By Casey Krautkramer Allison Wokatsch, a four-year varsity starting guard on Marathon’s girls basketball team, scored the exact 15 points she needed on Dec. 20 against Colby to obtain 1,000 career points. The home fans cheered loudly for Wokatsch after she became just the fourth girls basketball player in Marathon High School history to reach the 1,000-career points milestone, and the first

Stratford’s varsity girls basketball team knew the key to beating Edgar was effectively breaking the Wildcats’ full-court press. Although the Tigers committed 21 turnovers, they still persevered in handling the Wildcats’ ferocious defensive pressure in Thursday’s 42-32 home win. Tigers junior center Lauren Kraus is normally the lone player on her team in double-digit scoring in games this

By Casey Krautkramer Edgar’s varsity wrestling team got off to a great start this season on Dec. 14 with Marawood South Conference match wins against Phillips and Chequamegon at the Phillips Duals. Andrew Lukasko, who is in the midst of his fifth season as Edgar’s head coach, has 10 wrestlers back this season who have varsity experience on the mat. Those 10 Wildcats are senior Stetson

early this season. Marathon did have a pair of tournament champions in Levi Krautkramer at 106 pounds and Dylan Dodson at 120. Logan Werner placed second and Hector Pintor was fourth in their weight classes at the Antigo tournament. Ian Hunter had a 3-2 record while Juan Gomez and Mason Putnam were both 1-4. Marathon’s tournament on Dec. 11 in Brillion was canceled because of bad weather. Marathon

The Athens High School wrestling program might only have two student athletes out for the sport this season, but head coach Jodi Gauerke said it’s not a big issue because wrestling is mainly an individual sport anyway. He said the two boys on the squad, senior Brooks Kraus and junior Connor Lewandowski, are working hard at improving their wrestling techniques which is all that matters right now.

Heidmann answered with a trey to give Stratford a five-point lead at 20-23, and then Edgar’s Davis and Menecke both picked up their fourth fouls. Hoesly’s basket brought Edgar within two points of the Tigers again at 29-31, but Davis fouled out after committing her fifth foul against Linzmaier with five minutes left in the game. Linzmaier made one of the two free throws but junior guard

By Ross Pattermann The Athens Bluejays boys basketball team enjoyed one of the best and most memorable seasons in school history last year. It was a season that saw the ‘Jays break a decades long drought to claim the Marawood North title for the first time since 1950. If you think they’re not looking to do it again, rest assured, they not only have the will, but the firepower. “Yes,

Early results this season don’t indicate the fact Edgar’s varsity boys basketball team lost its entire starting lineup from last year. Last season’s Wildcats squad competed at state for the first time in 24 years and finished with a 23-3 record after losing to Oshkosh Lourdes in a WIAA Division 4 state semifinal at the La Crosse Center. Edgar head coach Dave Huss, in the midst of his ninth

Marathon senior guard Jaden Koeller easily achieved 1,000 career points in Thursday’s road game against Rib Lake. He only needed four points heading into the game and he scored a game-high 23 points in the Red Raiders’ 82-44 victory against the Redmen. Jaden Koeller, the son of Gloria Litzer and Brian Koeller, becomes the 10th boys basketball player in Marathon history to obtain 1,000 career