By: Mark Walters Operation Musky 2021 Hello friends: Twenty-one years ago, I joined a group of my buddies from my days back in the Wisconsin Air National Guard for an annual musky fishing outing that at that time was held on the Pike chain of lakes. All of us were part of the 115th Fighter Wing at Truax Field in Madison and we have as much fun at camp as we do on the water. As the years

Other top returning Edgar girl runners this season besides Morgan Schnelle are juniors Brooklyn Schwoerer, Ella Morse and Gretchen Brewster, and sophomore Amelia Gajewski. Junior Ethan Sondelski is the top boy runner back this year, and coach Webb said he’s shown incredible improvement from his rookie season. Edgar’s top newcomers to the varsity squad are freshman Aubrey Behling and sophomore

By Casey Krautkramer It’s no surprise the Stratford and Edgar football teams engaged in a low-scoring defensive battle on Saturday in their 62nd matchup since 1965. Stratford’s defense held Edgar scoreless in the second half and then won, 9-8, on senior Noah Barrett’s 23-yard field goal with just over four minutes left in the game. Stratford senior quarterback Dillon Kirsch took the

who described after the game how this crucial play unfolded. “Our defense was in zone coverage and my brother, Dillon, actually tipped the ball and it fell into my arms,” Gavin Kirsch said. The Wildcats forced the Tigers into punting the ball and Stratford junior Connor Weigel made a great special teams tackle at Edgar’s 21-yard line. Mattison Butt overthrew Brehm along Edgar’s sideline

By Ross Pattermann The days are still long, the weather still warm, but here and there one can see autumn is approaching - a leaf changing from green to gold, geese on the move, and the sounds of whistles, tackles and exclamations. With fall comes football, and like the leaf changing color, Athens football is also marking a transition, moving from traditional 11-man football to the 8-man game

By Casey Krautkramer Athens and Edgar each had four baseball players awarded to their respective conference division’s first team this season. Bluejay seniors Dayne Diethelm and Jake Denzine and junior Cooper Diedrich were unanimous first team all-Marawood Conference selections, and senior Cobie Ellenbecker also made the first team this spring. Diethelm was the North player of the year,

Four Athens softball players were awarded first team all-Marawood North Conference this season, after the Bluejays shared the conference title with the Phillips Loggers. Athens senior catcher Shauna Belter, junior pitcher Siarra Hart and sophomore centerfielder Elle Gauerke were each unanimous first team all-conference selections. Freshman third baseman Addison Lavicka also made first team