MADISON – Madison’s Elver Park hosted the 164 fastest state junior skiers Feb. 2-3. Two-person relays on Saturday and several heats of head-to-head racing on Sunday determined the state sprint champions. With the weather misty and warm, every second counted as skiers bolted out of the starting gate to position for the first sharp turn, …
By Greg Bates Correspondent When Alec Ingold sat down, he underwent almost a surreal experience. Across from him were a couple of Green Bay Packers scouts who were looking to talk to him about what he could bring as a player to the Packers. Ingold met with all 32 NFL teams during the week of …
By Rich Palzewic Sports editor MANITOWOC – The Bay Port boys’ swimming team won its fourth consecutive Fox River Classic Conference title Feb. 2 at Sheboygan North High School. The Pirates’ 559 points outdistanced second-place Sheboygan North by 58.5 points to win the overall title. Local teams Green Bay United (third, 394 points), Ashwaubenon (fourth, …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor SUAMICO – Make that five wins in a row for the Bay Port boys’ basketball team. Behind a fast start, smothering defense and balanced scoring, the Pirates cruised to a 79-46 Fox River Classic Conference victory over Ashwaubenon Feb. 1 at Bay Port High School. Since a 69-54 loss to …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor Mason Ellis is a senior guard on the De Pere High School boys’ basketball team. Ellis, who is the son of former Packers player Gerry Ellis, is not quite sure where he will attend college but hopes basketball is in his future. In this spare time, he likes to hang …
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LAKEWOOD – Close to 30 parents from the Ashwaubenon Nordic and Bay Nordic ski teams worked the Central Conference meet on the Lakewood Ski Trails Jan. 27. Temperatures hovered around zero, but sunny skies and very light wind made the skate skiing slow, but more pleasant than expected. For the starters, course marshals and finish …
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By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – An undefeated record was on the line. All that hard work to stay perfect was staring the Bay Port girls’ basketball players in the face. With her team huddled around her late in the game, head coach Kati Coleman had a simple message. “I looked them all in …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor SUAMICO – Logan Geissler scored a game-high 24 points, and 11 different players scored for the Bay Port boys’ basketball team in an 80-69 Fox River Classic Conference victory over De Pere Jan. 25 at Bay Port High School. Geissler was 7-for-12 from the field and a perfect 10-for-10 from …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor Autumn Arbour is a senior at Bay Port High School on the girls’ basketball team. She also played tennis this past fall. Arbour, whose sister Taylor is a cadet at the Naval Academy, might possibly attend UW-Milwaukee or Northern Michigan University, with studying film an option. In her spare time, …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor SUAMICO – For the second week in a row, Bay Port’s Fox River Classic Conference wrestling dual came down to the final match. And for the second straight week, the Pirates came out on the short end. With Bay Port leading 31-30 entering the last match of the night at …
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