wrestling

Athlete Profile: Dylan Comins

Published by admin on Tue, 01/03/2023 - 6:40pm

Lena High School senior Dylan Comins has put together a strong wrestling career, and now is hoping to make his senior season his best one yet.

Comins had already qualified for state twice heading into his senior season. He placed sixth at state as a junior and is off to a strong start this winter.

The senior placed third at the Neenah Invite on Dec. 9 and came in second at the Shawano Holiday Classic on Dec. 17. He placed 11th at the loaded Lourdes On the Water Classic on Dec. 29-30.

During the Shawano Holiday Classic, Comins earned his 100th career win.

Area wrestlers place well at big-time meets

Published by admin on Mon, 01/02/2023 - 8:04am

Seven area wrestling teams participated in big events on Dec. 29-30, with several wrestlers placing.

Bonduel, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, Shawano, Lena and Suring/Gillett all took part in the Lourdes On the Water Classic in Oshkosh. Pulaski and Oconto Falls each participated in the Bi-State Classic in La Crosse.

Bonduel

Bonduel turned in the best finish among area teams at the classic, accumulating 142 points to place 14th overall.

Whiting’s 4th title the top area sports story

Published by admin on Thu, 12/29/2022 - 10:08am

The past year has produced plenty of memorable sports accomplishments.

There were impressive individual moments, like Oconto Falls’ Clayton Whiting winning his fourth state title, which was unanimously voted the top sports story of 2022. Wittenberg-Birnamwood’s Reese Rogowski and Pulaski’s Taya Schmidt, along with several area wrestlers, also had strong state showings to earn spots among the top-10 stories.

Athlete Profile: Caden Young

Published by admin on Tue, 12/27/2022 - 10:26am

Shawano Community High School senior wrestler Caden Young already knows he’ll be wrestling at the collegiate level, but first he’s focused on making his final high school season his best one yet.

Young signed his letter of intent to Southwest Minnesota State University on Nov. 17. Since then, he’s won a bunch of matches and turned in some strong finishes at tournaments.

Young finished 5-0 for the Hawks during the Catbird Duals on Dec. 3. He earned a technical fall win in the team’s dual win over Bonduel on Dec. 8.

Area wrestlers shine at Shawano Holiday Classic

Published by admin on Sun, 12/18/2022 - 12:53pm

Five area wrestling teams had varsity competitors in action at the Shawano Holiday Classic on Dec. 17 in Shawano, with a number of wrestlers turning in strong finishes.

Bonduel’s Hailey Berg and Maddy Sokolski and Suring/Gillett’s Parker Zahn all placed first in girls competition to earn the top finishes among area teams.

Bonduel

Berg and Sokolski were both dominant on their ways to top finishes. Each one of their eight combined matches ended in a pin.

High School Highlights (Dec. 10)

Published by admin on Sun, 12/11/2022 - 4:55pm

WRESTLING

Bozile leads Panthers at Battle on the Bay

Oconto Falls’ Cole Bozile earned a third-place finish in the 132-pound weight class to lead the team at the Battle on the Bay on Dec. 10 in Green Bay.

Oconto Falls placed 19th as a team and scored 186 points.

Garrett Ganter placed sixth at 106 pounds for the Panthers.

Hawks’ Young 2nd at tournament

Shawano’s Caden Young placed second in the 170 weight class at the Battle on the Bay on Dec. 10 in Green Bay.

High School Highlights (Dec. 9)

Published by admin on Sat, 12/10/2022 - 9:46am

UPDATED: Dec. 12, 8:50 a.m.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Bowler 56

Tigerton 45

Bowler topped Tigerton in a Central Wisconsin Conference-East Division clash on Dec. 9 in Bowler.

Emmitt Kietlinski led a balanced Bowler offensive attack with 14 points. Beau Brunner added 12 points, while Nathan Webster had 10 points.

Pulaski tops Witt-Birn, Oconto Falls in wrestling duals

Published by admin on Fri, 12/09/2022 - 12:57pm

The Pulaski High School wrestling team earned dual wins over Wittenberg-Birnamwood and Oconto Falls during a triangular on Dec. 8 in Pulaski.

Pulaski topped Witt-Birn 50-22 before defeating Oconto Falls 51-18. Witt-Birn knocked off Oconto Falls 51-27 in the first match of the night.

All three teams won regional titles a season ago and return multiple sectional individual qualifiers and state participants, so regardless of results on the mat, the night of competition was beneficial.

Pulaski fares well at home

High School Highlights (Dec. 8)

Published by admin on Fri, 12/09/2022 - 10:05am

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Bowler 52

Tigerton 20

Bowler took down Tigerton in a Central Wisconsin Conference-North Division matchup on Dec. 8 in Tigerton. The Panthers led 30-8 at halftime.

Isabella Stevens scored 20 points for Bowler, while Natalie Rickert added 12 points.

Abby Swartz scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Tigerton.

WRESTLING

Shawano 50

Bonduel 30

High School Highlights (Dec. 3)

Published by admin on Sun, 12/04/2022 - 5:24pm

UPDATED: Dec. 6, 1:45 p.m.

WRESTLING

Bonduel finishes 4-0 at Seymour Duals

Bonduel picked up wins over Peshtigo (42-33), Seymour (40-36), Lena (42-33) and Waupun (42-38) during the Seymour Duals on Dec. 3 in Seymour.

Jaxon Bogacz (106), Parker Perry (170) and Tyson Bogacz (182) all finished with 4-0 records for Bonduel.

Shawano goes 2-3 at Catbird Duals