The Kewaunee wrestling team won two of its three dual meets at home on Tuesday.

The Storm beat Lena 36-33 and Sheboygan South 42-27 before Marinette topped 42-38. 

Matthew and Mitchell Boeder, Trevor Gauthier, Mitchell VanGoethem, and Kemper Robinson all went undefeated on the night. 

The Storm will head to Oconto on Thursday to face the host Blue Devils and Crivitz. The action begins at 6 p.m.

KEWAUNEE 36 LENA 33

215: Matthew Boeder (Kewaunee) over Unknown (For.)

285: Mitchell Boeder (Kewaunee) over Tim Benser (Lena) (Fall 0:26)

106: Nolan Lambrecht (Kewaunee) over Unknown (For.)

113: Sam Peterson (Lena) over Aiden Ducat (Kewaunee) (Dec 6-2)

120: Double Forfeit

126: Double Forfeit

132: Trevor Gauthier (Kewaunee) over Unknown (For.)

138: Lucas Heimke (Lena) over Isaac Benz (Kewaunee) (Fall 1:26)

144: Max Peterson (Lena) over Seth Chevalier (Kewaunee) (Fall 1:08)

150: Erik Kosch (Lena) over Unknown (For.)

157: Mitchell VanGoethem (Kewaunee) over Quinton McDonald (Lena) (Fall 2:28)

165: Collin Van Ark (Lena) over Bryian Soto (Kewaunee) (Fall 0:29)

175: Colt Miller (Lena) over Jose Garza (Kewaunee) (Fall 0:50)

190: Kemper Robinson (Kewaunee) over Dylan Mazaba (Lena) (Fall 1:08)

KEWAUNEE 42 SHEBOYGAN SOUTH 27

106: Ariya Yang (Sheboygan South) over Nolan Lambrecht (Kewaunee) (Fall 1:40)

113: Aiden Ducat (Kewaunee) over Unknown (For.)

120: Double Forfeit

126: Double Forfeit

132: Trevor Gauthier (Kewaunee) over Camren Lor (Sheboygan South) (Fall 3:02)

138: Joseph Duwell (Sheboygan South) over Unknown (For.)

144: Seth Chevalier (Kewaunee) over Danny Lee (Sheboygan South) (Fall 3:48)

150: Steven Brion (Sheboygan South) over Unknown (For.)

157: Mitchell VanGoethem (Kewaunee) over Aaden Brown (Sheboygan South) (Fall 0:38)

165: John Vue (Sheboygan South) over Bryian Soto (Kewaunee) (Fall 4:45)

175: Jaxson Hernandez (Sheboygan South) over Jose Garza (Kewaunee) (Dec 6-3)

190: Kemper Robinson (Kewaunee) over Emjay Bassett (Sheboygan South) (Fall 1:50)

215: Matthew Boeder (Kewaunee) over Daniel Fenske (Sheboygan South) (Fall 1:41)

285: Mitchell Boeder (Kewaunee) over Unknown (For.)

MARINETTE 42 KEWAUNEE 38

285: Mitchell Boeder (Kewaunee) over Unknown (For.)

106: Grace Holguin (Marinette) over Nolan Lambrecht (Kewaunee) (Fall 0:54)

113: Levi Kuenzli (Marinette) over Aiden Ducat (Kewaunee) (Fall 3:09)

120: Jazleen Fong-Baake (Marinette) over Unknown (For.)

126: Lincoln Borths (Marinette) over Unknown (For.)

132: Trevor Gauthier (Kewaunee) over Marvin Alexis (Marinette) (Fall 3:09)

138: Isaac Benz (Kewaunee) over Mason Floriano (Marinette) (Dec 8-5)

144: Seth Chevalier (Kewaunee) over Jaiden Peters (Marinette) (Fall 1:02)

150: Leahland Bertrand (Marinette) over Unknown (For.)

157: Mitchell VanGoethem (Kewaunee) over Gavin Toepke (Marinette) (Fall 0:27)

165: Skylar Allman (Marinette) over Bryian Soto (Kewaunee) (Fall 1:46)

175: Cooper Smith (Marinette) over Jose Garza (Kewaunee) (Fall 2:31)

190: Kemper Robinson (Kewaunee) over Jaxon Smith (Marinette) (Fall 3:51)

215: Matthew Boeder (Kewaunee) over Michael Hofherr (Marinette) (Fall 0:10)

The local girl's basketball schedule saw closely contested games on Tuesday night as the top team in the Packerland Conference suffered their first defeat.

In Kewaunee, the Storm fell late to the Oconto Blue Devils 54-47 to see their 17-game winning streak end.

It took double overtime for the Sevastopol Pioneers to come away with a thrilling 36-35 win over the Algoma Wolves, as Libby Ash hit a free throw in the second OT for the win.

In Sturgeon Bay, the Southern Door Eagles held on for a 42-30 win over the Clippers as Payton Gilbertson scored a game-high 19 points.

The Gibraltar Vikings lost a heartbreaker at home, 40-39, as the Peshtigo Bulldogs rallied from a three-point deficit at halftime. 

In the North Eastern Conference, the Luxemburg-Casco lost to their rival Denmark 54-45 on the road.  

The action on the hardwoods for high school boys basketball was light on Tuesday night, as the only scheduled game was a non-conference matchup between the Southern Door Eagles and the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans in Luxemburg.

The Eagles pulled away for an 82-48 road victory over their former Packerland Conference rival.  Drew Daoust led with 37 points, and Southern Door took a commanding 49-16 halftime lead and never looked back. 

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers claimed their fourth win of the season in the Packelrand Conference Math Meet on Monday.  Junior Luke Selle of Sturgeon Bay High School took high-score honors with a 38.  Sturgeon Bay finished first with a score of 270, and Sevastopol took second place with 191.  Kewaunee had 184 points to come in third.  Sturgeon Bay is currently in first place with 80 points and one conference meet left. The complete scores and standings for the season are below.

For three Friday nights this season, the Northwoods League champion Green Bay Rockers will go by a different name.

As a part of a partnership with Drink Wisconsinibly, the Rockers will take on the moniker of the Supper Clubbers on June 7th, June 21st, and July 26th. Following the final Friday night game on July 26th, the game-worn jerseys will be auctioned off, with the proceeds benefitting a local charity. Special menu items like old fashioneds and fish frys will also be a part of the celebration.

Alternate names are nothing new for the franchise once known as the Bullfrogs and the Booyah. For example, the Rockers paid tribute to their gridiron neighbors for one season, going by the moniker GOATS on Sundays.

The Rockers will start their title defense on Memorial Day on the road before three home games beginning on May 28th.

Two teams picked up wins on Monday night, with more boys' basketball looming on Tuesday night.

Algoma had a big offensive night in a 78-42 win over Sevastopol, while Kewaunee ran past Valders 88-71.

Tuesday's slate includes Luxemburg-Casco hosting Southern Door at 7 p.m.

The area's stable girls' basketball teams did not kick off the week with wins, but with Tuesday comes more opportunities to build their resume ahead of the start of next month's post-season.

Monday's action saw Algoma lose to Sheboygan Falls 43-30 while Southern Door fell to Oconto 55-45.

The two teams will be able to avenge those losses 24 hours later, with the Wolves hosting Sevastopol (7:30 p.m.) and the Eagles visiting Sturgeon Bay (7:30 p.m.). Other games scheduled for Tuesday include Luxemburg-Casco traveling to Denmark (7 p.m.), Kewaunee hosting Oconto (7:30 p.m.), and Gibraltar playing at home against Peshtigo ( 6 p.m.).

Focus will turn to the postseason for the Kewaunee Storm wrestling team after they host a quadrangular meet on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.

Six Storm wrestlers finished in fifth place or better in Saturday's Deerfield Scramble. Leading the way was Mitchell Boeder, who registered a pin in all four of his contested matches to take first place at 285 pounds. Mitchell VanGoethem just missed out on his own crown, going 4-1 on the day at 157 pounds to finish in second place. Kemper Robinson took fourth at 190 pounds, while Aidan Ducat (113 pounds), Trevor Gauthier (132 pounds), and Issac Benz (138 pounds) all took fifth. 

The Storm will welcome Marinette, Lena, and Sheboygan South as a part of the meet.

Algoma, Sevastopol, and Kewaunee are all in action on Monday to start off the boys' basketball schedule this week.

The Wolves will go to Sevastopol for their matchup against the Pioneers at 7:30 p.m.

Kewaunee will stay at home for its non-conference bout against Valders at 7:30 p.m.

Only two local teams will start their week off with games with Monday.

Algoma will stay at home for its non-conference matchup against Sheboygan Falls at 7:15 p.m.

Southern Door will keep things in the Packerland Conference, but they will head out of town for its tilt against Oconto for a 7:30 p.m. tip.

Picture courtesy of Algoma Girls' Basketball

The fierce squad of four from Door County United Boys Swimming brought in 66 points on Saturday to place 14th of 20 at Small School State in Shorewood.

The boys proved they were ready for the quickly approaching end of the season and for the upcoming taper as the meet showed off the strengths and assets the team has as a whole. With the entire conference at the meet yesterday, it also gave a good snapshot of what next weekend will look like at the Conference Championships.

Here are some highlights of the day:

• The 200 Medley Relay (Ezra Linnan, Jack Monfils, George Atwell, Logan Filar) took 13th with a time of 1:51.70 to earn 8 points.
• Atwell continued to drop time in his 200 Free, swimming a 2:12.07, and placing 32nd overall.
• Monfils placed 5th in the 200 IM with a best time of 2:05.95, his best by over a second. He brought in 14 points for the race. 
• Filar swam a strong, aggressive 50 Free to place 9th and earn 9 points with a time of 24.44. Additionally, Linnan snuck in to score a point at 16th with a time of 25.08.
• In the 100 Free, Filar swam a season best of 52.96 to place 15th and bring in 2 points. Atwell had a great swim and brought in a season best time of 57.93 at 29th place.
• Our 200 Free Relay (Filar, Linnan, Atwell, Monfils), took 12th with a time of 1:38.97 and brought in 10 points.
• Linnan swam another personal best in his 100 Back at 1:01.04 and took 12th place to bring in 5 points.
• Monfils had a great 100 Breast with a personal best of 1:03.08 to place 2nd and bring in 17 points.

Final standings:
1. McFarland- 397
2. Whitefish Bay- 261
3. Rhinelander- 250
4. Nicolet- 228
5. Shorewood- 161
6. Edgewood- 141
7. Baraboo- 132
8. Kiel- 100
9. BVC- 96
10. Sheboygan South- 88.5
11. Two Rivers- 88
12. Monona Grove- 83
13. Cedarburg- 73
14. DCU- 66
15. Whitnall- 44
16. Fort Atkinson- 36.5
17. Grafton- 34
18. Plymouth- 22
19. Berlin- 3
20. Brown Deer/University School- 0

Up next on the schedule is the Conference Championship at Kiel on
Saturday, February 3rd.

The Green Bay Phoenix tightened its grip on the Horizon League with a 77-59 win over Wright State on Sunday.

The Phoenix women performed strongly in front of the program's all-time leading scorer, Chari Nordgaard Knueppel, who had her number retired at halftime. They opened the game by scoring its first 10 points and had a similar 12-4 run in the third quarter to balloon the lead to 26 points. Jasmine Kondrakiewicz led the way for the Phoenix with 20 points, while Cassie Schiltz, Maddy Schreiber, and Natalie McNeal added 13 points in the win. Alexis Hutchison paced the Raiders with 17 points.

Sunday's performance was preceded by the Phoenix men making the most of its alumni day with a 78-64 victory. The two teams traded leads early before the Phoenix went on one 9-0 run in the first half and another in the second half to put some distance between them and the winless Titans. Noah Reynolds registered 34 points, while David Douglas, Jr. connected from outside en route to a 22-point afternoon. Jayden Stone scored 20 points, and Marcus Tankersley chipped in another 17 points in the Titans' loss.

Three local boys' basketball teams posted victories to end their week on Saturday.

The Southern Door Eagles scored over 50 points in the first half as they beat cross-county rival Sevastopol 92-32 on Saturday.

The Gibraltar Vikings got some of their missing pieces back on Saturday, but it was not enough to change the story as they lost to NEW Lutheran 54-35.

The Algoma boys' basketball team came back from nine down in the first half to beat Oconto 60-57 on Saturday.

The Sturgeon Bay boys' basketball team ended their week with an offensive explosion, blowing past Peshtigo on Saturday 81-60.

Local teams went 0-2 in a pair of Saturday matinees in girls' basketball action.

Gibraltar lost their second game in as many days on Saturday, falling to state participant Laona-Wabeno 62-36. 

Luxemburg-Casco fell to Fox Valley Lutheran 32-27.

With few exceptions, the area's four wrestling teams will now look forward to the start of the WIAA postseason next month.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans won all of their duals and now they can say they have won all of their tournaments ahead of the WIAA postseason after scoring 258.5 points to win the Pulaski Invitational on Saturday. The Spartans boasted three individual titles with Trace Schoenebeck (190 pounds), Isaac Jerabek (144 pounds), and Caleb Delebreau (138 pounds) winning their respective weight classes. The 6.5 point gap between the Spartans and second-place Kaukauna could have been even wider as Jake Jandrin (106 pounds), Carson Blohowiak (113 pounds), Carson Neubert (120 pounds), Max Ronsman (150 pounds), and Ezra Waege (215 pounds) earned berths to the championship match. Four other Spartans placed in their respective weight classes. 

Six Kewaunee Storm wrestlers finished in fifth place or better in Saturday's Deerfield Scramble. Leading the way was Mitchell Boeder, who registered a pin in all four of his contested matches to take first place at 285 pounds. Mitchell VanGoethem just missed out on his own crown, going 4-1 on the day at 157 pounds to finish in second place. Kemper Robinson took fourth at 190 pounds while Aidan Ducat (113 pounds), Trevor Gauthier (132 pounds), and Issac Benz (138 pounds) all took fifth.

Spencer Madsen made the most of his experience in front of the home crowd as he won the Dirk Sorenson Door County Classic for Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol. Madsen earned his title at 144 pounds with two pins and a technical fall. Ethan Denamur (5th,165 pounds), Zak Wrobel (3rd, 175 pounds), Harrison Schartner (4th, 215 pounds), and Seth Laughlin (3rd, 285 pounds) also placed in the tournament that saw SBS finish in eighth place with 96.5 points.

Six of Southern Door's nine wrestlers came home with medals from Saturday's Dirk Sorenson Door County Classic. Mason Motquin (132 pounds), Trevor Englebert (144 pounds), and Lance Veeser (150 pounds) all took second place in their respective weight classes. Lukas Kallin (4th, 120 pounds), Ethan Alexander (4th, 126 pounds), and Spencer Slezewski (5th, 138 pounds) also placed in the 16-team tournament as the Eagles took sixth with 114.5 points.

The Green Bay Gamblers could not hold onto its 3-1 advantage heading into the third period, falling to the Sioux City Musketeers for the second night in a row, this time 5-4 in a shootout.

Scoring in the first two periods came early and fast with the two teams trading goals within 30 seconds of each other in the opening two minutes of the first period and the Gamblers scored two more in the opening two minutes of the second period. The Musketeers would force overtime by outscoring the Gamblers 3-1 in the third period, including a goal by Easton Jacobs in the frame's final minute. Lev Katzin scored the only goal in the shootout for the Gamblers they lost to the Musketeers 2-1.

Jayson Shaugabay followed up his hat trick with two assists while the Gamblers also received a multi-point game from Julian Lutz (1G, 1A). Gavin Moffatt stopped 20 of the 24 shots he saw.

After a slow start due to weather conditions, your Sturgeon Bay Ski and Snowboard is off and running with the first two meets of the season occurring last week.  At the first meet, Senior Tristan Brilla led the way, winning the Christie Mountain boys snowboard competition and signaling his intention to return to the State meet in February.  Tristan finished third at Granite Peak later in the week.  Congratulations to Tristan on a great start to the 2024 snowboarding season!

Newcomer Mackensie Mclain has also impressed on the snowboard side of the hill in her first two meets, successfully completing 12 straight slalom and giant slalom courses to begin what is sure to be a storied high school career!

The Clipper Ski Team started their season in foggy conditions at Granite Peak on Thursday.  Senior Maddie Propsom and Sophomore June VanLieshout led the way for the Clippers overall with top 20 finishes, while Senior Julia Gregory also posted near team-best times in Giant Slalom and the Super G events. Sophomore Jordis Brilla looked great in her return to the slopes as well.

On the boys' side, the Clippers were led by Senior Ben Stephens who finished 22nd overall, including top 20 finishes in the Giant Slalom and Super G events.  

This week the mighty Clippers head all the way up to Bayfield County for their third meet of the season on Tuesday, and follow that up with a trip to Ski Brule this weekend.

Ski fast, have fun, Go Clip!

Southern Door was the lone winner from Friday's action ahead of a busy Saturday in boys' basketball.

The Eagles came home from Brussels with a 66-54 win over Crivitz.

Kewaunee lost a high-scoring affair to Bonduel 101-75.

Luxemburg-Casco fell to conference rival Wrightstown 70-49.

Saturday's action all begins at 2 p.m. with Gibraltar visiting NEW Lutheran, Algoma heading to Oconto, Sturgeon Bay sailing to Peshtigo, and Sevastopol hosting Sturgeon Bay.

Short rest is the theme for a few games from Friday and one of the match-ups on Saturday.

Sevastopol bounced back from its close loss to Oconto with a dominating 67-14 win against Sturgeon Bay.

Algoma ground out a 36-27 win over Peshtigo.

Gibraltar fell victim to Oconto 62-39 ahead of its non-conference matchup against Laona-Wabeno on Saturday. The Vikings battle the Rebels in Fish Creek at 1 p.m.

Also playing on Saturday, Luxemburg-Casco will make up its game at Fox Valley Lutheran on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

The girls took the mats on Friday ahead of a busy Saturday for wrestlers in Door and Kewaunee counties.

In Shawano, Southern Door just missed out on the top spot in the Shawano Invitational with a second-place finish, seven points behind champion Neenah. Five Eagles wrestlers took the podium, including a championship for Nora LeFevre (114 lbs) and Hailey Veeser (145 lbs). For Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol, Tiani Lemieux (145 lbs) and Lanie Brauer (165 lbs) were also in position to place in their respective brackets.

On Saturday, Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol will host its annual Dirk Sorenson Tournament with Bay Port, Crivitz, Denmark, Freedom, Gillett, Green Bay Preble, Iron Mountain, Lena, Little Chute, Marinette, Oconto, Oshkosh West, Palmyra-Eagle, Southern Door, Suring, Two Rivers, Valders, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, and Wrightstown will also participate in the tournament beginning at 8 a.m.

Luxemburg-Casco will travel to Pulaski for a tournament beginning at 9:30 a.m. Antigo, Bay Port, Coleman, Crandon, Denmark, Elkhorn, Freedom, Hortonville, Kaukauna, New London, Oconto Falls, Peshtigo, Port Washington, Pulaski, Seymour, and West De Pere are also scheduled to take the mats as the Spartans try to stay perfect in tournaments this season.

Kewaunee will travel to Deerfield for its own tournament action beginning at 9:30 a.m. Poynette, Brodhead, DeSoto, Jefferson, Kenosha Christian Life, Lake Mills, Madison La Follette, Martin Luther, Menasha, Milwaukee Bradley Technical, Monona Grove, Random Lake, Stoughton, Sun Prairie East, Waterloo, and
Waukesha South will also field teams in the tournament. 

It will be a short turnaround for the Door County United swim team when they head to Shorewood High School for a Saturday invitational.

DCU last swam on Thursday as they took third in their home meet. Among the highlights was the 200 Medley Relay (Ezra Linnan, Jack Monfils, George Atwell, Logan Filar) winning with a season-best of 1:49.27. Linnan put in his best 50-back split on record with a 27.74 to get the relay started off strong.

Rhinelander, Cedarburg, Berlin, Brown Deer, Chilton, Fort Atkinson, Grafton, Kiel, McFarland, Monona Grove, Nicolet, Plymouth, Sheboygan South, Two Rivers, Whitefish Bay, Whitnall, Berlin/Green Lake, Edgewood, and Baraboo will battle against DCU when the invitational begins at 8 a.m.

Sturgeon Bay and Algoma came up empty in their non-conference matchups. on Thursday ahead of a small line-up of other games featuring local teams on Friday.

The Clippers could not dig out of a 19 point hole as they lost to Roncalli 52-33.

The Wolves were outlasted by Oneida Nation 60-51.

Friday's games include Southern Door playing at Crivitz (7:15 p.m.), Kewaunee hosting Bonduel (7:30 p.m.), and Luxemburg-Casco hosts Wrightstown (7 p.m.)

Only one of the area's local teams got to taste victory Thursday night as they head into one of the busiest stretches of the season.

Kewaunee battled its cross-county rival Algoma to a 67-38 win.

Sevastopol fell short in its see-saw affair against Oconto 55-51.

Southern Door lost to NEW Lutheran in front of its home fans 40-36.

Luxemburg-Casco could not turn things around against Wrightstown, losing their game 42-39.

Friday night's games include Gibraltar visiting Oconto (7:30 p.m.), Algoma traveling to Peshtigo (7:30 p.m.), and Sevastopol hosting Sturgeon Bay (7:30 p.m.)

Tonight, our conference wrestling dual season wrapped up.  SD wrestled Sturgeon Bay Sevastopol at Sevastopol.  The gym was full and very loud, as it always is in Sevastopol.  It's a great way to end the conference schedule.  We expected a tight match and that's exactly what we got.

The night started out with what might have been our first conference girls' dual. Both SBS and SD had two girls in the same weight class.  First up were Attyson Wilson and Lane Brauer.  This was a close match, with the lead changing back and forth for the first two periods.  Attyson had a choice in the third period with the score tied and chose bottom.  Attyson had earned two reversals earlier in the match, but this time, unfortunately, she couldn't get out from Lane's half-nelson and was pinned at 4:41.  Next up was Hailey Veeser and Tiani LeMieux.  Both girls are currently ranked in the state.  Tiani got the better of Hailey at the Southern Door Girls Tournament but this past weekend at the Wausau Challenge Series Hailey finished higher, although the two did not meet head to head.  The match started with Tiani scoring a quick takedown.  Then as Hailey was getting to her feet Tiani caught her in a throw and put Hailey on her back.  But, Hailey's a fighter and didn't give up and eventually earned a reversal and caught Tiani on her back. Hailey pressured hard and earned the pin at 1:59 to beat the buzzer.  Both matches were out-of-your-seats exciting with the teams splitting pins for a team tie.  Hopefully, girls' wrestling will continue to grow, and we will be having more duals in the coming years.

165 Lane Brauer SBS won by fall over Attyson Wilson SD 4:41
145 Hailey Veeser SD won by fall over Tianni LeMeiux 1:59
SD 6 and SBS 6

The boys' dual started tonight at 150 lbs.  After two pins by the Veesers for Southern Door, we gave up 3 pins giving the lead back to SBS.  Thomas Jackson got us back close with a hard-fought 6-2 decision.  After losing a pin at 285 we traded forfeits, putting Southern Door in the lead for good.  The night ended with a win for each team.  Disappointed that we lost five of the contested matches, but we didn't line up well in the upper weights.  The guys that did lose gave it their best effort against some tough opponents.  For the boys, Thomas Jackson had the most exciting match of the evening.   Even though he controlled most of the match he couldn't get much offense going.  His low single takedowns were the difference.

150 Lance Veeser SD won by fall over Eli Bell SBS 1:34
157 Trevin Veeser SD won by fall over Justin Gutierrez SBS 4:52
165 Ethan DeNamur won by fall over Joe McDonald SD 1:43
175 Julian Langer SBS won by fall over Jackson Wagner SD 1:07
190 Zach Wrobel SBS won by fall over Jonathan Alas SD 1:32
215 Thomas Jackson SD won by decision over Alex Andrea SBS 6-2
285 Seth Laughlin SBS won by fall over Josh Nachtwey SD 0:39
106 Nate Hasenjager SBS won by FFT
113 Delaney Wilke SD won by FFT
120 Lukas Kallen SD won by FFT
126 Ashly Larsen SD won by FFT
132 Mason Motquin SD won by FFT
138 Spencer Slezewski SD won by fall over Nathan Sansom SBS 3:01
144 Spencer Madsen SBS won by major decision over Trevor Englebert SD 15-1

With the win tonight, Southern Door finished third in the conference and SBS fourth. Peshtigo easily beat Kewaunee tonight 57-21 to claim the conference title, and Kewaunee finished second.  We were within a match with both Peshtigo and Kewaunee this year but fell just short to both teams.  Full strength, I feel we could have beaten both teams, but we just don't have the depth to overcome the injuries we suffered along the way.

Next up for the girls is a tournament tomorrow night at Shawano.  This is our first trip to this tournament, but it looks to be good competition.  The boys will be at Sturgeon Bay for the Dirk Sorenson Invite on Saturday.  There should be full brackets this year, as many of the teams have full or nearly complete rosters.  For the boys, we'll look to finish strong as this will be the last varsity matches of the season.  Next week we'll look to rest and recover before getting back on the mat and making a push to the postseason.  The girls will have one more tournament next weekend but then will have a week off before heading straight to sectionals.

There were lots of positives in and out of the pool on Thursday, and the boys' efforts this season are definitely paying off.

Here are the highlights in the pool, and there are lots!

• The 200 Medley Relay (Ezra Linnan, Jack Monfils, George Atwell, Logan Filar) won with a season-best of 1:49.27. Linnan put in his best 50-back split on record with a 27.74 to get the relay started off strong.
• Atwell took 4th in the 200 Free, swimming a 2:12.89, continuing his steady drop in the event these past two months.
  Luke Filar took 4th in the 200 IM swimming a 2:26.88.
• Logan Filar captured the victory in the 50 Free with a 24.28 to match his best of the season.
  Linnan came in flying, quite literally, to 2nd in the 100 Fly with a personal best of 1:02.39. That’s a three second time drop from his previous best.
• Luke Filar took 3rd in the 100 Free, swimming his personal best of 56.82. 
• Monfils took 2nd in the 500 Free with a time of 5:20.73. His previous high school 500 time was a 5:34.15, which is a drop of 14 seconds.
• Our 200 Free Relay (Linnan, Luke Filar, Atwell, Monfils) claimed 1st with a time of 1:39.86. Linnan had his fastest 50 Free time ever with a 24.96 to start us off. 
• Linnan went on to take 2nd in the 100 Back, swimming a 1:02.51 and dropping 2 seconds from his previous best two weeks ago.
• Logan Filar placed 2nd in the 100 Breast with a time of 1:09.00, swimming his high school best for the second week in a row and dropping an additional second.
• The 400 Free Relay (Luke Filar, Atwell, Logan Filar, Monfils) took 2nd with a season best of 3:42.75. Atwell swam his season-best 100 Free split at a 57.51, just one-tenth off his fastest split ever.

Final Scores:
1. Kiel- 136
2. Two Rivers- 82
3. DCU- 74

Their next meet is Saturday at Shorewood High School outside of Milwaukee.

An 11-0 run late in the second half sent the biggest Resch Center crowd in four years into a frenzy as the Green Bay Phoenix beat the Oakland Golden Grizzlies 69-59.

Until that run, the two teams traded blows like a pair of heavyweight fighters, with neither having a lead larger than four points in the first half. The Golden Grizzlies entered the half with a 28-27 lead and had it tied at 50 with just over six minutes. That's when the Phoenix stepped up the defensive pressure while knocking down shots to outscore their visitors 19-9 down the stretch.

Foster Wonders scored a career-high 19 points from behind the arc and Will Eames notched his own career-high with 14 points. Teammate Rich Bhyre matched him with 14 points. Blake Lampman scored 15 points, and Chris Conway added 14 points in the loss for the Golden Grizzlies.

Sturgeon Bay and Algoma will venture outside the Packerland Conference for their Thursday night tilts.

The Clippers will sail south to Manitowoc for a 7 p.m. tilt against Roncalli while the Wolves will stay at home to face Oneida Nation at 7:30 p.m.

The girls' basketball teams in the area will keep things in their respective conferences on Thursday.

Conference matchups include Southern Door welcoming NEW Lutheran (6 p.m.), Luxemburg-Caco hosting Wrightstown (7 p.m.), Algoma visiting Kewaunee (7:30 p.m.), and Sevastopol traveling to Oconto (7:30 p.m.).

The Door County United Swim team will not have to go far for their next meet as they welcome Kiel and Two Rivers to the Sturgeon Bay YMCA on Thursday.

In their last meet at Kiel, there were nine new high school best times or splits, which head coach Erin Peterson said was "a bit remarkable for this point in the season." The boys claimed third place with a total of 68 points. There were three outright first-place wins tonight, three second-place finishes, and two third-place finishes.

The first events begin at 6 p.m.

Three local teams will get their final conference dual meets of the season in on Thursday.

Southern Door will travel to Institute to face Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol while Kewaunee climbs around the bay to battle Peshtigo. 

Both duals start at 7 p.m.

ADDITIONAL COVERAGE: Southern Door wrestler to attend West Point

The Green Bay Packers have parted ways with defensive coordinator Joe Barry.  The announcement comes less than one week after the Packers lost to the San Francisco 49ers 24-21 in the Divisional Playoffs on Saturday.

In a statement, head coach Matt LeFleur said, “These decisions are extremely difficult and Joe is one of the bet men I’ve had the opportunity to work with in this league.”

Barry coached in Green Bay for three years and was widely criticized by Packer fans for the defensive shortcomings that past two years.  The Packers did turn the season around with late season wins over the Bears and Vikings and a playoff upset of Dallas, but it was not enough to save Barry’s job at the end.

The second half of the boy's basketball season is underway and area teams were busy on the hardwoods on Tuesday night in the Packerland Conference.

In Brussels, the Southern Door Eagles cruised to an 81-43 win over the Peshtigo Bulldogs, with Drew Daoust leading the way with 24 points.

The Kewaunee Storm handled the Gibraltar Vikings on the road, 66-45, as Thomas Stangel scored 24 in the winning cause.

In Algoma, the Wolves cruised to a 69-49 win over the NEW Lutheran Blazers as Parker Lischka and Cory Kirhman combined for 42 points.

The Sevastopol Pioneers won a non-conference matchup with Stockbridge 92-37 as Frankie DeYoung recorded a triple-double.

In Sturgeon Bay, the Clippers pounded the Oconto Blue Devils 74-58 as Jackson Starr scored 30 points.

In the North Eastern Conference, the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans fell to the Clintonville Truckers on the road 72-42.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans were able to defeat one of the top teams in Division 3 soundly, the Coleman Cougars Tuesday night 41-23 in high school wrestling.

Blakelee Bastien, Caleb Delebreau, and Trace Schoenebeck scored pins to lead the way for the Spartans. They defended their NEC championship last week and are now preparing for sectionals and a potential return to the state.

The results from Tuesday’s match are below:

106: Jake Jandrin (LUCA) over Parker Owens (COLE) (Dec 3-2)

113: Carson Blohowiak (LUCA) over Pearson Owens  (COLE) (Dec 8-7)

120: Carson Neubert (LUCA) over   (COLE) (For.)

126: Michael Bostwick (LUCA) over Chadd  Gruber  (COLE) (MD 17-3)

132: Blakelee Bastien (LUCA) over Wyatt Van Haren  (COLE) (Fall 2:29)

138: Caleb Delebreau (LUCA) over Wyatt Bieber  (COLE) (Fall 2:57)

144: Isaac Jerabek (LUCA) over Brady Gross (COLE) (Dec 10-7)

150: Max Ronsman (LUCA) over Cameron  Kimmell (COLE) (MD 12-4)

157: Cole Berth (COLE) over Lawdon Tanck (LUCA) (Fall 2:47)

165: Isaiah Nowak (COLE) over Calvin Henderson (LUCA) (MD 15-3)

175: Micah Kuchta (COLE) over Sam Schutz (LUCA) (MD 9-1)

190: Trace Schoenebeck (LUCA) over West  Bieber (COLE) (Fall 2:25)

215: Devin Otto  (COLE) over Ezra Waege (LUCA) (TB-1 6-5)

285: Kain Otto (COLE) over Caleb Salentine (LUCA) (Fall 3:14)

(photo courtesy of Ron LeCloux)

Results from Kewaunee's quad meet in Waupun were not reported.

Adrian Griffin’s tenure as the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks ended Tuesday as the team announced the firing of the first-year coach.  In a press release, Bucks general manager Jon Horst said, “We are working immediately toward hiring our next head coach.  We thank Coach Griffon for his hard work and contributions to the team.”

Griffin led the Bucks to a 30-13 record after replacing Mike Budenhozer, who was fired last summer after losing to the Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs.

Top assistant Joe Prunty will take over as the interim head coach as the Bucks look for a permanent replacement for Griffin.

The Bucks defeated the Detroit Pistons 122-113 on Monday and host the Cleveland Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.   

Several great games highlighted Monday's slate of girls' basketball action.

Southern Door couldn’t stop the pursuit of Naomi Rikkola and Kayla Ranly on Monday night as they both would score over 20 points, with Sevastopol winning the game 52-33.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers girls' basketball team grinded out their first win of the New Year on Monday, beating Peshtigo 39-34.

The Gibraltar girls' basketball team saw their comeback come up short on Monday in a 44-42 loss to NEW Lutheran in Fish Creek.

The Algoma Wolves' girls' basketball team fended off a tough challenge from the Oconto Blue Devils to win 38-33.

On Monday night, the Luxemburg-Casco girls' basketball team hit seven three-pointers en route to a commanding 62-36 win over Clintonville.

With one exception, Tuesday is a day for the conference on the boys' basketball schedule.

Intraconference games include Luxemburg-Casco traveling to Clintonville (7 p.m.), Algoma hosting NEW Lutheran (7:30 p.m.), Kewaunee visiting to Gibraltar (7:30 p.m.), Southern Door hosting Peshtigo (7:30 p.m.) and Sturgeon Bay battling Oconto at home (7:30 p.m.).

The lone exception is Sevastopol, who play Stockbridge at home at 7:30 p.m.

Kewaunee County's two wrestling teams will take on some quality competition on Tuesday for dual meets.

The Kewaunee Storm wrestling team hits the road on Tuesday for a quad meet as they continue to tune up for the postseason. St. John's Northwestern Academies, Appleton West, and host Waupun will face off against the Storm in a round-robin format beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Two of the top teams in the state will face off in Luxemburg on Tuesday night when D3 #4 Coleman comes to town to battle D2 #1 Luxemburg-Casco. Varsity matches begin at 6:30 p.m.

The Green Bay Packers secured 14 players from last season's practice squad on Monday.

General Manager Brian Gutekunst announced that they signed LB Keshawn Banks, S Tyler Coyle, WR Grant DuBose, DL Jonathan Ford,  CB Zyon Gilbert, CB Anthony Johnson, QB Alex McGough, RB Ellis Merriweather, LB Arron Mosby, LB Kenneth Odumegwu, FB Henry Pearson, WR Thyrick Pitts, T Kadeem Telfort and TE Joel Wilson. 

The local competition for Council #2478 Knights of Columbus Free Throw contest was held last Friday evening at the Corpus Christi gym in Sturgeon Bay.  There were 14 participants this year with first-place winners receiving medals.  Embroidered patches and certificates were provided to all participants. 

Age-level divisions ran from 9 to 14 years old for boys and girls.  The First-place winners who will advance to the District Level are listed below.

Girls

Age

9          Aubri Delfosse

10        Maggie Hoffman

11        Nora Whitley       

Boys

Age

9          Jack Vander Velden

10        Johnathan Deprey

12        Mac Hoffmann

13        Will Price

14        Raymond Paye

The District competition will be at held at Corpus Christi Gym in February.

The area's girls' basketball teams will kick off the week with a nearly full schedule on Monday.

A Door County rivalry matchup will take place on Monday evening when Sevastopol travels south of the bridge to take on Southern Door in Brussels. Eric Fischer and Reece Robillard have the call on U-102.1 beginning at 7:15 p.m. with the pre-game show followed by the opening tip at 7:30 p.m.

The other matchups include Gibraltar hosting NEW Lutheran (6 p.m.), Luxemburg-Casco traveling to Clintonville (7 p.m.), Algoma playing at home against Oconto (7:30 p.m.), Kewaunee battling Menasha at home (7:30 p.m.),  and Sturgeon Bay meeting Peshtigo at home (7:30 p.m.) 

The Green Bay Gamblers came up a game short of sweeping its weekend series against the Youngstown Phantoms.

The Gamblers captures the first two games at the Resch Center on Friday and Saturday, winning those games over the Phantoms 5-4 and 5-3. The Phantoms were able to prevail on its getaway day, 6-4.

Leading the Gamblers in scoring during the weekend set was Julian Lutz with six points (1G, 5A), Michael DeAngelo with five points (2G, 3A), and Ben Poitras with five points (2G, 3A). Two others registered three points.

Chicago Blackhawks draft pick Adam Gajan went 1-1 in his return to the Gamblers, while Gavin Moffatt won his lone start between the pipes for the team.

The Green Bay Packers weren't the only Titletown-based teams to lose on Saturday, as both the Phoenix men's and women's basketball teams suffered defeats.

In Oakland, the Phoenix women lost a shootout to the Golden Grizzlies 83-81. The second quarter proved fatal for the Phoenix, which were outscored 27-13 by the Golden Grizzlies. The Phoenix chipped away at the deficit throughout the game but went cold at the line in the closing minutes to lose the game. Natalie McNeal scored a career-high 24 points in the loss, while Maddy Schreiber chipped in 16 points, and Bailey Butler added a dozen more. The Phoenix were thwarted by Oakland's Brooke Quarles-Daniels and Kennedie Montue, who scored 27 points and 23 points, respectively.

The Phoenix men fell behind early and never could catch up in a 72-55 loss to Northern Kentucky on Saturday. Elijah Jones led the Phoenix with 11 points while Marcus Hall tallied seven points. THe Norse held down Noah Reynolds for much of the game, allowing him to score just nine points.

The 2023 Area Meetings unveiled many topics of membership interest and helped determine the course of discussion and action over the next several months. The assembly’s collective responses indicated Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) will be addressed, maybe as soon as the Annual Meeting in April.

The data collected at the seven Area Meetings this fall, depending on how it is interpreted, may or may not indicate support for consideration of NIL oppor- tunities. Of those that attended the Area Meetings and participated in the poll, 47.3 percent favored consideration to add NIL opportunities. Those opposing new language was 18.6 percent. While overwhelmingly more yes than no votes were cast, 35 percent were noncommittal and wanted to continue the discus- sion before settling in on a position. How this subset leans will determine if it’s closer to a 50-50 split or significantly in support of adding NIL opportunities. In addition, 148 of 515 member schools weren’t represented by the poll. It may be fair to reason it’s not a foregone conclusion the membership supports NIL opportunities, but a pathway appears to be unfolding to bring an amendment to the Advisory Council and Board of Control to determine if it will advance to the membership for a vote in April.

The current amateur status language has been relatively unchanged for many decades with the premise interscholastic athletic opportunities are strictly amateur in nature. There are currently six conditions within Article VI outlining violations of amateur status in the membership’s Rules of Eligibility (p. 32 in the Senior High Handbook).

Undoubtably, there is a trend among state athletic and activity associations nationwide–after the NCAA created its NIL opportunities a couple of years ago following a Supreme Court decision–to loosen their stance on pure amateurism and their restrictions on the exploitation of student-athletes. As the culture in society shifts, it dictates new and different priorities. The NFHS has adjusted its position on NIL in the past two years, asking states to further explore the topic. In addition, it appears the prevailing sentiment within state associations is to move toward adopting more allowances for NIL to help prevent outside intervention dictating NIL measures by the courts or legislatures.

The data we shared at the Area Meetings indicate 32 state associations have approved some aspect of NIL opportunities, up from 16 states a year ago. Seven other states are now considering adding language. That’s just not a trend; it’s a tidal wave.

It remains to be seen if cracking the door on NIL will lead to the opening of the flood gates. We have reviewed how other state associations have altered their amateur status regulations. A potential amendment to our Rules of Eligi- bility will most likely allow student-athletes NIL endorsement opportunities as long as there is no identification or association to the school team, school, con- ference or WIAA affiliation. Any NIL opportunities will also include restrictions collectives in relation to recruiting and booster clubs, subject matter not appro- priate for school-aged individuals as well as continued commitment to the team and school.

The amendment will be a reasonable attempt to compromise and manage our own rules and regulations. Even so, those clinging to the concept of pure amateurism for education-based activities will suggest we need to “be careful what we wish for.” Proponents of NIL language provide a compelling case to allow compensation for employment, regardless of whether it is working at the area grocery store, bailing hay for the farmer next door or if it’s endorsing a local business or service, conducting camps and clinics, or being a social media influ- encer.

How many NIL opportunities will be significantly lucrative at the high school level? Most, if any, will be local opportunities void of substantial marketing budgets to have teenagers endorsing their businesses, services or causes.

For the few teenagers it may provide employment and earnings; however, there are many more that will be void of any opportunities. With teenaged teammates, what impact will it have in the locker room and on the team dynamic when elite star status goes beyond just popularity to actual earnings to be able to afford or be compensated with a shiny, new pick-up truck or advanced training and care?

And, how do we feel about the prospect of a high school athlete potentially making much more than the coach or even the school administrator? This could already be happening based on existing employment opportunities, but it could be more prevalent with NIL earnings based on celebrity derived by athletic accomplishments and abilities.

Consider the difficult parent in pursuit of collegiate athletic scholarships and the pressure that places on their sons and daughters. Is it fair to opine that we can rachet up the pressure a bit if there are NIL dollars in play. That is a family matter, but hasn’t this type of focus ultimately impacted high school programs in some manner?

It’s conceivable that addressing NIL as an association now may help us avoid outside intervention, slow the rush of what may appear inevitable and reduce the number of amateur-status violations. Likewise, it’s equally compelling to imagine the potential adverse scenarios that may begin to erode the foundation that makes high school sports special.

The ultimate impact on interscholastic athletics is relatively unknown with- out a peek into the future, but the adoption of NIL at the collegiate level provides a glimpse of what pitfalls may lie ahead. Fundamentally, NIL could have little significance if the number of opportunities as well as the level of compensation are reasonable.

The current state of amateurism as it relates to interscholastic sports is not a new phenomenon. It may be more of a progression and an evolution of the sport culture that has led us here. As we consider the direction society takes us, it may be more than just the most cynical that believes amateur athletics, in its purest form, is a thing of the past. That’s what member schools will need to come to terms with to determine whether they’re ready for NIL opportunities or not.

While many cross-country coaches in Wisconsin are fighting against the WIAA on its performance factor initiative, some, like Luxemburg-Casco's Collin LeGrave, are showing more patience for the process.

The WIAA's performance factor reorganizes successful teams into higher divisions depending on the success that they have at lower levels. No teams in Door and Kewaunee counties were affected by the first round of changes for the fall season, but Luxemburg-Casco wrestling coach Chas Treml seemed resigned to the fact that his team will be elevated to Division 1 if they can qualify for a third straight team state appearance when he talked to the Green Bay Press-Gazette's Scott Venci recently.

In a different interview with Venci this month, Notre Dame head cross-country coach John Gard said he received more than 100 signatures from other coaches petitioning the WIAA to change their mind about the process. Their request would classify cross country as the same category as track and field, swimming, and sports, with only one division where the performance factor initiative is not employed.  Gard calls the initiative a "war on success," telling Venci that “the kids feel like, here is what we are being told: Don’t work hard, slow down, and we’d rather have you be average than excellent.” 

One of the coaches who did not sign the petition was LeGrave, who would like to see how things go next year before taking a firmer position. "Some concerns have already been addressed with boys and girls being at different sectional sites." His biggest concern is that now teams have moved out of their sectional, it will be easier to accumulate the points that could trigger a division move. I think the number of points should be increased if they plan to use the three-year period or a larger sample size than three years should be used. If not, teams that had one very successful group of athletes will be moved up a division when the group that had the success graduates, leaving the next group competing against much larger schools for a minimum of two years because of past success."

Sevastopol's Annie Kapolnek and Gibraltar's Bonnie DeGrave were also asked for their opinions on the rule, though no local teams were in danger of being moved up for their success. Approximately a dozen teams, including both of Gard's Notre Dame squads, will be changing divisions as a result of their success. 

Saturday's 24-21 loss to the San Francisco 49ers looked eerily similar to previous playoff exits for fans of the Green Bay Packers.

The Packers traded touchdowns for field goals early on as they entered halftime down 7-6 after Brock Purdy found George Kittle for a long score.

Both teams picked up the offense in the third quarter, with Jordan Love throwing touchdowns to Romeo Doubs and Bo Melton to take a 21-14 lead into the final quarter. Things went off the rails from there as special teams failed the Packers with a missed field goal, and Jordan Love's late interception capped things off after Christian McCaffrey scored his second touchdown. The Packers' defense dropped multiple interceptions and was a step too late from getting home on several dropbacks by Purdy.

Jordan Love's day ended with him throwing for 194 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Aaron Jones capped off his exciting end to the season with 108 yards on 18 carries.

The Packerland Conference took to the hardwood in boys' basketball action on Saturday afternoon.

The Kewaunee Storm prevailed 62-55 in a Packerland Conference boys basketball battle Saturday afternoon at Fulwiler Fieldhouse.

The Southern Door Eagles powered past Oconto 71-44.

The Sevastopol Pioneers could not dig out from a first-half hole in its 71-44 loss to Peshtigo.

Luxemburg-Casco lost to Menasha on the road 78-64

A career achievement by a Southern Door wrestler highlighted a day of tournament action.

At the Herb Tyler Tournament in Sheboygan, Mason Motquin won his 100th match en route to a 5th-place finish at 132 pounds. His Eagles teammate Trevor Englebert was the top finisher on the team, coming in third place at 144 pounds. For Kewaunee, Mitchell Van Goethem (8th, 157), Kemper Robinson (5th, 190), and Mitchell Boeder (4th, 285) reach the podium.

At the Wisconsin Challenge Series at Wausau West, Southern Door's Nora LeFevre (4th place) and Hailey Veeser (3rd place), Luxemburg-Casco's Kiley Georgel (consolation 1st) and SBS's Tiani Lemieux (5th place) reached the podium with wrestlers from Luxemburg-Casco also competing.

You can visit NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com for complete match information. 

Picking up wins before the Packers kickoff is the goal of several local boys' basketball teams on Saturday.

Some teams had their tip-off times adjusted this week to fit in with the NFC Divisional Playoff Game.

The Algoma Wolves will renew the county high school rivalry against the Kewaunee Storm with a Packerland Conference boys basketball Saturday matinee. Saturday’s game will tipoff at 2:00 p.m. from Algoma High School, with pregame set on 104.1 WRLU at 1:45 p.m. with Paul Schmitt and Eric Fischer on the call. 

Luxemburg-Casco will travel to Menasha for a 4 p.m. tip after Oconto Falls slipped past them on Friday 51-47.

Other Saturday games include Southern Door playing Oconto at home (2 p.m.), Sevastopol hosting Peshtigo (2 p.m.), and Sturgeon Bay traveling to NEW Lutheran (2 p.m.).

Kewaunee, Algoma, and Southern Door posted big wins against conference rivals on Friday night.

The Kewaunee Storm girls' basketball team made a living by turning turnovers into points as they cruised past Gibraltar Thursday night 71-25 in front of its home crowd.

Algoma held off a stiff challenge from NEW Lutheran in a 55-51 win.

The Southern Door Eagles tamed the Peshtigo Bulldogs on the road 50-40.

Sturgeon Bay saw Oconto guard Addisyn Viestenz score her 1000th point in a 62-25 loss.

The Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team continued its NEC dominance on Friday night, beating Oconto Falls 69-6, Wrightstown 56-9, and Freedom 38-26.

Carson Blohowiak, Carson Neubert, Michael Bostwick, Caleb Delebreau, Isaac Jerabek, Max Ronsman, and Trace Schoenebeck all went undefeated on the evening.  

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On Saturday, Southern Door and Kewaunee will join West Bend East, Shoreland Lutheran, Kaukauna, West De Pere, Valders, Cedarburg, Seymour, Brillion, Campbellsport, Coleman, De Pere, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, Grafton, Greenfield, Kiel, Laconia, Mishicot, New Holstein, Oconto Falls, Oostburg, Ozaukee, Random Lake, Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan South, Two Rivers, Waukesha North, Xavier, Denmark, Waupun, and Shawano Community for a tournament at Sheboygan North. Wrestling begins at 8 a.m. 

Select wrestlers from Luxemburg-Casco, Southern Door, and Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol will head to Wausau West for the Challenge Series Championships, where the first matches will begin at 9 a.m.

The Green Bay Packers hope their recent playoff history against the San Francisco 49ers gets changed on Saturday night when the two teams face each other in the NFC Divisional round.

The 49ers had last week off as the NFC's number one seed, but the Packers clicked as they left the over 93,000 in attendance and millions watching at home in shock Sunday evening as they throttled the Dallas Cowboys 48-32. The Packers scored six touchdowns on its first seven possessions to keep the Cowboys chasing them all night. Jordan Love ended the day shy of a perfect passer rating with 272 yards and three touchdown passes. Aaron Jones rushed for 118 yards and three scores, while Romeo Doubs led all receivers with six catches for over 150 yards. 

The Packers have succeeded against the 49ers over the last 20 years, but not in the playoffs. The 49ers have won the last four playoff matchups against the Packers, which have not beaten their western rivals since Brett Favre led them to a 25-15 win in 2001.

The Packers will face the 49ers in Santa Clara on Saturday at 7:15 p.m.

Local teams went 2-1 on Thursday ahead of a busy Friday night of girls' basketball action, including one game airing on 105.1 The GOAT.

Sevastopol shut down Peshtigo on the road 50-15.

Speaking of the Bulldogs, they will host Southern Door after they lost to North Fond du Lac 62-51.

Luxemburg-Casco narrowly defeated Oconto Falls 35-33.

The Gibraltar Vikings girls' basketball team will try to get back into the win column against the Packerland Conference's best team on Friday when they travel to Kewaunee to take on the Storm. Tim Kowols will have the call on 105.1 The GOAT and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.cm beginning at 7:15 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the tip-off at 7:30 p.m.

Other Friday games include Sturgeon Bay visiting Oconto (7:30 p.m.) and Algoma visiting NEW Lutheran (6:30 p.m.).

Sturgeon Bay and Southern Door picked up important victories in Thursday's boys' basketball action.

The Eagles took sole possession of first place in the Packerland Conference with a 79-67 overtime win over Kewaunee thanks to 41 points from Drew Daoust, including 14 points in the extra frame.

The Clippers took advantage of a short-handed Gibraltar team in a 59-39 victory.

Friday's slate includes Luxemburg-Casco visiting Oconto Falls (7 p.m.), while Saturday's schedule will have Southern Door playing Oconto at home (2 p.m.), Sevastopol hosting Peshtigo (2 p.m.), Sturgeon Bay traveling to NEW Lutheran (2 p.m.), and Kewaunee heading to Algoma for a 104.1 WRLU broadcast at 2 p.m. (1:45 p.m. pregame with Paul Schmitt and Eric Fischer on the call). 

The Door County United swimming team had another solid night at the pool during an away meet at Kiel on Thursday. 

There were nine new high school best times or splits, a bit remarkable for this point in the season. The boys claimed third tonight with a total of 68 points. There were three outright first-place wins tonight, three second-place finishes, and two thirds. It's not too shabby for a meet's 11 varsity swimming events.

Here are the highlights:

• A 3rd place finish in the 200 Medley Relay (Luke Filar, Jack Monfils, George Atwell, Logan Filar) with a time of 1:54.02 during which Monfils swam his fastest 50 Breast split of high school with a 28.10.
• Linnan proved his grit with a 4th place finish in the 200 Free with a 2:12.00, beating his other previous high school time by a full five seconds.
• Logan Filar swam the 200 IM capturing 2nd with a time of 2:20.45.
• Atwell took 2nd in the 50 Free and captured his high school personal best in an individual non-relay 50.
• Linnan swam his season best 100 Fly at a time of 1:05.79, just off his season best from last year, to take 5th. 
• Monfils took 1st in the 100 Free with a time of 50.69, the best individual 100 I have on record in his high school career. 
• Atwell swam a super consistent and solid 500 Free taking 4th at a time of 6:13.08, a full 12 seconds faster than any other time this season.
• The 200 Free Relay (Logan Filar, Luke Filar, Linnan, Monfils) claimed an easy 1st place victory with a time of 1:36.90, the season's best time (and only .16 off the 16th place state qualifying time from last year). In the relay, Luke Filar swam his fastest relay split of the season at 25.05, and Linnan swam his fastest high school 50 split at 24.24, and Monfils swam his fastest high school 50 split at 23.07.
• Luke Filar hopped back in the pool to claim 3rd in the 100 Back with a personal best of 1:09.12.
• Logan Filar claimed a 1st place victory in the 100 Breast with his high school personal best at 1:10.61.
• The 400 Free Relay (Luke Filar, Linnan, Atwell, Monfils) went on to place 2nd with a 3:52.68.

Final scores for the night:
1. Kiel- 128
2. Chilton- 113
3. DCU- 68

Our next meet is a good one and a fun one: Parent Night and Senior Night is next Thursday. It’s our last conference tri of the season, and the team has the joy of celebrating at home.

The area's wrestling teams are prepared for a busy weekend of action as they continue to work toward next month's state series.

In a multi-team dual, Oconto lost to Southern Door 60-18 while beating Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol 48-28. The scores from the other meets were not posted as of 5:30 a.m.

The Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team hopes to collect another tournament title on Friday when they take on the North Eastern Conference at Little Chute. Clintonville, Denmark, Fox Valley Lutheran, Freedom, Little Chute, Marinette, Oconto Falls, Waupaca, and Wrightstown are also scheduled to participate when the tournament begins at 4:30 p.m. The Spartans will specifically take on Oconto Falls, Wrightstown, and Freedom. 

On Saturday, Southern Door and Kewaunee will join West Bend East, Shoreland Lutheran, Kaukauna, West De Pere, Valders, Cedarburg, Seymour, Brillion, Campbellsport, Coleman, De Pere, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, Grafton, Greenfield, Kiel, Laconia, Mishicot, New Holstein, Oconto Falls, Oostburg, Ozaukee, Random Lake, Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan South, Two Rivers, Waukesha North, Xavier, Denmark, Waupun, and Shawano Community for a tournament at Sheboygan North. Wrestling begins at 8 a.m. 

Select wrestlers from Luxemburg-Casco, Southern Door, and Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol will head to Wausau West for the Challenge Series Championships, where the first matches will begin at 9 a.m.

Green Bay Phoenix basketball fans were treated to a pair of wins on Thursday night, with the men sweeping its season series with Wright State thanks to an 88-81 victory and the women blowing past Detroit Mercy 75-48.

In Detroit, the Phoenix women dominated the middle periods as they outscored the Titans 42-19 thanks to an infusion of offense from its bench players. Bailey Butler led the Phoenix with 14 points while she was joined in double figures by Natalie McNeal (12 pts), Natalie Andersen (11 pts), and Cassie Schiltz (10 pts). Emma Trawally Porta led the Titans with 11 points.

In Dayton, the Phoenix saw their 10-point halftime lead shrink but never eclipsed as they continued to hold onto their second-place slot in the Horizon League. Noah Reynolds very nearly delivered a triple-double performance, scoring 30 points while registering eight rebounds and eight assists. Three other newcomers, Preston Ruedinger (18 points), Foster Wonders (17 points), and Marcus Hall (11 points) all had career highs. 

The two teams are back in action on Saturday, with the Phoenix women playing at Oakland at 1 p.m. and the Phoenix men playing at 5:30 p.m. at Northern Kentucky.

Three local teams will hit the hardwood on Thursday night for girls' basketball action.

Sevastopol will make up its Packerland Conference at Peshtigo at 7:30 p.m. 

Luxemburg-Casco will go along the bay to play Oconto Falls at 7 p.m.

Southern Door will stay at home to face North Fond du Lac at 7 p.m.

A battle for the top of the Packerland Conference highlights Thursday's boys' basketball slate.

After snow postponed their first meeting, Southern Door will make the trip to Kewaunee for a 7:30 p.m. tip.

Sturgeon Bay will host Gibraltar in the other scheduled contest at 7:30 p.m.

Four of the Packerland Conference's wrestling teams will descend on Brussels Thursday night for a quadrangular meet.

Southern Door, Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol, Peshtigo, and Oconto will all take the mats beginning at 5:30 p.m. with the teams rotating their way through each other. 

The night will feature a number of ranked wrestlers:

• Evelyn Hurley, Peshtigo (5th, Girls 100 lbs)
• Nora LeFevre, Southern Door (8th, Girls 114 lbs)
• Sydney Turner, Southern Door (6th, Girls 138 lbs)
• Tiani Lemieux, Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol (5th, Girls 145 lbs)
• Hailey Veeser, Southern Door, (7th, Girls 145 lbs)
• Mason Motquin, Southern Door (7th, Boys 132 lbs)
• Trevor Englebert, Southern Door (WL, Boys 144 lbs)
• Spencer Madsen, Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol (8th, Boys 144 lbs)
• Zak Wrobel, Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol (WL, Boys 175 lbs)

The Door County United Swim team will head to Kiel for its next conference meet.

They will be joined by Kiel, Berlin, Chilton, and Valders when the first events begin at 6 p.m. 

Before the Red Wing Invitational in Sheboygan was snowed out, the DCU squad of five brought in 79 points and a second-place finish against Two Rivers and Plymouth, winning four events of the night outright. You can read about the highlights from that meet here.

The Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball program announced on Wednesday that longtime assistant coach Megan Vogel will leave after the season to pursue what she calls a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."

Vogel, who has served on the Phoenix staff for 11 seasons and was named associate head coach last year, will join the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury coaching staff this summer. 

Head coach Kevin Borseth expressed his excitement for his coach, saying, "She has invested a great deal into our program, and we are better off because of it. The Green Bay tree roots run deep and its branches wide. Our players, and now a coach, get the opportunity to move onto the next level. Green Bay Basketball is very well entrenched in our region, and this adds a national perspective to the far-reaching impact of our program."

Vogel will stay on the staff through the season's end, including Thursday's game at Detroit Mercy at 6 p.m. and Saturday's matchup at Oakland at 1 p.m.

Door County boys and girls will have an opportunity to show off their poise at the line at the 2024 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship in Sturgeon Bay. The competition will be held on Friday, January 19th after being postponed last Friday. There is no entry fee, with the only requirement being that the entrant is anywhere between the ages of 9 to 14 as of the New Year. Registration will start at 4:00 pm at the St. John Bosco/Corpus Christi Gym in Sturgeon Bay. The official start of the contest is set for 5 p.m. The winners from each boy’s and girl’s age category will advance to the Diocesan level in February. 

The Green Bay Packers will face the top-seeded San Francisco 49ers on Saturday and again have a long injury list of players who may not play after a short week.

The most notable injury in the win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday was the loss of linebacker Kinglsey Enagbare, who tore his ACL and will be out for the season. 

The remaining injury list includes RB AJ Dillon (thumb/neck), LG Elgton Jenkins (knee/ankle), LB Isaiah McDuffie (neck), and OLB Preston Smith (ankle), who would not have practiced on Tuesday.

Jaire Alexander (shoulder/ankle), who reinjured his ankle in the Dallas game, could have practiced on Tuesday, although teams had the day off.  DT Kenny Clark (back), OLB Rashan Gary (knee), RB Aaron Jones (knee/finger), CB Keisean Nixon (toe), S Jonathan Owens (knee), WR Jayden Reed (chest), S Darnell Savage (shoulder/calf), and WR Christian Watson (hamstring) also were listed as able to practice.

LB Quay Walker (shoulder) was a full participant.

The Packers will play the Niners in the Divisional Playoff game in San Francisco with kickoff scheduled for 7:15 p.m. 

The Packerland Conference schedule took a break Tuesday night as two local teams played outside the conference, while Luxemburg-Casco returned to play in NEC action.

In Algoma, the Wolves battled the Brillion Lions but came up short in a 53-36 decision.

The Kewaunee Storm claimed a road win with a 62-49 win over the Kiel Raiders.

The North Eastern Conference saw the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans lose a 51-41 decision to the Marinette Marines in the second game of a doubleheader with the boys in Marinette. 

The area's boys' basketball teams were in action Tuesday night with the top two teams in in the Packerland Conference remaining undefeated.

Kewaunee Storm pulled out an improbable comeback win over the Sturgeon Bay Clippers 62-61 in an instant classic on U102.1.

The Southern Door Eagles edged NEW Lutheran 70-67 in Green Bay.

In Oconto, the Sevastopol Pioneers battled but came up short 62-48 against the Blue Devils.

The Algoma Wolves topped the Gibraltar Vikings in Fish Creek 46-39 in a low-scoring affair.

In Northeastern Conference action, the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans fell to the Marinette Marines 78-68 on the road in the NEC conference

The Wisconsin Badgers saw their undefeated conference record fall to the Penn State Nittany Lions with an 87-83 loss at State College. 

The Badgers’ defensive lapses throughout the game doomed Wisconsin all night.  Wisconsin was ranked 8th in the nation coming in Tuesday night but fall to 13-4 overall and 5-1 in the Big Ten.

AJ Storr led the Badgers with 23 points, and Steven Crowl added 17 points and 11 rebounds in the loss.  Max Klement, Wisconsin’s best on-ball defender, was in foul trouble all night and fouled out with 2:43 left in the game, scoring 10 points in just 15 minutes of play.

Wisconsin will look to bounce back on Friday as they host Indiana (12-6) at the Kohl Center. 

The area's boys' basketball teams are keeping things within their own conference on Tuesday, including one matchup featured on the NEW Radio Sports Network.

The Sturgeon Bay will travel south to take on the Packerland Conference-leading Kewaunee Storm for a Packerland Conference matchup. Jacob Nate and Reece Robillard will have the call on U-102.1 and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com beginning at 7:15 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the tip-off at 7:30 p.m.

Other Tuesday boys' basketball games include Luxemburg-Casco playing Marinette as a part of a doubleheader on the road (5:45 p.m.), Sevastopol making the trip to Oconto (7:30 p.m.), Southern Door visiting NEW Lutheran (7:30 p.m.), and Gibraltar hosting Algoma for parent's night (7:30 p.m.).

The Packerland Conference will head out of conference for its games on Tuesday while Luxemburg-Casco keeps things in the NEC.

The Algoma Wolves will go for two wins in two days when they face Brillion at home after beating Gibraltar on Monday 48-37. 

Other games include Luxemburg-Casco battling Marinette on the road (7 p.m.) and Kewaunee visiting Kiel ( 7 p.m.).

In other Monday action, Southern Door lost to Oconto Falls 52-39.

The Southern Door wrestling team will knock off the rust when it battles Coleman and Crivitz on the road Tuesday night.

The Eagles were snowed out of their last chance of competition with their last time wrestling for keeps coming on January 6th when two Southern Door wrestlers came home with championships from the Rocket Scramble hosted by Cedar Grove-Belgium. Mason Motquin and Trevor Englebert won their respective weight classes as the Eagles took fourth as a team. Four others finished in the top 5.

The Cougars continue to be a legacy program as they are currently ranked fourth in the state at Division 3 while the Wolverines recently split its tri-meet against Mosinee (L) and Gillett/Suring (W).

The first matches are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.

The Green Bay Packers will have a shorter turnaround to prepare for playoff rival San Francisco in the NFC Divisional Round.

The NFL announced that the Packers will face the 49ers in Santa Clara on Saturday at 7:15 p.m., with the game airing on FOX. 

The Packers have succeeded against the 49ers over the last 20 years, but not in the playoffs. The 49ers have won the last four playoff matchups against the Packers, which have not beaten their western rivals since Brett Favre led them to a 25-15 win in 2001.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans boys' basketball will head north to face Marinette on Monday as they play as the opening act in a doubleheader.

The Spartans entered the second half in a 10-point hole and could not dig themselves out as they lost to Waupaca on Saturday 62-49. Lance Cherovsky and Mason Burmeister scored 13 points in the loss, with two others scoring at least seven points.

The Marines enter the matchup 2-12 on the season, trying to snap a seven-game losing streak that dates back to December 12th. That streak includes a loss to Little Chute, where four players scored at least nine points, led by Deyten Magnussen's 11 points.

The boys will play at 5:45 p.m. before the girls' game at 7 p.m.

The Lady Spartans have split their last eight games including a 54-34 loss to Mishicot in its previous game. Maggie Hanmann scored 11 points, and Erin Cherovsky chipped in nine points in the loss against the Indians. They face a Marines squad that is 11-3 on the season and winners of five straight. That streak includes a 44-38 win against 2023 state participant Freedom and a 64-49 victory over its border rival Menominee (MI).

The area's girls' basketball teams will face familiar foes on Monday night when they kick off the week.

In Packerland Conference action, Gibraltar travels to Algoma for a 7:30 p.m. tip, while Southern Door does the same with Oconto Falls in Brussels.

Luxemburg-Casco will face in Marinette in a North Eastern Conference tilt at 7 p.m. on the road.

The Green Bay Packers left the over 93,000 in attendance and millions watching at home in shock Sunday evening as they throttled the Dallas Cowboys 48-32.

The Packers scored six touchdowns on its first seven possessions to keep the Cowboys chasing them all night. Aaron Jones scored the game's first two touchdowns from inside the five-yard to stake the Packers to a 14-0 lead, with Dontayvion Wicks catching a touchdown pass from Jordan Love to make it 21-0. The real back-breaking play happened in the final two minutes of the half when Darnell Savage grabbed the second interception of the game against Dak Prescott and took it 64 yards for the defensive score and a 27-0 lead. The Cowboys would score to end the half with a touchdown and start the following half with a field goal to narrow their deficit to 27-10. The Packers kept coming, with Jones trading touchdowns with the Cowboys before Love found Romeo Doubs and Luke Musgrave for touchdowns to make it 48-16 early in the fourth quarter. A pair of touchdowns to the Cowboys' Jake Ferguson would pad the stats for Dallas, but it would ultimately end in the Packers' third playoff win at AT&T Stadium, including their Super Bowl XLV win.

Love ended the day shy of a perfect passer rating with 272 yards and three touchdown passes. Jones rushed for 118 yards and three scores, while Doubs led all receivers with six catches for over 150 yards. 

The Packers know they will head to San Francisco for the NFC Divisional Round next weekend, but the date and time have not been determined.

The Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team's late run guided them to beat Cleveland State Sunday afternoon 79-71.

The Vikings had the upper hand on the Phoenix for much of the game, taking a 38-35 lead into halftime and a four-point lead with five minutes to go. The Phoenix would score the next 12 points in the contest and build a 72-64 advantage. Free throws would dictate the final score as the Phoenix improved to 6-2 in the Horizon League to tie Oakland at the top.

Noah Reynolds padded his resume to become the Horizon League Player of the Year with a 32-point performance. Foster Wonders scored 15 points with five three-pointers, and Elijah Jones registered a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Tristan Enaruna led the Vikings with 22 points in the loss.  

The Green Bay Packers will begin their unexpected road to the Super Bowl with a visit to Dallas for an NFC Wild Card matchup against the Cowboys.

The Packers rebounded from a 2-5 start to the season to finish 9-8 with a 17-9 victory over the Chicago Bears. Jordan Love blossomed in his first year as a starter, throwing for over 4,100 yards and 32 touchdowns. His performances against the Bears and the Minnesota Vikings over the last two weeks earned him two Offensive Player of the Week honors and NVP honors from Nickelodeon. Aaron Jones became the first Packers running back since Ahman Green to rush for over 100 yards in three consecutive weeks.

The Cowboys enter the game as the number two seed and the NFC East champions. WR CeeDee Lamb, RG Zach Martin, and K Brandon Aubrey were all recently named All-Pro by the NFL Players Association. The Cowboys have been a tough team to play at AT&T Stadium this season, going a perfect 8-0 while averaging over 35 points per game.

Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m.

A power-play goal was all the Green Bay Gamblers needed in their 1-0 win against the Madison Capitols on Saturday night.

Ben Poitras poked in a pass from Libor Nemec and Michael DeAngelo with a man advantage for his 11th goal of the season. Gavin Moffatt stopped all 30 shots he faced in the Gamblers' win.

Two area teams fell in Saturday afternoon contests after fighting Friday's blizzard.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans entered the second half in a 10-point hole and could not dig themselves out as they lost to Waupaca on Saturday 62-49.

The Kohler Bombers showed why they are a top 10 team in the state at Division 4 with an 89-38 victory over Gibraltar Saturday afternoon in Fish Creek.

A 26-7 run in the third quarter took away any doubt as the Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team won convincingly over Robert  Morris on Saturday. 72-40.

It did not start well for the Phoenix as they were down 5-0 after three minutes of play. The Phoenix would outscore the Colonials 16-4 the rest of the first quarter, a sign of how the rest of the game would go for the home team. The Colonials would get the game to within one point in the second quarter, but an 8-0 Phoenix run would set the wheels in motion for the second rout of the week. 

Natalie McNeal led the team with 18 points, while Maddy Schreiber scored 12 points, and Jenna Guyer added 10 points. Simone Morris and Madison O'Dell each scored 11 points in the loss for the Colonials. 

The Phoenix improved to 7-0 in the Horizon League, a mark they will bring with them to Michigan next weekend when they play Detroit Mercy on Thursday and Oakland on Saturday. 

The Phoenix women will try to stay perfect in the Horizon League while also making it nine straight wins when they welcome Robert Morris to the Kress Event Center on Saturday.

They led nearly wire-to-wire in their 85-47 win over Youngstown State Thursday night. The Phoenix registered at least 21 points in the first three quarters while limiting the Penguins to less than 25 percent shooting from the field, including 15 percent from behind the arc. Three Phoenix players scored in double figures, led by  Jasmine Kondrakiewicz's 16 points, Cassie Schiltz's 15 points, and Natalie McNeal's 14 points. 

The Colonials dropped the first leg of their Wisconsin swing with a 73-58 loss to Milwaukee on Thursday. Tuana Coskun led the team with 12 points.

How did a simple polka start as a time-honored tradition at an Algoma basketball game?

Algoma Band Director Jennifer Massey says the tradition dates back to when she was a student at UW-Milwaukee when she was in the school's pep band. "Between the years of 2001-2003 the Panthers were dominant in the Horizon League,' Massey said.  "At the end of each game our Chancellor would request that the band play the Beer Barrel Polka (her favorite song) as a 5th quarter.” she said on where she got the idea.

When she was hired at Algoma in 2004, she decided to bring the tradition with her, but move it to halftime instead of playing it after the game.  "If our team was winning at half-time, I would call out, #22 - The Beer Barrel Polka!”

It became a staple after two years of hearing it at half-time, Fran Bero came up to Massey in the middle of the song and pulled her on the court to polka. 

"It was hard-hitting news at the time as it made the front page of the Kewaunee County Star!," joked Massey.  "After the embarrassment of being pulled out on the court, I started asking the student section to join me.  As the years have passed, more and more students have joined the fun at half-time.”

The Algoma Pep Band is set to play during the next Algoma girls' basketball home game on January 15th against Gibraltar, which is a make-up from Tuesday's snow storm.

The Green Bay Packers' injury list may read like a phone book, but the organization made it appear that most of them will be able to play in Sunday's NFC Wild Card matchup against the Dallas Cowboys.

Cornerback Jaire Alexander (shoulder/ankle) and receiver Christian Watson (hamstring) are listed as questionable according to Packers.com  while running back AJ Dillon (thumb/neck) is listed as doubtful. Linebacker De'Vondre Campbell (neck), receiver Romeo Doubs (chest), linebacker Isaiah McDuffie (concussion/neck), guard Elgton Jenkins (knee/ankle), running back Aaron Jones (knee/finger), tight end Luke Musgrave (kidney), center Josh Myers (neck), safety Jonathan Owens (knee), receiver Jayden Reed (chest), guard Sean Rhyan (elbow), safety Darnell Savage (shoulder), defensive lineman T.J. Slaton (knee/foot), linebacker Preston Smith (ankle), tackle Zach Tom (finger), linebacker Quay Walker (shoulder) and running back Emanuel Wilson (shoulder) were all listed. Still, it appears that they are all expected to play. 

The Cowboys' list was much shorter on Friday with cornerback Stephon Gilmore (shoulder), defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins (ankle), guard Tyler Smith (foot), defensive end Dorance Amstrong (ankle), safety Malik Hooker (ankle), guard Zack Martin (veteran rest), and tackle Tyron Smith (veteran rest) all expected to play. Quarterback Cooper Rush is the only question mark after he came down with an illness.

Friday's blizzard is setting ripple effects throughout the athletics ranks in northeast Wisconsin.

It marks the second time this week that games had to be postponed due to winter weather. Below is a list of the games that were postponed and if a make-up date has been set.

FRIDAY

Gibraltar at Sturgeon Bay boys: Moved to 1/18/24

Kewaunee at Southern Door boys: Moved to 2/16/24

NEW Lutheran at Sevastopol boys: Moved to 2/1/24

Luxemburg-Casco at Fox Valley Lutheran girls: Moved to 1/27/24

Green Bay Gamblers vs. Madison Capitols: Postponed. Date TBD

SATURDAY

Girls Wrestling Tournament at New London: Canceled

Boys Wrestling Tournament at New London: Canceled

Southern Door at Oconto girls: Postponed, Date TBD

Algoma at Kewaunee girls: Postponed, Date TBD

STILL ON AS OF 1:45 p.m. FRIDAY

DCU Swimming at Sheboygan South at 1:30 p.m.

Gibraltar boys vs. Kohler at 2:30 p.m.

Luxemburg-Casco boys vs. Waupaca at 4:30 p.m.

Weather will not permit the Kewaunee Storm and the Southern Door Eagles to hit the hardwoods Friday night in a battle of the two undefeated teams in the Packerland Conference. A make-up date has not yet been announced.

The weather also postponed the games between Sevastopol and NEW Lutheran (makeup unknown)  and Gibraltar and Sturgeon Bay (makeup January 18th).

In Thursday's action, Luxemburg-Casco fell hard to Fox Valley Lutheran 72-29 while Sturgeon Bay lost to Seymour on the road 75-57.

Two local teams fit in wins between snowstorms on Thursday night.

The Kewaunee Storm outscored the Sturgeon Bay Clippers 32-7 in the first half and never looked back in its 54-22 romp.

Gibraltar went on the road to edge Peshtigo 39-37.

Luxemburg-Casco has already had its matchup against Fox Valley Lutheran postponed until January 27th.

One extra forfeit proved vital for the Kewaunee wrestling team as they squeaked past Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol 37-34.

SBS won more individual matches (six to four), but the Storm received six more points via forfeits (three to two, plus one double forfeit) to keep the edge. 

The Storm's Mitchell VanGoethem and Issac Benz, along with SBS' Zak Wrobel and Justin Gutierrez, picked up pins for their respective teams. 

FULL RESULTS

215: Matthew Boeder (Kewaunee) over Harrison Schartner (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) (MD 15-2)

285: Mitchell Boeder (Kewaunee) over Seth Laughlin (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) (Dec 7-0)

106: Nate Hasenjager (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Nolan Lambrecht (Kewaunee) (Fall 1:58)

113: Double Forfeit

120: Aiden Ducat (Kewaunee) over Unknown (For.)

126: Tucker DuFresne (Kewaunee) over Unknown (For.)

132: Trevor Gauthier (Kewaunee) over Unknown (For.)

138: Isaac Benz (Kewaunee) over Nathan Sansom (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) (Fall 2:51)

144: Spencer Madsen (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Unknown (For.)

150: Tiani LeMieux (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Unknown (For.)

157: Mitchell VanGoethem (Kewaunee) over Mekhi Welch (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) (Fall 0:56)

165: Justin Gutierrez (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Bryian Soto (Kewaunee) (Fall 1:03)

175: Ethan Denamur (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Jose Garza (Kewaunee) (MD 14-0)

190: Zak Wrobel (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Kemper Robinson (Kewaunee) (Fall 4:45)

It was another great night for the DCU gentlemen.  The squad of five brought in 79 points and a second-place finish, winning four events of the night outright.

Here are the big highlights of the night:

• A remarkable 2nd place finish in the 200 Medley Relay (Ezra Linnan, Jack Monfils, George Atwell, Logan Filar) with a time of 1:51.76 and some huge (unofficial splits from Linnan (29.61), Atwell (28.18- his best recorded), and Logan Filar (23.71)).
• A huge 2nd place finish from Atwell with a time of 2:13.86 in the 200 Free, where he swam one of the best races of his season.
• A 1st place finish from Monfils with a time of 2:08.07, nearing his personal high school best while finishing 15 seconds ahead of 2nd.
• Luke Filar came in with his high school best 50 Free at a time of 25.51 while placing 3rd.
• A 1st place finish and sub-minute 100 Fly from Monfils at 59.22.
• A second high school personal best from Luke Filar in the 100 Free with a major time of 57.31 and a 2nd place finish.
• A 2nd place finish in the 500 Free, breaking 6 minutes to swim his high school best of 5:58.73 from Logan Filar.
• A remarkable series of splits in the 200 Free Relay (Luke Filar, Linnan, Atwell, Logan Filar) that finished 2nd with a season-best time of 1:40.12. Every member swam a 25 or faster, which is absolutely remarkable (both Linnan and Atwell's splits were in the top three of their high school careers).
• In his first individual race back in the season, a high school personal best and a 1st place finish in the 100 Back with a time of 1:04.70 from Linnan.
• A 2nd place finish with a near high school best in the 100 Breast from Logan Filar with a time of 1:12.31.
• An epic 400 Free Relay (Luke Filar, Linnan, Atwell, Monfils) that took 1st by 14 seconds. Atwell swam his fastest 100 Free split of the season at 58.55, and Monfils swam one of his fastest high school 100 Free splits at 51.52.

Final meet scores of the night:
1. Two Rivers- 117
2. DCU- 79
3. Plymouth- 55

The team heads to Sheboygan South this Saturday for the Redwing Invite and will join back up with our conference teams next Thursday in Kiel.

The  Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team made it eight straight wins as they led nearly wire-to-wire in their 85-47 win over Youngstown State Thursday night.

The Phoenix registered at least 21 points in the first three quarters while limiting the Penguins to less than 25 percent shooting from the field, including 15 percent from behind the arc. The Penguins led 3-2 in the opening minutes, but the Phoenix outscored them 22-11 the rest of the quarter to bring the game back to reality.

Three Phoenix players scored in double figures, led by  Jasmine Kondrakiewicz's 16 points, Cassie Schiltz's 15 points, and Natalie McNeal's 14 points. Abby Liber and Haley Thierry each scored 10 points to lead the Penguins in the loss.

While some teams make up for the sins of Tuesday's storms, others are staying ahead of what lies ahead.

For make-up games. Sturgeon Bay boys will make the trip to Seymour (7 p.m.) while its girls will welcome Kewaunee for a 7:30 p.m. tip.

Regularly scheduled programming includes the Gibraltar girls visiting Peshtigo (7:30 p.m.) and the Luxemburg-Casco boys playing at 7 p.m.

Two Packerland Conference rivals will take to the mat Thursday night when Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol takes the trip south for a wrestling meet at 7 p.m.

In its latest action last week, the Storm dropped two of its three matches but won when it counted the most in its Thursday quad meet at Little Chute. The Storm lost to county rival Luxemburg-Casco 62-16 and Little Chute 51-24, but they did win their conference dual against Southern Door, beating them 39-33. Mitchell Boeder (285) and Mitchell VanGoethem (157) were the only wrestlers to post perfect 3-0 records on the night.

Spencer Madsen, Zak Wrobel, and Tiani Lemieux came home with gold from last  Saturday's West Allis Rumble. The trio won their brackets as the team tied for third place overall. Four others finished in the top five.

The Door County United swim team heads to the pool on Thursday evening to take on conference foes Two Rivers and Plymouth.

The team brought home two medals on Saturday, January 6th, in the Sheboygan North Raider Relays Invitational.  The meet, made up of only relay events, included 11 events.  DCU participated in three of these relays and brought in 14 points overall. The 200 Fly Relay (Logan Filar, George Atwell, Luke Filar, Jack Monfils) took second, placing behind first by only a second. There were several fantastic splits in the relay- Logan Filar had the fastest lead-off of any team, and Monfils had the third-fastest split in the entire event. 

The meet begins at 6 p.m. in Two Rivers.

Photo courtesy of Southern Door School District

A career-high for freshman David Douglas, Jr. helped the Green Bay men's basketball team break a 29-29 halftime score to win 68-58 over IUPUI.

The Phoenix had to fight hard to even the score, going on a 14-2 run in the final minutes to tie the game after falling behind 22-10 early. A 14-6 run to start the second half put the Phoenix in the driver's seat for the rest of the game. 

Douglas nearly doubled his previous career-high with 26 points. Noah Reynolds scored 19 points, while Elijah Jones registered a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Vincent Brady II paced the Jaguars with 15 points.  

The Phoenix will stop at home for a game on Sunday against Cleveland State on Sunday before visiting Wright State and Northern Kentucky next week.

The Green Bay Phoenix men will hit the hardwoods early Wednesday as they play the IUPUI in Horizon League basketball.

The Phoenix (4-2, 8-9 overall) are coming off a 79-73 loss to Oakland on Saturday despite hitting a program-record 15 three-pointers.  UWGB was led by David Douglas, Jr., who scored 15 points. 

Tipoff for Wednesday’s game against IUPUI will be at 11 a.m. from Indianapolis, Indiana.     

Tuesday’s snowstorm had local athletic directors from area high schools busy finding makeup dates for the games postponed due to the weather.  Below is a list of updated changes from Tuesday’s slate.

Kewaunee High School girls' basketball vs. Sturgeon Bay @ Sturgeon Bay High School: Moved to this Thursday, January 11.

Luxemburg-Casco Boys Basketball: #Love4Lucas/Youth Night is postponed until a later date; the game vs. Waupaca has been postponed to this Saturday, January 13.

Sturgeon Bay boys' basketball vs. Seymour @ Seymour High School: Moved to this Thursday, January 11. 

Sevastopol girls vs. Oconto @ Oconto High School: Postponed until Thursday, January 25th.

Gibraltar girls vs. Algoma @ Algoma High School: Postponed until January 15th.

Wrestling Quadrangular: Multiple Schools vs. Crivitz Wolverines @ Crivitz High School (No additional information)

Gibraltar boys vs. Menominee (WI) @ Menominee Hgh School (No additional information

NEW Lutheran/Providence Academy vs. Southern Door girls @ Southern Door High School: Postponed

Kewaunee High School vs. Wrightstown @ Wrightstown High School rescheduled for February 9th.        

The Wisconsin Badgers look to stay hot as they take to the road to battle the Ohio State Buckeyes in Big Ten basketball on Wednesday.

The #15 ranked Badgers, winners of four in a row and 10 of their last 11 games, are coming off a convincing 88-72 win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers last Saturday.  Tyler Wahl led Wisconsin with 17 points as the Badgers bullied the Cornhuskers with a balanced attack, with five players scoring in double figures.

Ohio State (2-2, 12-3 overall) lost to Indiana on Saturday 71-65 and is led by Bruce Thornton, who is scoring 16.9 points per game.

Tipoff on Wednesday for the Badger-Buckeye game from Columbus is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.  

Three local teams squeezed in games before a winter storm postponed much of the action slated for Tuesday.

Drew Daoust and his second fifty-point scoring total on the year carried the Southern Door Eagles back from a nine-point deficit in the second half to defeat the Denmark Vikings 83-78 on U-102.1 and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com. 

The Sturgeon Bay boys' basketball team took a nine-point lead into the break and only made it grow from there in its 74-49 victory over Green Bay East on Monday.

The lone girls' basketball game of local note saw Luxemburg-Casco fall to Mishicot 54-34.

The Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball is not making you choose between them and the Green Bay Packers this Sunday.

The Green Bay Athletics Department announced Monday that it would be moving its Sunday matinee's start time against Cleveland State from 2 p.m. to noon. The game will still be played at the Resch Center. With the change of start time, you should still be able to catch the 3:30 p.m. kickoff for the Packers playoff game against Dallas.

A familiar face will be behind the bench at the 2024 Chipotle All-American game on January 15th.

Mike Leone, head coach and general manager of the USHL’s Green Bay Gamblers, will serve as head coach for Team Blue, while Jason Kersner, head coach of the USHL’s Sioux City Musketeers, will be the head coach for Team White. The game will feature the top 45 prospects from the USHL eligible for the 2024 NHL Draft. According to the Gamblers, Leone served three seasons as an assistant coach for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program. He has also served as an assistant for Team USA at several international competitions, including the 2022 and 2023 World Junior A Challenge, the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, the 2022 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament, the 2021 IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championship, the 2019 Under-17 Four Nations Tournament, and the Under-17 World Hockey Challenge. Leone served as an assistant coach at the 2023 Chipotle All-American Game.

Despite a good record and Leone coaching one of the teams, no Gamblers players were selected to participate in the game.

Photo courtesy of the Green Bay Gamblers

The impending snowstorm spared no sporting events on Tuesday as school districts and organizations canceled classes and postponed games.

Games began being postponed between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. with school districts officially ending any hope between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. Even the Green Bay Gamblers postponed their rare Tuesday night game until a later date. Below is a list of those postponed games with the rescheduled date where applicable.

• Green Bay Gamblers: 1/9 Postponed. The new date is to be announced.
• Kewaunee High School girls' basketball vs. Sturgeon Bay @ Sturgeon Bay High School: Moved to 1/11.
• Luxemburg-Casco Boys Basketball: #Love4Lucas/Youth Night is postponed until a later date, game vs. Waupaca postponed to 1/13
• Sturgeon Bay boys' basketball vs. Seymour @ Seymour High School: Moved to 1/11
• Sevastopol girls vs. Oconto @ Oconto High School: Postponed
• Gibraltar girls vs. Algoma @ Algoma High School: Postponed
• Wrestling Quadrangular: Multiple Schools vs. Crivitz Wolverines @ Crivitz High School (No additional information)
• Gibraltar boys vs. Menominee (WI) @ Menominee Hgh School (No additional information
• NEW Lutheran/Providence Academy vs. Southern Door girls @ Southern Door High School: Postponed
• Kewaunee High School vs. Wrightstown @ Wrightstown High School  (No additional information)

After ending the work week with a conference win, the Southern Door Eagles boys' basketball team will try to start another one with a non-conference matchup against Denmark on Monday.

Gibraltar tried to control Drew Daoust, but he got his teammates involved in the Eagles' 66-45 win on Friday night. Daoust registered 27 points, Mathew Malvitz controlled the paint and added 13 points, and Tyler Neinas chipped in 11 points. The Eagles have now won four of their last five games.

The Vikings have split their first nine games with a 4-5 mark. They have won three of their last four games, including a 67-66 nailbiting win against Marinette in their last game to avoid a two-game losing streak. Jack Dewar and Sean Malay are averaging more than 11 points a game.

Eric Fischer and Reece Robillard will have the call on U-102.1 and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the tip-off at 7 p.m.

In the area's only other boys' basketball game, Sturgeon Bay will visit Green Bay East for a 7 p.m. tip.

The Luxemburg-Casco girls' basketball team will open their week with a non-conference matchup when the Mishicot Indians come to town.

The Spartans took a slim one-point lead into the break and never let go in a 40-30 win over Waupaca on Friday night, outscoring the Comets 22-13 in the second half to keep the visitors at bay. A big reason for that was Brianna Bray, who scored 16 of her game-high 22 points after the break. Gabby Wech played a big role in the win as well as she added 12 points.

The Indians have split their last six games, entering the matchup with the Spartans with a 6-6 record. Julie Koeppel does a little bit of everything for the Indians, leading the team in scoring (12.6 ppg) and rebounding (6.6 rpg) and second on the team in assists.

The DCU boys' swim team brought home two medals on Saturday, January 6th, in the Sheboygan North Raider Relays Invitational.  The meet, made up of only relay events, included 11 events.  DCU participated in three of these relays and brought in 14 points overall. 

The 200 Fly Relay (Logan Filar, George Atwell, Luke Filar, Jack Monfils) took second, placing behind first by only a second. There were several fantastic splits in the relay- Logan Filar had the fastest lead-off of any team, and Monfils had the third-fastest split
in the entire event. Every member swam under 30 seconds!

The turnaround into the 750 Crescendo Relay (Logan Filar, Monfils, Atwell, Luke Filar) was tough as the two heats were back to back, but the boys still managed to put up some great swims. Logan Filar had the second-fastest lead-off in the event, and Luke Filar was on track to swim a sub-six minute 500 with his 400 Free legs.

The boys wrapped up their events positively, taking third in the four by 100 IM Relay (Logan Filar, Luke Filar, Atwell, Monfils). Monfils swam the second-fastest 100 IM of anyone in the event as one of only two swimmers to do a sub-minute 100.

The DCU boys have two upcoming meets this week: Thursday, January 11th at Two Rivers versus Two Rivers and Plymouth at 6:00 pm and on Saturday, January 13th at Sheboygan South for the Sheboygan South Invite at 11:00 am.

Some of the other activities you can do in Green Bay will have to wait at least one more weekend after the Packers beat the Chicago Bears 17-9 to clinch the final spot in the NFL playoffs.

The Packers kept their punter on the bench, but miscues kept the Bears in the game throughout the evening at Lambeau Field. After the Bears opened the game with a field goal, a miss by Anders Carlson kept the score at 3-0 entering the second quarter. The Packers would finally get on the scoreboard midway through the second quarter when Jordan Love registered his first of two touchdown passes to Dontayvion Wicks to make it 7-3. They would foil another opportunity to trade field goals at the end of the half when the Bears' Tariq Stevenson made one of his many standout defensive plays when he denied Wicks a chance to go upfield, making the clock run out on the half with the Packers up by a single point.

The Packers would open the third quarter with another Love connection to Wicks to make it 14-6, but saw another drive end prematurely when Stevenson stripped the ball from Love to set up a Bears field goal to start the fourth quarter. Carlson would redeem himself on the very next drive before the Packers would waste away the final six minutes to return to the playoffs after a year away.

Love threw for 316 yards and two scores, while Aaron Jones rushed for another 111 as the Packers outgained the Bears 432-192. Part of the discrepancy was thanks to five Packers' sacks, causing Justin Fields to throw for less than 150 yards despite an efficient 11-15 passing day.

The Packers will return to the 3:25 p.m. time slot next Sunday when they open the NFL Playoffs against the Dallas Cowboys.

The Green Bay Phoenix men came up short, while the women secured another double-digit win to close out a weekend of traveling for the two basketball teams.

In the men's 79-73 loss to Oakland on Saturday, the Phoenix set a program record with 15 made three-pointers in a single game. The team's proficiency from behind the arc kept the proceedings close, but the Golden Grizzlies' Trey Townsend's 28-point, 11-rebound double-double proved to be too much in the end for the team to secure a rare sweep of Detroit. Five Phoenix players reached double figures in the loss, led by David Douglas Jr.'s 15 points.

The women were given a scare in the second half, but the Phoenix kept their undefeated Horizon League mark alive with a 75-63 win over Wright State on Sunday. The Phoenix outscored the host Raiders 18-6 in the first quarter and had a lead of over 20 points entering the second half. The Raiders would whittle away at the lead in the third quarter, but the Phoenix were able to thwart any comeback attempts in the final period. Maddy Schreiber led the Phoenix with 20 points while Cassie Schiltz and Natalie McNeal each chipped in 15 points in the win. 

More than bragging rights are on the line Sunday when the Green Bay Packers host the Chicago Bears.

Both teams enter the game playing some of their best football. The Packers have won two straight games, including an impressive 33-10 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on New Year's Eve. Jordan Love ended the game with 256 yards passing, three touchdowns through the air, and one on the ground. Aaron Jones didn't find the endzone, but he did register his second straight 100-yard game with 120 yards on 20 carries. The Packers are in the playoffs with a win but would require a combination of other teams' losses if they lose to their longtime foe.

The Bears have also won two straight and three of their last four after throttling the Atlanta Falcons 37-17 on the lakefront. Justin Fields is making it hard for his employers to decide whether to keep him or use their acquired No. 1 pick from the Carolina Panthers on a franchise quarterback. He threw for one touchdown and rushed for another in the victory. The Bears were officially eliminated from playoff contention last week when the Packers beat the Vikings, but they would love to return the favor to their Northern rivals. 

Kickoff is set for 3:25 p.m.

Out of season did not mean the holidays were out of mind for the Gibraltar/Washington Island baseball team.

As profiled on the school's Facebook page over the weekend, the team donated thousands of dollars to families in need on Washington Island and the mainland during the holidays to make their Christmas celebrations a little brighter. Families also received a gift card from the Door County Piggly Wiggly, whose head coach is Jay Kita, the manager. The funds were from the team's fundraising efforts over the last year. 

This was not the first major philanthropic gift made by the Gibraltar/Washington Island baseball team in 2023. The team also provided the necessary funds so the Washington Island Islanders baseball team could purchase an AED for their home ballpark during Door County Baseball League games.

You can read more about the efforts by clicking on this link

Photo courtesy of Gibraltar Area Schools Facebook page

Local wrestlers brought home plenty of gold from Saturday tournaments this weekend.

Spencer Madsen, Zak Wrobel, and Tiani Lemieux came home with gold from Saturday's West Allis Rumble. The trio won their individual brackets as the team tied for third place overall. Four others finished in the top five.

Two Southern Door wrestlers came home with championships from the Rocket Scramble hosted by Cedar Grove-Belgium. Mason Motquin and Trevor Englebert won their respective weight classes as the Eagles took fourth as a team. Four others finished in the top 5.

Full recaps from the tournaments are available online at NEWRADIOSPORTSNETWORK.COM.

Door County's girls' basketball teams north of the roundabouts picked up important Packerland wins on Saturday.

The Gibraltar Lady Vikings took advantage of Sturgeon Bay's early foul trouble to beat the Clippers Friday afternoon 52-40.

The Sevastopol girls' basketball team left Titletown with a win as they beat NEW Lutheran 63-45.

Full recaps are available at NEWRADIOSPORTSNETWORK.COM. 

Following up their quad meet on Thursday, Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol and Southern Door will take on two different fields on a wrestling-filled Saturday.

SBS is scheduled to be at West Allis Nathan Hale for a tournament that begins at 8 a.m.

Southern Door will battle Wauwatosa West, Valders, Horicon, Cambridge, Brillion, Dodgeland, Lomira, Bay View, Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan South, Oconto, Marshall, and Xavier as a part of the Rocket Scramble hosted by Cedar Grove-Belgium. The first matches are scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m.

In Friday's action, the Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team proved "Step by Step" Friday night that no one would be better to be putting it together as they won The Duffy Tournament in Port Washington for the third time around.  

The Door County United Swim Team will compete for the first time in 2024 on Saturday morning when they take the pool at Sheboygan North.

Chilton, Green Bay Southwest, Manitowoc Lincoln, Oshkosh West, Sheboygan South, and Two Rivers are also scheduled to compete when the first events begin at 11 a.m.

In their last action almost three weeks ago, DCU squad of four put up a huge total of 73 points between six first-place finishes, two seconds, a third, and a fourth. It put them in the middle of the three-team pack. 

Two Kewaunee County teams took the hardwood Friday night ahead of a busy Saturday afternoon for girls' basketball in the area.

The Kewaunee Storm girls stayed undefeated with a convincing 72-18 win over the Southern Door Eagles on Friday night in Kewaunee on 104.1 WRLU.

The Luxemburg-Casco girls' basketball team took a slim one-point lead into the break and never let go in a 40-30 win over Waupaca on Friday night.

The Saturday schedule is full of matinees with Sturgeon Bay visiting Gibraltar (2 p.m.) and Sevastopol meeting NEW Lutheran in Green Bay (2 p.m.)

The area's local teams played against each other on Friday night, with two of the games being featured on the NEW Radio Sports Network.

On, U-102.1, the Gibraltar Vikings were able to slow down Southern Door's Drew Daoust a little bit but it was the Eagles that still prevailed 66-45.

Over on 104.1 WRLU, the Kewaunee Storm started fast and never let up as they ran past the Sevastopol Pioneers 87-45.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers defeated the Algoma Wolves Friday night on the road 49-39.

A pair of Packerland Conference tilts will highlight the coverage of boys' basketball on NEW Radio Sports Network on Friday night.

The Kewaunee Storm will host Sevastopol before its mitten toss festivities and a girls' matchup against Southern Door. Paul Schmitt will have the call on 104.1 WRLU beginning at 5:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the tip-off at 6 p.m.

The Southern Door Eagles will head north to try and keep their Packerland Conference mark perfect when they battle Gibraltar on the road. Jacob Nate and Reece Robillard will have the call on U-102.1 beginning at 7:15 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the tip-off at 7:30 p.m.

The other boys' basketball game scheduled for Friday is Sturgeon Bay visiting Algoma (7:30 p.m.). 

After Sturgeon Bay and Sevastopol played a pair of games earlier this week, two other Packerland Conference teams will finally hit the hardwood for the first time in 2024, with the game featured on 104.1 WRLU.

The conference-leading Kewaunee Storm will host Southern Door as a part of a doubleheader with the boys' team and its annual mitten toss event. Paul Schmitt's broadcast will already be in progress on 104.1 WRLU when the game is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.

Other girls' basketball action scheduled for Friday night includes Luxemburg-Casco hosting Waupaca (7 p.m.)

THURSDAY'S ACTION

The Sevastopol girls' basketball team made the most of their trip to Reedsville on Thursday, beating the Panthers 59-45.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers girls' basketball battled for all 36 minutes but could not overcome a slim one-point margin at the break in their 44-43 loss to Green Bay East on Thursday.

The Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team will head to its tournament in Port Washington on Friday with plenty of confidence after sweeping its three duals on Thursday.

The Spartans toppled Southern Door 64-15, Little Chute 77-6, and Kewaunee 62-16. The Chas Treml mixed and matched his line-ups throughout the night, with each wrestler registering points in at least one dual and several winning all three of their matches. The team will head to Port Washington on Friday for the annual Duffy Tournament, where they will face Berlin, Burlington Area School District, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, Janesville Craig HHS, Kimberly, Lodi, Milton, Oak Creek, Oconto Falls, Oshkosh West, Ozaukee, Plymouth, Port Washington, and Watertown beginning at 3 p.m.

The Kewaunee wrestling team dropped two of its three matches, but won when it counted the most in its Thursday quad meet at Little Chute.The Storm lost to county rival Luxemburg-Casco 62-16 and Little Chute 51-24, but they did win their conference dual against Southern Door, beating them 39-33. Mitchell Boeder (285) and Mitchell VanGoethem (157) were the only two wrestlers to post perfect 3-0 records on the night.

The Southern Door wrestling team faced stiff competition on Thursday as they lost all three of their duals. The Eagles lost to Packerland Conference foe 39-33, local rival Luxemburg-Casco 64-15, and Little Chute 39-37. Trevin Veeser had the best night of any wrestler for the Eagles, going 3-0 while wrestling in two different weight classes on the night.

Pictures by Dan Rueckl

The Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team led wire-to-wire in its 69-51 win over Detroit Mercy on the road.

As if the win wasn't impressive enough, they did so without Noah Reynolds or Clarence Cummings III leading the team in scoring. That title went to Foster Wonders, who came off the bench and hit four three-pointers in the first half, one of which was a buzzer-beater that sent the Phoenix into the locker room at halftime with a 34-23 lead.

The Phoenix kept flirting with a 20-point advantage for much of the second half thanks to keeping the Titans below 33 percent shooting on the night, including less than 27 percent from behind the arc. The Phoenix, meanwhile nearly made half of its shots while holding a 45-23 rebounding edge. Wonders scored a game-high 14 points, with Preston Ruedinger chipping in with 11 points. Donovann Toatley led the Titans with 14 points in the loss.

The Phoenix women will take on Northern Kentucky on Friday at 6 p.m. while the men will play at Oakland Saturday for a 2 p.m. matinee.

The Green Bay Gamblers and the Cedar Rapids Rough Riders will take turns playing host this weekend beginning on Friday.

The Gamblers will take the first night and host the Rough Riders for a 7:05 puck drop at the Resch Center. Last weekend, the Gamblers scored three goals in a decisive third period to beat Team USA in their Saturday matchup 5-1 after falling late to Team USA 2-1 in OT the night before. The Rough Riders, which lost both of its games last weekend, will host the Gamblers at 7:05 p.m. on Saturday.

Two local teams continue to get their post-holiday fill of girls' basketball this week, with Sturgeon Bay and Sevastopol in action again battling non-conference opponents.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers girls' basketball team will try their luck outside the conference again when they welcome Green Bay East on Thursday.

The Sevastopol girls' basketball team will play their second game of the post-holiday week on Thursday when they travel to Reedsville.

A scheduled game between Gibraltar and Stockbridge has been postponed until February 15th.

Three local teams will be under one roof Thursday night when Luxemburg-Casco, Kewaunee, Southern Door, and Little Chute battle on the wrestling mats.

All three local teams are coming off tournament performances over the weekend, with Kewaunee and Southern Door traveling to Oshkosh for the On The Water Classic and Luxemburg-Casco traveling across the state for the Bi-State Classic.

Two Southern Door wrestlers made it deep into the On The Water Wrestling Classic in Oshkosh but ultimately came up empty on the weekend. Trevor Englebert and Hayden Jeanquart made it as deep as the fifth round of the consolation bracket but finished outside the extended podium finish.

Mitchell Boeder ensured the Kewaunee wrestling team garnered a podium finish during its weekend stay at the On the Water Wrestling Classic in Oshkosh. Boeder went 5-2 on the weekend, including a second-period pin of Warren Sauer (Lomira) to capture 5th place in the tournament. Mitchell VanGoethem and Kemper Robinson finished just outside the podium, seeing their days end in the fifth round of the consolation bracket.

The Luxemburg-Casco wrestling scored the fourth most points out of the 70+ team field en route to a Division 2 championship at the Bi-State Classic in LaCrosse on Saturday. Only three Division 3 teams scored more than the 247 points earned by the Spartans, beating second-place Zumbrota-Mazeppa by 42 points for the Division 2 crown. The Spartans' success was anchored by Trace Schoenebeck, who won the 190-pound weight class with a 3-2 decision against Ethan Winkelman (Hudson) in the championship match. Other place winners include Sam Schutz ( 9th, 175), Max Ronsman (6th, 150), Isaac Jerabek (12th, 144), Caleb Delebreau (5th, 138), Blakelee Bastien (5th, 132), Michael Bostwick (10th, 126), Carson Neubert (3rd, 120), and Carson Blohowiak (12th, 113).

Wrestling begins at 5:30 p.m.

Several roster changes will have to occur if you want to see some of your favorite Green Bay Packers players in next month's Pro Bowl Games.

For the first time since 2017, no Packers players were named to the Pro Bowl, which has morphed from a standalone exhibition to a series of mini-games. They are one of four teams to have that dubious distinction. 

Rashan Gary is a first alternate at outside linebacker, with defensive lineman Kenny Clark, guard Elgton Jenkins, cornerback Jaire Alexander, and return specialist Keisean Nixon also on the docket just in case the Pro Bowl roster fluxes in their general direction.

The Pro Bowl Games is scheduled for February 4th in Orlando.

After an extended stay at the Resch Center and Kress Events Center, the Green Bay Phoenix basketball teams are out of town this weekend to continue Horizon League play.

The Phoenix men kick off things on Thursday with a game at Detroit Mercy at 6 p.m. The Titans switched spots with the Phoenix in the conference cellar, failing to win a game in 15 tries, including a 0-4 record in the Horizon League. The Phoenix, meanwhile, swept their two Horizon League games last weekend against Wright State and Robert Morris University. Noah Reynolds also won many accolades, including Horizon League Player of the Week. The Phoenix men will continue their Detroit swing on Saturday when they play Oakland at 2 p.m. The Golden Grizzlies are in a similar spot as the Phoenix, boasting a 7-8 record, including a 2-2 mark in the Horizon League.

The Phoenix women will return to action on Friday when they play Northern Kentucky at 6 p.m. and Wright State on Sunday at noon. Led by Luxemburg-Casco alum and current Horizon League Player of the Week Cassie Schiltz, the Phoenix posted a pair of double-digit victories against Purdue Fort Wayne and Cleveland State, both of which had perfect conference marks before entering the Kress Events Center. 

The hardwood courts were busy Tuesday night after the holiday break, with the local girl's basketball team returning to action.

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In Institute, the Sevastopol Pioneers cruised to an easy 72-30 win over Oneida Nation in non-conference action.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers lost a close one to the Gillet Tigers at home 44-41.

In Luxemburg, the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans could not keep up with the West DePere Phantoms as they fell 62-35.

The Gibraltar Vikings could not come up with the big runs they needed to win their non-conference matchup on Tuesday night, falling to Two Rivers 59-44 on the road.

The Raiders' defense frustrated the Vikings as their off-the-ball style man-on-man defense clogged up the key, and their zone made passing lanes a challenge all night long. Using their big man Ashton Peterson as a catalyst, the Raiders built a double-digit lead midway through the first half after holding the Vikings scoreless for the opening few minutes of the frame. The Vikings were able to get to within two possessions late in the the half as Braden Sitte and Jeffrey Mize were able to get behind the Raiders' defense for easy buckets. One of those buckets came off a steal by Sitte that ended in a two-handed slam. Peterson's ten first-half points helped give the Raiders a 23-17 lead at the break.

The Raiders started the second half just as fast as the first half, but only used their guards rather than rely on Peterson's size. Carson Kadow and Eli Gallagher each scored 11 points after the break to pace the Raiders' attack and withstood any challenges the Vikings had to offer. Marshall Maltby did his best to keep it close in the second half, scoring all nine of his points after the break. Sitte led all Vikings players with 15 points, while Liam Lindenberg joined Maltby with a nine-point evening thanks to a trio of three-pointers. Kadow led all scorers with 18 points, while Gallagher had 15 points and Peterson had 13 points in the Raiders' victory.

Gibraltar's next game will be on Friday against Southern Door in Fish Creek. Jacob Nate and Reece Robillard will have the call on U-102.1 and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com, with the pregame show slated to begin at 7:15 p.m., followed by the scheduled tip-off at 7:30 p.m.

The Wisconsin Badgers kept the Iowa Hawkeyes at arms-length in the second half, coming away with an 83-72 win at the Kohl Center Tuesday night.

After a back-and-forth first half that ended in a 32-32 tie at intermission, the Badgers pulled away slowly but surely against the Hawkeyes.

Tyler Wahl scored a season-high 19 points by going 11/13 from the line and 4/6 from the field to lead the Badgers.

AJ Storr added 16 points, with Max Klesmit chipping in 15 and Steven Crowl’s 14 points for a balanced Wisconsin attack.

Wisconsin (2-0) will play Nebraska at home on Saturday to continue the Big Ten schedule. 

On Tuesday, the hardwoods were pretty quiet in the area for boys' basketball.  Gibraltar fell to Two Rivers (see story above), and Luxemburg-Casco dropped a conference game at home.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans could not overcome a strong performance by Little Chute’s Grant Hermus, falling to the Mustangs 55-42 in NEC action Tuesday night in Luxemburg.

Hermus poured in 17 points, and Charlie VandenBurgt added ten more as the Mustangs pulled away in the second half to prevail after leading 26-21 at intermission.

Josh Parins led the Spartans in scoring with ten points, JD Glampe added eight points, and Lance Cherovsky had seven.

The Spartans (2-5, 2-7 overall) will have a week off before playing host to Waupaca next Tuesday. 

The Gibraltar Vikings will try to stretch their longest winning streak of the season at least one more game on Tuesday when they travel to Two Rivers to battle the Raiders.

The Vikings snapped their three-game losing streak with wins against Sevastopol and Goodman-Pembine. While Braden Sitte continues to lead the team in scoring with over 20 points, head coach Travis Ward highlighted the hot-shooting Liam Lindenberg and the defensive prowess of Will Lecy as ways the team is becoming more complete heading into the back half of the season. Ward called their last game "another ugly win," saying his team struggled to figure out the Patriots' zone defense in the first half before pulling away in the second half. One person who figured it out was Marshall Maltby, scoring 10 of his season-high 16 points in the first half. Sitte led all scorers with 19 points, scoring 10 points after the break, including his first three-pointer of the season. 

The Raiders split their two games at the Oostburg Holiday Tournament, beating Destiny 56-38 before falling to the host Flying Dutchmen 61-47. Boasting more height than the Vikings have been used to this season, it is a trio of six-footers leading the Raiders in scoring, led by 19.6 ppg by Carson Kadow.

Tim Kowols and Matt Malvitz will have the call on 105.1 The GOAT beginning at 7:00 p.m. with the pregame show, followed by the opening tip at 7:15 p.m. The game can also be streamed at 1051TheGOAT.com and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com.

Click here for our interview with Head Coach Travis Ward

The Sturgeon Bay and Sevastopol girls' basketball teams will not waste any time getting 2024 underway with a pair of non-conference games on Tuesday.

The Clippers will play an early contest at Gillett with a home tip-off time of 5:45 p.m. 

The Pioneers will also play about 90 minutes earlier than usual when they welcome Oneida Nation for a 6 p.m. tip.

Green Bay's Greg Peters finished on top of the 2022 Run the Door Series podium.

Peters accumulated 206 points across all of the races in the circuit presented by the Door County Silent Sports Alliance. This is an untimed participation event with 10 points for all who ran and walked. Note: We score in 10-year or 5-year age groups, depending on the race, for all participants. Raissa Ashman of Seymour was the top-scoring female.

The 2022 campaign will be celebrated at a special event hosted at Crossroads at Bigg Creek on January 13th.

TOP 20

1. Greg Peters 206

2. Tom Schneider 152

3. John Schopf Sr. 148

4. Marc Vandenhouten 147

5. Raissa Ashman 128

6. (Tie) Emily Bilodeau, Kay Jensen 127

8. David Clowers 124

9. Joe Bilodeau 117

10. Gary Gruenisen 116

11. Janice Galt 114

12. Barb Enigl 111

13. Tim Heyse 108

14. Bob Richards 107

15. (Tie) Lynn Gilchrist, Scott Mallien 106

17. Vicki Minten 103

18. Jennifer LeCloux 101

19. Carol Moellenberndt 95

20. Susan Reynolds-Smith 94

The Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team's offense hit another gear after halftime to secure their fifth straight win with a 72-46 win over Purdue Fort Wayne on Monday.

After the two teams exchanged blows in the first half, the Phoenix outscored the Mastodons 43-24 to stay perfect in the Horizon League. Spurring the blowout was a 11-3 run to close out the third quarter, a hot streak the Phoenix would carry into the fourth quarter, 

Maddy Schreiber led the way for the Phoenix with 19 points. Cassie Schiltz followed up Saturday's career high with 10 points and nine assists and Bailey Butler chipped in with nine points. Renna Schwieterman scored12 points and Amellia Bromenschenkel added 11 points in the loss for the Mastodons.