women’s basketball
Division 1 Regional Semifinals
Kimberley 55, Kaukauna 25
KIMBERLEY — The third-seeded Papermakers led by 17 points at halftime and easily defeated the 14th-seeded Ghosts.
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Haylie Dulas led Kimberly with 15 points, Kennedy Ebben had 14 points and Emily Urban had 10 points.
Ava Reader led Kaukauna with eight points.
The win advances the Papermakers to the regional finals on Feb. 28 at home against sixth-seeded Bay Harbor.
Kimberley currently sits at 21-4, while the Ghosts finished with a 9-16 record.
Kaukauna 9 16 – 25
Kimberley 26 29 – 55
Kaukauna: Board 6, Banaszynski 3, Gross 2, Reader 8, Heller 3, Greenthal 1, Hall 2. 3 points: Board, Banaszynski, Reader 2, Heller. Financial Times: 4-9. Number of fouls: 8.
Kimberley: Urban 10, Sousek 2, Ebben 14, Sitek 2, Dulas 15, Fulcer 1, Asman 3, Van Vonderen 8. 3 points: Ebben 2, Dulas 4, Asman. FT:8-10. Number of fouls: 10.
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Neenah 71, Oshkosh West 37
FOX CROSSING – Rowan Klesmit scored 29 points to lead the Rockets past the Wildcats in the regional semifinals.
Clay Smit scored 23 points in the first half.
Sydney Michalkiewicz scored 17 points and Ellie Buss added 10 for Neenah, which will play Menomonee Falls at home in the regional final on Feb. 28.
Neenah improves to 18-7 overall, while Oshkosh West has a 12-13 season record.
Oshkosh West 17 20 – 37
Neenah 38 33 – 71
Hudson 80, Appleton North 73
HUDSON – The Raiders led by seven points at halftime and defeated the Chargers in the regional semifinals.
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Appleton North was led by Avery Werfal with 22 points. Brooke Schuh scored 15 points, Tay Maass scored 14 points and Sophie Busch scored 10 points.
Libby Bartz led Hudson with 20 points. Olivia LaBlanc scored 16 points.
Hudson improved to 18-5, while Appleton North finished the season at 16-9.
Appleton North 41 32 – 73
Hudson 48 32 – 80
Appleton North: Campbell 3, Shu 15, Busch 10, Zimmer 9, Warfall 22, Maas 14. 3 points: Maas 2, Warfall 3, Shu 2, Campbell, Zimmer. Financial Times: 14-17. Number of fouls: 18.
Hudson: Osterhues 3, Belany 10, Bartz 20, Larson 11, Mataczynski 9, LaBlanc 16, Whitten 11. Three points: Larson 3, LaBlanc 3, Bartz 2, Belany 2, Mataczynski, Whitten. Financial Times: 6-11. Number of fouls: 12.
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Appleton East 66, Appleton West 36
APPLETON – The Patriots improved to 22-3 with a win over the Terror in the regional semifinals.
Appleton East will face Sheboygan North in the regional final on Feb. 28.
Appleton West finished the season with a 2-24 record.
Hortonville 69, Holmen 57
HORTONVILLE – The eighth-seeded Polar Bears defeated the ninth-seeded Vikings and will next face top-seeded Stevens Point in the regional final.
Hortonville moved to 16-9 with the win, while Holman closed the game at 16-9.
Division 2 Regional Semifinals
Xavier 59, Ashwabenon 33
APPLETON — The top-seeded Eagles led by 20 points at halftime and defeated the eighth-seeded Jaguars.
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Xavier will now face fourth-seeded Luxembourg-Casco in the regional finals.
Brynn Krul scored 29 points and Annika Hyman scored 10 points for the Eagles.
Lauren Seeling led Ashwaubenon with 11 points.
The win brings Xavier’s overall record to 20-5, while the Jaguars finish the season with a 2-23 record.
Ashwabanon 12 21 – 33
Xavier 32 27 – 59
Ashwabanon: Wirth 3, Hogue 6, Malvitz 4, Ducat 9, Seeling 11. 3 points: Wirth, Hogue 2, Ducat 3. FT: 3-4. Number of fouls: 14.
Xavier: Hafner 6, B. Krull 29, Simon 2, Standish 3, Pfefferle 3, Lapp 5, DesJardins 1, Heimann 10. 3 points: B. Krull 5, Standish, Pfefferle. FT: 6-12. Number of fouls: 11.
New London 70, Waupaca 41
NEW LONDON — The Bulldogs scored 39 points in the first half to defeat the Comets in the regional semifinals.
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Chesney Magolski scored 15 points and Jenna Handschke added 13 for New London, which improved to 14-11 overall and will play Shawano in the regional final.
Waupaca finished the season with a 10-15 record, with Taylor Kling scoring 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 points: Kling 3, Bechard. FT:7-8. Number of fouls: 13.
New London: Handschke 13, Magolski 15, Langel 4, Allen 8, Daly 7, Grable 3, Jones 8, Tepoorten 6, Smith 6. Three points: Handschke 3, Magolski 3, Grable, Jones. FT:6-7. Number of fouls: 14.
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Group 3 Regional Semifinals
Liberty 59, Denmark 54
DENMARK – The eighth-seeded Irish defeated the Vikings 11-6 in overtime to upset the top seed in the group.
Breana Dickrell scored 15 points for Freedom’s offense, while Ava Calhoon added 10 points.
Denmark’s top scorers were Kiarrah Micolichek with 21 points and Allie VanVonderen with 20 points.
At halftime, the Vikings led 24-21, but the Irish kept clinging to the score, and the game entered overtime tied at 48-48.
The win moved Freedom into the regional finals over fourth-seeded Brilliance.
Denmark finished the season with a 20-5 record, while the Irish finished with a 14-12 record.
Liberty 21 27 11 – 59
Denmark 24 24 6 – 54
free: Calhoun 10, Sowinski 9, Anderson 2, Nicodom 9, T. Brown 2, Dickrell 15, C. Brown 4, Vandenberg 8. 3 points: Dickrell 2. FT:21-31. Number of fouls: 18.
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Denmark: Dittmer 2, Selner 7, Micolichek 21, VanVonderen 20, Kraschnewski 4. Three points: Micolichek 5. FT:7-15. Number of fouls: 22.
Brelin 46, Seymour 41
BRILLION – The Lions came out all-powerful against the Thunder and needed key defensive play to hold off a double-digit deficit in the second half and send the game to overtime for the victory.
Kaitlyn Schuman and Amaya Brooks both scored 20 points to lead Brillion. Shuman made 4 three-pointers and Brooks made 13 of 16 free throws.
Brillion has a 17-8 record and will host Freedom for the district championship.
Seymour scored 21 points, led by Natalie Rudnick. The Thunder finished the season with a 13-12 record.
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Seymour 19 18 4 – 41
billion 10 27 9 – 46
Seymour: Jensen 7, Schutte Peltz 1, Rudnik 21, Wenninger 2, Heinke 2, Hill 8. Three points: Jensen, Rudnick 3. FT:13-19. Number of fouls: 15.
Billions: Schumann 20, Heydrich 4, Schumann 2, Brooks 20. 3 points: Schumann 4, Brooks. Financial Times: 13-16. Number of fouls: 18.
Group 4 Regional Semifinals
St. Mary Catholic 64, Iola-Scandinavia 22
FOX CROSSING – Luci Nackers scored 28 points and the top-seeded Zephyrs took a huge halftime lead and defeated the eighth-seeded Thunderbirds.
SMC’s Autumn Crowe added 15 points and Gabby Guerrero added 11 points.
Zephyr led by 23 points at halftime and went on a 28-9 run in the second half to end the game.
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Ava Printz and Brylee Jueds each scored 5 points to lead Iola-Scandinavia.
The win moved the Zephyrs to an overall record of 22-3, while the Thunderbirds improved to 11-14.
SMC will face Bonduel in the regional finals on February 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 points: Printz. Financial Times: 7-11. Number of fouls: 13.
St. Mary’s Catholic: McCauley 5, Guerrero 11, Crowe 15, Knuckles 28, Neubauer 3, Willy 2. Three points: Crowe, Knuckles 4. FT:9-15. Number of fouls: 13.
men’s hockey
Division 1 Regional Finals
De Pere 4, Neenah/Houghtonville/Menasha 2
ASHWAUBENON – The Voyageurs defeated the Rockets to win the sectional title and advance to the state tournament for the first time in program history.
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De Pere led 2-0 after two quarters.
Chase VandEven made 33 saves 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’ overall record is 21-4-1, while Neenah/Hortonville/Menasha’s season record is 21-6-0.
This article was originally published in The Appleton Crescent Post: Appleton Area High School Sports Results Friday, February 27