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Hatchet Boys Basketball Team Wins Non-Conference Game at Mercer

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.

Published on 12/13/2024 under Sports The #1 in Division 2 Tomahawk Hockey team dominated Great Northern Conference opponent Rhinelander at the Hodag Rink Thursday night, 10-0. The Hatchets outshot the Hodags in a resounding 68-7 margin. The win puts Tomahawk at 5-0 on the season and 2-0 in Great Northern Conference play. The Hatchets are back in action tonight at SARA Park for a non-conference showdown against Marshfield tonight. The game will be broadcast on Northwoods 92.5 WJJQ with Alex Koch and Keith Hanse in the broadcast booth. The Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Pregame Show begins at 6:35 and opening faceoff at 7:00. Rural Mutual Insurance and the WIAA will be in attendance to reward Tomahawk with the Sportsmanship Award for the 2023-24 season.

Published on 12/13/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's boys' swim squad was dominated by Rhinelander in a Great Northern Conference dual meet at the Hatchet Pool, 116-46. All of the Hatchet relay teams finished second in those events. The Hatchets Dual Record now stands at 3-1. The final Great Northern Conference dual meet of 2024 will be Tuesday at Minocqua against Lakeland.

Published on 12/11/2024 under Sports Both Hatchet Basketball teams came away with victories in their doubleheader vs. Elcho Tuesday. The Hatchet girls continued their hot start to the season with a 51-10 win over the Hornets. Tomahawk scored the first 23 points of the game and never looked back. The freshmen trio of Lizzy Long, Anita Ziert, and Autumn Merrigan took over in the second half. Long led the team in scoring with 17 points. Freya Alberg had 11. Tomahawk's record now stands at 4-0 and 2-0 in Great Northern Conference play. The Hatchet boys got their first win of the season with a dominating win over Elcho, 71-24. After scoring just 60 points in their first two games, the Hatchets surpassed the 60-point mark with five minutes left in the game. With Brody Rigney sidelined due to an injury, Dominic Boos stepped in to the starting lineup and had 15 points. Colton Seslar led the team in scoring with 19. Jeremiah Johnson also had a ten-point game. The win is also the first in the career of Hatchet Boys Basketball Coach Eric Neve. Both teams will be back in action for another non-conference doubleheader at home against Three Lakes/Phelps. The doubleheader begins with the boys game tipping off at 6:00 pm.

Published on 12/09/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's girls' basketball team continued their hot start to the season with a 20 point comeback win over Northland Pines Friday night, 42-39. Tomahawk trailed 30-10 at the half and with just over two minutes to play in regulation, Tomahawk trailed the Eagles by ten. Pressure defense and timely free throw shooting contributed to the Hatchet come from behind victory. Freya Alberg continued her dominant start to the season, pouring in another 26 points. Alberg also made 11 total shots from the field, her second-highest total in a game this season. The Hatchets now stand at 3-0 and 2-0 in Great Northern Conference play. Tomahawk's next game is Tuesday and is the first half of a doubleheader against Elcho. The game will be broadcast on Northwoods 92.5 WJJQ with Alex Koch and Terry Timm on the call. The Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Pregame Show at 5:35 and tip-off at 6:00.

Published on 12/09/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's boys' basketball squad began their Great Northern Conference season with a tough defeat at the hands of Northland Pines Friday night, 59-31. The Hatchets kept it close, trailing by two at halftime. Unfortunately, the Eagles outscored the Hatchets by 26 points in the second half. Jeremiah Johnson showcased his range, knocking in 18 points on six three-pointers. The loss puts Tomahawk on 0-2 on the season and 0-1 in Great Northern Conference play. Tomahawk is back in action Tuesday in the second half of a doubleheader with Elcho. The game will be broadcast on Northwoods 92.5 WJJQ with Alex Koch and Terry Timm in the broadcast booth.

Published on 12/09/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's boys' swim squad competed at the Raider Invite in Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln Saturday and came away with some impressive results. Dane Dekiep placed first in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 1:00.28. Zach Germano placed first in the 100 yard breaststroke with a time of 1:08.28. Sam Zastrow placed second in both the 50 and 100 yard freestyles. The 400 yard freestyle and 200 yard medley relays also medaled on the day. The Hatchets finished third as a team in the meet. Tomahawk's next meet is Thursday. It is a Great Northern Conference dual meet against Rhinelander.

Published on 12/09/2024 under Sports The Hatchet girls' wrestling squad opened up their season on a high note, placing second at the Eagle Girls Scramble in Southern Door Friday night. Tomahawk finished with 146 points, 14 behind first-place Wisconsin Lutheran. At 114 pounds, Kylie Peissig had the lone first place finish of the night. Second-place finishes came from Kaylynn Sandry at 120 pounds, Alena Cerkes at 152 pounds, and Gracie Long at 225. The Hatchets will head to the other side of the state for their next meet, a quad at St. Croix Falls Tuesday night.

Published on 12/06/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's hockey team opened up Great Northern Conference Play this season in dominating fashion, shutting out Waupaca at SARA Park 10-0. The Hatchets got going early, knocking in seven goals in the first period. Jonah Dickens, Brayden Lamer, and Sawyer Hanna combined for all ten goals on the night. The Hatchets had ten goals on 13 assists from eight different players. The goaltending duo of Trevor Seliskar and Hudson Seymour stopped all 11 of Waupaca's shots. Tomahawk now stands at 4-0 on their season and 1-0 in Great Northern Conference play. The Hatchets now have a full week off before their next game, another GNC Showdown at Rhinelander.

Published on 12/06/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's boys' swim team came away with their second Great Northern Conference dual win of the season Thursday, defeating Medford, 91-51. The Hatchets combined to win 11 out of 12 events on the meet. Tomahawk won every relay event and won all but one individual event in the dual meet. The win puts Tomahawk at 2-0 on the season. The Hatchets head down to Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln for an invite Saturday.

Published on 12/04/2024 under Sports It was a historic night for the Hatchets in Tomahawk Tuesday as Tomahawk clinched their first Great Northern Conference win since January 8, 2019 with a 58-34 win over the Antigo Red Robins. The win by Tomahawk is also the first over Antigo since January 26, 2018. Freya Alberg became the fourth player in Hatchet History and the first since Jessie Harmon in 2013 to score 30 points in a game. Alberg also had the second-most made shots from the field in a game with 12, only behind Charlotte Smith, who did it twice in 1977. Along with 30 points, Alberg also had 12 rebounds. Claire Albert added 14 points, 8 rebounds, 8 steals and six assists. Aubrey Seubert chipped in with eight points. The win puts Tomahawk at 2-0 and 1-0 in Great Northern Conference play. The Hatchets have their next game Friday in Eagle River against Northland Pines. Tip is at 7:15.

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