Kimberly High School student athletes will hope to create new memories on a new turf starting this year. The school will be debuting new turf at Papermakers Stadium after 14-years of state football runs at the school.
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Jake Weigman pitches against Bonduel in the Freedom Legion Baseball Regional on July 21 at VFW Park.
By Daniel Schoettler
Reporter
Little Chute’s Jake Weigman has turned injuries into a positive. After suffering an injury earlier in his high school career, Weigman has used it as motivation in life.
Kaukauna offensive thrived in late inning situations last weekend. After getting a five-run seventh inning to win a slugfest against Waupaca, Kaukauna added on an extra inning win to advance further in the New London regional last week.
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Charlie Vanden Burgt in his second at-bat for Little Chute. Vanden Burgt provided a two-run home run for the Mustangs against Bonduel on July 21 in the Freedom Legion Baseball Regional.
By Daniel Schoettler
Reporter
Charlie Vanden Burgt made the final week of games count for Little Chute. Vanden Burgt had a two hit performance against Bonduel before adding a nine strikeout performance against Clintonville in the Freedom Regional this last weekend.
Former Kimberly football coach Steve Jones is the next guest on the podcast Inside Wisconsin. The episode will be live on YouTube as well as platforms such as Google Podcasts and Spotify on Thursday.
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Kimberly’s Braeden Ellefson hits during the Cougars’ matchup with Clintonville on July 12. Ellefson had seven hits this week for the Cougars.
By Daniel Schoettler
Reporter
The Kimberly Cougars capped the week off with an offensive slugfest against their area rivals. After scoring 17 runs in their first four games of the week, the Cougars scored 21 against Kaukauna as they improved to 13-7 on the summer.
Drew Joten played a big part this week for Little Chute Legion Baseball, while the team also grabbed honors as one of the best Legion teams in the state this summer. Joten had six hits this week and struck out 11 in a victory as the Mustangs head into the playoffs this week.
After an All-Star game appearance last week, Jordan Van Kauwenberg added some more offense for the Kaukauna Angels baseball team despite a rough loss. Van Kauwenberg provided Kau-kauna’s lone run on a single to left in the third inning of an 11-1 loss against Oshkosh on July 13.
