FRIDAY, JULY 24

SHAWANO: American Red Cross blood drive, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Shawano City Hall, 127 S. Sawyer St. Appointments at RedCrossBlood.org or 800-733-2767.

OCONTO: Storytime, 10:30 a.m., Farnsworth Public Library, 715 Main St. Story and crafts for preschool children. A caregiver must stay with the child.

The Shawano Ski Sharks racked up 1,374.88 points and earned the Division 2 state title at the 2026 Wisconsin Water Ski Show Championship held July 16-19 at Lake Wazeecha in Wood County.

The Ski Sharks earned first place in the Dock and Equipment Personnel, Tow Boat Driving, Overall Show, Doubles and Pyramid categories.

Ryan Strachan was named Most Valuable Male.

Wins are starting to add up for Cecil’s Dairyland League baseball team.

The Mudhens headed to Pulaski on July 17 and returned home following their third straight win, a 9-8 10-inning victory over the Reds.

Cecil 9, Pulaski 8 (10 inn.)

The Mudhens moved into sole possession of fourth place in the Dairyland standings with the win.

A big ninth inning gave Wittenberg’s Badger Amateur Baseball Association team a come-from-behind win, as the Pilots defeated Tigerton 15-14 July 17 in Wittenberg.

West Division

Wittenberg 15, Tigerton 14

Wittenberg scored 10 runs in the bottom of the ninth inning for a win over the Tigers and improved to 8-2 in division play.

East Division

Warm beer and lousy service are back in a northern Oconto County community.

That tongue-in-cheek business slogan for the Long Branch Saloon disappeared in January 2025 after a fire destroyed the bar and grill at 17901 State Highway 32, Townsend.

Co-owners Eric Branch and his cousin, Kelly Branch, rebuilt the business from scratch and a new and improved saloon opened its doors to customers Feb. 1 of this year.