05/28/2026
Playoff time is officially upon us at B-W! Here is the most recent update to stay on top of our Blackhawk athletes and teams.
Softball, the #1 seed, won 11-1 on Tuesday and plays Altoona at HOME tomorrow. A win advances them to the Sectional semi-final on Tuesday, June 2nd vs. the winner of West Salem & Somerset.
Tennis advanced the #1 (Rhett Carlson & Siraj Whirry) and #2 (Merrick Paulson & Cole Letter) doubles teams from Subsectionals to Sectionals on Tuesday. They will compete at Altoona on Thursday.
Golf competed at Regionals today in Osceola. Jackson Perry finished 6th overall, 2nd on a non qualifying team, advancing him to Sectionals at Spooner on June 2nd/3rd.
Baseball, the #5 seed, is HOME tomorrow for a regional matchup against SCC. The game is at 3 PM. A win would have them hosting #13 Lakeland or traveling to #4 Northland Pines on Tuesday June 2nd.
Soccer, the #2 seed, will be the last to begin the playoff series. They play Spooner/Shell Lake to open the playoffs on Thursday, June 4th at HOME. With a win, they host the winner of West Salem vs Barron/Cumberland.
Finally, track advanced 17 athletes at the Altoona Regional Tuesday. They will compete in Rice Lake Friday at Sectionals:
Jackson Vande Berg – 400m
Will Bedford – 800m
Porter Langer – 110m hurdles
Dane Veenendall – 300m hurdles
Weston Langer – Pole Vault
Owen Lynum – Pole Vault
Drew Veenendall – Shot Put
Alec Boyer – Discus
Dempsey McKeever – Discus
Gabe Schommer – WC Shot Put, WC 1600, WC 800
Olivia Bazille – 100m, 200m, 4x100
Kailee Wilson – 400m
Miley Smith – 800m
Arianna Haselman – 4x100
Kaysee Yzermans – 4x100
Sierra Paster – 4x100, High Jump
Baylee Pommerening – Discus