By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
April 18, 2008
Luxemburg-Casco avenged a 3-1 loss to Denmark Thursday with a dominating performance against Kewaunee. The Spartans jumped to (4-2) on the season after winning pitcher Drew Derenne led the Spartans to a 14-1 win. This was played as a continuation of a makeup game that started on April 8. Bryan Kinjerski had two hits for Kewaunee and Eric Gale and Cody Willems each had two hits for L-C.
In Packerland Conference baseball, Algoma topped Sevastopol 8-5. They are proving to be a contender for a conference championship after an impressive win over Sturgeon Bay earlier in the week. Craig Kirchman earned the win on the mound for the Wolves. Parker Erdman, Eric Ackerman and Craig Harman all has two hit performances.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
April 18, 2008
Southern Door pitcher Courtney Wautier threw a no-hitter in an 8-0 win over Kewaunee in Packerland Conference softball last night. Courtney managed to strike out 13 batters over seven inning of work. Liz Newman, Molly Swanson, and Kate Klaubauf each had two hits for the Eagles.
Gibraltar blanketed NEW Lutheran 12-3. Emily Anderson stepped up big at the plate for the Vikings and drove in three runs. Allison Pfeifer was the winning pitcher.
Algoma continued to roll with a 12-1 over Sturgeon Bay. Lindsay Swoboda pitched a one-hitter in a game shortened by the 10-run rule. Cassandra Massart led the Wolves offensive attack with a 2x3 day at the plate.
Oconto pulled off the upset of Sevastopol 6-5 handing the Pioneers their third loss in conference play. The defending champs have now lost to Southern Door, Algoma and Oconto. Karissa Neinas was charged with the loss on the mound. Crystal Burke, Allison Junion and Dakota Cordier all had multi hit games for Sevastopol.
In Bay Conference softball, Denmark shutout Luxemburg-Casco 7-0. Lauren Roberts pitched six innings of no-hit ball. The Spartans' Mariah Mleziva broke up the no-hitter with a one-out single off a reliever. The loss drops L-C to (0-5) on the season.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
April 17, 2008
Algoma played their best game of the season against Sturgeon Bay last night and earned a 7-1 victory in Packerland Conference baseball yesterday. A three-run homerun off the bat of Craig Harmann was really all the offense the Wolves needed. They handed the Clippers their first loss of the season. Algoma pitcher Jake Lebotte struck out 13 batters en route to a perfect (4-0, 3-0) record.
In Brussels, Kewaunee slammed the door on Southern Door 11-6. Winning pitcher Tim Struck struck out 11 Eagles batters. Alex Delebreau, Jerry Charles and Doug Delebreau each banged out two hits for Kewaunee.
Oconto earned a 4-2 win over Sevastopol. Despite a 3x4 day at the plate for Matt Petersilka, The Pioneers could not overcome the strong pitching performance by Jacob Wenzel and Mike Vincent.
Gibraltar scored ten runs in the fourth inning on their way to an 18-4 win over NEW Lutheran last night in Fish Creek. Sam Ausloos was the winning pitcher.
In Bay Conference action, Denmark squeaked by Luxemburg-Casco 3-1. Sean Glinski pitched a nice ball game for the Spartans who could not overcome two errors in the field. Justin Zellner led L-C at the plate with a 2x3 day.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
April 17, 2008
The Green Bay Packers will retire Brett Favre’s No. 4 at the team’s season opener, Monday night, Sept. 8, vs. the Minnesota Vikings, Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy announced Thursday.
"The season-opening game is always an exciting event, and now we’re very pleased to add the retirement of Brett’s No. 4 to that evening," said Murphy. "It will make for an electric atmosphere at Lambeau Field, as well as a great opportunity for our fans around the country to share in it while watching the game on the national broadcast.
"Ted Thompson, Mike McCarthy and I looked at the entire schedule and felt the first game would be an ideal time to have the event. I spoke with Brett, as did Ted and Mike, about which game to choose. Ultimately, through our communications, we decided the first game would work great."
Planning for the ceremony is underway with further details to be announced at a later date.
Favre’s No. 4 will become the sixth number retired by the storied franchise. Other retired Packers numbers include the No. 14 of wide receiver Don Hutson (1951), No. 3 of fullback Tony Canadeo (1952), No. 15 of quarterback Bart Starr (1973), No. 66 of linebacker Ray Nitschke (1983) and No. 92 of defensive end Reggie White (2005). All five bearers of the previously retired numbers are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
April 17, 2008
Sevastopol senior and two-time Packerland Conference golfer of the year Cam Fuller was my guest last night on "The Sports Page." Fuller recently signed a letter of intent to golf at the college level at UWGB. Cam is the third Fuller son that will be competing at the college level in athletics. Jason the oldest played basketball and Corey plays baseball at St. Norbert's.
Cam and the Pioneer golf team had a great start to the season on Tuesday. They won a non-conference meet by 12 strokes. Fuller started his round with two bogeys in the first three holes but rebounded extremely well. He finished with a one over par 37 score and took first place.
Sevastopol golf coach Jeff Campbell said he stays out of Cam's way. Campbell is more of a psychologist for Fuller than an instructor at this point in his career. Campbell said that as long as Cam keeps a cool head on the course, he is the best high school golfer in the area.
Sevastopol has three matches scheduled in the next week. The team's goal is to first win conference and then earn a trip to state. Last year they fell a few strokes short of that goal at sectionals. This year appears to be the best chance the Pioneers have ever had to make an appearance at state.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
April 16, 2008
The Kewaunee baseball team and Jerry Charles had a day on the baseball field that they will not soon forget yesterday. Charles pitched a gem in an 18-1 victory over NEW Lutheran in the Packerland Conference. Charles allowed one earned run and belted a three-run home run in the big win.
Algoma took out their Packerland Conference frustrations on Luxemburg-Casco last night 8-5. Matt Swoboda led the Wolves offensive attack. Pitcher Craig Kirchman earned the win on the mound.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
April 16, 2008
In varsity softball, Sevastopol continued to rebound after an early season loss to Southern Door. They topped Algoma 5-3. Allison Ripp smashed an RBI single in the top of the fifth inning gave Sevastopol the lead. The Pioneers never looked back. Carissa Neinas was the winning pitcher.
Kewaunee crushed NEW Lutheran 16-4. Heather Bloniarz was the pitcher of record for Kewaunee.
Oconto shutout Sturgeon Bay 10-0. The only hit allowed by Blue devil pitcher Natalie Ruechel was a bunt single.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
April 15, 2008
The Aaron Rodgers era will bein with a taste of the national spotlight. The Green Bay Packers’ 88th regular-season schedule, highlighted by three Monday Night Football contests and one Sunday night game was released yesterday by the NFL.
You can listen to all Green Bay Packer games on 104.1 FM WRLU and 105.1 FM WSBW. The only place the Packers play in Door and Kewaunee Counties is on the radio stations of DoorCountyDailyNews.com.
The Packers will kick off the 2008 season with a nationally televised Monday Night Football contest against the rival Minnesota Vikings at Lambeau Field.
The September 8 game will be the fourth season opener in club history under the bright lights of Monday night. Green Bay is 3-0 in its previous Monday night openers. It will be the 16th consecutive season with an appearance on MNF for the Packers, the NFC’s longest active streak.
Though Head Coach Mike McCarthy has twice coached on MNF with the Packers, it will mark the first Monday night game at Lambeau Field for
McCarthy. The Packers’ last Monday night home game came in 2005, also against the Vikings.
The Dallas Cowboys travel to Lambeau Field for a Sunday night showdown in Week 3. It is the third consecutive year the Packers will play in
a Sunday night game on NBC, and the second consecutive season they line up against the Cowboys in primetime.
Green Bay plays its third primetime game in Week 12 when it travels to New Orleans for the first time since 2002. The MNF game marks
McCarthy’s return to New Orleans for the first time since serving as the Saints’ offensive coordinator for five seasons (2000-04).
The fourth primetime game, and third Monday night contest, comes in Week 16 and showcases the NFL’s most historic rivalry: Packers vs.
Bears. No two professional football teams have met on the field more than Green Bay and Chicago, and this December contest marks the 177th installment in the series.
Date Opponent Wis. Time
Mon., Aug. 11 CINCINNATI BENGALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 p.m.
(Bishop’s Charities Game)
Sat., Aug. 16 at San Francisco 49ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBD state
Fri., Aug. 22 at Denver Broncos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 p.m. state
Thurs., Aug. 28 TENNESSEE TITANS (Gold pkg.) . . . . . .7 p.m. state
REGULAR SEASON
Date Opponent Wis. Time TV
Mon., Sept. 8 MINNESOTA VIKINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 14 at Detroit Lions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 noon
Sun., Sept. 21 DALLAS COWBOYS (Gold Pkg.) . . . . .7:15 p.m.
Sun., Sept. 28 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers . . . . . . . . . .12 noon
Sun., Oct. 5 ATLANTA FALCONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 noon
Sun., Oct. 12 at Seattle Seahawks . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:15 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 19 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS . . . . . . . . . . . .3:15 p.m.
Sun., Oct. 26 Open Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sun., Nov. 2 at Tennessee Titans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 noon
Sun., Nov. 9 at Minnesota Vikings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 noon
Sun., Nov. 16 CHICAGO BEARS (Gold Pkg.) . . . . . . . .*12 noon
Mon., Nov. 24 at New Orleans Saints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:30 p.m.
Sun., Nov. 30 CAROLINA PANTHERS . . . . . . . . . . . .*12 noon
Sun., Dec. 7 HOUSTON TEXANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .*12 noon
Sun., Dec. 14 at Jacksonville Jaguars . . . . . . . . . . .*12 noon
Mon., Dec. 22 at Chicago Bears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:30 p.m.
Sun., Dec. 28 DETROIT LIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .*12 noon
*—Start time and broadcast may shift due to NFL flexible scheduling
NFL POSTSEASON DATES
Jan. 3-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs
Jan. 10-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs
Jan. 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AFC and NFC Championship Games
Feb. 1 . . . . . . . . . . .Super Bowl XLIII at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa
Feb. 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AFC-NFC Pro Bowl at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
April 15, 2008
Luxemburg-Casco dropped both games in a double header with Oconto Falls last night 9-6 and 9-2 in Bay Conference softball. Kalli Schmelzer was on the mound for both games for the Spartans. L-C's leading hitters were Mariah Mleziva and Kalli Schmelzer.
In Packerland Conference softball, Kewaunee managed to score seven runs despite striking out 12 times to Sturgeon Bay pitcher Amy Ziegelbauer. The Clipper offense stalled again and could not put up the needed run support. The final score was 7-2. The Clippers' Sarah McCauley and Heather Schmitt both scored in the bottom of the seventh to force extra innings, but Kewaunee scored five runs in the eighth to earn the win.
Southern Door topped Oconto 7-1. Courtney Wautier was fantastic again on the mound and struck out nine Blue Devil batters. Natalie LaCrosse and Liz Neuman were perfect at the plate and Kate Klaubauf added an offensive spark for the Eagles.
Sevastopol put up an amazing 25 runs against NEW Lutheran last night. Pioneer pitcher Mariah Giesseman held the Blazers to three runs. Cathy Kaye was a sparkling 5-for-5 at the plate and accumulated 10 RBIs.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
April 15, 2008
In Packerland Conference baseball last night, Oconto continued their push for a conference championship with a 6-2 win over Southern Door. A 4-0 lead in the third inning was too much for the Eagles. Eric Lardinois led the Eagles at the plate and Michael Blizel was charged with the loss on the mound.
Algoma won a close one at home against Gibraltar 3-2. Parker Erdmann had the game winning RBI in the bottom of the seventh inning. Jake Lebotte struck out 12 batters for the Wolves and earned the win. Gibraltar could not hold the 2-1 lead behind the arm of Alex Larsen. He struck out eight.
Sturgeon Bay hung a ten spot on Kewaunee on the road. Troy Jorgensen delivered a shutout for Coach Matt Propsom and the surging Clippers. Nate Felhofer had a flawless day at the plate and Nathan Anschutz was 3-for-4. Alex Delebreau was charged with the loss on the mound for Kewaunee.
In the Bay Conference, Luxemburg-Casco crushed Marinette 13-5. Sean Glinski was the winning pitcher. He had a lot of help from Eric Gale and Matt Jadin who combined for five hits.
By Paul Schmitt DoorCountyDailyNews.com
April 15, 2008
Jack Jackson, Managing Partner at The Orchards at Egg Harbor Golf Course, was the guest on "The Sports Page" Monday night at the C & C Supper Club in Fish Creek.
Jackson revisited the devastating fire that swept through the clubhouse last August. Amazingly, the course was only down for one day as a temporary trailer was brought in. The new and larger clubhouse facility is already built and should be open when the course re-opens the end of this month.
The Orchards opened in 2000 and is an 18 hole championship course located north of Egg Harbor on Heritage Road. The 7100 yard course from the back tees, wind through woods, orchards and scenic meadows with a picturesque lake. Jackson operated a driving range three years prior to finding other investors to start a new course in Door County, after hearing from golfers the difficulty in getting on area courses during the season. The Sports Page can be heard on 105.1FM WSBW.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
April 14, 2008
The Luxemburg-Casco soccer program has gained so much popularity that parents created a club to show their support. The new L-C Soccer club is in full force and president Dave Vandenhouten is calling on everyone to join the club. He says soccer is getting to be quite
popular at L-C.
(Audio Here)
With school boards juggling budgets and funding a constant issue for school districts, Vandenhouten and some other area parents thought creating an L-C Soccer Club would be a huge help. The club is made up of past, present and future L-C soccer players parents.
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There are a number of activities planned for the L-C Soccer Club this year. Vandenhouten says the club will continue to run the concession stand at home games, host a 3 on 3 soccer tournament and organize an alumni game to bring more attention to the Luxemburg-Casco soccer teams.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
April 13, 2008
All scheduled spring sports in the Packerland Conference last night and today have been canceled. Golf, soccer, tennis, baseball, softball and track events have been indefinitely postponed because of the steady downfall of rain yesterday and the blanket of snow that fell over Door and Kewaunee Counties this morning.
Sturgeon Bay Athletic Director Gary Rabach was the only A.D. in the conference to provide the radio stations with a list of postponed sporting events. Sturgeon Bay varsity and junior varsity soccer Vs. Manitowoc Lincoln and varsity and J.V. softball Vs. Green Bay East have been canceled, according to Rabach.
The "Spring Sports Preview" will be aired today on 96.7 FM WBDK. The show features coaches from every school in Door and Kewaunee Counties. All spring sports will be represented. The "Spring Sports Preview" will run from 12:20 p.m. until 2:00 p.m.
To listen to the "Spring Sports Preview" in its entirety CLICK HERE!!!
By Karen Klement DoorCountyDailyNews.com
April 12, 2008
Young Door County golfers will have an opportunity to earn some scholarship money on May 2. Sturgeon Bay will be the host of this Door County High School Cup Tournament that will be held at Horseshoe Bay Golf Course. Door County Golf Association board
member Jocko Rader.(Audio Here)
Rader says association scholarships have been sent to all high school coaches. High school seniors may apply for this scholarship opportunity.
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Rader says scholarship recipients will be chosen based on a variety of things. Young golfers applying must fill out an application and submit a written essay.
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There is currently $2,000 in scholarship money available to young Door County golfers and Rader says there's a possibility more could be added to that. The Door County High School Cup Golf Tournament will be Friday, May 2 starting at 1:00PM. For more information please contact a member of the Door County Golf Association.