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Hatchet Wrestling Teams Compete in Nekoosa Invite

Published on 01/19/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's boys and girls finished second overall in the Papermaker Punisher Invite in Nekoosa Saturday. The Hatchet boys finished with 143.5 points, finishing behind only the champion Neillsville/Greenwood/Loyal. Tomahawk finished with eight top-two finishes across numerous weight classes. The Hatchets' lone first-place finish came from Zander Zehner at 150 pounds. Owen Oates, Brayden Ristau, Jack Derleth, Kaiden Kapellusch, Blake Younker, and Nathan Norman all finished second. The Hatchet girls finished with 106 points, finishing behind the champion, Nekoosa/Assumption/Port Edwards. Tomahawk had five top-two finishes. The Hatchets' lone champion was Kylie Peissig at 107 pounds. Abby Rosenmeyer, Elise Gibeault, Alena Cerkes, and Kami Gabrich all placed second. Both squads will be back in action Thursday for matches. The Hatchet boys will have a triangular with Athens and Mosinee. Tomahawk's girls will have a match with Merrill. Those matches will begin at 6:30 and will be broadcast on Northwoods 92.5 WJJQ. The Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Prematch Show begins at 6:10 with opening duals at 6:30. Alex Koch and Tony Derleth will be in the broadcast booth.

Published on 01/18/2025 under Sports Claire Albert hit a game-winning layup at the buzzer for the Hatchet girls' basketball team came back from down 11 points to beat Antigo, 47-46. Tomahawk struggled to take care of the ball throughout the game. However, the Hatchets went on runs to end both halves. Tomahawk ended the first half on a 19-9 run. The Hatchets then ended the game with an 18-7 run, including scoring the final five points, all from Albert. The game-winning layup from Albert was two of her 16 points. Freya Alberg had 15 for Tomahawk. The Hatchets broke their four-game losing streak to improve to 6-7 on the season and 3-4 in Great Northern Conference play. Tomahawk is back in action next Friday for another Great Northern Conference battle with Northland Pines. The game will be broadcast on Northwoods 92.5 WJJQ with the Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Pregame Show at 6:50 and tip-off at 7:15. Matt Theiler and Alex Koch will be in the broadcast booth.

Published on 01/15/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's Hockey Squad remain undefeated in Great Northern Conference play with a 4-1 win over Lakeland on Pink the Rink night at SARA Park Tuesday. The Hatchets got goals from Jonah Dickens, Beau Stromberg, and Sawyer Hanna. Trevor Seliskar stopped 22 out of 23 shots on goal. The Hatchets record now stands at 11-3 and 5-0 in Great Northern Conference play. Tomahawk will have a full week off before their next GNC Game at Antigo.

Published on 01/15/2025 under Sports Both of Tomahawk's basketbal squads lost to Medford on Tuesday. The Hatchet boys were at Medford and lost 71-17. Tomahawk's girls lost to the Raiders at home, 63-30. Tomahawk's boys now stand at 4-7 on the season and 0-5 in Great Northern Conference play. The Hatchet girls now stand at 5-7 and 2-4 in Great Northern Conference play. Both teams will be back in action for another GNC game against Antigo Friday night. The boys will be at home and the girls will be on the road. The girls game will be broadcast on Northwoods 92.5 WJJQ with the Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Pregame Show at 6:50 and tip-off at 7:15. Alex Koch and Matt Theiler will be in the broadcast booth.

Published on 01/13/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's boys' swim team competed at the Jaguar Invitational in Ashwaubenon, finishing tied for ninth with Appleton North/East. The Hatchets had two events where they finished sixth. One was the 200-yard freestyle relay team of Sam Zastrow, Jack Amelse, Bruce Peetz, and Zach Germano. Dane Dekiep also placed sixth in the 100-yard backstroke. The Hatchets head up to Minocqua for a GNC Dual with Lakeland Tuesday.

Published on 01/13/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's boys wrestling team came out on top Saturday, winning the 2025 Northland Invite. Eight wrestlers finished in the top three, including two first-place finishers. Placing first was Zander Zehner at 150 pounds and Hudson Evans at 165 pounds. Brayden Ristau, Jack Derleth, Walter Horabik, Connor Jones, Kaiden Kapellusch, and Ethan Gibeault all finished third. Tomahawk will be down in Mosinee for a Great Northern Conference Quad on Thursday. The Hatchets will square off with Antigo and Rhinelander. The matches will be broadcast on Northwoods 92.5 WJJQ with the Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Prematch Show at 6:10 and opening duels at 6:30. Alex Koch and Tony Derleth will be in the broadcast booth.

Published on 01/10/2025 under Sports Tomahawk's hockey team continued their undefeated start to the Great Northern Conference season with a 4-1 win over Mosinee Thursday night. After trailing 1-0 after one period, the Hatchets rolled off four straight goals. Austin Lamer notched his 100th career assist on the night. Lamer and Jonah Dickens each scored two goals apiece. Trevor Seliskar stopped 23 of 24 shots in net to help improve the Hatchets' record to 11-3 on the season and 4-0 in Great Northern Conference play. Tomahawk will be back in action Tuesday for another Great Northern Conference showdown against Lakeland. Alex Koch and Zach Garner will be in the broadcast booth from SARA Park with the Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Pregame Show at 6:35 and opening faceoff at 7:00.

Published on 01/03/2025 under Sports The #1 in Division 2 Hatchet Hockey team would suffer their second straight defeat in a rematch of the WIAA Division 2 State Semifinal Thursday night, losing to New Richmond, 5-4. Tomahawk trailed 5-2 before scoring two goals in the third period to close the deficit to one. Unfortunately, that is how close Tomahawk would get. Jonah Dickens scored twice for Tomahawk and Carson Childers and Austin Lamer had the other two golas. The loss drops Tomahawk to 9-3 on the season and 3-0 in Great Northern Conference play. The Hatchets are back in action Tuesday for another non-conference showdown against Pacelli at SARA Park.

Published on 12/30/2024 under Sports The Hatchet Hockey Team completed a second-place finish at the Rocket Red Nose Holiday Classic in Neenah over the weekend. Tomahawk began their run with a dominating 5-1 win over Eau Claire North Thursday night. Jonah Dickens eclipsed his 100th career goal in the first period. Dickens also finished with a hat trick in the win over the Huskies. The Hatchets then came back from trailing 4-2 to Bay Port in the Semifinals Friday to win 6-5. Tomahawk scored four goals in the third period to complete the comeback, including the game-winning goal by Dickens with two minutes left. Unfortunately, Tomahawk's run came to an end at the hands of #1 in Division 1 SPASH in the Championship, 8-2. Tomahawk's two goals came from Austin Lamer and Beau Stromberg. The Hatchets' record now stands at 9-2 on the season and 3-0 in Great Northern Conference play. Tomahawk resumes play Thursday in a Division 2 State Semifinal rematch at New Richmond. The puck drops at 7:00.

Published on 12/30/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's basketball teams competed in the Hatchet Holiday Classic over the weekend. Tomahawk's boys began their run with a 50-27 win over Marion Friday afternoon. Colton Seslar had 12 points to lead the Hatchets. Tyler Sundquist chipped in 11. The Hatchet girls went up against Montello Saturday afternoon and defeated the Hilltoppers, 59-39. Claire Albert made her return from injury and led the Hatchets with 20 points, including four three-pointers. Freya Alberg kept pace with 11. The 59 points by the Hatchet girls is a season-high. Tomahawk's boys would lose in the Classic Championship to Spencer, 80-45. The Hatchets knocked down 11 three-pointers, including five from Jeremiah Johnson and three from Seslar. Tomahawk's boys after the tournament now stand at 3-5 on the season. The Hatchet boys will take on Faith Christian Academy Friday. The Hatchet girls stand at 5-3 on the year and are back in action Friday at Merrill. The girls' game will be broadcast on Northwoods 92.5 WJJQ with the Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Pregame Show at 6:50 and tip-off at 7:15. Alex Koch and Matt Theiler will be in the broadcast booth.

Published on 12/19/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's boys' basketball squad came into Mercer and dominated the Tigers from opening tip Thursday night, winning, 84-34. With Brody Rigney out due to injury, the Hatchets relied on a cast of characters to carry the scoring. Colton Seslar led the way with 21 points for Tomahawk. Dominic Boos had 12 points. Tyler Sundquist had 11. Both Malachi Sheffler and Jeremiah Johnson chipped in 10 for Tomahawk. The Hatchets put 54 points up in the first half, including knocking down seven of their eight three-pointers. The win puts Tomahawk at 2-3 on the season. The Hatchets will be back in action tonight for a Great Northern Conference Showdown at Rhinelander. Tip is at 7:15.

Published on 12/19/2024 under Sports On Thursday night, the top ranked team in Division Two remained undefeated as they beat Medford 10-1. Tomahawk out shot Medford 56-8 in the win, as the Hatchets improve to 7-0 overall and 3-0 in the Great Northern Conference. The Hatchets led 4-0 after the first and 8-1 after the second period. Tomahawk added two goals in the final period enroute to their seventh win of the season. The Hatchets were led by Jett Reilly's hat trick, and he also added an assist on the night. Sawyer Hanna lit the lamp twice and Jonah Dickens, Landyn Seymour, Brayden Lamer, Cole Peterson and Jake Albert added goals. Brayden Lamer also had three assists, while Beau Stromberg had two assists, and Albert and Dickens added one assist for the Hatchets in the win. Freshman Hudson Seymour got his first high school win in the Hatchet net. Tomahawk will host West Bend on Saturday at 1:00 pm at the SARA Park Ice Arena. Catch the game on Northwoods 92-5, WJJQ, on-line at wjjq.com and on the WJJQ App, with the Fehrman Orthodontics Pregame Show at 12:35 pm.

Published on 12/18/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's boys' wrestling squad came away with a 2-1 record in their quad at Northwestern Tuesday. The Hatchets would lose to the host, 41-39. However, Tomahawk would dominate the final two matches of the quad, defeating Ashland, 66-18, and Amery, 59-23. The Hatchets have another quad coming up Thursday. It will be in Minocqua against Great Northern Conference opponents Medford and Lakeland.

Published on 12/18/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's girls' basketball squad kept it close in the first half, but would ultimately fall at Crandon Tuesday night, 55-37. The Hatchets led by four with about four minutes to go before Crandon went on a 27-0 run between the final four minutes of the first half and the first eight minutes of the second half. Freya Alberg had another double-digit game, chipping in 15 points. Lizzy Long stepped in and had ten points to pace the Hatchets. Tomhawk drops to 4-2 on the season. The Hatchets will be back at home for a Great Northern Conference Showdown against Rhinelander. Tip is at 7:15.

Published on 12/16/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's Hockey Team continued their dominant stretch to start their season, shutting out Marshfield, 12-0 on Friday night. The Hatchets had their third consecutive game with double-digit goals, their third straight shutout, and now have scored 38 straight goals without allowing one. Austin Lamer also became the Hachets' all-time leading scorer with now 186 career points. The previous record was held by Dustin Madlung who had 180 career points. Lamer capped off his performance with a hat trick. Lamer was one of three Hatchets that had a hat trick. The other two were Jett Reilly and Jonah Dickens. The win improves Tomahawk to 6-0 on the season and 2-0 in Great Northern Conference play. The Hatchets will be back in SARA Park for a Great Northern Conference showdown against Medford Thursday.

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