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Hatchet Volleyball Team Defeats Northland Pines

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.

Published on 05/24/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's track and field squads competed in the WIAA Division 2 Sectional Meet at Colby Thursday evening. The Hatchets will represent two events at the State Track Meet next weekend. The Hatchet girls' 4x200 meter relay team of Halle Derleth, Faith Derleth, Alicia Voermans, and Elise Gibeault placed first with a time of 1:46.45, a full second clear of Hayward. Gibeault also will represent Tomahawk in the 400 meter dash, placing third in her sectional with a time of 58.77 seconds. Even though Ayla McCormick didn't qualify, she broke her own school record for her throw in discus with 124'2". The Hatchet boys' top event came in the 4x400 meter relay. Tomahawk placed 11th with a time of 3:46.45. Gibeault, Voermans, and both Derleths will compete in the WIAA Division 2 State Meet at UW-La Crosse next weekend.

Published on 05/24/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's softball squad had their season end in the WIAA Division 3 Regional Final at Peshtigo Thursday afternoon, losing 9-1. After a 40-minute rain delay pushed the game back, the Hatchets mustered their only run on an RBI groundout by Scout Stromberg. Tomahawk's pitching was miles different from the dominant performance at Weyauwega-Fremont Wednesday. Three Hatchet pitchers surrendered 12 walks to Peshtigo batters, including six in a six-run fifth inning. Sammy Gebauer went two for three with two singles and a run scored. Tomahawk finishes 2024 with a 13-15 record and a 4-8 record in Great Northern Conference play. The Hatchets graduate nine seniors, who are Sammy Gebauer, Macy Jankiewicz, Scout Stromberg, Kayleigh Haring, Bella Marino, Khianna Vacho, Emerson Lange, Maddy Baumann, and Abby Kallerud.

Published on 05/24/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's baseball squad had their season end in the WIAA Division 3 Regional Quarterfinal at Coleman Thursday, losing 7-4. The Hatchets jumped out to a 2-1 lead after two innings, but a six-run third inning from the Cougars proved to be the difference. Tomahawk also was unable to overcome five errors and 11 strikeouts from Coleman pitcher Logan Kurth. Despite scoring four runs, Tomahawk had just one hit in the game, which was a single by Colton Seslar. Connor Vanderwyst provided Tomahawk's only RBI in a ground out in the top of the seventh. Tomahawk finishes their season with a 5-16 record and a 4-8 Great Northern Conference record. The Hatchets graduate four seniors this year, who are Ethan Ihn, Ethan Trayes, Landon Hoff, and Grant Albrecht.

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