The AA Legion Regional Baseball tournament will be in Sturgeon Bay on Friday, July 25. Ashwaubenon will play Seymour at 5:00PM and Sturgeon Bay will take on Kewaunee County at 8:00PM.All teams will play again on Saturday and Sunday at the same times. If needed, the final match up will be Monday, July 28 at 7:30PM. The winner of this tournament will advance to the AA tournament at Merrill beginning on August 1.

After a 5-0 lead through nine innings yesterday, the Milwaukee Brewers lost to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The final score was 6-5. The D Backs played small ball in the ninth and all seven batters up to bat reached base. Yesterday's game ended that series which was split 2-2. The Brewers will play the Pittsburgh Pirates today at 1:05PM.

Brett Favre's alleged contacts with the Green Bay Packers about his "itch" to play one more season with the team was confirmed by ESPN's Chris Mortenson yesterday. The Sports Page broadcast on 96.7 FM centered on this announcement last night. The weekly sports talk show featured guest commentary from Joe Witt and Packers Public relations Intern Rob Knapp.
Witt said the best thing for the franchise, Favre and the fans would be for number 4 to stay retired. Knapp chimed in and said that the Packers would not comment on the report. The team never releases a statement in response to a player unless it comes from the player himself.
The timing of the breaking news was quite bizarre. Cornerback Al Harris just happened to be in studio in Bristol, Connecticut taping NFL Live for ESPN. The anonymous team source that apparently leaked the story very well could have been Harris.
It is a surprise to none that Brett has the itch to play again. He said that in his retirement press conference. He told reporters that he would want to come back but that he was retiring for the right reasons. The saga continues...

Knapp, a 2004 Sturgeon Bay High School graduate, also talked about his experiences working with the Packers this summer. He had a once in a lifetime opportunity to work with the team during the offseason. Knapp was responsible for writing the player bios that will appear in the 2008 media guide. He also handled media requests from various media outlets from around the state.
Robert Knapp said his internship is over for the year, but is looking to stay involved with athletics at the collegiate level. He is applying for a number of media/public relations jobs around the country.

Sturgeon Bay Cal Ripken baseball played late into the night on Tuesday. Riley Cordier had two home runs to lead the Lions past the Co-op 10-7. Teammates Austin Krohn, Nick Kita, Noah Giese and Adam Guilette all had two hits a piece in the win. Casey Giesseman singled and homered, Bryce Hartl and Aaron Larson had two hits a piece for the Co-op.

Austin Rohe, Connor Wilz and August Taylor had multi-hit games to lead PBI past the Red Room 4-2.

Okay, I’ll be the first to say I was way off last year in predicting a winning season for the Milwaukee Bucks. I tip my hat to my counterpart. Nick, you hit it right on the head when you said the Bucks “lack of defensive intensity is disheartening for a basketball purist, who believes defense is the key to success.”

Now fast-forward eight months later, the Bucks have hired a new coach and general manager. Scott Skiles will bring the hard-nosed defensive approach his predecessor Larry Krystowiak failed to do. Mainly because of Larry Harris’ personnel moves that lacked foresight and chemistry on the floor. John Hammond saw this and started cleaning house on draft day. First, he shipped an injury-prone and over-paid Bobby Simmons along with disappointing rookie Yi Jianlian to the New Jersey Nets for a proven all-star in Richard Jefferson. Not only will Jefferson provide 20 points a game and leadership, but also something that’s been missing in Milwaukee for a long time….a DEFENSIVE attitude.

Jefferson, a small forward, is only 28 years old and should be in the prime of his career. It shows that Hammonds is willing to take a risk, to win games this year.

In the NBA draft last Thursday, Hammonds and Skiles went for Joe Alexander, a 6-8, tough, athletic forward with a tremendous upside. Coming from Bob Huggins program at
West Virginia, Alexander should fit in nicely to Skiles’ “defense-first” philosophy. He may not be a huge impact this year. But look for him to be a six man off the bench who Will be more productive and advanced than the less physical Yi was last year. Luc Richard Mbah A Moute, the Bucks second round pick, will surprise and contribute next season with his defensive and rebounding expertise.

Hammonds is not finished either. Look for the Bucks to make another move or two. Mo Williams and/or Michael Redd, the “first shoot and pass the ball later” backcourt could be gone. And don’t’ be surprised when malcontent Charlie Villaneuva is traded for a REAL power forward who plays some defense.

Last Thursday may not have turned the Bucks into NBA Title contenders, but it sure was a step in the right direction for this once proud franchise to get back into Play-off contention.

The Milwaukee Bucks just entered into the NBA free agent signing period. Players cannot officially sign a new contract until July 9, but terms are being negotiated now. Milwaukee is coming off a dismal season with another sub .500 record. The Bucks overhauled their management team with general manager Larry Harris and Head Coach Larry Krystowiak sent packing.
Insert new G.M. John Hammond and new head coach Scott Skiles. The draft last week could have been an opportunity to balance the lineup. Instead, the team overloaded on undersized forwards. The first pick for Milwaukee came at the number eight spot overall. West Virginia's Joe Alexander was selected. The 6-foot-8 power forward is extremely athletic but at the very best could turn into a 15 point and eight rebound guy in a few years.
That leaves the team with a plethora of forwards including Charlie Vilanueva, Dan Gadzuric, Richard Jefferson, Desmond Mason, second round draft choice Luc Mbah a Moute, Michael Ruffin and Awvee Storey. Now that’s a logjam.
The Bucks again failed to address their major position of need. This season, the team desperately needs a new point guard. The extremely talented and physically mature D.J. Augustine from Texas was still on the board for Milwaukee at number eight. The Bucks passed, something the team rarely does on the court, and he was the next player selected. There is no indication that the Milwaukee Bucks will be able to compete for a playoff spot in 2009.

Multi-talented Kimberly Sawyer was the guest on the WSBW "Sports Page" Monday night from the C & C Supper Club in Fish Creek. Sawyer, the reigning Miss Door County, just completed her junior year at St. Norbert College where she played softball for the Green Knights. After transferring from the University of Minnesota in the twin cities, Sawyer moved closer to home in order to pursue a major in Business Finance and play softball. She hit .298 for the Green Knights as their leading hitter and started 29 of 31 games in left field. Sawyer competed in the Miss Wisconsin pageant last month and is looking forward to being the captain of her team at St. Norbert's next year as the sole senior on the squad. The Sports Page is broadcasted every Monday night from 5:30 to 7pm on 105.1FM WSBW.

Sturgeon Bay fell to Bayport in Legion baseball yesterday. The final score was Bayport 11, Sturgeon Bay 4. Michael Blizel had 2 RBIs, a single and a double for Sturgeon Bay. Simon Rabas recorded two singles. Rabas, Jordon Olson and John Heimbecher all pitched for Sturgeon Bay.
Sturgeon Bay is now 5-5 overall and 5-1 in the conference. Their next game will be Sunday, when they finish their game against Waupaca at the Timber Rattler Stadium in Appleton. Following that, Sturgeon Bay will travel to Kaukauna for a 7:00PM game.

Kolberg defeated West Jacksonport 8-7 in Door County Baseball League action yesterday. Travis LeRoy & Adam Bretl hit homeruns for Kolberg. Joel Delorit ripped two homeruns for West Jacksonport.
Maplewood defeated Sister Bay in a blow out 19-1. Sister Bay scored on a solo homerun by Jim Laughlin. Leading the way on offense for Maplewood was Jason Shimon, John Price and pitcher Jeff Sperber.
Washington Island beat Baileys Harbor 13-4. Huge hitting by the Island resulted in homeruns by Aaron Delorit, Len Atkins, Matt Foss and two by Matt Ash.
Egg Harbor defeated Institute 15-8. Institute had a chance but Egg Harbor pulled ahead in the fourth and never looked back. For Egg Harbor, Jake Junion & Woody Schartner had 2 hits and 2 RBIs.

The Green Bay Packers still have not finalized a deal with starting running back Ryan Grant. The former New York Giant had a break out season last year after joining the team in week three. Grant is in a unique situation because of his "newcomer" status. Grant has yet to sign his exclusive-rights contract. He has stated that he will not sign the $370,000 minimum tender for an exclusive-rights player, who has only one accrued season of NFL experience.
The running back took part in the team's offseason workouts, while he was waiting for a long-term deal. Now that OTA's and mandatory minicamp are in the rearview mirror, the expectations are that Grant will sign a multi-year, incentive-laden contract before the start of training camp.
Ryan Grant committed to an intense workout regimen before leaving Green Bay for the down time before training camp begins on July 28. He is setting lofty goals for himself for this season.
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After falling just short of the 1,000-yard mark in 2007, Grant is set on blasting through that barrier this season. The Notre Dame graduate plans on adding muscle weight this offseason and become the durable back that can take pressure off Brett Favre's successor Aaron Rodgers this season.
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The Green Bay Packers will need to establish the running game to keep teams guessing. Two of the top run defenses in the NFC are in the Packer's division. The Chicago Bears, led by Brian Urlacher and the Minnesota Vikings will pose major threats to the Pack this season. Free agent acquisition Jared Allen and defensive tackles Kevin and Pat Williams bolster quite possibly the best defensive line in the National Football League.
Ryan Grant will lead Green Bay's rushing attack in 2008, when contract negotiations conclude. Second year players Brandon Jackson and Deshawn Wynn stand in line behind Grant as third down and two back options.

Hitting stats are out and we have a tie for the batting lead with Jason Annis and Jesse Miller at 5.45 and Stuart Larsen close at .542. Matt Foss next at 476 and Matt Ash at .458k, Then comes Ryan Tanck at .455 ,Chris Wery .455 Paul Nelson at.450-, Steve Jilot at .435 and Andy Schartner at .429. That's the top ten this week. Top pitchers Adam Bretl and Ryan Tanck.
 This weeks action. West Jacksonport at Kolberg. Kolberg won the first game 11 to 7. Should not be that much scoring this time as pitchers have settled in. my pick here will be West Jacksonport to win and stay in the race for first. A loss and its lights out. Game is on sat. Institute at Egg Harbor. First game 17 to 6 Cubs. Could it be the same this time? I doubt it. Cubs coming off a tough lost last week. Can they recover, and I think so. Corey Fuller is back from a month in France. Pick Cubs. Maplewood at Sister Bay. First game was 214 to 9. A slugfest. Could it be the same. Could be. Sister Bay looking for its first win this year. Maplewood now 3 and 3. Cannot afford another loss now. I pick Mets. Washington Island at Baileys Harbor. First game 4 to 3 with Island winning in the ninth. They have hitting, but Anschutz is coming on for the A's, however Woerfel looked sharp against the Cubs last week. The addition of Tommy Anderson a big help for A's. tough pick but I will go with the Island to win in another close one.