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Prentice boys basketball season ends at regionals
The Prentice High School varsity boys basketball season ended with a first round upset loss in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 5 Regional Tournament on Feb. 27. The No. 5 seed Buccaneers lost 58-46 at home to No. 10 seed Athens. Prentice ends the season with a 13-11 overall record. The team finished in second place with a 7-9 record in the Marawood North Conference. Athens improves to 10-14 on the year and will continue regional play against No. 2 seed Drummond on March 1. Drummond defeated No. 15 seed Cornell 59-19 on Feb. 27.
Upson wrestles in two close losses at state
Phillips High School senior Ethan Upson competed in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association State Wrestling Tournament in Madison on Feb. 23, 2024. Although he lost both matches, he dominated throughout the first and lost after a long battle in the second. After an outstanding regular season Upson qualified for the state tournament with a run of quality wrestling matches. He won first place at the Marawood Conference Tournament, the WIAA Regional, and then the WIAA Sectional tournament to earn the state tournament appearance in the...
REGIONAL CHAMPS! Phillips girls come back for OT win against Cameron
PHILLIPS — It was a nailbiter in which the Phillips High School varsity girls basketball seemed to will their way to a 79-73 overtime victory over visiting Cameron to win the regional final in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Tournament Series. The No. 3 seed Cameron got the jump on No. 2 seed Phillips early, with a mix of 2 and 3 point baskets the Comets found themselves up by 12 points and maintained a 10 point lead for much of the first half. Phillips...
Prentice season ends at Owen-Withee
The Prentice High School varsity girls basketball postseason ended with a 43-27 loss at Owen-Withee High School on Feb. 23. The No. 2 seed Owen-Withee had their hands full against the No. 7 seed Buccaneers in a low-scoring regional semifinal game in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Tournament Series. Owen-Withee will go on to the regional final against No. 3 seed Drummond, after they defeated No. 6 seed Mellen 52-51 in a close semifinal match on Friday. Prentice ends the season with a 10-16 overall record and 4-12 in the Marawood North Conference.
Phillips girls beat C-W, host Cameron for regional final on Saturday
PHILLIPS — The postseason varsity girls basketball excitement grows as Phillips moves on to the Division 4 Regional final of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association 2024 Girls Basketball Tournament Series. The No. 2 seed Loggers defeated No. 7 seed Chetek-Weyerhaeuser 82-43 in Phillipson Feb. 23, and will now host No. 3 Cameron at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24. “We got out and ran like we do; We like to run fast,” said Phillips Coach Mike Eggebrecht. “It was a good game for us.” ...
Phillips High School Students of the Quarter
Phillips High School announced the two Students of the Second Quarter as seniors Hayden Sokolowski and Iliana Winter. Hayden Sokolowski is the son of Jim and Michelle Sokolowski. He is involved with FBLA, Mock Trial, Esports, Northwoods Players, Cross Country, and Track and Field. His favorite school memory is “playing in the WCBA All-State Band in January, the best concert of my life.” Sokolowski would like to pursue some sort...
Rib Lake season ends at regional final
The Rib Lake High School varsity boys basketball season ended earlier than expected at the Region 5 Interscholastic Athletic Association Tournament. The No. 1 seed Rib Lake lost in a surprising 45-43 upset to No. 4 seed Owen-Withee in the Region 5 regional final on March 2 at home. Owen-Withee will go on to face No. 3 seed Winter in the sectional in Medford after their stunning 59-46 upset of No. 2 Drummond. The loss ends a stellar season for the Redmen with a 21-6 overall record and first place in the Marawood-North Conference at 12-4. The No. 1 seed Rib Lake defeated Butternut 79-24 in the regional opener on Feb. 27. The team defeated Thorp 61-51 in the semifinal on March 1.
Rib Lake boys top Chequamegon
The Rib Lake High School Varsity Boys Basketball team won at home 58-48 against Chequamegon on Feb. 19. Rib Lake is first in the Marawood North Conference with one regular season game to go. The Rib Lake scorers were led by Dominic Quednow with 18 points, followed by Andrew Wudi with 11, Jackson Blomberg with 10, Donovan Sutherland with 8, Talon Scheithauer with 6, and Seth Borchardt with 5. The...
Phillips boys advance in regionals
The Phillips High School varsity boys basketball team won the first round game of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 4 Regional Tournament on Feb. 27. The No. 7 seed Loggers defeated No. 10 seed Spencer 65-60 in Phillips. Spencer started the game strong until Phillips pushed back and the Loggers led 37-34 at the half. The score was relatively even until late in the game when Phillips pushed the lead to 7 points with free throws in the final minutes. ...
The week in varsity basketball
The high school boys and girls varsity basketball seasons are nearing the end and the excitement of the postseason regional tournament is here. Here is a snapshot of the final regular season games and conference standings. MARAWOOD NORTH — BOYS Conference, Overall Rib Lake: 10-4, 17-5 ...
Phillips wrestler Upson advances to state
Phillips High School senior Ethan Upson was among five team wrestlers who competed at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 3 Regional Boys Wrestling meet at Edgar on Feb. 17, and emerged the champion of his 165 pound weight class to move on to the WIAA State Tournament this Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 23-25 at the Kohl Center of UW-Madison. Phillips placed 10th among the 22 teams competing at Edgar High School. Chequamegon was in a five-way tie for 18th. ...
Phillips tops Abbotsford at home
The Phillips High School Varsity Boys Basketball picked up a needed win to move into a second place tie with Prentiec in the Marawood North Conference. The Loggers defeated visiting Abbotsford 86-63 on Feb. 16. The win puts them at 6-8 in the conference and 12-10 overall. Phillips will conclude its season with conference games at second place Prentice on Feb. 19, and at first place Rib Lake on Feb. 22. ...
Phillips dance team goes to state
For the first time in several years the Phillips High School Dance Team made it to the State Dance Championships state competition on Feb.2-3 at the LaCrosse Center. The team placed 12th among 24 teams in the Wisconsin Association of Cheer/Pom Coaches Inc., where the dancers competed in jazz, kick and pom events. The members, Christopher Randrup, Caitlin Pesko and Emma Davis, reached the state tournament by placing sixth at the Northern Regional tournament held at D.C. Everest Area School District on Jan. 26 in...
Prentice girls upset Butternut
The Prentice High School varsity girls basketball team won a shocker on the road with a 57-43 non-conference win at Butternut on Feb. 13. The Buccaneers win came on Senior Night for the Butternut students. The Midgets came out flat against the Buccaneers, which may have a little to do with trying to bounce back from an emotionally draining loss to second place Drummond on Feb. 9, said Butternut Coach Troy Scherwinski. ...
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