By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORMADISON – As the De Pere boys’ basketball players jumped around half court at the Kohl Center, John Kinziger and Gabe Herman were off to the side in a tight embrace.The two seniors shared a moment they were looking forward to since elementary school.The longtime friends had just realized a lifelong dream: …
De Pere caps off undefeated season by winning state Read More »
By Rich PalzewicCONTRIBUTING WRITERWith the 2023 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association boys’ state tournament set for March 16-18 in Madison at the Kohl Center, locally, De Pere is seeking its first state title since 1934.The 1934 Redbirds, under the tutelage of G.E. Braisher, beat New Lisbon in the Class B title game, 22-19.De Pere is making …
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By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITOROSHKOSH – De Pere big man Will Hornseth likes to say the Redbirds are a second-half team.Well, it’s hard to argue they aren’t a second- and first-half team.Up by 14 points at halftime against Homestead in a Division 1 sectional semifinal on Thursday night, the De Pere boys’ basketball team came out …
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By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORDE PERE – It didn’t take long for the De Pere boys’ basketball team to jump on rival Notre Dame Academy.Scoring the first 14 points of the game, the Redbirds utilized their efficient offense and lockdown defense to perfection. The result was another win — this time 80-37 — to stay undefeated …
By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORMANITOWOC – There’s one really good reason why the De Pere boys’ basketball is still undefeated two-thirds of the way through the regular season.The Redbirds players are unselfish. It’s all about the team, not about individual accolades.De Pere’s unselfish mentality was on full display at Manitowoc Lincoln on Friday night.The team connected …
By Greg BatesSPORTS EDITORDE PERE – Bay Port tried to do everything in its power to slow down the high-tempo De Pere boys’ basketball team, but it wasn’t enough.The Pirates threw a 3-2 zone and box-and-1 at the Redbirds, but De Pere’s sharpshooters were on their game.Top-ranked De Pere outdistanced itself by scoring 42 second-half …
By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – The basketball hoop in the backyard of Jeff and Krista Kinziger’s house in De Pere is battered. With three boys – Jake, Johnny and Zach – games of one-on-one were commonplace growing up. There’s also a hoop in the basement. “We’ve had about every kind of hoop – …
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By Greg Bates Correspondent DE PERE – A packed crowd at De Pere High School witnessed a great exhibit of boys’ basketball Tuesday by two of the top guards in the state: Kimberly’s Jackson Paveletzke and De Pere’s John Kinziger. The do-everything Paveletzke poured in a career-high 50 points, while Kinziger wasn’t going to …
