By Mara AllenCONTRIBUTING WRITERDE PERE – With playoff seedings coming out on Sunday, the De Pere girls’ basketball team picked up an important victory on Friday night.The host Redbirds used 22 points from Sophie Hafeman and a late push to beat Green Bay Southwest, 53-41, in a battle to break a fourth-place tie in the …
By Rich PalzewicCONTRIBUTING WRITERSUAMICO – The Bay Port and De Pere girls’ basketball teams came into their Fox River Classic Conference (FRCC) game last night heading in opposite directions.De Pere had won five straight, while Bay Port had lost two consecutive — something had to give. After a tight first half, the Pirates pulled away …
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 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 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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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 …
