By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
May 9, 2008
High school boy’s baseball in the Packerland Conference is absolutely unpredictable. Especially this year! After two major upsets last night, four teams could possibly tie for the Packerland Conference championship.
Southern Door pulled off a 4-2 victory over first place Oconto. Two runs in the seventh inning were enough for the Eagles to escape Blue Devils Field with a crucial conference win. John Heimbecker had all four RBI's for Southern Door, including a two RBI double in the seventh. Michael Blizel earned the win and struck out five batters. The game put Oconto at (9-2) on the season and a likely tie for first place.
However, Algoma did not hold up their end of the deal, and were upset by Gibraltar 7-5. Oconto is still alone atop the conference with three teams a game back. (Sturgeon Bay, Algoma and Southern Door)
Gibraltar used their home field advantage to work a little magic in Fish Creek. Their 7-5 victory shook the entire conference race. A five-run third inning was key when Sam Forkert hit a two-run single and Eric Williams, Dusty Johnson and Marshall Larsen all had RBI at bats. Algoma could not complete the come from behind victory and fell to the arm of winning pitcher Alex Larsen.
Sturgeon Bay benefited from all of the other action in the Packerland. They defeated Kewaunee 3-0. Nate Felhofer, Pat Larsen, Troy Jorgenson and Jake Miller led the Clipper hit parade with two hits apiece. Sean Zak earned the win by striking out eight Kewaunee batters in the shutout.
Sevastopol put the ten-run rule into play against NEW Lutheran 11-1 in the fifth inning. Riley Spetz and Eric Bley had two hits a piece for the Pioneers. Kyle Volkman was the winning pitcher. He struck out six and pitched a six-hitter.
Southern Door
Defeats Oconto
By
Nick Freimuth
DoorCountyDailyNews.com
Photos by
Dale Swanson
May 9,
2008
Southern Door blanked Oconto 10-0 in Packerland
Conference softball yesterday. The win all but locked up a
conference championship for the Eagles. It is not a done deal
yet, but the win puts two games between Southern Door and Oconto
in the standings atop the conference. Karleee Vandertie, Kate
Klaubauf, Liz Neuman and Molly Swanson each had two hits in the
Eagles win. Pitcher Courtney Wautier struck out eight and
allowed three hits.
Sevastopol softball topped NEW Lutheran in a football sounding
score 24-3. The 21-run route began in the first inning when the
Pioneers took out their frustrations on Blazer pitching and
plated 11 quick runs. Mariah Giesseman was the winning pitcher
in the five-inning contest. The Pioneers accumulated 28 hits in
the game. Jena Paul had five hits for Sevastopol.
By Jocko Rader
May 9, 2008
The Door County Baseball 2008 season will get
underway tomorrow at West Jacksonport
with the Kolberg Braves coming to town. Kolberg won the league
in 2007 and also the playoff championship at the end of the
season. They are the favorites to win the league again with Adam
Bretl on the mound. Jacksonport under the direction of manager
Ryan Tanck should be the race also. A big, big first game in
2008. On Sunday, Mother's Day, we have Baileys Harbor at
Washington Island, Egg Harbor at Institute and Sister Bay at
Maplewood. My picks are Kolberg, Institute, Maplewood and the
Island. Players retiring in 2008, Jack Schartner, Matt Bley,
Dave Jilot, Dody Johnson, Matt Higgenbottom, Jodi Vviste. Some
have moved away and cannot make it back on weekends.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
May 8, 2008
In terms of baseball in the Packerland Conference, Southern Door and Sturgeon Bay have one of the fiercest rivalries. Last night on 96.7 FM WBDK, the Sports Page featured Eagles head coach Tom Ellenbecker and Clippers head coach Matt Propsom. Southern Door assistants Pat Blizel and Scott Babcock were also on the show.
The head coaches are close friends and it showed on the program last night. Some candid and funny answers were heard during a series of rapid-fire questions posed to the coaches. They were asked to come up with names for the most improved player in the conference, most intense coaching staff, best fielding shortstop and best umpire. To listen back to the show in its entirety click on the podcast link, and then sports page at Door CountyDailyNews.com.
Southern Door and Sturgeon Bay are tied at (6-3) in the conference. Both teams are still in contention for a conference championship, but have their work cut out for them. Algoma leads the Packerland with just one loss. Oconto is in second with two losses on the season.
The Eagles and Clippers will match up next Thursday, May 15. The rivalry will be revisited for the second time this season with a lot on the line.
The Sports Page is broadcast from the Ladder House in downtown Sturgeon Bay every Wednesday from 5:30-7:00 PM.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
May 8, 2008
Defending Division 3 state softball champions, the Sevastopol Pioneers, lost another ball game in conference play last night. In the tenth inning, Oconto scored five runs to break up a 1-1 tie. The Blue Devils went on to a 6-1 decision over Sevastopol.
The pitchers dual featured two of the best arms in the conference. Sevastopol's Carissa Neinas accumulated 16 strikeouts and Oconto's Natalie Ruechel piled up 10 strikeouts.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
May 8, 2008
The Green Bay Packers signed free agents Condrew Allen, Ryan Considine and Kyle Ward. The additions were announced Wednesday by General Manager Ted Thompson.
Allen, a 6-foot-1, 199-pound cornerback from Portland State, will wear No. 43. A 6-foot-4, 302-pound tackle from Louisiana Tech, Considine will wear No. 60. Ward, also a 6-foot-1, 199-pound cornerback, will wear No. 41.
All three players participated in the Packers’ Rookie Orientation Camp this past weekend.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
May 7, 2008
The Luxemburg-Casco softball team pulled off a one run win over Marinette yesterday. Head Coach Tom Giachino said the team made the most of their opportunities. Nicole Bruening, Kalli Schmelzer and Gina Rubens all reached base in the second inning. Bruening, Cassie Jacobs and Reubens scored runs in the inning to provide a 3-0 lead.
Strong pitching by Schmelzer and good defense secured the win in the late innings.
The JV team scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning to break a 2-2 tie. They won 7-2.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
May 7, 2008
In Bay Conference baseball, Marinette shutout Luxemburg-Casco 6-0. A four run third inning was all that it took for Marinette. The Spartans struck out ten times at the plate.
In non-conference baseball, Valders throttled Kewaunee 6-3. Brandon Radke was instant offense for Kewaunee with a two-run home run in the fourth inning. Valders would capitalize in sixth iniing by plating four runs. Tim Struck, Jerry Charles, and Matt Miller each had two hits for Kewaunee.
Southern Door
Takes On Sturgeon Bay
By
Nick Freimuth
DoorCountyDailyNews.com
hotos by
Dale Swanson
May 6,
2008
The Southern Door softball team had another
impressive outing yesterday against Sturgeon Bay in Packerland
Conference softball. Courtney Wautier threw a four-hitter for
the Eagles and led them to a 10-1 victory against cross county
rival Sturgeon Bay. Karlee Vandertie, Kate Klaubauf and Kristi
Villers all had homeruns for Southern Door.
By Karen Klement DoorCountyDailyNews.com
May 6, 2008
The Southern Door baseball team shut out NEW Lutheran yesterday 11-0. Consistent hitting and tough pitching were key in the victory. Mike Blizel, Kyle Ploor and John Heimbecher all pitched for the Eagles. Heimbecher was the strikeout leader with 6 K's.
Gibraltar defeated Kewaunee in a close game. The final score was Gibraltar 6, Kewaunee 5. Leading on offense for Kewaunee was Alex Delebreau who was 2x3. Kewaunee pitcher Jerry Charles was the strikeout leader with 9 K's. Gibraltar pitcher Sam Ausloss led the way on offense for the Vikings. He went 3x3 and had 2 RBI's.
Algoma remains on top as they shut out Sevastopol 3-0. Wolves pitcher Jake Lebotte recorded 10 strikeouts. Algomas Craig Kirchmann led on offense and went 2x3.
Sturgeon Bay fell to Oconto. The final score was 4-2. For the Clippers, Simon Rabas was 2x4, Pat Larsen and Sean Zak were 2x3. Sturgeon Bay pitcher Troy Jorgenson struck out 6 but Oconto's Mitch Kushava was the strikeout leader with 7.
In a close game in Luxemburg, the Spartans defeated Denmark 3-2. Sean Glinski was the winning pitcher and struckout 7.
By Karen Klement DoorCountyDailyNews.com
May 6, 2008
In girl's softball action yesterday, Algoma beat
Sevastopol 3-2. The game was tied after the second inning and
the Wolves didn't pull through until the seventh. An RBI by
Shana Vandertie brought home the winning run. Algoma's Ashley
Stangel, Shana Vandertie and Sam Zastrow all went 2x4. Lyndsay
Swoboda was the strikeout leader with 6 K's. Dakota Cordier
pitched for the Pioneers.
Oconto beat Sturgeon Bay 12-1. Big hitting by Oconto saw
homeruns from Taylor Thompson, Natalie Ruechel and Ashlyn
Shallow. Natalie Ruechel pitched for Oconto. Amy Ziegelbauer
threw for the Clippers.
The bats were on fire for Southern Door as they took both games
in a double header against NEW Lutheran. The final score for
game one was 15-0 and 19-0 in game 2. Southern Door's Kate
Klaubauf recorded 11 RBIs in yesterday's doubleheader and hit a
homerun. Molly Swanson and Liz Neuman had 4 RBIs in game one.
Taylor Jandrin also had 4 RBIs in game 2. Eagles pitcher
Courtney Wautier struck out 9 in game 1 and 8 in the second.
Denmark defeated Luxemburg-Casco 5-2. Vikings pitcher Lauren
Roberts struck out 14 batters. Denmark's Collette Ullmer went
2x4 and Carissa Vogel 3x3. Viking Danielle Fisher had a 2 run
homer.
By Paul Schmitt DoorCountyDailyNews.com
May 6, 2008
The guest on the WSBW "Sports Page" Monday night was Krista Lawell of Bailey's Harbor. Ms. Lawell just completed her sixth Boston Marathon two weeks ago. After graduating Neenah High School, she attended U.W. - LaCrosse where she did not compete collegiately but did get back into long distance running. Lawell has competed in over 15 marathons including the Chicago Marathon last fall that was shorten due the extreme heat. Her passion for running started at the age of nine with the encouragement of her father. She will now take some time off, although she did compete in the Door County Half Marathon last Saturday and finished with an impressive 1:41 time. Lawell's current goal is to run a marathon (26 miles) in three hours. Her personal best so far is 3:09.
By Karen Klement DoorCountyDailyNews.com
May 5, 2008
The
Sturgeon Bay girl's softball team lost both games in a double
header against Green Bay East Saturday. In game 1, Green Bay
East got on the board early, scoring in the first inning. The
Clippers answered back in the second to tie the game. That was
the last time they would score in game 1. The final score was
4-1, Green Bay East. Megan Rubens went 2x3 in that game. Amy
Ziegelbauer pitched for Sturgeon Bay. In game 2, the bats got
going for Sturgeon Bay, but late in the game. Green Bay East
scored 7 runs in the first four innings. Sturgeon Bay batted
runs in in the fourth, sixth and last innings but their four
runs were not enough to take the win. The final score was 8-4
Green Bay East. Megan Rubens went 2x4 in game 2. Sarah
Watermolen was 2x3.
It was a good weekend for Luxemburg-Casco softball, as the girls won three games at the Poynette Jamboree. All players contributed in the the three victories. L-C defeated Poynette 7-6, Lodi 8-0 AND Madison Edgewood 16-1.
By Karen Klement DoorCountyDailyNews.com
May 3, 2008
Baseball
The Southern Door baseball team was shut out by Escanaba, MI
yesterday 6-0. Eric Lardinois was 2x3 for the Eagles. Aaron
LaCrosse pitched for Southern Door.
The Sturgeon Bay vs. Luxemburg-Casco baseball game was cancelled
due to rain yesterday. That game has been rescheduled for May
17.
Today in boy's baseball action, Sevastpol will host Coleman.
For the girl's Sevastopol will travel to Coleman.
Soccer
In girl's soccer yesterday, Two Rivers shut out Kewaunee 3-0.
Sturgeon Bay defeated Menasha St. Mary 3-0. Natalie Porter,
Kaylie Rivers and Cameryn Ehlers scored for the Clippers.
Golf
All Door County schools competed in the Door County Cup
yesterday. Sturgeon Bay finished with 170, Gibraltar 172,
Sevastopol 173 and Southern Door had 178. Top golfers were Nick
Scaturo with 40 strokes, Gibraltar golfers Chris Hockers
finished with 40, Matt Christofferson had 41 and Ryan Lapolla
had 42. Sevastopol's Cam Fuller also finished with 42 strokes.