Sports

The Kaukauna girls basketball team put its loss to rival Kimberly behind it and headed into Christmas break with a win after beating West De Pere 71-48 at home last Tuesday, Dec. 21.

The Ghosts had four scorers in double figures as a balanced attack that featured 11 3-pointers proved too much for the Phantoms.

The Mustang boys picked up their second win of the 2021-22 season and their second in three games with a 59-52 home win over Wittenberg-Birnamwood last Tuesday, Dec. 21.

In a Fox Valley Association matchup of two unbeatens, the Kimberly and Neenah wrestling teams took things down to the final match.

Unfortunately for the Makers, they were on the wrong side of that match in a 39-34 dual defeat to the Rockets.

The Fox Cities Stars boys hockey team played twice last week but came away with losses in both, first dropping a 7-4 game against Oshkosh and then getting blanked by Ashwaubenon 4-0.

Vs. Ashwaubenon

Fox Cities hosted the Jaguars on Saturday but weren’t able to get on the board in a 4-0 loss.

The Kimberly wrestling team picked up another Fox Valley Association duel victory Thursday night as the Makers routed Oshkosh North 64-12.

Kimberly then traveled to participate in the Wickersham Memorial Christmas Classic, where the Papermakers finished second overall with 321.5 points behind only Arrowhead’s 345.5.

Kimberly High School graduate and Biathlete Paul Schommer qualified for Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022 by virtue of his performance at this season’s IBU World Cup events.

Schommer’s teammate, Jake Brown from Saint Paul, Minn. Also qualified for the games.

The Kaukauna wrestling team crossed a state border to participate in one of its biggest tournaments on the calendar and came home with a fifth-place finish at the 2021 Minnesota Christmas Tournament.

The tournament annually features some of the best teams from both Wisconsin and Minnesota.

The Little Chute girls basketball team hosted Oconto Falls last Thursday, but the Panthers took a 25-9 lead into the half and scored 30 more in the final 18 minutes in a 56-21 win.

The Mustangs struggled offensively. They were only able to attempt 20 field goals and went 4-of-13 from the free-throw line.

The Little Chute boys basketball team had its most consistent offensive performance last Tuesday in a home win over Oconto Falls. The Mustangs closed out the week, however, with a road loss to Freedom on Friday.

At Freedom

Led by a stellar defense, the Kimberly girls held a 29-13 lead going into the half. The girls then went on to win 65-48 on the road against rival Kaukauna on Friday night.