By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITOR Name: Isaac Nowak Parents: Tony and Michelle Nowak Activity: Cross country and track Nicknames: Randy. One day Isaac wore some funny glasses to practice his sophomore year and one of the junior told Isaac those are glasses “like a guy named Randy would wear.” Instagram: Isaac_eastwood22 Isaac ran for the Notre Dame Academy cross country …
By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORMILWAUKEE – The third time was not the charm.The Notre Dame Academy boys’ soccer team played in its third straight WIAA Division 3 state championship game. But for the third straight season, the Tritons took home a silver ball.Notre Dame’s players’ dream of winning a state title was shattered when it gave …
By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORAfter scoring upsets — by their seed, anyway — in the opening two rounds of the playoffs, the Notre Dame Academy football team was playing with house money in Level 3.The No. 7 seeded Tritons had another shot to pull off a road victory, but a late touchdown by host and top-seeded …
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By PRESS TIMES SPORTSThe Notre Dame Academy boys’ soccer team is in a familiar place: the Division 3 state title match.The top-seeded Tritons hung on to beat No. 4-seeded Rhinelander 2-1 in a WIAA state semifinal at Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee on Friday.Notre Dame Academy lost its previous two trips to the state title …
By Rich PalzewicCORRESPONDENTNotre Dame Academy junior girls’ basketball player Gracie Grzesk knows a thing or two about college recruiting. With approximately 20 Division I offers on the table, Grzesk’s college basketball dreams turned into reality on Oct. 28 when she verbally committed to continue her academic and athletic career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison beginning …
By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORFor the first time in the Notre Dame Academy boys’ cross country program’s history it has won a state championship. The Tritons (81 points) handily beat runner-up Lakeside Lutheran (115) to capture the WIAA Division 2 state title at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids on Oct. 29. “It obviously means …
By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORSEYMOUR – Right before overtime was about to start, Emmett Lawton started to cramp up.The Notre Dame Academy star soccer player knew just what to do.He needed to resort to his go-to method to help cramps. His magical potion? Mustard. Yes, mustard.Lawton got a mustard bottle from the concession stand and started …
BY Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORMENASHA – The Notre Dame Academy football team’s defense has proven its worth game in and gameout this season.None bigger was its performance in a WIAA Division 3 Level 2 playoff contest on Friday night.In the hostile environment of Calder Stadium in Menasha — where their season came to an end in …
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By PRESS TIMES SPORTSNotre Dame Academy girls’ tennis team’s trip to state was a short one, but it capped a successful season in many ways. The Tritons, the No. 6 seed in Division 1 in the state tournament, fell 6-1 to No. 3-seeded Divine Savior Holy Angels (DSHA) in the quarterfinals at Nielsen Stadium in …
By PRESS TIMES SPORTSSeeded No. 1 in Division 1 doubles, Ana Cristescu and Sophia Fergus went into state girls’ tennis withhigh expectations. The duo from De Pere came home with a solid third-place finish. “We thought they played a remarkable tournament,” De Pere girls’ tennis coach Dave Reinardy said. “Once you get past the first …
