By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor ASHWAUBENON – Coming into an April 28 softball doubleheader at Pioneer Park, Bay Port was a perfect 11-0 and ranked No. 10 in the state in Division 1, while Ashwaubenon was 4-4. Records didn’t matter in the Jaguars’ Fox River Classic Conference (FRCC) sweep of the Pirates. Ashwaubenon won game …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent DE PERE – The Bay Port softball team has been perfect through 10 games. In the latest rendition April 25, the Pirates defeated De Pere 12-2 in five innings. “We lost only two seniors from last year’s team,” Bay Port Head Coach Amber Francour said. “We stress the importance of being …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor SUAMICO – On a perfect day for a game, the Bay Port softball team made quick of Fond du Lac in a nonconference game April 11. The Pirates scored four runs in the first and four more in the fifth on their way to an 11-1 thumping of the Cardinals …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – West De Pere softball player Leah Kocken had her moment to shine when it counted most. And she didn’t disappoint. Trailing 4-2 in the bottom of the seventh inning May 20 against Bay Port, Kocken’s walk-off, three-run blast to center field with one out carried the Phantoms …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor SUAMICO – Not only did Bay Port pitcher Alexis Watson hurl a four-hit shutout in her team’s 1-0 Fox River Classic Conference victory May 18 over Ashwaubenon, but she also collected two hits and drove in the only run of the game. The Pirates used a Watson sacrifice fly in …
By Josh Staloch Correspondent SUAMICO – The Bay Port softball team debuted its new diamond Tuesday, April 27, to kick off the season against Algoma. The result couldn’t have been much better for the Pirates, as they took care of the visiting Wolves 14-2 in five innings. “This is a new field, but we played …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor SUAMICO – The West De Pere softball team used the hitting of Anna Young and the pitching of Genesis Eggart to post an 11-4 non-conference victory over Bay Port May 16. Young was 4-for-5 at the plate with three RBI, while Eggart struck out 12 and allowed only three hits …
By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – With the Bay Port softball team giving De Pere all it could handle, a couple of key defensive plays late in the game made all the difference. Defense was the key as De Pere held on for a 5-3 victory in Fox River Classic Conference action on May …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor SUAMICO – De Pere pitcher McKayleigh Piper had a strong game with her arm and bat, but ultimately her glove decided the outcome. Leading by a single run with two outs and a runner on third in the bottom of the seventh inning, Piper snagged a wicked line drive headed …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor SEYMOUR – We’ve all seen pictures or videos of athletes doing extraordinary things under difficult situations. As a baseball fan, my favorite memory of such an occurrence took place in the 1988 World Series when Kirk Gibson of the Los Angeles Dodgers hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom …
