Outside of practices, games, and school, you may have run into Southern Door senior Sophia Counard, who is helping connect residents and visitors to festive fun in Sturgeon Bay.

Counard's Youth Apprenticeship this semester is with Destination Sturgeon Bay, where she has been able to explore her interest in marketing and to see if it was something she liked. She was a critical part of the organization's Moo-La-La contest, which gave out prizes throughout the holiday shopping season, including a $1,000 last week. Counard says she has been able to take a lot away from the experience.

Counard plays volleyball, basketball, and softball at Southern Door as she enters her final year of competing in high school sports. She says her favorite sport is softball, where she has been an All-Packerland Conference outfielder for the last three years, including a unanimous selection in 2023. She says there have been a lot of memories made over the last four years, including an ominous start to her high school career because of the season shuffle caused by the pandemic.

Counard's Eagles will play Gibraltar on Thursday night in Brussels before taking the holidays off from game action until January 5th.