Neillsville Optimist Club Tri-Star Basketball Results
Monday, March 10th, 2025 -- 9:12 AM

The Optimist Club of Neillsville conducted their annual Tri-Star Basketball competition for boys and girls ages 8-13 on Friday at the Neillsville Fieldhouse. Fifty-six children participated with the top winners in each age category as follows:
Boys Girls
8 yrs.
1st Rene Defourneaux - 1st Regan Davel
2nd Ethan Wirkuty - 2nd Piper Boe
3rd Sawyer Stalsberg - 3rd Ella Scheider
4th Charlie Stehli - 4th Sierra Kleinschmidt
5th Evan Buchholz
9 yrs.
1st Ashton Brown - 1st Harlynn Erickson
2nd Jameson Bennett - 2nd Nora Laufenberg
3rd - Chris Pyka - 3rd Alivia Luchterhand
4th Cashton Smith - 4th Zoey Beyer
5th Kaid Klimpke - 5th Katie Dettmann
6th Hudson Calkins
10 yrs.
1st Matthew Kopp - 1st - Sydney Johnson
2nd Myles Waltemate - 2nd Olive Bennett
3rd Grayson Gurney - 3rd Abby Luchterhand
4th Brooke Spencer
5th Sophie Heck
11 yrs.
1st Harper Opelt
2nd Harper Ruzic
3rd Addy Brown
4th Tyra Wuethrich
5th Emma Spencer
6th Grace Hagmann
7th Addison Kleinschmidt
12 yrs.
GIrls
1st Teigyn Osmond
2nd Kenzie Klimpke
Boys - 1st Adrian Waltemate
Also competing and earning medals were these pre-eligible athletes: Abraham Langreck, Jaidyn Wagner, Kaylee Susa, Clayton Kren, Anthony Neisius, Leah Buchholz, Emily Scheider, Ainsley Brown, Maxtyn Statz, Drake Poeschel, Chevy Knoop, Kyson Susa, Finley Bembnister, Liliana Stalsberg, Charley Kowalczyk, McKenzie Griesbach, Drae Fitzl & Zoey Langreck.
The event included competition in passing, dribbling and shooting skills. Each first-place winner received a plaque, while all other participants received medals.
The winners will have the opportunity to participate in the State Tri-Star competition held in Fond du Lac in April.
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