By Casey Krautkramer Kraig Underwood, Marathon varsity head wrestling coach, has never had enough grapplers to fill all 14 weight classes–that is until now. Marathon has 21 high school wrestlers this season. The Red Raiders are led by WIAA Division 3 state qualifier Dylan Dodson. The team has three seniors including sectional qualifier Hector Pintor along with Mason Putnam and Logan Werner.

The Athens wrestling team gladly welcomes an influx of young competitors this season. Athens has seven grapplers this season, which is much better than only having two last season. Of that total, six wrestlers are on the varsity squad and one is on junior varsity in this 2022-23 season. Brooks Kraus, who was Athens’ lone WIAA Division 3 individual state qualifier last season, has since graduated

Stratford’s varsity wrestling team is the epitome of consistency in winning Marawood Conference championships. The Tigers have won nine consecutive regular season dual conference titles and eight straight conference tournament titles; there was no conference tournament in 2021 due to Covid-19. The Tigers have also captured eight of the last nine WIAA Division 3 regional championships. Adam

By Casey Krautkramer It’s a luxury for a local varsity boys basketball team like Marathon to have a nearly seven-foot center who can easily slam dunk the basketball and block shots. Grant Warren grew another inch taller in the offseason and he now stands as an intimidating six foot, nine-inch junior for the Red Raiders. He also has a nice touch on his jump shot but his slim frame caused him

By Casey Krautkramer Edgar’s varsity boys basketball squad should be solid again this season, despite losing three senior starting players to graduation. There are plenty of talented Wildcats waiting in the wings for their chance to shine on the basketball court this season. Dave Huss returns for his 10th season as Edgar’s head coach. His three assistant coaches have a total of 65 years

By Casey Krautkramer The same talented group of Athens female varsity athletes that led the volleyball team to state this fall are now hoping to do the same in girls basketball for the first time since 1991, which is the school’s only state appearance in girls basketball. Athens girls basketball is well on its way to having another successful season. The Bluejays have a 4-0 record this year

By Casey Krautkramer The Stratford varsity girls basketball squad returns a plethora of varsity experience, including all five starting players and its top six girls from last season, in this 2022-23 season. That’s why expectations are pretty high, as you can imagine, for this year’s team. Tammie Christopherson begins her 12th year coaching in Stratford and her 10th year as the Tigers

By Casey Krautkramer Marathon’s varsity girls basketball team only returns two starting players in senior guards Ashley Phakitthong and Kali Prihoda, therefore the Red Raiders will certainly endure some early season struggles until the rest of the players gain more varsity playing experience. Jeff Schneider, longtime Marathon head girls basketball coach, is eager to watch the younger players