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  • Claflin Crowned Player of the Year

    If there was a season to break the Southern Door boys basketball team’s run of five consecutive Packerland Conference titles, 2019-20 was it. The Eagles lost more than 43 points per game to graduation, and the starting lineup opening night averaged just 22.7 points per game last season. Returning starters Ryan Claflin and Alex Daoust […]

  • County Teams Fall in Regional Finals

    A lost lead late in the game and an insurmountable early deficit ended the seasons of the two remaining Door County boys basketball teams in regional final action Saturday. Southern Door led 59-53 with 4 minutes, 5 seconds remaining only to go scoreless the rest of the way as Kohler rallied to win 60-59 in […]

  • Northern Door Thursday-Night Darts: Feb. 28-Mar. 6

    Week 8 Results Casey’s 17, Coyote 1 Mike’s 8, Mr. G’s 10 Island Fever 12, Bley’s Bar 6 The Mill: bye Hat Tricks  Brad Rasmusson, Island Fever, 3 Jesse Bonville, Casey’s, 2 Joe Kurth, Casey’s, 1 Kevin Steverino Kortez, Casey’s, 1 Missy Siebold, Island Fever, 1 Curt Johnson, Island Fever, 1 Kyle Krauel, Bley’s, 1 […]

  • Bowling League Results: Feb. 17-21

    Apple Dumplings League Feb. 21  • Team game: Choppin’ Wood 829       • Team series: Strike Force 2,237 • High series (men): Matt Heldmann 702, Alan Schmidt 652, Dale Heiny 635 • High game (men): Matt Heldmann 259, Doc Bundy 245, Dale Heiny 242 • High series (women): Kathy Franke 611, Penny Kramer 590 • High […]

  • Packerland Conference Final Standings

    Boys Basketball School, win-loss Kewaunee 14-2 Southern Door 14-2 Sturgeon Bay 13-3 Peshtigo 10-6 Oconto 9-7 NEW Lutheran 5-11 Gibraltar 3-13 Sevastopol 4-12 Algoma 0-16 Girls Basketball School, win-loss Kewaunee 16-0 Gibraltar 11-5 Peshtigo 10-6 Algoma 8-8 NEW Lutheran 8-8 Southern Door 8-8 Sturgeon Bay 5-11 Oconto 4-12 Sevastopol 2-14  Wrestling School, win-loss Kewaunee 4-0 […]

  • Northern Door YMCA Plays Host to Pickleball Tournament

    The Northern Door YMCA in Fish Creek played host to the inaugural Frostball pickleball tournament Feb. 15-16. Twelve players competed in the round-robin event on Saturday, and a four-way tie was broken by points scored. Krzysztof Krol was the winner, and Kathy Franke, who placed fifth overall, was the highest woman finisher. The mixed-team event was […]

  • YMCA Martial Artists Compete in Conquer Cup Tournament

    Several members of the Door County YMCA Martial Arts program, under Master Instructor Kyoshi Shaun Koulias, competed in the Conquer Cup Martial Arts Tournament in Green Bay on Feb. 16. Medal winners were:  • Dan Barnard: second in 35+ Black Belt Traditional Forms, fourth in 35+ Black Belt Point Sparring • Roger Barnard: third in […]

  • From DNR: Remove Ice Shanties From State Waters by Mar. 15

    Ice anglers are reminded that the last deadline in a series of March dates to remove permanent ice shanties from state waters is March 15. Shanties must be removed from waters north of Highway 64 and all other outlying waters by the end of that day. Earlier March deadlines covered inland and boundary waters. The […]

  • Basketball: Southern Door, Gibraltar Advance to Regional Finals

    A pair of local Door County boys basketball teams will be playing for regional titles tonight after semifinal wins Friday. Southern Door defeated Cedar Grove-Belguim 55-36 to advance to its Division 4 title game at Koehler tonight. Gibraltar stopped Suring 66-49 in a Division 5 matchup and travels to Wausaukee. Ryan Claflin led Southern Door’s […]

  • High School Boys Basketball: Gibraltar Rolls Over Bowler

    Luke Steebs, Dominic Krauel and Sam Lindenberg literally defeated Bowler in the opening round of the Division 5 boys playoffs Tuesday. The trio combined for 81 points as the Vikings dominated the Panthers 97-67 and advanced to the regional semifinal Friday at home against Suring. Steebs led all scorers with 30 points, Krauel added 27 […]

  • Vikings Can’t Hold On in Regional Semifinal

    Gibraltar girls basketball coach Devin Thomas was confident the Vikings were a much better team than the one which lost to Gillett by 20 points on Jan. 7. For most of the rematch on Friday he was correct. Gibraltar opened a 14-point lead in the second half, but the Wolves outscored the Vikings by 17 […]

  • Eagles Claim Share of 6th Straight Conference Title

    That the Southern Door boys basketball team clinched its sixth consecutive Packerland Conference with a win over Kewaunee Thursday shouldn’t be shocking to many people. The way the Eagles did it should. Southern Door overcame off nights by its top two scorers with clutch efforts from its role players as the Eagles defeated the Storm […]

  • Northern Door Thursday-Night Darts: Week 7 Results

    Week 7 Results Bley’s Bar 7, Casey’s 11 Island Fever 8, Coyote 10 Mike’s 13, The Mill 5 Mr. G’s: bye Hat Tricks Dan Cross, Mike’s, 2 Overall Stats Wins-losses Mr. G’s 65-43 Casey’s 62-46 Bley’s Bar 58-50 Island Fever 53-55 Mike’s 48-60 Coyote 41-49 The Mill 33-57 Hat Tricks Brad Rasmusson, Island Fever, 4 […]

  • Bowling League Results: Feb. 10-13

    Women’s Masters League Feb. 10 • High team series/game: Rouer’s Grand Slam 1,562/612 • High series: Sara Mueller 595, Nicole Sperber 557, Dee Alfson 504 • High game: Sara Mueller 247, Ashley DeGrave 231, Nicole Sperber 218 • Split conversions: Missy Mueller 4-6 and 3-10, Kori Sperber 3-10 Apple Valley Majors League  Feb. 11 • […]

  • Packerland Conference Standings

    As of Feb. 24 Boys Basketball School, win-loss Kewaunee 14-1 Southern Door 13-2 Sturgeon Bay 12-3 Peshtigo 10-5 Oconto 8-7 NEW Lutheran 5-10 Gibraltar 3-12 Sevastopol 2-12 Algoma 0-15 Girls Basketball School, win-loss Kewaunee 16-0 Gibraltar 11-5 Peshtigo 10-6 Algoma 8-8 NEW Lutheran 8-8 Southern Door 8-8 Sturgeon Bay 5-11 Oconto 4-12 Sevastopol 2-14  Wrestling […]

  • High School Winter Athletics Schedules: Feb. 28-Mar. 6

    GIBRALTAR Boys Basketball March 3: Regional vs. Bowler, 7 pm  Girls Basketball Feb. 28: Regional @ Gillett, 7 pm SEVASTOPOL  Boys Basketball March 3: Regional @ Howards Grove, 7 pm SOUTHERN DOOR  Boys Basketball March 6: Regional vs. Algoma or Cedar Grove-Belgium (TBD), 7 pm STURGEON BAY  Boys Basketball March 3: Regional vs. New Holstein, […]

  • Scoring Big in Vegas

    Kaden Stahlke of Sturgeon Bay, representing Door Disc Golf Club, won first place in the MA4 (novice) division of the Las Vegas Challenge, presented by Innova Champion Discs. The tournament took place Feb. 20-23 at the Wildhorse Golf Club in Henderson, Nevada. Photo by Shane Solomon.

  • Half Marathon Price Increases March 1

    There’s still time to save on registration for the 2020 Door County Half Marathon. Fees for the race that has been described as “like running in a cathedral in the woods” increase March 1.  Through early February, more than 1,625 people had signed up for the half marathon and Nicolet Bay 5K, both of which […]

  • A New Standard

    Swim team relishes state experience  The Sturgeon Bay Co-op boys swimming team placed 12th at the Division 2 state meet Feb. 21.  The Clippers finished with 83 points. Edgewood won its second consecutive state title with 293 points, and Cedarburg was runner-up with 265. Senior Brock Aune finished a stellar career by having a hand […]

  • Mission Complete

    Slezewski, Englebert return to state meet Despite qualifying for the Division 3 state wrestling meet for the second consecutive year, Southern Door’s Grant Englebert took a back seat to teammate Griffin Slezewski.  Englebert says he wouldn’t have it any other way. Slezewski – 13 months removed from an acute myeloid leukemia (AML) diagnosis and six months […]