Cornerback Sam Shields’ position coach nearly cried when he let him know he had re-signed with the Packers.

For the second time this season, and only the third time in coach Robert Croschere’s tenure as coach, the Shawano Community High School girls soccer team’s match ended in a shootout. After the third-seeded Hawks (13-8) finished tied 1-1 with No.

It has been a methodical climb for Braden Mueller. The Shawano Community High School junior golfer qualified for the WIAA Division 1 sectionals as a freshman, finished in the top 10 at sectionals as a sophomore and this year qualified for the state meet Monday and Tuesday at University Ridge Golf Course in Madison. Mueller shot an 85 Monday and then brought his score down to 79 Tuesday, finishing at 164 and in 60th place. “I thought I did pretty

There were no same-sex couples at the Shawano County Courthouse at the start of business Monday seeking marriage licenses, and Shawano County Clerk Rosemary Rueckert said she would need a new form from the state before she could legally issue the licenses. A federal judge ruled Friday that Wisconsin’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. Attorney General J.B.

Clintonville High School’s Allison Johnson won a state championship, Menominee Indian’s Ania Smith took second in the discus, and Gresham/Bowler’s Drew Payne was fourth in the triple jump as the WIAA State Track and Field Championships wrapped up on a rainy Saturday in La Crosse. Rain and lightning, which forced the meet’s morning session to be postponed until the afternoon, pushed back the Division 2 girls 800-meter run until the evening. Johnso

Three area athletes reached the podium as the WIAA track and field championships began Friday in La Crosse. Menominee Indian High School sophomore Ania Smith took fifth in the Division 3 shot put, going 39 feet, 11 inches on her final throw of the day. The toss moved her from eighth place onto the podium. “It was a pretty good performance,” Menominee Indian coach Chris Clache said.

One by one, things are getting done. With the help of two granddaughters — OK, they mainly did the work, I just supervised — the rest of the planting was done last Saturday. The huge box of canna bulbs were carried up from the basement and out to the flower bed. Then, spade in hand, little by little, they dug up the flower bed and planted the canna bulbs.

Our daughter’s softball team did well this past season and ended it contending for the regional championship. Wouldn’t you know, our girls had to butt heads again with Wausau Newman for the title. This team has bumped us out of the next level of play a number of years, in different sports.

Seven Senior Girl Scouts from Bonduel leave Saturday for Washington, D.C., to spend a week in the capital.