The Algoma boys’ basketball team faced off with the N.E.W Lutheran Blazers on Saturday but were unable to edge out a victory losing by a score of 76-64. 

The Wolves played the Blazers hard in the first half, holding them to 33 points while on their way to scoring 32 to only trail by 1 at the halftime break. From there N.E.W would propel themselves to victory in the second half by outscoring the Wolves 43-32 in the second half. The Wolves were led by Carter Zimmerman who scored 24 points, while Owen Robertson had 11 and Kaden Vardon had 10. 

The Blazers were led by Elijah Meerstein and Tristian Lynch who scored 25 and 23 respectively. 

Algoma will be back in action on Thursday as they travel to take on Gibraltar.

The Algoma girls’ basketball team hosted the Oconto Blue Devils in a Packerland Conference matchup on Friday night. 

The Wolves had perhaps their best game of the season on both ends of the floor but fell just short of knocking off the Blue Devils, losing by a final score of 49-43. 

Algoma will be in action again on Tuesday as they face Peshtigo on the road.

The Algoma boys’ basketball team is getting set to host the N.E.W Lutheran Blazers on Saturday in a Packerland Conference matchup. 

The Wolves are coming in off of a victory over the Northeast Wisconsin Christian Homeschool Athletic Association on Thursday night, and are looking to keep that momentum rolling to  knock off the Blazers at home. The Wolves are led by Carter Zimmerman who is averaging 23 points per game, and Owen Robertson and Kaden Vardon who are each averaging 10 points per game. 

The Blazers are coming off of a narrow victory over Sturgeon Bay on Tuesday night, and are led by Tristian Lynch who is averaging 20 points per game. 

Tip is set for 7:30 p.m.

The Algoma boys’ basketball team hosted the Northeast Wisconsin Christian Homeschool Association on Thursday night in a non-conference matchup. 

The first half of the ball game was a close one, as Algoma only took a 3 point lead into the half time break. Algoma outscored NEWCHA by 13 points in the second half to pull away with the 64-48 win. 

Cater Zimmerman made five 3-pointers and netted 29 points for Algoma, while NEWCHA was led by Jacob McDonald and Benny Erickson who scored 11 points each. 

Algoma will be in action again on Saturday as they host the top seed N.E.W Lutheran Blazers.

The Algoma girls’ basketball team will host the undefeated Oconto Blue Devils in a Packerland Conference game on Friday night. 

The Wolves are coming off of an 11 point victory over N.E.W Lutheran on Monday night and are looking to keep that momentum rolling in hopes of ending the Blue Devils perfect season. The Wolves are being led by Ryley Zimmerman who is averaging 10 points per game. 

Oconto comes in trying to stay perfect on the season and hold that top spot in the Packerland Conference. The Blue Devils are led by Lianna Baxter who is averaging 18 points per game. 

Tip is set for 7:30 p.m.

The Algoma boys’ basketball team will host the Northeast Wisconsin Christian Home School Association (NEWCHA) on Thursday night in a non-conference matchup. 

The Wolves are coming off of a 40 point loss to Kewaunee on Tuesday night, and are hoping to bounce back with some better luck against NEWCHA. The Wolves have three players averaging double figures, Carter Zimmerman (21 PPG), and Owen Robertson and Kaden Vardon who are each averaging 10 points per game. 

As for NEWCHA, they have played just five games this season, and come in with a record of 2-3. Algoma will be their second to last game on the schedule before their season is over. 

Tip is set for 7:30 p.m.

The Algoma boys’ basketball team traveled to Kewaunee on Tuesday night to take on the Storm in Packerland conference play. 

This game was controlled by the Storm from the opening tip as Kewaunee would outscore the Wolves by 32 in the first half and take a 53-21 lead into the halftime break. The Storm would keep that momentum rolling and walk away with an 84-44 victory. 

Carter Zimmerman led Algoma with 21, while the Storm were led by Anthony Jerabek (18), Ben Heim (15), Sawyer Pribek (13), and Cal Ihlenfeldt (10). 

Algoma will next be in action on Thursday as they will host the Northeast Wisconsin Christian Home School.

The Algoma boys’ basketball team will travel to Kewaunee on Tuesday night to take on the Storm in a Packerland conference matchup. 

It has been one whole week since the Wolves were last in action, as they beat Stockbridge 68-41 last Tuesday. Algoma will look to take that winning mindset into their next couple of games against conference opponents. The Wolves have 3 players averaging double figures on the season with Carter Zimmerman leading the way with 23 points per game, and Owen Robertson and Kaden Vardon averaging 11 and 10 points per game respectively. 

As for the Storm, they are coming off a hard earned 63-61 victory over Sturgeon Bay last Friday night, which marked their third consecutive victory. They are looking to keep that momentum rolling entering the remaining 11 games on the schedule. The Storm are led by Ben Heim who is averaging 21 points per game and Cameron Cullen who is averaging 15 points per game. 

Tip is set for 7:30 p.m.

The Algoma girls’ basketball team was in action against Green Bay N.E.W Lutheran last night and was able to come out with a victory. 

Algoma played a solid first half and propelled themselves to a 21-16 lead going into the halftime break. From there they would not look back, winning by a final score of 48-37. Ryley Zimmerman led all scorers in the game with 13 points, while Ella Madden and Sierra Slaby each added 11. 

Algoma returns home on Friday to take on the Oconto Blue Devils.

The Algoma girls’ basketball team will travel to Green Bay on Monday night to take on the N.E.W Lutheran Blazers in Packerland conference play. 

The Wolves are coming off of a tough non conference loss to Bonduel over the weekend, but are looking to get back in the win column as they have dropped two consecutive matchups. Algoma is led by Ryley Zimmerman who is averaging 10 points per game. 

As for the Blazers, they come in with a record of 5-10 and are led by Leah Schmidt who is averaging 17 points per game. 

Tip is set for 7:30 p.m. from N.E.W Lutheran High School.

The Algoma girls’ basketball team hosted the Bonduel Bears on Saturday afternoon in nonconference play. 

The Bears offense was firing on all cylinders in the first half and it propelled them to a 39-14 lead going into the halftime break. The Wolves were able to contain the Bears offense in the second half but were unable to generate enough points of their own and ended up losing 60-27. 

Halle Panger and Emily Kirchman led the Wolves with 9 points a piece. 

Allaina Robaidek led the Bears with 19 and Hailee Thompson added 12. 

The Wolves will be back in action on Monday as they travel to N.E.W Lutheran to take on the Blazers. 

The Algoma girls’ basketball team will host Bonduel in a non conference game on Saturday afternoon. 

The Wolves are coming off of a tough 60-13 loss against the Kewaunee Storm on Thursday night but are looking to turn their luck around with a non conference win over the Bears. The Wolves are led by Ryley Zimmerman who is averaging 10 points per game, and Emily Kirchman and Halle Panger who are each averaging 6 points per game. 

The Bears come in at 11-3 with their latest win coming over Wittenberg-Birnamwood by a score of 51-35. Bonduel is led by Allaina Robaldek who is averaging 19 points per game. 

Tip is set for 2:30 p.m. from Algoma High School

The Algoma girls’ basketball team hosted Kewaunee and faced the Storm in Packerland conference play on Thursday night. 

Kewaunee came out of the gates hot and never looked back, holding Algoma to single digit point totals in both halves. The Storm were led by Taylor Schelis who posted 17 points and Alyssa Wesely added 13. 

Algoma made second-half improvements as they gave up 41 points in the first half but only 19 in the second frame. The Wolves were led by Ryley Zimmerman and Emily Kirchman who each posted 5 points in the game.

The Algoma girls’ basketball team will host Kewaunee in Packerland Conference play on Thursday night. 

Kewaunee is coming off of an 18 point loss to New Holstein their last time out, while Algoma is coming off a 48-27 win against Gibraltar. The Storm are 2nd place in the conference standings and Algoma is currently in 5th. 

Algoma is led by Ryler Zimmerman who is averaging 10 points per game, and Kewaunee is led by Mykenzi Uhlers and Taylor Schleis who are averaging 13 and 11 points respectively. 

Tip is set for 7:00 p.m. from Algoma High School.

The Algoma boys’ basketball team traveled to Stockbridge for a non conference matchup that they would end up winning 63-41. 

The Wolves controlled this game from the start, outscoring Stockbridge by 14 points in the first half. Stockbridge would give Algoma some struggles in the second half only being outscored by 8 but Algoma would come away with the 22 point victory. 

Carter Zimmerman led the Wolves with 27 points, while Owen Robertson added 11. 

The Wolves will be in action again on Friday as they take on Gibraltar.

The Algoma boys’ basketball team is looking to get back in the win column as they take on Stockbridge on Tuesday night. 

Algoma is coming off two straight losses against conference opponents in Southern Door and Sturgeon Bay. They are looking to turn things around here as they will be traveling to Stockbridge in what will be their first of three straight road matchups. Carter Zimmerman is leading the Wolves averaging 23 points per game, while Owen Robertson and Kaden Vardon are both averaging 11 points. 

Stockbridge is coming off a 63-18 win over Chesterton Academy on Friday, and is looking to keep that momentum rolling against Algoma. Stockbridge is led by Gavin Cullen who is averaging 21 points per game, while Ian Smith and Conner Funk are averaging 16 and 15 points per game respectively. 

Tip is set for 6:00 p.m. from Stockbridge High School

The Algoma girls’ basketball team was able to hold the Gibraltar Viking offense in check to earn a 48-27 win on Saturday night.
 

The Wolves outscored the Vikings by 15 points in the first half with help from Ryley Zimmerman who scored six of her ten points in the opening frame. 

The Vikings were offensively led by Andie Schar who scored 14 points, while Algoma was led by Sierra Slaby who scored 15 points.

The Algoma girls’ basketball team will host the Gibraltar Vikings on Saturday in a Packerland Conference battle. 

Algoma is looking to avoid back to back losses as they dropped their last matchup to Luxemburg-Casco by a score of 46-38. The Wolves would like to get back into the win column by beating the Vikings and getting back to .500 in the conference play. The Wolves are led by Ryley Zimmerman who is averaging 10 points per game. 

Gibraltar comes in seeking their first win of the season after dropping their first 12 games of the year. The latest loss for the Vikings came against Packerland opponent Peshtigo Bulldogs by a score of 51-31. The Vikings are looking to gain big momentum by going on the road and beating the Wolves in front of their home crowd. The Vikings are led by Andie Schar and Colleen Carlisle who are averaging 12 and 11 points per game respectively. 

Tip is set for 7:30 p.m. from Algoma High School.

The Algoma boys’ basketball team lost to Sturgeon Bay by a score of 64-46 on Friday night in Packerland Conference play. 

The Wolves took a 21-20 lead into the halftime break, but Sturgeon Bay would answer with perhaps their best second half of the season to end up taking the 18 point win. Isaak Aune led the Clippers with 18 points, while Gannon Evers added 16, and Preston Newton added 11. 

The Wolves were led by Carter Zimmerman who posted 28 points, while Carter Zimmer added 12. 

The Wolves will next be in action next Tuesday as they travel to take on Stockbridge.

The Algoma boys’ basketball team will host Sturgeon Bay on Friday night in conference play. 

The Clippers are coming off of a tough loss against Chilton on Tuesday, in a game where they had the lead going into halftime, but were not able to hang on in the second half losing by 6. The loss for the Clippers marks their sixth in a row, and they will try and get back in the win column over the Wolves on Friday. The Clippers are led by Isaak Aune who is averaging 12 points per game. 

The Wolves are coming off a conference loss to Southern Door their last time out. This game will be the first game for the Wolves in nearly a week. The Wolves are looking to avoid losing back to back games in front of their home crowd on Friday night. The Wolves are led by Carter Zimmerman who is averaging 23 points per game, and Kaden Vardon and Owen Robertson who are averaging 12 and 11 points respectively. 

Tip is set for 7:30 p.m. from Algoma High School.

On a special evening at the Luxemburg-Casco High School Tuesday, the Lady Spartans of Luxemburg-Casco prevailed over a determined Algoma Wolves team 46-38 in non-conference girls’ basketball. 

The game started slowly as Algoma led 2-0 in the first three minutes, only to see Luxemburg-Casco score seven straight points to take a 7-2 lead.  The Wolves responded with five straight to tie it up and set the stage for a see-saw affair all night long.

Both teams battled turnovers forced by full-court pressure but managed to be tied at 18-18 with one minute left in the half when the Wolves scored five straight to go into intermission with a 23-18 lead.

In the second half, the Spartans and Wolves fought hard and the game stayed close until the final three minutes.  Key free throws by Maggie Hanmann and a clutch three-pointer by Gabby Wech sealed the game for the Spartans.

Taylor Thiry led the Spartans with 13 points, while Hanmann added 12 and Wech chipped in 11.

Algoma was led by Ryley Zimmerman with 13 points and Halle Panger’s 12 points before she fouled out. 

The game featured Algoma Coach Mark Zastrow coaching against his former star player Taylor Braedel-Schmidt.  It was also the first time Algoma and L-C played against each other since 2014. 

An emotional halftime program called “Take Down Cancer” had both teams remain on the court as the communities of Algoma and Luxemburg-Casco came together to help raise awareness and funds to families fighting cancer.  Names of people impacted by cancer were read and over $2500 was raised during a one-minute fundraiser in the stands.

The  Algoma Wolves girls basketball team will travel to Luxemburg Tuesday night to take on the L-C Spartans in a non-conference matchup.  The Wolves are coming off a 54-32 victory last Friday against Sturgeon Bay in Packerland Conference play.  Algoma is led by Ryley Zimmerman who is scoring 10.8 points per game.  The game will be broadcast on 96.7 FM  WBDK and streamed on New Radio Sports Network.  Matt Piesler and Paul Schmitt will have the call starting at 6:30 pm with the pregame show with tip off scheduled for 7 pm.

(photo courtesy of Algoma Wolves Girls Basketball Facebook) 

The Algoma Wolves and the Southern Door Eagles will face off in another Packerland Conference matchup on Saturday.

Southern Door has won back to back games including an impressive 32 point victory over conference rival Sturgeon Bay. Drew Daoust is leading the Eagles averaging 17 points per game and Jared Hawkey is averaging 10 points per game.

As for Algoma, they are coming off of a win against Sevastopol their last time out and are looking to keep that momentum going against the Eagles. The Wolves have three players averaging double figures with Carter Zimmerman leading the charge averaging 24 points per game, Owen Robertson is averaging 12 points per game, and Kaden Vardon averaging 12 points per game.

Tip is set for 7:30 p.m. from Southern Door High School.

The Algoma boys’ basketball team will welcome Green Bay West to town on Friday night and take on the Wildcats in non conference play. 

Algoma is coming off of a win against Packerland Conference opponent Sevastopol on Tuesday and are looking to string together two wins in a row against the Wildcats. Carter Zimmerman has been the leading scorer all year for the Wolves, averaging 24 points per game including a 31 point performance last time out against the Pioneers. Owen Robertson and Kaden Vardon have also helped the Wolves offensively, as both are averaging 12 points per game. 

The Wildcats come into this contest with a record of 1-7 and are led by Brandon Wilson who is averaging 10 points per game. 

Tip is set for 7:30 p.m. from Algoma High School.

The Algoma boys’ basketball team faced off against the Sevastopol Pioneers in a conference matchup on Tuesday night. 

The Wolves were able to hold Sevastopol to 23 points in both the first and second half, while they scored 34 in the first half and 37 in the second half to secure the win. The Wolves got a big boost offensively from Carter Zimmerman who posted 31 points while Carson Lischka added 10. 

As for the Pioneers, Jack De Young scored 22 of the 46 Pioneer points with the next highest scorer being Tommy Giblin with 7. 

The Algoma Wolves will next be in action on Friday January 7th as they will host Green Bay West.

The Algoma Wolves girls' basketball team was able to withstand a strong rally to still clip the Southern Door Eagles 53-48 Monday night.

Here's how the Algoma Wolves' Girls Basketball Facebook page saw it unfold:

Algoma survived a furious second-half rally to beat Southern Door at Fulwiler Fieldhouse Monday night, 53-48. With a strong inside game from Emily Kirchman early and points from six other team members in the first half, the Wolves jumped to a 31-15 lead. Southern Door heated up after the break, with freshman Kendra Shimon scoring inside and out. She had 18 points in the second half, including the bulk of the points in a 20-4 run to give the Eagles their first lead, 35-34 with 11:06 left. The game was tied twice after, the last time at 46-46 with 2:51 remaining. Ella Madden knocked down a three-pointer to give Algoma the lead for good with 2:15 left. SD's Shimon and Algoma sophomore guard Rylee Zimmerman each had a game-high 23 points. Kirchman added 8, Madden 7, Halle Panger and Amelia Robinson each 5, Rylee Fenendael 3 and Julia Vandervest 2 for the Wolves. Zimmerman had 3 3s and Madden, Fenendael and Robinson each one. Sophomore Bella Price scored 11 for the Eagles. Kendra Shimon had two threes, Payton Gilbertson one and Alaina Shimon one. SD was 8-of-17 from the FT line; Algoma, 7-for-22.

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