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Chargers rebound from home loss to Bonduel

Three days after a 30-point home loss to Bonduel, it was gut-check time for the Wittenberg-Birnamwood boys basketball team.

Mission accomplished.

The Chargers headed to Iola on Jan. 9 for a Central Wisconsin Conference-East matchup with Iola-Scandinavia and returned home with a 56-41 win over the Thunderbirds.

Bears, Eagles boys win on the court

Friday, Jan. 9

Bonduel 66, Amherst 58

Bonduel improved to 6-0 in the conference and 8-0 overall with a 66-58 win over Amherst.

Ryan Westrich led the Bears with 18 points, followed by Quinn Wesenberg with 16, Carter Moesch with 14, Jack Zernicke with 10 and Griffin Uelmen with eight.

Menominee Nation 62, Weyauwega-Fremont 53

Ice Bears suffer first loss of the season

Saturday, Jan. 10

Bay Area 5, Madison Metro 0

The Ice Bears pounded out 71 shots on goal as they shut out the Madison Metro Lynx 5-0. Scoring started in the first period with an Addison Dahl goal with assistance from Aisling Buchan and Abby Monmaerts.

Shawano boys take second at Valders

Shawano’s boys wrestlers earned a second place finish at Valdez’s on Jan. 10, getting outscored by their opponents 226-182.

Nikkolas Waukau took first at 113 pounds.

“He wrestled well during his matches today,” coach Mike Homan said. “He continues to have a great season and is becoming more consistent in his matches. We are proud of him and excited to watch him finish his season strong.”

Local players play role in national championship

It wasn’t that long ago that Gage Timm and Ben Wesolowski spent their Friday nights playing for the Shawano and Wittenberg-Birnamwood football teams.

While they never had a chance to play for a high school state championship with the Hawks and Chargers, both players can now say they’re members of a national championship team.

Tigerton boys roll over White Lake

Thursday, Jan. 8

Tigerton 79, White Lake 22

For the first few minutes of the game, the Tigers trailed the Lakers. But once Tigerton overtook the lead at 9-8, it was all Tigers from there, as they rolled to a 79-22 win in the CWC-North.

Tigerton improved to 10-0 overall with a and 4-0 in conference action, while White Lake dropped to 3-5 overall and 1-2 in the conference.

Lena girls lose first game of the season

Thursday, Jan. 8

Crivitz 49, Lena 35

Lena suffered its first loss of the season, a 49-35 loss at home.

Crivitz held a slim 20-18 lead at halftime and extended it with a 29-17 second half.

Ella Thomson led the Wildcats with 11 points, followed by Madilyn Thomson with eight and Abby Kostreva with six.

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