There wasn’t much more Mike Maass could have accomplished last season as coach of the Appleton North High School boys volleyball team. The Lightning finished 34-0 and captured the program’s first state title. For his efforts, Maass was named coach of the year by Volleyball Magazine. Maass, who is a 1989 Oconto Falls High School graduate, was a little surprised when he found out he had won the award. “It’s a great honor,” Maass said.

The third annual Kelly Lake Triathlon took place on July 6 with 140 participants completing in the 1/2- mile swim, 15.5-mile bike ride and 3.4-mile run. There were five division winners: male open and overall male winner, Ryne Scopp, of Kenosha; female open and overall female winner, Elizabeth Bovin, of Fitchburg; male masters winner, Mike Jovanavich, of Neenah (repeat champion); female masters winner, Lori Wenzel, of Greenville (three-time champ

At 8:20 p.m. July 1, a female driver was westbound on County Road W in the town Riverview, left the road and struck a porch on a house about 75 feet off the roadway. The exact location of the home was not available. Her van sustained minor damage. At 1:04 p.m. July 5, two female drivers were injured in a two-vehicle accident on County Road I at Fuller Lane in the town of Oconto Falls.

A partnership with local senior citizens has propelled a team of Oconto Falls High School students to the top of a national competition. The OFHS Partnership in Business team of Elizabeth Coopman, Candis Dequaine and Jessica Belongia recently earned a spot in the Top 15 at the Future Business Leaders of America National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, Calif.

A Green Bay man, whose high-speed ride on a country road ended in tragedy, will spend one hour at the grave of the girl who died in the crash on the anniversary of her death, for 10 years. He will also spend three years in prison. A teenage girl died and two friends riding in the back seat were seriously hurt when Brandon Bosacki lost control of the car and crashed on Oak Orchard Road in Pensaukee in June 2012. The 21-year-old college student sai

A retired educator who often invited artists to her classroom remains devoted to the arts today as a co-sponsor of multiple shows to be presented at the Falls Area Performing Arts Center. Neva Hodge-Lemorande, of Oconto Falls, will co-sponsor four of the six shows in the 2013-14 Fine Arts Series, presented by the Oconto Falls Friends of the Arts. “I believe in bringing … more culture to our schools and to our children, opening avenues that will g

The Oconto Falls American Legion baseball team made a tough task more difficult with a rough start Sunday against Northern Division-leading Marinette. Oconto Falls lost 12-2 in five innings after giving up six runs in the first inning at Memorial Field. “We’re a team, especially when we’re playing a team as good as Marinette, we can’t afford to give up any mistakes,” Oconto Falls coach Chris Hillberg said.

The Shawano American Legion baseball team has fallen behind early in games recently, but the team is battling back, as it did in a 14-6 win over Menominee on Friday night at Memorial Park. Shawano (3-9) fell behind Menominee (4-5) 5-1 after the first 1 1/2 innings. After scoring runs in the second and fourth to cut Menominee’s lead to 5-3, Taylor Prey hit a two-run double to tie the game.

The 2013 racing season has most certainly reached its midpoint. That being the case, the race to the point titles are beginning to come into focus. The late model division this year was a bit of an unknown at the start of the year. Combining the old FASTRAK class and the former WISSOTA division into one class was questioned by some racers and fans alike.