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Hatchets Sports Recap - Weekend Published on 05/17/2021 under Sports

BASEBALL:

The Tomahawk Hatchets Varsity Baseball Team lost to Medford on Friday 14-4. Medford moves to 8-0 in the conference, while Tomahawk falls to 0-8.

The JV and Varsity Hatchets will host Mosinee on Monday evening. Join Hunter for the Varsity game on Northwoods 92.5FM at 4:45 pm.

SOFTBALL:

The Hatchet Varsity Softball Team lost all three games they played in the Monroe Invite over the weekend. They lost 8-3 to Monroe, 15-4 to Waterford, and 3-1 to Argyle.

The JV and Varsity Hatchets return home for games against Marathon on Monday evening at 5:00pm.

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