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Bohl, Hauser share CWC-North’s top volleyball honor

Published by admin on Mon, 11/07/2022 - 2:49pm

The Gresham, Tigerton, Bowler and Marion volleyball teams made up a good chunk of the all-conference teams in the Central Wisconsin Conference-North Division this fall.

The conference’s top honor was split between Gresham’s Chloe Bohl and Tigerton’s Skyler Hauser. Both Players of the Year were seniors this fall.

“I am very honored to be receiving this reward; it makes me really happy that all of my hard work and dedication has worked out throughout the years,” said Bohl. “I am super happy that people could look up to me and try and push themselves to do great things, too.”

Bonduel girls win CWC cross-country title

Published by admin on Mon, 10/17/2022 - 9:08pm

The Bonduel High School girls cross-country team dominated the field to win a team title at the Central Wisconsin Conference Meet on Oct. 17 in Rosholt.

Bonduel placed first with just 35 points, comfortably ahead of second-place finishing Weyauwega-Fremont (60).

“I knew we could do it; our team is very strong this year,” said Bonduel’s Ashlyn Kurey on the title. “We just had the mentality to go out and do our best and, no matter what, we’re proud of our team. We knew we could do it so we knew we could push ourselves.”

Witt-Birn’s Salvesen wins another cross-country invitational

Published by admin on Fri, 10/07/2022 - 1:54pm

Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School’s Rory Salvesen continued her impressive freshman season by winning the Weyauwega-Fremont Warhawk Invitational on Oct. 6 in Weyauwega.

The Bonduel girls team won the team title after scoring 72 points, just a single point ahead of Weyauwega-Fremont.

The Menominee Indian boys team placed fourth for the top area boys team finish.

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Salvesen posted a time of 20 minutes, 2 seconds to win the girls race. She was nine seconds ahead of any other runner.

Bonduel girls take 1st at cross-country invite

Published by admin on Sun, 10/02/2022 - 9:37am

The Bonduel High School girls cross-country team earned a score of 37 to place first at the Rosholt Invite on Sept. 29 in Rosholt.

The Wittenberg-Birnamwood girls team placed sixth with a score of 123. Menominee Indian and Marion also had individual runners in competition.

On the boys side, Bonduel came in sixth with a mark of 147. Menominee Indian grabbed seventh with a score of 177, while Witt-Birn finished ninth after tallying 219 points. Marion had one runner in action.

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Bears’ O’Brien, Chargers’ Salvesen 1st at Eagle Cross-Country Invitational

Published by admin on Wed, 09/21/2022 - 1:26pm

Bonduel’s Ben O’Brien and Wittenberg-Birnamwood’s Rory Salvesen turned in first-place individual finishes at the Eagle Invitational on Sept. 20 in Middle Village.

While O’Brien won the boys race for the Bears, it was the Bonduel girls team that placed first at the invitational. The same thing was true on the girls side, with Witt-Birn’s Salvesen taking the girls race but the Chargers’ boys team claiming a title.

There was plenty of other top finishes from area runners.

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O’Brien was simply dominant on his way to placing first.

Marion/Tigerton knocks off Bowler/Gresham in football battle

Published by admin on Sun, 09/18/2022 - 1:47pm

The Marion/Tigerton football team lost a two-score lead but rallied late to secure a 28-22 win over Bowler/Gresham in a Central Conference 8-player battle on Sept. 16 in Bowler.

Bowler/Gresham took its first lead of the game with a touchdown early in the fourth quarter. The teams combined for four turnovers in under a two-minute span before Marion/Tigerton took over at the Bowler/Gresham 32-yard line.

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.

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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.

Marion/Tigerton football preview

Published by admin on Tue, 08/23/2022 - 1:58pm

Team: Marion/Tigerton Thundercatz

Conference: Central

2021 conference result: 1-4

2021 tournament results: Did not qualify for playoffs

Returning starters/varsity players (positions): Marion seniors: Nick Malueg (RB, LB), Jack Van Kooy (WR, LB). Tigerton seniors: Asher Michaelis (OL, DL). Marion juniors: Kasey Roethle (WR, LB), Ryan Malueg (RB, CB), Sam Gueths (TE, DE).

Henning, Stuhr named baseball Co-Players of Year

Published by admin on Wed, 07/13/2022 - 2:36pm

The Shawano and Marion baseball teams each had strong spring seasons. At the heart of each team’s success were standout juniors.

Shawano’s Ashton Henning and Marion’s Jaden Stuhr were named the NEW Media Co-Players of the Year for their unbelievable play at the plate and on the mound.

Henning was also named the Bay Conference’s top player.

“I think what helped me the most was the players and coaches,” said Henning. “Throughout the whole year whether I was playing my best ball or my worst they always had confidence in me which really helped me this spring.”