Brian Roebke photo/Little Chute junior Gavin Fritsch won a state title in the discus with a throw of 162 feet, 1 inch, more than seven feet further than Friday’s second-place finisher.
Junior Gavin Fritsch won a state championship in the discus and the boys’ 4x800-meter relay team also won gold at Friday’s Division 2 WIAA State Track and Field Championships at Veteran’s Memorial Stadium in La Crosse.
Kimberly’s Tommy Ellisen outdueled Hortonville’s Sam Dodd in a WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal at Appleton East last Monday, June 21, but a four-run third inning by Bay Port in the day’s ensuing game proved to be one run too many for the Papermakers as Kimberly’s season ended in a rollercoaster, 8-7 loss to the Pirates.
Led by senior Anna Fauske’s state championship in the 1600-meter run, the Kaukauna girls’ track team brought home a third-place finish after Saturday’s WIAA Division 1 State Track and Field Championships at Veterans Memorial Stadium in La Crosse.
Brian Roebke photo/Kimberly senior Griffin Wiegel finished fifth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.99 seconds Saturday, helping the Papermaker boys to a third-place finish as a team in La Crosse.
File photo/Kimberly senior Tommy Ellisen threw a complete-game shutout as the Papermakers beat Appleton North 2-0 to earn another regional championship.
After receiving a bye in the first round of a WIAA Division 1 sectional, the Kimberly baseball team began its postseason with an immediate shot at a regional title when it hosted Appleton North last Thursday.
File photo/Kimberly’s Josie Hammen earned the win on the mound in the Papermakers win over Appleton North last Monday and pitched all 11 innings in the team’s extra-inning loss at Hortonville Wednesday.
After cruising to a 10-0, five-inning win in last week’s postseason opener, the Kimberly softball team squared off with Fox Valley Association rival Hortonville for a chance at a regional championship last Wednesday.
The Kaukauna softball team earned a No. 1 seed and a bye in a WIAA Division 1 sectional and had no trouble winning its first game last Wednesday, cruising to a 10-0 victory over Appleton East in five innings to bring home a regional title.
Andrew Hanlon photo/Mustangs’ senior Bennett Jansen had a two-RBI double in last week’s game against Seymour, which tied the game at four in the fourth inning.
