Crane Project Takes Flight - Messmer Catholic Schools

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MESSMERTODAY
Basketball
The boys’ varsity
basketball
team is under
the new leadership
of Coach
Jim Datka. Paul
Noack, a legend
in Wisconsin
High School
basketball, is director
of operations
for boys and girls basketball. To date, the varsity team has
doubled their win total from all of last season. Leading the
way for the Bishops this season are a pair of seniors, Martin
Childs and Deon Wright. Both are having outstanding seasons
and are leading the team in scoring and rebounding. The Bishops
currently start five seniors and look forward to continuing
their improvement throughout the season. The JV and Freshmen
squads are also off to good starts.
The Lady Bishops are starting the season with three returning
starters from the 2007-2008 season. Senior Thomasha Ivy-Patterson,
Sophomore Chante Hollished and Senior BreShuanda
Jones lead the team each night. The Bishops hope to improve
their record and move to the top three teams in the conference.
The team continues growing and learning with each game and
once their potential is reached, they will be hard to contend
with.
The 5th and 6th grade girls, team is off to a good start. They
are 3-2 on the season with four games to play. This team has a
lot of leaders and show they can be a great team if they stick
with basketball in the future.
The 7th and 8th grade boys’ team is off to a good start with a
4-2 record. This team has a great amount of talent and can do
something special in basketball if they all stick together and
progress the way they have. A majority of the team are 7th
graders and have a lot of time to progress with their skills
before high school.
The 7th and 8th grade girls’ team have a 3-3 record with 3
games to play. This team has a lot of talent that just needs to
build chemistry before they take off. Playing together in the
future will help build this team and make them become great
contenders. Most of the members of this team are playing together
for the first time and the more they adjust to one another,
the brighter their basketball futures are.
Catholic Urban Academies
The Catholic Urban Academies started the
2008-09 school year with two exciting new
opportunities—football and girls’ volleyball.
St. Rose and St. Leo look forward to
taking full advantage of these opportunities
in the years to come.
Messmer Prep
The Messmer Prep basketball program has
been learning a lot and showing great
progress as the basketball season continues.
The school boasts five total basketball
teams. Two 5th and 6th grade boys’ teams,
along with a 5th and 6th grade girls’ team
and 7th and 8th grade girls’ and boys’ team.
The 5th and 6th grade boys’ A team is off to a 3-3 start with
three games to play and our 5th and 6th grade boys’ B team
has a 1-4 record with four games to play. Both teams are very
young with a majority of the players being 5th graders and
playing against mostly 6th grade competition. Many of the
players are also playing organized basketball for the first time
in their lives.
This season, three teams participated in the Notre Dame-Don
Bosco Basketball League. The 5th and 6th grade boys’ and
girls’ teams started their seasons off well with a few wins but
have faced some adversity with losses in recent games. They
continue to work hard to improve their understanding of the
commitment and dedication it takes so that they will be able to
win on a consistent basis. The 7th and 8th grade boys’ team
started the season with a number of wins in both tournament
and league play. They have bonded together as a team with
strong parental support. The boys are defending Padre Sierra
Tournament champions – the largest in the state of Wisconsin.
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