Sports

The Hawks soccer team concluded its regular season schedule with a non-conference home game and a benefit game for the Green Bay Veterans Manor. Many donations were made, both monetary and nonperishable food items, during the 10-0 win. Trinity Popelka scored four goals for the Hawks. Darcie Erdmann, Amelia Klement...

Missing our senior captain and leading scorer we were a bit concerned how the girls would respond to positional moves but they cam out firing on all cylinders when Grace Plank passed to Ava Gaetano putting a left footed shot in the back of the net. One minute later Ava took a pass from Mallory Schmidt for her second goal. Mallory took a pass from Defender Junior Aleena Ryan and race past Antigos left back and after three missed opportunities Mallory found the back of the net. Ryyn Darr connect with fellow midfielder Grace Plank who ripped it in the back of the net. Senior Olivia Eliason took a through ball from freshman Addison Parz. Pines 5-0 15 minutes into the game. At that point we wanted to work on different things for our tough Saturdays regional games but needed to make some moves and get girls some needed playing time. Freshman Ryley Darr took a ball across her back foot one touching a pass to streaking senior Sarah Nagel. Freshman to Freshman Kaydence Brost to Addison Paez. Mallory Schmidt to a pass from Aleena Ryan both notching their second point of the night. Half ended 8-0. All girls were playing and 4 minutes into the second half Sophomore Kylie Lester tapped the ball to Senior Emma Weber who cut right to left and moved the keeper as she notched off her left foot. Finally I’m the 59:55 minute sophomore Sydney Sarkaukas played a beautiful far post cross over the keeper to a crashing Brost but the cross curled in giving Sarkaukas the 10 goals and the end of the game.

The Antigo Red Robins baseball season came to an end on Thursday, as the Robins fell at Shawano 4-1 in a Division Two Regional quarterfinal. Antigo was held to five hits by Shawano pitching, with Luke Bastle, Gordon Lucht and Javon Bussey recording doubles. Tom Kezzo recorded the win on...

As far as rescheduled contests today (Wednesday), the Antigo Red Robins Division Two regional softball game against Great Northern Conference rival Lakeland will be played at 3:30 at Al Remington Field. The Robins fell to Lakeland twice during the regular season and are 13-6 overall and seeded third. Sixth-seeded Lakeland...

ANTIGO -- You’ve heard about Pickleball, the fastest growing sport in the USA. Are you ready to play it? Antigo Pickleball Club is hosting two free Learn to Play sessions on Saturday, June 1 at the Elleson courts by Antigo High School (1900 10th Avenue) open to the first sixteen participants (age 12 and up) that sign up. Session 1: 10-11:30 am Session 2: 12:30 – 2 pm Sign up by emailing your name, cellphone # and which session you wish to attend to: antigopickleball@gmail.com. Wear comfortable athletic clothing and tennis style court shoes. Bring your paddle if you have one. Otherwise, we supply paddles and balls. For more information about Pickleball in Antigo, including play times, check out the Antigo Pickleball Club’s Facebook page.

ANTIGO, Wis. (WJFW)- For the third time this season, Lakeland Union and Antigo softball faced off on Wednesday. The T-Birds swept the Red Robins in both regular season games, but both teams actually finished tied for 2nd place in the Great Northern Conference standings to end the season. Also, this is the playoffs, where anything can happen.

WIAA Sectional Track Meets were held around the State Thursday, and both the Antigo Red Robins and Wittenberg-Birnamwood Chargers will be represented at the State Meet. Antigo’s MacKenzie Wissbroecker, back-to-back defending State champ in the long jump, will have a chance to make it a three-peat, after qualifying once again in the event. Wissbroecker leapt 18 feet on the head, taking first overall. She will also compete at the State in the 100 meter dash, where she placed fourth, as the top four individuals in each event qualify for State.

The Antigo athletic department is proud to announce our new head boys and girls cross country coach Dan Bastle!. We are very excited to have him, and looking forward to having him coach in the Fall of 2024!. Hello. My name is Dan Bastle. I consider myself an Antigonian “lifer”...

While Tuesday’s weather caused the postponement of a number of postseason contests in area prep sports, some did take place, including the Antigo golf team’s Division Two Regional Meet at Northwestern. Antigo will advance one competitor to the sectional meet, as Ean Perry shot a 76 and claimed...

ANTIGO, Wis. (WSAW) - Sierra Tessmann tallied five goals for Medford as the Raiders beat Antigo, 8-0, on Antigo’s senior night. The Raiders took an early 2-0 lead before Tessmann scored two more goals to make it 4-0 at halftime. They matched that mark in the second half as they won 8-0. In addition to Tessman’s five goals, Madison Clarkson and Mallory Richter each tallied goals.

-WIAA softball playoffs continue on this Tuesday with regional semifinals. The Antigo Red Robins will host Great Northern Conference rival Lakeland in a Division Two matchup at Al Remington Field, beginning at 4 p.m. Antigo finished the regular season with a 13-6 record and is the three seed, with Lakeland seeded sixth and holding a 14-8 mark. Lakeland did defeat the Robins twice during the regular season. The winner of tonight’s game plays the winner of Merrill and New London in Thursday’s regional final.

The Antigo Red Robins’ boys tennis subsectional did take place in Altoona on Tuesday. Antigo failed to advance a competitor to the sectional meet, as all four of its singles competitors fell in the first round in a strong field. Nolan Bunnell lost to Regis’ Tony Wesner 6-3, 6-3;...

The Elcho Hornets golf team hosted a WIAA Division Three Regional Meet Wednesday at the Bass Lake Country Club in Deerbrook. The Hornets season came to an end, as it finished eighth overall on the day and failed to advance a competitor to the sectional meet. Three Lakes-Phelps is regional...

Week three of the Badger Amateur Baseball Association saw the Antigo-Polar Bears pick up another win, as the Bears downed Wittenberg 10-1, behind a strong pitching performance from A.J. Kirsch. Jed Weix, Eli Fleischman and Mason Gray all had two hits, including a pair of doubles from Gray. Antigo Polar...

WIAA track regionals were held around the State on Monday, with both the Antigo Red Robins and Wittenberg-Birnamwood Chargers sending a number of competitors to the Sectional Meet after a Division Two Regional Meet held in Medford. With the top four finishers in each event moving on, advancing for Antigo...

The Antigo Red Robins will head out on the road to challenge the Wausau East Lumberjacks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Antigo is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses. Antigo lost 12-2 to Mosinee on Friday. Meanwhile, Wausau East beat Appleton East...

DEERBROOK, Wis. — Saint Thomas Aquinas Academy’s Kaiden Bailey punched his ticket to a fourth straight berth in the WIAA Division 3 Golf Sectionals at Bass Lake Golf Course on Wednesday. The STAA senior edged Crandon’s Tucker Krause by one stroke to capture the individual Division 3 Regional championship. Bailey finished the front-nine three strokes ahead of Krause, 36-39, which helped him overcome a lackluster finish after Bailey shot 42...

The golf postseason began for some teams Monday, with Wittenberg-Birnamwood in a Division Two Meet in Iola. With the top four teams and top four individuals not part of a qualifying team moving on, the Chargers saw one golfer advance to sectionals, as Joe Seegmiller shot a 79 and tied for fifth overall, claiming the second individual qualifying spot.

WITTENBERG – Wittenberg-Birnamwood scored four times in the bottom of seventh inning to rally past Spencer 8-7 in a nonconference baseball game on Monday at Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School. Carter Luepke had a double and drove in three runs for Spencer, which led 6-0 after 2½ innings before the Chargers...