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The Kimberly boys began this season unbeaten with the preeminent offense in the state, surpassing the century mark three times in their first four games. A 62-56 loss to Neenah on Dec. 18, however, provided a shock to the team’s system, literally and figuratively.

HARTFORD  — With 183.5 points at a WIAA Division 1 sectional at Hartford Union High School Saturday, the Kaukauna wrestling team cruised to another sectional championship and berth in the team state tournament, a chance created by the Ghosts’ seven wrestlers who finished in the top two of their respective weight classes and earned their way to i

The Kaukauna girls had a chance to win back-to-back games against two of the top teams in the Fox Valley Association last Thursday night, but the Ghosts’ game against second-place Appleton East was cancelled due to weather. So instead, Kaukauna will have to settle for ending its regular season with a 76-70 home win over Neenah last Monday.

SEYMOUR — Little Chute junior wrestler Matthew Janssen got a pin to win a berth in this weekend’s WIAA Division 2 state championship meet with time running out in the first period of his 195-lb. wrestleback match Saturday at Seymour High School.

Janssen made it to state the hard way, wrestling five matches instead of a possible three.

A Kaukauna versus Oshkosh North boys’ basketball game is typically intense and that was true again

Friday night at the KHS Fieldhouse, with senior forward Gabe Hammen coming up big for the Ghosts all game long, but especially so in the final seconds of the game in an 86-81 win.

In one of the tougher regionals in the state that featured three of the five best teams in the Fox Valley Association as well as two teams ranked in the top five in Division 1 and 26 ranked wrestlers in D1, the Kimberly wrestling team advanced six individuals to sectionals with first- or second-place finishes Saturday at Kaukauna High School.

After a cancelled game against Clintonville, Little Chute pivoted to a matchup with a Division 1 Fox Valley Association opponent in Oshkosh North Thursday night.

Versus Oconto Falls

Little Chute’s second and final game of the week came Friday night at home where the Mustangs’ responded from their loss against Denmark earlier in the week by taking care of Oconto Falls 56-35.

Little Chute jumped out to a 36-13 lead at the break and held on the rest of the way.

The Little Chute wrestling team advanced three past regionals and into sectionals Saturday as Carter Kruckeberg (132) finished second, Noah Kilgas (145) finished second and Matthew Janssen (195) finished first.