The Shawano Leader

GREEN BAY — For the first time since the 2016-17 season, the Green Bay Packers are in the postseason.

Fresh off a first-round bye, second-seeded Green Bay will host the fifth-seeded Seattle Seahawks at 5:40 p.m on Sunday.

When the Packers take the field, they will do so with a roster with varying levels of playoff experience.

Rodgers chasing a second ring

In the NFL, stars are born during the regular season but legends are made in the playoffs.

With two MVP awards, Aaron Rodgers is one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history. Now, with the Green Bay Packers coming off a 13-3 season, he’s in position to hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy for the second time. That journey will continue on Sunday night with a divisional playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks at Lambeau Field.

GREEN BAY — Green Bay Packers right guard William “Billy” Turner’s perspective on life was bleak and negative after he was cut by the Dolphins in October 2016.

“When I was down in Miami, I’ll be real, I was in a dark place,” he said.

But more than three years later, Turner’s outlook has changed, and the 6-foot-5, 310-pound guard’s conscious mission to spread positive energy has become a driving force behind the Packers’ success this season.

SHAWANO — The Shawano Community High School wrestling team came into the winter season with aspirations to win another Bay Conference title. It could set that lefty goal because of the wrestlers returning from last year’s team that won conference, with senior Ben Carroll among the headliners of the group.

Carroll already has a number of strong finishes under his belt this season and is closing in on 100 career wins on the mat.