UW-Waukesha (January 31, 2011)

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UW-Fox Men Earn First WCC East Title Since 1993!

The UW-Fox Valley men's basketball team defeated UW-Waukesha 81-68 on Monday night to run their WCC-East record to 10-1, 19-1 overall.  With the win the Cyclone men earned their first conference championship since 1993, when National League Umpire Gerry Davis headed the program.

The Cyclone men got off to a quick start with their defense.  The Cyclones held the Cougars to only 13 points over the first 15 minutes of the first half, and 36% field goal shooting for the half.

Christian Krah (Bayport) and Joe Dachelet (Menasha) ignited the Cyclone offense in the first half, which saw the Cyclones shoot 52% from the field.  Both players hit all 3 of their field goals and both scored 8 points.  Phil Landua (Kaukauna) and Mike Fitzgerald (Xavier) netted 7 and 6 points respectively in the first half. 

The Cougars made several runs in the second half, fueled by the penetration and shooting of Milwaukee Vincent grad Sylvester Bracken, who led UW-Waukesha with 22 points.  However, they would never get closer than 10 points. 

Beau Reshel (Hortonville) scored lay-ups on back to back possessions, and buried a 3 late in the game as the shot clock expired, to push the Cyclone lead back to 15.  Lucas Schultz' (Appleton West) transition lay-up with under a minute sealed the Cyclones first Championship in 18 years.

Phil Landua led UW-Fox with 18 points and 9 rebounds, while Joe Dachelet finished with 15 points and 7 rebounds.  Reshel, Krah, and Schultz rounded out the Cyclones double digit scorers with 15, 11 and 10 points respectively.

UW-Fox will host UW-Marathon on Friday night at 8pm in the UW-Fox Valley Fieldhouse.

UW-Fox Beats UW-Barron

In the second game of the 1st annual UW-Fox JUCO Classic, UW-Fox Valley defeated UW-Barron 88-37.  With the win the Cyclones are now 11-1 on the young season.

UW-Fox Valley jumped out to an 18-2 lead to start the game and never looked back.  Christian Krah hit 2 three point field goals and converted a steal into a lay-up to lead the fast start for the Cyclones.  Beau Reshel's 13 first half points, and a stingy defense, that held the Chargers to only 6 first half field goals, helped the Cyclones to a 47-12 lead at intermission. 

The Cyclone starters opened up the second half with a 13-4 run and UW-Fox never looked back.  The Cyclones shot 12/25 from the three point line, had 7 players score seven or more points, and held the potent UW-Barron three point attack to 17.6% for the game.  Beau Reshel led the way with 19 points, Travis Puyleart had 13, and Jake Coenen dished out 6 assists with no turnovers for the Host Cyclones.

UW-Barron will play Fox Valley Technical College on Friday at 1pm.  UW-Baraboo will battle UW-Fox at 3pm.

UW-Fox Men's Basketball Hosts JUCO Classic

The UW-Fox Valley Men's Basketball team will host the 1st annual UW-Fox JUCO Classic this Thursday December 30th and Friday December 31st.  UW-Baraboo, UW-Barron, and Fox Valley Technical College will participate along with the host Cyclones.  

The Cyclones are coming off of a hard fought 77-65 win over Fox Valley Technical College back on December 15th.  In that contest the UW-Fox men got key second half performances from Jake Coenen (2nd year, Kimberly), Mike Fitzgerald (1st, Xavier), and Korey Jagiello (1st, New London).  They enter the event with a 10-1 overall record, and currently lead the WCC-East with a record of 5-1. 

Thursday December 30th Schedule:

5:00pm UW-Baraboo Vs. Fox Valley Technical College

7:00pm UW-Barron Vs. UW-Fox Valley

Friday December 31st Schedule:

1:00pm UW-Barron Vs. Fox Valley Technical College

3:00pm UW-Baraboo Vs. UW-Fox Valley

All games will be played in the UW-Fox Valley Fieldhouse located on the campus of UW-Fox.

All children 14 and under are free.  High School students and any College students are only $2 with their school ID's.

Cyclones Beat UW-Washington

The UW-Fox Valley men forced 17 turnovers, held visiting UW-Washington to 21.6% shooting, and got 44 points from their bench in a 78-46 win on Wednesday night at the UW-Fox Fieldhouse.  The Cyclones jumped out to a 36-18 halftime lead on the heels of two Kevin Jukkala 3 pointers, and never looked back going on an 18-5 run over the first 7 minutes of the 2nd half to run their record to 6-1.  Jake Coenen, Travis Puyleart, and Mike Fitzgerald led a balanced UW-Fox attack with 15, 13, and 11 points each.   Fitzgerald was perfect from the floor and free-throw line, while Joe Dachelet pulled down 7 rebounds, and Phil Landua 6, for the Cyclones.  Nine players scored 5 points or more for UW-Fox Valley.  The Cyclones will host UW-Marinette in a key WCC-East game next Monday at 8:00pm in the UW-Fox Fieldhouse.

UW-Fox Little Dribblers Basketball Program

UW-FOX LITTLE DRIBBLERS BASKETBALL  (Ages 4-7)

(in conjunction with the Town of Menasha Park and Rec department)

Is your little one excited about the sport of basketball?  In this clinic UW-Fox Men’s Basketball Coach Lee Rabas and staff will teach participants stationary ball handling, dribbling, dribbling games, offensive footwork, shooting technique, passing, and how to receive a pass.  This clinic is a unique opportunity designed to combine skills, teamwork, and FUN!

Saturdays / 4 Weeks

November 13th, November 20th, December 4th, and December 11th

   Ages 4-5     10:00-10:45AM     Class # 303005-01

   Ages 6-7     11:00-11:45AM     Class # 303005-02

Location:  UW-Fox Valley Field House (1478 Midway Rd.)

FEE (R/NR):  $18 / $22

   Registration Deadline, November 5

For registration information, call the park and rec office at 720-7108 or find the registration form on their website www.town-menasha.com.

UW-Fox Boys Youth Tournament Dates for 2010-2011

The UW-Fox Valley Men's Basketball progam will host the following boys youth basketball tournaments during the 2010-2011 season:

Saturday December 11, 2010 - 3rd grade

Saturday December 18, 2010 - 6th grade

Saturday January 8, 2011 - 7th grade

Saturday January 15, 2011 - 4th grade

Saturday January 22, 2011 - 3rd grade

Saturday January 29, 2011 - 5th grade

Tournaments are all one day.  8 team brackets which guarantee 3 games.  All games are played on a college-sized wood floor in our beautiful fieldhouse.  For more information contact head coach Lee Rabas, 920.209.6062.

2010 One Shining Moment - Luther Vandross

No better way to start 2010-2011 than by taking a look at how 2009-2010 ended.  How great was last year's NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament!  My legs are still moving up and down and I got done watching this 5 minutes ago.  What an awesome sport to be involved in.

Also, check out this story about how the 'Butler Way' is really the rebirth of the "GREEN BAY WAY".  It was an article written by David Steele.  For Butler, George Mason, Victory began in Green Bay.

1st Annual 'BACK TO SCHOOL' Basketball Camp Dates Set For August 2010

The UW-Fox Valley Men's Basketball program has set dates for its 1st annual 'BACK TO SCHOOL' basketball camps.  The camps will be held during the second and third weeks of August.  Each camp will run from Tuesday - Thursday (3 days) for 3 hours.  Campers will receive 9 hours of basketball instruction and games, motivational material, and a camp t-shirt.  All of this for the low cost of $30!  Four sessions will be offered based on the grade campers will be entering in the fall of 2010.  Please note that the Kind.-1st grade camp will be a Coed camp.  The dates and times are as follows:

August 10-12   2nd-3rd grades   /   9am-Noon
August 10-12   6th-7th grades   /   12:30pm-3:30pm       
August 17-19   4th-5th grades   /   8:30am-11:30am
August 17-19   Kind.-1st grade (coed)   /   Noon-3:00pm       

• Take $5 off per child if signing up more than 1 family member

For more information contact head basketball coach Lee Rabas.  By phone, 209.6062, or by e-mail, lrabas@new.rr.com and lee.rabas@uwc.edu.