Eight-Man football playoffs start Saturday

The WIAA Eight-Man football playoffs begin this week, with first round games on Saturday.  Several central Wisconsin schools will be in action this weekend.  Gilman has a number-one seed, and the Pirates will meet Fredric in a first round contest Saturday at 1:00 at Gilman.  In other first round games on Saturday: Athens is at Turtle Lake; Port Edwards at Owen-Withee; Thorp at Assumption; Lena/St. Thomas Aquinas at Flambeau; Northwood/Solon Springs at Rib Lake; and Lake Holcombe at DeSoto.  Winners advance to second round games on Friday, October 23.  The Eight-Man state championship game will be played at Lincoln High School in Wisconsin Rapids on Saturday, November 14 at 1:00.