The Bonduel High School baseball team extended its win streak to 12 games Thursday with a 2-1 win at home against Pacelli. A sixth-inning sacrifice fly from Austin Siolka drove in the game-winning run for the Bears, who improved their record to 12-0, 8-0 Central Wisconsin Conference-8. Trevor Pederson pitched the complete-game win with eight strikeouts. He allowed five hits. The Bears took an early lead, scoring in their first at-bat.

It’s safe to say Clay Matthews will be playing some inside linebacker this season. The question is, how much? Will he be there a majority of the time, as he was the second half of the regular season? Nearly full time, as he was in the NFC championship game?

Sharon Nuske, of Shawano, recorded a hole-in-one April 24 at Riverside Golf Course. The shot was at the 120-yard No. 2 from the ladies’ tees, using a 6-iron. This is her second hole-in-one. Her first was at Shawano Lake Golf Course in July 2010, during a fundraiser tournament. Among the witnesses were her husband, Richard Nuske, along with Marlene Wanta and Jay Fehrman.

For fans of the status quo, the press release from the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association is a good read. Proposed amendments to WIAA by-laws intended to address competitive equity were defeated last month, meaning that divisional placements for postseason tournaments will stay the same. One of the amendments that got shot down would have promoted schools to a higher division based on how successful the school ha

A teacher’s schedule change could hobble a popular running club in the Clintonville School District. Dozens of running club members wore their orange shirts to last week’s Board of Education meeting to show their support for the club and leader/founder Karen Petermann. There are about 125 students in the club, which is funded through donations and fundraisers. Petermann currently arrives at Rexford/Longfellow Elementary School about 6 a.m.

The Clintonville Board of Education plans to seek funding for an after-school program despite concerns there might not be enough volunteers to work with the students. The board voted April 27 to apply for another Elementary Community Learning Grant for the program, which Superintendent Tom O’Toole said costs $88,000 to operate.

The historical Honey Creek shop, a bright yellow two-story structure atop a hill on Clintonville’s Main Street, has been gifted to the Clintonville Historical Society. The announcement was made Thursday at a meeting at the Clintonville Community Center when Honey Creek’s owner, Ann Fuge, presented the society’s president, Marilyn Berkvan, with the agreement papers. “Positive things in the community will come from the grass roots,” said Fuge. Acco

The Shawano Area Writers presented 43 awards to the next generation of writers Saturday at the Shawano Lake County Park Pavilion. The youngsters were honored for their stories and poetry in the 2015 George Putz Memorial Writing Contest. Miranda Paul, an author of children’s books from Green Bay, gave some advice to the young writers and their families as this year’s keynote speaker.

Ruth M. Mehler, 99, formerly of Bonduel, passed away on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. Private family services will be held. Swedberg Funeral Home is assisting the family. www.swedbergfuneralhome.com