The 2007 football season will kickoff for Sturgeon Bay today on 104.1 FM WRLU. The game will kickoff at 1:00 p.m. with our pre-game coverage beginning at 12:30 p.m. The Clippers play at Milwaukee North for a non-conference match up between two unfamiliar opponents. The teams have not exchanged game tape and both coaches have installed new schemes and plays. Clipper’s Head Coach Gary Rabach was asked how much he knew about Milwaukee north’s game plan.
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Coach Rabach will join me for the pre-game show and introduce the 2007 Clippers football team. We will look at offensive and defensive starters and talk about season expectations.
The broadcast of Clippers football will be the first of nine games this season. WRLU will be there for every game including the playoffs. 104.1 FM is your station for Clippers athletics.

In other football action, Southern Door will take on Two Rivers.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans lost their season opener to the Sheboygan Falls Falcons by the score of 7-3 at Spartan Stadium on Friday night.  The game was dominated by very strong defenses for both teams with the first score of the game not coming until late in first
half on a Kyle Buresh 20-yard field goal which gave the Spartans a 3-0 halftime lead.  L-C held the lead until midway through the fourth quarter when Falcons quarterback Jay Pribek connected with Eric Kluz on a long pass play that put Sheboygan Falls down to the 10-yard line.  After a procedure penalty, Pribek ran the ball 15 yards for the touchdown which turned out to be the winning score.  Neither team could produce much offense with Sheboygan Falls out gaining the Spartans 218-148.  Tim Burhop led the Falcons on the ground with 73 yards on 19 carries, while Pribek ended his night completing 9 passes on 17 attempts for 97 yards and the lone touchdown run.  Luxemburg-Casco was led by Jason Jandrin who had 47 yards on 11 rushes and Ryan Zellner's 21 yards on 12 carries.  Despite the loss, Spartan Head Coach Pete Kline was pleased with the teams tenacity throughout the contest. 
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Coach Kline and the rest of the Spartans travel to Hortonville next Friday night to open Bay Conference action against the Polar Bears.  The broadcast of next week's game can be heard Friday beginning at 6:45 on 96.7 FM WBDK.

Also yesterday,
Kewaunee defeated Algoma 42-7 and Reedsville shut out Sevastopol 53-0.

Pack Falls To Jags
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
August 24, 2007

The Green Bay Packers entered into a slugfest with Jacksonville last night in a preseason game. Sturgeon Bay native Nick Greisen played the majority of the second half in the Jaguar’s line-backing core. Greisen is listed as the number two  middle linebacker on the depth chart, but also spent some time playing the SAM or strong side linebacker.

Members of the Jacksonville commented at Lambeau last night that Nick is in an uphill battle for a roster spot especially after the
 franchise chose a linebacker in the second round of this year’s
 draft. However, Jacksonville Head Coach Jack Del Rio was an all-pro linebacker during his playing days and appreciates the work ethic, positive attitude and experience that Greisen brings to the table.

The Jaguars won the match up 21-13. Green Bay awaits a medical examination on Pro Bowl wide receiver Donald Driver who injured his foot in the first half and was carted off the field.

Sturgeon Bay graduate Nick Greisen will take to Lambeau Field tonight with the Jacksonville Jaguars in a match up with the (2-0) Packers. The game will be broadcast on 104.1 FM WRLU and 105.1 FM WSBW. Jacksonville and Green Bay will meet for the second time in the preseason, with the Jaguars edging the Packers, 9-7, on Aug. 27, 2004, in the first meeting at Alltel Stadium. The Packers and Jaguars have met only three times in the regular season since Jacksonville’s inception in 1995. The Packers won the first two meetings in 1995 and 2001, while the Jaguars won the most recent contest in 2004.
Neither team has been victorious at home during the series. Green Bay won the first two games in Jacksonville, 24-14, Sept. 24, 1995, and, 28-21, Dec. 3, 2001. The ’95 victory gave Green Bay sole possession of first place in the NFC Central for the first time in 17 years. The Jaguars won in their only appearance in Lambeau Field, 28-25, Dec. 19, 2004.
This is not the first time Greisen has donned the competitor’s colors while playing at Lambeau. Growing up a die-hard Packer fan, Nick Greisen is thrilled to play in his home state. He talked about the expected Sturgeon Bay faithful and how much it means to have hometown support.

Greisen said he arranged for 19 tickets for family. He knows a number of friends and other community members purchased tickets on line or through the ticket office. He said his mom took care of ticket requests this time around.

The middle linebacker is in a battle for a backup spot. He has been fortunate to keep a relatively clean bill of health throughout the pre-season. The Packers and Jaguars will kickoff tonight at 7:00 p.m. The only stations in Door and Kewaunee Counties to broadcast Packers football are 104.1 FM WRLU and 105.1 FM WSBW.

The Green Bay Packers signed fullback Erryn Cobb, a rookie free agent from Northwestern, and released safety Marviel Underwood. One of the Packers’ fourth-round picks in the 2005 NFL Draft, Underwood played in 16 career games for Green Bay. Ted Thompson, Executive Vice President, General Manager and Director of Football Operations, made the announcement this morning.
Cobb, a four-year letterwinner and team co-captain in 2006, played in 49 career games for the Wildcats. He began his career in 2003 as a linebacker before moving to fullback in 2004. Cobb was the team’s starting tight end in 2005 and played ‘superback’, a combination of tight end and fullback, as a senior in 2006. The undrafted rookie will look to ease the burden in the thin list of players in the backfield. Green Bay has struggled with injuries and Saturday's preseason game against Seattle magnified the issue. The 6-foot-1, 241-pound player also blocked two punts in 2006. He will wear No. 25.
Because of knee injuries to Vernand Morency, P.J. Pope and Ryan Powdrell the running game has been unstable. Starting fullback Brandon Miree did not play in the second consecutive preseason game because of a stinger experienced early against the Steelers. Rookie Deshawn Wynn has been sidelined because of a quadricep injury as well. The Packers play the Jacksonville Jaguars tomorrow night. The game can be heard on 104.1 FM WRLU and 105.1 FM WSBW.

Sturgeon Bay High School alumni Nick Greisen will play at Lambeau Field this week in week three of the NFL preseason. Tickets are available for Thursday night’s Bishop’s Charities game featuring the Green Bay Packers vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Packers announced yesterday.
According to Mark Wagner, the Packers’ director of ticket operations, the Bishop’s Charities Committee returned a few hundred tickets to the Packers.
The available tickets are $72, $64 and $59 each. Tickets can be purchased in person at the Packers’ ticket office at Lambeau Field (9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) or by telephone at (920)569-7501.
Wagner also asked fans to pay special attention to the right end of the ticket with the perforated portion containing the section, row and seat number. That portion of the ticket needs to stay intact; it is torn off as the fans pass through the turnstile. A few instances occurred last Thursday with fans arriving at the gates with that specific portion of the ticket missing.

A quick reminder to all fans that umbrellas are prohibited in the stadium. With the chance of rain in Thursday evening’s forecast, Packers fans will have to leave umbrellas in their vehicles. Umbrellas are prohibited because they are impractical in the seating area of the stadium, especially with regard to obstructing views and safety considerations of all fans. Fans should note that any items left at the gate will not be able to be picked up after the game.
Rain suits, ponchos and other types of rain gear are recommended for use during wet conditions.
A complete information guide to attending games at Lambeau Field can be found online by CLICKING HERE!!!

The high school sports season is upon us and fans in Door and Kewaunee Counties are trying to sort their way through the new conferences. The Packerland has lost the likes of Denmark and Luxemburg-Casco to the Bay Conference. That includes L-C moving out of the Crescent Conference for soccer. Football becomes a head-scratcher for some. The Olympian/Packerland will include Wrightstown, Chilton, Valders and Mishicot. The Olympian Conference schools are similar in size to Southern Door in population.
The prep schedule this week begins tomorrow when Green Bay Preble plays at Sturgeon Bay in boy's soccer.
Girl’s golf takes place on Wednesday with the Bay Conference meet at Hortonville.
On Thursday in girl’s volleyball, Luxemburg-Casco competes at Oostburg and Sevastopol travels to Valders. In boy’s soccer Green Bay East is at Luxemburg-Casco, Gibraltar plays at Green Bay West and Bay Port is at Sturgeon Bay. Cross-country will get its start with the Gibraltar Invitational. Kewaunee travels to Kohler for girl’s tennis.
Friday night is the opening night for football in Wisconsin and on the radio stations of DoorCountyDailyNews.com. On 96.7 FM WBDK, Sheboygan Falls plays at Luxemburg-Casco. Our pre-game coverage begins at 6:45 p.m. On 102.1 FM WRKU, Algoma travels to Kewaunee for a match up between the two remaining Kewaunee County Schools in the Olympian/Packerland football conference. Gibraltar will host Menasha St. Mary on 105.1 FM WSBW. Finally, Sevastopol plays at Reedsville.
On Saturday, 104.1 FM WRLU will be the only station in Door County traveling to Milwaukee to cover Sturgeon Bay at Milwaukee North. The game will kickoff at 1:00 p.m. and the broadcast starts at 12:30 p.m. Southern Door also plays Saturday. They take on Two Rivers at Camp Randall in Madison.

The Sturgeon Bay Offshore Challenge featured two local boats in the top three finishers this weekend. The "Blue Fairways" vessel out of Michigan surged on the last day and took the lead from "Hooked Up." DoorCountyDailyNews.com fishing report announcer Gary Nault was aboard "Hooked Up" and said they had 12 fish get off on Sunday. They only managed to weigh eight of the ten allowed fish.
"Blue Fairways" finished the two-day tournament with a total weight of 203.85 pounds. The big thing that catapulted the Michigan team into first place was weighing the maximum ten fish per day. In second place was "The Gremlin" with a total weight of 195.05 pounds. "Hooked Up" finished in third place with an overall weight on 18 fish of 185.40 pounds.
The big fish of the tournament weighed only 17.95 pounds. It was reeled in on Saturday aboard last year's winner "Prolific Proline." The Sturgeon Bay Offshore Challenge also featured a competition looking for the three biggest salmon. "Pier Pressure" from Sturgeon Bay won the 3,3,3 Challenge as well.
Gary Nault was impressed with the tournament and hopes next year's turnout is significantly higher.
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The Sturgeon Bay Offshore Challenge finished yesterday with the weigh in at 2:00 p.m.

The pre-season home opener for the Green Bay Packers ended in a 48-13 thrashing of the Seattle Seahawks. The first team offense and defense looked far better than their performance a week ago in Pittsburgh. Brett Favre connected with James Jones in the first quarter to account for the starting quarterback’s first touchdown throw of the season.
The defense was the real story of the evening, however. The Seahawks turned the ball over six times and the Packers defense managed to score two touchdowns off the errors. Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy said the defense came to play and impressed the coaching staff.
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Seattle Seahawks Head Coach and former Super Bowl winning Packers Head Coach Mike Holmgren was disgusted with his team’s performance. He said coming back to Green Bay is still special on all levels.
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The Packers will host the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night. Sturgeon Bay graduate Nick Greisen will make an appearance at Lambeau Field in the middle of a battle for starting weak side linebacker. The Packers third preseason game can be heard on 104.1 FM and 105.1 FM Thursday night.

The Sturgeon Bay Offshore Challenge features two local boats in the lead after one day of fishing. DoorCountyDailyNews.com fishing report announcer Gary Nault is aboard the vessel entitled "Hooked Up." Also aboard the charter boat is Captain Dean Gordon, Steve Gordon, Jim Gordon, Dan Rankin, Adrian Dykstra and Danny Ewaskowitz. The team managed to hook and weigh ten salmon with an overall weight of 120.20 pounds. In second place, "Blue Fairways" is out of Sturgeon Bay, and they weighed in 112.90 pounds. "Gremlin" is the third place boat going into the final day and has 110.80 for an overall weight.
The big fish on day one weighed only 17.95 pounds. It was reeled in on "Prolific Proline." The Sturgeon Bay Offshore Challenge continues today with the final weigh in at 2:00p.m.