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Hatchet Girls Swimming Team Loses at Rhinelander

Published on 09/22/2023 under Sports On Thursday, the Tomahawk Hatchet Girls Swimming Team traveled to Rhinelander for a Great Northern Conference Dual against the Hodags. Rhinelander wins the dual 138-21. Paige DeKiep had the lone first place finish for Tomahawk in the 50 free. Tomahawk is now 2-2 in GNC Duals and will host Colby on Thursday at the Tomahawk Swimming Pool.

Published on 09/22/2023 under Sports Tomahawk's girls' volleyball squad went 1-2 in their home quad Thursday night. The Hatchets' lone win came against GNC foe Antigo, their second win over the Red Robins this season. Tomahawk lost to Prentice, 2-0, and Newman Catholic, 2-1. The record for Tomahawk now stands at 13-16 with a 5-2 record in Great Northern Conference play. The Hatchets will be back in action for another GNC showdown at Northland Pines Tuesday night. Tune in for the Fehrman Orthodontics Coaches Show at 6:40 and first serve at 7:00. Alex Koch will have the broadcast from Eagle River.

Published on 09/20/2023 under Sports The Hatchet Volleyball Squad suffered their second Great Northern Conference loss of the season, being swept by Mosinee Tuesday night, 4-25, 20-25, 17-25. Tomahawk fell behind early and often in each of their three games, overwhelmed by Mosinee's size and athleticism. The loss drops Tomahawk to 11-14 on the season and 4-2 in Great Northern Conference play. Tomahawk will be back in action for a Home Quad Thursday night with Antigo, Prentice, and Newman Catholic. First serve will be at 5:00.

Published on 05/24/2023 under Sports The Hatchet softball squad fought valiantly in their WIAA Division 3 Regional Semifinal Battle, but lost to Weyauwega-Fremont 8-7 Tuesday afternoon. Both teams exchanged runs throughout the course of the game until the end. Scout Stromberg was the star of the night at the plate, going four for four with two singles, a double, a triple, two runs scored, and five RBIs. Sam Gebauer provided the other two RBIs on a double in the first inning. The Hatchets came back from down two runs twice, including tying the game at seven heading into the bottom of the final inning. Unfortunately, Weyauwega-Fremont's Jadyn McCoy hit a walk-off solo home run off of Kayleigh Haring to help the Warhawks advance to the regional final at Amherst Thursday. Tomahawk finishes the season with a 7-12 overall record and a 4-8 record in Great Northern Conference play.

Published on 05/24/2023 under Sports The Hatchet golf squad came up just short in advancing the sectional meet as a team, placing fifth in the WIAA Division 2 Regional Meet at Turtleback Golf Course in Rice Lake Tuesday. Tomahawk had a team score of 356, just three strokes behind fourth-place Northland Pines. The Hatchets did have one individual that advanced, who was sophomore Sawyer Hanna. Sawyer posted an 18-hole score of 85. Hanna will compete in the WIAA Division 2 Sectional Meet at Lake Wissota Golf Course, hosted by McDonnell Catholic next Tuesday.

Published on 05/23/2023 under Sports The Hatchet Track and Field squads competed in the WIAA Division 2 Regional Track and Field Meet at Colby Monday. Tomahawk will compete with a total of 13 events among 15 athletes. The following athletes and events will compete in the WIAA Division 2 Sectional Track and Field Meet in Arcadia Thursday afternoon: Presley Gutbrod - 200 meter dash, High Jump Zach Hanse - 300 meter hurdles Boys 4x800 Meter Relay - Ty Anthes, Ethan Gibeault, Beau Stromberg, Sam Zastrow Joey Reiter - Discus Alicia Voermans - 100 meter dash, Pole Vault Faith and Halle Derleth - 200 meter dash Robin Schmidt - 3200 meter run Girls 4x100 Meter Relay - Halle Derleth, Faith Derleth, Marie Gorell, Alicia Voermans Girls 4x200 Meter Relay - Halle Derleth, Faith Derleth, Marie Gorell, Alicia Voermans Girls 4x800 Meter Relay - Paige DeKiep, Morgan Hansmann, Alli Palmer, Robin Schmidt Ayla McCormick - Discus

Published on 05/23/2023 under Sports The Hatchet baseball squad closed out the 2023 regular season with a home non-conference victory against Tigerton Monday afternoon, winning 15-5. Tomahawk amasses 11 hits in the game, including three from Zach Friske and two from Tyler Jablonski. Friske went three for four with a triple and three RBIs while Jablonski went two for four with a double, two RBIs, and four runs scored. The Hatchets finish the 2023 regular season with a 1-18 overall record and an 0-12 Great Northern Conference record. #14 seed Tomahawk will begin postseason play Thursday in the WIAA Division 3 Regional First Round at #3 seed Clayton/Turtle Lake.

Published on 05/22/2023 under Sports The Hatchet baseball squad lost their final road regular season game at Wittenberg-Birnamwood Friday, 11-1. Tomahawk had six different players get hits in the game, yet just one run crossed the plate. Addison Peissig had a double while Tyler Jablonski drove in the only run of the game with an RBI single in the third. Wittenberg-Birnamwood's 11 runs came in two innings as they put seven up in the second and four in the fourth. The loss drops Tomahawk to 0-17 on the season. The Hatchets will wrap up their regular season Monday at TK Memorial Field against Tigerton. First pitch is at 7:00.

Published on 05/22/2023 under Sports Tomahawk's golf squad wrapped up their regular season finishing second in their triangular at Inshalla Country Club Friday, finishing with a score of 170. The Hatchets finished just five strokes behind Northland Pines and 23 strokes ahead of Ashland in the nine-hole triangular. Owen Dickrell finished as the medalist in the meet, posting a low score of 38. Austin Lamer posted a 42, while Senior Drew Albert scored a 47 in his final meet at Inshalla Country Club. Postseason play for the Hatchets begins Tuesday with the WIAA Division 3 Regional Meet at Turtleback Golf Course in Rice Lake. The meet begins at 9:00 Tuesday morning.

Published on 05/19/2023 under Sports The Hatchet baseball squad wrapped their Great Northern Conference season winless Thursday, losing to Rhinelander at Hodag Park, 13-1. Tomahawk got just three hits in the game, including an RBI single from Tyler Jablonski in the top of the fifth inning. The Hatchets gave up six runs in both of the bottom of the second and third innings, dropping their record to 0-16 on the season and finish their Great Northern Conference record 0-12. Tomahawk will have their final road game of the 2023 season today when they travel southeast to Wittenberg-Birnamwood. First pitch is at 4:00 today.

Published on 05/17/2023 under Sports The Hatchet softball squad finished the 2023 regular season with a non-conference victory at Marathon, winning 8-5. Sophie Olson pitched a complete game for Tomahawk, giving up five runs on seven hits. Khianna Vacho was the star of the day at the plate, going two for three with two doubles and four RBIs for the Hatchets. Tomahawk also got RBI singles from Macy Jankiewicz, Sienna Caulkins, and Emerson Lange. The Hatchets finish the 2023 regular season with a 7-11 record and a 4-8 Great Northern Conference record. Tomahawk's postseason run will begin Tuesday when they travel to Weyauwega-Fremont. Tune in for the broadcast on Sports Talk AM 810 / 100.7 FM with the Fehrman Orthodontics Pregame Show at 4:35 and first pitch at 5:00 from Warhawk Field in Weyauwega.

Published on 05/17/2023 under Sports The Hatchet track and field squads competed in the Great Northern Conference meet at Lakeland Tuesday. Tomahawk's boys placed fifth, finishing ahead of Mosinee and Antigo, while the girls placed seventh. The Hatchet girls had two conference champions coming in the 4x200 and 4x100 meter relays. The Hatchet boys' lone conference champion came from Joey Reiter in the shot put. The Hatchet postseason will continue next Tuesday with their Regional Meet at Colby. Field events begin at 4:00 Tuesday.

Published on 05/17/2023 under Sports Tomahawk's golf squad finished seventh in their final Great Northern Conference meet of the 2023 season at Inshalla Country Club Tuesday. Sawyer Hanna finished as the low scorer for the Hatchets with a 92. Austin Lamer placed second on the Hatchets with a 96. Owen Dickrell finished the 2023 Great Northern Conference season second-team all-conference while Sawyer Hanna finished Honorable Mention All-Conference. Tomahawk will have one final meet, which is a triangular with Northland Pines and Ashland at Inshalla Country Club Friday. After that, Tomahawk will begin postseason play with their regional meet at Turtleback Golf Course in Rice Lake Tuesday.

Published on 05/16/2023 under Sports Tomahawk's softball squad swept their Great Northern Conference doubleheader against Northland Pines at Hatchet Field Monday. The Hatchets broke out the mercy rule against the Eagles in both games, defeating Northland Pines in Game 1, 18-8. Tomahawk followed that up with another ten-run victory, winning 14-4. The Hatchets have now won four straight games, and improve their record to 6-11 on the season and finish their Great Northern Conference season at 4-8. The Hatchets will wrap up their regular season Tuesday with a non-conference showdown at Marathon. Join Alex Koch for the Fehrman Orthodontics Pregame Show at 4:20 and first pitch at 4:45 on Sports Talk 810 AM and 100.7 FM WJJQ.

Published on 05/16/2023 under Sports The Hatchet golf squad competed in their final road Great Northern Conference meet of the season at Trout Lake Golf Course in Minocqua Monday, finishing sixth. Tomahawk finished with a team score of 365, 13 strokes ahead of Antigo. Owen Dickrell placed fifth individually in the meet, finishing with a score of 82. Sawyer Hanna was second on the team with a low score of 84, a personal best. Carson Childers also finished with a score below triple digits, posting a 98. Tomahawk will be back in action for their final Great Northern Conference meet of the season at Inshalla Country Club today. The meet begins at 3:00.

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