The Shawano Community High School girls swim team opened the dual meet season Tuesday with a 93-77 win over New London in Shawano. Ali Hanson, Clare Martell and Malory Soper each took two firsts.

Bonduel High School’s Mallory Mews took second and Shawano Community High School’s Teagan Monfils was fifth at the Shawano Hawk Invitational cross-country meet Saturday at SCHS. Twenty-six teams and 720 runners participated in the meet, won by the Green Bay East girls and Green Bay Preble boys. Mews, with a time of 15 minutes, 37 seconds, finished second only to Winneconne’s Abi Salm (15:23). “I felt really good,” Mews said.

The Shawano Community High School volleyball team was 5-0 before falling to Oconto Falls in the championship game of the Shawano volleyball tournament Saturday at SCHS. Despite the loss to Oconto Falls (25-16, 25-12), Shawano coach Jean Wolff was pleased with her team’s performance. “It was a very successful day for our Shawano volleyball team,” Wolff said.

Alice Helen Hovey, 89, of Green Bay, passed away Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013, at a local nursing home. Born on Feb. 19, 1924, in Withee, she was the daughter of the late Hans and Clara (Erickson) Christensen. Alice grew up in the town of Lessor and attended Wellhaven School. On Aug. 14, 1943, she was united in marriage to Harvey Ebert. He preceded her in death on Nov. 15, 1962. After the death of her husband, Alice moved to Green Bay. On Sept.

Maxine M. Bente, 69, of the town of Wescott, Shawano, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Friday evening, Sept. 13, 2013, at the Theda Clark Regional Medical Center in Neenah. Maxine was born on Dec. 19, 1943, in Green Bay, a daughter of the late Lester and Rose (Cooper) Skenandore. Maxine attended West De Pere High School and later, Milwaukee Vocational School. On Nov.

Jean Kathryn Perschbacher, 62, of the town of Green Valley, passed away Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, in Green Bay. Born on Dec. 5, 1950, in Shawano, she was the daughter of the late Roland and Dorothy (Brown) Wudtke. Jean lived all her life in the town of Green Valley. She attended school in Advance and graduated from Bonduel High School. She later worked at Green Bay Cheese and at her parents’ Advance Hardware Store. On Nov.

Frances Marie Lyles, 92, of Shawano, passed away Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013, in Shawano. Born on June 22, 1921, in Devil’s Lake, N.D., she was one of 12 children born to the late Nickolas and Monica (Baron) Karlinsky. As a teenager, Frances and her family moved to the Milwaukee area, where she graduated from high school and later worked at Reliable Knitting. On Nov. 3, 1944, she was united in marriage to Ralph J. Lyles in Milwaukee.

Leslie ‘Swede’ Larson, 90, Eland, died on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013, at his home under the care of his family and Ministry Hospice. He was born on Sept. 28, 1922, in Eland, the son of the late Louis and Jessie (Nichols) Larson. On April 26, 1949, Swede was united in marriage to Susan Szutkowski at St. Philomena Catholic Church, Birnamwood. She survives.

Kathleen “Sister Girl” Pewewardy, 66, formerly of Minneapolis, currently residing in Shawano, died at ManorCare on Friday, Sept.