Nick Griesbach

Nashville

Lead Sports Writer at Waupaca County Post

Award Winning Sports Writer, Total Pro Sports Writer

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Olivia Zielke sets up Manawa softball for playoff run

1 week ago | waupacanow.com | Nick Griesbach

A Central Wisconsin Conference-East championship, a top 10 ranking in Division 4, and a number one seed in the WIAA softball tournament are a few accolades the Manawa Wolves have accrued to make their 2025 season exceptional. A factor in this success is sophomore pitcher Olivia Zielke. Olivia is among the state’s leaders in wins and strikeouts. Zielke is also a returning member of the 2024 All-Central Wisconsin Conference-East team.
Xzaver Pittman takes his game to UW-Oshkosh

2 weeks ago | waupacanow.com | Nick Griesbach

Waupaca football started the 2024 season off slow, but in the second half of the Comets schedule, they started to turn it on. They won three of their last four regular-season games to reach the WIAA playoffs. Running back Xzaver Pittman was the consistent force in those games, averaging over 138 yards and finding the end zone seven times. Pittman rushed for 1219 yards and 14 total touchdowns in 2024 and accumulated 2826 rushing yards and 33 total touchdowns for his high school career.
Senior Spotlight

2 weeks ago | waupacanow.com | Nick Griesbach

Noah Spoelstra-AmherstAmherst is in the midst of another winning season as they sit at 13-7 overall, and 9-2 in the Central Wisconsin-East. The previous three seasons have all produced winning results, including a 2022 season where the Falcons went undefeated before ending their season in the WIAA Division 3 State Finals. A key factor in the 2022 Amherst team was Noah Spoelstra,Noah started at third base as a freshman during their run in the 2022 tournament.
Waupaca softball loses in shutout to Denmark

2 weeks ago | waupacanow.com | Nick Griesbach

Denmark softball came to Waupaca ready to play, and they thumped the Comets 15-0 on May 13. In the first inning, Denmark Macey Mleziva drove in a runner on a sacrifice fly. Abigail Johnson scored to make it a 2-0 ball game, as she drove in a run on a single. Emma Olson added two more runs to put Denmark up 4-0, as she hit a triple to bring in runners.
Perfect game for Polar Bears

2 weeks ago | waupacanow.com | Nick Griesbach

Aggressive base running and multiple home runs by the top-ten ranked Hortonville Polar Bears would have been the headliner of this contest. The Polar Bears pitcher Braylon Banter had other plans as he threw a perfect game against Appleton West at home on May 13. In 72 pitches, Branter sat down each of the Appleton West batters in a game where the Polar Bears bats started to come alive in the fourth inning as Broden Butzin hit a solo home run to center field to give Hortonville a 1-0 lead.
SPASH grand slam seals comeback win over Marshfield

2 weeks ago | waupacanow.com | Nick Griesbach

SPASH Panthers baseball found itself in early trouble against Marshfield on May 16 but came back to win in epic fashion. Marshfield got on the board as Owen Griesbach hit an RBI single to put his team up 1-0. Mason Anderson drove in two runs with an RBI triple to give his team a 3-0 lead. A wild pitch brought another home another run to put SPASH at a 4-0 deficit. The Panthers Adam Noskowiak drove in a runner with a single to make the deficit 4-1 in the bottom of the first inning.
Amherst takes down Rosholt on the road

2 weeks ago | waupacanow.com | Nick Griesbach

Amherst Falcons traveled to Rosholt on May 17 to get their 14th win of the season. Sully Perkins drove in the first run for Amherst with an RBI double to give the Falcons a 1-0 lead. Rosholt tied the game in the bottom of the first inning with an RBI single by Tyler Kluck that made it a 1-1 game. Michael Glodowski drove in a run in the second inning to give Amherst a 2-1 lead with an RBI single. AJ O’Brien hit an RBI single to make the score 3-1.
Clintonville softball wins in three innings over Waupaca

3 weeks ago | waupacanow.com | Nick Griesbach

The Clintonville Truckers traveled to Waupaca on May 5 to win with a blowout victory over the Comets. Rainna Miller scored first for Clintonville as she hit an RBI in the top of the opening inning. Abby Tate hit a sliding triple to bring in Miller to score and put the score at 2-0. Claire Papendorf drove in a run to make the score 3-0. It became 7-0 as Ava Kasson had a base hit, and it went to the top of the batting order in the first inning.
Xavier girls’ soccer dominates New London

3 weeks ago | waupacanow.com | Nick Griesbach

It was a long night for New London girls’ soccer on May 6 as Xavier scored early and often to win 7-1. Helayna Krueger was the aggressor for the Xavier Hawks as she scored an early goal to make the score 1-0 at the 9:20 mark. At the 10:48 mark, Krueger scored her second goal to give Xavier a 2-0 advantage. Kayla Standish gave the Xavier a 3-0 lead in the first half as she scored at 14:09. It was 14:45 when Krueger scored and delivered her hat trick and Xavier the insurmountable 4-0 lead.
Bulldogs softball loses at home against Shawano

3 weeks ago | waupacanow.com | Nick Griesbach

New London fell against a visiting Shawano team on Tuesday, May 6, struggling to make early runs. Both teams were held scoreless through four innings. In the fifth inning, Shawano got their bats going, as Kadence Meyers had an RBI single to give her team a 1-0 lead. Hannah Yeager hit an RBI single to make it 2-0. Gracee Johnson drove in another run to make the score 3-0. The lone run for the Bulldogs scored when Aubree Schmude drove in Chesney Magolski in the sixth inning.