The Little Chute Mustangs let one slip away after getting 11 strikeouts from UW-Platteville commit Ethan Melendrez. After taking a 4-1 lead in the fourth, the Oconto Falls Panthers scored four unanswered to hand the Mustangs a 5-4 loss in eight innings.
The Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts softball team is back on the winning track. In their first game since last year’s state semifinal loss to Milton, Paige Bodenheimer helped the Ghosts get their first win of the season with three hits in a 7-1 road win over Middleton.
The Kimberly Papermakers boys tennis team is looking to follow up one of their most successful seasons as a team. Last season, the Papermakers made it to state as a team and bring back a bulk of the success from that run.
Pitching was stellar on Saturday for the Kaukauna baseball team as their pitching staff combined for double digit strikeouts in their season opening win over Ashwaubenon. In a 7-0 win, Bron Schaefer had seven, while Carson Gates had four for the Ghosts.
The Little Chute Mustangs girls soccer team will look to rely on a lot of fresh faces after last year’s 4-10 season. The Mustangs have five freshmen on this year’s roster.
Brady Hoffer won the high jump title with a finish of 6-8 at the indoor state meet at UW-Whitewater last week, while Amber Gerrits took eighth in the 60 meter hurdles with a finish of 10.49.
After the graduation of nine seniors from last year’s state runner up squad, the Kimberly Papermakers will have some new faces and will still aim at the same goals this spring.
Hunter Sprangers and Sawyer Hanlon headlined the WIAA indoor meet at UW-Whitewater last week. Sprangers won the shot put title with a finish of 62-06.5, while Hanlon took fourth with a throw of 55-08.5.
