Janke gains 1,000 points

He garners career feat

By Casey Krautkramer

Athens senior Aiden Janke on Tuesday joined his former varsity boys basketball teammates, Cooper Diedrich and Cameron Ford, on the school’s all-time boys 1,000-point scorers. Janke was a freshman on the Bluejays varsity squad when his first cousin, Ford, was a senior.

Janke grabbed an offensive rebound in the second half of Tuesday’s away game against Abbotsford and he scored a basket to give him 1,000 career points.

The Athens boys basketball program gave Janke a commemorative basketball so he will always remember his career accomplishment. Janke achieved a doubledouble with 16 points and 13 rebounds in Athens’ 7357 Marawood North Conference victory against Abbotsford.

The Bluejays received balanced scoring with four players achieving doubledigit scoring against the Falcons. Senior guard Connor Sheahan led Athens with 17 points. Junior Andy Schaer added 14 points while senior Connor Komarek added 12. Senior Nathan Wolf contributed eight points and he led the team with four assists.

Athens has an 8-2 overall record this season. Athens remains in first place in the Marawood North Conference with a 5-1 record, two games ahead of both Prentice and Rib Lake.

The Bluejays boys defeated the Greenwood Indians, 56-37, in Thursday’s nonconference road game.

Schaer led Athens with 16 points and three steals. Janke paced the squad with eight rebounds.

Athens girl hoops

The Athens varsity girls basketball team’s home game against Chequamegon on Tuesday was postponed because the Screaming Eagles don’t currently have enough players for a team.

Athens currently has an 11-1 overall record this season. Athens remains tied with Phillips for first place in the Marawood North Conference with 5-1 records.

The Bluejays defeated the Greenwood Indians, 71-31, in Thursday’s away game. Junior guard Addison Lavicka led Athens with 19 points and four assists.

Junior Jazelle Hartwig added 15 points. She and Lavicka paced the team with four steals each. Junior Sophia Coker led Athens with 12 rebounds and Sydney Coker paced the Bluejays with five blocked shots.

The Bluejays have a huge home game at 7:15 p.m. this Friday, Jan. 6, against the 8-2 Edgar Wildcats. Athens is ranked sixth and Edgar ninth in this week’s wissports.net Division 5 poll.