Year in Review - June - Hayden's smack means back-to-back
DENMARK – The Denmark Vikings apparently decided that you had not in fact received your daily dose of drama. The defending champs followed up their wild comeback win over Pewaukee in t…
Hummel’s 23 lifts Viking girls past Mustangs
By KELLY FENTON The Denmark News DENMARK – It was undeniably a mixed bag when the Denmark girls traveled to Little Chute on Friday night. Offensive sluggishness at the beginning of bot…
Defense again leads Viking boys to victory
By KELLY FENTON The Denmark News DENMARK – Denmark wins over Freedom have been fairly rare occurrences over the past several years. Going into Friday night’s battle in Denmark, the Ir…
Top 10? No, it’s No. 1 for Donavan Short!
By KELLY FENTON The Denmark News DENMARK – For Donavan Short, Dec. 5 was a day that went from good to great to, well, kind of hard to believe. It started out as a late-morning Horizon …
Adversity has forged Miller into leader Vikings need
By KELLY FENTON The Denmark News DENMARK – Luke Miller knows the highs and lows of sports. In June, in the state baseball semifinal, he struck out three times in three at-bats … before…
Growing pains expected for Viking boys, new coach
By KELLY FENTON The Denmark News DENMARK – Denmark boys basketball fans might check to see if they’re in the right arena when they settle in for the home opener against Waupaca on Dec.…
Senior captains finding joy in basketball again
By KELLY FENTON The Denmark News DENMARK – Gracie Hermans and Peyton Froberg never seriously considered not coming out for their senior seasons of girls basketball. But they admit it …
First steps to a turnaround, new coach hopes
By KELLY FENTON The Denmark News DENMARK – It has been seven years since the Denmark girls basketball team had a winning season. It’s been five since the Vikings posted double-digit…
Soquet seeks state return; Goetsch looks to break through
By KELLY FENTON The Denmark News DENMARK – It all comes and goes in such a hurry. Just ask Jonah Goetsch, who was still lamenting the way his final football season ended in October (in…
Slate of promising freshmen wrestlers join talented seniors
By KELLY FENTON The Denmark News DENMARK – Tim Kapinos’ 10th anniversary as the head coach of Denmark’s wrestling program is coinciding with a notable youth movement. Though plenty of …
Pressure defense key in Viking comeback
By KELLY FENTON The Denmark News DENMARK – The Denmark boys will have to find ways this season to offset their limited size and the second-chance opportunities they’re bound to surrend…
Viking girls rout Comets for second straight win
By KELLY FENTON The Denmark News DENMARK – A frigid shooting night from outside didn’t deter the Denmark girls from cruising to a 55-34 victory over Waupaca on Thursday night in Denmar…
Viking boys drop season opener
DENMARK – The Denmark boys fell, 62-49, in the season-opener on Nov. 22. It was new head coach Pete Dewar’s debut. Denmark trailed 31-20 at halftime. Sophomore Jack Dewar led the Vik…
Viking girls hand new coach first win at Denmark
By KELLY FENTON The Denmark News DENMARK – The Viking girls made him sweat it out but eventually beat back a Two Rivers second-half rally to earn new Denmark head coach Garett Vanderlo…
Packers celebrated Thanksgiving in 1951 with first-ever televised game
PACKERS CELEBRATED THANKSGIVING IN 1951 WITH FIRST-EVER TELEVISED GAME By Tom Emery Today, Green Bay Packer fans have the chance to see every game of the season on TV. Decades ago, fa…
Johanek signs to play at St. Cloud State
By KELLY FENTON The Denmark News DENMARK – When Miranda Johanek was 8 and first started playing softball her parents, intending to sign her up for a Denmark league team, inadvertently …