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College Highlights - Jan. 3

Published by admin on Mon, 01/06/2020 - 12:14pm

Oakland City

Bowler High School graduate Reanne Kietlinski is off to a strong start to her sophomore season as a member of the Oakland City women’s basketball team.

As of Friday, Kietlinski has started in all 13 of the team’s games, averaging 29.4 minutes per game. Along with totaling 45 assists, 17 steals and five blocks, the Bowler grad is scoring 9.4 points and pulling down 3.4 rebounds per game. She’s shooting 0.411% from the field and 0.833% on free throws.

Girls Basketball: Gresham outlasts Bowler in CWC-North clash

Published by admin on Mon, 01/06/2020 - 12:11pm

GRESHAM — For the third time in a little over two weeks, the Bowler and Gresham girls basketball teams squared off Saturday.

The Central Wisconsin Conference-North Division battle featured 73 free-throw attempts and five players fouling out. In the end, it was Gresham’s better shooting from outside and from the free-throw line that paved the way to their 72-55 victory.

The win helped Gresham take the season series two games to one. The Wildcats won the first conference matchup Dec. 19 before Bowler won the Gresham Tournament clash Dec. 27.

Times Herald College Highlights - Jan. 3

Published by admin on Mon, 01/06/2020 - 12:03pm

UW-Stout

Oconto Falls graduates Mike Friedman and Michael Fifield ended their cross-country seasons at UW-Stout competing in the NCAA Division III Championship in Louisville, Kentucky.

Friedman was the team’s top finisher, placing 53rd as an individual with a time of 25 minutes, 8.9 seconds. Fifield came in 187th with a time of 25:59.9. Stout took 21st as a team.

High School Highlights - Jan. 4

Published by admin on Sat, 01/04/2020 - 10:02pm

Updated: 4 p.m., 1/5

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Gresham 72

Bowler 55

In a game that featured 73 free-throw attempts and five fouled-out players, it was Gresham that emerged with a 72-55 Central Wisconsin Conference-North Division win over Bowler on Saturday in Gresham.

Big offseason leads to turnaround on field for Pack

Published by admin on Sat, 01/04/2020 - 6:05pm

GREEN BAY — With their walk-off win over the Detroit Lions, the Green Bay Packers secured the No. 2 seed and a bye in the NFC.

The win over Detroit wasn’t the prettiest of wins — much like the rest of the 2019 regular season — but Green Bay was able to rally to improve to 13-3.

The playoff berth is the Packers first since the 2016-17 season, and the 13 wins is as many as the team accumulated in the past two years combined.

So, what exactly led to the turnaround?

Grading the Pack

Published by admin on Sat, 01/04/2020 - 6:01pm

The Green Bay Packers finished 13-3 to win the NFC North and earn a first-round bye under first-year coach Matt LaFleur. Here is a unit-by-unit report card as the Packers get ready for the playoffs.

Quarterbacks

Aaron Rodgers extended his franchise record with an eighth season of 4,000 passing yards. Only six times in NFL history has a quarterback thrown at least 25 touchdown passes (26) with four or fewer interceptions (four) — Rodgers has done it in back-to-back seasons.

Q&A with John Leglue

Published by admin on Sat, 01/04/2020 - 5:57pm

Packer: John Leglue

Number: 79

Position: Offensive tackle

College: Tulane

Draft: Undrafted, 2005

Season: First

Age: 23

Height/weight: 6-foot-6, 301 pounds

Q: What were you thinking last week when you learned the Packers were signing you off the Saints’ practice squad?

A: I was thrilled. You dream of playing in the NFL. Each step is just another stepping stone. When my agent told me Green Bay wants me on the active roster, I said, ‘Let’s go.’ I was super excited.

Rodgers will be huge factor for Packers in playoffs

Published by admin on Sat, 01/04/2020 - 5:53pm

GREEN BAY — For years, Aaron Rodgers’ greatness powered the Green Bay Packers’ success.

After a two-year hiatus out of the playoffs, Rodgers again will be a huge key in the postseason.

This time, however, the focus will be on getting the Rodgers-led passing attack back on track. Struggling with long-ball inaccuracy in the first half, Rodgers completed 27 of 55 passes in a 23-20, come-from-behind victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

The victory helped give the Packers a first-round bye. As the No. 2 seed, they’ll host a divisional-round game Jan. 12.

Girls Basketball: Suring scratches out win over Lena

Published by admin on Sat, 01/04/2020 - 5:47pm

SURING — Kylee Stelzer spent much of the second half on the bench in foul trouble, but when she got back on the court, she played a clutch role in helping the Suring girls claim a 45-41 Marinette and Oconto Conference victory over Lena on Friday.

Stelzer, a junior, picked up her fourth foul at the 11:47 mark of the second half and the hosts up 25-22. When she checked back in at the 4:51 mark, the Eagles were on the wrong side of a 33-32 score.

High School Highlights - Jan. 3

Published by admin on Fri, 01/03/2020 - 10:25pm

Updated: 6:15 p.m., 1/4

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Wittenberg-Birnamwood 89

Abbotsford 19

Wittenberg-Birnamwood dominated Abbotsford from start to finish in a nonconference matchup on Friday in Wittenberg. The Chargers led 62-7 at halftime and converted 34 free throws in the game.

Emma Herb finished with 24 points and seven rebounds to lead Witt-Birn. Abi Fraaza added 17 points and four assists, while Olivia Curley had 16 points, three steals and five assists.