting,...
View ArticleShawano golfer to play in VGA National Championship
Organization provides therapeutic outlet for vetsBy: Jacy Zollar, sports@wolfrivermedia.com Photo Courtesy of John Teller John Teller golfs in a Veteran Golfers Association event at Shawano Lake Golf...
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CROSS-COUNTRYOct. 3Brillion InvitationalShawano girls placed 2nd out of 12 teams.S: Lydia Beyer placed 1st overall at 20:32.05; Claire Guenther (21:45) 6th; Alice Hoffman (22:14) 16th; Madeline Hanson...
View ArticleEagles defeat error-ridden Marion
Menominee Indian pulls off sweepBy: Jacy Zollar, sports@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Jacy Zollar The Menominee Indian High School volleyball team celebrates a long rally during its home win over...
View ArticleLong weekend helps ailing Packers
Key players return to practiceBy: Jacy Zollar, sports@wolfrivermedia.com Photo by Jim Leuenberger Green Bay Packers running back Ty Montgomery suffered broken ribs early in the Sept. 28 game against...
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FOOTBALLOct. 6Clintonville 16, Oconto Falls 0C: 182 rushing yards, 77 passing; Kyle Finger, 9-for-22 passing for 77 yards, 26 carries for 117 yards; Riley Jaensch, 7 carries for 23 yards; Riley...
View ArticleNo slip-ups for Bonduel in homecoming win
Bears dominate on both sides of the ballBy: Jacy Zollar, sports@wolfrivermedia.com Leader Photo by Jacy Zollar Bonduel High School senior Jordan Boldt runs the ball during Friday’s 46-7 homecoming win...
View ArticleHawks cap homecoming with 42-7 blowout win
Shawano still has shot at playoffsBy: Jacy Zollar, sports@wolfrivermedia.comShawano celebrated its homecoming with a 42-7 blowout against Green Bay West on Saturday.The Hawks (4-4, 3-4 Bay Conference)...
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