By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORASHWAUBENON – For the fifth time in the last 11 years, the Notre Dame Academy girls’ basketball team is state champs.Perhaps even more impressive is the Tritons become only the sixth program in girls’ basketball state history to win three straight state titles.No. 2-seeded Notre Dame played nearly a flawless first half …
By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORASHWAUBENON – The Notre Dame girls’ basketball team has only been challenged a handful of times this season.Coming into the state tournament, the Tritons were winners of 27 straight games with their closest contest being eight points.In a Division 2 state semifinal on Friday afternoon, No. 3-seeded McFarland gave No. 2-seeded Notre …
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By Janelle FisherSTAFF WRITEROSHKOSH – For the third straight season, the Notre Dame Academy girls’ basketball team is off to state.Winners of 27 straight games, the Tritons are just two wins away from winning a third straight Division 2 state title.Top-ranked and top-seeded Notre Dame came out triumphant over No. 2-seeded Cedarburg, 88-58, at Oshkosh …
BY PRESS TIMES SPORTSEven with its leading scorer eliminated by an opposing defense, the Notre Dame Academy girls’ basketball team is extremely tough to stop.Tritons star Gracie Grzesk didn’t score in a WIAA Division 2 sectional semifinal, but her team still went on to earn a resounding 72-24 victory over Fox Valley Lutheran on Thursday …
By Mara AllenCONTRIBUTING WRITERGREEN BAY – The Notre Dame Academy girls’ basketball team dominated Menasha from start to finish to earn a 71-29 win in their WIAA Division 2 regional final on Saturday night.The back-to-back defending state champions were led by their dynamic duo of juniors Gracie Grzesk and Trista Fayta. Top-seeded Notre Dame (25-1) …
By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORGREEN BAY – Nearing the midway point of the regular season, Sara Rohde has her team’s defense playing in postseason form.The Notre Dame girls’ basketball team made its defense look so fluid and easy, getting steals and fastbreak layups as the Tritons cruised to a 106-39 victory over visiting Manitowoc Lincoln in …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor BROWN COUNTY – The Fox River Classic Conference (FRCC) recently released the girls’ basketball honor squads. Locally, Ashwaubenon, Bay Port, De Pere, Green Bay Preble, Green Bay Southwest, Notre Dame Academy and Pulaski compete in the FRCC. Notre Dame won the conference with an 18-0 record, followed by De Pere …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor ASHWAUBENON –Notre Dame Academy girls’ basketball player Trista Fayta had a rough first half in her team’s Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 state title game. The sophomore was 1-for-4 from the field and committed four turnovers. That all changed in the second half. Led by Fayta’s four 3-pointers in …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor ASHWAUBENON – It may have taken a bit, but the Notre Dame Academy girls’ basketball team is one step closer to winning another state title. Four Tritons scored in double digits in a 64-45 victory in a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 state semifinal game at the Resch Center …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor GREEN BAY – The Notre Dame Academy girls’ basketball team continued its postseason dominance with another convincing win. Behind a balanced scoring attack and suffocating defense, the No. 1-seeded Tritons turned back No. 3 Fox Valley Lutheran, 53-16, in a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Division 2 sectional semifinal game March …
