By Rich Palzewic Contributing Writer DE PERE – It took almost a full year, but Claire Bjorge is back doing what she loves — playing basketball. After tearing the ACL in her right knee on July 21 of last year, the De Pere High School girls’ basketball senior recently took part in her first game …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor ASHWAUBENON – Things couldn’t have started much worse for the De Pere girls’ basketball team in its first trip to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association State Tournament since 2017. The Redbirds fell behind 13-0 to Kettle Moraine and could never recover in a 66-47 loss March 11 at the Resch …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor SHEBOYGAN – Hasthtag105 (#105) – it’s been the motto of the De Pere girls’ basketball team since the second game of the season. That’s when the Redbirds lost a 105-66 game Nov. 26 to the hands of Germantown. The rematch March 5 had a much different outcome. Behind 22 points …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – Girls’ basketball player Jordan Meulemans, a Division I commit to Butler University, broke the all-time career scoring mark at De Pere with a 25-point performance against Notre Dame Academy Feb. 15. Coming into the season, Meulemans was 240 points behind the former girls’ leader, Jenny Steffens, who …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – The much anticipated cross-town rivalry game between the De Pere and West De Pere girls’ basketball teams Saturday, Jan. 15, turned into a lopsided affair. Behind 28 points from senior Jordan Meulemans, the Redbirds coasted to a 70-43 nonconference victory over the Phantoms at De Pere High …
By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – Both Notre Dame Academy and De Pere have cruised through the first half of the Fox River Classic Conference girls’ basketball schedule. That was until they had to meet one another. The two state-ranked teams had their first of two showdowns this season Tuesday, Jan. 11, and early …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – Knock another one off the list for De Pere girls’ basketball player Jordan Meulemans. In a recent game at Manitowoc Lincoln, Meulemans, a Division I commit to Butler University, scored her 1,390th career point to move past Jenny Steffen on the all-time scoring list at De Pere. …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent Name: Jordan Meulemans Nickname: JMoney School: De Pere Parents: Kacy and Jeremy Meulemans Activity: Girls’ basketball Twitter: @JMeulemans21 Jordan Meulemans is a senior on the state-ranked De Pere girls’ basketball team. She’s currently averaging almost 27 points per game through the first nine contests of the season. Meulemans recently signed her National Letter of …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – A pair of De Pere varsity basketball players – John Kinziger and Jordan Meulemans – are both primed for big seasons. The junior Kinziger, who has been drawing interest from several Division I programs, and Meulemans, a senior and Butler University commit, both scored north of 20 …
By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – If this season was a high-stakes poker game, the De Pere girls’ basketball team would be all in. The Redbirds are coming off a 23-4 campaign and lost in a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 1 sectional semifinal. De Pere graduated one key contributor — Sophia McCarthy — …
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