The Kimberly boys volleyball team got stellar play from Nick Sroda and Owen Krause as the two helped them toward their win over Appleton East at home last week (25-8, 25-12, 25-21).
Last week’s Kimberly vs. Appleton East matchup was a last in a sibling rivalry. It was last time that senior Lucas Eckrose would play against a squad coached by his older brother Zachary.
The Little Chute cross country team last week racked up a first place team finish for the boys, while junior Ashley Wilson took home a first place finish for the girls. The boys finished with 56 points, while the girls finished just three points behind Freedom with 51 points.
The Kimberly boys and Kaukauna girls cross country teams both took second last week at the FVA conference championship meet at Countryside golf course. Kimberly’s boys team scored 73 points in the meet, while Kaukauna’s girls team scored 38 points.
The Kaukauna boys soccer team started the playoffs this week after two non-conference losses last week. The team ended their regular season at 2-13-1 and started the postseason with a road match against Green Bay Preble yesterday.
The Kimberly tennis team had a strong showing last week at the state meet in Madison. Julia Gurholt made it to the fifth place match and placed in the top eight, while the doubles pair of Brianna Owens and Sonja Mau placed in the top 16.
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Senior Carson Pendleton and the Kimberly offense at work during their 14-0 win over Appleton North.
By Daniel Schoettler
Reporter
In what was a preview of this week’s first round playoff matchup, the Kimberly defense stepped up to secure the team’s 10th consecutive share of the FVA title. The defense came up with three turnovers during their 14-0 win in rainy weather over Appleton North last week.
McKenna Lowe helped lead the Kaukauna golf team towards a seventh place finish at the state tournament last week. Lowe tied for 12th with six other golfers with a 159 at University Ridge in Madison as the Ghosts had a 686 team score at the meet.
