By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GREEN BAY – I wouldn’t say 25-35 mph winds and freezing temperatures are all that fun, but that’s what I had to endure at the Green Bay Packers’ game Nov. 15 against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Lambeau Field. The Press Times received credentials for the second time this season, so …
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GREEN BAY – The Horizon League recently announced its 2020-21 men’s and women’s basketball conference schedules. All teams are scheduled to play a 20-game league schedule. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to help spread the virus, teams will play one league opponent twice each week with games taking place on consecutive days at the …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent ASHWAUBENON — Ashwaubenon senior swimmer Hallory Domnick won the state championship in the WIAA Division 2 500-yard freestyle last season. Despite Domnick’s recruiting visits taking a hit because the school district moved all its fall sports – including swimming – to the spring because of COVID-19, she signed her National Letter …
By Josh Staloch Correspondent DE PERE – The West De Pere football team started this season’s playoffs without senior starting quarterback Josh Blount. Despite the loss of Blount, the Phantoms came up with a handful of big plays on both sides of the ball in a 7-3 WIAA Division 2 Level 1 victory Nov. 13 …
GREEN BAY – Pro Football Hall of Fame halfback Paul Hornung, who played for the Packers from 1957-62 and 1964-66, passed away Friday, Nov. 13, in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, after battling dementia. Hornung was 84. “The Green Bay Packers Family is mourning the loss of Paul Hornung,” said Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy. “Paul …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – De Pere senior Hayden Kincade said he’s hoping for the chance to play a fourth season of high school football. “I’m hoping to play next spring,” said Hayden, the son of Matt and Heather Kincade. “With COVID-19, everything is still up in the air.” The De Pere …
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GREEN BAY – Notre Dame Academy senior Sammy Opichka signed a National Letter of Intent on Wednesday, Nov. 11, with the University of St. Thomas women’s basketball team. The 5-foot-11 Opichka has scored more than 900 points in her career for the Tritons. She averaged 14.7 points, 3.9 assists and 2.7 steals per game in …
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DE PERE – On Wednesday, Nov. 11, four De Pere High School seniors – Norah Balthazor, Brianna Geurts, Hannah Welch and Jonathan (J.P.) Gauthier – will sign their National Letters of Intent to play collegiate athletics. Norah, the daughter of Ted and Jennifer Balthazor, committed to Division I Butler University to play tennis. She is …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor BROWN COUNTY – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association recently released the football brackets for the upcoming postseason. There will be two levels of playoffs, with the winner of the four-team pod being crowned regional champion. Locally in Division 2, West De Pere received a No. 1 seed and will host …
By Greg Bates Correspondent SEYMOUR – Be yourself. It’s a simple piece of advice but extremely impactful. That was the message former Seymour High School boys’ basketball coach Jon Murphy texted to Bobby Kuchta when he was announced as Murphy’s successor. Kuchta, a 2004 Seymour graduate, played under Murphy and the two have stayed close …
