By Casey Krautkramer The Athens and Edgar varsity volleyball teams dealt each other blows during a heavyweight fight on Tuesday for second place in the Marawood Conference, but it was the Bluejays who outlasted the Wildcats in the fiveset match at Marathon High School. Athens and Edgar each took second place in their respective Marawood Conference divisions during the regular season, setting

By Ross Pattermann There may not be another football team in the state that has had as hard a schedule as Edgar. Certainly, there’s no other team that has played as many ranked opponents as the Wildcats in central Wisconsin. The ‘Cats have had tilts against Stratford, Hurley, Colby and now Abbotsford, with all four teams currently or formerly ranked. So there’s no surprise that

By Casey Krautkramer The Athens varsity boys cross country team captured the Auburndale Invite championship on Oct. 5, by beating host Auburndale by 28 points. Athens scored a team-low 43 points, followed by second-place Auburndale with 71. Stratford took third place with 76 points, Pittsville fourth with 94, Rib Lake fifth with 101 and Marshfi eld Columbus sixth with 105. Bluejays sophomore

By Casey Krautkramer With Edgar’s varsity football team holding onto a precarious 6-0 lead against Auburndale, senior slot receiver Everet Brehm decided he wasn’t going to let the Eagles spoil the Wildcats’ homecoming on Saturday. Brehm busted off a 55-yard punt return in front of Edgar’s sideline with just over three minutes left in the third quarter, to help set up his nineyard

By Casey Krautkramer Athens and Marathon varsity cross country runners competed in unseasonably warm conditions at the Athens Invite on Thursday, as they prepare for the upcoming postseason races. Marathon sophomore Jacob Smith was the top local finisher at the race held at Erbach Park in Athens. He finished the boys race in 18 minutes, 22.3 seconds. “I was about 30 seconds off my personal

By Casey Krautkramer Marathon’s varsity volleyball team downed all three of its Marawood Conference opponents at the crossover on Saturday in Abbotsford. Senior Vanessa Krueger led the Red Raiders with 13 attack kills in the team’s 2-1 match win against Abbotsford, while sophomore Ava Krueger had 11 kills. The sisters swapped places in leading the team in kills during a 2-1 match victory

Marathon’s varsity football team succumbed to Grantsburg, 40-0, Friday in a home non-conference game. The Red Raiders hung tough against the Pirates in the first half, by only losing 14-0 at the break, thanks to hard running by senior Noah Gage and nice kickoff and punt returns by senior Dakota Erdman. Gage reeled off a 20-yard run in the second quarter that fired up Marathon’s sideline. Gage