By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORGREEN BAY – Wanting to ride a little momentum into the postseason, the Green Bay Southwest boys’ basketball team pulled off an important win on Friday night.The Trojans broke a 49-49 by scoring the next five points and never looked back, beating rival Notre Dame Academy in a Fox River Classic Conference …
By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORPULASKI – After dropping seven of their last nine games, the Green Bay Southwest boys’ basketball team was slumping.Trojans senior star Connor Pytleski feels his team is back on track after scoring a 79-61 victory at Pulaski on Thursday night.“We had a rough two weeks the last two weeks, so going 2-0 …
By William SoquetCONTRIBUTING WRITERASHWAUBENON – The home team didn’t make it easy, but Green Bay Southwest came out on top in a gritty Fox River Classic Conference (FRCC) showdown, winning 58-53 in Ashwaubenon on Friday night.The Trojans (3-1, 1-0 FRCC) were victorious on back-to-back nights after a commanding 77-52 triumph over Menasha on Dec. 8.The …
By Rich PalzewicCORRESPONDENTSEYMOUR – After shooting poorly during its first two games, the Seymour boys’ basketball team finally made a few baskets.The result was a 43-39 nonconference win on Nov. 29 against Green Bay Southwest at Seymour High School.“We’ve been struggling shooting overall,” Seymour coach Bobby Kuchta said. “We had seven guys hit a 3 …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor BROWN COUNTY – In the past, high school basketball coaches in the state had some say in their team’s postseason seeding. Coaches traveled to seeding meetings to vouch for their team, going back and forth with other coaches in attendance until a vote was taken. Sure, maybe in years past, …
By Greg Bates Correspondent ASHWAUBENON – After the Ashwaubenon boys’ basketball team was upset at the buzzer by Notre Dame Academy Dec. 10, Head Coach Mark Tomashek said he hoped the loss motivated his guys to practice harder. On Sunday night, two days after the Jaguars’ first defeat of the season, the players were in …
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By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – Two games into the season, West De Pere boys’ basketball coach Todd Deschane has found balanced scoring from his team. Four players tallied double digits as West De Pere used a big second half to defeat Green Bay Southwest 70-62 in a nonconference game Thursday. West De Pere …
By Greg Bates Correspondent GREEN BAY — Sam Daugherty will always remember his first varsity start for the Seymour boys’ basketball team. The senior — who struggled shooting coming off the bench in the first two games of the regular season — scored 10 second-half points and helped the Thunder erase a 15-point deficit to …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY — Green Bay Southwest guard Owen Stieber has unlimited range on a basketball court. Never was it so evident in the Trojans’ 78-71 Fox River Classic Conference victory over Notre Dame Academy at Southwest High School Jan. 24. Stieber buried seven three-point shots in the come-from-behind victory. Stieber led …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GREEN BAY – The Green Bay Southwest boys’ basketball team will have to replace two first-team all-conference players this season. The duo of Will Pytleski and Lucas Stieber combined to score almost 35 points per game last year in leading the Trojans to a 22-3 overall record. “It was a …
