Sturgeons Underwater Hockey Team Place Seventh

The Sturgeons National Team: (Left to right, back to front) Eric Mai, Paul Filar, Luke Bousley, Steve Shephard, David Foulds, Kendall Banks, Lexie LeClair, Abby Banks, Abi Schauske, Susan Banks and Molly Banks. Submitted.

The Door County Sturgeons played at the underwater hockey nationals tournament in Denver June 8-10. They played a total of 12 games during the three-day tournament against teams from Phoenix, Colorado, Chicago, Ohio, Orlando, Fla., Oregon and more. The team finished seventh in the B division. This was the first national level tournament for three members of the team:  Luke Bousley, Lexie LeClair and Abi Schauske.

The Sturgeons practice at the Sturgeon Bay YMCA. Summer practice is from 5:15-6:45 pm on Fridays, and the team welcomes new players of all ages.