By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY — Three days after putting up 111 points against Central Michigan, the Green Bay women’s basketball team couldn’t hold a third quarter lead to South Dakota. The Phoenix dropped a 66-60 non-conference game at the Kress Events Center Nov. 9. “They had one spurt to start the fourth quarter, …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent DE PERE — With four starters back from a team which finished 19-8 last season, St. Norbert College head coach Gary Grzesk scheduled two difficult exhibition games to start the 2019-20 season. The Green Knights squared off against Division I foes UW-Green Bay and Marquette. “I was proud of our resiliency …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent Name: Rylie Severson Parents: Jennifer Williams and Barry Severson Activities: Girls’ golf, basketball and track and field Twitter: @RylieSeverson Rylie Severson is a senior at Ashwaubenon High School She competes in golf in the fall, basketball in the winter and track and field in the spring. Severson, a 2018 WIAA state qualifier, is …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent Name: Sam Meerstein Parents: Mark and Kellie Meerstein Activity: Baseball, basketball, soccer Twitter: @SMeerstein Sam Meerstein was a four-year standout in three sports at Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran High School. He would love to be Dwayne Wade for a day. Meerstein will attend UW-Platteville this fall and play basketball. You probably …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent Name: Jake Karchinski Parents: Christy and Eric Karchinski Activity: Basketball and football Twitter: Jkarhinski123 Jake Karchinski starred in both basketball and football during his high school career at West De Pere. Karchinski led the football team to a 13-1 record and a trip to the WIAA Division 3 state finals. Many …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent Name: Piper Linssen Parents: Tami and Chris Linssen Activity: Girls’ basketball Twitter: @piperlinssen Piper Linssen was a member of the West De Pere girls’ basketball team that went 14-0 in the Bay Conference and finished 16-6 overall. She was one of only two seniors on an underclassmen-laden team. Linssen shot over …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY – Coaches almost always talk about finishing a game. The Green Bay Southwest boys’ basketball team didn’t start strong but managed to close hard and defeat a pesky West De Pere squad 65-55 March 2 at Southwest High School. In winning the WIAA Division 2 regional championship, the Trojans …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent KAUKAUNA – The nationally-ranked Beaver Dam Golden Beavers girls’ basketball team went on a 22-0 run midway through the first half to post a 68-40 victory over Notre Dame Academy March 2 at Kaukauna High School. The WIAA Division 2 sectional-final defeat for the Tritons ended their season at 16-10. “We …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Green Bay Southwest boys’ basketball team scored 44 points in the paint and outlasted the Ashwaubenon Jaguars, 69-58, in a WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal game played at Southwest High School March 1. With the victory, the Trojans will host West De Pere in the regional finals …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent ASHWAUBENON – The Luxemburg-Casco girls’ basketball team had scored 70 points or more in 10 of its contests this season. However, on this night, the Notre Dame Tritons held the Spartans to 23 points below their season average in route to a 54-40 WIAA Division 2 sectional semifinal victory in a …
