Tigers add to their banner Straford wins fourth straight D-3 region title By Casey Krautkramer Stratford’s volleyball team will face a familiar playoff foe in Fall Creek this Thursday, Oct. 31, after the Tigers beat the Auburndale Apaches, 3-1, to win their fourth straight WIAA Division 3 regional championship on Saturday in the Stratford High School gym. Senior libero McKenna Krall

Ellenbecker will try to win a gold medal She could end her career with three state titles By Casey Krautkramer Edgar senior Marissa Ellenbecker will attempt to become just the third female in WIAA Division 3, and the fifth female among all divisions to win a third WIAA Division 3 individual state championship this Saturday, Nov. 2. She has won two straight Division 3 state titles, after

Marathon falls to Abby in D-3 regional Boehm reflects on achieving 1,000 career kills By Ross Pattermann If you’ve been to a Marathon Red Raiders volleyball match lately, you’ve seen the familiar sight of Elizabeth Boehm rising into the air to rain spike after spike upon her hapless opponents. Boehm has been one of the most consistent weapons on offense for the Red Raiders this year,

Athens boys create history Team achieves school’s initial conference title By Casey Krautkramer Athens senior cross-country runner Jonathon Nowacki finally beat his nemesis, senior Garrett Dolan of Wisconsin Rapids Assumption, to win the Marawood Conference championship n ap-pn-- e ld race at Frey Field in Spencer on Thursday. st His firstplace finish also helped the Athens boy’s

Ellenbecker wins conference Senior obtains fourth straight Marawood title By Casey Krautkramer Edgar senior Marissa Ellenbecker is the first female to win four individual Marawood Conference cross-country titles, as far as anybody anyated erll associated with the conference can recall in its storied d history. n - mce She won the conference championship race in 20 minutes, 24.1

‘Jays fall to Falcons’ second half flurry By Ross Pattermann It wasn’t quite the ending to the regular season that the Athens Bluejays were hoping for, but if there is one consolation prize after a 50-19 loss in Abbotsford on Friday, it’s that their season will go on. After a two year hiatus, the ‘Jays are back in the playoffs, and they are hoping to use Friday night’s experience