By Murray Gleffe Correspondent SUAMICO — During the regular season, when the Bay Port boys’ basketball team played Green Bay Southwest, it got its best shot. The first two games were decided by one possession. This go-around was no different as the No. 2-seeded Pirates hung on to defeat the No. 3 Trojans 70-63 in …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent HUDSON – The No. 3-seeded Notre Dame Academy hockey team showed why it was in the WIAA Division 1 final four after holding a one-goal lead for the first 22 minutes against No. 2 Hudson Feb. 18. Then, inexplicably, Hudson scored five unanswered goals to defeat the Tritons 6-2 in a …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY – The No. 4-seeded Green Bay East boys’ basketball team had all five starters score in double figures in a 67-61 victory over No. 5 Green Bay Preble Feb. 16. The WIAA Division 1 regional quarterfinal game was played at East High School. “We built a double-digit lead and …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent APPLETON – It wasn’t easy at times, but the Notre Dame Academy hockey team is heading back to the WIAA Division 1 state tournament for the second consecutive season. The Tritons scored a pair of second-period goals and hung on down the stretch to defeat Bay Port, 3-2, in a sectional …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY — When the rest of the team couldn’t hit a shot, Jasmine Kondrakiewicz grabbed multiple offensive rebounds to keep the Green Bay women’s basketball team alive in the first half. Kondrakiewicz, a 6-foot-1 forward from Pius High School (Milwaukee), helped lead the Phoenix back from a halftime deficit in …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY — This boys’ basketball game bore no resemblance to the one played one month ago, Jan. 12, where De Pere easily handled Notre Dame by 30 points. The Feb. 11, Fox River Classic Conference rematch featured 20, second-half lead changes, as the Redbirds edged the Tritons, 72-70, at Notre …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent ASHWAUBENON – There’s a reason Notre Dame Academy hockey head coach Cory McCracken assembles a tough regular-season schedule each season – it prepares his team for the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) playoffs. So far, this postseason, the Tritons have looked unstoppable. In the latest chapter, No. 1-seeded Notre Dame defeated …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY — Fortunately, the Green Bay men’s basketball team was hitting its free throws. The Phoenix built a 23-point halftime lead, hit 35-of-38 free throws overall and hung on to defeat IUPUI 79-72 in a Horizon League game Feb. 6 at the Kress Events Center. “When we weren’t connecting on …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent ASHWAUBENON — Sometimes, a team simply matches up well against another. Despite sporting a sub .500 record overall during the regular season, the No. 4-seeded De Pere hockey team swept No. 5 Ashwaubenon all three games this season. The latter was a 5-3 De Pere win in a WIAA Division 1 …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent ASHWAUBENON — The Ashwaubenon boys’ basketball team has been perfect since Dec. 30. The streak, now 10 in a row, continued Feb. 2 as the Jaguars defeated Notre Dame Academy 73-66 in a Fox River Classic Conference game at Ashwaubenon High School. Marcus Tomashek led Ashwaubenon with a game-high 23 points, …
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