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Record Number of Anglers in Eagle River Musky Tournament Published on 08/21/2017 under News

Several winners were crowned in a record setting Musky tournament in Northern Wisconsin this weekend.

The Eagle River Chamber and the Musky Clubs Alliance of Wisconsin hosted their National Championship Musky Open in Eagle River this past weekend. The catch and release tournament is now in its 32nd year.

The Chamber says with 1,330 anglers signed up this year, they broke the participation record set last year with 1,296. Those anglers came from 16 different states.

The anglers also caught and released 185 muskies. Al White of New Berlin won the tie breaker with his 48.5 inch musky. The win earns him a free replica of the fish which will be presented at next year's tournament. Chad Rosinski of Conover had the largest overall haul with 187 inches worth of musky with his 5 fish caught.

This year's 2017 Ranger tournament boat winner was Paul Dimmer of Green Bay, WI.

In Other News

Hatchet Softball Team Defeats Rhinelander

Published on 04/24/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's softball squad notched a convincing Great Northern Conference win Tuesday with a 12-1, five-inning victory over Rhinelander at Hatchet Field. The Hatchets got on starting pitcher Kelsey Winter early, scoring eight runs in the first. Tomahawk got three shutout innings pitched from sophomore Sophie Olsen. The Hatchets also showed great pateince at the plate, issuing eight walks. The win improves Tomahawk to 7-6 on the season and 2-3 in Great Northern Conference play. The Hatchets will have another GNC showdown Thursday at Mosinee. First pitch is at 5:00 that afternoon.

Published on 04/24/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's track and field squads competed at the Medford Invite Tuesday night. The Hatchet girls had the lone first-place finish of the night, coming from Lydia Shaney in the 3200 meter run. Right behind Shaney in the run was Robin Schmidt. Schmidt joined Alli Palmer, Elise Gibeault, and Rachael Reilly placing second in the 4x800 meter relay. The Hatchet boys' top finisher came from Beau Stromberg and Sam Zastrow. Stromberg placed fifth in the high jump, while Zastrow placed fifth in the 800 meter run. Tomahawk will head to another Great Northern Conference foe for their next meet Thursday at Northland Pines. Field Events begin at 4:00 PM.

Published on 04/24/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's golf squad finished their first Great Northern Conference meet of the season in fifth place out of seven teams at a cold, windy Inshalla Country Club. The Hatchets finished with a team score of 366. Austin Lamer finished as the top Hatchet of the meet with a score of 80, good for sixth overall. Sawyer Hanna and Caiden Reichelt finished with a 93. Tomahawk will be back in action Wednesday for another road invite at Barron. Tee-off is at 9:00 am.

Published on 04/24/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's baseball squad was shut out by another Great Northern Conference opponent Tuesday afternoon, losing to Lakeland in Minocqua, 10-0. The Hatchets were also no-hit in the game and committed five errors. Brayden Larson had the loss on the mound, giving up five runs in 2.1 innings pitched. The loss drops Tomahawk to 1-8 on the season and 1-4 in Great Northern Conference play. The two teams will go against each other for the second time Friday at TK Memorial Field. Tune in for the broadcast on Sports Talk 810 AM and 100.7 FM WJJQ with the Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Pregame Show at 4:35 and First pitch at 5:00. Alex Koch and Keith Hanse will be in the broadcast booth.

Published on 04/24/2024 under Sports The Tomahawk Claybusters trap team competed with the SPASH Shooting Club Monday. Tomahawk won at both the intermediate levels. At the Intermediate entry, Tomahawk won 75-65 thanks to a 17 from Eli Scott. At the Intermediate advanced level, all shooters scored a 20, putting forth a 102-35 win. At the JV level, Tomahawk won 101-45 thanks to Tyler Strassman's first 25 of the season. For Varsity, Blake Younker posted his first 25 of the season, leading Tomahawk to an 110-90 win. Tomahawk will take on Merrill next week.

Published on 04/23/2024 under News Lincoln County will receive a grant from Aspirus Health to help implement, expand, and raise awareness of programs through the Live Well Lincoln group. Live Well Lincoln is spearheaded by Lincoln County Health Department with leadership from the ADRC of Central Wisconsin, Aspirus Health, and Lincoln County Social Services. At their meeting this past week, the Lincoln County Board accepted $11,000 across two focus areas. According to the resolution, $10,000 will go towards mental health and well-being programming. Funds will be spent on a number of categories within that umbrella including developing a resource guide, family-based education programs, medication safety, gun locks, and recovery support groups. Another $1,000 fell into the 'healthy lifestyles' category. Examples in the resolution include healthy, affordable foods, focus groups centered on community needs, and improving the navigation of resources. After a brief overview from Lincoln County Health Directory Shelley Hersil, the supervisors approved the acceptance of the grant unanimously.

Published on 04/23/2024 under News The summer road construction and maintenance calendar continues to fill up. The Lincoln County Highway Department announced some future work to keep in mind. Interim Highway Commission Jason Lemmer says they'll be working on chip sealing segments of several County Highways in early July. This includes portions of County A, B, H, Q, and Z. We've previously covered the chip-sealing process. It's a way to extend the life of pavement at a fraction of the time and cost of a major resurfacing project. It involves placing a thin layer of liquid asphalt, topped with tiny stone chips which are compacted as the surface hardens. It's typically completed over the course of a day. This work is currently scheduled for July 1, 2, and 3. We'll, of course, offer up a reminder as that date approaches, or pass along any schedule changes. Chip Sealing Work Zones:•CTH B – STH 17 to CTH D •CTH H - CTH D to CTH A •CTH A - USH 51 to WI River •CTH A - Mail Route Road to the Lincoln County Line •CTH Q - CTH K to Joe Snow Road •CTH Z - CTH Q to Fairview Road

Published on 04/23/2024 under News A challenger has entered her name into the race for a state senate seat in Northern Wisconsin. On Monday, small business owner Andi Rich launched her candidacy to represent the 12th Senate District. The seat is currently held by Republican Mary Felzkowski. She announced a re-election bid last month. According to her announcement, the Marinette native earned degrees from Lakeland College in Business Administration and Marketing. She obtained a Wisconsin General Contractor's License so she could open her own construction company, and has since shifted to insurance adjusting. She highlighted several campaign topics including: PFAS and clean water, rural school funding, infrastructure, supporting local economies. She says, "If we cannot rely on our state government to provide something as basic as clean water, what can we expect them to do? I'm running because these issues aren't Democratic or Republican. The Northwoods deserve more and better representation than what we're getting." Most of the boundaries for the 12th Senate district remain the same following the redistricting. It includes all of Vilas, Oneida, Lincoln, Langlade, Forest, Florence and Marinette Counties, along with portions of Marathon, Shawano and Oconto Counties. Any potential primary for the race will be in August, the general election in November.

Published on 04/23/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's softball squad suffered a tough loss at the hands of Lincoln County foe Merrill Monday afternoon, 6-5. The Hatchets' offense stepped up, but four unearned runs by the Bluejays proved to be the difference in the game. The loss drops Tomahawk to 6-6 on the season and 1-3 in Great Northern Conference play. Tomahawk will be back in action for a Great Northern Conference showdown against Rhinelander. Tune in for the broadcast on Sports Talk 810 AM and 100.7 FM WJJQ with the Fehrman Orthodontics Pregame Show at 4:05 and first pitch at 4:30. Matt Theiler and Alex Koch will be in the broadcast booth from Hatchet Field in Tomahawk.

Published on 04/23/2024 under Sports Over the weekend, the Tomahawk Claybusters took 17 athletes to the 2024 Northwoods Shoot Out in Wabeno. The Intermediate teams placed fourth overall, including Lillian Taves placing first on the team with a 42. That score was good for 11th overall. The JV/Varsity teams finished in the top spot. On the JV side, Tyler Strassman placed third overall with a score of 45. For the varsity team, Hayden Greil was the meet medalist with a score of 47. Ashton Greil placed ninth on the team and 20th overall with a score of 42.

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