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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