By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GREEN BAY – The Notre Dame Academy girls’ basketball team is heading to the WIAA Division 2 state tournament this weekend in La Crosse as the No. 1-ranked team in the state and the odds-on favorite to take home a gold ball. Let by Division I commit Sammy Opichka (18 …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GREEN BAY – For the first time since 2016, the Notre Dame Academy girls’ basketball team will be playing in the WIAA state tournament. The Tritons, the top-ranked Division 2 team in the state, posted a 70-38 victory over Freedom Feb. 20 in the sectional final. Notre Dame (26-1) will …
STEVENS POINT – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association has determined the 2021 State Girls’ Basketball Tournament schedule. The tournament is scheduled for Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 25-27 at two venues. Divisions 2, 4 and 5 will be played at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, and Divisions 1 and 3 will be played at the Menominee …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent ASHWAUBENON – The Ashwaubenon boys’ basketball team remained perfect in 2021. The No. 1-seeded Jaguars won their 16th straight game, the latest, a 70-61 victory over No. 2 Notre Dame Academy in a WIAA Division 2 regional final game Feb. 20 at Ashwaubenon High School. “I’m happy for the community,” said …
By Greg Bates Correspondent GREEN BAY – The Notre Dame Academy boys’ basketball team had to shake off some jitters early in its postseason opener. But once they got rolling, the Tritons looked like a well-oiled machine. Trailing by two late in the first half, Notre Dame used a 16-0 run that carried over into …
By Greg Bates Correspondent GREEN BAY – Last season ended in sectional semifinal disappointment for the Notre Dame girls’ basketball team. This time around, it was a different story. Notre Dame, the top seed in a WIAA Division 2 sectional, used its suffocating defense against No. 4-seeded Shawano and didn’t let up until the game …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent HUDSON – The No. 3-seeded Notre Dame Academy hockey team showed why it was in the WIAA Division 1 final four after holding a one-goal lead for the first 22 minutes against No. 2 Hudson Feb. 18. Then, inexplicably, Hudson scored five unanswered goals to defeat the Tritons 6-2 in a …
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By Press Times Staff GREEN BAY – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association released its girls’ basketball sectional brackets and state hockey brackets. In girls’ Division 1 basketball, No. 3 De Pere will travel to No. 2 Hortonville, while No. 1 Notre Dame Academy will host No. 4 Shawano Thursday, Feb. 18, in sectional semifinal games. …
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By Greg Bates Correspondent GREEN BAY – Gracie Grzesk was admittedly nervous in her first high school postseason basketball game for Notre Dame Academy. After logging a victory, the freshman shook off the nerves and was primed for her team’s WIAA Division 2 regional final game against West De Pere Saturday night. Grzesk settled in …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – The Notre Dame Academy girls’ basketball team passed its final test before the WIAA postseason begins next week. Fueled by a 32-4 run to end the game, the Tritons, the No. 1-ranked team in the latest Wissports.net Division 2 Coaches Poll, posted a 67-40 road victory over …
