Oshkosh West, North High School split girls and boys basketball doubleheader

OSHKOSH - The No. 3-ranked Spartans (2-0, 2-0 Fox Valley Association) came out on top with a 55-50 victory in front of a packed house at West High School, Friday night, over their crosstown foe Wildcats (1-3, 1-1 FVA) in the first of two meetings between the teams this season.

Oshkosh North jumped out to a big lead early in the first half, but West battled back to defend their home court, keeping it close throughout the majority of yet another tightly contested game in the series of the rivalry.

West cut the Spartans' lead down to two points with just under 10 minutes to go, but that's as close as it would get. North kept around a five-point cushion for most of the latter half of the second period to fend off the Wildcats' comeback effort.

Zay Mitchell led the Spartans with 23 points and Stevie Clark added 14 for North.

Dylan Taylor scored a game-high 27 points to lead West.

Oshkosh North 29 26 - 55

Oshkosh West 26 24 - 50

BOYS BASKETBALL

Berlin 58, Westfield 35

BERLIN - Aaron Bartol scored 18 points, grabbed seven rebounds, dished six assists and had three steals to lead Berlin (4-0) in the non-conference victory.

Brock Wilde added 17 points, four rebounds and four assists and Hayden Redington had 12 points with six boards and three blocks.

Austin Lyon led Westfield (3-2) with 12 points and Sam Berruecos added 11 points with four steals.

Westfield 18 17 - 35

Berlin 32 26 - 58

Omro 60, Lomira 53

OMRO - The Foxes (4-1, 3-0 Flyway) remained unbeaten in conference with the victory over the Lions (2-3, 2-1 Flyway).

Keenan Rahn led Omro with 18 points, Ryan Schoeni added 16 and Mason Gruss had 13 for the Foxes.

Jackson Goebel scored a game-high 22 points to lead Lomira and Logan Menzer added 10 points.

Lomira 26 27 - 53

Omro 36 24 - 60

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 74, Ripon 43

RIPON - The Tigers (2-2, 0-1 East Central) were overwhelmed by the Chargers (3-2, 1-0 East Central) in both teams' conference opener.

Henry Beuthin led Ripon with 17 points and nine rebounds.

Jordan Wagner scored a game-high 28 points to lead KML and Henry Bednar added 16 points.

KML 38 36 - 74

Ripon 23 20 - 43

Kewaskum 47, Winneconne 40

WINNECONNE - The Wolves fell to 1-3 overall and 0-1 in the East Central conference standings with the loss to Kewaskum (4-2, 1-0 East Central).

Brody Schaffer scored 11 points to lead Winneconne.

Zach Behn led Kewaskum with 17 points and Charlie Gambino added 11.

Lourdes Academy 61, Valley Christian 11 (Saturday)

OSHKOSH - The Knights (4-1, 3-1 Trailways-East) held the Warriors (0-7, 0-4 Trailways-East) to single digits in each half to get a 50-point road victory over their in-town conference foe.

Brady Ridenour scored a game-high 14 points to lead Lourdes. Calvin Tollard added 13 points and Braden Studinski had 10 for the Knights.

Five players recorded a basket from the field for Valley Christian and Isaiah Hyvonen made the Warriors' lone free throw in eight attempts as a team.

Lourdes Academy 27 34 - 61

Valley Christian 8 3 - 11

Berlin 66, St. Croix Central 60 (Saturday)

WISCONSIN DELLS - A day after improving to 4-0 overall, Berlin picked up its fifth straight victory to start the season with the win over the Panthers (1-4, 0-2 Middle Border) at JustAGame Fieldhouse in the Dells.

Aaron Bartol led the way for Berlin with a game-high 20 points, including 12-of-17 shooting from the free throw line, eight rebounds and four assists. Wyatt Hamersma tacked on 17 points, five boards and three steals.

Caden Wester scored 18 points to lead St. Croix Central. Nolan Merth and Mason Sullivan each added 13 for the Panthers.

Berlin 21 45 - 66

SCC 22 38 - 60

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Oshkosh West 60, Oshkosh North 44

OSHKOSH - The Wildcats (4-2, 2-1 Fox Valley Association) jumped out to a 16-2 advantage with eight minutes left in the first half and staved off a Spartans (4-2, 1-2 FVA) comeback to open the doubleheader on their home court against their crosstown rivals with a victory.

North trimmed the deficit to just four, 23-19, by the halftime buzzer and even tied West at 24 with just under 16 minutes to go in the second but back-to-back threes from Maddie Rasmussen and Morgan Toman stifled the Spartans' momentum.

The Wildcats inflated their lead back to double-digits, 36-26, by the 12:47 mark and never looked back.

Paige Seckar scored 11 of her 15 points in the second half to lead West. Rasmussen and Toman each added seven second half points to finish with 11 and nine, respectively.

Grace Lenz rounded out the scoring leaders for the Wildcats with seven points, all in the first half.

Ava Hanson and Awut Alic each scored a game-high 16 points to lead North.

Oshkosh North 19 25 - 44

Oshkosh West 23 37 - 60

Valley Christian 53, Dodgeland 36

JUNEAU - The Warriors (3-2, 3-1 Trailways-East) pulled away from holding a one-point halftime lead, outscoring the Trojans (2-3, 1-2 Trailways-East) by 16 after the break to earn a big conference victory.

Anna Y. Giannopoulos scored 12 of her 17 points in the second half and went 9-for-12 at the free throw line to lead Valley Christian. Giannopoulos also grabbed six rebounds.

Mya Moran added a double-double with 15 points, 10 boards and had a pair of assists, steals and blocks. Lizzie Fink rounded out the scoring leaders for the Warriors with 10 points, six rebounds and four assists.

Valley Christian 20 33 - 53

Dodgeland 19 17 - 36

Berlin 50, Chilton 47 (Saturday)

WISCONSIN DELLS - Berlin improved to 6-2 overall (1-1 East Central) with the non-conference victory over the Tigers (3-4, 1-2 Eastern Wisconsin) at JustAGame Fieldhouse in the Dells.

Callie Kurczek scored a game-high 20 points to lead Berlin and Jane Hoffmann chipped in with 12 points.

Adahlyn Hoerl led Chilton with 19 points and Maddie Mueller added 10 for the Tigers..

Berlin 31 19 - 50

Chilton 19 28 - 47

Omro 58, Ripon 50 (Saturday)

RIPON - The Foxes (3-3, 2-1 Flyway) evened their overall record with the non-conference win over the Tigers (1-6, 0-2 East Central), who have lost five in a row.

Karsyn Bauman led Ripon with 12 points, seven rebounds and Ari Brooks followed with 11 points for the Tigers.

Omro 34 24 - 58

Ripon 28 22 - 50

WRESTLING (Saturday)

Bay Port Battle on the Bay

LUXEMBURG-CASCO 520, BAY PORT 438, MUKWONAGO 325, HOMESTEAD 311.5, OSHKOSH WEST 299.5, BEAVER DAM 294, WEST BEND WEST 287.5, FRANKLIN 247.5, OCONOMOWOC 245, KIEL 236, WRIGHTSTOWN 229, APPLETON NORTH 226, GERMANTOWN 220.5, WAUSAU WEST 220, PEWAUKEE 213, SEYMOUR 208.5, WEST BEND EAST 206.5, DENMARK 205.5, SHAWANO 188, PLYMOUTH 180.5, DE PERE 178.5, WINNECONNE 173, ESCANABA 169, EAST TROY 167.5, SLINGER 163, OCONTO FALLS 160.5, SOUTHERN DOOR 160, WEST DE PERE 120, BROOKFIELD EAST 84, ELKHORN 79.5, ASHWAUBENON 76.5, MISHICOT 74

138: Third: Trey Zemke WIN pinned Elliot Gardner ESC 1:43. 144: Edwyn Schroeder OW won by technical fall over Adam Whittier MUK 16-1. 157: Third: Sawyer Dailey PLY dec. Ryland Schneider OW 6-4. 165: Third: Steven Kielpikowski DEN dec. Jaiden Fronczak OW 5-1. 215: Third: Nelson Fournier OW dec. Ezra Waege LC 4-2. 285: Third: Grant Stromberg MUK dec. Garth Martell OW 6-1.

Brillion Invitational

PESHTIGO 242, OMRO 241, BRILLION 179.5, LITTLE CHUTE 152.5, STURGEON BAY 122, WAUPACA 106, LOURDES ACADEMY 95, GREEN BAY WEST/EAST/SOUTHWEST 64, MANITOWOC LUTHERAN 15

106: Parker Spierings B pinned Mason Malnory O 1:19. 120: Mason Boerner O dec. Ethan Hoyer B 9-5. 126: Second: Logan Carley O 132: Third: Cade Sowls O dec. Layton McMahon LC 7-6. 138: Mason Carpenter LA won by technical fall over Brenden Conn P 18-2; Third: Parker Besaw O pinned Aydian Stingle LC 1:38. 150: Second: Jason LaKosh O. 190: First: Xander Sowls O. 215: Third: Remington Force LA pinned Copper Pate WA 3:26. 285: Andyboi Hernandez O dec. Seth Laughlin SB 6-2; Third: Hunter Stelzer LA pinned Noah Vanlankveldt LC 0:17.

BOYS SWIMMING

Terror Relays

VALLEY SWIM TEAM 252, NEENAH 218, APPLETON NORTH/EAST 210, BRILLION/VALDERS/CHILTON 194, STEVENS POINT 180, OSHKOSH WEST 162, WISCONSIN RAPIDS 136, SHAWANO 118

100 Free R: 1, Oshkosh West (Dane Dodge, Isaac Palomaki, Carter Crowe, Caleb Bergin) :51.42; 2, Shawano (Conner Patz, Bryce Court, Aidan Court, Ben Langlois) :55.59. 500 Crescendo Free R: 1, Stevens Point (William Gargulak, Landon Bicknase, Henry Bowling, Tony Raczek) 5:13.38; 2, Oshkosh West (Dane Dodge, Isaac Palomaki, Carter Crowe, Caleb Bergin) 5:13.88. 300 Back R: 1, Valley Swim Team (Tyler VanGompel, Hayden Hollenbeck, Ethan Pasholk) 3:13.88; 2, Stevens Point (Jacob Faust, William Gargulak, Tony Raczek) 3:19.91. 200 Breast/Fly R: 1, Neenah (Drew Gaerthofner, Ryker Zarda, Burke Wendell, Braden Louden) 2:05.33; 2, Valley Swim Team (Hayden Hollenbeck, Ethan Pasholk, Donte Dobbs, Cole Mursau) 2:07.84. 400 Medley R: 1, Oshkosh West (Caleb Bergin, Carter Crowe, Isaac Palomaki, Dane Dodge) 4:28.28; 2, Neenah (Ryker Zarda, Tanner Trustem, Joshua Youngwerth, Gideon Benner) 4:31.10. 300 IM R: 1, Valley Swim Team (Tyler VanGompel, Ethan Pasholk, Hayden Hollenbeck) 3:14.00; 2, Stevens Point (William Gargulak, Jacob Faust, Tony Raczek) 3:26.60. 200 Free R: 1, Valley Swim Team (Cole Mursau, Max Baade, Donte Dobbs, Tyler VanGompel) 2:25.81; 2, Appleton North/East (Cal Woreck, Mark Weed, Caleb Hardy, Adam Nahm) 2:39.84.

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This article originally appeared on Oshkosh Northwestern: Oshkosh area Dec. 8-9 high school sports roundup