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OCTOBER 2025 PHILLIPS HIGH SCHOOL UPDATES BY GAVIN ESTERHOLM - My Northern Wisconsin - 11-01-2025
Written by: Gavin Esterholm
Gavin Esterholm, the school board's student liaison for Phillips High School, reported updates on October 20, 2025, regarding various sports, groups, and events at the high school.
FOOTBALL
The football season concluded on October 10, 2025. Kalan Chuzles said, “We finished second in the conference with a final record of 6-2. In the Marawood Northwoods East 8, all-conference players include honorable mention defense Ayron DeLeasky and Kyle Sidenbender; second team offense, Ben Virnig and Wade Vetter; second team defense, Sawyer Kucaba; first team offense, Kyle Sidenbender, Kalan Chuzles, JJ Heikkinen, and Ayron DeLeasky; first team defense, Kalan Chuzles and Ben Virnig; and the Defensive Player of the Year was Ben Virnig. Overall, it was a good season with very good attendance from the community at the home games.”
VOLLEYBALL
Raelee Williams said, “We have won the last 10 out of 14 matches. We have greatly improved. Marawood Conference Honors include honorable mention, Maya Hertlein and Raelee Williams; second team Layla Staroba; and first team, Annaka Tobias. Volleyball finished third in the Marawood North. Two weekends ago, we traveled to the final tournament of the season in Gilman, where we placed third out of eight teams.”
CROSS COUNTRY
Cross Country has had a very good season so far, competing in the home meet where both the boys' and girls' teams won; the Nightfall Classic in Marshfield where the boys' team beat the Number 1 and 2 ranked teams in the state and the girls' team also came out on top; Athens where the boys' team placed 2nd, and the girls also placed 2nd; Auburndale with both teams winning; and, finally, conference with the boys finishing in 3rd place and the girls in 2nd. The boys' team once again faced the other top teams from the entire state, only five points behind Rib Lake-Prentice and one point behind Marathon. The girls lost a close battle to Assumption by five points. Conference honors include honorable mention, Josh Edwards, Evan Johnson, and Trinity Smith; second team, Logan Sokolowski, Lyla Rahmer, Tana Henderson, Addie Gabay, and Nick Pesko; first team, Ruby McCormick, Leah Harper, and Gavin Esterholm. Gavin also earned the Marawood Conference Runner of the Year for the third year in a row.
STUDENT COUNCIL
The student council played a huge role in the coordination and planning of Homecoming week. They most recently reviewed Homecoming week to improve upon next year, and they also began planning the winter talent show.
MOCK TRIAL
Mock trial began last Wednesday, and this year is promising with a lot of returning participants and a lot of new faces. On behalf of the team, I can confidently say we are very excited and looking forward to this year's case.
ESPORTS
Conner Carlson wrote the following, “In esports, we have been having weekly practice on Monday with both middle and high school, also with some people having solo matches. On Tuesdays, high school has matches against other schools. On Thursday, middle school does the same. People who are in esports have been having a lot of fun and are always looking forward to the next practice."
FBLA
FBLA did a trash pickup on October 16 on County Road D and helped out at the Fall Harvest on October 4.
QUIZ BOWL
There were tryouts and the first meeting last week during Logger Time. They have their first match on Monday against Bayfield.
HOMECOMING RECAP
Homecoming was a big success with good attendance at the football game, bonfire, and dance. The parade was also well attended, even with the venue change [to Flambeau Avenue]. The activities also went very well. The freshman class won the hallway decorating, and the sophomores won the dress-up days. The juniors won the door painting, and the seniors won the float decorating contest. Overall, Homecoming was a very enjoyable time for the students.