SPORTS
Hortonville senior Ben Smith leads nation in shot put, again
(WFRV) – Ben Smith continues to set personal and national records. The Hortonville senior shot putter threw 75’1″ on Monday at the Fond Du Lac FVA Boys Quad meet, setting a new national record. The current national record is 70’0.5″, set by Dillon Morlock in Ohio. Smith’s throw surpasses that mark by over five feet and […]
Here are Monday's high school sports results for the Appleton and Green Bay area
PULASKI - The Redbirds scored four runs in the seventh inning to pull out the Fox River Classic Conference win. Devin Weber had two hits and two RBI for De Pere. Landon Raygo added two hits, including a double. Lucas Koskey pitched 4⅓ innings and allowed two hits while striking...
Softball Game Preview: Weyauwega-Fremont Hits the Road
Weyauwega-Fremont is 9-1 against Menominee Indian since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Weyauwega-Fremont Warhawks are on the road again to play the Menominee Indian Eagles at 4:30 p.m. The last four games Weyauwega-Fremont has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Here are Tuesday's high school sports results for the Appleton and Green Bay area
GREEN BAY - Mia Leszko scored on a penalty kick in the 45th minute and the Pirates outlasted the Trojans in Fox River Classic Conference action. Gail Wery made 13 saves in net in 79 minutes, while Josephine Giannunzio allowed the penalty shot goal in one minute of play. Maggie...
Here are Wednesday's high school sports results for the Appleton and Green Bay area
APPLETON - Matthew Hietpas allowed one hit and struck out nine in six innings to pitch the Lightning to the Fox Valley Association victory over the Wildcats. Levi Watts had two hits and three RBI for North. William Hoerner had two hits and two RBI, and Hietpas also had two hits. Alex Ramus scored three runs.
Check out last week's top prep performers throughout the Fond du Lac and Oshkosh area
Coaches and fans: To submit your team's results or nominate an athlete for next week's Top Performers list, please email Lance LeQue at LLeQue@gannett.com or follow/message him on X, formerly known as Twitter, @LanceLeQue. Here are the Top Performers from last week (based on submitted results from 4/29-5/4): ...
Lawrence Vikings baseball team boasts one of the most prolific outfields in college baseball heading into conference tournament
APPLETON − The nickname wouldn’t have worked until Edan Perez discovered a bottle of hair dye. Perez, the lone brunette in the group of starting Lawrence University outfielders, dyed his thick mane a golden hue this spring. Perez, Parker Knoll and Jacob Charon then went out and crushed opposing pitching all season. To...
Kaukauna softball wins 98th straight game, Meredith strikes out 17
(WFRV) – In a battle between the top two softball teams in the Fox Valley Association on Wednesday evening, Kaukauna’s ace shined on the mound yet again. Coming into Wednesday’s game, the Galloping Ghosts were riding a 97-game win streak which dates back to May 20th, 2021. Junior Karly Meredith pitched a complete game shutout […]
Baseball Recap: Tucker Grundahl can't quite lead DeForest over Oshkosh North
DeForest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Oshkosh North Spartans. DeForest saw six different players step up and record at least...
Softball comes up short in defensive battle with Warhawks
The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire softball team was in Eastern Wisconsin on Thursday as they began play in the 2024 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Tournament hosted by UW-Oshkosh. With UW-Eau Claire entering the postseason as the conference fifth seed, UWEC took on the fourth seeded UW-Whitewater in the opening round. A defensive dual between the Blugolds and Warhawks saw a combined seven hits and just three runs as Eau Claire fell to UWW, 2-1. ...
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