BASKETBALL
AUBURNDALE 65, SPENCER 54
At Auburndale, Cooper Weinfurter buried six 3-pointers and tallied 33 points to lead Auburndale past the Rockets in a nonconference clash.
Weinfurter also converted all nine of his free throw attempts and dished out four assists.
Colten Yeske added 15 points while Cameron Ertl had eight for Auburndale. Yeske grabbed 10 rebounds while Cason Schmutzer totaled five assists and three steals.
Jack Bezlyk tallied 26 points to lead Spencer. Austin Bacon added 14 points while Nate Karau had 10. Karau also had nine rebounds and two steals while Bezlyk had three assists.
Spencer 29 25 – 54
Auburndale 34 31 – 65
Auburndale (65): Cooper Weinfurter 33, Cason Schmutzer 5, Aaron Marth 4, Colten Yeske 15, Cameron Ertl 8.
Spencer (54): Austin Bacon 14, Jack Bezlyk 26, Colin Nieman 2, Brandon Much 2, Nate Karau 10.
3-pointers: Auburndale 8 (Weinfurter 6, Ertl 2); Spencer 4 (Bacon 2, Bezlyk 2).
Records: Auburndale 13-3; Spencer 6-7.
ALMOND-BANCROFT 85, TRI-COUNTY 49
At Plainfield, the Eagles pulled away in the second half to claim a victory over the Penguins in a Central Wisconsin Conference-South Division clash.
Noah Kollock hit all six of Almond-Bancroft’s 3-pointers and led the team with 37 points. Jackson Beggs added 13 points while both Derek Baumgartner and Zach Bunders tallied 10 points. Bunders and Jon Perrin each recorded five assists.
Jayden Schuburt and Ben Ebben led Tri-County with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Keith Scott added nine points.
Almond-Bancroft 34 51 – 85
Tri-County 27 22 – 49
Almond-Bancroft (85): Noah Kollock 37, Derek Baumgartner 10, Zach Bunders 10, Jackson Beggs 13, Gage Meddaugh 4, Jon Perrin 3, Elijah Kollock 4, Matt Lukas 2, Alex Zinda 2.
Tri-County (49): Jayden Schubert 12, Ben Ebben 10, Keith Scott 9, Aiko Vang 4, Dawson Knutson 4, David Femal 6, Tyler Doorn 3, Brad Truehl 1.
3-pointers: Almond-Bancroft 6 (Kollock 6); Tri-County 7 (Scott 3, Schubert 3, Doorn).
Records: Almond-Bancroft 12-3, 6-2 CWC-South; Tri-County 3-11, 0-8 CWC-South.
MERRILL 58, WAUSAU WEST 56
At Wausau, the Bluejays rallied to edge the Warriors and avoid an upset in a Wisconsin Valley Conference clash.
Merrill trailed by seven points at halftime. With the win, the Bluejays improve to 6-2 in conference and remain just one loss behind SPASH.
Quinn Steckbauer led Merrill with 21 points while Zach Mootz and Jared Ollhoff contributed 12 and 10 points, respectively. Steckbauer hit four of the team’s six 3-pointers.
Mitch Michalske tallied 16 points for Wausau West while Nick Adrian had 13. Each player also hit three 3-pointers as the Warriors hit nine as a team. Brandon Clausen added 11 points while Logan White had nine.
Merrill 27 31 – 58
Wausau West 34 22 – 56
Merrill (58): Quinn Steckbauer 21, Zach Mootz 12, Nate Grefe 6, Michael Casper 3, Chase Bonnell 6, Jared Ollhoff 10.
Wausau West (56): Mitch Michalske 16, Brandon Clausen 11, Seth Kohl 3, Bobby McGucken 2, Logan White 9, Nick Adrian 13, David Bagby 2.
3-pointers: Merrill 6 (Steckbauer 4, Grefe, Ollhoff); Wausau West 9 (Michalske 3, Adrian 3, Clausen, Kohl, White).
Records: Merrill 10-5, 6-2 WVC; Wausau West 3-13, 1-7 WVC.
PACELLI 56, PITTSVILLE 51
At Pittsville, the Cardinals outscored the Panthers by eight in the second half to secure a tightly-contested CWC-South battle.
With the win, Pacelli kept hold of its lead atop the conference.
Garret Parks led Pacelli with 16 points while Cameron Cloud and Andrew Blanker added 12 and 10 points, respectively. Cloud hit all four of his 3-pointers in the first half to keep the Cardinals in the game. Parks and Blanker scored 10 points each in the second half.
Bailey Herkert scored 16 points for Pittsville, which shot nearly 60 percent from the floor in the game. Trevor Winterhack added 10 points while Sam Hardinger had nine. Matt Kissner pulled down seven rebounds while Herkert and Luke Denniston each had four assists.
Pacelli 25 31 – 56
Pittsville 28 23 – 51
Pacelli (56): Cameron Cloud 12, Nate Helms 4, Jonah Peplinski 7, Andrew Blanker 10, A.J. Firminhac 7, Garret Parks 16.
Pittsville (51): Brett Peters 3, Trevor Winterhack 10, Bailey Herkert 16, Sam Hardinger 9, Luke Denniston 8, Matt Kissner 5.
3-pointers: Pacelli 8 (Cloud 4, Blanker 3, Peplinski); Pittsville; 5 (Denniston 2, Peters, Hardinger, Kissner.
Records: Pacelli 11-4, 7-1 CWC-South; Pittsville 4-11, 1-6 CWC-South.
WITTENBERG-BIRNAMWOOD 91, MENOMINEE INDIAN 74
At Keshena, the Chargers topped the Eagles in a high-scoring CWC-East battle.
Wittenberg-Birnamwood shot 66 percent from the floor in the game, making 33-of-50 field goal attempts. The Chargers were also 22-of-27 from the free throw line.
Cory Fraaza paced Wittenberg-Birnamwood with 29 points while Kody Szews added 19. Trevor Groshek provided 16 points while both Matt Kapitz and Casey Kerstner had eight points. Groshek also totaled six rebounds and three steals.
Wittenberg-Birnamwood 40 51 -– 91
Menominee Indian 24 50 – 74
Wittenberg-Birnamwood (91): Ethan Wesolowski 7, Matt Kapitz 8, Casey Kerstner 8, Cory Fraaza 29, Kody Szews 19, Trevor Groshek 16, Trevor Linke 2, Ian Zeinert 2.
Menominee Indian (74): Warren Wilber III 24, Mequan Corn Jr. 2, Menom Powless 7, Nathan Frechette 3, Richard Wayka 19, Darwin King 2, Kyle Lyons 3, Raymond Dish 8, Norman Kakwitch 6.
3-pointers: Wittenberg-Birnamwood 3 (Groshek 2, Kerstner); Menominee Indian 7 (Wilber III 5, Powless, Wayka).
Records: Wittenberg-Birnamwood 9-6, 5-3 CWC-East; Menominee Indian 4-9, 0-7 CWC-East.
D.C. EVEREST 87, WAUSAU EAST 70
At Weston, the Evergreens put up 53 second half points to rally past the Lumberjacks in a WVC clash.
Wausau West held a 39-34 halftime lead before D.C. Everest outscored the visitors by 22 in the second half.
Wausau East had four players score in double figures, led by Ryan LaCerte’s 20 points. LaCerte knocked down six of the Lumberjacks’ 11 3-pointers.
Trey Buchberger and Gabe Krueger each added 12 points for Wausau East while Jack Kane had 11. Krueger also secured 11 rebounds and dished out four assists while Buchberger finished with nine assists.
Wausau East 39 31 – 70
D.C. Everest 34 53 – 87
Wausau East (70): Jack Kane 11, Trey Buchberger 12, Jakson Meyer 2, Ryan Keefe 3, Ryan LaCerte 20, Forrest Kronberger 8, Kenny Smith 2, Gabe Krueger 12.
3-pointers: Wausau East 11 (LaCerte 6, Kane 2, Buchberger 2, Keefe).
Records: D.C. Everest 7-7, 4-3 WVC; Wausau East 1-14, 0-8 WVC.
NORTHLAND LUTHERAN 75, MARION 53
At Kronenwetter, the trio of Auggie Gavinski, David Burgess and Gabe Gavinski led the Wildcats over the Mustangs in a CWC-North matchup.
Burgess and Gabe Gavinski each posted double-doubles, finishing with 18 points and 13 rebounds and 18 points and 10 boards, respectively. Auggie Gavinski recorded a team-high 22 points to go along with six assists and three steals. The trio also combined for nine of the team’s 10 3-pointers.
Austin Hafermann totaled five assists and four steals as Northland Lutheran moved over .500 in conference play.
Marion 27 26 – 53
Northland Lutheran 33 42 – 75
Northland Lutheran (75): David Burgess 18, Tim Mathson 2, Trent Eberhardy 2, Sam Westenberg 1, Austin Hafermann 5, Isaac Zahrt 1, Wyatt Jensen 6, Gabe Gavinski 18, Auggie Gavinski 22.
3-pointers: Northland Lutheran 10 (A. Gavinski 4, G. Gavinski 3, Burgess 2, Hafermann).
Records: Northland Lutheran 5-10, 4-3 CWC-North; Marion 2-14, 1-7 CWC-North.
Other scores: Pacelli 56, Pittsville 51
Medford 64, Ashland 41
Edgar 36, Athens 28
Wild Rose 68, Rosholt 62
Wisconsin Dells 70, Adams-Friendship 39
Mauston 72, Nekoosa 53
WRESTLING
WHITETAIL ADRENALINE SHOOTOUT (Hosted by Menomonie)
Final standings: 1. Clear Lake; 2. Baldwin/Woodville; 3. Wausau West; 4. Middleton; 5. Spring Valley/Elmwood; 6. Mondovi; 7. Menomonie; 8. Eau Claire North.
Local dual results: Wausau West 68, Eau Claire North 9; Clear Lake 48, Wausau West 15; third place match: Wausau West 41, Middleton 28.
Wausau West records: 106: Rachel Trevino 2-1; 113: Dejsia Yang 2-1; 120/126: Cameron Schmeiser 2-1, Carter Napiwocki 1-2; 132: Kongpheng Lo 2-1; 138: Eric Ottosen 0-2; 145: Nicholas Henkens 1-2; 152: Noah Baumann 2-1; 160: Kyle Kershaw 0-2; 160/170: Joshua Ouellette 2-1; 170: Calen Henkens 1-0; 182/195: Justin Bonke 3-0, Hunter Kniess 2-1; 220: Travis Wraggs 1-1; 285: Tiomothy Mineau 2-1.
NEILLSVILLE/GREENWOOD/LOYAL 68, THORP 0
Weights: 138: Mason Malm NGL by forfeit; 145: Dylan Nielsen NGL over Quade Webster, 4-1; 152: Sayer Rachu NGL tech. fall over Jasmine Hera, 16-0; 160: Zach Smith NGL by forfeit; 170: Jesse Buchanan NGL by forfeit; 182: Stephen Buchanan NGL by forfeit; 195: Lucas Ingold NGL by forfeit; 220: Tanner Zschernitz NGL by forfeit; 285: Jacob Baumgartner NGL by forfeit; 106: Kaden Horn NGL by forfeit; 113: Morgan Bethea NGL pinned Dylan Yager, 2:15; 120: double forfeit; 126: double forfeit; 132: Nathan Buchanan NGL by forfeit.
NEILLSVILLE/GREENWOOD/LOYAL 60, REGIS/ALTOONA 12
Weights: 132: Nathan Buchanan NGL pinned Amos Casey, 2:40; 138: Mason Malm NGL by forfeit; 145: Dylan Nielsen NGL by forfeit; 152: Zach Smith NGL pinned Matt Mauer, 0:41; 160: Sayer Rachu NGL by forfeit; 170: Jesse Buchanan NGL by forfeit; 182: Stephen Buchanan NGL by forfeit; 195: Lucas Ingold NGL pinned Garret Steffens, 1:16; 220: Tanner Zschernitz NGL pinned Riley Bauer, 1:04; 285: Henry Theisen RA pinned Jacob Baumgartner, 3:09; 106: double forfeit; 113: Tyler Srp RA pinned Kaden Horn, 0:56; 120: Morgan Bethea NGL by forfeit; 126: double forfeit.
HOCKEY
TOMAHAWK 3, LAKELAND 2 (OT)
At Lakeland, Jordan Tomaszewski netted the game-winning goal six minutes into overtime to lift Tomahawk past Lakeland in a Great Northern Conference battle.
Tomaszewski also put Tomahawk on the scoreboard with a power play goal in the second minute of the first period. Patrick Walther added a goal in the eighth minute of the period.
Lakeland scored twice in the third period to tie the contest at two. Tomahawk goalie Shawn Dirkx made 33 saves to help his team come away with the victory.
Tomahawk 2 0 0 (1) – 3
Lakeland 0 0 2 (0) – 4
Scoring
First Period
T - Jordan Tomaszewski (Aaron Evans), 2:27 (PP)
T - Patrick Walther (Kole Woodall, Hunter Jones), 8:46
Third Period
L - Aidan Byrnes (Keegan McJoynt), 7:04
L - Bryce Gilbertson (Bret Benson), 7:55
Overtime
T - Tomaszewski (Jerett Flynn), 6:22
Goalie saves: Tomahawk 33 (Shawn Dirkx 7-8-13-5); Lakeland 28 (Nathan Pitek 6-10-9-3).
Records: Tomahawk 10-8, 3-6 GNC; Lakeland 10-9, 6-5 GNC.
Other scores: Rhinelander 6, Pacelli co-op 5 (OT)