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Xavier beats Bay Port to win Wisconsin's first girls flag football title

If you missed it: Appleton's Xavier girls flag football team made history. The Hawks beat Bay Port 19-6 on Sat., Nov. 7 to win Wisconsin's first girls flag football state championship.

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Xavier beat Divine Savior Holy Angels, then Bay Port, to win it all

Wisconsin Girls Flag Football State Championship

Semifinals

Final

2XavierXavier26
6Divine Savior HADSHA12
1Milw. LanguagesMSOL6
4Bay PortBay Port27
2XavierXavier19
4Bay PortBay Port6

Source: WLUK

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RoundGameResult
Semifinals2 Xavier vs. 6 Divine Savior HAXavier 26–12
Semifinals1 Milw. Languages vs. 4 Bay PortBay Port 27–6
Final2 Xavier vs. 4 Bay PortXavier 19–6

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    The Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity is working to prepare 100 tornado-damaged homes for winter, with a goal of getting families home before Christmas. It has 45 active projects, 168 families are in its queue, and the City of Menasha is adding staff and seeking funding.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: WBAY

  • School closingTrinity Lutheran School in Menasha is set to close in January, about halfway through the school year, after the church's congregation board voted Tuesday, according to a source close to the school board.

    Trinity Lutheran School in Menasha is set to close in January, about halfway through the school year, after the church's congregation board voted Tuesday, according to a source close to the school board. Parents are questioning the timing and why they didn't learn of it before this week.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: WBAY

  • HousingA recent Wall Street Journal and Realtor.com study calls the Appleton area the top housing market in the U.S., and it ranked second in the summer rankings behind South Bend-Mishawaka, Ind.

    A recent Wall Street Journal and Realtor.com study calls the Appleton area the top housing market in the U.S., and it ranked second in the summer rankings behind South Bend-Mishawaka, Ind. Northeast Wisconsin realtors say the market has significantly loosened in the past year.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: WLUK

  • VolleyballXavier volleyball won the D2 state championship over Kettle Moraine Lutheran.

    Xavier volleyball won the D2 state championship over Kettle Moraine Lutheran. Head coach Luke Herriges looked back on the title run in a one-on-one interview with NBC 26.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: NBC26

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Xavier wins Wisconsin's first girls flag football title

Plus, Habitat's push to ready 100 tornado-damaged homes before winter.

The TLDR

  1. Xavier wins Wisconsin's first girls flag football title
  2. Appleton officer rescues a hawk hit by a vehicle
  3. Habitat has 45 projects and 168 families in its queue
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