West Bend, WI – The 2nd annual Doug Gonring High School Baseball Classic wraps up Saturday, May 20 with games in Kewaskum and West Bend, WI. Some excitement Friday afternoon as the West Bend West JV team filled in against Lakeside Lutheran and beat the varsity 6-5. In an earlier game, Germantown topped WBW 6 – 2 and during the nightcap Marquette beat WBE 9-2.
This year 8 teams will compete in the three-day tournament at Kewaskum High School and Carl M. Kuss Memorial Field showcasing Germantown, Living Word Lutheran, Lakeside Lutheran, Port Washington, West Bend East, West Bend West, Marquette, and Kewaskum. 
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Doug Gonring High School Baseball ClassicThursday, May 18 – Friday, May 19 – Saturday, May 20, 2023
The Doug Gonring Classic is named after the West Bend Baseball Association Hall of Famer and legendary baseball coach at West Bend East High School and Kewaskum High School. Gonring led the WBE Suns to 5 WIAA tournament titles.
The 8-team tournament is considered a showcase of the area’s top high school baseball programs. While West Bend East and West Bend West Baseball were always in the tournament field, the classic showcased over a dozen future state champions.
“This tournament helps honor a man who has made an impact on hundreds of baseball players, not only in West Bend and Kewaskum, but statewide,” said Craig Larsen, Secretary of the West Bend Baseball Association.
The West Bend Baseball Association is a registered 501(c)(3) foundation with the purpose of preserving West Bend’s fine baseball tradition by promoting and supporting youth, high school, and adult baseball and fastpitch in our community.
