Category: Sports
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Nor Door Athletics Baseball: Aug. 14–21
Results Aug. 7 Kolberg 6, West Jacksonport 7 Aug. 9 Institute 8, Washington Island 19 Maplewood defeated Baileys Harbor Sister Bay 4, Egg Harbor 5 Standings Egg Harbor, 7-0 Sister Bay, 6-1 Kolberg, 4-3 Maplewood, 3-4 Institute, 2-5 Washington Island, 2-5 Baileys Harbor, 0-7 Playoff Round 1 Schedule Aug. 16 Kolberg @ Egg Harbor West […]
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Learning How to Sail in Sturgeon Bay
By Tim Sweet Although many summertime activities were canceled this year because of the pandemic, a group of young community leaders figured out a safer way to offer sailing lessons to youth and adult students in Sturgeon Bay. Sail Training Foundation (STF) lead instructor Frank “Frankie” Pudlo, 19, has been sailing since he was eight. […]
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Nor Door Athletics Baseball: Aug. 7-14
Results July 31 Egg Harbor 19, Baileys Harbor 4 Aug. 2 Sister Bay 9, Washington Island 7 Kolberg 11, Institute 6 Maplewood 2, West Jacksonport 1 Standings Egg Harbor, 6-0 Sister Bay, 6-0 Kolberg, 4-2 Institute, 2-4 Maplewood, 2-4 Washington Island, 1-5 Baileys Harbor, 0-6 Schedule Aug. 7 Kolberg vs. West Jacksonport @ Baileys […]
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42nd Door County Century Ride Postponed to 2021
Organizers providing refund of registration fee Rising COVID-19 concerns have caused the organizers of the Door County Century (DCC) bicycle ride to cancel the Sept. 13, 2020, event. They will instead plan to run the 42nd ride during the same weekend in 2021. The Door County Century typically meets its capacity of 3,000 participants with […]
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NOR DOOR ATHLETICS BASEBALL: Jul. 31–Aug. 7
Results July 24 Maplewood 0, Institute 1 July 26 Baileys Harbor 0, Washington Island 10 Kolberg 1, Sister Bay 4 West Jacksonport 5, Egg Harbor 8 Standings Egg Harbor, 5-0 Sister Bay, 5-0 Kolberg, 3-2 Institute, 2-3 Maplewood, 1-4 Washington Island, 1-4 Baileys Harbor, 0-5 Schedule July 31 Egg Harbor at Baileys Harbor, 8 pm […]
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Nor Door Athletics Baseball: Jul. 17–24
Results July 10 Sister Bay 8, West Jacksonport 1 July 12 Egg Harbor 3, Washington Island 1 Institute 8, Baileys Harbor 4 Kolberg 2, Maplewood 0 Standings Egg Harbor, 3-0 Sister Bay, 3-0 Kolberg, 2-1 Institute, 1-2 Maplewood, 1-2 Baileys Harbor, 0-3 Washington Island, 0-3 Schedule July 17 Kolberg at Baileys Harbor July 19 West […]
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Door County Triathlon Training Days
The Door County Triathlon is hosting the second of four training days at Egg Harbor’s Murphy Park on July 18. The turn arrows for the bike and run courses for the Sprint and Half Iron courses will be marked with white paint. In addition, a turn buoy has been installed off Murphy Park beach for […]
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Nor Door Athletics Baseball Tournament: Jul. 10-17
Results July 3 West Jacksonport 12, Institute 4 July 5 Maplewood 5, Washington Island 1 Kolberg 0, Egg Harbor 9 Sister Bay 13, Baileys Harbor 1 Standings Sister Bay, 2-0 West Jacksonport, 2-0 Egg Harbor, 2-0 Maplewood, 1-1 Kolberg, 1-1 Institute, 0-2 Washington Island, 0-2 Baileys Harbor, 0-2 Schedule All Sunday games start at 1:30 […]
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Nor Door Athletics Baseball Tournament
Results June 26 Sister Bay 8, Institute 0 June 28 Kolberg 9, Washington Island 7 Maplewood 1, Egg Harbor 3 West Jacksonport 9, Baileys Harbor 3 Schedule All Sunday games start at 1:30 pm. All Friday games start at 8 pm. July 3 West Jacksonport at Institute July 5 Maplewood at Washington Island […]
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Coree Aussem-Woltering Sets Ice Age Trail FKT Record
It took 21 days, 13 hours and 35 minutes – along with 14 pairs of shoes – for 30-year-old Ottawa, Illinois, native Coree Aussem-Woltering to run the entirety of the 1,147-mile Ice Age Trail. Finishing at the trail’s eastern terminus in Potawatomi State Park on the night of June 22, Aussem-Woltering made his way through the […]
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Summer Baseball Tournament Announced
There will be baseball in Door County this summer after all. The Door County League’s directors and coaches canceled the season because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the nonprofit Nor Door Athletics has organized a local amateur baseball tournament beginning June 26 and running through Aug. 9. The top four teams will play semifinal games […]
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Packerland Conference Announces Scholar Athletes
The Packerland Conference announced its 2019-20 Scholar Athlete Awards. Each honoree must be a second-semester senior, hold a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0, and have earned at least four varsity letters through athletic participation. Principals at each school are allowed to nominate two boys and two girls for the awards. Algoma Boys: […]
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Run, Recycle, Reuse … Your Old Shoes
The Crossroads Trail Run – called Going the Distance … at a Distance this year – will take place virtually June 16-20 at a Safer at Home location. To find out more and register, visit CrossroadsRun.com. Do you have running shoes you no longer need? Although this year’s run has a different look, the Friends of […]
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Say It Ain’t So: County Baseball League Cancels Season
For only the second time in the past 78 years, fans and players won’t have a chance to enjoy Door County League (DCL) baseball games this summer. And each time, it took an unprecedented world event to cause it. Because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, organizers have canceled the 2020 Door County League baseball season, […]
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Duffy Named to All-Star Charity Football Game
Gibraltar senior Connor Duffy has been chosen to play on the Wisconsin Football Association’s South All-Star Team this year. “The honor of being chosen to play in this game is twofold,” he said. “I will have the opportunity to play football with some of the best high school players in the state. Second, and most […]
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County League Baseball Season Canceled
The ballfields of Door County League Baseball will be empty this summer. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, organizers of the Door County Baseball League decided Saturday to cancel the summer season. “I talked to all of the managers and nobody wants to infect anybody else,” league commissioner Rick Gigot said. “While the managers didn’t […]
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The Hairpin 5K Run/Walk is going virtual for 2020. Like many events, the July 4 tradition – the longest-running 5K in Door County – has adjusted in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Friends of Gibraltar Schools has hosted the Hairpin 5K Run/Walk as a fundraising event for 30-plus years, with the proceeds providing all of […]
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Pink Panters Run Assists Emergency Response Fund
A small network of friends supported the Door County Emergency Response Fund and Lisa Hendrix of Door County during the May 2 Pink Panters Run. It was named for the husbands of some of her friends who posed in pink shorts – the Brotherhood of the Traveling Shorts. Hendrix had originally planned to run the Door […]
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Door County Baseball League Postpones First Three Games
The Door County Baseball League has postponed the season’s first three games – scheduled for May 10, 17, and 24 – because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is a serious matter and should not be taken lightly,” said Rick Gigot, league president. “We will not start the Door County Baseball League season until we get the green […]
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A Lost Season: High School Seniors Lament Missed Opportunities
A legitimate chance at a state title. A chance at redemption. An opportunity to break a school record. A return trip to state competition. An appreciation for great experiences. For many local senior athletes, the cancellation of spring sports means lost opportunities to end careers at the highest levels. “Of course as a coach, to […]