Sturgeon Bay Falls To Chilton
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
September 22, 2007

Sturgeon Bay was dealt their third straight loss by the hand of Chilton. The 19-6 final wasn't the only bad news. Senior team captain and offensive leader Matt Curtain was forced out of the contest in the first quarter when he injured his right knee on a non contact play.
Chilton jumped out to an early 6-0 lead in the first quarter, added seven points in the second and put the final nail in the coffin in the fourth quarter with a six yard touchdown run. Tigers running back Zach Degeneffe ran through the Clippers defense who did little to fend against the run between the tackles.
Sturgeon Bay needs to finish 4-0 in the Olympian/Packerland Conference if they want a chance at the playoffs. Unfortunately for the Clippers, Wrightstown and Kewaunee still lie ahead on the schedule.
The lone clipper touchdown came in the fourth quarter on a two yard TD run by fourth string quarterback Nate Anschutz.

    

Also yesterday in Packerland/Olympian Conference Football...
Brillion 12-Algoma 2 / Denmark 30-Marinette 12 / Valders 21-Southern Door 3
 
 
Kewaunee Still Undefeated
By Paul Nimmer DoorCountyDailyNews.com
September 22, 2007

In Olympian- Packerland Conference football Friday night it was Kewaunee over Mishicot by the score of 48 to 34.  Alex Delebreau was 13 of 19 for 236 yards passing and 2 touchdowns all in the first half as Alex Schleis rushed for 134 yards on 19 carries.  In the receiving category it was Jeremy Christian with 3 catches for 64 yards and a touchdown, Christian also ran back a 90 yard kickoff return for a touchdown.  It was Tyler Thompson finishing the night with a 4 catches for 104 yards receiving.
For Mishicot it was all Aaron Kobes as he rushed for 219 yards and 3 touchdowns to lead Mishicot.
 
 
Gibraltar Dominates Sevastopol
By Paul Schmitt DoorCountyDailyNews.com
September 22, 2007

In Packerland Conference Small Division Football the Gibraltar Vikings defeated the Sevastopol Pioneers 46-6 at Institute.  Converting on a blocked punt by Sam Forkert and an interception by Nick Weborg in the first half, Gibraltar scored early and often.  Tom Sawyer lead the way with two touchdown runs offensively and Gibraltar's blitzing defense stymied Sevastopol most the night. The Pioneers did score for the first time this year on
an 80 yard run by Neal Wagner in the third quarter.  Both schools will celebrate homecoming this next week as
Sevastopol (0-5) will host Manitowoc Lutheran while Gibraltar (2-3) will be home to Algoma Friday night in a game broadcasted on 105.1FM WSBW.
 
 
Luxemburg-Casco Lets Homecoming Game Slip Away
By Mike Kollmansberger DoorCountyDailyNews.com
September 22, 2007
 
A 50 yard touchdown pass from Seymour sophomore quarterback Alex Court to Devin Gray with :36 left in the 4th quarter was the difference as the Thunder beat the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans 21-14 in front of a homecoming crowd at Spartan Stadium.  The Thunder (3-2,3-2 overall) has now won three in a row in the Bay Conference after dropping their first two.  The Spartans (1-3, 1-4 overall) on the other hand have dropped two in a row and are in serious jeopardy of not qualifying for the post season this year.  L-C senior quarterback Jason Jandrin accounted for both scores, each coming on the ground, and gave the Spartans a 14-7 lead early in the 4th.  The lead would hold until about halfway through the 4th when Gray scampered into the end zone to tie things at 14.  Both teams made some late stops and it looked like the game would reach overtime until the big 50 yard pass play ended those hopes. Nick Lloyd led the ground attack for the Spartans with 73 yards on 17 carries.  Ryan Zellner added 15 carries for 59 yards.  Devin Gray led the Thunder with 89 yards on just 8 attempts.  Alex Court was 5 out of 10 for 141 yards.  The Spartans hit the road next week as they travel to a familiar foe at Denmark.  The broadcast begins at 6:45 Friday night on 96.7 WBDK.
 
 
Clippers Looking To Sail To Win
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
September 21, 2007

The Sturgeon Bay football team has started the Olympian/Packerland Conference schedule with a (0-2) record. The Clippers will host Chilton tonight in a game broadcast on 104.1 FM WRLU. Our pre game coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. Head Coach Gary Rabach will join me to talk about what has ailed the sputtering offense and what lies ahead for Sturgeon Bay this evening.
Also joining us for the pre game show will be Chilton Head Coach Scott Fritz. The Tigers topped Valders in overtime last week and have positive momentum heading into this contest. Their senior quarterback Zach Hintz has impressed throughout the season, and Coach Fritz said his performance will dictate the outcome of the game.
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Sturgeon Bay and Chilton will square off tonight in a conference game. The Clippers need to win four out of their last five games if they want a chance to play in the post season. The schedule features games against the toughest part of the conference in Wrightstown and Kewaunee. Coach Rabach said not to count this team out just yet.
 
 
Luxemburg-Casco Hosts Seymour For Homecoming Game
By Mike Kollmansberger DoorCountyDailyNews.com
September 21, 2007

Luxemburg-Casco (1-2, 1-3 overall) will try to use the energy and excitement of homecoming week to get back in the win column as they host the Seymour Thunder (2-2, 2-2 overall) in Bay Conference action Friday night at 6:45p.m. on 96.7FM WBDK. Seymour comes in with a two game win streak, beating Marinette 41-18 last week and Oconto Falls two weeks ago 34-20. The Thunder have rebounded after a big loss to West DePere in week two 41-20 and a tough 24-20 loss to Denmark in the season opener. Those two teams currently have a combined record of 6-2, so Seymour head coach Matt Molle knew his young team would have a tough time early.
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The Spartans on the other hand suffered what looked like their worst loss of the season at New London last week 33-7. They were dominated on both sides of the ball, the first time that has happened this season. L-C was also coming off their first victory of the season and were hoping to keep that momentum going into New London. With homecoming week wrapping up, school spirit and excitement should be at a high this week giving the team an added boost. With the festivities, however, comes the possibility of the focus on the game preparation being lost. Spartan head coach Pete Kline is confident his team will be ready on Friday night.
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You can hear both coaches interviews on the pregame show Friday night from Luxemburg-Casco High School at 6:45p.m. on 96.7FM WBDK.
 
 
Gibraltar and Sevastopol Square Off In Rivalry Game
By Paul Schmitt DoorCountyDailyNews.com
September 21, 2007

The Gibraltar Vikings (1-3) look to get back on the winning track
as they take on in-county rival Sevastopol (0-4) in Institute tonight.
Gibraltar is coming off a 49-20 loss to Hilbert last week, while
Sevastopol is still looking for their first win of the season. The Vikings
will be lead by quarterback Tom Sawyer who leads the conference in rushing with
508 yards and has six rushing touchdowns while throwing for three.
The Pioneer’s Owen Hubner leads the conference in receptions with fifteen.
You can hear the game tonight on 105.1FM WSBW. The pre-game show
with an interview of Gibraltar coach John Sawyer will be at 6:45pm and
kick-off is slated for 7:00pm.
 
 
Clippers Volleyball Team Wins Big Over Oconto
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
September 21, 2007

The Sturgeon Bay volleyball team crushed Oconto for last night in three straight games. The Clippers celebrated Parent's Night and delivered them a win. The Clippers got out to an early lead in game one and cruised to a 25-11 win. Games two and three were more of a struggle. In game two, Sturgeon Bay trailed 6-11 but rallied for a 25-15 win. Game three was more of the same. The come back was on after trailing 11-15. Sturgeon Bay won by the final of 25-18.
Sarah McCaulley led the offensive attack with 8 kills. Heather Schmitt dished out 8 assists, Sarah Watermolen accumulated five kills, Sarraea Schmelzer notched 12 digs and Sam Heiney served 4 aces.
 
 
Nick Greisen Lands With Baltimore Ravens
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
September 20, 2007

Sturgeon Bay alum Nick Greisen landed on an NFL roster this week after being cut by the Jacksonville Jaguars following the final pre-season game. The Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens worked Greisen out over the past two weeks. The Ravens finally decided to pull the trigger this week and add Nick to the active roster.
Nick was told that he will likely be active for the game Sunday against Arizona. The Sturgeon Bay alum will be given the opportunity to back up one of the all time greatest linebackers in Ray Lewis. Nick will need to earn playing time on defense but will make an immediate impact on special teams.
For nearly a month, Greisen was out of a job. He said it was an emotionally taxing few weeks, but realized there was a plan for him. I asked Greisen if he ever thought that his NFL career was over.
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Nick Greisen's cousin and NFL center with the Washington Redskins Casey Rabach spent four years playing for Baltimore. Sturgeon Bay football coach Gary Rabach said it is likely the two will talk this week about what to expect with the Ravens organization.
The newest member of the Baltimore Ravens takes a spot that opened up with Tuesday's release of Dennis Haley. The organization said Greisen is a proven veteran that has seen time in 70 NFL games with 31 starts. Their website described Nick as a versatile defender that can play all three linebacker positions. Greisen has totaled 237 tackles and 4 sacks during his six-year career.
Greisen started 10 of 16 games for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2006, where he produced career-best numbers with 82 tackles, 1 fumble recovery and 1 interception. Originally drafted in the fifth round of the 2002 draft by the New York Giants, where he spent four seasons, Greisen saw action in 54 contests with New York, starting 21.
Baltimore team officials said yesterday that the roster move adds depth to an inside linebacking corps, initially backing up Ray Lewis and Bart Scott. Greisen has also seen action on special teams, where his biggest campaign came in 2003 with 15 special teams stops.
Greisen said his current living situation is rather interesting at this time.
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Baltimore will host Arizona Sunday. The game will not be shown in our television market. Greisen signed a one-year deal at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday. He signed for the veteran league minimum, which is $595,000. He will be sporting a new jersey number this Sunday. He was provided with number 59.
 
 
Polar Bears Top L-C In Volleyball
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
September 19, 2007

Hortonville traveled to Luxemburg-Casco for a Bay Conference volleyball match last night. The Polar Bears swept the competition by scores of 18-25, 20-25, 28-30. Statistical leaders for Hortonville were:
Abbey Gitter 14 kills, 3 aces
Ericka Kaczmaryzk 33 assists
Karissa Searl 5 kills, 2 block assists
Overall Record 15-4
Conference record 2-0

Stats leaders for L-C:
Jennifer Champeau 22 assists, 2 aces, 10 digs
Danielle Mleziva 7 kills, 18 digs, 4 blocks
Katie Schaus 7 kills, 4 blocks
Karissa Renard 32 digs
Overall record 7-7
conference record 0-1
 
 
Notre Dame Football Memories Cherished By Peter Kerwin
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
September 18, 2007

Monday night on 104.1 FM WRLU "The Sports Page" was broadcast from the Ladder House in Sturgeon Bay. The show just keeps getting better. We have a new set to broadcast from that allows us to provide Ladder house patrons and listeners to receive give-a-ways as they listen to the sports talk show at the Ladder House.
This week my guest was Sturgeon Bay resident and former Notre Dame Football Team Manager Peter Kerwin. He worked with the team between 1982-1985. Kerwin told some of his best "Fighting Irish" stories during the broadcast.
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All of the stories came with "touchdown Jesus watching over the Notre Dame Football Team. If you missed any of the interview and would like to listen back, visit the sports page podcast portion of DoorCountyDailyNews.com.
Next Monday's show will come to you on the road at a special time. "The Sports Page" will be on the road with the Ladder House. A coach bus will be taking a group of 50 Sturgeon Bay baseball fans to Miller Stadium for a game between the Brewers and Cardinals. The broadcast will begin at 5:30 p.m. and conclude at 6:30 p.m.
 
 
Kewaunee Football Is Number One
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
September 18, 2007

This Friday on 102.1 FM WRKU, the number one ranked football team in the state of Wisconsin will play. Kewaunee was named the top team in the Medium Division of The Associated Press’ state high school football poll that was released Monday. Their (4-0) record moved the team up a spot from number two after their 42-28 victory over Wrightstown on Friday night. Madison Edgewood was ranked first last week but fell to eighth after a 28-9 loss to McFarland.
Teams are arranged in three divisions of equal size based on current enrollments. Kewaunee falls in the middle with schools listed with an enrollment between 284-742. Kewaskum and Platteville followed Kewaunee in this week’s poll.
 
 
Boy's Soccer Still Kickin'
By Karen Klement DoorCountyDailyNews.com
September 17, 2007

In boy's soccer action yesterday, Kewaunee fell to Wrightstown, while Sturgeon Bay finished with a win. Kewaunee took the road and lost 5-3. Scoring for Kewaunee was Justin Mueller , German Ramirez and Juan Ochoa.
For Sturgeon Bay, the Clippers scored early with two goals made in the first half. In the end, they finished with a win against NEW Lutheran 4-1.
 
 
Kaczor Talks Sevastopol Cross Country
By Paul Schmitt DoorCountyDailyNews.com
September 17, 2007

Sevastopol High School Cross Country Coach Kurt Kaczor was my guest on the 105.1FM WSBW Sports Page Monday night at the C & C Supper Club in Fish Creek.  Kaczor, in his sixth year as head coach, said he really looks forward every year to working with and helping young athletes do their best.  Sevastopol has qualified for state the last three years and count on a deep and versatile team to hopefully repeat again this year.  Seniors Clay Vanderleest, Katie Leist and Annie Bley commented that the tradition of the Sevastopol program  was a major reason why they went out for Cross Country in High School.  Sevastopol has a meet coming  up this Friday at Michicot.
 
 
Sports Page Boasts New Set In Sturgeon Bay
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
September 17, 2007

Tonight on 104.1 FM and 105.1 FM, "The Sports Page" begins at 7:00. The hour and a half broadcast runs until 8:30 p.m. For the first half an hour we talk Packers, Brewers, Badgers and Bucks. The remaining hour of the program is spent talking with a local sports guest.
Tonight on 104.1 FM WRLU at the Ladder House in Sturgeon Bay, I will be interviewing Peter Kerwin. He was a football manager for the Notre Dame team in his college days and now works at Marine Travelift. We will talk about the history of the Notre Dame program and a number of Peter’s football memories.
The Sturgeon Bay Sports Page will be operating from a new set at the Ladder House. Last week we began amplifying the broadcast in the business and gave away hats, t-shirts, food and drinks. We will do it again tonight starting at 7:00 p.m.
On 105.1 FM WSBW, Paul Schmitt will talk with Sevastopol Cross Country Coach Kurt Kaczor. The Pioneers are off to another fast start and are aiming for another state championship this season. The northern Door County broadcast takes place at the C&C Club in Fish Creek.
 
 
L-C Volleyball Team Average This Weekend
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
September 16, 2007

The Luxemburg-Casco volleyball team went up against tough competition yesterday in an eight team tournament in Clintonville. The Trucker Invite included teams from Shawano, Notre Dame, Abbotsford, Clintonville, Ripon, Valders and Marion. The Spartans finished (7-7) for the tourney which was good enough for fifth place. First place went to Shawano with a 13-1 overall record.

Statisical leaders for L-C:
Jennifer Champeau 85 assists, 23 digs, 6 aces
Karissa Renard 47 digs, 6 aces
Kim Mleziva 10 aces, 25 kills
Katie Schaus 26 kills
Danielle Mleziva 18 kills, 5 aces
Gina Rubens 21 kills, 8 aces
Kalli Schmelzer 18 kills, 43 digs
 
 
Packers Bit Again By Injury Bug
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
September 16, 2007

The Green Bay Packers signed wide receiver Chris Francies from their practice squad and placed Carlyle Holiday on injured reserve yesterday. Ted Thompson, Executive Vice President, General Manager and Director of Football Operations, made the announcement.
Francies played in seven games with the Packers in 2006. The second-year pro from Texas-El Paso caught two passes for 16 yards last season.
The Packers play today on the radio stations of DoorCountyDailyNews.com's 104.1 FM WRLU and 105.1 FM WSBW. The New York Giants will host Green Bay for a noon kickoff. Packers pre-game starts at 11:00 this morning.