By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor LA CROSSE – The Notre Dame Academy girls’ basketball team advanced to the WIAA Division 2 state finals with a 64-32 victory over Onalaska Saturday morning in the state semifinals. The Tritons, the No. 1-ranked team in the state, will play for the title at 6:35 p.m. against the winner …
By Greg Bates Correspondent GREEN BAY – At 83 years old, Roy Smits, the former head coach at Green Bay Premontre, said he knows his mind is slipping a bit when it comes to remembering some things. But one memory he’ll never forget is the boys’ basketball team he coached at Premontre in 1981-82. That …
By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – Boys’ basketball player Maddax Shinners wasn’t going to let his final home game at De Pere be the final game of his high school career. The Redbirds senior hit three big baskets, but it was his defense against one of the area’s best players that helped No. 2-seeded …
By Greg Bates Correspondent Hailey Oskey has always been a good shooter, but she’s trying to regain her touch. After winning Wisconsin’s Gatorade Player of the Year honors as a senior at Seymour, Oskey had a successful first two seasons on the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay women’s basketball team. But her junior season hasn’t gone …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GREEN BAY – The Notre Dame Academy girls’ basketball team is heading to the WIAA Division 2 state tournament this weekend in La Crosse as the No. 1-ranked team in the state and the odds-on favorite to take home a gold ball. Let by Division I commit Sammy Opichka (18 …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent Name: Max Welsing High school: Pulaski Parents: Melissa and Jason Welsing Activity: Hockey Max Welsing is a senior at Pulaski High School who played on the Ashwaubenon co-op hockey team. He said a mandatory class for seniors should be “Basic Home Repair 101.” Welsing said he’d like to be professional hockey …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor BROWN COUNTY – The Fox River Classic Conference (FRCC) recently released its postseason honors for boys’ basketball. Locally, Ashwaubenon, Bay Port, De Pere, Green Bay Southwest, Green Bay Preble, Notre Dame Academy and Pulaski compete in the FRCC. Notre Dame’s George Kress was the defensive player of the year, while …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GREEN BAY – For the first time since 2016, the Notre Dame Academy girls’ basketball team will be playing in the WIAA state tournament. The Tritons, the top-ranked Division 2 team in the state, posted a 70-38 victory over Freedom Feb. 20 in the sectional final. Notre Dame (26-1) will …
STEVENS POINT – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association has determined the 2021 State Girls’ Basketball Tournament schedule. The tournament is scheduled for Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 25-27 at two venues. Divisions 2, 4 and 5 will be played at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, and Divisions 1 and 3 will be played at the Menominee …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor BROWN COUNTY – The Fox River Classic Conference (FRCC) recently released its postseason honors for girls’ basketball. Locally, Ashwaubenon, Bay Port, De Pere, Green Bay Southwest, Green Bay Preble, Notre Dame Academy and Pulaski compete in the FRCC. Notre Dame’s Sammy Opichka was named the player of the year and …
