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.

Besides wrapping up a Central Wisconsin Conference-8 championship, the Marion/Tigerton football team is also back in the WIAA 8-player playoffs for the first time since 2019.

The Thundercatz headed to Wild Rose on Oct. 10 with a chance to win the conference title outright and did that with a 51-16 win over the Wildcats.

Pulaski, Bonduel, Oconto Falls and Lena/STAA will head into their final regular-season football game after posting wins Oct. 10.

The Oconto Falls Panthers had a busy and hard-fought week on the court, opening with a pair of tough matchups before storming back to capture the championship at their home invitational Oct. 11. The Panthers put the early-week losses behind them in a big way, going a perfect 5–0 to win their home invite.