Tomahawk Hatchets Claim First High School State Hockey Championship
Published on 03/10/2025 under Sports
The Tomahawk Hatchet hockey team capped off the most successful season in school history by capturing the program's first State Championship. The Hatchets defeated the Amery Warriors 5-3 to claim the division 2 crown. Known for their explosive offense throughout the season, Tomahawk wasted little time jumping out in front with Jett Reilly scoring on a breakaway just 42 seconds into the game. Amery tied the game a few minutes later when forward Jacob Maxon beat Hatchet goaltender Trevor Seliskar from distance. While the Hatchets controlled play in the first, they were unable to regain their lead. The second period saw Amery take their first lead of the game when Elliot Greene put a tough angle shot into the net for a power play goal. The Hatchets tied the game and then regained the lead with successive goals, Jonah Dickens then Brayden Lamer with the power play. Sawyer Hanna scored what was eventually the game-winning goal early in the third period, tucking in a rebound off a Lamer shot from the point. The teams then traded scores to close out the game, with Reilly providing an insurance goal, followed by another Amery power play goal by Gavin Humpal. While Amery pulled their goaltender for an extra skater for the final three minutes, they were unable to generate many scoring chances, and the Hatchets held on for victory. Tomahawk was the consensus number 1 rated team in division two throughout the season and finished with a 25-3 record including the regular and postseason. The victory was deemed 'mission accomplished' by coach Dewey Reilly after the Hatchets, the smallest school to field a hockey program, were knocked out in the first round of the state tournament in 2024.
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Tomahawk Girls Basketball Season Recap
Published on 03/02/2025 under Sports
The Tomahawk Hatchet Girls Basketball Team had their season come to an end on Friday, February 28 with a WIAA Regional Semi Final loss at Menomonie Nation. The final was 59-26 in favor of the Eagles. Tomahawk finishes their season with a 12-13 record. The twelve wins for Tomahawk are the most wins in a season since the 2002-03 season and tied for the fourth most wins in a season. Tomahawk won a playoff game for the second consecutive season, with their 50-35 win over Sturgeon Bay in the WIAA Regional Quarter Finals. Tomahawk finished the Great Northern Conference season with a 4-8 record. The Hatchets had three members of their team recognized on the all conference team. Junior Freya Alberg was Second Team All-Conference. Senior Claire Albert and Freshman Lizzy Long were both Honorable Mention All-Conference. Freya Alberg led Tomahawk with 348 points and 261 rebounds. Claire Albert had 249 points and led the Hatchets with 93 assists and 69 steals. Albert also set the school record for most career assists with 296 and most career steals with 239. Albert holds or is tied for five additional school records. The Hatchets tied a school record in their win over Elcho in December, when they held the Hornets to just 10 points.  Tomahawk will graduate three seniors, Claire Albert, Gracie Long and Lydia Ziert.
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Hatchet Girls Basketball Team Loses Playoff Game
Published on 03/01/2025 under Sports
The Hatchet girls' basketball squad had their season come to an end at Menominee Nation High School in Keshena Friday, losing in the WIAA Division 3 Regional Semifinal, 59-26. In her final game, Claire Albert finished with 10 points. Freya Alberg had 15 points. Unfortunately, Alberg, Albert, and Anita Ziert were the only three Hatchets to find the scoreboard.  Tomahawk finishes the 2024-25 season with a 12-13 record and a 4-8 Great Northern Conference record. The Hatchets graduate three seniors, who are Albert, Lydia Ziert, and Gracie Long. The 12 wins by the Lady Hatchets is the most wins by a Hatchets squad since the 2002-03 season and the seventh most wins in a season in school history.
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Hatchet Boys Basketball Team Loses Regular Season Finale
Published on 02/28/2025 under Sports
The Hatchet boys' basketball squad finished their 2024-25 season on a sour note, losing to Antigo Thursday night, 72-52.  Tomahawk will finish the season on a 15-game losing streak, a 4-20 record, and an 0-12 record in Great Northern Conference play.  The Hatchets are the #11 seed in the WIAA Division 3 Regional Quarterfinal. Tomahawk begins postseason play against #6 seed Menominee Nation Tuesday night. If the Hatchets pull of the upset, they will play at #3 seed Seymour next Friday. Tune in for the Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Pregame Show at 6:35 and opening tip at 7:00. Alex Koch and Terry Timm will be in the broadcast booth.
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Hatchet Hockey Team Advances to Sectional Final
Published on 02/26/2025 under Sports
The Tomahawk Hatchet Hockey Team played their final home game of the 2024-25 season on Tuesday night, hosting the Northland Pines Eagles in a WIAA Sectional Semi-Final game.  The Hatchets advance, with a 6-3 win. Tomahawk got a goal from Jonah Dickens in the first minute of the game and led 1-0.  The Eagles would tie the game at the 5:56 mark, with Dickens scoring again with under a minute to play in the first and led 2-1.  Austin Lamer assisted on the Dickens goal. The second period would see Tomahawk's Jett Reilly score, assisted by Austin and Brayden Lamer.  Tomahawk led 3-1, with Northland Pines scoring at the 9:46 mark to cut the lead to 3-2.  Jonah Dickens would add two more goals in the second period on assists from Reilly and Sawyer Hanna and Tomahawk led 5-2 after the second. Northland Pines would cut the lead to 5-3 with 12:00 minutes to play and then Jett Reilly scored an empty net goal with 1:42 remaining in the game to seal the win.  Dickens assisted on the Reilly goal. Tomahawk's Trevor Seliskar had 23 saves, with Tomahawk outshooting Northland Pines 33-26. Tomahawk advances to the WIAA Sectional Final on Friday night and will play Mosinee at the Mosinee Ice Arena.  The Indians advanced with a 4-1 win over Lakeland. Catch the sectional final on Northwoods 92-5, WJJQ, with the Fehrman Orthodontics Pregame Show at 6:35 pm and the opening faceoff at 7:00 pm.
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Hatchet Girls Basketball Advance in Playoffs
Published on 02/26/2025 under Sports
On Tuesday night, the Tomahawk Hatchet Girls Basketball Team hosted Sturgeon Bay at the Fieldhouse in a WIAA Regional Quarter Final game. The Hatchets jumped out to an early 10-0 lead, and would build their lead to nine, 22-13 at the half. In the second half of play, Tomahawk jumped out early on the Clippers, and gained a 15 point advantage.  Sturgeon Bay cut that lead to ten, but Tomahawk would respond and win the playoff game 50-35. Tomahawk was led by Freya Alberg with 18 points and 11 rebounds.  Lizzy Long hit four three's on her way to 16 points.  Lydia Ziert added eight, while Claire Albert had seven rebounds and eight assists in the win. Tomahawk will play on Friday night at Menomonie Nation against the third seed.  The opening tip is at 7:00 pm.
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Hatchet Boys Swimmers Compete at State Meet
Published on 02/24/2025 under Sports
Tomahawk's boys' swimmers competed at the WIAA Division 2 State Meet at the Waukesha South Natatorium Friday.  The Hatchets got one top-ten finish in the 100 breaststroke from senior Zach Germano. Germano placed ninth with a time at 1:01.80. The Hatchets finished 11th in the 200 Medley Relay and 13th in the 400 freestyle relay. Tomahawk also got 16th place finishes from Sam Zastrow in the 100 freestyle and Dane Dekiep in the 100 butterfly. Dekiep also finished 12th in the 100 backstroke.  This concludes the 2024-25 Hatchet Boys Swim Season.
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Hatchet Wrestling Teams Seasons End at Sectionals
Published on 02/24/2025 under Sports
The Hatchet Wrestling Season came to an end this weekend at the WIAA Sectional Meets. Tomahawk's girls had a rough day in Shawano, winning only three matches all night. At 120 pounds, Elise Gibeault was upset in the first round. Kylie Peissig and Kami Gabrich were the only wrestlers that won matches. Kylie Peissig made it to the finals at 107, but lost both her final match and her second-place wrestleback. Gabrich finished fourth at 185 pounds. The Hatchet boys only won one match in their WIAA Division 2 Sectional Meet in Amery Saturday. Tomahawk's lone win came from Hudson Evans at 165 pounds. Evans finished fourth in his weight class after losing his third-place match. The Hatchets lost their matches from Zander Zehner, Fletcher Baumann, and Nathan Norman.  This conculdes the 2024-25 Hatchet Wrestling Season.
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Hatchet Hockey Team Advances in WIAA Playoffs
Published on 02/21/2025 under Sports
The #1 seeded Hatchet Hockey Team started their trek back to Madison with a dominating 9-0 win over #8 seed Rhinelander in the WIAA Division 2 First-Round Playoff Thursday night at SARA Park. Tomahawk outshot Rhinelander 70-7 and had seven players find the back of the net. They were Jake Albert, Caiden Reichelt, Jonah Dickens, Jett Reilly, Austin Lamer, Sawyer Hanna, and Max Larson, who got his first career varsity goal. Lamer had a hat trick and three assists on the night. Tomahawk also got two assists from Dickens and Landyn Seymour.  The win puts Tomahawk at 21-3 on the season, adding on to the school record for most wins in a season by a Hatchet Hockey team. #1 seed Tomahawk will battle it out with #4 seed Northland Pines in the WIAA Division 2 Sectional Semifinal at SARA Park Tuesday night.  The Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Pregame Show will begin at 6:35 and opening faceoff is at 7:00. Alex Koch and Keith Hanse will be in the broadcast booth.
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Hatchet Girls Basketball Loses Regular Season Finale
Published on 02/21/2025 under Sports
The Tomahawk girls' basketball squad ended their season on a sour note at Medford Thursday night, losing to the Raiders, 50-30. The Hatchets, despite experiencing foul trouble in the first half, trailed by just six. However, Medford opened up the second half on an 11-2 run to surge ahead and coast the rest of the way. Claire Albert led the way in scoring for 13 points for the Hatchets.  Tomahawk finishes the 2024-25 regular season with an 11-12 record and a 4-8 Great Northern Conference record.  The Hatchets begin postseason play Tuesday with the WIAA Division 3 Regional Quarterfinal against Sturgeon Bay at the Hatchet House. Tip is at 6:00.
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Hatchet Boys Basketball Team Loses at Rib Lake
Published on 02/21/2025 under Sports
Tomahawk's boys' basketball squad was unable to end their long losing streak with a 63-25 loss at Rib Lake Thursday. The loss drops Tomahawk to 4-18 on the season and is their 13th straight defeat.  The Hatchets' last win was back on January 3rd against Faith Christian Academy.  The Hatchets turn right back around for Senior Night and their final Home Great Northern Conference Showdown against Medford tonight. Tip is at 7:15.
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GNC All-Conference Hockey Awards: Lamer POY and Coach Reilly COY
Published on 02/17/2025 under Sports
The 2024-25 All-Great Northern Conference Teams were named and Tomahawk was well represented.  For the second consecutive year, Austin Lamer was named the Great Northern Conference Player of the Year. Head Coach Dewey Reilly was named the GNC Coach of the Year.  Earning 1st-team All-GNC honors were Austin Lamer, Brayden Lamer, and Jonah Dickens; 2nd-team All-Conference honros went to Jett Reilly and Trevor Seliskar and Sawyer Hanna and Jake Albert were named All-GNC Honorable Mention.
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Hatchet Hockey Team Wins Great Northern Conference Tournament
Published on 02/17/2025 under Sports
The Hatchet Hockey squad wrapped up their season with their first ever outright Great Northern Conference Tournament Championship in school history, defeating Mosinee in Rhinelander Saturday night, 3-1.  The matchup between the two teams was similar to the first matchup during the regular season at Mosinee back in January. The Indians jumped out to a 1-0 lead after one period before Tomahawk rolled off three straight goals. The Hatchets got shots in the back of the net from Jonah Dickens, Jett Reilly, and Brayden Lamer.  The win gives the Hatchets their 20th of the season, continuing to add on to their school record. Tomahawk finishes the 2024-25 regular season with an impressive 20-3 record.  The Hatchets begin the WIAA Division 2 Hockey Playoffs with their first-round matchup at SARA Park against Rhinelander Thursday night. Tune in for the Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Pregame Show at 6:35 and opening faceoff at 7:00. Zach Garner and Alex Koch will be in the broadcast booth.
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Hatchet Boys Swimming Team Members Advance to State
Published on 02/17/2025 under Sports
Over in Ashwaubenon, the Hatchet boys' swimmers had a successful day in their sectional meet. Tomahawk will send four total swimmers and six total events to the State Meet.  The Hatchtet Swimmers that qualified for state were Dane DeKiep, Bruce Peetz, Sam Zastrow and Zach Germano. The swim events they qualified for were the 200 Medley Relay, 400 Freestyle Relay, 100 Butterfly, 100 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke, and the 100 backstroke.  The WIAA Division 2 Boys Swimming State Meet is Friday at the Waukesha South Natatorium.
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Hatchet Wrestling Teams Advance Individuals to Sectional Meets
Published on 02/17/2025 under Sports
Tomahawk's wrestling squads will bring ten total wrestlers to the sectional rounds. The Hatchet girls will bring six to the sectional round. Kylie Peissig at 107 pounds and Elise Gibeault at 120 pounds won their regional championship. The other qualifiers are Abby Rosenmeyer at 100 pounds, Caydence Thompson at 114 pounds, Alicia Voermans at 132 pounds and Kami Gabrich at 185 pounds at the regional meet in Wausau West.  In Hayward, the Hatchet boys sent four to the sectional round. Tomahawk will send Zander Zehner at 144 pounds, Fletcher Baumann at 150 pounds, Hudson Evans at 165 pounds, and Nathan Norman at 215 pounds.  The WIAA Girls Wrestling Sectional Meet will be Friday night in Shawano.  The WIAA Division 2 Boys Wrestling Sectional Meet is Saturday in Amery.
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