By: Mark Walters Quality Time on Green Bay Hello friends: Green Bay! Attempting to whack ducks. I love this place; since March I have fished it and caught my biggest walleye of 2021, fished it in my canoe twice and caught my second biggest walleye of the year and limited out. The computer melted in my 90 hsp Etec on June 7, I had to be towed in by the U.S. Coast Guard and went without a boat

By Casey Krautkramer Stratford senior Gavin Drexler is relieved to sign his college wrestling scholarship letter last Wednesday, before practice began on Monday during his final high school season. He will wrestle at Division 1 college North Dakota State University (NDSU) next year. “It was very exciting to sign the letter and confirm my commitment to the school and program,” Gavin said.

By Casey Krautkramer Both Edgar junior Reagan Borchardt and Marathon senior Vanessa Krueger guided their teams to WIAA regional championship victories this season. The pair of strong hitters were dominating on the volleyball court this entire season, including in the Marawood Conference regular season. It’s only fitting then that Borchardt and Vanessa Krueger share Marawood South Conference

ference player, and Wausau Newman junior Grace Carlson was also named to the first team. Davis led Edgar with 64 aces and 722 pass assists. Ava Krueger, meanwhile, paced Marathon with 309 kills, 84 aces and 87 blocks. Weise led Stratford with 167 kills and 34 blocks. Athens sophomore Jazelle Hartwig was a unanimous Marawood North all-conference player this season. She helped the Bluejays to

The Athens boys cross country team battled many hills on the WIAA state championship race course at The Ridges Golf Course on Saturday afternoon, during a sunny 61-degree day that is uncharacteristic for this time of year in Wisconsin Rapids. For example, two years ago there was a blizzard for a while during the WIAA Division 3 girls state championship race. Athens took 13th out of 16 Division

By Casey Krautkramer Marathon’s volleyball team fell, 3-1, to a Stanley-Boyd squad with a pair of tough hitters in Thursday’s WIAA Division 3 sectional semifinals match in Marathon’s gym. The Red Raiders and Orioles exchanged points backand- forth during a close first set, in which the Orioles won, 25-22. Marathon’s sister duo of senior Vanessa Krueger and sophomore Ava Krueger

By Casey Krautkramer/Ross Pattermann So many Edgar fans attended the WIAA Division 4 sectional semifinal volleyball match on Thursday inside the Marshfield Columbus gym, that it felt like the Wildcats were the home team instead of the Dons. Despite Christopher Kohl leading Edgar’s student cheering section, along with several adult fans in attendance, the Wildcats still lost, 3-1, to the

By Casey Krautkramer The Stratford football team’s inability to stop the slant pass over the middle from St. Croix Falls junior quarterback Brady Belisle to senior receiver Bryn Gouker proved to be the difference on Friday, resulting in the Tigers’ 19-14 home loss to the Saints in a WIAA Division 5 Level 2 playoff game. No. 6 seed St. Croix Falls upset a second straight higher- seeded

By Casey Krautkramer/Ross Pattermann Marathon’s boys cross country team wasn’t fazed by the numerous hills while competing on the WIAA Division 3 state championship course on Saturday afternoon, because the village of Marathon is on one big hill that provides the Red Raiders ample opportunities to practice running up and down on during practices throughout the season. The Red Raider