Gibraltar Soccer team Clinches First Conference Title
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
October 12, 2007
Gibraltar/Sevastopol scored eight goals against Menasha St. Mary. Arthur Weborg, Steve Quella and Allen Seaquist all played in the goal and shutout the Zephyrs. Alex Neri earned a rare hat trick. Isaac Lent, Devin Thomas, Jose Neri, Matt Christofferson and Morgan Popp also scored for Gibraltar/Sevastopol. The win clinched the first Gibraltar High School team sport conference title since 1987.

Sturgeon Bay continued to gain momentum prior to the playoffs with a 2-0 win over NEW Lutheran last night. Zach Fairchild scored on a corner kick, and Nick Nelson added a goal in the second half on a Devon Storlie assist for the Clippers. Chris Rosenthal managed nine saves to post the shutout. Spencer Ganz also had nine saves for NEW Lutheran.

Wrightstown shutout Kewaunee 5-0
Luxemburg-Casco topped Seymour 4-1. The win capped a perfect (12-0) in Bay Conference play for the Spartans.
 
 
Volleyball Quad Won By Sevastopol
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
October 12, 2007
Half of the Packerland Conference volleyball teams competed at a quad in Sturgeon Bay last night. Sevastopol walked away with an unblemished (3-0) record. The Pioneers were led by Allison Junion with 25 digs and 21 kills. Gibraltar hung tough and finished secon with a (2-1) record. Molly Dickson's 57 assists and seven aces led the way for the Vikings. The host school, Sturgeon Bay, managed to defeat Algoma on their way to a (1-2) evening. Libero Sarraea Schmelzer scooped up 45 digs to lead the Clippers. Algoma finished 0-3.
Other Packerland Conference Volleyball: Southern Door defeated Oconto in three games. 25-16, 25-20, 25-17
 
 
Pioneers Dominate Packerland Conference Meet
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
October 12, 2007
As expected, Sevastopol had their way in the Packerland Conference Cross Country Meet last night. The Pioneers dominated on the boys and girls side. The top two times recorded for the girl's were Haley Moeller, 15:17 and Annie Bley, 15:36. Both young women are from Sevastopol. Kewaunee multi-sport athlete Tiffany Polifka finished third, 15:59, followed by Southern Door's Alaina Nesbitt, 16:02 and Leah Farley of Algoma. Team scores: Sevastopol 27, Southern Door 48, Kewaunee 112, Gibraltar 118, Algoma 133, Oconto 148, NEW Lutheran 156, Sturgeon Bay 181.
For the boy's Sevastopol was led by two stellar performances by Jimmy Heroux, 16:44 and Cole Vanderleest 16:45. Josh Scudder of Southern Door finished fourth, 17:16, followed by Sevastopol's Clay Vanderleest, 17:22, and Algoma's Brett Beckman, 17:36. Team scores: Sevastopol 25, Sturgeon Bay 82, Kewaunee 105, Southern Door 105, Gibraltar 141, NEW Lutheran 153, Oconto 155, Algoma 160.
 
 
Gibraltar Hosts Reedsville
By Paul Schmitt DoorCountyDailyNews.com
October 12, 2007
The Gibraltar Vikings try to get back on the winning track tonight as they host the Reedsville Panthers
at Fish Creek. Gibraltar (2-5, 2-5 overall) is coming off a 49-18 lost to Manitowoc Roncalli last week and
will possibly have Tom Sawyer back in the line-up tonight for it's final conference game of the year.
Sawyer, who was the leading rusher in the Packerland/Olympian Conference Small Division two weeks ago, has missed the last two games due to illness. Nick Weborg is coming off his best rushing performance last week and will try to counter the Panthers rushing attack of senior Ryan Popp. Reedsville is still in the chase for a playoff game. You can listen to the game on 105.1FM WSBW with
pre-game coming your way at 6:45pm and kick-off scheduled for 7pm.
 
 
Luxemburg-Casco Travels To Oconto Falls
By Mike Kollmansberger DoorCountyDailyNews.com
October 12, 2007
The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans (1-5, 1-6 overall) will make their final road trip of the season Friday night as they travel to Oconto Falls to take on the Panthers (1-5, 1-6 overall) in Bay Conference action. The kickoff is 7p.m. with the pre game show beginning a 6:45 on 96.7FM WBDK. Both teams come into the contest with identical records, and cannot qualify for post season play this season. The four teams in the Bay Conference that have clinched a playoff berth are Denmark, New London, West De Pere and Seymour. The Panthers have lost six straight since a season opening win against Shawano 22-21. Their latest loss came last Friday at Marinette 35-10. The Spartans have lost four straight since getting their only win of the season when they shutout Shawano 27-0. L-C suffered their worst loss of the season last week at home to West De Pere 49-3. The broadcast of Oconto Falls taking on Luxemburg-Casco begins at 6:45 on 96.7 FM WBDK from Oconto Falls High School.
 
 
Clippers Looking To Play Spoiler
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
October 12, 2007

 The Sturgeon Bay football team has less rushing yards as a team than Mishicot quarterback Aaron Kobes has himself. The Clippers will take on the (2-3) Mishicot squad that relies on its running game to take teams out of the ball game by controlling the clock.
The game will be broadcast on 104.1 FM WRLU. Our pre-game coverage will begin at 6:30 with both coaches talking about the contest. Gary Rabach will also break down Sunday's Packers vs. Redsking game. His son Casey will be playing at Lambeau Field for the second time in his career as the starting center for Washington.
Sturgeon Bay has a chance to play spoiler tonight. They could erase Mishicot's chances of playing in the post season. The game will kickoff at 7:00 p.m.
 
 
Guide To Beating The Packer - Cover Two Defense
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
October 11, 2007

The Chicago Bears had no answer for the Packers passing attack playing their base defense filled with blitzes, according to Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher. After the game on
 Sunday, the middle linebacker paid his respects to Brett Favre and said it is impossible to  trick him with disguised blitz packages. That is why the Bears sat in a cover two defense the entire second half.
The recipe to stop Green Bay's offense was laid out by the Bears. Let the four defensive linemen get moderate pressure on the quarterback, dare them to run and take away the quick slants with shallow safety help. Urlacher talked about Chicago's success on Sunday.
 (Audio Here)
Outside linebacker Lance Briggs led the Bears defensively with 16 tackles. Briggs is the unsung hero for Chicago. He takes on two or three blockers on many plays to open up lanes for Brian Urlacher to run to the ball. Both linebackers stuffed Green Bay's run attack in the second half.
Packers’ rookie Dehawn Wynn played a big role in the 100+ yard first half running attack. He said that is just a glimpse of what their running game can accomplish.
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Green Bay needs to establish the running game as the seasons change. Playing in winter at Lambeau without a running game is a recipe for a miserable November and December. They have the rest of October to prepare for harsh weather.
Holding on to the ball will not get any easier. Fumbling has been an issue for the last two games for the Packers. Rookie inexperience is no excuse for not carrying the ball in your outside arm and placing that second hand over the ball.
Green Bay hosts Sturgeon Bay alum Casey Rabach and the Washington Redskins Sunday at noon. You can listen to the game on 104.1 FM WRLU and 105.1 FM WSBW. Pre-game coverage begins at 11:00 a.m.
 
 
Tough Loss For L-C Girls
By Karen Klement DoorCountyDailyNews.com
October 10, 2007

In girl's volleyball action yesterday, Oconto Falls defeated Luxemburg-Casco in three games. The final scores were 25-13, 25-18 & 25-17. The Spartans were led by Jennifer Champeau who had 4 kills, 18 assists and 10 digs. L-C's Gina Rubens had 6 kills and 10 digs, Danielle Mleziva recorded 4 kills and 9 digs, Karissa Renard had one service ace and 13 digs and Katie Schaus had 6 kills and 3 blocks.
For Oconto, Brynn Larsen had 12 kills and 14 digs, while Steph Motiff recorded 31 assists.
No results were available for the Sevastopol/Sturgeon Bay girl's volleyball game.
 
 
L-C's Nellis Leads The Way
By Karen Klement DoorCountyDailyNews.com
October 10, 2007

 In boy's soccer yesterday, Southern Door defeated Marinette 1-0. Scoring for the Eagles was Tyler Nellis. James Enea made the assist. Southern Door goalie Zac Guilette had 11 saves.
Also yesterday, Luxemburg-Casco shut out New London 4-0. Josh Vandenbush scored all four Spartan goals. Assists came from Ben Vincent, Derek Vandenplas, Jamie Depas and Ryan Kinjerski. L-C goalie Ben Treml recorded three saves for the Spartans.
 
 
Bullfrogs Exceed Expectations In Inaugural Season
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
October 9, 2007

Last night on the Sports Page on 104.1 FM WRLU, I had the opportunity to talk with President/Owner of the Green Bay Bullfrogs baseball team Jeff Royle. The team recently finished their inaugural season. Met with many challenges, Royal and the Bullfrogs had a phenomenal first season. The franchise averaged over 1,000 people in attendance all season and registered the most merchandise sales in the Northwoods League.
The team finished the season 42-25. Along the way, they set a Northwoods League record, 15 consecutive wins. Royle talked about the impressive start.
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The team recently announced that Manager Elliott Strankman will return for the 2008 season. He was named Northwoods League Field Manager of the Year. Strankman managed thirty young men in large part from the West Coast.
The league is made up of players with at least one year of college eligibility left. The athletes use the league as a way to be noticed by Major League Scouts in the summer. Jeff Royal said they are apart of the most highly regarded summer baseball league in the nation.
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Opening Day 2008 is just under 240 days away for the Bullfrogs. The team is looking to build a fan base in Northeast Wisconsin. For more information about the team or tickets visit www.greenbaybullfrogs.com.
 
 
Area Soccer Results
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
October 9, 2007

The Gibraltar/Sevastopol took a huge step towards becoming the Packerland Conference soccer champions last night. A 4-3 victory over Kewaunee has the squad in control of their own destiny at (11-1-1) in conference play. Alex Neri scored the winning goal just seconds after Kewaunee's German Ramirez scored to tie the game at three.
Gibraltar/Sevastopol had a 3-0 lead at the break, but allowed Kewaunee back into the contest. Adam Moeller scored one goal and German Ramirez scored two. For Gibraltar/Sevastopol Erik Emanuelson, Chris Hockers and Julio Ramirez scored in the first half.

In other area soccer action, Wrightstown topped Southern Door 6-2.
 
 
Packers Fall To Bears
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
October 8, 2007

The Green Bay Packers had a chance to take a commanding lead in the NFC North Division last night with a win over the Bears. Instead, after 341 first-half yards and building a 17-7 lead, Green Bay was dealt their first loss of the season by the Chicago Bears 27-20. Two first half fumbles by rookie wide receiver James Jones was the difference between a 17-7 first half lead and a 31-7 first half lead.
Brett Favre was on top of his game throughout the first half. He finished with a 29-of-40 performance through the air and 322 yards. While the loss stings, the yardage keeps him on track of topping Dan Marino's NFL passing yardage record. Favre did pass another milestone last night. Unfortunately, it was George Blanda's all-time interception mark. It fell on the last play of the game, when cornerback Danieal Manning out jumped Donald Driver for a hail marry pass. It was Manning's first interception of the season and will be remembered for a long time by statisticians. He talked about record-breaking interception after the game.

The Packers elected to keep the ball away from return man Devin Hester whenever possible. He had little impact on the game besides the fact that the Bears started every drive around the 35 yard line. Hester said a win against the Packers is all that matters to the Chicago franchise.

The Packers racked up a staggering 93 penalty yards, with 64 coming in the second half. An injury to center Scott Wells made a huge difference in the running and passing games. A hodgepodge offensive line was beaten repeatedly in the second half. Packers’ tight end Bubba Franks said a loss stings.

Green Bay will host the Washington Redskins on Sunday. Sturgeon Bay alum Casey Rabach will be back in his home state leading the Redskins offensive line. Washington is coming off a lopsided win over the Detroit Lions and has just one loss on the season.
 
 
Green Bay Bullfrogs On Sports Page Tonight
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
October 8, 2007

Tonight on 104.1 FM WRLU, Owner/President of the Green Bay Bullfrogs baseball team Jeff Royle will join me on the Sports Page. The broadcast will begin at 7:00 p.m. For the first thirty minutes, we will break down the weekend in sports and discuss next week's match ups. The Sports Page is broadcast from the Ladder house in downtown Sturgeon Bay. Stop by and join us. We will be giving away free drinks, appetizers, hats and T-shirts.

On 105.1 FM WSBW, Paul Schmitt will be interviewing Cam Curtain. They will talk about Curtain's basketball career at UW Oshkosh.
 
 
The Rivalry Continues Tonight - Packers vs. Bears
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
October 7, 2007

The NFL’s most storied rivalry enjoys its 174th installment tonight at historic Lambeau Field. It is the 248th consecutive sellout at the league’s longest-tenured stadium. The Packers enter the contest at 4-0, their best start since 1998, while the Bears come into the game at 1-3.
Last Sunday’s win at Minnesota was highlighted by one of the greatest records in professional football history as Brett Favre surpassed Dan Marino’s NFL record for career touchdown passes. Favre hit Greg Jennings on a 16-yard slant with 4:56 remaining in the first quarter for his 421st career touchdown pass, breaking one of the league’s most hallowed records. Earlier this season, Favre surpassed John Elway to become the winningest quarterback (now 151 wins) in NFL history.
Also in last week's game Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila broke the franchise sack record. He surpassed Reggie White on the list with his 69th sack while wearing the green and gold.
Only defending Super Bowl champion Indianapolis (nine) enters play this weekend with a longer winning streak than Green Bay (eight). Green Bay has gotten off to a 4-0 start for the ninth time in team history. Seven of those Packers teams went on to win an NFL championship (1929, ’30, ’31, ’44, ’62, ’65, and 1966).
The Packers and Bears will kickoff tonight on the radio stations of DoorCountyDailyNews.com, 104.1 FM WRLU and 105.1 FM WSBW. Pre-game coverage begins at 6:00 p.m. The kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m.
 
 
Gibraltar Eliminated From Playoff Contention
By Paul Schmitt DoorCountyDailyNews.com
October 6, 2007

In Packerland/Olympian Conference Small Division Football Friday night host Manitowoc Roncalli ran past Gibraltar 49-18.  The Vikings scored on their first drive on a seven yard touchdown pass from Sam Ausloos to Marshall Larsen.  Roncalli responded on their first drive with a 2 yard run by Mike Koss to make the score 7-6. It was a close game at the end of the first quarter as Roncalli lead 14-12, but the Jets scored three unanswered

touchdowns in the second quarter to take a commanding 35-12 lead at Halftime. 
Roncalli  was lead by Mike Koss who had three rushing TDs and 98 yards on 14 carries.
John Mueller added 159 yards on only eight carries and scored once. 
Gibraltar was lead by Nick Weborg who had a season high 128 yards on 23 carries and one touchdown. 
Gibraltar falls to 2-5 in the conference and overall and is eliminated from Playoff contention.  Manitowoc Roncalli is now 5-2 overall while 4-2 in the conference.  The Vikings return home to host Reedsville next Friday night in a game you can hear on 105.1FM WSBW.
 
 
Kewaunee Still On Top
By Paul Nimmer DoorCountyDailyNews.com
October 6, 2007

In Olympian- Packerland Conference football Friday night it was Kewaunee over Chilton by the score of 41 to 0 to go 7-0 on the season. Alex Delebreau was 8 out of 12 for 210 yards passing and four touchdowns. Alex Schleis rushed for 129 yards on 11 carries and two touchdowns. Randy Charles also had 2 rushes for 17 yards and a 70 yard touchdown pass to start the third quarter. In the receiving category it was Tyler Thompson finishing the night with a 3 catches for 36 yards and two touchdowns. Jordan Ledvina had a big night as he hauled in 3 catches for 81 yards and one touchdown.
For Chilton it was Zach Groeschl rushing for 80 yards on 18 attempts for the Tigers.
 
 
Eagles Win Cross County Contest
By Nick Freimuth DoorCountyDailyNews.com
October 6, 2007

Last night on 104.1 FM WRLU Sturgeon Bay fell to Southern Door 48-21. Eagles running back Dustin Englebert ran for 200 yards and four touchdowns. The Olympian/Packerland Conference football game was dominated by Southern Door’s offensive line.

Sturgeon Bay quarterback John Parent was 16/39 passing for 144 yards and one touchdown pass to Cody Hollenbeck. Parent also ran for 75 yards and two touchdowns.
The Eagles Aaron Ash blocked two punts. The second was scooped up and returned for a touchdown by Justin Kruenig.
Derik Hawkey was on the receiving end of a 45-yard touchdown pass from Michael Blizel. The Eagles played well in all facets of the contest. They rise to (1-4) while Sturgeon Bay fell to (0-5).
 
 
West De Pere Tops L-C
By Mike Kollmansberger DoorCountyDailyNews.com
October 6, 2007
 
The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans (1-5, 1-6 overall) took the opening drive down the field and set up a 25 yard field goal that Kyle Buresh nailed to give the Spartans a 3-0 midway through the first quarter.  It was all West De Pere Phantoms (5-1, 6-1 overall) after that. Phantoms senior quarterback Garrett Scray scored four touchdowns (2 rushing, 2 passing) in the first half and led his Phantoms to a 49-3 drubbing of the Spartans in Bay Conference action Friday night at Luxemburg-Casco High School.  The loss, the Spartans fourth straight, officially eliminated them from post season considerations.  The win for West De Pere puts them in a tie with New London for second place in the conference, a game back of Denmark.  The Vikings remained unbeaten in the conference Friday as they got by Hortonville 13-7 in overtime.  New London beat Lakeland 35-21 in a non-conference match up. West De Pere senior running back Sam Gavic added two more touchdown runs in the second half and led the Phantoms ground attack with 159 yards on 15 carries.  Scray added 140 yards on just 6 rushes with the two scores.  The Phantom ground game out-gained the Spartans 363-42.  L-C will hit the road next Friday night as they travel to Oconto Falls for a 7p.m. kickoff with the pre game show beginning at 6:45 p.m. on 96.7FM WBDK.