The area's boys basketball teams won two of its three contested games on Monday night before taking a couple of days off for New Year's Day.
The Kewaunee Storm went on the road to sneak past Brillion for a 51-49 victory.
The area's boys basketball teams won two of its three contested games on Monday night before taking a couple of days off for New Year's Day.
The Kewaunee Storm went on the road to sneak past Brillion for a 51-49 victory.
The Kewaunee girls basketball team ended 2024 on a high note, beating Wrightstown in front of a home audience 45-19 on Monday night.
The Storm opened the game scoring the first six points, but the Tigers would whittle the advantage down to 11-8 midway through the first half. The Storm would put a stranglehold on the contest after that, outscoring the Tigers 12-4 the rest of the way to make it 23-12 at the break. The Storm only made things worse for the Tigers in the second half, holding them to just two points over the final 9:33. They outscored the Tigers 17-2 during that span.
The Storm improved to 8-1 on the season and will play Sheboygan Lutheran on Thursday.
Picture courtesy of the Kewaunee PR Commitee
The Green Bay Gamblers will celebrate the end of 2024 with their traditional New Year's Eve game Tuesday night against the Cedar Rapids Rough Riders.
In their last game, the Gamblers held on to beat the Madison Capitols 2-1 in overtime to steal a sweep of their in-state rivals Saturday night at the Resch Center. The tightly contested game would see no scoring until William Samuelsson lit the lamp more than seven minutes into the third period. The Capitols would tie the game seven minutes later, and the game entered the extra period deadlocked at one. Lukas Peterson took care of business quickly for the Gamblers, registering the game-winner 21 seconds into overtime.
The Rough Riders are 3-3 in December, including a series split against Dubuque last weekend. They won the first game 6-3 before falling in the second game 4-3.
The puck drop is scheduled for 6:05 p.m.
The Green Bay Blizzard is saying good bye to one of its stalwart players due to retirement.
OL Trent Clark announced this week that he was retiring from professional football after playing for the Blizzard the past two season. During his time on the line, the Blizzard posted a 21-12 record. He was a critical part of an offensive line that allowed the third-fewest sacks in back-to-back seasons.
The area's boys basketball teams are easing back into the regular season on Monday, including one matchup featured on the NEW Radio Sports Network.
The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans will look to close out the 2024 year and holiday break with a win over the Seymour Thunder in non-conference boys’ basketball action. The pregame is set for 7:00 p.m., with tip-off at 7:15 p.m. on 104.1 WRLU and streamed on NEW Radio Sports Network. Paul Schmitt and Eric Fischer will have the call from Luxemburg-Casco High School.
Other boys basketball tonight includes Sevastopol hosting Valley Christian at 7:15 p.m. and Kewaunee traveling to Brillion at 7 p.m..
The Kewaunee girls' basketball team looks to end 2024 on a high note when it welcomes Wrightstown to town on Monday night.
The Storm enter the game 7-1 on the season and riding a four-game winning streak. In their last game, the Storm outscored the Pioneers 37-15 en route to a 53-35 victory over Sevastopol. Jade Kroll led the Storm with 14 points while Breanna Riha added 11 points and Gabrielle Stangel chipped in nine points.
The Tigers are 3-4 on the season and coming off a 46-39 loss to the Pioneers in the Sun Drop Shootout last Friday. Ella Verbeten leads the Tigers in scoring and rebounding, averaging more than 20 points and five boards a game.
Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.
Picture courtesy of Kewaunee PR Commitee
For the second time this season, the Green Bay Packers dug themselves a hole they would not be able to dig out of against the Minnesota Vikings, this time a 27-25 loss on Sunday in Minneapolis.
The Packers took an early lead thanks to a Brandon McManus field goal, but they lost a fumble and were stopped on fourth and short, which allowed the Vikings to score the next 20 points and take a 20-3 lead into the locker room.
Josh Jacobs would cut the lead in half late in the third quarter on a short touchdown run, only to see the Vikings score a touchdown on the next drive. The Packers would score twice in the final 6:30 thanks to an Emmanuel Wilson rushing score and a three-yard touchdown pass from Jordan Love to Malik Wilson, but they would remain porous on defense as they allowed Sam Darnold to find Cam Akers on a game-clinching third down conversion to seal the game for the Vikings.
Love ended the day 19-for-30 for 185 yards and a touchdown, most of which came late in the second half. Jacobs ran for 69 yards on the ground as the Packers' rushing game once again topped 100 yards. Darnold picked apart the Packers' banged-up secondary, throwing for over 370 yards and three touchdowns.
The Packers will face the Chicago Bears in their regular season finale at Lambeau Field on Sunday at noon.
On Sunday, the Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team saw plenty of change in a short period of time, but it resulted in another loss, this time an 83-67 decision to Purdue Fort Wayne.
Power outage issues forced the game at the Resch Center to be delayed first by 20 minutes before it was eventually delayed for almost two hours as it was moved to the Kress Events Center. It didn't change the result, as the Phoenix fell behind early before a 15-0 run by the Mastodons put them in a hole they would never be able to dig out of. The 20-point halftime advantage would grow to as much as 23 points before the Phoenix posted an 8-0 run to shrink the deficit before the Mastodons held them at bay the rest of the way.
Preston Ruedinger led the way for the Phoenix with 12 points. Ryan Wade added 11 points, while Ben Tweedy and Marcus Hall chipped in nine. Quinton Morton-Robertson led all scorers with 16 points for the Mastodons.
The Phoenix will hit the road this week for a pair of games, beginning with Wright State on Thursday at 6 p.m., followed by a trip to Northern Kentucky on Saturday for a noon tip.
The Green Bay Packers will have pride and playoff seeding on the line Sunday afternoon when they play the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
The Packers posted the NFL's first shutout on Monday Night Football in their last game, a 34-0 drubbing of the New Orleans Saints. Jordan Love made 16 completions for 186 yards and a score, while the running game took the load of the work for the Packers, accumulating 188 yards on nearly 40 carries. Josh Jacobs led the way with 69 yards on 13 carries to go with his 38 receiving yards on four receptions. The Packers' defense recorded two turnovers and three sacks while allowing less than 200 yards of offense.
The Vikings are on an eight-game winning streak since their last loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Last week, the Vikings outlasted the Seattle Seahawks 27-24 on the road behind 246 passing yards and three touchdowns from Sam Darnold, two of which went to Justin Jefferson as a part of his 10-catch, 144-yard day.
In the matchup, the Vikings jumped out to a 28-0 lead before holding off the Packers to win 31-29. The two teams play Sunday at 3:25 p.m.
After entering the holiday break on a forgettable note, the Green Bay Phoenix men hope to start a streak of a different kind on Sunday when they play Purdue Fort Wayne at the Resch Center.
The last time the Phoenix played, they came off a close loss to Michigan Tech and battled Drake tough, but ultimately came up empty with a 72-62 loss on Saturday night in Des Moines. The game was absent of its usual second-half swoon, marking a possible turn of their season's misfortune. Instead, a 15-2 run midway through the first half sank the Phoenix. In Anthony Roy's absence, Mac Wrecke had his best night in a Phoenix uniform as he scored a career-high 19 points. Preston Ruedinger (14 points) and Marcus Hall (10 points) also finished double figures for the Phoenix.
The Mastodons have won four of their last five with a 89-58 loss to Michigan before the holidays the lone blemish during that span. They are tied for fourth place in the Horizon League with a 2-1 mark and currently sit at 9-5 on the season.
Because of the Packers, the game has been moved from a 4 p.m. tip to a 1 p.m. start on Sunday.
The area's boys and girls basketball team experienced a mixed bag of wins and losses on Saturday to cap off their holiday week games.
In boys basketball, Southern Door rebounded from Friday's loss to beat Milwaukee Washington 71-60 in the Preble Holiday Tournament consolation game, while Sturgeon Bay beat Green Bay East 76-66, and Luxemburg-Casco won its Sun Drop Shootout game over Green Bay Southwest 45-34.
In girls basketball, Luxemburg-Casco lost 53-47 to Menasha while Sturgeon Bay lost its Sun Drop Shootout game to Gillett 49-24.
The area's wrestling teams wrapped up tournaments on Saturday, earning hardware along the way.
The Green Bay Gamblers held on to beat the Madison Capitols 2-1 in overtime to steal a sweep of their in-state rivals Saturday night at the Resch Center.
The tightly contested game would see no scoring until William Samuelsson lit the lamp more than seven minutes into the third period. The Capitols would tie the game seven minutes later, and the game entered the extra period deadlocked at one. Lukas Peterson took care of business quickly for the Gamblers, registering the game-winner 21 seconds into overtime.
Hours after Sevastopol played at UW-Green Bay's Kress Events Center, Sturgeon Bay will open Saturday's Sun Drop Shootout play in girls basketball action.
The Clippers start things off with a matchup against Gillett at 10:30 a.m.
FRIDAY'S ACTION
Whether it is being played in Titletown or not, Green Bay is definitely the common thread between all of the area boys basketball games being played on Saturday.
Three Southern Door players scored in double figures but they were still left chasing Mosinee 72-64 in the opening game of the Green Bay Preble Holiday Tournament on Friday. The Eagles will face Milwaukee Washington on Saturday at noon after they lost to the host Hornets 80-71. The squad features two of the top scorers in the state: Rudy Baker, who averages 27.5 points per game, and Solomon Dotson, who registers 25.0 points per game.
Luxemburg-Casco will join the Sun-Drop Shootout fray at the Kress Events Center with a 5 p.m. game against Green Bay Southwest.
Sturgeon Bay is not playing in Green Bay, but Green Bay East is coming to them for a 2 p.m. tip.
With the exception of the Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol girls wrestling team, all of the other wrestling teams are back in action at their respective tournaments on Saturday.
Luxemburg-Casco continues to compete against some of the best teams in Illinois at The FLAVIN Tournament in DeKalb, Ill. Action resumes at 8 a.m. The Spartans lost to Frankfort, Ill.'s Lincoln-Way East 40-39 before beating fellow Wisconsin squad Pewaukee 56-19. They officially took fifth place in the Wayne Miller bracket with a 46-20 victory over Oswego (Ill.). Caleb Salentine, Carson Neubert, Carson Blohowiak, Blakelee Bastien, and Joseph Jeanquart went a perfect 3-0 on the day.
Southern Door, Kewaunee, and Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol resumes its residency in Oshkosh at the On The Water Classic hosted by Lourdes Academy. The next round of wrestling begins at 9 a.m.
Full coverage can be found at NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com
The Green Bay Gamblers' Mykhailo Danylov scored at least one goal in every period of their 4-1 win over the Madison Capitols Friday night at the Resch Center.
Danylov got the Gamblers on the scoreboard three minutes into the first period, with teammate Vasily Zelenov breaking a 1-1 tie midway through the second period. He would tally his second and third goals late in the second and third periods, respectively, with the final tally coming on an empty netter. Gavin Moffatt picked up the win, stopping 28 of the 29 shots he faced.
The two teams face each other again Saturday night at 6:05 p.m.
After nearly a week off from competition, area wrestling teams will hit the mats once again on Friday.
For the boys, Luxemburg-Casco continues to use up gas cards as the head to DeKalb, Ill. for the The FLAVIN' Tournament. Made up of primarily Illinois teams, the Spartans will be one of three Wisconsin teams battling beyond the Cheddar Curtain when action begins at 8 a.m.
Kewaunee, Southern Door, and Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol will all head to Oshkosh for the On the Water Classic organized by the Lourdes Academy but hosted at UW-Oshkosh. Hopkins, Wisconsin Lutheran, Chippewa Falls, Hartford Union, Muskego, Watertown, West Bend West, Stevens Point Areas Senior High School, Elkhorn, Oshkosh North, Neenah, Menasha, Oshkosh West, Mosinee, Germantown, Suring, West De Pere, Valders, Pittsville, Amherst, Ashwaubenon, Athens, Bonduel, Brillion, Brookfield Central, Brown Deer, Campbellsport, Chilton, Coleman, Florence, Grafton, Green Bay West, Hortonville, Laconia, Lomira, Markesan, Mishicot, Omro, Peshtigo, Plymouth, Random Lake, Laona-Wabeno, Waterloo, Waupaca, West Allis Central, West Allis Nathan Hale, Winneconne, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, Crandon, New London, Fremd, Lane Tech, Indian Trail & Academy, Wilmot Union, South Milwaukee, Belleville, Reedsburg, Reedsville, Green Lake/Princeton, Kewaskum, Denmark, and Shawano Community are also participating when the action begins at 9:30 a.m.
On the girls side, Southern Door will join Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau, Amery, Logan, Beaver Dam, Westby Area, New Richmond, Lewiston-Altura, Black River Falls, Eastview, Grand Meadow, Zumbrota-Mazeppa, So. St. Paul, Wausau West, Cannon Falls, Stevens Point Areas Senior High School, West Salem, Hudson, Chatfield, Orono, Marshfield, Badger, Spencer, Aquinas, Sparta, Tomah, Adams/Friendship, Neenah, DC Everest, Mosinee, Hutchinson, Lodi, Stanley-Boyd, Stoughton, McDonell Central Catholic, Pulaski, Stratford, Cashton, Verona Area, North Crawford, Auburndale, Belmont, Bonduel, Boscobel, Brillion, Dodgeville, Fennimore, Fort Atkinson, Grafton, Homestead, Kickapoo/La Farge, Mauston, Mineral Point, Monroe, Mount Horeb, Nekoosa, New Lisbon, Oconto Falls, Prairie du Chien, Richland Center, River Valley, Sheboygan Falls, Waunakee, DeSoto, Manitowoc Lincoln, Ithaca, Medford (WI), Bay Port, Lancaster, Iowa-Grant, Wrightstown, Sun Prairie West, Eau Claire North, Baraboo, and Bloomington Kennedy at the Bi-State Classic hosted by Holmen at the LaCrosse Center. Wrestling begins at 9 a.m.
Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol will not travel nearly as far for their tournament hosted by Sheboygan South at Lakeland University as they battle Hartford Union, West Bend East, Fond du Lac, Oshkosh North, Seymour, Campbellsport, Dodgeland, New Berlin West, New Holstein, Plymouth, Ripon, Laona-Wabeno, West Allis Nathan Hale, Whitewater, Winneconne, Xavier, Sheboygan North, Kewaskum, and Marinette. Wrestling begins at 10 a.m.
The holiday hiatus is over for the Southern Door boys basketball team as they head to Green Bay for Preble Holiday Tournament action against Mosinee.
Ranked in the top 10 in the state for Division 4, the Eagles were least seen flying past their Door County rivals Sturgeon Bay last Friday 66-38. Nine different Eagles would find their way into the scoring column on the night. The top three scorers, however, were the usual suspects. Drew Daoust and Caden Pierre each had 16 points, just ahead of Lauden Berg and his 14 points. Daoust and Berg each scored all their points from two-point range, and Caden Pierre hit four from behind the arc.
The Indians head into the matchup 6-1 on the season and 2-0 in the Great Northern Conference. Brayden Reinke averages a double-double per game with 19.1 ppg and 12.4 rpg. His teammate Treve Stoffel flirts with a triple-double each game average 15.4 ppg, 9.0 rpg, and 6.3 apg.
Tip-off is set for 1:30 p.m.
The holiday break is over for two local girls' basketball teams that will hit the road for non-conference games on Friday.
Sevastopol heads to the Kress Events Center on the campus of UW-Green Bay for a 5 p.m. tilt against Wrightstown, while Algoma visits Brillion for a 7 p.m. tip-off.
The Green Bay Gamblers return to the ice after more than a week off for the holidays to battle the Madison Capitols.
It has been a December to forget for the Gamblers, who are 1-4 this month. After taking the first game against the Youngstown Phantoms 5-2 on December 12th, they were outscored 13-5 in two losses. The Capitols are 3-1 during the span, last splitting their matchups against Muskegon before the holiday break.
Puck drop is set for 7:05 p.m. on Friday and 6:05 p.m. on Saturday.
If you're looking to incorporate some high school sports into your Boxing Day activities, you're about 24 hours too early.
The area's high school teams may shake off some of the holiday rust with practice on Thursday, but no one has any competitions scheduled until Friday. You can see that schedule below:
BOYS BASKETBALL
Southern Door at Green Bay Preble Holiday Tournament 1:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Luxemburg-Casco vs. Menasha 5 p.m.
Sevastopol vs. Wrightstown at Kress Center UWGB 5 p.m.
Algoma at Brillion 7 p.m.
WRESTLING
Luxemburg-Casco at DeKalb, Ill. 8 a.m.
Southern Door girls at Bi-State Classic in LaCrosse 9 a.m.
Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol girls at Sheboygan South Tournament 10 a.m.
Southern Door, Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol, and Kewaunee at On the Water Classic in Oshkosh 9:30 a.m.
If they had practiced, the Green Bay Packers believe four of their players would not have hit the practice field during their Christmas Day preparations.
Quay Walker (ankle), Christian Watson (knee), Evan Williams (quad), and Ty'Ron Hopper (knee) were listed as not participating, according to the Packers' injury report released on Wednesday. Javon Bullard (knee), Tucker Kraft (hip), and Luke Musgrave (ankle) were limited, while Jaire Alexander (knee) and Corey Ballentine (knee) were listed as full participants.
The Vikings also did not practice on Wednesday, but eight players, including three who were either limited or did not practice, would have been on the injury list.
Two area teams are ranked in their respective sports ahead of the New Year next week.
In basketball, no girls teams are ranked according to WisSports, but the Southern Door boys are #7 in Division 4 with a 4-1 mark. That is up two spots from the previous week. Drew Daoust is 16th highest scorer in the state with an average of 28.4 points per game.
In wrestling, Luxemburg-Casco is the tenth-ranked team in Division 1 after being bumped up from Division 2 ahead of the 2024-2025 season. The Spartans have five wrestlers ranked according to WisconsinGrappler.com, including Carson Blohowiak (9th, 120 lbs), Carson Neubert (1st, 132 lbs.), Joseph Jeanquart (9th, 138 lbs), Blakelee Bastien (4th, 144 lbs.), and Logan Ellwanger (11th, 165 lbs.). On the girls side, Kiley Georgel is ranked 7th at 185 pounds. Other ranked wrestlers include Kewaunee's Aidan Ducat (8th, D3 120 lbs.) and Mitchell Boeder (7th, D3 285 lbs.), Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol's Spencer Madsen (3rd, D2 165), Zak Wrobel (4th, D2 175), Tiani Lemieux (5th, Girls 145 lbs.), and Southern Door's Nora LeFevre (9th, Girls 120 lbs.) and Sydney Turner (11th, Girls 138 lbs.).
With playoff seeding on the line, the Green Bay Packers will have an extra three hours to prepare for Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings.
The NFL bumped the Cowboys/Eagles from the 3:25 p.m. slot to accommodate the NFC North matchup. The Packers are trying to earn their second NFC North win of the season after losing their home matchups to the Lions and the Vikings and their road contest in Detroit. The Packers could still split their NFC North matchups with a win on Sunday and a victory against the Chicago Bears in the regular season finale.
This is reprinted from December 13th, 2024
“Do Your Job” was a common refrain heard in the Southern Door Auditorium on Thursday afternoon as Southern Door High School head football and track coach Scott Mallien was honored for doing his. Mallien received the Semper Fi Coach Award from the United States Marine Corps during a special assembly after being nominated by athletic director Ben Kline.
He was celebrated for not just his nearly 40-year coaching career, which includes a 2015 state title, but the character-building and accountability he fostered in his student-athletes. The U.S. Navy veteran was saluted by students during the ceremony, even catching a stray “Go Army, Beat Navy” ahead of the academies’ annual football game this weekend. Mallien is proud of the connections he has forged during his career that led to Thursday’s announcement.
In addition to coaching sports and teaching history, Mallien is an advisor for the school’s SAIL leadership program.
Assistant Director Tom Shafranski announced his retirement from the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association to the executive staff earlier this month to be effective Feb. 7, 2025.
“To serve the WIAA membership and to work with so many quality student-athletes, coaches and school administrators has been an honor and a privilege,” Shafranski said. “No one has had more ‘fun’ in their job than I?have had at the WIAA.
“I could not have asked to work in a better industry than high school athletics in Wisconsin as this 42-year career has been a dream come true,”?he continued. “My wife, Lori and I are very excited to spend more time with our two young granddaughters.”
Shafranski began his work on the executive staff in June of 2002. During his tenure he has served as the administrator for several sports of football, golf, gymnastics, hockey, lacrosse, swimming &?diving, and tennis. Other administrative duties included the direction of the prestigious WIAA Scholar-Athlete program and serving as the staff liaison with the Sports Advisory Committee and the Wisconsin Athletic Directors Association.
“The service that Tom has provided to the member schools during his tenure of over 22 years has positively impacted the lives of so many,”?Executive Director Stephanie Hauser said. “Our staff and the association will miss him and be forever indebted to what he has given to all of us.”
In 2009, he was honored as the Wisconsin High School Golf Coaches Association Friend of Golf recipient. In 2022, Shafranski was the recipient of the Wisconsin Athletic Directors Association Andy Anderson Award, presented to individuals who best serve the Association with unselfish dedication, time and effort.
In addition to his contributions at the State association level, he has been active and influential on the national level. He received the National Federation of State High School Associations Citation in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the mission of the association in 2017. Shafranski was a member of the NFHS Ice Hockey Rules Committee from 2003-04 and again from 2008-2014. He served as the chairman of that committee from 2010-14, and he also served as a member of the NFHS Swimming & Diving Rules Committee from 2005-2009. Most recently, he served on the NFHS?Hall of Fame Selection Committee from 2021-23.
Prior to joining the WIAA, he served as athletic director at Stevens Point Area High School for one year. Prior to his appointment at SPASH, he held an associate principal position at Wausau East High School for one year.
From 1996-2000, Shafranski was the activities director for grades 6-12 in the Rhinelander School District after serving as the associate principal and activities director for just the senior high school from 1993-96. Other high school administrative experience included a one-year stint as principal at Hortonville High School from 1992-93. He taught business education classes at West Bend East from 1982-87 when he was named the district's AODA coordinator in 1987. He was chosen assistant principal in 1989, a position he held from 1989-1992.
In addition to his school responsibilities, Shafranski had been active in state and conference affiliated activities. He was an American Sport Coaches Education Program and a Program for Athletic Coaches Education instructor. He served on the WIAA Scholar-Athlete Selection Committee from 1998-2000 and was a mentor for new athletic directors for the Wisconsin Athletic Directors Association. He also has served as the chairman of the Wisconsin Valley Conference Sportsmanship Committee.
Shafranski received a bachelor’s degree in business education from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 1982. He earned a master’s degree in education from National Louis University in Evanston, Ill., in 1985. In 1991, he received an Administrative Leadership Certificate in School Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
A vacancy notice to fill the assistant director position was made available on the WIAA website on Monday, Dec. 16.
The WIAA, as defined by its Constitution, is a voluntary, unincorporated, and nonprofit organization. The membership oversees interscholastic athletic programs for 514 senior high schools and 36 junior high/middle level schools in its membership.
The Green Bay Packers led wire-to-wire, recording the NFL's first shutout of the season, beating the New Orleans Saints.
The Packers scored touchdowns on their first three possessions, with Dontayvion Wicks catching a quick pass from Jordan Love while Josh Jacobs and Chris Brooks broke the line for the other two. Meanwhile, two punts and a fumble made the first half forgettable for the Saints, which gained only 81 yards.
The Packers were not as prolific in the second half, but just as effective as Brandon McManus banged in two field goals to put the Packers up 27-0 midway through the fourth quarter. With Malik Willis behind center, the Packers lit the fireworks one more time as Emmanuel Wilson found the endzone from one yard out to give them their final margin of victory.
Love made 16 completions for 186 yards and a score, while the running game took the load of the work for the Packers, accumulating 188 yards on nearly 40 carries. Jacobs led the way with 69 yards on 13 carries to go with his 38 receiving yards on four receptions. The Packers' defense recorded two turnovers and three sacks while allowing less than 200 yards of offense.
The Packers will face a more formidable task on a short week when they play in Minnesota to face the Vikings at 3:25 p.m. Sunday.
The Run the Door Series will celebrate 2024 before focusing on a new season in 2025.
Dozens of runners participated in 2024, covering 17 races throughout Door County and Algoma along the way. The series will celebrate the past year at its post-season party at 5:30 pm, Saturday, January 11th, at Crossroads at Big Creek in Sturgeon Bay. The top 20 point scorers will receive mugs to commemorate their success this year. You can find the full standings below:
2024 TOP 20
Christina Haberli 151
Emily Bilodeau 147
Raissa Ashman 140
David Clowers 137
Carol Moellenberndt 129
Jen LeCloux 122
Joe Bilodeau 113
Lynn Gilchrist (tied for 7th) 113
Janice Galt 108
Lynne O’Flynn 105
Gary Gruenisen 102
Kay Jensen 100
Bob Richards 98
Gretchen Schmelzer 97
Marc Vandenhouten (tied for 14th) 97
Vicki Minten 90
Susan Morgan 88
Bob Moellenberndt 82
Barb Enigl 77
John Schopf Sr. 76
ALPHABETICAL-ALL
Michael Ahrens, Green Bay-Carlsville 0-0-0-0-13-0-12-0-12-0-13-0-0-0-0=50
Jennifer Aldrich, Sturgeon Bay 0-0-0-10-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=20
Raissa Ashman, Seymour 0-10-16-16-16-0-0-13-13-16-16-10-0-14-0=140
Heidi Bader, Sturgeon Bay
Scott Bader, Sturgeon Bay 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-0=10
Beth Barnstorff, Green Bay
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Ted Baszler, Milwaukee 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-0-0=10
Alec Bath, Sturgeon Bay 15-11-13-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=39
Shelley Bath, Sturgeon Bay 15-10-15-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=40
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Jackie Birmingham, Sturgeon Bay
Jerry Bjarnarson, Sturgeon Bay 10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=10
Mary Bjarnarson, Sturgeon Bay 10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=10
Shauna Blackledge, Sturgeon Bay 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-0=10
Colton Blackley, Sturgeon Bay
Faith Blackley, Sturgeon Bay
Annie Bley (Kapolnek), Egg Harbor 10
Hanna Bordeau, Sturgeon Bay
Renee Borkovetz, Sevastopol 0-0-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=10
Scott Borkowetz, Sevastopol
Tiffany Born, Green Bay 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-0-0=10
Cheryl Bournoville, Sturgeon Bay
Robert Brown, Kenosha
Karen Brunk, Mundelein, IL
Sam Brunk, Mundelein, IL
Carol Burlew, Sturgeon Bay
Liz Butler Gilbert, Sturgeon Bay
Cindy Carter, Appleton
Todd Charnetski, Green Bay 0-0-0-11-0-11-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=23
Laurel Ciohon, Ephraim
David Clowers, Sturgeon Bay 13-13-0-0-13-10-13-13-13-13-13-0-0-13-10=137
Michael Cosgrove, Sturgeon Bay 0-0-0-0-11-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=11
Dan Crooker, Baileys Harbor
Kate Crooker, Baileys Harbor
Jake Cummings, Sturgeon Bay
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Julie Davis, Sturgeon Bay 0-0-10-0-0-0-12-0-0-0-10-0-0-0=32
Eleanor Dean, Sturgeon Bay
Erika DeFere, Sevastopol 0-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-0-0=20
Bobby Deggendorf, Sturgeon Bay 0-0-0-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-10-0-0=30
Bob Desotelle, Sturgeon Bay 0-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=10
Lu Ann Desotelle, Sturgeon Bay 0-0-10-0-11-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=21
Danielle DiCarlo, Green Bay 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-0=10
Dawn DiCarlo, Sturgeon Bay 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-0=10
Stacia Dick-Schuster, Sturgeon Bay 10-0-10-10-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-10=60
Jeff Dickman, Grayslake, IL
Karen Dickman, Grayslake, IL
Mary Ellen Dreutzer, Sturgeon Bay 0-0-13-0-13-0-0-0-11-0-11-0-0-0-0=48
Krista Eliot, Baileys Harbor
Barbara Enigl, Brussels 11-0-0-0-0-10-13-13-10-10-10-0-0-0-0=77
Tahna Evers, Sturgeon Bay
Sverre Falck-Pedersen, Egg Harbor
Anne Farmer, Sturgeon Bay
David Farmer, Gardner/Brussels
Jerry Feldhausen, Green Bay
Ben Fitzgerald, Ephraim 0-0-0-13-0-11-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-10-0=44
Tracey Fitzgerald, Ephraim 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-0=10
Mary Franklin, Sturgeon Bay
David Furjanic, Orland Park, IL
Maureen Furjanic, Orland Park, IL
Leslie Gast, Sturgeon Bay 0-0-0-0-11-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=11
Janice Galt, Sturgeon Bay 10-10-0-0-10-10-11-0-12-12-10-0-0-13-10=108
Lynn Gilchrist, Sturgeon Bay 13-13-13-0-13-13-0-0-13-12-0-0-13-13-0=113
James Gothard Jr., Tampa, FL
John Glowicki, Oak Park, IL/Baileys Harbor
Julie Grant, Greendale 0-10-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=20
Heather Gronseth, Wrightstown
Sean Grorich, Sturgeon Bay
Janet Grota, Sturgeon Bay
Jennifer Grota, Sturgeon Bay
Gary Gruenisen, Egg Harbor 12-10-0-12-11-13-0-13-11-0-10-0-0-0-10=102
Kay Guberud, Sturgeon Bay
Christina Haberli, Sturgeon Bay 10-10-10-10-10-10-11-12-11-12-12-0-10-13-10=151
Anna-Helena Hamann, Manitowoc
Amy Hamann, Stevens Point
Mark Hamann, Manitowoc
Joe Hargis, Sturgeon Bay 0-10-12-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=22
Melody Hargis, Sturgeon Bay 0-10-12-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=22
Caitlyn Hasenjager, Sturgeon Bay 0-0-0-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=10
Nate Hasenjager, Sturgeon Bay
Tanya Hasenjager, Sturgeon Bay 0-0-0-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-9-0-0-0=10
Adam Hauser, Sturgeon Bay 0-0-0-11-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-0=21
Ken Heinz, Egg Harbor
Linda Heyse, New Berlin
Tim Heyse, Sturgeon Bay 0-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-0-10-0=30
Kate Higginbotham, Sturgeon Bay
Lee Hildebrand, Mequon 0-13-0-0-0-0-0-12-0-0-10-0-0-0=35
Mark Hilsabeck, Sturgeon Bay
David Hoffman, Sturgeon Bay
Emily Hoffmann, Green Bay
Liz Hoffman, Sturgeon Bay
Jan Hucek, Sturgeon Bay
Pete Hurth, Sturgeon Bay
Matt Huston, Sturgeon Bay 0-10-0-10-11-0-0-0-10-0-10-10-0-0-0=61
Mary Jackson, Forestville
Amy Jacobs, Fish Creek 0-0-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=10
Michelle Jacobson, Algoma
Debbie Jacques, Appleton
Peter Jacques, Appleton
Courtney Janson, Egg Harbor
Amy Jeanquart, Forestville 19-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=19
Colt Jeanquart, Forestville 13-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=13
Wyatt Jeanquart, Forestville 10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=10
Kay Jensen, Sturgeon Bay 10-10-10-10-0-10-10-10-10-10-10-0-0-0=100
Joe Kash, Naperville, IL
Barb Keith, Sturgeon Bay 0-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=10
Heather Khan, Sturgeon Bay 0-0-0-0-11-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=11
Deb Kiedrowski, Sturgeon Bay 0-0-11-0-13-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=24
Morgan Kiedrowski, Sturgeon Bay
Jeremy Kimber, Sturgeon Bay
Kevin Kindt, Colgate
Lisa Kloskin, Shoreview, MN
Julie Knox, Baileys Harbor
Merritt Knox, Baileys Harbor
Brett Kosmider, Baileys Harbor
Alicia Krueger, Forestville 0-0-11-0-0-0-13-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=24
Becca Krueger, Forestville 0-0-10-0-13-0-13-0-10-0-0-10-0-0-0=56
Elizabeth Krueger, Forestville 0-0-10-0-10-0-13-0-10-0-0-0-0=43
Emily Krueger, Forestville 0-0-0-0-11-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=11
Lois Kurschner, Sturgeon Bay
Kevin LaFountain Lipscom, Menomonee Falls
Amy Lautenbach, Sturgeon Bay
Jen LeCloux, Luxemburg 13-10-14-10-12-10-0-0-10-0?13-10-0-10-10=122
Kristin Leeming, Dyckesville
Kayla Lehman, Sturgeon Bay
Dale Logan, Sturgeon Bay
Ashley Maas, Sturgeon Bay
Dan Madigan, Green Bay 0-0-0-11-12-11-0-0-11-0-12-0-0-0-0=57
Hanna Mallien, Sturgeon Bay
Jodi Mallien, Sturgeon Bay
Scott Mallien, Green Bay 0-10-0-0-0-13-15-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=38
Mary Kate McCormack, Fish Creek 0-10-0-13-13-0-0-0-0-13-0-0-0-0=49
Smitty McGowan, Ephraim 10
Kelly Meyer, Sturgeon Bay 0-0-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=10
Vicki Minten, Sturgeon Bay 13-0-13-10-12-0-0-0-10-10-11-0-0-11-0=90
Kari Mitchell, Brussels
Donna Mleziva, Casco 0-10-0-10-0-0-0-0-10-0-0-10-0-0-0=40
Bob Moellenberndt, Sturgeon Bay 10-10-10-10-0-0-0-12-10-0-10-0-0-0-10=82
Carol Moellenberndt, Sturgeon Bay 12-10-10-10-10-10-13-12-10-0-10-0-0-12-10=129
Jaclyn Moeri, Ephraim/Green Bay 0-10-11-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-0=21
Susan Morgan, Sturgeon Bay 0-10-10-10-12-11-0-13-10-0-12-0-0=88
Steve Muchoney, Aurora, IL
Annie Mudliger, Oak Creek
Carol Mulinix, Sturgeon Bay 0-10-0-0-13-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-0=33
Tom Mulinix, Sturgeon Bay 0-0-0-0-11-0-0-0-0-0-0-12-0-0-0-0=23
Deb Neuville, Sturgeon Bay
Andrew Nicoli, Grafton 0-0-0-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=10
Brady Nieman, Sturgeon Bay
David Nieman, Sturgeon Bay
Lynne O'Flynn, Sturgeon Bay 13-10-10-0-0-0-11-0-10-10-11-0-10-11-10=106
Karon Ohm, Fish Creek 0-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=10
Angela Olsen-Luberger, Sturgeon Bay
Doug Otopalik, Sturgeon Bay
Suzanne Osorio, River Forest, IL
Nancy Pagel, Grafton
Cathi Parks, Oak Brook, IL 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-11-12-0-0-12-0=35
Greg Peters, Green Bay
Karen Peterson, Egg Harbor
Haley Petrina, Sturgeon Bay
Leanne Pinkert, Sturgeon Bay 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-11-0-0=11
Patti Pollina, Mt. Prospect, IL 0-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-0=20
Leslie Potter, Greendale 0-10-11-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-0-10-0-0=41
Josh Puetz, Sturgeon Bay
Lori Putzer (Leist), Sturgeon Bay
Lindsey Rainey, Chicago, IL
Selena Reyes, Sturgeon Bay 0-10-0-0-13-0-13-0-0-10-12-10-0-0-0=68
Susan Reynolds-Smith, Ephraim 0-11-0-13-0-0-0-0-13-0-0-0-0-10=47
Bob Richards, Sturgeon Bay/Villa Park, IL 13-13-0-13-0-0-13-!0-13-13-10-0-0-0-10=98
Allison Ripp, Waukesha
Carle Rollins, Evanston, IL 0-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-11-0-0-0-0-0=21
Nancy Rollins, Evanston, IL 0-13-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-13-0-0-0-0-0=26
Kathryn Rogalski, Egg Harbor 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-0-0=10
Brittany Roob, Brookfield 0-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=10
Bob Ross, Brussels
Heidi Ross, Sturgeon Bay
Michael Ross, Sturgeon Bay
Katie Ruenger, Sturgeon Bay 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-0=10
Morgan Rusnak, Sturgeon Bay 0-10-12-10-10-0-0-0-0-0-10-10-10-0-0=72
Pat Saladin, Sturgeon Bay 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-0=10
Renee Sauer, Sturgeon Bay 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-0=10
J. Schaefer, Madison
Mary Schaefer, Madison
Lee Ann Schlimm, Greenville 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-0-0=10
Gretchen Schmelzer, Sturgeon Bay 12-11-10-10-10-0-0-0-0-12-10-0-11-11-0=97
Greg Schneider, Madison 0-10-0-10-0-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=30
Rodee Schneider, Madison 0-12-0-16-0-13-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=41
Tom Schneider, Kewaunee 11-10-13-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=34
Tamara Schoof, Colgate
John Schopf Jr., Green Bay 0-10-0-0-10-0-12-0-10-0-10-0-0-10-0=62
John Schopf Sr., Sturgeon Bay 13-10-0-10-10-10-13-0-10-0-0-0-0=76
Brandi Schroeder, Monticello
Skya Scrimgeour, Sturgeon Bay 16-12-0-0-16-0-15-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=59
Dawn Shefchik, Brussels 0-0-0-12-0-0-13-0-0-12-10-0-0-0=47
Mike Sherwood, Oak Creek
Dave Smith, Baileys Harbor 0-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-11-0-0=21
Kirsten Smith, Sturgeon Bay
Stephanie Smith, Chicago, IL
Bonnie Spielman, Fish Creek
Darcy Strasman, Sturgeon Bay
Mark Stencel, Appleton/Northbrook, IL 0-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=10
Jed Stone, Highland Park, IL
Megan Stoneman, Madison 0-0-0-0-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=10
Carol Tadych, Sturgeon Bay
Markus Tassoul, Sturgeon Bay
Jeffery Theys, Germantown 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-12-0-0-0-0=12
Nicole Theys, Germantown 0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-0-0-0=10
Katie Thomas, Sturgeon Bay 0-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=10
Lauren Thomas, Appleton
Seth Thomas, Sturgeon Bay
Scott Thompson, Green Bay
Deva Thyme, Sturgeon Bay 0-10-0-0-12-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=22
Jen Trustem, Neenah
Barbara Tuttle, Green Bay
Marc Vandenhouten, Brussels 26-10-14-10-12-10-15-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0=97
Devin Vandertie, Maplewood
Logan Vandertie, Sturgeon Bay
Lewis Vandover, Kirkwood, MO
Sherry VanSkyhawk, Sturgeon Bay
Denise Victorin, Aurora, IL
Barbara Wagner, Sturgeon Bay
Mike Weber, Egg Harbor
Cheryl Wederquist, Sturgeon Bay 0-0-0-0-13-0-0-0-0-0-11-0-0-0-10=34
Deb Whitelaw-Gorski, Sturgeon Bay
Tabitha Will, Sturgeon Bay
Christy Wisniewski, Baileys Harbor 0-0-13-0-0-11-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10=34
Thomas Witek, Green Bay
Jon Wolfe, Sturgeon Bay
Rena Zaid, Highland Park, IL
Amber Zetwick, New Berlin
Beth Ziolkowski, Sturgeon Bay 10-0-11-10-10-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-10=61
Tom Zwicky, Egg Harbor
When it comes to the schedule, as the Green Bay Packers go, so do the Green Bay basketball teams.
The Green Bay Packers' noon matchup against the Minnesota Vikings was flexed to 3:25 p.m. as the two teams battle for seeding in the upcoming NFC playoffs. As a result, the Phoenix men's game on Sunday was moved from 4 p.m. to 1 p.m. to accommodate fans who may want to get home in time to watch the game on TV.
If you already have your tickets, those will be valid at the gate on game day.
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association performance factor initiative has advanced through the process for the second year with a review of the fall sports to be effective in 2025. This update includes four sport programs that were inadvertently not listed in the initial release identifying the divisional movements and are included in the listing below.
School programs reaching the six-point threshold during the past three seasons are placed in the division containing the next largest set of enrollments from where the schools’ enrollments would place them for each respective sport other than track & field, swimming &?diving–which do not have a team component to advancement in the Tournament Series–and sports with only one division. Schools are restricted to moving up a maximum of one division from the previous year’s placement.
This initiative affords schools the opportunity to request to move to a division with lower enrollments for all sports except football, swimming &?diving, and track &?field in 2025-26. The Classification Committee reviewed four such requests for girls volleyball (Omro, Oshkosh North, Salam and Sheboygan South), one for boys soccer (Sheboygan South), one for both boys and girls cross country (Sheboygan South boys and girls), and two for girls tennis (Roncalli/Two Rivers and Sheboygan South). The committee approved four requests in girls volleyball (Omro, Oshkosh North, Salam and Sheboygan South), one in boys soccer (Sheboygan South), one in boys cross country (Sheboygan South) and one in girls tennis (Sheboygan South).
The school sports programs that have accumulated at least six points to engage a promotion to a division with higher enrollments–if their 2025-26 tournament placement enrollment doesn’t initially move them up a division–are listed below. Four sport programs were inadvertently not included in the prior release listing the impacted programs. Those four programs are Lancaster in girls cross country, and Catholic Memorial, Columbus and Rice Lake in 11-player football.
Please note that programs that meet the performance points threshold to be promoted and are initially assigned to a lower enrollment division–based on their 2025-26 tournament assignment enrollments–will be promoted back into the division they competed in during the most recent season’s Tournament Series.
Boys Cross Country (9)
Cedar Grove-Belgium
Hudson
Kohler
Lakeside Lutheran
Marquette
Oconomowoc
Solon Springs/Northwood
Stevens Point Area Senior High School
West Salem
Girls Cross Country (8)
Assumption
Bloomer
Lancaster
Muskego
Neenah
Slinger
University School of Milwaukee
Xavier
Football (12)
Aquinas
Badger
Bay Port
Catholic Memorial
Columbus
Edgar
Grantsburg
Kimberly
Notre Dame
Rice Lake
Stratford
Wrightstown
Girls Golf (6)
Bay Port
Divine Savior Holy Angels
Edgewood
Middleton
Prescott
Westosha Central
Boys Soccer (6)
Brookfield East
Lake Country Lutheran
Marquette
Middleton
Shoreland Lutheran
Waukesha West
Girls Tennis (5)
Aquinas
Arrowhead
Middleton
University School of Milwaukee
Xavier
Girls Volleyball (6)
Divine Savior Holy Angels
Howards Grove
Oconomowoc
St. Croix Falls
Wonewoc-Center
Xavier
The performance factor process affords schools the opportunity to appeal their promotion to the division with the next largest enrollments based on performance points. Of the 52 programs listed above that compiled points to engage in a promotion, 11 appeals were submitted. The Classification Committee evaluated one appeal in girls volleyball (Wonewoc-Center), two in boys soccer (Lake Country Lutheran and Waukesha West), three in boys cross country (Cedar Grove-Belgium, Solon Springs and West Salem), two in girls cross country (Lancaster and Xavier), one in girls tennis (Aquinas) and two in football (Badger and Wrightstown). The two approved appeals were Wonewoc-Center in girls volleyball and Xavier in girls cross country.
The original ad hoc committee consisting of 11 superintendents/district administrators, six athletic directors, one principal and one principal/athletic director proposed the performance factor process, which was approved by a 265-115 membership vote at the 2023 Annual Meeting that is being implemented in 2024-25. The current committee consists of nine athletic directors, two principals and seven superintendents.
The performance factor initiative promotes school programs that reach a threshold of tournament success based on a performance point system allocated over a three-year period.
The WIAA will determine the Tournament Series assignments to be released for all 2025 fall sports except football and girls volleyball in early January 2025. For more on the performance factor process, visit the Classification Committee homepage on the WIAA website.
The Green Bay Packers will try to make a holiday night statement on Monday when they welcome the New Orleans Saints to Lambeau Field.
The Packers have won four of their last five games, including last Sunday's 31-13 win over the Seattle Seahawks. Jordan Love's night ended with him going 20-27 for 229 yards and two touchdowns. Jacobs led a rushing attack that accumulated 140 yards on the night as he rushed for 94 yards on 26 attempts. The Packers were also able to get to the quarterback, especially after Geno Smith's injury in the second half forced Sam Howell into action. The team registered seven sacks and two interceptions, including two sacks from Kingsley Engabare and picks from Edgerrin Cooper and Carrington Valentine.
The Saints are without many of their offensive weapons, including starting quarterback Derek Carr, running back Alvin Kamara, and tight end Taysom Hill. Despite that, they have won three of their last five games.
Kickoff is set for 7:15 p.m.
The area's wrestlers received plenty of hardware and important experience this past weekend in tournament action.
The Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestling team scored 329 points on the day to take third place in the Willard Schmidt Invitational Saturday in Green Bay. Spencer Madsen led the way, adding another title to his name this weekend while also being named the tournament's most outstanding wrestler. Madsen was not alone in the finals with Zak Wrobel, Ethan DeNamur, and Seth Laughlin taking second place.
The Southern Door wrestling team put two wrestlers in the finals as they finished in eighth place in the 14-team Willard Schmidt Invitational held at Green Bay Preble on Saturday. Lance Veeser and Chance Dekeyser took second place in their respective weight classes to pace the Eagles on the day. Clark LeFevre and Ethan Alexander were able to end their days on high notes, finishing in the top five.
The Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team finished in 28th place overall at the Kansas City Stampede Tournament out of 90-plus teams over the weekend. Carson Neubert was the lone placewinner in the main tournament as he went 7-1 on the weekend to take third place overall. He captured the medal with a decision over Aiden Hahn (Farmington). Wrestlers that didn't stay in the main tournament after Friday entered the "Hard Luck" Bracket. That saw Joseph Jeanquart and Ethan Werner take second place and Mason Boulanger capture third place.
In Friday's action, Kewaunee lost its three duals at Wrightstown's Bill Verbeten Classic. They lost to Omro 40-30, Wrightstown 58-24, and Brillion 53-24. The Storm bounced back on Saturday with a ninth place finish at the Oostburg Invitational, scoring 65 points on the day. The bulk of those points were scored by Boeder, who secured three pins en route to a title at 285 pounds. Trevor Gauthier came in third place at 150 pounds and two others finished in the top five.
Picture courtesy of SBS Wrestling
The Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team will have a week to regroup after all eyes were focused on them following a shocking 72-70 loss to Michigan Tech last week.
The Phoenix men ended the week with a 72-62 loss to undefeated Drake on Saturday night in Des Moines. The game was absent of its usual second-half swoon, marking a possible turn of their season's misfortune. Instead, a 15-2 run midway through the first half sank the Phoenix. In Anthony Roy's absence, Mac Wrecke had his best night in a Phoenix uniform as he scored a career-high 19 points. Preston Ruedinger (14 points) and Marcus Hall (10 points) also finished double figures for the Phoenix.
The Phoenix return to action on December 29th at 4 p.m. for a tilt against the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons.
The Kewaunee Storm played a makeup game from Thursday, traveling to Oconto, and came away with a 79-61 victory over the Blue Devils in Packerland Conference action.
The Sevastopol Pioneers fell 76-43 to the Wabeno/Laona Rebels at home in a non-conference matinee game.
The Green Bay Lady Phoenix jumped to a 25-14 lead in the first quarter and did not look back, defeating the UW-Parkside Rangers 76-39.
Jenna Geyer led the Phoenix attack with 18 points as four Green Bay players scored in double figures, including Luxemburg-Casco alum Cassie Schiltz who knocked in 11 points.
Green Bay dominated in the paint, scoring early and often in the paint with 40 points inside for the game.
The Lady Phoenix (9-4) will now have some time off before returning to Horizon League play on January 2 against Northern Kentucky.
Several teams will resume wrestling on Saturday with tournaments both in and out of state.
On Saturday, Southern Door and Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol will travel to Green Bay Preble for the Willard Schmidt Invitational. In addition to the host school, Kaukauna, Neenah, Seymour, Chilton, Freedom, Lomira, Menominee Indian, Mishicot, Ozaukee, Ripon, Sheboygan South, and Waupaca will also participate when the first matches begin at 9:45 a.m.
As of 10:30 p.m., no results were posted from Kewaunee's quad meet at Brillion
Luxemburg-Casco will resume its weekend residency in Missouri on Saturday morning for the Kansas City Stampede tournament. You can find out how the Spartans are faring by clicking this link.
GIRLS WRESTLING
Luxemburg-Casco's two girls wrestlers each posted multiple victories in Friday's Lady Tiger Invite. Jakayla Steinhorst earned two wins to take fourth place overall, while teammate Evelyn Lange posted three wins to take third place overall.
Arianna Niemojuski had a Friday to remember for the Kewaunee girls wrestling team at the Lady Tiger Invite. After receiving a bye in the first round, Niemojuski pinned four straight opponents to earn first place at 152 pounds.
The Southern Door girls wrestling team rode three runner-up finishes to place third at Friday's Lady Tiger Invite. Nora LeFevre, Sydney Turner, and Attyson Wilson posted multiple pins on their way to second place in their respective finishes. Turner had to wrestle her way back to take second place. Portia Hah also reached the podium with a third place place finish.
Photo by SBS Wrestling
The Horizon League will be the sole focus moving forward after the Green Bay Phoenix women and men return to action on Saturday.
The Phoenix women open the day with a 1 p.m. tip against UW-Parkside. They are coming off of a win against another Wisconsin-based D-3 school, Ripon College on Thursday.
The Phoenix men will try to snap a long losing skid when they play at Drake at 5 p.m. They allowed Division 2 Michigan Tech to climb back from 13 down to beat them 72-70 in front of 5200 fans at the Resch Center.
Both teams will play Horizon League rivals the rest of the way after Saturday's matchups.
Friday proved to be a busy night for area high school basketball fans, but some games are still slated for Saturday ahead of the Christmas break next week.
On Friday in Packerland Conference Girls Basketball, The Algoma Wolves defeated the Sturgeon Bay Clippers 62-40.
At Kewaunee, the Storm blew by the Sevastopol Pioneers 53-35.
In NEC action, the Luxemburg-Casco Lady Spartans edged the Fox Valley Lutheran Foxes 49-47.
Just two matinees are on the schedule for Saturday. Kewaunee will make up its Thursday game at Oconto at 1 p.m., while Sevastopol will host a regularly scheduled game against Wabeno/Laona at 2 p.m.
After snow postponed games on Thursday, basketball courts will heat up again on Friday for basketball.
The 3-1 Southern Door Eagles travel to Sturgeon Bay Friday night to take on the 3-2 Clippers on U102.1. Jacob Nate will have the call at 6:45 p.m. pregame before the 7:00 p.m. tip-off.
Most of the action will involve the ladies, with Luxemburg-Casco hosting Fox Valley Lutheran (7 p.m.), Sturgeon Bay traveling to Algoma (7 p.m.), and Sevastopol visiting Kewaunee (7 p.m.).
Several of last night's games have been rescheduled (BBB is boys basketball, GBB is girls basketball):
Area wrestling teams will be hard at work this weekend, and that just covers the travel.
Luxemburg-Casco is traveling to Missouri for the Kansas City Stampede Tournament featuring dozens of teams from across the country. The Spartans and fellow state power Fennimore are the lone Wisconsin participants in the tournament. Wrestling begins at 1:30 p.m.
Kewaunee will wrestle against Brillion, Wrightstown,and Omro in Wrightstown beginning at 5 p.m.
Speaking of Wrightstown, the school is also host an invitational for girls wrestling teams. Southern Door, Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol, and Luxemburg-Casco are all scheduled to participate along with West Bend East, Hudson, Tomahawk, Oshkosh North, Brillion, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, Fennimore, Freedom, Green Bay Preble, Hustisford, Lomira, New Holstein, Oconto Falls, Omro, Ozaukee, Peshtigo, Plymouth, Shiocton, Two Rivers, Waupaca, Winneconne, Xavier, Menominee (MI), Reedsville, Gillett/Suring, and Marinette. Wrestling begins at 5:15 p.m.
On Saturday, Southern Door and Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol will travel to Green Bay Preble for the Willard Schmidt Invitational. In addition to the host school, Kaukauna, Neenah, Seymour, Chilton, Freedom, Lomira, Menominee Indian, Mishicot, Ozaukee, Ripon, Sheboygan South, and Waupaca will also participate when the first matches begin at 9:45 a.m.
The Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team started both halves strong to blow out Ripon on Thursday night 75-42.
The Phoenix women outscored the Red Hawks 23-7 in the first quarter and 20-7 at the beginning of the third quarter to set the tone for the rest of the half. Ten different Phoenix players scored in the game, including five that reached double figures. Natalie McNeal led the way with 15 points, and Jasmine Kondrakiewicz added 14 points, while Cassie Schiltz, Callie Genke, and Jenna Guyer all chipped in 10 points. Ella Ten Pas and McKenzie Bestor scored 10 points apiece in the loss for the Red Hawks.
The Phoenix women will battle UW-Parkside in a Saturday matinee.
The Green Bay Packers' injury list keeps getting shorter at a crucial part of the season.
Five Packers players appeared on the Thursday injury list, with S Javon Bullard (ankle) and LB Quay Walker (ankle) the only ones who did not practice. Corey Ballentine (knee) and Luke Musgrave (ankle) were limited participants, while Jaire Alexander (knee) was a full participant. The Saints' injury report was a little longer at eight players and more dire with five players not practicing.
The Packers and the Saints will play each other on Monday night football.
With a U-102.1 matchup between Sturgeon Bay and Southern Door looming for Friday, several of the other boys basketball teams are preparing for Thursday night tip-offs.
Games include Luxemburg-Casco traveling to Appleton to face Fox Valley Lutheran (7 p.m.), Sevastopol hosting Algoma (7:15 p.m.), Gibraltar traveling to Peshtigo (7:00 p.m.), and Kewaunee heading to Oconto (7 p.m.).
The lone girls basketball game will see Southern Door visiting Gibraltar for a 6 p.m. tip.
This week the non-profit board of the Door County Triathlon approved distributions to local charities totaling $60,000 for the 2024 fiscal year. This brings total funds raised by the annual swim-bike-run event to more than $1 million. The event, which started in 2005, recently celebrated its 20th year.
The official charities of the event—the Door County YMCA and the Friends of Door County Parks—have received 80% of the funds donated. The remainder, just over $200,000, has gone to 46 other local charities during the past 20 years.
The triathlon takes place at Frank E. Murphy County Park in Egg Harbor each July.
Things went from bad to worse for the Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team on Wednesday afternoon, as they lost to Division 2 Michigan Tech 72-70.
Even playing without its best player due to injury, the Phoenix men seemed destined to snap a season-long losing skid on the back of Jeremiah Johnson, the freshman point guard trying to fill the shoes of Anthony Roy. The Phoenix led by 10 points at halftime and by as much as 13 points early in the second half before it suffered another scoreless drought that has drowned hope so often this season. The Huskies outscored the Phoenix 11-2 late in the half to take a slim lead before the two teams traded single-point advantages. Playing in front of his home fans, the Huskies' Marcus Tomashek of Ashwaubenon, Wis. drilled a three-pointer and crucial free throws down the stretch to secure the upset. Tomashek finished the game with 30 points, while Dawson Nordgaard of De Pere, Wis., registered another 10 points. Johnson ended his day for the Phoenix with 21 points and 15 rebounds, while Marcus Hall added 17 points, and Mac Wrecke chipped in 10 points. One of the other team's stars, Preston Ruedinger, was forced to leave the game early due to injury.
For Phoenix fans looking for a palate cleanser, the women play at home Thursday against Ripon College at 6 p.m. before both teams play again on Saturday. The men play at Drake at 5 p.m. while the women are at home against UW-Parkside at 1 p.m.
The Southern Door Eagles ran into tough matches at the Crivitz Quad Wrestling match on Tuesday night.
The Eagle wrestlers finished in fourth place, dropping all three matches. In the first round the Eagles were defeated by the Coleman Varsity Reserve 51-18, then were edged by Peshtigo 36-31 and in round 3, fell to Crivitz/Wausaukee 41-24.
Peshtigo took first place, followed by Crivitz/Wausaukee and Coleman Varsity Reserves.
Southern Door's Clark LeFevre won over Reezen Owens of Coleman in the 126-pound category with a fall.
Clark also won by a 15-3 decision in his match against Eli Camps of Peshtigo before falling to AJ Kaufman of Crivitz/Wausaukee in the third match.
Alexander pinned Peshtigo's Jack Hurley and Kallen Betka of Crivitz/Wausaukee in his two other matches.
The Milwaukee Bucks claimed the NBA’s in-season championship with a resounding 97-81 victory over the Oklahoma Thunder in Las Vegas.
The Bucks turned a slim 51-50 lead at halftime into a second half rout by outscoring the Thunder 26-14 in the third quarter and leading by as many as 20 points.
Giannis Antetokounmpo dominated and had a triple-double with 36 points, 19 rebounds and ten assists to lead the Bucks to the NBA Cup title. Damien Lillard hit five of ten three-pointers and finished with 23 points. Coming off the bench, Gary Trent, Jr. stayed hot by knocking down 13 points in just 20 minutes of playing time.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 21 points, but was held well under his team-high average of 30.3 points per game.
Milwaukee (14-11) will now return to regular season action on Friday as they go on the road to Cleveland to face the 23-4 Cavaliers.
The local boys basketball teams found the going tough on Tuesday night as two teams suffered blowouts while another lost a heartbreaker.
In the Battle of the LCs, the Little Chute Mustangs led from start to finish and won 75-34 over the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans on 104.1 WRLU.
The Gibraltar Vikings had a rough road trip falling to the Laona-Wabeno Rebels 74-45.
In Kewaunee, the Storm dropped a nailbiter 76-74 to the Manitowoc Lutheran Lancers 76-74 in non-conference action.
The Packerland Conference girls basketball action Tuesday was filled with blowout wins on the hardwoods.
The Algoma Wolves dominated the Southern Door Eagles 68-35 to stay undefeated in the Packerland Conference.
The Sevastopol Pioneers beat the Gibraltar Vikings 78-28 in Institute on 105.1 The GOAT.
In Peshtigo, the Kewaunee Storm cruised to a 79-36 win over the Bulldogs.
The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans won the Battle of the LCs by downing the Little Chute Mustangs 68-23 in the NEC.
Another three games are on the docket for Tuesday night, one of which that will be featured on the NEW Radio Sports Network.
On Monday night, a tied game at halftime turned into a 10-point loss for Southern Door as the Eagles lost to Seymour at home 76-66.
On Tuesday, the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans will host the Little Chute Mustangs on Tuesday night in the battle of the L-Cs with the rivalry trophy at stake. The broadcast on 104.1 WRLU is set for 6:45 p.m., with the pregame and tip-off at 7 p.m. on NEW Radio Sports Network. Paul Schmitt and Eric Fischer will have the call from Luxemburg-Casco High School.
The other boys basketball games tonight include Kewaunee hosting Manitowoc Lutheran (7:30 p.m.) and Gibraltar traveling to Laona-Wabeno (7 p.m.).
The majority of the area's girls basketball teams will take the court on Tuesday night, two of which will be featured on the NEW Radio Sports Network.
Two Door County rivals will meet for the first time this season in girls basketball on Tuesday when Gibraltar travels south to face Sevastopol. Tim Kowols and Jacob Nate will have the call from the Institute on Tuesday, beginning with the pregame show at 6:15 p.m., followed by the rescheduled tip at 6:30 p.m.
Other girls basketball games scheduled for Tuesday include Luxemburg-Casco traveling to Little Chute (6 p.m.), Southern Door hosting Algoma (7 p.m.), and Kewaunee visiting Peshtigo (7 p.m.).
The Southern Door wrestling will hit the mats on Tuesday for a quad meet in Crivitz.
Lance Veeser was the lone Southern Door wrestler to finish in the Top 10 of his weight class at Saturday's Battle on the Bay at Bay Port High School in Suamico. He pinned his first two opponents before being forced to forfeit two of his final three matches due to medical reasons. Clark LeFevre, Lukas Kallin, and Chance Dekeyser also won two matches on the day. On the season, the Eagles are winless in duals this season, losing to Two Rivers and Denmark on December 5th and falling to Crandon, De Pere, Stratford, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, and Wausau East two days later.
In addition to the host Wolverines, the Eagles will face state-power Coleman and Peshtigo. Weigh-ins are set for 5 p.m. followed by the first matches at 6 p.m.
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, in cooperation with Rural Mutual Insurance Company, has selected the team Sportsmanship Award winners for the 2024 fall State Tournaments.
The recipients of the awards are Lomira in football, Elkhorn in boys soccer, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran in girls volleyball, Appleton North in boys volleyball and Kohler in girls team tennis.
The WIAA/Rural Insurance Sportsmanship Award is presented to one school program and community–or communities in the case of cooperative programs–in each of the State team tournaments that demonstrates outstanding sportsmanship. Award winners are determined by the conduct and sportsmanship displayed by athletes, coaches, cheer and support groups, mascots, bands and spectators. Additional consideration is given for the effort of school administrators and chaperones to ensure support for their teams are positive and that the highest ideals of sportsmanship are demonstrated.
Lomira was chosen for the award with its display of outstanding sportsmanship at the State Football Finals, which was held at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis., on Nov. 21-22. The Lions earn the school’s first Sportsmanship Award in any sport. Lomira won the Division 6 championship by defeating Grantsburg 26-19 in the program’s first appearance in the championship game. Participants in the 8-player and 11-player finals receiving honorable mention are Catholic Memorial, Lena/St. Thomas Aquinas, Owen-Withee and Wrightstown.
Elkhorn receives the award in boys’ soccer with its display of sportsmanship both on the field and in the stands during the State Boys Soccer Tournament at Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee on Nov. 7-9. The Elks finished runner-up after being on the short end of a 2-1 tally in a shootout following a 0-0 tie with Waukesha West in the Division 2 championship game. They advanced to the title game with a 1-0 victory over Homestead in the semifinals. The Elks earn the Sportsmanship Award for the second time with the school’s first recognition awarded in boys soccer in 2011. DeForest, Homestead, Kiel, Lake Country Lutheran and Marquette received honorable mention.
Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran is the recipient of the award for the State Girls Volleyball Tournament, which was held at the Resch Center in Green Bay on Nov. 7-9. The Lancers earned the school’s second Sportsmanship Award in girls volleyball, which also accounts for their overall total. They received their previous honor in 2020. The sportsmanship and enthusiasm during a 25-10, 23-25, 25-19, 25-21 win in the first-ever Division 5 championship game against Columbus Catholic and the Lancers’ 25-21, 21-25, 25-20, 25-19 semifinal victory versus Sheboygan Christian contributed to excellent evaluations. Schools receiving honorable mention were Bay Port, Columbus Catholic, Lake Country Lutheran, Mineral Point, Newman Catholic, Oak Creek, St. Thomas More, Shawano and Sheboygan Christian.
Appleton North was the winner of the award for the State Boys Volleyball Tournament held in conjunction with the girls tournament. The Lightning are being recognized for their sportsmanship above the other seven schools participating in the one-division tournament. They fell in their quarterfinal match to Germantown by scores of 30-28, 25-21, 25-17. It’s the first time Appleton North has been presented with the award. Kenosha Indian Trail received honorable mention for the award.
Kohler is the recipient of the Sportsmanship Award at the State Girls Team Tennis Tournament held Oct. 25-26 at Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison. It’s the second time the Blue Bombers have been awarded the honor. The previous selection in boys basketball came in 1999. Kohler fell 5-2 in their semifinal match against Aquinas. Honorable Mention for the award was issued to Neenah.
Award winners receive a trophy and banner in recognition of the honor. Schools receiving honorable mention are acknowledged with a certificate of recognition. The selection process includes contributions and evaluations from contest officials, tournament management, police and security personnel, crowd control and ushers, WIAA staff members, and area hotels and restaurants on occasion.
The Southern Door boys basketball team kicks off their week on Monday with a home non-conference matchup against Seymour.
In their last game, Drew Daoust led all scorers with 29, followed closely by Lauden Berg with 26 and Caden Pierre with 23 as the Eagles topped Sevastopol 80-66. Several of those point came form the free throw line, where the Eagles shot 18 for 22. The Eagles have opened the year 3-0, averaging over 30 points a game thanks to Daoust averaging 30 points, Berg 23, and Pierre 15 in the early going.
The Thunder suffered its first loss of the season on Friday, falling to Menasha 74-68. Thanks to Kyler Marks averaging 20 points and 10 rebounds a game, the Thunder had posted four-straight wins by double digits before falling to the Blue Jays.
Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m.
The Green Bay Packers were up two scores before the Seattle Seahawks could even get settled at home in a 30-13 win for the visitors Sunday night.
The Packers scored touchdowns on their first two possessions thanks to the legs of Josh Jacobs from one yard out and the hands of Romeo Doubs on a 13-yard play to make it 14-0 before the second quarter. The two teams traded field goals in the second quarter to give the Packers a 20-3 lead at the break and a 23-6 advantage at the end of the third quarter.
Trading scores continued to be a theme in the fourth quarter thanks to Zach Charbonnet scoring from 24 yards out and Doubs recording his second touchdown in the back endzone to make it a 30-13 final.
Jordan Love's night ended with him going 20-27 for 229 yards and two touchdowns. Jacobs led a rushing attack that accumulated 140 yards on the night as he rushed for 94 yards on 26 attempts. The Packers were also able to get to the quarterback, especially after Geno Smith's injury in the second half forced Sam Howell into action. The team registered seven sacks and two interceptions, including two sacks from Kingsley Engabare and picks from Edgerrin Cooper and Carrington Valentine.
The Packers are at home next Monday when they host the New Orleans Saints.
After a forgettable Saturday afternoon for both squads, a step down in divisions may be a welcome respite for the Green Bay Phoenix basketball teams.
In Green Bay, the Phoenix women challenged but could not overtake the bigger Creighton Saturday afternoon, losing the game 74-52. It was 11-0 before the Phoenix even got onto the scoreboard. The women would get the game to within single digits, only to see the Blue Jays stretch their lead again. Natalie McNeal was the lone Phoenix in double figures with 19 points. Jenna Guyer and Maddy Schrieber each had seven points, while Callie Genke chipped in six. They will play Ripon College on Thursday at 6 p.m.
In Santa Barbara, the Phoenix men's four-point lead at halftime quickly turned into another 20-point-plus loss, this time an 83-66 point loss to UC Santa Barbara. The Gauchos made their run when Anthony Roy went out, outscoring the Phoenix 40-24 from that point on. Jeremiah Johnson did his part to keep the Phoenix in the game, leading the team with 18 points. Preston Ruedinger chipped in another 13 points. The Phoenix are home against Michigan Tech on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
The Youngstown Phantoms found the back of the net four times in the second period to sprint the Green Bay Gamblers on Saturday 5-2.
Mykhailo Danylov matched an earlier goal by the Phantoms with one of his own to tie the Gamblers in the first period. The floodgates opened after Egor Shilov scored halfway through the second period. The Phantoms tied the game one minute later and piled on after that, including two goals in the frame's final minute. Gavin Moffatt had his second straight rough game against the Phantoms, allowing five goals on 29 shots faced.
The Gamblers will take a break for the holidays before they return to action on December 27th and 28th against the Madison Capitols at the Resch Center.
The Green Bay Packers look to shake off the rust and the loss when they take the field against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night.
The Packers have not played since December 5th, when they lost to the Detroit Lions on a game-winning field goal in the final seconds. In the 34-31 defeat, Jordan Love finished the game with 11 completions for 206 yards and one touchdown, while Josh Jacobs racked up 66 yards to go along with his three touchdowns.
The Seahawks have won four straight games, including last week's 30-18 victory over the Arizona Cardinals. Zach Charbonnet rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns, while quarterback Geno Smith threw for one more score.
Game time is set for 7:20 p.m.
The area's four teams went to two separate tournaments in the region on Saturday.
Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol's Zak Wrobel and Spencer Madsen captured a little history on their way to the top of the podium. SBS ended up in third place overall thanks to titles from Wrobel and Madsen and top-three finishes from Nate Hasenjager, Harrison Schartner, Ethan Denamur, and Patrick Shefchik. Wrobel's pin of Waupun's Landen Larsen marked his 100th win of his varsity career. Madsen also set the record for the most two-point near falls during the tournament.
A small contingent of wrestlers from Kewaunee still brought home hardware from the Brillion Invitational on Saturday. Trevor Gauthier was the lone Storm wrestler in the top three, earning three wins before losing to Colton Klug of Brillion via tech fall in the championship match to earn second place.
The Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team could not hold off host Bay Port for another Battle on the Bay title, but individuals still brought home plenty of hardware from the tournament. The Spartans were led by Carson Neubert, who won the 132-pound weight class. Seven others finished in the top six in the 32-team tournament.
Lance Veeser was the lone Southern Door wrestler to finish in the Top 10 of his weight class at Saturday's Battle on the Bay at Bay Port High School in Suamico. He pinned his first two opponents before being forced to forfeit two of his final three matches due to medical reasons. Clark LeFevre, Lukas Kallin, and Chance Dekeyser also won two matches on the day.
Picture courtesy of SBS Wrestling
It was a rough afternoon for Gibraltar and Sevastopol in girls basketball ahead of their tilt on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, the Vikings are back in action when they travel to Institute to face the Pioneers. Tim Kowols and Jacob Nate will have the call on 105.1 The GOAT beginning at 7 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the tip off at 7:15 p.m.
After the girls took the mats on Friday, the boys will get their turn on Saturday in high school wrestling action.
Southern Door and Luxemburg-Casco Appleton North, Ashwaubenon, Bay Port, Beaver Dam, Brookfield East, De Pere, Denmark, East Troy, Elkhorn, Escanaba, Franklin, Germantown, Homestead, Kewaskum, Kiel, Mishicot, Mukwonago, Oconto Falls, Oshkosh West, Pewaukee, Plymouth, Seymour, Shawano Community, Slinger, St. Croix Falls, Wausau West, West Bend West, West De Pere, Winneconne, and Wrightstown for the Battle on the Bay at Bay Port in Suamico beginning at 8 a.m.
Kewaunee and Sturgeon Bay will follow the lead of the area's girls wrestling team and head to Brillion for the boys tournament. Little Chute, Green Bay United, Lourdes Academy, Manitowoc Lutheran, Peshtigo, Waupaca, Waupun, West Bend East, and Xavier will also compete when the tournament begins at 9:30 a.m.
In Friday's action, Southern Door's 67 points were good enough to be the area's top-performing team and the sixth-best at the Brillion Girls Wrestling Tournament won by Bonduel. The Eagles' Sydney Turner recorded three pins at 138 pounds en route to an individual title. Nora LeFevre rebounded from a loss in the semis to take third place at 120 pounds. Portia Hah went 3-3 to take sixth overall. Lanie Brauer returned home from Brillion as the only Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestler to earn hardware at Friday's Brillion Girls Wrestling Tournament. Brauer went 4-2 on the day and won fourth place overall. Izzy Andreae won four of her six matches, but ended up short of the podium. One of Luxemburg-Casco's three girls wrestlers garnered a podium finish at Friday's tournament in Brillion. Kiley Georgel won four of her five matches to win third place overall at 185 pounds. Evelyn Lange picked up two wins, while Jakayla earned one win.
Two Door County girls basketball teams will spend their Saturday on the court with a pair of non-conference games.
Gibraltar will stick around town to face Wabeno-Laona at 4 p.m. while Sevastopol welcomes Manitowoc Lutheran at 2 p.m. Both teams are coming off of tough Packerland Conference losses on Thursday with the Vikings falling to Peshtigo and the Pioneers losing to Algoma.
The two teams will face each other on Tuesday in Institute. Tim Kowols and Jacob Nate will have the call on 105.1 The GOAT beginning at 7 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the tip-off at 7:15 p.m.
The Green Bay Gamblers' netminder gave up at least two goals in each period as they lost to the Youngstown Phantoms 8-3 Friday night at the Resch Center.
Aidan Park's 14th goal of the season broke up a streak of three straight goals for the Phantoms to open the game. After the Phantoms chased Gavin Moffatt early in the second period after two more goals. Andrew O'Sullivan and Egor Shilov narrowed the advantage to 5-3 heading into the third. The Gamblers' Dylan Johnson allowed three goals in the third period, giving seven different players multi-point games.
The Phantoms and the Gamblers will play a rubber match at the Resch Center on Saturday at 6:05 p.m.
Friday night provided mixed results for the area's boys basketball teams.
In their first game without former head coach Logan Vandervelden, Luxemburg-Casco fell to Clintonville 57-52.
Over on 105.1 The GOAT, an eight-minute scoring drought spelled trouble for the Gibraltar Vikings boys basketball team as they lost to the Oconto Blue Devils in Fish Creek Friday night.
Kewaunee cruised to an easy home victory over NEW Lutheran, winning the game 86-48.
Basketball courts were busy on Thursday as all of the area's girls basketball teams were in action.
Kewaunee kept its perfect Packerland start alive with a 52-36 win over Oconto.
A mostly-full boys basketball slate on Friday night will feature two games on the NEW Radio Sports Network.
Sevastopol and Sturgeon Bay meet Friday night hoping to wipe Tuesday night losses off their minds. The game is scheduled for a 7:00 PM tip-off and Jacob Nate will have the call on U102.1.
The Gibraltar boys basketball team will search for their second win in a row and its first at home this season when they welcome Oconto to Fish Creek Friday night. Tim Kowols will have the call on 105.1 The GOAT beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the tipoff at 7 p.m.
Other games scheduled for Friday night include Luxemburg-Casco traveling to Clintonville (7 p.m.), Kewaunee welcoming NEW Lutheran (7 p.m.), and Algoma hosting Peshtigo ( 7p.m.).
The area's girls wrestling teams will all head to Brillion for a tournament on Friday.
Southern Door, Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol, and Luxemburg-Casco are expected to join Bay Port, Bonduel, Brillion, Campbellsport, Chilton, De Pere, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, Florence, Fox Valley Lutheran, Grafton, Green Bay Preble, Green Bay United, Horicon, Laconia, Lena, Manawa, Manitowoc Lincoln, Marinette, Mishicot, New London, Oconto Falls, Omro, Peshtigo, Plymouth, Random Lake, Reedsville, Rosholt, Shawano Community, Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan North, Two Rivers, Waupaca, Waupun, West Bend East, West De Pere, Whitefish Bay, Winneconne, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, Wrightstown, and Xavier at the meet.
The Weigh-ins will occur at 3:30 p.m. before the wrestling begins at 4:30 p.m.
In Thursday's action, Luxemburg-Casco knocked off conference rival Denmark 45-20.
An Aidan Park hat trick was more than enough for the Green Bay Gamblers to take a 5-2 win over the Youngstown Phantoms Thursday night at the Resch Center.
The game was tied at one after the first period but two goals in the second and third periods gave the Gamblers the cushion they needed to secure the victory after a tough set in the American Cup last week against Des Moines. Park scored a goal a period while Reece Cordray tallied his in the second and Egor Shilov registered his first USHL goal in the third.
The two teams meet again at the Resch Center Friday night for a 7:05 p.m. puck drop.
Photo courtesy of Green Bay Gamblers
The Southern Door Athletic Hall of Fame is proud to announce its Hall of Fame Induction Class for 2025. This year’s inductees are Mitchell Gerend, Class of 2016
and Derik LeCaptain, Class of 2019.
The Induction Ceremony will take place in the Eagle Gym on Friday, February 21st at half-time of the Eagles boys’ basketball game vs Kewaunee. Game time is 7:00 p.m.
Mitchell Gerend is a 2016 graduate of Southern Door, and a 12-varsity letter winner in football, basketball, golf, and baseball. He was a Packerland All-Conference Offensive Football Player of the Year in his senior year, as well as being named to the All-Conference team all four years. In basketball, Mitchell received first team All-Conference recognition his junior and senior year. In the spring, Gerend participated in golf his first two years and baseball his final two years. He was named to the first team All-Conference baseball team both years of participation. After high school, Gerend attended UW-Oshkosh where he furthered his athletic career playing football. During this time, he was a 4-year letter winner and two-time Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) champion. He obtained Bachelor’s Degrees in both Computer Science and Economics and Supply Chain Management. After college, Gerend began his professional career at U.S. Venture, where he currently is the lead of the Enterprise Advanced Analytics organization. He and his wife, Nikayla, reside in Kimberly.
Derik LeCaptain is a 2019 graduate of Southern Door and is a 12-varsity letter winner in football, basketball, and baseball. He was a Packerland All-Conference football linebacker and running back, as well as Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year his junior and senior years. He was also named All-Region running back his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. Derik was also a Packerland First Team All-Conference basketball player, earning a membership of a Regional Championship team in his 2017-2018 season. In baseball, he was an All-Conference infielder for four years. After high school, Derik attended the University of Minnesota, where he furthered his sports career in football. He is currently playing in his seventh season as a linebacker and is one of this year's team captains. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and is now pursuing a master’s degree in Youth Development Leadership. After college, he plans on pursuing a career in the National Football League.
The Hall of Fame was established by the Southern Door Athletic Booster Club, to establish pride, preserve tradition, and honor former athletes and coaches who have distinguished themselves in the field of athletics through their performance and representation of Southern Door High School. Plaques honoring all inductees are on display in lobby outside the Eagle Gym. Nominations for induction class of 2026 can be submitted to Southern Door Hall of Fame Chair: Courtney Renard, at crenard@sdsd.k12.wi.us. Deadline for next year’s class is October 15th, 2025.
The area's girls basketball teams take center stage on Thursday night, including one game that will be featured on U-102.1.
It may be early in the season, but both the Southern Door Eagles and Sturgeon Bay Clippers wish to erase the "0" in their win columns. One team will be guaranteed a victory as the teams meet Thursday night in Sturgeon Bay. The game can be heard on U102.1, with Jacob Nate providing the call. Scheduled tip-off is 7:00 pm.
Other girls basketball games scheduled for Thursday include Luxemburg-Casco hosting Clintonville (7 p.m.), Kewaunee welcoming Oconto (7 p.m.), Sevastopol traveling to Algoma (7 p.m.), and Gibraltar playing Peshtigo at home (6 p.m.).
After wrestling in a pair of multi-team duals last week, Luxemburg-Casco will only have to worry about one squad on Thursday night when they face Denmark.
The Spartans swept a quad meet at Green Bay Preble before going 2-3 in a home multi-team meet last Thursday. In Saturday's action, Joseph Jeanquart,and Carson Neubert went 5-0 on the day while Carson Blohowiak and Blakelee Bastien went 4-1. The Vikings swept their duals in Kewaunee (77-6 vs. Kewaunee, 72-10 vs. Southern Door) last Thursday while sweeping their matches in Kiel two days later. They have scored at least 62 points in six of their seven duals this season.
The first matches begin at 6:30 p.m.
Picture by Jenny Salentine
Both rivalry games were blowouts as the road team picked up wins in the I-43 Battle between Green Bay and Milwaukee's basketball teams.
In Milwaukee, the Phoenix women shot 52 percent from the field and 50 percent from behind the arc as they downed the Panthers 86-53. A back-and-forth affair in the opening half got out of hand in the third quarter when the Phoenix outscored the Panthers 31-11. Three players registered double figures, led by 20 points from Maddy Schreiber.
Things did not go as well at the Resch Center as the Phoenix men lost to the Panthers 88-67. After being down by eight at the break, the Phoenix got the deficit down to three before the Panthers went on a 26-6 run that ended any thoughts of a comeback. Anthony Roy marked his return to the lineup with 20 points while Marcus Hall added 18 points in the defeat.
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The Green Bay Packers' outgoing president will be in the spotlight before the team's matchup against the New Orleans Saints.
The organization announced on Wednesday that President and CEO Mark Murphy will be honored during the Packers/Saints game with a commemorative coin and pin, the cover of the game program, a special video tribute, and a ceremony during the December 23rd affair. Murphy has spent 17 years with the Packers after leaving his job as athletic director at Northwestern in 2008. In addition to the team's success on the field, Murphy engineered the development of the adjacent Titletown District, contracted more than $600 million in improvements to Lambeau Field, and brought the 2025 NFL Draft to Green Bay.
The DCY Swim Team made waves this past weekend, securing an outstanding victory at the Walter Schroeder Finalist Meet, one of the premier winter swim meets for YMCA teams in Wisconsin and Illinois. The event, known for attracting top talent across all age groups, saw 16 teams and over 2,500 events contested, with DCY SWIM emerging triumphant as one of the smallest yet mightiest teams in attendance.
With a roster of just 32 swimmers, the DCY Swim Team competed in 153 individual events and eight relays, achieving a remarkable 63 top-six finishes that contributed to their team score. Over 60 personal bests were recorded across the three-day competition, showcasing the dedication and skill of these athletes.
While holding strong in second place through Friday and Saturday, it was the younger age groups who propelled DCY to the top on Sunday, delivering outstanding performances that helped secure the overall win. This achievement was further highlighted by Julia Michalski and Daylia Sund, who both surpassed the National Cut for the 100 Breaststroke with incredible times of 1:07, well under the 1:08.19 qualifying mark.
DCY’s 15-and-over relay teams also impressed, swimming within striking distance of national qualifying times, underscoring the depth and potential of this dynamic group.
“This victory is a testament to the hard work and focus of our swimmers,” said Mike McHugh, Director of Competitive Swim. “To achieve this level of success as a smaller team is truly extraordinary. We couldn’t be prouder of our athletes.”
Up Next: Jingle Bell Meet at DCY
The DCY Swim Team will host the Jingle Bell Meet this Saturday, welcoming seven teams from across the region. This event promises to deliver thrilling races and the opportunity to see some of the fastest swimmers in the state. Community members are encouraged to attend and cheer on these talented athletes.
The Southern Door Eagles lost a cliffhanger to the Mischicot Indians 54-42.
The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans fell to the Ashwaubenon Jaguars 66-41.
On U102.1, If the rest of the season goes anything like Tuesday's game between the Sevastopol Pioneers and the Southern Door Eagles did, fans are in for treats. The Eagles downed the Pioneers 80-66.
In Green Bay, on 105.1 The Goat, the Gibraltar Vikings edged the NEW Lutheran Blazers 69-67 in overtime.
The Algoma Wolves topped Oconto 61-56, with Parker Lishka leading the way with 22 points.
Sturgeon Bay fell to the Peshtigo Bulldogs 60-48.
The Kewaunee Storm dropped a non-conference game with the Bonduel Bears 81-60.
In the NEC, Luxemburg-Casco fell to Oconto Falls 65-45.
The Milwaukee Bucks will play in the NBA Cup semifinals in Las Vegas after knocking off the Orlando Magic 114-109 at Fiserv Forum Tuesday night.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 37 points, and Damian Lillard added 28 for the Bucks, who improved to 13-11 and 9-4 at home.
The Magic were led by Jalen Suggs, who dropped in a team-high 32 points.
The Bucks battled back from an 11-point first-quarter deficit to take a 60-59 lead at intermission.
Lillard keyed the Bucks at the end of the game, scoring key baskets and free throws to salt the victory away for Milwaukee.
The Green Bay Packers are ready to welcome more events to Lambeau Field after finishing a third locker room at the facility this month.
Green Bay media outlets got a chance to tour the new 8,500-square-foot space on Monday, which has 90 locker stalls, shower stalls, and more to entice more college football games and professional soccer matches to Lambeau Field. The Packers haven't hosted a non-team event at Lambeau Field since Manchester City and Bayern Munich played an exhibition in 2022.
The tour comes as the Green Bay Press-Gazette reports that the Green Bay/Brown County Professional Football Stadium District called for the city and the Packers to reopen negotiations for a new stadium lease. According to Richard Ryman, the city called off talks in January after it rejected proposals by the Packers to extend the lease beyond 2032. They said it included items not included in previous discussions and would cost the city money in the long run. The Packers are withholding other improvements to Lambeau Field until a new lease agreement is reached.
Three area teams will be featured on two NEW Radio Sports Network broadcasts as boys basketball kicks off its second full week of competition on Tuesday night.
The Sevastopol Pioneers enter their first conference game of the season with a 2-0 record on Tuesday night as the host also undefeated Southern Door Eagles who are 2-0 overall,1-0 in conference.Jacob Nate will have the call on U102.1 and NEW Radio Sports Network. Pregame will be 15 minutes prior to the scheduled 7:15 tip off.
The Gibraltar Vikings boys basketball team looks for its first win of the season in Green Bay Tuesday night when they face NEW Lutheran. Tim Kowols will have the call from Green Bay on 105.1 The GOAT and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the tip-off at 7 p.m.
Other boys basketball games scheduled for Tuesday include Luxemburg-Casco hosting Oconto Falls (7 p.m.), Kewaunee traveling to Bonduel (7:15 p.m.), Sturgeon Bay visiting Peshtigo (7 p.m.), and Algoma heading to Oconto (7 p.m.),.
The Sevastopol, Algoma and Kewaunee girls basketball teams provided the bright spots in the area's action on Monday night.
The Algoma girls basketball team continued their hot start to the season, beating Oconto 66-45.
Kewaunee blistered NEW Lutheran 72-22.
Southern Door was doubled up by Oconto Falls 66-33. They will try again against Mishicot on the road at 6:45 p.m.
Also playing on Tuesday night, Luxemburg-Casco hits the road to play a non-conference game against Ashwaubenon (7 p.m.).
Packerland girls basketball returns Monday night with a full slate of games.
The games include includes Sevastopol hosting Sturgeon Bay (7:15 p.m.), Southern Door traveling to Oconto Falls (7 p.m.), Gibraltar heading the same direction but stopping just short in Oconto (7 p.m.), Algoma playing at Peshtigo (7 p.m.), and Kewaunee visiting NEW Lutheran (7 p.m.).
It will be the status quo for the area's fall sports after the WIAA announced its divisional movement due to its performance factor process.
School programs reaching the six-point threshold during the past three seasons are placed in the division containing the next largest set of enrollments from where the schools’ enrollments would place them for each respective sport other than track & field, swimming &?diving–which do not have a team component to advancement in the Tournament Series–and sports with only one division. Schools are restricted to moving up a maximum of one division from the previous year’s placement.
No school in Door and Kewaunee counties has received enough points over the last three years to warrant a move, though Luxemburg Casco's runner-up finish in the state volleyball tournament puts them a step ahead toward being bumped up for 2026 if they experience similar success next year. Currently, Luxemburg-Casco wrestling is the only team to be affected by the initiative.
This initiative affords schools the opportunity to request to move to a division with lower enrollments for all sports except football, swimming &?diving, and track &?field in 2025-26. The Classification Committee reviewed four such requests for girls volleyball (Omro, Oshkosh North, Salam and Sheboygan South), one for boys soccer (Sheboygan South), one for both boys and girls cross country (Sheboygan South boys and girls), and two for girls tennis (Roncalli/Two Rivers and Sheboygan South). The committee approved four requests in girls volleyball (Omro, Oshkosh North, Salam and Sheboygan South), one in boys soccer (Sheboygan South), one in boys cross country (Sheboygan South) and one in girls tennis (Sheboygan South).
The school sports programs that have accumulated at least six points to engage a promotion to a division with higher enrollments–if their 2025-26 tournament placement enrollment doesn’t initially move them up a division–are listed below. Please note that programs that meet the performance points threshold to be promoted and are initially assigned to a lower enrollment division–based on their 2025-26 tournament assignment enrollments–will be promoted back into the division they competed in during the most recent season’s Tournament Series.
Boys Cross Country (9)
Cedar Grove-Belgium
Hudson
Kohler
Lakeside Lutheran
Marquette
Oconomowoc
Solon Springs/Northwood
Stevens Point Area Senior High School
West Salem
Girls Cross Country (7)
Assumption
Bloomer
Muskego
Neenah
Slinger
University School of Milwaukee
Xavier
Football (9)
Aquinas
Badger
Bay Port
Edgar
Grantsburg
Kimberly
Notre Dame
Stratford
Wrightstown
Girls Golf (6)
Bay Port
Divine Savior Holy Angels
Edgewood
Middleton
Prescott
Westosha Central
Boys Soccer (6)
Brookfield East
Lake Country Lutheran
Marquette
Middleton
Shoreland Lutheran
Waukesha West
Girls Tennis (5)
Aquinas
Arrowhead
Middleton
University School of Milwaukee
Xavier
Girls Volleyball (6)
Divine Savior Holy Angels
Howards Grove
Oconomowoc
St. Croix Falls
Wonewoc-Center
Xavier
The performance factor process affords schools the opportunity to appeal their promotion to the division with the next largest enrollments based on performance points. Of the 48 programs listed above that compiled points to engage in a promotion, 11 appeals were submitted. The Classification Committee evaluated one appeal in girls volleyball (Wonewoc-Center), two in boys soccer (Lake Country Lutheran and Waukesha West), three in boys cross country (Cedar Grove-Belgium, Solon Springs and West Salem), two in girls cross country (Lancaster and Xavier), one in girls tennis (Aquinas) and two in football (Badger and Wrightstown). The two approved appeals were Wonewoc-Center in girls volleyball and Xavier in girls cross country.
The original ad hoc committee consisting of 11 superintendents/district administrators, six athletic directors, one principal and one principal/athletic director proposed the performance factor process, which was approved by a 265-115 membership vote at the 2023 Annual Meeting that is being implemented in 2024-25. The current committee consists of nine athletic directors, two principals ad seven superintendents
The performance factor initiative promotes school programs that reach a threshold of tournament success based on a performance point system allocated over a three-year period.
The WIAA will determine the Tournament Series assignments to be released for all 2025 fall sports except football and girls volleyball in early January 2025. For more on the performance factor process, visit the Classification Committee homepage on the WIAA website.
The Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team's loss to Cleveland State not only dropped them to 2-8 on the season, but prompted several questions about the state of the team on Saturday.
At the Resch Center, Cleveland State's bench outscored the Phoenix men 45-20 as they won the game 83-61. With head coach Doug Gottlieb choosing not to play his star player Anthony Roy due to philosophical differences, Foster Wonders and Mac Wrecke each tallied 10 points while Jeremiah Johnson chipped in nine points in the loss. After the game, Gottlieb would not discuss the specifics as to why his star player was benched, but compared the situation to building a house.
“It’s like if you build a house — that’s what we’re doing, we’re building a house. And if you go like, ‘Wow, you know, the foundation, well we can save money here, we save money there. You get one chance at a dream home. It’s my dream home. I’m building it. I’m going to spend the extra time and extra expense and do it the right way," Gottlieb said.
Roy did go into specifics on social media, saying his benching stemmed from him missing a morning shootaround. He was contrite in his post saying that "sitting out against Cleveland State was a very humbling experience. From here on out, I’m committed to holding myself to the highest standard. Not just in how I play, but in how I carry myself as a teammate and as a representative of this program. To my teammates and coaches, thank you for holding me accountable. I’ll do everything I can to lead by example from this point forward.”
Gottlieb accepted the apology, signaling its time to move forward and focus on their game against Milwaukee on Wednesday.
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control approved a fast-track conference realignment recommendation and other action items at its December meeting today.
The Board voted in support of a conference realignment fast-track recommendation to move The Prairie School from an independent status into the Southeast Conference in girls golf only, effective next fall. Other action items approved by the Board include the acceptance of 2023-24 independent audit report provided by Hawkins Ash CPAs, as well as the monthly general financial fund statements and reports.
The executive staff provided information to the Board reviewing the Wisconsin Athletic Director Association Conference in November, the fall Tournament Series, continued efforts to recruit and retain licensed sport officials, as well as updates on the Student-Athlete Leadership Team and the Calendar and Contact Committee. The staff also created awareness of the upcoming membership elections and the Feb. 25, 2025, deadline to declare candidacy.
The Board was apprised of a number of potential Constitutional amendments to be voted on by the membership at the Annual Meeting. Included in the discussion was the possible elimination of the Middle Level membership; a maximum contest limit for ninth-grade programs; Name, Image and Likeness regulation language and the efforts to educate the membership on the topic; election dates; a requirement for fans ejected from an interscholastic event to complete an online sportsmanship course prior to attending future home events; and a proposal addressing summer coaching contact advanced by the Calendar and Contact Committee.
In addition, the Board received liaison reports from Paul Manriquez of the Department of Public Instruction, Dan Rossmiller of the Wisconsin Association of School Boards and Brittany Spencer Grant of the Wisconsin Athletic Directors Association.
The WIAA, as defined by its Constitution, is a voluntary, unincorporated, and nonprofit organization. The membership oversees interscholastic athletic programs for 514 senior high schools and 36 junior high/middle level schools in its membership. For more information, please contact the WIAA office at (715) 344-8580.
The WIAA family is deeply saddened by the loss of Karen Kuhn, 82, who was one of the first and greatest girls’ interscholastic sports pioneers in Wisconsin and the nation.
Kuhn became the first woman to serve on the WIAA executive staff when she joined the WIAA as an administrative assistant to the executive director on June 15, 1971. She was the WIAA's first sports coordinator responsible for administration of girls’ sports programs.
She was promoted to the assistant to the director in 1973, and in 1992, Kuhn was elevated to associate director. Prior to her retirement in June 2002, she was instrumental in assisting with the enhancement and growth of girls’ high school athletic opportunities statewide. Later, she would extend her expertise to boys’ sports responsibilities as well.
“The impact that Karen has had on this organization and education-based athletics in this state has been tremendous and her legacy will last forever,” WIAA Executive Director Stephanie Hauser said.
During her 31-year career with the WIAA, Kuhn was responsible for coordination of administrative efforts, playing rules, season regulations, tournament planning procedures, officials’ assignments for the sports of basketball, track & field, cross country and volleyball. She also served as the coordinator for swimming and diving, girls’ golf and girls’ tennis in addition to supervising the WIAA's Junior High/Middle Level. Additional supervisory responsibilities included gender equity issues and cheerleading.
Her experience and knowledge of girls’ interscholastic athletics made an impact at the national level, which earned her the respect of colleagues throughout the country. Kuhn was inducted into the National Federation of State High School Associations Hall of Fame in 2002. Her work at the national level included being a member of the Girls’ Advisory Council for the Division of Girls and Womens’ Sports, and she conducted presentations on various topics at the NFHS meetings, civic groups, banquets and college classes. Other NFHS committees she served on included the rules writing committees for track & field, volleyball, swimming and diving, and basketball.
At the state level, she served on WIAA task forces to study gender equity as it related to equal seasons and the imbalance of girls’ sports in fall, winter and spring seasons; seeding team sports; and out-of-season rules and regulations.
Kuhn received many honors and awards during her illustrious career. In 1996, she received the United States Volleyball Association Meritorious Service Award, and she was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Women's Sports Advocates of Wisconsin, Inc., in 1994. Kuhn was given the Award of Merit by the Wisconsin High School Track Coaches Association in 1995 and was presented with the Citation Honor Award by the Wisconsin Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance in 1992 and 2000. In addition, she has received Recognition and Leadership Awards from the Milwaukee Association of Swimming Officials, Wisconsin Cross Country Coaches Association, Wisconsin Athletic Directors Association, Wisconsin Track and Field Coaches Association, the NFHS and the United States Olympic Committee.
Upon her retirement, former WIAA Executive Director Doug Chickering praised Kuhn for her many accomplishments.
"Karen is more than a pioneer; she is a giant in the development of sports programs for high school girls," he said. "Her skills, though, should not be overshadowed by her gender associated reputation. She is truly a model for future athletic administrators, male or female.
"Her unselfish willingness to do whatever it takes to succeed, coupled with an enviable work ethic, served this membership for more than 30 years," he continued. "Karen's legacy will always be her determination to "stay the course" through good times and bad. She will continue to be an inspiration."
Kuhn's commitment to education and interscholastic athletics spanned almost four decades, including seven years as a teacher. She began her career in education at Steuben Junior High School in Milwaukee from 1964-66. She then taught at St. Francis High School for two years from 1966-1968 before teaching physical education at Whitefish Bay High School from 1968-71.
We miss Karen. Her name and legacy at the WIAA and the NFHS will never be forgotten.
Area wrestling teams piled up plenty of matches on Saturday to cap off a busy start to the 2024-2025 campaign.
Kewaunee wrestler earned one title and missed out two others at Saturday's Kimberly Papermaker Invitational. Arianna Niemojuski won three of her four matches by pin as she won the 152 pound weight class for girls. Aidan Ducat posted two tech falls and a pin to go along with an exciting sudden victory match in the third round before he was majored in the championship match. Mitchell Boeder suffered a similar fate at 285 pounds as he posted two pins and a regular decision before he was majored in his final match of the day.
The Luxemburg- Casco wrestling team won two of its five matches on Saturday during its home duals featuring teams from around the state. The Spartans started the day by beating Sheboygan Falls 78-0 and Oshkosh West 38-33 before losing its duals to Weyauwega-Fremont 36-31, Port Washington 39-36, and Bay Port 51-20. Joseph Jeanquart, Blakelee Bastien, and Carson Neubert went 5-0 on the day.
The Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestling team came home with two gold medals and a silver from their day at the Kimberly Papermaker Invitational on Saturday. Spencer Madsen registered two pins and a technical fall en route to a championship at 165 pounds, while Zak Wrobel collected three pins for his title at 175 pounds. Ethan Denamur had two pins, but was pinned himself in the first period of his championship match to take second place.
The Southern Door Eagles wrestling team could only muster 15 points across two matches at Saturday's Schoenherr Duals. Giving up five weight classes to state-power Stratford, Lance Veeser's 3-1 regular decision represented the Eagles' lone points in a 76-3 loss. Veeser also earned the lone contested win in a 69-12 loss to Wittenberg-Birnamwood.
Saturday's slim slate featured a pair of blowouts going against local teams on opposite sides of Door and Kewaunee counties.
Neither the men nor the women could fill the W column for the Green Bay Phoenix on Saturday.
In Fort Wayne, Ind., the Phoenix women could never dig out of a five-point halftime deficit before losing to the Mastodons 67-66. Jasmine Kondrakiewicz registered a double-double with 20 points and 13 rebounds. Maddy Schreiber contributed 14 points and Cassie Schiltz added nine points in the loss. A 5-0 run late after the Phoenix took a slim point lead with over six minutes remaining proved fatal as the women will now wait for its matchup at Milwaukee on Wednesday.
At the Resch Center, Cleveland State's bench outscored the Phoenix men 45-20 as they won the game 83-61. With head coach Doug Gottlieb choosing not to play his star player Anthony Roy due to philosophical differences, Foster Wonders and Mac Wrecke each tallied 10 points while Jeremiah Johnson chipped in nine points in the loss. They will return to the Resch Center on Wednesday to face Milwaukee.
The area's boys basketball teams complete their first full week of competition on Saturday, with two of the teams playing against each other on the NEW Radio Sports Network.
The other game scheduled for Saturday will see Gibraltar travel to Kohler for a 5:30 p.m. matchup.
The area's wrestling teams will be out and about on Saturday to conclude their first week of competitions.
Luxemburg-Casco will host a series of duals on Saturday featuring Bay Port, Oshkosh West, Port Washington, Sheboygan Falls, and Weyauwega-Fremont. The first matches begin at 9 a.m.
Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol head to Kimberly for a tournament that will features brackets for boys and girls. The girls tournament will feature Appleton West, Appleton North, Fond du Lac, Neenah, Menasha, Oshkosh West, West De Pere, Sun Prairie East, Brillion, Chilton, Dodgeland, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, Fox Valley Lutheran, Freedom, Manawa, New Holstein, Shiocton, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, Manitowoc Lincoln, New London, Berlin, Xavier, Merrill, Bay Port, Green Lake/Princeton, Wrightstown, Sun Prairie West, and Shawano Community. The boys tournament will feature Kewaunee along with Appleton North, Menasha, Sun Prairie East, Ashwaubenon, Berlin, Chilton, Coleman, Dodgeland, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, Shiocton, Manitowoc Lincoln, Merrill, and Green Lake/Princeton. The first matches are at 8:15 a.m.
Southern Door will head to Stratford to face Crandon, De Pere, Wausau East, and Wittenberg-Birnamwood. Matches begin at 9 a.m.
In girls wrestling action on Friday, Southern Door took third place with 97 points in its own scramble tournament. Luxemburg-Casco took fifth place with 55 points, and Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol took 11th with 20 points.
The Green Bay Phoenix basketball teams will go in opposite directions on Saturday for their Horizon League matchups on Saturday.
The Phoenix men return to the Resch Center for a 2 p.m. tip against Cleveland State. They led by six points at the break, but a five-plus minute scoring drought paired with a 14-0 run by IU-Indianapolis led to an 84-75 defeat. Both teams were streaky in the first half, with the Phoenix answering a 10-0 Jaguars run with one of their own. Anthony Roy again led the way with 34 points, with Foster Wonders adding 14 and Marcus Hall chipping in with another 11.
The Phoenix women head to Indiana but will stop in Fort Wayne for their 1 p.m. matchup against the Mastodons. They outscored the Jaguars 22-3 in the first quarter to a 78-56 win. The Phoenix hit nine three-pointers in the contest, with Luxemburg-Casco alum Cassie Schiltz knocking down four en route to a 12-point game. She was one of five players to reach double-figures, led by Maddy Schreiber's 16 points.
The area's girls basketball teams ended their week with games on Friday night.
The Algoma girls basketball team continued their hot start to the season, beating Oconto 66-45.
NEW Lutheran had three players score in double-figures to get past Gibraltar in a 65-45 win.
It was a good night to be a Kewaunee County basketball player on a busy night for boys basketball.
Luxemburg-Casco picked up its first win in the Logan Vander Velden era with a 62-48 decision over Marinette.
Southern Door was in cruise control against Peshtigo in an 88-59 victory.
Sturgeon Bay outlasted visiting Oconto as they won 62-53.
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Southern Door and Sevastopol renew their Door County rivalry on Friday night to highlight the girls basketball slate.
The Eagles and Pioneers meet in Institute for the 7:15 p.m. matchup. Other games tipping off on Friday night include Gibraltar hosting NEW Lutheran (6:30 p.m.), Luxemburg-Casco hosting Oconto Falls (7 p.m.), Sturgeon Bay welcoming Peshtigo (7 p.m.), and Algoma playing at home against Oconto (7 p.m.)
All four area wrestling teams found themselves in action on Thursday ahead of tournaments Friday and Saturday.
The Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestling team opened their season on the road on Thursday night facing Luxemburg-Casco, Green Bay Preble, and Fox Valley Lutheran. They lost to Luxemburg-Casco and Green Bay Preble, and beat Fox Valley Lutheran.
No results were shared from the quad featuring Kewaunee, Southern Door, Two Rivers, and Denmark.
The girls take the mats on Friday night as Southern Door hosts its now annual wrestling tournament. Lena, Marinette, Oconto Falls, Southern Door, Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol, Tomahawk, Weyauwega-Fremont, Wisconsin Lutheran, and Wrightstown are all scheduled to participate. Weigh-ins will begin at 4 p.m., and the first matches will take place at 5 p.m.
Picture courtesy of Jenny Salentine
A see-saw battle in the second half went the way of the Detroit Lions as they kicked a game-winning field goal to beat the Green Bay Packers 34-31 at Ford Field.
A Josh Jacobs touchdown in the final six minutes of the second half was all the Packers could muster in the first half as the Lions jumped out to a 10-0 lead and scored again before the second quarter was out to take a 17-7 lead into the locker room.
The Packers flipped the script early in the third quarter when a long 59-yard pass play to Christian Watson set up a Jordan Love touchdown pass to Tucker Kraft. A rare Jared Goff set up the next Jacobs rushing touchdown as the Packers took their first lead against the Lions, not just for the game but also the season. The Packers and Lions would trade scores the rest of the game, with Goff finding Tim Patrick twice in the end zone and Jacobs rushing for his third touchdown. A Brandon McManus touchdown tied the game with over 3:30 left, but Jake Bates' 35-yard field goal gave the Lions the win, a playoff spot, and a tighter grip on the NFC North title.
Love finished the game with 11 completions for 206 yards and one touchdown while Jacobs racked up 66 yards to go along with his three touchdowns.
The Packers will have an extended break before they play in Seattle for Sunday Night Football on December 15th.
A Cole Longacre goal late in the first period to be the lone highlight for the Green Bay Gamblers as they fell in their first American Cup against the Des Moines Buccaneers 5-1.
A defenseman's tally with five minutes to go in the first period tied the game at one before the Buccaneers took control from there. The Buccaneers scored four times thanks to a pair of goals and an assist from Nathan Delladonna. Gavin Moffatt took the loss in net for the Gamblers, stopping 24 of the 28 shots he faced.
The two teams go at it again in Rochester, New York at 7 p.m.
The area's basketball teams are in for another busy night after many of them launched their seasons on Tuesday.
Thursday's schedule includes Gibraltar hosting Kewaunee (7 p.m.), Sturgeon Bay welcoming Oconto (7 p.m.), Luxemburg-Casco visiting Marinette (7 p.m.), Southern Door playing at home against Peshtigo (7 p.m.), and Algoma staying at home to face NEW Lutheran (7 p.m.).
Two area teams will start their wrestling season on Thursday as they both travel to Green Bay Preble for a quad meet.
Luxemburg-Casco, Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol, Green Bay Preble, and Fox Valley Lutheran are all participating in the meet beginning at 5:30 p.m. with the Spartans battling the Foxes in an NEC affair while SBS battles the Hornets. There will be 10 minute breaks in between duals. You can find the schedule for the duals below:
Round 1: LC vs FVL (Conference Dual); SBS vs Preble
Round 2: LC vs SBS; FVL vs Preble
Round 3 LC vs Preble; SBS vs FVL
Elsewhere, Kewaunee welcomes Southern Door, Two Rivers, and Denmark for its own quad meet. The first matches begin at 5:30 p.m.
The Green Bay Packers hope health is on their side Thursday night when they face the league-leading and division-rival Detroit Lions.
The Packers got another fast start against the Miami Dolphins en route to a 30-17 victory on Thanksgiving night. Jordan Love finished his night going 21-28 for 274 yards and two touchdowns. Jacobs was kept in check with 43 yards rushing with a touchdown.
The Packers have not lost since they fell to the Lions at rainy Lambeau Field on November 3rd. A pick-six by Kerby Joseph complemented a touchdown pass from Jared Goff to Amon-Ra St. Brown and a run-scoring run from Jahmyr Gibbs in a 24-14 victory. Though they've had some close games along the way, the Lions haven't lost since a home defeat to Tampa Bay in September.
Kickoff is set for 7:20 p.m.
The Green Bay Phoenix basketball teams both led at halftime, but only the women were able to hold onto that lead Wednesday night against IU Indianapolis.
At the Kress Center in Green Bay, the Phoenix women outscored the Jaguars 22-3 in the first quarter on their way to a 78-56 win. The Phoenix hit nine three-pointers in the contest, with Luxemburg-Casco alum Cassie Schiltz knocking down four en route to a 12-point game. She was one of five players to reach double-figures, led by Maddy Schreiber's 16 points. The Phoenix returns to life on the road Saturday afternoon for a 1 p.m. tip with Purdue Fort Wayne.
Inside the Jungle of Indianapolis, the Phoenix men led by six points at the break, but a five-plus minute scoring drought paired with a 14-0 run by the Jaguars led to an 84-75 defeat. Both teams were streaky in the first half, with the Phoenix answering a 10-0 Jaguars run with one of their own. Anthony Roy once again led the way with 34 points, with Foster Wonders adding 14 and Marcus Hall chipping in another 11. They will return home on Saturday to host Cleveland State at the Resch Center for a 2 p.m. tip.
The traditional Friday-Saturday set is being thrown out this weekend as the Green Bay Gamblers face the Des Moines Buccaneers on Thursday and Friday to open the month.
The vibes of a four-game winning streak disappeared last weekend when the Gamblers were swept by the Tri-City Storm at the Resch Center. In the final game of the series, Andrew O'Sullivan tied the game up at 1-1 halfway through the first period, but it was 3-1 by the time Will Zellers put the puck in the net, only to have the Storm score two more times to end the game. Gavin Moffatt stopped 28 of the 32 shots he faced in the loss.
The Buccaneers find themselves in seventh place in the eight-team Western Conference, going 0-9-1-0 over their last 10 games.
The area girls' basketball teams returned to action on Tuesday night with a mixed bag of results.
In Packerland Conference action, the Sevastopol Pioneers came up with a big 71-46 win over the Reedsville Panthers.
The Algoma Wolves beat the NEW Lutheran Blazers 54-43.
The Southern Door Eagles lost to Peshtigo 47-37.
The Gibraltar Vikings fell to Kewaunee 61-21.
The Sturgeon Bay Clippers were defeated by the Oconto Blue Devils 59-41.
In the NEC, the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans defeated the Marinette Marines 43-36.
Boys' basketball Tuesday night in the area saw area teams struggle to win in non-conference action, with three games that came down to the final buzzer.
The Algoma Wolves did blow out the Chilton Tigers 87-28.
Playing at home. The Sturgeon Bay Clippers lost to Green Bay Southwest 54-51.
The Gibraltar Vikings dropped a heartbreaker to Goodman/Pembine 42-41 at home.
The Kewaunee Storm lost in a nailbiter to Wrightstown 65-64 in overtime.
Luxemburg-Casco fell to Green Bay West 79-64.
The Badgers jumped out to a 17-8 lead in the first half and took a six-point lead into halftime.
Both teams went back-and-forth most of the game, with Michigan going on a 6-0 run in the final two minutes to pull out the victory.
The Badgers had several chances at the end to tie the game in the final minute, but Max Klesmit missed two three-pointers, and a desperation half-court heave by John Tonje rimmed out to end the Badgers hopes.
Tonje led the Badgers with 18 points and Michigan's Vlad Goldin had game-high honors with 24 points.
Wisconsin (8-1, 0-1 BIG Ten) will now face in-state rival Marquette Saturday at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.
The Bucks shot lights out in the first half hitting almost 70 percent of their shots in taking a 78-59 lead into halftime.
Giannis Antetokounmpo hit his first ten shots in leading the Bucks with 28 points. Dame Lilllard added 27 more as the Bucks led by at least 20 points most of the second half.
Milwaukee (11-9) will now host the Atlanta Hawks at Fiserv Forum Wednesday night at 7 o'clock.
The Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions are trending in opposite directions when it comes to their injury reports, and that's good news for fans of the Green and Gold.
The Packers listed 13 players on their injury report, but only Elgton Jenkins (Knee), Edgerrin Cooper (Hamstring), and Corey Ballentine (Knee) did not practice. That means that Jaire Alexander (Knee) and Romeo Doubs (Concussion) were able to practice for the first time in a week, albeit on a limited basis.
The Lions have less people listed on their injury report at six, but four of them (T Taylor Decker, DL Levi Onwuzurike, DL Josh Paschal, and DL DJ Reader) could not go on Monday.
You can find the full injury report here.
The Packers and Lions play each other at Ford Field on Thursday.
A more robust boys basketball schedule is on tap for Tuesday after two local teams got an early start on the week Monday night.
Sevastopol scored 55 points in the first half en route to an 81-32 win over Wausaukee.
Algoma could not secure the road win in Two Rivers, falling to the Raiders 73-62.
The Wolves will have another chance to get into the win column as they play at home against Chilton at 6:30 p.m. Other games scheduled for Tuesday night include Luxemburg-Casco playing at Green Bay West (7 p.m.), Sturgeon Bay hosting Green Bay Southwest ( 7 p.m.), Kewaunee welcoming Wrightstown ( 7 p.m.), and Gibraltar opening its schedule against Pembine in Fish Creek (6:30 p.m.).
After many teams took the holiday off from tournaments, the area's girls basketball teams returned to work on Tuesday.
The schedule of games includes Sevastopol hosting Reedsville (7:15 p.m.), Luxemburg-Casco welcoming Marinette (7 p.m.), Algoma playing at NEW Lutheran (7:15 p.m.), Southern Door traveling to Peshtigo (7 p.m.), Gibraltar playing at Kewaunee (5:30 p.m.).
The Green Bay Packers have 14 players in the top 10 of their respective position in the early going of the 2025 Pro Bowl Games vote.
Thanks to his seven interceptions, safety Xavier McKinney is the NFL's leading Pro Bowl vote-getter at the free safety position, just ahead of NFC North rival Kerby Joseph of Detroit.
The Green Bay Packers released the full list of the 14 players that could find themselves in Orlando in February:
You can cast your vote for your favorite Packer here through December 23rd.
Two area boys basketball are wasting no time getting back to work after the holiday weekend.
In a pair of 7 p.m. tip-offs, Algoma travels to Two Rivers and Sevastopol visits Wausaukee. Tuesday's boys' basketball slate is more robust with Luxemburg-Casco playing at Green Bay West (7 p.m.), Sturgeon Bay hosting Green Bay Southwest ( 7 p.m.), Kewaunee welcoming Wrightstown ( 7 p.m.), and Gibraltar opening its schedule against Pembine in Fish Creek (6:30 p.m.).
The Southern Door girls' basketball team dropped to 0-3 on the young season on Saturday, losing the third-place game in the Denmark Holiday Tournament to Two Rivers 65-30.
What was an eight-point game at the break ballooned to a much larger advantage for the Raiders, which outscored the Eagles 40-13 in the second half. The Raiders had three players reach double figures, including Vayda Sonnenberg's 18 points.
On Friday, Alanah Kaye led the Eagles with eight points in its 66-23 loss to tournament host Denmark.
Saturday ended up being a busy day for the Green Bay Packers after playing on Thanksgiving night.
The Packers signed LB Michael Barrett and G Marquis Hayes to the practice squad. They also released WR Malik Knowles from the practice squad in a corresponding move.
A contributor on last year's national championship team at Michigan, Barrett spent time on the practice squads of the Seahawks and Cleveland Browns this season before being signed by the Packers. Hayes, a second-year player out of Oklahoma, bounced between Carolina and Arizona this season before landing in Green Bay on Saturday.
The Green Bay Blizzard may have lost one player to the UFL this spring, but it has welcome four new players over the past week.
DL Rafiq Abdul-Wahid, DB Donyai Dixon, DL Miqueal Pillow-Smiley, and QB TJ Davis all signed with the Blizzard since November 22nd. Abdul-Wahid led the entire IFL in sacks last year as a part of the Blizzard's league-leading defense. You can learn more about the players below.
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