By Mara AllenCONTRIBUTING WRITERGREEN BAY – The Notre Dame Academy girls’ basketball team dominated Menasha from start to finish to earn a 71-29 win in their WIAA Division 2 regional final on Saturday night.The back-to-back defending state champions were led by their dynamic duo of juniors Gracie Grzesk and Trista Fayta. Top-seeded Notre Dame (25-1) …
By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORDE PERE – Two seniors that are good friends weren’t going to let it be their last time skating together and wearing a Notre Dame Academy sweater.Hunter Bill and Brenden Gruber made sure of that.The two assistant captains on the Tritons boys’ hockey team came up big against rival Bay Port in …
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By Rich PalzewicCONTRIBUTING WRITERDE PERE – Behind a trio of sophomores, the West De Pere girls’ basketball team is one step closer to nabbing its first WIAA Division 2 regional title since the 2017-18 season.Sophomores Faith Walder (18 points), Ella Francois (17) and Madisyn Berggren (13) combined for 48 points in the Phantoms’ 62-22 regional …
By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORGREEN BAY – As the old adage goes, “Defense wins championships.”Coach Kevin Borseth lives by that. His players epitomize that mindset.Suffocating fourth-quarter defense helped capture a championship for the Green Bay women’s basketball team on Thursday night at the Kress Events Center.The Phoenix — up just two points going into the final …
By Janelle FisherCONTRIBUTING WRITERASHWAUBENON – The Ashwaubenon girls’ basketball team pulled together a strong second half resulting in a 53-43 win over Pulaski in a first round WIAA regional playoff game on Tuesday.The game marked the third played between the two teams this season, with Ashwaubenon narrowly defeating Pulaski 48-45 on Jan. 13 and Pulaski …
By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORSHAWANO – Sending 13 boys wrestlers to sectionals, Bay Port had a big opportunity to advance a number of kids to state.The Pirates ended up advancing five with three champions (Alois Schlumpf, Owen Noel and Jacob Ward) and two second-place finishers (Owen Wathke and Vaughn Campbell) at a WIAA Division 1 sectional …
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By Rich PalzewicCONTRIBUTING WRITERDE PERE – With one regular-season game remaining, the St. Norbert College women’s hockey team controls its destiny to win a conference title.St. Norbert’s opponent — Adrian College — can say the same.The Green Knights and Bulldogs conclude their Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) schedule later today at the Cornerstone Community Center.Game …
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By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORGREEN BAY – Wanting to ride a little momentum into the postseason, the Green Bay Southwest boys’ basketball team pulled off an important win on Friday night.The Trojans broke a 49-49 by scoring the next five points and never looked back, beating rival Notre Dame Academy in a Fox River Classic Conference …
BY PRESS TIMES SPORTS De Pere’s John Kinziger has added another notch on his lengthy basketball resume. The senior scored his 2,000th career point on Friday night as No. 1-ranked De Pere downed No. 5-ranked Sheboygan North, 69-42. Kinziger is just the 49th boys’ basketball player in state history to hit that milestone and just …
By Rich PalzewicCONTRIBUTING WRITERDE PERE – This one was for all the marbles.In a battle of the top two teams in the Bay Conference, the West De Pere girls’ basketball team reigned supreme on a snowy night.The Phantoms (19-5 overall, 11-1 Bay Conference) won their first conference title since 2021 with a 60-49 victory over …
