Dana Derricks rushed for 3 touchdowns as Plum City defeated New Lisbon 39-0 on Tuesday night in round 1 of the WIAA high school football playoffs. Dana now has 15 TD's on the season.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Siskowic Named CFL Defensive Player of the Week
Cameron Siskowic of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats recorded a career high 8 tackles along with a sack and fumble recovery and he was named Canadian football league defensive player of the week.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Derricks big reason for Plum City's success
Plum City High School claimed its 4th consecutive conference title last Friday and have won 36 straight games. A big part of that has been the play of tailback/Safety Dana Derricks. Dana who has been with XTS for 3 years, has 10 touchdowns this season and is a major contributer on defense as well. Plum City is currently ranked 3rd in the state and start playoff action this saturday.
Valpo players in the News
COLLEGE REPORT: Wiemer turning heads at Valparaiso
By Gery WoelfelJournal Times
Thursday, October 23, 2008 11:16 PM CDT
Green Bay Packers legendary guard Fred “Fuzzy’’ Thurston paid a recent visit to his alma mater – Valparaiso University – and got quite a treat.Thurston not only saw Valparaiso upset Davidson in a thrilling 35-29 overtime victory Oct. 11 at Valparaiso, Ind., but he saw an outstanding performance by Ross Wiemer.Wiemer, a junior running back from Burlington, rushed for a career-high 170 yards on 22 carries. The 6-foot, 205-pound Wiemer also scored three touchdowns on runs of 8, 49 and 13 yards.Wiemer’s stellar game earned him Pioneer Football League Offensive Player of the Week honors.
For Wiemer, it was a thrill for Thurston to be in attendance.“It was kind of neat to see someone from Valparaiso who went on and actually did something in the NFL,’’ said Wiemer, who was given a book “What a Wonderful World: Fuzzy Thurston, A Story of Personal Triumph’’ by his mother, Dee, for his 20th birthday on March 1.“It was great to see him come back to Valparaiso and show support for the school.’’
The Davidson game was just the latest strong performance Wiener has had this season. He leads Valparaiso in rushing yards with 514 on 82 carries – a 6.1 yards per carry average. Wiemer is also the team’s second-leading receiver with 12 catches for 104 yards.“I changed my training this summer and it paid off,’’ Wiemer said. “I worked out in Elkhorn with a personal trainer (Cory Englebert). I worked out five days a week and made a lot of strength, and especially speed, gains this summer. I would have to attribute my recent success to him.“Things are really going well for me this season.’’
– Wiemer wasn’t the only former Racine County standout who put on a show for Thurston and Co. Ryan Kozey, an imposing 6-8, 295-pound offensive tackle from Waterford High School, also played well.Kozey was an all-PFL first-team selection last season and appears on his way to earning the same honor this season. “He had a lot of distractions early in the year,’’ Wiemer said. “There were anywhere from five to 10 NFL teams that came here and would watch him practice, And I think there’s been a few teams that have come to a game or two to watch him play,“He anchors our offensive line. He has around five pancake blocks every game. He’s big and he’s good.’’
By Gery WoelfelJournal Times
Thursday, October 23, 2008 11:16 PM CDT
Green Bay Packers legendary guard Fred “Fuzzy’’ Thurston paid a recent visit to his alma mater – Valparaiso University – and got quite a treat.Thurston not only saw Valparaiso upset Davidson in a thrilling 35-29 overtime victory Oct. 11 at Valparaiso, Ind., but he saw an outstanding performance by Ross Wiemer.Wiemer, a junior running back from Burlington, rushed for a career-high 170 yards on 22 carries. The 6-foot, 205-pound Wiemer also scored three touchdowns on runs of 8, 49 and 13 yards.Wiemer’s stellar game earned him Pioneer Football League Offensive Player of the Week honors.
For Wiemer, it was a thrill for Thurston to be in attendance.“It was kind of neat to see someone from Valparaiso who went on and actually did something in the NFL,’’ said Wiemer, who was given a book “What a Wonderful World: Fuzzy Thurston, A Story of Personal Triumph’’ by his mother, Dee, for his 20th birthday on March 1.“It was great to see him come back to Valparaiso and show support for the school.’’
The Davidson game was just the latest strong performance Wiener has had this season. He leads Valparaiso in rushing yards with 514 on 82 carries – a 6.1 yards per carry average. Wiemer is also the team’s second-leading receiver with 12 catches for 104 yards.“I changed my training this summer and it paid off,’’ Wiemer said. “I worked out in Elkhorn with a personal trainer (Cory Englebert). I worked out five days a week and made a lot of strength, and especially speed, gains this summer. I would have to attribute my recent success to him.“Things are really going well for me this season.’’
– Wiemer wasn’t the only former Racine County standout who put on a show for Thurston and Co. Ryan Kozey, an imposing 6-8, 295-pound offensive tackle from Waterford High School, also played well.Kozey was an all-PFL first-team selection last season and appears on his way to earning the same honor this season. “He had a lot of distractions early in the year,’’ Wiemer said. “There were anywhere from five to 10 NFL teams that came here and would watch him practice, And I think there’s been a few teams that have come to a game or two to watch him play,“He anchors our offensive line. He has around five pancake blocks every game. He’s big and he’s good.’’
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Zimmerman pitcher of the year for Nationals
The Washington Nationals have named Jordan Zimmerman minor league pitcher of the year for the 2008 season. Zimmerman, a 2007 2nd round selection out of the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point compiled a 10-3 record with an ERA of 2.89 in 25 games. Zimmerman also had 134 strikeouts to lead all Washington minor league pitchers. Zimmerman is expected to secure a spot in Nationals rotation next season.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Running Back Wiemer Starts 08' Season Strong
Valparaiso running back Ross Wiemer is currently averaging 6.1 yard per carry and has 7 rushing TD's so far this season. A week ago Ross carried the ball 20 times for 170 yards and 3 TD's in a 35-29 victory over conference rival Davidson.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Tennis State Champion
Caroline Starck won the Wisconsin Division II State Tennis tournament. Caroline was the states #1 ranked player all season long and continued to show her dominance at the state tournament.
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