By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
June 13, 2008
Baseball, softball and soccer throughout the area was canceled due to inclement weather last night. However, Sturgeon Bay Cal Ripken Baseball scores are available from late Wednesday evening. Lucas Stephenson had three hits to lead Red Room past the Co-op 11-3. Teamates Jordan Englebert and Justin DeFere also had two hits. Casey Geisemann had a homerun and a single in the loss.
PBI fell to the Lions 9-8. The leading hitter for PBI was Austin Rohe with two singles. The Lions were led by Nick Kita with a homerun and a single. Anthony Laughlin had three doubles.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
June 12, 2008
Sturgeon Bay golf coach Tony Smith joined me last night on the Sports Page broadcast from the Ladder House. The Clipper team finished the season 65-15 with an 85% winning percentage. The team accomplished two major goals on the season in winning the Boettcher Cup and the Door County Championship Cup. Coach Smith was proud of his teams efforts this season and looks forward to great expectations for the 2009 team. All five varsity golfers return to next year's team.
Led by John Parent, Sturgeon Bay should have a shot at a state title. "The sky is the limit," said Smith. The coach believes if his team puts in the time this summer and works on consistency on the golf course, the Clippers will be a force to be reckoned with in 2009.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
June 12, 2008
Last night in Green Bay, the Sturgeon bay Legion Baseball team ell 5-3 to Southwest. The Bays gave up four runs on three hits in the bottom of the first inning, but were limited to tone run and one hit after that by starting pitcher Michael Blizel. Sturgeon Bay trailed 5-0 going into the fourth, but rallied for three runs. The Bays had three hits total, one each from Jordan Olson, Troy Jorgenson and Pat Larsen.
Sturgeon Bay will play at Memorial Field in Sturgeon Bay tonight at 8:00 p.m. against Ashwaubenon with Nate Anschutz at the scheduled starter.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
June 11, 2008
Five Packerland Conference senior softball players were selected for the Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association Senior All-Star games that was played at Zenoff Park in Stevens Point yesterday. There were three teams in each of four divisions, and the event was played in a round-robin format, with each team playing two games. The games started at 9 a.m., and play finished with a 3 p.m. game.
In Division 3, Algoma catcher Erin Haasch and outfielders Kayla Major and Shana Vandertie represented the Wolves. State champion, Sevastopol sent pitcher/infielder Carissa Neinas and infielder Allison Junion to the senior game.
In Division 2, Southern Door coach Pat Delcore was honored to coach the team. He did not have any Packerland Conference girls on the team. However, Denmark pitcher Lauren Roberts and catcher Collette Ullmer played under Delcore yesterday.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
June 11, 2008
Lance Klaubauf had a single and a double to lead Rotary past Baylake Bank 8-5 last night in Sturgeon Bay Cal Ripken Baseball. Austin Lardinois, Trey Bumgardner and all had two hit games in the loss.
Bayship won a 10-6 ball game over the Kiwanis. Derek Nedzwiecki had three hits to lead Bayship. Mitchell Gerend, Justin Krause and Jeremy Tebon all had two hits a piece. Austin Bauldry and Joseph Omilinski had two hits a piece for the Kiwanis.
By Paul Schmitt DoorCountyDailyNews.com
June 10, 2008
Coaches and players from the back-to-back Division III high school softball state championship Sevastopol Pioneers were guests on the C & C Supper Club Sports Page yesterday. Coach Tim Newton and Coach Brooke Tanck revisited the season and exciting state tournament in Madison this past weekend. Newton credited a mid-season meeting that brought the team together after a couple tough losses. The Pioneers put on their hitting shoes and cruised to the State finals were they hung on to beat LaCrosse Aquinas 4-3 on Saturday. Sevastopol 's (19-7) remarkable back-to-back championships sent seniors Carissa Neinas, Allison Junion and Lacey Weber out in style. Coaches Newton
and Tanck expect another great season next year as Sevastopol will return seven starters from this year's team.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
June 7, 2008
It was a case of three sophomore sensations coming
through in the clutch for the Sevastopol softball team this
weekend in the WIAA Division 4 state championship game. The
Pioneers saw contributions from the entire team in a 4-3 win
over La Crosse Aquinas.
First year head coach Tim Newton had the daunting task of
filling the shoes of 2007 state championship coach Heather
Fellner-Spetz and he accomplished his goals. Another
state championship for the Pioneers seemed unthinkable after a
hot and cold regular season. The team experienced seven losses
during the season but caught fire shortly before the tournament
began. The flame burnt bright throughout the regional, sectional
and state tournament.
The championship game at Goodman Diamond in Madison did not
lack in suspense. In the sixth inning, Allison Ripp blasted a
run-scoring triple into left-center field and eventually scored
the game-winning run that lifted the Pioneers to their second
consecutive state title. Winning pitcher Carissa Neinas was
responsible for singling in Ripp and the game winner.
The seventh inning got a little scary for the Pioneers. With
two out, Neinas gave up a walk and a triple to make it a one run
ball game. With hundreds of Door county softball fans looking
on, a deep fly ball to left was caught and the celebration was
on.
It was the perfect ending for the three seniors on the team.
Shortstop Allison Junion, pitcher Carissa Neinas and first
baseman Lacey Weber are the only players Sevastopol graduates.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
June 7, 2008
The Southern Door Eagles had a 2-0 lead and were
one out away from their second consecutive trip to the state
championship in WIAA Division 2 softball. An error in the field
kept the seventh inning alive for New Berlin Eisenhower and they
would eventually tie the game at two to extend the contest into
extra innings. In the top of the ninth inning, the Lions
capitalized on another Eagles error and scored the game winning
run. Southern Door played a great game but came up a few breaks
short and fell 3-2 in the sate semi-final.
Eagles' batters struggled against starting pitcher Lauren Beres
who struck out nine in the game. Eagle's pitcher Courtney
Wautier allowed just one earned run and struck out six. Southern
Door was led by leadoff batter Karlee Vandertie with two singles
and two stolen bases. Kristi Villers had a hit, stole a base and
scored a run. Liz Neumann scored a run, singled and stole a
base. Finally, Wautier aided her own cause in the fourth inning
with an RBI single.
The Eagles end their season with a 19-3 record. Congratulations
and good luck to the two Eagles seniors, Natalie Lacrosse and
Jackie Lardinois.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
June 7, 2008
A three run first inning featured a solo homerun
by Kathy Kaye for Sevastopol in WIAA Divison 4 state semi-final
softball yesterday. It was the third homerun in State Tournament history
at Goodman Diamond in Madison. The ball park was filled with
Sevastopol Red and Southern Door blue. The Pioneers had great
success against previously unbeaten Oakfield. The defending
state champs earned another trip to the state championship after
a 6-1 final.
Allison Ripp scored in the fifth on a wild pitch. Then, a two
RBI double by Lacy Webber blew the game wide open. At the end of
the fifth inning Sevastopol led 6-1. Sevastopol pitcher Carissa
Neinas threw a tremendous game striking out seven Aokfield
batters.
The Pioneers will play in the Division 4 state championship game
against Park Falls or Acquinas tomorrow at 12:30 p.m.