Oconto County Times Herald

Panthers’ Euclide makes NEC softball 1st team

Published by admin on Wed, 06/29/2022 - 11:02am

Four Oconto Falls High School softball players were named to North Eastern Conference teams this spring season.

Senior Alexis Euclide made the first team as an outfielder. Junior infielders Ashlyn Allen and Hanna Krejcarek and freshman utility player Randi Metzler were all honorable mentions.

In 14 NEC games, Euclide posted a .510 batting average, stole 10 bases and scored 17 times.

The senior doubled twice and tripled twice among her 25 total hits. She drove in two runs and was a strikeout victim just three times in 49 at-bats.

Bucks’ draftee Beauchamp overcomes adversity to reach NBA

Published by admin on Wed, 06/29/2022 - 10:55am

There was a stretch of homelessness while growing up. A constant shifting from one high school to another. The cancellation of an NBA draft training program due to the pandemic. A year proving himself with a G League developmental team.

MarJon Beauchamp’s journey to the NBA has been fraught with so much adversity, he questioned whether he’d even have the opportunity to get here. At one point, after missing out on the training program, Beauchamp dealt with depression and felt his chances had run out.

Melissa Gehring to join WIAA staff

Published by admin on Tue, 06/28/2022 - 2:16pm

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association announced the hiring of Melissa Gehring as an assistant director for the association on June 28.

Gehring will assume her role at the organization’s headquarters on Aug. 1.

“I was fortunate to have benefitted from my participation in athletics during my formative years,” she said. “After spending the last decade working to provide similar experiences and opportunities for the students in Beaver Dam, I’m honored to have the privilege to continue that effort on a state-wide level.”

Johnny Davis, Dana Rettke named Wisconsin Athletes of the Year

Published by admin on Tue, 06/28/2022 - 2:13pm

Johnny Davis from the Wisconsin men’s basketball team and Dana Rettke from the Badger volleyball team have been named the 2021-22 Wisconsin Athletes of the Year, the UW Athletic Department announced.

Davis earns his first Athlete of the Year award while Rettke picks up her second honor after being named the UW and Big Ten Conference Female Athlete of the Year in 2019-20.

The duo will now be up for the 2021-22 Big Ten Athletes of the Year, which will be announced June 29.

Dairyland League Highlights (July 1)

Published by admin on Mon, 06/27/2022 - 4:17pm

Pulaski 6

Cecil 5

Pulaski edged Cecil on June 24 in Cecil. Jack Maastricht delivered the game-winning hit for Pulaski in the eighth inning after Cecil had scored five times in the top half of the inning to take the lead.

Drew McDermid picked up the win on the mound after working four innings and striking out seven. Joel Vandehei started and worked the first five innings. Ethan Bemowski belted a two-run homer for Pulaski.

Stock cars put on a spectacle at Shawano Speedway

Published by admin on Mon, 06/27/2022 - 4:13pm

Though the IMCA Stock Car division is known as “the class too tough to tame,” it doesn’t always feature a three-wide battle for the lead for nearly half of the race. On June 25 it sure did, with Trent Nolan prevailing for his fourth win of the the year.

The Mighty 4 division also featured a three-car slugfest with Lucas Hacker garnering his first win of the year in a photo finish. Jeffrey Teske also got win No. four in the IMCA Sport Mod class. Mike Mullen raced to his first IMCA Modified win of 2022, and Nick Anvelink scored his first Late Model win in Dirt Kings action.

Recreation Scoreboard (July 1)

Published by admin on Mon, 06/27/2022 - 4:08pm

GOLF

River Island Men’s League

Team Points

River Island Golf Course 36½

JTI Trucking 28½

Oconto Falls Lions 26

Heyrman Printing 25½

McDermid Corp. 25

J Just Investments 24

Steffens Roofing 23½

Hillberg Electric 22

Piggly Wiggly 21

Jones Funeral 21

Senn Insurance 21

DTD Trucking 20

Bonduel Legion baseball team picks up pair of tournament wins

Published by admin on Mon, 06/27/2022 - 1:58pm

The Bonduel, Pulaski, Menominee Indian and Wittenberg-Birnamwood Legion baseball teams all competed in an eight-team tournament in Clintonville and New London last week.

The tournament began on June 22, with all local teams in action. Bonduel advanced the furthest, playing June 25, with Pulaski and Menominee Indian bowing out on June 24 and Witt-Birn being eliminated on June 23.

June 22

Lena’s Logan Shallow makes M&O baseball 1st team

Published by admin on Sat, 06/25/2022 - 9:13am

Lena senior Logan Shallow was named to the Marinette & Oconto Conference first team after a monster spring season on the baseball diamond.

Shallow made the all-conference list as an infielder, but also was one of the conference’s top pitchers.

Lena senior Lane Whiting was another top pitcher in the M&O, and he made the second team at that position. Sophomore infielder Logan Graef and freshman outfielder Tyler Shallow also made the second team, with junior Josh Kristof being tabbed an honorable mention.

Legion baseball highlights (June 24)

Published by admin on Sat, 06/25/2022 - 9:04am

Bonduel stays alive, while Menominee Indian and Pulaski are eliminated

Bonduel picked up a 7-1 win over Pulaski to avoid elimination on June 24 in a tournament game in Clintonville.

Menominee Indian was eliminated after being doubled up 12-6 by New London on June 24 in Clintonville.

Bonduel will look to keep fending off elimination when it battles New London at 11:30 a.m. on June 25 in Clintonville. Clintonville and Seymour are the other two teams still alive in the tournament, and play at 9 a.m. on June 25 in Clintonville.