Boys led through most of game, fell in last half of fourth quarter By Dan Truttschel Correspondent There was plenty to like for Big Foot boys basketball coach Mike Dowden Tuesday night. For three quarters, Dowden’s squad did enough things well to put itself in position for a Rock Valley […]
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Boys fail to gain lead over Shorewood, lose 77-56
Boys struggle in first quarter, bounce back and show improvement By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The first quarter of the new season didn’t turn out quite like the Big Foot boys basketball team hoped last week. But the last three were an improvement, which gave the Chiefs a bit of hope […]
Girls fall to Brodhead-Juda, 66-54
Coach says putting other team on free-throw line a problem By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The Big Foot girls basketball team is getting closer. For all of three quarters Tuesday night, the Chiefs hung right with perennial Rock Valley Conference powerhouse Brodhead-Juda. But it was a 15-8 deficit in the third […]
Boys aim to change close losses to victories
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Ask any high school coach for a pre-season goal and they’re likely to respond that winning a conference title is at the top of the list. When it comes to the Big Foot boys basketball program in 2014-15, that’s the target in the Chiefs’ sights. Now […]
Girls 1-0 in Rock Valley Conference
Pre-halftime rally put game out of reach for opponents By Dan Truttschel Correspondent If the Big Foot girls basketball team hopes to make some noise this season in the Rock Valley Conference, a good place to start was Tuesday’s opener at Parkview. Mission accomplished. Big Foot bounced back from a […]
Girls prepare for upcoming basketball season
Coach hopes success will stem from mix of ‘experience and youth’ By Dan Truttschel Correspondent The way second-year Big Foot girls basketball coach Rick Schoenbeck sees things, this year may be the start of a turnaround for the Chiefs. And why not? Big Foot returns its core, while several other […]
Former assistant football coach leads new team to state finals
By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Local football fans who tuned in to the WIAA Division 4 state finals Thursday night may have caught a glimpse of a familiar face. That person was none other than former Big Foot assistant coach Brian Ryczkowski, now in charge of the Little Chute program. Ryczkowski, […]
New volleyball coach positive about first year
Coach speaks highly of graduating team members By Dan Truttschel Correspondent From the beginning of the season to the end, the Big Foot High School girls volleyball team enjoyed continued improvement. And that’s all a coach, especially a first-year one, can ask for. Caitlin Dowden returned to her alma mater […]
Big Foot runner exceeds expectations at state meet
Freshman beats qualifying time, finishes 37th amongst 152 others By Dan Truttschel Correspondent Big Foot boys and girls cross country coach Tim Collins had fairly reasonable expectation for freshman Zanzie Demco prior to last weekend’s WIAA Division 2 State Meet. And by the end, Demco not only met the goal, […]
Volleyball season ends in regional finals
The Big Foot girls volleyball team closed its season last week with a 14-25, 23-25, 16-25 loss at Edgerton in a Division 2 regional final. Statistics from that matchup were unavailable this week. Big Foot advanced to the final with a 16-25, 26-24, 22-25, 25-15, 15-13 win two nights earlier […]