January 21, 2025
The winter sports season is in full swing with most of the sports at their halfway point with the exception of Boys Hockey who will crown their Conference Champion this weekend. You can read about the Conference Hockey tourney and get the schedule here: FRCC Hockey Tourney Info
Boys Swimming
Boys swimming is on the back half of their season and FRCC teams compete against each other in a dual meet format throughout the season culminating in the Conference Swim Meet. Bay Port sports an undefeated 4-0 record in conference duals to date. The Pirates have won eight consecutive FRCC Championships going into this season and will shoot for nine in a row at this year’s conference meet.
Numerous All-Conference swimmers (determined by finish in the conference meet) from last season return this year to compete in this year’s meet. Last year’s all-conference teams can be found at this link: 2023-24 Boys Swimming All-Conference Teams
The FRCC Swim meet will be hosted by Bay Port and held at Lineville Intermediate School on Saturday, February 8 with Diving to start at 9am and swimming at 12noon.
Links:
- 2024-25 Boys Swim and Dive Schedule
- 2024-25 Boys Swim and Dive Standings and Results
- Boys Swimming History
- Boys Swimming Records
- Boys Swimming All-Conference
Wrestling
Bay Port and Pulaski currently sit atop the FRCC with 4-0 conference records with 3 matches to go. The Pirates and Red Raiders, who have won 13 of 16 FRCC Championships between them with one co-championship, meet on Thursday, January 23 at Bay Port. De Pere sits one game back at 3-1.
Bay Port wrestlers Owen Wathke and Alois Schlumpf both reached wrestling milestones this season. Owen reached the 150 career win total last week, while Alois surpassed 100 career wins earlier in the season.
Girls wrestling numbers have continued to grow and the girls wrestlers have been afforded more opportunities with each season.
The WIAA Wrestling tournament season gets underway with Regional competition on Saturday, February 15.
Photos: from @BP_Wrestling Twitter (X) account
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Girls Basketball
The girls basketball season hit its halfway point last weekend. De Pere currently sits atop the FRCC standings with a 9-0 record. The Redbirds are looking to end Notre Dame Academy’s three-year reign as FRCC Champions. Notre Dame currently sits in second place with an 8-1 record. Green Bay Preble and Bay Port sit in third at 6-3.
De Pere last won the FRCC in the 2016-17 season and they are currently ranked 10th in Division 1, the only FRCC girls team to be ranked.
Links:
- 2024-25 Girls Basketball Schedule
- 2024-25 Girls Basketball Standings and Results
- Girls Basketball All-Conference
- Girls Basketball History
Boys Basketball
With this weekend’s games, the boys will reach the halfway mark of their season. De Pere is the current leader in the conference at 8-0 and they also hold a 48 game win streak in the FRCC. Notre Dame is 7-1 and Sheboygan North is 6-2.
The Tritons and Redbirds play Friday, January 24 at De Pere. With the win, De Pere can push their conference lead to two games at the halfway point. A Notre Dame win will snap the Redbird conference win streak bringing them into a tie for first place with the Redbirds and make the conference race just a little more interesting.
De Pere, Sheboygan North, Notre Dame Academy and Ashwaubenon are all ranked in the state basketball poll. De Pere is at #2 and Sheboygan North #6 in the Division 1 poll. Notre Dame sits at #6 and Ashwaubenon #7 in the Division 2 poll.
Links:
- 2024-25 Boys Basketball Schedule
- 2024-25 Boys Basketball Standings and Results
- Boys Basketball All-Conference
- Boys Basketball History
Featured Image photo credit: @dougritchay Twitter (X) account
