By Paul Lecker 

Sports Reporter

EDGAR – Shannon Yahnke and Taylor Gotz each poured in 17 points to lift the Auburndale girls basketball team to its sixth-straight win, a 56-42 nonconference victory over Edgar on Tuesday night at Edgar High School.

Gotz added 10 rebounds and six assists for the 6-0 Apaches. Cheyenne Karl chipped in 10 points, making both of her 3-point attempts. Yanke added six rebounds.

Auburndale led 37-30 at halftime after scoring 22 points in the second quarter. The Apaches pushed the lead to double-digits with a 6-2 advantage in the third quarter.

Macey Wirkus topped Edgar (3-2) with 14 points.

Auburndale (1-0 Marawood Conference South Division) plays at undefeated Stratford (6-0, 2-0 Marawood South) on Friday at 7:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on WOSQ-FM 92.3 and wdlbwosq.com.

(Hub City Times Sports Reporter Paul Lecker is also the publisher of MarshfieldAreaSports.com.)

Apaches 56, Wildcats 42

Auburndale 15 22 6 13 – 56
Edgar 14 16 2 10 – 42
AUBURNDALE (56): Allison Linzmeier 2-5 1-2 5, Cheyenne Karl 4-7 0-1 10, Jenna Peplinski 0-0 0-0 0, Sylviann Momont 2-3 0-1 4, Paiton Richardson 1-4 1-2 3, Shannon Yahnke 7-18 3-8 17, Taylor Gotz 8-14 1-1 17. FG: 24-51. FT: 6-15. 3-pointers: 2-2 (Karl 2-2). Rebounds: 25 (Gotz 10). Assists: 14 (Gotz 6). Record: 6-0.
EDGAR (42): Macey Wirkus 5 4-5 14, MaKenzie Butt 1 0-0 3, Tianna Borchardt 2 5-5 10, Dana Heidmann 2 0-0 5, Lindsey Schneeberger 1 0-0 2, Courtney Mueller 1 0-0 2, Erica Schaefer 3 0-0 6, Alyson Kornack 0 0-0 0. FG: 15. FT: 9-10. 3-pointers: 3 (Butt 1, Borchardt 1, Heidmann 1). Record: 3-2.