Ziebell scores game-high 30 to lead Neenah in victory over Oshkosh North girls basketball
BOYS BASKETBALL
No. 5 (D-1) Oshkosh North 73, Neenah 59
OSHKOSH - The No. 5-ranked Spartans (5-2, 4-1 Fox Valley Association) were on upset alert early, trailing by two at halftime, but stepped up their defense in the second half to defeat the Rockets (4-4, 2-3) by double-digits in conference action.
Stevie Clark led North with 27 points and Zay Mitchell added 21 for the Spartans.
Neenah 36 23 - 59
Oshkosh North 34 39 - 73
Omro 77, Amherst 55
OMRO - The Foxes (7-1, 5-0 Flyway) dominated the Falcons (4-5, 1-2 Central Wisconsin-East) in a non-conference meeting.
Keenan Rahn scored 20 points to lead Omro. Ryan Sxchoeni added 19 points and Mason Gruss had 12 for the Foxes.
Fond du Lac 69, Oshkosh West 44
FOND DU LAC - The Wildcats (2-6, 1-4 Fox Valley Association) were blown out by the Cardinals (4-4, 3-2) in a conference matchup.
Dylan Taylor led Oshkosh West with 11 points.
Waupun 65, Ripon 31
WAUPUN - The Tigers (3-5, 1-3 East Central) were limited by a tough defense, held to seven first-half points, on the way to being doubled up by the Warriors (5-3, 4-0) in an ECC matchup.
Ripon 7 24 - 31
Berlin 79, Winneconne 59 (Thursday)
WINNECONNE - Berlin (8-1, 2-1 East Central) swept a boys-girls doubleheader, blowing out its conference rival Wolves (1-7, 0-4) to start a new winning streak after their two-point loss to Waupun last Friday.
Aaron Bartol had a huge game for Berlin with 22 points, 10 rebounds, seven assists, five blocks and three steals.
Brock Wilde added 15 points, Carter Hess tallied 13, and Hayden Redington had 12 points with nine boards.
Berlin 32 47 - 79
Winneconne 25 34 - 59
Friday & Saturday's FdL area results: St. Mary's Springs boys hockey tops Fond du Lac to claim 10th annual Sturgeon Cup
Monday and Tuesday's Oshkosh area recap: Seckar drops 20 in Oshkosh West girls win over Kaukauna; No. 5 Oshkosh North boys hoops upset again
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Oshkosh West 46, Fond du Lac 43
FOND DU LAC - The Wildcats (6-4, 4-3 Fox Valley Association) came back after trailing by three at halftime to defeat the Cardinals (2-8, 1-5) in a boys-girls doubleheader between conference foes.
Lilah Johnson led Fondy with 10 points and Brooke Butler added nine for the Cardinals.
Oshkosh West 21 25 - 46
Fond du Lac 24 19 - 43
No. 2 (D-1) Neenah 71, Oshkosh North 39
NEENAH - The Spartans (5-5, 1-5 Fox Valley Association) hung tough in the first half, trailing by one point to the No-2 ranked team in the state, but the Rockets (9-1, 6-0) blasted off for 50 points in the second half to cruise to an FVA victory.
Ava Hanson led North with 21 points and four steals.
UConn commit Allie Ziebell led Neenah with 30 points, Ellie Buss added 16 points (all in the second half) and Rowan Klesmit had 11 for the Rockets.
Oshkosh North 20 19 - 39
Neenah 21 50 - 71
No. 4 (D-5) Lourdes Academy 65, Valley Christian 44 (Thursday)
OSHKOSH - The No. 5-ranked Knights (5-2, 4-0 Trailways-East) held the Warriors (5-3, 4-2) to 14 points in the first half on their way to a 21-point conference victory.
Hailee Bauer scored a game-high 20 points with nine steals and six assists to lead Lourdes. Delaney Ruedinger added 18 points on 8-of-16 shooting from the field and Ella Slusarski had seven points with 10 rebounds.
Anna Y. Giannopoulos led Valley Christian with 19 points and Anna E. Giannopoulos followed with 10 for the Warriors.
Lourdes 37 28 - 65
Valley 14 30 - 44
Berlin 63, Winneconne 54 (Thursday)
WINNECONNE - Berlin (7-3, 2-2 East Central) took down the Wolves (5-7, 2-3) to pick up a conference road victory.
Jane Hoffman scored a game-high 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds to lead Berlin. Emma Boegh and Callie Kurczek each added 12 points.
Kurczek also grabbed a team-high nine rebounds and went 10-for-15 at the free throw line.
Grace Mitchell led Winneconne with 13 points and grabbed six boards. Jada Kaiser followed with 11 points and Taylor Rogers had nine points with four steals.
Berlin 27 36 - 63
Winneconne 21 33 - 54
No. 1 (D-3) Waupun 57, Ripon 21 (Thursday)
WAUPUN - The top-ranked Warriors (9-1, 5-0 East Central) led by 29 at halftime and cruised in the second half to a blowout conference victory over the Tigers (2-8, 0-4).
Emma Resop led Ripon with nine points and five rebounds. Karsyn Bauman followed with eight points, all in the second half, four rebounds and two steals.
Lydia Aalsma scored a game-high 20 points, all in the first half, on 8-of-11 shooting from the field to lead Waupun.
Kayl Petersen went 9-for-13 from the floor to add 19 points with 10 rebounds for a double-double and had three steals and three blocks.
Ripon 9 12 - 21
Waupun 38 19 - 57
WRESTLING
Bill Verbeten Classic
WRIGHTSTOWN - Omro took second place at the quad meet hosted by Wrightstown High School. Here are the results:
Omro 36, Reedsville 31
132: Ethyn Sebo R dec. Cade Sowls 10-5. 138: Logan Carley O pinned Lucas Lodel 2:38. 144: Shawn Storzer R pinned Dimitri Penza 2:47. 150: Jason LaKosh O pinned Joni Razo 0:39. 157: Tristen Verbeten R pinned Nick Steffen 3:45. 165: Deegan Bubolz R pinned Fox Hernandez 0:29. 175: Logan Lodel R maj. dec. Jacob Calkins 11-1.
Wrightstown 58, Omro 19
113: Mason Malnory O pinned Braeden Butcher 1:36. 120: Mason Boerner O maj. dec. Parker Bereza 9-0. 138: Louis Hock W pinned Logan Carley 0:35. 144: Kevin Biese W pinned Dimitri Penza 1:32. 150: Jack Nelson W maj. dec. Jason LaKosh 11-1. 157: Jacob Durocher W pinned Nick Steffen 1:38. 165: Fox Hernandez O dec. Jackson Ervin 10-6. 190: Xander Sowls O pinned Carter Gilson 3:35.
Omro defeated Brillion 42-42 (Tie Breaker: forfeits - 7 vs. 4)
106: Parker Spierings B pinned Mason Malnory 2:48. 138: Bob Huntley B pinned Logan Carley 3:23. 157: Weston Schmidt B pinned Nick Steffen 1:52.
Wrightstown Lady's Wrestling Invite
WRIGHTSTOWN - Winneconne, Oshkosh North and Omro participated in the event, finishing 29th, 39th and 46th, respectively, out of 47 teams. Here are the results:
100: 4th Place - Paityn Fritchen of Winneconne. 114: 6th Place - Addison Brown of Winneconne. 138: 7th Place - Madelynn Ketola of Oshkosh North.
Winneconne 78, Berlin 6 (Thursday)
106: James Barone W pinned Gavin Gneiser 0:49. 113: Hayden Elwood W pinned Bryce Toney 1:49. 113: JJ Mavroff W pinned Jackson Klassa 2:27. 132: James Nozar W pinned Donavin Lemke 2:56. 150: Karter Hawthorne W pinned Kannon Belter 1:41. 157: Tyler Engelke W pinned Brodie Schultz 5:35. 165: Brady Yonke W pinned Colton Ferron 0:21. 190: Ben Green B pinned Carson Piotraschke 5:49. 285: Daniel Simon W pinned Kenneth Turner 0:33.
Waupun 54, Ripon 30 (Thursday)
120: Travis Cumber R pinned Winton Glewen 0:33. 126: Grant Braskamp W pinned Raymond Ellis 2:38. 132: Riley Nickel R pinned Miles Sherden 1:05. 138: Joey Williams R pinned Oscar Stowell 0:26. 144: Miguel Garcia W pinned Trinity Treptow 1:52. 150: Lucas Bresser W pinned Jayden Santos 3:43. 157: Landen Larsen W pinned Brennan Martin 1:59. 215: Abel Kooima W pinned Jamason Nordquist 3:34. 285: Owen Kooima W pinned Jeremy Prellwitz 0:55.
Lomira 57, Omro 18 (Thursday)
106: Jordan Lisiecki L pinned Mason Malnory 3:57. 120: Marshall Hanke L maj. dec. Mason Boerner 11-2. 132: Logan Carley O pinned Jimmie Ward 5:45. 138: Colin Weber L pinned Parker Besaw 1:45. 144: Skyler Kindler L pinned Dimitri Penza 0:42. 150: Koby Sacotte L maj. dec. Jason Lakosh 16-7. 157: Nick Steffen O pinned Kara Kuge. 165: Kolton Wagoner L maj. dec. Fox Hernandez 13-0. 175: Jacob Calkins O pinned Jayden Gibson 1:37. 190: Easton Neuman L dec. Xander Sowls 11-5. 285: Warren Sauer L pinned Andyboi Hernandez 1:59.
BOYS HOCKEY
Oshkosh 5, Waupaca 1
OSHKOSH - After conceding a goal in the opening period, the Ice Hawks (5-7) scored twice in the second and three more times in the third to defeat the Comets (8-4).
Alex Beck tied the game at one on a power play goal via an assist from Isaiah Koeppen and Owen Moran grabbed the lead on a goal assisted by William Beck.
Evan Neitzel scored the first of three goals in the third period, followed by Reid Polak (assisted by Mason Monhen) and Koeppen (assisted by A. Beck).
Adam Mace scored the lone goal for the Comets on an assist from Ryan Mace.
Waupaca outshot Oshkosh 40-18. Gage Bauer had 39 saves for the Ice Hawks and Gavin Hafferman had 13 for the Comets.
To contact Lance LeQue, email him at LLeQue@gannett.com or follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @LanceLeQue.
This article originally appeared on Oshkosh Northwestern: Oshkosh area Dec. 21-22 high school sports roundup
