By Rich PalzewicCORRESPONDENTMENASHA – The tears told the story – their perfect season was over.Behind a dominating offensive performance from Kimberly running back Blake Barry, the Bay Port football team couldn’t keep up in a 42-21 loss to the Papermakers in a WIAA Division 1 state semifinal game at Menasha High School.Barry racked up 279 …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – After the De Pere High School football team won its first Fox River Classic Conference (FRCC) title since 2015, Head Coach Chad Michalkiewicz said he wasn’t looking for a new job. But then, Kimberly came calling. Michalkiewicz, who coached at De Pere for 11 seasons, was recently …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – On Feb. 2, De Pere High School senior Miles Salinas signed a National Letter of Intent to play football at Colgate University, an NCAA Division I school in Hamilton, New York. Miles, the son of Michael and Rochelle Salinas, was a three-year starter at left tackle for …
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By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – With the season on the line, Chad Michalkiewicz had an easy decision to make: go for the win. Down one point in overtime to Hartford Union in a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 Level 2 playoff game, the De Pere football coach opted to go for a …
By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – For the first time this season, Caleb Rinard got to touch the ball on offense. De Pere’s star linebacker is used to staying on his side of the ball, but with running back Sean Colwell out with an injury, Rinard got some carries in his team’s Wisconsin Interscholastic …
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By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – For the first time since 2015, the De Pere football team is conference champions. The Redbirds finished off an undefeated campaign, downing visiting Green Bay Preble 35-7 Friday night, in the Fox River Classic Conference-North to take home the title outright. Chad Michalkiewicz, in his 11th season as …
By Greg Bates Correspondent PULASKI – Jack Jorgensen had never made a field goal in his high school career. In fact, he had never attempted one. But De Pere football coach Chad Michalkiewicz didn’t hesitate to call on Jorgensen with the game on the line – with a conference title on the line. The two …
By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – With his game jersey on, Caleb Rinard roamed the De Pere sideline. On every big stop by the Redbirds defense, Rinard was the loudest to cheer on his teammates. It was tough for the senior to watch from a distance. One of the best linebackers in the state, …
By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – The De Pere football team’s offense has proved it’s potent in the first half. Of its 173 total points scored this season, 129 have come in the opening two quarters. None of those first-half points were bigger than a last-second touchdown against West De Pere Friday night. De …
By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – The last time the De Pere and West De Pere football programs met on the field, this year’s seniors were in diapers. It’s been 15 years since the programs met on the gridiron. When you ask the players and coaches on this year’s rosters, they are ready to …
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