Denmark fell behind early, but scored eight unanswered runs en route to an 8-3 victory over Kewaunee yesterday. Kewaunee scored a run in the first, second and third innings to take an early
 3-0 lead.
The bats came alive for Denmark in the fourth. A Mike Pribyl two-run homer made the score 3-2. Denmark added one more in the fourth to tie the ballgame.
Both teams were held scoreless in the fifth, but Denmark scored one more run in the sixth to take a 4-3 lead heading into the final frame.
Kewaunee's pitcher Tim Struck left in the seventh, and the Vikings plated four more runs to grab an 8-3 cushion in the bottom of the seventh.
Struck finished with four strikeouts. Sophomore Craig Hansen for Denmark pitched a complete game scattering seven hits. He also struck out eight.
For Kewaunee, Brandon Kinjerski went 2-for-4 with a homerun and 2 RBIs. Denmark's Matt Miller finished 4-for-4 and scored two runs. Mike Pribyl also went 1-for-2 with a homerun.
Denmark advances to the second round of the WIAA Division II Baseball Playoffs.
If you missed yesterday's broadcast of Denmark and Kewaunee, visit DoorCountyDailyNews.com for the archived broadcast.

The Sturgeon Bay baseball team blew past Mishicot in the first round of the regional playoffs yesterday with the final score of 10-4. The Clippers gained some momentum in the third inning when 3 runners crossed the plate. Another 5 were recorded in the fourth and the Clippers ended by
 bringing 2 more home in the fifth. Leading the way in hitting for Sturgeon Bay was Clayton Hansen. He went 3x4 and had a homerun. Simon Rabas and Patrick Larsen both went 2x4. Nathan Anschutz went 2x3. Anschutz also had an outstanding day on the mound. He struck out 10 batters. Sturgeon Bay will play at Luxemburg-Casco on Tuesday.

Sevastopol fell to Manitowoc Lutheran 5-1 yesterday. The Pioneers got on the board early, scoring 1 run in the first, however, that's all they had yesterday. Manitowoc Lutheran came alive in the fourth and then earned some insurance runs in the seventh to give them the win. Leading the way for Sevastopol was Joe Sawyer who was 2x3. Woody Schartner recorded an RBI. Cody Leist threw for the Pioneers.

Looking ahead to other regional match-ups this week, Denmark will play at Southern Door, Brillion will travel to Algoma and Gibraltar will take on Oshkosh Lourdes at UW-Oshkosh

Behind strong pitching from Carissa Neinas, the Pioneers beat the Wolves yesterday 5-2 in Algoma to secure another regional championship. Sevastopol has won three-straight regional championships and the last two against Algoma.
The teams went scoreless into the third inning when Sevastopol became opportunistic on the bases. Sara Junion walked, stole second and finally scored with two-outs in the third. With Junion's run breaking the scoreless tie in the third, Algoma answered in the bottom of the fourth with a solo shot by Shana Vandertie making the score 1-1.
Sevastopol came back in the fifth with three runs to give Neinas a four run cushion, 5-1. For Algoma, Britany Schmidt mashed a solo homerun in the fifth, but Algoma could not come closer.
Neinas and Lyndsay Swoboda pitched complete games. Neinas gave up two runs and struck out seven. Swoboda allowed five runs and fanned eight including a run of six straight.
Six Sevastopol player recorded one hit in the ballgame. Junion went 1-for-3 and scored a run. Cathy Kaye finished 1-for-3 with two runs scored. For Algoma, Schmidt was a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles and a homerun. Vandertie walked twice and went 1-for-2 with a solo-homerun. The pitcher Swoboda also struck out twice, but went 2-for-4.
Sevastopol moves on to sectionals on Thursday in Pacelli. If you missed last night's broadcast of Algoma and Sevastopol softball, visit DoorCountyDailyNews.com for the archived broadcast.

The Wolves and Pioneers will meet this afternoon in Algoma playing for a regional championship. Algoma discarded Reedsville in round one and most recently defeated Manitowoc Roncalli, 7-2.

Meanwhile, Sevastopol won two tournament games by a combined score of 20-3. They beat Kewaunee 8-1 on Tuesday afternoon in the regional semi-final.

A season ago, the Pioneers and Wolves met in the same spot; however, the roles were reversed. Sevastopol was the number one seed and hosted the regional championship game. Sevastopol won that match up 4-2. That made two consecutive years in which Sevastopol beat Algoma in the tournament. Back in 2005, the Pioneers knocked off Algoma, 1-0 in the regional semi-final.

Most recently, Sevastopol beat Algoma, 4-1 in a regular season match up. The win brought the Pioneers into a first place tie with the Wolves.

The winner plays in Pacelli at 1 p.m. next Thursday afternoon. We’ll have coverage of Sevastopol and Algoma softball on 102.1 WRKU. Join me for pre-game at 4:15 p.m. with the opening pitch set for 4:30 p.m.

 A two out RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning by Denmark first baseman Carissa Vogel marked the end of the season for the Luxemburg-Casco softball team. In a game broadcast on 96.7 FM WBDK, the Spartans and Vikings played an intense game for a chance to play in the regional final. Luxemburg-Casco fell 4-3 in the WIAA Division 2 softball regional game but deserves a lot of credit for giving Denmark a real scare.

The Spartans scored in the first inning and took a one run lead. Denmark pitcher Kayla Krueger hit a solo home run in the third inning to even things up. L-C would trail by two runs heading into the sixth inning. Danielle Mleziva and Steph Jubert came up with clutch hits in the inning to tie the score up at three a piece. A play at the plate was the third out of the inning and could have provided L-C with a potential game winning run. Spartans Head Coach Tom Giachino contested the call to no avail.

Lauren Roberts came in to the game as a reliever but earned the win. Kalli Schmelzer took the loss on the mound for the Spartans but did strike out five.

      
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Sevastopol softball beat Kewaunee 8-1 yesterday in Jacksonport and will advance to the regional final on Thursday. Kewaunee threatened first scoring in the top of the first inning after Kim Pribek led off with a single. Sevastopol answered quickly scoring two runs in the first to take the lead. The Pioneers scored at least one-run in the first five innings to take control.

The tag team pitching performance of Carissa Neinas and Courtney Kaye shut down Kewaunee.

Kewaunee recorded five hits in the ballgame. Abbie Wotachek finished 1-for-2 and Kelli Schleis went 1-for-3. Pribek scored Kewaunee’s only run.

Sara Junion, a part of two double-plays in the field, also scored three runs and reached base three out of four plate appearances. Neinas also went 2-for4, and Cory Notz finished 2-for-3. Every Sevastopol player, who walked to the plate, earned a hit in yesterday’s game.

Sevastopol moves to the regional final and will play Algoma on Thursday.

If you missed last night’s broadcast of Sevastopol and Kewaunee, visit DoorCountyDailyNews.com for the archived broadcast.

 Algoma cruised past Manitowoc Lutheran 7-2. Sophomore pitcher Lyndsay Swoboda struck out ten batters on the way to a win. Shana Vandertie continued to have a hot bat and hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the third to give the Wolves a lead. Ashley Stangel and Swoboda had 2x4 performances and Shana Vandertie was 2x3 at the plate. Kayla Major had a perfect 3x3 day at the plate to lead the Wolves into a game with Sevastopol on Thursday.

Southern Door strolled past Sturgeon Bay 5-2. Courtney Wautier gave up just seven hits in a complete game in the pitching circle. Jenny LaLuzerne went 3x4 to lead Sturgeon Bay at the plate. Stephanie Shefchek took the loss on the mound. Molly Swanson went 2x3, Wautier 2x4 and Robyn Pichette 2x3 to lead a balanced attack.

 The Sevastopol High School golf team won the Division 3 regional tournament at Hunter’s Glen Golf Club in Crivitz. In Division 2, Sturgeon Bay finished fifth.

The Packerland Conference Player of the Year Cam Fuller shot a four-under-par 68. Sevastopol had 321 strokes and walked away with the win.

The Pioneers advance to next Tuesday’s sectional tournament at Pine Valley Golf Course west of Wausau.

The Clippers finished with a team score of 342. Southern Door finished in sixth place with a 349 stroke performance. Neither team advances to the next round. Only the top three teams from regionals advance.

 Luxemburg-Casco will travel to Denmark this afternoon for the second round of the WIAA Division 2 playoffs. The game will be broadcast on your home for Luxemburg-Casco athletics 96.7 FM. Our pre-game coverage begins at 4:15 p.m. with the first pitch at 4:30 p.m.
 The Spartans defeated Valders 8-0 last Thursday in the first round of the playoffs. Denmark had a bye after receiving the number one seed in the regional.
 The Vikings have two of the top pitchers in the Packerland Conference in Kayla Krueger and Lauren Roberts. L-C throws an accomplished freshman Kalli Schmelzer.
 The winner will advance and play in the regional Final on Thursday. Sturgeon Bay and Southern Door play on the bottom half of the bracket.
 The Spartans and Vikings will square off this afternoon on 96.7 FM. L-C has lost to Denmark twice this season. Head Coach Tom Giachino will join us in the Engine Rebuilding Service Pre-Game Show to discuss what it will take to beat Denmark. Coach Roberts for the Vikings will also join me in the pre-game show that begins at 4:15 this afternoon.

Kewaunee and Sevastopol advanced beyond the first round, and now the two teams will meet in Jacksonport this afternoon for the WIAA Softball Playoffs. Kewaunee squeezed past Brillion 4-3 in a tight ballgame. Kelly Schleis delivered a huge hit on a 3-2 count to propel Kewaunee to the opening round victory. Sevastopol dropped Manitowoc Roncalli 12-2 in the first round. Heading into this afternoon's game, Kewaunee Head Coach Mike Blonairz says playing Sevastopol for the third time will help tremendously.
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Sevastopol Head Coach Heather Fellner-Spetz knows beating a team for the third time will be a challenge, but says her team is very focused.
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Sevastopol ranks second in the region behind Algoma while Kewaunee enters the game as the three seed. We'll have coverage of Kewaunee and Sevastopol on 102.1 WRKU. Pre-game starts at 4:15 p.m. with the opening pitch slated for 4:30 p.m.

The 2007 Sturgeon Bay Open Bass Tournament produced many huge smallmouth bass caught from Little Sturgeon up to Washington Island. Donald Hewkin and Dave Davis from Chicago earned first place for the fourth time in the tournament's history. They had a total weight of 51.61 pounds for both days.
Hewkin and Davis had less than a pound advantage heading into Sunday. They had a moderate catch of 24.49 pounds on Sunday and did enough to take the tourney.
Mark Duerr and Hans Juech from West Allis were in second place in the Sturgeon Bay Open Bass Tournament after the first day. They had a total of 26.45 pounds between the six smallmouth bass. Duerr caught a monster weighing in at 5.77 pounds using a jerk bait just before noon on Saturday. Duerr was the winner of the big bass competition with that catch.
Duerr and Juech needed to stay consistent on day two. They had the third lowest weight out of the top fifteen teams on Sunday and dropped to fourth for the tournament.
Duerr was thrilled with the results for the weekend and could not say enough about the fishery in Door County. He said Green Bay is the best place to catch smallmouth in the state. He added that the Sturgeon Bay Open Bass Tournament is by far the best tournament in Wisconsin.
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Tournament Director Ken Ellis said the mortality rate for the smallmouth bass caught is less than 2%. The smallmouth were released in four different locations throughout the peninsula. The flats and the quarry in Sturgeon Bay, Fish Creek and Little Sturgeon are the four drop off spots.
Cash and prizes given away for the tournament totaled $450,000. Ellis said the fees for a team would stay the same for next year. The cost to enter the Sturgeon Bay Open Bass Tournament is $410 per team.

Place Team Members                                           Sat. Weight  Sun. Weight Big Bass Total
1     DONALD HEWKIN & DAVE DAVIS       27.12           24.49                       51.61
2     TAD HEPLER & DAVE EGGERS              23.91            25.58        5.07        49.49
3     DAVE LINDSAY & NORM LINDSAY     23.98            25.1          5.27        49.08
4     HANS JUECH & MARK DUERR              26.45            21.71        5.77        48.16
5     MIKE PONDER & DUANE HEWKIN      25.46            22.59        0             48.05
6     MIKE CRISP & RODGER CRISP              24.56           23.34        0              47.9
7     GARY ADKINS & MATT OLSON           21.74            25.65        0             47.39
8     MIKE FELSKE & CHARLIE STEPHEN   22.57            23.72        0             46.29
9     NEIL SEALEY & BRET ALEXANDER     21.89            24.34        5.68        46.23
10   JOE KAMINSKI & DAVID KRUCK        24.06            21.67         0            45.73
11   JOHN KOLODZIEJ & JONATHAN MEACHAM 23.06 22.1         0            45.16
12  GEORGE OROS & TIM PECK                 20.75              24.28         0            45.03
13  CHAD ADRIANS & CALEB COLWELL 22.96              21.94         0              44.9
14  STEVE NOOYEN & NEIL VANDERVEST 21.4            23.33        4.73        44.73
15  STEVE MENSE & BRIAN HENSLEY      23.73              20.93        0             44.66
16  KEVIN MANSER & JASON JANICSEK 24.47              20.17        0            44.64
17  EDWARD D BOHN & JASON JULIAN   22.17              22.1         4.79        44.27
18  DICK HECKEL & PETE SCHOETZ         23.3                20.86       4.68        44.16
19  ALAN MECIKALSKI & JOSH GARBER 23.83              20.13       4.52        43.96
20  TED BOEHM & JESSE VANLAANEN     23.18              20.4         0             43.58

For complete results from the Sturgeon Bay Open Bass Tournament Click Here!!!

The Institute Cubs are proving to be a team to be reckoned with in the Door County League. They moved to (2-0) on the season after shutting out Egg Harbor 8-0 yesterday. Paul Parent allowed two hits in eight innings.

West Jacksonport is making an early run. The Ports topped the defending champions Kolberg 5-4. An RBI by Mike Stoneman in the ninth inning drove in Ryan Tanck for the winning run. Tank was the winning pitcher and recorded three hits on the afternoon as well. Adam Bretl took the loss for Kolberg. The Braves are now (1-1) on the season.

Maplewood edged Sister Bay 6-5 in extra innings. Scott Krueger had the game winning RBI in the 11th inning. The Mets jump to (1-1) and Sister Bay falls to (0-2).

Baileys Harbor was a one run winner over Washington Island in another close contest. The 2-1 final lifts the A's to (2-0). Justin Hartel was the winning pitcher.

Green Bay Packers mini-camp will conclude today and Head Coach Mike McCarthy was pleased with the team’s performance. Rookies had their first look at what the NFL game is really like with the veteran players in camp.
Young players like rookie receiver David Clowney has been taking notes and watching Donald Driver. Driver has worked hard to be the veteran that goes the extra mile to help young receivers transition to the NFL. Clowney said he is relieved to have older players welcome him into camp. 

Brett Favre was at all practices this weekend. Neither Favre nor third year QB Aaron Rodgers participated in any live team activities. Both did throw passes in 7-on-7 situations and passing drills.
Rodgers said he feels confident he will be able to participate in training camp. After breaking his foot late in 2006, Rodgers spent the entire off-season rehabbing the foot and working a lot on his upper body strength. He commented that his lean muscle mass is much higher heading into this season.
The backup QB also noted that Favre appears to be in great shape.

Robert Ferguson did not participate in the mini camp but was present. The wide receiver feels this season is critical for him. Ferguson is another player that spent the entire off-season rehabbing from injury. He believes he is 100% but the coaching staff held him out of the weekend’s practices as a precautionary measure. The Packers will take 10 days off and be back for Organized Team Activities on Thursday, May 31.

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ProAm Open Bass Tournament!!!

DoorCountyDailyNews.com's Nick Freimuth & Gary's Guide Service Guide Gary Nault fish the ProAm Open Bass Tournament Friday