By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – Week 1 of the high school football season is a time for teams to gauge what areas they excel at and what areas need improvement. The season opener was an eye-opener for West De Pere. The Phantoms couldn’t stop – or even slow down – a run-happy Wauwatosa …
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By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor BROWN COUNTY – With games starting this week, welcome back to another season of high school football. It’s one of the most exciting times of the year. The Packers are a few weeks away from opening the regular season, and the high school football season is underway. All 12 area …
By Rich Palzewic Sports Editor BROWN COUNTY – With the recent completion of the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association baseball season, the Bay Conference recently released its postseason awards. Locally, Green Bay East/West, Seymour and West De Pere compete in the Bay. West De Pere won the conference with an 11-1 record. Player of the Year …
By Murray Gleffe Correspondent Name: Dawson Nordgaard Nickname: Dodge Parents: Jeff and Alexis Nordgaard Activity: Boys’ basketball Twitter: @dawsonnordgaard Dawson Nordgaard is a senior on the West De Pere boys’ basketball team. He averages more than 16 points per game for the Phantoms, who were awarded a No. 5 seed in the WIAA Division 1 regional. Nordgaard …
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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 Murray Gleffe Correspondent DE PERE — West De Pere boys’ basketball player Dawson Nordgaard is blessed with a 6-foot-9 frame. Moments before the first half ended against Menasha Jan. 26, Nordgaard slammed home an alley-oop dunk to ignite the Phantoms heading into the break. The throw-down ignited a big run which helped West De …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent PULASKI — The Pulaski wrestling team recorded five falls and three decisions in defeating West De Pere 58-18 in a nonconference dual Dec. 29 at Pulaski High School. Ten of the 14 wrestlers who took to the mat for the Red Raiders were either freshman or sophomores. “I give credit to …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent DE PERE — The West De Pere girls’ basketball team used a 22-0 run between halves to propel it to a 75-50 nonconference victory over Pulaski Dec. 28 at West De Pere High School. “We wanted to come out and set the tempo,” said Chris Abaray, West De Pere head coach. …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent DE PERE — Spencer Francois, Gyriece Goodman and Thomas Mudd each recorded falls, as the West De Pere wrestling team defeated De Pere 48-27 in a nonconference dual Dec. 19 at De Pere High School. “The word of the week was intensity,” said Chris Gallegos, West De Pere head coach. “Spencer …
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By Murray Gleffe Correspondent GREEN BAY — On Dec. 5, the Notre Dame Academy girls’ basketball team suffered its first loss of the season against Kimberly. Fast forward to Dec. 10. The Tritons made sure the outcome was never in doubt, as they powered to a 74-43 victory over previously unbeaten West De Pere in …
