Oconto County Times Herald

Athlete Profile: Amelia Rice

Published by admin on Mon, 10/19/2020 - 5:44pm

The Oconto Falls High School volleyball team has enjoyed a strong fall season, led by a group of attackers. Senior Amelia Rice is a part of the group, and she’s been a steady performer for the Panthers all season.

Rice ranks third on the team with 97 attack kills and fourth in total blocks (14). She’s also contributed 79 digs and five aces.

In Oconto Falls’ final regular season win against Little Chute on Oct. 13, Rice finished with 13 attack kills, three total blocks and four digs.

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Packers roster moves (week 7)

Published by admin on Wed, 10/21/2020 - 10:27am

Updated: Oct. 21, 10:25 a.m

The Green Bay Packers placed CB Parry Nickerson on injured reserve and released WR Kalija Lipscomb from the practice squad.

The transactions were announced Tuesday by Brian Gutekunst, the Packers general manager.

Times Herald High School Highlights (Oct. 20)

Published by admin on Tue, 10/20/2020 - 9:26pm

UPDATED: Oct. 20, 9:25 p.m.

VOLLEYBALL

Lena 3

Marion 1

Fourth-seeded Lena rallied from a set down to earn a Division 4 playoff win over Marion on Tuesday in Lena.

Lena won by scores of 21-25, 25-23, 25-13, 25-17 and advances to take on top-seeded Green Bay NEW Lutheran/Providence Academy on Thursday.

Gillett girls, boys cross-country teams qualify for sectionals

Published by admin on Tue, 10/20/2020 - 9:01pm

The Gillett Secondary School girls and boys cross-country teams each earned first-place finishes at the Division 3 Lena Subsectional on Tuesday to qualify for sectionals.

The girls posted a team score of 32, while the boys tallied a 42.

Suring's Olivia Noack and Lena/St. Thomas Aquinas Academy co-op's Max Beyer also qualified for sectionals as individuals.

Derek Hanson won the boys race and led the Gillett boys. He completed the course in 17 minutes, 24.9 seconds.

Witt-Birn boys cross-country team qualifies for sectionals

Published by admin on Tue, 10/20/2020 - 8:08pm

The Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School boys cross-country team posted a second-place finish at the Division 2 Oconto Falls Subsectional on Tuesday at The Patriot Golf Club in Abrams to qualify for sectionals.

Witt-Birn's score of 51 was behind just Tomahawk (39).

Packers suffer first setback in lopsided loss to Bucs

Published by admin on Sun, 10/18/2020 - 8:07pm

Tom Brady outplayed Aaron Rodgers in a rare meeting between the Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers erased an early double-digit deficit to rout the previously unbeaten Green Bay Packers 38-10 on Sunday.

It was the 43-year-old Brady’s first signature victory since signing with the Bucs (4-2) after a historic 20-year run with the New England Patriots.

Packers roster moves (week 6)

Published by admin on Sat, 10/17/2020 - 7:55pm

Updated: Oct. 17, 7:55 p.m

The Green Bay Packers signed TE Dominique Dafney to the practice squad.

The transaction was announced Monday by Brian Gutekunst, the Packers general manager.­­­

Dafney (6-foot-2, 243 pounds) is a rookie out of Indiana State who spent a brief time in the training camp of the Indianapolis Colts this past August.

He started his college career at Iowa Western Community College (2016) before transferring to the University of Iowa for two seasons (2017-18) and then played one year at Indiana State (2019).

Times Herald High School Highlights (Oct. 16)

Published by admin on Fri, 10/16/2020 - 9:59pm

UPDATED: Oct. 19, 1:35 p.m.

FOOTBALL

Oconto Falls 40

Tomahawk 16

Oconto Falls rolled to a Northwoods Conference win over Tomahawk on Friday in Tomahawk. Oconto Falls is now 2-2 overall and 2-1 in conference play.

Owen Huber rushed for 134 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Panthers in the win. Dylan Thomson finished with 101 rushing yards and a touchdown, while Hunter Mallien also scored a rushing touchdown.

Gillett girls win M&O Cross-Country Meet behind trio

Published by admin on Fri, 10/16/2020 - 1:07pm

The Gillett Secondary School girls cross-country team won the Marinette & Oconto Conference Meet on Thursday in Pembine.

Sylvia Hansen, Carleigh Kaczmarek and Ryann Wagner claimed first, second and third place, respectively, to lead the girls team to the top finish.

Gillett’s boys team didn’t qualify for a team score, but all three of runners placed in the top 10, led by a first-place finish from Derek Hanson.

Hansen won the girls race with a time of 21 minutes, 29.3 seconds. The M&O Meet started three years ago, and Hansen has won each race.

Oconto Falls teams 6th at NEC Cross-Country Championship

Published by admin on Fri, 10/16/2020 - 1:00pm

The Oconto Falls High School boys and girls cross-country teams each placed sixth at the North Eastern Conference Championship on Thursday in Neenah.

The Oconto Falls boys posted a score of 163, while the girls tallied a 153.

Joe Adams led the Oconto Falls boys, placing fourth in 16 minutes, 56.23 seconds.

Braden Uelmen and Grant Yuma placed 32nd and 33rd for the Panthers with times of 19:47.69 and 19:54.22, respectively. Landon Budz (21:52.81) took 50th and Damien Reed (22:22.92) claimed 52nd.