Girls softball, boys tennis, boys golf, and co-ed track and field postseason action begins or continues throughout Northeast Wisconsin this afternoon.
SOFTBALL
Division One regional openers in girls’ softball have Manitowoc Lincoln playing in Kaukauna, Sheboygan North traveling to Oshkosh West, Pulaski heads to Bayport, Green Bay Southwest plays at West De Pere, Green Bay West/East visits Hortonville, and Wausau East has a date in Ashwaubenon against the Jaguars.
Regional Semifinals in Division Two include defending state champion Denmark hosting Little Chute, Two Rivers at Campbellsport, Sheboygan Falls/ Kohler travels to Kewaskum, Plymouth hosts Winneconne, and Notre Dame Academy of Green Bay entertains Shawano.
In Division Three regional semis, Valders begins a trek for a return to Madison at Wrightstown, Kiel has a short bus ride to New Holstein, Brillion hosts Kewaunee, Howards Grove heads to Fond Du Lac to play Winnebago Lutheran Academy, and Chilton has a trek up to Southern Door to battle the Eagles.
Division Four matchups include Roncalli heading to Princeton/Green Lake, Manitowoc Lutheran travels to Markesan, Reedsville is at Almond Bancroft, Johnson Creek hosts Sheboygan Lutheran/Christian, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah entertains Williams Bay, Ozaukee plays at Random Lake, Hilbert heads to Wisconsin Rapids to play Assumption, Algoma hosts Sevastopol, and St. Mary’s Springs of Fond Du Lac plays at St. Mary Catholic.
In Division Five, Green Bay NEW Lutheran/Providence Academy is at Wausaukee, and Gibraltar/Washington hosts the Marion Muistangs.
TRACK AND FIELD
Regional competition will be held statewide this afternoon in boys’ and girls’ track and field. Manitowoc Lincoln, Sheboygan North, and Sheboygan South compete in Neenah.
Kiel hosts a Division Two Regional with the field including Two Rivers, Brillion, New Holstein, and Chilton. In Division Three, Manitowoc Lutheran, Roncalli, Valders, Mishicot, and Reedsville head to Hilbert while Howards Grove and Sheboygan Christian.
Sheboygan Lutheran, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, and Random Lake compete at Cedar Grove-Belgium.
The top four finishers in each event qualify for sectionals on Friday.
BOYS GOLF
Boys’ golf regionals take place today.
Plymouth hosts a Division One regional at Quit-Qui-Oc in Elkhart Lake.
Teams scheduled to compete include Manitowoc Lincoln, Sheboygan South, and Sheboygan North.
In Division Two, Two Rivers, Kiel, Brillion, Sheboygan Falls, New Holstein, Chilton/ Hilbert, Oostburg, and Random Lake/ Ozaukee head to Riverdale Country Club in Sheboygan while Denmark, Luxemburg-Casco, and Sturgeon Bay compete at Northbrook Golf Course in Luxemburg.
Valders hosts a Division Three at Autumn Ridge Golf Course that includes Sheboygan Christian, Sheboygan Lutheran, Howards Grove, Kohler, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, and Cedar Grove-Belgium, while Roncalli, Mishicot, Reedsville, and Kewaunee head to Thornberry Creek for a regional hosted by Oneida Nation.
The top four teams plus the top four individuals of a non-qualifying team head to sectionals next Tuesday.
BOYS TENNIS
Sub-sectional competition will be held today in boys’ tennis.
Manitowoc Lincoln and Sheboygan North are at a meet in Neenah, while Roncalli/Manitowoc Lutheran, Two Rivers, Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan South, Howards Grove/ Sheboygan Christian, Kohler, and Plymouth are at a Division Two sub-sectional at the Sports Core in Kohler.
Players at number one singles and doubles need to win their first match, while competitors in flights two, three, and four need to reach their respective finals to advance to sectionals on Thursday.
GIRLS SOCCER
Two of the best high school girls’ soccer teams in the state tangle in Sheboygan Falls this afternoon.
Unbeaten and Division Three top-ranked Kiel ( 7-0 in the EWC-18-0-1) meets the state’s ninth-ranked Division Three team in the Sheboygan Falls Falcons (6-1 in the EWC-12-2-2 overall).
These teams are built on solid defense as Kiel has allowed just 8 goals all season while scoring 94 (a plus 86 goal differential).
The lone blemish on their record is a 2-2 tie at Notre Dame Academy n Green Bay back on May 11th. Sheboygan Falls has a goal differential of plus 62(69 scored and only 7 allowed).
Their two losses came to Fond Du Lac (2-0 on April 7th and to Kiel 2-1 on May 4th).
No updated individual statistics are available for Kiel, but Sheboygan Falls sophomore Natalie Grunwald is having a sensational season.
She has scored 24 goals and recorded a team high 49 points, while sophomore goaltender Kelsey Kong has been solid, saving 89 percent of the shots she’s faced this season.
A Kiel victory gives them the conference title outright, while Sheboygan Falls needs a victory to earn a share of the conference title.
The match is scheduled to get underway at 4:30 p.m. Other matches today/tonight include Manitowoc Lincoln at Pulaski to battle the Red Raiders.
The Ships (2-4-2 in the FRCC 10-8-3 overall) to win one of their final two matches to secure a winning regular season record. Match time is 6:30 p.m.
Elsewhere, Manitowoc Lutheran hosts Roncalli/ Two Rivers, New Holstein visits Valders, Sheboygan North hosts De Pere, West De Pere is at Green Bay Southwest, Green Bay Preble travels to Ashwaubenon, Bay Port entertains Notre Dame Academy of Green Bay, Ozaukee/Random Lake hosts Living Word Lutheran, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah travels to Omro Cedar Grove-Belgium hosts St. Mary’s Springs of Fond Du Lac, Sevastopol/Gibraltar is home for Marinette and St. Mary Catholic is on the road to battle Luxemburg Casco.
BOYS BASEBALL
The final week of the high school baseball regular season has arrived.
Games scheduled for this afternoon include Manitowoc Lincoln hosting West De Pere, Manitowoc Lutheran is home for Random Lake, Mishicot entertains Freedom, EWC champion Kiel is at Sturgeon Bay, and Reedsville heads to Joannes Park in Green Bay to battle Green Bay East/West.
Elsewhere, Sheboygan Falls ventures to Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, New Holstein hosts Kohler/Sheboygan Christian, Sheboygan North welcomes Pulaski, Green Bay Preble travels to Green Bay Southwest, Notre Dame Academy of Green Bay hosts De Pere, and Ashwaubenon heads to Bay Port to play the Pirates.
