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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 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.

Published on 04/22/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's softball squad went 2-1 in their tournament at Monroe Saturday. The Hatchets' lone loss game in Game One to the host, Monroe, 13-3. However, Tomahawk bounced back and put forth two brilliant performances in Games Two and Three. Tomahawk defeated Reedsburg in Game Two 12-7. The Hatchets' grand finale in Game Three was a comeback victory over #5 in Division 5 Juda-Albany 6-5. The Hatchets' record now stands at 6-5 on the season. Tomahawk will be back in action Monday with another non-conference battle, this time at home against Merrill.

Published on 04/22/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's track and field squads traveled to Little Chute for their next outdoor invite. The Hatchet girls came away with a fourth-place finish while the boys placed tenth. Tomahawk's girls' top individual finish came from Elise Gibeault in the 200 meter dash. Gibeault was also a member of the 4x200 meter relay team that placed first; joining her were Halle Derleth, Faith Derleth, and Alicia Voermans. The Hatchet boys' top finish also came in the 4x200 meter relay. The team of Dane Schonenberger, Mason Riebe, Ryan Larson, and Presley Gutbrod placed fifth. Tomahawk's next invite will be Tuesday when they travel to Great Northern Conference foe Medford.

Published on 04/22/2024 under Sports The Hatchet baseball team were swept in their doubleheader Saturday down in Hustisford. Tomahawk lost both games and gave up more than eight runs in each of them. The Hatchets were blown out of the ballpark with a 13-1 loss in Game One. Tomahawk competed in Game Two, but still suffered a 9-6 defeat. The losses drop Tomahawk to 1-7 on the season. The Hatchets will hit the field Tuesday for a Great Northern Conference showdown in Minocqua against Lakeland.

Published on 04/22/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's golf squad competed in the Reedsburg Invitational. The Hatchets finished 14th out of 24 teams in the meet. Tomahawk finished with a team score of 360, four strokes ahead of DeForest and 12 ahead of the host, Reedsburg. Sawyer Hanna and Austin Lamer tied for the low score on the Hatchets with 86. All five golfers finished with a score below triple digits. Carson Childers finished with a score of 93. Owen Dickrell scored a 95 and Caiden Reichelt had a 96. Tomahawk's next meet will be Tuesday for their first Great Northern Conference meet of the season on their home course, Inshalla Country Club.

Published on 04/17/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's softball squad suffered their third straight Great Northern Conference and fourth straight overall loss at Remington Field in Antigo Tuesday afternoon, losing 16-4. The Hatchets' pitching and defense fell short once again, committing three errors and allowing eight walks. Scout Stromberg went two for three with two doubles and an RBI. Macy Jankiewicz also went two for three with a double and two RBIs. The loss drops Tomahawk to 3-4 on the season and 0-3 in Great Northern Conference play. The Hatchets will continue to search for their first Great Northern Conference win of the season when they travel to Northland Pines Thursday afternoon.

Published on 04/12/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's baseball team needed a little extra work, but came away with their first win of their season and their first Great Northern Conference win in two years with a 2-0, nine-inning victory over Northland Pines in Eagle River Thursday night. The Hatchets were in a scoreless deadlock with the Eagles through eight innings until RBI singles from Brayden Larson and Ethan Ihn knocked in the only two runs of the game. Brody Rigney and Monty Framke combined to pitch a four-hit shutout. Framke also had four of Tomahawk's nine hits on the day. The Hatchets improve their record to 1-3 on the season and 1-1 in Great Northern Conference play. Tomahawk will resume Great Northern Conference play Monday with a showdown at Tyler Kahle Field against Medford.

Published on 04/10/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's golf squad opened up their season placing first in their triangular at Inshalla Country Club Tuesday afternoon. The Hatchets finished seven strokes ahead of Prentice and eight ahead of Three Lakes. Austin Lamer finished as a tie for the meet medalist with Prentice's Matti Heikkinen. Sawyer Hanna finished third overall with a 41. The Hatchets will be back in action at the Barron Invite next week.

Published on 04/10/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's baseball squad suffered a tough loss at the hands of the Northland Pines Eagles at Tyler Kahle Field Tuesday night, 5-4. The Hatchets came back from down 2-0 to take a 4-2 lead heading into the sixth, but a three-run inning from the Eagles put them ahead for good, including a go-ahead two-out single by Pines' Jason Linn. Brayden Larson pitched 5.2 innings, giving up five runs on seven hits. He also went two for three at the plate. Drew Tollefson went one for three with a two-run single in the fifth. The Hatchets' record drops to 0-3 on the season and 0-1 in Great Northern Conference play. The two teams will meet for the second time Thursday at Eagle River.

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