BASKETBALL
NEILLSVILLE 51, LOYAL 27
At Neillsville, the Warriors built a 20-point lead before securing a Cloverbelt Conference East Division win over the Greyhounds.
Neillsville used a balanced offensive attack to earn the win, with Samantha Cappadora’s 13 points leading the team. Bella Opelt provided 11 points while Alli Schoengarth tallied 10 points.
Neillsville picked up its 10th conference win and eighth victory in a row.
Remi Geiger was the lone Loyal player in double figures, scoring 13 points.
Loyal 16 11 – 27
Neillsville 36 15 – 51
Neillsville (51): Bella Opelt 11, Alli Schoengarth 10, Emily Voigt 5, Makayla Knuth 3, Kelly Barth 5, Katie Kunze 1, Samantha Cappadora 13, Lauren Mesar 3.
Loyal (27): Savannah Schley 4, Remi Geiger 13, Jenna Waldhart 3, Emily Goodbrand 2, Hailey Rueth 4, Alyssa Rueth 1.
3-pointers: Neillsville 4 (Schoengarth, Voigt, Knuth, Barth); Loyal 3 (Geiger 2, Waldhart).
Records: Neillsville 13-1, 10-1 CE; Loyal 6-9, 5-6 CE.
MERRILL 56, WAUSAU EAST 27
At Wausau, the Bluejays cruised past the Lumberjacks in a Wisconsin Valley Conference clash.
Merrill doubled up Wausau East in the first half before coasting to the convincing win.
Patience Pyan led the way for the Bluejays, tallying 12 points, seven rebounds and five steals. Maddix Bonnell totaled 10 points, three assists and three steals while Reese Mrachek and Madisen Weix each added seven points.
Merrill 32 24 – 56
Wausau East 16 11 – 27
Merrill (56): Maddix Bonnell 10, Autumn Schenzel 2, Kate Peterson 6, Madisen Weix 7, Molly Weix 5, Lindsey Casper 6, Patience Pyan 12, Reese Mrachek 7, Erin Murray 1.
3-pointers: Merrill 1 (Pyan).
Records: Merrill 10-6, 3-5 WVC; Wausau East 3-15, 0-8 WVC.
AMHERST 70, BONDUEL 22
At Bonduel, the Falcons dominated the Bears in a Central Wisconsin Conference-East Division matchup.
Amherst led 43-7 at halftime before improving to 8-0 in the conference.
Heather Pearson led the way for Amherst with 18 points. Geena Jensen knocked down four 3-pointers while adding 14 points. Lauren Boelte and Grace Moe each added nine points while Ashley Groshek had eight.
Amherst 43 27 – 70
Bonduel 7 15 – 22
Amherst (70): Grace Moe 9, Geena Jensen 14, Amara Benn 4, Ashley Groshek 8, Maizie Berry 3, Lindsay Dose 5, Lauren Boelte 9, Heather Pearson 18.
Bonduel (22): Brynn Reinke 9, Megan Zeitler 4, Ashley Schnell 2, Jessie LaBerg 2, Halea Sporisky 2, Kalleight Schroeder 2, Kylie Guenther 1
3-pointers: Amherst 6 (Jensen 4, Moe, Dose; Bonduel 1 (Reinke).
Records: Amherst 16-1, 8-0 CWC-East; Bonduel 4-11, 2-6 CWC-East.
AUBURNDALE 60, PITTSVILLE 42
At Auburndale, the hosts controlled the first half before coasting to a nonconference win over the Panthers.
Mackenzie Raab and Hannah Bolder led the way for Auburndale, recording 16 and 15 points, respectively. Raab also recorded 10 steals. Natalie Aue chipped in with 10 points.
Bolder also grabbed a team-leading 10 rebounds while Marissa Ponshock pulled down nine boards. Auburndale secured its 10th win of the season.
Amanda Piotrowski finished with 20 points to lead Pittsville. Ana Klein added six points.
Pittsville 14 28 – 42
Auburndale 34 26 – 60
Auburndale (60): Mackenzie Raab 16, Taylor Stanton 4, Morgyn Haumschild 2, Macie Schmeiser 1, Amanda Momont 2, Marissa Ponshock 6, Maggie Willfahrt 4, Natalie Aue 10, Hannah Bolder 15.
Pittsville (42): Rebecca Sturgis 4, Mandi Ortner 4, Kacey Soetebier 4, Helen Durrant 2, Amanda Piotrowski 20, Madalyn Carpenter 2, Ana Klein 6.
3-pointers: Auburndale 2 (Aue, Stanton); Pittsville 3 (Piotrowski 3).
Records: Auburndale 10-5; Pittsville 1-15.
SPASH 71, MARSHFIELD 65
At Marshfield, a balanced scoring attack helped the Panthers hold off the Tigers in a WVC matchup.
Leah Earnest led SPASH with 17 points while Maggie Negaard added 14 points. Rachel Sullivan tallied 11 points while Madisyn Rogan chipped in 10. Jenna Bohanski finished with seven points.
Sullivan also grabbed seven rebounds while Negaard and Rogan dished out four assists each. SPASH improved to 7-1 in conference play.
Meg Bryan hit five 3-pointers and posted 19 points for Marshfield. Jenna Jakobi led the team with 20 points while Katie Osinski and Maddie Michaelis chipped in nine and eight points, respectively. Corianne Johnson secured 11 rebounds while Bryan had five assists.
SPASH 30 41 – 71
Marshfield 20 45 – 65
SPASH (71): Jenna Bohanski 7, Halle Gregorich 4, Rachel Sullivan 11, Halle Pavelski 2, Maggie Negaard 14, Maddie Fink 6, Madisyn Rogan 10, Leah Earnest 17.
Marshfield (65): Kaydee Johnson 3, Meg Bryan 19, Maddie Michaelis 8, Corianne Johnson 6, Katie Osinski 9, Jenna Jakobi 20.
3-pointers: SPASH 3 (Bohanski, Negaard, Rogan); Marshfield 8 (Bryan 5, Michaelis 2, K. Johnson 1).
Records: SPASH 15-2, 7-1 WVC; Marshfield 6-9, 2-5 WVC.
COLBY 64, GREENWOOD 39
At Colby, the Hornets cruised past Greenwood to remain atop the Cloverbelt East.
Colby improved to 11-1 in conference play, one win ahead of second place Neillsville.
Ashley Streveler had four steals, hit five 3-pointers and tallied 23 points to lead the Hornets. Hailey Voelker finished with nine points, three assists and three steals while Hailey Voelker and Alyssa Underwood had nine and eight points, respectively.
Kelly Nielsen posted 22 points for Greenwood. Brooke Hinker added eight points.
Greenwood 14 25 – 39
Colby 33 31 – 64
Colby (64): Hailey Voelker 9, Carley Elmhorst 7, Mackenziee Seemann 5, Vanessa Lopez 2, Ashley Streveler 23, Alyssa Underwood 8, Heather Lynn 6, Megan Underwood 4.
Greenwood (39): Madeline Johnson 2, Kelly Nielsen 22, Amanda Bogdonovich 4, Taylor Gregorich 3, Brooke Hinker 8.
3-pointers: Colby 7 (Streveler 5, Seemann, Elmhorst); Greenwood 1 (Gregorich).
Records: Colby 14-2, 11-1 CE; Greenwood 3-12, 2-9 CE.
WITTENBERG-BIRNAMWOOD 54, IOLA-SCANDINAVIA 21
At Iola, the Chargers rolled past the Thunderbirds in a CWC-East clash.
Abi Fraaza was the lone Wittenberg-Birnamwood player in double figures, posting 14 points. Emma Herb and Emily Norrbom each added eight points while Maddy Pietz and Olivia Curley each had seven.
Fraaza also recorded nine rebounds, two blocks and three steals in the contest. Norrbom pulled down eight boards and dished out four assists while Curley recorded five steals.
Bryanna Kisting totaled 14 points, six rebounds and four steals for Iola-Scandinavia. Kaitlyn Miller and Emilie Briquelet had 10 and six rebounds, respectively.
Wittenberg-Birnamwood 27 27 – 54
Iola-Scandinavia 10 11 – 21
Wittenberg-Birnamwood (54): Paige Norrbom 1, Chloe King 3, Abi Fraaza 14, Maddy Pietz 7, Emily Norrbom 8, Vicki Dombeck 2, Olivia Curley 7, Megan Konkol 4, Emma Herb 8.
Iola-Scandinavia (21): Bryanna Kisting 14, Payton Weister 2, Kaitlyn Miller 2, Emilie Briquelet 2, Katie Cherek 1.
3-pointers: Wittenberg-Birnamwood 4 (Fraaza, Pietz, E. Norrbom, Konkol); Iola-Scandinavia 2 (Kisting 2).
Records: Wittenberg-Birnamwood 12-2, 5-2 CWC-East; Iola-Scandinavia 7-8, 2-6 CWC-East.
PORT EDWARDS 52, WILD ROSE 37
At Port Edwards, Kaitlyn Lyp topped the 1,000-point plateau in the Blackhawks CWC-South win over the Wildcats.
Lyp finished the night with a game-high 20 points and also hit three 3-pointers. She now sits at 1,001 points for her high school career.
Jade Martin, Abbie Hutkowski and Brynna Hawk all scored eight points for Port Edwards. Hutkowski grabbed a team-high eight rebounds while Martin led the team with six assists.
Port Edwards 23 29 – 52
Wild Rose 18 19 – 37
Port Edwards (52): Kaitlyn Lyp 20, Jade Martin 8, Abbie Hutkowski 8, Brynna Hawk 8, Cassidy O'Shasky 6, Lizzie McCarville 2.
Wild Rose (37): Addy Lauritzen 16, Anna Caswell 10, Rachel Strey 8, Abby Erickson 1, Marissa Cartwright 1, Maia Vanderwerff 1.
3-pointers: Port Edwards 4 (Lyp 3, Martin); Wild Rose 1 (Lauritzen).
Records: Port Edwards 12-5; 6-2 CWC-South; Wild Rose 5-10, 2-5 CWC-South.
NORTHLAND LUTHERAN 62, WISCONSIN VALLEY LUTHERAN 42
At Kronenwetter, the Wildcats outscored the Wolves by 15 in the second half to pull away and claim the CWC-North battle.
Kari Kreklau tallied 20 points, eight rebounds and six steals to lead Northland Lutheran. Mikayla Obsuszt recorded 15 points and six rebounds while Clarissa Edelburg and Taylor Schiferl contributed eight and seven points, respectively. Maya Price grabbed six rebounds.
Cassidy Maroszek scored 19 points for Wisconsin Valley Lutheran. Simeon Schult totaled 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Wisconsin Valley Lutheran 24 18 – 42
Northland Lutheran 29 33 – 62
Northland Lutheran (62): Kari Kreklau 20, Clarissa Edelburg 8, Kelsey Moore 2, Sidney Moore 2, Maya Price 2, Taylor Schiferl 7, Mikayla Obsuszt 15, Brook Newman 4, Alyssa Antoniewicz 2.
3-pointers: Northland Lutheran 4 (Edelburg 2, Kreklau, Schiferl).
Records: Northland Lutheran 9-7, 5-1 CWC-North; Wisconsin Valley Lutheran 6-9, 3-4 CWC-North.
Other scores: Medford 43, Antigo 23
Tri-County 62, Pacelli 52
Wausau West 72, Wisconsin Rapids 58
D.C. Everest 64, Chippewa Falls 41
CURLING
D.C. EVEREST 10, MOSINEE 5
At Wausau, the Evergreens doubled up Mosinee while battling at the Wausau Curling Club.
Nicole Montag (skip), Allie Cotton (3rd), Anna Peloquin (2nd), Geena Zamzow (lead) and Kate Coenen (lead) formed the winning D.C. Everest team.
Mosinee’s quartet included Kaylee Olund (skip), Maci Barabas (3rd), Hannah Theiss (2nd) and McKenna Olund (lead).
HOCKEY
BLACK RIVER FALLS CO-OP 3, WISCONSIN VALLEY 1
At Wisconsin Rapids, the Black River Falls co-op, which includes Neillsville, scored the first three goals of the contest to take down Wisconsin Valley Union.
Baileigh Johnson, who attends Neillsville, netted a pair of goals in the second period and assisted on Black River Falls’ first goal in the first period. Ellie Steinhoff netted the first period goal while goalie Josie Mathison made 39 saves.
Zoe Derks scored a power play goal in the third period for Wisconsin Valley, which lost for just the second time this season. Goalie Pistol Cowden stopped 20 shots.
Black River Falls co-op 1 2 0 – 3
Wisconsin Valley 0 0 1 – 1
Scoring
First Period
BRF - Ellie Steinhoff (Baileigh Johnson), 7:12
Second Period
BRF - Johnson (Jenna Hausman), 5:01
BRF - Johnson, 6:02 (PP)
Third Period
WV - Zoe Derks (Leah Gruen0, 7:15 (PP)
Goalie saves: Black River Falls 39 (Josie Mathison 14-14-11); Wisconsin Valley 20 (Pistol Cowden 7-7-6).
Records: Black River Falls 8-6-1; Wisconsin Valley 12-2-2.