West De Pere High School Archives

Arendt signs her national letter of intent after years of hardwork with her proud parents at her side. Tori Wittenbrock photos

By Tori Wittenbrock Associate Sports Editor DE PERE – On Wednesday, Nov. 8, West De Pere High School had four student-athletes sign their national letters of intent to continue their athletic and academic careers at the collegiate level. These athletes included Faith Kibbe, Ella Arendt, Tyler Kowalcyzk and Mason Haupt. Kibbe signed her national letter …

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Nov 13 2023

West De Pere One-Act headed to state

City Pages / By The Press

The Inexplicable Chaos Factor of Mia Gregory By Janelle Fisher City Pages Editor While local athletes have been gearing up for state tournaments this month, local theater students have been getting into character for a contest of their own — One-Act Play. “We prepare a one-act play, which typically means less than 40 minutes, and …

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Oct 27 2022

Lenn, Schmoll earn sectional titles
NDA boys and girls, WDP boys and De Pere girls teams head to state

Sports / By Greg Bates

By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORLocal cross-country runners fared well at sectionals on Oct. 22 as a number of individuals and teams advanced to the WIAA state meet. De Pere’s Grady Lenn and West De Pere’s Kate Schmoll won their respective Division 1 races to punch their tickets individually to state. In Division 1, the West De …

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Sep 12 2022

WDP’s Zellner up for national award

Sports, West De Pere / By Greg Bates

By Greg BatesSports EditorFor the first time in West De Pere High School athletics history, a coach is up for a national honor. The Phantoms head coach for girls’ track and field Craig Zellner was notified last week he’s a finalist for the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) National Coach of the …

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Jul 1 2022

De Pere Legion blitzes Pulaski; improves to 12-5

De Pere, Sports, West De Pere / By Rich Palzewic

By Rich PalzewicSports Editor DE PERE – The De Pere Legion baseball team is picking up where it left off last season. After winning the Class AAA state championship in 2021, De Pere is off to a 12-5 start this season after an 11-1, five-inning victory over Pulaski June 30 at Westwood Elementary School. The …

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May 12 2022

West De Pere’s Gerrits scores perfect on ACT

De Pere / By Heather Graves

By Press Times Staff DE PERE – West De Pere High School student Vaughn Gerrits, son of Mark and Suzanne Gerrits, has earned the highest possible ACT composite score of 36 – a rarity with less than 0.5% of test-takers earning a perfect ACT score each year. “I am so grateful to God for blessing …

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Jan 10 2022

Kosobucki brothers hold catching camp in De Pere

Sports, West De Pere / By Rich Palzewic

By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – While growing up in De Pere, Kyle and Kaden Kosobucki learned the art of playing catcher. The brothers — who are four years apart — didn’t have many options locally, though, to get instruction on the position. For the Kosobuckis to receive first-hand training, they had to travel …

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Jan 5 2022

Press Times sports year in review: Part two

Brown County, Sports / By Rich Palzewic

By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor BROWN COUNTY – Without further ado, here are 10 more stories from 2021 – in no particular order – that received high volumes of web traffic at GoPressTimes.com. If you missed part one of The Press Times’ sports year in review, CLICK HERE. Ambidextrous Blount excels in two sports Josh …

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Dec 8 2021

Musings with Rich: Fun to be back in the gym

Musings With Rich, Sports / By Rich Palzewic

By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor DE PERE – Oh what a joy it was. I, along with hundreds of other fans, attended the De Pere-West De Pere boys’ basketball game Dec. 4 at West De Pere High School. I had been feeling under the weather for about a week before the game, so when I …

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Nov 1 2021

Nicolet National Bank Senior Spotlight: Rachel Breu – West De Pere volleyball, track and field

Sports, West De Pere / By Rich Palzewic

By Murray Gleffe Correspondent Name: Rachel Breu Nickname: Rach School: West De Pere Parents: Dominic and Sandi Breu Activities: Volleyball, track and field Twitter: @rachbreu Rachel Breu was a middle hitter on the West De Pere volleyball team and will participate in track and field next spring. She said she brings a competitive drive in both hitting …

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