In a game broadcasted on 105.1FM WSBW and 102.1FM WRKU Thursday night, the Algoma Wolves defeated the Gibraltar Vikings 64-53 in Packerland Conference Basketball. Algoma (2-3) used a 3-2 zone to stifle Gibraltar's offense most of the night. Algoma's Kirk Rodrian hit a 50 foot three-pointer as time expired in the first half to give the Wolves a 33-24 advantage. Gibraltar (0-5) got no closer than eight points in the second half as Algoma hit 18-29 free throws for the game to seal the victory. Craig Harmann led the Wolves with 18 points while Craig Kirchman added 15 and Eric Ackerman poured in 14.
Gibraltar was lead by Kelly Smethurst who tallied 16 points. Algoma now has a break until after New Years while Gibraltar will play in a holiday tournament in Lena next week.

Non-conference wrestling between Sturgeon Bay and Peshtigo came down to the final match of the night. In his first action of the season, Derek Nebel at 140 pounds had to win for the Clippers to be victorious. Peshtigo held a 34-33 advantage but Nebel pinned his opponent and won the dual for the Clippers. The co-op program with Sevastopol moves to (5-1) on the season.
Clipper winners included Sam Delain, Austin Binish, Michael McCauley, Derek Nebel, Stephen Thorstensen, Jordan Olson, Tyler Haak and C.J. Mickey.

The Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team put on another dazzling display of strength, agility, discipline, flexibility and determination in a 48-24 win over Seymour. Coach Bob Berceau was impressed with his kid’s aggressive nature on the mat. Wins were recorded by Justin Mudlaff at 103 Jordan Giachino at 112, Adam Zehren at 119, Andy Enderby at 130, Alex LeRoy at 145, Zac Cibula at 152, Chris Kipp at 160, Nick Lloyd at 189 and Trevor Spude at 215.
The Spartans wrestle next against Denmark and Oconto Falls at Denmark on January 3.

The Sturgeon Bay boy's basketball team had all but wrapped up a 40-38 win over Kewaunee last night in Packerland Conference hoops. Alex Delebreau threw up a three-point prayer at the buzzer to stun the Clippers with a 41-40 win for Kewaunee. The game was tight all the way through, and it appeared Sturgeon Bay was going to coast to a win. Tough Kewaunee defense and a last second shot moved them to (4-1) in the conference and (5-1) overall.
Delebreau finished with 15 points and Tyler Thompson scored a game high 19. The Clippers were led again by Simon Rabas with 18. J.T. Burke finished with 14 for the second straight contest. No other Sturgeon Bay player had more than one basket in the game.

Sevastopol fell to NEW Lutheran 63-42. The Pioneers could not find the answer for Derrick Bordeleau who scored 22 points. The win moves the Blazers to (2-4) overall and (1-4) in the Packerland. Sevastopol fell to (2-3) in conference play and (4-4) overall. Jimmy Heroux scored six, Cam Fuller finished with 12 and Kyle Fehl chipped in eight in the loss.

Oconto gave Southern Door their biggest scare of the season by matching the Eagles basket for basket. Southern Door won 53-52 and remained undefeated in conference play. Senior Derik Hawkey scored 15 points and Jarred Spude and Michael Blizel managed 12 points apiece. Antowan Epps hit a 3-point basket late to make the game interesting with just a few ticks left on the clock. It was the first loss in conference play for the Blue Devils.

The Gibraltar Vikings will travel to Algoma tonight to take on the Wolves in Packerland Conference boys basketball action.
Gibraltar (0-4) is coming off a 63-44 loss to Kewaunee last Friday, while Algoma (1-3) was beaten by Sevastopol 61-41.
The Vikings will look to increase their offensive output as they are averaging only 45.8 points a game while giving up 55.5.
Algoma is struggling as well offensively, scoring at 47.5 point clip and giving up 54.3 points. Tune into the pre-game show at 7:15 tonight on 105.1FM WSBW and 102.1FM WRKU. Tip off is slated for 7:30 with Paul Schmitt and Bob Schlicht  bringing you all the action.

The Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestling program has a realistic shot at a conference championship this season. Head Coach Paul Shefchik was my guest last night on the "Sports page" on 104.1 FM WRLU. The team has not won a championship since 1974 and this could be the year. Luxemburg-Casco and Denmark now wrestle in the Bay Conference so the title is up for grabs. Shefchik said this might be the best team he has ever coached and realizes that a conference championship is within reach.
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Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestles at Peshtigo tonight and the at home against Kewaunee tomorrow night. It is the first time local sports enthusiasts have the opportunity to see the 2007-2008 team wrestle in Door County. Shefchik would love to see a full house of supporters.
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From 103 pounds to the heavyweight category, the Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestling team is a force to be reckoned with. The first of three duals to determine a conference championship will take place in Sturgeon bay tomorrow night.
 

In Packerland Conference girl's hoops, Sevastopol eked out a 46-44 win over NEW Lutheran. In Institute, Annie Bley hit the eventual game winning shot with under one minute left to play. Mariah Giesseman led the Pioneers with 14 points to a (3-2) Packerland record and (4-3) overall.

Southern Door dominated Oconto 65-19 in Brussels. Senior post player Brigette Baudhuin scored 14 points for the Eagles. Southern Door managed to score 22 points in the third quarter.

Kewaunee played intense defense en route to a 43-40 win over Sturgeon Bay. The Kewaunee squad held the Clippers scorers in check all night. Sarraea Schmelzer, Lauren Rose and Sarah McCaulley all had eight points. Kari Wotachek played an unbelievable game and finished with 21 points. Carolyn Lauscher chipped in with 10 points for Kewaunee who moves to (4-1) in the Packerland. Sturgeon Bay falls under .500 at (2-3).

Algoma remained undefeated in conference play against Gibraltar 66-36. In Fish Creek, the Wolves would not be turned away. The Packerland's equivalent to John Stockton and Karl Malone, Sam Zastrow and Kiah Simon scored 33 points. Gibraltar's Molly Dickson outscored her teammates pouring in 27 points. The Vikings have yet to win a conference game.


Non-Conference Boy's Basketball

Algoma fell to Two Rivers 66-49 despite a 16-point performance by Eric Ackerman. Two Rivers outscored the Wolves 17-6 in the second half. Kirk Rodrian added 11 and Jake LeBotte scored 7 points.

Luxemburg-Casco basketball had the kind of night that will get a program back on track. A girl's win in convincing fashion and a buzzer beater for the boys has Spartans fans joyous today. The Spartan girl's hammered Shawano 75-44 in Bay Conference action. Senior post player Kim Mleziva had a double double with 14 points and 18 rebounds. Underclassmen April LeGrave led L-C with a game-high 18 points for the Spartans. Mariah Mleziva managed 12 points and Kalli Schmelzer scored 11. The win brings the Spartans back within a game of .500 on the season. They are (2-1) in the Bay.

On the other side of the spectrum of winning is a buzzer beater by junior Josh K. VandenBush, not to be confused with senior Josh D. VandenBush. The Spartans trailed by one at home against Shawano before a mid range jump shot fell through the net giving the Spartans their first Bay Conference victory. The game ended 55-54. Sophomore Travis Tlachac had his best game of the season with 17 points. Josh K. VandenBush finished with 14 and Jake Sinkula had 9.

The Sturgeon Bay swim team lost to Ashwaubenon 61-33 in a non-conference boys swim meet. Senior Kyle Trelka finished first in the 100m butterfly and 100m breaststroke for the Clippers. However, Trelka could not will any of the relay teams to a first place finish. New head coach Cap Wulf joined me last week on the "Sports Page" on 104.1 FM WRLU. He said the team is growing with him. He expects good things from the squad this season.
Tonight on the "Sports Page”, I will be talking with Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestling coach Paul Shefchick from 7:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. From 7:00 to 7:30, we will talk college and professional athletics. Conversation will likely start with the Packers four Pro Bowl recipients. Join us at the Ladder House tonight.
 

Represented by two selections on each side of the ball, the Green Bay Packers learned Tuesday that quarterback Brett Favre, wide receiver Donald Driver, defensive end Aaron Kampman and cornerback Al Harris were named Pro Bowl selections by the National Football League.
Three Packers players were named first alternates: linebacker Nick Barnett, tackle Chad Clifton and cornerback Charles Woodson.
For Favre, this marks the ninth Pro Bowl selection of his career and first since 2003. This season, the NFC’s leader in passing yards has broken some of the league’s most hallowed records, including career touchdown passes, passing yards and wins.
Driver earns his second consecutive and third career Pro Bowl selection. He tied a franchise record with 1,000 receiving yards in a fifth overall season, joining Sterling Sharpe and Pro Football Hall of Famer James Lofton as one of three Packers to achieve that feat.
Kampman, in his sixth season out of Iowa, returns to Hawaii for the second consecutive year. The defensive end has started 72 consecutive games for the Packers and stands tied for third in the NFC with 12 sacks.
Harris is the only Packers player making his first trip to the Pro Bowl. In his 10th NFL season and fifth with Green Bay, he has totaled 36 tackles, two interceptions and nine pass deflections.
Other alternates include safety Nick Collins, tight end Bubba Franks, running back Ryan Grant, linebacker A.J. Hawk, wide receiver Greg Jennings, tight end Donald Lee and center Scott Wells.

Jeff Peterson, commissioner of the Door County Over 30 Men's Basketball League, was the guest on the "Sports Page" Monday night from the C & C Supper Club. In Fish Creek. Peterson has been involved in the league for the past 25 years as a player, referee and organizer. He has run the league the past 18 years. The league was initially formed over 35 years ago by Art MacMillin among other people in the early 1970's. Currently eight teams participate from all over the county every Wednesday night at the Sturgeon Bay High School. The season consists of 14 games and finishes up in Mid-March. Currently, The defending champions Neighborhood Pub and Carlson-Erickson Builders lead the league with 3-0 records, respectively. The Sports Page on 105.1FM WSBW will take a few weeks off during the holidays, but will resume on Monday, January 7th from the C & C Supper Club.

Seymour won the Kewaunee Invitational yesterday in convincing fashion. Kewaunee finished fourth in the event. Heavyweight wrestler James Malechek did not lead the home school in points. Instead, 145 pound Dan Steinhorst took first place in his weight class with an 8-5 decision over Cedar Grove/Belgium's Nathan Mueller.
Malechek did make it to the finals at 275 but fell in overtime to Matt Cuadra of Oshkosh West 5-3. Shane Wotachek also made it to the finals for Kewaunee at 125 pounds. He lost a 6-1 decision to West DePere's Alex Puckhaber.
The fourth place finish was commendable considering a number of the schools at the invitational are Division 1.

Luxembyrg-Casco left the Marty Loy Classic with two champion wrestlers. Seniors Nick Lloyd and Zac Cibula won individual titles Saturday at the 23-team Marty Loy Classic high school wrestling tournament in Fond du Lac. The Spartans finished second as a team behind Wausau West.
At 152 pounds Zac Cibula won an easy 15-6 decision over Jake Schilling of Muskego. Nick Loyd also met a Muskego wrestler in the finals at 189 pounds. Lloyd wrestled a closer match with Kyle Castellion but won an 8-6 decision.
The Spartans placed second at 103 pounds with Justin Mudlaff and Alex Leroy at 145 pounds.

The Packers deserve to be 10 1/2 point favorites against the lowly St. Louis Rams today. Green Bay heads to St. Louis to face the Rams one week after clinching the NFC North title. It is the 18th division crown in franchise history. The Packers come into the matchup winners of 15 of their last 17 games and stand in second place in the NFC by virtue of their 11-2 record.
The team also has won seven of its last eight road contests. The Packers may be coming off what could be the most balanced performance of
the season. Green Bay excelled in all three phases last Sunday against Oakland. A balanced offensive attack tallied 445 total net yards (266
passing, 179 rushing), while the defense surrendered just 233 yards, its best output of the season. But perhaps its best effort came from the special teams unit, which scored twice in the division-clinching win.
Including five contests against the St. Louis Cardinals, who played in the city from 1960-87, the Packers are 3-4-1 all-time in St. Louis. They have won only once by the Arch since Vince Lombardi left the team in the late 1960s. That victory came in 1996, when the Packers defeated the Rams, 24-9, on their way to the Super Bowl XXXI title.
Favre has a chance to make even more NFL history this Sunday. He needs 184 yards to pass Dan Marino’s all-time NFL record for career passing yards (61,361). Favre, who surpassed Marino on the league’s all-time touchdown passes list in Week 4, will attempt to break another of the league’s most hallowed records in his 251st consecutive regularseason start.

Sevastopol played host to Algoma last night in Packerland Conference boy's basketball. The Pioneers exploded in the fourth quarter for 23 points en route to a 61-42 final. Senior, Cam Fuller finished with a game-high 18 points. He received some help from Jimmy Heroux who added 12 points and Kyle Fehl with nine points. The Pioneers evened up their conference record at (2-2) and stand at (4-3) overall. The Wolves were led in scoring by Eric Ackerman's 15 points.

In Brussels Derik Hawkey had a 24-point night coming off a three game break. Southern Door topped NEW Lutheran 69-42. Alex Tassoul added 14 points for the Eagles. Southern Door is (4-0) in conference and (4-1) overall.

Oconto has a much improved team this year and proved that against Sturgeon Bay with a 58-50 victory. J.T. Burke was the fourth leading scorer of the year for the Clippers and finished with 14 points. Nick Scaturo added 10, Simon Rabas scored six and Paul Lodl poured in nine. Sturgeon Bay drops to (2-5) overall and (2-2) in the conference. Charlie Olson scored a game high 17 points for Oconto.

In Bay Conference boy's hoops, Luxemburg-Casco fell to the struggling Seymour Thunder. Known as a dominant team throughout the past 20 years, Seymour showed why they are still a force to be reckoned with by scoring 65 points. Luxemburg-Casco experienced a scoring draught and finished with 50. The loss moves the Spartans to (1-4) overall and (0-3) in the Bay. Jason Jandrin scored 12, Josh K. VandenBush 8 and Jake Sinkula finished with nine in the Spartan loss.