Apaches finish Marawood South season Saturday vs. Stratford

By Paul Lecker

Sports Reporter

AUBURNDALE — Wausau Newman Catholic outscored Auburndale by 10 in the second half to grab a 33-25 victory in a low-scoring Marawood Conference South Division girls basketball game Thursday at Auburndale High School.

Auburndale led 13-11 at halftime before the Cardinals pulled away over the final 18 minutes.

The Apaches (9-10, 5-6 Marawood South) were just 10 of 34 from the field in the loss.

Mackenzie Raab and Marissa Ponshock each had six points to lead Auburndale.

Julia Seidel had 12 points, including the game’s only two 3-pointers, for Newman Catholic (15-4, 10-2 Marawood South).

Auburndale finishes its Marawood South season Saturday at home against Stratford. Game time is set for 7:15 p.m.

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

Cardinals 33, Apaches 25

Newman Catholic 11 22 – 33

Auburndale 13 12 – 25

NEWMAN CATHOLIC (33): Lauren Fech 1 3-6 5, Signe Fronek 3 3-5 9, Mackenzie Krach 1 1-2 3, Jaida Heinz 0 0-0 0, Makayla Slaby 0 0-0 0, Lauren Schields 0 0-0 0 0, Kate David 0 0-0 0 0, Jadelyn Ganski 1 2-2 4, Julia Seidel 3 2-2 12, Lilly Nowinski 0 0-0 0 0. FG: 10. FT: 11-17. 3-pointers: 2 (Seidel 2). Fouls: 7. Fouled out: none. Record: 15-4, 10-2 Marawood South.

AUBURNDALE (25): Mackenzie Raab 3-5 0-0 6, Brooke Anderson 1-6 2-2 4, Rachael Gronemeyer 0-4 0-0 0, Maggie Willfahrt 0-0 2-2 2, Izzy Hilber 0-2 0-0 0, Rachael Bolder 1-4 0-0 2, Marissa Ponshock 3-6 0-0 6, Kali Karl 0-1 1-2 1, Natalie Aue 1-2 0-0 2, Hannah Bolder 1-4 0-0 2. FG: 10-34. FT: 5-6. 3-pointers: 0-2 (Hilber 0-1, Gronemeyer 0-1). Rebounds: 16 (R. Bolder 4). Assists: 10 (Ponshock 3). Record: 9-10, 5-6 Marawood South.