Doug Ritchay
WLUK-TV FOX 11
Green Bay, WI, United States
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Bakhtiari ruled out of Bears game with appendectomy
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- Packers left tackle David Bakhtiari has been ruled of Sunday's game at Chicago after undergoing surgery for an appendicitis.Bakhtiari tweete → Read More
Level 4 Overtime: Three local teams are headed to state
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- And then there were three.After 13 weeks of play, Kimberly, West De Pere and Shiocton are headed to this week's state championship games in → Read More
Football seeds draw quite the response, but it's now playoff time
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- There is no question in my years of covering high school sports that last Saturday's bracket released by the WIAA for the football playoffs → Read More
Bay Port, Little Chute, Southern Door and Coleman top seeds
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- The WIAA released the football brackets Saturday and here is a list of the local teams which received No. 1 seeds:DIVISION 1Bay Port*Note: → Read More
Bay Port offense seems to be coming around
SUAMICO (WLUK) --W0 105 ]] C2.5 G 108 [[TAKE PKG----------------RUNS=:1:48OUTCUE: In Suamico, Doug Ritchay, FOX 11 Sports..(***TAKE PKG TRT: ***)Bay Port's off → Read More
West De Pere runs away with girls state team track and field title
LA CROSSE (WLUK) -- West De Pere entered the Division 1 girls state track and field meet this weekend tied for the most event qualifiers, but that doesn't always mean you will contend for a team title. Along with quantity, quality is needed. And by early Saturday evening it was proven the Phantoms had quality talent. West De Pere captured the program's first state title by scoring 60. 333… → Read More
La Chapell the pick as player of the year
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- Emily La Chapell is about as complete a player you can find. She can run the point, she can shoot, she can pass, and maybe most important she plays terrific defense. In addition, she's a fierce competitor who welcomes every challenge. This past season, La Chapell helped lead Appleton East back to the state tournament for the first time since 1998, as she averaged 20 points,… → Read More
Roncalli executes game plan to perfection, wins state title
MADISON (WLUK) --Joe Garceau is very thorough when it comes to putting together a game plan, so when his Roncalli team took the court against Milwaukee Academy of Science in Saturday's Division 4 state title game he wasn't sure what to expect. What he saw for 36 minutes had to be pure joy, because the Jets did exactly what they needed to do against a talented and athletic Novas team. → Read More
FOX 11 Top 11: Tritons jump into top five
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- After beating Kewaunee 22-20 on a late field goal last week, Notre Dame has jumped into the top five at No. 4 this week in the FOX 11 Top 11. The Tritons were No. 6 last week. So this week's top five looks like this: Fond du Lac is on top spot followed by Kimberly, Appleton North, Notre Dame and Omro. Meanwhile, Appleton East checked out of the rankings and was replaced by… → Read More
Opichka leads the way for the FOX 11 all-area girls basketball team
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- The talent in girls basketball this season, as usual, was terrific. Division I recruits everywhere, so being labeled as on the area's best is quite an accomplishment. This year six players stood out amongst all others as the best. Each led her respective team to at least a regional final, and two players led their teams to state titles. So here we go, here are the area's best… → Read More
Week 5: How the FOX 11 Top 11 fared
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- We are almost through Week 5 of the football season, there are games Saturday, and Friday night three FOX 11 Top 11 teams lost, including two in the top three. Here is a look at how the best 11 teams in the are fared in Week 5: FOX 11 Top 11. 1. Wrightstown (5-0): Beat Marinette 42-6. 2. Freedom (4-1): Lost to Fox Valley Lutheran 27-23. 3. Xavier (4-0): Lost to West De Pere… → Read More
Week 4: How the FOX 11 Top 11 fared
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- Week 4 of the high school football season delivered with big scores and upsets in the FOX 11 Top 11. Here's how the ranked teams fared: FOX 11 TOP 11. 1. Wrightstown (3-0): Beat Fox Valley Lutheran 35-6. 2. Freedom (3-0): Beat No. 9 Little Chute 18-12. 3. Xavier (3-0): Beat No. 10 Hortonville 41-13. 4. Kaukauna (2-0): Beat Wisconsin Lutheran 43-0. 5. Southern Door (3-0): Lost… → Read More
Decision on fall sports could be made Thursday
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- Thursday the WIAA Board of Control will meet to discuss fall sports and everyone wonders what the outcome will be. Will fall sports happen as planned? Will they be delayed? Will they be moved to the spring? Nobody knows for sure, but what is known is teams want to play. "There's a very uncertain feeling around the coaches I've talked to," Fond du Lac football coach Steven… → Read More
WIAA adds girls state wrestling tournament, beginning in 2021-22
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- The WIAA Board of Control unanimously approved to add a girls individual state wrestling tournament beginning in the 2021-22 season. The BOC voted 10-0 and the hope is the individual state tournament can lead to an eventual team state championship. Currently, girls wrestle on boys teams and that would be the same in 21-22. Once the regular season is completed, girls wrestlers… → Read More
The Dougies: FOX 11 all-area girls basketball team announced
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- Northeast Wisconsin was loaded with talent in girls basketball this season, but despite the depth a dozen players stood above the rest. Those 12 players have been named "Dougie" award winners and named either to the FOX 11 first- or second-team all-area girls basketball team. Hortonvlle's Macy McGlone has been named player of the year, but beyond her there are some impressive… → Read More
Bay Port tops Kimberly to earn first state championship game berth
OSHKOSH (WLUK) -- All season long Bay Port has had that look of a team capable of reaching the Division 1 state championship game and Friday night was the Pirates' last hurdle in reaching that destination. That hurdle, though, went by the name of Kimberly. You know, the team that had made six straight state title games and won 84 of its last 87 games. Furthermore, the same team that beat Bay… → Read More
FOX 11 Top 11: Two newcomers to the Week 2 rankings
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- The first week of the football season included some expected results and some surprises and one of those surprises was the margin of victory in the Game Time Game of the Week. Kiel won at Kewaunee 49-21, while Kimberly, Bay Port and West De Pere winning was expected. This week's Top 11 sees Kewaunee and St. Mary's Springs falling out after losses and Kiel and Winneconne… → Read More
Seymour erupts to win first state softball title
MADISON (WLUK) -- Through five innings during Saturday's Division 2 state softball championship game it felt like Seymour was just hanging on. Pitcher Paige Weyer wiggled out of a couple jams, including a no-out bases-loaded situation, and the usually dangerous Seymour offense was being held in check. Then came the sixth inning. Seymour found its thundersticks and marched 14 batters to the… → Read More
Brewers' run, Packers' struggles highlight 2018
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- The year 2018 was an eventful one in sports, from the Milwaukee Brewers bringing their fans on an exciting ride to the Green Bay Packers falling below expectations. Early in 2018, it was the high school athletes making an impression as Roncalli, Kaukauna and Oshkosh North won boys basketball state titles. In addition, Appleton North repeated as Division 1 state champs on the… → Read More
Kimberly's postseason run ends in state quarterfinal
GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- Kimberly knew playing defending state champion Burlington in a girls' state volleyball quarterfinal would not be easy, but the Papermakers were not about to back down to the Demons at the Resch Center on Thursday. Kimberly started fast, winning the first set 25-14, but it was a battle the rest of the way, a battle the Papermakers couldn't finish. No. → Read More