The Kaukauna girls jumped out to 19-10 lead in the first 10 minutes of last Tuesday night’s road game at Neenah, but the Rockets countered with an 11-2 run and added a 13-2 run in the second half to cruise to a 77-67 win.
The Little girls earned their first win of the season Monday night against Denmark. Prior to that, however, it was a tough week against three of the top teams in the NEC.
The Little Chute boys got off to a quick start last week, beating Marinette on the road 70-51 on Tuesday and then built upon that with a 51-26 home victory over Waupaca Friday. The Mustangs’ week ended on a sour note, however, in a 53-45 road loss at Fox Valley Lutheran on Saturday.
The Little Chute wrestling team earned a 54-12 win over Clintonville/Marion in its first match of Thursday night’s home multi-dual and nearly picked up another win, ultimately falling 30-24 to Crivitz in its second dual of the night.
The Kimberly wrestling team took a 31-27 lead into the final two matches of Thursday night’s dual against Fox Valley Association rival Hortonville, but two wins by the Polar Bears at 120 and 126 pounds propelled them to a five-point conference victory.
The Kimberly girls’ home loss to Neenah on Jan. 4 is beginning to feel more like an aberration as last week, the Makers responded with a road win at fellow Fox Valley Association front-runner Hortonville, and this week earned a road win at second-place Appleton East before a third straight road victory, this time a 78-20 rout of Fond du Lac.
Despite the schools being five miles apart, the Kaukauna wrestling team made the rare trek to Wrightstown for a triangular with the Tigers and Xavier last Thursday night.
Kaukauna fans were treated to a very entertaining game when the Ghosts beat Seymour 92-87 in overtime on Jan. 11. The nets were scorched as both teams shot well throughout the game but the Thunder could not hold on to the lead late in regulation.
