By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor SUAMICO – The Bay Port Pirates boys’ basketball team doesn’t rebuild – they simply reload. Using that same philosophy, the Pirates return plenty of talent from a team that finished 15-7 during the 2020-21 COVID-19 season. “We always seem to have enough bodies and athletes to be competitive every year,” …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent ASHWAUBENON – The Ashwaubenon boys’ basketball team enjoyed a stellar season in 2020-21. Midway through the campaign, the Jaguars won 16 straight games, including victories over Bay Port, De Pere and Notre Dame Academy. Ashwaubenon closed the regular season with wins over Menominee and Homestead and carried the momentum into the …
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By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – Coming off three straight undefeated seasons in the Bay Conference, the West De Pere girls’ basketball program is churning out solid teams consistently. But after eight seniors graduated last year — including its top five scorers — it might be more difficult to win a fourth consecutive conference championship. …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GREEN BAY – Alora Schneider, a senior at Notre Dame Academy, is a member of the dance team. The daughter of Mike and Michelle Schneider, she’s been dancing all four years at Notre Dame. “I also considered running cross country because I did that in junior high, but my heart …
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By Greg Bates Correspondent SEYMOUR – New Seymour girls’ basketball coach Ryan Goltz is bringing change to the program. The Thunder are coming off a six-win season and Goltz is going to speed up the offense and has implemented a man-to-man defense. Goltz, who spent the previous three years as the Green Bay West girls’ …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent PULASKI – The Pulaski Red Raiders girls’ basketball team has been knocking on the door to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) state tournament for several years. Two seasons ago, first-year Pulaski Head Coach Doug McElrone took the Red Raiders to the sectional final, where they ran into the buzz-saw known …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent Name: Brigitta Neverman Nickname: Beegeetz School: Green Bay Preble Parents: Heidi and Brock Neverman Activity: Girls’ swimming Brigitta Neverman, a senior at Green Bay Preble, recently finished her season for the Green Bay United girls’ swimming team. Neverman placed fourth in the 100-yard butterfly and fifth in the 200 individual medley (IM) …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY – The UW-Green Bay men’s basketball team surrendered a 20-2 run to start the second half en route to an 82-58 Horizon League defeat to Youngstown State Dec. 4 at the Kress Events Center. “I told them I wasn’t happy,” Green Bay Head Coach Will Ryan Green Bay said. …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – Barely three seasons into his high school basketball career, De Pere’s John Kinziger hit a milestone it takes most elite players much longer to accomplish. As part of his 31-point night, the junior Kinziger went over 1,000 career points about six minutes into the second half in …
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By Greg Bates Correspondent GREEN BAY – Suffocating defense has been a staple of the Notre Dame Academy girls’ basketball team for years. It aided in producing the program’s fourth state championship last season. That defensive style kicked into overdrive in the Tritons’ fourth game of this year Friday. Notre Dame took advantage of a …
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