Sports

Kaukauna’s Keaton Ferris was a standout, four-year varsity starter. Earlier this year, he committed to Minnesota State-Mankato, a Division 2 school, to continue his basketball career.

However, after considering all his options, Ferris has switched gears.

After starting 1-2 to begin the summer, the Little Chute baseball team has ripped off eight consecutive wins, including a championship at the Clintonville Tournament the final week of June and a 9-2 win over Neenah Tuesday night.

The Little Chute summer baseball team beat Chilton in a make-up game that was rained out on Monday to begin the week and then went 3-0 at the Clintonville tournament to finish the week 4-0 and move to 8-2 on the season.

Versus Chilton

Preeminent. Leading. First-class. Incomparable. Transcendent. Unequaled. And for five straight seasons – perfect.

The list of superlatives one could use to describe the Kimberly football program the past 10 years is extensive.

Now, one more can be added – dominant.

The sports world has been turned upside down, across all levels, since the COVID-19 pandemic hit and games were shut down in March.

High school, collegiate and professional athletes have had to try and grapple with the idea that seasons, or in some cases careers, may be over.

Jordan McCabe summed up the success of the Kaukauna basketball program with a pair of stories, each from a separate Ghosts’ assistant coach:

“I’ll never forget being in film as a freshman,” he said of the first. “To speak to the culture of our program, (Coach Dan Van Boxtel) stopped us right before we were going into the playoffs.”