Edgar avenges loss to Newman

Cards bounced the ‘Cats from the 2020 playoffs

Edgar’s varsity girls basketball squad avenged a sectional semifinal playoff loss to Wausau Newman last season by easily beating the Cardinals, 68-44, Thursday in Wausau.

The Wildcats’ fullcourt press harassed the Cardinals into turning the ball over on Thursday, and Edgar’s great job rotating the ball with quick passes on offense helped its playersgetopen shots. Senior guard Makenna Guden said it was a great team win against Wausau Newman, even if the Cardinals don’t have as many talented players as they did last season.

“ Wa u s a u Newman always has a great team and a great program, therefore any time we can beat them it’s a good win for us,” said Makenna, who is the daughter of Shawn and Cari Guden.

Sophomore Reagan Borchardt led the Wildcats with 18 points and Guden added 11. Freshman Makayla Wirkus paced Edgar with 11 rebounds and Borchardt had eight.

Wausau Newman’s defensive strategy was to double team Guden every time she received the basketball, to essentially make it difficult for Guden to get a good look at the basket. Guden is Edgar’s most experienced player back this season, after last year she became the first Edgar High School junior girl’s basketball player to already score 1,000 career points.

Edgar girl’s basketball head coach Tom McCarty believes Guden just needs to be patient and she’ll eventually get her shots against opponents.

“It’s going to be a learning curve for Makenna this season to figure out how each team is going to try and defend her; each team is doing it differently,” Mc-Carty said.

Edgar downed Rosholt, 50-38, in Monday’s home game but then lost, 68-44, to Mosinee in Tuesday’s road contest. The Wildcats now have a 4-4 record this season.

‘Cat boys lose first game

Edgar’s boys basketball team suffered its first loss this season, 64-60, in a road nail biter against Auburndale on Friday. The Eagles pulled down nine more defensive rebounds than the Wildcats did.

Senior Kyle Brewster led Edgar with 18 points, while senior Konnor Wolf had 16 points and senior Drew Guden 12.

Edgar rebounded from Friday’s first loss to easily beat Wausau Newman, 61-45, on Tuesday in Wausau. The Wildcats now have a 5-1 record this season.

Tigers also fall to Eagles

Stratford’s varsity boys basketball team also lost a close game to Auburndale, 36-33, in Tuesday’s road contest.

Sophomore Zach Seitz led the Tigers with 11 points and junior Camden Daul added nine. Junior Jake Skroch and Seitz paced the team with two blocked shots each. Daul and Seitz led Stratford with seven rebounds apiece. Stratford now has a 1-3 record this season.

Red Raiders down Tigers

Marathon’s varsity boys basketball team had no trouble beating Stratford, 46-30, on Friday at home. Red Raiders junior Jaden Koeller poured in a game-high 23 points and Brock Warren added nine. Matt Vande Boom paced Marathon with five assists, and Warren led the squad with nine rebounds. Koeller added six rebounds in the victory.

Jake Skroch led Stratford with 10 points and Camden Daul had nine. Dual paced the Tigers with five rebounds, while senior Max Vanderhoof led the team with six assists.

Marathon dominated Wisconsin Rapids Assumption, 71-39, on Tuesday to improve its record to 7-1 this season.

Marathon girls victorious

Marathon’s varsity girls basketball team downed Rib Lake, 53-22, on Monday at home. Junior guard Allison Wokatch led the Red Raiders with 14 points, while senior Anna Cleven contributed nine points and senior Hope Krautkramer eight.

Stratford’s varsity girls basketball team beat Auburndale, 39-32, on Friday at home. Senior Breanna Ackley led the Tigers with 22 points and senior Emily Hughes achieved a double double with 11 points and 17 rebounds. Fourteen of Hughes’ 17 rebounds were on defense.

“Wausau Newman always has a great team and a great program, therefore any time we can beat them it’s a good win for us.”Makenna GudenEdgar senior

DEFENDING THE SHOOTER- Marathon senior Matt Vande Boom plays tight defense against Stratford senior sharp shooter Cody Miller during the Red Raiders’ home win on Friday.PHOTO BY CATHY SEITZ