By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORDE PERE – It took just one half in the season opener for the De Pere boys’ basketball team to realize what will be its formula for success this year.Relying on outside shooting — especially when shots just aren’t falling — isn’t going to solely get it done.The Redbirds, the top-ranked team …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor BROWN COUNTY – The Fox River Classic Conference (FRCC) recently released the boys’ basketball honor squads. Locally, Ashwaubenon, Bay Port, De Pere, Green Bay Preble, Green Bay Southwest, Notre Dame Academy and Pulaski compete in the FRCC. De Pere won the conference with a 16-2 record, followed by Notre Dame …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent MANITOWOC – Both teams entered the game with identical records and a state ranking. Something had to give. Led by John Kinziger’s 35 and Will Hornseth’s 21 points, the No. 2-seeded De Pere boys’ basketball team defeated No.3-seeded Homestead 87-77 in a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 1 sectional semifinal game …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – On Senior Night, the De Pere boys’ basketball team turned a close game in the second half into a comfortable win over Ashwaubenon in front of a packed house at De Pere High School Feb. 11. Leading 38-35 with 14 minutes remaining, the Redbirds, the No. 2-ranked …
By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – When John Kinziger and Will Hornseth have their inside-out game clicking, the De Pere boys’ basketball team is tough to stop. The two Division I recruits combined for 47 points as De Pere held off a late charge by Sheboygan North to pull off an 81-66 victory in …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor ASHWAUBENON – Marcus Tomashek couldn’t have picked a better night to have the game of his life. The 6-foot-5 senior pumped in a career-high 41 points to help lead the Ashwaubenon boys’ basketball team to a 58-56 Fox River Classic Conference (FRCC) victory over De Pere Jan. 14. The Redbirds …
By Greg Bates Correspondent SUAMICO – If one thing has become apparent in the first one-third of the boys’ basketball schedule, it’s the De Pere players don’t get rattled and know their abilities. The undefeated and No. 1-ranked team in Division 1 led three-win Bay Port by one point at halftime, but the Redbirds never …
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By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – Every year, writer/editor Mark Miller releases Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook, which dives into the season ahead for high school boys’ basketball in the state. Miller releases preseason top-10 rankings for every division. To no one’s surprise, De Pere made the list in Division 1. But where the Redbirds fell …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – Oh what a joy it was. I, along with hundreds of other fans, attended the De Pere-West De Pere boys’ basketball game Dec. 4 at West De Pere High School. I had been feeling under the weather for about a week before the game, so when I …
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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