By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GREEN BAY – If you haven’t heard of “frolfing,” you’re not alone. Otherwise known as disc golfing, it takes some skill, coordination and most importantly, a desire to have fun. Dating back to the early 1900s, disc golfing is a sport played using rules similar to golf and often played on …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor SHEBOYGAN FALLS – I have been a Green Bay Packers fan since as long as I can remember. One of my first memories was going to a game during the strike-shortened season in 1987 as a 15-year old. My cousin was driving us to a Sunday game through Oconto from …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Edito What a 2019 spring sports season the Green Bay area had. Coming into the season, most figured the Bay Port and Notre Dame Academy girls’ soccer and Green Bay Preble baseball and West De Pere baseball teams had a legitimate shot to reach the state tournament. The Pirates didn’t disappoint …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor ASHWAUBENON – They say you never get a second chance to make a first impression. If that’s the case, I was impressed by Capital Credit Union Park, the new home of the Green Bay Booyah baseball and Green Bay Voyageurs soccer teams. The new stadium opened its doors this past …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GREEN BAY – With the football-only Fox River Classic Conference realignment set to begin with the 2020 season, things will get a lot more interesting for several area teams. With the new FRCC changes, it appears the days of 63-0 blowouts may be limited once the realignment takes effect. Heading …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GREEN BAY – Mother Nature sure is finicky. As I was covering the De Pere/Bay Port baseball game in 40-degree weather April 4, I was glad there weren’t two feet of snow on the ground and the game was actually played. It was brutal in the wind, but I found …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor SEYMOUR – We’ve all seen pictures or videos of athletes doing extraordinary things under difficult situations. As a baseball fan, my favorite memory of such an occurrence took place in the 1988 World Series when Kirk Gibson of the Los Angeles Dodgers hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor There’s nothing I hate more than the end of a sports season. Not because I like certain sports more than others, but because of the pain and hardship I see on the faces of the athletes, coaches and parents. Unless you win the last game of the year in the …
