Source: Michael Kommer
Jan 2, 2025, 9:08 AM CST
The Wisconsin Rapids and Nekoosa/Assumption/Port Edwards teams competed in a pair of holiday tournaments in Eau Claire and La Crosse over December 27 and 28.
The Raiders competed in the Eau Claire Holiday Duals at UWEC.
Rapids went 5-0 on the day including a win over Simley, MN, in the title match.
Deegan Armagost (120), Landyn Freeman (126), Mason Tritz (157-160), and Tanner Gormanson (285) all went undefeated on the day with five wins.
The Papermakers competed in the Bi-State Classic and had five athletes reach the podium.
Sophomore, Gavin Tritz, was the lone medalist for the boys as he placed ninth at 144-pounds, while the girls had four medalists.
Rylan Oleson (100) placed sixth with Amiya Leverance (114), MaKayla McGuffey (165), and Lexie Stofflet (235) were all fourth.
It was a tough three days for the Wisconsin Rapids and Assumption Boys Basketball teams as they both dropped a pair of games at their respective tournaments.
The Raiders dropped games to DeForest and Reedsburg Area (59-57) at Just-A-Game Fieldhouse in the Wisconsin Dells, while the Royals were upended by Amherst (59-46) and Bonduel (55-29) at the 53rd annual Sentry Classic at UWSP.
Rapids Hockey competed in the Dells Holiday Tournament where they placed sixth with losses to Tomah/Sparta and Fond du Lac, but beat Onalaska/La Crosse.
After a weekend off, the Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings will be back on the ice over January 3 and 4 when they host the Steele County Blades with puck drops at 7:00 p.m. both nights.
The Riverkings currently sit as the No. 1 team in the USPHL North Division with 44 points, and have won six consecutive games.
Rapids have defeated the Blades twice this season with scores of 5-2 and 5-3 on November 1 and 2 of 2024.
You can find more local sports reporting on Michael Kommer’s website. You’ll also be able to tune in to broadcasting of high school sports on WFHR and WIRI. The call-in sports talk show Playmakers airs every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 5 to 6 PM on 97.5FM / 1320AM.
