Category: Sports
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Run Egg Harbor Nov. 30 in One Barrel’s 2.62
The first One Barrel 2.62 “marathon” – well, one-tenth of a marathon – is almost here. Run off your Thanksgiving dinner Saturday, Nov. 30, starting at One Barrel Brewing Company in Egg Harbor. The 2.62-mile fun run and walk will take participants on a loop course that finishes at the taproom, where all runners will get a […]
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GIBRALTAR Boys Basketball Nov. 22 @ Hilbert (scrimmage), 4 pm Girls Basketball Nov. 15 @ Green Bay Southwest (scrimmage), 5:45 pm Nov. 21 vs. Coleman, 7:30 pm SOUTHERN DOOR Girls Basketball Nov. 16 @ Two Rivers (scrimmage), 9 am Nov. 22 @ Roncalli, 7:15 pm STURGEON BAY Girls Basketball Nov. 21 @ Shawano, 7:15 pm
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No Quit: Clippers Are Champs Again
Nearly 86 minutes into the WIAA Division 4 boys soccer state-championship match, Sturgeon Bay’s Carson Dvorak was prone on the pitch holding his head. A little more than 21 minutes later, he used it to win the title. Dvorak’s header off a corner kick from CJ Fairchild in the second overtime lifted the Sturgeon Bay […]
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8-Player Football All-Conference Awards
First Team Offense • Quarterback: Luke Steebs, Gibraltar • Running Back: Logan Stuart, Suring; Kaden Schuls, Florence • End: Alex Laughlin, Gibraltar; Brandon Shigouri, Wausaukee • Offensive Linemen: Connor Duffy, Gibraltar; Jesse Pakulski, Wabeno/Laona; Leo Taylor, Suring • Placekicker: Kaden Schuls, Florence First Team Defense • Defensive Backs: Spencer Evenson, Sevastopol; Brandon Shigouri, Wausaukee • […]
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High School Girls Basketball Preview
Sturgeon Bay The Clippers – 3-20 overall and 3-13 in the Packerland Conference last season – will rely on a trio of returnees to pace their offense. Sarah Bridenhagen returns after scoring 14.3 points per game (ppg) and grabbing 5.6 rebounds per game (rpg). Carley Wodack (5.4 ppg, 3.7 rpg) and Ashley Alberts (3.7 ppg, […]
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Fly Eagles Fly: How Jim Flanigan and the 1989 Southern Door Eagles Became Champions
How many times have you read about the “Cinderella story”: the story of the underdog; the doubted team that somehow triumphs; the team that shocks people and changes perceptions? In the fall of 1989, the Southern Door Eagles football team was just that: a Cinderella, a changer of expectations, a team that earned glory at […]
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No Quit: Clippers Claim Title in Second Overtime
Nearly 86 minutes into the WIAA Division 4 boys soccer state championship match, Sturgeon Bay’s Carson Dvorak was prone on the pitch holding his head. A little more than 21 minutes later he used it to win the title. Dvorak’s header off a corner kick from CJ Fairchild in the second overtime lifted the Clippers […]
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Ice Rink Kickoff Bonfire Nov. 16
It’s time to think winter sports in Northern Door. Kick off the season at Sister Bay’s Teresa K. Hilander Community Ice Rink on Nov. 16, 4-8 pm, with a bonfire, games, food and live music. The ice rink committee is busy organizing the Northern Door Broomball League, readying the warming house and rink, and planning […]
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Bear-Hunt Harvest Nearly Equal to 2018
Preliminary data from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) show that hunters harvested 3,648 bears during the state’s 2019 black-bear season, nearly equal to the 3,680 reported in 2018. “Wisconsin often leads the nation in black-bear harvest, and these preliminary results suggest that our bear population remains healthy and abundant across the prime bear […]
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Southern Door Volleyball Makes History
The 2019 Southern Door volleyball team made history this season by winning its first Packerland Conference championship. The team topped the conference with an 8-0 record. Submitted photo.
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Sports Roundup: Stenzel State Finish and Gibraltar Volleyball
Stenzel Will Use State Finish as Motivation Disappointing outcome. Encouraging motivation. That would be the best way to describe Sevastopol junior Olivia Stenzel’s experience at Saturday’s Division 3 state cross-country meet as she finished in 53rd place with a time of 21 minutes, 7 seconds. She finished 21st and 20th during her freshman and sophomore […]
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Women’s Masters Oct. 21 • High team series/game: Rouer’s Grand Slam 1,552/585 • High series: Missy Mueller 561, Nicole Sperber 560, Sara Mueller 509 • High game: Missy Mueller 227, Nicole Sperber 216, Rose Atkinson 200 Apple Valley Majors League Oct. 22 • High team game: The Institute Saloon 1,195 • High team series: The […]
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Playoff loss doesn’t dim future for Gibraltar football Gibraltar football coach Mike Peck put the Vikings’ 61-25 loss to Newman Catholic in the second round of the eight-man playoffs in perspective. Even though the Vikings took a lopsided loss, Peck chose to talk about where his program is headed. “As far as the season goes, […]
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Clippers Will Play for State Championship
An offensive lift from a defensive standout has the Sturgeon Bay boys soccer team on the verge of a state title. After giving up an own goal to Northland Pines in the 17th minute of the Division 4 state tournament semifinal, defender Adison Benzinger responded with a goal in the 30th minute to tie the […]
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Going to State Isn’t Getting Old for Sturgeon Bay Soccer
Sturgeon Bay defender Adison Benzinger admits he will be nervous when the Clippers take the pitch against Northland Pines at the WIAA Division 4 boys state soccer tournament Thursday. “I think the key to succeeding on the state level is to take your nerves and channel them into your game,” said Benzinger, who was named […]
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Clippers Advance to State Championship Game
An offensive lift from a defensive standout has the Sturgeon Bay boys soccer team on the verge of a state title. After giving up an own goal to Northland Pines in the 17th minute of the Division 4 state tournament semifinal, defender Adison Benzinger responded with a goal in the 30th minute to tie the […]
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Sturgeon Bay Soccer One Step from State
The Sturgeon Bay boys soccer team advanced to the sectional championship with a 8-2 win over Lourdes Academy/Valley Christian Thursday. Sturgeon Bay faces Oostburg for the sectional title and a state tournament berth in Kohler Saturday at 1 p.m. Oostburg, 21-0-1, advanced with a 4-1 win over Kohler Thursday. Carson Dvorak, Owen Stevenson and Ben […]
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Packerland All-Conference Awards
In a departure from the norm, the boys soccer coaches in the Packerland Conference named a defender as their Player of the Year. Sturgeon Bay senior Adison Benzinger – who has scored one goal this season – won the top award, which was announced Saturday. “I was very surprised to win Player of the Year,” […]
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Holt Competes in National Championship
Southern Door graduate Elliot Holt represented Ripon College at the 2019 National Collegiate Mountain Bike Championship in Big Bear Lake, California. Holt, a 2018 Southern Door High School graduate, was one of just two competitors from Wisconsin colleges in the event.
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Gibraltar Football Hungry for More
Alex Laughlin and his Gibraltar football teammates are excited about beating Suring 30-28 in the opening round of the WIAA 8-Man playoffs last Friday. But don’t expect any of them to be satisfied. “As a team, our goal this year was to make it one step further than we did last year,” Laughlin said. “We […]