Scott Venci
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Journalist for USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.
Joined October 2009
The WIAA has ruled the Green Bay Notre Dame hockey team must forfeit all regular-season wins, and as a result its Fox River Classic title, because it used an ineligible player this season.
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Former Green Bay Southwest star Natisha Hiedeman selected by the Minnesota Lynx in the second round (No. 18 overall) of the WNBA draft.
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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is hiring Wyoming assistant Sundance Wicks as its new men's basketball coach.
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The Sandy Cohen III game. Buzzer. Beater. GB wins 90-89. Wow.
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Former Ashwaubenon quarterback James Morgan will wear jersey No. 4 with the New York Jets. Just like one of his favorite players, Brett Favre, did when he played for them.
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He's back. Former De Pere star Brandon Pritzl is expected to be named an assistant for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay men's basketball team. He knows Phoenix coach Will Ryan from their time together at Ohio University, where Pritzl was a graduate assistant for two seasons.
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Former Green Bay Notre Dame hockey star Mason Appleton just scored his first NHL goal for the Winnipeg Jets.
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Alec Ingold looking good in his Raiders jersey already. Gary Westerman looks pretty good, too.
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Former Green Bay Southwest football star Isaac Klarkowski joined Rice University as a preferred walk-on in 2019. He will not be in 2020. It was announced to the Rice team on Friday night that Klarkowski has earned a scholarship. He has a good chance to start at center.
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Jessica Lindstrom is now a pro basketball player. She has joined a team in Luxembourg and will be going over there on Aug. 31. @gbphoenixwbb @JL21_ @Wenlin64
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Emma Nagel gives Bay Port 50-49 lead with 2.4 seconds left. Wow. Dramatic finish incoming.
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De Pere has hired Madison Edgewood assistant Ben Strickland as its new football coach. Wisconsin Badgers fans will remember him as a defensive back from 2004 to 2007 and a former Badgers assistant.
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Lost footage of ESPN’s Rob Demovsky and his debut on “Cold Pizza” during Aaron Rodgers’ rookie season. It took place live at about 6:30 am. I drove into work so I could get in the background. Here, I look into the camera as my friend tells me I’m on. I then have a laughing fit.
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If Notre Dame slips at all next year, it might be Mr. and Mrs. Ihlenfeldt's fault for not continuing to produce little baby Ihlenfeldts.
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According to Bay Port football radio analyst Mike Frieder, who also serves as principal at the school during the day, said 22 buses are headed to Madison for the state title game against Muskego today. It includes three buses of players and 19 with band, cheer and students.
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Bay Port officials expecting about 5,000 fans for the Bay Port-Notre Dame football game on Friday night. Both teams enter 6-0 in the FRCC.
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Bay Port girls soccer star Emma Nagel has been named the Gatorade player of the year for Wisconsin.
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Did you know? The Green Bay men’s basketball team is the only one of the four Divison I squads in the state still playing basketball this season.
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Ashwaubenon coach Cal Kromm was emotional after Tannor Wagner won D1 title in 1,600 meters. Achieved ultimate goal.
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Weston Lee Hod, 30, just finished his first half marathon despite sustaining a leg injury and being thirsty.
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Preble is going to state for fourth straight season with a 5-0 win over Kimberly.
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Bay Port girls headed back to state with a 56-34 win over Kimberly. Papermakers were 11-for-68. Bay Port was. not.
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Lucas Stieber, grandson of Dick Bennett, to play basketball at UWGB
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The 49ers were getting acclimated to the cold today at Bay Port High School.
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Humiliating moment at the grocery store. I was asked by the cashier about the birthday cake I was buying and who it was for. I had to tell her it wasn’t for a birthday and I just wanted some cake. I love cake.
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Bay Port athletic director Otis Chambers calls it a career, but not before walking away with some hardware.
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Wow. Bay Port attempts a 36-yard field goal up by 7 with 2:35 left. Only the third FG attempt in eight seasons under Gary Westerman. Does Austin Heim make it? Watch and find out.
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That moment when you are named FRCC receiver of the year but your brother gets all the credit. Sam Plumb now knows what it feels like to be Jan Brady.
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Former Green Bay Preble baseball star Max Wagner has been drafted 42nd overall by the Baltimore Orioles.
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Breaking news: The FRCC has voted to move all fall sports to spring.
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Green Bay Notre Dame is ready for some football. Sept. 25 at Kaukauna.Oct. 2 at Martin Luther.Oct. 9 at West De Pere.Oct. 16 vs. Plymouth.Oct. 24 vs. Madison Edgewood.Oct. 30 at Menomonie.Nov. 6 vs. Menasha.
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West De Pere has named former Sturgeon Bay star and NFL quarterback Chris Greisen as its new football coach. Greisen replaces Jack Batten, who stepped down in January after six seasons.
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Bay Port sophomore Jo Baranczyk becomes first area girls golfer to win a WIAA state championship, finishing the Division 1 tournament at -2.
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Bay Port athletic director Brian Matz said school is a go for winter sports.
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West De Pere will play in a state title game for first time since 2011 after a 35-14 win over Rice Lake in a WIAA Division 3 semifinal. People struggling to feel their faces, fingers and feet here. Except for WDP assistant Kyle Steuck, who is wearing shorts.
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GB Southwest standout Kaleb Keener is one of 11 players to make the National Football Foundation’s scholar-athlete team for Wisconsin. Keener has been a star in several sports and once appeared in a Super Bowl commercial, but his best work clearly has been done in the classroom.
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Former Chicago Cubs pitcher Jason Berken has just cut the ribbon on his new baseball and softball facility.
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Packers wide receiver Geronimo Allison along with teammates Herb Waters and Justin McCray out on the Bellin Run course encouraging runners and. taking selfies.
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Halftime: Bay Port 41, Ashwaubenon 0. For you followers on the west coast, Ashwaubenon is a good team. It's just that Bay Port MIGHT be the best in the state. So, no shame. The Ashwaubenon kid who films predicted a Jaguars victory but did just admit the Bay Port D is "insane.".
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As late as Thursday night, Bay Port coach Gary Westerman said he knew nothing about the SF 49ers coming to practice on the same football field in which his Pirates often have dominated since he was hired in 2012. Imagine his surprise today when Jimmy G and friends showed up.
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As GB men's coach Will Ryan puts together his staff, one has to think he at least will strongly consider former De Pere basketball star Brandon Pritzl. The two worked together at Ohio University, and Pritzl recently was promoted to associate head coach at Hillsdale College.
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Bay Port beats Kimberly 63-53. Will face Middleton for the championship on Saturday, a team it defeated earlier this season.
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New UWGB men's coach Will Ryan on using his contacts to get Wisconsin to play in Green Bay again: “I will sure as heck try. I will go down swinging with Coach (Greg) Gard to try to get that done. He might laugh at me, but I will definitely put the bug in his ear.”.
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So. maybe this is Bay Port’s year. Sam Plumb with his 11th TD of the season puts Bay Port up 35-14 with 19 seconds left in second half. 5 plays, 62 yards.
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Alec Ingold prepares for NFL draft, reflects on Wisconsin career @BayPortFootbal1 @BayPortHS @AI_XLV @BadgerFootball.
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The Bay Conference plans to play fall football this fall and has accepted West De Pere and Menasha back into the conference for 2020. Both teams were set to play in the Fox River Classic this season, but that conference has decided to push the fall season to spring.
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Former De Pere athlete Andrew Rose shoots for the stars, lands at NASA
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The Ashwaubenon kid who is filming the plays, born in 2004, just asked who this Aaron Stecker guy is.
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Two of the top QBs in the area, and they only are juniors. De Pere’s Gabe Herman got the best of Bay Port’s Cole Bensen on Friday, but there is respect all around. “Cole Bensen is a player to watch,” Herman said.
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De Pere 19, Bay Port 15 . Bay Port's 38-game Fox River Classic Conference winning streak started after a loss to De Pere in October 2015. It ended with a loss to De Pere in September 2021.
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Pending board approval, Bay Port will hire G.B. Southwest's Brian Matz as athletic director. Otis Chambers is retiring after school year.
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Loyola soccer star Alaina Abel, considered by many to be one of the best athletes in Bay Port history, has been named the Missouri Valley Conference freshman of the year.
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Sandy Cohen III has been granted an NCAA waiver, will now get 1 1/2 seasons. Can make his GB Phoenix debut Dec. 21 against Bowling Green.
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If the Ashwaubenon boys basketball team wins on Friday, these two likely will play a huge part. Matt Imig (left) and Marcus Tomashek (right) still best friends after all these years.
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Just talked to former Packers great Jerry Kramer and asked if him if he watched the game today: "You bet your sweet ass.".
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We live in a world where nobody agrees on anything….except that the Pulaski marching band is outstanding.
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Eye of the Tiger. Eye of the Tiger. Vinny Pallini boots a 40-yard game-winning FG. 27-24. ND goes to Madison.
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Bay Port football coach Gary Westerman will be in Nashville next week to spend time with former pupil Alec Ingold. Ingold is working out in the Music City with hopes of being selected in the NFL Draft. He would be second BP alum to be drafted and first since Dan Buenning in 2005.
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Former Green Bay East standout to play in LaVar Ball's pro league
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One observation from tonight’s game: The school that picked Bay Port as a No. 3 seed at the seeding meeting was a bit off on that one.
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As Bay Port advances, it’s time to remember the contributions of QB Jake “The Snake” Plummer, who guided the team all year before getting injured at the end of season.
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Bay Port wins 42-28 just as my phone goes flying down multiple flights of stairs and cracks. There might be some typos as I can’t see what I’m typing.
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Ashwaubenon upsets top-ranked De Pere 58-56, coming up with a turnover and two free throws in the final seconds. The Jaguars have gone 25-2 since the start of 2021, including 2-0 against the Redbirds. De Pere, Ashwaubenon and Notre Dame all have one loss in FRCC play.
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What a night for the Ashwaubenon boys basketball team and FRCC MVP Marcus Tomashek. Jaguars will play in the WIAA Division 2 state tournament, and Tomashek broke Kyle Monroe's program record of 1,654 career points. That record seemed unbreakable just a few months ago.
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Did you know? Pulaski junior running back Dylan Hendricks has rushed for 100 or more yards in 13 straight games.
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Is Sandy Cohen III one of the best in UWGB basketball history?
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Former Ashwaubenon star basketball player Kyle Monroe finishes as Michigan Tech's best
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Steph Mathu is the new athletic director at Green Bay East. She previously was the AD at Green Bay Notre Dame, a former coach at Bay Port and an athletic standout while attending Green Bay Preble.
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Otis Chambers will be honored at the Lee Remmel Sports Awards Banquet on Wednesday.
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Logan Geissler might have just ended Kimberly’s state title game run.
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Trent Bauer is the first Green Bay East player to sign a contract with the Bullfrogs.
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Upset alert: GB women go on the road and beat No. 16 Missouri 56-49 for their first win of the season.
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Southwest’s Max Scharping selected by the Houston Texans in the second round. (55th overall).
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Bay Port. Kimberly. Semifinal playoff game. Titan Stadium. “This is what everybody wanted,” said one observer.
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Former Green Bay Southwest star Lucas Stieber gets the first game program cover of the season as GB is set to host St. Norbert College at 7 p.m. Had Stieber not walked on at GB, there was a solid chance he would have played at SNC.
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Recruiting: Bay Port football star Max Meeuwsen commits to 'dream school'
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Denmark repeats as state champions and Bill Miller adds to his Hall of Fame resume.
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GB women clinch at least a share of their 20th straight Horizon League title, Kevin Borseth earns contract extension and Jessica Lindstrom is named the league's player of the week all on the same day, and this absolutely is being tweeted just to post the Borseth picture again.
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GB Preble's Lucas McCormick is the best pole vaulter in the state. Won D1 title at 15-3.
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Losing streak over: GB men give Will Ryan his first NCAA Division I win with a 79-69 victory at YSU. Senior guard PJ Pipes, the pride of Lemont High School, refused to let the Phoenix lose. Scored a career-high 30 points, going 6-for-7 from 3 and 10-for-10 from the line.
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What a night for GB supporters. The women complete the overtime upset of No. 18 Syracuse while the men beat Montana State by 26 points as freshman Amari Davis announces to the rest of the Horizon League that he might already be a player of the year candidate.
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“At the end of the day, people aren’t always going to remember you for how many points you had. I think it’s more so they will remember how you were as a person. I think I was the best person I could be."
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Along with Brandon Pritzl, the GB men's coaching staff is expected to include Loyola University Maryland assistant, former Wisconsin player and Milwaukee native Freddie Owens and Northern State University associate head coach Jared Swanson.
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400 days will have gone by since Sandy Cohen III last played a college basketball game. The wait ends tomorrow when the former Seymour star suits up for GB against Bowling Green at the Resch Center.
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Of note II: GB will not have further comment at this time, but a further comment really needs to be where the money is coming from for any of Linc Darner's buyout.
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Former UWGB star Jeff Nordgaard: Hiring Gary Grzesk as Phoenix coach 'would create a buzz'
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Bay Port beats Sheboygan North 3-1 in D1 title game, becoming first local team to win girls state soccer championship. #hsswi
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Breaking (if you can do that for high school news): West De Pere football coach Jack Batten has stepped down.
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Green Bay Preble baseball star Max Wagner earned the biggest award of his career without even playing an inning this season: The Clemson recruit has been named the Gatorade Wisconsin Player of the Year. The winner was chosen based on what they accomplished entering this season.
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Next UWGB coach could have Green Bay ties; Former Phoenix coach Brian Wardle and NBA player Alfonzo McKinnie both endorse Jimmie Foster
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Kewaunee is hosting a varsity football game tonight for the first time since Nov. 1, 2019. More importantly, it is dedicating and renaming its football field after legendary coach Don Rabas, who died in May. He won 191 games and 10 conference titles in 30 years at the school.
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