By Greg Bates Correspondent GREEN BAY – Growing up in Suamico, Cole Van Lanen was a big Green Bay Packers fan. He said he enjoyed watching Brett Favre at the tail end of his career and then immediately latched onto Aaron Rodgers when the Packers had a changing of the guard at quarterback. “More in …
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By Greg Bates Correspondent SUAMICO – Since 2011, there have been 11 University of Wisconsin offensive linemen drafted in the NFL. Cole Van Lanen is hoping he’s next in line to hear his name called and make his mark at the highest level. The 2016 Bay Port graduate is coming off a solid career with …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor SUAMICO – It appears as though Bay Port junior swimmer Sydney Aird has a bright future ahead of her. In dramatic fashion, Aird won the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.48) at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 1 state meet at Waukesha South High School April 6 by four-hundredths of a second …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor SUAMICO – Ella Meeuwsen, a Bay Port senior, recently verbally committed to the University of Iowa, a Division I college participating in the Big Ten Conference in Iowa City, to join the track and field team. Meeuwsen’s career-best high jump of 5-foot-6 is Bay Port’s school record. “I’m excited about …
By Josh Staloch Correspondent ASHWAUBENON – The Bay Port Pirates volleyball team traveled to Ashwaubenon March 23 and picked up a Fox River Classic Conference victory with a straight set (25-22, 25-13, 25-13) performance. “We’re a new-look team this year,” said Bay Port head coach Kris Pulka-Schuh, whose team moved to 2-2 in the conference …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor BROWN COUNTY – The high school spring football season is here. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) gave schools across the state the opportunity to move their seasons from last fall to this spring. Practice for those making the switch began Tuesday, March 9. Seymour …
ST. CLOUD, Minnesota – Former Bay Port High School pitcher Sydney LaPoint, now playing at Division II St. Cloud State University (SCSU), was recently named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week. The Huskies scored 67 runs in their first six games at the Kelly Las Tournament. LaPoint was near perfect in …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor SUAMICO – Two Bay Port senior football players – Matt Grzybowski and Alex Sylvester – recently signed their National Letter of Intent to continue their playing careers at Division II colleges. Grzybowski to play for Sioux Falls Grzybowski, a running back, will call the University of Sioux Falls (South Dakota) …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor BROWN COUNTY – Besides Bay Port’s Drake Anderson winning the 195-pound title at the WIAA Individual State Wrestling Tournament, several other area wrestlers also had strong showings. Ashwaubenon, Bay Port and De Pere competed in the Division 1 meet at Kaukauna High School, while Seymour competed in the Division 2 …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor KAUKAUNA – Bay Port senior Drake Anderson capped off his prep career in thrilling fashion at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Division 1 Individual State Wrestling Tournament Feb. 13 at Kaukauna High School. Anderson, who finished the season 20-0, beat Stoughton’s Rudy Detweiler with a second-period pin on his …
