Defense Helps Marines Move Past Mustangs

Area Girls Basketball

You don't see too many teams score 39 points in a high school basketball game and win by 14, but that's exactly what the Marinette Marines did in a 39-25 defeat of Little Chute on Monday.

The Marines have won two in a row for the first time this year, and they did it with defense Monday.

After the first half, they led 14-12, pulling away early in the second half to take a 27-14 lead on a Bryanna Torkko bucket.

Marinette kept the Mustangs at an arm's length for the rest of the game. With the score 31-22 with about four minutes left, the Marines made their run to put things away, taking a 15-point lead again on two free throws by Hannah Chenier.

Free throws have been a struggle for Marinette this year, but against Little Chute, the Marines made 13 of 16 free throws, including six of six in the final two minutes.

"Going 13 for 16 from the free throw line is probably the best free throw performance we've had all season, so that's a big positive to see," Marinette coach Zac Barker said. "A lot of our freshmen were on the line. They probably haven't been in that position too much. We've had a couple close games, but for the most part it's been our upperclassmen at the line, so that was good to see. Bry [Torkko] was there, Chloe [Seymour] was there, Riley Kieffer, so it's good to get the freshmen some experience at the line."

No Marine scored more than eight points in the game, but seven players carried at least some part of the scoring load.

"I think it was an overall team effort. We were down Lindsey [Wingender] tonight, and other people stepped up and played more minutes. Seven players scored tonight, so that was a positive to see," Barker said. "It's good when you have a balanced attack. I would say if we could have converted a couple more in transition, a couple layups, three of them probably could have been in double figures, just looking offhand here. When you have an approach like that to score 39 points in a high school game and win by 14, that's pretty good. I'd rather it this way than one person score 25 of your 39. It's more balanced and it's positive to see, so it's good."

It was Seymour who scored eight. Olivia Hanson and Torkko got seven apiece, Kylie Veriha scored six, and Kieffer scored five.



Eagles Quick Start Push

Them Past Rangers

It was a physical night of basketball Friday as Suring defeated Wausaukee 47-25.

Suring started with a bang as Christine Sleeter scored an and-one bucket to give the Eagles a 3-0 lead. They made it 14-6 with 10:49 left in the first half, and the Rangers had to call timeout.

Parker Zahn sent the Eagles into halftime with a banked-in 3-pointer just before the buzzer, and they led 29-14.

Suring scored the first nine points of the second half as well, taking a 38-14 lead. With nine minutes left, Suring's bench came in and closed out the game, 47-25.

Wausaukee coach Dave Messar felt the game was a little too physical.

"It was ugly. It's not basketball. That was close to rugby, and I won't coach dirty. That's why we get annihilated in games like this. I did have a discussion with their coach. I don't like that," he said. "Someone is going to get hurt. We're going home with seven bags of ice for our ride home with kids that need it, and they're tough kids, so I'm disappointed it came to that. A lot of it is we played last night and we got home at 11 o'clock at night, and it's a school night."

Suring coach Mitchell Woulf didn't see it the same way, saying it just came down to his bench playing hard late in the game.

"There were definitely some times when our younger girls got in, they're working on some things, they're trying hard. We're not a dirty team," he said. "They love getting the opportunity to play. We've played a lot of really close games as of late, so some of the girls haven't been getting a ton of playing time, and they're going out there and playing hard, and playing because they've got an opportunity to get in."

Seven players scored for Suring, led by 14 from Sleeter on 6-10 shooting. Bunny Cramer was 4-10 for 12 points and Zahn made all three of her shots to score seven points.

MacKenzie Bailey led the team with 10 rebounds. As a team, Suring grabbed 45 boards in the game.

Wausaukee's leader was Rachel Schlies, who scored 15. No other Ranger eclipsed four.

The Rangers have lost three straight, and five of six, falling to 4-11 on the year, but they won't quit, Messar said.

"I just don't like seeing kids get knocked to the floor time after time. That's not finesse, but we'll be all right," he said. "We'll come back hard and finish the season the best we can. We don't quit."

Suring's win broke a seven-game losing streak. The Eagles are 6-12.



Peshtigo Powers

Past Gibraltar

in Packerland Play

Peshtigo defeated Gibraltar 51-31 in Packerland play on Thursday.

Sydney Lund led Peshtigo with 19 points, 12 of which came in the first half. Emma Gilligan scored 11 points with three 3-pointers, Allison Peters scored six, and Akira Smalls finished with five.

For Gibraltar, Andie Schar scored 13 to lead the way.



Balanced Scoring

Helps Tigers

Past Thunderhawks

Gillett defeated Oneida Nation 46-32 on Thursday to extend its winning streak to six games.

Cheyenne Krueger and Halle Fisher each scored 11 points for Gillett, going 4-7 and 4-5 from the field, respectively. Fisher led the team with 10 rebounds as well.

Carleigh Kaczmarek was 2-8 from the field and scored 10 points. She tied Krueger for the team lead in steals with four.

Alaina Herzog led Gileltt with five assists and chipped in seven rebounds.

Oneida Nation's RaeAnna Ackley had 15 points to lead the Thunderhawks

Gillett's win streak came to an end against NEW Lutheran on Monday.



Second Half

Struggles Leads to

Lena Loss to Gresham

Gresham defeated Lena 52-43 on Monday behind 22 points from Valarie Cerveny.

She scored six field goals and made 10 free throws in the game to lead all scorers. As a team, Gresham took 28 free throws and made 17, which had a big impact on the final score.

Lena took its fair share of free throws as well, making 14 of 26 tries.

Chaela Rabas scored 13 points to lead Lena. Eva Brooks scored 10 and Natalie McNurlen added seven.

Lena led 24-17 at halftime, but Gresham went on a quick 9-2 run to tie the game up at 26 early in the second half. The Wildcats were outscored 35-19 in the second half of the game.



Rangers Fall to Thunderhawks

on the Road

Wausaukee fell 54-34 on the road to Oneida Nation on Monday night.

As a team, Oneida Nation made 22 of its 59 shots from the field, with G'Oni Thayer and Jaylyn Caldwell taking a combined 31 shots and scoring 29 points. RaeAnna Ackley and Abby House scored six points as well.

Wausaukee's leading scorers were Rachel Schlies and Sparrow Luccarini, who each scored 13 points. Melody Schaal and Lydia Schaal had six and two, respectively.

Oneida Nation led 30-17 at halftime.



Tough Defense Leads to

Coleman Win Over Lena

Coleman's defense led the Cougars to a 52-31 win over Lena on Friday.

Coleman attempted 67 shots in the game to Lena's 35, as the Cougars forced 30 turnovers to stifle the Wildcat offense.

Lena's Natalie McNurlen (3-9 FG, 6-9 FT) finished with 12 points and Breanna Koslowsky had nine (4-6 FG, 1-2 FT). Whitney Potter (2-4 FG) scored five.

Outside of that trio, the Wildcats got five points on 2-16 shooting.

Coleman's leading scorers were Cameron Zeitler with 17 (6-12 FG, 3-4 FT) and Aubrey Bintz with 14 (6-16 FG, 1-3 FT). Bintz also had a team-high 12 rebounds and five steals. She tied a team high with three assists and a block as well.

Jenna Styczynski and Madelyn Hinther each scored six for the Cougars.

Eva Brooks grabbed 13 rebounds, provided three assists and blocked four shots, all of which were Lena's best.



Florence Runs Away

From White Lake 59-14

Florence dominated White Lake to the tune of a 59-14 victory on Monday night.

At halftime, the scoreboard read 32-2 in favor of Florence, and the second half was more of the same.

Isabella Millan finished with a triple-double for Florence. She made 10 of her 16 shots to finish with 22 points, grabbing 11 total rebounds and providing 10 assists to teammates. It was nearly a quadruple-double, as she finished with eight steals to boot.

Paige Uren had 11 points on 5-for-9 shooting and Kamdan Johnson had eight points (3-6 FG). Johnson had five rebounds and five steals in the game.



Oconto Slips

Past Sevastopol

To Stay Undefeated

Oconto and Sevastopol played an uncharacteristically low-scoring affair Saturday, which the Blue Devils won 38-35 to keep their undefeated season alive.

At halftime, the two teams were separated by just a point in Sevastopol's advantage, 18-17. The second half was more of the same, with Oconto holding a 21-17 advantage.

Lianna Baxter led Oconto with 14 points. She was 4-12 from the field and 4-4 from the free throw line, also adding 11 rebounds in the game.

Addisyn Viestenz (3-7 FG, 3-4 FT) scored nine and Kyanne Wusterbarth (4-5 FG) scored eight.

Wusterbarth led the team with three steals, while Viestenz tied Baxter in the team lead with two assists. Baxter also blocked two shots.

All but three of Sevastopol's points came from two scorers. Bailey Rikkola and Naomi Rikkola each scored 16 points to keep their team in the game.



Tigers Streak Ends

With Non Conference

Loss to Blazers

Green Bay NEW Lutheran/Providence Academy defeated Gillett 49-36 on Monday night.

The loss ended a six-game Gillett winning streak. The Tigers will hope to start a new streak with a road game against Wausaukee on Thursday night.

Monday's game was played at Green Bay NEW Lutheran High School.



Freedom's Fast Start

Pushes Them Past Panthers

The Freedom Irish put their foot on the gas early and never looked back in a 66-25 win over Oconto Falls on Monday.

The Irish led 38-12 at halftime and held another 28-13 advantage in the second half.

Sadie Jarmolowicz and Megan Alexander scored 18 and 17, respectively, to power Freedom past Oconto Falls.



Viestenz Leads Blue

Devils Past Eagles

Addisyn Viestenz dropped 30 points to lead Oconto past Suring 78-38 in non-conference action on Tuesday.

Playing in front of the home fans at Oconto High School, Viestenz made 12 of her 15 shots from the field, including all four of her 3-pointers, to score a game-high 30. She also added three rebounds and three assists.

As a team, Oconto was 33-61 from the field, 6-10 from 3-point range, and 6-6 from the free throw line.

Lianna Baxter had a double-double with 18 points (8-12 FG, 2-2 FT) and 13 rebounds, also chipping in four assists, six steals and two blocks.

Kyanne Wusterbarth made four of her five attempts and scored nine, and Hannah Moe was 4-11 for eight points and eight rebounds. Gracie Simon had six points (3-8 FG).

Oconto led 45-19 at halftime.



Badgers Fall to

Thunderhawks

on the Road 56-52

Niagara was defeated by Oneida Nation 56-52 on Friday despite a 24-point night from the Badgers' Josie Rock.

Rock led all scorers on the night, while Abby Wells, Mallory Sanicki, and Morgan Borchardt scored nine, eight, and seven, respectively.

Oneida Nation had a couple of high scorers in the game as well, with G'oni Thayer scoring 20 points and RaeAnna Ackley getting 15.

Thayer was 7-for-10 shooting and Ackley was 6-for-14.

The Thunderhawks led 27-24 at the halftime break.



Marines Cruise to

Win Over Vikings

Marinette defeated Denmark 46-27 on Thursday in what was one of the team's strongest performances of the season.

Marinette built an early lead and never looked back.

"I thought we played very well defensively," Marinette coach Zac Barker said. Marinette held Denmark to just 12 points in the second half. "The biggest thing is we were able to convert some of those steals in the first half and the second half."

One thing Barker commented on after the game was two scoring droughts where his team was held scoreless for seven or eight minutes.

The biggest thing is to "keep playing consistent," he said, noting that the Marines forced a few things and could've made a few extra passes.

"Overall it's a good performance, a good win for the girls," he said. "The first round through conference is done, nine games through conference, and I think we played well."

Hannah Chenier was "the best player on the court," Barker said. She scored 17 points to lead all scorers. Riley Kieffer scored 12, 10 of which came in the first half.



Thunderhawks Fly Past

Rangers in Big Home Win

Wausaukee lostt at Oneida Nation on Thursday, 70-24.

Oneida Nation was led by Chaske Jacobs, who scored 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting. Ethan Danforth scored 16, and three players got seven. No Wausaukee stats were available at press time.

The game was played at Oneida Nation High School. Wausaukee's next game comes on the road on Friday against Suring.

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