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The Kimberly boys’ cross country team finished second overall at a D1 sectional in Hortonville Friday afternoon, led by Nolan Richey’s second-place finish overall in 16 minutes 19 seconds and Tyler Re’s fifth-place finish overall in 16:31.

WESTON – One could look at Kaukauna’s first three wins and point out that they came against smaller programs.

Martin Luther, Plymouth and Wisconsin Lutheran are Divisions 3 and 4 schools, and their rosters were much smaller than the Ghosts’, allowing Kaukauna to wear down their opponents.

APPLETON — The Kaukauna High School girls volleyball season came to an end Saturday night at Fox Valley Lutheran High School, with the Ghosts losing 25-20, 25-20, and 25-15 to the host Foxes.

The Kaukauna girls’ cross country team has been maybe the most dominant cross country force in the state in 2020. The Ghosts won every regular season meet, finished first in sub-sectionals and now added another first-place finish, this time at a Division 1 sectional at Hortonville, to advance to state.

Kimberly juniors Abby Osterman and Jean Marie Lorentz did something last week that no other Kimberly tennis player has ever done. And they did it together.

Despite losing twice last week, the Little Chute girls’ volleyball team headed into last night’s opening playoff matchup against former conference foe Berlin on a high note after cruising to a clean sweep of Marinette on the road Saturday.

With 49 points, the Little Chute boys’ cross country team — led once again by Riley Huss — finished in a tie with Freedom at the top of last Thursday’s North Eastern Conference Championship Meet.

Last week, Little Chute squared off against North Eastern Conference rival Wrightstown in a physical battle that saw Tigers’ kicker Michael Buntin convert a 33-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to give Wrightstown a 9-6 win at Fitzpatrick Field.

After losing out at a shot at state as a junior last season in a gut-wrenching tiebreaker, Papermakers’ senior golfer Maddie Kiley got over the hump and made it to Wisconsin’s ultimate tournament in 2020.

The Papermaker girls’ cross country team finished Thursday afternoon’s Fox Valley Association Conference Meet with 46 points, 20 behind FVA Champion Kaukauna, while the boys also finished second and ended the day with 58 points, 13 behind Neenah.