Tickets for Green Bay Packers Family Night go on sale Saturday at 10 a.m. Priced again at $8, tickets for the Aug. 4 event may be purchased either in person, over the phone or via the Internet. A limit of eight tickets per purchase again will be in place this year for an initial sales period to allow more fans to have the chance to make a transaction. Parking for the evening will be free.
In-person sales will be conducted at a number of locations, including the Packers ticket office at Lambeau Field, the Resch Center box office and all TicketStar outlets.
Over the telephone, tickets can be purchased by calling 920/494-3401 in Green Bay, or toll free, 800/895-0071, from any other location.
Fans planning to purchase tickets on the Internet should log on to www.packers.com after 10 a.m. on June 16 for the direct link to order tickets.
The NFL’s most popular scrimmage, the Packers sold every available seat in the stadium bowl for the 2004-06 editions. This year’s ‘Family Night’ will feature an intra-squad scrimmage between the Packers’ offense and defense. Evening activities get underway in the stadium at 6 p.m., followed by on-field football drills at 6:30 and the scrimmage at approximately 7:30.
A popular summer attraction, the event drew 62,701 in 2006, 62,492 in 2005, 60,217 in 2004, 48,898 in 2001, 50,240 in 2000 and 46,420 in 1999. ‘Family Night’ did not take place for two years (2002-03) during Lambeau Field’s redevelopment.

The initial public showing of the film, with free admission, will begin at 7 o'clock. Access to the Atrium area will be through the Miller Brewing Company Gate, with film attendees then taking the escalator to the Legends Club on the fourth level of the Atrium.

Packers offensive lineman Daryn Colledge, a co-recipient of team offensive rookie of the year honors, will be on hand to address the team's upcoming season and answer questions. Colledge also will be available for autographs following the program.

"Pride and Progress" chronicles the Packers’ 2006 season and features the impressive cinematography of NFL Films. The film highlights several of the team’s impressive performances from last year, including the four straight wins to finish the season which kept the club in the playoff hunt until the final weekend.

Among the other performances featured are the development of the young offensive line, offensive players Donald Driver, Greg Jennings and Vernand Morency, and defensive performers Nick Barnett, Aaron Kampman, A.J. Hawk and Cullen Jenkins.

A Brett Favre feature is included, as well as a segment on the team’s dominating season-ending win over the eventual NFC Champion Chicago Bears.

A regular NFL Films feature, the "miked-up" segment, will be enjoyed in a few different places in the film as Head Coach Mike McCarthy leads his team through a training camp practice and Favre displays his never-ending enthusiasm during a home victory over the Vikings.

In addition, the film is punctuated by dramatic, voice-over descriptions of impact plays by Wayne Larrivee and Larry McCarren, of the Packers Radio Network. Produced, written and edited by NFL Films, in conjunction with the Packers' public relations department, it is narrated by Robb Webb.

It will be available for non-commercial group showings (church, fraternal and civic groups, etc.), in DVD format, through the Packers' office beginning in July, by writing in care of "Packers Highlight Film" at P.O. Box 10628, Green Bay, WI, 54307-0628.

The film also is scheduled to be available for purchase through the Packers Pro Shop, located in the Lambeau Field Atrium, starting in late July.

In the bottom of the second, Sturgeon Bay regained a lead it would never relinquish. They scored five runs on four hits and capitalized on two Denmark errors.

With three in the third and four runs in the fifth, Sturgeon Bay ended the ballgame in five innings.

Troy Jorgenson picked up the victory for Sturgeon Bay pitching a complete game with three strikeouts.

Mike Pribyl and Ryan Winnekans went 1-for-3 for Denmark.

Southern Door product Joel Delorit finished 4-for-4 with two doubles and two stolen bases.

Sturgeon Bay moves to 3-2 overall on the season. Next, they face Northern Door in a double-header on Thursday night.

Berns was especially proud of his first team all-conference catcher Woody Schartner. Coach Berns informed listeners that Schartner will be attending Lakeland College in Sheboygan with intentions of playing baseball. He talked about Woody's senior season.

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Cody Leist is another player that Coach Berns will sorely miss next season. Leist earned a spot on the second team all-conference list for his play on the infield. Carroll College has invited Leist to try out for the baseball team, according to Berns. Leist intends on attending Carroll with his eyes set on eventually cracking the starting lineup.

Sevastopol will have three underclassmen that will lead the returning letter winners. Owen Hubner was a second team all-conference selection and had an amazing season at the plate.

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The Pioneers baseball team will look to improve in the off season. Berns said seven players are playing on the Northern Door County American Legion team and will gain valuable experience over the summer.

The Sports Page will continue next week at 7:00 p.m. when Southern Door softball coach Pat Delcore joins me to talk about the season that was. The Eagles were runners up in the WIAA Division 2 tournament.

The low net winners were Mike and Jon Pinkert with a score of 71. The second place team was Dale Fabry and J.J. Johnson. Low net golfers play with a handicap.

Event winner include Dave Miller, Southern Door High School golf coach Scott Masarik, Buffy Miller and Nick Klimen.

John and Mike Pinkert along with Randy and Dori Miller get free entry into the Cherryland Open in September. This year the Open will be held at Idlewild.

Baileys Harbor crushed Sister Bay 12-3. Justin Hartel racked up six RBIs, including a three-run home run. Sister Bay saw homeruns from Alex and Matt Higgenbotham. The A's moved into a tie for first place at (4-1).

Kolberg also scored 12 runs in a trouncing of Institute. The Cubs managed just one run in the game. Travis LeRoy and Chris Wery led the Braves attack and had three hits. They move to (3-2) and the Cubs drop to (2-3).

Washington Island almost pulled off their first win of the season. Egg Harbor outlasted the Islanders 6-5. The game-winning run was scored on a fielding error on a bunt in the top of the ninth inning. Ben Young and Mike Jorgenson had three hits in the Islanders fifth loss of the season.

Spetz coached her final softball game in the WIAA Division 3 State Championship yesterday at Goodman Field in Madison. The 6-3 victory over Arcadia was the icing on a season to remember for the players, parents, coaches, student body and faculty. The entire school district rallied behind this group of young ladies. The 2007 Sevastopol softball team brought an entire community closer together this weekend.

The Pioneers scored four runs in the fourth inning against Arcadia. Brittany Jilot, Carissa Neinas and Sara Junion recorded RBI's in the inning to lift the squad to a 4-2 lead.

Senior pitcher Carissa, "Hop N' Pop", Neinas kept the ball low in the strike zone throughout the championship game and allowed her defense to make plays, and they did. She also led Sevastopol with a 3x4 performance at the plate. Coach Spetz talked about why this team was successful.

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Jilot, Notz and Niki LaPlant recorded two hits in the championship game as well. The offensive consistency and the fundamentally sound defense allowed the Pioneers to take down two undefeated teams at state.

Sophomore Southern Door pitcher Courtney Wautier allowed 10 hits and struck out four on the afternoon. Wautier was just one of seven sophomore starters.

The loss was the school's first in three appearances in the state championship. However, if this year's performance was any indication for what is to come, Eagle fans will have a lot to cheer about for the next two years.

The Eagles had six hits in the game and scored the lone run in the bottom of the second inning. Kristi Villers tripled and scored on a wild pitch two batters later.

Southern Door Head Coach Pat Delcore is extremely proud of the way his team played all season. He commented on the long standing tradition of baseball and softball at the school.

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Karlee Vandertie led the way at the plate for Southern Door with a 3x4 performance. Miranda Duquaine, Robyn Pichette, Wautier and Kristi Villers also had hits for the Eagles.

It was a magical weekend in Madison for two Door County School Districts. Sevastopol fans cheered on Southern Door and Eagles fans supported the Pioneers program. The girl's proved that the Packerland Conference is one of the toughest softball conferences in the state.