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Kaukauna’s Meredith donates Gatorade grant to Ghosts Fastpitch club for second year in a row
KAUKAUNA — For the second year in a row, Karly Meredith is paying it forward by donating a grant awarded as Wisconsin’s Gatorade Softball Player of the Year to her hometown softball club. Gatorade Play It Forward works in collaboration with the Gatorade Player of the Year program...
Alex Kotowske will attempt to swim across the bay in honor of his friend
PESHTIGO — Alex Kotowske loves to swim. He also loved his lifelong friend, Keith Shaha, who died three years ago from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. In honor of his skateboarding buddy from their days growing up in Peshtigo, Kotowske is going to attempt to swim across the bay of Green Bay Friday morning (today). He’s raising money for ALS in his friend’s name. Kotowske,...
Lowell Bennett wins Super Late Model Feature at WIR, Monday takes Late Models feature
(WNFL) – Neenah’s Lowell Bennett put himself in the winner’s column on Thurday at the Fox River Racing Club races at Wisconsin International Raceway in Kaukauna. Maxwell Schultz and Chad Griesbach finished second and third, respectively. Chad Butz who won last week’s feature finished sixth. In...
Appleton teacher bikes over 2,000 miles for inclusive playground
APPLETON — After weeks of battling storms, flat tires, broken spokes, mountains and desert-like heat, an Appleton couple has completed a cross-country bike ride to raise money for an inclusive playground. Zoa Thao, who teaches and supports students whose first language is not English at Highlands Elementary in Appleton, and her husband,...
WATCH: Wisconsin basketball class of 2025 commit Zach Kinziger at Nike Peach Jam
Wisconsin basketball class of 2025 commit Zach Kinziger displayed his skillset at the 2024 Nike Peach Jam earlier this month. A native of De Pere, Wisconsin, Kinziger has vaulted up recruiting outlets’ class of 2025 rankings since committing to Wisconsin in August of 2023. On3’s industry ranking listed the rising senior as the No. 102 overall player in the class of 2025, No. 24 shooting guard and No. 2 recruit from the state of Wisconsin. The 6-foot-3, 175-pound shooting guard was the first class of 2025 prospect to commit to Greg Gard’s crew. He and three-star center Will Garlock round out a...
Appleton Post 38 rolls past Sheboygan in Class AAA Legion regional opener
APPLETON – Appleton Post 38 had the bats going, scoring four early runs, and cruised to an 11-2 win in its opening game of the Class AAA American Legion baseball regional on Wednesday night at Don Hawkins Field. Logan Hudson allowed two runs over six innings, striking out five,...
Green Bay NICU babies gear up in red, white, and blue for Team USA
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- Green Bay's tiniest champions are ready for the international games. Babies in the newborn intensive care unit (NICU) at HSHS St. Vincent Children’s Hospital in Green Bay are getting a gold medal in spirit for Team USA. Donning red, white and blue sweat bands, medals...
Marinette walks off Bay Port for Regional tourney win
GREEN BAY — Weston Hanson came through in crunch time as the Marinette Legion baseball team walked off Bay Port 3-2 on day two of the AAA Regional tournament on Wednesday. Marinette entered the bottom of the seventh inning having already watched its early lead evaporate in the top of the fourth, after an error allowed Logan Brusewitz to score and put Bay Port ahead 2-1. Having already dropped their...
Junior Legion Regional Champs Crowned
West De Pere, Wisconsin Rapids, Neenah and Green Bay Hornets were champions of Junior Legion Baseball Regionals over the weekend. Neenah defeated Manitowoc 12-0 in the Championship game. Neenah went unbeaten in the tournament defeating Oshkosh, Manitowoc, Kaukauna and Kimberly to get there. After falling to Neenah, Manitowoc rattled off wins against Fond Du Lac 10-5, and Kaukauna 6-5 in elimination games.
Wisconsin Runs Away With a Win
BELOIT, WI – Eduarqui Fernández was the pacesetter for the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Wednesday night at ABC Supply Stadium. Fernández stole five of Wisconsin’s ten bases and scored three runs as he walked four times in the Rattlers 7-3 win over the Beloit Sky Carp. Wisconsin had four hits but took advantage of ten walks by Beloit pitchers and a strong start from Yujanyer Herrera, who moved his record to 6-1 on the season with the win on Wednesday.
Blizzard open playoffs at home vs. Steamwheelers
The Green Bay Blizzard start their playoff march on Friday night when they host the Quad Cities Steamwheelers at the Resch Center. The Blizzard overcame a slow start to score at least two touchdowns in each of the final three quarters to beat the Sioux Falls Storm 51-30. Max Meylor scored seven total touchdowns, including five through the air as he went 23-28 for 265 yards. While the Storm bottled up the Blizzard's rushing game, EJ Burgess and Jalyn Cagle broke out with two receiving touchdowns a piece.
Timber Rattlers release 2025 home schedule
GRAND CHUTE (WLUK) -- While there's plenty of baseball left at Fox Cities Stadium in 2024, the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are looking ahead to next season. The team's 2025 home schedule includes a pair of opponents from the Midwest League's East Division that did not appear in the Fox Valley in 2024.
De Pere and Bay, Last Two Standing In Legion Regional
HOWARD, WI- De Pere and Bay Port legion baseball teams will play for a trip to State. The teams are the last two standing in a six team Regional. Game 2: Green Bay Southwest 7, Green Bay Hornets 4. Game 3: De Pere 9, Marinette 1. Game 4: De Pere...
Manitowoc holds down Appleton Post 38 in Class AAA Legion Baseball Regional
APPLETON – Manitowoc Post 88 used a pair of three-run innings to down Appleton Post 38 7-1 in a winners’ bracket game at the Class AAA American Legion Baseball Regional on Thursday night at Don Hawkins Field at Post 38. Manitowoc broke open a scoreless game with a...
Beloit Sky Carp up winning streak to five-straight games with 3-2 win over Timber Rattlers
BELOIT — The Beloit Sky Carp’s offense erupted for 10 hits and the pitching staff limited the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers to just two earned runs on six hits. But, it was Beloit’s defense that provided the winning play in the Sky Carp’s 3-2 win over the Timber Rattlers in the opener of a six-game homestand at ABC Supply Stadium. Beloit reliever Xavier Meachem struck out Jesus Chirinos to start the...
Former Preble star Brad Boockmeier looks to bring the sting back to Hornets football as head coach
GREEN BAY — It’s a new era for Preble football as Brad Boockmeier takes over his alma mater and tries to take one of the biggest schools in the state and turn it into a winning one. “Getting to play here and play under some really really awesome...
Green Bay Rockers head to Wausau
ASHWAUBENON, Wis. – Coming off the All-Star break, the Green Bay Rockers (10-8) will travel to Wausau to face the Woodchucks (15-4). This is the first of four games in a row where the two teams will face off. First pitch for tonight’s game is scheduled for 6:35 p.m.
Phoenix Volleyball Receives AVCA Team Academic Award for 10th Straight Year
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Last week the 2024 AVCA Team Academic Awards, sponsored by INTENT were announced. For the 10th year in a row, the Green Bay volleyball team received recognition. More than 1,400 collegiate and high school volleyball programs maintained a year-long grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale), to earn the award for their classroom excellence during the recently completed academic year. "We are pleased that the record-setting success of the 2023-24 season on the court has extended to the classroom, too, as evidenced by more programs earning the Team Academic Award...
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