By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORGREEN BAY – Every once in a while, Green Bay men’s basketball coach Will Ryan gets a knock on his office door. On the other side is Kevin Borseth, the Phoenix women’s basketball coach, whose office is next to Ryan’s inside the Kress Events Center. “I knock on his door and say, …
By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORDE PERE – Six days after learning they were snubbed with their playoff seeding, the West De Pere football players took out their frustration on their opponent. And in a big way.West De Pere scored on its first seven possessions of the game and its opportune defense created three turnovers against Holmen …
By Rich PalzewicCORRESPONDENTSUAMICO – After a slow start, the Bay Port football team turned it on against Fox River Classic Conference rival De Pere.The Redbirds jumped ahead 7-0 in the first quarter, only to see the Pirates score 42 unanswered points in a 42-14 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Assocation (WIAA) Division 1 Level 1 playoff victory …
By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITOREven five years removed from playing her final game in the Green Bay women’s basketball program, Jessica Lindstrom stays in close contact with her former teammates. In fact, her and a bunch of her Phoenix cronies are planning to get together next month. They won’t be meeting on the Green Bay campus …
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By Josh StalochCORRESPONDENT ASHWAUBENON – It was a slugfest to close out the regular season Friday night in Ashwaubenon as the visiting Redbirds put together a big game and played their way into the postseason with a 35-28 victory over the Jaguars in Fox River Classic Conference (FRCC) action.“Obviously, we have a ton of respect …
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By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORSUAMICO – Bay Port had just taken a 14-0 first-quarter lead, and West De Pere football coach Chris Greisen needed to have a word with his players on the sideline.“Coach Greisen took us aside and basically just said, ‘If this is how you want this game to be, this is how it’s …
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By Rich PalzewicCORRESPONDENTSUAMICO – With the Fox River Classic Conference (FRCC) title on the line and just under six minutes remaining, Bay Port coach Gary Westerman rolled the dice on a fourth-down play on his own 21-yard line.“I was trying to win a football game,” Westerman said. “If we didn’t make it, West De Pere …
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By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORThe youthful Bay Port girls’ golf team got to experience the state meet. Now, the five players are primed to make a real push for a higher place next season. The Pirates finished 11th out of 12 teams in the WIAA Division 1 state meet at University Ridge Golf Course in Verona …
By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORSUAMICO – Another season is in the books for Fox River Classic Conference (FRCC) boys’ soccer and another title was captured by Bay Port.The Pirates and coach Travis Herber captured a fourth straight championship by not losing an FRCC match this season. In fact, Bay Port has now gone 36 straight conference …
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Press Times sports editor Greg Bates and correspondent Rich Palzewic will be at Bay Port High School on Friday for pregame coverage of the Bay Port-West De Pere football game. We will be joined on Facebook Live by Bay Port coach Gary Westerman at 6:15 p.m. and West De Pere coach Chris Greisen soon after …
