The 2007 Season of Green Bay Packers football will be filled with talk of the past. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Lambeau Field. The team will be wearing a special anniversary logo on their jerseys and a variety of tributes will be held throughout the season.
“Lambeau Field is one of the most hallowed sites in all of sports, and we’re very excited to honor the 50th anniversary of its opening this season,” said Packers President/COO John Jones. “Fans visiting Lambeau this year will have a number of fun ways to celebrate its anniversary. We look forward to welcoming them here and taking part in recognizing the great tradition of our proud stadium.”
An anniversary logo was created to mark the occasion and it will be a prominent feature on many team items throughout the year.
Among the items that will feature the anniversary logo are the team’s uniforms, Gameday Program, the media guide and the Packers Yearbook. Lambeau Field itself also will feature the special logo on-field in both end zones for the entire season.
Packers ticket holders will enjoy images of Lambeau Field through the years on their tickets as well.
In addition, a special commemorative project was commissioned to celebrate the anniversary in a unique way. Plans to unveil the project are set for July.
On game days inside Lambeau Field, the TundraVision video boards will play vignettes featuring key moments from the stadium’s rich history.
Dedicated as City Stadium Sept. 29, 1957, with a 21-17 victory over the archrival Chicago Bears, the team renamed the facility Lambeau Field in 1965 following the death of E.L. ‘Curly’ Lambeau, the Packers’ founder and first coach. It is the NFL’s longest-tenured facility.

The Southern Door softball team has had a great season so far and its not over yet. The Eagles were victorious again yesterday making them division 2 sectional champions. Southern Door suited up for a big day. They first took on Cambellsport and took the win 6-0 in the semifinals. Pitcher Gina Wautier brought her stuff yesterday. She struck out 6 batters in the first game. Eagle Robyn Pichette went 2x4 and Liz Neuman had an RBI.
In game 2, Southern Door took on Packerland rivals Oconto and won 4-0. Wautier led her team again, striking out 8 batters. The bats warmed up for the Eagles in the fourth inning, when Southern Door brought home 2 runs. 2 more insurance runs crossed the plate in the seventh. Molly Swanson stepped up to help out on offense in game 2. She had 2 RBIs. Miranda Duquaine added 2 RBIs in the seventh. Eagle Karlee Vandertie went 2x4. Southern Door will play Rice Lake in Madison next Friday. If they win, the championship game will be the following day.

Sevastopol took the WIAA Division 3 Sectional Tournament held in Stevens Point Pacelli yesterday.
The Pioneers started by winning a 1-0 pitchers dual against Laconia in the semi-final. Pitcher Courtney Kaye went 6 2/3 innings and recorded nine strikeouts. Allowing four hits and three walks it was an intense game from start to finish.
With a Laconia runner at third base and one out in the seventh inning, Pioneers Head Coach Heather Fellner Spetz brought Carissa "Hop 'N Pop" Neinas in to seal the deal. Neinas struck out the leadoff and second batter in the Laconia order to strand the runner and send Sevastopol to the Sectional final.
The Pioneers managed just three hits in the game. Allison Junion, Sarah Junion and Jenna Wheat all singled. The lone run was scored in the first inning when Sarah Junion reached base. She stole second and scooted to third on a past ball. Neinas belted a sac fly to score Junion.

The Pioneers played Stevens Point Pacelli in the Sectional Championship. The opposing team had allowed one run in four tournament games before they met Sevastopol. The Packerland Conference Champions notched an 8-1 victory and claimed their second straight Sectional Championship.
Carissa Neinas went the distance in the pitching circle and did not walk a batter. Solid defense and a seven run fifth inning led to the win.
Sevastopol scored first in the third inning. In the fourth inning, Pacelli loaded the bases but could not capitalize. Sevastopol executed a double play with the second out at home plate to get out of the jam. Sarah Junion had a two run double, Allison Junion added a two run single and Cory Notz hit a two run single in the fifth inning.
Sevastopol will play Grantsburg next Friday at Goodman Field in Madison at 1:30 p.m.

Door County Baseball League
By Jocko Rader DoorCountyDailyNews.com     
May 31, 2007

WE HAD A FEW UPSETS THIS LAST WEEK, WITH EGG HARBOR BEATING MAPLEWOOD, SISTER BAY BEATING THE INSTITUTE TEAM AND BAILEYS HARBOR WINNING OVER KOLBERG. JACKSONPORT WON OVER THE ISLAND IN A CLOSE GAME TO STAY UNDEFEATED.  LETS LOOK AT THE TOP HITTERS THIS WEEK.  WE DID NOT HAVE A LOT AS THE PITCHERS TOOK OVER. JASON ENNIS TWO, RYAN BRUNGRABER THREE FOR THE CUBS.  CHARLIE SCHELL, 4 FOR SISTER BAY.  ADAM BIWER HAD TWO FOR THE BAYS.  MICKEY LEE TWO FOR MAPLEWOOD, AND BOB FELLNER TWO FOR THE INDIANS.  FOR THE AS WE HAD BRETT ANSCHUTZ AND SCOTT PRICE HAD THREE HITS FOR THE SAME TEAM. JACK SCHARTNER A BIG HOMERUN FOR EGG HARBOR AND TRAVIS PRICE ONE FOR THE BAILEYS HARBOR TEAM.  TOP PITCHERS FOR THE WEEK, DAVE JILOT FOR THE PORTS, ROBI SCHARTNER FOR THE EGG HARBOR TEAM, MATT HIGGENBOTTOM SISTER BAY IN RELIEF AND BRETT ANSCHUTZ MAKING HIS FIRST START THIS YEAR FOR BAILEYS HARBOR. TOP DEFENSIVE PLAYS HAD TO BE A OUTSTANDING PLAY BY TRAVIS LEROY OF KOLBERG GOING DEEP IN THE HOLE AND GETTING THE RUNNER OUT BY A HALF STEP.  TEAMMATE GREG KLAUBAUGH WITH A OVER THE SHOULDER CATCH FROM THIRD GOING INTO LEFT FIELD.  MIKE JACQUES WITH A LEAPING CATCH OFF FIRST ON A ROCKET HIT BALL, HOWEVER TO NO AVAIL AS THE CATCHER WAS CALLED FOR BATTER INTERFERENCE.  JOHN PARENT, SOPHOMORE AT ST. BAY AND PLAYING LEFT FIELD, CATCHING ONE A THE FENCE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE NINTH WITH THE WINNING RUN ON BASE.  WELL LETS LOOK AT THIS WEEKS GAMES. EGG HARBOR AT SISTER BAY, SISTER BAY IS HITTING THE BALL, SO CAN ROBI SCHARTNER QUITE THE BATS FOR THE INDIANS. IT WILL BE CLOSE AND I WILL GO WITH EGG HARBOR IN A TWO RUN GAME. INSTITUTE WHO WAS MINUS PAUL PARENT LAST WEEK GOES TO MAPLEWOOD, TO TAKE ON THE METS.  WICK MAN’S TEAM IS NOT DOING A GOOD JOB WITH THE BAT AND THEY FACE A TOUGH PITCHER IN PARENT THIS WEEK. THEY HAD BETTER WAKE UP, OR THEY ARE IN DEEP TROUBLE AT 1 AND THREE.  THE CUBS ARE A SURPRISE TEAM THIS YEAR AND WILL BE TOUGH TO BEAT.  I WILL GO WITH THE METS IN A ONE RUN GAME.  KOLBERG AT WASHINGTON ISLAND.  HAD TO BELIEVE THE ISLANDERS ARE 0 AND 3, MATT ASH HAS DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB ON THE MOUND SO FAR BUT HIS TEAMS BATS ARE ALSO QUITE.  KOLBERG IS ANOTHER TEAM THAT IS NOT HITTING.  WHAT’S UP WITH THESE GUYS?  THEY LIKE THE METS CANNOT AFFORD TO GO 1 AND 3.  ISLAND, IS TOUGH, TOUGH AND TOUGHER AT HOME.  HOWEVER THE ISLANDERS LIKE ME TO PICK THE OTHER TEAM SO KOLBERG I AM GOING WITH YOU ONE MORE WEEK.  BAILEYS HARBOR AT WEST JACKSONPORT.  THIS IS THE MARQUEE GAME OF THE WEEK.  BOTH COMING IN 3 AND O.  THE PORTS HAVE A FINE TEAM, AND NOW GET STUART LARSEN BACK AND JOEL DELORIT.  THAT’S ALL THE A'S HAVE TO HEAR RIGHT.  HOWEVER AS I SAID EARLIER IN THE YEAR THEY ARE MY SURPRISE TEAM OF THE YEAR AND WITH ANSCHUTZ ON THE MOUND WILL BE TOUGH TO BEAT.  ITS AT JACKSONPORT SO I AM GOING WITH RYAN TANCKS TEAM TO COME OUT ON TOP AND BE FOUR AND 0 AFTER SUNDAY.  IT WILL BE CLOSE AND A GREAT GAME TO WATCH FOR YOU FANS IN THAT AREA.  IT’S NOT ON ANY SCHEDULES THAT I KNOW OF, BUT THE ALL STAR GAME IS AT INSTITUTE ON JULY 26TH.  PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR.

 Yesterday afternoon on 96.7 FM WBDK, Luxemburg-Casco outscored Sturgeon Bay 10-6 despite committing nine errors. Justin Seidl committed two of the errors but redeemed himself at the plate with a 3x3 day at the plate. He recorded two doubles and three RBIs. The Spartans found themselves in a 3-0 hole early, but a 7-minute rain delay recharged the team's batteries and led to ten unanswered runs.
Derek Schmelzer stole two bases to bring him to 26 on the season and added two hits. Brandon Jacobs and Ryan Adams also notched two hits. Craig Demin relieved Sean Glinski after allowing three runs in the first and two base runners in the second. Demin allowed three runs and picked up the win on the mound for L-C.
Sturgeon Bay's Simon Rabas was 3x5 and Pat Larson finished 2x3 to lead the Clippers.
The Spartans will travel to Southern Door for the regional final match up this afternoon on WBDK 96.7 FM. Our pre-game coverage begins at 4:10 p.m. Eagles Coach Tom Ellenbecker and Spartans Coach Terry Jorgensen will talk about the match up and provide insight on the third game between the two teams this season.

 Southern Door held on to win a thriller in Brussels yesterday in regional semi-final baseball. Denmark scored seven of their ten runs in the sixth and seventh innings but fell 13-10. Michael Blizel chewed up seven innings on the mound while striking out five batters.
Tyler DeBauche was 4x4 with a three-run home run to lead the Eagles offensive attack. Joel Delorit and Blizel also hit the long ball for Southern Door.
Denmark's Craig Hansen got in on the homerun derby early and parked a two-run homer in the first inning to give the Vikings a 2-0 lead. Josh Leiterman took the loss on the mound for Denmark.
Other Eagle players with big days at the plate included John Heimbecker 3x4 and Tyler Bretl 2x3.
The Eagles will host the regional final this afternoon on 96.7 FM WBDK. Our pre-game coverage begins at 4:10p.m.

 Algoma fell to Brillion 2-1 in WIAA Division 3 regional baseball. Jake Lebotte threw a five strike out performance for the Wolves and only gave up two runs but the offense did not help him. Brillion pitcher Jared Plate pitched a two-hitter with seven strikeouts to one up Lebotte. The Wolves gave up a run in the fourth and seventh innings.

Gibraltar had better luck on the diamond and topped Oshkosh Lourdes 6-4 in Division 4 playoff action. Vikings pitcher Justin Reynolds had a no-hitter intact through six complete innings. Things fell apart in the seventh but Gibraltar still escaped with the victory. Reliever Ian Anschutz struck out a batter with two out and two on to seal the deal. Greg Ausloos led the way at the plate for the Vikings with a 2x3 performance.
The number three seed Gibraltar will play at top seeded Green Lake this afternoon at 4:30 p.m.

 WIAA Division II Regional baseball can be heard this afternoon on 96.7 FM WBDK. The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans host Sturgeon Bay in a regional semi-final match up starting at 4:30 p.m. Our pre-game coverage will begin at 4:10 p.m. Clippers Head Coach Matt Propsom and Spartans Head Coach Terry Jorgensen will preview the third match up of the season between these two teams.
L-C hosted the first regular season match up. Surgeon Bay won the game 6-3. The Clippers hosted the second game between the two squads. The Spartans won by the final score of 7-3 in Sturgeon Bay.
Luxemburg-Casco received the number two seed in the regional and will host this afternoon’s game. Sturgeon Bay beat Mishicot Friday to advance to the second round of the tournament.
Coach Propsom knows tournament experience is valuable in a game like this. His kids played on Friday and L-C had a bye. However, the Spartans played to the Sectionals last year and carried over a few starters from that squad. Propsom said post-season experience might play into the game.
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Coach Propsom and Coach Jorgensen will talk more about the intangibles in the pre-game show this afternoon starting at 4:10 p.m. on 96.7 FM WBDK.

The NCAA Division III World Series ended for Sturgeon Bay graduate Stewart Larsen and the UW-Stevens Point baseball team with an 18-7 loss to Emory (Ga.) on Monday in Appleton.
The Pointers led 6-0 after four innings before Emory scored seven runs in the fifth inning and ten more in the sixth. UW-Stevens Point’s third place finish was its best in school history as the Pointers finished 34-17 overall.
UW-Stevens Point loaded the bases with one out in the seventh and scored a run on a bases loaded walk by Stewart Larsen. He finished the game with one hit, one RBI and one walk.

 Sturgeon Bay graduate Stewart Larsen went 1x4 yesterday for the University of Stevens Point baseball team in the NCAA Division III World Series at Fox Cities Stadium, in Appleton. He singled and scored in the seventh inning. The Pointers took a step back in their chase for a national championship and fell to Kean University 7-4.
UW Stevens Point will face the winner of today's noon elimination game between Cortland State (42-6) and Emory (41-9). The winner of that game will face Kean for the national championship.

 Egg Harbor crushed Maplewood 6-1 yesterday in Door County League Baseball. Robby Schartner struck out nine batters and earned the win on the mound. Heading into the sixth inning Mets pitcher Jeff Sperber and Schartner had no-hitters going.
Jack Schartner made a no hitter into a high scoring game with a three-run homerun in the eighth inning. Egg Harbor is now (1-2) on the young season and the Mets fall to (1-2).

Baileys Harbor edged Kolberg 6-5. Travis Price hit a two-run shot that gave the A's the lead for good. Brett Anschutz earned the win on the mound. Adam Bretl was the losing pitcher and Chris Wiery came into the game as a reliever and walked in what would be the winning run making the score 5-3 at that time. Rob Ray and Adam Bretl hit homers for Kolberg and they drop to (1-2). The A's remain one of two teams with an unblemished record at (3-0).

The other undefeated squad is West Jacksonport after they improved to 3-0 by beating Washington Island 4-2. Winning pitcher Dave Jilot and reliever Ryan Tanck combined for seven innings of fundamental ball. Losing pitcher Matt Ash threw a five hitter but was still hung with the loss. The Islanders fall to (0-3) on the season.

Sister Bay just got by Institute 5-4. Charlie Schell hit two home runs to pace the Bays. The win lifts the squad to (1-2). Ryan Brungraber had three hits for the Cubs as they fall from the ranks of the undefeated to (2-1). Institute was with out Paul Parent for the contest.

 Sturgeon Bay graduate Stewart Larsen is playing in the NCAA Division III baseball World Series after the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point baseball team topped Carthage College yesterday. The 12-8 victory, sets up a match up between the Pointers and the winner of Eastern Connecticut and Cortland State (N.Y.).
In yesterday's game, Larsen started a second inning rally by laying down a sacrifice bunt. Flawless execution put UWSP in a position to take the lead for the first time in the second.
The lead would not last. Carthage led 4-2 in the top of the fourth and Larsen bunted two runners into scoring position again. Both would score in the inning. On paper, it looked like a poor day at the plate for the Sturgeon Bay graduate. However, it was Larsen's ability to lay the big sacrifice bunts down that gave the Pointers go ahead runs in the second and fourth innings.
Tickets for Tuesday's NCAA Division III baseball World Series will be available at the gate at the Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton.

Sturgeon Bay was shutout in regional girl's soccer yesterday against West De Pere. The Phantoms scored two quick goals in the second half to move past the Clippers in the playoffs. Alyssa Lenius stopped eight shots for the Clippers and they finish the season with an (11-9) record.

The Green bay Packers announced yesterday that John Jones, president and COO of the Packers, has taken a leave of absence for personal reasons. Peter Platten, speaking on behalf of the organization’s Executive Committee, made the announcement.
“We determined that it would be mutually beneficial for John to take a leave of absence while we continue our evaluation of the situation and collectively determine next steps,” said Platten. “John will be on leave until the Executive Committee and John conclude that process.”
“It’s been a very difficult year but also a wonderful year in many respects,” said Jones. “I need to step back and recharge my batteries. I will take this leave of absence. The Executive Committee and I mutually agreed that it was in the best interests of the Green Bay Packers to take this step.”
It was also announced yesterday that Bob Harlan will continue to serve as the principal executive of the Green Bay Packers for a period of time to be determined, as Chairman of the Board.
“Everyone knows what a great leader Bob has been for this organization over the past 18 years,” said Platten. “We are pleased that Bob has agreed to provide leadership continuity for the organization. The Executive Committee has tremendous confidence in Bob and his capable staff.”