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Don't stress, the Ouimette sisters of Minocqua will still play Division 1 basketball together. It'll just be in a different city than originally planned.
Julianna is transferring from Lehigh after her freshman season to play for UW-Green Bay and naturally, her sister Kristina followed her commitment there. 
Noah Manderfeld talks with the pair about the decision and the benefits Green Bay offers than has them very excited to be close to home. 

For months, Antigo long jumper MacKenzie Wissbroecker has strived for the 19-foot long jump. Last Friday, she achieved that in front of the very person who initially held the school record, Cherie Dillahunt. 
There's a lot to unpack with the senior who is going for a three-peat in the long jump at state in Division 2.
Noah Manderfeld talks with Wissbroecker about the moment she set her new PR, the potential three-peat and her future goals at Winona State next season. 

Seven freshman, five sophomores, three juniors and one senior is the roster construction of Chequamegon softball. There's a lot of young talent for a Fighting Eagles squad on the rise.
Sports Director Noah Manderfeld speaks with Head Coach Paige Herbst and sophomore Angelina BeBeau about the youth movement up north, and how the unique roster construction is pushing players to grow even faster.

Few people spend 33 years at one job. But Tom Anderson isn't most people. He's entering year 33 at Iola-Scandinavia as their head softball coach and he's loving every minute of it.
He's had a lot of success in that time, as well. He's sitting at over 440 career wins and just won his first state title last season. 
Noah Manderfeld speaks with Anderson about his career and his passion for the game of softball— even if he didn't know the game when he started coaching. 

A new era on the gridiron is underway at D.C. Everest with offensive assistant Braden Mitchell being promoted to Head Coach.
NewsChannel 7's Nolan Bulmahn dives into how the combo of football and family fuels Mitchell to strive for success as the Evergreen's sixth coach in program history. 










 

Columbus Catholic and Almond-Bancroft boys basketball are the two central Wisconsin teams who will be playing at state in Division 5 and they are the top two seeds. However, the programs are quite different.
Columbus is making their third trip to state since 2017 and has nine seniors on their team, while Almond-Bancroft has just two seniors and is making their first trip to state in school history. 
In this episode, Noah Manderfeld speaks with Emmitt Konieczny, Blake Jacobi and Head Coach Joe Konieczny of Columbus and TJ Lamb, Ayden Phillips, Shane Klismith and Head Coach Curt Lamb of Almond-Bancroft about each team's trip to state.