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.
File photo/Little Chute senior guard Morgan Trzebiatowski was named honorable-mention all-North Eastern Conference after averaging 7.8 points per game this season.
Senior guard Morgan Trzebiatowski has been named honorable mention all-North Eastern Conference for the 2020-21 school year.
File photo/Little Chute junior Matthew Janssen was named first-team all-NEC this season after placing sixth at individual state at 195 pounds.
Little Chute’s Matthew Janssen, who finished sixth at individual state this past season at 195 pounds, led the way for the Mustangs with a first-team all-conference selection for the 2020-21 season.
The Papermakers’ boys’ volleyball team travelled to Madison and won twice on Saturday just two days after beating Fox Valley Association Conference foe Notre Dame on Thursday.
Kimberly did not lose a set, going 9-0 in its three wins.
Junior guard Jackson Paveletzke added another postseason award to his resume, winning the Fox Valley Association’s Player of the Year. This comes the week after Paveletzke was named first-team all-state by the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association.
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association is planning culminating championships and tournaments for an alternate fall season created by the Board of Control last August as a COVID-19 accommodation for member schools opting to not conduct interscholastic athletics last fall.
