STEVENS POINT — Anthony Anderson won the boys race in the WIAA Division 1 sectional Saturday and helped D.C. Everest to a second-place finish as the Evergreens qualified for the state meet along with Stevens Point Area Senior High.

Anderson finished the 5,000 meter course at Standing Rocks Park in 15 minutes, 55 seconds, and finished nine seconds ahead of SPASH’s Ricky Perez.

Perez was one of three Panthers to finish in the Top 10 overall as SPASH won the meet with 45 points. Everest was second, 20 points behind the Panthers.

Wausau East was third and had a pair of individual state qualifiers, Axel Treinen and Bryan Lemmer. Wisconsin Rapids’ Joe Comeau also qualified for the state meet.

SPASH was the area’s top girls team, finishing third overall. The Panthers missed advancing to state as a team but did qualify Autum Shubert-Hetzel, who was eighth overall.

Wausau West’s Brooke Jaworski was third and also qualified for state along with D.C. Everest’s Malorie Schmoll.

Appleton North won the girls team title and Pulaski was second.

BOYS

Team results: *1. SPASH 45; *2. D.C. Everest 65; 3. Wausau East 69; 4. Appleton North 113; 5. Wausau West 124; 6. Wisconsin Rapids 144; 7. Appleton West 202; 8,. Hortonvile 237; 9. Marshfield 248; 10. Pulaski 281; 11. Rhinelander 285; 12. Tomah 296; 13. Merrill 354.

Top individuals: 1. Anthony Anderson, DCE, 15:55.0; 2. Ricky Perez, SPASH, 16:04.3; 3. Logan Spooner, DCE, 16:23.2.; 4. Derek Franz, SPASH, 16:32.1; *5. Axel Treinen, WE; 16;42.3.; *6. Joe Comeau, Wisconsin Rapids, 16:43.3; *7. Brody Olson, Pul., 16:59.8; *8. Stephen Dinkler, AN, 17:02.9; *9. Bryan Lemmer, WE, 17:08.0; 10. Liam Belson, SP, 17:11.13.

*state qualifiers

Area team top individuals

D.C. Everest: 1. Anderson; 3. Spooner; 13. Aaron Carr, 17:19.4; 23. Isaiah Winowiski, 17:45.4; 25. Michael Steinke, 17:47.

Wausau East: 5. Treinen; 9. Lemmer; 12. Alex Miller, 17:18.8; 21. Charlie Brimacombe, 17:41.5; 22. Jordan Straub, 17:44.6

Wausau West: 14. Ben Nichols, 17:20.8; 16. Joshua Kurth, 17:20.8; 24. Hunter Ricklefs, 17:46.1; 30. Jonathan Richetto, 17:56.8; 40. Andrew Vehlow, 18:14.5

Merrill: 51. Treven Oberg, 18:43.5. 68. Jacob Romang, 19:09.3. 74. Andrei Heisinger, 19:26.8.; 79. Nathan Koch, 19:43.3; 82. Ethan Bares, 19:54.6

GIRLS

Team results: *1. Appleton North; *2. Pulaski 87; 3. SPASH 97; 4. Wausau West 140; 5. D.C. Everest 147; 6. Wausau East 163; 7. Appleton West 170; 8. Hortonville 170; 9. Marshfield 235; 10. Rhinelander 261; 11. Wisconsin Rapids 286; 12. Merrill 372; 13. Tomah 392.

Top individuals: *1. Hannah Lohrenz, Hort., 19:01.6; 2. Annika Linzmeier, Pul., 19:05.9; *3. Brooke Jaworski, WW, 19:13.0; 4. Sydney Squier, AN, 19:14.6; 5. Dakota Holzem, AN, 19:19.3; 6. Katie Brockman, Pul, 19:36.3; *7. Maddy Vantassel, AW, 19:37.7; *8. Autum Shurbert-Hetzel, SP, 19:45.5.; *9. Malorie Schmoll, DCE, 19:53.4; 10. Payton Fors, AN, 19:57.8

Area team top individuals:

Wausau West: 3. Jaworski; 12. Emmy Sheehan, 20:01.5; 13. Mackenzie Malone, 20:02.3; 49. Isabella D’burke, 21:53.8; 63. Kaitelyn Rubow, 22:26.5.

D.C. Everest: 9. Schmoll; 21. Katelyn Spooner, 20:21.0; 33. Ariana Christophersen, 21:03.7; 37. Kayleigh Whipps, 21;21.8; 47. Emma Jourdan, 21:44.3

Wausau East: 16. Lena Brearley, 20:09.9; 24. Mariah Haight, 20:25.3; 36. Jordan Burton, 21:20.5; 41. Josie Bartishofski, 21:30.3; 46. Brenna Urmanski, 21:42.3

Merrill: 68. Deanta Saunders, 22:45.6; 71. Dalie Thomas 22:54.7; 74. Lily Reimann 23:07.7; 76. Kennedy Soderberg, 23:22.9; 83. Sophie Priebe, 23:51.0.

Division 2

Tomahawk sectional

TOMAHAWK — Medford’s Jared Rudolph won the boys 5K, finishing in 16:19.10 to earn a state trip.

Lakeland and Northland Pines finished first and second, respectively, to earn the team state bids.

Freedom won the girls race and Peshtigo was second.

Wittenberg-Birnamwood’s Paige Norrbom missed a state trip by one spot.

BOYS

Team scores: *1. Lakeland 43; *2. Northland Pines 108; 3. Seymour 130; 4. Medford 154; 5. Freedom 180; 6. Tomahawk 180; 7. Peshtigo 180; 8. Oconto Falls 181; 9. Shawano 194; 10. Waupaca 253; 11. Mosinee 273; 12. Wittenberg-Birnamwood 334; 13. Marinette 338; 14. New London 339; 15. Antigo 380; 16. Clintonville 411.

Top individuals: *1. Jarod Rudolph, Med., 16:19.10; *2. Tyler Nault, Pesh., 16:22.06; *3. Travis Reiter, Free., 16:26.19; 4. Kody Radtke, NP, 16:28.72; 5. Will Bodewes, Lak., 16:29.05; *6. Colin Koss, Ant., 16:35.38; 7. Caleb Anderson, Lak., 16:52.06; 8. Jack Garcia, Lak, 16:53.87; *9. Mitchell Rotta, Wau., 16:54.62. 10. Mack Fitzpatrick, Lak., 17:04.71.

Area team top individuals:

Medford. 1. Rudolph; 30. Trey Ulrich, 17:51.41; 37. Joe Tomandl, 17:55.12; 41. Derek Rudolph, 18:09.39. 45. Ray Zirngible, 18:13.86.

Tomahawk: 12. Troy Vanstrysdonk, 17:11.37; 32. Alex Johnson, 17:51.8; 35. Cayton Scholz, 17:53.40; 46. Lucas Tjugum, 18:14.77; 55. Justin Jarvensivu, 18:37.63.

Mosinee: 23. Mason Tomany, 17:41.64; 33. Grayson Barrett, 17:52.07; 47. Noah Cox, 18:16.29; 88. Tyler Unertl, 19:45.71.; 91. Isaac Wirsbinski, 20:07.31.

Wittenberg-Birnamwood: 43. Hunter Schroepfer, 18:10.99; 66. Damon Wolff, 18:53.94; 72. Stetson Potrykus, 19:16.28; 79. Nathan Miller, 19:25.99; 80. Teagon Lehman, 19:27.49.

GIRLS

Team scores: *1. Freedom 57; *2. Peshtigo 85; 3. Lakeland 118; 4. Clintonville 119; 5. Wittenberg-Birnamwood 128; 6. Marinette 188; 7. Medford 190; 8. Oconto Falls 241; 9. New London 247; 10. Waupaca 251; 11. Shawano 269; 12. Mosinee 271; 13. Seymour 303; 14. Tomahawk 306; 15. Northland Pines 329.

Top individuals: *1. Kara Pyatskowit, Clin., 18:56.78; 2. Jaci Hinz, Free., 19:43.97; 3. Lauren Vosters, Free., 19:44.53; 4. Mariah McDonough, Pesh., 19:50.77; 5. Alana Finger, Pesh., 19:51.21; *6. Bailey Wolf, OF, 19:56.59; *7. Kim Carviou, Mari., 20:14.88; 8. Jordan Van Camp, Free., 20:20.55; *9. Nicole Gilman, Lak., 20:22.25; 10. Katrina Salmen, Pesh., 20:24.54. *11. Lauren Schilling, Lake., 20:25.99

Area team top individuals

Wittenberg-Birnamwood: 12. Paige Norrbom, 20:34; 20. Alexis Balliett, 21:12; 23. Emily Norrbom, 21:16; 36. Siri Zeinert, 21:41; 37. Alyssa Meverden, 21:43

Medford: 21. Lauren Meyer, 21:14; 31. Mackenzie Carey, 21:31. 34. Amber Shaw, 21:37; 45. Hannah Brandner, 21:53; 59. Cassandra Mravik, 22:33.

Mosinee: 44. Sam Kaczor, 21:53; 47. Alli Swid, 22:01; 49. Jessica Vanderkoy, 22:04; 55. Mallorie Barabas, 22:25; 76. Olivia Walters, 23:10.

Tomahawk: 22. Dani Whiting 21:16; 64. Kate Krueger, 22:45; 66. Lauren Bauman, 22:47; 72. Susan Waye, 23:00; 82. Rylie Swan, 23:19.

VOLLEYBALL

D.C. Everest 3,

SPASH 0

WESTON — Allyssa Frahm had 13 digs, and Natalie Mohring and Caroline Hehir combined for 30 assists as the Evergreens won a Division 1 regional title.

Jenna Rombalski had 10 kills and seven digs as Everest won 25-14, 25-14, 25-16.

Regan Stefan had nine digs and eight kills for the Evergreens, who play in a sectional semifinal at Marshfield Thursday.

Stanley-Boyd 3,

Marathon 0

STANLEY — The Raiders, the reigning Division 3 state finalists, fell in regional final against the top-seeded Orioles.

Stanley-Boyd advanced to a sectional semifinal matchup with Spencer with the 25-17, 25-20, 25-22 win.

Newman Cath. 3,

Columbus Cath. 0

WAUSAU — Mariah Whalen had 19 kills and Taylor Hackel added 11 as the Cardinals recorded their third straight sweep in the Division 4 playoffs.

Newman Catholic advanced to a sectional semifinal matchup with Assumption with the 25-10, 25-22, 25-12 win.

Breck Weisel had a team-high 10 digs, while Abbey Fox had 20 assists.

Riley Vaughn chipped in with 15 assists.

Witt-Birn 3,

Bonduel 0

WITTENBERG — The top-seeded Chargers recorded their second sweep of the postseason, downing the No. 2 Bears 25-11, 25-20, 25-9.

Wittenberg-Birnamwood faces top-seeded Lourdes Academy in a Division 3 sectional semifinal at Bay Port.

Merrill 3,

Medford 0

MERRILL — Anna Finnell led the top-seeded Bluejays with 16 kills to help them win their sixth straight Division 2 regional championship over the Raiders.

The Bluejays dominated in three, winning 25-12, 25-11, 25-7.

Emily Page had 34 assists and Ali Zamzow added 23 digs in the win.

“We played like I knew we could,” Merrill coach Kris Krug said. “Offensively, we did not hold back and everyone contributed tonight whether hitting, digging, or serving!”

Merrill will play West Salem at sectionals in Stevens Point at 7 p.m. Thursday.

“I felt as if we were in control the whole match,” Krug said. “That is where we need to be to beat the teams to come. We need to hold onto that intensity and build on the confidence we gained from tonight’s victory.”

BOYS SOCCER

Memorial 3,

D.C. Everest 2

EAU CLAIRE — Jack Longville scored on a penalty kick in the 86th minute as the Old Abes won a WIAA Division 1 regional title.

Seth Jaglinski and Jack Mittelsteadt scored for the Evergreens, with Mittesteadt tying the game 22 in the 70th minute.

Everest

1

1-2

Memorial

2

1-3

First half: 1. ECM, Will Orser, 19th minute. 2. DCE, Seth Jaglinski, 35th minute. 3. ECM, Riley Olson, 44th minute.

Second half: 4. DCE, Jack Mittelsteadt, 70th minute. 5. ECM, Jack Longville, 86th minute (PK)

LATE FRIDAY

FOOTBALL

Mosinee 21,

Antigo 0

ANTIGO — Chase Wiedow carried the ball 25 times for 135 yards and two touchdowns to lead Mosinee. Quarterback Landon Stephan completed eight passes for 106 yards and a score to help Mosinee secure the road playoff win.

Receiver Bryce Graveen had 2 catches for 36 yards and a touchdown in the Division 3 first round win.

Mosinee

14

7

0

0

—

21

Antigo

0

0

0

0

—

0

First quarter

M- Chase Wiedow 5 run (kick blocked), 8:28

M- Wiedow 14 run (Bryce Graveen pass from Landon Stephan), 4:47

Second quarter

M- Graveen 11 pass from Stephan (Jake Marshall kick), 1:10

Marathon 41,

Crandon 0

MARATHON — Ryan Gassner led the way for the Raiders with 11 rushes for 177 yards and 4 touchdowns in the opening round of the Division 6 playoffs. Quarterback Kellen Vetter only completed two passes in the game, but made one of them count, throwing a 39-yard touchdown to Justin Natzke.

The Raiders defense only allowed the Crandon Cardinals 145 yards of total offense in the dominating win.

Marathon will advance to host Edgar at 7 p.m. Friday.

Crandon

0

0

0

0

—

0

Marathon

12

29

0

0

—

41

First quarter

M- Ryan Gassner 87 kickoff return (2 pt. conv. failed)

M- Justin Natzke 39 pass from Kellen Vetter (2 pt. conv. failed)

Second quarter

M- Gassner 9 run (Gassner run)

M- Gassner 5 run (Alex Robbins run)

M- Gassner 80 run (Karter Underwood kick)

M- Gassner 9 run (kick failed)

Edgar 22,

Northern Elite 0

EDGAR — Alec Hafferman led the way for the Wildcats putting 191 yards on the ground with two TDs in the Division 6 playoff win.

Wylie Frahm rushed for 92 yards and a touchdown in the win.

The Wildcats will travel to face No. 1 seeded Marathon, the 41-0 winner over Crandon, at 7 p.m. Friday.

Northern Elite

0

0

0

0

—

0

Edgar

0

0

22

0

—

22

Third quarter

E- Alec Hafferman 3 run (Hafferman run)

E- Hafferman 5 run (Hugo Calderon)

E- Wylie Frahm 25 run (Calderon)

Medford 29,

Merrill 27

MEDFORD — Ben Meier kicked a 22-yard field goal on the final play of regulation to lead the Raiders to the win in a Division 3 Level 1 matchup.

Conrad Bolz rushed for 240 yards and three touchdowns to lead Medford.

Tomahawk 19,

Black River Falls 0

BLACK RIVER FALLS — Easton Phalin returned an interception 88 yards for a touchdown in third quarter to highlight Tomahawk’s defensive effort in the Division 4 Level 1 game.

Dane Borchardt rushed for 119 yards to lead Tomahawk, and quarterback Kaleb Kaminski ran and passed for a score as Tomahawk improved to 7-3.

Tomahawk

0

7

6

6

—

19

BRF

0

0

0

0

—

0

Second quarter

T-K. Kaminsky 18 run (K. Woodall kick), 5:00.

Third quarter

T-E. Phalin 88 INT return (kick fail), 6:11.

Fourth quarter

T-B. Vecchio 27 pass from K. Kaminski

CROSS COUNTRY

Division 3

Edgar sectional

RIB MOUNTAIN — Athens senior Autumn Wickman covered the 5K course at the Division 3 sectional at Nine Mile Recreation Area in 19 minutes, 51 seconds to win the individual title and punch her ticket to next week’s WIAA state championships.

Athens junior Josh Langteau finished second in the boys 5K race in 16:44, also earning a trip to state.

Marathon’s Anna Buchberger and Alysha Stieber placed second and third, respectively, to qualify as individuals, while Xavier Lechleitner and Jordan Balz finished fourth and fifth in the boys race to earn spots at state.

Boys team scores: *1. Assumption 50; *2. Stratford 78; 3. Marathon 84; 4. Columbus Catholic 164; 5. Neillsville 168; 6. Prentice/Rib Lake 196; 7. Crangon 199; 8. Athens 205; 9. Wabeno/Laona 210; 10. Edgar 251; 11. Auburndale 310; 12. Goodman-Pembine 326; 14. Pittsville 15. Florence 404. DNS: Owen-Withee, Phelps, Spencer, Three Lakes.

Top 10: 1. Connor Dolan (Assump), 16:39; *2. Josh Langteau (Ath), 16:44; *3. Thomas Basala (Pac), 16:55; *4. Xavier Lechleitner (Mara), 17:14; *5. Jordan Balz (Mara), 17:24; *6. Tanner Morris (Cran), 17:26; 7. John Geissinger (Strat), 17:27; 8. Donald Dumes (P/RL), 17:31; 9. Tony Kuentjes (Assump), 17:36; 10. Ty Heuer (W/L), 17:37.

* state qualifiers

Marathon: 4. Lechleitner 17:14, Balz 17:24, 21. Joe Kraimer 18:03, 22. Evan Pilgrin 18:14, 32. Silas Beranek 18:33.

Athens: 2. Langteau 16:44, 53. Nathan Wheatley, 19:29. 64. Nick Rogaczewski 19:59, 65. Johnathon Daul 20:10, 70. Bailey Schleicher 20:21.

Edgar: 28. Nick Koller 18:25, 48. Martin Sahettchiev 19:18, 56. Justin Michalewicz 19:33, 59. Scott Lepak 19:37, 63. Jarrett Miles-Kroenig 19:54.

Girls team scores: *1. Auburndale 70; *2. Stratford 79; 3. Pacelli 81; 4. Marathon 84; 5. Neillsville 164; 6. Edgar 168; 7. Columbus Cathlolic 176; 8. Prentice/Rib Lake 197; 9. Spencer 219; 10. Crandon 261; 11. Pittsville 277; 12. Assumption 315; 13. Three Lakes 342.

Top 10: *1. Autumn Wickman (Athens), 19:51; *2. Anna Buchberger (Mara), 19:52; *3. Alysha Stieber (Mara), 10:55; 4. Johnelle Miner (Strat), 20:04; 5. Isabella Jewel (Aub), 20:25; 6. Macie Schillinger (Strat), 20:27; *7. Nadia King (Spen), 20:47; 8. Kali Karl (Aub), 20:50; *9. Grace Engebretson (Pac), 20:56; 10. Jenna Grap (Neill), 20:57.

* state qualifiers.

Marathon: 2. Buchberger 19:52, 3. Stieber 19:55, 25. Vanessa Seuberg 21:45, 27. Bryn Pilgrim 22:00, 42. Kayla Erickson 22:46.

Edgar: 21. Hannah Brewster 21:34, 35. Christina Riehle 22:39, 36. Marissa Slack 22:39, 47. Katie Hiebel 23:13, 52. Hannah Morse 23:53.

Athens: 1. Wickman 19:51, 24. Michaela Nowacki 21:45, 71. Kristen Wickman 25:04