Wrightstown Boys’ Basketball Coach Cory Haese and Little Chute Head Coach Jake Van Roy – a former Haese assistant – will reunite on the sidelines for the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Division 3 Boys’ All-Star Game in Wisconsin Dells.
After dropping a heartbreaker against Fox Valley Association rival Oshkosh West on March 16, the Kimberly girls’ volleyball team responded with three consecutive road wins this week with victories over Stevens Point and Neenah at a triangular on Tuesday along with a win at Fond du Lac Thursday.
Andrew Hanlon photo/Kimberly senior Jaxon Schroeder finished with 10 kills, 7 blocks and 3 aces in the Papermakers’ comeback win over Fond du Lac on senior night Thursday.
The top three teams in the Fox Valley Association during this alternate boys’ volleyball season are Kaukauna, Fond du Lac and defending state champion Kimberly.
The Papermakers had their first true conference contest last Thursday night as they hosted the Cardinals, and to put it lightly, things didn’t start well.
Andrew Hanlon photo/Kimberly junior quarterback Caden Pendleton waltzes into the endzone for an 8-yard touchdown run during the first quarter of Friday’s home victory over Sheboygan South. Pendleton was 3-of-4 for 40 yards through the air and added a score on the ground during less than a half of play in the win.
File photo/Kaukauna’s David Vande Hey had 27 assists in the Ghosts win over Neenah last week.
The Kaukauna boys’ volleyball team continued its early-season unbeaten run in the Fox Valley Association after taking to the road and dominating Neenah 3-0 (25-19, 25-13, 25-22) Thursday night.
Andrew Hanlon photo/Kimberly’s Macy Herman (6) finished last Tuesday night’s loss to second-place Oshkosh West with 48 assists and 13 digs while Payton Chevalier (3) added 8 kills and 5 blocks in the five-set loss.
The Kimberly girls’ volleyball team started last Tuesday night’s home matchup with Oshkosh West — who remains in second place in the Fox Valley Association heading into this week — with resilient wins in the first two sets to grab a 2-0 lead on the Wildcats.
