SNC back on track after losing a pair weekend earlier By SNC Athletics DE PERE – After a pair of losses the previous weekend, the St. Norbert College men’s hockey team needed a couple bounceback games. They got that against visiting Lake Forest College. St. Norbert scored a 3-1 victory on Jan. 13 and the …
By Rich Palzewic Contributing Writer DE PERE – When you think of hockey hotbeds, the state of Texas probably doesn’t top your list. That trend was broken for one St. Norbert College women’s hockey player. Senior Ava Jaschke, a native of Katy, Texas, is approaching the probable end of her four-year career in a Green …
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Editor’s note: This is Part II of a two-part series on the experience of billet families and players coming toGreen Bay to play high-level junior hockey with the Gamblers. Part I on the parents’ perspective ran inthe Aug. 5 edition. By Greg BatesSports EditorWhen Josh Dunne made his NHL debut last April, he received plenty …
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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 Greg Bates Correspondent BROWN COUNTY – Green Bay will once again get to show the country it’s not only a football city. For the sixth time in the last 12 years, USA Hockey selected the Green Bay area to host a portion of its national tournament. Green Bay will welcome in Youth Tier II …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent HUDSON – The No. 3-seeded Notre Dame Academy hockey team showed why it was in the WIAA Division 1 final four after holding a one-goal lead for the first 22 minutes against No. 2 Hudson Feb. 18. Then, inexplicably, Hudson scored five unanswered goals to defeat the Tritons 6-2 in a …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent APPLETON – It wasn’t easy at times, but the Notre Dame Academy hockey team is heading back to the WIAA Division 1 state tournament for the second consecutive season. The Tritons scored a pair of second-period goals and hung on down the stretch to defeat Bay Port, 3-2, in a sectional …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent ASHWAUBENON – There’s a reason Notre Dame Academy hockey head coach Cory McCracken assembles a tough regular-season schedule each season – it prepares his team for the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) playoffs. So far, this postseason, the Tritons have looked unstoppable. In the latest chapter, No. 1-seeded Notre Dame defeated …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent ASHWAUBENON — Sometimes, a team simply matches up well against another. Despite sporting a sub .500 record overall during the regular season, the No. 4-seeded De Pere hockey team swept No. 5 Ashwaubenon all three games this season. The latter was a 5-3 De Pere win in a WIAA Division 1 …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent ASHWAUBENON — One day after posting a shutout against De Pere, Bay Port goalie Marcus Niemi was back at it again Jan. 23. This time, Niemi stopped all 17 shots in net, as the Pirates defeated Ashwaubenon 4-0 in a Fox River Classic Conference hockey game at the Cornerstone Community Ice …
