cross-country

High School Highlights (Sept. 20)

Published by admin on Wed, 09/21/2022 - 1:19pm

UPDATED: Sept. 22, 3 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL

Bonduel 3

Amherst 2

Bonduel outlasted Amherst in a Central Wisconsin Conference-East Division battle on Sept. 20 in Amherst. The Bears won by scores of 25-23, 19-25, 25-20, 18-25, 15-6.

Hailee Thompson posted 30 assists, 14 digs and eight kills for Bonduel in the win. Macy Niles recorded 35 digs and three aces.

Audrey Weier tallied 19 kills and eight digs for the Bears, while Abby Stoltenow had 12 digs and 10 kills.

Gillett boys, Bonduel girls win cross-country invitational titles

Published by admin on Sun, 09/11/2022 - 6:21pm

Several area cross-country runners turned in strong performances at a loaded Shawano Invitational on Sept. 10 at Shawano Community High School.

All boys and girls runners ran together before being broken down into three divisions. The Gillett boys and Bonduel girls each placed first in the Division 3 field.

Shawano and Oconto Falls each competed in Division 2, while Suring, Marion, Menominee Indian, Gresham/Bowler and Wolf River Lutheran joined Bonduel and Gillett in Division 3.

Shawano

Athlete Profile: Alex Peterson

Published by admin on Thu, 09/08/2022 - 11:23am

Gillett Secondary School senior Alex Peterson has put together quite the long-distance running career in high school already. With a couple seasons still left, Peterson has some major goals he’s looking to chase down.

Peterson hopes to contend for state titles as a senior, and is off to a strong start with the cross-country team this fall.

He won the Freedom Irish Waters Invitational on Aug. 26, finishing over a minute faster than every other competitor. He placed second at the De Pere Invitational on Sept. 1.

High School Highlights (Sept. 6)

Published by admin on Wed, 09/07/2022 - 10:03am

UPDATED: Sept. 11, 8:45 p.m.

CROSS-COUNTRY

Shawano teams 1st at meet

The Shawano boys and girls teams each placed first at the Algoma Cross-Country Meet on Sept. 6 in Algoma. The boys posted a score of 24, while the girls had a 27.

Shawano’s Ethan Onesti won the boys’ race with a time of 17 minutes, 29 seconds. Will Chelberg came in second in 18:45.

High School Highlights (Sept. 1)

Published by admin on Fri, 09/02/2022 - 10:38am

UPDATED: Sept. 4, 9:40 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL

Suring 3

Tigerton 0

Suring swept Tigerton in a nonconference clash on Sept. 1 in Suring. The Eagles won by scores of 25-13, 25-9, 25-9.

Christine Sleeter tallied 12 combined kills and five assists for Suring, while McKenzie Chesterfield had six combined kills. MaShya Seefeldt contributed 11 assists and four aces.

Chargers' Salvesen, Bears' O'Brien lead area runners at cross-country invitational

Published by admin on Wed, 08/31/2022 - 10:39am

Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School freshman Rory Salvesen placed fourth overall at the Iola-Scandinavia T-Bird Invitational on Aug. 30 in Iola.

The Witt-Birn girls placed 12th as a team with a score of 291. Bonduel placed third with a mark of 118, while Suring was seventh with a score of 212. Marion and Menominee Indian also had individual girls runners in action.

In the boys race, Bonduel's Ben O'Brien had the top individual finish for an area runner, placing sixth. The Bears took 14th with a score of 334.

High School Highlights (Aug. 25)

Published by admin on Fri, 08/26/2022 - 9:40am

UPDATED: Aug. 26, 4:15 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL

Bonduel wins home invite

Bonduel finished a perfect 4-0 at its home invite on Aug. 25 in Bonduel. The Bears defeated Gresham (25-18, 25-16), Two Rivers (25-17, 25-18), Shiocton (25-17, 25-15) and Green Bay West (25-8, 25-11) on the night.

In the win over Gresham, Bonduel’s Audrey Weier had seven kills and six digs. Hailee Thompson finished the match with 15 assists, while Nakiyah Henning tallied 10 digs and three kills and Abby Stoltenow had four kills.

Suring cross-country preview

Published by admin on Tue, 08/23/2022 - 1:56pm

Team: Suring Eagles

Conference: Marinette & Oconto

2021 conference result: Girls took second

2021 tournament results: Olivia Noack qualified for state

Returning runners/varsity runners: Seniors: Olivia Noack, Hailey Thomson. Juniors: Georgia Gerndt, Samantha Seibert.

New runners who could make impact this season: Freshmen: Morgan Suring, Ginger Gerndt, Allyson Seibert.

Gillett cross-country preview

Published by admin on Tue, 08/23/2022 - 1:55pm

Team: Gillett Tigers

Conference: Marinette & Oconto

2021 conference result: Girls took first, while boys came in second

2021 tournament results: Carleigh Kaczmarek, Alex Peterson and Evan Peterson all qualified for state

Returning runners/varsity runners: Alex Peterson, Evan Peterson, Scott Herroux, Zander Davis, Virgil Herzog, Carleigh Kaczmarek, Cheyenne Krueger, Kasey Hansen, Laney DeBauch, Lily Hansen.

Oconto Falls cross-country preview

Published by admin on Tue, 08/23/2022 - 1:53pm

Team: Oconto Falls Panthers

Conference: North Eastern

2021 conference result: Boys placed fourth, while the girls took fifth

2021 tournament results: Boys and girls teams both placed sixth at sectionals; Joe Adams qualified for state

Returning runners/varsity runners: Seniors: Sydney Bell, Helen Marquardt. Juniors: Hannah Ludemann, Maddy Przybylski. Sophomores: Ben Adams, Griffin Kopke, Brant Laluzerne, Emerson Rice, Hailey Delzer, Ava Hodkiewicz, Brooke Hodkiewicz.