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Hatchet Golfers Finish Third; Albert 2nd / Hanna Third

Published on 05/14/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's golf squad bounced back with a third-place finish at their Great Northern Conference Meet at Minocqua Country Club Tuesday. The Hatchets finished with a team score of 330, seven strokes behind Mosinee and Lakeland. The Hatchets' top finisher was Jake Albert, placing second overall with a 76. Sawyer Hanna finished third overall with a 77. Oliver Childers finished third on the team and tied for eighth overall with an 82. Tomahawk's next Great Northern Conference meet is at Eagle River Country Club, hosted by Northland Pines. Tee-off is at 3:00 Friday afternoon.

Published on 05/14/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's track and field squads had a successful night at the Tomahawk Home Invite Tuesday. The Hatchet girls squeaked out a first-place team finish, their first of the season. The Lady Hatchets had four first-place finishes. The Hatchets' individual top finishes were from Elise Gibeault in the 300 meter hurdles, Sienna Caulkins in the triple jump, and Lydia Shaney in the 3200 meter run. Tomahawk's first-place relay finish came from the 4x800 meter relay team of Alli Palmer, Abbie Rosenmeier, Norah Mann, and Lydia Shaney. The Hatchet boys finished fifth with a team score of 79, placing ahead of Hurley and Spencer. Tomahawk had two first-place finishes in the meet. Beau Stromberg finished first in the high jump and Hudson Seymour set a personal best with a 123'5" throw in the discus. The Hatchets' next track meet is Thursday in Rhinelander.

Published on 05/14/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's softball squad suffered another double-digit Great Northern Conference loss, this time at the hands of Medford Tuesday, 12-1. The Hatchets were blitzed for eight runs in the first inning. The biggest bright spot was the first home run in the career of Ella Peissig. The Hatchets also got two hits from Anita Ziert and one from Aubrey Seubert. The loss drops Tomahawk to 7-12 on the season and 3-8 in Great Northern Conference play. The Hatchets will have Senior Day Thursday against Wausau East. Alex Koch and Matt Theiler will be in the broadcast booth with the Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Pregame Show at 4:05 and first pitch at 4:30 on Sports Talk 810 AM / 97.7 FM WJJQ.

Published on 05/14/2025 under Sports The Hatchet baseball squad lost their third straight game, this time at home to Wittenberg-Birnamwood, 6-2. The loss drops Tomahawk to 5-10 on the season and 4-6 in Great Northern Conference play. The next games for the Hatchets are Friday when they take on Ironwood (MI) in a doubleheader. The games will be broadcast on Sports Talk 810 AM / 97.7 FM WJJQ with the Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Pregame Show at 3:35 and first pitch at 4:00. Alex Koch will be in the broadcast booth.

Published on 05/13/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's softball squad completed the season sweep of Rhinelander Monday, holding on to defeat the Hodags, 8-5, in eight innings. Despite committing six errors, the Hatchets were able to get the win behind clutch hitting from Averi Petta. The sophomore finished a double short of the cycle, going three for five with a triple, a home run, three runs scored, and two RBIs. Camryn Kraklow picked up the complete game victory, giving up just four hits in eight innings of work. The win puts Tomahawk at 7-11 on the season and 3-7 in Great Northern Conference play. The Hatchets will go for the series split with Medford tonight at the Hatchet Softball Complex. First pitch is at 5:00.

Published on 05/13/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's golf squad struggled at the Rhinelander Country Club in their Great Northern Conference meet Monday, finishing fifth. The Hatchets picked up a team score of 331, three strokes behind third-place Rhinelander. Tomahawk's top finisher in the meet was Austin Lamer, placing eighth overall with a score of 79. Jake Albert and Sawyer Hanna both finished in the top 20, coming away with scores of 81 and 84. Tomahawk's next Great Northern Conference meet is today at Minocqua Country Club, hosted by Lakeland. Tee-off is at 3:00.

Published on 05/13/2025 under Sports The Hatchet baseball squad was unable to get the split against Medford, losing on the road to the Raiders Monday, 5-4. The loss drops Tomahawk to 5-9 on the season and 4-6 in Great Northern Conference play. The Hatchets will be back in action tonight at Tyler Kahle Memorial Field in Tomahawk for a non-conference showdown with Wittenberg-Birnamwood. First pitch is at 5:00 tonight.

Published on 05/12/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's baseball squad would suffer a tough non-conference road loss in Merrill Saturday, losing 8-4. The biggest bright spot for Tomahawk was Wally Horabik hitting the first Hatchet home run of the season. The loss drops Tomahawk to 5-8 on the season and 4-5 in Great Northern Conference play. The Hatchets are back in action for a Great Northern Conference showdown in Medford Monday, trying to go for the split of the season series. First pitch is at 5:00.

Published on 05/12/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's softball squad came away with a split in their invite at Gilman Saturday. The Hatchets started off the day on an incredibly sour note, losing to Pacelli, 17-1. Tomahawk struggled mightily in the field, committing seven errors. Only five of Pacelli's 17 runs were earned. The only run the Hatchets scored was on an RBI single in the third inning by Averi Petta. Game two of the tournament saw Tomahawk come back from down seven runs to defeat Edgar, 12-11. The Hatchets trailed, 11-4, in the bottom of the fourth inning before posting eight runs in the final three innings. The game was won when Averi Petta knocked in a walk-off RBI single, scoring Sophie Olsen. Camryn Kraklow was the winning pitcher for Tomahaw. The Hatchets also got a double and three RBIs from Kylie Peissig. The split puts Tomahawk at 6-11 on the season and 2-7 in Great Northern Conference play. Tomahawk will go for the season sweep of Rhinelander Monday. First pitch is at 5:00.

Published on 05/09/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's softball squad was no-hit and shut out in Minocqua Thursday, losing 11-0. The Hatchets also struggled mightily in the field, committing five errors and allowing only three earned runs. The T-Birds got on the Hatchets early on, putting seven on the scoreboard in the first inning. The loss drops Tomahawk to 5-10 on the season and 2-6 in Great Northern Conference play. The Hatchets will hit the road this weekend for an invite in Gilman. Tomahawk's two games will be against Pacelli and Edgar.

Published on 05/08/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's softball squad got back in the win column with a dominating win at Rib Lake Wednesday, 11-2. The Hatchets got 12 hits on the day and a complete game win from Camryn Kraklow. The freshman gave up just two runs on seven hits while striking out nine. The Hatchets got two hits from Ellie Micke, Sophie Olsen, Averi Petta, and Kylie Peissig. Peissig had a double and Micke had a triple in the win. The Hatchets' record now improves to 5-9 on the season. Tomahawk will now go for the series split in Minocqua Thursday against Lakeland. First pitch is at 4:30.

Published on 05/07/2025 under Sports The Hatchet baseball squad stunned the Great Northern Conference with an upset over defending state runner-up and conference leader Mosinee at Tyler Kahle Memorial Field Tuesday, winning 4-0. The Hatchets got an all-around performance from senior Brody Rigney. On the mound, Rigney pitched his second complete game shutout of the season, allowing just four hits while striking out seven. Rigney also had a two-run single in the third inning. Tomahawk also got two hits from catcher Drew Tollefson. The Hatchets' record improves to 5-7 and 3-5 in Great Northern Conference play. The Hatchets will go for the season sweep of the Lakeland T-Birds Friday. The game will be broadcast on Sports Talk 810 AM/97.7 FM WJJQ. The Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Pregame Show will begin at 4:35 and opening pitch is at 5:00. Alex Koch and Keith Hanse will be in the broadcast booth.

Published on 05/07/2025 under Sports The Hatchet golf squad came away with their highest finish in the Great Northern Conference meets so far this year, placing second at Bass Lake Country Club in Antigo Tuesday, placing second. The Hatchets finished with a team score of 337, finishing 13 strokes behind first-place finisher Lakeland. The Hatchets had two golfers placed in the top ten. Austin Lamer finished fourth and Oliver Childers placed sixth. The next meet for Tomahawk is Friday in St. Germain. Tee-off is at noon.

Published on 05/07/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's track and field squads came away with sixth-place finishes at the Lakeland Outdoor invite Tuesday. On the boys' side, Tomahawk had two first-place finishers in the met. The 4x100 meter relay team finished with a time of 48.08 seconds. Nathan Rosenmeier placed first in the High Jump with a leap of 5'10". For the girls, the Hatchets had two third-place finishers. Alicia Voermans placed third in the pole vault with a mark of nine feet even. Elise Gibeault placed third in the 300 meter hurdles, clocked at 51.44 seconds. The next Tomahawk track and field meet is Friday evening in Merrill. Field Events begin at 5:00.

Published on 05/07/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's softball squad would get dominated by defending state runner-up Mosinee at the Hatchet Softball Complex, losing, 18-3. The Hatchets would give up at least three runs in four innings, including six in the fourth. Lydia Ziert finished with two hits and two RBIs on the day. Tomahawk's lone extra-base hit came on a double from Abi Micke. The loss drops Tomahawk to 4-9 on the season and 2-6 in Great Northern Conference play. The Hatchets go back on the road Thursday to take on Lakeland. First pitch is at 5:00.

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