Riverkings have tough weekend. Wrestlers see first action. Packers make western trip.

Riverkings swept by Blades

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. (WFHR / WIRI) – For the first time this season, the Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings were swept in a weekend series over December 6 and 7 as Steele County got a pair of wins at 5-3 and 2-1 in OT.

Rapids will next play over Dec. 13-15 at the Chicago Showcase where they will play the Metro Jets, Fort Wayne Spacemen, Battle Creek Kernels, and Cincinnati Cyclones.

^{Photo Caption: Wisconsin Rapids’ Griffin Schindler takes the puck along the boards in the game against Reedsburg/Wisconsin Dells. (Michael Kommer / Civic Media)}

Local Wrestlers start strong

The three local wrestling teams started the season with some team and individual statements over the last week.

Wisconsin Rapids claimed the title at the Spartan Duals, hosted by Luxemburg-Casco.

The Raiders went 4-1 on the day, and ended in a three-way tie based on record with L-C and Bay Port, but on criteria, the Raiders were named the winners.
Nekoosa/Port Edwards competed at the Black River Falls Invite where they placed ninth with 86 points, while the girls placed 4^th with 75.

The girls had two champions, Madison Wagner (100), Rylan Oleson (107), while the boys had one in Jacob Bertling (138.)

Assumption/Pacelli competed at the Royall Invite where they placed 12^th in the boys Division with 52 points and eighth in the girls with 57.

The Royals had one champion in Gavin Tritz (157.)

All three teams will next compete on Saturday, Dec. 13 at the Husky Invite at Eau Claire North.

In other sports, Wisconsin Rapids Gymnastics was sixth in the Raiders Classic with a score of 123.700, while Rapids Hockey dropped a pair of games to D.C. Everest (5-1) and Reedsburg/WI. Dells 5-3.

Packers to head west

After a last-second victory over Chicago, the Green Bay Packers will be hitting the road to take on the Denver Broncos on Saturday, December 14 at 3:25pm.

Denver holds the all-time series lead at 8-7-1 with the teams meeting since 1971 with the Packers having only one win at “Mile High Stadium” coming in 2007.

Links

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.