Eric Boynton
Sports Producer
Green Bay, Wis.
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Packers wide receivers coach Jason Vrable name dropped Sammy Watkins the last time he met with the media. Comparing the veteran wide receiver with Davante Adams, who was in the same draft class.
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It’s a historic season for the Lawrence baseball program. A record 26 wins, Jacob Charon’s program best 19 home runs, and Parker Knoll setting a new mark with 52 runs scored as a freshman. Still there’s much more to be accomplished in the NCAA Tournament.
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Baseball is knock for it’s records, and it’s streaks. Like Cal Ripken’s 2,632 straight games played, or Joe DiMaggio’s 56 straight games with a hit. There’s another streak in the Fox Valley, but not on the field. Instead it’s in the radio booth. There’s the old saying, ‘find a job you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life.’ Timber Rattlers play-by-play announcer Chris Mehring personifies that.
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The UW-Oshkosh Titans posted 17 runs, tied for the third largest offensive output in WIAC tournament history, as they knocked off top seeded UW-Whitewater.
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Seventh rounder Rasheed Walker is the latest draft pick to sign their rookie contract, the team announced on Monday.
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The Packers got their first look at the newest editions at rookie minicamp, and first round pick Devonte Wyatt is already turning heads.
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The Packers reportedly signed first round pick Devonte Wyatt to his rookie deal as the new crop of draft picks reports to Lambeau Field for the first time.
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Kiel junior Kenzie Koppenhaver returns to the soccer field three months after a car crash that landed her in a coma.
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The Packers have announced the signing of 14 undrafted rookie free agents. A list including former Wisconsin Badgers wide receiver Danny Davis.
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Notre Dame Academy sophomore Mason Peapenburg was picked by the Des Moines Buccaneers in Phase I of the USHL Draft.
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The Packers have six more picks on day three to add to their roster. Follow along as Green Bay makes their selections in rounds four through seven.
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The Packers selected inside linebacker Quay Walker from Georgia with the 22nd pick in the NFL Draft.
The Packers double dipped on defense in the first round of the NFL Draft. Picking Georgia defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt at number 28.
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The best Packers panel in the business breaks it all down in On the Clock: Draft Preview Edition.
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The De Pere Redbirds have hired former Wisconsin Badgers defensive back and Madison Edgewood assistant Ben Strickland as their new head football coach.
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Lawrence senior Jacob Charon is in the midst of a season to remember. At least one for the record books, literally.
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The Packers players return to Green Bay for offseason workouts next week. Greeting them will be a coaching staff with plenty of new faces, and old friends in new roles. Two veteran coaches that will likely have a big impact on the Packers success this year are a pair of veterans, Rich Bisaccia and Tom Clements.
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Former Green Bay Phoenix guard Kamari McGee isn’t going far. The Horizon League All-Freshman selection announced on Tuesday he’s heading south to play for the Wisconsin Badgers.
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The Timber Rattlers battled back to split Sunday’s twin bill with Peoria at Fox Cities Stadium.
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The Midwest Conference leading Lawrence Vikings scored early and often in game one as they cruised to a 23-12 win over Illinois College.
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The Timber Rattlers are no stranger to top prospects. That’s with top picks like Keston Huira, Brice Turang and Garrett Mitchell being sent to Grand Chute early in their careers. That includes 2021 first rounder Sal Frelick, as well.
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A new year with plenty of new faces this year for the Timber Rattlers. The biggest change is in the dugout. That’s with Jon Ayrault taking over as manager for Matt Erickson, who left to take a position with the Brewers big league club.
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The Gamblers and head coach/general manager Pat Mikesch have decided to part ways when his contract expires at the end of the season, the tam announced on Wednesday.
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Just two miles separate Notre Dame Academy and the Resch Center. Both of them home for Sawyer Scholl, who starred for the Tritons hockey team in high school and continues to grow with the Gamblers in the USHL.
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UW-Oshkosh begins the first spring practice under new head coach Peter Jennings.
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Badgers star and Big Ten Player of the Year Johnny Davis announced he’s declaring for the NBA Draft on Thursday.
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The Green Bay Preble Hornets softabll team has plenty of unfinished business heading into a season.
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Losing both Davante Adams and Marquez Valdes-Scantling leaves the Packers with a deficit in terms of playmakers.
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Roncalli’s Joe Garceau has been named the Associated Press Coach of the Year after leading the Jets to a Division 4 state championship.
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The NFL Draft will not be coming to Green Bay in 2024. That’s after the league announced Detroit as the host on Monday.
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NFC North rival Minnesota added a Packers’ free agent for the second time this week. This time it’s defensive back Chandon Sullivan joining the Vikings.
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Northeast Wisconsin prodcuts Airon Servais, Kendall Karcz, and Derek Schweiger prepare for at a shot for their shot as NFL Draft prospects.
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Former Packers wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling will sign a three year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs, according to a repot by ESPN.
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The Roncalli Jets upset the top seed Milwaukee Academy of Science on Saturday to claim the second state championship in program history.
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The Packers have released offensive lineman Billy Turner in an effort to address their salary cap concerns.
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The Badgers won’t have to go far to start what they hope will be a run to the Final Four. Earning a three seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament and playing their first round game in nearby Milwaukee.
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The Marquette Golden Eagles are dancing for the 34th time in program history, and will face blue blood North Carolina in the first round on Thursday.
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The Green Bay Phoenix are on their way to the postseason after receiving an at-large bid to the Women’s NIT.
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Several local teams battled for gold balls in the WIAA Girls Basketball State Championships Saturday.
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Freedom and Waupun are set to face off for the division three state championship after cruising in their semifinal games on Thursday.
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Neenah, De Pere, and Ashwaubenon are a step closer to the Kohl Center after wins in the sectional semifinals on Thursday.
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A big second half run helped Freedom pull away from Northland Pines to punch their tickets to the sectional finals.
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The Notre Dame girls are back in the WIAA State Girls Basketball tournament for the ninth time in program history.
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Appleton East prepares for their first trip to the WIAA State Girls Basketball Tournament since 1998.
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The UW-Oshkosh Titans introduced Peter Jennings as their new head football coach on Monday.
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Five area girls basketball teams will look to bring home state championships later this week at the Resch Center. On Sunday, the WIAA released the semifinals seedings for division one through four.
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The Coleman wrestling program has seen it’s fair share of success. Already with 11 state team titles, and numerous individual champions, but this year’s run is different. That’s with longtime head coach Kevin Casper set to retire after 33 years.
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The boys basketball postseason officially tipped off on Tuesday night with regional quarterfinal action around the state. That included Luxemburg-Casco, Kewaunee, Denmark, and Green Bay NEW Lutheran advancing with home victories.
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The madness of March gets underway this week with the Division III basketball tournaments set to tip off. On Monday, the NCAA released the brackets for both the men and women with three area teams in college basketball’s postseason.
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Just 19 wrestlers in state history have four straight titles, Oconto Falls’ Clayton Whiting has a chance to become the twentieth this weekend in Madison.