By Casey Krautkramer The Athens varsity boys cross country team won back-to-back WIAA Division 3 sectional championships on Friday afternoon at Erbach Park in Athens. The Bluejays will now compete at the state tournament for the second straight season. Athens scored a team low 56 points to win the sectional meet. Gillett had only one less point than Marathon did, 70 to 71, to also qualify

By Casey Krautkramer Edgar’s varsity volleyball team defeated Marawood Conference foes Marathon and Stratford by identical 3-1 match scores in home regional play to win back-to-back WIAA Division 3 regional championships this season. On Thursday, Edgar fended off a feisty Stratford squad that has improved immensely throughout the season. The Wildcats won the first set, 25-16, before the Tigers

By Casey Krautkramer The Athens varsity volleyball squad was motivated to win the WIAA Division 4 regional championship this season, especially after the Bluejays felt they should’ve won a regional title last year. Last season, Athens fell to Edgar in a five-set Division 3 regional championship match at home. Athens junior volleyball player Addison Lavicka and her teammates didn’t want

By Casey Krautkramer Stratford’s varsity football team fell to Amherst, 28-21, during Friday’s back-and-forth battle in Marshfield. It didn’t matter because the Tigers still won a share of the Central Wisconsin Conference Large (CWC-L) championship with Wittenberg-Birnamwood this season. Friday was supposed to be a battle between conference leaders Stratford and Amherst, who were both

By Casey Krautkramer The Athens varsity volleyball team has maintained its No. 1 state ranking in Division 4 this entire season. Athens has an impressive 27-3 match record. Athens has already beaten the three best volleyball squads in the Marawood North Conference including Abbotsford, Phillips and Prentice. The Bluejays have gained the upper hand over the other conference schools to win

By Casey Krautkramer Edgar’s varsity volleyball team beat Wausau Newman Tuesday on the road to win the school’s first Marawood South Conference championship since 2003. It just so happens 2003 was also the one and only time Edgar’s volleyball squad played in the state tournament. Now the question is can the 2022 Wildcats replicate that same amount of success in the postseason too. Former

By Casey Krautkramer It was expected Stratford’s young varsity volleyball team would endure some growing pains early this season, which did occur but the Tigers have improved immensely under the tutelage of interim head coach Rachel (Ludwig) Wussow. Stratford won the annual Bud & Mary Nelson Invite on Saturday in Abbotsford. Stratford defeated Abbotsford, Loyal, Spencer, Whitehall

By Casey Krautkramer Dennis Webb is in the midst of his 15th year as Edgar’s varsity boys cross country head coach and his eighth year as the varsity girls head coach. His cross country coaching staff this season includes volunteer assistant coach Mandy Schnelle and middle school head coach/assistant varsity coach Tom Normington. The following are Edgar’s top returning varsity boys and

By Casey Krautkramer Edgar’s varsity football team was motivated to beat Abbotsford, 40-7, on the road Friday after suffering a home loss to Colby the previous week. Wildcats junior quarterback Teegan Streit had a great game throwing the football by completing five of seven passes for 244 yards, an interception and three touchdowns. His favorite target was sophomore wideout Leyton Schuett

By: Mark Walters Ten Sunsets on a Bear Stand Hello friends: I started running bear baits with my girlfriend Michelle Chiaro on April 15th in northern Juneau County, as I have for the last 13-years. It seems like a lifetime of situations has happened since we started, including the unexpected death of Michelle, who was my mate and outdoor everything partner. This week’s column is a short summary