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Hatchet Cross Country Team Holds 2024 Awards

Published on 11/20/2024 under Sports Rookies Of The Year: (Boys) Joe Zastrow (Girls) Ellie Micke Most Improved: (Boys) Elliot O'Connor & Jeremiah Johnson (Girls) Jennie Fredrickson & Reese Molitor Coaches Awards: (Boys) Dawson Jones (Girls) Norah Mann Scholar Athletes: (Boys) Dawson Jones, Luke Morrison (All 4.000's Progress Term 1) (Girls) Norah Mann, Ellie Micke, Joa Reilly Captains Awards: (Boys) Sam Zastrow (Girls) Alli Palmer Punchy Reich Memorial: Sam Zastrow & Alli Palmer (as picked by his/her teammates) GNC All-Conference: (Boys) Sam Zastrow (1st Team), Dominic Boos (1st Team), Joe Zastrow (HM), Jeremiah Johnson (HM), Beau Stromberg (HM) GNC All-Conference: (Girls) Alli Palmer (1st Team), Lydia Shaney (2nd Team), Ellie Micke (2nd Team),, Abbie Rosenmeier (2nd Team),, Elise Gibeault (2nd Team) Most Valuable: (Boys) Sam Zastrow (Girls) Alli Palmer State Qualifier Awards: Alli Palmer, Lydia Shaney, Norah Mann, Ellie Micke, Abbie Rosenmeier, Elise Gibeault, Faith Derleth, Joa Reilly (alt), Reese Molitor (alt) Service Award: Shannon & Dawn Boneck

Published on 11/04/2024 under Sports On Saturday, the Tomahawk Hatchet varsity girls team headed south to Wisconsin Rapids to compete at the WIAA Division II State Cross Country Meet. This being the 50th year of WIAA girls cross country. Since 1975 the Tomahawk girls have competed, as a team, at the state meet 25 times (6th most state qualifications of any Wisconsin school). This particular state meet was a cold, but sunny, day that saw a total of the 16 best Division II teams in the state compete against the Hatchets for the WIAA State Championship. The Division II race included two of the fastest runners in the entire state, including Divisions I & III, as Emmerson Drobac of Deerfield/Cambridge ran the course in 17:38 and Ciara Hartman of Bloomer covered the course in 17:43. The Division II race kicked off at 12:40 PM. The primary objective of the girls team was to get out early in the race and push themselves while also experiencing the course for the first time. The girls did just that and in the first mile of the highly competitive race they were in 13th place. After the mile however the girls dropped placement and remained in 15th for the rest of the race. The lady Hatchets scored 315 points finishing ahead of Prescott. Leading the team with an exceptional time on the challenging course was senior Alli Palmer taking 66th in a time of 20:42 in her final high school cross country race of her career. Unfortunately for the girls there was a sizable gap between Alli and the rest of the team which led to the lower placement, but nonetheless the girls banned together and finished with a good pack running effort. The pack included sophomore Elise Gibeault with a seasonal best time of 21:39 for 103rd, sophomore Abbie Rosenmeier with a time of 21:42 for 108th, freshman Ellie Micke in a time of 21:45 for 111th, and junior Lydia Shaney in a time of 21:53 for 115th. Rounding out the girls' great effort was sophomore Norah Mann in a time of 23:04 for 137th and junior Faith Derleth with a time of 23:57 in 146th. There were 151 runners in the girls race with finishing team results as follows: University School of Milwaukee-60, Bloomer-80, Mount Horeb-108, Lancaster-138, New Berlin Eisenhower-158, Little Chute-163, Kiel-212, Saint Croix Central-223, Shorewood-237, Watertown Luther Prep-237, WestSalem-275, Berline-290, Shawano Community-294, New Berlin West-300, Tomahawk-317, and Prescott-349. Other Great Northern Conference performances included the Rhinelander boys taking 14th in the boys Division II race. Antigo's Lillian L'Esperance took 53rd in a time of 20:26. Medford's Lindsay Kahn took 69th in a time of 20:43. Lakeland sent two individuals with Stella Meza taking 77th (20:54) and Ashton Bremer taking 34th (16:57).

Published on 10/28/2024 under Sports On Friday, Tomahawk headed west to Colby High School to compete at the WIAA Division II Sectional Cross Country Meet. It was a chilly, but sunny, fall evening that saw a total of 15 teams face the Hatchets for the right to advance to Wisconsin Rapids next weekend for the WIAA State Championships. The first division II race of the day were the girls at 4:15 PM. Coming off of the heart crushing finish of last year the girls were determined to advance. Despite never once appearing in the state rankings of the top Division II teams in Wisconsin the Hatchets proceeded to climb their way to the top throughout the race. The end result was a Sectional Championship by one point defeating last year's winning team, Shawano. The lady Hatchets scored 67 points and were led by senior Alli Palmer who finished the race taking 3rd place with a new career best of 20:03. Junior Lydia Shaney followed, nearly cracking the top ten with an 11th place finish in 21:06. The ever improving sophomore Abbie Rosenmeier finished next in 15th place with, yet again, a new personal record of 21:22. Directly behind her was the impressive freshman Ellie Micke taking 16th with a new personal record of 21:23. Rounding out the scoring five was sophomore Elise Gibeault, continuing her return after her six month long injury, with a 22nd place finish in a season best time of 21:54. Rounding out the girls impressive race was sophomore Norah Mann and junior Faith Derleth. Norah finished the race in 35th place in a time of 22:34 with Faith finishing in 43rd in 23:26. There were 79 runners in the girls race with finishing team results as follows: Tomahawk-67, Shawano-68, Oconto Falls-104, Medford-116, Lakeland-141, Rhinelander-143, Clintonville-160, New London-183, Antigo-253, Seymour-256, Northland Pines-267, Mosinee-293, Merrill-DNS, and Menominee Nation-DNS. The boys Division II race began at 5:00 PM. The boys continue to make progress, despite finishing in a lower place than last year they were much closer to the other top teams points wise. New London claimed the Championship title with Rhinelander stunning Lakeland to advance. The Hatchets scored 136 points to tie Seymour and were led by senior Dominic Boos taking 9th place in a new personal record of 17:47. Closely finishing behind him was the dependable senior Sam Zastrow taking 13th in a time of 17:53. Though neither boy advanced individually to the state meet, they were both close and finished their cross country careers in the upper echelon of the boys Sectional. Eclipsing yet another personal record taking 21st with a time of 18:18 was freshman Joe Zastrow. Having a repeat time from the Great Northern Conference Meet was junior Jeremiah Johnson with a 43rd place finish in 18:59. The determined junior Beau Stromberg rounded out the scoring five with a 50th place finish in 19:06. Tomahawk's 6 and 7 runners, sophomore Drew Voermans and freshman Jordyn Carew, took 56th in 19:20 and 71st in 19:52. There were 95 runners in the boys race with finishing team results as follows: New London-76, Rhinelander-86, Lakeland-101, Menominee Nation-129, Seymour-132, Oconto Falls-136, Tomahawk-136, Shawano-150, Northland Pines-247, Medford-249, Colby/Abbotsford-275, Merrill-316, Mosinee-344, Clintonville-DNS, and Antigo-DNS.

Published on 10/23/2024 under Sports The 6th-seeded Hatchets opened Postseason play Tuesday with an impressive sweep of the 11th-seeded Sturgeon Bay Clippers, winning 25-10, 25-20, 25-19. The Hatchets controlled the match from the opening serve, dominating the Clippers on the serving and serve receiving. Tomahawk got eight aces on the night. Claire Albert led Tomahawk with 10 kills, Averi Petta had eight and Siennah Calkins added seven. Albert also added four aces. Shelby Borowski had 23 assists and three aces in the win. The WIAA Division 3 Regional Semifinal for Tomahawk is Thursday night at Wrightstown. Tune in for the broadcast with the Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Prematch Show at 6:35 and first serve at 7:00. Alex Koch and Matt Theiler will be in the broadcast booth.

Published on 10/16/2024 under Sports The Hatchets wrapped up the 2024 season completing the season sweep of Rhinelander at the Miazga Gym, defeating the Hodags in four sets, 23-25, 25-10, 25-19, 25-20. It was a milestone night for Senior Hitter Claire Albert achieved 1,000 career digs during Game 1. What Albert does best though, is hit, as she got 11 kills on the night. Shelby Borowski tied a career and season-high with 37 assists. Siennah Caulkins led the team in kills with 12. Tomahawk finishes the 2024 season with a 12-18 record and a 4-8 record in Great Northern Conference Play. Tomahawk begins postseason play next week as the #6 seed in the WIAA Division 3 Playoffs against #11 seed Sturgeon Bay. Tune in for the broadcast on Northwoods 92.5 WJJQ with the Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Prematch Show at 6:35 and First Serve at 7:00 with Matt Theiler and Alex Koch in the broadcast booth.

Published on 10/15/2024 under Sports The Hatchets kept their playoff hopes alive in a wacky, yet entertaining win at Jay Stadium in Merrill Saturday, defeating the Blue Jays, 17-11. Tomahawk struggled to move the ball offensively, but they were able to take advantage of short fields set up by defensive stops. The Hatchets forced four Merrill turnovers, including three in the second half. Brayden Larson rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown. He also had a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and the game sealing interception with one minute remaining. With the win, Tomahawk goes to 3-5 on the season and 2-4 in Great Northern Conference play. The Hatchets will now play for playoff eligibility Friday night at home against Lakeland. Tune in for the broadcast on Northwoods 92.5 WJJQ with the Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Pregame Show at 6:35 and kickoff at 7:00. Matt Turkiewicz and Alex Koch will be in the broadcast booth.

Published on 10/07/2024 under Sports Rhinelander students and community members were able to support one of their own this past week. The Hodag volleyball team traded their traditional green and black for pink Thursday. The team hosted a special match Thursday in support of Holly Klaas. Klaas is a 2004 Rhinelander High School graduate who now works in the district as a sign language interpreter. Earlier this year, Klaas received a breast cancer diagnosis. She underwent a double mastectomy over the summer and continues to undergo chemotherapy treatments. On Thursday, the volleyball team partnered with the high school's Health Occupations Students of America organization to host the 'Play for a Cure' match. The district shared the students were able to raise more than $1,600. The funds will go to Klaas and her family to help cover costs associated with treatment including daycare, gas, and food. The students wanted to thank the community for this support.

Published on 10/04/2024 under Sports On Dig Pick Night, the Hatchets were able to overcome service errors in Games two and three to defeat Northland Pines at home, 25-15, 21-25, 27-25, 25-17. Despite committing double-digit service errors on the night, Tomahawk was able to cancel that out with tremendous blocking and attacking from Freya Alberg and Siennah Caulkins. Alberg had ten kills and seven blocks on the night. Caulkins set a career-high with 16 kills. Shelby Borowski tied a season and career-high in assists with 34. The win puts Tomahawk at 10-15 on the season and 3-5 in Great Northern Conference play. The Hatchets will travel down to Medford for their next GNC Showdown Tuesday. Tune in for the broadcast on Northwoods 92.5 WJJQ with the Fehrman Orthodontics Radio Prematch Show at 6:40 and first serve at 7:00 with Matt Theiler and Alex Koch in the broadcast booth.

Published on 09/18/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's volleyball squad suffered their first Great Northern Conference defeat of the season Tuesday night in Antigo, losing 21-25, 15-25, 25-21, 18-25. Sienna Caulkins posted a career-high 15 kills, one of two Hatchets with double-digit kills on the night. Shelby Borowski also set a career-high with 40 assists. The loss drops Tomahawk to 8-9 on the season and 0-1 in GNC Play. Tomahawk will have the first half of the Great Northern Conference Tournament on Saturday in Lakeland. Tomahawk's three matches are against Medford, Northland Pines, and Mosinee.

Published on 09/16/2024 under Sports On Friday night, the Tomahawk Hatchet Football Team lost to Antigo in overtime in Great Northern Conference action. The game was tied after regulation 21-21 and Tomahawk failed to score on their first possession of overtime. Antigo took possession and scored to win the game 27-21. With the loss, Tomahawk falls to 1-3 overall and 0-2 in Great Northern Conference action. The Hatchets will host Rhinelander at Hatchet Field on Friday night, with the opening kickoff at 7:00 pm. Catch the Fehrman Orthodontics Pregame Show at 6:35 pm on Northwoods 92-5, WJJQ.

Published on 09/16/2024 under Sports Tomahawk's cross country squads competed in the Menomonie Invite Saturday. The Hatchet girls placed ninth. Alli Palmer finished as the top finisher, placing 18th with a time of 20:51. Tomahawk's boys placed 12th as a team. The Hatchet boys' top finisher was Sam Zastrow with a time of 18:15. The next meet for Tomahawk is Saturday, which is the Smiley Invite hosted by Wausau East.

Published on 09/13/2024 under Sports The Tomahawk Hatchet Volleyball Team won their second straight non-conference match on Thursday night, sweeping Ashland at the Fieldhouse. Game scores were: 25-15, 25-18 and 25-16. Averi Petta led Tomahawk with seven kills and Freya Alberg had five. Claire Albert had three aces and nine digs and Shelby Borowski had 14 assists in the win. Tomahawk will open Great Northern Conference action on Tuesday night at Antigo. The best of five match is at 7:00 pm, with the Fehrman Orthodontics Prematch Show at 6:40 pm on Northwoods 92-5, WJJQ.

Published on 09/11/2024 under Sports On Tuesday night, the Hatchet Volleyball Team traveled to Crandon for a non-conference match with the Cardinals. Tomahawk would sweep the match, three games to none; 25-11, 25-23, 25-14. Siennah Calkins led Tomahawk with nine kills and five blocks. Claire Albert had six kills, two aces and 12 digs. Shelby Borowksi had three aces and 19 assists in the win. Tomahawk will be back in action on Thursday night when they host Ashland at the Fieldhouse. The opening game is at 7:00 pm.

Published on 09/09/2024 under Sports On Friday night, the Tomahawk Hatchet Football Team opened Great Northern Conference action with a road game at Thom Field against Wausau East. The Lumberjacks would defeat Tomahawk 27-11. The Hatchets had seven turnovers in Friday night's game, two of which the Lumberjacks turned into touchdowns. Wausau East led Tomahawk 7-3 after the first, and 21-3 at the half. Wausau East would had a third quarter touchdown to lead 27-3, with Tomahawk scoring their lone touchdown late in the fourth quarter on an 82 yard touchdown run by Rex Reilly. Reilly led Tomahawk with 228 yard rushing and Brayden Larson added 35 yards. Wausau East was led by their quarterback, Davis Winter, who was 15-20 for 233 yards with four touchdown passes. Tomahawk will host Antigo on Friday night at Hatchet Field. The opening kickoff is at 7:00 pm and the Fehrman Orthodontics Pregame Show will be at 6:35 pm on Northwoods 92-5, WJJQ.

Published on 09/06/2024 under Sports On Thursday night, the Tomahawk Hatchet Volleyball Team hosted Rhinelander in the home opener at the Fieldhouse. Tomahawk gets the win, three games to one. The Hatchets won game one 25-13, lost game two 23-25, won game three 25-19 and game four 25-15. Averi Petta led Tomahawk with eight kills, Alicia Voermans had six and Claire Albert added five. Shelby Borowski had seven aces and and 12 assists, while Sophie Olsen had 16 assists and five aces. Albert and Olsen led Tomahawk with 13 digs apiece. Tomahawk will compete on Saturday in the DC Everest Invite, with action beginning at 9:00 am.

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