In girls basketball action
yesterday, Algoma remains undefeated in the Packerland, as the
Wolves beat Sevastopol 60-43. Southern Door holds the number two
spot in the conference after they beat NEW Lutheran 51-29. Also
yesterday, Kewaunee defeated Gibraltar 38-22 and Sturgeon Bay was
victorious over Oconto 51-27.
In Luxemburg yesterday, the Spartans boy's basketball team defeated
Denmark 62-54. L-C's Jason Jandrin scored 21 points and Jake Sinkula
added 17. Denmark's Matt Hietpas lead all scorers with 22 points.
Logan Kruegar added 16.
Tonight in boy's basketball, Southern will play at Kewaunee, Sturgeon Bay will travel to Algoma, Sevastopol will play Oconto and Gibraltar will take on NEW Lutheran.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
February 7, 2008
The Sports Page featured Door County Silent Sports Alliance Founder Paul Anschutz last night at the Ladder House in downtown Surgeon Bay. The sports talk show can now be heard from 5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on 104.1 Fm WRLU. The first half an hour of every broadcast is devoted to the Packers, Badgers, Brewers and Bucks. Joe Witt from Witt Peninsula Ford Lincoln Mercury joins me every week to discuss and debate local and regional sports topics.
From 6-7 a local sports guest joins the program. Last night Anschutz commented on the amount of snowfall seen in Door County and the benefit to winter sports. He said cross-country skiing trails have gotten more use this winter than any in recent memory. Trails in the county’s seven state parks are groomed and ready for riders.
The Silent Sports Alliance is closing in on its non-profit status and will soon begin a membership push. The group will look to provide more and better trails for silent sports enthusiasts. Kayaking, hiking and biking enthusiasts are encouraged to visit their website and learn about the group’s mission and ask questions. To visit the Door County Silent Sports Alliance web page…Click Here!!! http://www.doorcountysilentsports.com/
We encourage you to join us on Wednesday nights at the Ladder House. Those in attendance are eligible for great prizes. Last night we gave away over $50 worth of food, drinks and prizes. Join us next week from 5:30-7:00 p.m.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
February 7, 2008
Sturgeon Bay senior and three-sport athlete Matt Curtin signed a letter of intent for Michigan Tech, yesterday. The High School Library was packed with supporters and decked out in Clipper pride when Matt and his mom and dad signed the letter. Curtin chose the school because of the engineering program strength and the opportunity to further his football career. Matt's senior athletic season was cut short after tearing knee ligaments while returning a punt. Surgery followed weeks later and rehab has been taking up a lot of his time ever since.
Athletic Director Gary Rabach said the injury did affect his college athletic opportunities. The varsity football coach said Curtin is a top-notch athlete and leader in the classroom and on the field.
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Rabach knows Curtin's work ethic will propel him to great things at the collegiate level. Michigan Tech will be asking the young man to transition from quarterback to wide receiver. The Sturgeon Bay Coaching staff agreed there should be no difficulty for Curtin to learn a new position.
Matt said the doctor has cleared him to return to the athletic field in spring. He will look to represent the school at state again this year. In 2007, he finished third in the state in the 400-
meter, qualified in the 300 hurdles and the 4x400 relay
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Matt "The Igniter" Curtain as he was nicknamed during the beginning of the football season will be turning on the jets again this spring. Michigan Tech will look to the igniter for a spark on offense next season as well.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
February 6, 2008
The Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestling program has done what seemed impossible for 34 years. The team can call themselves conference champions for the first time in over three decades after a 57-18 win. Head Coach Paul Shefchik knew his team could compete in the new and smaller conference this year. Last night the team was able to celebrate all the way home from Oconto after a dominating performance.
Door County winners included John Bittorf at 103 pounds, 112 Sam Delain, 119 Austin Binich, 125 Cody Lauder, 130 Michael McCaulley, 135 Noah Salmari, 152 Jordan Olsen, 160 Kollin Orthober, 171 Troy Tauber, 215 C.J. Mickey, and at 285 Tom Thorton.
Luxemburg-Casco and Denmark now wrestle in the Bay Conference so the title was up for grabs this season. Shefchik said this might be the best team he has ever coached. He knew early in the season that a conference championship was a reality.
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From 103 pounds to the heavyweight category, the Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestling team is a force to be reckoned with. The ice has been broken after a 34-year drought. The Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestling banner in the high school gym will soon read 1974...2008.
Southern Door delivered a 20 point win to Oconto 77-57 last night in Packerland Conference boy's basketball. Michael Blizel scored 25, Jarred Spude scored 12 and Derik Hawkey added 23 points in the Eagles win.
Alex Delebreau scored 17 points to lift Kewaunee to a 52-41 victory over Sturgeon Bay. The win moves Kewaunee to 10-2 in the Packerland and sets up a potential conference championship game Friday with Southern Door.
It took overtime to decide the winner between Sevastopol and NEW Lutheran. The Blazers prevailed 57-46 in the extra period. Clay Vanderleest scored 14 and Cam Fuller added nine in the Pioneer defeat.
Algoma topped Gibraltar 47-39 to keep the Wolves above .500. Craig Harmann led all scorers with a 17-point performance. John Sawyer led the Vikings with 12.
In Bay conference girl's hoops, Luxemburg-Casco fell to New London 45-35. The Spartans could not handle the defensive pressure applied by the Bulldogs. Kaitlin LeGrave scored 13 to lead L-C.
By Paul Schmitt DoorCountyDailyNews.com
February 5, 2008
Patti Podgers from the Fish Creek Winter Festival (formerly the Fish Creek Winter Games) was the guest on the Sports Page Monday night at the C & C Supper Club. Ms. Podgers talked about the humble beginnings of this event that was mainly held for the locals and has expanded and developed into a tourist attraction over the years. New and exciting events and games have been added this year. The famous Cherry Pit Spit Contest will be held on Saturday, while a football toss, Ice bowling, ice volleyball tournament and candlelight ski are planned as well as many other events. Click here for more information on the "Fish Creek Winter Festival"!!!
Head coach of the Green Bay Packers Mike McCarthy was named the 2007 Motorola NFL Coach of the Year. The NFL announced the winner Wednesday. In 2007, Mike McCarthy took a Green Bay team that finished 8 – 8 last year to a 13 – 3 record securing the number two seed in the NFC and tying the Packers franchise record for wins in a season (13). McCarthy, who calls the plays on offense, led QB Brett Favre and an offense that came in second in total yards per game (370.7), and total passing yards (270.9), and fourth in total points scored (450). Favre also set four records this year, including the most wins by a quarterback (160), most career touchdown passes (442), and all-time career passing yards mark (61,655). To protect Favre, McCarthy employed the league’s only offensive line that used five of their own draft choices as starters. On defense, the Packers were tied for sixth in the NFL allowing only 291 total points, as well as tied for sixth in interceptions (19). Green Bay is young and talented on defense, with only two starters in their 30s. On special teams, the Packers were able to rely on the foot of their rookie K Mason Crosby, who kicked 50+ yard field goals in three different games. McCarthy was nominated for two Motorola NFL Coach of the Week awards, winning both times.
Coach McCarthy led the Packers to their first NFC championship game since 1997, when they defeated the Carolina Panthers and went on to beat the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXI. In this postseason, the Packers defeated the Seattle Seahawks 42-20 on January 12, when RB Ryan Grant ran for 201 yards and scored three touchdowns. In this year’s NFC Championship game, Brett Favre threw two touchdowns and passed for 236 yards in the Packers’ 23 – 20 loss in overtime to the New York Giants.
A record number of over 501,000 fans voted on NFL.com for the head coach whose game planning played the greatest role in his team’s success this season. Voting took place from Monday, January 7 through Monday, January 21 to determine the 2007 Motorola NFL Coach of the Year.
McCarthy was selected as 2007 Motorola NFL Coach of the Year from among five finalists by voters on NFL.com. The other finalists were head coaches BILL BELICHICK of the New England Patriots, JACK DEL RIO of the Jacksonville Jaguars, JOE GIBBS of the Washington Redskins and MIKE TOMLIN of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
By Karen Klement DoorCountyDailyNews.com
February 2, 2008
In
boys basketball action yesterday, the Southern Door Eagles defeated
NEW Lutheran 54-40. Derek Tassoul led the Eagles with 18 points.
Derik Hawkey was close behind with 17.
In Oconto yesterday, Sturgeon Bay fell to the Blue Devils 60-38.
Tanner Dvorak led the Clippers with 9 points.
Algoma defeated Sevastopol 55-36. Leading the way for the Wolves was
Alex Aackerman with 16 points, Craig Harmann had 12 and Craig
Kirchman chipped in 11.
For
the Pioneers, Clay Vanderleest led the way with 12 points and Jimmy
Heroux added 9.
Kewaunee beat Gibraltar 66-55 yesterday. Alex Delebreau led the way
for Kewaunee with
12 points, Tyler Thompson added 11 and Mark LaTour had 10. For
Gibraltar, Tom Sawyer had 13 points, Chris Gray had 9 and Sam
Forkert and Devin Thomas each added 8.
For the girls, Southern Door defeated Sevastopol 60-41. The Eagles'
Alyssa Sekadlo scored a huge 26 points for Southern Door and
Courtney Wautier added 21 big ones. For Sevastopol, Cathy Kaye
scored 13 points.
Football fans from all over the world voted Brett Favre the FedEx Express NFL Player of the Year. Fans voted on NFL.com and chose Favre as the air and Jacksonville's Fred Taylor the ground players of the year. In honor of the Packers' quarterback, $25,000 will be donated to the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin Foundation.
Favre led the Packers to a 13 - 3 record and to the number two seed in the NFC. The miracle season was filled with impressive stats. He completed 66.5 percent of his passes (356 of 535) for 4,155 yards (fourth in the league), and threw 28 touchdown passes. In 2007, Favre passed John Elway (148) for the most wins by a quarterback with 160, passed Dan Marino (420) for most career touchdown passes with 442, and passed Marino (62) for the most career games with three-or-more touchdowns passes with 63 career games. Favre also eclipsed the all-time career passing yards mark set by Marino (61,361) with 61,655. His 82-yard touchdown pass to Greg Jennings against Denver on 10/29 was the second-longest overtime touchdown in NFL history, tying Tom Brady and Troy Brown on 10/19/03. Favre was nominated for six FedEx Express NFL Player of the Week awards in 2007, winning five times.
Favre and Taylor were selected from among six finalists in air and ground categories. The other FedEx Express NFL Player of the Year finalists were New England Patriots quarterback TOM BRADY and Dallas Cowboys quarterback TONY ROMO. Minnesota Vikings running back ADRIAN PETERSON and San Diego Chargers running back LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON were finalists for FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Year.
More than 1,000,000 fan votes were cast at NFL.com from Tuesday, January 8th through Wednesday, January 23rd. After tabulating this season’s fan voting a panel of NFL experts chose the six finalists.
The last Green Bay Packers player to win the award was Ahman Green in 2003.