Packerland Conference match-ups highlight a busy night of boys' basketball hoops on Thursday night.
Those games include Gibraltar visiting Kewaunee, Southern Door heading to Peshtigo, Sturgeon Bay playing at Oconto, and Algoma battling NEW Lutheran in Green Bay. The lone non-conference game is Sevastopol making its way to Mishicot.
While the Pioneers play at 7:15 p.m., all other games are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. tips.
Packerland Conference rivals Southern Door and Kewaunee will face off in a quadrangular meet featuring Denmark and Two Rivers on Thursday night.
The Storm graduated its three state qualifiers from a year ago but welcome back all-conference wrestlers Mitchell Boeder. The Eagles return inaugural girls' state qualifiers Norah Lefevre, Hailey Veeser, and all-conference wrestlers Wyatt Wilke, Mason Motquin, and Hayden Jeanquart.
The Purple Raiders will likely have its state qualifiers Chase Matthias, Justin Klinkner, and Max Matthias return to action this season after all three placed in the top four in the state. The Vikings also had three wrestlers make it to Madison last season.
The first matches are expected to begin at 5:30 p.m.
The Luxemburg-Casco girls' basketball team will look for better results in conference play on Thursday at Oconto Falls.
The Spartans have lost games to conference rival Marinette and non-conference foe Pulaski to start their season. In Tuesday's loss to the Red Raiders, the Spartans' Alana Mrotek and Alayna Deprez scored eight points each.
The Panthers' campaign has gone in the other direction with a 2-0 mark, including a 40-point blowout of Little Chute in their last game. The Panthers have three players scoring in double figures: Maddy Maloney (15.0 ppg), Amber Otto (12.5 ppg), and Rylie Shallow (10.0 ppg).
Tip-off is at 7 p.m., with the game serving as the Panthers' FBLA March of Dimes Event.
The Green Bay Phoenix have games against their in-state rival this week, but the men opened Horizon League play on Wednesday with a 75-71 loss to Purdue-Fort Wayne.
The Mastodons entered the game as one of the league's hottest teams from the field, scoring over 100 points twice in their seven games this season. The Phoenix defense did what it could, limiting the Mastodons to 45 percent from the field. The two teams rarely exchanged leads in the first half with the Mastodons as the Phoenix trailed at the half 36-32. The Phoenix offense started to click more in the second half, allowing them to take the lead from the Mastodons several times. They could never extend their advantage by just a few buckets, allowing the Mastodons to slip past them in the final minutes.
Noah Reynolds led the Phoenix with 16 points, while Clarence Cummings III scored 12 points in his season debut. Junior Elijah Moore added 11 points in the loss. The Phoenix men return home to the Resch Center for their tilt against UW-Milwaukee on Saturday at 6 p.m.
The Phoenix women only have to wait until tonight (Thursday) for their matchup against the Panthers. They are coming off a 2-1 visit south of the border at the Cancun Challenge, picking up their second win against a ranked opponent this season when they toppled Washington State on getaway day. The Panthers have rebounded after a 0-3 start, winning four straight games. Thursday's Horizon League opener marks the 100th meeting between the two squads. The Phoenix and Panthers will play each other at the Klotsche Center in Milwaukee at 7 p.m.
Six local teams were in action Tuesday night as the Packerland Conference season picks up speed after the holiday weekend.
The Kewaunee Storm upended the Gibraltar Vikings in Fish Creek 63-29 with Jadelyn Kroll leading the way with 18 points for the Storm.
In Brussels, the Southern Door Eagles improved to 2-1 with a 51-44 win over the Peshtigo Bulldogs.
The Sturgeon Bay Clippers fell 59-25 to the Oconto Blue Devils at home Tuesday in their Packerland Conference opener.
The action on the hardwoods for the local high school boys' basketball teams was light on Tuesday night, with mixed results.
In Luxemburg, the L-C Spartans got new head coach Logan Vandervelden his first win in their opener, 69-52, over the Marinette Marines in North Eastern Conference play.
(Photo by Ron LeCloux)
The defending State Champion Luxemburg-Casco Spartans started their 2023-24 wrestling season with an impressive victory over the Marinette Marines on the road.
The Spartans claimed a 74-6 win in NEC action.
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The Milwaukee Bucks stayed hot Tuesday night, by downing the Miami Heat on the road 131-124 at the Kaseya Center.
The Bucks jumped out to a 15-2 lead right of the bat, but the Heat would rally to close out the half with a 62-59 lead.
The game see-sawed in the third quarter, with the Bucks eventually pulling away at the end, outscoring the Heat 38-27 in the final period.
Milwaukee (13-5) was led by the “Big Two”, as Giannis Antetokounmo scored 33 points with 10 rebounds, and Damien Lillard added 32 points and nine assists.
With the win, the Bucks secured a spot in the NBA In-Season Tournament that will be held in Las Vegas on December 5. They will face the New York Knicks (10-7) in the quarterfinals.
The next regular season game for Milwaukee will be Thursday night in Chicago as the Bucks face the Bulls at the United Center.
Local teams went winless across four games on Monday night, with two more in boys' basketball action scheduled for Tuesday.
Gibraltar opened their season with a 60-36 loss to Gillett.
Southern Door came up empty against Sheboygan Falls in a 63-47 defeat.
Sevastopol dropped their game against Wausaukee 52-39.
Algoma lost their opener to Two Rivers 69-38.
Tuesday's slate of games includes Luxemburg-Casco hosting Marinette (7 p.m.) and Kewaunee visiting Manitowoc Lutheran (7:30 p.m.).
Two local teams lost on Monday, with another four games on the docket for Tuesday in area girls basketball action.
Algoma dropped to 0-3 on the season after its loss to Mishicot 48-40.
Luxemburg-Casco is also searching for its first win after losing to Pulaski 53-39.
In Tuesday's action, the Wolves are back at it against NEW Lutheran, Kewaunee travels to Gibraltar, Southern Door hosts Peshtigo, and Sturgeon Bay plays at home against Oconto. All of the games start at 7:30 p.m.
Pick a title, and the Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team will begin defending it Tuesday night when they travel to Marinette to battle the Marines.
The Spartans ended the 2022-2023 season with a conference, regional, and team state title, in addition to winning other smaller tournaments along the way. The last we saw of the Spartans beat Evansville 63-9 in the state semifinal before winning the state championship with a 37-20 victory against Prairie du Chien. The Spartans also return several of their state qualifiers from a year ago, including second-place finishers Max Ronsman and Trace Schoenebeck. Even with an extended run for many of his wrestlers due to the football team's success, head coach Chas Treml was confident that his team would be ready for the grind of another season with expectations being held over them.
The Marines sent one wrestler to the state meet, with Kaylee Mcfadden taking third in the girls' competition. The team sent three wrestlers to last year's sectional, with Isaac Hermanson (23-16) taking fourth at 106 pounds as their top finisher. Jaxson Smith (182) and Logan Paris (195) also qualified.
The first match is slated to begin at 6:30 p.m.
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With several players returning to practice on Monday, two players were cut from the Green Bay Packers' roster.
General Manager Brian Gutekunst kicked off the week with the announcement that the organization had cut WR Bo Melton and RB James Robinson. There is a chance they could stick with the team on the practice squad. ESPN LaCrosse's Paul Bretl says the Packers have two practice squad openings and worked out six players on Monday, including three tight ends and two running backs. The Athletic's Matt Schneidman reported several Packers players returning to the practice field after missing last Thursday's game against the Lions:
Present but not practicing today:
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) November 27, 2023
A. Jones
Dillon
Deguara
Released:
Melton
J. Robinson
Practicing after missing game:
Alexander
Campbell
Wicks
R. Ford
Stokes back practicing and designated to return off IR. Savage still practicing.
PT and Merriweather are the healthy RBs: pic.twitter.com/5xKcEBdypq
The Packers are getting ready for their Sunday night tilt against the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Luxemburg-Casco girls' basketball team will go for their first win in two tries on Monday night when they travel to Pulaski to take on the Red Raiders.
The Beth Budnik era began with Luxemburg-Casco falling to Marinette 43-35. The two teams kept things close in the first half, with the visiting Marines only holding an 18-16 at the break. Bryana Torkko was a thorn for the Spartans, scoring all eight of her points in the first half and joining Riley Kieffer and Chloe Seymour with the team lead. Brianna Bray and Erin Cherovsky carried the load for the Spartans in the first half, scoring seven points. The Marines would outscore the Spartans 25-19 in the second half thanks to six points from Madison Kuoazk, all of which came after the break. Cherovsky would end her night with 14 points as Bray added 13 in the loss for the Spartans.
The Red Raiders are starting their campaign slowly, losing three games in the season's opening two weeks. After losing by double figures to West De Pere, they dropped matchups to Seymour and New London by a combined seven points. Olivia Spranger is leading the Red Raiders attack with 11.5 points per game.
Tip-off is set for 7:15 p.m.
In other girls' basketball action, Algoma continues its murderer's row of season-opening games when it visits Mishicot for a 7:15 p.m.
While some teams are getting a second crack at the court, others are making their boys' basketball debuts for the 2023-2024 season on Monday.
Monday's slate of games includes Gibraltar hosting Gillett (7:00 p.m.), Algoma welcoming Two Rivers (7:30 p.m.), Sevastopol battling Wausaukee at home (7:30 p.m.), and Southern Door playing Sheboygan South in Brussels (7:30 p.m.)
Damian Lillard had the last laugh against his old team on Sunday as the Milwaukee Bucks returned from 26 points down to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 108-102.
The comeback was spurred by a massive fourth-quarter rally that saw the Bucks outscore their visitors 33-14. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the way with 33 points, but Lillard also did his part to down his former squad, scoring 31 points. Three other scored in double figures for the Bucks while the Trail Blazers were led by Jerami Grant's 22 points.
The Bucks are back in action tomorrow night at 6:30 p.m. when they take on the Miami Heat in the NBA In-Season Tournament.
You can start sending Green Bay Packers players to Orlando for the 2023 Pro Bowl Games.
The reimagined event now puts players from the two conferences against each other in various skill competitions before playing a flag football game. According to the NFL, the Pro Bowl Games will occur on February 4th, with Peyton and Eli Manning returning as head coaches of the AFC and NFC.
You can look at the Packers players you can vote for by clicking this link.
The Southern Door Eagles' girls basketball team jumped out to a 10-point lead and never looked back in its 49-41 win over Two Rivers on Saturday.
No Southern Door statistics were reported, but their defense was challenged by Kaylee Jensen, who scored 17 points for the Raiders. Katelyn Klein chipped in eight points, but no other Raiders players scored more than five as the Eagles won their first game of the season.
Entering their respective matchups as underdogs, both Green Bay Phoenix basketball teams emerged victorious Saturday afternoon.
In Cancun, the Phoenix women took down their second ranked opponent in as many weeks, beating Washington State 59-48. Entering the second quarter down by four points, the Phoenix outscored the Cougars 20-11 to take a lead they would not give up. Maddy Schreiberled the Phoenix with 12 points while Jenna Guyer added 11 points, and Bailey Butler chipped in 10 more. The Cougars were led by Charlisse Leger-Walker's 17 points and Tara Wallack's 16 points. Following the conclusion of the Cancun Challenge, Luxemburg-Casco alumna Cassie Schiltz was named to the All-Tournament Team. According to GreenBayPhoenix.com, the last time Green Bay won two games against an AP-Top 25 team was during the 2017-18 season when they took down #24 Arizona State (at the Cancun Challenge) and #23 Marquette at the Kress Center. The Phoenix are back home on November 30th when they battle Milwaukee in their Horizon League opener.
In Green Bay, the Phoenix men beat St. Thomas 64-51. They took a 10-point lead into the break and never allowed the Tommies to get within eight points. A big reason for the upset according to Vegas oddsmakers was because of the Phoenix's defense, limiting the Tommies to just 31 percent shooting from the field. Elijah Jones was the leading scorer for the Phoenix with 12 points followed by Marcus Hall with 10 points. Noah Reynolds did a little bit of everything for the Phoenix, contributing seven points, six rebounds, and six assists. This upcoming week, the Phoenix will head to Fort Wayne to take on the Mastodons before returning home to face UW-Milwaukee on Saturday.
The Wisconsin Badgers will have Paul Bunyan's Axe with them when they return to Madison after beating Minnesota 28-14.
The Badgers returned to their old usual self in Minnesota's capitol city, rushing for 267 yards on 44 carries. Leading the way was Braelon Allen, who rushed for over 160 yards and two touchdowns. He helped lead the Badgers from an early 7-0 deficit to outscoring the host Golden Gophers over the next two quarters. Tanner Mordecai threw for 145 yards and two touchdowns in the Badgers win. Athan Kaliakmanis threw for one touchdown and an interception in the loss for the Gophers.
The Badgers will now wait for their bowl game opponent.
The Door County YMCA Strivers Gymnastic Team competed in the 35th Annual Turkey Invitational. The tournament was hosted at the Heart of the Valley YMCA in Kimberly, Wisconsin. Ten gymnastic teams from Wisconsin competed in the tournament. They were Door County, Fond Du Lac, Green Bay, Green County, HOTV, Kettle Moraine, Marinette-Menominee, Sheboygan, St. Point, and Wausau.
The Striver Excel Silver Squad led the team with a first-place team trophy. The Silver Squad scored 111.60, earning them first place on the podium. Brinley Newton (11 and under) captured gold in the All Around and bars. Newton earned bronze on the floor. Lauren Gaida (12 and up) won gold in the All Around and beam. Gaida grabbed silver on the floor and vault and earned bronze on bars. Sawyer Soukup (11 and under) won gold on the beam and silver on the bars and all Around. Evenlynn Kelsey (12 and up) won gold on the vault and fourth on the floor. In the eleven and under, Ellie Kelsay earned silver on bars and vault, bronze in the All Around, and fourth on beam. Teammate Greta Virgin earned bronze on the beam and fourth on the floor, vault, and All Around. Keira Clark earned silver on the beam, bronze in the All Around, and fourth on the bars.
Level seven gymnasts earned a fifth-place team finish, scoring 101.35 with three competitors for the Team. In the 14 and under bracket, Estell Duerst won fourth on the beam and fifth in the All Around. Amira Anschutz grabbed bronze on the floor. Portia Hah competed in the 15 and over bracket. She earned bronze on bars.
In the Platinum level, Anna Glalardo-Ibarra grabbed gold on the floor, vault, beam, bars, and All Around. No team awards were given at the Platinum level.
The Strivers are off to a great start for the 2023-2024 season. Their next tournament will be December 2-3, 2024, in Menominee, Michigan. The Striver Team will host their first home meet in three years on January 27-28, 2024, at the Door County YMCA. The Striver Team is coached by Nikki Pollman, Gerrit DeJonge, Heather Haese, and Stacey Berghuis.
Photo Attached - Silver Team
Left to right are: Greta Virgin, Keira Clark, Ellie Kelsey, Brinly Newton, Sawyer Soukup, Evelyn Kelsey and Lauren Gaida (back row).
The Southern Door girls basketball team will end their Thanksgiving holiday early with a tournament in Denmark on Saturday.
The Eagles went 14-11 last season, running into a tough Algoma team that ousted them from the WIAA Tournament. Ashlyn Delfosse (10.7 ppg) and Payton Gilbertson (10.2 ppg) will anchor the offense that lost Alianna Dufek to graduation during the offseason.
Cedar Grove-Belgium, Two Rivers, and Denmark are also scheduled to compete. Denmark lost to Sheboygan South 39-32 in its opener last week. Two Rivers were handled by Sevastopol 58-24 in their season opener on Tuesday. Cedar Grove-Belgium lost both of their games last week to Sheboygan Falls (53-35) and Plymouth (51-48).
The first games begin at noon.
The Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team saw one game slip away ahead of their final day in the Cancun Challenge.
On Friday, the Maryland Terrapins outscored the Phoenix 23-15 in the final quarter to win the game 68-59. Both teams struggled to shoot in the game as they both shot below 35 percent. The Phoenix found it hard to hit a shot from behind the arc, shooting nine percent. They did start out strong, starting the game on a 10-2 run, but the Terps would not go away quietly. They outrebounded the Phoenix 57-33, showing off their size and strength to the undersized Green Bay squad. Maddy Schreiber scored 12 points while Callie Genke added 11 points. Two other Phoenix players scored nine points. The Terps were led by Shyanne Summers and her 23 points.
The Phoenix women will play their final game of the Cancun Challenge against nationally ranked Washington State. After throttling Maryland in their first game, the Cougars nearly doubled up UMass, winning 90-48. The two teams play each other at 12:30 p.m.
The Phoenix men are also in action on Saturday, hosting St. Thomas at 2 p.m. They are coming off a 1-1 trip to Bozeman where they beat Montana State and lost to UC-Riverside. The Tommies are 3-3 after beating Portland State 76-70 in their last game.
The Green Bay Glory is setting the stage for its 2024 campaign by setting the dates for its tryouts.
The tryouts will take place the final week of December and the opening week of January. Players can attend one or all of them. You can find out more information about the tryouts below.
The Green Bay Packers surprised a national audience on Thursday, beating the division-leading Detroit Lions 29-22.
The Packers started fast when a 50-plus yard pass play set up a 10-yard touchdown throw from Jordan Love to Jayden Reed on the game's opening drive. After the Lions scored a touchdown on the first drive, the Packers would find the endzone again when Love hooked up with Tucker Kraft from nine yards out. Jonathan Owens made a game-changing play when he picked up a Jared Goff fumble and took it 27 yards to make it 20-6 after one-quarter of play. The Packers' Anders Carlson would make it 23-6 to cap off the scoring in the first half.
The two teams would trade scores in the second half as the Lions' offense started to make it progress. A 16-yard passing touchdown from Love to Christian Watson would loom large as the Lions would eventually get the game to within a score. After a late touchdown by the Lions, Reed recovered an onside kick to allow Love to kneel the ball out to end the threat.
The Packers will now have time to recover and trim down its injury list before the Kansas City Chiefs come to town to kick off December.
The Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team passed the first test of its Cancun Challenge with ease on Thursday, getting past UMass 85-52.
The Phoenix scored over 20 points in three of the four quarters, shooting over 51 percent from the field on the day including 41 percent from behind the arc. A 9-0 run to begin the game made the rest of the game academic as they were able to easily stretch the game from there.
Luxemburg-Casco product Cassie Schiltz led all Phoenix players with 16 points while Natalie McNeal (14 points) and Maren Westin (13 points) also cracked double figures.
The Phoenix will likely face a tougher task on Friday when they face Big 10 opponent Maryland. The Terrapins had been in the Top 25 as recently as last week, but losses to top-ranked South Carolina and sixth-ranked Connecticut knocked them out. They lost to #22 Washington State 87-67 in their Cancun Challenge opener. Tip-off is set for 12:30 p.m.
The Green Bay Blizzard are heading into the holiday season still hard at work at creating their roster for the 2024 season.
It was a slower week for signings for the Blizzard, which will kick off their season on March 17th. You can see the signings below:
The Green Bay Packers will try to stretch their winning ways to two games while breaking a long losing streak to the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving.
The Packers headed into a short week on a high note after beating the Los Angeles Chargers 23-20 at Lambeau Field on Sunday. The two teams would exchange the lead four times in the second half with touchdown passes to Romeo Doubs and Christian Watson on either side of a Chargers' field goal to start the third quarter and a touchdown pass to Keenan Allen. The Chargers would have one last chance to score, but they turned the ball over on downs to give the Packers the victory.
The Lions had their own heart attack on Sunday but eventually prevailed against the Chicago Bears 31-26. That extended their NFC North winning streak to seven games and put them in the driver's seat to win their first divisional crown since it was known as the NFC Central in 1993. The Lions already embarrassed the Packers this season, beating them at Lambeau Field 34-20 in front of a Honolulu blue-clad crowd.
Kickoff is set for 11:30 a.m.
The Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team is celebrating Thanksgiving south of the border this year as they open Cancun Challenge play on Thursday.
The Phoenix opened their six-game road trip with an extra dose of confidence moving forward as they beat #22 Creighton 65-53. The Phoenix set the tone against the Big East power early, outscoring them 22-9 in the game's opening stanza. A 17-0 run to end the first quarter and a 10-2 run to finish the second quarter gave the Phoenix a nine-point lead at the break. The Blue Jays would get to within four points late in the game, but the Phoenix knocked down free throws when it mattered to secure the upset.
Their first matchup is against UMass, which has opened its season with losses against Harvard, Monmouth, and Maine. The Phoenix will play Maryland on Friday and #23 Washington State on Saturday in Cancun. Thursday's game begins at 12:30 p.m.
I am thankful for my faith, my family, my friends, and the opportunities I have to teach, coach, and lead others and, more importantly, to form and develop meaningful and impactful relationships. I am thankful for all of the coaches I work with and the time, effort, and dedication they each give to make our teams be their best. I am thankful for all the student-athletes I have been blessed to coach, to be a small part of their lives to hopefully have made a small difference and helped make them believe in themselves, that they are enough, and I love them no matter what. I’m thankful for living in a small community where values like faith and family are still our foundation. I’m thankful for their unwavering support, hard work, and embracing “The Yellow Bus Team”. It takes a village to do this, and in our case, it takes two. I’m thankful for a small idea, “The Brotherhood of Belief,” and how it has moved, inspired, and has had people believe in something bigger than themselves, that faith, hope, and love in each other is something that we should all be thankful for no matter what the circumstances or results of a game are.
In the end, it won’t matter how big your house is, what kind of car you drive, or how much money you make. What will matter is, did we live the life God created us to live? Did we develop great relationships? Did we make a difference in the lives of others? Too many people realize too late that they are focused on the wrong things. So my thankfulness as a husband, father, brother, son, friend, teacher, and coach revolves around this concept, and when I think of this, it reminds me of why I do what I do: to inspire change in others.
There are different kinds of gifts, there are different kinds of service, and there are different kinds of work that each of us do, but in all of them and in every one of you, God’s work shows up daily in all that you do. He has placed each of you here for a purpose, even when it is not always noticed. I want to remind all of you of the positive influence you have on children, students, staff, and whomever you work within our communities, I am so very blessed and thankful to be a small part of this labor of love. Do not be afraid. Believe in yourself. You are all enough! I’m thankful for all of it.
The Green Bay Gamblers nearly saw its 4-1 lead evaporate on Wednesday night but held onto beat the Madison Capitols 4-3.
The Gamblers scored twice in the first and second period to set the tone early before the Capitols made things interesting in the final frame. Blake Bechen and Ben Poitras provided the scoring in the first period while Libor Nemec and Brady Zugec scored in the second. Nine different Gamblers registered at least one point in the game. Gajan stopped 24 of the 26 shots he faced.
Kewaunee County teams split their two games on Tuesday night heading into the Thanksgiving holiday.
Kewaunee beat Manitowoc Lutheran at home 66-45.
The start of the Beth Budnik era began with Luxemburg-Casco falling to Marinette 43-35.
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Door County teams went 2-1 on the opening night of boys' basketball games in the WIAA.
Sturgeon Bay took a one-point deficit at halftime and turned it into a 68-58 win over Chilton.
The Phoenix men will return to Green Bay with a split from their visit to Montana State after losing to UC-Riverside 74-68 Tuesday night.
For the second straight night, the Phoenix saw themselves staring down the barrel of a halftime deficit after the Highlanders started out before settling on a five-point advantage. The Phoenix and Highlanders would exchange blows in the second half and kept the game close throughout thanks to the Phoenix shooting more than 50 percent from behind the arc. The Phoenix would tie the game after going on a 12-2 run, but that was reciprocated by the Highlanders with a 14-0 run that put the game away. A late rally by the Phoenix made the game close, but they were ultimately sent home with the loss.
Noah Reynolds once again led the Phoenix in scoring with 19 points. Rich Byhre was magnificent behind the arc as he scored 14 points while Marcus Hall and David Douglas Jr. each added 12 points. Isaiah Moses was the difference maker for the Highlanders, scoring 22 points.
The Phoenix return home Saturday for a 2 p.m. tilt against St. Thomas.
The Green Bay Gamblers and the Madison Capitols will meet for the third time in a week on Wednesday when they square off in a Resch Center Thanksgiving tradition.
On Friday, Lev Katzin scored twice, including the tally that put the game away as the Green Bay Gamblers won the first of three straight against the Madison Capitols 5-3. After giving up the game's first goal, the Gamblers scored twice on tallies by Libor Nemec and Julian Lutz to make it 2-1 after one period of play. The two teams would trade goals the rest of the way, with Katzin matching a Capitols goal in the second period to keep it a one-goal game before Michael DeAngelo and Katzin delivered the knockout blows in the third period. Goaltender Adam Gajan stopped 39 of 42 shots in the Gamblers victory.
The next night in Green Bay, The Green Bay Gamblers found themselves on the wrong side of a high-scoring affair on Saturday night at the Resch Center, falling to the Madison Capitols 6-4. The game was tied at three apiece heading into the third period thanks to Gamblers' goals from Julian Lutz, Josh Player, and Geno Carcone. Mykhailo Danylov would tie the game at 4-4 with just over 10 minutes left in the third period before Austin Burnevik finished off his hat trick with two goals in the final four minutes to give the Capitols a weekend split.
The rubber match will take place on Wednesday at the Resch Center at 7:05 p.m.
The holiday week of girls' basketball games got off to a good start on Monday with more games on the docket on Tuesday.
Gibraltar earned its first victory of the season with a 49-38 win over Hilbert on the road.
Sevastopol continued its hot shooting to start its season with a 58-24 victory.
Tuesday's games include Luxemburg-Casco opening the season at home against Marinette (7 p.m.) and Kewaunee hosting Manitowoc Lutheran, (7:30 p.m.).
The slate is thin, but Tuesday marks the first day area basketball teams can play games.
The opening night schedule features Southern Door visiting Seymour (7 p.m.), Sevastopol hosting Suring (7:30 p.m.), and Sturgeon Bay playing at home against Chilton (7 p.m.).
The margin for error proved slim all night long for the Green Bay Phoenix after they survived their matchup against the Montana State Bobcats 54-53.
Down by one point at halftime, the Phoenix outscored the Bobcats by a single tally in the second half and overtime to secure the program's first road non-conference win since the Linc Darner era. It did not look like it would be close after the Phoenix went on a 12-0 run at the beginning of the second half to give them a double-digit near the period's halfway point. Dueling fates at the free throw line allowed the Bobcats to claw back into the game, with the Phoenix shooting 50 percent from the line compared to 85 percent for the home team. A missed runner at the expiration of overtime was the difference between a win and a loss for the Phoenix, led by Noah Reynolds' 19 points. Amari Jedkins recorded seven points and nine rebounds, while Preston Ruedinger added nine points and six rebounds. The Bobcats were led by Robert Ford III, who registered 26 points and 13 rebounds in the loss.
The Phoenix will play in Bozeman again on Tuesday to face UC Riverside on a neutral court at 8 p.m. The Highlanders have dropped three straight games since an opening night victory against UC-Merced. They have also faced tough opponents since then with losses to Utah and North Carolina among the defeats.
Sunday's win came at a cost for the Green Bay Packers, as evident by the 16 players listed on Monday's injury report ahead of Thursday's tilt against the Detroit Lions.
From Packers.com: (FP- Full Participant, LP- Limited Participant, DNP- Did not participate):
Jaire Alexander, CB, Shoulder, LP
Corey Ballentine, CB, Shoulder, LP
De'Vondre Campbell, LB, Neck, DNP
Kenny Clark, DL, Shoulder, LP
Josiah Deguara, TE, Hip, DNP
AJ Dillon, RB, Groin, LP
Rudy Ford, S, Biceps, LP
Rashan Gary, LB, Shoulder, LP
Elgton Jenkins, G/T, Knee, LP
Aaron Jones, RB, Knee, DNP
Luke Musgrave, TE, Abdomen, DNP
Keisean Nixon, CB, Ankle, LP (Recently Activated from IR)
**Darnell Savage, S, Calf, LP
Christian Watson, WR, Shoulder, LP
Dontayvion Wicks, WR, Concussion / Knee, DNP
Emanuel Wilson, RB, Shoulder, DNP
By comparison, the Lions only had four players listed on their injury report. In both cases, the teams did not practice, so the designations estimate whether or not they would have participated.
In other roster moves, the Packers signed RB Patrick Taylor to the 53-man roster after their running backs all got injured on Sunday. The organization also released S Dallin Leavitt, signed RB James Robinson to the practice squad, and released LB Christian Young from the practice squad.
The Sevastopol and Gibraltar girls' basketball teams will be in action on Monday to start Thanksgiving week with some competition.
The Vikings head out on the road again on Monday, with a game at Hilbert beginning at 7:15 p.m.
The Pioneers will stay at home on Monday to face Two Rivers at 7:30 p.m. in Institute.
The Green Bay Packers head into a short week on a high note after beating the Los Angeles Chargers 23-20 at Lambeau Field on Sunday.
The Chargers opened the scoring late in the first quarter with a field goal before the two teams traded touchdowns on consecutive drives. The Packers' score came from Jayden Reed, who showed his speed on a 32-yard running play. Anders Carlson, who had an uneven day with a couple of misses on extra points and field goals, drilled a 28-yard field goal to tie the game at ten at the break.
The two teams would exchange the lead four times in the second half with touchdown passes to Romeo Doubs and Christian Watson on either side of a Chargers' field goal to start the third quarter and a touchdown pass to Keenan Allen. The Chargers would have one last chance to score, but they turned the ball over on downs to give the Packers the victory.
The Packers will cram a full week of practices in just a few days as they prepare to head to Detroit on Thursday for a Thanksgiving tilt against the division-leading Lions.
The Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team will make the most of their trip to Bozeman with a pair of games over the next two days.
The Phoenix are coming off a 64-59 loss to Valparaiso last week. The team let a 31-26 first-half lead slip away and fell to the Beacons on the road in Horizon League action. The Phoenix were led by Noah Reynolds, who poured in 24 points, and Elijah Jones added 13 more with 15 boards.
On Monday, the team will face Montana State, who have started the campaign 2-1 after wins over Northwest Indian College and California, and a loss to Seattle University. The Phoenix will have to pick their poison with four Bobcats players averaging in double figures, including over 16 ppg from Brandon Walker.
The Phoenix will play in Bozeman again on Tuesday to face UC Riverside on a neutral court. The Highlanders have dropped three straight games since an opening night victory against UC-Merced. They have also faced tough opponents since then with losses to Utah and North Carolina among the defeats.
Both games are slated to start at 8 p.m.
The Green Bay Blizzard is not letting the holiday season stop them from continuing to build their roster.
The Blizzard added another three players to their roster over the last week. You can learn about those players below. Their first game is scheduled for March 17th.
The Green Bay Gamblers found themselves on the wrong side of a high-scoring affair on Saturday night at the Resch Center, falling to the Madison Capitols 6-4.
The game was tied at 3 apiece heading into the third period thanks to Gamblers' goals from Julian Lutz, Josh Player, and Geno Carcone. Mykhailo Danylov would tie the game at 4-4 with just over 10 minutes left in the third period before Austin Burnevik finished off his hat trick with two goals in the final four minutes to give the Capitols a weekend split. The rubber match will take place on Wednesday at the Resch Center at 7:05 p.m.
The Green Bay Packers will look for their fourth win of the season Sunday afternoon when the Los Angeles Chargers come to town.
The Packers found themselves with opportunities to leave Pittsburgh with a win, only to lose the game to the Steelers 23-19 Sunday afternoon. Love nearly threw for 300 yards, but his completion percentage was just above 50 percent, and his two interceptions canceled out his two earlier touchdown passes. A.J. Dillon led the team in rushing with 70 yards, 40 of which came on a single play.
The Chargers' offense has come alive over the last three weeks as they have averaged more than 30 points a game. They have gone 2-1 in that stretch with their lone defeat coming against the Detroit Lions in a 41-38 shootout. Justin Herbert threw for 323 yards and four touchdowns in the loss.
The opening week of the girls' basketball season ends with just one game a ferry ride away after games were played Friday night.
For the second straight year, the Gibraltar Vikings girls' basketball team lost to Gillett Tigers by the slimmest of margins, this time 43-40 on the road Friday night.
Washington Island was scheduled to play Green Bay West in a Friday night/Saturday morning doubleheader. They are supposed to play again Saturday at 9 a.m.
No additional information was provided about either game.
The Luxemburg-Casco football team earned the silver ball, but the community made them feel like gold Friday when they brought it home.
Revelers lined Main Street in Luxemburg to welcome back the Spartans to a champions' welcome despite the team falling to Lodi 38-14 in the state title game. The afternoon concluded at the school where players, families, and fans were able to get a close-up of the trophy itself and celebrate the team's accomplishments.
The Spartans' winter sports seasons will finally get underway on Tuesday when the girls' basketball team hosts Marinette.
Plenty of familiar names on the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-State Teams were announced earlier this week.
For volleyball, the names were primarily kept to Luxemburg-Casco athletes, with freshman Aubrey Frey being named to the second team and senior Payton Kaminski racking up an honorable mention designation.
The All-State teams were more spread out across Door and Kewaunee counties. State finalist Luxemburg-Casco and semifinalist Kewaunee led the way with three players each, garnering nine total selections.
ALGOMA
Grant Vandervest, RB, Eight-Player
GIBRALTAR
Braden Sitte, WR, Eight Player
KEWAUNEE
Braxton Riha, Offensive Lineman, First-Team Small School; Defensive Lineman Honorable Mention Small School
Owen Carlson, Offensive Back, First-Team Small School
Maddix Mueller, K, Honorable Mention Small School
LUXEMBURG-CASCO
Ezra Wage, Defensive Lineman, First-Team Small School
Max Ronsman, Defensive Back, First-Team Small School; Quarterback Honorable Mention Small School
Trace Schoenebeck, Tight End/Full Back, Honorable Mention Small School; Outside Linebacker, Honorable Mention Small School
STURGEON BAY
Danny Lodl, Quarterback, Honorable Mention Small School
SOUTHERN DOOR
Will Jandrin, Inside Linebacker, Honorable Mention Small School
Lev Katzin scored twice including the tally that put the game away as the Green Bay Gamblers won the first of three straight against the Madison Capitols 5-3.
After giving up the game's first goal, the Gamblers scored twice on tallies by Libor Nemec and Julian Lutz to make it 2-1 after one period of play. The two teams would trade goals the rest of the way with Katzin matching a Capitols goal in the second period to keep it a one-goal game before Michael DeAngelo and Katzin delivered the knockout blows in the third period.
Goaltender Adam Gajan stopped 39 of 42 shots in the Gamblers victory.
The two teams face off again Saturday night in Green Bay at 6:05 p.m.
The youngest offensive tackle to ever start a Super Bowl will retire as a Green Bay Packer.
Bryan Bulaga, who played for the Green and Gold for ten seasons 2010-2019, informed the organization of his plans to retire as a member of the Green Bay Packers after not being on a roster for the last two seasons and last playing for the Los Angeles Chargers. According to the Packers, he started 111 of 115 regular-season games and all 13 postseason contests he appeared in, including Super Bowl XLV.
"We want to send our congratulations to Bryan on a wonderful career and thank him for his contributions to the Packers," said General Manager Brian Gutekunst. "He was not only one of the premier right tackles in the National Football League, he was also a tremendous teammate who was key to the success of many teams. We wish him, his wife, Abbie, and their family all the best in the years ahead."
Bulaga will be one of the featured alumni at Sunday's Packers/Chargers game along with JC Tretter.
The Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team opened their six-game road trip with an extra dose of confidence moving forward as they beat #22 Creighton 65-53.
The Phoenix set the tone against the Big East power early, outscoring them 22-9 in the game's opening stanza. A 17-0 run to end the first quarter and a 10-2 run to finish the second quarter gave the Phoenix a nine-point lead at the break. The Blue Jays would get to within four points late in the game, but the Phoenix knocked down free throws when it mattered to secure the upset.
Maddy Schreiber led the Phoenix with 14 points, and Callie Genke added 11 points off the bench. Luxemburg-Casco product Cassie Schiltz also reached double figures, scoring 10 points along with four assists.
The area saw only one of its girls' basketball teams win on Thursday ahead of more games scheduled to occur this weekend.
Sevastopol secured its second blowout win of the season, this time beating Hilbert 54-27.
Sturgeon Bay left Chilton without a victory, losing to the Tigers 80-41.
Algoma fell to Freedom on the road 48-27.
On Friday, Gibraltar traveling to Gillett at 7 p.m. while Washington Island welcomes Green Bay West for a weekend doubleheader at 5 p.m. The Bucks and Wildcats will also clash on Saturday at 9 a.m.
The Green Bay Gamblers will see plenty of their Wisconsin rivals beginning Friday night in Madison as they face the Capitols in the first three games over the next week.
Last weekend, the Gamblers won two games against the Lincoln Stars by identical 5-2 scores. In the Friday game, Chris Romaine, Brady Zugec, and Libor Nemec tallied the goals in the first period to give the Gamblers a 3-0 lead at intermission. The Gamblers and the Stars would trade goals throughout the third period, with Josh Player and Michael DeAngelo getting on the scoreboard for the home team. Different players starred on Saturday as Josh Player and Julian Lutz scored in the first period to give the Gamblers a 2-0 lead heading into the intermission. Chris Romaine made it 3-0 less than 40 seconds into the second period before the Stars got onto the board late in the frame. The Gamblers would tack on two more goals in the third period, thanks to tallies from Tanner Bruender and Jayson Shaugabay.
The Capitols are 1-3 in the month of November. That includes a wild 9-7 loss to Chicago and a 4-1 defeat to Des Moines last weekend. The Capitols are four points behind the Gamblers in the standings, sitting in fourth place.
Friday's night game will start at 7:05 p.m. The two teams will also play each other on Saturday (6:05 p.m.) and Wednesday (7:05 p.m.) at the Resch Center.
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The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans came up short in their bid for a Division 4 State championship in Madison Thursday night, losing to the Lodi Blue Devils 38-14.
Blue Devil quarterback Mason Lane led a potent offense that put up 448 yards in total offense and scored touchdowns on their first four possessions.
The Spartans came back twice to narrow the lead to seven points in the first half but could not slow down the Blue Devils in the second half.
The Blue Devils scored on the first offensive play of the game on a 67-yard pass from Lane to Aiden Groskopf to put Lodi up 7-0.
After an interception, Lodi drove down and scored on a four-yard run by Lane to take a 14-0 lead in the first quarter.
The Spartans fought back cutting the lead to 14-7 with 7:43 left in the second quarter on a two-yard run by Andrew Klass after L-C drove 65 yards in 14 plays.
Lodi would extend their lead to 21-7 with 5:15 left in the half on a 29-yard touchdown pass from Lane to Gavin Sargeant, but the Spartans responded quickly when Klass scored on a 58-yard wildcat run to make it 21-14 only seconds later.
A 59-yard touchdown by Brady Puhs on a screen pass from Lane gave the Blue Devils a 28-14 lead with 2:27 left in the half and a missed field goal at the end of the half by Lodi kept the Spartans within two scores.
The second half saw Lodi strike fast after another interception on a 74-yard touchdown run by Kyler Clemens, who finished the game with 147 yards on 18 carries.
A 23-yard field goal by Lodi closed out the scoring in the fourth quarter as the Blue Devils claimed the championship with a decisive 38-14 victory.
The Spartans were led by Klass on the ground with 81 yards on ten carries. Senior Max Ronsman was held to just 31 yards on eight runs and was 13 for 26 passing for 163 yards with two interceptions, as the Blue Devil defense controlled the Spartan attack most of the night. Trace Schoenebeck caught eight passes for 76 yards to lead the receiving crew.
The Spartans finish the season with an outstanding 12-2 overall record, a state runner-up trophy, and winners of the North Eastern Conference.
The program will miss the 15 seniors who played their last game for Luxemburg-Casco but can take pride in knowing they led a team to a historic state final in Madison.
Three more girls' basketball games with local interest are scheduled for Thursday night.
Sturgeon Bay School District Superintendent Dan Tjernagel will coach his first high school game in several years when the Clippers travel to Chilton for a 7 p.m. tip.
Algoma will take on its second top-flight team in three days when they visit Freedom for a 7 p.m. start.
Sevastopol hopes to start 2-0 when they welcome Hilbert to Institute for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off.
A streak of six straight games away from the Kress Events Center begins on Thursday for the Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team when they visit Omaha to take on Creighton.
The Phoenix rebounded nicely from a season-opening loss to Northern Iowa with an 88-62 victory over Illinois State. Callie Genke led the Phoenix with a career-high 26 points and six rebounds in the matinee. Cassie Schiltz added 15 points and five rebounds, while Jasmine Kondrakiewicz registered 10 points and five rebounds in the victory.
The Blue Jays are ranked #22 in the nation, boasting a perfect 2-0 mark on the year. The two teams have not faced each other since 1995 as the Phoenix look for their first win in Omaha in the series' history.
Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.
There is a new face in the cornerback room for the Green Bay Packers as they work to build depth.
According to the organization, the Packers claimed CB Kyu Blu Kelly off waivers from the Seattle Seahawks. General Manager Brian Gutekunst announced the transaction on Wednesday. Kelly is a rookie out of Stanford and was initially drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round (No. 157 overall) of the 2023 NFL Draft. He was released after training camp and claimed off of waivers by the Seattle Seahawks. Kelly played in five games for the Seahawks this season.
The Packers' Jaire Alexander did not practice with a shoulder injury, and safety Rudy Ford did not participate as well with a biceps injury.
The team is preparing to face the Los Angeles Chargers at Lambeau Field on Sunday.
The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans will make their first trip to Camp Randall Stadium in Madison for the Division 4 State Final football championship against the undefeated Lodi Blue Devils on Thursday night.
The Spartans (12-1) are coming off a thrilling 23-21 comeback victory over Catholic Memorial last week in Kewaskum, winning on a last-second field goal by Trace Shoenebeck.
Quarterback Max Ronsman, who scored on a huge 98-yard run last week, leads the way for the Spartans with 1351 rushing yards and 22 touchdowns while tossing 11 touchdowns with over 2100 yards passing for the season.
Lodi, who won the Capitol Conference with a 7-0 record, defeated Baldwin-Woodville 49-29 in the semi-final last Friday at Arcadia High School.
Blue Devil quarterback Mason Lane is a duo threat like Ronsman, having put up 1057 yards on the ground with 22 touchdowns while passing for 21 scores with only two interceptions.
You can listen to L-C head coach Neil Seering's interview on the podcast page here.
The pregame is set for 6:40 pm Thursday on U102.1 and the kick-off is set for 7 p.m. from Camp Randall Stadium. Paul Schmitt and Eric Fisher will have the play-by-play of the game which will also be streamed on NewRadioSports Network.com.
The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans had the unique opportunity to practice on the same field the Green Bay Packers use for preparation every week in the NFL on Tuesday.
On Tuesday afternoon, the Spartans ran through a practice at the Don Hutson Center across from Lambeau Field in Green Bay to practice on a turf field similar to the one at Camp Randall Stadium.
The only other area team at the State finals, the Wrightstown Tigers, a Spartan foe from the NEC, also practiced at the Don Hutson Center.
The Spartans (12-1) are preparing for their first state championship football game on Thursday night in the school’s history. Luxemburg-Casco faces the undefeated Lodi Blue Devils (13-0) in the Division 4 state final at 7 p.m.
Luxemburg-Casco School District will dismiss early on Thursday and have no school on Friday to allow the community, staff, and students to attend the game and enjoy the historic experience for the school.
U102.1 and the New Radio Sports Network will be broadcasting and streaming the game starting at 6:40 p.m. with the pre-game show from Madison.
(photos courtesy of Ron LeCloux)
The basketball hardwoods began the 2023-24 campaign in Door and Kewaunee counties Tuesday night. The local girls’ teams were in action playing non-conference games.
The Sevastopol Pioneers started their season with a convincing 64-14 win over the Suring Eagles at home.
The Kewaunee Storm opened with a victory at Wrightstown, defeating the Tigers 51-40.
Sturgeon Bay will open their season on Thursday, and Gibraltar will play on Friday.
The UWGB men’s basketball team let a 31-26 first-half lead slip away and fell to the Valparaiso Beacons on the road in Horizon League action.
Green Bay (1-3) was led by Noah Reynolds, who poured in 24 points, and Elijah Jones added 13 more with 15 boards.
Valparaiso (3-1) outscored the Phoenix 38-28 in the second half and were paced by Jaxon Edward’s 19 points and Isaiah Stafford, who chipped in 18 points.
U.W.-Green Bay will be back in action next Monday when they travel to play Montana State in a non-conference game.
The Wisconsin Badgers trailed by as many as 25 points and never led in the game as they suffered a 72-59 road loss to the Providence Friars Tuesday night in the Gavitt Tipoff Games.
The Friars took a commanding 27-9 lead early and never were seriously challenged by a Badger team that shot only 33 percent from the field.
AJ Storr led Wisconsin with 22 points, and freshman John Blackwell added 11 points with five rebounds.
Wisconsin (1-2) will host the Robert Morris Colonials Friday night at the Kohl Centre at 6 p.m.
The Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame announced two defensive stalwarts as its newest inductees on Monday.
Clay Matthews and Aaron Kampman will be inducted at the 53rd Hall of Fame Induction Banquet, slated to take place on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in the Lambeau Field Atrium.
Matthews was drafted out of USC in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He made an immediate impact, making key plays, including a forced fumble in Super Bowl XLV. According to the Packers, he ranks No. 1 on the Packers' all-time list (since 1982) with 83.5 career sacks, including ten sacks in 2009, which tops the franchise record books for the most sacks in a rookie campaign. He earned six Pro Bowl selections during his Packers career, tied with Reggie White for the second-most selections by a defensive player in team history.
Kampman was drafted out of Iowa in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He collected 54 sacks during his Packers career, which ranks fifth all-time. He had his breakout season in 2006 when he ranked No. 2 in the NFL with 15.5 sacks, the third-highest single-season total in team history. That year, he also posted 113 tackles, a franchise record for a Packers defensive lineman.
After a one-game reprieve at home, the Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team will face off against an old Horizon League foe in Valparaiso on Tuesday night.
Both teams have split their first two games of the season entering the contest. The Phoenix was nearly doubled up by Iowa State before beating St. Francis (Ill.). The Beacons earned a win over Trinity Christian in their season opener before falling to IUPUI. Both teams are also playing with first-year coaches at the helm, with Sundance Wicks leading the Phoenix and Illinois legend Roger Powell Jr. commanding the Beacons.
The Phoenix are 30-25 all-time against the Beacons. They have not played each other since the Beacons bolted the Horizon League for the Missouri Valley Conference in 2017.
The Green Bay Blizzard has been busy constructing their roster for the 2024 roster.
In addition to the new faces, the Green Bay Blizzard announced their 2024 schedule last week, which opens with a home game on March 17th. You can see the new additions below.
Three local teams will play on the first day the WIAA allows girls basketball games to take place.
All three matchups are non-conference, with Kewaunee visiting Wrightstown, Sevastopol hosting Suring, and Algoma playing at home against Bonduel. The Storm will play at 7 p.m., while the Pioneers and Wolves will tip off at 7:30 p.m.
Sturgeon Bay will open their season on Thursday and Gibraltar will follow suit on Friday.
The Green Bay Packers found themselves with opportunities to leave Pittsburgh with a win, only to lose the game to the Steelers 23-19 Sunday afternoon.
The two teams traded scores in the first quarter, with Jordan Love finding Romeo Doubs in the endzone to tie the game with under five minutes to go. The Steelers would dominate the early portions of the second quarter, scoring ten unanswered points. The Packers would find the endzone again late in the frame when Love connected with Jayden Reed to make it 17-13. A blocked extra point would loom large the rest of the game as two field goals kicked by Anders Carlson gave the Packers a 19-17 lead with just over three minutes left in the third quarter. Chris Boswell would give the Steelers the lead on his 49-yard field goal on the ensuing drive, and his 35-yard field goal provided the insurance the team would need. Love's final two drives would end inside the red zone as his two forced passes to Christian Watson were picked off by Steelers' defenders.
Love nearly threw for 300 yards, but his completion percentage was just above 50 percent, and his two interceptions canceled out his two earlier touchdown passes. A.J. Dillon led the team in rushing with 70 yards, 40 of which came on a single play.
The Packers return home on Sunday for a noon kickoff against the Los Angeles Chargers.
With the exception of the members of the state championship game-bound Luxemburg-Casco Spartans, plenty of athletes will head to their first practice on Monday.
Boys swimming and diving, wrestling, and boys basketball all get underway on Monday. It gives them about a week to get tuned up for the start of their respective seasons. Swimmers and basketball players will have their first competition on November 21st, while wrestlers start their regular season on November 24th.
The wait is almost over for the area's girls' basketball teams. Some of the local teams will have their first games on Tuesday.
The Door County United Girls High School swim team finished the fall 2023 season by placing 10th overall at the Division 2 state meet on Friday, November 10th.
Julia Michalski (SBHS) finished 9th in the 100-yard backstroke and 16th in the 200-yard individual medley. Her 100-yard backstroke time of 1:00.97 is the 2nd fastest in the program’s history. Kailyn Neville (SDHS) finished 13th in the 200 and 500-yard freestyle. She dropped 2 seconds in the 200-yard freestyle and 4 in the 500-yard freestyle. Cassie Rankin (SEV) finished 8th in the 200-yard freestyle with a finishing time of 1:58.77. This was the first time she completed this event in under 2 minutes. This additionally is the 2nd fastest 200-yard freestyle in the program’s history. She also finished 6th in the 500-yard freestyle, which earned her a medal and some time on the podium at state. Her time of 5:23.04 was 10 seconds faster than her seedtime and 4th fastest in the program's history. The 200-yard medley relay consisting of Julia Michalski (SBHS), Danica Neville (SDHS), Isabella Jimenez Seyfer (SBHS), and Caitlyn Hasenjager (SEV) finished 8th overall with a time of 1:53.51. This relay also finished three places above the other qualifying team from their conference, Wittenberg Birnamwood. The 200-yard freestyle relay finished 11th overall with a time of 1:43.88. The members of this relay, Cassie Rankin (SEV), Danica Neville (SDHS), Natalia Michalski (SBHS), and Caitlyn Hasenjager (SEV), all swam their individual 50 freestyles in 26 seconds or less. The final qualifying relay was the 400-yard freestyle relay. Cassie Rankin (SEV), Kailyn Neville (SDHS), Natalia Michalsk (SBHS), and Julia Michalski (SBHS) finished 9th overall to round out the meet.
Congratulations girls!
Competitors in the Run the Door Series have just a couple more races to build up their resumes.
Just three more races remain on the Run the Door schedule with only two of them, the One Barrel 2.62 Mile Run in Egg Harbor on November 25th and Northern Door YMCA Ugly Sweater 5K Fun Run/Walk in Fish Creek on December 2nd, counting for points.
Below are the standings heading into the final weeks:
Current as of Nov. 8, 2023
Points are updated through the Fall 50 on Oct. 21. Some Virtuals from Run Wild are still pending. Note: We score in 10-year or 5-year age groups, depending on the race, for all participants. Example: 60-plus at a given race with 10-year age groups is broken down for scoring to 60-69, 70-79, 80-89. If no age groups in a race, we score no age-group points.
Michael Ahrens, Green Bay-Carlsville 11
Raissa Ashman, Seymour 116
Heidi Bader, Sturgeon Bay 10
Scott Bader, Sturgeon Bay 10
Beth Barnstorff, Green Bay
Bill Bartnik, Howards Grove 20
Ted Baszler, Milwaukee 20
Emily Bilodeau, Sturgeon Bay 106
Joe Bilodeau, Sturgeon Bay 97
Jackie Birmingham, Sturgeon Bay
Jerry Bjarnarson, Sturgeon Bay 50
Mary Bjarnarson, Sturgeon Bay 40
Shauna Blackledge, Sturgeon Bay 10
Colton Blackley, Sturgeon Bay
Faith Blackley, Sturgeon Bay
Annie Bley (Kapolnek), Egg Harbor 23
Hanna Bordeau, Sturgeon Bay
Renee Borkovetz, Sevastopol 20
Scott Borkowetz, Sevastopol
Tiffany Born, Green Bay 20
Cheryl Bournoville, Sturgeon Bay
Robert Brown, Kenosha
Karen Brunk, Mundelein, IL
Sam Brunk, Mundelein, IL
Carol Burlew, Sturgeon Bay
Liz Butler Gilbert, Sturgeon Bay
Cindy Carter, Appleton 35
Todd Charnetski, Green Bay 25
Laurel Ciohon, Ephraim
David Clowers, Sturgeon Bay 101
Michael Cosgrove, Sturgeon Bay 22
Dan Crooker, Baileys Harbor
Kate Crooker, Baileys Harbor
Jake Cummings, Sturgeon Bay
Lauren Daoust, Sturgeon Bay 22
Julie Davis, Sturgeon Bay 33
Eleanor Dean, Sturgeon Bay
Erika DeFere, Sevastopol 10
Bobby Deggendorf, Sturgeon Bay 38
Bob Desotelle, Sturgeon Bay 10
Lu Ann Desotelle, Sturgeon Bay 10
Danielle DiCarlo, Green Bay
Dawn DiCarlo, Sturgeon Bay 10
Stacia Dick-Schuster, Sturgeon Bay 40
Jeff Dickman, Grayslake, IL
Karen Dickman, Grayslake, IL
Mary Ellen Dreutzer, Sturgeon Bay 10
Krista Eliot, Baileys Harbor 20
Barbara Enigl, Brussels 91
Tahna Evers, Sturgeon Bay 20
Sverre Falck-Pedersen, Egg Harbor
Anne Farmer, Sturgeon Bay 27
David Farmer, Gardner/Brussels 22
Jerry Feldhausen, Green Bay
Dave Ferguson, Algoma
Tracey Fitzgerald, Ephraim
Mary Franklin, Sturgeon Bay
David Furjanic, Orland Park, IL
Maureen Furjanic, Orland Park, IL
Leslie Gast, Sturgeon Bay 22
Janice Galt, Sturgeon Bay 93
Lynn Gilchrist, Sturgeon Bay 93
James Gothard Jr., Tampa, FL
John Glowicki, Oak Park, IL/Baileys Harbor 35
Julie Grant, Greendale 70
Heather Gronseth, Wrightstown
Sean Grorich, Sturgeon Bay
Janet Grota, Sturgeon Bay
Jennifer Grota, Sturgeon Bay 32
Gary Gruenisen, Egg Harbor 106
Kay Guberud, Sturgeon Bay
Anna-Helena Hamann, Manitowoc
Amy Hamann, Stevens Point
Mark Hamann, Manitowoc
Joe Hargis, Sturgeon Bay 31
Melody Hargis, Sturgeon Bay 31
Caitlyn Hasenjager, Sturgeon Bay 10
Nate Hasenjager, Sturgeon Bay
Tanya Hasenjager, Sturgeon Bay 26
Ken Heinz, Egg Harbor 25
Linda Heyse, New Berlin 10
Tim Heyse, Sturgeon Bay 88
Kate Higginbotham, Sturgeon Bay
Lee Hildebrand, Mequon 59
Mark Hilsabeck, Sturgeon Bay
David Hoffman, Sturgeon Bay
Emily Hoffmann, Green Bay
Liz Hoffman, Sturgeon Bay
Jan Hucek, Sturgeon Bay
Pete Hurth, Sturgeon Bay
Matt Huston, Sturgeon Bay 55
Mary Jackson, Forestville
Amy Jacobs, Fish Creek 10
Michelle Jacobson, Algoma
Debbie Jacques, Appleton 13
Peter Jacques, Appleton
Courtney Janson, Egg Harbor
Amy Jeanquart, Forestville 40
Colt Jeanquart, Forestville 20
Wyatt Jeanquart, Forestville 33
Kay Jensen, Sturgeon Bay 116
Bill Johnson, Fish Creek
Joe Kash, Naperville, IL
Heather Khan, Sturgeon Bay 11
Deb Kiedrowski, Sturgeon Bay 13
Morgan Kiedrowski, Sturgeon Bay
Jeremy Kimber, Sturgeon Bay
Kevin Kindt, Colgate
Lisa Kloskin, Shoreview, MN
Julie Knox, Baileys Harbor
Merritt Knox, Baileys Harbor
Brett Kosmider, Baileys Harbor 11
Lois Kurschner, Sturgeon Bay 20
Kevin LaFountain Lipscomg, Menomonee Falls 13
Amy Lautenbach, Sturgeon Bay
Jen LeCloux, Luxemburg 81
Kristin Leeming, Dyckesville
Kayla Lehman, Sturgeon Bay
Dale Logan, Sturgeon Bay 10
Ashley Maas, Sturgeon Bay
Dan Madigan, Green Bay 64
Hanna Mallien, Sturgeon Bay 10
Jodi Mallien, Sturgeon Bay
Scott Mallien, Green Bay 106
Mary Kate McCormack, Fish Creek
Smitty McGowan, Ephraim
Kelly Meyer, Sturgeon Bay 20
Vicki Minten, Sturgeon Bay 93
Peter Mitchell, Sister Bay
Donna Mleziva, Casco 30
Bob Moellenberndt, Sturgeon Bay 45
Carol Moellenberndt, Sturgeon Bay 95
Jaclyn Moeri, Ephraim/Green Bay 25
Susan Morgan, Sturgeon Bay 77
Steve Muchoney, Aurora, IL 10
Annie Mudliger, Oak Creek
Carol Mulinix, Sturgeon Bay 32
Tom Mulinix, Sturgeon Bay 33
Deb Neuville, Sturgeon Bay
Andrew Nicoli, Grafton
Brady Nieman, Sturgeon Bay
David Nieman, Sturgeon Bay 13
Karon Ohm, Fish Creek 10
Angela Olsen-Luberger, Sturgeon Bay
Doug Otopalik, Sturgeon Bay
Suzanne Osorio, River Forest, IL
Nancy Pagel, Grafton
Cathi Parks, Oak Brook, IL 21
Olivia Pelkey, Egg Harbor
Ryan Pelkey, Egg Harbor
Greg Peters, Green Bay 183
Karen Peterson, Egg Harbor 10
Haley Petrina, Sturgeon Bay 40
Leanne Pinkert, Sturgeon Bay 20
Patti Pollina, Mt. Prospect, IL 10
Leslie Potter, Greendale 83
Josh Puetz, Sturgeon Bay
Lori Putzer (Leist), Sturgeon Bay
Lindsey Rainey, Chicago, IL
Selena Reyes, Sturgeon Bay 84
Susan Reynolds-Smith, Ephraim 81
Bob Richards, Sturgeon Bay/Villa Park, IL 94
Allison Ripp, Waukesha
Carle Rollins, Evanston, IL 15
Nancy Rollins, Evanston, IL 18
Kathryn Rogalski, Egg Harbor
Brittany Roob, Brookfield 10
Bob Ross, Brussels 10
Heidi Ross, Sturgeon Bay
Michael Ross, Sturgeon Bay
Katie Ruenger, Sturgeon Bay 31
Morgan Rusnak, Sturgeon Bay 70
Pat Saladin, Sturgeon Bay 40
J. Schaefer, Madison
Mary Schaefer, Madison
Lee Ann Schlimm, Greenville
Gretchen Schmelzer, Sturgeon Bay 15
Greg Schneider, Madison 29
Rodee Schneider, Madison 44
Tom Schneider, Kewaunee 131
Tamara Schoof, Colgate
John Schopf Jr., Green Bay 74
John Schopf Sr., Sturgeon Bay 127
Brandi Schroeder, Monticello
Skya Scrimgeour, Sturgeon Bay 40
Dawn Shefchik, Brussels 57
Mike Sherwood, Oak Creek
Dave Smith, Baileys Harbor 10
Kirsten Smith, Sturgeon Bay
Stephanie Smith, Chicago, IL
Bonnie Spielman, Fish Creek 30
Darcy Strasman, Sturgeon Bay
Mark Stencel, Appleton 10
Jed Stone, Highland Park, IL
Carol Tadych, Sturgeon Bay 11
Markus Tassoul, Sturgeon Bay 14
Jeffery Theys, Germantown 22
Nicole Theys, Germantown 10
Katie Thomas, Sturgeon Bay 48
Lauren Thomas, Appleton
Seth Thomas, Sturgeon Bay
Scott Thompson, Green Bay 22
Deva Thyme, Sturgeon Bay
Jen Trustem, Neenah
Barbara Tuttle, Green Bay
Marc Vandenhouten, Brussels 135
Devin Vandertie, Maplewood 10
Logan Vandertie, Sturgeon Bay
Lewis Vandover, Kirkwood, MO
Sherry VanSkyhawk, Sturgeon Bay
Denie Victorin, Aurora, IL
Barbara Wagner, Sturgeon Bay 30
Mike Weber, Egg Harbor
Cheryl Wederquist, Sturgeon Bay 72
Deb Whitelaw-Gorski, Sturgeon Bay 10
Tabitha Will, Sturgeon Bay
Christy Wisniewski, Baileys Harbor
Thomas Witek, Green Bay
Jon Wolfe, Sturgeon Bay 20
Rena Zaid, Highland Park, IL
Amber Zetwick, New Berlin 10
Tom Zwicky, Egg Harbor
The Green Bay Packers hope to secure a second straight win on Sunday when they play the Pittsburgh Steelers on the road.
The Packers snapped a four-game skid last Sunday with a 20-3 victory over the Los Angeles Rams. In that game, Aaron Jones got the scoring going with a three-yard touchdown run to make 7-0 en route to 99 total yards of offense on the day. The Rams would score their only points of the day toward the end of the half on a field goal, points that Anders Carlson would match in the final minutes of the third quarter. The Packers would add important insurance points in the fourth quarter, first on Carlson's second field goal of the day and then on a 20-yard touchdown pass to Luke Musgrave to put a cap on Jordan Love's day. Love had a quarterback rating of over 115 after going 20-26 for 228 yards and a touchdown.
The Steelers have won two of their last three games, including a 20-16 victory against the Tennessee Titans. Kenny Pickett threw for 160 yards and a touchdown in the win.
Kickoff is set for noon.
The Green Bay Phoenix started strong and ended stronger in their 88-62 win over Illinois State on Saturday.
The Phoenix outscored the Redbirds 19-9 in the first quarter and 24-8 in the fourth quarter to send the Kress Center crowd home happy. They also shot over 50 percent from the field and over 40 percent from behind the arc. The bench also did their part for the Phoenix, outscoring the Redbirds 40-11 in that department.
Callie Genke led the Phoenix with a career-high 26 points and six rebounds in the matinee. Cassie Schiltz added 15 points and five rebounds, while Jasmine Kondrakiewicz registered 10 points and five rebounds in the victory.
The Phoenix will play again on November 16th at Creighton.
The second verse was the same as the first for the Green Bay Gamblers as they beat the Lincoln Stars on Saturday.
Josh Player and Julian Lutz scored in the first period to give the Gamblers a 2-0 lead heading into the intermission. Chris Romaine made it 3-0 less than 40 seconds into the second period before the Stars got onto the board late in the frame. The Gamblers would tack on two more goals in the third period, thanks to tallies from Tanner Bruender and Jayson Shaugabay.
Gavin Moffatt secured the Gamblers' second straight 5-2 win over the Stars as he made 25 saves.
If you have missed indoor football, you are in luck.
The Green Bay Blizzard will open the 2024 campaign with two straight home games beginning on March 17th. The front-loaded home schedule also has home games on April 19th and 26th, along with May 11th and 18th. The Blizzard end the season with five straight weeks away from the Resch Center ahead of the playoffs, which includes four road games.
The Door County United swim team completed its season on Friday with a 10th-place finish at the WIAA State Swim Meet hosted by Waukesha South.
The United scored 94 points on the evening, roughly 200 points behind first-place Rhinelander.
The placing of the team overall and in each individual event does not tell the whole story with DCU swimmers, going faster than their seeded time in all but one event.
Senior Cassie Rankin posted the best podium finish on the team, coming in 6th place in the 500-yard freestyle.
You can find the results for the full state meet here.
Event 2 Girls 200-Yard Medley Relay
8 Sturgeon Bay Co-op 1:53.90 1:53.51
1) Julia Michalski JR 27.99
2) Danica Neville SR 31.78
3) Isabella Jimenez Seyfer JR 28.07
4) Caitlyn Hasenjager JR 25.67
Event 3 Girls 200-Yard Freestyle
8 Cassie Rankin SR Sturgeon Bay Co-op 2:01.52 1:58.77 (27.35 30.03 30.90 30.49)
13 Kailyn Neville SO Sturgeon Bay Co-op 2:04.88 2:02.93 (28.49 31.27 31.56 31.61)
Event 4 Girls 200-Yard IM
16 Julia Michalski JR Sturgeon Bay Co-op 2:16.92 2:18.63 (29.72 33.51 42.85 32.55)
Event 8 Girls 500-Yard Freestyle
6 Cassie Rankin SR Sturgeon Bay Co-op 5:33.88 5:23.04 (29.25 32.00 32.72 33.18 33.03 32.98 32.77 32.89 32.85 31.37)
13 Kailyn Neville SO Sturgeon Bay Co-op 5:38.62 5:34.42 (30.34 33.09 33.76 33.72 33.76 34.14 34.27 35.03 33.69 32.62)
Event 9 Girls 200-Yard Freestyle Relay
11 Sturgeon Bay Co-op 1:44.13 1:43.88
1) Cassie Rankin SR 25.75
2) Danica Neville SR 25.96
3) Natalia Michalski SR 26.50
4) Caitlyn Hasenjager JR 25.67
Event 10 Girls 100-Yard Backstroke
9 Julia Michalski JR Sturgeon Bay Co-op 1:01.47 1:00.97 (29.33 31.64)
Event 12 Girls 400-Yard Freestyle Relay
9 Sturgeon Bay Co-op 3:46.26 3:46.80
1) Cassie Rankin SR 26.83 55.89
2) Kailyn Neville SO 26.83 56.63
3) Natalia Michalski SR 28.32 59.77
4) Julia Michalski JR 25.88 54.51
Three first-period goals were all the Green Bay Gamblers would need to secure a victory against the Lincoln Stars Friday night, winning the game 5-2.
Chris Romaine, Brady Zugec, and Libor Nemec tallied the goals in the first period to give the Gamblers a 3-0 lead at intermission. The Gamblers and the Stars would trade goals throughout the third period with Josh Player and Michael DeAngelo getting on the scoreboard for the home team.
Chicago Blackhawks draft pick Adam Gajan picked up the win for the Gamblers, stopping 37 of 39 shots.
The two teams are back at it at the Resch Center Saturday night for a 6:05 p.m. puck drop.
Only one team from the area will be heading to Madison as the State Semi-finals saw Luxemburg-Casco win a squeaker, while Kewaunee lost a heartbreaker.
In Division 6, the Kewaunee Storm fell to Darlington Redbirds 34-28 in DeForest.
The Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team will open their home slate on Saturday afternoon with a matchup against Illinois State.
In Cedar Falls on Monday, the Phoenix saw their nine-point first-quarter lead disappear quickly in the second quarter as they lost to Northern Iowa 78-67. The Panthers outscored the Phoenix 25-11 in the second quarter and put them away for good in the fourth quarter. Natalie McNeal scored 14 points to lead the Phoenix, with Jenna Guyer chipping in 10.
The Redbirds' offense is firing on all cylinders, scoring more than 90 points in their exhibition against Illinois Wesleyan (94-56) and its regular season opener against Omaha (105-59). DeAnna Wilson scored more than 20 points in both contests for the defending Missouri Valley Conference champions.
The Green Bay Gamblers return to action Friday and Saturday night with games against the Lincoln Stars at the Resch Center.
Hockey fans in the Chicagoland area were treated to exciting games and maybe a few heart attacks last weekend as the Green Bay Gamblers and the Chicago Steel had to go into overtime for both of their matchups. On Friday, Mikey DeAngelo provided the difference in a 5-4 Gamblers win that stretched eight rounds in the shootout. Chris Romaine had two assists, and Geno Carcone had two goals in the win. The Gamblers were not as lucky on the getaway day as they forced the extra frame but lost 1-0 in overtime on Saturday. Anthony Cardilli scored the game-winning goal for the Steel.
The Stars dropped two games to two different teams on consecutive days last weekend, losing to Sioux Falls 3-2 and Cedar Rapids 4-1. They sit in seventh place in the Western Conference with eight points.
Friday's game will feature a 7:05 puck drop, while Saturday's matchup will occur at 6:05 p.m.
Nine Door County United swimmers will open their weekend at the WIAA Swimming and Diving Championships in Waukesha on Friday.
The team finished 3rd in last week's sectional meet, just seven points behind the runner-up team. Julia Michalski was the sectional champion in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard backstroke. Julia finished first overall in both events at sectionals, automatically sending her to the state tournament. Cassie Rankin and Kailyn Neville punched their ticket to state in the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyle events. The 200-yard medley relay, consisting of Julia Michalski (SBHS), Danica Neville (SDHS), Isabella Jimenez Seyfer (SBHS), and Caitlyn Hasenjager (SEV), was the first to qualify for the state competition during the meet. The relay finished 2nd overall with a time of 1:53.90. The 200-yard freestyle relay will also swim again at state after a 2nd place finish at sectionals and a time of 1:44.13. The members of that relay are Cassie Rankin (SEV), Danica Neville (SDHS), Natalia Michalski (SBHS), and Caitlyn Hasenjager (SEV). The final relay to qualify for state was the 400-yard freestyle relay, with members being Cassie Rankin (SEV), Kailyn Neville (SDHS), Natalia Michalski (SBHS), and Julia Michalski (SBHS). The relay finished 2nd as well, and the time was 3:46.26.
The state meet will take place at the Waukesha South Natatorium, with the swimmers taking the pool at 5:30 p.m. Qualifiers will then advance to the finals on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.
What was a close game at halftime for the Green Bay Phoenix men turned into a comfortable 72-56 victory over St. Francis (Ill.) Thursday night.
The Phoenix and the Fighting Saints exchanged blows throughout the first half as the two teams played to a 31-27 halftime score. A 10-0 run early in the second half stole the hopes of the upset-minded Fighting Saints. The Phoenix had three players finish with double figures, led by Noah Reynolds' 23 points. Reynolds finished the night with a double-double as he also registered ten assists. The Phoenix's Elijah Jones missed out on a double-double with 19 points and eight rebounds.
On Tuesday, the Phoenix will travel to Valparaiso to face the newly-named Beacons for a 7 p.m. tip. The Fighting Saints will continue their string of three exhibitions with a pair of games against St. Edward's University on November 16th and 18th.
Kewaunee County is one game away from possibly having two teams play in Camp Randall Stadium next week.
A trip to Madison is on the line Friday night when Kewaunee and Darlington meet in DeForest in the state semi-finals of the WIAA Division 6 Football Playoffs. Henry Annen and Reece Robillard will have the call on 104.1 WRLU and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the kickoff at 7 p.m.
The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans travel to Kewaskum to take on the Waukesha Catholic Memorial Crusaders in a Division 4 State Semi-Final football matchup. The pregame is set for 6:45 pm on U102.1 and the kick-off is set for 7 p.m. from the Kewaskum High School Paul Schmitt and Eric Fischer will have the play-by-play of the game that will also be streamed on NewRadioSports Network.com.
If you have missed indoor football, you are in luck.
The Green Bay Blizzard will open the 2024 campaign with two straight home games beginning on March 17th. The front-loaded home schedule also has home games on April 19th and 26th, along with May 11th and 18th. The Blizzard end the season with five straight weeks away from the Resch Center ahead of the playoffs, which includes four road games.
Ahead of what is sure to be a physical matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Green Bay Packers' first injury report of the week shows a battered and bruised squad.
Jaire Alexander (Shoulder), Kenny Clark, (Shoulder), Rudy Ford, (Calf), Elgton Jenkins (Knee), Aaron Jones (Hamstring), Yosh Nijman (Back), Jon Runyan (Neck), Quay Walker (Groin), and Christian Watson (Back) were all listed on the report. Clark, Ford, Jones, Jenkins, and Watson could practice at least as a limited participant.
By comparison, only four Steelers, Montravius Adams Sr. (Ankle), Minkah Fitzpatrick (Hamstring), Cam Heyward (Groin), and Elandon Roberts (Knee) are listed on their injury report.
The Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team will hit the reset button Thursday night when they welcome St. Francis to the Kress Center on Thursday.
The Phoenix men were never in their matchup against Iowa State in Ames on Monday, losing 85-44. The Cyclones' defense held the Phoenix to just over 28 percent shooting on the evening, including 24 percent from behind the arc. Noah Reynolds led the way for the Phoenix with 14 points, while Foster Wonders registered 11 points.
The Fighting Saints finished last year with a 16-11 overall record and a 14-6 mark in their conference. Thursday marks their season opener in their first of three straight exhibitions.
Tip is set for 7 p.m.
A trio of Luxemburg-Casco golfers were honored on Wednesday for their accomplishments away from the course.
Ashley Fameree, Bowie Bredael, Katie Ledvina, and Morgan DeJardin were named to the Academic All-State team by the Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin (GCAW). Nominated by coaches, student-athletes must have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher, participate in at least 75% of their team’s varsity matches during the previous season, and be a sophomore, junior, or senior.
The GCAW proudly announced that 434 students from 106 high schools were honored this year with an average GPA of 3.824.
The Northeastern Conference has trickled out its All-Conference teams over the last few weeks but made it official with over 30 Luxemburg-Casco Spartans making their respective teams.
The football team nearly swept the football players of the year awards with Max Ronsman winning the player and running back of the year awards, Ryland Day capturing co-lineman of the year honors, and Trace Schoenebeck garnering the co-defensive back of the year award.
You can find the full list here and the Luxemburg-Casco honorees below.
CROSS COUNTRY
Claire Duchateau: Girls First Team
Kyan Lynts: Boys First Team
McKenna Rank: Girls Second Team
Jonathan Salentine: Boys Second Team
Cady Bevins: Girls Honorable Mention
Alex DeGrave: Boys Honorable Mention
Derek Christoph: Boys Honorable Mention
Marcus Doell: Boys Honorable Mention
GIRLS GOLF
Bowie Bredael: Honorable Mention
BOYS SOCCER
Johan Amador: First Team
Drew Bandow: First Team
Zak Patek: Honorable Mention
Ethan Vandenhouten: Honorable Mention
FOOTBALL
Max Ronsman: Unanimous First Team Offense
Ryland Day: Unanimous First Team Offense
Brett Yunk: First Team Offense
Trace Schoenebeck: First Team Offense and Kicker
Ezra Waege: Unanimous First Team Defense
Sam Schutz: First Team Defense
Trace Schoenebeck: Unanimous First Team Defense
Max Ronsman: Unanimous First Team Defense
Cameron Dorner: Second Team Offense
Ezra Waege: Second Team Offense
Braeden Schley: Second Team Offense
Max Thayse: Second Team Defense
Brayden Mueller: Second Team Defense
Chris Vanderweilen: Second Team Defense
Braeden Schley: Second Team Defense
Matthew Koss: Honorable Mention Offense
NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR : Max Ronsman
NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE CO-LINEMAN OF THE YEAR: Ryland Day and
Charlie Garvey (Wrightstown)
NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE RUNNING BACK OF THE YEAR: Max Ronsman
NORTHEASTERN CONFERENCE CO-DEFENSIVE BACKS OF THE YEAR: Trace Schoenebeck and Landon Helphrey (Wrightstown)
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL
Aubrey Frey: Unanimous First Team
Payton Kaminski: Second Team
Alayna Deprez: Second Team
Miranda Schmidt: Second Team
Ella Vander Velden: Second Team
Jacinda Bennett: Second Team
The Luxemburg-Casco Cross Country teams placed eight runners between the girls and boys on the North Eastern Conference All-Conference team this season. Claire DuChateau and Ryan Lynts, who both competed at the State Cross-Country Meet last month, made the first-team all-conference. McKenna Rank and Jonathon Salentine were Second Team All-NEC. The complete list of All-NEC selections is listed below, including honorable mentions.
NORTH EASTERN CROSS-COUNTRY ALL-CONFERENCE 2023
GIRLS BOYS
FIRST TEAM FIRST TEAM
Runner School Year Runner School Year
Ashley Wilson Little Chute 11 Ben Adams Oconto Falls 11
Leigh DeWitt Freedom 12 Kyan Lynts Luxemburg-Casco 11
Sami Miller Little Chute 11 Hayden Carroll Little Chute 11
Brooke Hodkiewicz Oconto Falls 11 Ben Toeppler Little Chute 9
Katherine Cook Freedom 9 Jackson Draheim Marinette 11
Claire Helmila Freedom 11 Owen Lencki Waupaca 10
Kristin Donart Fox Valley Lutheran 12 Andrew Shepard Freedom 11
Claire DuChateau Luxemburg-Casco 9 Bradey Obermueller Freedom 11
NEC Girls' Runner of the Year NEC Boys' Runner of the Year
Ashley Wilson Little Chute 11 Ben Adams Oconto Falls 11
GIRLS BOYS
SECOND TEAM SECOND TEAM
Runner School Year Runner School Year
McKenna Rank Luxemburg-Casco 11 Griffin Kopke Oconto Falls 11
Hailey Delzer Oconto Falls 11 Dominic Fletcher Little Chute 11
Campbell DeBoth Little Chute 10 Mason Dobberstein Fox Valley Lutheran 10
Lydia Merrick Freedom 11 Dawson Jarmolowicz Freedom 11
Sienna Timm Waupaca 11 Jonathan Salentine Luxemburg- Casco 10
Natalie McDonald Wrightstown 9 Ian Sherman Waupaca 11
Rowen Volhard Fox Valley Lutheran 10 Ryan Trzebiatowski Little Chute 10
Emma Meissner Oconto Falls 9 Kadin Becker Waupaca 9
GIRLS BOYS
HONORABLE MENTION HONORABLE MENTION
Runner School Year Runner School Year
Lauren Wegand Little Chute 11 Gus Olson Waupaca 10
Claire Fischer Fox Valley Lutheran 10 Alex DeGrave Luxemburg-Casco 12
Hannah Ludemann Oconto Falls 12 Mason Carrico Clintonville 12
Addison Lacy Marinette 11 Derek Christoph Luxemburg-Casco 10
Amelia Stein Little Chute 12 Isaiah Holtz Oconto Falls 9
Carys Wendland Fox Valley Lutheran 11 Mathias Schroth Wrightstown 9
Cady Bevins Luxemburg-Casco 11 Marcis Doell Luxemburg-Casco 9
Sami Vosters Freedom 11 Gavin Trygstad Fox Valley Lutheran 10
The Milwaukee Bucks will host the Detroit Pistons Wednesday night in NBA action. The Bucks (4-2) are coming off a 129-125 win over the Brooklyn Nets on the road, while the Pistons (2-6) lost to the Golden State Warriors at home 120-109 on Monday.
Giannis Antekounmpo leads the Bucks with a 26 point average and nine rebounds per game, while Cade Cunningham paces the Pistons with 22.9 points and seven assists per contest.
Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.
Former Wisconsin Badgers basketball standout Kirk Penney has returned to the program this week as Special Assistant to the Head Coach. Greg Gard made the announcement Monday that Penney, an All-Big Ten performer during his playing days with the Badgers from 1999-2003, would join his coaching staff on the bench for this season.
Penney played briefly in the NBA with the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Clippers in 2003 and 2005, respectively. He also played for New Zealand in two Olympics in 2000 and 2004.
The Badgers play next on Friday as they welcome in the Tennessee Volunteers to the Kohl Center at 8 p.m.
There were plenty of familiar names on the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-Region Team lists announced recently.
According to WisSports.net, regions were reorganized into four Large School regions and four Small School regions, along with two Eight-Player Football regions. The announcement precedes next Tuesday's All-State selections.
ALGOMA: Grant Vandervest (Offensive Backs)
KEWAUNEE: Braxton Riha (Offensive Lineman, Defensive Lineman), Owen Carlson (Offensive Backs), Demardo Echols (Outside Linebackers), Maddix Mueller (Defensive Backs, Kicker)
LUXEMBURG-CASCO: Ryland Day (Offensive Linemen), Max Ronsman (Quarterbacks, Defensive Backs), Trace Schoenebeck (Tight Ends/Fullbacks, Outside Linebackers), Ezra Waege (Defensive Linemen)
SOUTHERN DOOR: Will Jandrin (Inside Linebackers)
STURGEON BAY: Danny Lodl (Quarterbacks), Bryce Plzak (Wide Receivers)
SEVASTOPOL: None
GIBRALTAR: Braden Sitte (Wide Receiver, Punter), Marshall Maltby (Inside Linebacker)
Free agent manager Craig Counsell has found a home, and it will not be American Family Field.
The Athletic and ESPN's Jeff Passan were among the first to report on Monday that Counsell, a Milwaukee Brewers player, front-office employee, and manager for over 15 years, signed a new deal with the rival Chicago Cubs.
The Brewers reportedly had offered Counsell $5.5 million to come back to Milwaukee, but reports indicate that Counsell wanted to do his part to help reset the pay scale for managers so that they would get paid more. Counsell will move into a new office at 1060 West Addison in Chicago to the tune of five years, $40 million.
Early signs are the Brewers will move on Counsell's bench coach Pat Murphy, among other candidates, for their managerial position. Counsell's contract as the Brewers manager expired on October 31st, turning down previous offers from the organization for an extension.
Both Green Bay basketball teams headed back from Iowa on Monday night, still searching for their first wins after losing their openers.
In Cedar Falls, the Phoenix saw their nine-point first-quarter lead disappear quickly in the second quarter as they lost to Northern Iowa 78-67. The Panthers outscored the Phoenix 25-11 in the second quarter and put them away for good in the fourth quarter. Natalie McNeal scored 14 points to lead the Phoenix, with Jenna Guyer chipping in 10.
The Phoenix men were never in their matchup against Iowa State in Ames, losing 85-44. The Cyclones' defense held the Phoenix to just over 28 percent shooting on the evening, including 24 percent from behind the arc. Noah Reynolds led the way for the Phoenix with 14 points, while Foster Wonders registered 11 points.
Both teams are back at the Kress Events Center later this week, with the men playing St. Francis on Thursday night and the women battling Illinois State on Saturday afternoon.
The details are still minimal, but we now know when Green Bay will welcome the NFL Draft in 2025.
The Green Bay Packers, the NFL, and local leaders announced Monday that the NFL Draft would occur on April 24-26.
Not many other details were shared other than the draft activities at Lambeau Field and the surrounding area, including the adjacent Titletown.
President and CEO Mark Murphy suggests the NFL Draft will have an economic impact of $94 million, more than six times what occurs for a home game.
The Door County YMCA Striver Gymnastic Team kicked off their 2023-2024 season this past weekend in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The Striver Team competed in the eight-team Manitowoc “Luau” Invitational meet.
The Striver Silver team returned to competition this season with three new gymnasts added to the squad. The girls were ready to continue their pursuit of giving 100 percent to their performances. Kicking off the competition was Brinley Newton, a first-year competitor for the Striver team, she officially began the 23-24 season stepping onto the floor exercise. The team followed competing on floor, bars, beam and vault. The girls supported and cheered for one another as they performed their event routines.
When the final results were announced, the Striver’s Silver Team ended up winning the Silver Team division with a total Team score of 111.75. Individually, the team captured 21 individual medals. Medaling in the 11 and under age group were: Ellie Kelsey first in the All Around (37.00) and first on bars. Ellie placed second on floor and beam. Brinley Newton placed fourth in the All Around, bars, beam and floor and seventh on vault. Delaney Allen earned second on floor, third on beam, and fifth in the All Around. In the 12 and up age group Lauren Gaida won first the All Around (37.55), beam and vault, second on bars, and third on floor. Sawyer Soukup first on floor and beam, she earned second in the All Around, and fourth on bars and vault.
Keira Clark: first on floor, second in the All Around, third on beam, sixth on bars and eighth on vault. Evelynn Kelsey earned second on floor, fourth in All Around, fifth on vault and sixth on bars. Greta Virgin earned second on beam, fourth on floor and seventh in the All Around.
Platinum gymnast, Shaylyn Asher and Ann Gallardo Ibarra swept the Platinum division. Shaylyn won the All Around (34.35) floor and beam and earned a second on bars. Anna won bars and captured silver on vault, beam and All Around.
Level Seven gymnasts grabbed a Bronze Team Trophy (103.7) and 10 individual medals between three girls on the Level 7 team. In the 14 and under age group, Estelle Duerst earned second in the All Around (34.50) and bars, third on beam and fifth on vault. Amira Anschutz was third on vault and sixth on beam. In the 15 and over Age group Portia Hah won the All Around (35.20) and beam, third on bars and sixth on vault.
The Striver Team is off to a great start in the 2023-2024 season. The girls will compete next weekend in the Heart of the Valley Invitation in Kimberly, WI.
Photos contributed:
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Door Cty Level 7 - Amira Anschutz, Portia Hah, Estelle Duerst
Door Cty Silver - (back row)- Keira Clark, Evelynn Kelsey, Lauren Gaida, Delaney Allen, Greta Virgin, Ellie Kelsey (front row) - Sawyer Soukup and Brinley Newtwon
Door Cty Platinum - Shaylyn Asher and Anna Gallardo-Ibarra
After a couple of weeks of rest following the end of the volleyball and cross-country seasons, many local athletes will return to practice for the start of the girls' basketball season.
There will be some new faces leading their respective teams this year, including Gibraltar's Evan DeBroux, Sturgeon Bay's Dan Tjernagel, and Luxemburg-Casco's Beth Budnik.
The region last saw girls' basketball on March 2nd when Sevastopol advanced to the sectional round of the WIAA Girls Basketball Tournament before falling to Wabeno-Laona in Crivitz.
Below are the first games for each respective team:
Sevastopol vs. Hilbert 11/16
Algoma vs. Bonduel 11/14
Gibraltar at Hilbert 11/20
Kewaunee at Wrightstown 11/16
Southern Door vs. Peshtigo 11/28
Sturgeon Bay at Chilton 11/16
Luxemburg-Casco vs. Marinette 11/21
Hockey fans in the Chicagoland area were treated to a pair of exciting games and maybe a few heart attacks as the Green Bay Gamblers and the Chicago Steel had to go into overtime for both of their matchups.
On Friday, Mikey DeAngelo provided the difference in a 5-4 Gamblers win that stretched eight rounds in the shootout. Chris Romaine had two assists, and Geno Carcone had two goals in the win.
The Gamblers were not as lucky on getaway day as they forced the extra frame but lost 1-0 in overtime on Saturday. Anthony Cardilli scored the game-winning goal for the Steel.
The Gamblers are back at the Resch Center this weekend when they host Lincoln on Friday at 7:05 p.m.
The Green Bay Packers broke a four-game losing streak on Sunday with a 20-3 win over the Los Angeles Rams at Lambeau Field.
Aaron Jones got the scoring going with a three-yard touchdown run to make 7-0 en route to 99 total yards of offense on the day. The Rams would score their only points of the day toward the end of the half on a field goal, points that Anders Carlson would match in the final minutes of the third quarter. The Packers would add important insurance points in the fourth quarter, first on Carlson's second field goal of the day and then on a 20-yard touchdown pass to Luke Musgrave to put a cap on Jordan Love's day. Love had a quarterback rating of over 115 after going 20-26 for 228 yards and a touchdown.
The Packers are back in action next Sunday on the road in Pittsburgh when they take on the Steelers after improving to 3-5 on the season.
Two teams will be in one state on Monday as the Green Bay basketball squads open up against teams from the Cyclone State.
The Phoenix men will take on Iowa State at 7 p.m. in their season opener. They only had one exhibition game to tune up for their match-up against the Cyclones, a 65-63 win over St. Norbert last week. Monday will mark a lot of firsts for the Phoenix as head coach Sundance Wicks and 12 of the team's 15 players will go to battle in their first regular season matchup representing Green Bay. The Cyclones will feature plenty of new faces as well after going 19-14 overall and 9-9 in the Big 12 last season.
The Phoenix women will be under 100 miles away for their regular season opener at Northern Iowa. They won both exhibition matchups against UW-Stout and Northern Michigan heading into the matchup. Despite past success aginst the program, the Phoenix will face a strong Panthers squad that went 23-10 overall record, tallying a 16-4 conference record. Their game begins at 6:05 p.m.
The Green Bay Packers will need to get out of their offensive funk if they want to get their third win of the year against the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.
The Packers' offense barely reached the century mark in first-half yardage for the second week in their 24-10 loss last week against the Minnesota Vikings, failing to pick up a first down until four minutes left in the second half. They would pick up five first downs on their lone scoring drive, ending with a 30-yard field goal by Anders Carlson, only made possible because of a Vikings penalty. The Packers were lucky to only be down by seven at the break after Kirk Cousins engineered two scoring drives, including a touchdown run by Cam Akers. The Vikings continued their dominance in the third quarter, with Cousins throwing two touchdown passes in two minutes, including one that came on the heels of a Jordan Love interception. A one-yard touchdown grab by Romeo Doubs capped off the scoring for the game despite the Packers having the ball inside the Vikings' 25-yard line twice in the fourth quarter.
The Rams have dropped three of their last four games, including a 43-20 loss to Dallas in their last game. The Packers will likely face Brett Rypien behind center after Matt Stafford sprained his thumb in the Cowboys' loss. A Rams win would break a three-game losing streak at Lambeau Field, which dates back to 2021.
Kickoff is set for noon.
The Door County United swim team will be well represented at next weekend's WIAA State Meet.
Julia Michalski qualified individually in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard backstroke. Cassie Rankin qualified in the 500-yard freestyle.
DCU qualified two relay teams as well: 400-yard medley and 200-yard medley.
FROM HEAD COACH KELLY ORAM-RANKIN
The Door County United Girls Swim Team will be sending nine swimmers on to the state tournament on Friday, November 10th, following their performance at the sectionals meet at Plymouth High School on Saturday, November 4th. The team finished 3rd in the meet, only 7 points behind the runner-up team. Julia Michalski is the sectional champion in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard backstroke. Julia finished first overall in both events at sectionals, automatically sending her to the state tournament. Cassie Rankin and Kailyn Neville punched their ticket to state in the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyle events. The 200-yard medley relay, consisting of Julia Michalski (SBHS), Danica Neville (SDHS), Isabella Jimenez Seyfer (SBHS), and Caitlyn Hasenjager (SEV), was the first to qualify for state during the meet. The relay finished 2nd overall with a time of 1:53.90. The 200-yard freestyle relay will also swim again at state with another 2nd place finish at sectionals and a time of 1:44.13. The members of that relay are Cassie Rankin (SEV), Danica Neville (SDHS), Natalia Michalski (SBHS), and Caitlyn Hasenjager (SEV). The final relay to qualify for state was the 400-yard freestyle relay, with members being Cassie Rankin (SEV), Kailyn Neville (SDHS), Natalia Michalski (SBHS), and Julia Michalski (SBHS). The relay finished 2nd as well, and the time was 3:46.26. The state qualifiers were supported by the rest of the sectionals team, who assisted in scoring points toward the third-place finish. Those swimmers were Chloe Bissen (SBHS) and Shaeffer Rass (SEV). The season doesn’t end here for this sectionals team, and we wish them luck on their state competition on Friday at Waukesha South High School Natatorium!
The future of USL Championship soccer in Wisconsin got a boost this week when Governor Tony Evers used $9.3 million of ARPA funds to go towards a new soccer stadium in Milwaukee's Iron District.
"We are excited to accept the support from Tony Evers, who approved $9.3 million to further the development of Iron District MKE! With the backing of the Governor's office, we are one step closer to bringing pro soccer to MKE and WI," the organization said on its social media accounts shortly after the announcement.
The organization recently partnered with the Cramer Krasselt agency to start developing the brand and name of the club.
The Door County United Swim Team hopes to extend its successful season another week with a successful run on Saturday at the WIAA Sectional Meet hosted by Plymouth.
The Door County United swim team's swimmers are seeded in the top three in five events according to the heat sheets released ahead of this Saturday's WIAA Swimming Sectional meets.
Julia Michalski, named the conference's swimmer of the year, boasts a number one seed in two different events: the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard backstroke.
The DCU swims on Saturday at Plymouth beginning at 10 a.m. Ashwaubenon, Berlin, Chilton, Clintonville, Kiel, Kohler, Marinette, New London, Notre Dame Academy, Peshtigo, Port Washington, Seymour, and Two Rivers will also compete in the sectional.
Kewaunee County will have two high school football teams competing in the WIAA State semi-finals next Friday night in Level 4 playoffs as Kewaunee and Luxemburg-Casco won Friday night on 104.1 WRLU, and 96.7 WBDK, respectively.
In Division 4, the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans shocked the #1 ranked Two Rivers Raiders 24-21 on the road, behind a clutch performance by Max Ronsman and Trace Schoenebeck, and a relentless defense that held the Raider offense in check most of the night.
In Kewaunee, the Storm blew past the St. Mary's Springs Ledgers 30-0 and will advance in the Division 6 playoffs.
The Wisconsin Badgers are looking for a comeback on Saturday when they travel to Bloomington to face Indiana.
The Badgers hung with the Ohio State Buckeyes but eventually folded 24-10. The Buckeyes kept the Badgers offense in check, holding Braelon Allen to 50 yards rushing and Braedyn Locke to under 50 percent on his completions and less than 200 yards passing.
The Hoosiers gave a scare to Penn State early but lost to the Nittany Lions 33-24. Brendan Sorsby threw three touchdowns and 269 yards, matching Penn State's Drew Allar in the loss.
Kickoff is set for 11 a.m.
The Green Bay Gamblers will face a much different Chicago Steel team than they have grown accustomed to over the last few years when they play against each other in Geneva, Ill., on Friday and Saturday.
The Gamblers picked up a big three-game sweep last weekend over Muskegon, two of which were nailbiters before cruising to a much less stressful win on Sunday. That allowed the Gamblers to climb up to a three-way tie for third place, four points behind first-place Dubuque.
At the bottom of the conference is the Steel, which has opened the season with a record of 1-8-1. The Steel has dominated the USHL since the beginning of the decade with a pair of Anderson and Clark Cups to their credit. They did so with an efficient offense, which has not happened this year. The Steel are being outscored 52-29 on the season.
The two games will occur at the Fox Valley Ice Arena at 7:05 p.m.
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control approved coaches advisory committee rule change recommendations in baseball and track & field at its October meeting last week.
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control approved coaches advisory committee rule change recommendations in baseball and track & field at its October meeting today.
Beginning in June 2024, the higher-seeded team at the State Baseball Tournament will be declared the home team for each game in all divisions. For regionals and for the sectional semifinal level, the higher-seeded team will be the home team in all divisions. For the sectional finals, the higher seed will be declared the home team in Division 1, and a coin flip will determine the home team in Divisions 2, 3 and 4.
The Board approved two recommendations advanced by the track & field coaches, effective in the spring of 2024, both pertain to the Tournament Series schedule. The first establishes the same order of field events for all divisions at the sectional meets and the State Meet to mirror the existing Division 1 order. The prescribed order will be girls high jump, girls long jump, girls shot put, boys pole vault, boys triple jump followed by boys discus, and then, flip the gender in the same order of events.
The second change impacts the Division 2 and 3 regionals and sectionals in 2024. The 200-meter dash preliminary heats will be eliminated to again mirror the existing Division 1 schedule. In addition, the schedule will be adjusted to conduct the boys 110 hurdles preliminaries followed by the girls 100 hurdles preliminaries. After a 15-minute break, the girls will run the finals of the 100 hurdles with the boys 110 hurdles final to follow.
On another action item, the Board approved the 2024-25 and 2025-26 fall season co-ops, which includes two new co-ops. Marion/Tigerton as well as St. Ambrose/Abundant Life Christian will operate as co-op cross country programs for boys and girls.
Among the discussions with the Board were a review of the 2023 Area Meetings, including feedback on the Menti polls and the coaching contact and membership expectation breakout discussions, as well as the ongoing efforts to recruit and retain licensed sport officials.
The Board was introduced to several possible Constitutional amendments that will be reviewed by the committee process to determine if they advance to the membership for a vote at the Annual Meeting. The amendments under consideration address competition and practice restrictions; requiring the WIAA to be in compliance with all NFHS rules and regulations; Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) opportunities; and use of video replay to review all player ejections.
Dr. Timothy McGuine from the UW-Madison Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitations Department presented an update on research studies focused on concussions, protective equipment, and risk minimization, as well as the availability of athletic trainer personnel in member high schools.
The Board also received liaison reports from Paul Manriquez of the Department of Public Instruction, Dan Rossmiller of the Wisconsin Association of School Boards and Eric Plitzuweit of the Wisconsin Athletic Directors Association.
The WIAA, as defined by its Constitution, is a voluntary, unincorporated, and nonprofit organization. The membership oversees interscholastic athletic programs for 515 senior high schools and 43 junior high/middle level schools in its membership.
Two more fall WIAA sports will bid farewell to 2023 this weekend, with the state tournaments concluding.
In Milwaukee, two teams from northeast Wisconsin are still alive in the WIAA State Soccer Tournament. De Pere will play Brookfield East at 11 a.m. West De Pere clinched a state title game appearance with a 3-2 upset victory against top-seeded Waukesha West. They will play three-seeded Union Grove on Saturday.
Closer to home, teams from across the state are at the Resch Center in Green Bay for the state volleyball tournament. Appleton North and Xavier are some of the teams that are trying to get to Saturday's finals.
You can find the remaining schedule for the state tournaments below.
2023 State Girls Volleyball Tournament
Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 2-4
Resch Center, Green Bay, Wis
Division 1
Quarterfinals - Thursday, Nov. 2
(#2) Oconomowoc (39-3) def. (#7) Burlington (31-9) - 25-23, 25-14, 25-13 - Stats
(#3) Appleton North (32-7) def. (#6) Franklin (29-14) - 25-16, 25-11, 25-15 - Stats
(#1) Divine Savior Holy Angels (45-1) def. (#8) River Falls (26-14) - Stats
(#4) Hamilton (31-11) def. (#5) Waunakee (38-9) - 25-20, 25-17, 25-12 - Stats
Semifinals - Friday, Nov. 3 - 7:30 p.m.
Oconomowoc (39-3) vs. Appleton North (32-7)
Divine Savior Holy Angels (45-1) Hamilton (31-11)
Championship - Saturday, Nov. 4 - 7:30 p.m.
Winners of Quarterfinals
Division 2
Semifinals - Friday, Nov. 3 - 2 p.m.
(#1) Xavier (43-3) vs. (#4) Rice Lake (28-8)
(#2) Pewaukee (37-12) vs. (#3) McFarland (35-10)
Championship - Saturday, Nov. 4 - 2:30 p.m.
Winners of Semifinals
Division 3
Semifinals - Friday, Nov. 3 - 11:30 a.m.
(#1) Howards Grove (29-4) vs (#4) St. Mary Catholic (30-4)
(#2) St. Croix Falls (34-2) vs. (#3) Cuba City (30-3)
Championship - Saturday, Nov. 4 - 11:30 a.m.
Winners of Semifinals
Division 4
Semifinals - Friday, Nov. 3 - 9 a.m.
(#1) Wonewoc-Center (28-2) vs. (#4) Fall River (30-10)
(#2) Newman Catholic (30-12) vs. (#3) Prentice (33-8)
Championship - Saturday, Nov. 4 - 9 a.m.
Winners of Semifinals
2023 State Boys Soccer Tournament
Thursday-Saturday, Nov. 2-4
Southeast Sales Powersports Stadium at Uihlein Soccer Park, Milwaukee, Wis.
DIVISON 1
Semifinals - Friday, Nov. 3
11a.m. Game 1 - #1 Brookfield East (19-0-1) vs. #4 De Pere (17-3-4)
1:30 p.m. Game 2 - #2 Marquette (14-4-2) vs. #3 Middleton (17-4-1)
Final - Saturday, Nov. 4
4:30 p.m. Game 3 - Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2
DIVISION 2
Semifinals - Thursday, Nov. 2
4:30 p.m. Game 1 - #4 West De Pere (17-3-2) def. #1 Waukesha West (15-2-3) - 3-2 OT Stats
7 p.m. Game 2 - #3 Union Grove (18-4-1) def. #2 DeForest (15-1-5) - 2-0 Stats
Final - Saturday, Nov. 4
1:30 p.m. Game 3 - #4 West De Pere (18-3-2) vs. #3 Union Grove (19-4-1)
DIVISION 3
Semifinals - Thursday, Nov. 2
11 a.m. Game 1 - #4 Belleville/New Glarus (18-2-1) def. #1 Pius XI (17-4-3) - 3-0 Stats
1:30 p.m. Game 2 - #2 Plymouth (14-3-2) def. #3 Somerset (23-1) - 5-0 Stats
Final - Saturday, Nov. 4
11 a.m. Game 3 - #4 Belleville/New Glarus (19-2-1) vs. #2 Plymouth (15-3-2)
DIVISION 4
Semifinals - Friday, Nov. 3
4:30 p.m. Game 1 - #1 St. Mary Catholic (20-1) vs. #4 Washburn/Bayfield (15-0-2)
7 p.m. Game 2 - #2 Shoreland Lutheran (17-4-1) vs. #3 Sheboygan Christian/Sheboygan Lutheran (15-5-2)
Final - Saturday, Nov. 4
7 p.m. Game 3 - Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2
A trip to Madison is still possible for Luxemburg-Casco and Kewaunee as they face the toughest tests of their respective playoff runs on Friday night.
The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans will travel to Two Rivers to face the undefeated Raiders in a WIAA Division 4 Level 3 playoff Friday night. The pregame is set for 6:45 p.m. on 96.7 WBDK, and the kick-off is set for 7 p.m. from Two Rivers High School. Paul Schmitt and Tim Kowols will have the play-by-play of the game, which will also be streamed on New Radio Sports Network.
A second straight trip to a state semifinal is on the line Friday night when Kewaunee welcomes St. Mary Springs to Don Rabas Field. Reece Robillard and Henry Annen will have the call on 104.1 WRLU and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the kickoff at 7 p.m.
The Door County United swim team's swimmers are seeded in the top three in five events according to the heat sheets released ahead of this Saturday's WIAA Swimming Sectional meets.
Julia Michalski, who was named the conference's swimmer of the year, boasts a number one seed in two different events: the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard backstroke.
The DCU swims on Saturday at Plymouth beginning at 10 a.m. Ashwaubenon, Berlin, Chilton, Clintonville, Kiel, Kohler, Marinette, New London, Notre Dame Academy, Peshtigo, Port Washington, Seymour, and Two Rivers will also compete in the sectional.
For the second time in a week, Green Bay Phoenix basketball fans almost saw one of their teams lose to a lower-division opponent.
This time, it was the Phoenix women who had to rally twice to defeat Division 2 opponent Northern Michigan 63-56. The Wildcats held a five-point lead early in the first quarter and even took a slim one-point lead in the fourth quarter, only to see the Phoenix respond with runs of their own. A 10-0 rally in the fourth quarter cemented the Phoenix's perfect 2-0 exhibition record for 2023 as they prepare for their first regular season game on Monday at Northern Iowa.
Big names were on the injury list for the Green Bay Packers, but the good news for fans is that they all practiced on a limited basis this week.
Jaire Alexander (Back), Elgton Jenkins (Knee), Aaron Jones (Hamstring), Luke Musgrave (Ankle) and Yosh Nijman (Foot) were all listed on the report ahead of the Packers' matchup against the Los Angeles Rams, but they were all limited participants.
The Rams, by comparison, had ten players listed with Matt Stafford (thumb/hand), Rob Havenstein (Calf), and Ernest Jones (Knee) not practicing.
The Packers and Rams meet at Lambeau Field on Sunday at noon.
The Green Bay Gamblers added a forward to their roster on Wednesday, bringing in Alex Pelletier from Avon Old Farms School varsity and the Yale Jr. Bulldogs 18U teams.
According to the Gamblers, Pelletier has 19 goals and 30 points in 23 18U AAA games with the Bulldogs in the fall season, plus another 8 goals and 9 points in 8 BEAST conference play.
The Cornell commit will split time with Avon Old Farms and the Gamblers for the rest of the season. He will make his Gamblers debut this Saturday and Sunday against the Chicago Steel.
The Milwaukee Bucks will have their road opener this season north of the border as they travel to Toronto to take on the Raptors in NBA action on Wednesday. The Bucks (2-1) are coming off a 122-114 win over the Miami Heat on Monday. Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 33 points, while Damian Lillard bounced back with 25 points after struggling against the Hawks on Sunday. Toronto (1-3) lost to the Portland Trailblazers 99-91 at home on Monday and were led by Pascal Siakam and Scottie Barners, who scored 20 points each in the loss.
Tip-off of Wednesday’s game is set for 6 p.m. from Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
The 2023-24 version of the Wisconsin Badgers will play their first game of the season Wednesday night at home. In an exhibition game, the Badgers will face in-state UW-Steven Point from the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The tradition of playing Division 2 state schools started 18 years ago and includes head coach Greg Gard’s alma mater UW-Platteville.
Wisconsin returns starting guards Max Klesmit and Chucky Hepburn this year and looks to contend in the Big Ten Conference title race. The Badgers lost in the NIT semi-finals last year and failed to reach the NCAA tournament for only the second time since 1998.
Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. at the Kohl Center in Madison.
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