Southern Door School District has announced the appointment of Ben Kline as the new Athletic Director, effective July 1, 2024. Kline has ten years of teaching experience, with the first five years of his career spent teaching in Massachusetts and the last five years at Southern Door, where he has been teaching Physical Education and Health classes.

Kline has coaching experience with three years of varsity head coach of boys’ lacrosse at St. Joseph Central High School in Massachusetts.  He also has 10 years of varsity football coaching experience at various high schools, including St. Joseph Central High School, Pittsfield High School, and Southern Door High School.  He served as the head coach at St. Joseph Central during the 2013 season.

Most recently, at Southern Door, he acted as the interim head coach during the 2021 season and coached for three seasons as the JV/JV2 basketball coach and two seasons as the middle school track coach.

Kline said, “I am excited for the opportunity to serve as Southern Door’s Athletic Director. We have an incredible group of student-athletes and coaches at Southern Door. As an Athletic Director, my goal is to provide them with the support they need to reach their goals, not just athletically but also in the classroom and the community.” 

High School Principal Steve Bousley said, “We are excited to tap into Ben’s skillset, and are looking forward to his leadership in this role. He has experience as a coach, teacher, and leader, and I believe he will do a great job supporting our student-athletes and coaches, as well as positively representing the Southern Door athletic program.” 

 Kline will replace Mark Jonas, who will leave Southern Door at the end of the school year for Preble, becoming the Hornets’ new football coach next fall.   

Eight local players will get to put on their high school football helmets one more time.

The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association announced their rosters for their annual All-Star Games this week. The games are scheduled for Friday, July 19th (6 p.m., 8-Player) and Saturday, July 20th, 2024 (12 p.m. Small School, 4 p.m. Large School) at Titan Stadium in Oshkosh. The All-Star Games serve as a fundraiser for a charitable cause, such as the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, with players raising the funds in exchange for a spot on the team. 

NORTH LARGE SCHOOL

Trace Schoenebeck Luxemburg-Casco OLB
Ezra Waege Luxemburg-Casco DL

NORTH SMALL SCHOOL

Will Jandrin Southern Door OLB

Braxton Riha Kewaunee T

Demardo Echols Kewaunee DE

Owen Carlson KewauneeRB

SOUTH 8-PLAYER

Marshall Maltby Gibraltar OL

Braden Sitte Gibraltar WR

The Green Bay Phoenix men earned a first-round bye for the upcoming Horizon League Tournament with a 69-61 win over Cleveland State Tuesday. The women took care of business downing the Fort Wayne Mastodons 70-61.

Leading by more than 20 points in the game, the Lady Phoenix took a 37 to 19 lead into halftime, only to see Fort Wayne rally to cut the lead to four points in the second half. 

The Lady Phoenix hung on thanks to four players scoring in double figures.  Jasmine Kondrakiewicz, Natalie McNeal, and Callie Genke all scored 14 points, while Luxemburg-Casco alumnus Cassie Schiltz added 10 more, including two key three-pointers.

The Phoenix used a balanced attack to down the Vikings in the men's game.  Marcus Hall led Green Bay with 12 points, while Foster Wonders and Will Eames knocked down 11.  Elijah Jones added ten points and 15 rebounds for the Phoenix. 

Taking a 33-26 lead into halftime, the Phoenix men withstood a second-half comeback by Cleveland State to improve their record to 18-12 overall and clinch a fourth-seed in the Horizon League Conference Tournament starting on March 7th.  

The road to Madison started Tuesday night for five local teams with only one advancing to the regional semi-finals on Friday night.

In Division 3, the Sturgeon Bay Clippers pulled away late and beat the Menominee Indian Eagles 79-61 at home on U102.1.

In Florence, the Gibraltar Vikings’ season ended with a 60-48 loss to the Bobcats on 105.1 The Goat in Division 5 action. 

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans ran into a buzz saw as the Notre Dame Tritons crushed the Spartans at home 86-42 in a Division 2 contest on 104.1 WRLU.

In Weyauwega, the Algoma Wolves lost a nail-biter 44-42 in Division 4 to the Warhawks. 

The Sevastopol Pioneers lost to the Gillett Tigers 78-49 on the road in Division 5.

The Milwaukee Bucks cruised to an easy 123-85 victory over the Charlotte Hornets Tuesday night in NBA action. 

Before the home Fiserv Forum crowd, the Bucks jumped to a 32-16 lead, doubling up the Hornets after one quarter.  The Bucks then opened up a huge lead by outscoring Charlotte 26-10 in the second quarter in taking a 62-26 lead into intermission.

The rout continued in the second half as the Bucks outscored the Hornets 38-23 in the third quarter and took 96-49 lead into the fourth quarter.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 24 points in just 24 minutes of play, while Damien Lillard chipped in 23 points and nine rebounds.

Bobby Portis came off the bench to add 21 points and eight rebounds as the Bucks won for the third straight time since the All-Star break.

The Bucks (38-21) will now turn around and play the Hornets in Charlotte Thursday night at the Spectrum Center in back-to-back games. 

The Wisconsin Badgers struggled again on the road, dropping a 74-70 decision to the Indiana Hoosiers on Tuesday night.

Despite 15 points from Chucky Hepburn and four other Badgers scoring in double figures, Wisconsin dropped another Big Ten contest as the conference season wanes.

The Hoosiers shot 61.7 percent from the field and outshot the Badgers from the free throw line 15 to three.

Kel’el Ware paced Indiana with 27 points, shooting 11/12 from the field and 11/12 from the line.

Wisconsin will now host Illinois on Saturday at the Kohl Center looking to get back on the winning track.

The field has been set for this Saturday's WIAA Team State Wrestling Tournament, which features Luxemburg-Casco making its 20th appearance.

At 10 a.m., #1 Luxemburg-Casco (19-0) will take on #4 Kewaskum (8-2) while #3 Prairie du Chien (27-4) battles #2 St. Croix Falls (15-1). The winner of those duals will face each other in the championship match at 3 p.m. The field sets up a potential rematch in the final from last year, which saw Luxemburg-Casco defeat Prairie du Chien 37-20. A win this year would be the Spartans' 14th overall title ahead of a likely move to Division 1 next season due to the WIAA's new performance factor rules.

Stay tuned for possible broadcast information on this weekend's team state wrestling tournament.

The area's boys' basketball teams will begin their road to Madison on Tuesday with their opening round games.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers boys' basketball team begins their journey to Madison from the friendly confines of their own gym on Tuesday when they welcome Menominee Indian. Jacob Nate and Matt Malvitz will have the call from Sturgeon Bay on U-102.1 and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the 7 p.m.

The tournament road begins in Green Bay Tuesday night for Luxemburg-Casco as the #11 Spartans will face the #6 Notre Dame Tritons in a WIAA Division 2 regional quarter-final. The game will be broadcast on 104.1 WRLU and streamed on New Radio Sports Network starting at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame and tipoff at 7:00 p.m.   Paul Schmitt and Eric Fischer will have the call from Notre Dame Academy. 

The road to Madison will take a familiar detour for the Gibraltar boys' basketball team as they open the WIAA Tournament on the road at Florence on Tuesday night. Tim Kowols will have the call from Florence on 105.1 The GOAT and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the tip-off at 7 p.m. The winner will take on the winner of Niagara/Lena on Friday.

Other opening-round games include Sevastopol traveling to Gillett and Algoma visiting Weyauwega-Fremont. Both games start at 7 p.m.

The Green Bay Packers are among the 32 teams in Indianapolis this week for the NFL Combine as the league's front-office personnel check out the next crop of talent.

GMs and scouts are expected to speak with some of the 300-plus prospects in town before the start of workouts on Thursday. Brian Gutekunst is expected to speak on Tuesday as he tries to formulate plans for April's draft. The Packers have five of the first 91 picks in this year's draft. 

The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders and the Green Bay Rockers will play the third annual I-41 Showdown at Neuroscience Group Field, home of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, on Tuesday, June 18. The game is presented by Holiday Automotive with the first pitch scheduled for 6:35 p.m.  

“The overwhelming success of the I-41 Showdown has been a highlight of the past two seasons,” said Dock Spiders General Manager Jim Misudek. “This unique and special experience has been a wonderful way for fans from Fond du Lac, Green Bay, and the Fox Cities to enjoy our game in a first-class facility. Our players and fans are incredibly fortunate to benefit from the magnificent amenities in Ballpark Digest's 2023 Ballpark of the Year!”

“The I-41 Showdown always provides a unique opportunity for our players to experience the behind-the-scenes aspects of minor league baseball, which is the very next step on their journey," said Rockers Vice President and General Manager John Fanta. "It also presents our fans an opportunity to follow the Rockers on the road as we match up against one of our biggest rivals.”
 

"The Northwoods League is excited to see the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders continue their partnership with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers for the third game to be played in Appleton,” said Northwoods League President/Commissioner Ryan Voz. “This is a great opportunity for these collegiate players on both the Dock Spiders and the Green Bay Rockers to play in the top minor league ballpark in the country. The Northwoods League strives to provide the best possible experience to its players, and this one is sure to be memorable.”
 

The Dock Spiders defeated the Rockers 5-4 in the 2023 I-41 Showdown as they rallied from a late 4-2 deficit with two runs in the bottom of the eighth and a run in the bottom of the ninth.  Advance tickets for the 2024 Showdown are available from the Dock Spiders Ticket Office by calling (920) 907-9833 as well as from this link.
 

“We’re excited to support the I-41 Showdown, which brings together fans from all over the area for an affordable night of family fun,” added Holiday Automotive President Michael Shannon, Jr. “This sponsorship helps us to connect with more fans and remind them that, no matter where they’re coming from, a visit to Holiday is always ‘Worth the Trip!’”

On the night of the Showdown, the parking lot will open at 4:00 pm, with the gates to Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium set to open at 5:00 pm. 

“We’re very excited to host this event again in 2024 at Neuroscience Group Field,” said Timber Rattlers Vice President of Business Operations Ryan Moede, Fond du Lac’s first General Manager.  “Dock Spiders players and other players in the Northwoods League have raved about the opportunity to play at our award-winning ballpark, and we’re looking forward to welcoming them again this summer.”

The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, Fond du Lac Dock Spiders, and Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium are owned by Third Base Ventures, LLC.

After a five-year hiatus, the next generation of folks with an extensive background in county baseball history are on board to revitalize the Door County Baseball Hall of Fame.  With the loss of Jocko Rader in 2019, the pandemic in 2020, and the health issues of some other committee members, the DCBHOF sat on the back burner for a long time.  But now, the wheels are in motion and the committee looks to accept the first round of nominations this year.  

One of the first goals of the committee is for the baseball community to understand that this is a Door County Baseball Hall of Fame that includes High School, Legion, and Door County League participants. It is not just Door County League baseball players.  It also includes individuals with a strong history with baseball in Door County, such as coaches, umpires, and others, not just players. 

Nominations will be accepted through July of 2024 for this round of inductees.  Nomination guidelines include individuals with a minimum of ten years of baseball involvement in Door County, which can be a combination of Door County League, High School, and Legion baseball.  Nominees can include longtime players, coaches, umpires and community individuals with a long history of baseball involvement.  Nominees must be retired from playing full-time baseball for at least 5 years.  Include statistics and other facts available on nominees to ensure Hall of Fame integrity.  Provide as much information as possible in your nomination narrative.

Email nomination narratives to the Door County Hall of Fame Committee at dcbhof@yahoo.com. The deadline for 2024 nominations is Wednesday, July 31, 2024.  Questions regarding the DCBHOF can be directed to Jason Annis-Wild.  Follow Door County League Baseball on Facebook for HOF History, updates and reminders.

The return of Noah Reynolds will not come soon enough for the Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team after they dropped their second straight game on Sunday, this time to the Youngstown State Penguins 71-59.

The two teams played tight early on, with the Phoenix even taking a small lead, but a 16-5 run by the Penguins put the Phoenix in chase mode the rest of the game. The Penguins had nine more rebounds and six more steals than the Phoenix to give them the upper hand.  Elijah Jones and Marcus Hall each had 12 points on the day for the Phoenix, while the Penguins had five players in double figures, led by Ziggy Reid and Brett Thompson with 16 points apiece.

The Green Bay Gamblers scored at least four goals over the weekend in all four of their games to take two of three from the visiting Muskegon Lumberjacks.

In Friday's 5-1 win, the Gamblers scored four unanswered goals, including two from Rryan Humphrey. Michael D'Angelo also tallied two goals, while Ben Poitras had a multi-point game with two assists. Eight others also collected at least one assist.

Saturday's 7-4 loss was done in front of a full house as the Lumberjacks tallied three goals in the second and third periods to send the home fans home saddened. Sacha Boisvert registered a hat trick for the Lumberjacks thanks to an empty netter at the end of regulation. Julian Lutz had a three-point game (1G, 2A) to lead the Gamblers.

Sunday's win was done by a 5-4 score, with the Gamblers having to hold off the Lumberjacks when they scored two goals in the final four-plus minutes. Lutz posted his second straight three-point game (1G, 2A) while Libor Nemec tallied two goals and an assist.

The title defense for the Green Bay Rockers begins in the offseason, with the organization announcing its first six players added to the roster.

The Rockers announced that Kameron Douglas, Tysen Benford and Taylor Shultz from Georgia State University, Jake Bold from Princeton, Nick Harms from Case Western Reserve, and Carson Estridge from West Virginia have signed on to play for the team during the 2024 season.

Memorial Day is opening day for the Rockers as they begin their season on the road before playing their first home contest of the season on May 28th.

The girls' basketball season in Door and Kewaunee counties officially ended Saturday with a pair of losses by the Packerland Conference's co-champions.

On 96.7 WBDK, the Sevastopol girls' basketball team could not shake the sticky defense of Wabeno-Laona in the WIAA Tournament for the second year in a row, falling this time in the regional final 60-31.

Over on 104.1 WRLU, a put-back basket with 3.8 seconds left in overtime lifted the #4 Valders Vikings to a 41-40 regional championship upset win over the #1 Kewaunee Storm on Saturday night.

The Luxemburg-Casco wrestling brought nine and will finish with nine podium finishers, including 138-pound state champion Caleb Delebreau.

Delebreau won his title with a 3-2 decision over Cole Bozile (Oconto Falls). Max Ronsman narrowly missed out on his second state championship, losing a 6-1 decision to Danny Heiser (Evansville). The Spartans also had Carson Neubert take 3rd place, Carson Blohowiak finished in fourth place, Blakelee Bastien came in fifth place, and Jake Jandrin, Michael Bostwick, Isaac Jerabek, and Trace Schoenebeck snagged sixth place.

Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestler Tiani Lemieux ended her sophomore campaign with a second-place finish. After pinning her way to the finals, she found herself on the other side of the equation as she was pinned in the opening minute by Carley Ceshker (Badger Girls). Lemieux finishes her season 36-6 with her coaches excited for what is to come the next two years.

Southern Door's Hailey Veeser ended her high school wrestling career with another day on the Kohl Center podium finish. Veeser spilt her final matches, capturing a decision against Lexi Mentink (Shoreland Lutheran Girls) 6-2 before falling in the 3rd place match narrowly to Britney Petsche (River Ridge Girls) 7-6.

The Gibraltar Vikings will enter tournament week on a high note after beating Hilbert 45-39.

The Vikings had to capture the win in comeback fashion as they found themselves down at the break 20-15 thanks to seven first-half points by Brody Hein. Braden Sitte and Liam Lindenberg led the comeback as they scored 25 of the Vikings' 30 second-half points to send the team into the tournament victorious. Sitte scored 22 points in what could be his final home game, while Lindenberg poured in 15 points with three three-pointers. Hein ended his day with 12 points, while two teammates complemented him with eight points.

The Vikings are back in action on Tuesday in Florence, a game that will be broadcast on 105.1 The GOAT and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com.

The Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team kept pace in the Horizon League Saturday afternoon with an 87-44 victory over Detroit Mercy.

The rout was on when the Phoenix outscored the Titans 41-18 in the middle stanzas. Natalie Andersen led all scorers with a career-high 18 points for the Phoenix, while Maddy Schreiber contributed 11 points, and Natalie McNeal added 10 points. Ten Phoenix players scored at least five points in the win.

The men finish the Krash the Kress weekend with a matinee against the Youngstown State Penguins at 2 p.m.

Five local teams entered, but only two will enter Saturday with a chance to win a regional title on Saturday after a busy Friday of WIAA Girls' Basketball Tournament action.

The Sevastopol Pioneers will have a rematch of last year's sectional semi-final in the regional final on Saturday after knocking out their county rival Gibraltar 42-23 Friday night. Bryan Mazur and Tim Kowols will have the call from Institute Saturday night when the Pioneers play Wabeno-Laona on 96.7 WBDK and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the opening tip at 7 p.m.

The Kewaunee Storm girls defeated the Howards Grove Tigers 51-32 in a Division 4 regional semi-final on Friday night. Kewaunee (23-2) will now host #4 Valders Saturday night for the regional championship.  The game will be broadcast on 104.1 WRLU and streamed on New Radio Sports Network starting at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame and tipoff at 7:00 p.m.   Paul Schmitt and Henry Annen will have the call from Kewaunee High School.

Algoma fell to Manitowoc Lutheran 52-28,

Luxemburg-Casco was doubled up by Watertown 58-27.

Southern Door lost to Sheboygan Lutheran 73-29.

Three local wrestlers will participate in Saturday's Grand March at the Kohl Center as a part of the WIAA Individual State Wrestling Tournament Finals.

The dream is still alive for Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol's Tiani Lemieux as she heads to the title match for 138 pounds. Her semifinal match was longer than her last few matches combined, but Lemieux secured the pin midway through the second period to earn the finals berth.

The Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team will have two competitors strutting out to the mats during the Grand March of the WIAA Individual State Wrestling Tournament. Max Ronsman secured his fourth straight trip to the finals after picking up a pair of decisions, while Caleb Delebreau will make his first trip. All of the other Spartans are in line for podium finishes with Jake Jandrin, Carson Blohowiak, Michael Bostwick, Blakelee Bastien, and Trace Schoenebeck picking up with wins in the consolation round after losing in the quarterfinals. Isaac Jerabek and Carson Neubert will enter their consolation brackets on Saturday after losing in the semifinals. Kiley Georgel is also still in line to place after picking up two more wins after her loss in the quarter-finals. 

Hailey Veeser is in line to bring home hardware after the second day of the WIAA Individual State Wrestling Tournament. Veeser won her quarterfinal match before losing in the semifinals to Lomira's Kara Kuge. Nora LeFevre and Sydney Turner both went 1-2 in their second day of action, falling in the second round of the consolation bracket.

Kewaunee will have no wrestlers competing on Saturday after falling short on Friday. Kemper Robinson and Mitchell Boeder each made the quarterfinals after winning their lone match on Thursday, but tough competition in that round and the consolation round ended their hopes for a podium finish.

The Gibraltar Vikings boys' basketball team will play the final regular season game for the entire area on Saturday when they welcome Hilbert to Fish Creek.

The Vikings have lost four straight games since they swept a weekend set against Sevastopol and St. Lawrence Seminary earlier this month. That includes a 54-24 loss to Menominee (MI) Thursday night. Braden Sitte was the lone Vikings player to reach double figures with 10 points. Aaron Brey added five points and Will Lecy contributed four more in the loss. Saturday's game will include festivities for the team's two seniors, Braden Sitte and Marshall Maltby. Senior Day had to be rescheduled after Maltby became ill and missed two games against Sturgeon Bay and Algoma. Head coach Travis Ward salutes Sitte and Maltby's effort during a memorable time during the program's history.

The Wolves come into the matchup fresh off of snapping a five-game losing streak with a nail-biting 38-36 win over Sheboygan Christian. Kaelin VandenWyngaard leads the team in scoring 14.3 points per game and is second in rebounding with 5.5 boards per game. This will be the first of two straight games against Packerland Conference opponents for the Wolves as they will open their WIAA Tournament run against NEW Lutheran.

Tip-off is set for 2:30 p.m.

The Vikings will then focus on the tournament when they travel to Florence to take on the Bobcats for the second straight year. That game will be covered from Florence on 105.1 The GOAT and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the tip at 7 p.m.

One of the top-scoring teams in the conference did just that against the Green Bay Phoenix men Friday night as Purdue Fort Wayne won the game 85-59.

The Mastodons finished the game shooting 50.8 percent from the field thanks in part to outscoring the Phoenix 40-28 in the paint. Will Eames led the Phoenix with 19 points while Clarence Cummings III added 13 points, and Elijah Jones contributed 12 points.

The Phoenix men are back in the action, but the women will have their chance to right the ship again at the Kress Center on Saturday with a 1 p.m. matinee against Detroit Mercy.

Most of the area's boys' basketball teams wrapped up their regular seasons on Thursday night, some of which captured wins in the process.

The Southern Door Eagles had to fight hard to stay perfect in the Packerland Conference on the final day of the regular season, edging Oconto 76-74.

The Kewaunee Storm boys' basketball team ended their season on a high note, beating county rival Algoma 68-46 in front of its home fans on Thursday night.

The Sevastopol Pioneers struggled to keep up with the Peshtigo Bulldogs Thursday night, losing 83-39.

The Gibraltar Vikings were outscored 17-2 in a decisive third quarter as they went north of the border in a 54-24 loss to Menominee (MI) Thursday night. They will return to action on Saturday afternoon to face Hilbert in their regular season and likely home finale.

Sturgeon Bay got to double-digit wins in the Packerland Conference with 70-61 win over NEW Lutheran.

Luxemburg-Casco stumbled in its finale, losing to Fox Valley Lutheran 87-49.
 

Most of the area's state wrestling qualifiers will return to action on Friday for a second day at the Kohl Center.

The Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team will have its full stable of wrestlers for the second day of the WIAA Individual State Wrestling Tournament on Friday. On the girls' side, Kiley Georgel split her first two matches at 235 pounds to set up her appearance in the consolation rounds on Friday morning. On the boys' side, Jake Jandrin, Carson Blohowiak, and Caleb Delebreau earned bonus points in their wins, while Michael Bostwick advanced by decision. They will return to action Friday morning when Carson Neubert, Blakelee Bastien, Max Ronsman, Isaac Jerabek, and Trace Schoenebeck will wrestle for the first time in this tournament.

The Kewaunee wrestling team will have two of its three wrestlers take the mat again at the Kohl Center as the WIAA Individual State Wrestling Tournament resumes on Friday. After Mitchell VanGoethem dropped his first match, Kemper Robinson earned a winning decision, and Mitchell Boeder registered a pin to advance to Friday morning's quarterfinal round.

Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol's Tiani Lemieux didn't need much time to advance to the semifinals of the WIAA Girls' Individual State Tournament on Thursday. Lemieux pinned both of her opponents in less than 50 seconds to advance to her next matches on Friday night.

Mason Motquin's time in Madison may be over, but Southern Door is still alive in this weekend's WIAA Individual State Wrestling Tournament. Hailey Veeser won both of her matches to earn a spot in the semifinal round of the Girls' 152 lb. bracket. Veeser will wrestle again on Friday night. Teammates Nora LeFevre and Sydney Turner registered pins in the first round before being pinned in the second round. They will wrestle again on Friday morning.

Six local teams are still alive for regional final berths on Friday night, four of which will be featured on the NEW Radio Sports Network.

Two Door County teams are on a crash course for a berth in Saturday's girls' regional title game when Sevastopol hosts Gibraltar Friday night. The game will air on 105.1 The GOAT with Tim Kowols, 96.7 WBDK with Bryan Mazur, and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the opening tip at 7 p.m.

The #1 seeded Kewaunee Storm (22-2) will host the #8 Howards Grove Tigers in a WIAA Division 4 regional semi-final Friday night. The game will be broadcast on 104.1 WRLU and streamed on New Radio Sports Network, with pregame starting at 6:45 p.m. and tip-off at 7:00 p.m.   Paul Schmitt and Henry Annen will have the call from Kewaunee High School.

The Southern Door girls basketball team will try to keep the road wins coming when they head to Sheboygan Lutheran Friday night. Jacob Nate and Matt Malvitz will have the action from Sheboygan Friday night on U-102.1 and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the opening tip at 7 p.m.

Other tournament games include Luxemburg-Casco visiting Watertown for their first game and Algoma traveling to Manitowoc Lutheran.

The Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team made sure there was no repeat of their performance in Oakland, Mich. on Thursday night, trouncing the Golden Grizzlies 74-45.

After losing their previous matchup on a last-second layup, the Phoenix outscored the Golden Grizzlies 18-5 in the first quarter and 15-9 in the second quarter to build up a big advantage at the break.  Maddy Schreiber and Bailey Butler both recorded double-doubles, with Schreiber scoring 15 points and ten rebounds, while Butler had a more unconventional ten rebound/ten assist game. Luxemburg-Casco product Cassie Schiltz chipped in nine points in the win, which was the Phoenix's fifth straight. They return to action Saturday afternoon to face Detroit-Mercy. 

The Phoenix men kick off their weekend at the Kress Center at 6 p.m. Friday against the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons. Northern Kentucky defeated the Phoenix 58-57 last Wednesday at the Resch Center in their last action on the court. Two losses to the Norse bookend a five-game winning streak that has put the Phoenix a half-game behind Oakland for the conference lead.

For most of the local boys' basketball teams, Thursday marks the final tune-up before the start of next week's WIAA Tournament.

Gibraltar is the anomaly on two fronts, as they will play two non-conference games this week before opening tournament play on Tuesday at Florence. They will travel to Menominee (MI) for a 6:30 p.m. tip before ending the regular season with a rescheduled senior day against Hilbert on Saturday at 2:30 p.m.

All of the other teams will end their regular seasons with conference matchups on Thursday with Luxemburg-Casco hosting Fox Valley Lutheran (7 p.m.), Sturgeon Bay hosting NEW Lutheran (7:30 p.m.), Sevastopol traveling to Peshtigo (7:30 p.m.), Southern Door heading to Oconto (7:30 p.m.), and Kewaunee playing at home against Algoma (7:30 p.m.) 

For several local wrestlers, the road to the final matches on Saturday in the WIAA Individual State Wrestling Tournament begins Thursday night.

The schedule for Thursday night is as follows:

Div. 1 & Girls Preliminaries – 3 p.m. (Doors open at 2 p.m.) – Weigh-in at 1:30 p.m.
            (Div. 1 on mats 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8; Girls on mats 4 & 6)
Div. 1 Quarterfinals – Approximately 5:15 p.m.
Div. 2 & 3 Preliminaries, Girls Quarterfinals – 7 p.m. – Div. 2 & Div. 3 Weigh-in at 5 p.m.
           (Div. 2 on mats 1, 2 & 3; Div. 3 on mats 5, 7 & 8; Girls on mats 4 & 6)

The matchups featuring local wrestlers look like this:

D2-106: (5) Jake Jandrin (Luxemburg-Casco (LUCA) 27-6 Sr.) vs. (12) Carter Heimerman Kewaskum (KWSK) 26-16 Fr.

D-2-113: (5) Carson Blohowiak (Luxemburg-Casco (LUCA) 41-8 Jr.) vs. (12) Trevor Bruhn (Jefferson (JEFF) 20-13 Fr.)

D2-126: (7) Michael Bostwick (Luxemburg-Casco (LUCA) 44-10 Sr.) vs. (10) Ivan Woodhull (Northwestern (NORT) 41-14 Fr.)

D2-138: (5) Caleb Delebreau (Luxemburg-Casco (LUCA) 49-6 Sr.) vs. (12) Connor Friend
(Whitewater (WTWR) 37-11 Jr.)

D3-138: (12) Mason Motquin (Southern Door (SODO) 40-11) Sr. vs. (5) Gabe Gerber (Ladysmith (LADY) 44-6 So.)

D3-157: (12) Mitchell VanGoethem (Kewaunee (KWNE) 35-13 Sr.) vs. (5) Troy Duellman
(Cornell/Gilman/Lk. Holc. (CGLH) 36-6 Sr.)

D3-190: (10) Kemper Robinson (Kewaunee (KWNE) 35-13 Sr.) vs. (7) Breyson Kelley 
(Florence (FLOR) 43-7 Jr.)

D3-285: (9) Mitchell Boeder (Kewaunee (KWNE) 40-9 So.) vs. (8) Harrison Graveen (Edgar (EDGA) 38-6 Sr.)

GIRLS 114: (3) Nora LeFevre (Southern Door Girls (SODO) 27-4 So.) vs. (14) Maya Kirchner (Hartford Union Girls (HAUG) 26-10 So.) 

GIRLS 126: (11) Sydney Turner (Southern Door Girls (SODO) 26-9 So.) vs. (6) Kylee Kurszewski (Neenah Girls (NEEN) 24-3 So.)

GIRLS 138: (3) Tiani LeMieux (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol (SBSG) 33-5 So.) vs. (14) Brynn Ellison (Clear Lake Girls (CRLG) 11-4 Jr.)

GIRLS 152: (3) Hailey Veeser (Southern Door Girls (SODO) 30-5 Sr.) vs. (14) Hannah Behrndt (Hamilton Girls (HAML) 8-3 So.) 

GIRLS 235: (11) Kiley Georgel (Luxemburg-Casco Girl (LXCG) 18-5 So.) vs. (6) Jana Kopac (Martin Luther Girls (MLKG) 19-4 Sr.) 

Fans of Green Bay basketball are being tasked with making the Kress Events Center a hostile environment this weekend as it hosts four days of Phoenix hoops.

The two teams will play on alternating days, with the women hosting the Horizon League's Detroit metro teams on Thursday (Oakland) and Saturday (Detroit-Mercy) and the men facing Purdue Fort Wayne on Friday and Youngstown State on Sunday. The Phoenix men and women are both in first place in the Horizon League by the slimmest of margins and cannot afford to lose games and risk losing rank in the tournament seeds. 

The Phoenix women open the weekend of games at the Kress Center on Thursday against Oakland at 7 p.m.

You could be a member of the area's newest team as they host open tryouts next week.

The Green Bay Glory will host an open tryout for their men’s team. Registration is now open for the opportunity scheduled for February 28 from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Capital Credit Union Park in Ashwaubenon. Players who can't make the tryouts in person can submit a video for virtual consideration. You can sign up for the tryouts here.

The Glory has already announced Tommy Geocaris, Timmy Geocaris, Cooper Re, Cam Jochimsen, Will Smestad, Ethan Dietrich, Ben Omernik, Edgar Heredia-Victoria, and Osvaldo Ramirez will join the squad when they begin their season in the late spring and early summer.

Two members of the Luxemburg-Casco Spartan football team that played in the Division 4 State Championship last year will be heading to the 2024 WFCA All-Star Game.

Seniors Trace Schoenebeck and Ezra Waege will represent the north Large School Team at UW-Oshkosh this summer.

Schoenebeck played tight end and linebacker for the Spartans and Ezra Waege anchored the Spartan offensive and defensive lines last season.

Luxemburg-Casco finished 12-2 and claimed the state runner-up trophy after their first state appearance in football in Madison last November.

The WIAA girls' basketball tournament began with a triumphant bang in the area, as four local teams won and will play in their regional semi-finals on Friday.

In Division 5, the Sevastopol Pioneers dominated the St. Thomas Aquinas 65-7 at home, as heard on 96.7 WBDK.

The Gibraltar Vikings traveled north and knocked off the Niagara Badgers 45-43 on 105.1 The Goat, setting up a showdown with the Pioneers on Friday.

In Division 4, the Algoma Wolves led from start to finish to easily defeat the Roncalli Jets 59-39 at home on 104.1 WRLU.

The Southern Door Eagles upset the New Holstein Huskies 47-41 on U102.1 and will advance to Friday’s semi-final.

In Division 3, the Sturgeon Bay Clipper season came to an end with a 48-35 loss to the Tomahawk Hatchets.

Two other area teams received byes on Tuesday.  In Division 4, the Kewaunee Storm will host the winner of Howards Grove/Kohler on Friday night on 104.1 WRLU and the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans will travel to Watertown in a Division 2 matchup. 

The Wisconsin Badgers got a much-needed 74-70 win over the Maryland Terrapins on Tuesday night to get back on the winning track.

Maryland took a 14-13 lead halfway through the first half but Wisconsin was able to open up a 37-29 lead at halftime.

Wisconsin would lead by as many as ten points in the second half, but the Terrapins would make it interesting until the very end.

Max Klesmit hit a huge three-pointer with just under one minute to play that extended the Badger lead to seven points and Wisconsin ended up  28/31 for 90 percent from the free-throw line to ultimately clinch the game from the charity stripe. 

Tyler Wahl led the Badgers in scoring with 18 points and Max Klesmit added 16 more to secure a home win for Wisconsin.

Wisconsin (18-9, 10-6 Big Ten) will now play Indiana next Tuesday on the road.

Just a few weeks after his position as Southern Door Athletic Director was posted online in search of candidates, Mark Jonas found a new job.

Green Bay Preble announced on Tuesday that Jonas would continue his hall-of-fame career at the school after stops at Southern Door, Kaukauna, Oconomowoc, and Hilbert. Jonas led the Eagles to a 20-3 record in his two years on the job, helping his team get to Level 2 of the WIAA Playoffs both seasons. 

Picture courtesy of Green Bay Preble

A college football game may take place at Lambeau Field before Wisconsin's highly-anticipated matchup against Notre Dame in 2026, featuring an improbable team as the host.

Louie Vaccher from WildcatReport.com reports that Northwestern Athletic Director Derrick Gragg told alumni in New York City last week that the football team will play a home game at Lambeau Field during the 2025 season. Northwestern began demolishing Ryan Field earlier this month to pave the way for a new stadium to open in 2026. No team was announced as the "visiting team," but Vaccher suggests that it could be against Wisconsin, which Northwestern is scheduled to be the "home team" against in 2024.

There has been no formal announcement from Northwestern, Wisconsin, or the Green Bay Packers on the potential matchup in Green Bay. Mark Murphy left his role as the athletic director at Northwestern to become the Packers' president and CEO in 2007.

Purple-clad fans were split on the announcement since the athletic department is being viewed as giving away a home game in the name of the money. The announcement also came before the department said where they would play home games while waiting for the new Ryan Field to be built. 

Lambeau Field hosted Wisconsin/LSU on September 3rd, 2016, and is scheduled to host Wisconsin/Notre Dame on September 5th, 2026. Despite the later date, it should be noted that the original date for the Wisconsin/Notre Dame game in 2020 was October 3rd, but it was canceled due to the pandemic.

The road to Green Bay begins on Tuesday with most of the area's teams in action and playing on the NEW Radio Sports Network.

The Sevastopol Pioneers look to defend their regional championship from a year ago when they open against St. Thomas Aquinas Academy in Institute. Bryan Mazur and Tim Ash will have the call on 96.7 WBDK.

The Southern Door Eagles will head south to New Holstein to take on the Huskies in their WIAA opener. Jacob Nate and Matt Malvitz will have the call on U-102.1.

The Algoma Wolves open their WIAA Tournament run with a home game against Roncalli. Paul Schmitt and Reece Robillard will carry the action on 104.1 WRLU.

The Gibraltar Vikings will have an opportunity to avenge last year's exit in the WIAAs when they travel to Niagara for the second consecutive season. Tim Kowols will make the trip for 105.1 The GOAT.

All of the games above will be streamed on NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com and begin at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the opening tip at 7 p.m.

Other games scheduled for Tuesday include Sturgeon Bay traveling to Tomahawk for a 6 p.m. tip while Kewaunee and Luxemburg-Casco don't play until Friday.

Kewaunee County teams went 2-for-2 in their matchups against Door County foes as the area's boys' basketball teams enter their final games of the regular season.

All four Algoma seniors got into the act on Monday during their special night as the Wolves beat the visiting Gibraltar Vikings 56-39 on 105.1 The GOAT.

The final week of the season started with another close game between the Kewaunee Storm and the host Sturgeon Bay Clippers with the visitors bringing home the 60-54 victory on U-102.1.

The Sevastopol Pioneers are still searching for their first Packerland Conference win on the season after falling to Oconto Monday night 90-63.

The Southern Door Eagles tightened its grip on the Packerland Conference with a 72-52 win over NEW Lutheran Monday night.

A day after Indianapolis took its turn hosting the annual NBA showcase, the Milwaukee Bucks are reportedly on the clock to host the All-Star game within the next six years.

According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, the organization and the City of Milwaukee submitted a bid to host the NBA All-Star Games in 2027 and 2028 after 2025 was awarded to San Francisco and the Golden State Warriors and 2026 to Inglewood, California, and the Los Angeles Clippers.

It has been since 1977 that the NBA All-Stars descended on the Cream City for the exhibition. That game was held at the neighboring MECCA. Milwaukee has not held an All-Star Game since 2001 when the MLB hosted a tie game at Miller Park.

Area teams have a target for the post-season to shoot for after the WIAA published the brackets for the boy's basketball tournament brackets on Sunday.

In DIvision 2, #11 Luxemburg-Casco will play at Notre Dame on February 27th for the opportunity to play #3 West De Pere.

In Division 3, #2 Southern Door will wait for Oconto Falls and Peshtigo to sort out who will play them on March 1st. Sturgeon Bay will open their tournament run on February 27th at home against Menominee Indian as the #6 seed. 

In Division 4, #3 Kewaunee has a bye until March 1st, when they play either Oconto or Coleman. The #10 Algoma Wolves will travel to face Weyauwega-Fremont on February 27th with a chance to play #2 St. Mary Catholic on March 1st.

In Division 5, #14 Sevastopol will travel to Gillett as #12 Gibraltar busses to Florence for a second consecutive season. 

The Gibraltar Vikings boys' basketball team plays their final Packerland Conference game of the season on Monday with a trip south to face the Algoma Wolves. Tim Kowols will have the call on 105.1 The GOAT and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com beginning at 7:15 p.m., followed by the opening tip at 7:30 p.m.

Other boys' basketball games slated for Monday include Kewaunee traveling to Sturgeon Bay, Southern Door hosting NEW Lutheran, and Sevastopol playing at home against Oconto. All games begin at 7:30 p.m.

Sevastopol athletes Kylee Duessler and Emily Bley did not have to look far to find the perfect platforms to travel the area promoting during their tenure as Miss Door County and Miss Door County Teen.

Duessler is at the tail end of her basketball season before she heads into the track season, where she qualified for last year's state meet in the 200m dash. The pair played with each other on the Pioneers volleyball team that made it to the regional semifinal last season after two consecutive trips to the sectional round. 

Duessler, a future UW-Milwaukee biomedical engineering student, will promote her community service initiative, “Trust Your Training; Anxiety Awareness in Athletics,” over the next year. Bley, a future NWTC nursing student, will discuss her community service initiative, “Nutrition Before Competition,” over the next year as well.  After struggling with them, the pair discussed why the issues were important to them.

Duessler and the Pioneers' girls basketball team will open their WIAA Tournament run at home against St. Thomas Aquinas on Tuesday at 7 p.m. 

The area's 17 individual state qualifiers have a little more direction now after the WIAA released the state wrestling brackets on Sunday.

Southern Door's Nora LeFevre, Hailey Veeser, Sydney Turner, and Mason Motquin, Kewaunee's Mitchell Boeder, Kemper Robinson and Mitchell VanGoethem, Luxemburg-Casco's Jake Jandrin, Carson Neubert, Caleb Delebreau, Isaac Jerabek, Max Ronsman, Michael Bostwick, Blakelee Bastien,Trace Schoenebeck, Carson Blohowiak, and Kiley Georgel, and Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol's Tiani Lemieux all punched their tickets to the state tournament by either coming in the top three (boys) or winning (girls) in their brackets during Saturday's sectional tournaments.

You can find the brackets here. You can find the schedule for the individual state tournament below:

SESSION 1 – Thursday, Feb. 22 - Eight Mats
Div. 1 & Girls Preliminaries – 3 p.m. (Doors open at 2 p.m.) – Weigh-in at 1:30 p.m.
            (Div. 1 on mats 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8; Girls on mats 4 & 6)
Div. 1 Quarterfinals – Approximately 5:15 p.m.
Div. 2 & 3 Preliminaries, Girls Quarterfinals – 7 p.m. – Div. 2 & Div. 3 Weigh-in at 5 p.m.
           (Div. 2 on mats 1, 2 & 3; Div. 3 on mats 5, 7 & 8; Girls on mats 4 & 6)
Note: All weight classes will be wrestled in consecutive order from lowest to highest on next available mat.

SESSION 2 – Friday, Feb. 23 - Eight Mats 
Div. 1 & Girls Consolations – 10 a.m. (Doors open at 9 a.m.)
           (Div. 1 on mats 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8; Girls on mats 4 & 6) 
Div. 1  and Girls Weigh-Ins: 8:30 a.m. / Div. 2-3 Weigh-Ins at 9 a.m.
Div. 2 & 3 Quarterfinals – Approximately 15 minutes following previous round 
           (Div. 2 on mats 1, 2 & 3; Div. 3 on mats 5, 7 & 8; Girls on mats 4 & 6)
Div. 1 & Girls Consolation Quarterfinals – Approximately 15 minutes following previous round
           (Div. 1 on mats 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8; Girls on mats 4 & 6)
Div. 2 & 3 Consolation Quarterfinals – Approximately 15 minutes following previous round
           (Div. 2 on mats 1, 2 & 3; Div. 3 on mats 5, 7 & 8; Girls on mats 4 & 6)
Note: All weight classes will be wrestled in consecutive order from lowest to highest on next available mat.

SESSION 3 – Friday, Feb. 23 - Eight Mats
Div. 1, 2, 3 & Girls Semifinals - 7 p.m.  (Doors open at 6 p.m.)  
           (Div. 1 on mats 1 & 2; Div. 2 on mats 3 & 5; Div. 3 on mats 7 & 8; Girls on mats 4 & 6)
Note: All weight classes will be wrestled in consecutive order from lowest to highest on next available mat. 

SESSION 4 – Saturday, Feb. 24 - Eight Mats
All Weigh-Ins: 8:30 a.m.
Div. 1, 2, 3 & Girls Consolation Semifinals - 10 a.m.  (Doors open at 9 a.m.) 
           (Div. 1 on mats 1 & 2; Div. 2 on mats 3 & 5; Div. 3 on mats 7 & 8; Girls on mats 4 & 6)
Div. 1, 2, 3 & Girls Fifth-Place Matches* 
Div. 1, 2, 3 & Girls Third-Place Matches* 
* Fifth-place and third-place matches will run concurrently by weight class following all consolation matches.

SESSION 5 – Saturday, Feb. 24 - Four Mats
March of Champions – 5:30 p.m. (Doors open at 4 p.m.)
Div. 1, 2, 3  & Girls Championships - (Div. 1 on mat 1; Girls on mat 2, Div. 2 on mat 3; Div. 3 on mat 4)

It will feel a few degrees warmer on Saturday when the Milwaukee Brewers play their first spring training exhibition.

The team reported for its first season last week under Pat Murphy's tutelage. The Brewers made their splash in the free agency waters last month when they signed Rhys Hoskins to a two-year contract while seeing Corbin Burnes and Brandon Woodruff head to different pastures. This month, the Brewers have signed RHP Joshua Quezada, RHP Jakob Junis, LHP DL Hall, and INF Joey Ortiz.

The Brewers open their spring training schedule against the San Diego Padres on Saturday and the Colorado Rockies on Sunday.

Door and Kewaunee counties will be well represented at next weekend's WIAA State Wrestling Tournament in Madison.

All five of the Eagles' competing girls made it to the championship match, but it was Nora LeFevre, Hailey Veeser, and Sydney Turner who punched their tickets with sectional championships. On the boys' side, Mason Motquin battled his way to a third-place finish to clinch his spot in the state tournament field. 

For the Storm, Mitchell Boeder lost his chance at a sectional title before winning his second place match. Kemper Robinson and Mitchell VanGoethem made their way through from the consolation semis to earn their spots in the tournament field.

Nine members of the Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team will spend consecutive weekends in Madison after a successful outing at the WIAA Sectional Meet in Oconto Falls on Saturday. Jake Jandrin, Carson Neubert, Caleb Delebreau, Isaac Jerabek, and Max Ronsman will all have top seeds in next weekend's state tournament at the Kohl Center as sectional champions. Michael Bostwick, Blakelee Bastien, and Trace Schoenebeck nearly became sectional champions in their own right while Carson Blohowiak battled his way into the field with a third-place finish. On the girls' side, Kiley Georgel won her lone match of the day to become Luxemburg-Casco's first female state qualifier. 

Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol's Tiani Lemieux clinched her second straight trip to the WIAA State Meet by hardly breaking a sweat. Lemieux pinned both of her opponents in less than two minutes total. Teammate Olivia Hofrichter split her two matches to come up just shy of a chance to go herself. On the boys' side, Spencer Madsen was the highest-placing wrestler as he missed out on a trip to Madison with a fourth-place finish.

Picture courtesy of Southern Door Wrestling Club

That’s a wrap on the 2023-2024 season. As the Door County United Boys close out the winter sports season, there's a whole lot to celebrate.

Wrapping up the season as an entire team at the D-2 State Championship is the biggest highlight to take from the past 14 weeks.  It isn't often that an entire team finds their way to the state competition, and this accomplishment is due by-in-large to the strong team culture the boys have developed this season.

As we end the season here’s a snapshot of the evening:
-The 200 Medley Relay (Ezra Linnan, Jack Monfils, Luke Filar, Logan Filar) swam a 1:46.26 taking 16th overall. Monfils swam his fastest 50 Breast split, breaking 28 seconds to go a 27.87.

-Monfils placed 9th overall in the 200 IM with a time of 2:00.86 and later followed this performance in the 100 Breast to place 11th with a time of 1:02.17.

As a team, DCU placed 24th out of 32 with a total of 17 points. Monfils brought in 15 total points, while the relay earned an additional 2.

It was a brilliant season and there are so many huge moments to celebrate. In spite of insurmountable challenges, this team proved their strength and fortitude time and time again. 

The Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team will enter its final homestand of the season on a happy note after beating Youngstown State on the road 71-59.

It was a game of runs early on as the Phoenix had an 8-1 run answered by a 7-0 run by the Penguins. The Phoenix would stretch the lead out in the second quarter as they outscored the Penguins 16-9 in the frame. A 12-0 run by the Penguins brought the game to within one before the Phoenix answered with a stretch of their own that put the game out of reach. 

Four Phoenix players reached double figures led by Maddy Schreiber and Natalie McNeal scoring 18 points apiece. 

The Phoenix remains tied with Cleveland State for first place in the Horizon League ahead of visits from Oakland and Detroit Mercy over the next seven days. 

The Green Bay Gamblers made the most of their trip to Sioux Falls by winning both of their games against the Stampede.

In Friday's 5-4 win, the Gamblers scored two goals in the final 10 minutes to steal one from the home team. Jayson Shaugabay and Ryan Humphrey each registered multi-point games while Adam Gajan stopped 30 out of 34 shots in the win.

Saturday's matchup was much more comfortable as the Gamblers answered an early Stampede goal with six of their own in a 6-1 victory. Twelve players registered at least point in the contest as Gavin Moffatt stopped 32 of the 33 shots he faced.

Door County's two teams south of the 42/57 split picked up big Packerland Conference wins on Friday night.

On U-102.1, the Southern Door Eagles earned a share of the Packerland Conference Championship Friday night, where they faced Kewaunee and emerged victorious, 82-61.

Four different Sturgeon Bay Clippers broke double figures and two others were within a basket as they rolled past Gibraltar Friday night 87-68 in Fish Creek on 105.1 The GOAT.

The Sevastopol Pioneers were burned by NEW Lutheran 79-51 despite a hot shooting night from Oliver Matthews.

The Luxemburg Casco Spartans were on the road Friday night trying to make it a winning week but fell short against the Waupaca Comets, 75-48 as heard on 104.1 WRLU. 

The area's teams will learn their fate in the WIAA Tournament when they announce the brackets on Sunday.

The Door County United Swim Team performed strongly in their final meet of the year as they participated in three events Friday night at the WIAA State Meet.

Jack Monfils had a busy night, finishing in 9th place in the 200 yd Individual Medley 2:00.86. He also finished in 11th 100 yd Breaststroke with a time of 1:02.17

Monfils was also on the 200 Individual Medley Relay that took 16th with a time of 1:46.26. He was joined on the team by Luke and Logan Filar, and Ezra Linnan.

The team took 24th out of 32 teams with 17 points with McFarland win the Division 2 State Meet with 325 points.

Kewaunee, Southern Door, Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol, and Luxemburg-Casco all have wrestlers looking to punch their tickets for a date next weekend at the Kohl Center. Still, they first have to make it through their sectionals on Saturday.

The Storm and Eagles will head to Shawano for their sectional tournament. Aiden Ducat, Kemper Robinson, Mitchell Boeder, Mitchell VanGoethem, and Nolan Lambrecht will represent the Storm, while Mason Motquin, Trevor Englebert, and Lance Veeser will do the same for the Eagles.

The Spartans and SBS will visit Oconto Falls for their sectional meet. Spencer Madsen, Alex Andreae, Zak Wrobel, and Seth Laughlin clinched sectional berths for SBS while Carson Neubert, Caleb Delebreau, Max Ronsman, Jake Jandrin, Carson Blohowiak, Michael Bostwick, Blakelee Bastien, Isaac Jerabek, Trace Schoenebeck, Ezra Waege, Caleb Salentine, and Sam Schutz will represent the Spartans.

SBS and Luxemburg-Casco will begin their road to Madison at 9 a.m. while Kewaunee and Southern Door will commence at 10 a.m.

The Green Bay Phoenix will try to hold onto to its place in the Horizon League standings when it plays Youngstown State on Saturday afternoon.

The Green Bay Phoenix won their third straight game on Thursday, beating Robert Morris 60-50 on the road. Luxemburg-Casco product Cassie Schiltz led the way with 14 points, while Jenna Guyer tallied 13 off the bench. Bailey Butler and Natalie McNeal also cracked double figures in the win for the Phoenix.

The Penguins carry their four-game winning streak into the game, last beating Wright State 72-52 on Valentine's Day.

The two teams will duke it out on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.

Three games featuring five local teams will be featured on the NEW Radio Sports Network ahead of Selection Sunday for the WIAA Boys' Basketball Tournament.

Southern Door will state its argument for sole possession of the Packerland Conference title when they travel to Kewaunee on Friday. Matt Malvitz and Reece Robillard will have the call on U-102.1 and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com beginning at 7:15 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the opening tip at 7:30 p.m.

Gibraltar will honor its seniors and one of its longtime coaches Kent Sitte ahead of its matchup against Sturgeon Bay on Friday. Tim Kowols will have the call on 105.1 The GOAT and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com beginning at 7:15 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the opening tip at 7:30 p.m.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans boys will travel to Waupaca Friday night to take on the Comets in North Eastern Conference basketball. The game will be broadcast on 104.1 WRLU and streamed on the New Radio Sports Network.  Pregame is set for 6:45 p.m. with tip off scheduled for 7:00 p.m.  Eric Fischer and Paul Schmitt will do the call from Waupaca High School. 

Sevastopol will travel to NEW Lutheran for its 7:30 p.m. Friday matchup.

The area's girls' basketball teams will now turn their focus to the postseason after concluding the regular season slate on Thursday.

After winning their respective games, Sevastopol and Kewaunee will share the Packerland Conference title. The Storm handled their local rivals Algoma 51-36, while the Pioneers toppled Peshtigo at home 53-29. 

Southern Door fell in their home finale 58-40 to Oconto.

Gibraltar headed on a high note into the postseason as they blew past Stockbridge 67-27.

Sturgeon Bay fought hard but came up short against NEW Lutheran 41-28.

Luxemburg-Casco was nipped by Fox Valley Lutheran at home 42-37.

All local teams, with the exception of Kewaunee, will open their tournament games on Tuesday. You can find that schedule below:

In Division 2, #6 Luxemburg-Casco will start on the road at Watertown on February 23rd, setting up a match-up between #2 West De Pere or the winner of Slinger and West Bend West.

In Division 3, #10 Sturgeon Bay will travel to Tomahawk on February 20th with a chance to play Freedom in the regional semi-final. 

In Division 4, Kewaunee earned the #1 seed, and they will wait for the winner for Kohler and Howards Grove. #6 Algoma will host Roncalli, and #10 Southern Door will travel to New Holstein in the opening round on February 20th.

In Division 5, #2 Sevastopol will host St. Thomas Aquinas on February 20th with a chance at a Packerland matchup on February 23rd if #10 Gibraltar can get past Niagara on the road.

Picture courtesy of School District of Sevastopol

It is the end of the pool for the Door County United Swim Team as they head to Waukesha South High School for the WIAA Division 2 State Meet. 

DCU will have swimmers in three different events:

• 200 Yard Medley Relay (Heat 1, Lane 7)
• Jack Monfils, 200 Yard Individual Medley (Heat 2, Lane 8)
• Jack Monfils, 100 Yard Breaststroke (Heat 2, Lane 2) 

Monfils swam one of top eight qualifying times in his two individual meets, including a sectional winning time in the breaststroke.

The first events are scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. for swimmers. The diving side of the state meet will take place earlier in the day. Division 1 schools will have their state meet on Saturday.

The Green Bay Phoenix won their third straight game on Thursday as they beat Robert Morris 60-50 on the road.

The game was tight for three quarters as the Colonials drew to within one point entering the fourth. That stretch include an offensive struggle in the second quarter when just 14 points were scored. The Phoenix took control in the final period, outscoring the Colonials 22-13, including 12 made free throws.

Luxemburg-Casco product Cassie Schiltz led the way with 14 points, while Jenna Guyer tallied 13 points off the bench. Bailey Butler and Natalie McNeal also cracked double figures in the win for the Phoenix.

The Phoenix wrap up their swing out east on Saturday with a 12:30 p.m. tip against Youngstown State.

The Packerland Conference will rely on the final day of the regular season to decide its championship will be shared or not.

Kewaunee and Sevastopol enter the evening tied atop the Packerland Conference standings with identical 13-2 marks. If both teams lose, Oconto could even lay claim to a piece of the title as they sit at 12-3 in the conference. The key games to watch for that have title aspirations include the Storm visiting Algoma (7:30 p.m.), the Pioneers hosting Peshtigo (7:30 p.m.), and Southern Door hosting the Blue Devils (7:30 p.m.).

In other local girls' basketball games of note, Gibraltar will conclude its home slate against Stockbridge (6 p.m.), Sturgeon Bay will host NEW Lutheran (6:30 p.m.), and Luxemburg-Casco will battle Fox Valley Lutheran at home (7 p.m.).

After Thursday's games, the focus will shift to the tournament that begins on Tuesday for every team except Kewaunee, which has a bye to the Friday regional semi-final.

It came down to the final seconds to decide the Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team's fate as they lost to Northern Kentucky 58-57 at the Resch Center on Wednesday night.

The two teams went toe-to-toe all night long as the score was tied seven times to go along with 12 lead changes as they both shot under 40 percent from the field. The Phoenix were able to take a bite out of their three-point halftime deficit, but the Norse's Marques Warrick spoiled a 7-0 run by the Phoenix with a lay-up off the glass to give his team the one-point advantage with five seconds left. The Phoenix would run two more plays, ending with Noah Reynolds' last-second shot going off the front of the rim. 

Reynolds finished with 18 points to lead the Phoenix as Preston Ruedinger added 10 points in the loss. The Norse had three players finish double figures.

With the men idle, the Phoenix women will have the focus with games at Robert Morris on Thursday (6 p.m.) and at Youngstown State on Saturday (12:30 p.m.). The Phoenix have won three of their last five games as they try to retake sole possession of first place in the Horizon League from Cleveland State.

How does it feel to be an athletic director? Algoma Athletic Director Whitney Ebert answered that question by going back to when she was an athlete at the school.

She says on her time growing up that she grew up liking sports. "I love being active and thrive off of movement. In my Elementary and Middle School years, I enjoyed having the opportunity to play just about every sport throughout the year. I played Soccer, Basketball, and Softball and I ran Cross Country and Track & Field.”

She adds she was a dedicated athlete who had success because she was willing to put in the work and miles in the off-season and focused on the little things like strength training, recovery, and nutrition.

Being an athlete helped her in her job, as she says, because she was a multisport athlete for her high school and college careers. "You learn the importance of athletics for personal development and the needs of student-athletes and coaches. Every sport has highs and lows, and every athlete has gone through high and low points in sports. I am here to relate, listen, and help them through the process. The ability to relate as an Algoma student-athlete and Algoma alumni is something that gave me pride to pursue this role and give back to the community.”

Ebert was brought back to Algoma after college, after she graduated in May 2020, during Covid. "I believe it was a blessing in disguise as I got to be a part of a few of my family” 's business adventures. I was able to be a part of my family’s start-up of Salmon’s Meat Products and Homestead Kitchen Tap."

In 2022, Ebert decided that she wanted to do something more related to her Bachelor’s degree in Public Health & Community Health Education that she earned at UW-LaCrosse. "I was drawn to the Algoma Community Wellness Center as I like the atmosphere and was familiar with it as it opened my senior year of high school in 2015."  Since March 2022, Ebert has managed the Algoma Community Wellness Center, valuing how it is making the Algoma community a happier and healthier place.

In July 2022, Ebert started her role as the Middle School and High School Athletic & Activities Director, which has often been challenging and rewarding. "An Athletic Director is responsible for managing all aspects of their school’s athletic programs. This can involve scheduling, hiring, finding officials and workers, ordering equipment, student grade checks, athletic director meetings, coaches meetings, facility and game management, etc."

According to Ebert, every day is different as an athletic director, as there are multiple sports that have different levels. The role revolves around problem-solving and working ahead. "Deep down, the AD role is rewarding as you get to watch the student-athletes grow together as a team and improve their skills as individuals. Yes, there may be late nights and long days, but what keeps you going is that you are helping the students and giving them opportunities." 

Ebert says the most fun part of being an athletic director is making connections with the students and helping them grow as not only an athlete but as a person. "I also enjoy how every day is different as an athletic director. Yes, sports seasons are seasonal, but you are always working on something for an upcoming season and problem-solving. In a nutshell, you get to be around and work with sports as your job."

The Green Bay Blizzard are just over a month away from the start of the season, and they are continuing to add pieces to their roster.

Within the last week, the Blizzard signed WR Daniel Hoffman, OL Elias Marte, and WR Harry Ballard III. You can click the links below to learn more about each player.

The Blizzard will open their 2024 campaign at home against the Massachusetts Pirates at 3:05 p.m.

As the local teams look to improve their resume for the upcoming WIAA tournament, the regular season for the boy's basketball in the area winds down with conference titles still at stake.

On Tuesday, the Southern Door Eagles continue their strong play in the Packerland Conference by upending the Gibraltar Vikings 79-51 in Brussels on 105.1 The Goat.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers turned a six-point lead at halftime into a 54-43 home win over the Algoma Wolves behind Jackson Starr’s 17 points.

In Institute, the visiting Kewaunee Storm blew past the Sevastopol Pioneers 82-34 to stay one game behind conference leader Southern Door before its showdown with the Eagles on Friday night.

In Northeastern Conference play, on a 104.1 WRLU, the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans fell to the Little Chute Mustangs in a game of runs 76-55, despite 22 points from JD Glampe.

A dual meet win over one of their chief rivals carried extra weight for the Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team, and not just because it clinched their 20th Team State appearance in program history.

The Spartans' 49-20 win over fellow NEC stalwart Freedom marked the 1000th dual meet in the school's history, many of which occurred at the UW Fieldhouse, where they will compete for a state title on March 2nd—the evening started with a 56-16 win over Wittenberg-Birnamwood.

(photo of Carson Neubert courtesy of Ron LeCloux)

After losing four consecutive Big Ten Conference games, the Wisconsin Badgers pulled out a 62-54 win over the Ohio State Buckeyes.

A close first half saw the Badgers take a commanding 34-21 lead into intermission after a 14-2 run to close out the half.

Wisconsin would build a 16-point lead at 44-28 with about 15 minutes to play, before the Buckeyes went on a 8-0 run to cut the lead to single digits. 

Ohio State would cut it to 50-47 with two minutes to play but the Badgers close out their first win in nearly three weeks.

Steven Crowl had a double-double with 16 points and ten rebounds, while AJ Storr did the same with 14 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Badgers.

Wisconsin (9-5, 17-8 overall) will now play at Iowa to take on the Hawkeyes at Carver Arena on Saturday.

The Milwaukee Bucks ran into a red-hot Miami Heat team Tuesday night, falling 123-97 before a disappointed home crowd at Fiserv Forum.

The Heat led from start to finish, hitting nearly half of their three-point shots by draining 26 of 47 from beyond the arc.

Taking a 40-28 lead after one quarter, the Heat outscored the Bucks by five points in the remaining three periods to cruise to an easy win.

The Bucks were led by Giannis Antetokounmpo with 23 points and 11 rebounds.  Damien Lillard, Malik Beasley, and Bobby Portis added 16 each, but it was not nearly enough.

Nikola Jovic paced the Heat with 24 points and was 5/8 from the three-point line.

Milwaukee (35-20) will now try to regroup before the All-Star break when they travel to Memphis to take on the Grizzlies (18-36) on Thursday.  

The Green Bay Glory will be making history with every announcement made in the coming weeks as they organization prepares for its 2024 campaign.

Last week, the Green Bay Glory announced they would field a men's and women's teams in 2024. It marks the first time a semi-professional men's team will play in the 920 in the Green Bay Voyageurs ceased operations after the 2021 season.

You can read more about the first players named to squad below:

Resume building is still the theme for local boys' basketball teams in their regular season's penultimate week, including two games featured on the NEW Radio Sports Network.

The Gibraltar Vikings boys' basketball takes a two-game winning streak to Brussels on Tuesday night when they play the Southern Door Eagles. Tim Kowols will have the call on 105.1 The GOAT beginning at 7:15 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the tip-off at 7:30 p.m. The game will also be streamed worldwide at NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com.

After an exhilarating 64-57 win on Monday night over Green Bay West, the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans are set to travel south in the “Battle of LC’s” against the Little Chute Mustangs on 104.1 WRLU on Tuesday night. Eric Fischer and Henry Annen will have the call of 104.1 WRLU and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com, with the pregame show starting at 6:45 and tipoff slated for 7 pm.  

Other games slated for Tuesday include Sturgeon Bay hosting Algoma (7:30 p.m.) and Kewaunee visiting Sevastopol (7:30 p.m.).

The Packerland Conference title will go down to a final day on Thursday after an exciting Monday night of action.

The Kewaunee Storm girls' basketball team remains tied atop the Packerland Conference after beating Sturgeon Bay Monday night 56-14. The Storm will play for at least a share of the Packerland Conference when they play Algoma on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. 

The Sevastopol Pioneers girls' basketball team can clinch a share of the Packerland Conference title with a win on Thursday after beating fellow conference leader Oconto 49-39 on Monday night. The Pioneers play Peshtigo on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and can get a share of the conference title with a win and capture it outright with a win and a Kewaunee loss to Algoma.

In what head coach Mark Zastrow called their most complete game of the season, the Algoma Wolves girls' basketball team used timely shooting and a strong defensive effort to beat Gibraltar on the road 55-33 Monday night on 105.1 The GOAT.

Southern Door was edged on the road in Green Bay 48-43 by NEW Lutheran.

Luxemburg-Casco could not climb out of a 17-point halftime deficit in its 58-43 loss to Valders.

The Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team could make its final trip to the Division 2 Team State Tournament next month at the UW Fieldhouse with a pair of wins in front of its home fans on Tuesday night.

The Spartans will face Wittenberg-Birnamwood at 6 p.m. before battling the winner of Winneconne and Freedom in the second match if they secure a victory.

Sectional qualifiers Carson Neubert, Caleb Delebreau, Max Ronsman, Jake Jandrin, Carson Blohowiak, Michael Bostwick, Blakelee Bastien, Isaac Jerabek, Trace Schoenebeck, Ezra Waege, Caleb Salentine, and Sam Schutz helped secure the regional title with 270 points and 18 total pins. 

The other teams had their fair share of success as well, with Freedom (11 sectional qualifiers, 3 regional champions) Wittenberg-Birnamwood (9,3), and Winneconne (5,1) combining for 25 sectional qualifiers and seven champions.

The winner of Tuesday's team sectional will go to the Team State tournament in Madison. Because of the WIAA's Performance Factor rules, the Spartans are likely destined to moved up to Division 1 next year thanks in part to their success. 

The announcement of the WIAA postseason brackets will not deter the area's girls' basketball teams from trying to finish the regular season on a high note.

In Division 2, #6 Luxemburg-Casco will start on the road at Watertown on February 23rd, setting up a match-up between #2 West De Pere or the winner of Slinger and West Bend West.

In Division 3, #10 Sturgeon Bay will travel to Tomahawk on February 20th with a chance to play Freedom in the regional semi-final on the line. 

In Division 4, Kewaunee earned the #1 seed, and they will wait for the winner for Kohler and Howards Grove. #6 Algoma will host Roncalli, and #10 Southern Door will travel to New Holstein in the opening round on February 20th.

In Division 5, #2 Sevastopol will host St. Thomas Aquinas on February 20th with a chance at a Packerland matchup on February 23rd if #10 Gibraltar can get past Niagara on the road.

Before they get there, however, there is still regular season basketball to be had, with Gibraltar hosting Algoma for a 7:30 p.m. tip. Tim Kowols will have the call on 105.1 The GOAT and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com beginning at 7:15 p.m. with the pregame show.

Other 7:30 p.m. tips scheduled for Monday include Sevastopol hosting Oconto and Sturgeon Bay traveling to Kewaunee. Southern Door will play at NEW Lutheran at 6:30 p.m.

The Luxemburg-Casco boys' basketball will start their week with a non-conference matchup at home against Green Bay West.

The Spartans fell to the Freedom Irish at home Thursday night 72-37. The luck of the Irish took over Luxemburg as a flurry of scoring came early from Drew Kortz, who finished the evening with 20 points. Leading scorers for Luxemburg-Casco include Braeden Schley with 8, JD Glampe with 7, and Mason Trimburger with 6. 

The Wildcats have struggled to a 4-16 mark with a win against Green Bay East in its last ten games in its Silent Night matchup, its lone highlight. In their previous game, Sam Hemery scored 22 points, and two others registered 13 points in a 72-57 loss to Menasha.

The Spartans and Wildcats take to the court at 7 p.m. Monday night in Luxemburg.

The Door County United Boys continued to impress in the pool as they swam an amazing sectional meet at Ashwaubenon High School.  Best times marked the day, as well as three state-bid swims.

Here are the major highlights:

• An epic two-second drop to place third in the 200 Medley Relay (Ezra Linnan, Jack Monfils, Luke Filar, Logan Filar) and earn a state berth at a time of 1:45.70. They head into state as the 14th seed overall. 
• A podium finish and best time for George Atwell in the 200 Free with an eighth-place finish at 2:02.25, a full 14 seconds off his first race of the season.
• An epic 200 IM performance from Monfils to place second and earn an individual state berth with a time of 2:00.53. He enters next weekend as an 8th seed and has the opportunity to break two minutes. 
• Two great swims in the 50 Free to place seventh and twelfth, respectively. Logan Filar found his way to the podium with a season-best swim of 23.73, and Linnan had a personal-best time of 24.51. 
• A follow-up stellar performance in the 100 Free, where we continued to bring in points with an eighth and fourteenth place finish. Logan Filar swam a season best of 51.83 and had a podium finish, and Luke Filar brought in a personal best at 55.48.
• An outstanding 500 performance from Atwell to place the fourteenth and swim a personal best of 5:52.60. That’s a 41-second time drop since the first swim of the season!
• An outstanding 200 Free Relay (Logan Filar, Linnan, Luke Filar, Monfils) with a season-best time of 1:35.48 to place seventh. Linnan swam a personal best 50 split of 24.00, and Luke Filar swam a split of 24.41. 
• Two great swims in the 100 Back to place sixth and thirteenth overall. Linnan swam a personal best and had a podium finish at 1:00.04, and Luke Filar swam a great swim at 1:08.31. 
• An automatic state bid and personal best swim from Monfils in his first-place finish on the 100 Breast with a time of 1:00.83. He enters next weekend as a fifth seed and is on the verge of breaking a minute! 

The small but fierce team of five took seventh overall in a field of 10, bringing in a total of 155 points.

Final standings:
1. Rhinelander- 389
2. Ashwaubenon- 365
3. River Falls- 283.5
4. Pulaski- 210
5. Rice Lake- 204
6. Menomonie- 188
7. Sturgeon Bay Co-op- 155
8. Tomahawk- 127.5
9. Antigo- 107
10. Medford- 75

Their next meet will be Friday, February 16, at Waukesha South for the D-2 State Championships. Swimming begins at 5:30, and doors for spectators open at 4:30.

As your Sturgeon Bay Clippers Ski and Snowboard team wrapped up their conference season over the past week, they were led by three Seniors who proved just how far you can come through four years of commitment and determination.  On Saturday, Senior Alpine Racer Julia Gregory had her best results, finishing 16th overall at the Ski Brule meet, including 14th and 15th place finishes in the Super G and Giant Slalom events.  Julia was a positive influence on younger members of the team throughout the season. It even proved that the team motto* was more facetious than serious by skipping the final meet of the season to focus on her coursework.  Yes, Virginia, there is still such a thing as a student-athlete!

Senior Ben Stephens also had some of the best meets of his career over the past week, resulting in a 16th-place finish at Ski Brule and an 18th-place finish at Snowriver on Tuesday.  Ben had outstanding Giant Slalom, and Super G runs in both meets to cap off a great career, exemplified by consistent improvement.  

Luxemburg-Casco continued their string of success at the WIAA Regional Wrestling Tournament, but wrestlers from the area's other three teams will also be sending competitors to next week's sectional meets.

The Spartans won the Two Rivers regional with 298 points, more than 130 points more than second place Winneconne. Twelve of its 14 wrestlers will move onto next week's sectional meet, including regional champions Carson Neubert (120), Caleb Delebreau (138), and Max Ronsman (150). The top four in each weight class move on to next week's sectional meet. As a result of their regional title, Luxemburg-Casco will wrestle in the team sectional on Tuesday in front of their home crowd. Wrestling begins that night at 6 p.m.

The Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestling team will send four wrestlers to next week's sectional meet after a successful day at the Two Rivers Regional on Saturday. Spencer Madsen took home the top prize at 144 pounds, accumulating two decisions and a major along the way. Alex Andreae, Zak Wrobel, and Seth Laughlin also clinch sectional berths.

Three Southern Door wrestlers extended their season at least one more week after successful afternoons at the Cedar Grove-Belgium Regional. Mason Motquin (132) and Trevor Englebert (144) both took second place while Lance Veeser (150) secured his spot with a third-place finish.

Three Kewaunee Storm wrestlers found the top of the podium at the Cedar Grove-Belgium Regional on Saturday. Aiden Ducat (113), Kemper Robinson (190), and Mitchell Boeder (285) won their respective brackets while two others found their way into the consolation rounds. The Storm finished in fourth place with 150 points, just over 90 points behind first-place Random Lake.

Gibraltar and Sevastopol's boys' basketball returned home from non-conference matchups with victories on Saturday.

After starting 0-for-2024, the Gibraltar Vikings have put together two straight wins after beating St. Lawerence Seminary 57-41 on Saturday afternoon.

The Sevastopol Pioneers snapped a six-game losing streak in Oshkosh on Saturday, beating Wabeno-Laona 60-49.

The Sevastopol Pioneers girls' basketball team took round two against Wabeno-Laona on Saturday afternoon at the Oshkosh Arena, beating them 50-39.

The Pioneers outscored the Rebels 24-13 in the first half before the two teams played level in the second half.

Leading scorer Kayla Ranly did most of her damage in the second half, scoring 15 of her team-high 22 points after the break. Naomi Rikkola added 14 points and two others scored at least four points in the win. Lily Terry had a similar game to Ranly for the Rebels, scoring 12 of her team-high 14 points in the second half. Rylee Yaeger scored nine points and two others registered seven points for the Rebels in the loss.

Jack Monfils has plans for next weekend after the Door County United swimmer clinched a spot in the WIAA State Swim Meet.

Monfils took first in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:00.83 to earn his space on the heat sheet. The winner in each event is guaranteed a spot in the state meet, which will take place at Waukesha South on February 16th and 17th. All other competitors will have to wait to see if their season will be extended.

Event 2 Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay

1 Rhinelander 1:40.71 1:38.68 1) Zacha King SR 2) Shawn Denis JR 3) Brock Arrowood JR 4) Dolan O JR

2 Ashwaubenon 1:44.03 1:42.02 1) Alexander Smits SR 2) Anthony Hendrickson JR 3) Trevor Dietzler JR 4) Tommy McNicoll FR

3 Sturgeon Bay Co-op 1:47.34 1:45.70 1) Ezra Linnan SR 2) Jack Monfils SO 3) Luke Filar FR 4) Logan Filar SR

4 Pulaski 1:48.52 1:47.03 1) Patrick Reynolds FR 2) Patrick Lara SR 3) Jace Olson JR 4) Carter Grasse JR

5 Tomahawk 1:52.52 1:47.24 1) Trey Morrison SR 2) Zach Germano JR 3) Dane DeKiep FR 4) Sam Zastrow JR

6 Rice Lake 1:51.63 1:49.68 1) Dominic Hernandez SR 2) Carson Donze SR 3) Brandon Mincoff SO 4) Luke Watrud SR

7 Menomonie 1:55.74 1:50.82 1) Thomas Seim SO 2) Connor Klimek SR 3) Gavin Hall SR 4) Ryan Rood FR

8 River Falls 1:59.55 1:57.36 1) Jacob Weiss SO 2) Kai Hagen SR 3) Cooper Sheely JR 4) Ethan Engler SR

9 Antigo 2:01.85 1:59.32 1) Garrett Tomzcyk SO 2) Egan Trabant McKenna FR 3) Ezra Santiago JR 4) Rutger Busse FR

10 Medford 2:12.43 2:13.50 1) Logan Rouiller SO 2) Roger Mann SO 3) Mason Reimann JR 4) Rhys Buskerud FR

Event 3 Boys 200 Yard Freestyle

1 Samson Shinners JR Rhinelander 1:48.71 1:48.02

2 Andrew Hodek SR Ashwaubenon 1:51.92 1:49.70

3 Parker Bohm FR Ashwaubenon 1:57.78 1:55.62

4 Alton Lesneski SR River Falls 2:02.44 1:55.88

5 Brady Wallace JR Ashwaubenon 2:00.50 1:56.89

6 Charlie Antonuk FR Rhinelander 1:59.77 1:57.27

7 Patrick Lara SR Pulaski 2:00.42 1:57.54

8 George Atwell SO SturgeonBayCo-op 2:06.73 2:02.25

9 Ethan Engler SR River Falls 2:02.83 2:02.85

10 Will Gosse SO Pulaski 2:07.90 2:03.08

11 Landon Gwidt JR Pulaski 2:07.27 2:04.51

12 Ryan Rood FR Menomonie 2:11.92 2:05.81

13 Luke Watrud SR Rice Lake 2:12.46 2:08.59

14 Logan Rouiller SO Medford 2:11.38 2:09.60

15 Dawson Behm JR Antigo 2:09.62 2:11.75

16 Christopher Larson Rhinelander 2:14.02 2:13.46

17 Joshua Cortez Schneider FR Rice Lake 2:45.83 2:28.38

18 Rhys Buskerud FR Medford 2:46.82 2:46.59

19 Gavriel Montalvo SR Rice Lake 3:01.18 2:49.00

Event 4 Boys 200 Yard IM
1 Zacha King SR Rhinelander 2:06.59 1:59.61

2 Jack Monfils SO SturgeonBayCo-op 2:03.86 2:00.53

3 Alexander Smits SR Ashwaubenon 2:06.51 2:03.13

4 Dolan O JR Rhinelander 2:07.61 2:04.02

5 Shawn Denis JR Rhinelander 2:05.55 2:05.69

6 Connor Klimek SR Menomonie 2:15.56 2:13.03

7 Michael Rowell FR Ashwaubenon 2:19.19 2:14.09

8 Brandon Mincoff SO Rice Lake NT 2:22.40

9 Mason Reimann JR Medford 2:27.03 2:24.39

10 Patrick Reynolds FR Pulaski 2:29.80 2:24.73

11 Bartolo Lara FR Pulaski 2:35.84 2:27.55

12 Nolen Ayres SO Menomonie 2:47.67 2:39.94

13 Jacob Weiss SO River Falls 2:31.06 2:43.14

14 Corbin Steele SR Rice Lake 3:10.34 2:43.81

15 Eirik Erickson FR Menomonie 2:56.02 2:44.61

Event 5 Boys 50 Yard Freestyle

1 Daniel Carns JR River Falls 21.94 21.87

2 Mathias Fugle JR Rhinelander 22.80 22.29

3 Ryan Jadin JR Ashwaubenon 23.08 22.46

4 Tommy McNicoll FR Ashwaubenon 24.24 23.24

5 Jace Olson JR Pulaski 24.10 23.30

6 Adam Anderegg SR Rice Lake 23.09 23.54

7 Logan Filar SR SturgeonBayCo-op 23.89 23.73

8 Ty Wise JR River Falls 23.81 24.17

9 Carter Grasse JR Pulaski 24.66 24.44

9 Conrad Kreutzberg SO Pulaski 24.97 24.44

11 Dane DeKiep FR Tomahawk 25.09 24.45

12 Ezra Linnan SR SturgeonBayCo-op 25.08 24.51

13 Rutger Busse FR Antigo 25.56 24.79

14 Ezra Santiago JR Antigo 25.19 24.80

15 Trey Morrison SR Tomahawk 25.53 24.87

16 Zach Germano JR Tomahawk 25.96 25.34

17 Thomas Glinski SO Pulaski 26.65 25.39

18 Bruce Peetz SO Tomahawk 25.89 25.51

19 Dominic Hernandez SR Rice Lake 25.58 25.93

20 Jack Amelse JR Tomahawk 26.25 25.97

21 Garrett Tomzcyk SO Antigo 29.22 28.45

22 James Meade SR Antigo 29.50 29.86

23 Michael Preboski SR Antigo 30.58 30.37

24 Reese Travis SO Medford 30.97 30.81

25 Peter Montgomery JR Rice Lake 30.90 30.96

26 Dawson Gasek FR Medford 33.86 34.47

27 Brandon Curtis JR Medford 34.87 37.16

28 Toby Scott FR Tomahawk 37.37 38.32

Event 7 Boys 100 Yard Freestyle

1 Daniel Carns JR River Falls 48.68 48.35

2 Mathias Fugle JR Rhinelander 49.58 48.93

3 Samson Shinners JR Rhinelander 49.88 49.58

4 Ryan Jadin JR Ashwaubenon 50.39 50.01

5 Tommy McNicoll FR Ashwaubenon 52.78 50.72

6 Adam Anderegg SR Rice Lake 51.51 50.83

7 Jace Olson JR Pulaski 52.28 51.55

8 Logan Filar SR SturgeonBayCo-op 52.37 51.83

9 Ty Wise JR River Falls 53.66 52.48

10 Sam Zastrow JR Tomahawk 53.19 52.75

11 Carter Grasse JR Pulaski 54.45 52.99

12 Jacob Jondreau JR Rice Lake 56.85 53.60

13 Dominic Hernandez SR Rice Lake 57.47 54.16

14 Luke Filar FR SturgeonBayCo-op 56.82 55.48

15 Egan Trabant McKenna FR Antigo 59.09 57.79

16 Aiden Anderson SR Antigo 1:04.97 1:02.02

17 Roger Mann SO Medford 1:04.16 1:05.15

18 James Meade SR Antigo 1:08.87 1:09.31

19 Reese Travis SO Medford 1:08.95 1:10.89

20 Zander Reetz JR Antigo 1:12.02 1:11.91

Event 8 Boys 500 Yard Freestyle

1 Andrew Hodek SR Ashwaubenon 5:02.34 4:49.95

2 Alexander Smits SR Ashwaubenon 5:01.43 4:59.43

3 Parker Bohm FR Ashwaubenon 5:12.99 5:07.30

4 Alton Lesneski SR River Falls 5:40.84 5:16.75

5 Brady Wallace JR Ashwaubenon 5:32.25 5:17.10

6 Bartolo Lara FR Pulaski 5:35.70 5:26.96

7 Will Gosse SO Pulaski 5:43.58 5:30.49

8 Ethan Engler SR River Falls 5:43.27 5:35.59

9 Caleb Weis SR Pulaski 5:54.74 5:36.90

10 Bruce Peetz SO Tomahawk 5:47.26 5:41.11

11 Gage Derusha FR Pulaski 5:48.10 5:43.05

12 Thomas Seim SO Menomonie 6:10.42 5:44.03

13 Dawson Behm JR Antigo 5:50.86 5:49.79

14 George Atwell SO SturgeonBayCo-op 6:03.02 5:52.60

15 Logan Rouiller SO Medford 5:51.97 5:53.94

16 Ryan Rood FR Menomonie 6:04.55 5:59.77

17 Matvey Zazovskiy SO Menomonie 6:57.74 6:53.20

Event 9 Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1 Rhinelander 1:30.53 1:29.94 1) Shawn Denis JR 2) Dolan O JR 3) Samson Shinners JR 4) Mathias Fugle JR

2 Ashwaubenon 1:35.29 1:31.81 1) Ryan Jadin JR 2) Anthony Hendrickson JR 3) Trevor Dietzler JR 4) Andrew Hodek SR

3 Rice Lake 1:38.39 1:34.23 1) Dominic Hernandez SR 2) Luke Watrud SR 3) Carson Donze SR 4) Adam Anderegg SR

4 River Falls 1:34.95 1:34.29 1) Ty Wise JR 2) Kai Hagen SR 3) Alton Lesneski SR 4) Daniel Carns JR

5 Pulaski 1:38.20 1:34.48 1) Jace Olson JR 2) Patrick Lara SR 3) Conrad Kreutzberg SO 4) Carter Grasse JR

6 Menomonie 1:40.26 1:34.75 1) Connor Klimek SR 2) Ryan Rood FR 3) Kody Kazmarek SR 4) Gavin Hall SR

7 Sturgeon Bay Co-op 1:36.90 1:35.48 1) Logan Filar SR 2) Ezra Linnan SR 3) Luke Filar FR 4) Jack Monfils SO

8 Antigo 1:54.78 1:52.85 1) Aiden Anderson SR 2) Garrett Tomzcyk SO 3) James Meade SR 4) Dawson Behm JR

9 Medford 2:04.59 2:04.87 1) Mason Reimann JR 2) Rhys Buskerud FR 3) Roger Mann SO 4) Reese Travis SO

-- Tomahawk 1:42.50 DQ 1) Sam Zastrow JR 2) Jack Amelse JR 3) Zach Germano JR 4) Bruce Peetz SO

Event 10 Boys 100 Yard Backstroke

1 Zacha King SR Rhinelander 53.72 51.45

2 Dolan O JR Rhinelander 57.94 55.46

3 Judson O'Malley Rhinelander 59.02 56.12

4 Brock Arrowood JR Rhinelander 57.72 56.68

5 Dane DeKiep FR Tomahawk 59.01 57.74

6 Ezra Linnan SR SturgeonBayCo-op 1:00.88 1:00.04

7 Gavin Hall SR Menomonie 1:03.26 1:00.42

8 Trey Morrison SR Tomahawk 1:01.55 1:01.16

9 Michael Rowell FR Ashwaubenon 1:05.01 1:01.74

0 Patrick Reynolds FR Pulaski 1:04.09 1:03.75

11 Oliver Larsen SR Pulaski 1:07.56 1:05.30

12 Thomas Seim SO Menomonie 1:09.58 1:07.31

13 Luke Filar FR SturgeonBayCo-op 1:08.03 1:08.31

14 Christopher Larson Rhinelander 1:10.96 1:11.87

15 Calvin Ireland SO River Falls 1:14.35 1:13.82

16 Corbin Steele SR Rice Lake 1:18.93 1:14.08

17 Jacob Weiss SO River Falls 1:09.43 1:16.02

18 Garrett Tomzcyk SO Antigo 1:15.84 1:16.67

19 Michael Preboski SR Antigo 1:19.74 1:21.39

20 Toby Scott FR Tomahawk 1:28.00 1:23.55

21 Aiden Anderson SR Antigo 1:27.93 1:26.99

22 Brandon Curtis JR Medford 1:35.38 1:34.72

-- Dawson Gasek FR Medford 1:27.40 DQ

Event 11 Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke

1 Jack Monfils SO SturgeonBayCo-op 1:01.59 1:00.83

2 Shawn Denis JR Rhinelander 1:02.73 1:01.16

3 Anthony Hendrickson JR Ashwaubenon 1:04.12 1:01.26

4 Zach Germano JR Tomahawk 1:06.57 1:05.60

4 Kai Hagen SR River Falls 1:05.23 1:05.60

6 Patrick Lara SR Pulaski 1:08.08 1:05.74

7 Ashtyn Andersen JR Ashwaubenon 1:10.40 1:06.62

8 Joseph Hoffman SO River Falls 1:14.43 1:11.34

9 Jack Amelse JR Tomahawk 1:17.23 1:15.10

10 Egan Trabant McKenna FR Antigo 1:17.85 1:16.98

11 Luke Ray SO Menomonie 1:24.45 1:22.10

12 Nolen Ayres SO Menomonie 1:24.76 1:22.37

13 Daniel Witke JR Menomonie 1:28.28 1:26.53

14 Jason Dennis FR Rice Lake 1:26.77 1:29.63

15 Zander Reetz JR Antigo 1:33.30 1:31.52

16 Rhys Buskerud FR Medford 1:49.89 1:46.21

-- Roger Mann SO Medford 1:23.06 DQ

Event 12 Boys 400 Yard Freestyle Relay

1 Rhinelander 3:21.10 3:18.35 1) Zacha King SR 2) Brock Arrowood JR 3) Mathias Fugle JR 4) Samson Shinners JR

2 Ashwaubenon 3:33.07 3:23.18 1) Tommy McNicoll FR 2) Alexander Smits SR 3) Andrew Hodek SR 4) Ryan Jadin JR

3 River Falls 3:33.33 3:28.31 1) Ty Wise JR 2) Ethan Engler SR 3) Alton Lesneski SR 4) Daniel Carns JR

4 Rice Lake 3:45.32 3:29.84 1) Jacob Jondreau JR 2) Brandon Mincoff SO 3) Carson Donze SR 4) Adam Anderegg SR

5 Tomahawk 3:49.73 3:39.04 1) Sam Zastrow JR 2) Bruce Peetz SO 3) Trey Morrison SR 4) Dane DeKiep FR

6 Antigo 3:59.36 3:56.34 1) Dawson Behm JR 2) Ezra Santiago JR 3) Egan Trabant McKenna FR 4) Rutger Busse FR

7 Menomonie 4:21.81 4:04.72 1) Nolen Ayres SO 2) Eirik Erickson FR 3) Luke Ray SO 4) Thomas Seim SO

8 Medford 5:04.40 5:04.69 1) Brandon Curtis JR 2) Reese Travis SO 3) Dawson Gasek FR 4) Logan Rouiller SO

-- Pulaski 3:55.07 DQ 1) Conrad Kreutzberg SO 2) Caleb Weis SR 3) Thomas Glinski SO 4) Will Gosse SO

One game had a lot more drama than the other, but both Green Bay Phoenix basketball teams picked up big wins on Saturday afternoon.

In Youngstown, Ohio, the Phoenix men came back to stun the Youngstown State Penguins 84-83 thanks to a long three by Foster Wonders with just two seconds remaining. The odds were against the Phoenix as 11.5-point underdogs and playing without their best player Noah Reynolds. Preston Ruedinger filled the void admirably with 26 points. David Douglas Jr. scored 16 points and Marcus Hall added 13 points in the win that had them down by four points at the break.

At home, the Phoenix women outscored IUPUI by 10 in the first quarter and never wavered in a 71-52 win. Natalie McNeal scored 26 points to lead all scorers while grabbing 15 rebounds while Cassie Schiltz added 11 points. The Phoenix never trailed in the game and stayed undefeated with a perfect 11-0 mark.

The area's wrestling teams will try to keep their seasons alive on Saturday when they travel to their respective WIAA Regional sites.

Luxemburg-Casco and Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol will head to Two Rivers for their regional, which will feature Brillion, Chilton, Denmark, Fox Valley Lutheran, Howards Grove, Kiel, Little Chute, Two Rivers, Winneconne, Wrightstown, and Xavier. Wrestling begins at 10 a.m.

Kewaunee and Southern Door will travel to Cedar Grove-Belgium for their regional where they will face Lourdes Academy, Manitowoc Lutheran, Mishicot, New Holstein, Oostburg, Ozaukee, Random Lake, Reedsville, St. Lawrence Seminary, Valders, and Winnebago Lutheran Academy. Wrestling also begins at 10 a.m.

The top two scoring teams at each regional will head to the team sectional on February 13th. 

After playing each other on Thursday, Gibraltar and Sevastopol will battle non-conference foes on the road on Saturday.

The Pioneers will be a part of a triple-header of basketball at the Oshkosh Arena, playing Wabeno-Laona at 2:30 p.m.

The Vikings will visit St. Lawrence Seminary in the Fond du Lac area for a 2:30 p.m. tip.

In Friday's action, Kewaunee came up empty in its trip to Wrightstown, losing 87-67 to the host Tigers.

The Door County United swim team will try to extend their season on Saturday when the swim in the WIAA Ashwaubenon Sectional.

The sectional meet, which will begin at 1 p.m.,  includes Antigo, Medford, Pulaski, Rhinelander, Rice Lake Area, River Falls, and Tomahawk.

Below are the heat sheets for the events featuring DCU swimmers:

Event 2 Boys 200 Yard Medley Relay

1 Rhinelander 1:40.71 2 Ashwaubenon 1:44.03 3 Sturgeon Bay Co-op 1:47.34 4 Pulaski 1:48.52 5 Rice Lake 1:51.63 6 Tomahawk 1:52.52 7 Menomonie 1:55.74 8 River Falls 1:59.55 9 Antigo 2:01.85 10 Medford 2:12.43

Event 3 Boys 200 Yard Freestyle 

1 Samson Shinners JR Rhinelander 1:48.71 2 Andrew Hodek SR Ashwaubenon 1:51.92 3 Parker Bohm FR Ashwaubenon 1:57.78 4 Charlie Antonuk FR Rhinelander 1:59.77 5 Patrick Lara SR Pulaski 2:00.42 6 Brady Wallace JR Ashwaubenon 2:00.50 7 Alton Lesneski SR River Falls 2:02.44 8 Ethan Engler SR River Falls 2:02.83 9 George Atwell SO SturgeonBayCo-op 2:06.73 10 Landon Gwidt JR Pulaski 2:07.27 11 Will Gosse SO Pulaski 2:07.90 12 Dawson Behm JR Antigo 2:09.62 13 Logan Rouiller SO Medford 2:11.38 14 Ryan Rood FR Menomonie 2:11.92 15 Luke Watrud SR Rice Lake 2:12.46 16 Christopher Larson Rhinelander 2:14.02 17 Joshua Cortez Schneider FR Rice Lake 2:45.83 18 Rhys Buskerud FR Medford 2:46.82 19 Gavriel Montalvo SR Rice Lake 3:01.18

Event 4 Boys 200 Yard IM

1 Jack Monfils SO SturgeonBayCo-op 2:03.86 2 Shawn Denis JR Rhinelander 2:05.55 3 Alexander Smits SR Ashwaubenon 2:06.51 4 Zacha King SR Rhinelander 2:06.59 5 Dolan O JR Rhinelander 2:07.61 6 Connor Klimek SR Menomonie 2:15.56 7 Michael Rowell FR Ashwaubenon 2:19.19 8 Mason Reimann JR Medford 2:27.03 9 Patrick Reynolds FR Pulaski 2:29.80 10 Jacob Weiss SO River Falls 2:31.06 11 Bartolo Lara FR Pulaski 2:35.84 12 Nolen Ayres SO Menomonie 2:47.67 13 Eirik Erickson FR Menomonie 2:56.02 14 Corbin Steele SR Rice Lake 3:10.34 15 Brandon Mincoff SO Rice Lake

Event 5 Boys 50 Yard Freestyle

1 Daniel Carns JR River Falls 21.94 2 Mathias Fugle JR Rhinelander 22.80 3 Ryan Jadin JR Ashwaubenon 23.08 4 Adam Anderegg SR Rice Lake 23.09 5 Ty Wise JR River Falls 23.81 6 Logan Filar SR SturgeonBayCo-op 23.89 7 Jace Olson JR Pulaski 24.10 8 Tommy McNicoll FR Ashwaubenon 24.24 9 Carter Grasse JR Pulaski 24.66 10 Conrad Kreutzberg SO Pulaski 24.97 11 Ezra Linnan SR SturgeonBayCo-op 25.08 12 Dane DeKiep FR Tomahawk 25.09 13 Ezra Santiago JR Antigo 25.19 14 Trey Morrison SR Tomahawk 25.53 15 Rutger Busse FR Antigo 25.56 16 Dominic Hernandez SR Rice Lake 25.58 17 Bruce Peetz SO Tomahawk 25.89 18 Zach Germano JR Tomahawk 25.96 19 Jack Amelse JR Tomahawk 26.25 20 Thomas Glinski SO Pulaski 26.65 21 Garrett Tomzcyk SO Antigo 29.22 22 James Meade SR Antigo 29.50 23 Michael Preboski SR Antigo 30.58 24 Peter Montgomery JR Rice Lake 30.90 25 Reese Travis SO Medford 30.97 26 Dawson Gasek FR Medford 33.86 27 Brandon Curtis JR Medford 34.87 28 Toby Scott FR Tomahawk 37.37

Event 7 Boys 100 Yard Freestyle

1 Daniel Carns JR River Falls 48.68 2 Mathias Fugle JR Rhinelander 49.58 3 Samson Shinners JR Rhinelander 49.88 4 Ryan Jadin JR Ashwaubenon 50.39 5 Adam Anderegg SR Rice Lake 51.51 6 Jace Olson JR Pulaski 52.28 7 Logan Filar SR SturgeonBayCo-op 52.37 8 Tommy McNicoll FR Ashwaubenon 52.78 9 Sam Zastrow JR Tomahawk 53.19 10 Ty Wise JR River Falls 53.66 11 Carter Grasse JR Pulaski 54.45 12 Luke Filar FR SturgeonBayCo-op 56.82 13 Jacob Jondreau JR Rice Lake 56.85 14 Dominic Hernandez SR Rice Lake 57.47 15 Egan Trabant McKenna FR Antigo 59.09 16 Roger Mann SO Medford 1:04.16 17 Aiden Anderson SR Antigo 1:04.97 18 James Meade SR Antigo 1:08.87 19 Reese Travis SO Medford 1:08.95 20 Zander Reetz JR Antigo 1:12.02

Event 8 Boys 500 Yard Freestyle

1 Alexander Smits SR Ashwaubenon 5:01.43 2 Andrew Hodek SR Ashwaubenon 5:02.34 3 Parker Bohm FR Ashwaubenon 5:12.99 4 Brady Wallace JR Ashwaubenon 5:32.25 5 Bartolo Lara FR Pulaski 5:35.70 6 Alton Lesneski SR River Falls 5:40.84 7 Ethan Engler SR River Falls 5:43.27 8 Will Gosse SO Pulaski 5:43.58 9 Bruce Peetz SO Tomahawk 5:47.26 10 Gage Derusha FR Pulaski 5:48.10 11 Dawson Behm JR Antigo 5:50.86 12 Logan Rouiller SO Medford 5:51.97 13 Caleb Weis SR Pulaski 5:54.74 14 George Atwell SO SturgeonBayCo-op 6:03.02 15 Ryan Rood FR Menomonie 6:04.55 16 Thomas Seim SO Menomonie 6:10.42 17 Matvey Zazovskiy SO Menomonie 6:57.74 18 Gabe Handorf FR Rice Lake 7:30.29

Event 9 Boys 200 Yard Freestyle Relay

1 Rhinelander 1:30.53 2 River Falls 1:34.95 3 Ashwaubenon 1:35.29 4 Sturgeon Bay Co-op 1:36.90 5 Pulaski 1:38.20 6 Rice Lake 1:38.39 7 Menomonie 1:40.26 8 Tomahawk 1:42.50 9 Antigo 1:54.78 10 Medford 2:04.59

Event 10 Boys 100 Yard Backstroke

1 Zacha King SR Rhinelander 53.72 2 Brock Arrowood JR Rhinelander 57.72 3 Dolan O JR Rhinelander 57.94 4 Dane DeKiep FR Tomahawk 59.01 5 Judson O'Malley Rhinelander 59.02 6 Ezra Linnan SR SturgeonBayCo-op 1:00.88 7 Trey Morrison SR Tomahawk 1:01.55 8 Gavin Hall SR Menomonie 1:03.26 9 Patrick Reynolds FR Pulaski 1:04.09 10 Michael Rowell FR Ashwaubenon 1:05.01 11 Oliver Larsen SR Pulaski 1:07.56 12 Luke Filar FR SturgeonBayCo-op 1:08.03 13 Jacob Weiss SO River Falls 1:09.43 14 Thomas Seim SO Menomonie 1:09.58 15 Christopher Larson Rhinelander 1:10.96 16 Calvin Ireland SO River Falls 1:14.35 17 Garrett Tomzcyk SO Antigo 1:15.84 18 Corbin Steele SR Rice Lake 1:18.93 19 Michael Preboski SR Antigo 1:19.74 20 Dawson Gasek FR Medford 1:27.40 21 Aiden Anderson SR Antigo 1:27.93 22 Toby Scott FR Tomahawk 1:28.00 23 Brandon Curtis JR Medford 1:35.38

Event 11 Boys 100 Yard Breaststroke

1 Jack Monfils SO SturgeonBayCo-op 1:01.59 2 Shawn Denis JR Rhinelander 1:02.73 3 Anthony Hendrickson JR Ashwaubenon 1:04.12 4 Kai Hagen SR River Falls 1:05.23 5 Zach Germano JR Tomahawk 1:06.57 6 Patrick Lara SR Pulaski 1:08.08 7 Ashtyn Andersen JR Ashwaubenon 1:10.40 8 Joseph Hoffman SO River Falls 1:14.43 9 Jack Amelse JR Tomahawk 1:17.23 10 Egan Trabant McKenna FR Antigo 1:17.85 11 Roger Mann SO Medford 1:23.06 12 Luke Ray SO Menomonie 1:24.45 13 Nolen Ayres SO Menomonie 1:24.76 14 Jason Dennis FR Rice Lake 1:26.77 15 Daniel Witke JR Menomonie 1:28.28 16 Zander Reetz JR Antigo 1:33.30 17 Rhys Buskerud FR Medford 1:49.89

A three-goal second period kept the Green Bay Gamblers from re-entering the win column as they lost to the Waterloo Black Hawks 5-4 at Young Arena.

The Gamblers entered the fatal period with a 2-1 lead thanks to goals from William Hughes and Julian Lutz, but the Black Hawks would go on to score four of the next five goals over the following 26 minutes on the game clock. Jayson Shaugabay provided a reprieve from the onslaught, while Charlie Russell added one more goal late in the third period. Adam Gajan stopped 36 of the 41 shots he faced in the game. The Gamblers are back at it Saturday when they travel to Madison for a 7:05 p.m. tilt against the Capitols.

Area girls' basketball teams continued to build their resume for the postseason before the WIAA issues their official seedings on Sunday.

On U-102.1, Kewaunee controlled its game against Southern Door with a 57-23 win.

The Sevastopol girls' basketball team earned their second win of the week on Friday, beating NEW Lutheran 53-32. The Pioneers will travel to Oshkosh to face Wabeno-Laona as a part of a Wisconsin Herd triple-header that includes a game between the schools' boys' teams. Tip-off for the girls' game is at 1 p.m., while the boys play at 2:30 p.m.

Gibraltar survived its matchup against Sturgeon Bay with a 44-42 victory on the road. They will stay on the road when they visit Elcho for a 1  p.m. tip.

Luxemburg-Casco fell to Waupaca on the road 44-33.

A full night of girls' basketball is highlighted by a matchup airing on U-102.1 on Friday night.

The Southern Door Eagles girls' basketball team will try to continue their winning ways while keeping down a motivated Kewaunee Storm squad on Friday night in Brussels. Henry Annen and Reece Robillard will have the call from Brussels on U-102.1 beginning at 7:15 p.m., with the pregame show followed by the tip-off at 7:30 p.m.

Other games scheduled for Friday night include Luxemburg-Casco traveling to Waupaca (6 p.m.), Gibraltar visiting Sturgeon Bay (7:30 p.m.), and Sevastopol hosting NEW Lutheran (7:30 p.m.)

Two local players hit major milestones as a part of an eventful night in boys' basketball on Thursday night.

As heard on U-102.1, tt may have been an Algoma home game, but the Southern Door fan base traveled well to support Junior Drew Daoust and his quest for 2000 points.  Fans were treated to that 2000-point milestone and a 66-45 Southern Door victory.

 

 

 

 

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Down the road, Kewaunee's Thomas Stangel joined the parade of Packerland Conference players reaching scoring milestones over the past week in the Storm's 68-55 win over Peshtigo Thursday night. The Storm are back in action on Friday night when they travel to Wrightstown for a 7 p.m. tip. 

On 105.1 the GOAT, the Gibraltar Vikings very nearly matched their scoring average in the first half as they broke a nine-game losing streak on Thursday night, beating Sevastopol 66-30. 

Over on 104.1 WRLU, the Spartans fell to the Freeedom Irish at home Thursday night 72-37.

Both Green Bay Phoenix basketball teams won on Thursday, but the women's victory carried the most weight.

The Phoenix women's 67-51 win over Northern Kentucky not only got them back into the win column for the first time since their humbling defeat to Cleveland State last weekend but also marked the 500th in the Green Bay coaching career of Kevin Borseth. He could reach 800 total wins sometime next year at his current pace. It looked bad early as the Norse jumped out to a 15-4 lead in front of the Green Bay fans, but the Phoenix closed the quarter on a 10-0 run to close the gap and closed the door in the third quarter when they outscored their opponent 24-8. Natalie McNeal celebrated her 100th game with a double-double, scoring 12 points and grabbing 16 rebounds, while  Maddy Schreiber led all scorers with 16 points.

The Phoenix men had more drama in their contest but prevailed against Robert Morris in overtime 81-76. The Phoenix could not hold onto their halftime lead, but outscored the Colonials 16-11 in the extra period to reclaim sole possession of first place in the Horizon League. Player of the Year candidate Noah Reynolds registered his sixth 30-point performance of the season, notching 32 points in the win. 

Both teams play matinees on Saturday, with the men playing at Youngstown State at 12:30 p.m. and the women hosting IUPUI at 1 p.m.

They played a combined 64 games in the green and gold, but the Green Bay Packers can still lay claim to two of the seven newest inductees of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Former Packers defensive linemen Steve McMichael and Julius Peppers will be enshrined in Canton later this year as a part of the seven-member class that also includes Devin Hester, Andre Johnson, Dwight Freeney, Randy Gradishar, and Patrick Willis. Both players are also much more associated with other teams, with McMichael, one of the menaces on the heralded 1985 Chicago Bears Super Bowl team, and Peppers, a member of the Carolina Panthers. 

In the twilight of their careers, Peppers registered more than 100 tackles in three seasons in Green Bay, collecting two interceptions and 25 sacks, while McMichael had 2,5 sacks among his 28 tackles. 

The pair will be inducted in Canton in August.

Five local teams will be featured across three boys' games on Thursday night on the NEW Radio Sports Network. 

Drew Daoust is expected to build on his Door County and Packerland Conference scoring records while crossing the 2,000-point barrier on Thursday when Southern Door travels to Algoma Thursday night. Jacob Nate and Reece Robillard will have the call on U-102.1 beginning at 7:15 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the opening tip at 7:30 p.m.

Luxemburg-Casco will be in its friendly confines Thursday night when they welcome Freedom for a conference matchup. Henry Annen and Matthew Malvitz will have the call on 104.1 WRLU beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the opening tip at 7 p.m.

Gibraltar and Sevastopol look to snap long losing streaks on Thursday night when they play each other in Fish Creek. Tim Kowols will have the call on 105.1 The GOAT beginning at 7:15 p.m. followed by the opening tip at 7:30 p.m.

All three games will also be streamed worldwide at NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com. 

Kewaunee is also in action on Thursday as they host Peshtigo at 7:30 p.m. They will also play Wrightstown on Friday at 7 p.m. Sturgeon Bay is off for the rest of the week. 

The drive for the regular-season Horizon League crown continues on Thursday for the Green Bay basketball teams, with the women sticking around town while the men travel outside of it.

At the Kress Events Center in Green Bay, the Phoenix women will try to rebound from a humbling loss to Cleveland State last weekend when they host Northern Kentucky for a 7 p.m. tip.  The Vikings shot 65 percent from three-point land, including 6-6 in the first quarter and 4-5 in the fourth quarter, which saw them outscore the Phoenix 28-12. The loss spoiled a career day for Natalie McNeal, who dropped 30 points to lead the Phoenix, while Maddy Schreiber added 14 points. A win on Thursday would be #500 for Kevin Borseth as the head coach of Green Bay. The Norse are 4-8 in the Horizon League and 6-15 overall. The Phoenix are two games in the win column behind Cleveland State for the conference lead.

On Thursday, the Phoenix men are in the Pittsburgh area for a 6 p.m. contest against Robert Morris. After splitting their two games during their last road trip, the Phoenix won all three during their homestand, including a 79-56 win over IUPUI last Thursday. The Colonials have won four of their last six Horizon League games but still find themselves near the bottom of the conference in ninth place.

The Green Bay Packers have laid out the plans to replace current team president and CEO Mark Murphy.

Murphy will turn 70 next summer, which is the mandatory threshold for retirement in the role as written in the organization's by-laws. According to the Packers, Susan Finco, executive committee vice president, and lead director, is the chairperson for the Packers Board of Directors search committee. Dan Ariens, executive committee secretary and chair of the personnel and compensation committee, is vice chair for the search committee. "Mark's contributions to the organization have been tremendous," Finco said. "From updating the corporate leadership structure to growing and diversifying revenue to increasing the meaningful impact of the Packers in the community, Mark continues to position the Packers for success. We look forward to his insightful leadership in the next year and a half."

Murphy has been with the Packers since 2007, and he has overseen the team's continued success on the field, the development of Titletown across the street, and the current preparations for the 2025 NFL Draft. The goal is to have a new president and CEO in place by July 2025.

After a two-year hiatus, semi-pro men's soccer is returning to the Green Bay area under a familiar banner.

The Green Bay Glory, which has operated a women's side since 2019, announced on Wednesday that it will field a men's team in 2024. Both teams will play in the Midwest Premier League, which features teams from Milwaukee, Chicago, Dekalb, Ill., Joliet, Ill., and Indianapolis. 

In a statement from the team, the program will be spearheaded by Elliot Bordini, Glory women's team owner Kerry Geocaris’ son. Bordini, a collegiate soccer player, will look to help replicate what the Women’s program, going into its 2nd season in the Women’s Premier Soccer League (WPSL), has done both on and off the field. “I’ve admired what Glory has accomplished and what they are doing for the female athletes and community is incredible. I want to be a part of providing opportunities for players like myself who want to stay in love with the game and aspire to make something of themselves on and off the field,” says Bordini.

The team will play at the Banta Bowl on Lawrence University's campus in Appleton for their inaugural season. This will fill a void left by the Green Bay Voyageurs, which disappeared in the haze of the pandemic in 2022.

The action on the hardwoods heated up on Tuesday night in the area as girls’ Packerland Conference action took center stage.

In Kewaunee, the Sevastopol Pioneers rallied past the Kewaunee Storm on 104.1 WRLU 38-33 to pull even in the standings with the Storm.

The Southern Door Eagles beat the Gibraltar Vikings 56-48 in a hard-fought battle in Fish Creek.

In Algoma, the Lady Wolves doubled up the Sturgeon Bay Clippers 42-21 as Ryley Zimmerman paced the Wolves with 14 points.

The Luxemburg-Casco Spartans dominated the Little Chute Mustangs in the “Battle of the LCs” 49-8 on the road in North Eastern Conference action.

The Door County YMCA Striver Gymnastic Team tumbled to victory over the past two weekends. The girls hosted their first home meet in four seasons on January 27. The COVID pandemic and the beautiful expansion of the Door County YMCA led to the hiatus for the Striver Team.

Kicking off the six-team “Flipping in Door County” home meet were the Excel Silver Gymnasts. The Door County Silver Gymnasts tumbled to victory capturing a first-place Team title scoring 112. 30. Medaling for the Silver group were:  Evelynn Kelsey (12 & up) who won gold in the All Around (37.20), floor, beam, and bars. Evelynn captured silver on the vault. Lauren Gaida (12 & up) won the vault and grabbed silver on the floor, beam, and the All Around (37.15). Medaling in the 11 and under age group were: Ellie Kelsey tumbled to gold in the All Around (37.15), floor, vault, beam, and bars. Sawyer Soukup won silver in the All Around (36.70), bars and vault. Teammate Brinley Newton grabbed gold on the bars, and Delaney Allen earned silver on the bars.

Tumbling after the Silvers were the Excel Platinum and Level 7 gymnasts. Shaylyn Asher, Platinum competitor won the All Around (35.70), vault and bars. Level 7 gymnast Amira Anschutz (14 & under) earned gold on bars, silver on vault and bronze in the All Around (35.85). Estelle Duerst won bronze on the vault, beam, and bars. In the 15 and older age group, Portia Hah won gold on bars.

The Striver group competed this past weekend at the 35th Annual Sheboygan Snowflake Seven Team Invitational Meet. Winning Gold in the Team competition was the Excel Silver Team of Door County scoring 111.20.  Leading the team were Lauren Gaida (12 & up) and Ellie Kelsey (nine & under). Lauren Gaida won gold in the All Around (36.95), floor, vault, and bars. Ellie Kelsey won silver in the All Around (36.45) and gold on beam and floor. Ellie won bronze on bars and fourth on beam.  Sawyer Soukup won gold on the vault, silver on the floor, and fourth in the All Around (36.05) Additional medalists in the top five for the Silver Team were: Evelyn Kelsey,  Brinley Newton, Keira Clark and Greta Virgin.

Level Seven gymnast Estelle Duerst earned gold on bars, silver on vault and All Around (35.80), and bronze on beam.

The Striver Team will compete at the Kettle Moraine YMCA in early March. The Team will compete the weekend of March 16, 2024 at the YMCA State Gymnastic Tournament hosted by the Fond Du Lac YMCA.

Photo: Excel Silver Team – First Place at Sheboygan Meet – Left to right – Sawyer Soukup, Evelyn Kelsey, Greta Virgin, Ellie Kelsey, Destiny Romero, Keira Clark, Lauren Gaida, Brinley Newton.

The Milwaukee Bucks concluded a disappointing road trip on Tuesday with a 114-106 loss to the Phoenix Suns.

With new head coach Doc Rivers, Milwaukee went 1-4 the last week and fell to 33-18 overall and in third place in the Eastern Conference.

The Suns outscored the Bucks 31-24 in the decisive third quarter and led by as much as 15 points to come away with the win. Devin Booker paced the Suns with 32 points while Kevin Durant added 28 points and ten rebounds. 

Giannis Antetokounmpo paced the Bucks with 34 points, and Malik Beasley added 22.  The Bucks were without starters, Damien Lillard and Brook Lopez.

Only one local team won on Monday night in boys' basketball action, with the victory coming against their crosstown rivals.

Early foul trouble and a hot shooting night by Peshtigo's Dominik Baxter sent the Gibraltar boys' basketball team to their ninth straight loss as they lost to the Bulldogs on the road 57-43 on Monday night. 

The Southern Door Eagles boys' basketball team used a big lead at the break to stave off a Sturgeon Bay upset, winning the game 74-66.

The Sevastopol boys' basketball team found themselves chasing Northeast Wisconsin Christian Homeschoolers Athletic Association for much of the night in their 71-45 loss in Institute Monday night. 

The Kewaunee Storm nearly gave one up to the Oconto Blue Devils on Monday night, but they were able to hold on for the 60-56 win.

Luxemburg-Casco came up on the short end of a 68-44 road contest against Seymour.

Two of the powerhouses atop the Packerland Conference square off on Tuesday night, with high stakes in the conference standings on the line. 

Sevastopol travels to Kewaunee to face the first place Storm on 104.1 WRLU. Kewaunee took the season's first matchup with a 47-33 win just before the holiday break. Eric Fischer and Reece Robillard will be on the call on 104.1 WRLU, with the pregame starting at 6:15 PM and the tipoff scheduled for 6:30 PM. The game will also be streamed at NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com. 

Other Packerland girls' basketball action on Tuesday night includes Southern Door traveling to Gibraltar (7:30 p.m.), and Sturgeon Bay being hosted by Algoma (7:30 p.m.). Luxemburg-Casco travels to Little Chute for an NEC tilt at 7 p.m.

Runners, mark your calendars as the Run the Door Series has set its schedule for the 2024 season.

Over a dozen runners scored at least 100 points last year in the annual series, which awards points for participation and placing at events across Door County and into Algoma. 

You can find the partial schedule below with the organization waiting for dates for some of the events:

RACE/EVENT SCHEDULE

APRIL 20 -- Southern Door Trail Trot Run/Walk, 2 Mile, Brussels. POINTS EVENT!

MAY 4-- Door County Half Marathon and Nicolet Bay 5K, Peninsula State Park, Fish Creek, Ephraim. POINTS EVENT!

MAY 11- YMCA Blossom Run 5 Mile, 2 Mile, Kids Run, Egg Harbor. POINTS EVENT!

MAY xx-- Jacksonport Lake to Lake 10K, 2 Mile, Jacksonport. POINTS EVENT!

JUNE xx - Crossroads Trail Run 10K, 5K and 2K Fun Run,  Sturgeon Bay. POINTS EVENT!

JULY 4-- Hairpin Run 5K , Fish Creek. POINTS EVENT!

JULY x-- Belgian Days, 4 Mile,  2 Mile Run/Walk, Brussels. POINTS EVENT!

JULY 20-- Washington Island Rec. Run 10K, 5K, 2K. POINTS EVENT!

AUG. 10 -- Shanty Days 5K, Kids Run, Algoma. POINTS EVENT!

SEPT. Xx -- Hey, Hey 5K, Baileys Harbor. POINTS EVENT!

OCT. X -- Run Wild Quarter Marathon, 5K, Kids Run , Potawatomi State Park, Sturgeon Bay. Virtual option available. POINTS EVENT!

OCT. Xx—Fall 50 Relay and Individual 50-Mile, Gills Rock to Sturgeon Bay. POINTS EVENT

NOV. 23—One Barrel 2.62 (Miles) Run, Egg Harbor. POINTS EVENT!

DEC. Xx —Northern Door YMCA Ugly Sweater 5K Fun Run/Walk, Fish Creek. POINTS EVENT.

Picture courtesy of Run the Door

The Green Bay Blizzard continues to put the pieces together ahead of their season debut next month.

The organization welcomes back Head Coach Corey Roberson and assistant coaches Dean Picotte and Matt Behrendt into the fold again after the team narrowly missed the playoffs last year. The Blizzard is also adding Jon Tate to the staff as an assistant.

The Blizzard open their season on March 17th with a home game.

The first full week of February kicks off with a nearly full night of basketball on Monday night, including one game featured on the NEW Radio Sports Network.

The Gibraltar Vikings will try to break an eight-game losing streak on the road Monday night when they head around the bay to face Peshtigo. Tim Kowols and Matt Malvitz have the call on 105.1 The GOAT beginning at 7:15 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the opening tip at 7:30 p.m. The game will also be streamed at NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com. 

Other Monday games include Luxemburg-Casco visiting Seymour (7:15 p.m.), Kewaunee traveling to Oconto (7:30 p.m.), Sevastopol hosting Northeast Wisconsin Christian Homeschoolers Athletic Association (7:30 p.m.), and Southern Door playing Sturgeon Bay at home (7:30 p.m.).

The Green Bay Gamblers very nearly lost in regulation before the Chicago Steel eventually won the game 2-1 in overtime.

It appeared a William Hughes tally in the first period was going to be the only goal the Gamblers would score before Jayson Shaugabay lit the lamp with 20 seconds left. The joy would be short-lived as the Steel's Michael Hage scored two minutes into the period to snatch the game back from the Gamblers. Adam Gajan stopped 22 of the 25 shots he faced in the game.

A report from the Green Bay Press-Gazette suggests you may want to keep your passport next to your cheesehead for the foreseeable future.

According to the Press-Gazette's Richard Ryman, NFL owners approved an expanded schedule of international games last season that ultimately have teams hosting a game overseas at least every four years. In addition to previous international hosts in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Mexico, Brazil has been added as a host country. There is even a chance that the Packers could head out of the country this year as a visiting team after the Minnesota Vikings, the Chicago Bears, the Jacksonville Jaguars, and the Carolina Panthers were selected as international home teams.

The Packers had skirted international games in the past because of the impact home games have on the local economy and other teams' reluctance to give up a home date to play them. That changed in 2022 when the Packers were named the home team in a game against the New York Giants at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. 

Ballpark Digest has named Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium as their Ballpark of the Year for 2023.  The announcement was made by Rob Zerjav, the President, CEO, and Managing Partner of Third Base Ventures, at the team’s 2024 Hot Stove Banquet last week.

“We are deeply honored to be named Ballpark Digest’s Ballpark of the Year and we thank Kevin and his team for this tremendous recognition”, said Timber Rattlers CEO and Managing Partner, Rob Zerjav. “We take a lot of pride in our almost 30-year-old stadium and have been very strategic with our renovation plans over the years to ensure we are providing the newest amenities while keeping some of our old-school charm.  Our recent renovation couldn’t have been received any better by our players and our fans.  To have that hard work noticed by Ballpark Digest is the cherry on top.”

Ballpark Digest is part of August Publications, a Minneapolis-based publisher of websites and books.  The Ballpark Digest website has been a leader in news about baseball stadiums and people of baseball since it first went live in 2002.

“It’s been a delight watching the Timber Rattlers and Rob Zerjav’s ownership group go the extra mile in creating a great ballpark experience both for fans and players,” said Ballpark Digest publisher Kevin Reichard. “It’s no secret the last four years have been a challenging environment for MiLB teams, both because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the changing expectations from MiLB on the ballpark front. The renovations to Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium excel on both levels.”

The home of the Timber Rattlers underwent a major renovation at the end of the 2022 season, the latest in a series of renovations that have taken place since Zerjav took over as the General Manager of the club after the 2002 season.  Zerjav’s vision of a 360-degree concourse was finally realized with new seating atop the left field wall and a slide to honor the Milwaukee Brewers slide at American Family Field.  Additional renovations for fans included:  a premium group seating area behind home plate, wider concourses, and improved handicapped seating.

Additionally, a new home clubhouse of over 22,000 square feet for the home team was built from scratch with the intention of being one of the best in Minor League Baseball with batting cages, a workout facility, agility field, commissary, meeting rooms, video rooms, offices, and a spacious locker room.

“We couldn’t have done any of this without the help of our construction partners,” said Zerjav. “The project was completed in record time, starting at season’s end in mid-September and finishing as the team arrived on April 1. Pendulum Studio’s Jonathan Cole provided an incredible design and Boldt Construction’s project management and sense of community pride to get this project done on time will never be forgotten. There were numerous additional partners on the construction side and to name a few that played key roles include Northland Electric, Tweet/Garot, Calnin & Goss, IEI Construction, Macco’s, Tri-City Glass & Door, Commercial Interiors, Cardinal Construction, Verhalen, and Sportsfield Specialties.  Thank you to everyone involved in this project and I hope you take as much pride in your work as we do.”      

Timber Rattlers fans flocked to the stadium to see the renovations and the latest Milwaukee Brewers prospects.  Attendance soared to over 227,000, which was up 10% from the 2022 season.

Past winners of the award have included Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins; Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves; Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, spring training home of the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies; and Las Vegas Ballpark, home of the Triple-A Las Vegas Aviators.  Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium is the first Midwest League stadium to win Ballpark of the Year from Ballpark Digest.

Wisconsin’s 2024 season opener is at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium against the Peoria Chiefs on Friday, April 5. First pitch is scheduled for 6:40pm CDT.

There was plenty of hardware won by the area's girls wrestlers on Saturday.

Tiani Lemieux made quick work of her competition as she pinned her way to a championship at Green Bay Preble on Saturday. All three of her pins were settled in the first period, two of which never reached 30 seconds. Her final win was against Southern Door's Hailey Veeser, a matchup that has traded victories during the season.

Two Southern Door wrestlers were right on the doorstep of individual titles at Green Bay Preble's girls' tournament on Saturday. Sydney Turner and Hailey Veeser had a combined six pins to their name before falling in their final match of the day. Delaney Wilke's day ended earlier than she would have liked with a medical forfeit, but she still took fourth in the tournament.

Luxemburg-Casco's Evelyn Lange and Kiley Georgel each brought home silver from their NEC/Bay Conference Girls' Wrestling Tournament. Georgel's road to second place was shorter than Lange's as she split her two matches while Lange pinned her way through three matches before falling in the championship match.

Naomi Rikkola got exactly what she needed to not only lead the Sevastopol Pioneers to an 80-31 victory over Gibraltar, but to write her name in the record books.

Rikkola scored 36 points in the Pioneers win, the exact number she needed to become the sixth student-athlete at the school to reach 1,000 points and the first to do it as a junior.

In other action on Saturday, Kewaunee beat Peshtigo 64-28 and Southern Door fell to Crivitz 47-44.

Picture courtesy of School District of Sevastopol

The DCU Boys Swim Team had a great day at the pool with a host of all-team conference swims and new hardware to bring home!

Here are the highlights:

• A second-place finish with a season-best time of 1:47.34 in the 200 Medley Relay (Ezra Linnan, Jack Monfils, Luke Filar, Logan Filar).
• Monfils swam his personal best 50 split at 28.08 to help with the two-second drop in time.
• A seventh-place finish from George Atwell in his season-best time of 2:06.73 in the 200 Free. He dropped five seconds from his best earlier this past December.
• A personal best and conference title in the 200 IM from Monfils with a time of 2:03.86, dropping two seconds from his previous best last weekend.
• A season-best and second-place finish in the 50 Free with a time of 23.89 for Logan Filar.
• A third-place finish and additional season best for Logan Filar in the 100 Free at 52.37, a full second under any individual 100 this season.
• A season-best time and seventh-place finish from Atwell in the 500 Free with a time of 6:03.02. That’s 30 seconds off from the first meet this season and 10 seconds faster than his finish two weeks ago.
• A second place finish in the 200 Free Relay (Linnan, Luke Filar, Atwell, Monfils) with a time of 1:39.05. Luke Filar swam his fastest 50 split at 25.03, and Monfils swam his fastest 50 split at 22.61 to help find their way to the podium.
• A third-place finish and personal best in the 100 Back at 1:00.88 for Linnan, and a personal best and seventh-place finish for Luke Filar at 1:08.03. Luke Filar has dropped five seconds on his 100 back over the course of the season, and Linnan has dropped four.
• A conference title and personal best in the 100 Breast at 1:01.59 for Monfils. That’s three seconds dropped over the course of the season.
• A third-place finish in the 400 Free Relay (Atwell, Luke Filar, Linnan, Logan Filar) with a time of 3:49.08. Luke Filar swam his best 100 split of the season at 58.07, and Logan Filar swam his best 100 split of the season at 51.85.

Final Results:
Tied for 1:
Kiel- 112
BVC- 112
3. Two Rivers- 74
4. DCU- 69
5. Plymouth- 36
6. Berlin- 18

1st Team All-Conference Honors go to:

• Monfils in the 200 IM
• Monfils in the 100 Breast

2nd Team All-Conference Honors go to:

• Linnan, Monfils, Luke Filar, and Logan Filar in the 200 Medley Relay
• Logan Filar in the 50 Free 
• Linnan, Luke Filar, Atwell, and Monfils in the 200 Free Relay

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control authorized the Tournament Series format to accommodate a fifth division of girls volleyball in 2024 and approved plans for a student leadership program at its January meeting on Wednesday.

The Board approved four recommendations originated and advanced by the Volleyball Coaches Advisory Committees, including two that revamps the Tournament Series that expands to five girls’ divisions next fall. Following a review by the executive staff, Sports Advisory Committee and the Advisory Council, the Board supported a plan that places the largest 116 enrollments of schools sponsoring girls volleyball in Division 1, and Divisions 2, 3, 4 and 5 will consist of the remaining schools divided equally.

To accommodate the addition of four teams and three games, the State Tournament will expand to Wednesday afternoon and evening with the boys volleyball quarterfinals. The boys’ semifinals games will be played Thursday afternoon with the championship game scheduled for Friday evening. The girls’ Division 5 and the Division 4 semifinals are scheduled for Thursday at 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., respectively, with the girls’ Division 1 quarterfinals to be played Thursday at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The girls’ Division 1 semifinals are slated for Friday at 1 p.m. The girls’ Division 3 and Division 2 semifinals will be played Friday at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., respectively. The girls’ championships Saturday will begin with Division 5 at 9 a.m. followed by Division 4 at 11:30 a.m., Division 3 at 2 p.m., Division 2 at 5 p.m. and Division 1 at 7:30 p.m.

One of the other two volleyball changes approved adds a fifth day (Sunday-Thursday) to the window that seed meetings may be scheduled, and the other requires teams to wear contrasting colors at the State Tournament for the ease of identifying teams unless the schools do not have uniforms of contrasting colors.

The lone rule change in boys soccer permits Tournament Series games on a shared football and soccer natural-turf field if agreed upon by participating schools prior to the day of the game.

One football recommendation approved by the Board changes the verbiage for the football playoff awards. The round formerly identified on the  Level 3 plaques will be changed to “Sectional Champions,” which will be presented to the winner of the third-round game. The former Level 4 game will now be identified as the “State Semifinals” with only medals still being presented following the semifinal games.

Plans for a WIAA Student Leadership Group were approved. The group, comprises a diverse group of student-athletes statewide, will serve as ambassadors for their peers and the WIAA while learning more about athletic leadership and the sports industry, as well as providing the membership with a student-athlete voice for advancing the purpose of education-based athletics. The launch of the initiative will begin with nominations of student-athletes to serve on the leadership team beginning in March with the first meeting of the group in May.

The leadership committee will consist of 27 members with representation from each of the seven Board of Control districts based on a percentage of member schools within each district. School principals or athletic directors may nominate one current sophomore and/or junior to be a prospective member of the committee next year. After the first year of the initiative, all student-athletes will serve two-year terms.

Officers of the group will consist of a president; vice president; a representative from each of the seven districts; two State Tournament managers; and three positions responsible for technology, history and social media. Schools will receive additional information about the WIAA Leadership Group with details on how to access, complete and submit the nomination form.

Other action by the Board included approvals of the fall sports coaches advisory committee meeting minutes and the procedural monthly general fund financial statements, fall sports financial statements, the deferred liability fund statement and general fund payments.

Additional topics of discussion included staff reports on prospective Constitutional amendments, the status of the 2023-24 conference realignment process, upcoming Advisory Council and Board of Control elections, continued efforts to recruit and retain licensed officials, inquiries on competitive balance performance factor classification, plans for the 2024 Annual Meeting in April as well as the status of the 2024 Scholar Athlete program in May.

The Board received liaison reports from Dan Rossmiller of the Wisconsin Association of School Boards, Paul Manriquez of the Department of Public Instruction, and Eric Plitzuweit of the Wisconsin Athletic Directors Association.

The WIAA, as defined by its Constitution, is a voluntary, unincorporated, and nonprofit organization. The membership oversees interscholastic athletic programs for 515 senior high schools and 43 junior high/middle level schools in its membership.

Two local teams were able to defend their home court on Friday, one of which was featured on the NEW Radio Sports Network.

On U-102.1, the Sturgeon Bay Clippers made quick work of the visiting Sevastopol Pioneers on Friday night, securing the home victory 78-43.

It was a tale of two halves for the Algoma Wolves and the Peshtigo Bulldogs in Algoma on Friday, with the hometown team falling short in the 45-42 loss.

Down by one at halftime proved not to deter the Kewaunee Storm as they came back to beat the NEW Lutheran Blazers 66-61.

On 105.1 The GOAT, the Gibraltar boys' basketball team could not make its six-point halftime last the distance as they fell to Oconto 67-60 in Fish Creek Friday night.

A significant milestone could be on the line Saturday as the Packerland Conference's girls' basketball teams take to the court.

Naomi Rikkola enters Sevastopol's game against Gibraltar 36 points away from her 1000th point when they host the Vikings at 2 p.m. If she doesn't hit the mark on Saturday, we will have her next attempt at breaking the barrier on Tuesday on 104.1 WRLU when the Pioneers face Kewaunee. 

Other Saturday games include Kewaunee traveling to Peshtigo (12:30 p.m.) and Southern Door traveling to the Oshkosh Arena to face Crivitz (1:30 p.m.).

Luxemburg-Casco faced Freedom Friday night with results still pending.

The Door County United Swim Team will face its conference rivals when it travels to Kiel on Saturday morning.

Berlin, Chilton, Plymouth, and Two Rivers will also fight Kiel and DCU swimmers for spots on the podium when the meet begins at 9:00 a.m. 

In their last meet, DCU brought in 66 points last Saturday to place 14th of 20 at Small School State in Shorewood. The boys proved they were ready for the quickly approaching end of the season and for the upcoming taper as the meet showed off the strengths and assets the team has as a whole. Jack Monfils posted the team's best finish in the 100 Breast with a personal best of 1:03.08 to place 2nd and bring in 17 points.

With the WIAA postseason beginning next weekend, Saturday marks the last day area wrestlers can build their resume and some confidence heading into those tournaments.

Southern Door, Kewaunee, and Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol will face the likes of Menasha, Suring, Pulaski, Ashwaubenon, Campbellsport, Coleman, De Pere, Green Bay West, Marathon, Mauston, Nicolet, Peshtigo, Wautoma, Whitefish Bay, Whitnall, Wittenberg-Birnamwood, Manitowoc Lincoln, Bay Port,  and Shawano Community at Green Bay Preble for a tournament beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Luxemburg-Casco's female wrestlers will travel to Waupaca for the NEC/Bay Conference Tournament, featuring Clintonville, Denmark, Fox Valley Lutheran, Freedom, Green Bay United, Little Chute, Marinette, Menasha, New London, Oconto Falls, Seymour, Shawano Community, Waupaca, West De Pere, Wrightstown, and Xavier. The first matches begin at 9:30 a.m.

The Clipper Ski and Snowboard team is making the most of the little snow that Mother Nature is throwing our way.  The third meet of the shortened ski and snowboard season is in the books, with accolades piling up on both sides of the hill.  At the Mt. Ashwabay meet on Tuesday, Senior Tristan Brilla executed another fantastic performance to finish in second place, but less than 3 seconds (spread out over four runs) behind first-place finisher Owen Repenshek from Rhinelander.  For those scoring at home, Brilla edged out his Hodag rival in the first meet of the season, Repenshek was a no-show at the second meet, and then Brilla came up just short of the title at Mt. Ashwabay.  With two meets remaining and a format change coming up on Saturday at Ski Brule, Tristan looks to take control of the individual standings and slide on into a state meet berth over the course of the next week.  The fourth meet of the snowboard season at Ski Brule will feature a Boardercross format rather than the standard Slalom and Giant Slalom events used on other hills.  Good luck Tristan!

In the girls snowboarding events, newcomer Makensie Mclain (and by newcomer, we mean that she never snowboarded before this year), has now registered 18 straight runs without missing a gate.  She will be experiencing the Boardercross format for the first time in her career on Saturday.  Keep the streak alive Makensie!

In the skiing events, Senior Julia Gregory led the way for the Clippers, coming in at 21st overall in the meet.  Gregory posted a season-best performance in the Super G, which is high school skiing's equivalent of the Olympic downhill event.  Way to fly, Julia!  Sophomore June Vanlieshout had her best time of the season in the Giant Slalom, and fellow Sophomore Jordis Brilla registered her best meet of the season by finishing 22nd overall, just behind her Senior mentor.  

Senior Ben Stephens represented the Clippers on the boy's side of the ledger with a solid performance and a top-25 finish overall.  As any Senior leader should, he also polished off a Bubbl'r, a flavored water, a Dr. Pepper, Pop Tarts, a Jimmy John's sandwich, and an AmericInn hotel breakfast, setting the pace for the rest of the team on how to make the most out of a memorable, nutritious ski team overnight trip.

Good luck to the Clippers as they take on the rest of the Northern High School Ski and Snowboard conference this weekend at Ski Brule and Tuesday at Snowriver Mountain Resort.

Pictured are L-R Top Row Coach Brian Stephens, Ben Stephens (12), Tristan Brilla (12), Makensie Mclain (11), Coach Josh VanLieshout, and L-R Bottom Row June VanLieshout (10), Julia Gregory (12), Jordis Brilla (10).

Southern Door and Gibraltar picked up wins Thursday night ahead of more games on Saturday.

The Eagles withstood a furious rally by Algoma to win their matchup 39-33 in Brussels.

The Vikings never surrendered their 20-point halftime lead in a 65-41 win over Goodman/Pembine.

Sturgeon Bay was singed by NEW Lutheran 35-33.

Only one game is on the schedule for Friday as Luxemburg-Casco hosts Freedom at 7 p.m.

Three local teams will be featured on the NEW Radio Sports Network Friday night after a calm Thursday in boys' basketball action.

The Sevastopol Pioneers could not dig out a 24-point first-half hole as they lost to NEW Lutheran 68-45 at home Thursday. The Pioneers will now head to Sturgeon Bay for a Friday night showdown against the Clippers, which are trying to extend their Packerland Conference winning streak to three games. Jacob Nate and Reece Robillard will have the call on U-102.1 beginning at 7:15 p.m. followed by the tipoff at 7:30 p.m.

The Gibraltar Vikings boys' basketball team looks to snap a seven-game losing streak Friday night when they face Oconto for the second time this season. Tim Kowols will have the call on 105.1 The GOAT and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com beginning at 7:15 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the tip-off at 7:30 p.m. It will be the same story on Monday when the Vikings head around the bay to face Peshtigo.

Other Thursday action saw Luxemburg-Casco falling to Denmark 62-53. Friday night's slate also includes Kewaunee traveling to NEW Lutheran (7:30 p.m.) and Algoma hosting Peshtigo (7:30 p.m.)

The Kewaunee Storm split their final two dual matches of the season on Thursday, beating Crivitz/Wausaukee 56-12 and losing to Oconto 45-33.

Mitchell VanGoethem (150), Kemper Robinson (190), Matthew (215) and Mitchell (285) Boeder, Aidan Ducat (113), and Nolan Lambrecht (106) went undefeated on the evening. 

KEWAUNEE 56, CRIVITZ/WAUSAUKEE 12

175: Jose Garza (Kewaunee) over Unknown (For.)

190: Kemper Robinson (Kewaunee) over Unknown (For.)

215: Matthew Boeder (Kewaunee) over Unknown (For.)

285: Mitchell Boeder (Kewaunee) over Colten Crooks (Crivitz/Wausaukee) (Fall 1:45)

106: Nolan Lambrecht (Kewaunee) over Unknown (For.)

113: Aiden Ducat (Kewaunee) over Unknown (For.)

120: Double Forfeit

126: Evan Kaufman (Crivitz/Wausaukee) over Tucker DuFresne (Kewaunee) (Fall 3:05)

132: Trevor Gauthier (Kewaunee) over Kallen Betka (Crivitz/Wausaukee) (Dec 8-3)

138: Isaac Benz (Kewaunee) over Unknown (For.)

144: Double Forfeit

150: Andrew Lawrence (Crivitz/Wausaukee) over Seth Chevalier (Kewaunee) (Fall 0:21)

157: Mitchell VanGoethem (Kewaunee) over Austin Doyen (Crivitz/Wausaukee) (TF 15-0 4:32)

165: Bryian Soto (Kewaunee) over Unknown (For.)

OCONTO 45, KEWAUNEE 3

165: Dominic Caylor (Oconto) over Bryian Soto (Kewaunee) (Fall 3:11)

175: Kyle Bowman (Oconto) over Jose Garza (Kewaunee) (Fall 1:20)

190: Kemper Robinson (Kewaunee) over Adan Herrera Ramirez (Oconto) (Fall 1:49)

215: Matthew Boeder (Kewaunee) over Logan Christensen (Oconto) (Fall 1:06)

285: Mitchell Boeder (Kewaunee) over Unknown (For.)

106: Nolan Lambrecht (Kewaunee) over Unknown (For.)

113: Aiden Ducat (Kewaunee) over Cody Stamsta (Oconto) (Dec 9-5)

120: Liam Brady (Oconto) over Unknown (For.)

126: Tyler Beekman (Oconto) over Tucker DuFresne (Kewaunee) (Fall 0:42)

132: Jaymison Markham (Oconto) over Trevor Gauthier (Kewaunee) (Dec 8-3)

138: Ethan Wusterbarth (Oconto) over Isaac Benz (Kewaunee) (Fall 1:45)

144: Shelton Shultz (Oconto) over Seth Chevalier (Kewaunee) (Fall 2:42)

150: Anthony Jr. Mossakowski (Oconto) over Unknown (For.)

157: Mitchell VanGoethem (Kewaunee) over Miguel Vargas (Oconto) (Fall 2:34)

The Green Bay Phoenix overcame a slow start to win their 15th game of the season, beating IUPUI 79-56.

The Phoenix defense couldn't solve the Jaguars offense early on, letting the visitors jump to a 34-30 advantage. The Phoenix ended the half on a 6-0 run and started the second frame on a 17-6 to begin the eventual rout. Reigning Freshman of the Week David Douglas Jr. led the Phoenix with 20 points, 17 of which came in the second half. Noah Reynolds scored 17 of his 19 points in the first half, while Rich Bhyre poured in 13 points, and Clarence Cummings III added 10 points in the win. 

Thursday's win marked the first time the Phoenix hit double-digit victories for the first time since before the pandemic and the crowd nearly hit 5,500, making it the biggest crowd in almost 10 years. A big reason why was the 3,500 students that came for Education Day. Some of those students came from Algoma, which had themselves a memorable day ahead of a needed break for the Phoenix.

A matchup between Southern Door and Algoma represents one of two conference games slated for Thursday.

The Wolves will travel to Brussels to take on the Eagles for a 7:30 p.m. tip.

The other games scheduled for Thursday include Gibraltar hosting Goodman/Pembine (6 p.m.) and Sturgeon Bay traveling to NEW Lutheran (6:30 p.m.). 

Only two local boys' basketball teams will be in action on Thursday as they enter the final few weeks of the regular season.

Sevastopol and NEW Lutheran will finally make up their snow-induced postponement in  Institute at 7:30 p.m.

Luxemburg-Casco will cross the county to Denmark to play their conference foe at 7 p.m.

The Green Bay Packers dipped into the college ranks to fill its open defensive coordinator position, hiring Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley.

According to Packers.com, Hafley led the Eagles to bowl eligibility in three of his four years. In 2021, the defense ranked No. 3 nationally in passing yards allowed (173.5 per game) and also were top-30 nationally in total defense, red-zone defense, first downs allowed, third-down percentage, team passing efficiency and defensive touchdowns. The Eagles also led the ACC in fewest penalties and fewest penalty yards.

Hafley also has previous coaching experience in the NFL, serving as a defensive backs coach for the San Francisco 49ers (2016-18) and Cleveland Browns (2014-15).

The Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball team will have thousands of grade-school students cheering them on Thursday morning when they welcome IUPUI to the Resch Center.

The Phoenix are hosting their annual Education Day Festivities after sweeping two Detroit-area teams over the weekend. An 11-0 run late in the second half sent the biggest Resch Center crowd in four years into a frenzy as the Phoenix beat the Oakland Golden Grizzlies 69-59 before another late run dispatched Detroit Mercy 78-64 behind another strong performance from Noah Reynolds. The weekend helped a Green Bay men's basketball freshman get named the Under Armour Horizon League Freshman of the Week for the third straight week,. David Douglas Jr. earned the honor for the third time this season after he scored 22 points on Saturday against the Titans.

The Jaguars enter the game with a 6-17 record and losers of their last three games. In a similarly themed game, the Phoenix beat the Jaguars in Indianapolis earlier this season 68-58 behind a 26-point performance from Douglas.

Tip-off is set for 11 a.m.