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Voermans Competes in WIAA State Track & Field Meet

Published on 06/09/2025 under Sports Hatchet Junior Track and Field Athlete Alicia Voermans finished 13th in the Pole Vault at the WIAA Division 2 State Track and Field Meet at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Friday. Voermans equaled the school record with a leap of ten feet even. Voermans finished ahead of Angelina Appelbaum of New Berlin Eisenhower, Calee Klein of Clinton, and Amelia Sikri of New Berlin West. Voermans' GNC opponent, Rhinelander's Macy Myers placed eighth with a leap of 11 feet. This concludes the Tomahawk Track and Field Season.

Published on 06/05/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's Sawyer Hanna's Season ended in the WIAA Division 2 Sectional Golf Meet at Hayward Golf Course Wednesday in a playoff. Hanna finished with a score of 74 and headed into a three-way playoff with Medford's Zach Hintz and St. Croix Central's Braiden Rasmussen. In the playoff, Hanna and Hintz both pared on the playoff hole. However, Rasmussen chipped in a birdie from 40 feet to be the final individual state qualifier from the Sectional Meet.

Published on 06/03/2025 under Sports The Hatchet baseball team gave #1 seed and #5 in Division 3 Elk Mound their whole effort, but came up just short at Village Park Monday, losing in the WIAA Regional Semifinal in walk-off fashion, 4-3. Tomahawk scored the first two runs of the game and held a 2-1 lead until the fourth inning. After Elk Mound took the lead on an RBI groundout in the fifth, the Hatchets responded with a triple from Cash Olsen and an RBI single from Brody Rigney to tie the game at 3-3. Regardless, the Mounders would get the winning run in the bottom of the seventh to score on a sacrifice fly by third baseman Kaden Moyer, scoring centerfielder Kamron Diermeier. Rigney pitched 5.1 innings of work, giving up just three runs on six hits while striking out six. Rigney also went three for four at the plate with three singles. Olsen finished two for three with a triple. Drew Tollefson went two for four with an RBI as well. Tomahawk finises the 2025 season with a 10-13 record and a 5-7 Great Northern Conference record. The Hatchets graduate four seniors, who are Rigney, Tollefson, Brayden Larson, and Cooper Hetzel.

Published on 05/30/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's Baseball Squad walked off #9 seed Chetek-Weyerhauser in a wild WIAA Division 3 Regional Quarterfinal Game at Tyler Kahle Memorial Field Thursday, winning, 11-10. The Hatchets jumped out to a 7-2 lead after two innings, but the Bulldogs jumped ahead. Chetek-Weyerhauser scored eight of the next nine runs, including a five-run sixth inning. The Hatchets trailed, 10-8 in the bottom of the sixth before tying the game with two more runs. With one out in the bottom of the seventh, Junior Second Baseman Nick Arndt walked off the game with a fielder's choice, scoring Wally Horabik. Drew Tollefson went three for four with a double and an RBI. The Hatchets came away with 13 hits and took advantage of six Chetek-Weyerhauser errors. The win puts Tomahawk at 10-12 on the season. The Hatchets will play in the WIAA Division 3 Regional Semifinal at #1 Seed and #4 ranked in Division 3 Elk Mound Tuesday. The Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Pregame Show is at 4:35 and First pitch is at 5:00 from Elk Mound Village Park on Sports Talk 810 AM and 97.7 FM WJJQ. If Tomahawk wins, they will play at either #4 seed Fall Creek of #5 seed Boyceville Wednesday.

Published on 05/28/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's track and field squads will be sending numerous athletes to the WIAA Division 2 Sectional Meet. The Hatchet girls finished with a team score of 108 points, placing 19 behind the host, Bloomer. The girls had two first-place finishes; Kaylynn Sandry placed first in the high jump with a leap of 4'10. Alicia Voermans also took first in the Pole Vault with a jump of 10'. Other Sectional Qualifiers were Faith Derleth in the 100 meter dash, Ellie Micke in the 200 meter dash and high jump, Elise Gibeault in the 400 meter dash, Alli Palmer in the 3200 meter run, Lizzy Arnott in the pole vault, Siennah Caulkins in the triple jump, and Shelby Borowski in the shot put. The Hatchet girls are also sending the 4x100, 4x200, and 4x800 meter relays. Tomahawk's boys finished eighth in the regional meet as a team, but they will be sending four events to the sectional meet Friday. Sam Zastrow scored a time of 2:07.04 in the 800 meter run, placing third. Dominic Boos placed fourth in the 3200 meter run with a time of 11:02.61. Zastrow, Beau Stromberg, Jeremiah Johnson, and Mason Reibe qualified in the 4x400 meter relay, placing fourth with a time of 3:42.25. The highest finish of the meet was the 4x800 meter relay team of Zastrow, Stromberg, Boos, and Johnson, placing second and clocking in at 8:48.51. The WIAA Division 2 Sectional Meet for Tomahawk will be Friday at Durand-Arkansaw. Events begin at 4:00.

Published on 05/28/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's golf squad will be sending Sawyer Hanna to the sectional meet in Hayward next Tuesday. As a team, the Hatchets placed sixth overall with a team score of 347, ten strokes behind the last sectional qualifier, Hayward. Hanna finished 13th overall with a score of 83. Jake Albert finished tied for 15th with an 84. However, he was the odd golfer out in a three-man playoff on the first hole to determine who moves on. This will be Hanna's second consecutive trip to the WIAA Division 3 Sectional Meet. It will be at the Hayward Golf Course on Wednesday.

Published on 05/28/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's softball squad's season would end in Appleton Tuesday, losing in walk-off fashion in the WIAA Division 3 Regional Semifinal to Xavier, 11-10. The Hatchets had an impressive game offensively, notching 13 hits and scoring in every inning except the third. Tomahawk also jumped out to a 5-0 lead heading into the bottom of the second. However, Xavier took advantage of five Tomahawk errors and eight walks to pull out the win. The winning run was scored on a walk-off RBI Single by Xavier third basemen Joy Krull. Kylie Peissig finished three for four with three singles and two RBIs. Lydia Ziert, Tomahawk's lone senior, went two for three with a double and three RBIs. Ella Peissig went two for four with a triple and scored the game-tying run on a wild pitch in the top of the seventh inning. The Hatchets finish the 2025 season with a 9-13 overall record and a 4-8 record in Great Northern Conference play.

Published on 05/28/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's baseball squad wrapped up the season on a sour note, getting shut out in Auburndale Tuesday, 10-0. The Hatchets wrap up the baseball season with a 9-12 overall record and a 5-7 record in Great Northern Conference play. Tomahawk begins postseason play Thursday with the WIAA Divsion 3 Regional Quarterfinal. The 8th-seeded Hatchets will play #9 seed Chetek-Weyerhauser at Tyler Kahle Memorial Field at Pride Park. If Tomahawk wins, they will play at #1 Seed and #4 in Division 3 Elk Mound Tuesday. Alex Koch and Keith Hanse will be in the broadcast booth Thursday with the Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Pregame Show at 4:35 and first pitch at 5:00. The game will be broadcast on Sports Talk 810 AM and 97.7 FM WJJQ.

Published on 05/23/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's softball squad added and came away with a non-conference win Thursday at Athens, triumphing, 1-0. The lone run of the game was scored on an RBI single by Catcher Aubrey Seubert. Camryn Kraklow pitched a complete game shutout, giving up just two hits and striking out seven. Averi Petta went two for three with a triple and a run scored. The Hatchets' record goes to 9-12 on the season. Tomahawk begins WIAA Division 3 Postseason play Tuesday at #4 seed Xavier. The game will be broadcast on Sports Talk 810 AM and 97.7 FM WJJQ with the Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Pregame Show at 4:35 and first pitch at 5:00 from Hawks Field at St. Francis Xavier High School in Appleton. Alex Koch and Matt Theiler will be in the broadcast booth.

Published on 05/23/2025 under Sports At the Great Northern Conference Invite in Mosinee, Tomahawk's track and field squad came away with two conference champions. As a team, the Hatchet girls finished third overall. Tomahawk had 142 team points, one point behind second place Lakeland. The lone Hatchet female conference champion was Kaylynn Sandry in the High Jump. Sandry jumped at a mark of 5'. The Hatchet boys finished sixth overall with a team score of 50 points. Tomahawk's lone conference champion was the 4x800 meter relay squad. The WIAA Division 2 Track & Field Regionals take place Tuesday in Bloomer.

Published on 05/23/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's baseball squad finished Great Northern Conference play on a sour note, losing to Northland Pines at Tyler Kahle Memorial Field Thursday, 2-1. The loss drops Tomahawk to 9-11 on the season and they finish the Great Northern Conference season 5-7. The Hatchets have added a game to their schedule to wrap up the season. It will be a non-conference game at Auburndale Tuesday. First pitch is scheduled for 4:45. After that, Tomahawk begins postseason play Thursday with the WIAA Division 3 Regional Quarterfinal as the #8 seed against #9 seed Chetek-Weyerhauser.

Published on 05/21/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's baseball squad notched their fourth straight win with a dominating triumph over the Chequamegon Screamin' Eagles Tuesday, 11-1. The win wraps up the 2025 non-conference season for the Hatchets, and improve their record to 9-10 on the season. Tomahawk will wrap up their regular season Thursday with their final Great Northern Conference game against Northland Pines at Tyler Kahle Memorial Field. First pitch is at 5:00. After the season, the Hatchets will play in the WIAA Division 3 Regional Playoffs as the #8 seed against #9-seed Chetek-Weyerhauser next Thursday.

Published on 05/21/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's softball squad wrapped up the 2025 season with a dominating win over Northland Pines Tuesday, emerging victorious, 29-11. The 29 runs put up by Tomahawk is the most they put up in a game this season, surpassing the 23 runs scored in their first win of the season against Chequamegon. The Hatchets took advantage of 20 walks issued and eight errors by Northland Pines. Averi Petta went three for four with two triples, two RBIs, and six runs scored. Sophie Olsen had three hits, five RBIs, and five runs scored. Camryn Kraklow picked up the win on the mound, giving up just three earned runs on eight hits. The Hatchet regular season wraps up with an 8-12 record and a 4-8 record in Great Northern Conference play. Tomahawk is the #5 seed in the WIAA Division 3 Regional Playoffs and will be playing at #4 seed Xavier next Tuesday. Tune in for the broadcast on Sports Talk 810 AM and 97.7 FM WJJQ from St. Francis Xavier High School in Appleton. The Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Pregame Show is at 4:35 and first pitch is at 5:00. Alex Koch and Matt Theiler will be in the broadcast booth.

Published on 05/20/2025 under Sports The Hatchet golf squad finished the 2025 season on a high note, placing second at the Black River Course in Medford Monday. Tomahawk finished with a 331, placing just two strokes behind first-place Northland Pines. The Hatchets had three finishers in the top ten. Oliver Childers placed second overall with a score of 78. Jake Albert placed fifth overall with an 80. Sawyer Hanna wrapped up the top ten with an 83, good for eighth. With the second place finish, Tomahawk finished up the season fourth in Great Northern Conference play. Albert, Childers, and Hanna finished with all-conference honorable mention. This concludes the 2025 Hatchet golf regular season. The WIAA Division 2 Golf Regionals are next Tuesday at Northwestern.

Published on 05/20/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's baseball squad notched their fourth straight win, triumphing over Antigo at Tyler Kahle Memorial Field, 12-2. The Hatchets scored in five of the six innings played, including three in the first, third, and fourth innings. Wally Horabik went three for four with two doubles and four RBIs. Brody Hilgendorf went two for three with two RBIs. Drew Tollefson also went two for three with three RBIs. Brody Rigney picked up his third win on the mound, giving up two runs on five hits in five innings. The win puts Tomahawk at 8-10 on the season and 5-6 in Great Northern Conference play. The Hatchets are right back in action Tuesday for their final road and non-conference game the season at Chequamegon. First pitch is at 4:45.

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