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Published on 07/21/2017 under Sports Thursday's results from the American Legion Regional at Tyler Kahle Memorial Field at Pride Park. Wittenberg 1, Medford 0 Mosinee 4, Marion 1 Marathon 1, Tomahawk 0 Iola 6, Mosinee 5 Friday's schedule: Game one at 9:00 am features the Tomahawk Cubs taking on Medford. Game two at 11:30 am pits Wittenberg against Marathon. Three more games will follow at 2:00 pm, 4:30 pm, and 7:00 pm.

Published on 07/17/2017 under Sports 2017 American Legion Baseball Regional in Tomahawk, WI at Tyler Kahle Memorial Field at Pride Park. Game one: 9:00 am Thursday, July 20 Wittenberg vs. Medford Game two: 11:30 am Thursday, July 20 Mosinee vs. Marion Game three: 2:00 pm Thursday, July 20 Marathon vs. Tomahawk Game four: 4:30 pm Thursday, July 20 Iola vs. Winner of game 2 Game five: 9:00 am Friday, July 21 Loser of game 1 vs. Loser of game 3 Game six: 11:30 am Friday, July 21 Winner of game 1 vs. Winner of game 3 Game seven: 2:00 pm Friday, July 21 Loser of game 2 vs. Winner of game 5 Game eight: 4:30 pm Friday, July 21 Loser of game 4 vs. Loser of game 6 Game nine: 7:00 pm Friday, July 21 Winner of game 4 vs. Winner of game 6 *Game ten: 11:30 am Saturday, July 22 Winner of game 7 vs. Loser of game 9 Game eleven: 2:00 pm Saturday, July 22 Winner of game 8 vs. Winner of game 9 **Game twelve: 4:30 pm Saturday, July 22 Winner of game 10 vs. Winner of game 11 Game thirteen: 12:00 pm Sunday, July 23 Winner game 12 vs. Loser game 12 (if needed) * Thirteen games will be needed if winner of game 9 loses game 11 or if the winner of game 10 wins game 12. **If three teams remain after game 11, the last team to lose will receive a bye.

Published on 07/17/2017 under Sports The Tomahawk Titans went 1-2 over the weekend in Dairyland League baseball action. On Saturday afternoon the Titans built a 7-4 lead over Wausau through four innings, but never scored again as the River Hawks came back to get the 12-7 victory over Tomahawk. Jon Nyberg started on the mound and took the loss for the Titans. Justin Jarvensivu went 3 for 5 with 2 RBI's and Austin Littman was 2 for 3 with 3 runs scored in the loss. Following that game, Tomahawk traveled to Everest for an evening game and the result was a 10-0 loss for the Titans. Tomahawk left 12 men on base as they collected 9 hits in the game, but just could not get any hits with runners in scoring position. Nick Bolte went the distance on the mound for Tomahawk and took the loss. Isaac Weber and Justin Jarvensivu each had two hits for the Titans. On Sunday afternoon the Titans traveled to Spirit to face the Twins and came away with a 17-1 victory. Tomahawk scored 5 runs in the first inning and never looked back, scoring in each of the first six innings. The highlight of the offensive attack was the fourth inning when Jordan Roessler and Jon Nyberg hit back to back homers for the Titans. Justin Jarvensivu was 4 for 6 with 3 RBI, Isaac Weber was 3 for 5 with 3 RBI Austin Littman was 3 for 4 with 4 runs scored Jordan Roessler was 2 for 3 with 3 RBI and a homerun Jon Nyberg was 2 for 5 with 4 RBI and a homerun Jacob Jarvensivu pitched a complete game for Tomahawk and got the win, giving up one earned run on 6 hits while striking out 4 and walking one batter. The Titans played error-free baseball and turned three double plays in the victory. The Titans return to action next Sunday as they travel to Westboro. Game time is 3:00 pm.

Published on 07/17/2017 under Sports The Tomahawk Cubs were defeated 7-2 by the Rhinelander Rebels in American Legion baseball on Friday night. Rhinelander scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to break open a 4-2 game and secure the win in Tomahawk's regular season finale. Eli Wurl was strong on the mound for the Cubs as he kept the game close through six innings, but Tomahawk just could not get their offensive attack going. Tomahawk was held to five hits on the night. Isaac Weber was 2 for 2, Justin Jarvensivu was 2 for 3 with a double, and Sam VonSchrader was 1 for 3. The Cubs return to action on Thursday as they host Marathon at 2:00 pm in the American Legion Regional. Tournament action begins Thursday at 9:00 am and continues through Friday and Saturday. All games are played at Tyler Kahle Memorial Field.

Published on 07/12/2017 under Sports Girls Volleyball – Summer Skills Camp Northern Wisconsin Volleyball Club is hosting an instructional volleyball summer skills camp. The camp will focus on developing all volleyball skills, and proper technique with be emphasized. Beginners or experienced players are welcome. NWVBC with UW Stevens Point Volleyball head coach Abbey Sutherland and her staff will be conducting the days of camp. Grade player will be in Fall 2017 5th – 8th graders Thursday, August 10th – Friday, August 11th $75 camp fee Thursday, 1 pm – 4 pm & Friday 9 am – 3:30 pm 9th – 12th graders Monday, August 7th – Thursday, August 10th $155 camp fee M, T, W 9:00 am – 3:00 pm & Thurs 9:00 am – 11:30 am All camp fees include instruction, drinks and snacks and a camp t-shirt and to register visit https://active.leagueone.com/Olr/Pages/Welcome.aspx?ClubId=15994 For more information or questions contact: 715-612-2182 or northernwivolleyballclub@gmail.com. All players welcome, you do not need to be a member of NWVBC to attend camp.

Published on 07/10/2017 under Sports The Tomahawk Titans defeated the Whittlesey Reds 16-5 on Saturday afternoon at Tyler Kahle Memorial Field. After giving up a run in the top of the first, the Titans responded with five runs in their half of the inning and never looked back, scoring in every inning enroute to the big victory. Austin Littman started on the mound for Tomahawk pitching 4 innings giving up five runs, (3 earned), on five hits while walking two and striking out five. Randy Quade finished the game for the Titans pitching two scoreless innings while allowing only one hit. Tomahawk outhit Whittlesey 17 to 6 in the victory. Leading hitters for the Titans were: Austin Littman, 3 for 3 with 3 runs scored, Jared Jarvensivu, 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored and 2 RBI's, Connor Ahrens, 3 for 4 with 2 RBI's, Randy Quade, 3 for 5 with 3 RBI's, and Jacob Jarvensivu, 1 for 4 with 5 RBI's. The Titan scheduled double header on Sunday was postponed due to the rain.

Published on 07/07/2017 under Sports The Tomahawk Cubs defeated Rib Lake 5-2 in American Legion baseball on Thursday night. Cole Feest started on the mound for the Cubs and pitched 3 scoreless innings. Garrett Schulz finished the game for Tomahawk and got the win. The Cubs broke a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the fourth with a three run rally and then hung on for the 5-2 victory. Eli Wurl was 3 for 3 with 2 runs scored. Jakob Kahle, Jacob Matti, Garrett Schulz, and Matt Bartz also contributed hits in the victory. The teams were scheduled for a doubleheader, but lightning halted play in game two after two innings with the score tied at 7-7. The Cubs travel to Medford for a doubleheader on Friday night. Game time is 5:00 pm.

Published on 07/03/2017 under Sports The Tomahawk Titans defeated the Pittsville River Bandits 4-3 on Friday night at Tyler Kahle Memorial Field. After falling behind 3-0 in the sixth inning, the Titans used an RBI single by Justin Jarvensivu to pull to within 3-1 after seven innings. Tomahawk then rallied in the ninth inning to get the walk off win. Eli Wurl led off the ninth with a line drive base hit to center. Justin Jarvensivu followed with a walk and when Jared Jarvensivu's grounder to the hole was misplayed, the Titans had the bases loaded with no outs. Jake Ruid came through with a 2 RBI base hit to left to tie the game at 3-3. Jacob Jarvensivu followed with a deep fly ball to right center that advanced Jared Jarvensivu to third with only one out. Isaac Weber then came through for Tomahawk with a clutch, game winning single to center to give the Titans a 4-3 victory. Jon Nyberg pitched a solid seven innings for Tomahawk allowing 3 earned runs on 5 hits while striking out 6 batters. Nick Bolte got the win in relief, pitching two scoreless innings. Tomahawk outhit Pittsville 10-5. The Titans were led by Jake Ruid and Isaac Weber who each collected two hits in the victory. The Tomahawk Titans were defeated 7-2 by the Abbotsford Merchants in Dairyland League baseball on Sunday afternoon. Abbotsford used 11 hits combined with 8 walks to build a 7-0 lead. The Titans rallied late, but just could not get enough clutch hits to complete the comeback. Trevor Rosczewski started on the mound for Tomahawk and took the loss. The Titans were led at the plate by: Jared Jarvensivu: 3 for 5 with 2 doubles Jacob Jarvensivu: 2 for 2 with an RBI Jordan Roessler: 2 for 4 with an RBI Justin Jarvensivu: 2 for 5 The Titans return to action next weekend as they host Whittlesey on Saturday at 4:00 pm and Wausau and Marshfield on Sunday beginning at noon.

Published on 06/27/2017 under Sports The Tomahawk Cubs defeated the Northwoods Eagles 5-4 on Monday night in an American Legion baseball game played at Tyler Kahle Memorial Field. Northwoods jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first inning as they used a couple of walks and a clutch, two out base hit to score two runs. The Cubs rallied in the second inning as Jake Ruid and Justin Jarvensivu hit back to back doubles to start the inning. A sacrifice fly by Garrett Schulz plated Ruid and Jakob Kahle's RBI single scored Jarvensivu to tie the game at 2-2. Tomahawk took the lead in the fourth when Sam VonSchrader drew a bases loaded walk to make the score 3-2. Northwoods knotted the game again in the fifth with a two out RBI base hit. The Cubs came right back to retake the lead in the bottom half of the inning as Isaac Weber and Jake Ruid hit consecutive doubles to plate the go ahead run and give Tomahawk a 4-3 lead. Once again Northwoods scratched out a run in their half of the inning on a clutch, two out base hit by Josh Meier. Tomahawk responded with the winning rally in the bottom of the sixth inning as Shawn Dirkx ripped a double to deep left field scoring Jakob Kahle from first base on a perfectly executed hit and run play to make the score 5-4. Northwoods threatened again in the seventh inning getting runners on first and third with only one out. Tomahawk pitcher, Isaac Weber, induced a pop up to second base for the second out. Cubs catcher, Jake Ruid, then switched places with Weber and slammed the door with a strikeout to end the game. Eli Wurl, Isaac Weber, and Jake Ruid shared the pitching duties for the Cubs with Weber getting the win and Ruid the save. Top hitters for Tomahawk were: Jake Ruid, 3 for 3 with two doubles, Justin Jarvensviu, 2 for 3 with a double, Shawn Dirkx, Isaac Weber, Garrett Schulz, and Jakob Kahle each added hits in the Cubs victory. The win improves Tomahawk's conference record to 4-3. The Cubs travel to Mosinee on Wednesday night for a doubleheader beginning at 5:30.

Published on 06/26/2017 under Sports The Tomahawk Titans traveled to Irma to take on the Rock Falls Gunners in a Dairyland League game on Sunday afternoon. The Titans brought home their first league victory of the year by a score of 4-1. Although the game was played through multiple rain showers, the Titans played error free baseball and rode Nick Bolte's complete game effort on the mound to get the win. Tomahawk's offense struck in the top of the first inning as Austin Littman led off with a single to right field. Jared Jarvensivu was hit by a pitch and then both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Justin Jarvensivu's RBI groundout drove in Littman and the Titans led 1-0. Rock Falls tied it up with a two-out rally in the bottom of the third inning. Eric Zengler drew a two out walk and then scored when Cole Guskte lined a hit and run double down the right field line. Tomahawk answered in the top of the fourth as Austin Littman drove a two out, two run homer to left center to give the Titans a 3-1 lead. Neither team scored again until the ninth when Aaron Leonhard's RBI single scored Jordan Roessler to make the score 4-1. That would be all the offense Tomahawk would need as Nick Bolte allowed only one earned run on four hits, while striking out 13 Rock Falls batters in his nine innings. Tomahawk outhit Rock Falls 8 to 4 and the Titans were led by: Austin Littman, 2 for 5 with a homerun and 2 RBI Jacob Jarvensivu, 2 for 4 Jared Jarvensivu, Justin Jarvensivu, Aaron Leonhard, and Connor Ahrens also collected hits in the victory. Tomahawk returns to action next weekend as the Titans host Pittsville on Friday night at 7:00 pm and Abbotsford on Sunday afternoon at 1:30 pm. Both games will be played at Tyler Kahle Memorial Field.

Published on 06/26/2017 under Sports The Tomahawk Cubs hosted the Chequamegon Screaming Eagles in American Legion baseball on Friday night at Tyler Kahle Memorial Field. In the first game of the doubleheader, the Cubs erased a 6-3 deficit by scoring four runs in the bottom of the seventh to take home a 7-6 walk off victory. Eli Wurl started on the mound for Tomahawk, pitching the first three innings and allowing only one unearned run. William Russell finished the game for the Cubs, pitching the last four innings and allowing five runs, three earned, on five hits while striking out three and walking two. Chequamegon took a three run lead into the seventh inning before the Cubs rallied. Jake Ruid led off with a double. Justin Jarvensivu's single scored Ruid to cut the lead to 6-4. Jarvensivu advanced to second on a ground out and moved to third on a wild pitch. Garrett Schulz then ripped an RBI single to plate Jarvensivu and close the gap to 6-5. Jakob Kahle followed with a solid single and a wild pitch advanced runnners to second and third with one out. An infield pop up gave the Eagles the second out and brought Shawn Dirkx to the plate. Dirkx delivered a deep fly ball to the left center gap that was mishandled by the left fielder allowing both runs to score and give the Cubs a 7-6 victory. Top hitters for the Cubs were: Jake Ruid, 3 for 3 with two doubles and two runs scored Justin Jarvensivu, 3 for 4 with 1 run an RBI Garrett Schulz, 2 for 2, with 2 runs and 2 RBI Jakob Kahle, 2 for 4, with two runs In a shortened second game, the Cubs fell to Chequamegon 6-4. Sam VonSchrader went the distance for Tomahawk allowing six runs, three earned, on one hit, while walking 4 and striking out 1. At the plate, Tomahawk had hits by Shawn Dirkx, William Russell, Jake Ruid, Jakob Kahle, and Matthew Bartz. The victory in the first game improves Tomahawk's record to 3-3 in conference play. The Cubs begin round two of the conference schedule on Monday with a 6:00 pm game against Eagle River/Northwoods.

Published on 06/23/2017 under Sports STEVENS POINT, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control reviewed and approved a number of committee recommendations impacting winter sports, gave initial review and consideration of a newly conceived divisional placement plan for basketball, and engaged in robust membership-related discussions at its June meeting today. Following a lengthy discussion, the Board voted to implement the use of a 35-second shot clock in basketball for varsity games only to begin with the 2019-20 season. In other basketball-related action, coaches qualifying for the Sate Tournament will determine the seeds for the four qualifying teams in each of the five divisions with a Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association representative breaking any ties that may occur beginning in 2017-18. Three other basketball recommendations received approval from the Board. If schools choose to play only one half of a junior varsity game and a full varsity game, players will be allowed to play in only two halves. Also approved was extending the coaching box to 28 feet from 14 feet for all levels. In addition, the number of players per team allowed to dress during the Tournament Series will increase to 18 while maintaining the maximum party limit of 22. The Board also voted to convene the basketball coaches advisory committee following the 2017 Area Meetings to discuss the merits of a newly created basketball tournament placement model. Details of the plan will be shared and discussed at the Area Meetings and at each level of the committee process to be presented to the Board at its Jan. 31, 2018 meeting. General details of the plan is provided below. The Board supported an amended recommendation for a two-year experiment on sponsoring two divisions in boys hockey beginning with the 2020 State Tournament. The tournament format will feature four teams in Division 1 and four in Division 2 with the smallest 32 programs by enrollment assigned to Division 2. Another action item in hockey was the approval of the procedure for seeding the State Tournament. The WIAA will conduct a conference call with coaches of qualifying teams to determine the top four seeds, and the remaining four teams will be randomly drawn as opponents of the seeded teams in the brackets. The guidelines for seeding will replicate those for the regional and sectional levels. Beginning next season, the State Tournament in team wrestling will also be seeded by coaches of qualifying teams. The process will replicate the procedure approved in boys hockey. Another wrestling recommendation approved for 2017-18 increases the total number of medals awarded to 28 at the State Team Tournament, which equals the number of eligible athletes. In other wrestling-related discussions, the Board was informed of a change in the Feb. 1, one-pound growth allowance to take effect on the date of the first regional competition. The lone gymnastics coaches' recommendation received approval. It requires the final average score of a routine to be posted during meets throughout the season. The Board also ratified spring cooperative programs for the 2017-18 and 2018-19 seasons, general fund financial statements and payments and a spending resolution during development of the 2017-18 operational budget. Among the additional discussions were a review of the 2017 spring State Tournaments, updates on Assembly Bill 260/Senate Bill 232, the 2017 New Athletic Director Workshop, possible 2017 Area Meeting topics, and potential Constitution items for the 2018 Annual Meeting. The Board also received liaison reports from John Ashley of the Wisconsin Association of School Boards and Peggy Seegers-Braun of the Wisconsin Athletic Directors Association. The WIAA oversees interscholastic athletic programs for 511 senior high schools and 41 junior high/middle level schools in its membership. It sponsors 27 championship tournament series. For more information, please contact the WIAA office at (715) 344-8580.

Published on 06/22/2017 under Sports The Tomahawk Cubs hosted Medford in American Legion baseball on Wednesday night at Tyler Kahle Memorial Field. In game one of the doubleheader, Tomahawk rallied for three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning for the 11-10 walk off win. Medford jumped to a 7-1 lead in the third inning before the Cubs began the comeback. Tomahawk closed the gap to 7-5 only to see the Raiders score three runs in the fourth inning to take a 10-5 lead. From that point on it was all Cubs, as they scored the final six runs to secure the conference victory. Jakob Kahle started on the mound for Tomahawk and pitched three innings allowing 7 runs, 3 earned, on 4 hits and 3 walks. Isaac Weber pitched the final four innings and got the win for the Cubs giving up 3 runs, all earned, on 5 hits while walking 3 and striking out 3. The Cubs pounded out 15 hits in the victory and were led by: Shawn Dirkx, 3 for 5 with 2 RBI and 3 runs scored, Justin Jarvensivu, 3 for 4 with an RBI and 2 runs scored, Eli Wurl, Isaac Weber, and Garrett Schulz each added two hits to the Tomahawk attack. In game two, Medford scored a run in the first inning and made it stand up as they held on for the 1-0 victory in the five inning game. Wyatt Kupper was the tough luck losing pitcher for Tomahawk giving up one run on four hits while walking two and striking out two in his complete game effort. Unfortunately, the Cubs could only muster three hits of their own in the loss. Tomahawk returns to action on Friday night as the Cubs host Chequamagon for a doubleheader. First pitch is set for 5:30 pm.

Published on 06/19/2017 under Sports The Tomahawk Cubs traveled to Rhinelander for the Rebel Invitational this past weekend with the following results: Game one: Friday night: Minocqua 3, Tomahawk 1 , Jakob Kahle went the distance on the mound allowing three runs on seven hits. William Russell was 2 for 2 to lead the Cubs hitters. Game two: Saturday morning: Tomahawk 6, Chequamagon 3, Eli Wurl tossed a complete game three hitter while striking out five and the Cubs used a six run third inning rally to come away with the victory. Jake Ruid led Tomahawk with two hits in the win. Game three: Saturday afternoon: Rhinelander 12, Tomahawk 1, Rhinelander broke open a 2-1 game with 5 runs in the sixth and 5 runs in the seventh to defeat the Cubs. William Russell pitched 5 strong innings for the Cubs. Eli Wurl, Shawn Dirkx, and Justin Jarvensivu had the only hits for Tomahawk. Game four: Sunday afternoon: Mosinee 10, Tomahawk 7, Mosinee plated three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to break open a one run game and held on for the victory. Tomahawk's bats came to life as they pounded out 12 hits in the loss. Shawn Dirkx and Eli Wurl each had three hits and Justin Jarvensivu added two hits and three RBI's. Sam VonSchrader and Wyatt Kupper shared the pitching duties against the hard-hitting Mosinee team. The Cubs return to action with a doubleheader at home against Medford on Wednesday night. First pitch is set for 5:30 PM. Tomahawk also hosts Chequamagon for a doubleheader on Friday night also set for a 5:30 start.

Published on 06/11/2017 under Sports Tomahawk's Drew Bolder competed in the 10th annual WISCO mile on Saturday evening at Wisconsin Lutheran High School in Milwaukee. In the middle school invite race Drew and three other athletes broke from the main pack at the halfway point and battled to the finish with Drew placing 3rd in a personal best time of 4:54, earning him a podium finish. Over 300 athletes were part of the age group based races, many in the elite race were chasing the elusive 4 - minute mile barrier. 20+ mph winds and temps approaching 90 degrees added to the challenges all athletes faced.

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