Area high school volleyball teams now know their first opponent for the WIAA girls state tournament.

Tournament play will get underway Oct. 21 in divisions 2-5 and Oct. 23 for Division 1 teams.

Suring, Oconto Falls, Wittenberg-Birnamwood and Lena have a bye in the first round and will play their first match Oct. 23 in the regional semifinal round.

Gillett won the close games and defeated the visiting Coleman Cougars 3-0 on Oct. 14.

Game scores were 25-22, 25-17, 25-20.

Suring 3, Lena 1

Suring topped Lena 3-1 with scores of 25-8, 24-26, 25-12, 25-17.

Chloe Schroeder led the Eagles with 40 assists, three digs and an attack kill.

Aliya Cox collected 13 attack kills, a blocked kill, one dig and one assist.

The Red Raiders and Trojans battled to a 1-1 draw Oct. 14.

Green Bay Southwest opened the scoring with a goal from Brian Hernandez-Castro in the 39th minute. Pulaski got the equalizer in the 60th minute courtesy of a goal by Nolan Pratt.

A steady rain fell throughout the game, and neither team created many opportunities on goal due to the wet conditions.

Jay D. Yakel, 68, of Suring, passed away Oct. 13, 2025.

Richard O. Ladwig, 78, of Gillett, passed away unexpectedly on his beloved farm on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025.

To the editor:

As Americans, we each have a right to equality, freedom and self-determination. Here in Wisconsin, these principles are being threatened.

Marlin G. Wiskow Jr., 51, of Shawano, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family Oct. 12, 2025, following a courageous battle with cancer.

Marlin was born Sept. 27, 1974, in Oconto Falls, the son of Janice “Jan” McDermid and Marlin Wiskow Sr. He attended Bonduel High School and graduated with the class of 1993.

Carol Ann Nygaard, 75, of Pulcifer, passed away Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025, in Wauwatosa.

Carol was born Jan. 18, 1950, in Oconto Falls to the late Robert “Boots” and Lucille (Uecker) Thompson. On July 6, 1991, she was united in marriage to Peter “Pete” Nygaard in Gillett. The couple spent a wonderful 34 years together before Pete’s passing in 2025.

Margaret Kempke passed away Oct. 8, 2025, after a short illness at the age of 88.

Margaret was born June 6, 1937, to the late Ervin and Mary Clement of Milwaukee. After her father’s passing, her mother moved to the Spruce area and married Edward Marith.