Tag: softball
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Softball pitcher Schwebke steps into lead role for Phoenix
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“Coming into her freshman season at UW-Green Bay, Kayla Schwebke had tempered expectations. The four-year standout at Laconia High School figured she would be eased in a bit to the college game and hoped that over the course of her first season with the Phoenix, she would work her way into some consistent innings. That…
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Former Green Bay softball player Nannemann is coaching in the area
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Former Green Bay softball pitcher Ashley Nannemann is one of many former college athletes that are now coaching at Impact Sports Academy in De Pere. They will work for former professional baseball player Jason Berken, who returned to the Green Bay area and opened the indoor baseball and softball training facility offering elite level instruction…
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Green Bay softball hosts Wright State this weekend
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The Green Bay softball team has announced a change to its weekend schedule. A single game that was originally scheduled for Friday afternoon has been moved to Sunday, April 2 at 11 a.m. The doubleheader against the Wright State Raiders will remain in place on Saturday, April 1, with games scheduled for Noon p.m. and…
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Good luck Nordic skiers, hello Panthers
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Green Bay men’s and women’s basketball teams play at in-state rival UW-Milwaukee this weekend. The women have a 7 p.m. match-up on Friday (Feb. 17), and the men battle the Panthers at 1 p.m. Saturday. The Phoenix women play their last home game of the season on Monday, February 20, 2017. Tip-off is 7 p.m.…
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Green Bay names new softball coach
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Green Bay Director of Athletics Mary Ellen Gillespie has announced the hiring of Scott Wachholz as the next head coach of the Phoenix softball program. Wachholz will be the sixth head coach in program history, and comes to Green Bay following head coaching stints at UW-Parkside and Williston State College. He is a graduate of…
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Door county softball player Tupa named Horizon All-Freshman
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Freshman outfielder Acacia Tupa (Egg Harbor, Wis.) was named to the Horizon League Second Team as well as the All-Freshman Team, the league announced recently. See more about the outstanding player from neighboring Door County.
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Women’s basketball, softball, earn big wins
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The Green Bay women’s basketball team takes to the road after impressive victories last week over Youngstown State and Cleveland State. Green Bay sits alone atop the Horizon League standings with six regular season games remaining before hosting the Horizon League Championship tournament, March 10-13. In softball, the Phoenix opened its season with a sweep…
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Every Friday is Phoenix Friday
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Friday is always a reason to celebrate at UW-Green Bay. This Friday (Sept. 25), among other surprises throughout the day, check out the Phoenix Bookstore’s JanSport collection of items and save 20 percent on apparel, backpacks, and other items sporting the Appleton-based company’s mark. (Including the hot new “Digital Burrito Pouch.”) Meanwhile, Aviand’s, as always,…
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Head softball coach Spoehr names Bachkora as assistant
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Head coach Beth Spoehr has announced the addition of Greg Bachkora to the Green Bay softball coaching staff. Bachkora, originally from Lee’s Summit, Mo., joins the Phoenix after a two-year stint with Northern Colorado where he worked as a graduate assistant and the director of softball operations. He is a graduate of Benedictine College in…
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Student-athletes earn Horizon spring academic honors
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Five Green Bay student-athletes have been recognized as members of the 2015 Spring Academic All-Horizon League Teams honoring success in competition as well as in the classroom. Those honored are: • Stephanie Londre (Burlington, Wis.), women’s tennis, No. 1 singles player and 3.947 cumulative GPA in Human Biology; • Michael Tenzer (Neuried, Gremany), men’s tennis,…