Sports

By Daniel Schoettler

Reporter

Karsen Otis, Cameron Perkovich, Tanner Hart and Brody Beck all notched wins for the Papermakers wrestling team last week. Otis, Hart and Perkovich earned wins by fall, while Beck earned his in a 14-3 major decision in the Dec. 22 matches. 

By Daniel Schoettler

Reporter

Kimberly grad Owen Pawlikowski is making the most of his freshman year for the St. Leo University Lions. The former Papermaker has started all 14 games and is fourth on the team in scoring with 125 points, fourth in steals with 11 and has hit 21 three pointers this season.

By Brian Roebke

Editor

The Kaukauna boys blew a nine-point second half lead and suffered at 85-80 loss to Sheboygan North in a non-conference basketball tilt on Dec. 21 in Kaukauna.

By Daniel Schoettler

Reporter

The Kimberly Papermakers played a close first half against one of the best teams in the state last week. Seth Miron had 15 first half points as Kimberly trailed by four at the half before taking a 70-42 loss to De Pere. 

By Brian Roebke

Editor

Kaukauna High School’s domination of the sport of wrestling in the Fox Valley Association is greater than any school or any sport in the 50-plus year history of the league.

By Daniel Schoettler

Reporter

Kimberly grad Levi Borchert etched his name in UW-Oshkosh men’s basketball history last week. In the team’s 68-50 win over St. Norbert College, he scored his 1,000th career point in the team’s eighth win of the season and is the 37th 1,000 point scorer in school history. 

By Daniel Schoettler

Reporter

The Kimberly Papermakers girls basketball team had four players in double figures as they routed Madison Memorial on the road last week. MaKenzie Drout led the way with 17 points, while Kate McGinnis had 16 a dominating 81-38 win on Dec. 20. 

By Daniel Schoettler

Reporter

Riley Schultz notched her third double-double of the season last week for the Little Chute Mustangs girls basketball team. Schultz had 13 points and 12 rebounds in the Mustangs’ 42-34 home win over Waupaca on Dec. 20. 

By Daniel Schoettler

Reporter

Kaukauna senior Alana Zarnecke was selected as the Hometown Ticketing Athlete of the Week in a statewide vote on Wissports.net last week. There were 5,534 votes total in the vote, and Zarnecke had 2,067 votes with Prescott’s Dallas Wallin coming in second with 1,971 votes.

By Daniel Schoettler

Reporter

The Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts girls basketball team used a big second half run to get past their neighboring rivals in the Kimberly Papermakers. After only having a 20-15 lead at the half, the Ghosts used a 20-4 run to get a comfortable win over the Papermakers.