Sports

By Brian Roebke

Editor

The Kaukauna Ghosts came out on fire defensively for the second time in two nights and defeated Appleton East 65-53 to win the WIAA Division 1 Regional Championship Saturday night at KHS.

By Daniel Schoettler

Reporter

OSHKOSH - A first half run doomed the Kimberly Papermakers girls basketball team last week. As they focused on Hartford’s two best players, the role players hit their shots from downtown as the Orioles used a 12-0 run to hand Kimberly a sectional semifinal exit.

By Daniel Schoettler

Reporter

MADISON – For Kaukauna wrestling, they wanted to prove they could still get the hardware despite having a young team this season. The Ghosts accomplished the feat last week as team grabbed a 36-27 win in the team state championship over Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln.

By Daniel Schoettler

Reporter

Kimberly alum Logan Pearson and Kaukauna alum Vanessa Uitenbroek both added conference titles to their careers last week.

By Daniel Schoettler

Reporter

The Kimberly Papermakers boys basketball team closed the season out on a two game winning streak after two close wins against Appleton East and the Milwaukee Academy of Science. 

By Daniel Schoettler

Reporter

Cooper Effa notched a double-double in Little Chute’s regular season finale last week. Effa scored 13 points and had 11 rebounds in the 65-37 win over Marinette. 

By Daniel Schoettler

Reporter

Turnovers doomed the Little Chute Mustangs in their first round playoff matchup last week. The Omro Foxes capitalized on several travelling calls against the Mustangs as they handed Little Chute a 68-27 loss on the road.

By Brian Roebke

Editor

FOND DU LAC – The Kaukauna Ghosts rolled into Fond du Lac on Thursday night on a roll, having won eight consecutive games and playing for a second-place finish in the Fox Valley Association.

By Daniel Schoettler

Reporter 

For the first time in more than 10 years, a Kaukauna gymnast will be headed to the state meet. 

Sophomore Athena Xiong is doing just that after a fourth place finish on the bars at the Manitowoc Lincoln WIAA Division 1 Sectional last week.

By Daniel Schoettler

Reporter

The Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts girls basketball team had success in the first half of their playoff game with De Pere last week. The Ghosts cut the deficit down to eight in the first half, but only managed 21 second half points in their 75-48 playoff loss on the road.