Sports 6 March 2026

Brunke scores twice in Ice Bears semifinal win

Thursday, March 5

Bay Area 5, Cap City 1

The Bay Area Ice Bears advanced to the state girls hockey championship game with a 5-1 win over the Cap City Cougars.

The girls will try to earn back-to-back titles when they face the St. Croix Valley Fusion at 3 p.m. March 7.

Sports 5 March 2026
Balanced scoring helps Tigers in opening round

Following an undefeated regular season and a third straight Central Wisconsin Conference-North championship, the Tigerton boys basketball team turned its attention to the WIAA state tournament.

If an 82-34 opening-round win over Goodman/Pembine is any indication, the Tigers are well on their way to a deep run in the playoffs.

Sports 5 March 2026
Bowler, Menominee Nation win in first round of boys basketball regionals

Tuesday, March 3

Bowler 66, White Lake 52

Bowler’s boys basketball team beat White Lake 66-52 to advance to the WIAA regional semifinals in Division 5.

Bowler, seeded seventh, will travel to Wabeno/Laona, the second seed, on March 6.

Menominee Nation 59, Sturgeon Bay 57

Menominee Nation won its Division 3 regional quarterfinal game 59-57 over Sturgeon Bay.

Sports 5 March 2026
Bowling

Lakeshore Masters

Lakeshore Lanes, Feb. 23

Team Standings

Farmall 329-103

Arndt Trucking 297.5-134.5

Cassidy’s Studio Lounge 271-161

Remi’s 258-174

Rosie’s Railway 229-5-202.5

Golden Sands 215.5-216.5

VFW Post 2723 205-227

Pin Pricks 177.5-254.5

Brothers 168.5-262.5

Lakeshore Lanes 159-273

Shawano Auto 154.5-268.5

Sports 2 March 2026
Salvesen scores 2,000th point in regional win over Spooner

Personal statistics are not a big deal to Rory Salvesen.

That’s why the Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School senior wondered what was going on Feb. 27 during the first half of the Chargers’ WIAA regional semifinal matchup with Spooner.

Her basket had given the Chargers a 27-0 lead in the first half and she was well on her way to a 36-point night.

Sports 2 March 2026
Whiting adds name to wrestling record book

Taylor Whiting would not cut it as a post player on a girls basketball team.

Wrestling is a different story, however, as the Lena senior won her fourth straight state championship Feb. 28 with a 10-5 win over Manitowoc Lincoln’s Emjay Neumann in the 114-pound championship match at the WIAA State Individual Wrestling Tournament in Madison.

Sports 2 March 2026
Wrestling creates special bond between brother, sister

Four years after winning his fourth state wrestling championship, Clayton Whiting was back at the WIAA State Individual Wrestling Tournament.

Whiting, who won his championships while wrestling for Oconto Falls High School from 2019-22, had a front-row seat to watch his sister, Taylor, win her fourth championship Feb. 28 at the Kohl Center in Madison.

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