BASEBALL SEASON BEGINS

High school baseball is underway and Phillips finds itself in a 2-0 tie with Abbotsford-Colby for an early lead in the Marawood North Conference.

Weather kept the Phillips season from getting started with their first three games canceled. The Loggers then won their first game 2-0 against Prentice on April 9, and turned around and beat Prentice at home on April 12.

The Loggers play at Chequamegon on April 15, and then host the Eagles at home on April 16. The Loggers play at Newman Catholic on April 19, and host Athens on April 23.

Abbotsford-Colby started the season with three out of conference games at a tournament in Millington, Tennessee on March 26-28. The Falcons defeated Rensselaer Central of Indiana 11-0, before losing 7-0 to Forreston, Illinois, and then lost 11-6 to Chicago Hope Academy. Once home the team has been winning big, 12-2 at Unity, 14-0 at Lakeland, 5-1 and 13-0 against Chequamegon, before listing 7-3 at Auburndale.

Rib Lake is just 1-0 in the conference but they are 5-0 overall. The Redmen started the season at a tournament in Stoddard, defeating De Soto 9-8, and Wauzeka-Steuben 16-2. Rib Lake came back home to defeat Marathon 5-3 on April 5, and after two weather cancellations, defeated Athens at home on April 9.

Prentice is 1-3 after starting the season with a 14-8 non-conference win against Wausaukee at a tournament in Mauston. Prentice then lost 14-0 to Columbus Catholic at the tournament.

After the two losses against Phillips, the Buccaneers will travel to Rib Lake on April 15, and host the team on April 16. The team travels to Marathon (2-0) on April 19, before hosting Edgar (0-2) on April 22.

Chequamegon also had their first two games postponed for weather and opened the season with two losses against Abbotsford-Colby. After the next two games against Phillips, the Eagles will travel to Auburndale on April 19, before a two-game homestand against Barron (2-1) on April 20, and Medford (0-2) on April 22.