Appleton area high school sports results for Friday, Feb. 27
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Division 1 regional semifinals
Kimberly 55, Kaukauna 25
KIMBERLY – The third-seeded Papermakers raced out to a 17-point halftime lead and never looked back as they cruised past the 14th-seeded Ghosts.
Haylie Dulas led Kimberly with 15 points, Kennedy Ebben added 14 and Emily Urban had 10.
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Ava Reader paced Kaukauna with eight points.
The win advances the Papermakers into the regional final Feb. 28 at home against sixth-seeded Bay Port.
Kimberly is now 21-4 overall, while the Ghosts finish with a 9-16 mark.
Kaukauna 9 16 – 25
Kimberly 26 29 – 55
Kaukauna: Plate 6, Banaszynski 3, Gross 2, Reader 8, Heller 3, Greenthal 1, Hall 2. 3-pt: Plate, Banaszynski, Reader 2, Heller. FTs: 4-9. Fouls: 8.
Kimberly: Urban 10, Sousek 2, Ebben 14, Sitek 2, Dulas 15, Fulcer 1, Asman 3, Van Vonderen 8. 3-pt: Ebben 2, Dulas 4, Asman. FTs: 8-10. Fouls: 10.
Neenah 71, Oshkosh West 37
FOX CROSSING – Rowan Klesmit scored 29 points to lead the Rockets in the regional semifinal win over the Wildcats.
Klesmit scored 23 points in the first half.
Sydney Michalkiewicz added 17 points and Ellie Buss scored 10 for Neenah, which plays at home against Menomonee Falls on Feb. 28 in the regional final.
Neenah improves to 18-7 overall, while Oshkosh West finishes the season at 12-13.
Oshkosh West 17 20 – 37
Neenah 38 33 – 71
Hudson 80, Appleton North 73
HUDSON – The Raiders led by seven points at halftime and held on to beat the Lightning in the regional semifinal matchup.
Appleton North was led by Avery Werfal with 22 points. Brooke Schuh added 15 points, Tay Maass scored 14 and Sophie Busch had 10.
Libby Bartz led Hudson with 20 points. Olivia LaBlanc added 16 points.
Hudson improves to 18-5, while Appleton North finishes the season 16-9.
Appleton North 41 32 – 73
Hudson 48 32 – 80
Appleton North: Campbell 3, Schuh 15, Busch 10, Ziemer 9, Werfal 22, Maass 14. 3-pt: Maass 2, Werfal 3, Schuh 2, Campbell, Ziemer. FTs: 14-17. Fouls: 18.
Hudson: Osterhues 3, Belany 10, Bartz 20, Larson 11, Mataczynski 9, LaBlanc 16, Whitten 11. 3-pt: Larson 3, LaBlanc 3, Bartz 2, Belany 2, Mataczynski, Whitten. FTs: 6-11. Fouls: 12.
Appleton East 66, Appleton West 36
APPLETON – The Patriots improved their record to 22-3 with the regional semifinal win over the Terrors.
Appleton East will host Sheboygan North in the regional final Feb. 28.
Appleton West finishes the season with a 2-24 record.
Hortonville 69, Holmen 57
HORTONVILLE – The eighth-seeded Polar Bears downed the ninth-seeded Vikings and will next face top-seeded Stevens Point in a regional final.
Hortonville moves to 16-9 with the win, while Holmen finishes at 16-9.
Division 2 regional semifinals
Xavier 59, Ashwaubenon 33
APPLETON – The top-seeded Hawks built a 20-point halftime lead and rolled past the eighth-seeded Jaguars.
Xavier will now host fourth-seeded Luxemburg-Casco in the regional final.
Brynn Krull led the Hawks with 29 points, while Annika Heimann added 10.
Lauren Seeling led Ashwaubenon with 11 points.
The win moves Xavier to 20-5 overall, while the Jaguars close their season 2-23.
Ashwaubenon 12 21 – 33
Xavier 32 27 – 59
Ashwaubenon: Wirth 3, Hogue 6, Malvitz 4, Ducat 9, Seeling 11. 3-pt: Wirth, Hogue 2, Ducat 3. FTs: 3-4. Fouls: 14.
Xavier: Hafner 6, B. Krull 29, Simon 2, Standish 3, Pfefferle 3, Lapp 5, DesJardins 1, Heimann 10. 3-pt: B. Krull 5, Standish, Pfefferle. FTs: 6-12. Fouls: 11.
New London 70, Waupaca 41
NEW LONDON – The Bulldogs scored 39 points in the first half in the regional semifinal win over the Comets.
Chesney Magolski scored 15 points and Jenna Handschke added 13 for New London, which improves to 14-11 overall and will play at Shawano in the regional final.
Waupaca, which finishes the season with a 10-15 record, was led by Taylor Kling with 17 points. Hailey Bechard added 13.
Waupaca 16 25 – 41
New London 39 31 – 70
Waupaca: Bechard 13, Widdel 5, Landre 2, Kling 17, Guyette 2, Koran 2. 3-pt: Kling 3, Bechard. FTs: 7-8. Fouls: 13.
New London: Handschke 13, Magolski 15, Langel 4, Allen 8, Daly 7, Grable 3, Jones 8, Tepoorten 6, Smith 6. 3-pt: Handschke 3, Magolski 3, Grable, Jones. FTs: 6-7. Fouls: 14.
Division 3 regional semifinals
Freedom 59, Denmark 54
DENMARK – The eighth-seeded Irish outscored the Vikings 11-6 in overtime to stun the bracket’s top seed.
Breana Dickrell led the Freedom attack with 15 points, while Ava Calhoon added 10.
Denmark was led in scoring by Kiarrah Micolichek with 21 points and Allie VanVonderen with 20.
The Vikings took a 24-21 halftime advantage, but the Irish stayed close throughout and the game went into overtime tied 48-48.
The win sends Freedom into the regional final at fourth-seeded Brillion.
Denmark closes its season at 20-5, while the Irish move to 14-12.
Freedom 21 27 11 – 59
Denmark 24 24 6 – 54
Freedom: Calhoon 10, Sowinski 9, Anderson 2, Nechodom 9, T. Brown 2, Dickrell 15, C. Brown 4, VandenBerg 8. 3-pt: Dickrell 2. FTs: 21-31. Fouls: 18.
Denmark: Dittmer 2, Selner 7, Micolichek 21, VanVonderen 20, Kraschnewski 4. 3-pt: Micolichek 5. FTs: 7-15. Fouls: 22.
Brillion 46, Seymour 41
BRILLION – The Lions had their hands full with the Thunder, needing key defensive stops to erase a double-digit deficit in the second half to send the game to overtime to pick up the win.
Kaitlyn Schuman and Amaya Brooks both scored 20 points to lead Brillion. Schuman had four 3-pointers, while Brooks was 13-of-16 at the free throw line.
Brillion, which is 17-8, will host Freedom for the regional title.
Seymour was led by Natalie Rudnick with 21 points. The Thunder ends its season with a record of 13-12.
Seymour 19 18 4 – 41
Brillion 10 27 9 – 46
Seymour: Jansen 7, Schuettpelz 1, Rudnick 21, Wenninger 2, Heinke 2, Hill 8. 3-pt: Jansen, Rudnick 3. FTs: 13-19. Fouls: 15.
Brillion: Schuman 20, Hedrich 4, Schuh 2, Brooks 20. 3-pt: Schuman 4, Brooks. FTs: 13-16. Fouls: 18.
Division 4 regional semifinals
St. Mary Catholic 64, Iola-Scandinavia 22
FOX CROSSING – Luci Nackers poured in 28 points as the top-seeded Zephyrs raced out to a big halftime lead and rolled past the eighth-seeded Thunderbirds.
Autumn Crowe added 15 points and Gabby Guerrero had 11 for SMC.
The Zephyrs jumped out to a 23-point halftime advantage before closing out the game on a 28-9 second-half run.
Ava Printz and Brylee Jueds led Iola-Scandinavia with five points each.
The win moves the Zephyrs to 22-3 overall, while the Thunderbirds finish at 11-14.
SMC will host Bonduel in the regional final Feb. 28.
Iola-Scandinavia 13 9 – 22
St. Mary Catholic 36 28 – 64
Iola-Scandinavia: Printz 5, Rosenthal 1, Munoz 2, Brylee Jueds 5, Isermann 1, Braelyn Jueds 4, Clendenning 4. 3-pt: Printz. FTs: 7-11. Fouls: 13.
St. Mary Catholic: McCauley 5, Guerrero 11, Crowe 15, Nackers 28, Neubauer 3, Virlee 2. 3-pt: Crowe, Nackers 4. FTs: 9-15. Fouls: 13.
BOYS HOCKEY
Division 1 sectional final
De Pere 4, Neenah/Hortonville/Menasha 2
ASHWAUBENON - The Voyageurs advance to state for the first time in program history by winning the sectional title over the Rockets.
De Pere led 2-0 after two periods.
Chase VandEven made 33 saves in goal for De Pere.
De Pere’s trip to state marks the seventh consecutive year a Fox River Classic Conference team has advanced to state.
The Voyageurs are 21-4-1 overall, while Neenah/Hortonville/Menasha finishes the season 21-6-0.
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