By Greg Bates Correspondent GREEN BAY – Suffocating defense has been a staple of the Notre Dame Academy girls’ basketball team for years. It aided in producing the program’s fourth state championship last season. That defensive style kicked into overdrive in the Tritons’ fourth game of this year Friday. Notre Dame took advantage of a …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Notre Dame Academy girls’ basketball team is coming off a magical season where it won the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 state championship. “We had lots of experienced players from last year,” Notre Dame Head Coach Sara Rohde said. “We had chemistry, worked hard and were …
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By Greg Bates Correspondent APPLETON – An early-season test is what the Notre Dame Academy Tritons girls’ basketball team needed in order to gauge where it’s at in relation to the top teams in the state. The reigning Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 state champions had the ultimate challenge, heading on the road Tuesday …
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By Greg Bates Correspondent GREEN BAY – They’re back. For the first time since 2016, the Notre Dame girls’ basketball team will be playing in the state tournament. The Tritons, the top-ranked Division 2 team in the state, continued their dominance this postseason. Led by a career-high 33 points from senior Sammy Opichka, Notre Dame …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GREEN BAY – In a key matchup halfway through the regular season, the Notre Dame Academy girls’ basketball team showed why it’s ranked No. 1 in the state in the latest Wissports.net Division 2 Coaches Poll. With De Pere (12-2) leading 10-9 early, the Tritons (13-1) went on a 16-0 …
By Greg Seubert Special to The Press Times NEW LONDON – It was going to happen sooner or later. For Sammy Opichka, it happened on the road. The Notre Dame senior scored her 1,000th career point Dec. 7 early in the Tritons’ 74-17 nonconference girls’ basketball win over New London. Once she reached the milestone, it …
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By Greg Bates Correspondent GREEN BAY – The first time the Green Bay Preble and Notre Dame Academy girls’ basketball teams played this year, it was a one-sided affair. The rematch Jan 31 was anything but a blowout. Notre Dame led by seven points with 7:38 remaining, but Preble’s defense locked down and forced the …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor SUAMICO – The anticipated matchup between the Bay Port and Notre Dame Academy girls’ basketball teams turned into a lopsided affair thanks to the hot shooting of McKenzie Johnson. The Bay Port senior scorched the nets for 22 points, including a half dozen three-pointers, in the Pirates’ 63-48 Fox River …
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By Greg Bates Correspondent GREEN BAY – Getting a win in the Fox River Classic Conference isn’t something Sara Rohde takes for granted. But the Notre Dame Academy girls’ basketball coach knows her team’s performance against visiting Pulaski Jan. 7 was sloppy and a “little unorthodox.” The previous day in practice, senior Emily Cribben suffered …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GREEN BAY – Holding a precarious two-point lead in its game against Green Bay Southwest, the Notre Dame Academy girls’ basketball team buckled down when it mattered most. The Tritons went on a game-changing 13-0 run late en route to a 70-57 Fox River Classic Conference victory at Southwest High …
