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Luxemburg-Casco Wrestlers In State Finals Today
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com February 22, 2008 If the state individual wrestling tournament is any precursor for team state, Luxemburg-Casco is in great shape to win it all in division 2. The Spartan wrestling team placed all six of its state qualifiers into the finals after a full day of wrestling at the Kohl Center in Madison. The Division 2 semifinals provided an electric atmosphere and L-C winners ranging in age from freshman to senior. Freshman Justin Mudlaff advanced at 103, senior Adam Zehren at 119, senior Ryan Zellner at 171, senior and returning state champ Nick Lloyd at 189, junior Trever Spude at 215 and three-time state champion Zac Cibula 152 will wrestle in the finals today. |
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Regional
Run Done For Wolves By Paul Nimmer DoorCountyDailyNews.com February 22, 2008 In Boys regional semi final action Thursday night it was Roncalli over Algoma by the score of 49 to 34. Jake Ledvina led the way for the Jets with 14 points as Roncalli held Algoma to only 2 points in the 3rd quarter. Roncalli will now play in the regional championship against Brillion on Saturday night in Seymour at 7:00 pm. For Algoma it was Eric Ackermann having a nice night as he led Algoma in scoring with 19 points, Jake Lebotte and Craig Harmann each finished with 5 points. |
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Young Vikings
Learn Valuable Playoff Lessons In Loss By Paul Schmitt DoorCountyDailyNews.com February 22, 2008 In a game heard on 105.1FM WSBW, the Marion Mustangs outlasted the Gibraltar Vikings 81-62 in a WIAA Division Four Boys Basketball Regional semi-final Thursday night. The game was much closer than the final score indicated, as Gibraltar actually lead by one point at halftime 29-28. The Mustangs came out in the second half using full-court press defense to force numerous Viking turnovers. Many of which were turned into easy transition baskets. Kris Betow scored 14 of his game-high 25 points in the fourth quarter, including seven of eleven from the free throw line to seal the victory. Tom Sawyer led Gibraltar with 17 points while Sam Forkert added 16. Marion (12-10) now will play for the regional championship in Brillion on Saturday. Gibraltar (9-13) season comes to an end, but prospects look good for the future since only two seniors on the active roster will be graduating. |
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Eagles Soar
To Regional Finals Tomorrow By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com February 22, 2008 The Packerland Conference stumbled last night in the regional semi-final round. Just one team remains. Southern Door crushed Wrightstown 60-30 in Brussels. Senior, Derik Hawkey scored a game high 27 points for the Eagles. A ten point first quarter lead would be enough to keep the Tigers down and out for the rest of the contest. Jarred Spude chipped in 12 points for Southern Door. They will play Valders at Manitowoc Lincoln at 1:30 P.M. Saturday. Brillion had enough Popp in their game to slide past Sevastopol 71-44. Brillion's Andy Popp scored 30 points to lead all scorers in Brillion last night. The WIAA Division 3 playoff game was played at a lightning quick pace that Sevastopol could not match. Jimmy Heroux scored 15, Kyle Fehl added 10 and Cam Fuller scored 6 for the Pioneers. |
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Packers Put Franchise
Tag On Williams, Release Franks By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com ![]() February 21, 2008 The Green Bay Packers have designated defensive tackle Corey Williams as their franchise player and released tight end Bubba Franks. The transactions were announced late Wednesday by Executive Vice President, General Manager and Director of Football Operations Ted Thompson. As the Packers’ franchise player, Williams has a one-year contract tender offer at the defensive tackle franchise number set by the NFL. The Packers maintain a right of first refusal to match any team’s offer received by Williams. Williams played in all 16 games, including nine starts, in 2007 and set career highs with 51 tackles and 32 solo stops. He tied his career high with seven sacks. “Corey is a good young football player and has been a consistent performer for our team,” said Thompson. Franks spent eight seasons with Green Bay and was one of the most productive tight ends in franchise history. ![]() Franks played in 114 games for the Packers and made 94 starts. A first-round draft choice in 2000, he totaled 256 catches and 2,300 career receiving yards. His 32 touchdown receptions are tied for 10th on the franchise’s all-time list. “We thank Bubba for everything he has given to our franchise,” said Thompson. “He was a productive player on the field, a good teammate in the locker room and a fine representative of the Packers in the Green Bay community.” |
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Gibraltar At
Marion For Round 2 Playoff Game On 105.1 FM By Paul Schmitt DoorCountyDailyNews.com February 21, 2008 In a game that will be broadcast on 105.1FM WSBW, The Gibraltar Vikings (9-12) travel to Marion to take on the Mustangs in round two of the WIAA Boys Division Four Regional Basketball Tournament. Third-seeded Gibraltar is coming of a impressive 73-48 victory over Stockbridge Tuesday night. Second-seeded Marion defeated Oneida Nation 74-61 to earn the home game against Gibraltar. The winner of this game will play the winner of St. Mary's Central and Hilbert on Saturday afternoon in Brillion for the regional championship. Pre-game is set for 6:45 tonight with tip-off at 7:00pm on 105.1FM WSBW. |
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Schanhofer
Sees Major Improvements In Clipper Girls By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com February 21, 2008 Sturgeon Bay first year girl's basketball coach Mike Schanhofer walked into a less than desirable coaching position. The senior class that graduated in 2007 saw a 1,000-point scorer in Sierra Spaude and great role players like Lauren McCormick, Mariah Asher and Jennifer Nesbitt. Schanhofer accepted the coaching position with high hopes for the future of the program. Many believed the young Clippers would be lucky to win a handful of games in the Packerland Conference. Tomorrow night, the team will look to win their seventh game of the season in Green bay against NEW Lutheran. The win would lift the squad to .500 in conference play. Coach Schanhofer joined me last night on the Sports Page on 96.7 FM WBDK. We broadcast every Wednesday from 5:30 - 7:00 PM. Coach praised his team for the way hey adjusted to his coaching style. The team has shown marked improvement in leadership, overall play and hustle. The Clippers received a tough draw in the first round of the playoffs on Tuesday. They received an eight seed and will travel to number one seeded Two Rivers. Schanhofer said the team will have to play an excellent game to have a chance. He is thrilled to be coaching in Sturgeon Bay and knows he made the right choice in taking the position. |
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Unbelievable Start To Boys Basketball Playoffs By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com February 20, 2008 The first round of regional playoff in varsity boy's basketball was filled with upsets last night. In the WIAA Division 2 Manitowoc Lincoln Regional, number six seed Wrightstown upset third seeded Luxemburg-Casco 51-39. Senior Jason Jandrin scored 14, Jake Sinkula had 13 and Josh D. VandenBush scored seven. The number two seed Southern Door squad eased their way past West DePere 53-38. Derik Hawkey scored a game-high 27 points. They will host Wrightstown on Thursday. Jarred Spude poured in nine points and Michael Blizel managed eight. Valders proved why they received the number one seed in an 84-45 thrashing of Sturgeon Bay. No Clippers player scored in double digits. Tanner Dworak and JT Burke had nine and Simon Rabas 8 and Matt Brauer had eight. Algoma is still in the D3 playoff race after a 68-57 win over Shiocton. Craig Kirchman finished with 11, Craig Harmann had 13 and Alex Ackerman led all scorers with 20. |
Big Win For
Gibraltar![]() By Paul Schmitt DoorCountyDailyNews.com February 20, 2008 In a game broadcasted on 105.1FM WSBW, the Gibraltar Vikings upended Stockbridge 73-48 in a Boys WIAA Division 4 Basketball game Tuesday night in Fish Creek. The Vikings led 17-14 after one quarter and extended their lead to 33-25 at halftime on a big tip-in by Sam Forkert. Tom Sawyer then scored seven of his team-high 15 points to open up a big 52-31 lead after three quarters. The fourth quarter was a foul fest as both teams combined for 43 free throw attempts. Kelly Smethurst
contributed 13 points for the Vikings before fouling out.
Stockbridge (7-13) could only muster six points in the decisive
third quarter. Gibraltar will now play the winner of Marion and
Onieda Nation on Thursday night in a game you can hear on
105.1FM WSBW. Pre-game will be at 6:45 with tip off at 7:00pm.
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Sevastopol
Advances To The Next Round By Paul Nimmer DoorCountyDailyNews.com February 20, 2008 In
Boys Regional action Tuesday night it was Sevastopol over Kewaunee
by the score of 57 to 51. Kyle Fehl had a huge game for the
Pioneers as he finished with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Jimmy
Heroux and Cam Fuller each had 12 points and Joe Sawyer finished the
evening with 9 points respectively. |
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Vanderleest Assisting In Big Gibraltar Season By Paul Schmitt DoorCountyDailyNews.com February 19, 2008 Dan Vanderleest, assistant coach of the Gibraltar Viking boys basketball team, was the guest on Monday night's WSBW "Sports Page". Vanderleest is a graduate of Antigo High School and U.W.-Stevens Point. He came to Door County in 1990 and was head coach at Sevastopol before helping Steve Northrup and now Head Coach Myles Dannhausen at Gibraltar. He has three sons currently playing basketball for Sevastopol. Vanderleest has been fortunate enough to watch all his sons play this season while balancing his coaching at Gibraltar. The Vikings will play Stockbridge tonight in round one of the Division four boys basketball tournament in a game you can hear on 105.1FM WSBW. |
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The Sport
Of Bowling Taught To Youngsters
By Karen Klement DoorCountyDailyNews.com February 18, 2008
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Wolves Creep
By Clippers In Girl's Basketball
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com February 16, 2008 Last night on 96.7 FM WBDK Sturgeon
Bay fell to Algoma 47-42 in varsity girl’s basketball. Wolves junior
point guard Sam Zastrow led all scorers with 20 points. Her
performance coupled with a strong game in the paint by Kiah Simon
lifted the Wolves to 12-0 in the Packerland Conference. The Wolves
dropped Sturgeon bay to (6-6). |
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Trelka Claims Two
State Titles In Swimming
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com February 16, 2008 The Sturgeon Bay/Southern Door men's
swim team finished fifth at the WIAA Division 2 state competition
last night at the University of Wisconsin Madison Natatorium. Their
142 combined points placed them behind sate champ McFarland,
Cedarburg, Ashwaubenon, and Whitefish Bay. |
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The Southern Door girl's basketball
team played a close game with Kewaunee but came out victorious with
a 38-33 win. Their 11-1 record keeps them alive in the hunt for a
Packerland Conference Championship. The Eagles were led by Alyssa
Sekadlo with 12 points and Courtney Wautier with 11. Kewaunee
received a big lift from Kari Wotachek with 17 points and Chelsea
Selner's 11. |