Prelude: Friday night, September 30, 1966, was the start of the of the longest game in state history.  I’ve found teams that played each other twice in the regular season back in the early days of Wisconsin High School football.  The state record book shows that Wauzeka vs. LaFarge on October 9, 1981, and Waukesha South vs. West Bend East on September 5, 2008, all played six overtime periods with each game lasting nearly four hours.  Yet, these are not the longest game (s). I

While researching for an upcoming blog I ren across some interesting stories from the early days of the sport that I wish to pass on.  A lot of this blog are the actual stories taken from the Green Bay Press-Gazette. Back in 2019 when I was writing my book, I contacted the Athletic Director at Green Bay East, Scott Millien, about various research subjects and he sent me a copy of a 15-year-old football program from the 2005 Green Bay East vs. Green Bay West game that commemor

FOOTBALL CATCHING ON THE TWO SCHOOLS LIKE A WILDFIRE NOTE:  This is a blog about the earliest meeting of two great football programs (Plus a mention of another) and where they stand today.  A story also about a great event that took place in Wisconsin and Michigan. Before moving on in the blog read about the M&M Games from yes, the Congressional Record.  Copy and paste the following to get a feel for the M&M Games…  Congressional Record, Volume 152 Issue 114 (Thursday, Septem