Boys Basketball:

Slinger 63

Hartford Union High School 39

Cambria-Friesland 64

Hustisford 51

Waukesha West 83

Oconomowoc 81

Lomira 60 

Laconia 57

Mayville 67

Omro 65

Girls Basketball:

Kewaskum 78

West Bend West 23

Port Washington 68

West Bend East 18

Germantown 68

Brookfield Central 66

Brookfield East 58

Menomonee Falls 21

Oconomowoc 55

Waukesha West 50

Dodgeland 58

Oakfield 46

Lake Mills 57

Waupun 56

Lourdes 67

Horicon 48

Waunakee 68

Watertown 23

Girls Basketball:

Hartford Union High School 89

Slinger 59

Omro 85

Mayville 47

Laconia 44

Lomira 31

Cedarburg 67

Racine Case 55

Whitefish Bay 75

Grafton 45

Boys Basketball:

West Bend West 72

Kewaskum 45

Catholic Central 65

Living Word Lutheran 56

Horicon 72

Hustisford 26 

Beaver Dam 70

Waunakee 43

DeForest 70

Watertown 56

Columbus 68

Poynette 36

Belleville 76

Waterloo 50

It was an event featuring high level high school wrestling at Kewaskum High School on Monday, January 26. 

The second annual Take Down Cancer Quad, or Pin Cancer Quad was a big success.

Kewaskum opened with Kiel, and a 52-24 win. Then, Slinger defeated Kewaskum 43-30.

The home team finished with Freedom and a 48-14 win.

Kewaskum held a 12-4 overall record out of the Quad as they prepare for the final conference tournament at Port Washington.

The Slinger Owls earned impressive wins and finished 3-0.

$1,900 was raised through donations, which will go toward cancer research.  

Girls Basketball:

Hartford Union High School 71

Grafton 49

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 96

West Bend East 25

Kewaskum 47

Sheboygan South 38

Pewaukee 74

Muskego 39

Lomira 67

Campbellsport 29

Germantown 89

Wauwatosa West 43

Wauwatosa East 76

Arrowhead 66

Menomonee Falls 71

West Allis Hale 25

Beaver Dam 68

Watertown 15

Lourdes 39

Dodgeland 36

Boys Basketball

Hartford Union High School 61

Grafton 42

Slinger 57

Cedarburg 53

Muskego 79

West Bend West 73

Kohler 72

Kewaskum 45

Waterford 74

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 55

West Allis Hale 78

Menomonee Falls 73

Wauwatosa West 90

Germantown 81

McFarland 103

Watertown 58

Lake Country Lutheran 61

University School of Milwaukee 51

Lomira 67

Oakfield 51

Lake Mills 66

Turner 64

Improvement projects continue to take shape at Hartford Union High School.

The school's pool is drained this winter season in order to address its condition. The stainless steel gutters are in, with the concrete and grouting work wrapped up. The scoreboard and banners are installed, along with the completed wall tile. 

Other improvement projects are scheduled and will have a positive impact on the Hartford Union High School athletic department, according to Athletic and Activities Director and Dean of Students Scott Helms.

"We will be playing football right here at Gib Mahr. There are no plans to move football behind the school. We would need bleacher systems and a press box before we can do that. Work on the track and inside turf will begin in April. We will not have any home track meets this upcoming season. We will be creative with some of our track practices."

The facilities continue to improve at Hartford Union High School.

Girls Basketball:

Kimberly 66

Hartford Union High School 61

Appleton East 55

Slinger 36

Arrowhead 67

Waunakee 49

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 69

Pewaukee 62

Lake Mills 45

Monroe 28

Watertown 62

Madison East 49

Boys Basketball:

Slinger 58

Freedom 38

West Allis Central 98

Arrowhead 70

Onalaska 70

Lake Country Lutheran 53

La Crosse Central 74

Oconomowoc 49

Girls basketball:

Hartford Union High School 94

Nicolet 63

Plymouth 45

Kewaskum 38

Wauwatosa East 85

Germantown 48

Monona Grove 61

Watertown 24

Columbus 55

Lodi 42

Horicon 55

Wayland 47

Milton 70

Beaver Dam 68

Boys basketball:

Nicolet 80

Hartford Union High School 68

Germantown 70

Wauwatosa East 66

The Hartford Union High School girls basketball team continues to have an impressive season, after an impressive win over North Shore Conference rival Homestead, 79-38 on January 16. The Orioles improve to 9-5, and a 4-1 conference mark. Alexis Shelsta scored 20 points with Rita Kuepper contributing 18 points. Bella Klages added 15.

A tough loss to Arrowhead, 87-69 on January 13 provided some positive highlights for Hartford. Klages, a senior for Hartford Union High School, scored her 1,000th career point becoming the fourth girl basketball player in school history to reach this milestone. Klages joins Makena Christian, Chris Shelsta and Tami Baalke.

Kuepper, a junior for the Orioles, broke the school record with nine 3-pointers in a single game. She finished with 39 points in the game against Arrowhead.

Girls Basketball:

Grafton 80

West Bend East 31

Kiel 53

Kewaskum 42

Pewaukee 69

Wisconsin Lutheran 52

Marshall 42

Lake Mills 32

Germantown 100

Cedarburg 53

Omro 62

Lomira 52

Boys Basketball:

West Bend East 49

Campbellsport 47

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 68

West Bend West 57

Lake Country Lutheran 66

Kingdom Prep Lutheran 64

Valley Christian 77

Hustisford 32

Lake Mills 75

Columbus 43

Central Wisconsin Christian 57

Dodgeland 34

Horicon 97

Wayland Academy 41

The Slinger High School Outdoors Club is made up of students focused on fishing and hunting. They host tournaments, including open-water events and have been recognized as a top fishing team.

Their first tournament of 2026 included a lot of wind, cold temperatures and snow. They competed in the WIFA 300 Inch Challenge, which included two divisions with 104 high schools. Slinger earned a sixth place finish.

It's a Wisconsin Interscholastic Fishing Association event where high school teams aim to catch a "mixed bag" of fish including perch and bluegill, along with gamefish like northern pike and walleye totaling over 300 inches in length.  

Boys Basketball:

Slinger 75

Benilde - St. Margaret's 39

Lake Country Lutheran 78

Kenosha Christian Life 18

Waunakee 74

Arrowhead 63

Pewaukee 68

Germantown 58

Lomira 65

Ellsworth 62

Menomonee Falls 88

Milwaukee Academy of Science 70

Winnebago Lutheran Academy 70

Mayville 54

Girls Basketball:

Oostburg 65

Pewaukee 37

Milton 64

Watertown 27

Winnebago Lutheran Academy 75

Mayville 24

58th Assembly District State Representative Rick Gundrum (R-Slinger) recognized Slinger High School Head Football Coach Bill Jacklin as a Hometown Hero on Thursday, January 15. 

Coach Jacklin is a lifelong member of the Slinger community and a proud Slinger High School graduate who returned home to serve as a teacher and head varsity football coach. Under his leadership, the Slinger Owls completed a perfect 14–0 season in 2024 and captured their second state football championship. In 2025, he was nationally recognized as the NFL’s Don Shula High School Coach of the Year for the NFC. 

"Coach Jacklin represents the very best of our community," Gundrum said in a news release. He is a dedicated educator, a respected leader, and someone who has spent his life investing in young people in Slinger and the surrounding area. Bill returned home to give back to the school and town that shaped him, and for more than a decade he has led the Slinger Owls with integrity, discipline and heart." 

Gundrum expressed how honored he is to recognize Coach Jacklin as a Hometown Hero of the 58th Assembly District. 

Slinger 90

Grafton 38

New Berlin West 75

Lake Country Lutheran 56

Horicon 79

Valley Christian 39

Beaver Dam 77

Baraboo 64

Kettle Moraine Lutheran's girls and boys wrestling teams travel to Plymouth on Thursday, January 15 at 6:30 p.m.  

The Chargers boys wrestling team played host on Saturday, January 10 at the Kettle Moraine Lutheran Invitational. Jack Beadle (120) earned 2nd place after advancing to the championship match. Owen Dall (126) and Isaac Collyard (150) each competed for 3rd-place finishes. 

Arrowhead 87

Hartford Union High School 69

Martin Luther 49

West Bend West 34

Port Washington 63

Kewaskum 45

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 84

Plymouth 18

Lake Mills 86

Marshall 63

Watertown 52

Baraboo 49

Valley Christian 72

Horicon 68

Lakeside Lutheran 65

Columbus 40

Beaver Dam 72

Monona Grove 70  

Wisconsin Grappler's rankings:

D1 106

#3 Senior Andreas Monrial of Oconomowoc

#4 Colin Weber of West Bend

#6 Sophomore Riley Longdin of Slinger

D1 113

#2 Freshman Mason Moody of Arrowhead

#7 Sophomore Will Ross of Oconomowoc

D1 120

#1 Sophomore Zahn Beal of Arrowhead

#3 Lincoln Swick of Oconomowoc

#6 Freshman Isaiah Neitzel of Watertown

D1 126

#1 Senior Gavin Wolters of Hartford Union High School

#8 Sophomore Paxton Gish of Slinger

D1 132

#4 Junior Bryson Busler of Watertown

D1 138

#8 Senior Wyatt Sandoval of Arrowhead

D1 144

#3 Junior Cole DuChateau of Arrowhead

#5 Senior Brody Ernest of Oconomowoc

#7 Junior Emmitt Becker of Slinger

D1 150

#1 Senior Kellen Wolbert of Oconomowoc

#3 Junior Sam Gehring of Slinger

D1 157

#6 Sophomore Devin Johnson of Arrowhead

#10 Junior Parker Neu of Hartford Union High School

D1 165

#9 Freshman Christian Bass of Oconomowoc

D1 175

#8 Senior Jacob Kidder of Hartford Union High School

D1 215

#4 Junior Jacob Pekrul of Hartford Union High School

D1 285

#1 Senior Ayden Grulke of Hartford Union High School

Top ranked high school wrestling was the story again this year in the Cheesehead Invitational at Kaukauna High School. It was held on Friday, January 9 through Saturday, January 10. 46 teams were there, including nationally ranked talent.

Schools from around the country participated, including Florida, Illinois, Missouri and Minnesota. This year, 12 teams from Wisconsin were on the mat including Kaukauna, Hartford Union High School, Arrowhead, Oconomowoc, West Bend West, East Troy, Fennimore, Mineral Point, Mount Horeb, Pulaski, Stoughton and Wrightstown.

All wrestlers had multiple matches and wrestled both days.

The last time a Wisconsin school won the Cheesehead Team Championship was in 2008, with Wausau West High School. Hickman High School, of Missouri earned this year's title. Southeast Polk, of Iowa finished second while Illinois' Montini Catholic High School was in third place. Kaukauna earned 10th, Oconomowoc in 17th, Arrowhead in 26th, Hartford Union High School in 36th and 42nd place for West Bend. 

Boys basketball:

Whitefish Bay 60

Hartford Union High School 56

Slinger 83

Nicolet 53

Arrowhead 75

Kettle Moraine 55

Lake Mills 66

Lakeside Lutheran 39

Dodgeland 64

Valley Christian 59

Lourdes 84

Hustisford 44

Wisconsin Lutheran 74

Pewaukee 54

Girls basketball:

Whitefish Bay 72

Hartford Union High School 54

Oconomowoc 41

Muskego 37

Lomira 58

Campbellsport 35

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 56

Kewaskum 19

West Bend West 47

Sheboygan South 44

Poynette 49

Lake Mills 40

Waunakee 57

Beaver Dam 53

Lakeside Lutheran 68

Lodi 35

Oregon 85

Watertown 21

Top ranked high school wrestling begins on Friday, January 9 in the Cheesehead Invitational at Kaukauna High School. It is scheduled to run through Saturday, January 10. 44 teams will be there, including nationally ranked talent.

Schools from around the country are scheduled to participate, including Florida, Illinois, Missouri and Minnesota. This year, 12 teams from Wisconsin will be competing on the mat including Kaukauna, Hartford Union High School, Arrowhead, Oconomowoc, West Bend West, East Troy, Fennimore, Mineral Point, Mount Horeb, Pulaski, Stoughton and Wrightstown.

All wrestlers get multiple matches and wrestle both days.

Southeast Polk, Iowa have earned the past two team championships at the annual tournament. The last time a Wisconsin school won the Cheesehead Team Championship was in 2008, with Wausau West High School. 

It's a Washington County girls high school basketball matchup on Thursday, January 8.

Kewaskum travels to Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School. Tip off is scheduled for 7 p.m.

The Chargers got off to a solid start in 2026 with a 54-42 win over Muskego, on January 3. Mya Mayer scored a team-high 13 points and Hayden Lauer finished with 11 points. It's a big win over the Warriors, who were last season's WIAA Division I state runner-up.

It was KML's 11th win of the season.  

Girls basketball:

Hartford Union High School 62

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 60

Kewaskum 56

Mayville 37

St. Thomas More 71

Lake Country Lutheran 56

Oconomowoc 81

Kettle Moraine 65

Pewaukee 69

Pius XI Catholic 42

Beaver Dam 59

Sun Prairie West 35

Boys basketball:

Arrowhead 81

Oak Creek 66

Dodgeland 84

Hustisford 50

Lomira 58

Omro 46

Oregon 70 

Watertown 48  

The U.S. Olympic Speed Skating Trials for the long track were held in Milwaukee, at the National Ice Center, through the weekend of December 3 and December 4.

West Bend's Jordan Stolz, one of the United States' top speed skaters, officially punched his ticket to the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics in an exciting second day of competition at the U.S. Olympic Trials, according to reports from NBCOlympics.com.

Stolz, who in 2023 became the youngest-ever world champion in the 1000m, is undefeated in the distance on the World Cup level so far this season.

Boys basketball:

Hartford Union High School 55

Pleasant Valley 54

Arrowhead 83

Homestead 78

Pewaukee 82

Dominican 79

Whitefish Bay 82

Menomonee Falls 42

Girls basketball:

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 54

Muskego 42

East Troy 32

Dodgeland 25

Horicon 60

LaFarge 27

Pewaukee 64

Kimberly 33

Jefferson 39

Portage 32

The Lourdes Academy on the Water Wrestling Classic was held at the Kolf Sports Center, on the UW Oshkosh campus on Monday, December 29 to Tuesday, December 30 last year. Many area wrestlers had strong performances. 

Hortonville earned the team title, out of over 70 teams, and many state-ranked wrestlers.  The Kewaskum High School boys wrestling team finished in fourth place.

Two champions were recognized from Kewaskum, including Ethan Immel (144) and Bryston Scoles (157). Brayden Loehr (150) earned third place.

Four Hartford Union High School wrestlers were in the hunt for podium finishes after the first day. The Orioles' Ayden Grulke (285) earned his 150th career win in his semi-final match, and battled his way to an individual champion.

Leading the West Bend team was Brandon Much (175) with 11th place, Colin Weber (106) in third and Jack Lubinski (113) in first while earning his 100th varsity win as a junior.

Watertown junior Bryson Busler (132) earned a third place finish, while senior Joe Logan grappled for his 100th career win.