Oak Creek lost on a last-second jumper to finish the season at 12-11.
West Allis Central's Brandon Key scored with seven seconds left to lead his team to a 34-33 win over Oak Creek Friday night and end the Knights' season. Alex Medenwalt led the Knights, who finish with a 12-11 record, with 16 points. The Oak Creek NOW has more. The girls' basketball team begins tournament play March 1 against the winner of Milwaukee Hamilton and West Allis Central.
Knights handed out annual awards at year-end banquet March 27.
This week's Oak Creek Patch Whiz Kid recognition goes to a group of OCHS basketball players recently honored at their annual year-end banquet. Under first-year coach Mike Jossie, the varsity Knights finished 6-17, their best record since 2005. And Oak Creek figures to only get better, as it graduates just two seniors. "Oak Creek basketball will continue to improve, as we have the quality of young men involved necessary to be successful," Jossie said in an e-mail. The Knights handed out several awards at its March 27 event. Among them was the White Team award, given to a player whose role on the team is less than glamorous, but is always at practice, working hard and making himself and the team better. "The White Team Award recipient is a …
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In a rebuilding season, Knights finish 6-17.
The Oak Creek boys' basketball team was eliminated from postseason play Tuesday night after falling to Racine Park 56-34. Scoring was hard to come by for Oak Creek. Jordan Veloz led the team with nine points and three others had six points. The Knights finished the season 6-17, while Racine Park advanced to play Milwaukee Hamilton in the regional final.
Tenth-seeded Knights look to play the Cindarella role.
Oak Creek Knights head basketball coach Mike Jossie knew his first season at Oak Creek would be challenging. The young team had the challenge of coming together with little to no varsity experience while competing in one of the tougher conferences in the state. The challenges don’t stop now. Oak Creek is seeded tenth in their half of the Div. 1 Al McGuire Center Sectional, which features some of the top teams in the state. The Knights open up tournament action Tuesday at Racine Park in a regional semifinal matchup. The teams have played each other twice this year, with each team winning at home. Terrence Gardner leads the Oak Creek offensive attack, averaging 11.6 points per game. The sophomore had two strong performances against Racine …
The Knights lost 50-41 to the Muskego Warriors Friday.
The Oak Creek Knights battled hard Friday night but it was not quite enough. Though Oak Creek fell to Muskego, 50-41, Patch was there to capture the action in this photo gallery.
The Oak Creek boys basketball team battled Westosha Central on Tuesday and came away winners.
Oak Creek falls 48-31 in Southeast Conference action.
The Oak Creek Knights' boys basketball team knew it would have its work cut out for them Friday night facing the state's seventh-ranked team, Racine Case. It appeared early as though the Knights were up to the challenge, matching Case stride for stride, and even taking an 18-16 lead late in the second half. However, the Southeast Conference’s lone undefeated team proved why it is deserving of the ranking, running away in the second half for a 43-27 victory. The turning point in the game came moments after Oak Creek took the 18-16 lead. With the largest Knights' home crowd of the year starting to get into the game, Case got a big basket to tie the game and then a big stop defensively. On the play, Oak Creek’s star sophomore Terrence Garner …
Oak Creek beats Racine Park 58-52.
Nicholas Harlan had 16 points and Terrence Garner 15 as the Knights tipped Racine Park 58-52 Friday night. Patch was there to capture the action in this photo gallery:
