Volleyball
A major summer flood ruined Nicolet High School's gym floor but not the girls volleyball team's spirit.
Nicolet Sweet 16 Invitational
At the Mount Everest of high school tennis tournaments, Milwaukee Marquette topped all comers Saturday. The Nicolet Sweet 16 Invitational attracted nine state-ranked teams, including four of the top five Division 1 teams, and the Hilltoppers showed they were the best of the best.
Oak Creek 42, Nicolet 36
Usually the Oak Creek girls basketball team makes about 63% of its free throws, according to coach Steve Hluchnik.
So even he was surprised when his team made all 17 of its attempts in a 42-36 victory over Nicolet, ranked No. 1 in the state by the Journal Sentinel, in a Division 1 sectional semifinal Friday at Whitefish Bay.
Division 1 sectional semifinals
Rarely does a team go the final 11-plus minutes of a game without a basket and actually move closer to the state tournament. But top-seeded Milwaukee King did just that in a 52-46 victory over fifth-seeded Nicolet in a Division 1 sectional semifinal.
Nicolet 51, Cedarburg 32
Coach Corey Wolf had to dig deep in the archives to find the last time a Nicolet girls basketball team had the level of success the current Knights have experienced this regular season.