By Karen Klement DoorCountyDailyNews.com
June 30, 2007
Although it may seem like a simple sport, kayaking actually works many different muscles in
the body. People of all ages, sizes and walks of life are kayaking
and the work out you get is what you make it. Door County Kayak
Tours Owner David Rack says it doesn't take much energy to paddle a
kayak. With their sleek shape and light weight material, these boats
are quite simple to operate. Kayaking is also a way to get a great
workout. For those who do not have good arm strength, Rack suggests
that you learn to use your stomach muscles to move the kayak. Rack
talks about some other health benefits of kayaking.
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Here)Aside from the exercise your heart will get, Rack says many people comment about the great core workout. With all activities, there are also many precautions one much take to ensure a safe kayaking experience. He says to be sure you have the proper equipment. Helmets and bright colors are a good idea. Rack talks about some other things to watch out for.
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For many, kayaking is a way to get out on the water and a great workout at the same time. Many also say that some of the sights you see from a kayak are second to none.
By Karen Klement DoorCountyDailyNews.com
June 30, 2007
In Babe Ruth baseball action yesterday,
pitcher John Parent led Baylake Bank to a victory over the North
Bank team. The final score was 3-2. Alex Larsen threw for Baylake
North. Leading sluggers were Jake Miller and Parent, who both
recorded doubles. Matt Marcon had 2 hits for the North team.
Also yesterday, it was Baylake Bank over Jim Olsen Motors 7-5.
Leading hitters for Jim Olsen were Andrew Bley who had 3 hits, Alec
Schartner with 2 hits and Dylan Smith added 2 doubles.
By KarenKlement DoorCountyDailyNews.com
June 29, 2007
In
Legion baseball action yesterday, Sturgeon Bay defeated the Green
Bay Blue Jays 5-3. Leading hitters for Sturgeon Bay were Joel
Delorit who was 3x4. Delorit had a double and scored two runs.
Michael Blizel had a double and a single and recorded an RBI. Ryan
Zak and Clayton Hanson each had an RBI. Nate Anschutz pitched for
Sturgeon Bay. He struck out 3 batters in six innings. Delorit came
in in the seventh to finish the game. Sturgeon Bay will travel to
Ashwaubenon next Friday. By Jocko Rader DoorCountyDailyNews.com
June 29, 2007
In Door
County Baseball League action last week, it was Baileys Harbor
10 to 8 over Maplewood, Kolberg 9 to 7 over Egg Harbor
Washington Island 7 to 6 over Sister Bay in extra innings and
Institute over West Jacksonport 5 to 0. Baileys Harbor at 6 and
1 in first place now over Kolberg and West Jacksonport.
Top
hitters this week, Ryan Tanck with two, Joe Hoffman with two,
Steve Wipperfurth with three and Ben Rikkola with two for the
Cubs. For the Islanders it was Len Atkins and Matt Ash with
three and Craig Gunnlaugson with two. For Sister Bay it was Axel
Higginbotham with two along with Ryan Johnson. Kolberg was lead
Jesse Miller who had four hits, three for Greg Klaubauf and
Chris Wery. Derek Ray had two. For Egg Harbor Andy Schartner
had three, Brady Bauer two along with Bob Fellner. Scott Price,
Brett Anschutz and Tom Tnderson had three for Baileys Harbor and
Justin Hartel had two hits. For Maplewood we had Kyle Thayse
with three along with John Price, Brad Stegmann getting two with
home run Adam Schubert nd Jeff Sperber with two each.
Top Pitcher of the week was Kit Schartner of the Institute Cubs
blanking West Jacksonport on a five hitter. Top hitter in the
league is Ryan Tanck with a.481 average followed by Steve Jilot
at 435 and Chris Wery at .421 and Matt Foss at .400.
This
week starts the second half and we have Washington Island at
Institute and the Cubs won the first game so I will go with them
again at home and be 4 and 4 at the end of the day. Baileys
Harbor at Egg Harbor, the Harbor, Baileys that is, is on a roll
and leading the league. Bobby Schultz former player for the
harbor said this week, "they have made a believer out of me
now." However, I am going with upset here and pick Egg Harbor to
win. Can't pick the favorites all the time. West Jacksonport at
Sister Bay and the Ports can ill afford another lost at the
point in the season so I will go with them to bounce back
against Sister Bay. The marquee game of the week is at Kolberg
with arch rival Maplewood coming to town. The Mets must win
here or their championship dreams could be over for 2007.
Kolberg is on a roll and hitting the ball very well with Leroy,
Wery and Klabaugh having outstanding years and should be all
stars this year. Maplewood has to tighten the infield up as they
had four errors Sunday and that is not good and can ill afford
to give teams those extra times at bat. leads to runs in most
cases. I will go with Kolberg to win in a close one as was the
first one.
Special thanks to Dave Olson in Sister Bay and Bob Schultz in
Baileys Harbor for enjoying the weekly report on the Door County
Baseball League. They said, "there are a lot of radios on up
north, that's for sure".
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
June 27, 2007
The Sturgeon Bay American Legion baseball team played a doubleheader with the Green Bay Shockers last night. The first game was counted as a conference game and the second as a non-conference contest. The Bays brought their A game at the right time. Sturgeon Bay won the conference game 6-2.
Clayton Hanson was the winning pitcher and struck out six. Michael Blizel went 3x4, including a first-inning grand slam. The Shockers could not come back from the quick 4-0 deficit. The Southern Door player had five RBI's in the first game alone.
In game two, The Shockers got sweet revenge in a 10-7 final. Steve Skippon recorded a single and a double. Ryan Zak also had two hits for the Bays. They are now (8-7-1, 3-3 East Conference). The Bays host the Green Bay Bluejays tomorrow night at Memorial Field. The first pitch is scheduled for 8:00 p.m.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
June 26, 2007
Sturgeon Bay standout prep athlete Sierra Spaude returned this week from the Wisconsin
Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game in Madison. Spaude
scored 11 points including one three-pointer in the big game for the
North team. The honor of being selected to the team also included a
week of practice with other star athletes in the state. Sierra joined me Monday on "The Sports Page" on 104.1 FM WRLU. The local sports talk show is broadcast from the Ladder House in Sturgeon Bay every Monday from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The Sturgeon Bay basketball standout talked about the All-Star game.
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Spaude said the practices gave her an excellent opportunity to get back into basketball
shape. Spaude recently finished her senior season of track and field
so her legs were ready, but said her arms were extremely sore after
shooting over 100 three point shots the first practice.It wasn't all work however. Spaude said the team went bowling, tubing on a lake in West Salem and horseback riding in La Crosse. On the fourth of seven days of practice and games, the North team had a scrimmage in La Crosse. There mode of transportation was a limousine. Spaude said she could get used to that type of a routine.
Spaude also talked about her hopes to transfer to a Division 1 or 2 school in her sophomore or junior season.
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The University of Wisconsin La Crosse women's basketball team is one of the best Division 3 programs in the state. Spaude said they played extremely well in 2007.
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Spaude has the drive and passion to get to the next level. She has it in her mind that she will reach a higher level of play in college and is committed to becoming a much better player. Clipper fans may have to invest in some new UW Lacrosse Eagles gear for the 2008 season.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
June 26, 2007
Continuing a variation on the traditional training camp begun last year, the Green Bay Packers will hold eight night practices this summer as part of the 2007 training camp
schedule.Training camp opens with a full-squad, full-pads workout at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 28, on Clarke Hinkle Field, adjacent to the Don Hutson Center. The first night practice will be held the next day, on Sunday, July 29, at 6:30 p.m. Seven of the eight night practices are preceded by a morning workout at 8:45 a.m.
Family Night is slated for Saturday, Aug. 4, at Lambeau Field. The on-field football portion of the event, which concludes with fireworks, kicks off at 6:30 p.m.
The
team will hold six practices over the first four days of camp before
an off day on Wednesday, Aug. 1. As is customary, the team will not
practice on the days following preseason games, nor on the day
following the annual Family Night scrimmage. In addition, if
scheduled, practices the day before preseason games will not be open
to the public.Important dates on the preseason calendar include:
Saturday, July 28 – First practice, 2 p.m., Hinkle Field (full pads)
Sunday, July 29 – First night practice, 6:30 p.m., Hinkle Field (full pads)
Saturday, Aug. 4 – Family Night intra-squad scrimmage, 6:30 p.m., Lambeau Field
Tuesday, Aug. 28 – Last practice open to public, 10 a.m., Hinkle Field (shells); NFL-mandated roster reduction, to 75 players
Saturday, Sept. 1 – NFL-mandated roster reduction, to 53 players
An economic boom for the Green Bay area, training camp annually attracts approximately 100,000 visitors and gives the local economy a $35 million boost, according to the Packer Country Regional Tourism Office. Camp again will welcome visitors from all over the
country, and all over the world.This marks Green Bay’s 62nd training camp, a tradition that began in 1946 under Curly
Lambeau. One of the most intimate preseason settings in the NFL, Packers training camp is unique in several respects. Players have been riding kids’ bicycles to practice since the Vince Lombardi era, and the team has lived in the dorm rooms at nearby St. Norbert College since 1958, the league’s longest training camp relationship between a team and school.
By Karen Klement DoorCountyDailyNews.com
June 26, 2007
Yesterday in Babe Ruth Baseball action, Nate Felhofer led his team to victory and struck out 5 batters. Wulf Brothers defeated Baylake Bank 10-7. Jake Miller threw from the mound opposite Felhofer. Leading all hitters yesterday was Dave Tauber with 3. In addition, Cory Giesman, Steve Sheehy, Ben Ehlers, Jake Miller and Alex Bailey all added 2 hits each.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
June 25, 2007
Institute turned the Door County Baseball League upside down yesterday with a 5-0 win over West Jacksonport. The loss drops the Ports out of a first place tie with Bailey’s Harbor. Kit Schartner pitched the first shutout of the season for the Cubs. Institute’s bats were hot too. Joe Hoffman reached base four times to lead the way. He homered, singled and walked twice to help Institute move to (3-4) on the season and stay alive in the playoff race.
Brett Anschutz provided an offensive spark for Bailey’s Harbor in the eighth inning to break up a tied game. A deep solo home run was just what the doctor ordered for the A’s and led to a 10-8 win over Maplewood. Scott Price and Tom Anderson had three hits apiece in a 17-hit game for Bailey’s Harbor. Justin Hartel was the winning pitcher. The Mets fell to (4-3).
The Islanders picked up the illusive first win of the season against Sister Bay 7-6. Matt Ash had the game winning run in the 10th inning. Len Atkins had three hits for the Islanders, and winning pitcher Mark Woerfel recorded nine strikeouts in relief. The Bays drop into a tie with Washington Island at (1-6).
Kolberg moved into a second place tie with West Jacksonport after defeating Egg Harbor 9-7. Jesse Miller had four hits including a two-run homerun in the 10th to seal the deal. The Braves also had big offensive days from Chris Wery and Greg Klaubauf who had three hits each. Woody Schartner had three hits, two RBIs and two runs scored for the Egg Harbor. They now have a (3-4) record on the season.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
June 25, 2007
The Green Bay Shockers topped Sturgeon Bay in American Legion baseball last night 5-4. Simon Rabas had a two run double in the seventh that made things interesting. The hit was part of a three run rally. The Bays had a runner on third base when Troy Jorgensen hit a deep fly ball to center to end the game. Sturgeon Bay falls to 7-6-1 overall and 3-2 in conference.
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
June 24, 2007
The Sturgeon Bay Legion Baseball team beat Green Bay South West 6-1 last night. Nate Anschutz pitched a complete game striking out five, walking four and allowing four hits. Simon Rabas belted a single and a homerun to lead the offensive attack for Sturgeon Bay. Nate Anschutz recorded two hits and Patrick Larson hit a two RBI double early in the game.