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Meet Ann Marie North Star

1 week ago | waupacanow.com | Emily Doud

WAUPACA – A sleek new catamaran-style boat made its debut on the Chain O’ Lakes on May23 and marked a new chapter for Clear Water Harbor. The new vessel, named Ann Marie North Star, officially joins the fleet on Taylor Lake following the retirement of the Lady of the Lakes last fall. The North Star now sails alongside the Chief Waupaca, which is celebrating its 51st summer on the Chain O’Lakes.
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

1 week 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.
Graduating senior, debut author

2 weeks ago | waupacanow.com | Emily Doud

Posted Wednesday, May 21, 2025 10:37 am SCANDINAVIA – Sienna Timm is graduating from Waupaca High School in a few days and she will be graduating as a published author. Her first novel was released on April 12. The Scandinavia resident penned “Cursed by Death,” a young adult fantasy adventure.
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.
Trailblazing at Dayton Town Hall

3 weeks ago | waupacanow.com | Emily Doud

WAUPACA – Community members from the Town of Dayton started cleanup efforts on the Lyman Dayton trail, a one-mile trail system built in 2016 that is located at their town hall. Dayton Community Connection (DCC) was created two years ago as an effort for people to get out and meet community members as well as help neighbors and create social connections.