By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GREEN BAY – Green Bay Southwest girls’ basketball Head Coach Berri West said when Natisha Hiedeman was in the school’s youth program, she could tell the current WNBA (Women’s National Basketball Association) star and Southwest graduate was special. “I could see she had a bright future on the court when …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – Girls’ basketball player Jordan Meulemans, a Division I commit to Butler University, broke the all-time career scoring mark at De Pere with a 25-point performance against Notre Dame Academy Feb. 15. Coming into the season, Meulemans was 240 points behind the former girls’ leader, Jenny Steffens, who …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor BROWN COUNTY – Several area girls’ basketball teams learned their seeding for the upcoming Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association postseason. Regional play begins Tuesday, Feb. 22, while sectionals begin Thursday, March 3. The state tournament is Thursday-Saturday, March 10-12, at the Resch Center in Green Bay. Locally, in Division 2, Notre …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor BROWN COUNTY – Several area wrestlers punched their ticket to the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Individual State Tournament with strong performances at sectionals Feb. 19. Only the top two wrestlers in each weight class advanced to the state tournament Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 24-26, at the Kohl Center in Madison. At the …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GREEN BAY – After a two-year process, Notre Dame Academy is finally ready to add boys’ and girls’ swimming as a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) sport. Notre Dame Athletic Director Matt Koenig said there were many hurdles along the way. “It’s been a long and difficult process, but I’m …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – With 1.2 seconds remaining in Tuesday night’s De Pere versus Notre Dame Academy boys’ basketball game, the Redbirds and Tritons had battled to a 58-58 tie in front of a packed house at De Pere. A few seconds later, De Pere was celebrating Will Hornseth’s buzzer-beater in …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – After the De Pere High School football team won its first Fox River Classic Conference (FRCC) title since 2015, Head Coach Chad Michalkiewicz said he wasn’t looking for a new job. But then, Kimberly came calling. Michalkiewicz, who coached at De Pere for 11 seasons, was recently …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor BROWN COUNTY – The Ashwaubenon and Bay Port boys’ swimming teams each finished second at their respective Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) sectionals Feb. 12. Neenah won the Division 1 Neenah Sectional with 380 points, with the Pirates close behind with 373 points. Green Bay United (fifth, 194) and Pulaski …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor BROWN COUNTY – Dozens of area wrestlers advanced to sectionals based on their performances at various Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association regionals across the state. Only the top-four wrestlers in each weight category advanced to sectionals this Saturday, Feb. 19. Division 1 – Shawano Pulaski won the meet overall with 233.5 …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor BROWN COUNTY – The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association recently released the postseason boys’ hockey brackets. Locally, in Division 1, Notre Dame Academy (15-5-3 overall), the No. 4-ranked team in the state, received a No. 1 seed. Ashwaubenon (3), Bay Port (4) and De Pere (6) also received high seeds. In …
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