Several local athletes and doubles teams advanced to the semifinals in the WIAA State Tennis Championships.
In football, Bay Port, Winneconne, Fox Valley Lutheran, and Coleman all secured victories.
The Winneconne football team clinched the Bay Conference title for the second consecutive season.
Luxemburg-Casco won both the boys’ and girls’ team titles at the North Eastern Conference Cross-Country Championships.
GIRLS TENNIS
WIAA State Championships
MADISON – Lexi Hankel of West De Pere in singles and two doubles teams from the area advanced to the semifinals at Nielsen Tennis Stadium.
Hankel, the No. 3 seed, will play No. 2 seed McKenna Thorson of Verona in one Division 1 singles semifinal match.
Ana Cristescu and Maria Cristescu of De Pere, the No. 2 seed, advanced to the Division 1 doubles semifinals and will play No. 3 seed Sarah Neubert and Isabella Heidenberger of Arrowhead.
Top-seeded Vivie Auth and Adel Schneider of St. Mary Catholic advanced to the Division 2 doubles semifinals and will play No. 5 seed Katie Kohls and Olivia Johnson of Edgewood.
Division 1 singles
Third round
Caroline Raster, Brookfield East def. Anna Miller, Notre Dame 6-0, 6-0.
Emily Muresan, Arrowhead def. Alexia Stephens, Bay Port 6-2, 6-3.
Natalia Martinez, Brookfield East def. Celia Gentile, Neenah 6-0, 6-1.
Lexie Hankel, West De Pere def. Vivi Bigari, Notre Dame 6-1, 6-0.
Quarterfinals
Lexie Hankel, West De Pere def. Natalia Martinez, Brookfield East 6-4, 6-3.
Division 1 doubles
Second round
Lizzie Stuckslager/Amelia Stuckslager, DSHA def. Mira Matuszewski/Rheya Gala, Bay Port 6-0, 6-3,
Kate Jannette/Mariel Pante, Xavier, def. Olivia Gourlay/Natalie Friedman, University School Milwaukee 6-3, 6-3.
Charlotte Meyer/Peyton Williams, Elkhorn def. Sophia Titus/Lane Deshazer, De Pere 6-0, 6-1.
Clare Schaefer/Charlotte Jelenchick, Whitefish Bay def. Lucy Kraft/Bryn Steenbock, West De Pere 6-0, 6-0.
Sydney Michalkiewicz/Rebekah Thomas, Neenah def. Megan Drollinger/Aubrey Wendtland, Eau Claire North 6-2, 6-0.
Olivia Gaskill/Rosie Whitlinger, Appleton North def. Ava Theodorakis/Mira Derrig, Kettle Moraine 6-4, 6-4.
Ana Cristescu/Maria Cristescu, De Pere def. Sophie McBride/Emily Halfen, Eau Claire Memorial 6-0, 6-1.
Third round
Lizzie Stuckslager/Amelia Stuckslager, DSHA def. Kate Jannette/Mariel Pante, Xavier 6-3, 6-2.
Sydney Michalkiewicz/Rebekah Thomas, Neenah def. Ritu Nair/Liliana Espinosa, Homestead 6-3, 6-3.
Ana Cristescu/Maria Cristescu, De Pere def. Olivia Gaskill/Rosie Whitlinger, Appleton North 6-1, 6-1.
Quarterfinals
Sarah Neubert/Isabella Heidenberger, Arrowhead def. Sydney Michalkiewicz/Rebekah Thomas, Neenah 6-3, 2-6, 12-10.
Ana Cristescu/Maria Cristescu, De Pere def. Zoja Selak/Adi Sangowdar, Brookfield East 6-2, 6-0.
Division 2 doubles
Second round
Vivie Auth/Adel Schneider, St. Mary Catholic def. Kara Deml/April Vogel, New Berlin West 6-0, 6-1.
Quarterfinals
Vivie Auth/Adel Schneider, St. Mary Catholic def. Faith Landowski/Marilee Nygro, Brookfield Academy 6-0, 6-1.
FOOTBALL
Bay Port 42, Pulaski 0
PULASKI – Brady Moon rushed for 186 yards on 19 carries and scored three touchdowns to lead the Pirates to the win over the Red Raiders.
Bay Port, which led 28-0 at halftime, got 143 yards passing from Matt Stevens, who completed 10-of-14 passes.
Bay Port outgained Pulaski 389-133 in total yards.
Pulaski was led by Bohdan Schmidt, who rushed 16 times for 60 yards.
Bay Port 14 14 7 7 — 42
Pulaski 0 0 0 0 — 0
SCORING
First Quarter
BP — Casey Jacobson 9 pass from Matt Stevens (Beckett Koerten kick)
BP — Stevens 2 run (Koerten kick)
Second Quarter
BP — Brady Moon 22 run (Koerten kick)
BP — Moon 8 run (Koerten kick)
Third Quarter
BP — Owen Sartorelli 76 pass from Stevens (Koerten kick)
Fourth Quarter
BP —Moon 21 run (Koerten kick)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing — Bay Port: Moon 19-186, Stevens 8-43. Pulaski: Schmidt 16-60, Brock Weideman 9-40.
Passing — Bay Port: Stevens 10-14-0-143. Pulaski: Schmidt 2-11-1-7.
Receiving — Bay Port: Otradovec 1-6, Sartorelli 1-76, Ethan Orlando 3-32. Pulaski: Andre Burnett 1-6, Gavin Sikorski 1-1.
Winneconne 29, Seymour 12
SEYMOUR – Brody Schaffer had 160 yards rushing and accounted for every Wolves touchdown in the title-clinching victory.
The Wolves secured the Bay Conference title for the second consecutive season and remain undefeated at 9-0 overall and 7-0 in the Bay.
Schaffer scored on a 12-yard run in the first half and added scoring runs of 7 and 18 yards in the second half, along with a 4-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Nettekoven.
Winneconne was down 12-7 at the half and responded with 22 second-half points.
Cayden Staffeldt had a pair of touchdown passes for Seymour (7-2, 6-1).
Winneconne 0 7 8 14 — 29
Seymour 0 12 0 0 — 12
SCORING
Second Quarter
W — Brody Schaffer 12 run (Andrew Dorn kick)
S — Brandon Neppl 21 pass from Cayden Staffeldt (kick failed)
S — Xavier Salzman 15 pass from Staffeldt (run failed)
Third Quarter
W — Schaffer 7 run (Hudson Samolinski run)
Fourth Quarter
W —Jordan Nettekoven 4 pass from Schaffer (Dorn kick)
W — Schaffer 18 run (Dorn kick)
Fox Valley Lutheran 48, Shawano 16
APPLETON – Blessings Kapande rushed 10 times for 82 yards and three touchdowns as the Foxes built a big early lead and cruised past the Hawks.
Also leading the FVL attack was Gabe Heiges, who completed 5 of 13 passes for 84 yards and one touchdown, while rushing four times for 21 yards and a score.
FVL led 13-0 after one quarter and 34-0 at intermission.
Shawano 0 0 8 8 — 16
Fox Valley Lutheran 13 21 14 0 — 48
SCORING
First Quarter
FVL — Gabe Heiges 18 run (Levi Hermann kick)
FVL — Ian Holmes punt return (kick failed)
Second Quarter
FVL — Blessings Kapande 2 run (Hermann kick)
FVL — Kapande 2 run (Hermann kick)
FVL — Braden Heiges 21 pass from Gabe Heiges (Hermann kick)
Third Quarter
FVL — Kapande 54 run (Hermann kick)
S — 62 pass (2-point conversion)
FVL — Weston Beyer 13 run (Hermann kick)
Fourth Quarter
S — 6 run (2-point conversion)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing — Fox Valley Lutheran: Kapande 10-82, Beyer 8-40.
Passing — Fox Valley Lutheran: G. Heiges 5-13-0-84.
Receiving — Fox Valley Lutheran: B. Heiges 3-67.
Coleman 12, Crivitz 7
CRIVITZ – Kolton Peters returned a punt 30 yards for a touchdown and caught a 15-yard TD pass to give the Cougars the early lead and they held on for the Northwoods Conference win.
Wyatt Bieber led the Coleman rushing attack with 21 carries for 143 yards.
The win allows the Cougars to finish second in the conference at 6-1 and 7-2 overall, while the Wolverines finish fourth at 4-3 and 6-3 overall.
Brody MacNeil scored Crivitz’s lone touchdown on an 8-yard run.
Coleman 12 0 0 0 — 12
Crivitz 0 7 0 0 — 7
SCORING
First Quarter
COL — Kolton Peters 15 pass from Cole Berth (pass failed)
COL — Peters 30 punt return (run failed)
Second Quarter
CRI — Brody MacNeil 5 run (kick good)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing — Coleman: Wyatt Bieber 21-143, Kolton Peters 17-94. Crivitz: MacNeil 15-50.
Passing — Coleman: Berth 2-4-0-21. Crivitz: Colten Tarmann 5-7-0-63.
Receiving — Coleman: Peters 1-15, Bieber 1-6. Crivitz: Brayden Sellen 3-33.
CROSS-COUNTRY
North Eastern Conference Championships
GIRLS
LUXEMBURG-CASCO 47, OCONTO FALLS 49, FREEDOM 78, LITTLE CHUTE 106, CLINTONVILLE 129, WAUPACA 147, MARINETTE 154, DENMARK 159
Top 20 finishers: 1, Claire DuChateau LUX 19:39.4; 2, Campbell DeBoth LIT 20:16.0; 3, Emma Meissner OF 20:39.5; 4, Katherine Cook F 20:45.1; 5, Eleanor Groenjes F 20:45.2; 6, Lily Meissner OF 21:13.7; 7, Adeline Treml LUX 21:13.8; 8, Gabby Hambel F 21:42.7; 9, Sydney Braund OF 21:52.1; 10, Bryn Hietpas LIT 21:53.4; 11, Gretta Annoye LUX 21:54.7; 12, Ellison Bosman LUX 22:07.6; 13, Alexandria Braund OF 22:09.1; 14, Sophia Borths M 22:09.3; 15, Morgan Retzlaff C 22:13.8; 16, Charli Bosman LUX 22:18.6; 17, Syl Fries WAU 22:36.3; 18, Ava Holtz OF 22:38.9; 19, Mackenzie Lotto OF 22:43.9; 20, Savannah Schneider M 22:56.1.
BOYS
LUXEMBURG-CASCO 22, LITTLE CHUTE 65, OCONTO FALLS 98, MARINETTE 127, DENMARK 137, WAUPACA 140, WRIGHTSTOWN 160, CLINTONVILLE 204