Round 1 of three against the Muskegon Lumberjacks went to the Green Bay Gamblers Friday night as they won 5-3 thanks to a hat trick.

Entering the second period down 1-0, the Gamblers scored three straight to take the lead thanks to two goals from Zach Wooten and one from Vasily Zelenov. After the Lumberjacks got one back at the end of the second period, Aidan Park got it back early in the third period. Wooten registered the hat trick on an empty netter to end the game. Gavin Moffatt stopped 29 of the 32 shots he faced on the night to earn the win. 

The Gamblers and the Lumberjacks are back in action on Sunday at 6:05 p.m.

Two more boys basketball games are on the schedule for Friday after history was made Thursday in Brussels.

Drew Daoust made his history and Southern Door earned their win as the Eagles beat Brillion Thursday night 68-43.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers boys basketball team needed extra time to secure their Packerland Conference win over Peshtigo Thursday night, beating their visitors 59-56 in overtime.

Zaul Valdivia matched the visiting Goodman-Pembine Patriots in the first half as the Sevastopol boys basketball team cruised to a 74-27 win.

The Gibraltar Vikings boys basketball team had no answer for Hilbert's hot shooting as they lost 64-45 on the road Thursday night.

The Algoma boys basketball team got over 20 points from both Braeden Leist and Parker Lischka in its 68-50 win over Oconto on Thursday night.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans will host the Clintonville Truckers in North Eastern Conference basketball on Friday night. The pregame show on 104.1 WRLU and streamed on NewRadioSportsNetwork.com is set for 6:45 p.m. with tipoff at 7 p.m.  Paul Schmitt and Eric Fischer from Luxemburg-Casco High School.   

The other Friday night game will see Kewaunee travel to Valders for a 7 p.m. tip.

Girls basketball action on Friday is being highlighted by one cross-county rivalry game being highlighted on the NEW Radio Sports Network.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans girls basketball team jumped out to a 33-17 halftime lead and never looked back in its 46-29 win over Wrightstown Thursday night.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers travel to Brussels Friday night to take on the Southern Door Eagles in the final January games of 2025 on U-102.1. Jacob Nate will have the call beginning at 6:45 with the pregame show, followed by the 7:00 tipoff.

Other games scheduled for Friday night include Algoma traveling to Sevastopol (7:15 p.m.), Kewaunee visiting Oconto (7 p.m.), and Gibraltar heading to Peshtigo (6 p.m.).

The area's girls basketball teams capped off their work week with exciting games on Friday night.

On Friday night in Brussels, the Southern Door Eagles and Sturgeon Bay Clippers played an overtime game, with the Eagles winning 70-69 on U-102.1.

Down early didn't knock out the Sevastopol girls basketball team as they rallied to beat Algoma 44-28 Friday night.

In the other games, Kewaunee handed Oconto a 45-35 loss, while Gibraltar fell to Peshtigo 68-24.

It is tournaments the rest of the way for area wrestlers after two dual meets took place on Thursday.

The Kewaunee Storm could only muster two wins across nine contested matches Thursday night as they lost to Peshtigo 59-18 in their Packerland Conference wrestling season finale.

Things could have not been closer against two state powers on Thursday night as Luxemburg-Casco and Coleman wrestled to a 35-35 tie. According to Trackwrestling, the Cougars won on a tiebreaker due to the Spartans forfeiting one weight class.

On Friday, Southern Door and Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol will travel to a girls tournament in Shawano featuring Kimberly, Fond du Lac, Neenah, Oshkosh West, Suring, West De Pere, Pulaski, Seymour, Bonduel, Chilton, Clintonville, De Pere, Fox Valley Lutheran, Freedom, Green Bay Preble, Green Bay West, Hortonville, Lena, Mishicot, Oconto Falls, Peshtigo, Rosholt, Sheboygan South, Shiocton, Two Rivers, Waupaca, Wautoma, Winneconne, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, Crandon, Manitowoc Lincoln, New London, Xavier, Sheboygan North, Bay Port, Weyauwega Fremont, Marinette, and Wrightstown. The weigh-ins begin at 4:00 P.M. with the gates opening to spectators at 4:30 P.M. and wrestling starting at 5:00 P.M.

Picture from Southern Door Wrestling Club

Two streaks are still alive for the Green Bay basketball programs after Thursday's games, though fans wish at least one of them would end.

In Green Bay, the Phoenix women outscored Cleveland State 26-16 in the fourth quarter to win 66-52. Natalie McNeal scored a season-high 24 points for the Phoenix to lead all scorers. Callie Genke added 11 points, Bailey Butler tallied chipped in nine points, and Jasmine Kondrakiewicz registered eight points in the victory. It was the Phoenix's 11th straight win as they sit in second place in the Horizon League. The Phoenix women will play the IU Indy Jaguars this Sunday at 1 p.m.

A second-half swoon once again doomed the Phoenix men in its 68-54 road loss to Oakland, its 21st of the season and its 17th straight. It was tied at 29 at the break before the Golden Grizzlies engineered a 19-1 run to start the second half to take control of the game. The Phoenix will stay in Michigan Saturday in hopes of snapping their dubious streak when they head to Detroit Mercy for a 12 p.m. game against the Titans.

You will get an opportunity to catch plenty of the Muskegon Lumberjacks this weekend at the Resch Center as the Green Bay Gamblers host their Michigan rivals for three straight evenings. 

The Gamblers look to bounce back from a 6-3 Saturday night loss to Waterloo last weekend. Will Zellers and William Samuelsson each tallied goals to make 2-0 before the Black Hawks put the game away with six straight goals across a period and a half. Reece Cordray scored a goal for the Gamblers in the final eight seconds to cut the Black Hawks' advantage in half. Andrew O'Sullivan tallied two assists in the loss, while Gavin Moffatt stopped 23 of the 29 shots he faced. 

The Gamblers (41 pts) are nine points behind the Lumberjacks (50 pts) in the USHL Eastern Conference standings. The Lumberjacks posted two lopsided wins last weekend against Team USA after being swept by Lincoln the previous weekend.

Friday's game is set for 7:05 p.m., Saturday's matchup is at 6:05 p.m., and Sunday's is at 3:05 p.m.

The Luxemburg-Casco girls basketball team returns to NEC play on Thursday with a home date against Wrightstown.

The Spartans gave Division 1's Bay Port all it could handle in a 55-45 loss earlier in the week. Trailing 27-22 at the break, the Spartans had to rely on other players offensively in the second half as the Pirates focused their attention on Brianna Bray after she scored 18 points in the opening period . She would end her night with 19 points Sienna Blohowiak was the beneficiary of that attention, scoring all 10 of her points in the second half. Chloe Host added four points, and two other players registered a pair.

The Tigers had their two-game winning streak snapped with a 51-48 loss to Chilton on Tuesday. Led Ella Verbeten (15.6 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 2.2 apg), the Tigers are 7-9 overall with all seven wins coming in conference play.

Tip is set for 7 p.m. The game is the school's Sting Cancer game, raising important funds for local families battling cancer. According to the organization, 37 cancer patients in the district were recipients of a basket last year because of the community's generosity. Baskets include a blanket, gas, and grocery gift cards, chemo bag filled with goodies, shirt and warm hat. You can find more details about tonight's efforts below.

Picture courtesy of Ron LeCloux

Several boys basketball teams from the Packerland Conference will be in action on Thursday night, many of which are playing non-conference games.

Games include Sevastopol hosting Goodman/Pembine (7:15 p.m.), Gibraltar traveling to Hilbert (7:15 p.m.), Sturgeon Bay welcoming Peshtigo (7 p.m.), Southern Door playing at home against Brillion (7 p.m.), and Algoma battling Oconto at home (7 p.m.).

Of note, Southern Door's Drew Daoust needs 27 points to pass former St. Nazianz JFK Prep star Mickey Crowe for #2 on the all-time scoring list in Wisconsin high school basketball history.

Barring a run at a team state title, Thursday represents the final day of dual meets for two Kewaunee County wrestling programs.

After capturing the North Eastern Conference title last week, Luxemburg-Casco will visit Coleman for a 6:30 p.m.dual meet. The Spartans are ranked tenth in Division 1 and the Cougars are ranked first in Division 2 after both programs were elevated due to the WIAA's Performance Factor rules.

Kewaunee and Peshtigo will settle the final dual of the Packerland Conference season at 7 p.m. The Storm and Bulldogs are fighting for position in the middle of the pack after Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol clinched the title earlier this week.

Picture courtesy of Ron LeCloux

After a few days off, the Green Bay Phoenix basketball teams are back in action on Thursday night as they look to build their conference tournament resumes.

At the Kress Events Center in Green Bay, the Phoenix women will host a rematch of last year's conference tournament final when Cleveland State comes to town. They stretched their winning streak to 10 with its 64-56 win over Northern Kentucky last Saturday. The Phoenix outscored the Norse 18-9 in the second quarter, a margin that would prove pivotal later in the contest. Luxemburg-Casco alum Cassie Schiltz led the Phoenix with 14 points, while Bailey Butler and Callie Genke each chipped in 12 points

In the Detroit suburbs, the Phoenix men will try to snap its 17-game losing streak when they play at Oakland. In its 81-66 loss to Cleveland State. The Phoenix were within single digits for much of the game before a 17-4 run to end the game made things look more lopsided. Yonatan Levy paced the Phoenix with a career-high 19 points. Ben Tweedy added his own career-high 12 points off the bench while Foster Wonders and Preston Ruedinger tallied 10 points apiece in the loss.

Both games begin at 6 p.m.

The Milwaukee Bucks could not hang on to an early lead and fell to the Portland Trailblazers 125-112 on the road in NBA action Tuesday night.

The Bucks jumped out to a 36-31 lead after one period but were outscored by Portland 93-76 the rest of the way.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a game-high 39 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and Dame Lillard added 20 points against his old team.

Milwaukee held a 62-60 lead late in the first half, but Portland held off the Bucks the rest of the way.

The Bucks (26-19) will end their four-game road trip Friday with a game against the San Antonio Spurs at 7 p.m. 

Boys basketball saw all seven teams in the area on the hardwoods Tuesday night with mixed results in the Packerland and North Eastern conferences. 

The Kewaunee Storm were 71-46 victors over Gibraltar on 105.1 The GOAT.

The Algoma Wolves upended NEW Lutheran 66-59.

The Southern Door Eagles downed Peshtigo 86-61.

In Oconto, the Sturgeon Bay Clippers fell to the Blue Devils 51-41.

Sevastopol beat Lena 67-61 in a non-conference matchup.

In NEC action, the Luxemburg Casco Spartans lost to Oconto Falls 80-66. 

The Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestling team clinched the Packerland Conference Championship on Tuesday night with a 53-27 win at Southern Door.  

Ethan Denamur, Anthony Estevez, Harrison Schartnere, Nate Hasenjager, Patrick Shefchik, Drew Propsom, and Lanie Brauer had pins for Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol.

The complete results of the match are listed below.

165: Spencer Madsen (STBS) over   (SODO) (For.)

175: Lance Veeser (SODO) over Zak Wrobel (STBS) (Dec 7-5)

190: Ethan Denamur (STBS) over Gavin Johnkejacquet (SODO) (Fall 0:35)

215: Anthony Estevez (STBS) over Jackson Wagner (SODO) (Fall 1:08)

285: Harrison Schartner (STBS) over Colton Krueger (SODO) (Fall 3:38)

106: Nate Hasenjager (STBS) over Owen Larios Amezquita (SODO) (Fall 3:34)

113: Cash Sanchez (SODO) over   (STBS) (For.)

120: Clark LeFevre (SODO) over Leathem Vogel (STBS) (Fall 0:29)

126: Patrick Shefchik (STBS) over Portia Hah (SODO) (Fall 0:47)

132: Raynauldo Johnson (STBS) over Chance Dekeyser (SODO) (TF 30-12 0:00)

138: Ethan Alexander (SODO) over Nathan Sansom (STBS) (Fall 1:36)

144: Drew Propsom (STBS) over Sydney Turner (SODO) (Fall 3:17)

150: Wyatt Wilke (SODO) over Darrel Lautenbach (STBS) (Fall 1:42)

157: Lanie Brauer (STBS) over Attyson Wilson (SODO) (Fall 3:47)

For the second time in her career, Jasmine Kondrakiewicz was named Player of the Week by the Horizon League on Monday.

The honors come after Kondrakiewicz scored a career-high 31 points in the Phoenix's win over Wright State on Thursday and nearly had a double-double against Northern Kentucky on Saturday with 10 points and nine rebounds. She is the fourth different player to earn the award with Natalie McNeal capturing honors once and Cassie Schiltz and Maddy Schreiber take their turns. 

The Phoenix are back in action on Thursday when they face Cleveland State with its 10-game winning streak on the line.

A full slate of boys basketball is in store for Tuesday night, including one game being featured on the NEW Radio Sports Network.

The Algoma Wolves boys basketball team outscored Valders 40-22 in the second half to secure the 69-49 win Monday night. The Wolves are back in action on Tuesday when they travel to Green Bay to face NEW Lutheran at 7:15 p.m.

The Gibraltar Vikings return to Packerland Conference play Tuesday night when they play at Kewaunee. Tim Kowols will have the opening tip from Kewaunee beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the tip-off at 7 p.m. on 105,1 The GOAT and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com.

Other games scheduled for Tuesday night include Luxemburg-Casco making its way to Oconto Falls (7 p.m.), Southern Door traveling to Peshtigo (7 p.m.), Sturgeon Bay visiting Oconto (7 p.m.), Sevastopol heading to Lena (7p.m.).

Only one local team was able to find the win column on an otherwise rough Monday night for girls basketball fans.

Kewaunee continued its Packerland Conference dominance with a 56-45 victory over NEW Lutheran.

Luxemburg-Casco could not catch Division 1 Bay Port in a 50-39 defeat.

Southern Door fell on the road to Brillion 50-37.

Sturgeon Bay's comeback came up short in Titletown as they fell to Green Bay East 55-45.

Gibraltar faltered on the road at Crivitz 51-23.

Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol could clinch the Packerland Conference crown on Tuesday night with a win over local rival Southern Door.

SBS enter the evening 3-0 in the Packerland Conference while the Eagles are looking for their first victory of the conference season. Last week, SBS won its matches by scores of 56-23 over Oconto and 35-34 over Peshtigo. In its win against Oconto, SBS tallied nine straight positive decisions including three pins (Ethan Denamur, Harrison Schartner and Anthony Estevez) and four forfeits. In its victory over the Bulldogs, the back and forth dual fell into the hands of SBS based on criteria thanks to no unsportsmanlike penalties and accepting one less forfeit. The unsportsmanlike penalty came after Nathan Sansom avoided getting pinned, drawing the ire of the Bulldogs' Nathen Kleikamp.  Drew Propsom and Patrick Shefchik earned pins in the dual.

In that same multi-dual, the Eagles lost 51-24 to Peshtigo and 48-35 to Oconto. In their loss against the Blue Devils, none of the four contested matches went the full six minutes as Colton Krueger posted the only win for the Eagles at 285 pounds with a 64-second pin. Despite the final score, the Eagles had a little more success in their dual against Peshtigo. Lance Veeser, Chance Dekeyser, and Nora LeFevre won three of the nine matches.

Tuesday's dual begins at 7 p.m. at Southern Door.

Picture by Rory Madsen

With the exception of one Packerland matchup, the area's girls basketball teams will be outside of their conference for their games on Monday night.

The games include Luxemburg-Casco hosting Bay Port (7 p.m.), Southern Door welcoming Brillion (7 p.m.), Algoma traveling to Sheboygan Falls (7 p.m.), Kewaunee playing at home against NEW Lutheran (7 p.m.), Sturgeon Bay visiting Green Bay East (7 p.m.), and Gibraltar heading to Crivitz (6 p.m.).

After the cold locked them out a week ago, the Algoma Wolves boys basketball team will make up its game against Valders on Monday night. 

The Wolves had their four-game winning streak snapped on Friday in a 66-46 loss to county rival Kewaunee. Parker Lischka's 12 first-half points helped the Wolves get to the intermission with a 25-23 lead. The Storm flipped the script in the second half, outscoring the Wolves 41-19 thanks to seven three-pointers. Lischka slowed down in the second half, but still led the Wolves with 16 points. Chase Romdenne and Braden Leist each added 10 points for the Wolves in the loss.

The Vikings snapped a five-game losing skid in its last game, outscoring Chilton by 20 in the first half en route to a 72-49 win. Will Sieracki leads the Vikings with 20 ppg and 7.0 rpg. Teammate Mason Staudinger also nearly averages a double-double a game with 10.9 ppg and 7.3 rpg.

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. in Algoma. The Wolves are set to for a quick turnaround with a game against NEW Lutheran tomorrow. 

Picture courtesy of Algoma Boys Basketball

While playing collegiate soccer will be a new experience for Gibraltar/Sevastopol soccer player Trey Perlman, being a part of the Grinnell College experience will not be.

Perlman made it official last week when he signed his National Letter of Intent to continue his career as a member of the Pioneers. A four year varsity letterman, Perlman was a 2024 Packerland All-Conference First Team honoree, leading United with nine goals on the season. After visiting several schools, Perlman opted to head west to Iowa to Grinnell where his parents attended school. Perlman said it means a lot to follow in their academic footsteps.

Last year, the Pioneers went 8-6-5 before bowing out to Lake Forest College in its opening match of the 2024 Midwest Conference Men's Soccer Tournament.

The Green Bay Blizzard resigned one of its biggest contributors to last season's success last week, bringing back QB Max Meylor.

A UW-Whitewater alum, Meylor has started at quarterback in 25 games over the last two seasons. Last year, he passed for 2,765 yards (fourth most in the IFL) and 42 touchdowns. He also contributed 469 rushing yards and 30 rushing touchdowns. 

The Blizzard's season restarts on March 21st. 

Fans will enjoy a new official bratwurst of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers beginning this season.  Salmon’s Meat Products is set to provide brats at Neuroscience Group Field.
 

Salmon’s began as a small butcher shop in Luxemburg, Wisconsin in 1915.  That tradition continues today under the ownership of Randy and Renee Ebert with their brats available at all four concession stands and the two “Grab N’ Go” locations on the concourse during events at the ballpark.

“The Timber Rattlers organization loves offering great, local products,” said Seth Merrill, Wisconsin’s Director of Business Development.  “We are excited to partner with Salmon’s Meat Products out of Luxemburg to serve their amazing bratwursts to our fans for years to come.”

The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers open the 2025 season at home against the Cedar Rapids Kernels on Friday, April 4.  First pitch is scheduled for 6:40pm CDT.

Local wrestlers found plenty of success at area tournaments on Saturday.

SBS' Spencer Madsen continues to rack up titles and accolades, winning the Door County Classic title at 165 pounds and Most Outstanding Wrestler honors. 

Madsen had two pins and three tech falls on his way to the title, helping SBS take fourth overall. Ethan Denamur joined him on top of the podium at 190 pounds thanks to four straight pins to end his day. Zak Wrobel (175 lbs), Harrison Schartner (215 lbs), and Anthony Estevez (285 lbs), narrowly missed out on their own titles as they came in second place.

Lance Veeser was once again denied a title thanks to a local foe at this weekend's Door County Classic in Sturgeon Bay. Veeser finished in second place behind SBS' Spencer Madsen, pinning four straight opponents before losing via tech fall in the championship match. Clark LeFevre (4th place, 120 lbs) and Jude Alrand (5th place, 113 lbs) finished in the top 5 overall.

Arianna Niemojuski just missed out on her second tournament win of the season at Bay Port on Saturday. Niemojuski picked up two wins via decision before being teched in the championship match at 165 pounds.

Luxemburg-Casco girls wrestlers all finished in the top five of their brackets at Saturday's tournament hosted by Bay Port. Evelyn Lange won out after dropping her first match to take second place at 138 pounds. Kiley Georgel won three of her four matches at 185 pounds to capture her own silver medal. Jakayla Steinhorst split her four matches to finish her day in fourth place at 100 pounds.

Kayin Jackson and Liam Lindenberg sparked Gibraltar's 49-45 win over Florence Saturday afternoon.

Jackson registered 11 of his 13 points in the first half to lead the Vikings into the locker room up 26-21. Liam Lindenberg continued his hot shooting from beyond the arc, hitting two threes in each half to end the game with a team-high 14 points. Jeffrey Mize and Aaron Brey hit big shots down the stretch, while Mize and Jackson hit crucial free throws to keep it a two-possession game late in the second half. Mize and Brey each chipped in eight points in the win. The Bobcats fell despite 21 points from Trath Setner.

The Algoma Wolves girls basketball team outscored Oneida Nation 35-19 in the second half to earn the 58-40 win on Saturday afternoon.

The two teams played tight in the first half, with the Wolves taking just a two-point lead into the break. Claire Gerdmann led the Wolves' attack in the second half, scoring 10 of her team-high 14 points after the break. Brooke Mattson hit three three-pointers en route to a 13-point afternoon, while Therese Gerdmann chipped in eight points. Mariah Cloud paced the Thunderhawks with 16 points.

The Waterloo Black Hawks scored four goals in a pivotal second period to double up the Green Bay Gamblers 6-3 Saturday night.

Will Zellers and William Samuelsson each tallied goals to make 2-0 before the Black Hawks put the game away with six straight goals across a period and a half. Reece Cordray scored a goal for the Gamblers in the final eight seconds to cut the Black Hawks advantage in half. Andrew O'Sullivan tallied two assist in the loss while Gavin Moffatt stopped 23 of the 29 shots he faced.  

Things got interesting late in both games, but the months-long streaks for the Green Bay basketball teams persisted on Saturday.

In Highland Heights, the Phoenix women needed 11 three-pointers to get past Northern Kentucky 64-56. The Phoenix outscored the Norse 18-9 in the second quarter, a margin that would prove pivotal later in the contest. Luxemburg-Casco alum Cassie Schiltz led the Phoenix with 14 points, while Bailey Butler and Callie Genke each chipped in 12 points in the Phoenix's 10th win in a row.

The Phoenix men saw their losing streak hit 17 with an 81-66 loss to Cleveland State. The Phoenix were within single digits for much of the game before a 17-4 run to end the game made things look more lopsided. Yonatan Levy paced the Phoenix with a career-high 19 points. Ben Tweedy added his own career-high 12 points off the bench while Foster Wonders and Preston Ruedinger tallied 10 points apiece in the loss.

Only Gibraltar has a game left this week after a relatively full Friday night of area boys basketball.

The Kewaunee Storm turned a two-point halftime deficit into a 64-44 win over rival Algoma.

Southern Door continues to reign on top of the Packerland Conference with an 81-64 win over Oconto.

Sturgeon Bay stood up to the heat of NEW Lutheran to win in Green Bay 69-46.

Sevastopol dropped its second straight conference game to Peshtigo on the road 59-47.

Gibraltar wraps up the week of area boys basketball with a road matchup against Florence at 12:30 p.m.

The work week was not enough time to fit in all of the girls basketball games with two game in the cards for Saturday afternoon.

Algoma will host Oneida Nation at 12:0 p.m. while Sevastopol travels to Southern Door for a 2 p.m. tip.

In Friday's action, Kewaunee fell to Sheboygan Falls 64-55 and Luxemburg-Casco trounced Clintonville 57-14.

All eyes will be on Sturgeon Bay on Saturday when wrestlers come to town for the Dirk Sorenson Door County Classic.

Host Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol and Southern Door will face the likes of Cedar Grove-Belgium, Crivitz, Denmark, Green Bay Preble, Lena, Oconto, Oshkosh West, Suring, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, and Wrightstown for the annual tournament, which begins at 8 a.m. with weigh-ins.

The girls programs for Kewaunee and Luxemburg-Casco will head to Bay Port for a tournament featuring Appleton North, Bay Port, Brillion, Colby, Coleman, DC Everest, De Pere, Florence, Fond du Lac, Fox Valley Lutheran, Green Bay United, Hortonville, Manitowoc Lincoln, Marinette, Marshfield, Merrill, Mishicot, New London, Oconto Falls, Peshtigo, Random Lake, Seymour, Shiocton, West De Pere, and Whitefish Bay. Wrestling begins at 8 a.m.

FRIDAY'S RESULTS

The Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team had to hold their breath until the final match of their three-dual sweep at the NEC Championships Friday night in Luxemburg, beating Freedom 61-16, Oconto Falls 52-23, and Freedom 41-39.

Nora LeFevre found herself on top of the mountain at Friday's BRAWL @ The Bears Den in Bonduel Friday night, one of three Southern Door wrestlers to finish in the top three.

The Green Bay Phoenix basketball teams will play in a pair of road contests on Saturday as the Horizon League slate rolls along.

The Phoenix women return to action on Saturday when they face Northern Kentucky at noon after beating Wright State 75-62 on Thursday. Jasmine Kondrakiewicz caused the Raiders' defense to fit inside as she scored 31 points, and Natalie McNeal registered a double-double for the Phoenix with 15 points and 12 rebounds. The Phoenix outrebounded the Raiders 41-27, nearly duplicating their effort against the same team when the two squads faced each other in Green Bay.

The Phoenix men are looking to snap a 16-game losing streak when they play Cleveland State on Saturday at 2 p.m. They were down by over 20 points midway through the second half before trimming it to an 86-77 defeat to Indiana University-Indianapolis at the Resch Center. Jeremiah Johnson led the way with 18 points. Marcus Hall and Mac Wrecke scored 12 points a piece with Preston Ruedinger and Ryan Wade each adding 11 points.

The Green Bay Gamblers look to keep their winning ways going Saturday night when the Waterloo Black Hawks visit the Resch Center.

In their 4-2 win over Dubuque on Thursday, Elliot Gulley and Aidan Park gave the Gamblers a 2-0 lead before the Fighting Saints cut the lead in two 10 minutes into the second period. Park would strike again to open the third period before Zach Wooten put the game on ice with an empty netter. Gavin Moffatt picked up the win in net, stopping 30 of the 32 shots he faced. 

The Black Hawks have won four of their five games in January, scoring at least five goals three times.

The puck drop is scheduled for 6:05 p.m.

A scoring milestone highlighted a night of Door County girls basketball rivalry games on Thursday.

Kayla Ranly notched her 1000th point and then some in Sevastopol’s 77-39 win over Sturgeon Bay.

Ashlyn Delfosse ensured that Southern Door left Fish Creek with a victory as they beat Gibraltar 47-37.

Friday's action includes Luxemburg-Casco traveling to Clintonville (7 p.m.) and Kewaunee visiting Sheboygan Falls (7 p.m.). 

After Luxemburg-Casco played Thursday night, many of the Packerland Conference boys basketball teams will take to the court on Friday night.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans ended a six-game losing streak on Thursday night defeating the Marinette Marines 68-47 in North Eastern Conference play. 

Friday's games include Algoma visiting Kewaunee (7 p.m.), Southern Door traveling to Oconto (7 p.m.), Sevastopol heading to Peshtigo (7 p.m.) and Sturgeon Bay playing at NEW Lutheran (7:15 p.m.).  

Photo by Ron LeCloux

After a busy night for Packerland Conference teams, Luxemburg-Casco and some of the area's girls wrestlers will take to the mats on Friday night.

In Thursday's action, Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol swept its matches by scores of 56-23 over Oconto and 35-34 over Peshtigo. Southern Door was swept by those schools, losing 51-24 to Peshtigo and 48-35 to Oconto.

On Friday, the Spartans will host the Northeastern Conference Varsity Tournament with a trio of dual meets beginning at 4:30 p.m. Clintonville, Denmark, Fox Valley Lutheran, Freedom, Little Chute, Marinette, Oconto Falls, Waupaca, and Wrightstown are all scheduled to participate.

The Southern Door girls wrestling team will compete against Wausau West, Appleton West, Oshkosh North, Mosinee, Suring, Edgar, Stratford, Auburndale, Chilton, Green Bay Preble, Lena, Manawa, Lomira, Menominee Indian, Mishicot, Nekoosa, Oostburg, Ripon, Rosholt, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, Crandon, Marinette, Weyauwega Fremont, and Shawano Community at Bonduel beginning at 5:15 p.m.

A career-high from Jasmine Kondrakiewicz helped the Green Bay Phoenix women beat Wright State on the road 75-62.

A slim two-point lead in the first quarter turned into another Phoenix rout by the fourth quarter as they outscored their hosts by seven in the middle of the periods to cruise to victory. Kondrakiewicz caused the Raiders' defense to fit inside as she scored 31 points, and Natalie McNeal registered a double-double for the Phoenix with 15 points and 12 rebounds. The Phoenix outrebounded the Raiders 41-27, nearly duplicating their effort against the same team when the two squads faced each other in Green Bay. Claire Henson scored 12 points for the Raiders ,while Makiya Miller chipped in another 10 points in the loss.

The Phoenix women return to action on Saturday when they face Northern Kentucky at noon.

The Green Bay Gamblers scored two goals in the third period topple the visiting Dubuque Fighting Saints 4-2 at the Resch Center Thursday night.

Elliot Gulley and Aidan Park gave the Gamblers a 2-0 lead before the Fighting Saints cut the lead in two 10 minutes into the second period. Park would strike again to open the third period before Zach Wooten put the game on ice with an empty netter. Gavin Moffatt picked up the win in net, stopping 30 of the 32 shots he faced. 

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartan will look to break a six-game losing streak on Thursday night as they host the Marinette Marines in a North Eastern Conference matchup. 

The Spartans (1-7, 2-11 overall) are coming off a 70-62 road loss to Waupaca last Thursday night and had their game on Tuesday postponed with Fox Valley Lutheran.  Luxemburg-Casco beat Marines in Marinette earlier this season 62-48 to open conference play. 

Marinette (1-8, 2-13 overall) lost to Fox Valley Lutheran 58-45 at home last Friday and has lost 12 of their last 13 games. 

Senior Josh Parins paces the Spartans with nine points per contest while sophomore Jacob Coisman knocks down 7.9 points per game.

Kaden Ducane leads the Marines in scoring with an 11.9 average, followed by Max Jacobson’s 10.3 per game.

The pregame is set for 6:45 p.m., with tip-off at 7 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.  

Photo by Ron LeCloux

Thursday belongs to the girls in the Packerland Conference, with two matchups featuring local teams on the schedule.

Kayla Ranly could cross the 1,000-point mark in her career on Thursday when Sevastopol travels to Sturgeon Bay for a 7 p.m. tip.

The other game scheduled for Thursday night is Gibraltar hosting Southern Door (6 p.m.) 

More dust will be settled Thursday when four teams meet in Peshtigo to compete for the Packerland Conference wrestling title.

Southern Door, Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol, and Oconto will all make the trip to visit the Bulldogs for a quadrangular meet.

At 6 p.m., SBS will face the Bulldogs and the Eagles will battle the Blue Devils before they switch teams at an estimated time of 7:30 p.m..  

It will be up to the Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team to put fans back into a good mood after the men's team lost its 16th in a row Wednesday night.

The Phoenix men were down by over 20 points midway through the second half before trimming it to an 86-77 defeat to Indiana University-Indianapolis at the Resch Center. The Phoenix defense had no answer for the Jaguars' three-point shooting in the first half, which accounted for 30 of its 46 first-half points. They went on to shoot over 62 percent from behind the arc (15-24) compared to the Phoenix's 34 percent (9-26). The loss spoiled a productive night for its five players in double figures. Jeremiah Johnson led the way with 18 points. Marcus Hall and Mac Wrecke scored 12 points a piece with Preston Ruedinger and Ryan Wade each adding 11 points. The Phoenix men hit the road on Saturday with a 2 p.m. tip against Cleveland State.

The Phoenix women are on the road Thursday night to face Wright State at 6 p.m. They take an eight-game winning streak into the Nutter Center, where the Raiders have shown their greatest success this year. Callie Genke's star has shined the brightest during that stretch, shooting 45.7 percent from behind the arc for the 10th best shooting percentage in the nation.

The Green Bay Gamblers will end their month at the Resch Center with three games, including one Thursday night against the Dubuque Fighting Saints.

The Gamblers open the stretch winners of four of its seven games. Last weekend, the Gamblers swept their matchups behind eight points (5G, 3A) from USHL Forward of the Week Will Zellers. 

The Fighting Saints have split their last four games after sweeping Youngstown to open the month of January.

Thursday's puck drop is set for 7:05 p.m.

The Door County YMCA Striver Gymnastic Team tumbled to a victory this past weekend in Green Bay.  The Striver Team competed in the six-team “Tumble in the Tundra” Invitational hosted by the Green Bay YMCA. Level eight gymnasts Daylia Sund, Portia Hah, and Amira Anschutz led the competition, capturing six individual medals. The Striver – Level 8 gymnasts won Gold with a team score of 65.05, second with a 68.35. Daylia Sund won gold in the all-around, vault, and bars.  Amira Anschutz won silver in the all-around, beam, and vault competitions.                                                                                                                     

Excel Silvers took to the floor and excelled to Gold winning the Team title with a score of 110.45.  The Team won 27 individual medals.  In the ten and younger bracket, winners were: Annabel Smullen, 1st bars, 3rd all-around and beam, 4th bars. Adela Cordua-Stenzel, 1st All-Around with a 36.25, 1st beam, and 4th vault, floor, bars. Peyton Watermolen, 4th floor, 5th bars and beam, 6th vault and all-around. Genevieve Gigstead, 1st vault, 2nd bars, 3rd floor, 4th all-around.  In the 13-year-old and up bracket, Emma Higginsbotham won gold in the all-around, silver on bars, bronze on beam, and 4th on vault. Teammate Cossette Orrick earned silver on the floor, bronze on vault, 4th in the all-around, and 5th on bars.

The Excel Gold won a Silver Team Title with a score of 101.6.  The team won nine individual medals. Taking the podium in the 12 and younger bracket were: Sawyer Soukup winning gold on vault and 4th on floor. Ellie Kelsey won silver on the beam, and 5th on the floor, vault, and all-around.

Excel Platinum competitor Shaylyn Asher won gold on bars and silver in the all-around and beam.

The Striver Team will host their home Meet the February 22-23 weekend. Saturday begins with Levels 6-9 and Platinum with an 8:20 am start. Round two features Level 3’s at 12:45 PM. Round three brings Levels 1 and 2 at 2:45 PM. Round four will feature Excel Silver and Golds with a 5:00 PM start time. Sunday morning Levels 4 and 5 compete at 8:00 am. The public is welcome to come and cheer on the Striver Team. Striver gymnasts will have competitors in rounds one and four.

The Green Bay Phoenix will look to end a 15-game losing streak on Wednesday night at home when they host the IUPUI Jaguars in Horizon League men’s basketball.

The Phoenix (2-18, 0-9 Horizon League) have lost seven straight at home and will take on a 6-14 Jaguar team who are 2-7 in the league.   Getting a needed boost from Yonatan Levy, a 6’9” freshman forward, the Phoenix saw him finish with 18 points and four rebounds in a 73-69 loss to Youngstown State on Sunday.

Tipoff at the Resch Center is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday in Green Bay. 

The Badgers took a 41-35 lead into halftime, but fell behind by as much as nine points in the second half and could not come up with the big basket at the end.

Jon Tonje led the Badgers with 24 points and John Blackwell added 23 more.

Wisconsin now has a 15-4 record and a 5-3 mark in the Big Ten.

The Badgers return home to face the Nebraska Cornhuskers on Sunday at noon at the Kohl Center.  

The Golden Eagles hit 10/27 three-pointers, while Seton Hall only hit 1/11 from beyond the arc.

Kam Jones led the way for Marquette with 19 points on 7/11 shooting, David Joplin added 12 points, and Ben Gold chipped in 11 more.

Marquette will now play Villanova at home on Friday with tipoff set for 6 p.m.

Only game was played on Monday, and that will have to quench your thirst for local high school basketball until at least Thursday due to Tuesday's extremely cold temperatures.

The weather outside was freezing but the shooting of the Southern Door boys basketball was red hot as they defeated Denmark 91-74 Monday night.

Games scheduled for Tuesday were postponed as early as noon on Monday as a result of expected wind chills in excess of -30. Some games have already been rescheduled while others will be adjusted as soon as possible.

• Luxemburg-Casco GBB at Oconto Falls: Rescheduled to 2/18
• Luxemburg-Casco BBB at Fox Valley Lutheran: Rescheduled to 2/18
• Gibraltar BBB at Hilbert: Rescheduled to 1/30
• Sevastopol BBB at Southern Door: Rescheduled to 1/25
• Algoma GBB at Oconto: Postponed
• Kewaunee BBB at Kiel: Rescheduled to 2/3
• Kewaunee GBB vs. Valders: Rescheduled to 2/13
• Algoma BBB vs. Valders: Postponed
• Gibraltar GBB at NEW Lutheran: Rescheduled to 2/7

Gibraltar/Sevastopol's Trey Perlman will take his talents to Iowa next year to continue his soccer career at Grinnell College.

A four year varsity letterman, Perlman was a 2024 Packerland All-Conference First Team honoree, leading United with nine goals on the season. His coaches named him the offensive player of the year for the team. United were 11-4 for the 2024 regular season, 10-2 and second place in the Packerland Conference. The team won their first WIAA Boys Soccer Division 4 Regional Championship since 2010 in a thrilling overtime and shootout win against #3 Amherst in the Regional final. 

Perlman will make it official Wednesday afternoon at Gibraltar at 3:45 p.m. in the secondary school lobby. 

The Green Bay Rockers announced their 2025 schedule earlier this month.

The Rockers will open their season on Memorial Day (May 26th) in Wisconsin Rapids before welcoming the Rafters to Capital Credit Union Park the next night for its home opener. The Northwoods League will pause for its All-Star Break July 15th-17th and begin its playoffs on August 10th. The full schedule is below:

The Green Bay Gamblers' Will Zellers picked up more hardware this week after being a part of the World Juniors Champion Team USA earlier in the month.

Zellers tallied five goals and three assists in two game last weekend, including a hat trick in their 7-4 win over Chicago on Saturday. The Colorado Avalanche prospect leads the league with 26 goals in 26 games.

Photo by Green Bay Gamblers

The Southern Door Eagles boys basketball team will try to extend their six-game winning streak on Monday with a home matchup against Denmark.

The Eagles reached their high water mark for the season on Saturday with an 88-45 victory over NEW Lutheran. The Eagles hit six three-pointers in the first half to wear out the Blazers offensively as they jumped out to a 56-17 advantage at the break. Drew Daoust led all scorers with 35 points with seven three-pointers to his credit. Lauden Berg did his work inside as he piled up 23 points, while Caden Pierre registered his total from deep with 20 points.

The Vikings are 8-5 on the season thanks to a two-game winning streak against its NEC rivals Wrightstown and Clintonville. Jack Dewar leads the Vikings with just over 17 points per game, while Sean Malay is second on the team in scoring at just under 12 points per game and leads the team in rebounding (5.4 rpg).

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

The Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team blew a double-digit lead for the second straight game as they lost their 15th consecutive contest Sunday afternoon at the Resch Center, this time a 73-69 decision to Youngstown State.

The Phoenix ended the half strong with a 7-0 run that helped them take a two-point lead into the locker room. They carried that momentum into the second half, using an 8-1 run to give them a nine-point lead. The advantage would stretch out to 11 before the Penguins went on a 10-2 run that forced the two teams to trade buckets the rest of the way.

New addition Yonatan Levy paced the Phoenix with a career-high 18 points. Ryan Wade had his own season-high 14 points off the bench, while Jeremiah Johnson added 12 points. Preston Ruedinger chipped in with 10 points and four assists.

The Green Bay Packers coaching staff will have at least two new faces on it in the wake of the team's playoff disappointment.

During his end-of-the-year presser, head coach Matt LaFleur shared that quarterback coach Tom Clements was retiring after a decades-long career. Clements helped tutor Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, and Jordan Love during his tenure with the team. He returned to the organization in 2021 at the behest of Rodgers.

Before the weekend, the Packers axed defensive line coach Jason Rebrovich. According to Packers.com, Rebrovich has worked as an NFL coach for 11 seasons, including the last three years for the Packers.

If you have ever wanted to live out your fantasy of playing professional football, the Green Bay Blizzard has your opportunity.

The Blizzard is hosting an open tryout on Saturday, February 22nd, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kress Events Center on the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus. Athletes can pre-register here for $50 or register on the day of the tryout at the Kress Events Center for $65.

Seven local youth will be advancing to the District 4 finals of the state Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship after winning the Council Level competition in Sturgeon Bay on Saturday morning.

Over a dozen Boys and girls, nine to 13 years old, from Door and Kewaunee counties participated at St. John Bosco Gymnasium in the annual contest sponsored by the Knights of Columbus Council 2478.

The winners will now advance to the District competition, which will be held on Saturday, February 15, at Holy Rosary School in Kewaunee. Saturday’s winners are listed below with their respective scores after shooting 15 free throws.

NIne-year-old Boys:  Dalton Smith 9

Ten-year-old Boys:  David Legler 11

11-year-old Boys:  Nathan Legler 14

12-year-old Boys:  Ethan Pursley  7

13-year-old Boys:  Aiden Delfosse  8

Ten-year-old Girls:  Aubri Delfosse 11

12-year-old Girls:  Easton Piesler 10

The travel between games did not bother the Green Bay Gamblers as they won their games by scores of 6-3 over Cedar Rapids on Friday and 7-4 to Chicago on Saturday.

In Friday's win, the Gamblers put up crooked numbers in the second and third periods en route to the win. Aidan Park and Will Zellers each had two goals while three others had multi-point games. 

Saturday's victory saw the Gamblers come through with three goals in the second and third periods to put the game away. Zellers posted a hat trick along with an assist to lead the Gamblers. Park registered two goals and an assist as three Gamblers scored multi-point games.

A 20-4 run in the second quarter helped the Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team extend its winning streak with a 69-39 win.

The game started with a 9-0 run by the Phoenix, only to see it disappear midway through the first quarter, with the home team securing a slim one-point lead. The second quarter proved to be a difference-maker for the team, as the end result was never in doubt after that. Callie Genke led the way with a season-high 22 points, while Natalie McNeal added 18 points in the Phoenix's eight consecutive victories. Luxemburg-Casco alum Cassie Schilitz added nine, surpassing 1,200 points in her Phoenix career. 

The Phoenix men will have an opportunity to keep the good vibes going on Sunday when they host Youngstown State at the Resch Center at 1 p.m. In Friday's game, they saw a double-digit lead disappear before being blown out by Robert Morris. 

Several area wrestlers took advantage of a cold Saturday to head to tournaments.

Four Southern Door wrestlers finished in the top four in their weight brackets at the Peshtigo Invitational on Saturday. Chance Dekeyser pinned his way to a title at 132 pounds while Ethan Alexander just missed his own trip to the top of the podium with a 3-2 day at 138 pounds. Owen Larios Amezquita (106 lbs) and Clark LeFevre  (120 lbs) each ended their day in fourth place. 

Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol girls wrestlers picked up valuable experience at Saturday's Warrior Women`s Challenge hosted by Wausau West. Lanie Brauer won two matches in a tough 165 Gold bracket to take eighth place overall. Izzy Andreae won three of her four contested matches to take third overall in the 152 pound Silver Bracket. 

The area's boys basketball teams capped off the week with three matinees on Saturday.

The Sevastopol Pioneers boys basketball team saw their two-game winning streak snapped at the charity stripe on Saturday, falling to Oconto 67-60.

The Algoma boys basketball shot it well from distance and clamped down defensively on Gibraltar to win the game 71-43.

The Southern Door Eagles boys basketball players score at least 20 points in an 88-45 win over NEW Lutheran Saturday afternoon.

A busy week for several area boys basketball teams concludes with Saturday matinees. 

The 2 p.m. matchups include Gibraltar traveling to Algoma, Sevastopol hosting Oconto, and Southern Door welcoming NEW Lutheran. 

Friday's action saw Luxemburg-Casco lose to Waupaca 70-62 and Kewaunee blow past Shiocton 87-66.

Several area girls' basketball players ended their week with strong performances on Friday night.

Scoring 39 points in the game, Kewaunee's Jade Kroll left Fish Creek with a lot more than just an 82-24 win over Gibraltar on Friday night.

Sevastopol's Kayla Ranly stands just 17 points away from 1,000 points after leading the Pioneers to a 63-43 win over Wabeno/Laona.

The Algoma girls basketball team was able to make a 27-10 halftime lead stick as they beat NEW Lutheran 42-35 on Friday night.

The Southern Door girls basketball team could not end their week on a high note, falling to Peshtigo 68-43.

The Sturgeon Bay girls basketball team battled foul trouble and a strong Oconto offense in its 51-35 loss on Friday night.

Door County's two wrestling teams head outside the area for tournaments on Saturday.

Southern Door will face a familiar foe in Peshtigo in their tournament beginning at 9:30 a.m. Coleman, Crivitz, Gillett/Suring, Hortonville, Laona-Wabeno, Marinette, Menominee (MI), Mishicot, Oconto Falls, Oostburg, Oshkosh West, and Wausau East will also be competing.

Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol girls wrestling team travels west to Wausau West for a tournament featuring Wisconsin Lutheran, Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau, New Richmond, Eau Claire Memorial, Muskego, Watertown, Wausau East, Milton, West Salem, Ashland, Marshfield, Spencer, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln, Holmen, Kimberly, Neenah, Menasha, Oshkosh West, Antigo, DC Everest, Mosinee, Lodi, Sauk Prairie, McDonell Central Catholic, Waukesha West, Pulaski, Edgar, Oregon, DeForest, Abbotsford, Bonduel, Brillion, Brown Deer, Clintonville, Fennimore, Fort Atkinson, Fox Valley Lutheran, Freedom, Grafton, Green Bay West, Hortonville, Lena/STAA, Manawa, Lomira, Mineral Point, Monona Grove, Monroe, Mukwonago, New Holstein, Oconto Falls, Peshtigo, Regis, Saint Croix Central, Turner, Two Rivers, Laona-Wabeno, Waterloo, Waunakee, Winneconne, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, Crandon, Manitowoc Lincoln, New London, North Crawford/Seneca, Medford, Xavier, Sheboygan North, Bay Port, Marinette, Waupun, Eau Claire North, Poynette, and Shawano Community. The first matches begin at 9 a.m.

Kewaunee's Mitchell Boeder officially made his mark on the program as he recorded his 100th win in Lena on Friday. The Storm wrestled Lena, D.C. Everest, and Bonduel as a part of the quadrangular meet. Results were not made immediately available as of 11:30 p.m. Friday.

Picture by Rory Madsen

The Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team teased their fans with a halftime lead only to fall to Robert Morris 89-67.

Leading by double figures midway through the first half, the Phoenix started to lose their grip on the game in the latter stages of the period, taking a 45-40 lead into the locker room. The Colonials would flip the script of the game for good, scoring the game's next 28 points. 

Marcus Hall ended the night with 17 points while Jeremiah Johnson added 13 points and Preston Ruedinger chipped in with eight points in the loss.

The Phoenix women will try to put supporters in a better mood Saturday at 1 p.m. when they face Oakland in hopes of sweeping their Detroit-area rivals this week.

Sevastopol and Southern Door picked up big rivalry night wins to highlight the area's boys basketball action on Thursday.

A strong second start to the 2nd half was enough for Southern Door to power past Sturgeon Bay, as heard on U-102.1 on Thursday night. 

The Sevastopol Pioneers boys basketball team shut down Gibraltar's offense in the second half to cruise to a 52-35 victory Thursday night in Institute.

The Algoma Wolves had three players with more than 15 points in their 80-65 win over NEWCHAA.

Friday's action includes Luxemburg-Casco visiting Waupaca (7 p.m.) and Kewaunee hosting Shiocton (7 p.m.).

A nearly full slate of Packerland Conference girls basketball is on deck for Friday night.

The schedule includes Sevastopol traveling to Wabeno (7 p.m.), Sturgeon Bay hosting Oconto (7 p.m.), Southern Door welcoming Peshtigo (7 p.m.), Algoma playing at home against NEW Lutheran (7 p.m.), and Kewaunee visiting Gibraltar (6:30 p.m.).

In Thursday's action, Luxemburg-Casco's comeback came up just short in a 41-36 loss to Marinette.

Luxemburg-Casco and Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol picked up conference wrestling dual meet victories Thursday night ahead of a calm weekend for both teams.

The Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team won four of its five contested matches Thursday night as it routed Marinette 70-9.

The Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestling team got pins when they needed them to beat Kewaunee 41-39 on its Senior Night on Thursday.

Picture by Ron LeCloux

The Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team tries to get rid of a major cloud hanging over its program on Friday when it welcomes Robert Morris to the Resch Center.

The Phoenix have not won since an 82-57 win over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville, over a dozen games ago. They showed signs of improvement in their game last Saturday, but they ultimately fell to in-state rival 70-59. Marcus Hall and Yonatan Levy each scored 15 points, while Mac Wrecke added 13 points in the loss, the 13th in a row for the Phoenix. The Colonials are 3-4 in the Horizon League, having split their last four games. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.

In Thursday's action, the Phoenix women closed halves strong en route to a 70-47 win over Detroit Mercy. The Phoenix outscored the visiting Titans 19-7 in the second quarter and 26-13 in the fourth quarter in an otherwise tightly contested affair. Jasmine Kondrakiewicz led the team with 17 points with an inside bucket marking her 1000th point in her Phoenix career. She was complemented by Cassie Schiltz (16 pts), Natalie McNeal (12 points) and Callie Genke (12 points). Emala O'Brien registered 15 points in the loss for the Titans. The Phoenix women are back at the Kress Events Center on Saturday when they face Oakland at 1 p.m.

Compared to its usual schedule, the Green Bay Gamblers' four-game road trip concluding this weekend is a little unusual.

Like last weekend, the Gamblers will play two games in two different cities in two days. Last weekend, the Gamblers struggled after its Friday night win against the Chicago Steel, losing to the Steel in Geneva, Ill. 6-2 on Saturday and 6-3 on Sunday to Team USA. This weekend, the Gamblers will travel to Cedar Rapids for a Friday night game before returning to Geneva, Ill. for another matchup against the Chicago Steel on Saturday. 

Both teams are looking up at the Gamblers in the USHL Eastern Conference. The Gamblers sit in 5th place with 35 points followed by the Roughriders (30 points) and the Steel (22 points).

Friday's game begins at 7:05 p.m. with Saturday's puck drop scheduled for 6:05 p.m. The Gamblers end January just as unique with three games against different teams and no back-to-backs. At the very least, they will be at home for those games.

The sounds of baseball on the radio in Milwaukee will never be the same again after the Brewers organization announced the passing of its radio voice, Bob Uecker, Thursday morning.

Uecker served as the radio voice for his hometown Brewers since 1971 after playing career with the Milwaukee Braves and Brewers, St. Louis Cardinals, and the Philadelphia Phillies. His career .200 average became a punchline during his thousands of baseball broadcasts as he interweaved what was going on with the game with his decades of material for storytelling. Much of the country got to know Uecker away from the baseball diamonds of Milwaukee. Outside of his nationally televised baseball work, His appearance on The Tonight Show became legendary and led to roles on TV's Mr. Belvidere, advertisements for Miller Brewing Company and Usinger sausages, and cinema's Major League trilogy.  

Uecker passed away at the age of 90. 

Two Door County rivalry games add extra juice to Thursday's slate of boys basketball games.

The matchups include Gibraltar visiting Sevastopol (7:15 p.m.), Sturgeon Bay playing at Southern Door, Algoma hosting Northeast Wisconsin Christian Homeschoolers Athletic Association (7 p.m.).

An uncommon sight on the wrestling schedule will be seen in two places on Thursday as Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol, Kewaunee, and Luxemburg-Casco compete in single dual meets.

Luxemburg-Casco will host its senior night festivities when they host Marinette at 6:30 p.m.

Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol will host Kewaunee at Sturgeon Bay High School for a 7 p.m. showdown.

Picture by Rory Madsen

Fresh off their upset win on Tuesday, the Luxemburg-Casco girls basketball teams gets back to work on Thursday with a contest against Marinette.

In their 41-40 win over Freedom, Sienna Blohowiak carried the torch for the Spartans with 13 points while Brianna Bray added eight points and Alayna Deprez chipped in seven points. The Irish challenged the Spartans in the second half, outscoring them 27-25 in the frame but came up a point short.

The Marines are a game behind the Irish in the NEC standings with a 7-2 record (10-4 overall) after beating Little Chute on Tuesday 54-22. Elizabeth Wade, Riley Kieffer, and Chloe Seymour all average approximately 10 points per game.

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. in Marinette.

The Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team returns home riding a six-game winning streak to the Kress Events Center when they face Detroit Mercy on Thursday.

In their last game, the Phoenix women nearly doubled their lead in the third quarter to a 78-48 rout of Robert Morris. Natalie McNeal and Cassie Schiltz had dueling double-doubles, with McNeal scoring a team-high 22 points and grabbing 18 rebounds, while the L-C alum Schiltz registered 20 points and 10 rebounds in the Phoenix's sixth straight win. The Phoenix dominated in the paint with a 47-24 edge in rebounding and a 36-20 advantage in scoring. A win would mark the 1,100th in program history. 

The Titans are off to a great start, with an 11-4 record and a 5-2 conference mark. The team's 67-59 win over in-state rival Oakland last weekend snapped a two-game skid.

Tip-off is set for 6 p.m.

The Bucks were led by Giannis Antetokounmpo, who scored 33 points and had a triple-double with 11 rebounds and 13 assists.

Dame Lillard added 24 points and hit five-three pointers, and Brook Lopez chipped in 21 more.

A.J. Green added 16 points off the bench as the Bucks improved to 21-17 for the season and will face the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night in Milwaukee. 

The Badgers built a 37-20 lead at half only to see the Buckeyes cut the lead to a single basket in the final seconds.

Ohio State had a chance to win by Carter Gilmore for the Badgers forced a sideline violation with 1.6 left to preserve the win.

John Tonje led the Badgers with 17 points while going 10 -for -10 from the free-throw line.

John Blackwell added 15 more and Steven Crowl dropped in 14 points and seven boards.

The win was Coach Greg Gard's 200th win as the head coach at UW.

Wisconsin will travel to California on Saturday to play USC and then take on UCLA on Tuesday on a west coast road trip. 

In Kewaunee on 104.1 WRLU, The Storm fell just short to the Southern Door Eagles in a huge Packerland Conference boys’ basketball showdown 64-61 Tuesday night in a game that lived up to the billing.

On 105.1 The GOAT, The Sturgeon Bay Clippers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 58-43 win over the Gibraltar Vikings at home.

In Green Bay, the Sevastopol Pioneers outlasted the NEW Lutheran Blazers 63-53. 

The Luxemburg-Casco Lady Spartans edged the Freeom Irish 41-40 in an upset at home.   The Irish entered the game undefeated in the conference.  

(photo by Ron LeCloux)

Two Door County high school athletes already know what they will be doing at the next level in their respective sports.

Door County United's Caitlyn Hasenjager signed her National Letter of Intent last week to swim for Division 2 Southwest Minnesota State. 

Another Gibraltar/Washington Island baseball player will extend his career in De Pere after school announced that catcher Brady Kita has committed to St. Norbert College.

After only one local team was in action on Monday, Tuesday night promises a more robust selection of games for area boys basketball fans.

The Kewaunee Storm hosts the Southern Door Eagles in a huge Packerland Conference boys’ basketball showdown of undefeated teams on Tuesday night. The pregame is set for 6:45 p.m., with tip-off at 7:00 p.m. on 104.1 WRLU and streamed on NEW Radio Sports Network. Paul Schmitt and Eric Fisher will have the call from Kewaunee High School.  

Two Packerland rivals will try to re-enter the win column on Tuesday night when Gibraltar visits Sturgeon Bay. Tim Kowols will have the call on 105.1 The GOAT and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the opening tip at 7 p.m.

Other games scheduled for Tuesday include Sevastopol traveling to NEW Lutheran (7:15 p.m.).

The girls' basketball slate is slowly building momentum this week after just one game was played last night, and only two are on the schedule tonight.

The Algoma girls' basketball team got back into the win column on Monday night, beating Mishicot at home 68-43.

Tuesday's slate of games includes Luxemburg-Casco hosting Freedom (7 p.m.) and Kewaunee traveling to Southern Door (7 p.m.).

Picture courtesy of Algoma Girls Basketball

The Green Bay Packers will bring 12 of its practice squad players back into the fold for the 2025 season.

General Manager Brian Gutekunst announced on Monday that DL Deslin Alexandre, S Omar Brown, DL James Ester, CB Kamal Hadden, K Alex Hale, G Marquis Hayes, WR Julian Hicks, G/T Donovan Jennings, WR Cornelius Johnson, CB Kalen King, DL Jeremiah Martin and TE Messiah Swinson were signed to reserve/future contracts. All 12 players were on the team's practice squad this season.

The news came as the current team cleaned their lockers at Lambeau Field following their 22-10 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. 

Door County boys and girls will have an opportunity to participate in the 2025 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship in Sturgeon Bay. The competition will be held on Saturday, January 18th at St. John Bosco/Corpus Christi Gym in Sturgeon Bay. There is no entry fee, with the only requirement being that the entrant is anywhere between the ages of 9 to 14.  Please bring proof of age with a copy of a birth certificate. Registration will start at 9:00 am at the St. John Bosco/Corpus Christi Gym. The official start of the contest is set for 9:45 a.m. The winners from each boy’s and girl’s age category will advance to the District level in February which will be held in Kewaunee. 

The Luxemburg-Casco boys basketball start the week by hitting the road for a Monday night showdown against Freedom.

The Spartans are looking to snap a four-game losing streak and their first win of the new year. In their last game, the Spartans were led by Josh Parins, who made three three-pointers and scored 11 points, and Jacob Coisman, who tallied ten points. Eli Derenne and Brayden Duescher chipped in seven apiece, but it was not enough to overcome the Tigers' attack in a 71-51 loss.

The Irish are 10-1 on the season with a perfect NEC record, including a 75-60 win over Fox Valley Lutheran their last time out. Donavan Davis and Drew Kortz lead the Irish in scoring and rebounding, combining to average more than 45 points and 17 rebounds per game.

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

Picture courtesy of Ron LeCloux

The Algoma Wolves girls basketball team will waste no time trying to get the taste of Saturday's loss out of their mouth when they host Mishicot on Monday night.

Kewaunee's defense clamped down on the Wolves on Saturday afternoon, leading to a 66-33 win to take control of the Packerland Conference. No Wolves cracked double figures in the contest, with Sierra Slaby's eight points and Bristol Schmidt's six points leading the way in the loss. 

The Indians have rebounded from a 0-5 start to get their record to 5-7 overall thanks to a three-game winning streak heading into Monday. Kensi Rosenow scored 25 points, and Karsyn Krause posted 20 points and 16 rebounds in the Indians' 58-47 win over Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah in their last game.

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

The Green Bay Packers will turn its attention to free agency and the 2025 NFL Draft after falling to the Philadelphia Eagles 22-10 in the NFC Wild Card Game on Sunday evening.

The Eagles pounced on Packers miscues early as they turned a Kesian Nixon fumble on the opening kickoff into a touchdown. The Eagles would go on to force the Packers into two interceptions and a missed field goal in the first half. The Packers' defense was a saving grace as the Eagles were only able to manage another field goal to send the game into halftime at 10-0.

The Packers managed to get on the scoreboard with a field goal only to see the Eagles answer with a touchdown to make it 16-3 heading into the fourth quarter. Josh Jacobs' rushing touchdown tightened things early in the fourth to give Packers fans a false sense of hope before the Eagles salted the game away with two long drives that ended with field goals.

Jordan Love played a forgettable game as he went 22-30 with 212 yards and three interceptions. Jacobs ended his day with 81 yards on 18 attempts and three catches for 40 yards. Tucker Kraft had five grabs for 26 yards, and Jayden Reed mustered 46 yards on four grabs to pace the Packers receiving corps. 

The momentum that started at the Resch Center on Friday did not not continue through the weekend as the Green Bay Gamblers managed just one win out of their three games over the last three days.

Friday's 5-3 win over the Chicago Steel saw the Gamblers start and end their game with two goals. Different Gamblers scored all five goals, with Elliott Gulley and Aidan Park registering multi-point games with a goal and an assist, while Reece Cordray matched them with two assists. 

Things looked good when the Gamblers traveled south of the border to face the Steel again, with Niles Benson and Andrew O'Sullivan registering game-tying goals in the second period. However, it wasn't meant to be as Adam Valentini finished his hat trick in a four-goal third period that saw the Steel win the game 6-2.

Things didn't improve Sunday night in Michigan as Team USA downed the Gamblers 6-3. Will Zellers registered a first-period hat trick to lead the Gamblers to think they would get back into the win column. Team USA would go on to score three goals in the second period to tie the game and three more in the third period to put the contest away. Richard Gallant led Team USA with two goals and an assist.

The Green Bay Packers enter a new portion of their season on Sunday when they play the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL Wild Card Round.

The Packers have sputtered in recent weeks, losing their final two games of the season following a stretch where they won five of their previous six. Sunday's disjointed 24-22 loss to the Chicago Bears game saw many of their regular offensive starters on the bench after Jordan Love suffered an elbow injury, prompting Malik Willis to enter the game in relief. The Packers' running game did shine in the finale, with the team gaining 183 yards on the ground.

The Eagles sat Saquon Barkley in their finale after he became just the ninth running back to surpass 2000 yards. Despite that and quarterback Jalen Hurts missing his second straight start due to concussion, the Eagles were able to win their ninth game in 10 tries against the New York Giants 20-13.

The two teams play at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia at 3:30 p.m.

The Green Bay Phoenix basketball teams continued to streak in opposite directions on Saturday.

In the early game, the Phoenix women nearly doubled their lead in the third quarter on their way to a 78-48 rout of Robert Morris. Natalie McNeal and Cassie Schiltz had dueling double-doubles, with McNeal scoring a team-high 22 points and grabbing 18 rebounds, while the L-C alum Schiltz registered 20 points and 10 rebounds in the Phoenix's sixth straight win. The Phoenix dominated in the paint with a 47-24 edge in rebounding and a 36-20 advantage in scoring.

In Milwaukee, the Phoenix men again fell short to the Panthers in a 70-59 defeat. Down by 12 at the break, the Phoenix got it to within five points late in the second half before the Panthers could salt the game away from the line. Marcus Hall and Yonatan Levy each scored 15 points, while Mac Wrecke added 13 points in the loss, the 13th in a row for the Phoenix. 

Some of the area's teams will hit the court on Saturday after just two games took place on Friday.

The Sturgeon Bay Lady Clippers took a 31-20 advantage into the locker room and never looked back in a 59-44 non-conference win over Florence Friday night.

The Luxemburg-Casco girls basketball team was outscored 31-24 in the final stanza as they lost 56-45 to Waupaca Friday night.

Saturday's games include Southern Door host Oconto and Kewaunee traveling to Algoma for 2 p.m. starts.

The area's wrestlers went every which way on Saturday for tournaments across the state.

Both Luxemburg-Casco girls wrestlers came back with silver from the Peshtigo girls tournament on Saturday. Evelyn Lange and Kiley Georgel each took second place, going a combined 3-2 on the day.

It was another week and another title for Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol's Spencer Madsen. Madsen captured the 165 lb crown at the Cutler Classic hosted by New London. He pinned his first opponent before registering tech falls in his final two. Seth Laughlin took third place at 285 lbs and four others placed. In the girls bracket, both Izzy Andreae and Lanie Brauer made the third place match in their respective weight classes with Brauer ending her tournament day with a win for the second straight weekend.

No matter where you saw Southern Door Eagles wrestlers, it seemed like medals were close behind. Every wrestler placed at the Cutler Classic, with Lance Veeser leading the way with a second place finish after losing to county rival Spencer Madsen in the championship match at 165 pounds. Clark LeFevre and Chance Dekeyser also placed by winning their final match of the day. At the Warrior Cup Girl`s Invitational in Muskego, Sydney Turner went 3-1 en route to a third place finish at 138 lbs. Two other wrestlers finished the day in the Top 8. 

Three area girls' basketball teams capped off their week with games on Saturday.

The Kewaunee girls basketball team's defense clamped down on the Algoma Wolves on Saturday afternoon, leading to a 66-33 win to take control of the Packerland Conference.

The Southern Door girls basketball team fell into a big hole in the first half that they could not dig out of in their 66-37 loss on Saturday to Oconto.

On Friday night, the area's boys basketball slate included plenty of excitement, including two games on the NEW Radio Sports Network.

Two fast starts to start the half made it a quick evening for the Southern Door Eagles boys basketball team as they beat Gibraltar Friday night 74-37 on 105.1 The GOAT.

In a Friday night game tied at 25 a piece at halftime, it would be the hometown Algoma Wolves claiming victory over the Sturgeon Bay Clippers 54-49 on U-102.1

The Sevastopol Pioneers boys' basketball team could not keep up with one of the Packerland Conference's best teams, losing to Kewaunee 77-37 in Institute on Friday night.

After Luxemburg-Casco kicked things off with a tournament on Friday, the area's other wrestling teams will fan out on Saturday with invitationals of their own. 

The Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team made the most of their trip to Port Washington on Friday, winning The Duffy Tournament title. The Spartans scored 168 points as a team, edging second-place Aquinas by four points. The team was led by Carson Neubert's title at 126 pounds and second-place finishes by Carson Blohowiak (120 lbs), Blakelee Bastien (144 lbs), and Logan Ellwanger (165 lbs). Four other wrestlers also placed.

The Spartans girls will join Bark River-Harris, Bonduel, Crivitz, Lena, Marinette, Menominee (MI), Oostburg, Oshkosh West, Peshtigo, Stevens Point Areas Senior High School, Suring, West De Pere, and Winneconne for tournament in Peshtigo that begins at 9 a.m.

The Southern Door girls head to an even bigger tournament that also begins at 9 a.m. in Muskego. Hamilton, Wisconsin Lutheran, Beaver Dam, Hartford Union, Eau Claire Memorial, Watertown, Martin Luther, Oak Creek, West Bend East, Catholic Central, Badger, Delavan-Darien, Westosha Central, Kettle Moraine, Milwaukee Hamilton, Stoughton, Waukesha West, Horicon, Oregon, DeForest, Brown Deer, Clinton, East Troy, Fort Atkinson, Greenfield, Hustisford, Lomira, Monroe, Mukwonago, New Berlin West, Parkview, Plymouth, Turner, Whitefish Bay, Whitewater, Whitnall, Winnebago Lutheran Academy, Indian Trail & Academy, Wilmot Union, Pius XI and Brookfield East are all scheduled to compete.

The Southern Door boys and both Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol squads will compete in New London beginning at 9:30 a.m. Crivitz, Ashwaubenon, Berlin, Brillion, Campbellsport, De Pere, Dodgeland, Fond du Lac, Green Lake/Princeton, Laona-Wabeno, Manawa, Oshkosh North, Random Lake, St. Croix Falls, and Waupaca are among the teams scheduled to compete on the boys side while the girls will see competition from Fond du Lac, Oshkosh North, Pulaski, Ashwaubenon, Brillion, Campbellsport, Crivitz, De Pere, Dodgeland, Manawa, Random Lake, St. Croix Falls, Laona-Wabeno, Waupaca, Berlin, and Green Lake/Princeton.

The Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team will need to break through its in-state rival Milwaukee on Saturday afternoon to snap its dozen-game losing streak.

The Phoenix have struggled mightily since beating Western Illinois and Southern Illinois-Edwardsville in the season's opening weeks. In their last game, a second-half swoon buried the Phoenix men in Northern Kentucky, falling to the Norse 78-60. Down by just two at the break, the Norse outscored the Phoenix 34-16 down the stretch to extend the Phoenix's losing skid to 12. Marcus Hall paced the Phoenix with 19 points, Preston Ruedinger contributed 13 points,and Mac Wrecke chipped in eight points in the loss. The Panthers are looking at the Phoenix as their slump buster as well after recent losses to Oakland and Purdue Fort Wayne. The two rivals meet at UWM Panther Arena at 3 p.m.

Prior to that, the Phoenix women's team will continue their road trip with a 1 p.m. tip against Robert Morris. The Phoenix women used a 19-9 first quarter advantage to secure a 58-50 road win over Youngstown State on Thursday night. Natalie McNeal led the with 17 points while Callie Genke added 11 points. With two more three-pointers, Luxemburg-Casco alum Cassie Schiltz moved into a tie with Lydia Bauer (2009-13) for eighth in program history in three-pointers made.

Two Packerland Conference boys basketball showdowns featuring local teams highlight Friday's games featured on the NEW Radio Sports Network.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers (2-2, 4-6) travel to face the Algoma Wolves (3-1, 5-3) Friday night on U-102.1. Jacob Nate will have the game starting with a 6:45pm pregame, followed by the 7:00pm tipoff.

The Gibraltar Vikings boys basketball team will hit the road Friday night as they take on the conference-leading Southern Door Eagles in Brussels. Tim Kowols will have the call from Brussels 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.

Friday's other Packerland Conference tilt of note will see Sevastopol welcoming Kewaunee for a 7:15 p.m. tilt.

In Thursday's action, the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans could not match Wrightstown's defensive intensity and hot shooting on Thursday night, falling to the Tigers 71-51 on 104.1 WRLU.

After a small slate of local games on Thursday night, an equally small slate is in store for girls basketball fans for Friday night.

Luxemburg-Casco welcomes NEC rival Waupaca for a 7 p.m. tip-off while Sturgeon Bay hosts a non-conference game against Florence at 7 p.m.

In Friday's action, Gibraltar made the most of their trip to Pembine on Thursday, beating the Patriots 58-34, while the combination of Naomi Rikkola and Kayla Ranly proved to be too much for the Peshtigo Bulldogs as the Sevastopol Pioneers cruised to a 54-36 victory.

Note: Full breakdowns of Luxemburg-Casco and Kewaunee will be posted at NEWRadioSportsNetwork as soon as they are available.

Giving up several weight classes each dual, the Southern Door Eagles wrestling team went 1-2  on Thursday at its quadrangular featuring Kewaunee, Little Chute, and Luxemburg-Casco.

The Eagles lost their conference dual to the Storm 42-39 with Kewaunee boasting a 5-4 advantage in contested matches. The Eagles won three of the seven contested matches in their dual against Mustangs, but pulled out the 45-30 victory. A forfeit represented the only points Southern Door could muster in a 73-6 defeat to the Spartans. 

Cash Sanchez picked up points for the Eagles in all three duals thanks to two forfeits and a first period pin against Kewaunee's Nolan Lambrecht. Lance Veeser and Clark LeFevre picked up two contested wins apiece. 

KEWAUNEE 42 SOUTHERN DOOR 39

150: Seth Chevalier (Kewaunee) over Unknown (For.)

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

165: Lance Veeser (Southern Door) over Unknown (For.)

175: Gavin Johnkejacquet (Southern Door) over Evan Romero (Kewaunee) (Fall 3:27)

190: Owen Vaughn (Kewaunee) over Jackson Wagner (Southern Door) (Fall 2:17)

215: Jose Garza (Kewaunee) over Kyler LaLuzerne (Southern Door) (Fall 2:49)

285: Mitchell Boeder (Kewaunee) over Colton Krueger (Southern Door) (Fall 1:02)

106: Sam Kraynik (Kewaunee) over Owen Larios Amezquita (Southern Door) (Fall 3:07)

113: Cash Sanchez (Southern Door) over Nolan Lambrecht (Kewaunee) (Fall 1:09)

120: Jude Alrand (Southern Door) over Unknown (For.)

126: Clark LeFevre (Southern Door) over Aiden Ducat (Kewaunee) (Dec 7-6)

132: Chance Dekeyser (Southern Door) over Tristan Kjelgaard (Kewaunee) (Fall 1:55)

138: Mason VanGoethem (Kewaunee) over Ashley Larson (Southern Door) (Fall 1:08)

144: Ethan Alexander (Southern Door) over Unknown (For.)

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157: Carlos Nunez (Little Chute) over Unknown (For.)

165: Attyson Wilson (Southern Door) over Unknown (For.)

175: Lance Veeser (Southern Door) over Eli Jack (Little Chute) (Fall 1:07)

190: Bryson Steeno (Little Chute) over Jackson Wagner (Southern Door) (Fall 1:47)

215: Benacee Jacker (Little Chute) over Kyler LaLuzerne (Southern Door) (Fall 0:48)

285: Noah Vanlankveldt (Little Chute) over Colton Krueger (Southern Door) (Fall 0:38)

106: Owen Larios Amezquita (Southern Door) over Unknown (For.)

113: Cash Sanchez (Southern Door) over Unknown (For.)

120: Jude Alrand (Southern Door) over Unknown (For.)

126: Clark LeFevre (Southern Door) over Owen Peeters (Little Chute) (Dec 7-4)

132: Ethan Baumgart (Little Chute) over Chance Dekeyser (Southern Door) (Fall 1:12)

138: Ashley Larson (Southern Door) over Unknown (For.)

144: Ethan Alexander (Southern Door) over Aydian Stingle (Little Chute) (Fall 3:53)

150: Double Forfeit

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165: Logan Ellwanger (Luxemburg-Casco) over Lance Veeser (Southern Door) (TF 15-0 0:00)

175: Talon Tassoul (Luxemburg-Casco) over Gavin Johnkejacquet (Southern Door) (TF 17-2 0:00)

190: Calvin Henderson (Luxemburg-Casco) over Jackson Wagner (Southern Door) (Fall 1:01)

215: Carlos Alvarez (Luxemburg-Casco) over Kyler LaLuzerne (Southern Door) (Fall 0:15)

285: Calvin Bohm (Luxemburg-Casco) over Colton Krueger (Southern Door) (Fall 0:27)

106: Cayden Zehren (Luxemburg-Casco) over Owen Larios Amezquita (Southern Door) (Fall 1:55)

113: Cash Sanchez (Southern Door) over Unknown (For.)

120: Carson Blohowiak (Luxemburg-Casco) over Clark LeFevre (Southern Door) (TF 17-2 0:00)

126: Carson Neubert (Luxemburg-Casco) over Unknown (For.)

132: Logan Salm (Luxemburg-Casco) over Chance Dekeyser (Southern Door) (TF 18-0 0:00)

138: Joseph Jeanquart (Luxemburg-Casco) over Ethan Alexander (Southern Door) (TF 16-1 0:00)

144: Blakelee Bastien (Luxemburg-Casco) over Unknown (For.)

150: Mason Boulanger (Luxemburg-Casco) over Unknown (For.)

157: Ethan Werner (Luxemburg-Casco) over Unknown (For.)

Picture courtesy of  Stacy Motquin and Southern Door Wrestling Club

The Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team used a 19-9 first quarter advantage to secure a 58-50 road win over Youngstown State on Thursday night.

The Phoenix never trailed in the game, going wire-to-wire thanks a 29-23 rebounding advantage and forcing 21 turnovers. Twelve made free throws in the fourth quarter kept the Penguins at bay and gave the Phoenix their fifth straight win. Natalie McNeal led the with 17 points while Callie Genke added 11 points. With two more three-pointers, Luxemburg-Casco alum Cassie Schiltz moved into a tie with Lydia Bauer (2009-13) for eighth in program history in three-pointers made. Sophia Gregory (13 points) and Erica King (12 points) reached double-figures for the Penguins.

The Phoenix women are back in action Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. when they play at Robert Morris. 

The first of three games in three days is Friday night at the Resch Center when the Green Bay Gamblers host the Chicago Steel.

Last weekend, the Gamblers scored 14 goals across two games in their sweep of the Madison Capitols. In their 7-4 win over the Capitols Friday night at the Resch Center, Will Zellers and William Samuelsson each had two goals to join Geno Carcone, Vasily Zelenov, Cooper Cleaves, and Aidan Park with multi-point games. In Saturday's 7-5 victory in Madison, Reece Cordray had two goals and two assists to pace the Gamblers. Three other players posted multi-point games.

The Steel is 13 points behind the Gamblers in the USHL Eastern Conference after dropping both games to Sioux Falls. The only team that has struggled more has been Team USA, which hosts the Gamblers on Sunday, though their focus has been more concentrated on the recent World Juniors Championships, which they won. 

The Gamblers will play the Steel at the Resch Center on Friday at 7:05 p.m. before the series shifts to Geneva, Ill. on Saturday for a 6:05 p.m. puck drop.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans (2-8, 1-3 in the NEC) host the Wrightstown Tigers (5-4, 3-2 in the NEC)  on Thursday night in Luxemburg.

The Spartans are coming off a 74-51 loss to the Kewaunee Storm on Tuesday night in non-conference action, while Wrightstown was blitzed by Manitowoc Roncalli 94-58 at home.

In Tuesday's game, the Spartans were led by Josh Parins, who made two-pointers and scored 11 points. JD Glampe came off the bench to tally ten points.

Wrightstown is led by two seniors, guard Ethan Cyra, who is averaging 19.7 points per game, and forward Kaden Colwell, who is scoring at a 10.2 clip. 

Both teams have played Kewaunee this year, with Wrightstown beating the Storm on the road 65-64 on opening night, and L-C falling on Tuesday night at home.

The Spartan-Tigers pregame show is set for 6:45 p.m., with tip-off at 7:00 p.m. on 104.1 WRLU and streamed on NEW Radio Sports Network. Paul Schmitt and Eric Fisher will have the call from Luxemburg-Casco High School.  

Gibraltar and Sevastopol will play in the only girls basketball games featuring local teams on Thursday night.

The Vikings face an early tip-off in Pembine when they face the Patriots at 6 p.m. The Pioneers will stick around town for a matchup against Peshtigo at 7:15 p.m.

The Southern Door wrestling team will welcome Little Chute and two local rivals for a quadrangular meet on Thursday evening.

Kewaunee and Luxemburg-Casco will join the festivities with the four teams focusing on their conference meets first (Kewaunee vs. Southern Door, Luxemburg-Casco vs. Little Chute) before turning their attention to each other. 

The Eagles are coming off the Rocket Scramble last weekend. Lance Veeser's title at 165 pounds helped the Eagles finish near the top half of the Rocket Scramble leaderboard on Saturday. Veeser had four pins on the day, including one in the championship title-clinching match. Clark LeFevre (5th), Ethan Alexander (3rd), and Colton Krueger (5th) also finished in the Top 5. The Eagles won the girls division title with 248 points, 18 points more than second place Whitnall/Greendale. Sydney Turner was the lone champion in the group after she pinned her way through 138 point bracket. Nora LeFevre, Attyson Wilson, and Violet Jackson nearly won their own titles with runner-up performances.

The Storm and the Spartans have been out of action since their holiday tournaments. 

Kewaunee's Mitchell Boeder kept his winning ways going during the weekend's On The Water Classic, taking third place at 285 pounds. Boeder's lone defeat came in the semifinals but he rebounded with a pin and a major decision in his final two matches to earn the bronze medal in his weight class. He was the only Storm wrestler to make the second day of competition.

Blakelee Bastien went south of the Cheddar Curtain to hit 150 wins in his career after going 6-0 at The FLAVIN' Tournament in DeKalb, Ill. Bastien, Carson Neubert, and Carson Blohowiak all went perfect on the weekend, including 3-0 in duals that saw the Spartans beat Rochelle (Ill.) 53-22, fall to Aurora (Ill.) West  47-24, and top Carol Stream (Ill.) Glenbard West 41-31. That was good enough to take 2nd place in Pool A and post a 4-2 dual record on the weekend. 

Weigh-Ins begin at 4:00 p.m., with the wrestling beginning at 5:00 p.m.

The Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team kicks off its week on the road in Ohio on Thursday when they battle the Youngstown State Penguins.

The Phoenix extended their winning streak to four on Saturday with a 69-51 victory over Wright State at the Kress Events Center. Callie Genke posted a team-best 14 points, while Natalie McNeal and Cassie Schiltz chipped in 13. Jasmine Kondrakiewicz, Jenna Guyer. Miah Meyer added eight points apiece, and Guyer just missed out on a double-double with 10 rebounds. Combined with her 15 points on five three-pointers against Northern Kentucky last Thursday, the Luxemburg-Casco alum Schiltz was tabbed the Horizon League Player of the Week.

The Penguins come into the game 7-8 overall, including 2-3 in the Horizon League. They have lost their last three Horizon League games after opening the campaign with wins against Milwaukee and Northern Kentucky.

Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.

On 104.1 WRLU, The Kewaunee Storm turned up the heat and pulled away in the second half topping the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans 74-51 in a non-conference game.

In Sturgeon Bay, the Clippers fell to the Seymour Thunder 79-68 in a non-conference battle..  

The Algoma Wolves dominated the Clintonville Truckers 69-38 on the road in non-conference play.

In Peshtigo, the Gibraltar Vikings fell hard to the Bulldogs 51-23 in Packerland Conference action.

Three local teams rolled to victories on Tuesday night as the girls' basketball season approaches its midway point.

In Fish Creek, the Algoma Wolves dominated the Gibraltar Vikings 78-31 in Packerland Conference action.

The Kewaunee Storm rolled past the Sturgeon Bay Clippers 69-34 at home.  

In Oconto, the Sevastopol Pioneers topped the Blue Devils 52-38 on the road.

The Southern Door Eagles were burned by the NEW Lutheran Blazers 61-18 at home.  

In NEC action, the Luxemburg-Casco Lady Spartans dropped a heartbreaker 43-41 to the Wrightstown Tigers on the road.

In boys wrestling, the Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol team went 2-0 on Tuesday night at Crivitz/Wausaukee, winning 53-23 and then beating Gillet/Suring 63-12 in the second match.  Below are the final individual matches from trackwrestling.com.

Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol defeated Crivitz/Wausaukee 53-23

150 - Jackson Schramm (Crivitz/Wausaukee) over Darrel Lautenbach (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) Fall 1:02

157 - Luis Rivera-Diaz (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

165 - Spencer Madsen (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Austin Doyen (Crivitz/Wausaukee) TF 19-4

175 - Julian Langer (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

190 - Ethan Denamur (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

215 - Harrison Schartner (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Thomas Phillips (Crivitz/Wausaukee) Fall 4:54

285 - Seth Laughlin (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Austin Kaminski (Crivitz/Wausaukee) Fall 2:43

106 - Nate Hasenjager (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

113 - Double Forfeit

120 - Leathem Vogel (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

126 - AJ Kaufman (Crivitz/Wausaukee) over Patrick Shefchik (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) TF 17-2

132 - Evan Kaufman (Crivitz/Wausaukee) over Raynauldo Johnson (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) Fall 1:49

138 - Nathan Sansom (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

144 - Nino Robinson (Crivitz/Wausaukee) over Drew Propsom (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) Fall 1:07

Match #2 Round 3

Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol defeated Gillett/Suring 63-12

165 - Spencer Madsen (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

175 - Julian Langer (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

190 - Ethan Denamur (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

215 - Harrison Schartner (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

285 - Seth Laughlin (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Bradly Bayer (Gillett/Suring) Fall 1:36

106 - Nate Hasenjager (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

113 - Double Forfeit

120 - Leathem Vogel (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

126 - Patrick Shefchik (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Peyton Huth (Gillett/Suring) Fall 0:20

132 - Raynauldo Johnson (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Gavin Staszak (Gillett/Suring) Dec 14-12

138 - Nathan Sansom (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over William Seibert (Gillett/Suring) Fall 1:11

144 - Taylor Brown (Gillett/Suring) over Drew Propsom (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) Fall 3:03

150 - Bryce Fuchs (Gillett/Suring) over Luis Rivera-Diaz (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) Fall 3:03

157 - Darrel Lautenbach (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

Southern Door heading back to battle after a tough home loss on Monday leads the girls basketball slate on Tuesday.

The Eagles fell to Roncalli at home 53-36 and will return to action with a road trip to Green Bay to face NEW Lutheran for a 7 p.m. tip.

Other girls basketball games scheduled for Tuesday night include Luxemburg-Casco visiting Wrightstown ( 7 p.m.), Sevastopol traveling to Oconto (7 p.m.), Kewaunee hosting Sturgeon Bay (7 p.m.), and Gibraltar welcoming Algoma (6 p.m.). 

The Luxemburg-Casco girls and Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestling programs are getting an early start to their week with matches on Tuesday.

The Spartans head to Howard to participate in a scramble-style meet at Bay View Middle School. Bay Port, Freedom, Hortonville, Manitowoc Lincoln, Oconto Falls, Pulaski, Sheboygan North, and Sheboygan South are scheduled to participate when the first matches begin at 5:30 p.m.

SBS will head to Crivitz for a quadrangular meet featuring the host school, Suring, and conference rival Peshtigo. The first matches are set to begin at 6 p.m.

The Green Bay Packers suffered two losses on Sunday, and Christian Watson's health status was revealed during Monday's press conferences.

Head coach Matt LaFleur revealed that Watson tore his ACL during Sunday's loss to the Chicago Bears, ending his season. LaFleur also gave updates on some of his other players, saying that WR Romeo Doubs is feeling better, QBs Jordan Love and Malik Willis could be limited this week but otherwise okay, and he wants to be optimistic about the possible return of LB Quay Walker and S Evan Williams. 

The Packers head to Philadelphia for its Wild Card Round matchup against the Eagles this weekend, with the kickoff set for 3:30 p.m. on Sunday. 

After a pair of games were played last night, a much more robust boys' basketball slate is in store for Tuesday.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans will renew an old rivalry on Tuesday night as they host the Kewaunee Storm of the Packerland Conference. 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 Fisher will have the call from Luxemburg-Casco High School. 

Other games scheduled for Tuesday include Algoma traveling to Clintonville (7 p.m.), Gibraltar makes up its game at Peshtigo (7 p.m.), and Sturgeon Bay welcomes Seymour (7 p.m.).

In Monday's action, the Sevastopol Pioneers boys basketball team carried a 22-15 advantage into the break and never let go in its 47-37 win against Suring while Algoma fell to Denmark on the road 69-61.

Sevastopol and Algoma's boys basketball are wasting no time to get back onto the court this week as they hit the road for non-conference games on Monday.

The Wolves travel to Denmark and the Pioneers travel to Suring for 7 p.m. tips. Both teams are trying to pick up wins after losing close game to conference opponents on Friday.

The Southern Door girls basketball team opens their week with a non-conference matchup when they host Roncalli for a Monday night contest.

The Eagles enter the game with an 1-8 record with their victory against rival Sturgeon Bay its only bright spot thus far. Ashlyn Delfosse leads the team with 14.5 ppg with Alanah Kaye (8.5 ppg) and Kyleigh Claflin (6.5 ppg) also contributing offensively.

The Jets stand at 3-8 on the year, rebounding from an 0-7 start to win three of their last four games. Lauren Stangel paces the offense with 17.0 ppg and 2.4 apg while Isabella Jacky nearly averages a double-double with 8.6 ppg and 11.0 rpg.

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

The second time was the charm for Chicago Bears kicker Cairo Santos, who erased multiple losing streaks, including an 11-game one against the host Green Bay Packers, with a game-winning field goal to win 24-22.

The game got off to an ominous start for the Green and Gold when the Bears once again successfully executed a trick punt return play, resulting in a 94-yard return to put them up 7-0. The Bears would make it 14-3 after they turned a fumble into points on a short field. The Packers would make it a one-point game at the break, thanks to Brandon McManus' second field goal and a Josh Jacobs touchdown run. Injuries to Christian Watson and Jordan Love turned the Packers offense into a turtle in its shell, relying on Malik Willis to engineer the comeback. After a scoreless third quarter, Caleb Williams' star started to shine first with a 32-yard touchdown pass to DJ Moore. After the Packers would engineer two more scoring drives to take a slim one-point lead, he engineered another drive like he did against their rivals in November, only this time ending it with Santos drilling a 51-yarder to end their season on a happy note.

Willis and Jordan Love combined for 205 yards and no touchdown passes as they both injured their throwing arms in the game. Dontayvion Wicks led the battered wide receiver room with five catches for 48 yards. 

A win would have been all for naught anyway, as the Washington Commanders engineered their own come-from-behind victory against the Dallas Cowboys to capture the sixth seed. The Packers will enter the playoff as the seventh seed with a date in Philadelphia to face the Eagles set for Sunday at 3:30 p.m.

The Green Bay Phoenix basketball teams concluded last week still holding onto their respective for better and for worse.

The Phoenix women outscored the Wright State 16-9 in the second quarter and rode that momentum to a 69-51 win on Saturday. Callie Genke posted a team-best 14 points, while Natalie McNeal and Cassie Schiltz chipped in 13. Jasmine Kondrakiewicz, Jenna Guyer. Miah Meyer added eight points apiece, and Guyer just missed out on a double-double with 10 rebounds. The Phoenix take a four-game winning streak to Youngstown State on Thursday and Robert Morris on Saturday.

This time, it was a second-half swoon that buried the Phoenix men in Northern Kentucky, falling to the Norse 78-60. Down by just two at the break, the Norse outscored the Phoenix 34-16 down the stretch to extend the Phoenix's losing skid to 12. Marcus Hall paced the Phoenix with 19 points, Preston Ruedinger contributed 13 points,and Mac Wrecke chipped in eight points in the loss. They will face Milwaukee on Saturday.

Two champions and a milestone was celebrated by the Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestling team at the Lancer Invitational hosted by Brookfield Central.

Lance Veeser's title at 165 pounds helped the Southern Door wrestling team finish near the top half of the Rocket Scramble leaderboard on Saturday. Veeser had four pins on the day, including one in the championship title-clinching match. Clark LeFevre (5th), Ethan Alexander (3rd), and Colton Krueger (5th) also finished in the Top 5. The Southern Door girls won the girls division title with 248 points, 18 points more than second-place Whitnall/Greendale. Sydney Turner was the lone champion in the group after she pinned her way through the 138-point bracket. Nora LeFevre, Attyson Wilson, and Violet Jackson nearly won their own titles with runner-up performances.

Two champions and a milestone were celebrated by the Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestling team at the Lancer Invitational hosted by Brookfield Central. Spencer Madsen posted his 100th win of his career as he captured the 165 pound weight class. He went 5-0 with two pins and three tech falls. Ethan Denamur joined Madsen at the top of the podium, collecting pins in his final three matches. Seth Laughlin and Peter Shefchik also finished in the top 5.

The teams representing the 54235 picked up victories in Saturday's girls basketball matchups.

The Sevastopol girls' basketball team has a new all-time scoring champion after the Pioneers topped NEW Lutheran 56-40.

The Sturgeon Bay Lady Clippers won their first Packerland Conference game of the season, 54-41, against Gibraltar on Saturday.

The Green Bay Packers hope to enter the playoffs on a positive note when they host the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Lambeau Field.

For the second time this season, the Green Bay Packers dug themselves a hole they could not dig out of against the Minnesota Vikings, this time a 27-25 loss on Sunday in Minneapolis. Jordan Love ended the day 19-for-30 for 185 yards and a touchdown, most of which came late in the second half. Josh Jacobs ran for 69 yards on the ground as the Packers' rushing game once again topped 100 yards.

The Bears have been in free fall since a tipped pass on a Hail Mary attempt went against them against the Washington Commanders in October. Once 4-2, the Bears now stand 4-12 and are looking to avoid the franchise's longest losing streak if they can secure an upset.

Kickoff is set for noon.

The Green Bay Gamblers scored 14 goals across two games in their weekend sweep of the Madison Capitols.

In their 7-4 win over the Capitols Friday night at the Resch Center, Will Zellers and William Samuelsson each had two goals to join Geno Carcone, Vasily Zelenov, Cooper Cleaves, and Aidan Park with multi-point games.

In Saturday's 7-5 victory in Madison, Reece Cordray had two goals and two assists to pace the Gamblers. Three other players posted multi-point games.

The boys basketball season restarted in earnest with a nearly full schedule of games Friday night.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans rallied twice, but fell to the Denmark Vikings 60-57 in Luxemburg on 104.1 WRLU.  

On U-102.1, the Algoma Wolves started the game as the hot team, but the Southern Door Eagles would leave the gym with the win, 63-52 Friday night in Algoma.

The Gibraltar Vikings boys basketball team broke a two-game losing skid Friday night with a 53-48 victory over Sevastopol.

The Kewaunee Storm improved to 5-3 on the season with a 68-45 win on the road against Peshtigo. 

After a slow Friday night, a little Door County girls basketball history is in store for local fans on Saturday.

In Friday's only game of the night, Luxemburg-Casco fell to Denmark 40-31.

(photo by Ron LeCloux)

With 1,319 points, Sevastopol's Naomi Rikkola needs four points to tie and five points to pass Michele Bushman. She will get her opportunity on Saturday when the Pioneers host the Blazers at 2 p.m.

Gibraltar and Sturgeon Bay will start things earlier on Saturday when they tip-off in Sturgeon Bay at 12:30 p.m.

The Kewaunee and Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol girls' teams quenched the thirst of area wrestling fans on Friday, and more action is lined up for Saturday.

Kewaunee wrestled at Mishicot Friday night, battling the host Indians and Waterloo.

The Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol boys will get their taste of tournament action at Brookfield Central at 9:30 a.m. Not everyone involved in Friday's girls tournament will compete in the boys' version. However, it will still include Badger, Westosha Central, Kettle Moraine, Slinger, Sun Prairie East, Campbellsport, Chilton, Green Bay Preble, Greenfield, Hustisford, Madison East, Milwaukee Bradley Technical, Nicolet, Oostburg, Whitefish Bay, Indian Trail & Academy, South Milwaukee, Brookfield East, and Rio Community.

Southern Door will mix it up in Cedar Grove-Belgium for the Rocket Scramble featuring the host school, Wauwatosa West, Valders, Horicon, Cambridge, Brillion, Cudahy, Dodgeland, Bay View, Port Washington, Sheboygan Falls, Sheboygan South, Whitnall, Oconto, Marshall, Jefferson, Xavier, and Pecatonica/Argyle. The first matches begin at 9 a.m.

One team will try to keep a good run going while the other will try to snap a national punchline Saturday when the Green Bay Phoenix basketball teams return to the court.

The Phoenix men will try to snap an 11-game losing streak when they visit Northern Kentucky for a noon tip. They were not able to dig out from their 15-point halftime deficit as they saw their losing skid stretch to 11 with a 74-51 loss to Wright State on Thursday. Jeremiah Johnson led the Phoenix with 14 points with Preston Ruedinger chipping in eight points and Marcus Hall adding seven points in the loss.

The Phoenix women look to stretch their winning streak to four when they welcome Wright State to the Kress Events Center for a 1 p.m. tip. They were down eight points at halftime, but a 17-2 run to end the third quarter flipped the script to a 78-59 win over Northern Kentucky on Thursday. Jenna Guyer led all scorers with 22 points, and Natalie McNeal chipped in another 17 points. Luxemburg-Casco alum Cassie Schiltz led the assault from behind the arc as she buried five three-pointers en route to a 15-point game.

After being the last team in the NFL to play in an international game, reports out of Pittsburgh say the Green Bay Packers could play their third overall and their second in as many seasons during the 2025 campaign.

SB Nation's Acme Packing Company reported the possibility earlier this week, citing Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Noah Strackbein of Sports Illustrated as its sources. The Pittsburgh Steelers would act as the home team, and the Packers would serve as the away team. The Steelers have a connection with Ireland due to its former owner, Dan Rooney, serving as a past U.S. Ambassador to Ireland during the Obama administration. 

The Packers have played in London (2022) and Brazil (2024).

After Sturgeon Bay kicked off the post-holiday break with its game on Thursday, the rest of the area's boys basketball teams will be busy on Friday.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers boys basketball team found itself trying to catch a train on Thursday, falling to the St. Mary Catholic Zephyrs 80-67. It will be a quick turnaround for the Clippers as they travel to face Two Rivers for a 7 p.m. tip.

The first game in 2025 broadcast on U-102.1 will come on Friday night as the Algoma Wolves play host to the Southern Door Eagles in Varsity Boys Basketball. Jacob Nate will have the call from Algoma. Pregame is scheduled for 6:45 pm, followed by a 7:00 pm tip-off.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans will start up 2025 with a rivalry game against the Denmark Vikings in North Eastern 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 Fisher will have the call from Luxemburg-Casco High School.  

Other boys basketball games scheduled for Friday include Kewaunee visiting Peshtigo (7 p.m.), and Gibraltar hosting Sevastopol (7 p.m.).

Door County girls basketball history is on the line on Saturday following Thursday's slate of games.

A longtime school record is set to fall on Saturday night after Naomi Rikkola and the Sevastopol Pioneers thrashed Two Rivers 74-32 on Thursday night. With 1,319 points, Rikkola needs four points to tie and five points to pass Michele Bushman. She will get her opportunity on Saturday when the Pioneers host the Blazers at 2 p.m.

The Kewaunee girls basketball team improved to 10-1 on the season thanks to a dominating 77-38 win over Sheboygan Lutheran on Thursday night.

Only one girls basketball game is scheduled for Friday with Luxemburg-Casco kicking off a night of grudge matches against Denmark at home at 5:45 p.m.

Two area wrestling teams will get their first taste of action of the New Year on Friday.

Kewaunee will travel to Mishicot for a triangular meet featuring the host school and Waterloo. The first matches begin at 5:30 p.m.

Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol's Lanie Brauer will try to follow up her first high school tournament championship when the team heads to Brookfield Central for a tournament. Wisconsin Lutheran, Hartford Union, Watertown, Badger, Westosha Central, Kettle Moraine, Appleton North, Fond du Lac, Slinger, Germantown, Oakfield,  Oregon, Verona Area, Sun Prairie East, Campbellsport, Chilton, Edgerton, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, Fort Atkinson, Green Bay Preble, Greenfield, Hustisford, Janesville Craig, Madison East, Madison La Follette, Menomonee Falls, Milwaukee Bradley Technical, New Berlin West, Nicolet, Oostburg, Plymouth, Turner, Two Rivers, Waunakee, West Allis Nathan Hale, Whitefish Bay, Columbus, Jefferson, Indian Trail & Academy, South Milwaukee, Sheboygan North, Merrill, Hamilton, Arrowhead, Brookfield East, Rio Community, New Berlin, Eisenhower, and Baraboo will also compete when the first matches begin at 4 p.m.

Picture courtesy of SBS wrestling

The Green Bay basketball teams were both down at halftime in their respective games, but they both ended in their respective streaks being extended at least one more game.

The Phoenix women were down eight points at halftime, but a 17-2 run to end the third quarter flipped the script to a 78-59 win over Northern Kentucky. They outscored the Norse 44-17 in the second half to earn their third straight win. Jenna Guyer led all scorers with 22 points, and Natalie McNeal chipped in another 17 points. Luxemburg-Casco alum Cassie Schiltz led the assault from behind the arc as she buried five three-pointers en route to a 15-point game. They play again on Saturday at 1 p.m. against Wright State.

The Phoenix men were not able to dig out from their 15-point halftime deficit as they saw their losing skid stretch to 11 with a 74-51 loss to Wright State. The Phoenix held a 10-9 lead at the 13-minute mark, but the Raiders scored the next 13 points and outscored their visitors 26-10 in the frame to take a 35-20 lead into the locker room. Jeremiah Johnson led the Phoenix with 14 points with Preston Ruedinger chipping in eight points and Marcus Hall adding seven points in the loss. They play at Their road trip continues on Saturday at Northern Kentucky for a noon tip-off.

The Green Bay Gamblers will use a weekend set against the Madison Capitols to wash the taste out of their mouth from their 6-5 New Year's Eve loss to Cedar Rapids.

Egor Shilov, Lukas Peterson, and David Green scored in the first seven minutes of their game against the Rough Riders on Tuesday, with Shilov adding another score to make 4-1 going into the third period. The Rough Riders would equal the feat in the third period, scoring four times in seven minutes. Aidan Park would tie things up, but Amine Hajibi's second goal of the period gave the visitors the win. Michael Manzi took the loss for the Gamblers as he gave up all five Rough Riders goals in the third period on 12 shots faced. 

The Gamblers will host the Capitols for a 7:05 p.m. puck drop at the Resch Center before traveling to Madison for a 7:05 p.m. affair on Saturday.

The area's teams are easing back into the swing of things following their holiday break with just two games scheduled for Thursday. 

Kewaunee welcomes Sheboygan Lutheran for a 6:30 p.m. start, while Sevastopol visits Two Rivers for a 7 p.m. tip-off.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers will open 2025 on behalf of the other teams in Door and Kewaunee counties when they battle St. Mary Catholic at home.

The Clippers bounced back from their loss to Southern Door with a 76-66 win over Green Bay East last Saturday. Jackson Starr and Braden Evers are nearly averaging a double-double with Starr scoring 20.8 ppg to go along with his 8.2 rpg. Evers is racking up 8.8 ppg and 8.6 rpg.

The Zephyrs are 4-5 on the season, snapping a two-game skid with a 52-30 win over Lourdes Academy during its holiday tournament last weekend.

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

Green Bay basketball hits the hardwood on Thursday night with the women sticking around town and the men hitting the road.

The Phoenix women took the holidays off after beating Ripon College and UW-Parkside before Christmas to complete their non-conference schedule. They host Northern Kentucky at 6 p.m.

The Phoenix men have seen their losing streak hit 10 games as they look for respite on the road. They will have a tall task in their Horizon League matchup as they head to Dayton to play Wright State in a 6 p.m. tip.

Unless the Green Bay Packers make the Super Bowl, you have seen the last of CB Jaire Alexander this season.

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur shared the news during his media availability, saying that Alexander had surgery on Tuesday to relieve the stress and swelling on a PCL tear he suffered earlier this year. Alexander has not appeared in a game since he played 10-plus snaps against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in November. He has been in practice off and on since but never was able to suit up for a game. 

Alexander was one of the seven players who did not practice on Wednesday as they prepared for their regular-season finale against the Bears. Zayne Anderson (concussion), Brenton Cox, Jr. (foot), Andre Dillard (concussion), Quay Walker (ankle), Christian Watson (knee), and Evan Williams (concussion) also did not practice. Six other players were listed on the injury report, five of which were limited. The Bears only had six players total on the injury list, five of which did not practice. 

The Green Bay Packers will wrap up the regular season against the Chicago Bears early this Sunday.

The NFL announced the Week 18 slate shortly after the final game on Sunday as they look to set the best games in the prime spots. With the Packers destined for a lower seed in the NFC Playoff and the Bears merely fighting for a better draft pick, the NFL's oldest rivalry will be played at noon on Sunday. 

Saturday's games will feature the Ravens hosting the Browns (3:30 p.m.) and the Bengals visiting the Steelers (7 p.m.). The late afternoon games on Sunday will see the Rams host the Seahawks, the Chargers visit the Raiders, the Jets welcome the Dolphins, the 49ers head to the Cardinals, and Broncos play at home against the Chiefs. The NFC North will be decided in primetime as the Lions and the Vikings meet in Detroit.

The Green Bay Glory will try to set their rosters following their final day of tryouts on Friday.

The Glory held their first two days of tryouts last weekend as the Glory men look to build on their promotion last season and the Glory women hope to build on its past success.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds anglers that they will be able to target any of Wisconsin’s inland trout species using artificial lures only starting Jan. 4, 2025, through May 2, 2025, on designated early season trout streams.

Any trout caught during this time will need to be immediately released. All anglers are encouraged to continue to practice responsible catch and release and reduce their reel and handling time with the fish as much as possible. Tips on how to release your catch responsibly can be found on the DNR’s Responsible Release webpage. 

Anglers will be able to keep the trout they catch once the general hook and line season opens on May 3, 2025, provided bag limits and length requirements are met. Check the Guide to Wisconsin’s Trout Fishing Regulations for specifics. 

Anyone wishing to participate in the season will need a 2024-2025 fishing license and an inland trout stamp, which are both good until March 31, 2025, and can be purchased online through Go Wild or at one of many license sales locations throughout the state. After April 1, 2025, anglers will need a 2025-2026 fishing license and inland trout stamp. 

For a look at trout streams across the state, access the T.R.O.U.T. tool and additional trout fishing information on the DNR’s Inland Trout Fishing webpage.