Eugene Henry “Corkie” Salzman, 85, passed into eternal life on Sunday, Sept. 1, 2013. Loving father of Renee King, Gene (Jane), Joel (Stacy), Paul (Bonnie) and Pamela (Charles) Bergen. Cherished papa/grandpa/GGPS of 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Baby brother of Evelyn Herms and Dorothy Hottenstine. Preceded in death by his wives, Leona and Donna, and son, Jeffrey.

Michael R. Abler, 53, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2013, at his home. He was born on March 6, 1960, in Sheboygan, the son of the late Arthur Abler and Martina (Halbach) Abler, Wittenberg. On Feb. 17, 1979, Mike was united in marriage to Wanda Brenecke in Chilton. She survives. Mike and Wanda owned and operated Northwoods Sporting and Nursery in Birnamwood. Mike loved to work on cars and race cars, to hunt and to spend time with his friends.

Last season the Gresham Community High School volleyball team’s offense went through Darci Huntington. The graduated senior was a second-team all-Central Wisconsin Conference-10 selection, the only Gresham player to get all-conference recognition last year. This year coach Tim Wild is looking for someone to replace Huntington in his 5-1 offense. “She was on the court, basically, the whole time,” Wild said.

Bears win own volleyball invite The Bonduel High School volleyball team went 9-2 in its invitational Tuesday in Bonduel. The Bears went 3-1 against Suring, 3-0 against Lena and 3-1 against Waupaca. Jen Dowden led Bonduel with 42 kills. Taylor Weier added 25. Courtney and Miranda Schmidt both had 32 assists. Shawano dominates Antigo in soccer The Shawano Community High School boys soccer team beat Antigo 12-0 Tuesday in Shawano.

Led by Mallory Mews’ first-place time of 16:17.1, the Bonduel High School girls cross-country team placed second Saturday at the Columbus Catholic Invitational in Marshfield. The Bonduel boys team placed fifth, led by Isaac Palmer’s seventh-place finish in 17:15.7. Results Girls Team: 1. Chequamegon (44), 2. Bonduel (91), 3. Nekoosa (95), 4. Manitowoc Roncalli (105), 5. Stevens Point Pacelli (106), 6. Edgar (135), 7. Blair-Taylor (137), 8.

Clintonville won its 13th Badger Amateur Baseball Association grand championship, beating Elderon 13-7 Sunday at Don Jirschele Stadium in Clintonville. It was Elderon’s fifth runner-up finish in as many tries. Elderon led 5-3 in the top of the seventh, but a 10-run rally with two outs by Clintonville sealed the outcome. Hits by Dean Muthig, Jesse Wiley and Mack Schingler tied the game at 5-5.

The Bonduel High School girls golf team finished fourth Tuesday in a Eastern Valley Conference meet at Golden Sands Golf Course in Cecil. “I’m very happy, they did extremely well,” Bonduel coach Lynn Schaal said. Fox Valley Lutheran (174) won the meet, followed by Freedom and Appleton Xavier (178), Bonduel (202) and Little Chute (203).

Ron Berna put his name at the top of the total track champions list at Shawano Speedway when he won the Late Model track championship Saturday night. He has eight track championships — five in the Late Model division and three in the IMCA Modified division. Jason Czarapata won his third straight IMCA Modified track championship, while his cousin Brandon Czarapata won his first IMCA Stock Car title.

A year ago the season opener between the Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers was, properly, hyped as an early test of two of the NFC’s best teams. As important as that game was, this year’s game, also the season opener, means more. After the 49ers beat the Packers in the Divisional round of the playoffs and embarrassed the Packers’ defense, the offseason in Green Bay has seemingly been dedicated to stopping the 49ers. The defensive coac