11 September 2013

WIAA makes second conference realignment proposal

Oconto Falls High School would join a 10-team Eastern Valley Conference in a proposed conference realignment plan recently released by the WIAA. Under the plan, which is a revision of a plan released in April, Oconto Falls would be joined by current Bay Conference teams Marinette, Denmark and Luxemburg-Casco in the Eastern Valley, expanding that conference to 10 teams, while the Bay shrinks to eight teams. Under the plan, the Eastern Valley would
11 September 2013
Prep Roundup
Suring beat by Coleman The Suring High School volleyball team lost 3-1 to Coleman in a Marinette & Oconto Conference match Thursday in Suring. Suring lost the first two games 25-12, 25-16, then won the third 25-22 before losing the fourth game 25-16. Calley VanBellinger had 13 kills and eight digs.
11 September 2013
Lena boys 5th at De Pere
The Lena High School boys cross-country team was fifth at a meet Thursday in De Pere. Lena had a team score of 166. Bay Port (20) won the meet, followed by Shawano (47), De Pere (63) and Green Bay Notre Dame Academy (109). Evan Beranek led Lena, finishing 20th overall with a time of 18 minutes, 26 seconds. Justin Heimke finished in 19:27 to finish 30th overall. Area Results Boys: 1. Bay Port (20), 2. Shawano (47), 3. De Pere (63), 4.
11 September 2013
Peshtigo dominates Gillett, 65-20
The Gillett Secondary School football team lost 65-20 to Peshtigo in a Marinette & Oconto Conference game Friday in Gillett. Alex Zeitler connected with Dylan Roberts on a 26-yard pass play for the Tiger’s only score of the first half, as Peshtigo pulled ahead 40-6.
11 September 2013
Wolf, Friedman place 4th at Freedom invite
Mike Friedman was halfway through his race and he was locked in. The Oconto Falls High School runner was virtually in a four-way tie with Little Chute’s Joe Van Grinsven and Freedom’s Matt Vosters and Sam Hinz.
11 September 2013
Oconto Falls golfers finish 7th at Shawano Lake
The Oconto Falls High School girls golf team finished tied with Seymour for seventh place at Thursday’s Bay Conference match at Shawano Lake Golf Course. Denmark (191) and Marinette tied for first at the meet. Oconto Falls finished with a season-best 220 points. “We’re chopping strokes off every time we go out,” Oconto Falls coach Paul Luebke said, “which is nice.” Oconto Falls was led by Liz Coopman, who shot a 53.
11 September 2013
Lester E. Nitzske
Lester E. Nitzske, 72, of Laona, passed away on Monday, Sept. 2, 2013.
11 September 2013
Gary M. Troutman
Gary M. Troutman, 67, died at McMinnville, Ore., on Aug. 29, 2013. Born Sept.
11 September 2013
Yellow school bus is sure sign of fall
Last week’s flashes of yellow and red on the path around the Falls were early indicators of the approach of the autumn season. The yellow flashes were of school buses with their first of 180 daily journeys transporting students. These flashes are very predictable and usually coincide with the first day after the long Labor Day weekend. Those flashes of red come on the sides of the road, rather than the road itself, and are much less predictable.
11 September 2013
Sounding off on the golf course
I admit it: I talk to my golf ball. But I’m not the only one; lots of the guys I play with talk to their golf balls. Some of them even to talk to other players’ golf balls. I’m a reasonably quiet golfer, but I sometimes yell at a drive or whisper to a chip shot. When Marilyn plays with me, she’ll say something like, “Who are you talking to?
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