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Tomahawk Hockey Association's PeeWee A Team Finishes Second at State

Published on 03/13/2023 under Sports The Tomahawk Hockey Association PeeWee A team competed in the 3A WAHA Championships over the weekend at Bay Area Civic Center in Ashland. Tomahawk opened play with an 8-2 win over Beaver Dam. Then in the semi-finals, Tomahawk defeated Somerset 6-3 to advance to the championship game. In the title game, Tomahawk lost to Sauk Prairie by a final of 6-3. Tomahawk finishes in second place.

Published on 03/06/2023 under Sports The Tomahawk Hockey Association PeeWee A and PeeWee B Teams will compete in their respective WAHA State Tournaments this weekend. The PeeWee A's will play in the 3A tourney hosted by Ashland at the Bay Area Civic Center. Tomahawk is the #3 seed and will play Beaver Dam at 9:30 am Saturday morning. The winner will advance to the semi-final game at 3:30 pm against Somerset or Amery. The 7th, 5th, 3rd and championship games are on Sunday at 8:00 am, 9:45 am, 11:30 am and 1:15 pm. The PeeWee B's will play at Waupaca Expo Center in the WAHA 3B Championships. Tomahawk will take on Waupaca Saturday morning at 8:00 am. The bottom half of the bracket has Sauk Prairie playing Blackhawk. The winners will play at 3:30 pm, while the losers play at 2:00 pm. The 7th, 5th, 3rd and championship games are on Sunday at 8:00 am, 9:45 am, 11:30 am and 1:15 pm.

Published on 03/06/2023 under Sports The Tomahawk Bantam Hockey Team won the 3A WAHA State Championship on Sunday, defeating Somerset 6-3 in the championship game. Tomahawk advanced to the title game with wins on Saturday, defeating Waupaca 14-1 and Waupun 8-2. Tomahawk's Bantams finish their season with a 30-3 record and also finished ranked 16th in the state. Since 2018, this is the ninth WAHA State Championship for the Tomahawk Hockey Association. This weekend, the Tomahawk PeeWee A and PeeWee B teams will compete in their WAHA State Championship Tournaments.

Published on 02/27/2023 under Sports The Tomahawk Hockey Association Bantam Team has advanced to the WAHA 3A State Hockey Championships on Saturday, March 4 and Sunday March 5 at Reedsburg Area Community Arena. Tomahawk is the top seed in the eight team tournament and will open play against Waupaca on Saturday at 11:30 am. The winner will play the winner of the Sauk Prairie / Waupun game. That semi-final match-up is at 8:15 pm Saturday night. The top half of the bracket has Ashland against Black River Falls and Somerset against Reedsburg/Wisconsin Dells. The consolation, fifth, third and championship games will be played on Sunday at 8:00 am, 10:00 am, Noon and 2:00 pm.

Published on 02/22/2023 under Sports For the third time this season, the Tomahawk Hatchet Girls Basketball Team played the Northland Pines Eagles and on Tuesday night the match-up was a WIAA Regional Quarter Final game. The contest at Northland Pines High School began with the Eagles jumping out to a 10-2 lead in the first half. Tomahawk would go on a 7-4 run to cut the lead to 14-9 at the half. In the second half, Northland Pines extended their lead to five, 17-12. Then Tomahawk went on a 9-0 run to gain a 21-17 lead. The Hatchets would eventually lead 25-21. The Eagles then closed out the game with a 19-9 run to advance in playoff action with a 40-34 win. Tomahawk was led by Claire Albert with 16 points, eight rebounds, four steals and three assists. Freya Alberg had 11 points and 12 rebounds. Lydia Ziert added five for Tomahawk. The Hatchets end their season with a 7-18 record. This marks the first time since the 2004-05 season that a Hatchet Girls Basketball Team had seven wins.

Published on 02/21/2023 under Sports Tomahawk's Presley Gutbrod has advanced to the WIAA State Wrestling Meet on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Kohl Center in Madison. Gutbrod will wrestle at 106 pounds in Division Two action on Thursday night. WJJQ will have coverage with Tony Derleth on Thursday night.

Published on 02/21/2023 under Sports The Tomahawk Hatchet Boys Basketball Team struggled out of the games on Monday night at Phillips, losing to the Loggers 77-54. The Hatchets fell behind early 18-2 and failed to make up any ground, mainly trading baskets with the Loggers the rest of the way. Gavyn Palmer led Tomahawk with 14 points, while Tyler Jablonski had 12. Tomahawk is now 5-18 overall and will host Rhinelander on Thursday night.

Published on 02/15/2023 under Sports On Tuesday night, the Tomahawk Hatchet Girls Basketball Team hosted Rib Lake in a non-conference game at the Fieldhouse. Tomahawk led 17-8 at the half and went on to a 29-25 win. With the win, Tomahawk improves to 6-17 on the season and will wrap-up the regular season on Thursday night when they travel to Bowler. The opening tip is at 6:00 pm.

Published on 02/08/2023 under Sports On Tuesday night the Hatchet Hockey Team won their third straight game as they defeated Waupaca 4-2 in the Great Northern Conference Tournament. The win will move Tomahawk into the fifth place game of the tourney on Saturday at 1:00 pm at Medford where they will play Northland Pines. With the win, Tomahawk improves to 16-5 on the year and on Thursday night the Hatchet host the Burrnett Blizzard at 7:00 pm at SARA Park.

Published on 02/08/2023 under Sports On Tuesday night, the Hatchet Girls and Boys Basketball Teams played the Lakeland T-Birds. The Hatchet girls lost at Lakeland 84-31. The Hatchet boys hosted Lakeland and the T-Birds won 71-30. Tomahawk's basketball teams will play Antigo on Friday, with the Hatchet girls hosting and the boys on the road.

Published on 02/07/2023 under Sports The Tomahawk Hatchet Girls Basketball Team hosted Tri-County on Monday night in non-conference action at the Fieldhouse, and Tomahawk earned their fifth win of the season with a 58-24 win. Claire Albert and Khianna Vacho led the way for Tomahawk, with 17 and 15 points respectively. Bryn Baalke added 10 points for Tomahawk. The Hatchets are now 5-15 and will travel to Lakeland on Tuesday night.

Published on 02/01/2023 under Sports The Tomahawk Hatchet Hockey Team hosted Antigo on Tuesday night in their first Great Northern Conference Tournament game, losing 5-2. Tomahawk trailed 4-0, when Jonah Dickens scored on an assist from Zach Friske. Dickens added another goal in the third period to cut the lead to 4-2, with another assist from Friske. That would be as close as Tomahawk would get, as Antigo added an empty net goal late. The Hatchet fall to 13-6 overall on the season. The Hatchets will host Barron on Thursday night at 7:00 pm at SARA Park.

Published on 02/01/2023 under Sports On Tuesday night, the Hatchet Boys Basketball Team traveled to Lakeland for a Great Northern Conference game against the T-Birds. Lakeland wins 77-39, as the Hatchets are now 3-13 overall and 0-9 in the GNC. Gavyn Palmer led Tomahawk with 14 points. Tomahawk will host Elcho on Thursday night in the Fieldhouse, with the opening tip at 7:15 pm. Join Alex and Terry for the Fehrman Orthodontics Pregame Show at 6:55 pm on Northwoods 92-5, WJJQ.

Published on 01/31/2023 under Sports The Tomahawk Hatchet Boys Swimming Team traveled to Lakeland for a Great Northern Conference Double Dual with the host T-Birds and Rhinelander. Tomahawk came away with a split on Monday night, as the Hatchets defeated Lakeland 63-32. The Hatchets lost to GNC leader Rhinelander by a final of 117-31. The Hatchets will compete in the Great Northern Conference Meet on Friday at Antigo High School, with the opening event at 5:00 pm.

Published on 01/31/2023 under Sports On Monday night, the Tomahawk Hatchet Boys Basketball Team traveled to Rib Lake for a non-conference game. After the first half of play, the game was tied at 25-25. Rib Lake would then outscore Tomahawk 34 to 25 in the second half to win their tenth game of the season. Tomahawk will be back in action on Tuesday night, when they travel to Lakeland for a match-up with the T-Birds at 7:15 pm.

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