By William SoquetCONTRIBUTING WRITERGREEN BAY – After trailing the Hortonville Polar Bears by five points at halftime, the West De Pere Phantoms boys’ basketball team fell by a final score of 70-50 at the Sun Drop Shootout on Dec. 28.It was a role reversal for West De Pere (3-4), which beat Freedom by a score …
By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORGREEN BAY – With two big-time scorers leading the N.E.W. boys’ basketball team, Jack Henschel knows when he gets an opportunity to hit big shots, he’s got to connect.The senior did just that in a big way.Henschel drained five 3-pointers to help the Blazers dig out of an 11-point, first-half deficit and …
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By Rich PalzewicCONTRIBUTING WRITERDE PERE – Behind the 1-2 punch of sophomore Madisyn Berggren and senior Katie Waukau, the West De Pere girls’ basketball team pulled away in the second half during a 65-39 Bay Conference victory over Seymour on Dec. 20.Hitting her first five shots of the game, Berggren scored 16 first-half points before …
By PRESS TIMES SPORTSDE PERE – In a match filled with pins, it was the West De Pere wrestling team that got the edge, beating host De Pere 42-36 on Dec. 20.The Phantoms won eight of the 14 matches, five via pin along with one forfeit. The rival Redbirds scored four pins and two forfeit …
By Rich PalzewicCONTRIBUTING WRITERSUAMICO – When the De Pere boys’ basketball team is firing on all cylinders like it was on Tuesday night, it’s going to be tough to beat.Behind 31 points from John Kinziger and 15 from Hogan Demovsky, the Redbirds hammered Bay Port on the road, 91-54.Kinziger, a Division I commit to Illinois …
By GREEN BAY ATHLETICSGREEN BAY – The Green Bay women’s basketball team beat North Dakota State 70-52 at home Saturday on the strength of season-high performances from Sydney Levy and Jasmine Kondrakiewicz.The pair each led the Phoenix (5-3) with 18 points each. Levy nailed four 3-point baskets, while Kondrakiewicz added six rebounds and two steals …
By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORGREEN BAY – After an important victory three days earlier, Notre Dame Academy boys’ basketball coach Brian Bobinski was hoping his team would carry over that success into its home and Fox River Classic Conference (FRCC) opener.That didn’t happen.Sheboygan North trailed in the opening five minutes but then took control and never …
By William SoquetCONTRIBUTING WRITERASHWAUBENON – The home team didn’t make it easy, but Green Bay Southwest came out on top in a gritty Fox River Classic Conference (FRCC) showdown, winning 58-53 in Ashwaubenon on Friday night.The Trojans (3-1, 1-0 FRCC) were victorious on back-to-back nights after a commanding 77-52 triumph over Menasha on Dec. 8.The …
By GREEN BAY ATHLETICSGREEN BAY – The Green Bay Phoenix men’s basketball team picked up its first win of the season over IUPUI, 68-61, inside a packed Resch Center on Dec. 5.The Phoenix (1-7, 1-1 HL) got a career game from Zae Blake, who finished the game with 20 points, four assists and three steals.Vincent …
By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORDeuce Musial II has found the perfect place he’ll call home during college.On Nov. 22, the Notre Dame Academy senior verbally committed to play baseball at Arkansas State University.Musial, a 6-foot-5 right-handed pitcher, is excited to play Division I baseball at the next level. Members of the Sun Belt Conference, the Red …
