Area hoops players enjoying time at Michigan Tech By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORGREEN BAY – When the Michigan Tech men’s basketball team played Green Bay on Nov. 3, it was a homecoming for three area athletes. Sophomores Logan Geissler and Dawson Nordgaard along with freshman Marcus Tomashek got to play in front of dozens of family …
By GREEN BAY ATHLETICSMADISON, Wis. – The Green Bay men’s basketball team found themselves in a defensive battle at the Kohl Center against the Wisconsin Badgers on Nov. 15. The Phoenix outscored the Badgers 32-24 in the second half, but ultimately fell 56-45. Zae Blake led the Phoenix (0-3) with 15 points and four steals, …
By Rich PalzewicCORRESPONDENTDE PERE – With an exhibition game under its belt, the St. Norbert College men’s basketball team will dive into its regular-season schedule on Veterans Day at Ripon College. The Green Knights will then open Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) play Nov. 22 at Concordia University Wisconsin. St. Norbert finished the 2021-22 season …
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By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORGREEN BAY – Every once in a while, Green Bay men’s basketball coach Will Ryan gets a knock on his office door. On the other side is Kevin Borseth, the Phoenix women’s basketball coach, whose office is next to Ryan’s inside the Kress Events Center. “I knock on his door and say, …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY — After losing nine consecutive games to start the season, the Green Bay men’s basketball team appears to be turning the corner. Trailing by four points late in overtime, the Phoenix scored the final seven points of the game in an 84-81 Horizon League win over Oakland Jan. 8 …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY — The Green Bay men’s basketball team lost its sixth straight game after a 74-62 loss to UW-Milwaukee Dec. 20 at the Kress Events Center. The Horizon League game was part of a back-to-back, two-game series with the Panthers. The Phoenix lost their opener a day before, 68-65. “We …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY — After playing Big Ten opponents Minnesota and Wisconsin to begin the 2020-21 season, the Green Bay men’s basketball team finally got its chance to play at home. And what an opener it was. George Dixon’s put-back at the buzzer lifted Eastern Illinois to a 93-91 double-overtime victory over …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent DE PERE — The St. Norbert College men’s basketball team grabbed at least a share of the Midwest Conference championship with a resounding 66-43 victory over Beloit Feb. 12 at the Mulva Sports Center. The Green Knights have won or shared nine of the past 11 titles dating back to the …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent DE PERE — The St. Norbert College men’s basketball team recorded a 90-79 Midwest Conference victory over Lawrence University Feb. 5 at the Mulva Fitness and Sports Center. Joe Ciriacks led five Green Knights in double figures with 22 points. Jacob Bolwerk added 20 points. “Offensively, Jacob had been struggling with …
