By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – The first time JP Gauthier and Josh Blount played baseball together was in T-ball. De Pere youth programs provided the duo with many opportunities to thrive on the diamond. When they were old enough for high school, the two went separate ways: Gauthier going to De Pere and …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor BROWN COUNTY – Without further ado, here are 10 more stories from 2021 – in no particular order – that received high volumes of web traffic at GoPressTimes.com. If you missed part one of The Press Times’ sports year in review, CLICK HERE. Ambidextrous Blount excels in two sports Josh …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor BROWN COUNTY – With the recent completion of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association baseball season, the Bay Conference recently released its postseason awards. Locally, Green Bay East/West, Seymour and West De Pere compete in the Bay. West De Pere won the conference with an 11-1 record. Player of the Year …
By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – It’s a story that sticks out in Joe Rukamp’s mind. To this day, he still finds it hard to believe. The West De Pere varsity baseball coach remembers hearing about a quarterback at West De Pere Middle School who could do phenomenal things. Josh Blount would roll out …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – The final stats for the West De Pere football team were released after the team’s last game of the season Nov. 20. The Phantoms, who had nine games scheduled, were forced to miss three contests early in the season because of COVID-19 and finished 4-2. Quarterback Josh …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent DE PERE — During a ceremony at West De Pere High School Nov. 23, seniors Josh Blount and Kaden Kosobucki each signed National Letters of Intent to play collegiate baseball. Kosobucki, a catcher, signed to play for Division I Northern Illinois University (NIU) in DeKalb, while Blount chose Division I Illinois …
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By Josh Staloch Correspondent DE PERE – The West De Pere football team started this season’s playoffs without senior starting quarterback Josh Blount. Despite the loss of Blount, the Phantoms came up with a handful of big plays on both sides of the ball in a 7-3 WIAA Division 2 Level 1 victory Nov. 13 …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent SHAWANO — West De Pere wide receiver Aaron Wagner doesn’t always get the hype like his fellow teammates at other skilled positions. However, his 122 receiving yards single-handedly helped the Phantoms squeak out a 20-12 Bay Conference road victory Nov. 6 over Shawano. “Shawano is a talented football team,” said Chris …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor APPLETON – It had been nearly a month since the West De Pere High School football team played a game, but it didn’t seem to matter in a 25-14 Bay Conference road win Oct. 23 over Xavier at Rocky Bleier Field. The Phantoms (1-1) held the potent Xavier (4-1) offense, …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent Name: Josh Blount School: West De Pere Parents: Jim and Sarah Blount Activities: Football, baseball Twitter: @JoshBlount21 Josh Blount is a senior quarterback on the West De Pere football team. As a sophomore, he led the Phantoms to the WIAA Division 2 state title game. Blount is also a baseball commit to Division I …
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