Suring football coach Mitch Taylor and his staff didn’t have to think too hard to come up with an offensive game plan for the Eagles in their 8-player playoff matchup with Sevastopol.

The plan? Hand the ball off to running backs Kroix Kempka, Grant Thomson and Dyllan Flynn and let them work their magic.

Two area football teams have made it to the second round of the WIAA state playoffs after opening the postseason with a home win Oct. 23.

Pulaski handed Ashwaubenon a 41-3 loss in Division 2, while Bonduel improved to 10-0 with a 35-7 win over Lancaster in Division 6.

Saturday, Oct. 24

Girls teams from Lena/St. Thomas Aquinas Academy and Wittenberg-Birnamwood, as well as the Bonduel boys team, will compete in the WIAA state cross country meet Oct. 31 in Wisconsin Rapids.

Several areas individuals will also compete.

Division 1

Saturday, Oct. 24

Suring 3, Gillett 0

Suring won the regional crown with a three-set victory over Gillett. Scores were 25-21, 25-17, 25-23.

The Eagles travel to Florence for a sectional semifinal game Oct. 29.

Luxemburg-Casco 3, Oconto Falls 1

Saturday, Oct. 24

Pulaski 1, Sheboygan South 0

Fourth seed Pulaski notched a 1-0 win over fifth seed Sheboygan South to win the regional championship.

The game-winning goal came in the 53rd minute when Pulaski’s Daenen Kehoe found the net off an assist from Max Mondloch. The Red Raider defense held strong for the remainder of the match to preserve the shutout.

Oconto Falls wrapped up its regular-season volleyball schedule with a historic conference championship, two individual milestones and a tough four-set loss to the No. 1-seeded Fox Valley Lutheran Foxes.

On Oct. 12, the Panthers defeated Marinette to claim the first North Eastern Conference championship in program history, finishing conference play with a perfect 7-0 record.