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'Dedicated' to being the best: Kaukauna's Karly Meredith named Post-Crescent softball player of the year
KAUKAUNA − The competitive fire that fuels Karly Meredith will be at an all-time high next softball season. The Kaukauna standout pitcher had a phenomenal junior season by any measure with a 27-1 record, 0.30 ERA and 335 strikeouts in 163⅓ innings. She was also sensational at the plate with a .481 average,...
Wisconsin Advanced Camp: Andrew Jensen
MADISON, Wis. -- Highlights of Kaukauna (Wis.) 2026 power forward Andrew Jensen from Wisconsin's advanced camp. The 6-foot-9 forward has scholarship offers from Illinois, Marquette, and West Virginia. As a sophomore, Jensen averaged 14 points, 10 rebounds, and three assists per game for the Ghosts. Jensen is currently unranked by...
Local chiropractor treats athletes at Olympic Trials
GREEN BAY – Participating in the U.S. Olympic Trials is quite an accomplishment. Supporting the athletes giving it their all at the trials, Dr. Jackson Draeger – owner of Midwest Pain Solutions in Green Bay and Appleton – said, is the next best thing. “I was honored...
Rockers have bad luck against Leprechauns
Four errors and 13 hits were a recipe for disaster for the Green Bay Rockers on Sunday, losing to the Royal Oak Leprechauns 9-7. The Rockers had a 5-1 lead heading into the bottom of the fourth inning before the Leprechauns scored at least two runs in the following three innings, including three in the fifth and sixth frames. The Rockers had the tying run at the plate in the bottom of the eighth, but Mateo Matthews struck out to end the threat.
Appleton Double Days Legion baseball slam Kaukauna
KAUKAUNA – The Appleton Double Days Legion baseball team scored multiple runs in all five of its at-bats and crushed Kaukauna 22-0 on Monday night. Appleton pounded out 19 hits in the victory, which included three from Mac Kramer and two each from Wyatt Schlueter, Lincoln Thede, Jackson Bines-Sabrowsky, Ben Beyer, Jack Schlueter, Josiah Robbert and Brandon Tobak.
Members of De Pere’s baseball team make quick pivot to Legion season following state title
DE PERE, Wis. (WBAY) - Less than 24 hours after capturing the first Division 1 baseball state title in program history, many members of De Pere’s baseball team were on their way to Wisconsin Rapids for the first tournament of the summer Legion season. It was quite the turnaround...
1978 - Crawford Claims Prize in De Pere
Gary Crawford traveled some distance to pick up the feature win for the Super Stock Car Series at De Pere, Wis. Promoter Paul Kaczrowski (right) joins Crawford in victory lane. – Tony Chapa Photo. De Pere, Wis. (July 1, 1978) – Round one of the Super Stock Car Series...
Glory ends campaign with victory over Kics
The Green Bay Glory ended their 2024 season with a 3-1 win over Chicago Kics Sunday afternoon. The Glory scored less than 10 minutes into the game and held onto the lead until the break. Maria Sorensen took advantage of a misplay in the box for the Glory's second goal in the 58th minute. The Kics would score a couple minutes later, but the Glory would stretch the lead back out to two when Mia Lemkuil headed home a cross in the 83rd minute to capture the victory.
Louisville baseball lands Division III All-American outfielder Parker Knoll
The University of Louisville baseball team has landed another prospect out of the transfer portal. Lawrence University outfielder Parker Knoll, a first-team Division III All-American this past spring, has committed to the Cardinals. The 6-foot, 200-pound Knoll spent three seasons at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisc. He played in 119...
Green Bay Southwest emerges victorious at annual 'Firecracker' tourney
MARINETTE — Over three days and 16 games, eight of the top Legion baseball teams from Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula and Canada duked it out for the top spot at the annual Firecracker tournament at Pedersen Ball Park. The tournament, which took place Friday through Saturday at both Dale Minzlaff and Haase fields, featured host Marinette, in addition to Menominee, Escanaba and Gladstone from the U.P. Green Bay Southwest, Watertown...
WATCH: Doug Gottlieb talks UWGB job, national radio show, NIL, & more
(WFRV) – In an exclusive one-on-one interview, Green Bay men’s basketball head coach Doug Gottlieb talks to Local 5 Sports’ Kyle Malzhan about a plethora of topics. The interview touches on topics such as Gottlieb’s few weeks on the job, handling a national radio show and running a division one basketball program for the first […]
Pressure's off for Wisconsin men's basketball commit who keeps improving
There's not as much pressure this time around for Zach Kinziger. The last time he attended the University of Wisconsin men's basketball's advanced camp, the De Pere High School guard was just starting to build a relationship with the Badgers, just starting the process of his recruitment and still yet without a high-major offer. But a year later, he returned to Nicholas-Johnson Pavilion nearly 10 months committed to the school he grew up rooting for.
Door County League announces All-Star Team
The Door County League announced their roster on Monday for the upcoming All-Star Game against the Shoreland All-Stars next week at Green Bay's Joannes Park. The team, led by Matt Ash (Egg Harbor), Tom Demmin (DCL Vice President) and John Sawyer (DCL President), will feature 14 of the league's top hitters and seven of its best pitchers. The roster is as follows:
Rattlers' streak ends with loss to Sky Carp
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers dropped a rain-shortened game to the Beloit Sky Carp Tuesday night at ABC Supply Stadium. Beloit plated their last five runs of the game on three different two-out singles to defeat Wisconsin 7-3. The Timber Rattlers (48-29 overall, 6-5 second half) loaded the bases in the...
Life after Allie: Neenah girls basketball embraces new chapter
KIMBERLY (WLUK) -- The last four years the Neenah girls basketball program has had the luxury of having Allie Ziebell, and when you have a player like that the possibilities are endless. Ziebell had an incredible four seasons, scoring 2,819 career points (fourth all-time in state history and first among...
Wisconsin Wins 2-1 Over South Bend
Alexander Cornielle pitched six scoreless innings and the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers mustered just enough offense for a 2-1 victory over the South Bend Cubs Sunday afternoon at Neuroscience Group Field. The win was the fourth straight for the Timber Rattlers to give them a 4-2 series victory over the Cubs.
Homestand Highlights: July 4-6
GRAND CHUTE, WI – Celebrate Independence Day with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers at Neuroscience Group Field. In fact, you can celebrate the whole weekend in this short three-game homestand presented by Carbliss as the Beloit Sky Carp visit from July 4 through July 6. Fireworks are planned after every game with patriotic jerseys on the Fourth, Wiener Dog Races on the fifth, and a trip to Margaritaville on the sixth.
'Farmer Wants a Wife' star Grace Girard threw out first pitch at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers game and got to use iconic Bratzooka
Growing up, when Grace Girard would visit her grandparents at their lake house in Waupaca, they'd always drive over to Appleton for Wisconsin Timber Rattlers games. Over the weekend, the former "Farmer Wants a Wife" star and Caledonia resident threw out the first pitch at one of their games. "It...
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