Category: Sports
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High School Winter Athletics: Nov. 9 – 17
GIBRALTAR Girls Basketball Nov. 16 vs. Sturgeon Bay, 7:30 pm SEVASTOPOL Girls Basketball Nov. 14 vs. St. Thomas Aquinas Academy, 7 pm Nov. 17 @ NEW Lutheran, 7:30 pm SOUTHERN DOOR Girls Basketball Nov. 14 @ Brillion, 7:15 pm Nov. 16 @ Kewaunee, 7:30 pm STURGEON BAY Girls Basketball Nov. 14 @ […]
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Southern Door Partners in Health Open Pickleball, Volleyball Nights to Community
The Southern Door Partners in Health committee is sponsoring two activities for community participation for anyone 18 years of age and older. The activities are: pickleball starting Monday, Nov. 13, 6 – 8 pm in the high school gym; and volleyball starting Wednesday, Nov. 15, 5:30 – 7 pm in the high school gym. Those […]
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Clippers Advance to State Championship Game
The Sturgeon Bay Clippers boys soccer team will play for the state title Saturday thanks to a hard-fought semifinal victory over Kohler Friday afternoon. The Clippers, seeking their second state championship in three years, defeated Kohler 1 – 0 on the strength of a goal by freshman Carson Dvorak. They’ll play top seed Prairie School […]
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Peter Smith was promoted to Shichi-dan 7th Degree Black Belt at Door County Martial Arts on Oct. 28, 2017. Smith has been in martial arts for more than 34 years and also holds a 4th Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do. He is the head assistant instructor at Door County Martial Arts and at […]
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High School Fall Athletics: Nov. 3 – 10
GIBRALTAR Cross Country Junior Evan Henry placed 18th at state with a time of 17:03.29. SEVASTOPOL Cross Country Freshman Olivia Stenzel placed 21st at state with a time of 20:27.59. Football At the Oct. 28 Eight-Player Jamboree, Sevastopol won with a score of 36 to Wausaukee’s 20. SOUTHERN DOOR Cross Country Freshman Lydia […]
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Keeping High School Athletes in the Game
Door County Medical Center’s team of certified athletic trainers support Door County high school athletes with fulltime trainers onsite at all four Door County schools and are present at each high-contact home high school athletic event. A large group of physician assistants, nurse practitioners, athletic trainers, physical therapists and other physicians make up the complete […]
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Packers Host Lions in Primetime
Coming off a bye week, the Green Bay Packers (4-3) are preparing to host the Detroit Lions (3-4) at Lambeau Field on Monday Night Football. It will be the 176th contest between the two teams. Having lost two straight games, the Packers are looking to rally behind quarterback Brett Hundley, with hopes of remaining in […]
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Clippers Soccer Heads Back to State
The Sturgeon Bay Boys Soccer team is heading back to the state tournament. Coach Todd Maas will lead his team into action in a state semifinal game versus Kohler in Milwaukee Friday, Nov. 3, at 1:30 pm as the team seeks its second title in three years. On Tuesday Maas was studying up on Kohler, […]
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Sturgeon License Deadline Nears
The deadline to purchase licenses for the 2018 Lake Winnebago sturgeon spearing season is Oct. 31, with state biologists forecasting great opportunities to land the fish of a lifetime while enjoying time outdoors with family and friends. “Getting together with family and friends is what keeps people coming back year after to year, but spearers […]
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Hole-in-One at Maxwelton Braes
Jim Rossol shot a hole-in-one Oct. 17 at Maxwelton Braes on hole #17, playing with Gary Krieck, Steve Thomas and Greg Gralewski. “It was a crisply hit pitching wedge at a red pin that was right at it all the way,” Rossol said. It was Rossol’s second hole-in-one. Submitted.
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Half Marathon Early Bird Registration Ends Oct. 31
Runners can still get early bird registration prices for the Door County Half Marathon through midnight, Oct. 31. Early-bird registrants save $20 off day-of race prices for the May 5, 2018 race in Peninsula State Park. More than 2,000 runners participate in the capped race each year, which takes them down a closed, USATF-certified road […]
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Red Putter Celebrates Halloween
The Red Putter is decked out for Halloween. The course is open through Oct. 31, with specials on Halloween to celebrate the last day of the season. Players will get $1 off if they golf in costume and receive a free candy bar or soda with each round. Trick or treaters are welcome. Have you […]
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Hundley Debut Spoiled by Saints
The Green Bay Packers head into their bye week on the heels of two straight losses, including a 26-17 defeat to the New Orleans Saints on a wet and rainy Sunday afternoon at Lambeau Field. With quarterback Aaron Rodgers injured and Brett Hundley getting his first start, experts said Green Bay’s best chance for success […]
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High School Sports Schedule: Oct. 27 – Nov. 2
GIBRALTAR Cross Country Oct. 28 – State Meet @ Ridges Golf Course, Wisconsin Rapids, 2:35 pm SEVASTOPOL Cross Country Oct. 28 – State Meet @ Wisconsin Rapids, 12:40 pm Football Oct. 28 – 8-Player Jamboree vs. Wausaukee @ Stiehm Stadium, Schofield, 1 pm SOUTHERN DOOR Cross Country Oct. 28 – State Meet @ […]
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Cross Country Packerland Conference Championships
Cross-country runners from the Packerland Conference met at Gibraltar High School Oct. 12 for the conference championship. Finishers 1-7 are first team all conference, finishers 8-14 are second team all conference, and finishers 15-21 are all conference honorable mention. Evan Henry, a Gibraltar junior, was named Packerland Player of the Year for the boys. Olivia […]
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Future of Football a Numbers Game
While many worry that head injuries will mean the end of full contact high school football, researcher Tim McGuine said the concerns may be misplaced. “The people having the large adverse effects from head injuries, those are the worst-case instances,” he said, referring to the high-profile stories of NFL players who have killed themselves and […]
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Registration Now Open for Door County Tri
The 14th annual Door County Triathlon will take place July 14-15, 2018, and registration for the event is now open. Those interested in signing up should register early for the best pricing and to guarantee a spot in the race. “A changing marketplace and demands from the audience have forced us to break from our […]
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Brain Trauma and Soccer: Football Not the Only Sport Battling Concussions
This piece is a follow-up to last week’s feature, Change in Practice: High School Football Adapts to Concussion Concerns. When Bill Herbst began serving as the athletic trainer at Gibraltar High School 23 years ago, it was common to hear coaches and parents chuckle and say that a player “got his bell rung” after a […]