By Rich PalzewicSports Editor DE PERE – De Pere boys’ basketball standout John Kinziger has made his college choice – at least verbally. Recently, Kinziger, who will be a senior this upcoming season, verbally committed to play at Division I Illinois State University in Normal. Kinziger said he’s happy to have the recruiting process behind …
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DE PERE – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association announced the participants for the 3-Point Challenge as part of the 2022 Boys’ Basketball State Tournament this weekend at the Kohl Center in Madison. De Pere senior Jack Jorgensen has the highest percentage among the 10 participants at 51.5% (53-of-103). The 3-Point Challenge is at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March …
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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 – With 1.2 seconds remaining in Tuesday night’s De Pere versus Notre Dame Academy boys’ basketball game, the Redbirds and Tritons had battled to a 58-58 tie in front of a packed house at De Pere. A few seconds later, De Pere was celebrating Will Hornseth’s buzzer-beater in …
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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 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 – A packed crowd at De Pere High School witnessed a great exhibit of boys’ basketball Tuesday by two of the top guards in the state: Kimberly’s Jackson Paveletzke and De Pere’s John Kinziger. The do-everything Paveletzke poured in a career-high 50 points, while Kinziger wasn’t going to …
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 – 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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