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Hatchet Volleyball Team Wraps Up Regular Season With Road Win

Published on 10/16/2024 under Sports The Hatchets wrapped up the 2024 season completing the season sweep of Rhinelander at the Miazga Gym, defeating the Hodags in four sets, 23-25, 25-10, 25-19, 25-20. It was a milestone night for Senior Hitter Claire Albert achieved 1,000 career digs during Game 1. What Albert does best though, is hit, as she got 11 kills on the night. Shelby Borowski tied a career and season-high with 37 assists. Siennah Caulkins led the team in kills with 12. Tomahawk finishes the 2024 season with a 12-18 record and a 4-8 record in Great Northern Conference Play. Tomahawk begins postseason play next week as the #6 seed in the WIAA Division 3 Playoffs against #11 seed Sturgeon Bay. Tune in for the broadcast on Northwoods 92.5 WJJQ with the Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Prematch Show at 6:35 and First Serve at 7:00 with Matt Theiler and Alex Koch in the broadcast booth.

Published on 10/15/2024 under Sports The Hatchets kept their playoff hopes alive in a wacky, yet entertaining win at Jay Stadium in Merrill Saturday, defeating the Blue Jays, 17-11. Tomahawk struggled to move the ball offensively, but they were able to take advantage of short fields set up by defensive stops. The Hatchets forced four Merrill turnovers, including three in the second half. Brayden Larson rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown. He also had a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and the game sealing interception with one minute remaining. With the win, Tomahawk goes to 3-5 on the season and 2-4 in Great Northern Conference play. The Hatchets will now play for playoff eligibility Friday night at home against Lakeland. Tune in for the broadcast on Northwoods 92.5 WJJQ with the Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Pregame Show at 6:35 and kickoff at 7:00. Matt Turkiewicz and Alex Koch will be in the broadcast booth.

Published on 10/07/2024 under Sports Rhinelander students and community members were able to support one of their own this past week. The Hodag volleyball team traded their traditional green and black for pink Thursday. The team hosted a special match Thursday in support of Holly Klaas. Klaas is a 2004 Rhinelander High School graduate who now works in the district as a sign language interpreter. Earlier this year, Klaas received a breast cancer diagnosis. She underwent a double mastectomy over the summer and continues to undergo chemotherapy treatments. On Thursday, the volleyball team partnered with the high school's Health Occupations Students of America organization to host the 'Play for a Cure' match. The district shared the students were able to raise more than $1,600. The funds will go to Klaas and her family to help cover costs associated with treatment including daycare, gas, and food. The students wanted to thank the community for this support.

Published on 10/04/2024 under Sports On Dig Pick Night, the Hatchets were able to overcome service errors in Games two and three to defeat Northland Pines at home, 25-15, 21-25, 27-25, 25-17. Despite committing double-digit service errors on the night, Tomahawk was able to cancel that out with tremendous blocking and attacking from Freya Alberg and Siennah Caulkins. Alberg had ten kills and seven blocks on the night. Caulkins set a career-high with 16 kills. Shelby Borowski tied a season and career-high in assists with 34. The win puts Tomahawk at 10-15 on the season and 3-5 in Great Northern Conference play. The Hatchets will travel down to Medford for their next GNC Showdown Tuesday. Tune in for the broadcast on Northwoods 92.5 WJJQ with the Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Prematch Show at 6:40 and first serve at 7:00 with Matt Theiler and Alex Koch in the broadcast booth.

Published on 09/18/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's volleyball squad suffered their first Great Northern Conference defeat of the season Tuesday night in Antigo, losing 21-25, 15-25, 25-21, 18-25. Sienna Caulkins posted a career-high 15 kills, one of two Hatchets with double-digit kills on the night. Shelby Borowski also set a career-high with 40 assists. The loss drops Tomahawk to 8-9 on the season and 0-1 in GNC Play. Tomahawk will have the first half of the Great Northern Conference Tournament on Saturday in Lakeland. Tomahawk's three matches are against Medford, Northland Pines, and Mosinee.

Published on 09/16/2024 under Sports On Friday night, the Tomahawk Hatchet Football Team lost to Antigo in overtime in Great Northern Conference action. The game was tied after regulation 21-21 and Tomahawk failed to score on their first possession of overtime. Antigo took possession and scored to win the game 27-21. With the loss, Tomahawk falls to 1-3 overall and 0-2 in Great Northern Conference action. The Hatchets will host Rhinelander at Hatchet Field on Friday night, with the opening kickoff at 7:00 pm. Catch the Fehrman Orthodontics Pregame Show at 6:35 pm on Northwoods 92-5, WJJQ.

Published on 09/16/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's cross country squads competed in the Menomonie Invite Saturday. The Hatchet girls placed ninth. Alli Palmer finished as the top finisher, placing 18th with a time of 20:51. Tomahawk's boys placed 12th as a team. The Hatchet boys' top finisher was Sam Zastrow with a time of 18:15. The next meet for Tomahawk is Saturday, which is the Smiley Invite hosted by Wausau East.

Published on 09/13/2024 under Sports The Tomahawk Hatchet Volleyball Team won their second straight non-conference match on Thursday night, sweeping Ashland at the Fieldhouse. Game scores were: 25-15, 25-18 and 25-16. Averi Petta led Tomahawk with seven kills and Freya Alberg had five. Claire Albert had three aces and nine digs and Shelby Borowski had 14 assists in the win. Tomahawk will open Great Northern Conference action on Tuesday night at Antigo. The best of five match is at 7:00 pm, with the Fehrman Orthodontics Prematch Show at 6:40 pm on Northwoods 92-5, WJJQ.

Published on 09/11/2024 under Sports On Tuesday night, the Hatchet Volleyball Team traveled to Crandon for a non-conference match with the Cardinals. Tomahawk would sweep the match, three games to none; 25-11, 25-23, 25-14. Siennah Calkins led Tomahawk with nine kills and five blocks. Claire Albert had six kills, two aces and 12 digs. Shelby Borowksi had three aces and 19 assists in the win. Tomahawk will be back in action on Thursday night when they host Ashland at the Fieldhouse. The opening game is at 7:00 pm.

Published on 09/09/2024 under Sports On Friday night, the Tomahawk Hatchet Football Team opened Great Northern Conference action with a road game at Thom Field against Wausau East. The Lumberjacks would defeat Tomahawk 27-11. The Hatchets had seven turnovers in Friday night's game, two of which the Lumberjacks turned into touchdowns. Wausau East led Tomahawk 7-3 after the first, and 21-3 at the half. Wausau East would had a third quarter touchdown to lead 27-3, with Tomahawk scoring their lone touchdown late in the fourth quarter on an 82 yard touchdown run by Rex Reilly. Reilly led Tomahawk with 228 yard rushing and Brayden Larson added 35 yards. Wausau East was led by their quarterback, Davis Winter, who was 15-20 for 233 yards with four touchdown passes. Tomahawk will host Antigo on Friday night at Hatchet Field. The opening kickoff is at 7:00 pm and the Fehrman Orthodontics Pregame Show will be at 6:35 pm on Northwoods 92-5, WJJQ.

Published on 09/06/2024 under Sports On Thursday night, the Tomahawk Hatchet Volleyball Team hosted Rhinelander in the home opener at the Fieldhouse. Tomahawk gets the win, three games to one. The Hatchets won game one 25-13, lost game two 23-25, won game three 25-19 and game four 25-15. Averi Petta led Tomahawk with eight kills, Alicia Voermans had six and Claire Albert added five. Shelby Borowski had seven aces and and 12 assists, while Sophie Olsen had 16 assists and five aces. Albert and Olsen led Tomahawk with 13 digs apiece. Tomahawk will compete on Saturday in the DC Everest Invite, with action beginning at 9:00 am.

Published on 08/22/2024 under Sports The Tomahawk Hatchet Fall Sports Season is underway and the Hatchet Girls Swimming Team will open action on Thursday as they compete in the Fun in the Sun Outdoor Meet at the MARC in Merrill. Action begins at 5:00 pm. Then on Friday night, the Hatchet Football Team will open their season on the road at Crandon. The opening kickoff is at 7:00 pm and you can catch the Fehrman Orthodontics Pregame Show at 6:35 pm on Northwoods 92-5, WJJQ and online at wjjq.com. On Saturday, the Hatchet Cross Country Teams will have their Alumni Scrimmage at 9:00 am at Bradley Park.

Published on 07/05/2024 under Sports Results from the 2024 Tomahawk Powwow Days 10k, 5k, and Fun Run Top 10K Finishers:1st - Logan Higgins, Karen Swanson 2nd - Axel Treinen, Josie Brown Top 5K Finishers: 1st - Dan Machmueller, Marie Peterson 2nd - Steven Hebert, Natalie Johnson 1-Mile Fun Run Finishers Boys 1st - Parker Olsen, Emma Kieffer Boys 2nd - Jonas Eloranta, Hannah Kieffer Most Patriotic Winners 1st - Tina Murray 2nd - Rachel Hawkins 3rd - Rory Gundlach

Published on 06/11/2024 under Sports The Golf Coaches' Assocation of Wisconsin released their Academic All-State Awards list and Tomahawk was well-represented. The criteria to qualify for the Academic All-State team includes a GPA of 3.25 or higher, competed in 75% of the team's varsity meets, and must be at least a sophomore. Four Hatchet golfers were given Academic All-State honors, who are Sawyer Hanna, Carson Childers, Austin Lamer, and Caiden Reichelt. The four are among over 400 students from 137 high schools in Wisconsin.

Published on 06/03/2024 under Sports Alicia Voermans, Halle Derleth, Faith Derleth, and Elise Gibeault all competed at the WIAA Division 2 State Track and Field Meet at the Universtiy of Wisconsin-La Crosse over the weekend. The ladies made it all the way to the Finals, finishing eighth overall in the 4x200 meter relay. In the preliminaries, the ladies finished seventh and breaking the school record with a time of 1:46.05. In the finals, they finished with a time of 1:46.76. Gibeault also made it to the Finals in the 400 meter dash. Gibeault took ninth in the preliminaries and tenth overall.

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