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Written by STEVE OSTERMANN
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Wednesday, 06 March 2013 17:23 |
Grafton boys’ frenzied postseason run ends in grip of hard-pressing, hot-shooting Pulaski basketball team
One step away from booking its first trip to a WIAA state tournament in 19 years, the Grafton boys’ basketball team stumbled a bit last Saturday afternoon.
It wasn’t a matter of the Black Hawks stumbling on their own, though.
It took Pulaski, a formidable foe armed with harassing defense and a sharp-shooting star, to end Grafton’s improbable postseason run.
“We had trouble handling their defense. We were a little short at the guard position,” said Hawks coach Bob Maronde, whose team bowed, 53-37, in a Division 2 sectional title game at Fond du Lac High School.
“Pulaski shot the ball very well and put us in a hole early. It was tough to come back against a team that played that well.”
The top-seeded Red Raiders, fresh off a sectional-semifinal win over Seymour, wasted no time turning up the heat on fifth-seeded Grafton in the battle for a state berth.
After Scott Tyler’s three-pointer gave the Hawks a 3-0 lead, Pulaski went on an 11-0 run and never looked back. Senior forward Cody Wichmann scored seven of his game-high 29 points during the surge, which was sparked by a 1-3-1 half-court trap that forced four Grafton turnovers in the first period.
The Hawks stayed within striking distance in the second quarter, cutting the deficit to 17-11 on a pair of Tyler free throws with four minutes left. |
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Written by MITCH MAERSCH
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Wednesday, 06 March 2013 17:21 |
Freshman talent blends with veteran leadership as Grafton/Cedarburg team vaults way to 5th place at state
A remarkable season came to a rewarding close for the Grafton/Cedarburg gymnastics team at the WIAA Division 1 state meet last Saturday in Wisconsin Rapids.
It had been 13 years since the co-op squad qualified for state competition and longer than that since it cracked the top five at the meet.
Check both off the list.
Grafton/Cedarburg placed fifth out of 10 teams with 140.7 points, its second-highest total of the season, and did so with three freshmen.
“This is a huge accomplishment for our team, and it shows a very promising future for the gymnasts,” Grafton/Cedarburg coach Ali Pfeiffer said.
“The girls had an amazing meet, and everyone on the team reached some of their season-high scores.”
Freshman Maddie Gleed scored 9.083 on the balance beam, her season high.
The team leader in the vault was freshman Sami Koppa with a 9.267 mark. |
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Written by DEBBIE HAMM
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Wednesday, 06 March 2013 17:19 |
Big 2nd half by St. Mary’s ends tournament trail for Ozaukee basketball team
A second-half rally by a defensive-minded foe ended the Ozaukee girls’ basketball season last Saturday.
After battling top-seeded St. Mary’s Springs on even terms for 2-1/2 quarters, the Warriors couldn’t keep pace down the stretch and were handed a 49-32 loss in a WIAA Division 4 regional final in Fond du Lac.
The Warriors advanced to the championship contest with a home win over Wayland Academy the previous night.
On Saturday, Ozaukee trailed early and faced an 11-7 deficit at the end of the first quarter.
Katie Bares’ three-point basket at the end of the half — on a shot that bounced off the rim twice before going through the net — pulled the Warriors within 20-17.
But in the second half, Springs picked up its offensive effort and used stifling defensive pressure that the Warriors weren’t able to handle.
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