The Kewaunee boys' track team scored 94 points on Saturday en route to a team title at the Rosholt-Webko-Politos Invitational.
The Storm posted plenty of Top Three performances en route to their first championship at the meet. Christopher Cullen (800,1600), Owen Carlson (60-meter dash), Braxton Riha (Shot Put), Thomas Stangel (Long Jump), and the 1600m Relay all climbed to the top of the podium. Maddix Mueller (High Jump) and the 800m Relay took second. The relay team featuring DJ Echols, Stangel, Mueller, and Carlson broke the indoor school record by 3 seconds.
The Kewaunee girls team took 10th with 21 points. Wren Kunesh was the top performer with second place in the pole vault, while Gabby Stangel (high jump) and Lauren Dorner (pole vault) also finished in the top five.
The Green Bay Gamblers got a taste of their own medicine from the night before on Saturday night, losing to the Chicago Steel 5-4 in overtime.
The Steel scored the first two goals of the game, but then Ryan Humphrey, Chris Romaine, and Ben Poitras rattled off consecutive tallies to end the second period for the Gamblers with a 3-2 lead. After the Steel tied the game seven minutes into the third period, Mykhailo Danylov gave the Gamblers the slim advantage back. The Steel would later tie the game to force overtime before Michael Hagens delivered the game-winner seconds into the extra period.
The game was marred with infractions, with 16 total penalties called between the two teams, the majority coming from a fight in the second period.
Gavin Moffatt took the loss as he made 22 saves on 27 shots.
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association has identified 23 individuals to serve on the ad hoc committee to study season length, game maximums, and coaching contact.
Following the December 2023 meeting when the initiative was approved by the Board of Control, the executive office received 189 letters from school and athletic administrators who expressed interest in serving on the committee.
Below are the names, school affiliation and position of the ad hoc committee members, which were selected by the Board of Control.
Janel Batten – Pulaski Athletic Director
Jake Beschta – Denmark Principal
Rachel Biertzer – Port Washington Principal
Andrew Caudill – Prescott Activities Director
Willy Chambers – Black Hawk District Administrator &?WIAA?Board of Control
Mark Denniston – Pittsville Athletic Director
Todd Felhofer – Shell Lake Superintendent
Patrick Galligan – Colby Superintendent
Matt Goodwin – Milwaukee Public Schools Manager of Interscholastic Athletics
Joel Heesch – Mauston Superintendent
Todd Irvine – Muskego Principal
Mike Kaczmarek – Gillett Athletic Director
Taz Landry – Shorewood Athletic Director
Demond Means – Wauwatosa School District Superintendent
Kolleen Nesheim – Mount Horeb Athletic Director
Ryan Olson – West Salem Athletic Directo
Chad Steinmetz – Bloomer Principal
Jill Stobber – Waterford Athletics/Activities Director &?WIAA?Board of Control
Brian Trettin – Ashland Principal
Andy Trudell – Mukwonago Athletic Director
Kevin Wopat – Lourdes Academy Activities Director
Joel Zimba – Verona Athletic Director
Gregg Zonnefeld – Central Wisconsin Christian Athletic Director
Emphasis for inclusion on the committee was given to having representation that reflects the composition of the membership, including members from each Board of Control district; small, medium and large schools; levels of school leadership comprised of athletic directors, principals and superintendents. In addition, gender and ethnicity representation is also included on the committee.
The first meeting of the ad hoc committee is scheduled for Thursday, April 18 at 9 a.m. at the WIAA executive office in Stevens Point. The objectives of the first meeting includes reviewing the directive of the Board of Control; orienting and aligning committee members to the purpose of the group; establishing familiarity with committee members; learning how others identify and perceive the issues pertaining to season length, coaching contact, and game maximums; identifying additional information and resources required to fully understand and address the issues; reviewing Area Meeting feedback; and agreeing on a timeline for the committee work.
The Green Bay Rockers added more new faces to their roster in the past two weeks ahead of their 2024 opener in May.
The team has signed infielder Sam Miller (Columbia), catcher Logan Gregorio (Benedictine), and right-handed pitchers Kyle Dobyns and Charlie Adamson (Hawaii). You can read more about the players from GreenBayRockers.com below.
The Rockers start their title defense on Memorial Day in Wausau to face the Woodchucks before beginning a three-game homestand against the Woodchucks and the Madison Mallards on May 28th.
FROM THE ROCKERS
Sam Miller – IF – Columbia – 6’0”/195 – SO
Miller is in his second season with the Lions and is the latest Ivy League player to play for the Rockers. As a true freshman he appeared in 23 games and posted a .314 batting average. Last summer, he played in the Perfect Game Collegiate League, making 42 appearances and stealing 12 bases while driving in 30 runs. So far this spring, Miller has appeared in 14 games and ranks second on the team with a .348 batting average to go along with four home runs, 10 RBIs and a .380 on-base percentage. He has experience playing third base, shortstop, and second base.
Logan Gregorio – C – Benedictine – 6’1”/200 – SO
Gregorio is in the middle of his sophomore campaign in Lisle, Illinois this spring after a banner true freshman season. Appearing in 42 games, Gregorio recorded 67 hits, 18 doubles, eight home runs, while posting a batting average of .390 with a .462 on-base percentage. Through his first 12 games this spring, Gregorio has again been blistering the ball to the tune of a .370 average with a .525 on-base percentage. Benedictine’s man behind the dish is no stranger to the Northwoods League, spending a short stint with the Lakeshore Chinooks. Appearing in eight games, he managed to record a .360 average with a .452 on-base percentage.
Kyle Dobyns – RHP – Hawaii – 6’6”/220- JR
The first half of Green Bay’s incoming pitching duo from Hawaii, Dobyns is in his first season with the Rainbow Warriors following two years at Grossmont College. The San Diego native stayed close to home at Grossmont and compiled impressive numbers in 27 starts with the Griffins. As a sophomore, Dobyns struck out 78 batters over 79 innings with a 3.62 ERA, in route to being named to the Pacific Coast Athletic Conference first team.
Charlie Adamson – RHP – Hawaii – 6’4”/185 – JR
Continuing the Hawaii-to-Rockers pipeline is Charlie Adamson, who started his collegiate career at UC Santa Barbara. After his time at UCSB, the righty spent two seasons at Santa Barbara City College, where he appeared in 35 games with 10 starts during that time. Adamson picked up 51 punch outs in 52.2 innings of work and posting a 3.76 ERA and seven saves, earning him the attention of the Hawaii coaching staff.
The Kewaunee track team will try to beat the Easter bunny home when they head to UW-Stevens Point for a meet hosted by Rosholt.
The Storm will face Adams-Friendship, Amherst, Antigo, Athens, Augusta, Bonduel, Coleman, Columbus Catholic, Gillett, Gresham, Iola-Scandinavia, Lena, Lourdes Academy, Loyal, Manawa, Marathon, Marion, New London
North Fond du Lac, Pacelli Catholic, Pittsville, Reedsville, Suring, Three Lakes, Westfield-Pioneer, Whitehall, and Wild Rose.
The Green Bay Packers will give its second-year kicker Anders Carlson competition in camp this summer.
General Manager Brian Gutekunst announced on Thursday that they had signed former Minnesota Vikings K Greg Joseph. According to Packers.com, was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Miami Dolphins in 2018 out of Florida Atlantic University. He was released after training camp and went on to spend time with the Cleveland Browns (2018), Carolina Panthers (2018), Tennessee Titans (2019-20) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2020-21) before spending the past three seasons with the Minnesota Vikings (2021-23). He has connected on over 82 percent of his field goal attempts and 90 percent of his field goal attempts.
The Packers currently have three kickers on their roster.
The Green Bay Gamblers snapped a two-game in-month losing streak to the Chicago Steel on Friday night, winning the contest 5-4.
The Steel answered a Ryan Humphrey goal with two of their own to end the first period up 2-1 on the host Gamblers. That lead would not last long as Humphrey scored his second goal and Blake Bechen added another in the first four minutes of the second period to give the Gamblers a short-lived 3-2 lead. The Steel would score on either side of the second intermission to give them a 4-3 lead. After Geno Carcone tied the game up halfway through the final frame, Michael DeAngelo sent the home crowd happy with the game-winning tally with nine seconds remaining in the game.
Goaltender Adam Gajan stopped 23 of the 27 shots he faced.
One of Green Bay men's basketball coach Sundance Wicks' prized recruits is up for national honors.
Guard David Douglas Jr. was named a finalist for the 2023-24 Kyle Macy National Freshman of the Year award, given annually to the best freshman player at the Division 1 level. The Horizon League Freshman of the Year ended his first season second on the Phoenix at 8.5 points per game. Douglas scored in double figures in 11 of his 27 games, crossing the 20-point barrier three times.
The award will be announced next month as a part of the Final Four festivities.
The Luxemburg-Casco softball team responded to a slow start with eight-run fourth inning to beat the visiting New Holstein Huskies 13-4 on Thursday's opening day.
After falling behind 2-0, the Spartans took the lead, scoring three in the third inning on a two-RBI single by Rylan Kaminski and a run on an error. The Spartans broke the game open in the fourth, scoring eight runs. Josie Dorner's two-RBI single was the hitting highlight of the inning.
Winning pitcher Kate VanEss earned the victory in four innings of relief. VanEss surrendered two runs on six hits and struck out four.
The Algoma Wolves' baseball team could not overcome five errors in its 10-3 opening-day loss to the Green Bay Preble Hornets on Thursday at Capital Credit Union Park.
The Hornets were leading 4-0 before the Wolves scored twice in the third inning to a pair of RBI groundouts by Braeden Leist and Chase Romdenne. After the Hornets answered with a tally in the bottom half of the third inning, the Wolves got that run back in the fifth when Leist doubled home Jack Cole. The Wolves' comeback hopes were shelved in the sixth inning when the Hornets scored five runs.
Charlie Prokash took the loss, giving up four runs (three earned) across 3 1/3 innings in relief of Carson Leist, who gave up four runs (one earned). Prokash did strike out seven in his appearance. Braeden Leist, Aiden Jorns, and Jack Cole recorded the only hits, with Leist (two RBI) and Romdenne (one RBI) driving in runs.
Luxemburg-Casco's girls' soccer team could not muster the offense needed to get past the Seymour Thunder on Thursday, dropping their season opener 1-0 on the road.
The Thunder peppered goaltender Tabi Lemens for much of the game, but only snuck one of the 11 shots on goal past the senior netminder. That tally came in the second half. The Spartans' offense generated some chances, but could not get any of them to enter the goal mouth.
The Spartans will play again on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. when they travel to Ashwaubenon.
The Green Bay Gamblers will spend the holiday weekend at home when the Chicago Steel come to the Resch Center beginning on Friday.
The Gamblers have won four of their six matchups at the Resch Center, and those two losses came against the Steel. They lost 5-4 in overtime to the Steel on March 1st before losing a 4-2 midweek matchup on March 13th. The Steel are looking up at the playoff-bound Gamblers in the standings, with the Gamblers boasting 71 points in second place while they are in sixth place with 57 points and seven points behind fourth-place Youngstown.
Friday's game starts at 7:05 p.m. and Saturday's starts at 6:05 p.m.
The Luxemburg-Casco girls' soccer team will officially kick off their season on Thursday when they travel to Seymour to battle the Thunder.
The Spartans tuned up for Thursday's game against one of the best teams in the region by playing at De Pere on Tuesday. Goalkeeper Tabi Lemens, defender Alana Mrotek, and forward Emi Kuhn returned to the squad after being named part of the All-NEC team last season.
The Thunder finished 9-7-4 overall last season, including a 5-0 loss to Plymouth in the WIAA Regional Final last season. They finished in third place in the Bay Conference last season with four All-Conference performers. From that group, only Bree Schuettpelz returns to the fold.
Sharing the day with most Major League Baseball teams, the Luxemburg-Casco softball team will open their 2024 campaign at home when they welcome New Holstein to the complex.
Monday's rains canceled the Spartans' original opener against Fox Valley Lutheran. The Spartans are coming off a 20-3 season that ended abruptly against NEC rival Marinette in the regional final with a 5-2 loss. While they did lose NEC Player of the Year Kylie Hanson to graduation, the Spartans do return plenty of experience, with All-NEC performers Josie Dorner, Payton Kaminski, Grace Kahr, Jillian Jorgensen, and Anna Vandermouse potentially returning for their senior season.
The Huskies went 25-3 last season just a couple of games short of the state tournament when they lost to state participant Mishicot 3-0 in the sectional round. They return three of their eight All-Eastern Wisconsin Conference team members from a season ago.
First pitch is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. at the Luxemburg-Casco Sports Complex.
The Green Bay Packers are not going anywhere, but the marriage between the city and the organization is straining after the two stopped lease extension talks this week.
According to the Green Bay Press-Gazette's Richard Ryman, the Packers' proposal would give the city $45 million through 2062, compared with $81.3 million under terms of the existing lease. The Packers would receive $36 million in total from the annual escalation, or an average of $1.2 million per year, compared with more than $5 million annually now. The organization says they would invest another $1.5 billion into Lambeau Field over the coming two decades and would also like some flexibility heading into the upcoming collective bargaining agreement with the players' union in 2030.
The city wants to keep getting the money they are getting under the current lease agreement, if not more. They would also like to see the Packers invest in community development in the City of Green Bay in addition to the team's current efforts in neighboring Ashwaubenon as well as try to host larger events such as concerts, soccer matches, and non-Packers football games.
Both sides are confident that something will be worked out before the end of the current lease, but one side effect of the impasse is the Packers holding off on approximately $80 million in renovations for Lambeau Field in addition to scaling back its charitable efforts.
The Algoma Wolves baseball team will try to get their season underway again on Thursday when they travel to Capital Credit Union Park in Ashwaubenon to face Green Bay Preble.
The Wolves had already rescheduled their matchup against Brillion once this week before they were forced to postpone it again on Wednesday due to icy field conditions on the Tigers' field. The game has not been rescheduled.
The Wolves finished in the middle of the pack of the Packerland last year with an 8-8 mark in the conference and 12-10 mark overall. They were shut out in their WIAA Regional matchup against Iola-Scandinavia 8-0 to end their season last year. Jeff DeMeuse will welcome back All-Packerland performers Carson Leist, Aiden Jorns, Grant Vandervest, and Braeden Leist to the squad.
The Hornets finished in the bottom third of the Fox River Classic Conference, going 6-12 in the FRCC and 9-15 overall. They lost to Appleton North 11-1 in the WIAA Regional last year to bring their season to a close. Ian Johnson was the Hornets' only All-Conference selection and he graduated last year.
When the Green Bay Packers line up for a kickoff this coming season you will see something completely new. Like it or not, the National Football League announced Tuesday that league owners voted to fundamentally change the kickoff. The Packers were reportedly one of just three teams to vote against the new rule, along with the Raiders and 49ers. The new low-impact kickoff rule is modeled after what the XFL used in their league, with hopes to decrease the chance of injuries while increasing the number of returns.
The new rule will have 10 players on the kicking team and at least nine players on the receiving team lining up five yards apart. The kickoff team will line up at the other team’s 40-yard line, while the receiving team’s blockers will be lined up on their 35-yard line and no players can move until the ball either touches the ground or is grabbed by the returner. The kicker will still kickoff from his own 35-yard line, but the ball must travel between the 20-yard line and the goal line. Any out-of-bounds kicks or ones that come up short of the 20-yard line, will result in the receiving team awarded the ball at the 40-yard line. A touchback in the end zone will bring the ball out to the receiving team’s 30-yard line unless it rolls into the end zone, then it would be a touchback to the 20 yard-line.
Also, the element of surprise for the onside kick won’t happen. Teams must declare their intentions to try it and only if it’s the fourth quarter and they are trailing in the game.
The Milwaukee Bucks let a 19-point fourth-quarter lead slip away and lost to the Los Angeles Lakers Tuesday night 128-124 in double overtime.
Playing without an injured LeBron James, the Lakers never led in regulation but tied the game by outscoring the Bucks 27-13 in the fourth quarter. The Bucks blew a 94-75 lead with under nine minutes to play.
In the first overtime, the Bucks had a 117-115 lead with under four seconds, but a foul on D’Angelo Russell and two subsequent free throws tied the game and sent it into a second overtime.
The Lakers closed out the second overtime by outscoring the Bucks 9-3 in the final 1:21 to pull off the unexpected comeback.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had a triple-double leading the Bucks with 29 points and 21 rebounds, and 11 assists. Damien Lillard had 27, and Malik Beasley scored 21 but it was not enough as the Bucks fell to 46-26 in the Eastern Conference.
Milwaukee will now try and regroup on Thursday as they travel to New Orleans to take on the Pelicans (44-28).
The Milwaukee Brewers lost a 6-1 decision to the Colorado Rockies in the final game of Spring Training.
The Brewers collected nine hits in the game but only managed to tally one run in the fifth inning against the Rockies.
Carlos Rodriguez collected three hits in three plate appearances for the Brewers, and Ernesto Martinez uhad the lone RBI.
Starting pitcher Aaron Ashby, who is trying to bounce back from an injury-plagued 2023 season, took the loss going 5.1 innings for the Brewers and allowed four earned runs while striking out four.
Milwaukee finished the exhibition season 16-15 and will now travel to New York for the season opener as they play the Mets at Citi Field at 12:10 p.m. on Friday. The game was moved one day later because of a rain forecast for Thursday. Freddy Peralta will get the start for the Brewers and Jose Quintana will take the mound for the Mets.
Sturgeon Bay’s Adam Rasmussen placed second in the National 2024 Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Classic in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this past weekend. Finishing with 55 pounds-four ounces, Rasmussen finished behind Justin Hamner, who had 58 pounds-four ounces. Rasmussen, a Door County fishing charter captain, claimed a $50,000 cash winnings for his second-place finish. The three-day Bassmaster tourney was held on Grand Lake O the Cherokees in Tulsa, where 56 competitors were fishing for smallmouth bass.
The Algoma Wolves baseball team will wait an extra day to prepare for its opening-day matchup.
On Monday, the Algoma Athletic Department announced that it had rescheduled its first game because of melting snow and persistent rain hitting the area. The Wolves will now play at Brillion at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. They will also play again on Thursday against Green Bay Preble at Capital Credit Union Park at 4:30 p.m.
The Algoma Wolves and Kewaunee Storm started their week with a track meet in Oconto Falls featuring the host school, Coleman, Crivitz, and Lena.
Kewaunee track athletes found themselves ahead of the pack in several events at Monday's meet in Oconto Falls. Wren Kunesh reached a new season best for the pole vault with her win for the Storm's girls' track team. Gabby Stangel (high jump), Alison Szydel (1600m), Alice Bergo (800m), the 4x400m relay, and the 4x800m relay were the other top three performances. On the boys' side, the 4x100m relay, the 4x400m relay, Maddix Mueller (high jump, triple jump), Christopher Cullen (400m), and Braxton Riha (shotput) all picked up event wins that led the Storm to a second-place finish as a team. Owen Carlson (45 yd dash), James Joski (800m), the 4x800m relay, Mitchell Boeder (shotput), DJ Echos (long jump), and Thomas Stangel (long jump) also posted top three performances.
The Algoma track team let its field events take center stage at Monday's indoor track meet in Oconto Falls. Faith Gerdmann set a new season-best for the girls to win the shotput event for the Wolves. Estella Marrero nearly did the same in pole vault as she set a new personal record. Marrero's fellow pole vaulter Brennan Buckman pulled off the same feat, taking second place with a new personal record of nine feet.
If Mother Nature allows, the Luxemburg-Casco softball team could hit the diamond as soon as today.
The Spartans are coming off a 20-3 season that ended abruptly against NEC rival Marinette in the regional final with a 5-2 loss. While they did lose NEC Player of the Year Kylie Hanson to graduation, the Spartans do return plenty of experience, with All-NEC performers Josie Dorner, Payton Kaminski, Grace Kahr, Jillian Jorgensen, and Anna Vandermouse potentially returning for their senior season.
The Foxes went 8-15 last season, losing to the Spartans 13-0 in the regional round.
If the field dries out, the game will take place at 4:30 p.m.
The reality of name, image, and likeness (NIL) deals, and the transfer portal are rearing its head again as Green Bay and Wisconsin are seeing players depart looking for green pastures.
The biggest blow so far came on Monday when the Phoenix's Noah Reynolds officially put his name into the transfer portal. Reynolds was named to the Horizon League's All-Conference First Team and recognized as its newcomer of the league. Reynolds said in his statement that the door to return to Green Bay is still open but that he would explore all options, including the NBA. He joins former teammates Elijah Jones, Clarence Cummings, and Rich Bhyre in the portal.
For the Badgers, Luke Haertle, Ross Candelino, and Connor Essegian entered the portal after a disappointing exit from the NCAA Tournament. When asked by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, star guard AJ Storr said he was still focused on the loss rather than deciding if he was coming back for a second season or between the portal and the NBA Draft.
UW-Milwaukee had traffic going both ways over the weekend as they signed former Queens University guard AJ McKee while Zach Howell entered the transfer portal after an injury-riddled year.
Marquette is still involved in the NCAA Tournament, and no one has entered the transfer portal yet.
A different set of Packerland Conference track teams will head to Oconto Falls for a meet on Monday.
Algoma and Kewaunee head to Oconto Falls to face the host schools, Coleman, Crivitz, and Lena. Both the Wolves and the Storm have had previous meets this season and are expected to head outside for the first time next week, pending the weather.
Less than 24 hours after a 6-2 loss to the Dubuque Fighting Saints, the Green Bay Gamblers held on to beat the Cedar Rapids Roughriders 3-2.
The Gamblers jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first two periods thanks to an opening frame goal by Michael DeAngelo and two more tallies in the second by Julian Lutz. The Roughriders challenged Gavin Moffatt in the third period with 11 shots, two of which were able to find the back of the net. Moffatt was able to stand tall in the final minutes to finish the game with 32 saves.
The night before, the Fighting Saints outshot the Gamblers 40-20 as they peppered the Gamblers' Adam Gajan all night long, forcing him to make 34 saves on 40 shots. Libor Nemec's second-period goal and Blake Bechen's tally in the third period were the lone bright spots for the Gamblers in the contest.
The Gamblers will spend the Easter weekend with games against the Chicago Steel on Friday at 7:05 p.m. and Saturday at 6:05 p.m.
The Green Bay Packers added to their linebacker depth over the week by resigning Eric Wilson.
According to the Packers, Wilson originally joined the team after being signed off the New Orleans Saints' practice squad on Oct. 4, 2022. Over the last two years, he has played in 30 regular season games for Green Bay and has led the Packers in special teams tackles each of the last two seasons (11 in 2023 and 13 in 2022). Wilson has also played on the defense, recording 24 tackles (11 solo), a sack and a tackle for a loss.
A fourth-quarter shutout of the Iowa Barnstormers helped the Green Bay Blizzard earn a 35-24 win on Saturday at the Resch Center.
The two teams went back and forth all game before the final stanza, with a second-quarter field goal by the Barnstormers the difference. The Blizzard scored the game's final three touchdowns, including the go-ahead touchdown pass from Max Meylor to Harry Ballard and a rushing score by Jalyn Cagle in the fourth quarter.
Meylor threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as he accumulated 135 yards of total offense. Darius Peterson led the Barnstormers with 73 yards rushing and three touchdowns.
The Blizzard will have their first road game of the season on April 6th when they play at the Quad City Steamwheelers in Moline, Ill.
The Southern Door track team competed against almost two dozen schools Saturday in the Ripon College Showcase as the boys and girls' squads finished in the middle of the pack of the small school division.
For the boys, Braden VanRemortel posted the best finish with a personal best in the high jump that was good for second place. Zach Lynch posted top five finishes in the 60m and 200m while Ben Grota, Cruz Calvillo, and Grant Pieschek also posted top five performances.
On the girls' side, Frankie Nellis finished in second place in the 200m and long jump to lead the team. Elise Jackson, Emma Bousley, and the 4x800m relay also finished in the top five.
The Tennessee Volunteers were just too big, fast, and strong for the Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team on Saturday as they cruised to a 92-63 victory.
The Phoenix kept pace with the legacy program early on as they forced several turnovers and were able to hit shots over the taller Lady Vols. They were down 28-26 when the flood gates opened for the Lady Vols as they shot nearly 70 percent from the field in the second quarter and took a 16 point lead into the break. The Phoenix women were able to snap an over six minute drought early in the third quarter, but never could slow down the Lady Vols until the benches cleared late in the fourth quarter with the 30-plus point gap between the two teams.
Maddy Schreiber led the Phoenix with 13 points on six-of-eight shooting and was the player on the team that cracked double figures. Jasmine Kondrakiewicz had nine points and Natalie Andersen and Jenna Guyer each chipped in seven in the loss. The Volunteers had four players in double figures, led by Rickea Jackson, who scored 26 points.
The Phoenix will have to wait until next year to crack their over dozen-year drought without a win in the NCAA Tournament. They finished the year 27-7 overall.
The Southern Door track team will take their talents to Ripon for a weekend meet.
The Eagles will be greeted by the likes of Wisconsin Lutheran, West Bend West, Stevens Point, Fond du Lac, Neenah, Oshkosh West, West De Pere, Little Chute, Janesville Parker, Verona Area, Ashwaubenon, Freedom, Green Bay Preble, Homestead, Hortonville, Kiel, Monroe, New Holstein, Pacelli, Port Washington, Ripon, Rosholt, Winneconne, Marquette University H.S., Kewaskum, Franklin, Baraboo, and Shawano Community for the showcase meet. The first events begin at 10 a.m.
In Thursday's action at the Pam Kjono Invitational hosted by Mantiwoc Lincoln:
Kewaunee's Hannah Miller posted two top finishes for her team at the Pam Kjono Invite on Friday. She set a PR of 64 seconds in the 400m run and helped the 4x800m relay take fourth place overall. Wren Kunesh also posted a top five performance by reaching a height of seven feet in the pole vault.
The combination of Lydia Morozov, Elaina Holschuh, Grace Seering, and McKenna Rank proved fruitful for Luxemburg-Casco Friday at Manitowoc Lincoln's Pam Kjono Invite. As a relay, the foursome took home the win in the 4x400m relay to go along with their other accolades during the meet. Holschuh took fourth in the triple jump while Morozov took fourth in the 55m dash and second in the 200m. Seering and Holschuh were part of another top five relay performance while Seering and Rank had similar success in the 55m hurdles and 400m respectively. Outside of that group of athletes, Claire Dechateau took second in the 1600m run.
Gibraltar's McKailey Reisen picked up the majority of the points in the team's appearance at Friday's Pam Kjono Invite in Manitowoc. Reisen won the 55m dash in the 55m hurdles and the high jump to pace the Vikings. Hayden Knudson posted the only other top-10 performance with a personal record in the 200m relay.
Gibraltar's McKailey Reisen picked up the majority of the points in the team's appearance at Friday's Pam Kjono Invite in Manitowoc. Reisen won the 55m dash in the 55m hurdles and the high jump to pace the Vikings. Hayden Knudson posted the only other top-10 performance with a personal record in the 200m relay.
Full results of each team's afternoon at the meet can be found at NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com
The Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team will start their road toward Cleveland in Raleigh, North Carolina, Saturday morning when they face perennial power Tennessee.
The Phoenix are making their first appearance in six years after a twenty-plus-year run before that. Like most mid-majors, the Phoenix earned their spot with a tournament championship in the Horizon League, finally getting over the three-year hump of Cleveland State.
The Lady Vols went 19-12 overall and 10-6 in a stacked SEC that boasts title-contending South Carolina and LSU among its members.
The Green Bay Blizzard will try again for their first win of the season on Saturday when they host the Iowa Barnstormers.
Last week, the Blizzard led by as many as 18 points in the third quarter, but saw that advantage evaporate in a 44-40 loss to the Massachusetts Pirates in the team's season opener. Quarterback Max Meylor threw for two touchdowns and ran for another three while racking up 185 total yards in the loss for the Blizzard.
Saturday's contest will be the Barnstormers' first of the season.
The Green Bay Gamblers scored at least two goals in all three periods of its 7-2 win over Team USA Friday night at the Resch Center.
Charlie Russell and Julian Lutz scored the first two goals of the game for the Gamblers before the team would score five of the next six goals. Blake Bechen, Libor Nemec, Ben Poitras, Lutz, and Russell all had multi-point games, with Russell leading the team with two goals and one assist. Adam Gajan had a nice bounce back performance after a couple of rough outings as he made 32 saves on 34 shots.
The Gamblers play in Dubuque on Saturday night night at 7:05 p.m. before returning home for a 3:05 p.m. matinee on Sunday.
A day after the boys took their turn, the area girls' track teams will have their opportunity to run at Manitowoc Lincoln on Friday.
Luxemburg-Casco, Kewaunee, and Gibraltar will join Chilton, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, Gibraltar, Green Bay United, Kimberly, Manitowoc Lincoln, Manitowoc Lutheran, Mishicot, Ozaukee, Plymouth, Sheboygan Falls, and Two Rivers for the meet that starts at 4 p.m.
Several local teams traveled to Manitowoc for varsity meets on Thursday.
The Luxemburg-Casco track team opened their season Thursday night with impressive performances at the Hebert Invite in Manitowoc, including one event win. Sam Schutz won the pole vault with a height of 11 feet, which is listed as a personal record. Trevor Beaupre nearly won two events of his own as he nearly broke 20 feet in the long jump and 40 feet in the triple jump to come in second place. Kyan Lynts took third in the 3200m, and two relays came in fifth place to lead the Spartans.
Plenty of gold made the trip home to Kewaunee after Thursday's Hebert Invite at Manitowoc Lincoln High School. Christopher Cullen (400m), Maddix Mueller (high jump and triple jump), and the 4x200m relay took home first-place finishes. DJ Echos, Braxton Riha, the 4x160m relay, the 4x400m relay, and Owen Carlson also posted top-five finishes in the meet. The Storm was the top-performing local team with 68 points, which was good for third place overall as they sat behind the host Ships (90.5 pts) and Appleton East (74 pts).
Gibraltar's Braden Sitte did not let a scratch in the long jump affect the rest of his day at the Hebert Invite in Manitowoc on Thursday. Sitte took second in the high jump with a personal record and was part of a 4x200m relay that took third at the meet. Will Lecy was also on that relay as he posted a pair of top-five performances, including his fifth-place finish in the 200m dash.
Full results are available at NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com.
Southern Door junior Drew Daoust added another accolade ahead of his final season when the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association named him to the Division 3 All-State Team.
Eleven players were named to the squad, with over 20 others being listed as honorable mention. Daoust was the third-leading scorer in the state at 32.8 points per game and crossed the 2,000-point barrier during his junior campaign. The Eagles' return to sectionals for the first time in several years capped off his season.
The Kewaunee softball team got their season off on the right foot before Friday's snows with an 8-2 victory.
The Storm were quieted by Tigers' bullpen after Kendra Zahn held them to just one run and three hits across three innings. Before that, the Storm opened the game with a four-run first inning followed by two more in the third inning.
Sophia Pingel went 3-3 for the Tigers with a run scored.
The Green Bay Gamblers will play three games in three days in two cities this coming weekend, beginning Friday night at the Resch Center.
The Gamblers have won three of their last five games, including two wins in three tries at the Resch Center last week. They open up their stretch against Team USA, which is hitting their stride as they prepare for international competition. They took a weekend split with Cedar Rapids last weekend, but Team USA has won four of their last five games. Friday's game begins at 7:05 p.m.
The Gamblers will also head to Dubuque on Saturday to face the Fighting Saints at 7:05 p.m. before hosting Cedar Rapids home on Sunday at 3:05 p.m.
The Kewaunee softball team opens its 2024 campaign on the road when they play Chilton at 4:30 p.m.
The Storm finished last year with a loss in regionals to Southern Door and a 10-13 record. The team welcomes back underclassmen Breanna Riha, Lexi Hanrahan, Bailey Saxby, and upperclassmen Jenna Rohr, all of whom made All-Packerland Conference squads a year ago.
The Tigers finished last season 19-4 but had their hearts broken in the regional final against Mishicot to end their season early. They tied New Holstein for the Eastern Conference title.
The Luxemburg-Casco track team will head in different directions on Thursday as they compete for the first time this season.
A portion of the team will head to Seymour for a meet featuring Southern Door, Seymour, and Bonduel at 4 p.m.
Another portion will head to Manitowoc Lincoln High School for a meet featuring Appleton East, Chilton, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, Gibraltar, Green Bay, Kewaunee, Kingdom Prep Lutheran, Manitowoc Lincoln, Manitowoc Lutheran, Mishicot, Ozaukee, Plymouth, Sheboygan Falls, and Two Rivers. The first events begin at 4 p.m.
Southern Door looked within its own program to replace the outgoing Mark Jonas.
The Southern Door School Board officially hired Scott Mallien as its head football coach. Mallien previously served on the staff as the team's defensive coordinator. Under Mallien's watch, the Eagles' defense allowed more than 20 points only twice in 23 games the last two seasons.
It has been an offseason of change for the Eagles, which also replaced Jonas as its athletic director with Ben Kline earlier this month. Monday's meeting also saw Spencer Krause and Jaden Diller be named as baseball coaches under the guidance of John Berns.
The Door County YMCA Swim Team displayed outstanding performances at the YMCA State Swimming Championships held at the Walter Schroeder Aquatics Center in Brown Deer, WI this past weekend. With 58 swimmers qualifying for the event, comprising half of the team, the athletes showcased their dedication, skill, and resilience throughout the competition.
The meet commenced on Friday night with a remarkable display of prowess, as every event witnessed swimmers achieving personal best times. This momentum carried forward throughout the weekend, culminating in the team clinching an impressive total of 10 State Championships. Among the standout performers were Max Aleksandrowicz, who secured four titles in the 7-under category 25,50 fly,100 Free, 100 IM, and Nadia Kurek, who claimed two titles in the 9-year-old category 25 fly, 100 IM. Daylia Sund, 100 Breaststroke, Cassie Rankin, 15-Open, 1650 free, Harper Jennerjohn 8 yr, 25 fly, and Alex Sperber 9, 100 back also emerged victorious in their respective events, contributing to the team's stellar performance.
In addition to the State Championships, the team earned numerous podium finishes, with 10 second-place, 16 third-place, and 20 fourth-place achievements. The dedication of the swimmers was evident in the approximately 90 best individual times posted over the weekend, reflecting an outstanding 87% improvement rate.
The team's collective efforts resulted in remarkable overall standings, with the Boys' team securing 3rd place and the Girls' team claiming 6th place out of 20 participating teams. Impressively, the team clinched 5th place overall, underscoring their depth and talent across all categories. The 8-under Boys' team also shone brightly, clinching victory in their age group.
Furthermore, three swimmers from the team have earned prestigious National Qualifications. Jack Monfils, Daylia Sund, and Sue Mann exhibited exceptional skills, earning their spots in the upcoming national competition in Greensboro, NC in April. Noteworthy performances include Sue Mann's remarkable time-trial of the 50 free, achieving a time of :24.53 without breathing, and Cassie Rankin's record-breaking performance in the 1000 free.
Reflecting on the achievements, Coach Mike expressed pride in the team's accomplishments and emphasized the dedication and hard work displayed by each swimmer. Looking ahead, the team is poised to continue their success, with aspirations of further achievements on the national stage.
For more information on the Door County YMCA Swim Team and upcoming events, visit www.DoorCountyYMCA.org or contact Mike McHugh.
The Algoma Wolves and the Gibraltar Vikings participated in the Oconto Falls Indoor Track meet at Oconto Falls High School on Tuesday afternoon. The Gibraltar boys finished fourth with 27 points with Algoma finishing fifth with 22 points. On the girls side Gibraltar had 51 points while finishing third and Algoma had 10 points in finishing with 10 points. Individually, Gibraltar’s Braden Sitte tied for first in the 45 yard dash, second in the long jump, and took third in the 200 meters. Algoma’s Braeden Crewe and Mason Melohn claimed third in the high jump and shot put, respectively. In the pole vault, Brennean Buckman and Wyatt Fay tied for third.
In the girls meet, Gibrlatar’s McKailey Reisen won the 55 meter hurdles while Mikala Gorham took third in the high jump. According to Coach Clayton Buske, Reisen’s 7.5 second 55 meter hurdles broke the previous facility record at Oconto Falls held by Liz Butler from Southern Door since 2008.
Oconto Falls swept the boys and girls meets with scores of 171 and 201, respectively.
The complete results from Athletic.net are listed below from Tuesday’s meet.
The Wisconsin Badgers and Marquette Golden Eagles have an extra day to get ready for their NCAA first-round games.
The #5 Badgers, who lost to the Purdue Boilermakers in the Big Ten Championship Game, will take on #12 James Madison on Friday evening in Brooklyn in the South Regional at 8:40 p.m.
#2 Marquette, who hopefully will have Tyler Kolek back for the tournament, faces off with #15 Western Kentucky on Friday at 1 p.m. in the South Regional. Kolek has missed the past six games with an oblique injury.
Wisconsin (22-13) will play James Madison for the first time in school history. On Sunday, the winner will take on #4 Duke or #13 Vermont.
Marquette (25-9) tied for second with Creighton in the Big East behind Connecticut.
You can start the spring by getting or staying in shape with two specialized programs at the Door County YMCA. Spring Session 1 Personal Training and Sports Performance sessions will begin next month at both program centers in Sturgeon Bay and Fish Creek. Wellness Services Coordinator Aiden Labbe says having a personal trainer can help you achieve your goals and rehabilitate injuries safely.
Labbe adds that a 15 to 30-minute consultation is done before the workouts to help participants tailor a regimen to suit their needs best. Specialty Wellness Director Abby Tesch says classes are customized to offer an easier and a harder version of exercise. She says that as the weather gets nicer, she plans to utilize the new outside sports turf at the Sturgeon Bay facility.
Spring Session 1 registration starts on April 15 for members and April 22 for community members. The classes will begin on April 22; you can find more information on the Door County YMCA website.
The area's baseball and girls' soccer teams headed to their respective practice fields for the first time on Monday.
They will use this week as a tune-up before they can start having games next Tuesday. Boys' tennis and golf are the last teams to begin their seasons, and their first day of practice will not take place until next Monday. They will start competing right away, however as their first competitions can take place soon as Thursday for golf and Friday for tennis.
You can find a schedule for the first games for each of the area's baseball and girls' soccer teams below:
BASEBALL
Algoma: At Brillion 3/26 4:30 p.m.
Kewaunee: At Oconto 4/1 at 10 a.m. (DH)
Sturgeon Bay: At Green Bay Preble (Joannes Park) 4/2 at 4:30 p.m.
Southern Door: At Pacelli (Bukolt Park) 4/2 at 4:30 p.m.
Luxemburg-Casco: At Oconto Falls 4/2 at 4:30 p.m.
Sevastopol: Vs. Manitowoc Lutheran at 5 p.m.
Gibraltar: At Adams-Friendship Tournament 4/5-6
GIRLS SOCCER
Luxemburg-Casco: At Seymour at 6:30 p.m.
Sevastopol/Gibraltar: Vs. Marinette at 5 p.m.
Sturgeon Bay: At Sheboygan South (Horace Mann Field) at 6 p.m.
A few of the area's Packerland Conference teams are heading out of town Tuesday afternoon for track meets.
Algoma and Gibraltar will visit Oconto Falls to take on the host school, Suring, Lena, and Oconto, beginning at 4 p.m.
Algoma and Southern Door's girls' teams will head to the campus of UW-Oshkosh to battle the likes of Lake Country Lutheran, Valley Christian, Antigo, Little Chute, Horicon, Seymour, Assumption, Berlin, Brillion, Campbellsport, Chilton, Clintonville, Dodgeland, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, Fox Valley Lutheran, Freedom, Gillett, Kiel, Laconia, Manawa, Lomira, Necedah, Omro, Pacelli, Randolph, Rosholt, St. Mary Catholic, Sheboygan Falls, Shiocton, Two Rivers, Wautoma, New London, Kettle Moraine Lutheran, Saint Mary Springs, Xavier, Pius XI, Weyauwega Fremont, Reedsville, Green Lake/Princeton, Kewaskum, Marinette, Denmark, and Wrightstown when they meet at UW-Oshkosh at 4:45 p.m.
Luxemburg-Casco will open their season on Thursday at Seymour as they compete against the host school, Bonduel, and Southern Door beginning at 4 p.m. with the field events.
The Algoma Wolves start the road to a second straight regional title with hopes to accomplish more this spring when they host Reedsville on Tuesday afternoon.
The Wolves were just an out away from clinching a spot in the state tournament before eventually falling to Iola-Scandinavia 3-2. The team returns Macie Zimmerman, one of just four freshmen named to an All-State team encompassing Division 4 and 5 players. They also return all but three players from last year's regional title-winning team.
The Panthers were 6-10 last year but were nipped 2-1 by St. Mary Catholic in the regional final, preventing them from securing their spot in sectionals. Josee Bussee led the Panthers with a .516 batting average and 14 runs batted in.
The first pitch is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. in Algoma. There will be no JV1 game.
The Door County YMCA Strivers Gymnastic Team captured back-to-back state championship titles. The striver team competed this past weekend in the YMCA state gymnastics championships hosted by the Fond du Lac YMCA. Thirteen YMCA gymnastic teams from Wisconsin competed in the weekend tournament.
The Striver’s Excel Silver Team won the 2023 State Title, went undefeated this season, and won their second consecutive State Team Title to capture back-to-back State Championships. The Striver Team returned home with ten individual state titles. The team won Gold in all-around in all three age brackets. Leading the Silvers was Ellie Kelsey (9 and under) who had a clean sweep on the podium winning floor, vault, beam, bars, and the all-around. Evelynn Kelsey (12 and up) won the All Around and beam and captured silver on vault and bars and fifth on vault. Sawyer Soukup (10 &11) won gold in the all-around and vault, Soukup grabbed silver on bars and floor. Winning Silver in the all-around was Brinley Newton (10 &11) and Lauren Gaida (12 and up). Newton won gold on the beam and bronze on the bars. Gaida won gold on vault, bronze on bars, fourth on beam, and ninth on vault. Delaney Allen (10 and 11) and Keira Clark (12 and up) placed fourth in the all-around. Clark won silver on the beam and bronze on the floor. Allen placed sixth on the floor and seventh on the vault and beam. Greta Virgin won bronze on the beam and fifth on the floor. Destiny Romero (12 and up) medaled fourth on beam, sixth on vault, ninth in the all-around, and tenth on floor. All five events medaled the top ten performances of the day. All nine Excel Silver gymnasts medaled in the top ten. The Excel Silver Team won the State Team Title scoring 113.85.
In the Level Seven competition, the Strivers had three competitors Portia Hah, Estelle Duerst, and Amira Anschutz. Portia Hah medaled fourth on bars, seventh in the all-around, and eighth on vault. Estelle Duerst medaled seventh in the all-around and seventh on the beam. Amira Anschutz medaled fifth on vault, seventh on bars, and eighth in the all-around.
Competing Platinum in the open age group (12 to 18 yr olds) was Shaylyn Asher. Asher placed 6 in the all-around.
The Striver Team will begin focusing on the YMCA National Gymnastics Championships that will take place June 20-24 in Philadelphia, PA. All thirteen team members qualified for the Championship Tournament.
Back to Back State Champs Photo (ABOVE)
left to right: Lauren Gaida, Keira Clark, Greta Virgin, Sawyer Soukup, Evelynn Kelsey, Ellie Kelsey, Brinley Newton, Delaney Allen, Destiney Romero.
Silver Team Pic
left to right: Back row Coach Nikki Pollman, Evelynn Kelsey, Destiney Romero
Sturgeon Bay forward Gannon Evers picked up one last award this winter sports season after being named to the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Academic All-State Team.
Evers had to reach the threshold that requires that nominated athletes be varsity players from any grade level and hold a GPA of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale). He was the only local boys' athlete to be named to the squad. He joins these athletes that were named to the girls' Academic All-State team last week.
The Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team will play the Tennessee Lady Volunteers in their first NCAA Tournament game since 2018.
A couple hundred fans filled an auxiliary room at a Green Bay restaurant to celebrate the achievement. The Phoenix women punched their ticket with a Horizon League Tournament win over Cleveland State last Tuesday. The Lady Vols had their hearts broken in the SEC Tournament when undefeated South Carolina hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to eliminate them.
The Phoenix have tournament history against the Lady Vols, losing to them in 2016 59-53. A win would be the first for the Phoenix since they beat Iowa State in 2012.
The Green Bay Blizzard led by as many as 18 points in the third quarter, but saw that advantage evaporate in a 44-40 loss to the Massachusetts Pirates in the team's season opener on Sunday.
The Blizzard jumped out to a 14-0 first-quarter lead thanks to two rushing touchdowns and took a 27-16 advantage into halftime. They had their biggest lead of the game in the opening minutes of the third quarter and reclaimed that 18-point advantage midway through the frame, but the Pirates would score the game's next 22 points to steal the win from the host Blizzard.
Quarterback Max Meylor threw for two touchdowns and ran for another three while racking up 185 total yards in the loss for the Blizzard. They are back in action on March 23rd when they host the Iowa Barnstormers.
The Green Bay Gamblers converted both of their power play attempts on Saturday to beat the Waterloo Black Hawks 4-1 in front of over 5,600 fans.
The game was tied at one after the first period after the Black Hawks answered a Charlie Russell tally late in the frame. Jason Gallucci scored the lone goal in the second period and Julian Lutz tallied a goal and an assist in the third period to lead the Gamblers to the weekend sweep. Gavin Moffatt was peppered but stopped 34 of the 35 shots he faced.
On Sunday night, the Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team will learn where they are heading for the NCAA Tournament.
Natalie McNeil scored a career-high 32 points to lead Green Bay to its first NCAA Tournament bid since 2018 with a 64-40 over Cleveland State on Tuesday. The NCAA Selection Sunday Show begins at 7 p.m., with the program hosting a viewing party at the Green Bay Distillery from 6-8 p.m. According to ESPN bracketologist Charlie Creme on Thursday, the Phoenix are likely an 11-seed play against West Virginia in Raleigh, North Carolina. That would set up a likely virtual road game against North Carolina State if the Phoenix are able to advance.
The Green Bay Blizzard will open their 2024 season at home on Sunday at 3:05 p.m. as they host the Massachusetts Pirates.
The Blizzard missed the playoffs last season, going 7-8 and closing out the season with a 48-39 loss to the Tucson Sugar Skulls. They welcome back six players from last year's squad, including UW-Whitewater product Max Meylor. The Pirates weren't even sure where they would play in 2024 after leaving the City of Worcester. They lost their lone playoff game last season to Sioux Falls.
The Kewaunee and Algoma track teams ended their first week of competition with another indoor meet.
The Kewaunee boys track team took second place and the girls finished in fourth in their first track meet of the year at Ripon College in the ADE Invitational on Friday. The Storm boys were aided by nine top five finishes, including event wins by Christopher Cullen (800m), Maddix Mueller (high jump), and the 4x200 relay. Owen Carlson, Braxton Riha, Mitchel Boeder, and two other relays also posted top five performances. For the girls, nine athletes finished in the top five. No one won individual titles, but Rylee Dax came close twice as she came in second place in the 400m and 4x800m relay.
The Algoma track team competed for the second straight day at the ADE Invite hosted at Ripon College on Friday. The team posted several top five finishes on the evening, including in a win in the women's shotput by Faith Gerdmann. Aiden Moen (60m hurdles), the 4x200m relay, Brennan Buckman (pole vault), Wyatt Fay (pole vault), Vivika Meverden (high jump) and Emily Reif (triple jump) also finished in the top five.
Four answered goals in the second period turned a 1-0 deficit into an eventual 5-1 win for the Green Bay Gamblers over the Des Moines Buccanneers.
Mykhailo Danylov scored twice and Libor Nemec and Charlie Russell registered goals as well in a 14 minute span to chase goaltender Ethan Dahlmeir after just 33 minutes of play. Michael DeAngelo benefited from an empty net to score the final goal. Gavin Moffatt stopped 27 of 28 shots to earn the win.
The Gamblers are back in action on Saturday night when they host the Waterloo Black Hawks.
Christopher Cullen will see his running career continue at the next level after signing his NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Celebratory Signing Form with UW-Stevens Point.
After a successful run at Kewaunee, Cullen will compete in cross country and track for the Pointers. In track, Cullen set personal records in the 400m, 800m, and 1600m run during his junior season last year. He also set a personal record in the 5K during the cross country season with a time of 16:50 as he broke 17 minutes three times in 2023.
Fans of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers will get their first official look at the 2024 team during Fan Fest at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium on Wednesday, April 3. The event is scheduled for noon to 4:00pm. Admission and parking are free for Fan Fest presented by Neuroscience Group!
Players are scheduled to take the field at 12:30pm to practice for an hour. An intrasquad scrimmage is set to begin at 2:00pm. The scrimmage will be approximately five innings. On field activities are dependent on the cooperation of the weather.
In conjunction with Fan Fest, a rummage sale will be held in the Fox Communities Credit Union Fox Club from noon until 5:00pm. A variety of game-worn, clearance, and one-of-a-kind items from the Snake Pit Team Store will be featured at 50% off the listed price.
The Snake Pit Team Store and ticket office will be open during Fan Fest, too. Tickets and ticket packages for the 2024 season will be available from the ticket office. The Team store will be loaded with new gear featuring Timber Rattlers, Shantymen, Udder Tuggers, Brats, and Cascabeles merchandise.
Additional features for Fan Fest include free rides on the Capital Credit Union Slide throughout the afternoon, the first base concession stand with a limited menu of items available for purchase will be open, and the Leinie Lodge on the first base concourse will be showing the Milwaukee Brewers game on television.
The 2024 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers season begins with a game against the Peoria Chiefs at Neuroscience Group Field on Friday, April 5. Game time is 6:40pm.
One of Door County's favorite players is reportedly sticking around with the Green Bay Packers.
Multiple sources reported Thursday night RB AJ Dillon signed what is being called a "prove it deal" where the team is protected if he does not make the 53-man roster before the start of the season. According to the Green Bay Press-Gazette, the Packers would only suffer a $167,000 cap hit if that does happen. The deal is worth up to $1.45 million more than the minimum, which is just over $1.1 million in Dillon's case.
Some of the area's track teams got their first taste of competition on Thursday at a pair of track of meets held at local colleges.
Just a couple of male athletes for Gibraltar made the long trip to UW-Oshkosh on Thursday for the opening track meet of the season. Sean Neal posted the best times among his teammates in the 200m and 60m dashes, while Kayin Jackson led the way in the long jump and Isaac Nelson did the same in the shot put.
Southern Door took 18th place out 42 teams at Thursday's Boys Small School Invite hosted by UW-Oshkosh. Alaric Urban posted the best finish with a second place finish in the triple jump, though Zach Lynch, Lauden Berg, and Ben Grota also posted Top Five finishes on the day.
The Sturgeon Bay Clippers track team posted five event wins at the Berlin Invite hosted at Ripon College on Thursday. On the girls side, Nida Zukauskaite cleaned up with event wins in the 60m hurdles and high jump. Ella Tarkowski won the 60m dash and Cady Carlson won the 200m. For the boys, Xavier Jandrin won the pole vault.
The Sevastopol track team opened their 2024 campaign at the Berlin Indoor Invite hosted at Ripon College on Thursday. For the boys, Jarius Dadam was the top-place winner, coming in third place in the pole vault. The girls were led by Caitlyn Fellner's fourth-place finish in the 200m.
The Algoma track team's small numbers at Thursday's meet at UW-Oshkosh yielded big results, scoring 20 points and a 25th-place finish. Aiden Moen recovered from a seventh-place finish in the preliminaries to take third in the 60m hurdles. The Kirchman boys also helped pick up points, with Alex taking fifth in the 3200m and John finishing behind teammate Mason Melohn in the shot put.
You can find individual results for all of the teams at NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com.
Kewaunee and Algoma will join Cedar Grove-Belgium, Columbus, Hustisford, Laconia, Living Word Lutheran, Markesan, Mayville, Palmyra-Eagle, Tri-County, Valley Christian, and Weyauwega Fremont at Ripon College on Friday beginning at 4:30 p.m.
The Green Bay Gamblers are back in action this weekend when they host Des Moines on Friday at 7:05 p.m. and Waterloo at 6:05 p.m. on Saturday.
On Wednesday, the Gamblers were doubled up by the Chicago Steel 4-2, with William Hughes scoring both goals. The Buccanneers and the Black Hawks are on opposite sides of the USHL Western Conference, with Des Moines sitting in 7th place with 48 points and Waterloo holding onto the third spot with 61 points. At 63 points, the Gamblers are in third place in the USHL Eastern Conference.
The Kohl Center will be rocking on Friday for a full day of WIAA State Boys Basketball Tournament action.
This year's tournament lacks teams from the immediate area, with Kiel and Neenah the closest teams to Door and Kewaunee counties participating. Division 3 and Division 4 opened the tournament on Thursday before Divisions 1, 2, and 5 play all day on Friday. On Saturday, the three-point contest kicks off the day at 9:30 a.m., followed by the championship games beginning at 11:30 a.m. with Division
Thursday, March 14
DIVISION 3
Semifinals - Thursday, March 14
Game-1: #1 St. Thomas More (28-1) 68 vs. #4 Prescott (21-7) 45
Game-2: #2 Lakeside Lutheran (27-2) 57 vs. #3 Kiel (28-1) 55
Championship Final - Saturday, March 16
Game-3: St. Thomas More (28-1) vs. Lakeside Lutheran (27-2) - Approx. 15 minutes following Div. 4 championship game
DIVISION 4
Semifinals - Thursday, March 14
Game-1: #4 Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic (20-9) 46, #1 Marathon (27-2) 37 -
Game-2: #2 Mineral Point (26-2) 62, #3 Aquinas (23-5) 61
Championship Final - Saturday, March 16
Game-3: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 - Approx. 15 minutes following Div. 5 championship game
Friday, March 15
Division 5
#1 Columbus Catholic (27-2) vs. #4 Solon Springs (27-2) - 9:05 a.m.
#2 Almond-Bancroft (27-1) vs. #3 Abundant Life Christian (27-2)*
Division 2
#1 Wisconsin Lutheran (28-0) vs. #4 Nicolet (24-4) - 1:35 p.m.
#2 Pewaukee (24-4) vs. #3 West Salem (25-3)*
Division 1
#1 Arrowhead (26-2) vs. #4 Neenah (21-7) - 6:35 p.m.
#2 Kettle Moraine (25-3) vs. #3 Marquette (24-4)*
The Green Bay Packers continued to clean house on the heels of its big free agency signings earlier this week, officially releasing LB De'Vondre Campbell on Wednesday.
According to the Packers, Campbell started all 30 regular-season games and two of three postseason contests he played in for Green Bay since signing with the Packers in 2021. He was named first-team All-Pro by The Associated Press in 2021, becoming the first Green Bay inside linebacker to earn first-team AP All-Pro honors since Ray Nitschke in 1966. In addition to his play on the field, he was honored for his activities off of it when he was the Packers' nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year award.
The Green Bay Gamblers lost a rare weeknight home game on Wednesday, losing to the Chicago Steel 4-2.
A make-up contest from earlier in the season, the Steel took a 3-0 lead into the third period before William Hughes scored his first of two goals in the opening minutes of the third period. Down 4-1, Hughes registered his second goal of the game and 12th of the season in the final minute. Michael Hage had a three-point game (2G, 1A) in the win for the Steel, who only had 13 shots on goal against Adam Gajan.
The Gamblers are back in action this weekend when they host Des Moines on Friday at 7:05 p.m. and Waterloo at 6:05 p.m. on Saturday.
It is opening day of the track season for several Packerland Conference schools on Thursday.
Sevastopol and Sturgeon Bay will head to Ripon College to face Oakfield, Wisconsin Dells, Howards Grove, North Fond du Lac, Randolph/Cambria-Friesland, Waterloo, Waupaca, Wautoma, Marshall, and Iola-Scandinavia with the first events beginning at 4 p.m.
Algoma, Gibraltar, and Southern Door will face the likes of Necedah, Lake Country Lutheran, Martin Luther, Antigo, Suring, Catholic Memorial, Little Chute, Horicon, Seymour, Assumption, Brillion, Campbellsport, Chilton, Clintonville, Dodgeland, Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, Fox Valley Lutheran, Freedom, Gillett, Laconia, Manawa, Lomira, Oconto Falls, Omro, Pacelli, Rosholt, St. Mary Catholic, Sheboygan Falls, Shiocton, Two Rivers, Winnebago Lutheran Academy, New London, Kettle Moraine Lutheran, Xavier, Pius XI, NEW Lutheran, Weyauwega, Fremont, Reedsville, Kewaskum, Marinette, Denmark, Wrightstown, and Kingdom Prep Lutheran starting at 4:45 p.m. at UW-Oshkosh.
Both meets will only feature the boys' teams with the girls opening their seasons at the respective schools in the coming days.
The Green Bay Packers continue to reshape their roster for the 2024 season with the free agency period officially starting on Wednesday. One familiar face, dynamic special teamer Keisean Nixon agreed to a three-year, $18 million contract with another $1.2 million possible in incentives on Tuesday, according to NFL insider Ian Rapaport.
Nixon, a cornerback by trade, averaged 26.1 yards per kickoff return last season and averaged 6.8 yards on punt returns. He has led the NFL in kickoff return yardage the past two seasons and played extensively as a nickel back in the Packer pass defense.
The 5' 10" Nixon is 26 years old and joined the Packers in 2022 after playing three years for the Oakland/Las Vegas Raiders. He was first-team All-Pro in 2022 and 2023.
The Milwaukee Bucks ran into a hot Sacramento King team Tuesday night, as a barrage of three-pointers early on led to a 129-94 defeat on the road.
Ending their west coast road trip at 1-3, the Bucks never led in the game after falling behind 8-0 in the first two minutes.
Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks with 30 points and 13 rebounds, but it was not nearly enough as no other Milwaukee player scored more than 11 points.
The Kings shot 53.3 percent from the field and hit 18/40 three-pointers (45 percent) in cruising to the win after losing to the Bucks earlier this year in Milwaukee on a Dame Lillard three-pointer at the buzzer.
De’Aaron Fox scored a team-high 29 points, Malik Monk added 25, and Domantas Sabonis tallied 22 more for the Kings.
Milwaukee (42-24) now returns home to face the Philadelphia 76ers (36-29) on Thursday night.
The #2 Green Bay Lady Phoenix outscored the #1 Cleveland State Vikings every quarter Tuesday to claim the Horizon League Tournament Championship 64-40 in Indianapolis.
Natalie McNeil scored a career-high 32 points to lead Green Bay to its first NCAA Tournament bid since 2018. She topped the 30-point performance she had against Cleveland State on February 3rd in a road loss to the Vikings. The win snapped the conference champion Vikings’ 11-game winning streak.
The Lady Phoenix took a 32-19 lead into halftime and never let Cleveland State back into the game.
Dominating the boards, Green Bay only allowed the Vikings (29-5) one offensive rebound in the first three quarters.
Green Bay (27-6) will now wait to see who and where they will play next week in the NCAA Tournament on Selection Sunday at 7 p.m.
Sister Bay's route to repeat as Door County League champions has been set after the league released the schedule this week.
The season will return on Mother's Day with a full slate of four games on May 12th. The first of eight night games will take place on May 25th when Baileys Harbor hosts Sister Bay. On May 31st, both Institute and Baileys Harbor will host night games. Rare Saturday games will occur on June 22nd when an Old Timer's Game will occur at 11 a.m. before Kolberg hosts Maplewood. The DCL All-Stars will play at Joannes Park on July 11th. The regular season will end on August 11th with three games (Baileys Harbor will host the final night game on August 9th) before the two weeks of playoffs begin the following week. You can find the full schedule below:
Sevastopol and Luxemburg-Casco led the way among local teams in the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association's announcement of the Academic All-State teams on Monday.
According to WisSports.net, this requires that nominated athletes be varsity players from any grade level and hold a GPA of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale). These players will receive a WBCA certificate from their school. Over 1800 girls' basketball players have met the minimum requirement to be recognized as WBCA All-State.
Luxemburg-Casco wrestler Max Ronsman took top billing among his fellow local athletes as the North Eastern Conference announced their All-Conference teams on Monday.
Ronsman was named the NEC Wrestler of the Year as one of 13 Spartans wrestlers (11 boys, two girls) to garner All-Conference honors. The boys' and girls' basketball teams had two players crack their lists. You can find all three lists below.
NEC ALL-CONFERENCE GIRLS BASKETBALL
FIRST TEAM
Chloe Seymour* Marinette 11 G
Ella Verbeten* Wrightstown 10 PG
Riley Kieffer* Marinette 11 G
Natalie Sunita Clintonville 12
Kiarrah Micolikchek Denmark 10 SG
Rylie Shallow Oconto Falls 10 G
Haley Reed Freedom 11 G
*Unanimous
North Eastern Conference Player of the Year
Chloe Seymour Marinette 11
SECOND TEAM
Lauren Movrich Fox Valley Lutheran 12 G
Gracie Martzahl Freedom 11 G
Brianna Bray Luxemburg-Casco 10 G
Olivia Hanson Marinette 11 F
Hailey Bechard Waupaca 10 PG
Mallory Colwell Wrightstown 11 SG
HONORABLE MENTION
Allie Van Vonderen Denmark 9 PG
Paige Selner Denmark 10 SF
Amelia Van Noie Denmark 11 SF
Alaina Krueger Fox Valley Lutheran 12 F
Abbie Cropsey Freedom 11 F
Jaydah Bork Freedom 10 G
Erin Cherovsky Luxemburg-Casco 11 G/F
Bryanna Torkko Marinette 11 G
Kaya Bodam Marinette 11 G
Madison Kunick Marinette 11 G
Kathryn Raddatz Oconto Falls 12 G
Madeline Maloney Oconto Falls 11 F
Amber Otto Oconto Falls 11 F
Rossalyn Wehmeyer Waupaca 11 F
Macie Studzinski Waupaca 12 C
Aba Widdel Waupaca 10 SF
Ella Fandrey Wrightstown 11 11
Kaia Leick Wrightstown 11 11
DEFENSIVE ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
Paige Selner Denmark 10
Avery Lang Freedom 11
Chloe Seymour Marinette 11
Rylie Shallow Oconto Falls 10
Ella Verbeten Wrightstown 10
NEC ALL-CONFERENCE BOYS' BASKETBALL
FIRST TEAM
Jack Yaeger* Clintonville 12 F
Adam Loberger* Fox Valley Lutheran 12 G/F
Sam Ferge* Fox Valley Lutheran 12 G
Donovan Davis* Freedom 9 F
Riley Bechard* Waupaca 12 C
Ashton Peterson Freedom 12 F
Sam Sommerfeldt Marinette 12 G
*Unanimous
North Eastern Conference Player of the Year
Adam Loberger Fox Valley Lutheran 12
SECOND TEAM
Sam Wegener Clintonville 11 G
Jack Dewar Denmark 11 G
Drew Kortz Freedom 11 G
Grant Hermus Little Chute 12 F
Henry Mouw Waupaca 12G
Ethan Cyra Wrightstown 11 G
HONORABLE MENTION
Kade Rosenow Clintonville 12 F
Jonathan Scherschel Clintonville 12 G
Drake Derricks Denmark 12 PG
Liam Heiges Fox Valley Lutheran 12 G
Cooper Effa Little Chute 10 G
Braeden Schley Luxemburg-Casco 12 F
Lance Cherovsky Luxemburg-Casco 12 F
Alex Haines Oconto Falls 12 G/F
Jameson Beaman Oconto Falls 10 G
Brady Bursa Oconto Falls 10 G
Aaron Wolff Waupaca 11 F
Aiden Humphreys Wrightstown 11 G
Grant Lamers Wrightstown 12 G
Aiden Van Zeeland Wrightstown 12 G
DEFENSIVE ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
Cade Rosenow Clintonville 12
Liam Heiges Fox Valley Lutheran 12
Donovan Davis Freedom 9
Charlie VandenBurgt Little Chute 12
Riley Bechard Waupaca 12
NEC ALL-CONFERENCE WRESTLING
Boys
FIRST TEAM
Steven Kielpikowski* Denmark 10
Peter Tomazevic* Freedom 11
Patrick Moore* Freedom 12
Henry Vander Heiden* Freedom 11
Hunter Vander Heiden* Freedom 11
Carson Blohowiak* Luxemburg-Casco 11
Carson Neubert* Luxemburg-Casco 9
Michael Bostwick* Luxemburg-Casco 12
Caleb Delebreau* Luxemburg-Casco 12
Max Ronsman* Luxemburg-Casco 12
Trace Schoenebeck* Luxemburg-Casco 12
Isaac Jerabek Luxemburg-Casco 12
Isaiah Holtz Oconto Falls 9
Garrett Ganter Oconto Falls 12
Everett Koltz Wrightstown 12
Jacob Durocher Wrightstown 12
* Unanimous
North Eastern Conference Boys' Wrestler of the Year
Max Ronsman Luxemburg-Casco 12
SECOND TEAM
Bradley Nellis Denmark 12
Carson Peterson Denmark 11
Austin Kufner Fox Valley Lutheran 10
Murphy Beyer Freedom 9
Trent Nabbefeld Freedom 11
Vincent Cook Freedom 11
Blakelee Bastien Luxemburg-Casco 11
Sam Schutz Luxemburg-Casco 12
Ezra Waege Luxemburg-Casco 12
Cole Bozile Oconto Falls 11
Nick Trepanier Oconto Falls 11
Easton Felchlin Wrightstown 9
Louis Hock Wrightstown 11
Sam Keuler Wrightstown 12
HONORABLE MENTION
Kaine Killips Clintonville 12
Brady Vieaux Denmark 11
Nolan Larsen Denmark 10
Grayson Ratajczak Freedom 11
Brady Bock Freedom 12
Owen Peeters Little Chute 9
Noah Vanlankveldt Little Chute 11
Caleb Salentine Luxemburg-Casco 11
Jaxon Smith Marinette 11
Hunter Bozile Oconto Falls 11
Owen Hansen Waupaca 11
Braeden Butcher Wrightstown 9
Cameron Schumacher Wrightstown 11
Kevin Biese Wrightstown 12
GIRLS
FIRST TEAM
Katherine Cook Freedom 9
Evelyn Lange Luxemburg-Casco 10
Kiley Georgel Luxemburg-Casco 10
Jazleen Fong-Baake Marinette 10
Savana Hansen Waupaca 10
Caylin Johnson Waupaca 9
Chesney Bartoszek Wrightstown 9
Brooke Hansen Wrightstown 10
North Eastern Conference Girls' Wrestler of the Year
You could see even more changes to the Green Bay Packers as the legal tampering period ahead of free agency continues on Tuesday in the NFL.
The Packers have confirmed that they are indeed saying goodbye to longtime players Aaron Jones and David Bakhtiari. Both players got send-offs from General Manager Brian Gutekunst and Head Coach Matt LaFleur, who recognized their impact on the team and the community.
The Packers' decision on Jones was likely sparked by the team's biggest splash on Monday when they reportedly agreed to a four-year, 48 million deal with former Raiders running back Josh Jacobs. The Packers also addressed their defensive backs room with the reported signing of safety Xavier McKinney to a four year, $68 million contract. The Packers also resigned tight end Tyler Davis, though he has been with the Packers primarily as a special teamer on Monday as well. Free agent deals reported on Monday and Tuesday cannot become official until Wednesday.
The Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team is one win away from the NCAA Tournament after beating Purdue Fort Wayne 64-55 in Monday's Horizon League semifinals.
The Indiana Farmers Coliseum continues to be a tough place for the Phoenix as they found themselves down by two points at the end of the first quarter. In the second and fourth quarters, they would outscore the Mastodons to earn the rematch against Cleveland State in the title game. Calle Genke led all scorers with 16 points, Maddy Schreiber added 13 points, and Bailey Butler contributed eight. Luxemburg-Casco product Cassie Schiltz scored five points, pushing her above 1,000 in her Phoenix career.
The Vikings blew Wright State to earn their spot in the title game. Green Bay and Cleveland State split their matchups for the year, with each winning their home contest. The rubber match will take place at 11 a.m. on Tuesday.
The Packerland Conference took time over the weekend to name their All-Conference performers for the winter season.
In boys' basketball, Southern Door's Drew Daoust, Algoma's Parker Lischka, and Kewaunee's Thomas Stangel were unanimous selections for the All-Packerland Conference teams. Daoust was named player of the year, while three teammates were named to All-Packerland teams.
For girls' basketball, Kewaunee's Jade Kroll and Oconto's Addisyn Viestenz were unanimous selections to the All-Packerland team. Conference champion Sevastopol had four selections for the team, including Kayla Ranly and Naomi Rikkola to the first team as juniors.
In wrestling, Tiani Lemieux was named wrestler of the year after she finished as a runner-up in this year's WIAA Girls' State Wrestling Tournament. 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 in the next two years. All conference selections are otherwise chosen based on their intraconference records.
The full teams are listed below:
2023-24 BOYS BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
1ST TEAM
NAME SCHOOL YEAR
Dominik Baxter Peshtigo Sophomore
Drew Daoust Southern Door Junior Unanimous
Carter Koch Oconto Junior Unanimous
Parker Lischka Algoma Sophomore Unanimous
Braden Sitte Gibraltar Senior
Thomas Stangel Kewaunee Senior Unanimous
2ND TEAM
NAME SCHOOL YEAR
Sam Hillmann NEW Lutheran-Providence Senior
Matthew Malvitz Southern Door Senior
William McMahon Peshtigo Senior
Calvin Richard Sturgeon Bay Senior
Braxton Riha Kewaunee Senior
Jackson Starr Sturgeon Bay Junior
HONORABLE MENTION
NAME SCHOOL YEAR
Cooper Campshure Oconto Junior
Franklin de Young Sevastopol Senior
Trenton Hartman Oconto Junior
Connor Kilgore Kewaunee Sophomore
Tyler Neinas Southern Door Junior
Caden Pierre Southern Door Junior
Griffin Steffel NEW Lutheran-Providence Senior
Garrett Ulberg Sturgeon Bay Senior
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
NAME SCHOOL YEAR
Drew Daoust Southern Door Junior
2023-24 GIRLS BASKETBALL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM
1ST TEAM
NAME SCHOOL YEAR
Payton Gilbertson Southern Door Senior
Jade Kroll Kewaunee Sophomore Unanimous
Kayla Ranly Sevastopol Junior
Naomi Rikkola Sevastopol Junior
Addisyn Viestenz Oconto Junior Unanimous
Ryley Zimmerman Algoma Senior
2ND TEAM
NAME SCHOOL YEAR
Ingrid Beaumont NEW Lutheran-Providence Junior
Brianna Demmin Kewaunee Junior
Mikala Gorham Gibraltar Junior
Alexandria Meerstein NEW Lutheran-Providence Junior
The road to the NCAA Tournament for the Green Bay Phoenix women's basketball team goes through Indianapolis on Monday and potentially Tuesday when they play Purdue Fort Wayne.
The Phoenix women scored at least 20 points in all four quarters of its 94-57 win over Youngstown State. That includes outscoring the Penguins 27-6 in the opening frame to put the Phoenix ahead for good. Five Phoenix players registered double figures in the win, led by 16 points from Luxemburg-Casco alum Cassie Schiltz. The Phoenix women will take on No. 3-seeded Purdue Fort Wayne in Indianapolis on Monday. Tip-off is slated for 1:30 p.m.
It's the opening day of practice for the area's softball teams.
Unlike past years, it appears the season may get underway on time thanks to field conditions, even though the first games don't start until March 26th according to the WIAA. Some teams are starting even earlier than that. Here is when those games are scheduled to begin for each team:
The Green Bay Gamblers gave up two goals in the final six minutes to kick off a long road trip back home with a 3-1 loss to the Omaha Lancers on Saturday.
Josh Player gave the Gamblers an equalizer with three minutes left in the second period, but Sam Scheetz and Nick Pierre scored the last two goals to make the tally moot. Adam Gajan stopped 20 of the 22 shots he faced with Pierre's goal coming against an empty net.
No northeast Wisconsin schools were able to lift the gold ball at the Resch Center on Saturday.
Lena, Xavier, and Green Bay Notre Dame were edged in their respective tournament finals by their Madison and Milwaukee-area counterparts to win the silver ball.
The boy's tournament field will be finalized on Sunday.
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers will be well-represented in next Friday's MLB Breakout Game.
The Milwaukee Brewers and the Kansas City Royals will go head-to-head in a battle for both organizations' top prospects. Other matchups across MLB are against a team's chief or local rival, but the Brewers and the Royals' rivals (Twins and Cardinals, respectively) reside in the Grapefruit League in Florida. Outfielder Jackson Chourio leads the list of former Timber Rattlers named to the roster as the organization's top prospect. You can read the full list below:
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control approved several of the Conference Realignment Task Force recommendations for conference realignment, advanced three Constitutional amendments to the Annual Meeting, and increased tournament officials’ and State Tournament workers’ pay at its March meeting today.
After reviewing six appeals of the conference realignment plans recommended by the Conference Realignment Task Force, the Board approved 14 of the 20 plans and remanded seven back to the Task Force for further evaluation and consideration. The schools and conferences associated with those that were remanded to be re-evaluated by the Task Force are Germantown, Kettle Moraine Lutheran, Kewaskum, Oak Creek, Plymouth, Waukesha North and Waukesha South.
The Task Force will review the remanded conference plan at its April 9 meeting with a final proposal for those conferences impacted to be presented to the Board for final consideration at its April 23 meeting.
All of the plans approved by the Board will be implemented in the Fall of 2025. The complete details of the remanded and approved conference configurations, as well as information on the conference realignment process, are available on the Conference Realignment Requests and Proposals page of the WIAA website. Access the page by clicking on the “Conference Realignment” link within the “Schools” megamenu.
An increase in Tournament Series officials and State Tournament workers pay was approved by the Board. Beginning in the fall of 2024, officials' pay will be increased $10 a game with a $.10 per mile increase for regional, sectional and State travel expenses. An analysis of State Tournament workers compensation will result in an increase in pay to a level consistent across all sports. In addition, the executive staff has established a four-year cycle for a regular tournament pay review.
The Board also took action to approve the winter sports cooperative teams for 2024-25 and 2025-26.
Among the three amendments the Board voted to advance for a membership vote at the Annual Meeting on April 24, two impact the Bylaws. The first would allow schools to use their resources and coaches to conduct developmental programming during the school year but outside the designated sport season for students in eighth grade or below, which remains prohibited for students in grades 9-12. The second Bylaw amendment would permit member schools to submit one unedited video clip for review by the executive staff if a school believes the wrong player has been identified in an ejection and to assist in identifying the correct student-athlete to serve the ejection suspension.
A third amendment is related to the membership’s Rules of Eligibility. If approved in April, student-athletes would be permitted to enter into Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) opportunities for activities not associated or identified with their school team, school, conference or the WIAA and in accordance with a number of prohibited NIL?activities.
Other topics of discussion included staff reports on the competitive balance process, ongoing efforts to recruit and retain licensed officials; plans for the 2024 NFHS?Summer Meeting in June; and updates on the Student Leadership Initiative.
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.
The field is set for Saturday's championship games of the WIAA Girls' State Basketball Tournament.
Of local importance, a fourth straight title is still possible for Green Bay Notre Dame, a feat that is unmatched in the state's history. Lena is still alive for its own dreams of a state championship.
Five goal outburst in the second period buoyed the Green Bay Gamblers in an 8-2 victory Friday night.
It was 4-0 before the Lancers could get on the board in front of its home fans with the Gamblers putting the game away with three more goals after the tally, chasing the team's goalie in the process.
Ben Poitras and Charlie Russell each scored two goals in the win while Blake Bechen (0G, 2A), Jayson Shaugabay (0G, 2A), Michael DeAngelo (0G, 2A), Lev Katzin (1G, 1A), and Ryan Humphrey (1G, 2A) posted multi-point games for the Gamblers. Adam Gajan stopped 25 of the 27 shots he faced on the night, giving up single goals in the second and third period.
Five goal outburst in the second period buoyed the Green Bay Gamblers in an 8-2 victory Friday night.
It was 4-0 before the Lancers could get on the board in front of its home fans with the Gamblers putting the game away with three more goals after the tally, chasing the team's goalie in the process.
Ben Poitras and Charlie Russell each scored two goals in the win while Blake Bechen (0G, 2A), Jayson Shaugabay (0G, 2A), Michael DeAngelo (0G, 2A), Lev Katzin (1G, 1A), and Ryan Humphrey (1G, 2A) posted multi-point games for the Gamblers. Adam Gajan stopped 25 of the 27 shots he faced on the night, giving up single goals in the second and third period.
With winter sports out of the way, baseball season will be here before you know it.
The 2024 Door County League schedule has not been finalized yet, but the board and the teams' managers are meeting on March 10th to sort out some of the outstanding details. The hope is to release the approved schedule shortly after that. What is known is Sister Bay will begin its title defense on May 12th.
It was a mixed bag of emotions for Green Bay Phoenix basketball fans Thursday night as they saw the women advance to Indianapolis while the men were sent packing against their bitter in-state rivals.
The Phoenix women scored at least 20 points in all four quarters of its 94-57 win over Youngstown State. That includes outscoring the Penguins 27-6 in the opening frame to put the Phoenix ahead for good. Five Phoenix players registered double figures in the win, led by 16 points from Luxemburg-Casco alum Cassie Schiltz. The Phoenix women will take on No. 3-seeded Purdue Fort Wayne in Indianapolis on Monday. Tip-off is slated for 1:30 p.m.
The Phoenix men could not bottle up that momentum in its 95-84 loss to Milwaukee. The team's defense had no answer for BJ Freeman, who scored 32 points for the Panthers while leading an offense that outscored the Phoenix in the paint 54-32. Noah Reynolds tried his hardest to will the Phoenix to victory as he scored 27 points in over 30 minutes of action two weeks removed from a high-ankle sprain. Two other Phoenix players reached double figures on the night.
DIVISION 4
Semifinals - Thursday, March 7
Game-1: #1 Laconia (27-2) 67, #4 The Prairie School (25-4) 49
Game-2: #3 Cuba City (25-4) 48, #2 McDonell Catholic (25-3) 45
DAY 2 ACTION
DIVISION 5
Semifinals - Friday, March 8
Game-1: #1 Argyle/Pecatonica (26-1) vs. #4 Albany/Monticello (25-3) - 9:05 a.m.
Game-2: #3 Clear Lake (26-3) vs. #2 Lena (27-2) - Approx. 15 minutes following Game-1
DIVISION 2
Semifinals - Friday, March 8
Game-1: #1 Pewaukee (27-1) vs. #4 West Salem (24-4) - 1:35 p.m.
Game-2: #3 Wauwatosa East (23-5) vs. #2 Notre Dame (27-1) - Approx. 15 minutes following Game-1
DIVISION 1
Semifinals - Friday, March 8
Game-1: #1 Arrowhead (25-3) vs. #4 Franklin (20-8) - 6:35 p.m.
Game-2: #3 Neenah (23-5) vs. #2 Hartford (26-2) - Approx. 15 minutes following Game-1
The Green Bay Gamblers will spend another two nights on the road this weekend, visiting Omaha to face the Lancers.
The Gamblers lost their make-up game to the Madison Capitols 10-3 on Wednesday, giving up nine unanswered goals. Gavin Moffatt was chased from the game after two periods after giving up five goals in the second period, following Ben Poitras and Tanner Bruender staking the Gamblers to a 2-1 advantage after the opening frame. Geno Carcone scored the Gamblers' third goal with just under two minutes left in the contest.
The Lancers split their two games last weekend with the Chicago Steel, winning their first game 6-2 before losing on getaway day 6-1.
Friday's game is set for 7:05 p.m., while Saturday's game is scheduled for 6:05 p.m.
The Southern Door ran into a buzzsaw as the Freedom Irish ended the Eagles' season in Green Bay in a WIAA Division 3 sectional semi-final. The Irish had hot hands and made 16 3-pointers compared to just 3 for the Eagles to win going away 80-50.
The Irish jumped out to a big lead and used a press to stifle a usually strong Eagles offense. The leading scorer for the Eagles was Drew Daoust, who fought his way to 20 points. Matthew Malvitz put an exclamation point on his high school career as his final bucket was a dunk that scored his 12th point, which was the second-highest total for the Eagles.
The Eagles season had plenty to remember both for individuals and as a team. Drew Daoust reached a new high for county scoring in a game and his 2000th-plus points. The team won the Peninsula Conference as well as an elusive Regional Championship.
The #2 Southern Door Eagles (24-4) will look to down the #1 seeded Freedom Irish (22-4) in WIAA Division 3 Sectional Semi-final action Thursday night in Green Bay.
The Eagles are coming off their first regional championship since 2018 as they defeated the Clintonville Truckers 54-49 last Saturday.
Drew Daoust scored a game-high 30 points to lead the Eagles to victory, and a put-back basket by Matthew Malvetz was key to preserving the win.
Daoust says the team is rested and ready for Thursday’s showdown with the Irish.
Freedom is led by 6’ 7” freshman Donovan Davis, who scored 17.9 points a game for the season and pulled down an average of 9.6 rebounds.
The Irish, who finished second in the NEC, beat Amherst 81-38 and Waupaca 75-57 in their regional to advance to face Southern Door.
The game will be broadcast on 96.7 WBDK and streamed on New Radio Sports Network starting at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show and tip-off at 7 p.m. from Preble High School. Jacob Nate and Paul Schmitt will have the call.
The eyes of the state will be on the Resch Center this weekend as the WIAA hosts the state girls' basketball championships.
The WIAA has spent the last decade in Green Bay with its state girls' basketball tournament, which includes games featuring all five divisions and a Saturday morning three-point contest (pictured). You will find previews from the WIAA about the five divisions below:
Thursday, March 7
Division 3
#1 Edgewood (25-3) vs. #4 Baldwin-Woodville (22-6) - 1:35 p.m.
#2 Kettle Moraine Lutheran (24-4) vs. #3 Xavier (21-7)*
Division 4
#1 Laconia (26-2) vs. #4 The Prairie School (25-3) - 6:35 p.m.
#2 McDonell Catholic (25-2) vs. #3 Cuba City (24-4)*
Friday, March 8
Division 5
#1 Argyle/Pecatonica (26-1) vs. #4 Albany/Monticello (25-3) - 9:05 a.m.
#2 Lena (27-2) vs. #3 Clear Lake (26-3)*
Division 2
#1 Pewaukee (27-1) vs. #4 West Salem (24-4) - 1:35 p.m.
#2 Notre Dame (27-1) vs. #3 Wauwatosa East (23-5)*
Division 1
#1 Arrowhead (25-3) vs. #4 Franklin (20-8) - 6:35 p.m.
#2 Hartford (26-2) vs. #3 Neenah (23-5)*
ABOUT THE DIVISION 1 FIELD: Top-seeded Arrowhead is making its 11th appearance at State and its first since 2018. The Warhawks have claimed a pair of titles in their 10 previous appearances, one in 1988 and the other in 1991. They finished first in the Classic 8 Conference standings this season. The Warhawks are the representatives out of the DeForest Sectional following their 65-54 win over Oregon in the final. Second-seeded Hartford returns to the State Tournament field for the first time since 2000 and for the seventh time overall. The Orioles have advanced to the State title game once, which resulted in a championship in 1992. They are the co-champions with Homestead in the North Shore Conference this season. They navigated through the Manitowoc Lincoln sectional bracket to advance to the State semifinals following a 70-55 win over Brookfield East in the final. Neenah, the #3 seed, will be making its eighth appearance in the tournament and its first since 2009. The Rockets compiled a streak of six straight experiences from 1976-81. That string of appearances produced a championship in 1978 and runner-up finishes in 1976 and 1980. They placed third in the Fox Valley Association this season, and they won the Appleton East Sectional by virtue of an 82-72 win over Hortonville in the sectional final. It will be the fifth overall appearance at State for fourth-seeded Franklin and the first since 2021. The Sabers’ most notable result in their previous four experiences was a runner-up finish in 1999. They are the champions of the Southeast Conference in 2023-24. The Sabers defeated Muskego 54-50 in the sectional final hosted at Kenosha Bradford to advance to State.
ABOUT THE DIVISION 2 FIELD: Pewaukee, the State runner-up the past two seasons, is the top seed in the bracket. The Pirates are State bound for the fourth time overall and for the fourth straight season, but it will be the third time the Pirates will actually experience the tournament after qualifying in 2020 prior to the cancellation of games because of the COVID-19 pandemic. They defeated Beaver Dam 77-61 in the Watertown Sectional final to earn another attempt at the title. The Pirates were the champions in the West Division of the Woodland Conference this season. Three-time defending champion Notre Dame returns to the tournament as the #2 seed. The Tritons are making their fourth consecutive appearance and their 11th overall. They are on the brink of history, attempting to become the only program in State Tournament history to win four consecutive championships. The Tritons have six State titles overall. In addition to the past three seasons, the Tritons won the gold trophy in the program’s first-ever appearance at State in 2001 and then earned back-to-back titles in 2013-14. They also added a runner-up finish in 2005. Prior to joining the WIAA, the Tritons were the Division 1 runners-up in 1994 as a former member of WISAA. This season, they are the champions of the Fox River Classic Conference and return to the State semifinals following a convincing 82-37 win over Menomonie in the Wausau East Sectional final. Third-seeded Wauwatosa East will be experiencing State for the third time and for the first time in 43 years. The Red Raiders won the Class A championship the last time they qualified for the tournament in 1981. This season, they placed third in the Greater Metro Conference. They paved their way to the Resch Center through the Whitefish Bay sectional, which culminated with a 59-44 win over Union Grove in the final. Fourth-seeded West Salem returns to State for the second year in a row after qualifying in Division 3 in 2023, which resulted in a loss in the semifinals. The Panthers are making their fifth appearance in the history of the program. Each of the previous four experiences have resulted in a loss in semifinals. They are the champions of the Coulee Conference this season, and they are the representatives advancing out of the Baraboo Sectional following a 65-61 win over McFarland in the final.
ABOUT THE DIVISION 3 FIELD: Top-seeded Edgewood is making its third appearance in the State Tournament after back-to-back experiences in 2016-17. The Crusaders won the championship in 2017 after they were eliminated from title contention in the semifinals in 2016. Their return to the State semifinals comes following a convincing 57-42 victory over Waupun in the Evansville Sectional final. They were runners-up in the Small Division of the Badger Conference this year. Prior to joining the WIAA in the fall of 2000-21, The Crusaders won a Class A title in 1979 as a former member of WISAA. Second-seeded Kettle Moraine Lutheran returns to the field for the third time. The first two appearances came back-to-back in 2014-15. The first of those experiences resulted in a championship, and the second ended in a loss in the semifinals. The Chargers beat Catholic Memorial 47-34 in the Brown Deer Sectional final to earn their return to the tournament field. They are the co-champions of the East Central Conference with Waupun this season. Prior to joining the WIAA, the Chargers won a WISAA Class B championship in 1990 and finished runner-up on four other occasions. Xavier is the third seed in the bracket. The Hawks are appearing in their third State Tournament. The first two experiences came in succession in 2015 and 2016. Their most notable of the two appearances was the runner-up finish in 2015. The Hawks’ return to the final four this year is result of a 55-39 win over Wittenberg-Birnamwood in the Brillion Sectional final. They are the champions in the Bay Conference during the regular season this year. As a former member of WISAA, the Hawks won the title in 1978 when there was only one division of the tournament and were runners-up an additional nine times. Fourth-seeded Baldwin-Woodville will be making its first appearance in the program’s history following its 60-43 victory over Elk Mound in the Amery Sectional final. The Blackhawks are the champions of the Middle Border Conference this season.
ABOUT THE DIVISION 4 FIELD: Defending champion Laconia is the top seed in the bracket. The Spartans are making their fourth appearance at State overall, all coming in the last six seasons. In each of the three previous trips to the tourney, they have advanced to the championship game. They finished runner-up in 2019 and in 2022. The Spartans return to the semifinals this season by defeating Sheboygan Lutheran 69-58 in the Oshkosh West Sectional final. They are the champions of the Flyway Conference this season. McDonell Catholic, last year’s Division 5 champion, moves up a division in pursuit of a second straight championship. The Macks are seeded second in the bracket. They make their fourth consecutive State Tournament appearance, which accounts for their overall number of appearances as well. Their first two experiences resulted in losses in the Division 5 semifinals. The Macks qualify this season with a 58-38 victory over Fall Creek in the sectional final held at Eau Claire North. They finished the regular season this year as champions in the Western Division of the Cloverbelt Conference. Prior to joining the fall of WIAA 2000-2001, the Macks most notable finish as a member of WISAA was a runner-up finish in Division 2 in 2000. Third-seeded Cuba City makes its membership-leading 17th appearance at State and its first since 2015. The Cubans have also won more State titles than any other program with 11, winning championships in 1977, 1980, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2014 and 2015. They also have a runner-up finish in 2009. The Cubans won the Southwest Wisconsin Activities League title this season and advanced to State through the Wisconsin Dells Sectional with a 67-52 win over Neillsville in the final. The Prairie School, the #4 seed, will be making its third State Tournament appearance. The first time they qualified was in 2004, which resulted in a championship. They lost in the semifinals in their only other experience in 2013. The Hawks are back in the semifinals after trouncing Winnebago Lutheran 71-21 in the Oconomowoc Sectional final. They are the champions of the Metro Classic Conference this season.
ABOUT THE DIVISION 5 FIELD: The Argyle/Pecatonica co-op is the bracket’s #1 seed. The program qualifies for the State Tournament for the first time. Pecatonica, as a stand-alone program, had five trips to State and advanced to the championship game in each of those experiences, including back-to-back championships in 1993 and 1994, and runner-up finishes in 1992, 2001 and 2002. The Orioles are the champions of the East Division of the Six Rivers Conference this season. They navigated through the Portage Sectional, capped by a 59-46 win over Cochrane-Fountain City in the final to advance to State. Lena, seeded second, will make its fourth appearance at State and the first since 1991 when the Wildcats finished runner-up in Division 4. Their most notable result at State was being crowned the Class C champion in 1980. The Wildcats are the champions of the Marinette &?Oconto Conference this season. They downed Pittsville 66-57 in the Antigo Sectional final to return to State for the first time in 33 seasons. Third-seeded Clear Lake qualifies for State for the third time. The Warriors fell in the Division 4 semifinals in 1997, and they qualified again in 2020, but didn’t participate because the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This season, the Warriors are the champions of the West Division of the Lakeland Conference. They earned a berth in the State semifinals with a 60-38 win over Owen-Withee in the Hudson Sectional final. Fourth-seeded Albany/Monticello makes the co-op’s first appearance in the State Tournament this year after Albany had its first experience as a stand-alone program at State last season, which resulted with a loss in the semifinals. Monticello also has a history in the State Tournament as a stand-alone program, winning the Division 4 championship in their only appearance in 1991. The Comets advance to the State semifinals this season with a 47-45 triumph over Assumption in the Hartford Sectional final. Albany/Monticello was the runner-up in the East Division of the Six Rivers Conference this season behind top-seeded Argyle/Pecatonica.
THREE-POINT CHALLENGE PARTICIPANTS:? The 3-Point Challenge will be held prior to Saturday’s championship games beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Resch Center. A ticket for the Division 3, 4 and 5 championship games session is required for admittance into the event. The top two players per division were selected for the contest based on the best 3-point field goal percentage with a minimum of 75 attempts during the regular season. The contestants representing Division 1 are Rainey Welson of Hortonville and Natalie Mueller of Homestead. Representing Division 2 are Addison Pytleski of Green Bay Southwest and Sarah Aleknavicius of Grafton. The Division 3 participants are Lucia Jensen of Brookfield Academy and Tannah Radloff of Prairie du Chien. Division 4 will be represented by Lindsey Schadewalt of New Glarus and Kacy Eggebrecht of Phillips, and the Division 5 contestants are Madolyn Haffner of Gresham and Reese Grimm of Pittsville. Visit the information on the WIAA?website for more details about the 3-Point Challenge.
Trips to Indianapolis are on the line Thursday night when they Green Bay Phoenix women host Youngstown State and the men battle UW-Milwaukee.
The Phoenix women were a perfect 13-0 at home before falling late to UW-Milwaukee on Saturday behind four All-Conference selections. The Penguins earned their spot in the quarterfinals after throttling IUPUI 73-50 on Tuesday. The two sides will play their third game against each other at 5:30 p.m.
The Phoenix men will get a third crack against Milwaukee when the two teams play at 8 p.m. The Panthers got the last laugh on Saturday when they blew past the Phoenix late in the second half for a 90-69 victory. They survived their game against Detroit on Tuesday to earn the trip to Green Bay. The Phoenix will get a boost when Noah Reynolds returns to the lineup after nursing a sprained ankle.
The Luxemburg-Casco football team will face different teams this upcoming season.
The WIAA gave the state's conferences its seemingly annual shuffle earlier this week, with some remaining unchanged while others saw teams move. The Northeastern Conference, which features Luxemburg-Casco, saw Sheboygan Falls and Two Rivers enter the conference while Fox Valley Lutheran exited. A mandatory crossover game with the Bay Conference remains.
The Packerland Conference saw no changes, while the Peninsula Conference for eight-player football saw its name change to the Across the Bay Conference while ditching Wausaukee, which went to the Northeast Conference. Teams like Gibraltar, Algoma, and Sevastopol will have to find another non-conference game or take a bye.
The UW-Green Bay Phoenix hope to have their leading scorer, Noah Reynolds, back for the Horizon League Championship on Thursday.
Reynolds led the Phoenix in scoring and was fourth in the league with 19.7 points a game while dishing out 4.4 assists. He missed the last four games due to an ankle injury.
Sundance Wicks was named Coach of the Year in the Horizon League on Monday. He turned around the program from a 3-29 record last year in his first season as the head coach of Green Bay.
Green Bay (18-13) will face UW-Milwaukee (18-14) in the quarterfinals at 8:00 p.m. Thursday at the Kress Center. The Phoenix lost the regular season finale against the Panthers 90-69, playing without Reynolds. Dropping four of their last five games in the Horizon League, the Phoenix look to bounce back with a strong showing in the post-season tournament.
The Door County YMCA Striver Gymnastic Team had a clean sweep this past weekend in West Bend, Wisconsin. The Team competed in the ten-team Fire and Ice Invitational hosted by the Kettle Moraine YMCA.
Leading the competition were the Excel Silver gymnasts. The group grabbed gold in the Team competition scoring 114.50. The Striver Team won gold in the All Around in the nine and under, ten and eleven, and twelve and up categories.
In the twelve and over age group the Striver gymnasts grabbed gold, silver, and bronze in the All Around. Lauren Gaida won gold scoring 38.35 out of a possible 40 points. Keira Clark won silver with a 37.70 while Evelynn Kelsey won bronze with a 37.60. Gaida also won vault, beam and bars and she placed second on the floor. Clark won first on the floor, second on the beam, and fourth on the bars. Kelsey won silver on vault and bronze on beam and bars. Greta Virgin won bronze on vault, fourth on beam, and fifth on floor. Destiney Romero won fourth on vault.
In the nine and under the Strivers had one gymnast, Ellie Kelsey compete. Ellie grabbed gold in the All Around, floor and bars. Ellie placed fourth on the beam. In the ten and eleven-year-old age group, Sawyer Soukup won gold in the All Around, beam, and vault. Sawyer placed fourth on the floor and fifth on the bars. Brinley Newton won bars, placed second on the floor, third in the All Around, and fourth on vault. Delaney Allen placed fourth on bars.
Estelle Duerst led the Level seven team to a Silver Team Trophy edging out eight YMCA teams for the second-place trophy. Duerst won the All Around with a 36.70 and balance beam with a 9.45. Duerst earned bronze on vault and fourth on bars. Amira Anschutz won bars, earned silver on vault, bronze in the All Around and a fourth-place finish on floor. Portia Hah won silver on bars, bronze in the All Around and floor.
Shaylyn Asher competed in the Platinum division with one age group. Shaylyn competed against high-school girls aged 16 and 17. Shaylyn delivered, she won gold on bars scoring 9.0, silver in the All Around with a 34.70, and silver on the floor with a 9.35.
The Striver Team will head to the State Tournament in Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin March 16 and 17. The Striver Excel Silver is currently undefeated. The girls will be fending their 2022-2023 State Title. The girls goal is to return from Fond Du Lac as back-to-back State Champions.
History may be made on the Green Bay basketball court at the Resch Center this weekend. The Notre Dame Tritons (27-1) are returning to the WIAA Division 2 girls basketball State Championship Tournament and trying to win their fourth consecutive state title. The winning of four straight championships has never been accomplished in the tournament. Notre Dame, seeded #2, has beat Pewaukee, seeded #1, the past two years to claim the championship and will begin playing Friday afternoon against #3 Wauwatosa East (23-5) this weekend. The Championship Final will be on Saturday at 6:35 p.m. Notre Dame and Pewaukee could match up in the championship again as Pewaukee will play #4 West Salem before the Triton’s semi-final game on Friday. The Tritons lost by eight points to Pewaukee earlier this season in a non-conference battle.
Three of the top awards for the Horizon League when to individuals with Green Bay Basketball ties.
Head men's basketball coach Sundance Wicks was named the conference's coach of the year, while Noah Reynolds was named the newcomer of the year. David Douglas, Jr. was also named the Freshman of the Year. You can see the other awards below:
2023-24 #HLMBB All-League Awards
Player of the Year: Trey Townsend, Oakland
Coach of the Year: Sundance Wicks, Green Bay
Newcomer of the Year: Noah Reynolds, Green Bay
Freshman of the Year: David Douglas Jr., Green Bay
Defensive Player of the Year: Trey Robinson, Northern Kentucky
2023-24 #HLWBB All-League Awards
Player of the Year: Colbi Maples, Cleveland State
Coach of the Year: Chris Kielsmeier, Cleveland State
Newcomer of the Year: Mickayla Perdue, Cleveland State
Freshman of the Year: Carter McCray, Northern Kentucky
Defensive Player of the Year: Carmen Villalobos, Cleveland State Sixth Players of the Year: Callie Genke, Green Bay & Grace Crowley, Milwaukee
Sportsmanship Awards: Kendall Nead, Milwaukee & Mady Aulbach, Youngstown State
All-League First Team
Colbi Maples, Cleveland State
Mickayla Perdue, Cleveland State Natalie McNeal, Green Bay
Amellia Bromenschenkel, Purdue Fort Wayne
Alexis Hutchison, Wright State
All-League Second Team Maddy Schreiber, Green Bay
Katie Davidson, IUPUI
Kendall Nead, Milwaukee
Carter McCray, Northern Kentucky
Brooke Quarles-Daniels, Oakland
All-League Third Team
Irene Murua, Detroit Mercy Bailey Butler, Green Bay
Khamari Mitchell-Steen, Northern Kentucky
Shayla Sellers, Purdue Fort Wayne
Emily Saunders, Youngstown State
All-Freshman Team
Paris Gilmore, Detroit Mercy
Jorey Buwalda, Milwaukee
Carter McCray, Northern Kentucky
Renna Schwieterman, Purdue Fort Wayne
Erin Woodson, Purdue Fort Wayne
All-Defensive Team
Colbi Maples, Cleveland State
Carmen Villalobos, Cleveland State Bailey Butler, Green Bay
Brooke Quarles-Daniels, Oakland
Emily Saunders, Youngstown State
With just one local team still alive in winter sports action, the other schools in Door and Kewaunee counties can shift their attention to the spring.
Track and field is the first sport to get its close-up, which was allowed to have its first practice on Monday. Softball can start practicing next Monday, followed by baseball and girls' soccer the week after. The first track meet can take place as early as March 12th. Below is a schedule of when each team is expected to begin their respective track meet schedules:
Two more opportunities exist to join the Green Bay Glory's inaugural season on the men's team.
The tryouts will occur on March 15th from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. or on March 17th from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Player's Choice in Appleton. You can find more information below:
The Green Bay Rockers continue to build their roster ahead of the 2024 season.
The organization recently announced the addition of Mulivai Levu (UCLA), Mason Eckelman (Ohio State), and Jackson Kline (Kansas). All three will make their Rockers debut when the season starts in May, but their head coach Chris Krepline said in the team's release that he is excited to see the players mesh with some of the returning players.
“Levu is hitting in the middle of the UCLA order as a true freshman and is an impact bat," Krepline said. "Mason Eckelman was the top catching recruit in the state of Ohio coming out of high school. And Kline is a former teammate of Cooper Kelly both at Kansas and in summer ball, where they won a league title, so that familiarity should help him assimilate quickly.”
The sectional semifinal matchup between Southern Door and Freedom will change venue ahead of Thursday's tip.
The two squads will meet at Green Bay Preble for a 7 p.m. tip-off on Thursday. They will know who they will face before they battle each other. The other sectional semifinal between Kiel and Xavier at Brillion on Wednesday. The winner of both matchups will play against each other at Chilton on Saturday at 1 p.m.
The NEW Radio Sports Network and 96.7 WBDK will carry the coverage from Green Bay Preble on Thursday beginning at 6:45 p.m., followed by the tip-off at 7 p.m.
One of the most impressive showings by an offensive lineman in the history of the NFL Combine belongs to Kewaunee alum and former Wisconsin Badger Tanor Bortolini.
According to X's Kent Lee Platte (@MathBomb, Picture Below), Tanor Bortolini scored a Relative Athletic Score of 9.97 out of 10, which is ranked sixth out of the more than 1400 offensive guards to participate in the NFL Combine from 1987 to 2024. He registered one of the few 40-yard dash times under five seconds and posted elite level scores in the shuttle, three cone, vertical jump, and broad jump drills.
The NFL Draft is scheduled for April 25th-27th in Detroit.
The Green Bay Gamblers lost their second game in three days on Sunday, losing 8-4 to Team USA in Michigan.
It was already 6-0 Team USA, and Adam Gajan's day was over when Rasmus Larsson scored the Gamblers' first goal in the contest. Jayson Shaugabay had a four-point day as he scored a goal and an assist in the second and third periods. Cole Eiserman and a hat trick and an assist for Team USA as five players registered multi-point games.
The Gamblers began the month with a 5-4 loss to the Chicago Steel on Friday at the Resch Center. Mick Thompson scored the overtime winner for the Steel to take the extra point. Libor Nemec had two assists in the loss for the Gamblers.
A day-night sweep at the hands of their in-state rival was not what the Green Bay basketball programs had in mind ahead of co-hosting the Horizon League Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday.
The Phoenix women were outscored 16-9 in the third quarter and could not recover in a 65-61 loss to Milwaukee Saturday afternoon. Three Phoenix players finished in double figures, led by Jenna Guyer's 14 points. The loss sent them to the number two seed in the Horizon League.
The Phoenix men suffered a nearly five-minute scoring drought late in the second half that saw a two-point halftime lead turn into a 90-69 drubbing at the hands of Milwaukee. David Douglas Jr. and Preston Ruedinger each finished with 15 points in the loss that sank the Phoenix to the third seed in the tournament.
The opponents still need to be determined, but the Phoenix women will open Thursday's doubleheader at 5:30 p.m. followed by the men at 8 p.m.
In a Saturday night game in which the Eagles never trailed, the visiting Clintonville Truckers did not go away quietly. At the end of the evening, it was Coach Josh Vandenbush and the Southern Door Eagles that would cut down the nets after a thrilling 54-49 victory, in front of their home fans, for just the 2nd time after reaching the Regional Final game in 9 of the last 11 seasons. The last time the Eagles claimed the Regional title was in 2018.
The Eagles would jump out to a large lead in the first half but would hold just a 26-21 halftime lead, thanks to the sharpshooting efforts by the Trucks who hit 6 three-pointers in the opening half. Drew Daoust had better success scoring in the first half Friday night and led all scorers in the half with 14.
Southern Door would open the second half with a 16-6 run, which included 2 three-pointers by Caden Pierre, to jump ahead 42-27. However, this could not quite put the Truckers away and the Truckers had at one point had it down to a single possession game. The Eagles had their struggles at the free throw line in the second half going just 5-13 from the line in the half, but partially thanks to the 15 second-half points by Drew Daoust, the Eagles survive and claim the title.
Leading scorers for the Eagles were Daoust (29), Caden Pierre (8) and Tyler Neinas (8).
The Eagles' next game will be on the road where they are scheduled to take on Freedom Thursday March 7th at a neutral site in the Sectional Semifinals. We will carry that broadcast again with pregame going live at 6:40 pm, and a 7:00 pm tipoff on 96.7 WBDK and NewRadioSportsNetwork.
Luxemburg-Casco's likely exit from Division 2 wrestling was on a high note as they defeated St. Croix Falls 36-19 to claim their 14th WIAA Team State Championship.
The Spartans and the Saints traded wins early in a trio of low-scoring matches. Carson Neubert switched the momentum in favor of the Spartans with a two-period tech fall. The two teams split the next four matches before the Spartans' Caleb Delebreau secured a first-period pin. The score would remain close until the final three matches when Sam Schutz, Trace Schoenebeck, and Ezra Waege won out to clinch the title for the Spartans.
The win marked the second straight title for the Spartans after being Prairie du Chien last year, but there will be no repeat at Division 2. The WIAA's new Performance Factor rules have the Spartans likely moving up to Division 1 based on the program's past success. They will try to return to Madison sans nine senior: Jake Jandrin, Michael Bostwick, Brian Enderby, Delebreau, Max Ronsman, Isaac Jerabek, Schutz, Schoenebeck, and Waege.
285: Logan Bockman (Saint Croix Falls) over Caleb Salentine (Luxemburg-Casco) Dec 7-2
106: Jake Jandrin (Luxemburg-Casco) over Kaiden Hahn (Saint Croix Falls) Dec 3-0
113: Dominic Viebrock (Saint Croix Falls) over Carson Blohowiak (Luxemburg-Casco) Dec 5-0
120: Carson Neubert (Luxemburg-Casco) over Carter Ridgeway (Saint Croix Falls) TF 15-0
126: Cole Steffen (Saint Croix Falls) over Michael Bostwick (Luxemburg-Casco) Dec 5-2
Winning has followed the Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team all season long, and it will hopefully make the trip to the UW Field House on Saturday for the program's 20th appearance in the Team State Wrestling Championships.
The Spartans brought nine and finished 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 in fifth place, and Jake Jandrin, Michael Bostwick, Isaac Jerabek, and Trace Schoenebeck snagged sixth place. The Spartans went undefeated in their dual meets this season and captured several tournament titles.
The top-seeded Spartans will face Kewaskum in the first dual of the day at 10 a.m. The Indians had four wrestlers at last weekend's individual state tournament, including third-place finishes by Bryston Scoles and Ethan Immel. In the team sectional, they beat Jefferson 73-6 before topping Campbellsport 49-21. The winner will take on #2 Saint Croix Falls or #3 Prairie du Chien at 3 p.m.
Tim Kowols and Newton Smerchek will have the call beginning at 9:45 a.m. on U-102.1 and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com, with the pre-match show followed by the first whistle at 10 a.m. If the Spartans win, the duo will return for the championship match at 2:45 p.m. with the pre-match show followed by the first whistle at 3 p.m.
The Green Bay Phoenix basketball teams will end their season with a fitting opponent ahead of the Horizon League Tournament.
Both teams will play against the UW-Milwaukee Panthers, with the men playing at 5 p.m. nationally televised game in Milwaukee while the women will host their rivals in a matinee at 2 p.m.
Both teams will co-host a quarterfinal matchup at the Resch Center on March 7th, with opponents still to be determined. The women will play at 5:30 p.m. while the men will play at 8 p.m.
The players confirmed what fans already knew: the Green Bay Packers are a pretty great organization.
In a recent NFLPA poll, the Packers were rated the third highest in the entire league, trailing only the Dolphins and the Vikings. The rankings in several different categories is as follows:
Treatment of families, C+, 10th
Food/cafeteria, B+, 6th
Nutritionist/dietician, B+, 14th
Locker room, B-, 15th
Training room, B, 11th
Training staff, B, 16th
Weight room, A, 7th
Strength coaches, A-, eighth
Team travel, B+, fourth
Head coach, B+, 21st
Team ownership, A, sixth
"It is a credit to Green Bay’s management team that, according to the players’ responses, the belief is that the club invests in making their workplace better year-over-year," NFLPA wrote in its overview of the Packers' ranking, according to the Green Bay Press-Gazette.
The Green Bay Rockers will welcome back some familiar faces to its coaching staff for the 2024 season.
The organization welcomes Chris Krepline, Cody Hartman, and Nathan Bonter back to Green Bay after they helped lead the Rockers to their first-ever Northwoods Championship. They also hired a new pitching coach, Josh Teichroew, whose coaching resume includes two stints in the Northwoods League in 2021 and 2023, when he served as pitching coach for the Willmar Stingers.
A Green Bay-area cross country team took its grievances right to legislators this week as they continue to rail against the WIAA Performance Factor criteria.
Led by their coach and former Wisconsin Assembly Speaker John Gard, members of the Green Bay Notre Dame cross country team testified in front of the in front of the Assembly Education committee at the State Capitol in Madison about Assembly Bill 1034, which relates to participation in interscholastic athletics and application of the public records and open meeting laws to interscholastic athletic associations. According to Scott Venci of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, three coaches from different parts of the state also participated in the hearing. The goal is to eliminate the performance factor criteria from cross country, which uses past success to elevate teams from lower divisions to higher ones. As a result, Notre Dame saw its cross-country teams get elevated to Division 1.
No teams from Door or Kewaunee counties were switched to different divisions after the fall season, but that streak will likely end there. The Luxemburg-Casco wrestling team will likely be moved to Division 1 next season regardless of how Saturday's Team State Wrestling Tournament goes.
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