State Champions: Tomahawk hockey team beats Amery Co-Op for program’s first title

MIDDLETON, WIS. – The Tomahawk High School hockey team won the 2025 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Division 2 State Championship at Bob Suter's Legacy20 Arena in Middleton, Wis., on Saturday, March 8.

The number one-ranked Hatchets defeated no. 2-ranked Amery Co-Op by a score of 5-3 to claim the program’s first State title.

Tomahawk’s Jett Riley found the net 42 seconds into the game, giving the Hatchets an early lead, but Amery responded with a pair of goals – one in the first period and one in the second – to take a 2-1 advantage.

Jonah Dickens and Brayden Lamer each scored a goal before the end of the second period, putting the Hatchets back up 3-2.

In the third period, Sawyer Hanna and Reilly each tacked on a goal, extending Tomahawk’s lead to 5-2. Amery Co-Op found the net one more time to make the score 5-3, but the Hatchets ultimately held on to earn the State title.

Tomahawk goalie Trevor Seliskar had 22 saves on the day.

After winning the championship, the Hatchet skaters returned home to a warm welcome, escorted through town by local emergency services units as fans gathered along the streets to cheer them on.

“What a great day for Tomahawk hockey, our school district and our community,” said coach Dewey Reilly after the game. “To make it to State two years in a row and bring back the championship this year is unbelievable. The grit and resilience that this team showed throughout this year's schedule, and especially through the postseason, is nothing short of phenomenal. I could not be more proud of the team.”

Reilly said the championship is “the culmination of years of hard work and determination, with this specific goal in mind for this group.”

“This was a special group, and they played their way to a historic ending,” Reilly stated. “Thank you to the players, the coaching staff, the parents and all those from the community that have shown their support.”