DePere 62

Hartford Union High School 59

Xavier 75

Slinger 39

St. Mary Catholic 79

West Bend East 28

Green Bay Preble 60

West Bend East 19

Kewaskum 52

Winnebago Lutheran Academy 41

Pewaukee 79

Homestead 19

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 48

Brookfield East 41

Oconomowoc 65

Waupun 43

Dodgeland 72

Cambria-Friesland 31

Germantown 58

Kettle Moraine 50

Girls basketball:

Hartford Union High School 71

Germantown 60

Depere 86

Slinger 47

Kettle Moraine 70

Xavier 66

Stevens Point 57

Beaver Dam 50

Oregon 72

Columbus 34

Boys basketball:

Kewaskum 76

Weyauwega - Fremont 45

Kohler 77

Campbellsport 45

Beaver Dam 78

Ashwaubenon 56 

Boys basketball:

Hartford Union High School 67

Milton 62

Slinger 71

Arrowhead 69

Lake Country Lutheran 74

Stoughton 63

Girls basketball:

Beaver Dam 73

Medford 47

Pacelli 81

Lomira 39 

Girls basketball:

Pewaukee 73

Hartford Union High School 61

Grafton 84

West Bend West 32

Arrowhead 74

Edgewood 59

Germantown 80

Sheboygan Falls 66

Kettle Moraine 78

Racine Case 35

Mt. Horeb 42

Menomonee Falls 38

Dodgeland 46

Randolph 41

Abundant Life 45

Marshall 44

Boys basketball:

Mayville 72

Kewaskum 68

Dodgeland 66

Randolph 65

Horicon 66

Pardeeville 58

Hartford Union High School 69

Waupun 50

Homestead 76

Slinger 59

Lomira 84

Kewaskum 48

Arrowhead 84

Oconomowoc 58

Lake Mills 84

Belleville 37

Horicon 67

Dodgeland 50

Kettle Moraine 55

Waukesha West 41

Slinger 49

Homestead 42

Kewaskum 82

West Bend East 41

Plymouth 41

West Bend West 36

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 57

Port Washington 42

Brookfield East 78

Germantown 44

Lake Mills 56

Dodgeland 35

St. Mary's Springs 44

Campbellsport 28

Lomira 72

Mayville 43

Waukesha West 71

Kettle Moraine 69

DeForest 61

Watertown 17

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association has selected the team Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2025 fall State Tournaments.

The recipients of the awards are Cochrane-Fountain City in football, McFarland in boys’ soccer, Watertown Luther Prep in girls’ volleyball and Altoona in girls’ team tennis.

The WIAA/Rural Insurance Sportsmanship Award is presented to one school program and community–or communities in the case of cooperative programs–in each of the State team tournaments that demonstrates outstanding sportsmanship. Award winners are determined by the conduct and sportsmanship displayed by athletes, coaches, cheer and support groups, mascots, bands and spectators.

The State Girls Volleyball Tournament was held at the Resch Center, in Green Bay on November 5-8. The Phoenix earn the school’s first Sportsmanship Award in any sport. Luther Prep’s sportsmanship was showcased during a 25-17, 25-20, 25-13 sweep over Luther in the Division 3 semifinal and its 20-25, 26-24, 23-25, 21-25 loss to Manitowoc Lutheran in the championship game. Schools receiving honorable mention were Barron, Blair-Taylor, Florence, Heritage Christian, Luther, Luxemburg-Casco, Montello and Newman Catholic.

Sometimes the obstacles we face push us to go farther than we ever dreamed. It's the challenges that help us appreciate our accomplishments.

Hartford Union High School's Nikki Reinwald knows all about it. The junior cross country phenom qualified individually for a second consecutive year for the WIAA state cross country championships at the Ridges Golf Course, in Wisconsin Rapids on November 1.

"It was an incredible opportunity, just to go and compete," said Reinwald. "It was great to be around a group of girls that try to improve each day and care about their sport. It's a great place to be and it's lovely to be around. I wish I could go back again."

She'll have another chance next season.

Nikki finished in 19:33, which was the fastest 5k recorded at a state cross country meet by any Hartford Union High School girl. She finished 61st out of 190 runners.

It's impressive, considering her season was up in the air last summer. Reinwald wasn't sure if she would be able to run. And to understand why, we need to go back to her eighth grade year.

"Starting in eighth grade, I had my first ACL tear with my knee," Nikki recalled. "I wasn't sure if I would be able to run my freshman year, but I did. Last year, I tore it again less than a year later. During this year's soccer season, my knee was swollen in May and there was no explanation for it."

A knee scope was the next step in her recovery, which involved examining, treating and eventually removing some tissue. The swelling was reduced, which was great news.

Reinwald went through physical therapy last summer and didn't start running until late August of this year. She was cleared in September.

"This season, I was so unsure about things," Nikki admitted. "I didn't think I was going to run for the first half of the season. I didn't think I would be able to compete. I just stayed positive and put in the work."

It paid off. After missing the first two meets of the season, Reinwald's first chance to compete with her teammates was September 20 at Tendick Park, in Saukville. The rain created a wet and muddy course, which forced Nikki to run conservatively. She made it through and her season had begun.

She continued to get stronger in the next few weeks leading up to the North Shore Conference meet. Reinwald's sub-20-minute time of 19:30 was a big moment. 

"The conference meet was great, it was the first time I had reached into the nineteens again. I was so happy. Our team was doing really well. I felt like I was back."

Her First Team All-North Shore Conference honor provided plenty of momentum into sectionals at Meadow Links Golf Course, in Manitowoc on October 25. Nikki delivered one of her best performances (19:10) and broke her own school record.

"This season has been like a fever dream. It was a time to be happy and be in the moment. I did not take anything for granted. My focus was to be competitive, have fun and don't let anything slip."

Reinwald joins an elite group of runners at Hartford Union High School, becoming just the third girl in the history of the cross country program to qualify for state a second time.           

Certainly one of the highlights this year at Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School is a state championship in chess.

The KML Chess team earned the Division 1 state title at the Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Championship. The Chargers were seeded eighth out of 12 teams. Challenging wins were against Wisconsin Lutheran, Muskego, and the impressive Chesterton Academy Green Bay for the Division 1 championship.

The Chargers chess team won the Division 2 state championships in 2023 and 2024.

Hartford Union High School 68

Cedarburg 43

Germantown 90

West Allis Hale 21

Waunakee 67

Watertown 16

Kewaskum 51

Ripon 34

Lomira 53

Markesan 36

Hartford Union High School 68

Cedarburg 43

Slinger 56

Whitefish Bay 55

Watertown 55

Fort Atkinson 54

Lakeside Lutheran 64

Lake Country Lutheran 57

Mayville 67

Campbellsport 45

Lomira 87

St. Mary's Springs 68

Beaver Dam 75

Oregon 58

There have been a number of highlights for the Slinger High School boys wrestling team as the season begins.

A team win over Hartford Union High School, 50-30 on Thursday, December 11 was impressive, along with a solid showing at the Battle on the Bay at Bayport High School on Saturday, December 13. Results from Battle on the Bay were released: 

CHAMPION

• Samuel Gehring (150) — 1st Place, 60 pts 

Runner-Up

• Paxton Gish (126) — 2nd Place, 53 pts

Top Finishers

• Riley Longdin (106) — 3rd Place, 46 pts

• Emmitt Becker (144) — 5th Place, 41.5 pts

• Isaiah Fritz (285) — 6th Place, 35 pts

• Maximilion Gehring (165) — 7th Place, 34 pts

• Kaiden Strobel (132) — 12th, 20 pts

• Malaki Johnson (215) — 16th, 9 pts

• Landen Durham (120) — 18th, 8 pts

• Luke Kalina (144) — 19th, 7 pts

• Cayden Rauch (190) — 19th, 9 pts

• Greyson Tonsor (157) — 19th, 9 pts

• Brody Koch (120) — 28th, 2 pts

Photo by Slinger High School. 

Another solid weekend for the Kewaskum boys wrestling team at the Bayport Invitational, on Saturday, December 13.

32 teams, which included some of the best talent in the state, battled on the mat. It's considered one of the toughest high school wrestling tournaments in Wisconsin.

Kewaskum earned a sixth place finish, with only eight of 14 wrestlers.

It's already been a special season, with the Indians' Brayden Loehr capturing his 100th career win. Senior Ethan Immel won his 150th career match at Bayport.

Placing wrestlers are below: 

1st- Bryston Scoles VS Olin Neuville of De Pere

2nd- Ethan Immel VS Carson Nuebert of Lux Cas.

3rd - Brayden Loehr

4th- Kage Weseman

5th- Xane Kleinke

Girls High School Basketball:

Hartford Union High School 86

Slinger 56

Orioles' head coach Vinny Daniels' 100th career win.

Arrowhead 89

Waukesha West 38

Brookfield Central 67

Germantown 59

Oconomowoc 59

Oak Creek 51

Dodgeland 54

Horicon 50

Mukwonago 68

Kettle Moraine 48

Boys High School Basketball:

Slinger 73

Hartford Union High School 55

Dodgeland 74

Johnson Creek 71

Columbus 68

Waterloo 40

Lomira 56

Campbellsport 54

Kettle Moraine 48

Mukwonago 44 

Quinn Meinerz, a Hartford Union High School graduate and All-Pro guard for the Denver Broncos, prepares to play against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, December 14 at 3:25 p.m.

Meinerz was named a team captain last season.

The Hartford native was named a first-team All-Pro at right guard for the 2024 season.

Hartford Union High School head football coach John Redders told WTKM about what he thinks about, in regard to Quinn's high school career.

"A very talented, smart football player here, who also had a lot of success on the wrestling team and track team for us. I remember the offensive production and all of the yards from our running backs when Quinn played on the offensive line."

Meinerz earned honorable mention all-state honors as an offensive and defensive lineman for Hartford Union High School.

He was selected by the Broncos in the third round of the NFL Draft in 2021. 

Photo by the Denver Broncos.   

North Fond du Lac 36

Kewaskum 33

Arrowhead 60

Mukwonago 55

Menomonee Falls 56

West Allis Hale 25

Kettle Moraine 72

Catholic Memorial 71

Germantown 89

Wauwatosa West 45

Oconomowoc 60

Waukesha West 42

Lomira 75

Ripon 43 

The Kettle Moraine Lutheran boys wrsetling team started their season on a high note at the Winnebago Lutheran Academy Duals. The Chargers earned a 3–2 overall record. KML opened with a 71–12 win over Manitowoc Lutheran. In their second dual, Kettle Moraine Lutheran wrestled Shoreland Lutheran in a competitive matchup before a 42–28 loss. The Chargers responded with a 47–33 victory over Luther Prep. The fourth dual saw KML defeat Winnebago Lutheran Academy, 43–33, before closing the night with a hard-fought 42–36 loss to Oostburg.

The Chargers will prepare to host their first home meet of the season on Thursday, December 11with a Home Quad in KML’s brand-new fieldhouse featuring Martin Luther, Wisconsin Lutheran and Grafton at 5:30 p.m.

Results with this story by Kettle Moraine Lutheran Athletics.

The Watertown High School boys swim team earned a first place finish at the Tom Lieder Invitational, in Milton on Saturday, December 6.

The Goslings scored 330 points with Janesville Craig finishing second with 302. Whitewater was third with 264, Milton and Fort Atkinson followed with 206 and Janesville Parker earned a sixth place finish with 191 points.

One of the highlights was the Watertown 200 yard medley relay team made up of Willem Heier, Ezra Smith, Jason Brown and Kylar McCrory. They earned first place with a finals time of 1:48.77. 

Smith also swam to first place in the 100 yard IM in 1:01.31.   

Lomira 50

Dodgeland 25

Lake Mills 52

Mayville 48

Horicon 69

Rio 33

Hartford Union High School 77

Grafton 50

Arrowhead 101

Catholic Memorial 61

Wauwatosa East 100

Germantown 57

Kewaskum 57

Sheboygan North 46

Mukwonago 59

Oconomowoc 52

Brookfield Central 67

Menomonee Falls 55

Ft. Atkinson 53

Watertown 33 

Only the few really know what "Fargo" is all about. 

The best talent in high school wrestling gathered for the U.S. Marine Corps Junior and 16U Nationals, often referred to as "Fargo." The best of the best met on the mat and it did not disappoint. 

The tournament was held at the Fargodome, July 10 - 19 on the campus of North Dakota State University. It included men’s freestyle, Greco-Roman and women’s freestyle. It is not an open event. All wrestlers who wish to participate must go through their respective state to qualify. There is a freestyle state meet in early May, where the top three wrestlers automatically make it in. There are other opportunities to place, through various tournaments. 

A total of 7,300 high school wrestlers from around the country competed at "Fargo," which is the largest wrestling tournament in the world for high school-aged wrestlers. It's a force to be reckoned with - a real pressure cooker with a high level of intensity contained in a dome.   

Two of those talented wrestlers are from Hartford and competed in freestyle. Parker Neu (150) and Lincoln Flayter (126) were there and seemed to embrace the pressure.  

"Even though I wrestled there before, you still feel the nerves," Flayter admitted, regarding his fifth time at this prestigious tournament. "It's big and there are a lot of people. It amazes me every time I walk into that building. The one thing you know stepping in there, it's going to be a tough match. You are not going to get an easy match there. Everyone is the top in their state. They are way more physical than most of the people I wrestled during the high school season. It's a dog fight, you have to take it and give it."   

Lincoln started wrestling in kindergarten and graduated from Hartford Union High School this year. He will be moving on to wrestle at UW Parkside. He told WTKM Sports how his "Fargo" experience helped him improve. It was a valuable experience and a chance to work on the mental side of wrestling.

The Pre-Fargo wrestling camp, which was held in River Falls, Wisconsin is organzied to prepare these athletes for the junior national tournament. Many states, like Wisconsin organize the mandatory team camps for those competing at Fargo with wrestle-off opportunities for athletes to earn spots. 

It was the second time around for Neu, who discussed the importance of coaching throughout the entire experience and what a difference it made.

"Right away when you get to Fargo, it's a big arena and a lot of wrestlers. It's a mental shock, especially if it's your first or second year. Getting adjusted to that and having the coaching staff that works with us, keeping you in check, stressing to us that it's just another wrestling match at the end of the day. I really worked on staying calm, staying focused and staying in the match. The mental adjustments were huge."

The Hartford Union High School junior, who also started wrestling in kindergarten, finished 3-2 at Fargo. Those three wins were earned on the front side of the bracket. 

Flayter wrapped up his impressive high school career, which included winning over 150 matches, with two matches at Fargo.       

Area high school students with a passion for deer hunting season prepared for a great hunt.

The Slinger High School Outdoors Club Deer Season Kick Off night was well attended and a big success. A record turn out of 80 students and parents attended the meeting.

A three station rotation was presented with guest speakers, and a raffle .

Their guest speakers took the time to further educate on a wide variety of topics.

Ben Gehring from Gehrings meat market taught about how to properly take care of venison after harvest as well as how to process a deer.

Kurt Kowaleski discussed rifle season tips, tricks, and techniques for all hunters to use, especially those that may not own their own land.

Steve Swiertz, our Washington county conservation officer, brought in two fellow wardens to discuss safety and ethics to apply while in the woods as well as a question and answer segment to help hunters understand the rule book.

Good luck to all hunters for a safe and successful deer season. 

Story by the Slinger High School Outdoors Club.

Hartford Union High School 76

West Bend West 51

Slinger 71

Kewaskum 33

Arrowhead 81

Whitefish Bay 73

Oconomowoc 70

Catholic Memorial 62

Watertown 84

Muskego 73

Valley Christian 65

Hustisford 25

Jefferson 70

Waterloo 51

Oregon 86

Pewaukee 75

Central Wisconsin Christian 56

Dodgeland 48

Horicon 85

Wayland 31

Hartford Union High School's Hayden Bumgarner and Noah Gailey received some well deserved recognition. 

Bumgarner was named the North Shore Conference Boys Soccer Player of the Year. He connected on 57 career goals, which is good enough for third all-time in program history.

Gailey was honored as the North Shore Conference Runner of the Year. He provided strong leadership for the Orioles' boys cross country team, leading to a Sectional Championship. Gailey was the individual champion with a time of 15:49. He finished 11th at the WIAA Boys State Cross Country Championships at Wisconsin Rapids, running with his teammates. Hartford finished 14th. 

It's a chance to work on your golf game. An addition to the Hartford Recreation Center creates an opportunity during the winter months. 

Enjoy golf year-round with the Hartford Parks & Recreation Department Foresight Golf Simulator. Experience full-size, true-to-life golf simulation. From the practice range to course play, our Foresight Simulator has everything you need – play full rounds of golf at world-class courses, practice on the range or on a specific hole. FSX Play combines hyper-realistic gameplay with an ultra-modern interface to deliver a new standard in virtual golf fun. Experience some of the very best courses from around the world with 25 world-class golf courses to choose from. Play at the same courses that have hosted some of golf’s historic majors over the years.

A typical 18-hole round of golf takes approximately an hour per player. Reservations are strongly encouraged to utilize our single bay. You can reserve your tee time by contacting the Rec Center 262-670-3730.

The gift of golf is a great idea for the enthusiasts in your life. You can stop in at the Rec Center to purchase gift certificates for our simulator or any of our other programs and memberships. Gift certificates are sold during office hours Monday-Thursday 7:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. and Friday 7:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Golf Simulator Rules and Regulations:

• $30/HR Res, $40/HR Non-Res. Only one charge for up to four participants with a four-golfer max per reservation. 18 holes takes approximately one hour per player.

• Golfers under 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult.

• Must bring your own clubs and golf balls. Golf tees will be provided. 

• Food and drink carry-ins allowed. Must remain at the high seat table. No alcohol at this time. Food and drink not allowed inside the simulator bay.

• Must wear athletic shoes. No metal spikes allowed.