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Journalist for USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.

Joined October 2009
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UWGB signed new men's basketball coach Sundance Wicks to a five-year contract that will pay $235,000 per season. That's a ton of Star Wars toys he can buy.
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$35,000 of that will be paid through funds held by UW-Green Bay Foundation and is guaranteed provided such that funds are available within the UW-Green Bay Foundation accounts at the beginning of the fiscal year and encumbered through the athletics annual approved budget.
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Sunny Wicks eager to rebuild GB men's program after being named new coach. “For me, I love this. It’s what I’m built for. I love this process of putting together teams. I think that’s the most important part of this. Being the best team on our schedule. greenbaypressgazette.com/sto…
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Sundance said he doesn't know how many years he signed up for. He got that little agreement sheet and signed it. He wanted the job. Sure, he probably knows, but not the point. "For me, it wouldn't have mattered if it was two years or 10. I was in to help the Phoenix rise."
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"I'm a run into the fire type of guy. If there is a burning building, let's go save some lives. Our job isn't to sit there and say this is going to be an X amount of years. Our job is to go in there and create belief, create culture." - Sundance Wicks
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Don't have the talent to evaluate a coach, but it took five minutes to believe the players are going to love Sundance Wicks. He will speak to them in next 24 hours and is ready to get at it.
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There is a long story about how Sundance Wicks got his first name, but part of it is because his mother had a huge crush on Robert Redford.
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Sundance Wicks on UWGB job: “These are one in a million, win the lottery opportunities. You can't state how humble and grateful I am."
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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is hiring Wyoming assistant Sundance Wicks as its new men's basketball coach.
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The De Pere boys basketball team will honor the late Larry DeCleene on Saturday before its 2 p.m. game, including presenting a game ball to his family. DeCleene ran the De Pere Basketball Booster Club Clinics for grade school children for 22 years, coaching thousands of kids.
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Green Bay Notre Dame point guard Trista Fayta commits to Illinois State. “She is not scared of the moment, as she showed in the state title game last season and all spring and summer." greenbaypressgazette.com/sto…
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Subscribers: Cards stack against Notre Dame boys in state title loss. Tritons were down two key players due to red cards. “Maybe there is a rule in the rulebook, but this is the first time I’ve ever seen a red card for a player swearing on the field." greenbaypressgazette.com/sto…
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Subscribers: Bay Port football wins slugfest in WIAA Division 1 quarterfinal; West De Pere, Kewaunee advance. Big pick-six for Bay Port's Noah Holtz in win over Appleton North. "I read it like a book, and I took it to the house." greenbaypressgazette.com/sto…
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Subscribers: West De Pere football will be road warriors again; FRCC teams prepare for WIAA quarterfinal showdowns. "Instead of riding a yellow school bus you get a nice charter bus. Compliments to our school and district, the kids have plenty of room." greenbaypressgazette.com/sto…
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