By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
February 28, 2008
The Algoma Wolves girl's basketball team will square off with Kewaunee in a regional semifinal game tonight on 102.1 FM WRKU. The Wolves are coming off a dominating performance against Shiocton Tuesday evening. Kewaunee had an impressive win over Sevastopol. Algoma has already topped Kewaunee twice this season.
Our pre-game coverage will begin at 6:40 p.m. The tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
February 28, 2008
Sturgeon
Bay senior Kyle Trelka and Clipper swim coach Cap Wulf joined me
last night on the Sports Page on 96.7 FM. The team finished
fifth in the state at the WIAA Division 2state competition earlier this month. Kyle claimed two state championships in the 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke.
Trelka is undecided on a college and the senior is still contemplating his options. He would like to swim but knows he will be attending college for an education. Trelka is leaning towards studying to become a fisheries and wildlife specialist.
Coach Wulf said he was extremely proud of Kyle's senior season and the great job the entire did throughout the year.
By Paul Nimmer DoorCountyDailyNews.com
February 26, 2008
In Girls sub regional action Tuesday it was Kewaunee over Sevastopol by the score of 51 to 43. Kewaunee’s post players had a big game Tuesday night and leading the way with 19 points 5 rebounds and a 7 for 7 performance from the free throw line was Kari Wotachek. Chelsea Selner followed with 14 points and Holly Berkovitz had 10 points, 10 rebounds and was 6 for 8 from the charity stripe. Carolyn Lauscher also had a nice game off the bench.
For Sevastopol it was Allison Junion having a nice night as she led the Pioneers in scoring with 17 points. The Pioneers leading scorer for the year Cathy Kaye had a good game but was held to 9 points and she was 3 for 4 from the free throw line.
By Mark kanz DoorCountyDailyNews.com
February 26, 2008
The Luxemburg Casco Girls basketball team completed a season sweep over Denmark
Tuesday night with a 46-29 win in Luxemburg. The Spartans led from the opening
tip, but the Vikings trimmed the lead to one midway through the second quarter.
LC won both regular season meetings between the teams, including a two point win
earlier in the month.
LC was led in scoring by Forward Kim Mleziva who missed her first two free
throws of the night, then canned eight in a row. She finished with 12 points.
Follow Senior Katlin LeGrave added nine, while her Sophomore sister April
knocked in seven. Denmark was led in scoring by Freshman Courtney Ullmer with
11. Taylor Potts added nine for the Vikings who finish the season at 6-15.
The young Spartans advance to Thursday's regional semi-finals at Southern Door
against the veteran Eagles. Tip off is set for 7PM.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
February 26, 2008
The Algoma Wolves started the regional tournament in girl's basketball in grand fashion with a 62-19 win over Shiocton last night. The Wolves earned the number one seed and were matched up with an (0-20) squad. Shiocton was held without a bucket until there was 4:55 left in the second quarter. Algoma was led by Packerland leading scorer Kiah Simon with 19 points. Ashley Stangel finished with 13 and Kayla Parkos added 12 in the win.
The dominating performance sets up a regional semi-final between Kewaunee and Algoma. The Wolves have won the two previous games with Kewaunee this season. The game will be broadcast on the radio stations of DoorCountyDailyNews.com. Stay tuned for more details.
By Paul Schmitt DoorCountyDailyNews.com
February 26, 2008
The Gibraltar Viking girls lost to the Marion Mustangs 46-39 in the Division 4 regionals at Marion Fieldhouse Tuesday night. Marion led after one quarter 14-7 and as much as eleven points in the second quarter before Gibraltar rallied to tie it 25-25 at halftime. The Third quarter was a see-saw affair of numerous lead changes with Marion taking a 35-33 lead into the fourth quarter. A suffocating full-court press forced some key turnovers and Marion was able to hit five of eight free throws down the stretch to gain the victory. The Mustangs balanced attack included nine girls in the scoring column. Gibraltar (7-14)was led by senior Molly Dickson who finished with 24 points, sixteen of those coming in the first half.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
February 26, 2008
The Algoma Wolves girl's basketball team will host Shiocton in a WIAA regional quarterfinal game this evening on 102.1 FM WRKU. Our broadcast will begin with the pre-game show at 6:45 p.m. Wolves coach Mark Zastrow will join me and preview the match up. Algoma is the number one seed. Shiocton is seeded number eight. The two squads will tip-off at 7:00 p.m.
Other games on the radio stations of DoorCountyDailyNews.com include:
L-C vs Denmark - 96.7 FM Kewaunee Vs. Sevastopol - 104.1 FM
Gibraltar @ Marion - 105.1 FM
By Paul Schmitt DoorCountyDailyNews.com
February 26, 2008
In a first, the
"Sports Page" Monday night featured a father and son covering over
70 years of basketball and baseball in Door County. Les "Butch"
Berns and his son John Berns
were the special guests. Les was on the Gibraltar High School team
in 1936-39 playing the first three years in a back hall in Egg
Harbor before playing in the first gym in Fish Creek. John, the
Sevastopol Pioneer head baseball coach the last 14 years, announced
that he is continuing his coaching this season as an assistant with
Matt Propsom and the Sturgeon Bay Clipper baseball team.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
February 25, 2008
The Southern Door boy's basketball team finished an amazing season in the regional finals against Valders on Saturday. The Eagles trailed 36-39 at the half and could not overcome the Viking's three point shooting specialists. The final score was 77-59. Jarred Spude scored 25 for Southern Door. Derik Hawkey added 14.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
February 25, 2008
The perfect end to Luxemburg-Casco senior Zac Cibulla's wrestling career took place in Madison Saturday night. At 152 pounds, he became the ninth wrestler in the state's history to claim four consecutive titles. In the Championship round, Zac wrestled Mosinee's Jordan Schulte. The two had matched up two other times this season. For the third time this year, Cibulla outlasted his opponent with a 7-3 decision.
The Spartans had two other wrestlers finish with championships. At 189 pounds, Nick Lloyd defended his title against Neillsville's John Schoen with a 7-4 decision. In addition, freshman Justin Mudlaff defeated Ellsworth's Sam Huppert with an 8-1 decision at 103 pounds.
James Malachek won a state championship for Kewaunee in Division 3 with a 6-1 decision.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
February 23, 2008
The best game I have ever seen in Packerland Conference girl's basketball took place in Algoma last night. An overtime thriller featured two players accounting for 67 of the 104 points scored in the game. Southern Door was playing for a share of the conference title and had previously lost to the Wolves early in the season. Algoma was a perfect (19-0) on the season and (13-0) in conference play. However, Southern Door earned a share of the title with a 53-51 win.
A lightning fast first half ended with a 32-31 Southern Door lead. At the half, Southern Door guard Alyssa Sekadlo had 24 points and Algoma junior Sam Zastrow had 21. The first two quarters were completely dominated by the two players and it appeared at some points that they were the only two that were playing on the offensive end of the floor. Like an intense game of H-O-R-S-E, Zastrow and Sekadlo traded baskets every time down the floor.
The second half slowed considerably. The Eagles went to a 2-3 zone that worked well against the Algoma pass and cut offense. The Wolves led by as many as six points in the final quarter before a 44-44 tie with 5:41 remaining in the game. It was a back and forth affair after that point.
At the end of regulation, Sam Zastrow held the ball for over one minute and worked for the last shot. The score was tied at 51. Moving right to left across the free throw line, Zastrow threw up a floater falling towards the Algoma bench that rimmed out as time expired.
A four minute overtime period followed. Two points were scored, and both came from Kailyn Thayse at the free-throw line. Wolves head coach Mark Zastrow called timeout with eight seconds remaining. Zastrow would get another shot, this time to send the game to a second overtime. Sam took the exact same shot, except five feet closer to the hoop. The ball bounced off the backboard, then the rim and out as time expired. The conference finale ended 53-51. Southern Door students stormed the court to celebrate a share of the Packerland Conference championship.
Sam Zastrow finished with 34 points. Sekadlo led the Eagles with 33. The two junior student athletes put on a show unlike anything I have ever seen in high school sports. Each player took their team on their back in the most intense atmosphere known to high school athletics. Well over 900 people packed into the tiny gymnasium in Algoma.
Coaches, players and fans will remember the 2008 Packerland Conference championship game for years and years to come.
If you would like to listen back to the broadcast, click on the Podcast link in the left hand column for local sports. Then select Southern Door or Algoma and the link for the game. The broadcast will take a few minutes to download if you have high-speed internet. If you are a dial-up customer, the file could take a considerable amount of time to capture.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
February 23, 2008
Sturgeon Bay girl's basketball coach Mike Schanhofer won his 500th game last night with a 45-35 win over NEW Lutheran. The win lifts the Clippers to .500 on the season. A mark many thought impossible in the beginning of the year. The team showed significant improvement under Schanhofer throughout the season.
Senior Sarah McCauley scored 16 points, Lauren Rose added nine and Sarraea Schmelzer scored seven.
Gibraltar ended their season on a double-overtime winning high note. Molly Dickson scored a game-high 33 points in the 63-57 win over Oconto.
Kewaunee was the third team in the conference that won in overtime 47-45 over Sevastopol. Kari Wotachek led Kewaunee with 16 points. The game is a preview of the regional quarterfinal match up on Tuesday. The two teams will meet again in Kewaunee next week. Cathy Kaye scored 23 points for Sevastopol.
Luxemburg-Casco captured an impressive 55-40 win over Marinette in Bay Conference girl's hoops. The LeGrave sisters led the Spartans again. Katlin and April scored 10 points apiece and played stout defense as well. Kim Mleziva and Sammi Sisel each added eight points for L-C.