GIRLS BASKETBALL SPORTS PREVIEW Marathon boasts talented squad Schneider back for his 15th year as team’s coach Marathon girls varsity basketball coach Jeff Schneider returns his entire starting lineup this season, so he’s hoping all this experience would allow the Red Raiders to compete for the Marawood South Conference championship this season. Schneider begins his 15th season

GIRLS BASKETBALL SPORTS PREVIEW Wildcats in mix for South title Edgar returns a bevy of talented players this year Edgar’s varsity girl’s basketball team hopes to build this season off the success it experienced in the playoffs last year. The Wildcats reeled off postseason wins against Almond-Bancroft and Loyal before losing to Wisconsin Rapids Assumption in overtime in a regional championship

GIRLS BASKETBALL SPORTS PREVIEW Ackley leads Tigers this season Tall and lanky junior is the lone returning starter The Stratford varsity girl’s basketball team’s offense and defense will revolve around talented junior center Breanna Ackley, who is the Tigers’ lone starting player returning this season. Tigers head coach Tammie Christopherson begins her seventh year coaching in

Edgar returns for rematch Wildcats ready for redemption shot at Warriors By Ross Pattermann y memdgar hey or d When the 2019 football season began there was just one word that was on the lips of every member of the Edgar Wildcats as they suited up for practice, and that word was redemption. After suffering a 22-15 loss to Black Hawk in the WIAA D-7 state championship s s wkA mme game

SPORTS Tigers get another shot to win state ur-in Team halts its playoff drought against Falcons By Casey Krautkramer The Stratford football team’s state record-breaking consecutive shutout streak ended against Amherst, at least on paper, during the Tigers’ 19-7 win against the Falcons in a WIAA Division 5 Level 4 playoff game on Friday at D.C. Everest’s Stiehm Stadium in Schofi

Schmidt signs with the Warriors He will play D-2 college baseball By Casey Krautkramer Most people think the Winona St. baseball program recruited Stratford senior Chandler Schmidt for his stellar pitching; after all he tossed a completegame 9-4 win in the WIAA Division 3 state title game against Markesan last spring. People forget Chandler also led Stratford in hitting in the state

Wildcats manhandle Pirates ‘Cats 51 players outmatch the Pirates’ 18 boys By Casey Krautkramer Edgar senior running back Kaleb Hafferman was determined to reach the end zone as quickly as possible in leading his team to a 47-0 playoff win against Gilman on Friday, amid below freezing temperatures, one posng f t n d za-he rn ne so he could return to the sideline and warm up in front

SPORTS Tigers obtain state shutout record Stratford shuts out 12th straight team this season By Casey Krautkramer Stratford’s 2019 football now holds the state record for most shutouts in a season, 12, after its 35-0 win against Northwestern during Friday’s WIAA Division 5 Level 3 playoff game in Maple. Plenty of Tigers fans either drove themselves or rode on a coach bus, which

Tigers record 11th shutout Defense is still dominating in the D-5 playoffs By Casey Krautkramer Stratford’s football team tied the state record for having the most shutouts in a season, 11, following its 51-0 win against Spencer/Columbus son, nst ae ari- 19 in a WIAA Division 5 Level 2 playoff game at Tigers Stadium on Friday. The 2019 Stratford squad joins the 1981 Cashton, 2000

Marathon advances to state Red Raider boys and girls teams qualify for state By Casey Krautkramer Marathon boys and girls cross-country coach EJ Otto provided his teams with a little extra motivation on Friday afternoon, before they boarded a school bus to compete in the WIAA Division 3 sectional race at Erbach Park in Athens. Otto brought his runners into the Marathon High School gym,