By Rich PalzewicSports Editor DE PERE – De Pere boys’ basketball standout John Kinziger has made his college choice – at least verbally. Recently, Kinziger, who will be a senior this upcoming season, verbally committed to play at Division I Illinois State University in Normal. Kinziger said he’s happy to have the recruiting process behind …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor BROWN COUNTY – Five area boys basketball players were recently named to the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-State honor squads. Division 1 De Pere’s John Kinziger, a Division I recruit, was named to the first team for the second straight season. The junior Kinziger helped lead the Redbirds to a …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent MANITOWOC – Both teams entered the game with identical records and a state ranking. Something had to give. Led by John Kinziger’s 35 and Will Hornseth’s 21 points, the No. 2-seeded De Pere boys’ basketball team defeated No.3-seeded Homestead 87-77 in a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 1 sectional semifinal game …
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By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – When John Kinziger and Will Hornseth have their inside-out game clicking, the De Pere boys’ basketball team is tough to stop. The two Division I recruits combined for 47 points as De Pere held off a late charge by Sheboygan North to pull off an 81-66 victory in …
By Greg Bates Correspondent SUAMICO – If one thing has become apparent in the first one-third of the boys’ basketball schedule, it’s the De Pere players don’t get rattled and know their abilities. The undefeated and No. 1-ranked team in Division 1 led three-win Bay Port by one point at halftime, but the Redbirds never …
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By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – A packed crowd at De Pere High School witnessed a great exhibit of boys’ basketball Tuesday by two of the top guards in the state: Kimberly’s Jackson Paveletzke and De Pere’s John Kinziger. The do-everything Paveletzke poured in a career-high 50 points, while Kinziger wasn’t going to …
By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – Every year, writer/editor Mark Miller releases Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook, which dives into the season ahead for high school boys’ basketball in the state. Miller releases preseason top-10 rankings for every division. To no one’s surprise, De Pere made the list in Division 1. But where the Redbirds fell …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – Barely three seasons into his high school basketball career, De Pere’s John Kinziger hit a milestone it takes most elite players much longer to accomplish. As part of his 31-point night, the junior Kinziger went over 1,000 career points about six minutes into the second half in …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – A pair of De Pere varsity basketball players – John Kinziger and Jordan Meulemans – are both primed for big seasons. The junior Kinziger, who has been drawing interest from several Division I programs, and Meulemans, a senior and Butler University commit, both scored north of 20 …
By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – Boys’ basketball player Maddax Shinners wasn’t going to let his final home game at De Pere be the final game of his high school career. The Redbirds senior hit three big baskets, but it was his defense against one of the area’s best players that helped No. 2-seeded …
