By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – The 2020 alternate fall season was special for the De Pere football team. It went a perfect 7-0 and displayed plenty of talented players on the roster, but the Redbirds lost several solid players off that squad, including wide receiver Maddax Shinners. However, this year’s team is returning …
De Pere – De Pere High School recently announced the hiring of Martin Valenzuela as head coach of the varsity boys’ soccer team. Valenzuela replaces Dusty Rhodes, who resigned after eight seasons with the Redbirds. Valenzuela has been a head coach/trainer for Wisconsin United FC, De Pere, since July 2019. He also spent one season …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – Despite De Pere Legion Baseball manager Dan Lukes and his team living out of a hotel room for the last two weeks, the veteran leader said he would have gladly stayed on the road for another week. “We were pretty tired,” Lukes said. “We pulled into West …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – Combining nine De Pere and nine more West De Pere players into one team equaled a Class AAA Legion State Championship Aug. 1 for De Pere Legion Baseball in Plover. Behind the strong pitching of tournament MVP Ethan Susa and a sacrifice fly by Luke Brosig in …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent Name: Ben Busick Parents: Mike and Jana Busick Activity: Boys’ golf Twitter: @benbusick Ben Busick was a member of the De Pere boys’ golf team which edged out Sheboygan North by one point to win the 2021 Fox River Classic Conference championship. During the season, he had three sub-40 scores. Busick perhaps saved …
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By Heather Graves Correspondent DE PERE – “An old lady at heart” – that’s how De Pere High School junior Edie Neuville, 15, describes herself. “My grandma showed me how (to crochet) a few years ago, but it had been a while,” Neuville said. “But when COVID hit, I was bored and wanted a new …
By Greg Bates Correspondent OSHKOSH – Hunter Staniske has always been a good hitter and worked on his craft. But what he did this past season – his last on the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (UWO) baseball team – was off the charts. The De Pere native finished second in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) …
By Greg Bates Correspondent GREEN BAY – Growing up, Grady Coppo said he never felt pressure from his family to play hockey, but he certainly felt an obligation to lace up his skates and live up to the family name. Grady, a recent graduate of De Pere High School, also played for the Green Bay …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GENEVA, Ohio – Lindsey Mirkes, a 2017 De Pere High School graduate, can now call herself a Big East Conference outdoor high jump champion. With a personal-best jump of 1.8 meters (5 feet, 11.75 inches), Mirkes, a recent Marquette University graduate, won the conference title May 15 in Geneva, Ohio. …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GREENSBORO, N.C. – Steven Hermsen, a 2018 De Pere graduate, said he can thank the numerous injuries he received while playing high school football for helping him win the 2021 NCAA Division III Discus National Championship May 27 in Greensboro, N.C. “I was always a football guy in high school …
