Wittenberg-Birnamwood swimmers topped Marinette 79-76 on Sept. 10 for their second home win of the season while improving their conference record to 2-0.

200 medley relay: A – Kelsie Davis, Rylee Crick, Eleanor Tassler, Chloe Hanson, first, 2:07.55. B: – Kassie Fischer, Elizabeth Behnke, Megan Fisher, Alayna Rasmussen, third, 2:48.17

200 free: Davis, first, 2:12.60; Behnke, fourth, 2:46.28.

Thursday, Sept. 10

Pulaski 5, Green Bay Preble 2

Pulaski’s girls tennis team won all four singles matches to lead the Red Raiders to a 5-2 win over Green Bay Preble.

Winning for Pulaski were Anna Krause, Emory Groteluschen, Alana Stangler and Riley Hartman.

On the doubles side, the No. 1 team of Linde Lemerond and Aubrie Schuessler won 6-3, 6-0.

Singles

Tuesday, Sept. 8

Manawa/Symco Invitational

Wittenberg-Birnamwood’s girls captured first place with 18 points. The Chargers earned the top three finishes for the girls.

Brielle Rose placed first in 22:37.2, followed by Nora Bushman in second at 23:07, Gabrielle Timm in third at 23:12.5, Harper Krull in fourth at 24:45.1 and Kendyll Ladwig in fifth at 25:33.5.

Thursday, Sept. 10

Fox Valley Lutheran 4, Shawano 0

Goalie Kyler Shepherd collected 24 saves in Shawano’s 4-0 loss to Fox Valley Lutheran.

The JV Black team lost 7-0. They held the Foxes off the last 30 minutes to keep the game from ending early.

Pulaski 1, Oshkosh North 0

The Red Raiders shut out the Spartans 1-0 in a nonconference matchup.

I grew up with guns, and from an early age, learned to handle BB and pellet guns before moving up to real firearms like .22 rifles and .410-gauge shotguns. There’s an entry in my baby book that I shot a house sparrow at the tender age of 3 with my trusty Red Ryder BB gun (with assistance holding that now prized possession from my older brother, Brian).

Navarino Wildlife Area is part of the Lower Wolf River Bottomlands Natural Resources Area and can be found in southern Shawano and northeast Waupaca counties. The property includes more than 15,000 acres of state-owned land and the largest parcel within the Lower Wolf River Bottomlands Natural Resources Area.