By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – De Pere girls’ basketball player Rachel Kerkhoff eclipsed the 1,000 career point total in a Feb. 16 game against Ashwaubenon. Kerkhoff scored 23 points in the Redbirds 58-53 victory over the Jaguars. “Getting 1,000 points means so much to me,” said Kerkhoff, who has been on the …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GREEN BAY – With Mother Nature cooperating perfectly, the 2019 Titletown Winter Games went off without a hitch Feb. 16-17 in the Titletown District adjacent to Lambeau Field. The free event, which was presented by U.S. Venture, offered participants the chance to luge, curl, cross-country ski or compete in biathlon. …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor The WIAA released the boys’ basketball brackets Feb. 17 for the postseason. Green Bay Southwest, the No. 3-ranked Division 2 team in the state, received a No. 1 seed and will host the winner of No. 8 Menasha/No. 9 Ashwaubenon March 1. Ashwaubenon – whose game with Menasha is Feb. …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor MADISON – Green Bay United (GBU) boys’ swimmer Kaiser Neverman had a pair of top-four finishes at the WIAA Division 1 State Swimming and Diving Championships Feb. 15-16 at the UW-Madison Natatorium. Neverman took third in the 50-yard freestyle (20.84) and fourth in the 100 butterfly (48.82). For Bay Port, …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor ASHWAUBENON – The St. Norbert College hockey team won a 9-0 Northern Collegiate Hockey Association quarterfinal game against Finlandia University Feb. 16 to advance in the Harris Cup Playoffs. The win came after a 2-1 victory the night before over the Lions. The Green Knights (20-4-3) will host Marian in …
By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – As Owen Stieber stood outside the locker room at De Pere High School, one of his teammates walked into the hallway and bellowed: “Owen Stieber for 3.” As the only underclassman on the Green Bay Southwest boys’ basketball roster, Stieber receives a little friendly ribbing from his teammates. …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor ASHWAUBENON – The St. Norbert College hockey team opened the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Harris Cup Playoffs with a 2-1 win over Finlandia University Feb. 15 at the Cornerstone Community Center. The teams will square off again Saturday, Feb. 16, in game two of the quarterfinal series. If No. 4-ranked …
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By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – Carley Duffney was admittedly nervous. The Green Bay Preble sophomore had never hit a game-winning shot in a high school basketball game. She recalls scoring one during AAU, but that just isn’t the same. Duffney had a chance to be the hero on Thursday against of one her …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor SHEBOYGAN – For the second season in a row, the Bay Port girls’ basketball team has won a Fox River Classic Conference title. Behind 20 points and 11 rebounds from Emma Nagel, the Pirates turned back Sheboygan North, 55-48, Feb. 14 at North High School. The No. 4 state-ranked Pirates …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor Elena Miller is a senior at De Pere High School currently on the girls’ basketball team. In her spare time, she likes to spend time with friends and family, play the piano and be outside hiking. Miller’s future plans include attending UW-Madison and possibly becoming a special education teacher or …
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