A 31-yard touchdown run by Appleton North’s Cal Martine cut Kimberly’s lead to 17-7 with 4:20 left in the second quarter of Friday night’s game between the Papermakers and the Lightning. Up until that point, Kimberly’s defense had stymied the North offense for most of the first half.
File photo/Wrightstown’s Grace Rentmeester finished second in the state in points last season as a high school freshman and now heads to Pennsylvania to compete in the USA Hockey National Tournament later this month.
As a freshman last year in her initial high school season, Wrightstown’s Grace Rentmeester ended the year second in the state in goals and first in assists, trailing only her Fox Cities Stars teammate McKayla Zilisch in points, totaling 65 to Zilisch’s 68.
Andrew Hanlon photo/The Kimberly offensive line paved the way for 227 yards rushing for senior running back Caleb Frazer and 269 yards on the ground overall to go along with 3 touchdowns in Friday night’s home victory over Appleton East.
The Kimberly football team, in its bid to remain unbeaten thus far in the 2021 alternate season, led by just three over Appleton East at the end of the first quarter after a 28-yard Kam Ziebell field goal.
File photo/Kimberly Head Coach Carrie Knutson said she was proud of the way the Papermakers improved as the season went along. Despite the season-ending loss to eventual-state champion Appleton North in a sectional final, Kimberly finished the year with a record of 11-4 and brings back a wealth of talent and experience as the Makers look toward next year.
It feels like forever ago at this point, but just last Tuesday, April 13, the Kimberly girls’ volleyball team played two matches for a shot at advancing to the alternate season state tournament.
