The Kaukauna and Kimberly girls’ golf teams kicked off the 2021 season with an invitational at Crystal Springs Golf Course in Seymour last Friday.
Led by Ava Bloch’s 80, the Ghosts won the invite with a team score of 349. Bloch shot 40 on the front nine and 40 on the back to finish with the second-lowest score of the day.
After winning 11 straight games to bring home regional and state championships, the Kaukauna American Legion baseball team needed just one more win to add a national title to its resume.
Submitted photo/Little Chute senior Colin Voigt is a multi-sport athlete for the Mustangs, running track and playing football. Voigt was diagnosed with Phenylketonuria (PKU) as a newborn.
Little Chute senior Colin Voigt is a multi-sport athlete. He runs in the 100- and 200-meter events, as well as the long jump and triple jump, as part of Mustangs’ track team.
Voigt is also a wide receiver and defensive back for the football team.
The Kaukauna Legion Angels qualified for a Wisconsin regional after beating Seymour 12-1 on July 24. The Angels haven’t stopped rolling since, and heading into Monday’s regional semifinal, were the only unbeaten team in bracket play at the tournament.
After winning three straight games at home last Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the Kaukauna Class AA American Legion team won a state regional to advance to the 2021 American Legion State Tournament.
The state tournament begins this Friday and runs through Aug. 3.
Submitted photo/The Kaukauna softball batting cages were recently re-branded The Jim Jellish Hitting Center. Jellish has been a staple in the Ghosts’ program, fittingly in helping girls improve their skills at the plate.
Jim Jellish joined the Kaukauna softball program when now-head coach Tim Roehrig took over around 2000. He was selected by the Milwaukee Braves in the 1960 MLB Draft, so, as he said, “I know a little bit about the game, doesn’t matter if it’s baseball or softball.”
