By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY — Green Bay Phoenix women’s basketball player Julia Hartwig came into her team’s Jan. 29 game having played only 63 minutes the entire season. Hartwig didn’t even play in the first half, as the Phoenix dug themselves a double-digit deficit. When she entered in the third quarter, she scored …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent DE PERE — West De Pere boys’ basketball player Dawson Nordgaard is blessed with a 6-foot-9 frame. Moments before the first half ended against Menasha Jan. 26, Nordgaard slammed home an alley-oop dunk to ignite the Phantoms heading into the break. The throw-down ignited a big run which helped West De …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY — LaCyia Hill scored 20 points for the Green Bay Southwest girls’ basketball team in a 56-44 Fox River Classic Conference victory Jan. 5 over Green Bay Preble. The game, which was held at Preble, was the first of the season for each team and was part of a …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY — On Dec. 5, the Notre Dame Academy girls’ basketball team suffered its first loss of the season against Kimberly. Fast forward to Dec. 10. The Tritons made sure the outcome was never in doubt, as they powered to a 74-43 victory over previously unbeaten West De Pere in …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent ASHWAUBENON — The Ashwaubenon boys’ basketball team ran into a hot-shooting Luxemburg-Casco (LC) team in a 70-47 WIAA Division 2 regional semi-final loss March 6 at Ashwaubenon High School. Kyle Krueger led the Jaguars with 16 points, and Matt Imig chipped in 15 points. No. 4-seeded Ashwaubenon finished 15-8. The No. …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent KAUKAUNA — The No. 2 seeded Pulaski girls’ basketball team found itself down 20-5 to start its WIAA Division 2 sectional semifinal game March 5 against Notre Dame Academy. Knowing the stage was big and his girls hadn’t been past a regional, Pulaski head coach Doug McElrone burned two timeouts …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY — The No. 6-seeded Notre Dame Academy boys’ basketball team had 12 players score in defeating No. 11 Green Bay West 74-42 in a WIAA Division 1 regional game March 3 at Notre Dame Academy High School. George Kress and Keegan King paced the Tritons with 12 points apiece, …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY — Ashley Lemens doesn’t garner the attention some of her teammates get on the basketball floor. All of that changed in Notre Dame Academy’s WIAA Division 2 regional final game Feb. 29 against West De Pere. Lemens entered the contest averaging a shade more than three points per game …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent DE PERE — The St. Norbert College men’s basketball team was 20 minutes away from an automatic NCAA Division III National Tournament berth. The Green Knights saw a seven-point halftime lead evaporate in an 84-71 loss to Ripon College in the championship game of the Midwest Conference Tournament Feb. 29 at …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent PULASKI — The Ashwaubenon boys’ basketball team defeated Pulaski, 47-35, on senior night Feb. 27 at Pulaski High School. The Jaguars finished 15-7 overall and 14-4 in the Fox River Classic Conference, one game behind Bay Port, which won the FRCC with a 15-3 record. Kyle Krueger led the Jaguars with …
