Bay-Area Fall 2026 Athletic Schedule

Below is the tentative schedule (through Sept.) for local high school sports for the 2026 fall season. All listings are tentative and, in keeping with unpredictable weather conditions and more, fans are encouraged to also track their local team via social media, school information, and school contacts.

CROSS COUNTRY

Bay Area Scheduled Meets

(Confer with schools for participation info)

Sept. 24 — Butternut Invite @ Marion Park. 4 p.m.

Sept. 28 — Drummond Invite @ Birkie Trailhead. 4:30 p.m.

Sept. 29 — Cumberland Invite @ Timberland Trails. 5:15 p.m.

Results

Sept. 15-17 — See accompanying article

Sept. 22 — Northwestern Invite (TBA)

FOOTBALL

Heart O’ North Conference

* Northwestern 3-0

Ashland 2-1

** Saint Croix Falls 2-1

Cumberland 1-2

Hayward 1-2

Spooner 1-2

Barron 1-2

Bloomer 1-2

* Ranked #4 in WIAA D4

** Ranked #6 in WIAA D5

Schedule (Ashland)

(All games 7 p.m. tentative)

Sept. 25 — Ashland @ Spooner

Oct. 2 — Hayward @ Ashland

Oct. 9 — Northwestern @ Ashland

Oct. 16 — Ashland @ Cumberland

Results

Sept. 18 — St. Croix Falls 43, Ashland 26

8-PLAYER FOOTBALL

Northwoods-West 8 Conference

Northwood/Solon Springs 4-0

Shell Lake 4-0

Washburn 2-2

Bruce 2-2

Flambeau 2-2

Mellen 1-3

Winter/Birchwood 1-3

Schedule (Mellen & Washburn)

(All games 7 p.m. tentative)

Sept. 24 — Washburn @ Flambeau High School

Oct. 1 — Mellen @ Washburn

Oct. 8 — Washburn @ Northwood/Solon Springs

Oct. 9 — Bruce @ Mellen

Results

Sept. 17 — Bruce 54, Washburn 52

GOLF

Schedule

Sept. 30 — @ WIAA Regional. Hidden Greens North GC. 10 a.m.

Results

Sept. 15 — Hayward

Teams Score

Hayward 185

Ladysmith 217

Ashland 244

Individuals

Name Grade School Score

Maddy Schwartz SO Hayward 43

Lizzy Opelt JR Ladysmith 44

Rayna von Arb SO Hayward 44

MacIe Mavis SR Hayward 46

Ellisyn Tucker SR Ladysmith 51

Violet Pagac SO Ashland 52

Rosemary Lietzan FR Hayward 52

Ayda Eckes FR Hayward 54

Payton Zifko SR Ashland 57

Arie Robers SR Ladysmith 57

Alyssa Kruppe SO Ladysmith 65

Evie Guski SR Ashland 66

Miley Bigo SR Ashland 69

Meadow Rogers SO Ladysmith 70

Addison Kostac SR Ashland 75

Sept. 17 — Ashland Triangular

Teams Score

Northwestern 206

Luck 215

Ashland 217

Individuals

Name Grade School Score

Shyanne Xiong SR Northwestern 48

Violet Pagac SO Ashland 50

Claire Massier SR Northwestern50

Kinley Filip FR Luck 50

Payton Zifko SR Ashland 51

Teagyn Hinkel SR Luck 52

Sophia Hill SO Luck 52

Aydan ZenzSR Northwestern 53

Isla Malmberg SO Ashland 54

Ellie Hanson SR Northwestern 55

Jaylynne Lawler SR Northwestern 58

Mazie Webster JR Luck 61

Cyrilla Ens JR Luck 62

Miley Bigo SR Ashland 62

Evie Guski SR Ashland 62

Addison Kostac SR Ashland 64

Sawyer Wickman SO Ashland 67

June Thiele SO Ashland 68

Sept. 21 — Ashland Meet. (TBA)

Sept. 23 — HONC Meet @ Spooner. 9 a.m. (TBA)

SOCCER

Heart O’ North Conference Standings

Barron 5-0

Hayward 4-1

Washburn 3-2

Unity 3-3

Spooner 2-3

Cumberland 1-4

Ashland 0-5

Schedule

(Times at 5 p.m. unless noted. All tentative.)

Sept. 24 -

Ashland @ Cumberland

Washburn @ Hayward

Sept. 26 — (Tentative) Washburn @ Northland Pines — 10 a.m.

Sept. 29 -

Barron @ Ashland

Cumberland @ Washburn

Oct. 1 -

Ashland @ Two Harbors. 4 p.m.

Washburn @ Barron

Oct. 6 — Unity @ Ashland.

Oct. 8 — Ashland @ Washburn.

Oct. 13 -

Hayward @ Ashland. 4 p.m.

Spooner @ Washburn.

Oct. 15 -

Ashland @ Spooner.

Washburn @ Unity.

Results

Sept. 15 — Unity 9, Asland 1

Sept. 17 -

Spooner 2, Ashland 1

Washburn 6, Unity 0

Sept. 22 — (TBA)

Ashland @ Hayward

Washburn @ Spooner

TENNIS

Schedule

Sept. 29 — Ironwood @ Ashland. 3 p.m.

Oct. 5 — WIAA Sub-sectional @ Wausau Newman Catholic. 10 a.m.

Oct. 7 — WIAA Sectionals @ Wausau Newman Catholic.

Results

Sept. 17 — Ironwood @ Ashland. (TBA)

Sept. 22 — Barron @ Ashland. (TBA)

VOLLEYBALL

Heart O’ North Conference Standings

Barron 1-0

Bloomer 0-0

Cameron 0-0

Chetek-Weyerhaeuser (CW) 0-0

Cumberland 0-0

Hayward 0-0

Ladysmith 0-0

Northwestern 0-0

Saint Croix Falls (SCF) 0-0

Spooner 0-0

Ashland 0-1

Northern Lights Conference Standings

(Yet to be reported by WIAA)

Bayfield 0-0

Butternut 0-0

Drummond 0-0

Hurley 0-0

Lac Courte Oreilles (LCO) 0-0

Mellen 0-0

Mercer 0-0

Solon Springs 0-0

South Shore 0-0

Washburn 0-0

Schedule (Bay-Area only)

(All dates and times are tentative.)

Sept. 24 -

Ashland @ SCF. 7 p.m.

Mellen @ Hurley. 7 p.m.

Mercer @ Drummond. 7 p.m.

Solon Springs @ Butternut. 7 p.m.

Sept. 26 -

Bayfield @ Northwestern. 9 a.m.

Drummond @ Northwestern. 9 a.m.

Mellen @ Phillips. 9 a.m.

Washburn @ Northwestern. 9 a.m.

Sept. 28 -

Bayfield @ Washburn. 7 p.m.

Butternut @ South Shore. 7 p.m.

Drummond @ Solon Springs. 7 p.m.

LCO @ Mellen. 7 p.m.

Sept. 29 -

Ashland @ Cumberland. 7 p.m.

Birchwood @ Bayfield. 5 p.m.

Oct. 1 -

Mellen @ Bayfield

Northwestern @ Ashland. 7 p.m. (Dig Pink Night)

Washburn @ Butternut. 7 p.m.

Oct. 3 — Butternut @ Hurley. 9 a.m.

Oct. 5 -

Butternut @ Bayfield. 7 p.m.

Drummond @ Washburn. 7 p.m.

Hurley @ South Shore. 7 p.m.

Mellen @ Mercer. 7 p.m.

Oct. 6 — Cameron @ Ashland 7 p.m. (Senior Night)

Oct. 8 -

Ashland @ Hayward. 7 p.m.

Bayfield @ Mercer 7 p.m.

Butternut @ Drummond. 7 p.m.

Solon Springs @ Mellen. 7 p.m.

South Shore @ LCO. 6 p.m.

Washburn @ Hurley. 7 p.m.

Oct. 10 -

Butternut @ Gilman. 9 a.m.

Washburn @ Mellen. 9 a.m.

Oct. 12 -

Butternut @ Clayton. 5 p.m.

Luck @ Drummond. 7 p.m.

Mellen @ Clayton. 5 p.m.

Oct. 13 — Ladysmith @ Ashland. 7 p.m.

Oct. 15 -

Ashland @ Unity. 7 p.m.

Drummond @ Bayfield 7 p.m.

Hurley @ Butternut. 7 p.m.

LCO @ Washburn. 7 p.m.

South Shore @ Mellen. 7 p.m.

Oct. 20 — WIAA Regional @ Ashland. 7 p.m.

Results

Sept. 14 -

Butternut 3, Mellen 0

Solon Springs 3, South Shore 0

Washburn 3, Mercer 1

Sept. 17 -

Barron 3, Ashland 0

Bayfield 3, South Shore 1

Butternut 3, Mercer 0

Drummond @ Mellen. (TBA)

Solon Springs 3, Washburn 0.

Sept. 22 — (TBA)

Northwood @ Drummond. 7 p.m.

Spooner @ Ashland. 7 p.m.

Washburn @ South Shore. 7 p.m.