Sturgeon Bay trounced Wittenberg-Birnamwood 53-21 last night in non-conference
football in a game heard on 104.1 FM WRLU. Matt "The Igniter" Curtain threw two touchdown passes, ran for two touchdowns and returned a kickoff 80 yards for a touchdown. Sturgeon Bay has turned into a scoring machine and after two games they have amassed 87 points. Jacob Miller, John Parent and Jordan Olson also scored touchdowns in the game for the Clippers.
Sturgeon Bay will travel to Valders Friday. 104.1 FM WRLU will be there with our pre-game show beginning at 6:30 PM Sturgeon Bay is (2-0) on the season.

Kewaunee Takes Win
By Paul Nimmer DoorCountyDailyNews.com
September 1, 2007

In non conference football action Friday night it was Kewaunee over Denmark by the score of 35 to 20.  Alex Delebreau was 16 of 25 for 293 yards passing and 1 touchdown, his longest was 61 yards.  Alex Schleis rushed for 102 yards on 15 carries.  It was Jordan Ledvina with a big night as he had 8 catches for 234 yards.  In the fourth quarter it was Jeremy Christian igniting Kewaunee as he ran a punt back 52 yards for a score, he also ran for 58 yards on 3 carries and one touchdown.
For Denmark it was Luke Delain going 2 of 6 for 89 yards his longest was 80 yards for a touchdown.  Logan Kruger also intercepted a pass for 97 yards and a touchdown.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans will start the conference portion of their schedule Friday night on the road at Hortonville to face the Polar Bears. The game broadcast begins at 6:45 on 96.7FM WBDK and online, on demand at doorcountydailynews.com. The Spartans lost the season opener to Sheboygan Falls 7-3 while Hortonville lost to Marinette 32-13. L-C is hoping to get the offense on track this week for head coach Pete Kline.
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Defense has played well for L-C, just giving up the one score so far this season, but they will have to avoid giving up the big plays against a Polar Bear team that likes to throw the ball a little more often than most teams the Spartans will face.
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Coach Kline's entire interview can be heard during the pre-game show Friday night at 6:45 on 96.7FM WBDK from Hortonville High School.

The Sturgeon Bay football team will look to go (2-0) tonight when they host Wittenberg-Birnamwood in a non-conference football game heard on 104.1 FM WRLU. Our pre-game coverage will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the kickoff scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
The Clippers started the season last Saturday in Milwaukee against the North Division Blue Devils. Sturgeon Bay easily walked away with a 34-14 victory. Clippers Head Coach Gary Rabach will join me to preview the game with Wittenberg-Birnamwood and take a look back to last weeks win in Milwaukee. Sturgeon Bay football can be heard all season long on 104.1 FM WRLU.

Tonight, on 104.1 FM WRLU and 105.1 FM WSBW the Green Bay Packers will compete against the Tennessee Titans in the final preseason game of the year. The Packers intend to finish the preseason 3-1, which would be their best mark since 2002. That year, the Packers used the momentum of a 3-1 preseason to catapult them to a 12-4 regular season mark and NFC North crown.
Last Thursday, Green Bay fell to another AFC South opponent, Jacksonville, 21-13, at Lambeau Field. Starters are expected to play just a few series Tonight in Nashville, with the regular season opener against Philadelphia just 10 days away. Following the game, the Packers will have just one day to asses the roster before the final preseason roster reduction - to 53 players - on Saturday, Sept. 1, by 5:00 p.m. CDT. The Titans come off a 28-17 road victory over Buffalo Friday night.
The packers and Titans square off this evening on 104.1 FM WRLU and 105.1 FM WSBW. The only place you will find Packers football on the dial in Door and Kewaunee Counties is on 104.1 FM WRLU and 105.1 FM WSBW.

Former Packerland Conference volleyball powerhouse Denmark High School flexed their muscles against old rivals last night at the Southern Door Invite. In Brussels, the Vikings topped Sheboygan Falls in the tournament finals with 25-18, 25-22 wins.
Senior Stephanie Nemetz led Denmark with 23 kills and 5 blocks. Courtney Ullmer amassed 23 kills, senior Collette Ullmer managed 14 kills and 16 digs and senior Lauren Roberts dished out 49 assists and managed 13 aces. Denmark went 4-1 in the tournament.
Southern Door lost in pool play to Green Bay West 25-21, 13-25, 13-15. The Eagles would recover with wins against Wausaukee 25-16, 25-7.

Luxemburg-Casco won the Freedom Tournament with standout performances by some underclassmen. Jennifer Champeau set well and accounted for 34 assists, 5 aces and 14 digs. Karissa Renard had 22 digs, Kim Mleziva slammed 13 kills, 6 blocks and 4 aces, Gina Rubens notched 11 kills and 22 digs, Katie Schaus was active at the net with nine blocks and seven kills and Danielle Mleziva served five aces along with 14 digs.
The Spartans won the tournament with a 2-1 record. They finished with wins over New London, 25-14, 25-18, and Oconto, 25-17, 29-27. The only loss came against Freedom, 17-25, 25-23, 15-7.

Sevastopol fell to Reedsville in a triangular volleyball meet. The Pioneers fell 18-25, 18-25, 15-12 in their first match of the night. They recovered and took two of three games and won the match with Kiel 27-25, 25-17, 9-15.

The Green Bay Packers placed fullback Ryan Powdrell on injured reserve with a knee injury yesterday. Ted Thompson, Executive Vice President, General Manager and Director of Football Operations, made the announcement.
Originally signed as a non-drafted free agent from Southern California, Powdrell appeared in two preseason games. With the move, the team has met the NFL mandated roster reduction. The Packers needed to de down to 75 players today and by placing Powdrell on IR they have met the requirement. The next round of cuts will come this Saturday when the team needs to cut 22 more players to get to 53.
The Packers play the Tennessee Titans Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. The game can be heard on 104.1 FM WRLU and 105.1 FM WSBW.

The Door County League Championship was set yesterday and the top two teams from the regular season will square off at Kolberg next Sunday at 1:30 p.m. West Jacksonport topped Maplewood 6-4. Joel Delorit stuck out 13 batters on his way to the win. Steve Jilot belted a two-run homerun for the Ports that tied the game early. They would cruise from that point.
The top seeded Kolberg had no problem getting past Institute. Ben Rikkola accounted for the only run when he hit a solo homerun in the fifth inning. Derek Raye hit a three-run homerun to tip the scales in the contest. Adam Bretl earned the win on the mound to set up a spectacular pitcher’s dual next weekend in the championship game. Kip Schartner was hung with the loss.

 This weekend at Cherryhills Golf Course, Sevastopol High School prep standout Cam Fuller won the club championship. He shot an impressive 143 on the weekend. He started strong with a 71 on the first day and finished with a 72. He distanced himself from the field with exceptional play from all areas of the course. Finishing in second was Mike Skandish. He shot a 77 and 80 for a 157.

It was a great weekend for Luxemburg-Casco soccer. The Spartans claimed the title of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Tournament. Goalie Ben Treml posted two shutouts and junior Josh Vandenbush scored three goals to lead L-C to victory. Saturday's opening round game featured L-C and Sparta. Vandenbush scored both goals in the 2-0 final. L-C moved on to upset Oshkosh North 1-0 in the semifinal before playing Milwaukee Lutheran for the championship. Derek VandenPlas scored the only goal in the semifinal.
In the championship game, Ben Vincent scored 30 seconds into the match to help the Spartans set the tone early. Vandenbush added a second goal with about 9 minutes left to lock down the victory. L-C defeated Milwaukee Lutheran 2-0 for the championship.

Southern Door traveled to Madison yesterday for an opportunity to play at Camp Randall for a non-conference football game against Two Rivers. The Eagles strolled to a 42-6 victory with mind-boggling offensive statistics. Dustin Englebert paced Southern Door and scored two early touchdowns. Quarterback Michael Blizel finished 13 for 18 with 217 passing yards. Wide receiver Derik Hawkey amassed six catches for 121 yards.
A nice crowd made the trip to Madison to cheer on the Eagles and they were treated with defensive intensity and offensive explosion. Southern Door held Two Rivers to 10 yards the entire game. The Eagles finished with 347 total yards and start the season (1-0). The Eagles will play Weyauwega-Fremont this Friday night at home.

 The Sturgeon Bay Clippers football team made the long drive down highway 43 to open the 2007 high school football season against the North Division Blue Devils. The game was broadcast on your station for all the Clipper football games this season, 104.1 FM WRLU. Roughly 40 Clipper fans made the trip to Custer Stadium in Milwaukee. The football team made it worth their time and defeated the Milwaukee North team 34-14.
Chris "The Igniter" Curtain got things started early with a 12 yard touchdown pass to Simon Rabas with 9:12 left in the first quarter. Austin Shinkton would score from 1 yard out in the second quarter to give the Clippers an early cushion.
The defense protected the lead by creating heavy pressure on Blue Devils quarterback Anthony Miller Jr. His favorite target on the afternoon was 6'5" Steven Ivory Jr. The two hooked up for eight times for 63 yards receiving and one touchdown. The score came late in the contest against the second team defense.
A 44-yard touchdown pass from Curtain to Matt Brauer and a 33-yard fumble recovery returned by Curtain capped other scoring drives. The senior quarterback finished the day with 35 yards on the ground and 90 yards passing with no interceptions.
The fourth quarter was dominated by Sturgeon Bay sophomore running back Jacob Miller. He ran for 113 yards and scored a touchdown all in one quarter. Head Coach Gary Rabach was impressed with Miller's play.
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Rabach said the trip was well worth their time. He believes the coaching staff learned a lot about the character of the team and said there is great potential with this squad.
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Sturgeon Bay will host Wittenberg-Birnamwood next Friday night. Our pre-game coverage with Coach Gary Rabach will begin at 6:30 p.m. The kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on 104.1 FM WRLU.