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 BROWN COUNTY – Last November, when high school basketball coaches statewide were preparing their teams for the upcoming season, Jon Murphy was sitting at home for the first time in 34 years. It was a lonely, hollow feeling. “There was a hole in my life, and I’m not ready to give …
By Greg Bates Correspondent SEYMOUR – Be yourself. It’s a simple piece of advice but extremely impactful. That was the message former Seymour High School boys’ basketball coach Jon Murphy texted to Bobby Kuchta when he was announced as Murphy’s successor. Kuchta, a 2004 Seymour graduate, played under Murphy and the two have stayed close …
By Greg Bates Correspondent SEYMOUR – Aaron Overlien was a gym rat growing up in Seymour. Not even locked doors at night would stop him from shooting in the gym His high school coach, Jon Murphy, recalls catching Overlien in the gym after hours. “I said, ‘How did you get in here?’” Murphy said. “The …
By Greg Bates Correspondent SEYMOUR – The numbers are staggering: 615 wins, 15 conference titles, 12 trips to state and three state titles. Jon Murphy accomplished much as the Seymour boys’ basketball coach, but on July 29, the 57-year-old announced his retirement. Murphy spent 33 seasons as head coach and finished with a career record …
By Rich Palzewic Staff Writer SEYMOUR – After 33 years as an educator, Seymour High School boys’ basketball coach Jon Murphy is retiring from teaching. “The time is right to retire from teaching,” said Murphy, who taught all 33 years at Seymour. “It’s been a strange ending with COVID-19. My last day is June 6. …
