Wednesday, March 6, 2013
The Lady Knights lost 45-32 to the Prairie School Lady Hawks Wednesday night in Kenosha.
The Prairie School Lady Hawks took on the Dominican Knights Wednesday at Bradford High School. Both teams played hard to keep their journey going to the WIAA state girls basketball tournament. In the end, the Hawks pulled out the win, 45 to 32. The Hawks will move on to play the winner of the St. Mary's Springs-Markesan game at 3:30pm at Arrowhead High School.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Whitefish Bay girls will not return to the state basketball tournament this year after a loss in Saturday's sectional championship game.
After taking an early lead in Saturday's sectional championship game, the Whitefish Bay girls basketball team fell to New Berlin Eisenhower to end the girls' season. The Blue Dukes, which finished the season 21-5, lost 48-23 to an undefeated New Berlin Eisenhower team, which will now go on to compete in the Division 2 state tournament. The Blue Dukes started out strong with a 10-0 lead, and then a 15-7 lead toward the end of the first quarter, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The Lions then fought back with a 22-point run that Whitefish Bay could not recover from. The Lions' strong defense held the Blue Dukes offense down with 22 turnovers overall and 22 percent shooting. The Blue Dukes earned a trip to the sectional finals …
Sunday, March 11, 2012
The Knights (25-1) meet Colfax (24-2) in Thursday semifinals approximately 8:30 p.m. The girls team will not return to Madison this year after a loss to Racine's St. Catherine's Saturday.
After a 25-1 season and an easy win over Howards Grove Saturday, Dominican High School's boys basketball team is headed to state. The Knights beat Howards Grove 78-47 Saturday afternoon to win the WIAA Division 4 sectional final, earning the school's first trip to the state tournament since 2008, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Top scorers included junior Duane Wilson, with 30 points, senior Breon Jordan with 16 points and freshman Diamond Stone with 16 points, according to the paper. The Knights will face off against Colfax (24-2) in the state semifinals Thursday night at the Kohl Center in Madison. The boys trip to state this year comes after the Dominican girls team's state showing last year. The Lady Knights will not be …
Friday, March 25, 2011
Big Kewaunee team plays strong inside and out, then makes enough free throws for 61-56 victory.
Nobody’s perfect. Or at least that’s the case for the WIAA girls state basketball tournament as Whitefish Bay Dominican, the last remaining undefeated team in the state, lost its first game of the season at the Division 3 state semifinals to Kewaunee on Friday, 61-56 (boxscore). “First off, congratulations to Kewaunee,” Dominican coach Kevin Schramka said. “They ran their half-court sets and took us out of rhythm a little bit in the first half.” “In the second half we started getting into a little bit more what we’ve done all year (and) put a lot of pressure on the ball and make it hard for teams to get that ball across half court. But Kewaunee, give them their due. They are an excellent team.” Down 11 points entering the fourth, Schramka …
Thursday, March 24, 2011
The Dominican High School girls basketball team is 26-0 heading into Friday's WIAA Division 3 state semifinals.
Dominican High School is abuzz with the success of the girls basketball team, which takes on Kewaunee on Friday in the WIAA Division 3 state semifinals. The Knights are 26-0 despite having just one senior on the roster. Watch the video to learn more about the Knights as they prepare to leave for Madison.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Sophomore Elisabeth Johnston paces three players in double figures with 13 points in 44-42 victory over New Berlin Eisenhower.
The Whitefish Bay girls basketball team plays a slow and methodical type of game. Sometimes the Blue Dukes might look too hard for a decent shot, but sometimes their methods pay off. Saturday afternoon it paid off in a big way, as they overcame a five-point halftime deficit to score a 44-42 thrilling victory against New Berlin Eisenhower in a WIAA Division 2 sectional championship game. Whitefish Bay (21-5) faces either Luxemburg-Casco (24-1) or Beaver Dam (21-4) in the state semifinals about 3:30 p.m. Friday in Madison. Sophomore Elisabeth Johnston paced three players in double figures with 13 points. “We’re a young program and we’re developing young confidence,” said Whitefish Bay coach Greg Capper. “We have lots of players who …
Friday, March 18, 2011
Johnson hit a school-record eight 3-pointers and ended up with a game high 32 points as Dominican held off East Troy and advance to the sectional finals.
Dilonna Johnson hit a school-record eight 3-pointers and ended up with a game high 32 points as Dominican held off East Troy 68-58 on Thursday and advanced to the WIAA Division 3 girls basketball sectional finals. Dominican (25-0) faces Winnebago Lutheran (23-2) at 1 p.m. Saturday at Waukesha West.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Shorewood gets No. 3 regional seed and opens play on March 8.
The Whitefish Bay girls basketball team picked up a No. 1 seed in its WIAA regional draw, and opens play March 12 against the winner of Milwaukee Messmer and St. John's Military Academy. The Blue Dukes are 15-5 overall and 9-3 in the North Shore Conference. Coach Greg Capper's team is led by Maya Jonas (12.1 ppg) and Elisabeth Johnson (10.4 ppg). Shorewood is only 5-15, but earned a first-round game against a North team that is just 2-11 overall and 0-10 in the City Conference. If the Greyhounds win, they face second-seeded Brown Deer on March 12. According to WisSports.net, the Greyhounds' leading scorer is Mary Luba at 15.4 ppg. In the Division 3 tournament, Dominican's unbeaten Knights (19-0) are a No. 1 seed and await the winner of …
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9:27 am on Monday, March 12, 2012
Dominican has a very talented team, with strong, experienced guards. I'm especially impressed by their talented freshman, Diamond Stone, however. He can be dominant inside and seems to be improving quickly. I wish them luck in Madison. more ›