By Greg Seubert Special to The Press Times Contributions from Rich Palzewic (Sports Editor) HORTONVILLE – Two more wins. That’s what stood in the way of the De Pere girls’ basketball team and its first trip to state since 2017. However, Hortonville had other ideas, as it ended the Redbirds’ season Feb. 18 with a …
By Josh Staloch Correspondent DE PERE – In front of a sparse, yet loud crowd, the De Pere girls’ basketball team withstood a strong attack from Pulaski – especially in the early minutes – in posting a 62-46 victory in a WIAA Division 1 regional final game Feb. 13 at De Pere High School. With …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor De Pere – Coming into De Pere’s Jan. 28 game against Middleton, girls’ basketball player Jordan Meulemans needed 11 points to break the 1,000 career point barrier. The junior superstar scored her milestone basket with a move in the post during the Redbirds’ 72-32 victory at De Pere High School. …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GREEN BAY – In a key matchup halfway through the regular season, the Notre Dame Academy girls’ basketball team showed why it’s ranked No. 1 in the state in the latest Wissports.net Division 2 Coaches Poll. With De Pere (12-2) leading 10-9 early, the Tritons (13-1) went on a 16-0 …
By Greg Bates Correspondent SUAMICO – Coming off their first loss of the season three days earlier, Jeremy Boileau wanted to see how his team would react to facing adversity. The De Pere girls’ basketball coach said he was happy to see his girls come out with great energy and play well versus rival Bay …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – In early Oct. 2019, De Pere’s McKenna Ciesielczyk was doing a basketball drill and felt a pop in her left knee. “I was cutting, and my body went one way, and my knee stayed put,” said Ciesielczyk, a 5-foot-8 junior guard for the Redbirds. “It didn’t hurt …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – It was a tale of two halves during the De Pere and West De Pere girls’ basketball game Dec. 12. Trailing 34-27 at intermission, the Redbirds outscored the Phantoms by 14 points in the second half on their way to a 63-56 victory at West De Pere …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – Jordan Meulemans, a sophomore at De Pere High School, broke her finger in a game versus Sheboygan South Feb. 7 and will miss the remainder of the season. Meulemans, who has Division I scholarship offers from Marquette, Creighton, Illinois State, UW-Green Bay and UW-Milwaukee, finished the South …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – The beat goes on for the Bay Port girls’ basketball team. Behind a strong performance from their bench, the Pirates remained unbeaten with a convincing 71-48 Fox River Classic Conference road victory over De Pere Jan. 7. Bay Port, the No. 1-ranked Division 1 team in the …
By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – With the game on the line, most people in the gym figured if the De Pere girls’ basketball team was going to get a big hoop, it would be from sophomore Jordan Meulemans. Not everyone had that thought. Senior Ellie Schneider made the biggest shot of her career, …
