The Green Bay Gamblers treated their fans to a thrilling Halloween night win Friday, taking down the Waterloo Black Hawks 3-2 at the Resch Center behind a fast start and strong goaltending from Mat?j Slavick.

Green Bay jumped ahead early with two first-period goals Jack Wooten opened the scoring at 7:44 off assists from Ryan O’Sullivan and Brayden Harris, before Ethan Drabicki added his second goal of the season just minutes later, assisted by Gavin Gulley and O’Sullivan.

Waterloo battled back in the second period, evening the score 2-2 with goals from Nate Rieber and Jack Mason, the latter on the power play. But the Gamblers regained control in the third when Brady Katz, who leads the team in scoring, buried his eighth goal of the year at 3:54, assisted by Gulley and Harris.

Despite going 0-for-4 on the power play, the Gamblers outshot Waterloo an astonishing 40-19 and dictated play for much of the night. Slavick turned away 17 of 19 shots to earn the win, while Loïc Lachat made 37 saves for the Black Hawks.

Green Bay improves to 3-1 over its last four games and will host Waterloo again Saturday night at the Resch Center to close out the weekend series.

The Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team will now turn their focus to the regular season and its opening night matchup against Kansas after they beat St. Norbert College 75-48.

The Phoenix outscored their crosstown foes 33-17 in the first half thanks to 10 points from Marcus Hall. The Phoenix offense was efficient from the field, shooting over 53 percent including 56 percent from behind the arc. That is compared to the Green Knights, who were 0-12 from behind the arc in the first en route to shooting 30 percent from the field and 10 percent from the three-point line.

The Phoenix had four players score in double figures, including 13 points from Josh Hines and 10 points apiece from Marcus Hall, Maruan Cicic, and Dontrell Hewlett. Connor Pytleski scored 11 points to lead the Green Knights in the loss. Gibraltar alum Will Friedenfels was 2-2 from the free throw line in limited action.

The Phoenix men will now prepare for their matchup against the Jayhawks on November 3rd at 7 p.m.

Year two of the Doug Gottlieb era begins officially Thursday night when the Green Bay Phoenix men welcome Division 3 opponent and crosstown foe St. Norbert College to the Kress Events Center.

The new look Phoenix tuned up for the season earlier this month when they lost to Bradley 83-78, a game where they trailed by 16 points at the break. The Phoenix had four players reach double figures in the loss, including Marcus Hall's 15 points. They look to improve on their 4-28 record from a season ago.

The Green Knights are coming off a 23-7 record, including a NACC Tournament Championship and an NCAA Division III Tournament appearance. Baileys Harbor native Will Friedenfels is in his junior season on the squad, appearing in six games last year. In limited action, he grabbed nine rebounds, registered two assists, and posted his first collegiate block and point.

Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.

The Green Bay Gamblers have bolstered their forward group with the addition of Ethan Drabicki, acquired from the Muskegon Lumberjacks in exchange for a pair of 2026 draft picks. Green Bay also receives Muskegon’s 2026 Phase I Round 10 pick as part of the deal.

Drabicki joins the Gamblers after spending last season with Muskegon, where he helped capture the Clark Cup Championship. During the 2024-25 season, Drabicki appeared in 24 games, scoring one goal and seven assists for eight total points.

Through eight games so far in the 2025-26 season, Drabicki has recorded one goal for the Lumberjacks before being traded to Green Bay.

Head coach Patrick McCadden praised the move, noting Drabicki’s work ethic and experience from last year’s championship run. “He brings a hard, skilled style to our lineup and comes highly recommended for his character,” McCadden said.

Drabicki adds depth and a winning background to a Gamblers team that has started the season strong and continues to look for consistency up front.

The Gamblers return to action versus Waterloo for Halloween/Hispanic Heritage night this Friday with puck drop at 7:05pm inside the Resch Center. 

Aaron Rodgers will have to wait if he wants to become the fifth quarterback in NFL history to beat all 32 teams after the Green Bay Packers came back to beat his Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday night 35-25. 

It looked for awhile that Rodgers join the list that includes Peyton Manning and Tom Brady after the Packers' offense disappeared following a 16-yard touchdown pass from Jordan Love to Tucker Kraft made it 7-3. The Steelers took a 16-7 lead into halftime before the Packers turned things around midway through the third quarter. That is when Love threw a swing pass over to Savion Williams for a score that made it 16-14. Following a Steelers' field goal, the Packers scored the next 21 points thanks to Josh Jacobs's rushing touchdown, a second Love-to-Kraft connection, and two field goals from Brandon McManus. Rodgers salvaged some points late, but it was not nearly enough to prevent the Packers from their fifth win of the season.

Love shined in front of his mentor, throwing for 360 yards and three touchdowns compared to Rodgers' 219 yards and two touchdowns. The Packers also showcased the defense it could be with a forced turnover and three sacks, including two from Rashan Gary.

The Packers are back in action on Sunday when they return to Lambeau Field to face the Carolina Panthers for a noon kick. 

The Green Bay Gamblers bounced back in a big way Saturday night, defeating the Chicago Steel 6-3 at the Resch Center. After falling 4-2 to the Steel the night before, Green Bay’s offense erupted behind strong performances from several key players.

The Gamblers jumped out to an early 2-0 lead in the first period with goals from Simon Samuelsson and Carter Katz, while Griffin Wooten and Anthony Carcone each contributed on the scoresheet. Chicago trimmed the lead late in the period, but Green Bay stayed in control.

In the second period, Max Gulley, Owen Buesgens, and Wooten extended the Gamblers’ advantage, helping Green Bay take a commanding 5-2 lead. Jakob Hafele sealed the victory with an empty-net goal late in the third, while goaltender Charlie Slavick made 29 saves on 32 shots to secure the win.

The Gamblers outplayed Chicago in transition and capitalized on their chances — something that eluded them in Friday’s 4-2 loss despite outshooting the Steel 31-33.

Green Bay will look to carry that momentum into their next matchup when they return home to host the Waterloo Black Hawks on Thursday, October 31, at the Resch Center. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. as the Gamblers aim to keep building rhythm heading into November.

Green Bay struck early but couldn’t hold off the Chicago Steel, falling 4-2 on Friday night at Fox Valley Ice Arena.

The Gamblers came out firing in the opening period, building a 2-0 lead with goals from Griffin Wooten and Ethan Katz. Wooten opened the scoring at 8:02 off a feed from Lukas Samuelsson, and Katz added another late in the frame assisted by Anthony Carcone and Ryan O’Sullivan.

Momentum shifted quickly in the second as Chicago answered back just 12 seconds in and later capitalized on a power play to even things up 2-2 heading into the final period.

The Steel kept the pressure on late, scoring the go-ahead goal with just over three minutes to play before sealing the win with an empty-netter in the closing seconds.

Despite the loss, Green Bay outshot Chicago 31-33 and showed flashes of control early but couldn’t convert in the second and third periods.

The Gamblers return to action Saturday looking to bounce back in the rematch against Chicago.

The Green Bay Gamblers are gearing up for back-to-back games against the Chicago Steel this Friday and Saturday.

Friday's matchup will take place at the Steel's home, the Fox Valley Ice Arena, with Saturday's game moving to Green Bay's Resch Center.

In their previous outing playing back-to-back games against the Youngstown Phantoms, the Gamblers went 1-1. The first game ended in a 4-2 loss, despite goals from Zach Wooten and Andrew O’Sullivan, and goalie Joey Slavick's 20 saves on 24 shots. However, they rebounded strongly in the second game, securing a 5-1 victory. Goals in that win came from Frantiskek Netusil, Elliot Guelley, Geno Carcone, Landon Hafele, and Nick Knutson. Leo Henriquez earned the win in goal, stopping 37 of 38 shots. 

Friday’s game starts at 6:05 pm. while Saturday’s game starts at 7:05 pm.

Parsons recorded five tackles, four tackles for loss and a career-high three sacks in Green Bay’s 27-23 win at Arizona. This marked Parsons’ 16th career game with at least two sacks, tied with T.J. Watt for the fifth-most such games by a player in his first five seasons since 1982. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Reggie White (24 games), Richard Dent (19) and Jared Allen (17) as well as J.J. Watt (21) have more.
 

This is the fourth-career Defensive Player of the Week award for Parsons and first as a Packer. Parsons is the third Packers defensive lineman to earn the honor in the past 20 seasons (2006-25), joining Aaron Kampman (twice) and Dean Lowry.

Parsons ties Cameron Wake (four-time winner) for the most Defensive Players of the Week awards won by a former Penn State player.

The road to the Resch Center in Green Bay begins on Tuesday for several local teams.

Opening round matchups include Southern Door hosting Mishicot, Gibraltar traveling to Roncalli, Algoma visiting Omro, and Kewaunee welcoming Sturgeon Bay.

All of the matches begin at 7 p.m.

On Thursday, Sevastopol will play the winner of #12 Princeton/Green Lake and #5 Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah and Luxemburg-Casco awaits the winner of #7 Seymour and #10 New London.

The Green Bay Packers outscored the Arizona Cardinals 14-3 in the fourth quarter to escape State Farm Stadium with a 27-23 win on Sunday.

The Packers' secondary struggled against the Cardinals, allowing Jacoby Brissett to author long drives in the first half including his first of two touchdown passes to Trey McBride in the second quarter. Brissett ended his day 25-36 for 279 and two touchdown passes. New kicker Lucas Havrisik kept the Packers with two field goals, including a franchise setting 61-yarder to end the half to make it 13-6 at the break.

The two teams traded touchdowns in the third quarter with the Packers' Josh Jacobs and the Cardinals' McBride find the endzone. In the fourth quarter, Tucker Kraft helped the Packers tie the game at 20 with a seven-yard pass before Jacobs' second touchdown gave the team its final margin of victory.

Jordan Love was 19-29 for 179 yards and a score through the air while Jacobs had 55 yards rushing to go along with his two scores.

The Packers will now prepare for their highly anticipated matchup against Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers on the road on Sunday at 7:20 p.m.

After losing 4-2 on Saturday, the Green Bay Gamblers left Youngstown with a win after beating the Phantoms 5-1 on Sunday.

The Gamblers scored two goals in the second and third periods after Frantisek Netusil opened the game's scoring halfway through the first period. Elliot Gulley and Geno Carcone made it 3-0 at the end of the second period while Landon Hafele and Nick Knutson tallied their own goals after the Phantoms found the back of the net to open the third period.

Leo Henriquez sparkled in the net for the Gamblers, stopping 37 of the 38 shots he faced. 

The Gamblers will play a pair against the Chicago Steel this weekend, traveling to Geneva, Ill.  at 7:05 p.m. on Friday before returning the hosting duties on Saturday at 6:05 p.m.. 

The Green Bay Gamblers peppered Youngstown with shots all night but couldn’t find enough offense to finish the job, falling 4-2 to the Phantoms Saturday at the Covelli Centre.

Green Bay struck first late in the opening period when Cameron Wooten buried his third goal of the season off assists from Ethan Timm and Nate Kultgen. Youngstown responded quickly with a power-play goal from Alex Rucinski to tie it 1-1 heading into the break.

The Phantoms took control in the second period behind a pair of goals from Ryan Simpson, one on the power play, to jump ahead 3-1. Liam O’Sullivan gave the Gamblers life with his first goal of the season late in the frame, trimming the deficit to one.

Despite outshooting Youngstown 30-24 and generating several quality looks in the third, Green Bay couldn’t find the equalizer. Marek Kuchar?ík sealed it for the Phantoms with an empty-netter in the final minute to make it 4-2.

Goaltender Jake Slavick stopped 20 shots for the Gamblers, while Tomas Trejbal turned away 28 for Youngstown. Green Bay went 0-for-2 on the power play and dropped to 1-4 on the season.

The Green Bay women’s basketball team opened its season with a dominant 72 to 34 exhibition victory over UW Platteville on Saturday at the Kress Events Center.

While the result will not count toward either team’s record, it was a promising start for a Phoenix squad coming off a trip to the NCAA Tournament where they fell in the first round to Alabama.

Green Bay showcased its depth and new talent early. The offseason brought several impactful additions including transfers Gracie Grzesk from UW Madison, Maddy Skorupski from Oakland, and Carley Duffney from South Dakota. All three earned the start and combined for 29 points.

UW Platteville’s Ella Mackiewicz led all scorers with 17 points, going 7 for 16 from the field and 1 for 5 from three. Grzesk paced Green Bay with 14 points on an efficient 6 for 10 shooting performance including 1 for 3 from deep. Megan Schultz came off the bench to add 10 points, hitting 4 of 8 shots.

While the Phoenix offense looked sharp, it was their defense that set the tone. Green Bay forced 27 turnovers and turned them into 32 points, including 18 in transition. Skorupski led the charge defensively with four steals of her own.

Overall, the exhibition served as a strong tune up for the Phoenix, who will face another Division III opponent, UW Stevens Point, in their first official game of the season on November 3 at the Kress Center. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m.

The Green Bay Gamblers used a three-goal third period as insurance in its 6-2 win over Team USA on Thursday. 

The Gamblers carried a 2-0 lead into the second period thanks to goals from Frantisek Netusil and Cruz Martin. Netusil found himself between two Team USA goals in the second period, answering a Freddie Schneider tally with a score of his own with less than four minutes remaining. In the third period, Elliot Gulley, Landon Hafele, and David Rozsival all found the back of the net with Hafele doing so on an empty net. 

Netusil, Hafele, and Zach Wooten all had multi-point games while Leo Henriquez earned the win in net with 17 saves on 19 shots.

The WIAA girls' volleyball playoff brackets have been made.

In Division 2, #2 Luxemburg-Casco has a first-round bye and will host the winner of Seymore and New London.

In Division 3, #9 Sturgeon Bay will play #8 Kewaunee, with the winner facing #1 Manitowoc Lutheran, while #7 Southern Door will host #10 Mishicot, and the winner will face #2 Valders.

In Division 4, #9 Algoma will play #8 Omro, with the winner facing #1 Valley Christian Oshkosh. #4 Sevastopol has a first-round bye and will host the winner of Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah and Princeton/Green Lake. Finally, #11 Gibraltar will face #6 Roncalli, and the winner will play #3 Lourdes Academy.

Round 1 begins on Oct. 22, all games start at 7:00 pm. while Round 2 begins on Oct. 24.

The Green Bay Gamblers are gearing up to face the US National Team Development Program this Thursday at the USA Hockey Arena in Plymouth, Michigan.

This follows their recent two-game series against the Waterloo Blackhawks. In the first game, the Gamblers fell 5-4. Goals were scored by Caleb Katz, Zach Guelley (twice), and Nick Knutson. Goalkeeper Aiden Slavick made 11 saves on 16 shots before Mateo Henriquez took over and stopped all 10 shots he faced. The Gamblers rallied in the second game, securing a 6-4 victory despite entering the third period with a 3-0 deficit. They scored six goals to seal the win, with contributions from Axel Samuelsson, Jaxon Sokol, Owen Philips, Drew Hafele, and another two from Guelley. Henriquez started in goal for this game, making 20 saves on 24 shots.

The face-off is at 6:00 pm.

The month-long wait was worth it for green-and-gold-clad fans as the Green Bay Packers led wire-to-wire in a 27-18 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.

After a scoreless first quarter, the Packers scored the game's first 10 points courtesy of a field goal and a Josh Jacobs rushing touchdown from three yards out. The Bengals responded with a touchdown of their own to open the third quarter, but that set off a scoring frenzy that saw the teams combine for three touchdowns and two field goals. The Packers ended up finding the endzone twice in the final frame, courtesy of a 14-yard score from Jacobs and a 19-yard catch and run from Tucker Kraft.

Jordan Love went 19-26 for 259 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Jacobs led the way on the ground with 93 yards on 18 carries to go with his two touchdowns. 

Packers fans will now have to wait until November 2nd before seeing their team back at Lambeau Field again. The Packers will face the Arizona Cardinals next Sunday before traveling to Pittsburgh for a highly anticipated matchup against Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers.

After falling Friday night, the Green Bay Gamblers flipped the script on Saturday with a huge comeback win at the Resch Center stamped by an explosive third period. 

Trailing 3-0 entering the third, Green Bay exploded for six unanswered goals to take down the Waterloo Black Hawks 6-4.

Waterloo controlled the early tempo, scoring twice in the first and adding another late in the second to carry a 3-0 lead into the final frame. But Green Bay came out flying in the third.

Axel Samuelsson put the Gamblers on the board just 29 seconds in, sparking a surge that saw goals from Jaxon Sokol, Owen Phillips, and Drew Hafele in an 11-minute span to give Green Bay a 4-3 lead.

After Waterloo briefly cut the deficit to one, Caden Gulley sealed the win with back-to-back goals, including an empty-netter in the final seconds, to cap the six-goal period.

Goaltender Henriquez earned the win with 20 saves on 24 shots, while the Gamblers finished with a 35-24 edge in shots on goal.

Green Bay, now 2-1-0-1 on the season, completes the weekend split with Waterloo and will look to build on Saturday’s offensive outburst when they host the U.S. National Team Development Program on Wednesday, October 16 at 6 p.m. 

The Green Bay Packers are preparing for this Sunday, when they are set to face the Cincinnati Bengals at Lambeau Field.

The Packers are coming off a bye week, but in their most recent game, they traveled to Dallas and tied the Cowboys 40-40. Several Packers delivered standout performances. Quarterback Jordan Love, with an impressive 365 total yards and 3 touchdowns, earned a 118.1 passer rating. Running back Josh Jacobs was a force on the ground, churning out 86 rushing yards and finding the end zone twice. Jacobs also hauled in 4 receptions for 71 receiving yards. Wide receiver Romeo Doubs was another key contributor, catching six passes for 58 yards and three touchdowns. On the defensive side, linebacker Quay Walker led the charge, racking up 11 tackles, 6 of which he wrapped up on his own.

Meanwhile, the Cincinnati Bengals arrive in Green Bay following a 37-24 loss to the Detroit Lions. The Bengals have recently acquired veteran quarterback Joe Flacco from the Cleveland Browns in a trade. Flacco was the Browns' quarterback when they handed the Packers their only loss of the season in Week 3.

The kick-off is set for 3:25 pm.

The Green Bay Gamblers came up just short in a Friday night thriller, falling 5-4 to the Waterloo Black Hawks at the Resch Center.

The opening period saw plenty of action as the Gamblers jumped ahead early. Caleb Katz tallied his fifth goal of the season on the power play at 10:55, assisted by Aidan O’Sullivan and Jakub Rozsival. Less than two minutes later, Zach Gulley added his first of the year to make it 2-0 Green Bay.

Waterloo responded quickly, however, as Tate Whiterabbit scored at 12:49 and Leo Jette added another at 15:12 to tie things up 2-2 heading into intermission.

The Black Hawks took control in the second period, netting three straight goals from Jaxson Mason, Adam Lefere, and Oskar Eriksson, who scored on the power play to put Waterloo up 5-2. Gulley struck again for Green Bay late in the period, cutting the deficit to 5-3.

In the third, Nate Knutson brought the Gamblers within one just two minutes in, but that would be as close as they’d get. Despite outshooting Waterloo 29-26, Green Bay couldn’t find the last equalizer.

Waterloo goaltender Nicholas Salajko earned the win with 25 saves, while Green Bay’s Aiden Slavick stopped 11 of 16 shots before Mateo Henriquez came in relief, turning away all 10 he faced.

The loss drops Green Bay to 2-4-0-1 on the season, while Waterloo improves to 3-2-0-0. The teams are set to meet again Saturday night at the Resch Center.

This Saturday, Packerland Conference schools will compete in various volleyball tournaments in the region.

The Southern Door Eagles are traveling to Brillion for their tournament play. They will be joined by fellow competitors Green Bay West, Roncalli, and Goodman/Pembine.

Meanwhile, the Sturgeon Bay Clippers are on the road to Mayville. Lodi, Lomira, Omro, Oconto, Columbus, and Berlin are also participating.

The Kewaunee Storm is making its way to Oconto Falls, where they will join Bonduel, Chilton, Freedom, Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran, Peshtigo, and New London.

All tournaments begin at 9:00 am.

The Green Bay Gamblers are gearing up for an action-packed weekend at home, hosting back-to-back games against the Waterloo Black Hawks this Friday and Saturday.

This series follows the Gamblers' back-to-back games against Team USA. In their first game versus Team USA, the Gamblers secured a 2-1 victory, with William Samuelson netting the overtime goal that sealed the win. They kept up their strong performance in the second game, winning 5-1.

Friday's game starts at 7:05 pm, Saturday’s game starts at 6:05 pm

The Green Bay Gamblers went 2-for-3 on their power play opportunities en route to a 5-1 win over Team USA on Sunday.

After Geno Carcone opened the scoring halfway through the first period, David Rozsival and Cody Sokol registered the power-play goals to push the lead to 3-0 Gamblers before the end of the second period. The two squads traded goals in the third period with Landon Hafele and Nate Bienstock sandwiching a Team USA goal. 

Hafele posted a three-point night while Carcone and Gavin Katz also registered multi-point nights. Leo Henriquez had a calm night between the pipes because of the defense in front of him. He stopped 10 of the 11 shots he faced.

The Gamblers are back in action Friday and Saturday when they welcome Waterloo to the Resch Center.

All four local Packerland Conference teams take to a wet pitch this afternoon as they build their resumes for the upcoming postseason.

Soccer action includes Kewaunee traveling to Algoma (4 p.m.), Sturgeon Bay hosting NEW Lutheran (4:30 p.m.), and Gibraltar/Sevastopol visiting Peshtigo (4:30 p.m.). Luxemburg-Casco is off until it travels to Marinette for a 4 p.m. matinee on Tuesday.

Soccer seeding meetings will take place on October 12th, with the first tournament games beginning on October 21st. 

The Green Bay Gamblers earned a 2-1 overtime win over the USA Hockey National Team Development Program Saturday night at the Resch Center.

After a scoreless first period, NTDP’s Henry Sears broke the deadlock late in the second with a power-play goal assisted by Jack Semetsis and Jack Barch.

Green Bay tied the game in the final minute of regulation when Leo Katz scored his fourth of the season, assisted by Max Hafele and Nick Phillips.

In overtime, defenseman John Samuelsson netted the game-winner just over two minutes in, set up by Cal Buesgens, to secure the Gamblers’ second win of the season.

Green Bay outshot NTDP 37-18, while goaltender Kaden Slavick made 17 saves in the victory. NTDP’s Adam Chizik stopped 35 shots in the loss.