The Algoma Wolves' girls basketball team saw their season end Friday night in a 49-41 loss to Valders in the regional semifinal of the WIAA Tournament.

The game was tight between the two squads with the Wolves taking their final lead with just over 10 minutes to go in the second half. The Vikings would pull away in the late stages of the game to secure a date with Kewaunee on Saturday night.

Jadyn Nellis led the way with 17 points thanks to five three pointers while Bristol Schmidt registered 15 points. The Wolves' season concludes with a 16-10 mark.

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A standing room only crowd inside the Fulwiler Fieldhouse not only celebrated a Kewaunee family, but saw the Algoma Wolves take down the Storm in a 69-47 contest.

The Wolves fed off the energy of the crowd, jumping out to a 34-24 halftime lead and extended that lead further in the second half as they outscored the Storm 35-23. 

Parker Lischka followed up his 40-point performance against Gibraltar with another fine night behind the arc, hitting four en route to a 19-point outing. Chase Romdenne paced the Wolves with 22 points, while Charlie Prokash also snuck into double figures with 11 points.

The Storm were led by Connor Kilgore, who scored 21 points on the night as he went 11-16 from the free throw line. Dane Harrell matched Kilgore's five shots made from the field en route to a 10-point evening.

Thursday's game was used as a fundraiser for the Vaughn family, a family from Kewaunee that lost their son Owen earlier this month.

The Wolves and the Storm will jump into tournament play next week with Algoma hosting Mishicot and Kewaunee doing the same for Sevastopol. The NEW Radio Sports Network will carry the Storm/Pioneers game on 104.1 WRLU beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the opening tip at 7 p.m.

Pictures by Kevin Naze and Shelby Loucks

The #6 Algoma Wolves upended the #11 Mishicot Indians 55-36 Tuesday night in a Division 4 girls' regional quarter-final game at home.

Algoma jumped to a 31-17 lead at halftime and never looked back.  

Bristol Schmidt paced the Wolves with 16 points, Brooke Mattson with 14, and Sierra Slaby with 12. 

Kensington Rosenow led the Indians, scoring 23 of the 36 points for Mishicot.

The Lady Wolves will travel to Valders Friday night in the regional semi-final against the Vikings.

Parker Lischka ensured that the trip back to Algoma was a happy one as he led the Wolves past the Gibraltar Vikings on Monday night 85-43.

 

 

 

 

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It looked to be a shoot-out early on as the Vikings' Kayin Jackson and Liam Lindenberg traded blows on the score sheet with Lischka, who made 10 of the first 15 shots for the Wolves from the field. The Wolves began to separate themselves later in the half as they switched defenses on the Vikings. They held the Vikings scoreless for three minutes midway through the first half, going on a 13-0 run during that span. That helped the Wolves build a 40-26 lead a the break.

The Wolves blitzed the Vikings to start the second half, scoring 13 of the first 15 points as Lischka continued to make basket after basket. Jackson made some difficult lay-ups to chip away at the lead, only to see the Wolves expand it thanks to a 24-4 run the final 7:34

Lischka led all scorers with 40 points on the night, draining six three-pointers in the process. Chase Romdenne and Cody Kirchman each added 12 points in the Wolves win. The Wolves are next in action on Thursday when they host Kewaunee.

Jackson led the Vikings with 14 points, while Liam Lindenberg chipped in 10 points, and Jeffrey Mize was good for six points. The Vikings will have a long layoff before they face Sheboygan Christian in their first-round matchup in the WIAA Tournament. Tim Kowols will have the call on 105.1 The GOAT beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the opening tip off at 7 p.m.

The Wolves missed three free throws at the end of the game, but the Clippers could not get the final shot to fall as Algoma prevailed.

Cody Kirchman led the way for the Wolves with 19 points and Jackson Starr paced the Clippers with 19 points as well.

Algoma (11-3, 15-5 overall) now will be off until Monday when they face the Gibraltar Vikings in Fish Creek on 105.1 The GOAT.

Sturgeon Bay (6-7, 8-13 overall) plays the Gibraltar Vikings on the road Friday night on 105.1 The GOAT starting at 6:45 with the pregame show with Tim Kowols.

The Algoma Wolves girls basketball opened up a 42-18 halftime lead and never let up in a 74-28 win on Monday night.

Sierra Slaby, Brooke Mattson and Nora Krause made the most of their Senior Night celebration, combining for 33 points, 21 of which came from long range. They weren't the only ones to score as Jadyn Nellis led all scorers with 16 points and Bristol Schmidt chipped in another 12 points. The Wolves' defense gave the Vikings fits all night long, including in the second half when they made just five shots from the field. Megan Schar led the Vikings with 14 points, 10 of which came in the first half. Mikala Gorham added seven points and Anna Jarosh pitched in five points in the loss for the Vikings.

Photos courtesy of Kevin Naze and Shelby Loucks

The Algoma girls basketball team could not close a two-point halftime gap as they fell to Lourdes Academy 56-52 on Friday night.

Haile Bauer showed a nose for the hoop for the Knights, scoring 23 points from inside the arc, including an 11-13 day from the free-throw line. Aubrey Schaettle kept the Wolves at bay with three three-pointers in the second half. For the Wolves, Bristol Schmidt led the way with 13 points, eight of which came in the first half. Jadyn Nellis hit three-pointers herself to end her night with 11 points.  

Lischka dropped in 35 points, 22 of which came in the first half, and topped the milestone of 1,000 with about 10 minutes to go in the game.

Algoma jumped out to a 38-25 lead at halftime and never looked back on defeating the Pioneers for the second time in a week at the Packerland Conference.

Braeden Leist added 19 more points for the Wolves  as Algoma improves to 8-2 in the conference behind only undefeated Southern Door.

Andrew Wiesner led the Pioneers with 14 points, scoring 11 of those in the first half.

Algoma (14-4) will now  travel to Southern Door to take on the Eagles in a showdown on Saturday afternoon. 

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The Algoma Wolves was to be the only local boys basketball team in action on Saturday when they traveled to the Turtle School on the Oneida Nation Reservation, only to have the game cancelled.

This game will not be made up.

This portion of the story was written before Saturday's game was postponed.

The Wolves used a 32-7 run at the end of the game to pull away with a 70-42 win over the Sevastopol Pioneers in Packerland Conference action on Tuesday night. The lead was down to three before the Wolves put the game away with the offensive run. Braeden Leist led the Wolves with 27 points, Parker Lischka added 18 more, and Chase Romdenne scored 12.

The Thunderhawks are 4-12 on the season and are currently mired in a seven-game losing streak. Their offensive is starting to show signs of life with two games over 52 points after a stretch where they failed to score more than 40 points in five straight contests. Kingston Webster leads the team with 15.2 ppg while Davian Guitierrez averages a double-double with 10.4 ppg and 12.4 rpg.

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

The Algoma girls basketball team won their second game in as many nights on Friday, beating Sturgeon Bay 51-23.

The Wolves' defense limited the Lady Clippers to just three made shots from the field as the offense built a 24-9 lead at the break. Nine different Wolves players made the scoresheet,  led by Jayden Nellis and Brooke Mattson with 12 points each. The Clippers were paced by Regan Kasten's 9 points and Yarrow Goettelman's 7 points.

The Algoma girls basketball team will ride a two-game winning streak into Sturgeon Bay on Friday after posting a 58-43 win over Peshtigo on Thursday night.

The Wolves jumped out to a 24-18 lead behind 12 first-half points from Brooke Mattson. Once the Bulldogs' defense turned their attention to the Wolves' guard, Sierra Slaby took the reins of the offense with 11 second-half points thanks to three three-pointers. Mattson and Slaby both ended their evening with 16 points apiece while Lauren Loucks posted seven points,  and bothJadyn Nellis and Bristol Schmidt each added five points. The Bulldogs were able to keep things close thanks to the efforts of Holly Pesch and Audra Bauman as they scored 12 and 10 points respectively in the loss.

The Wolves are back in action on Friday night when they travel north to play Sturgeon Bay. The Clippers have lost five straight since beating Florence on January 10th, including a 66-47 loss to Three Lakes/Phelps on Monday. The Clippers' Dasha Yeltysheva led all scorers with 21 points as she converted on eight of her ten free throw attempts. Regan Kasten scored 13 points and Cady Carlson added 10 points in the loss. The tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

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In the lone Packerland Conference basketball game of the night, the Algoma Wolves girls basketball team plays host to Peshtigo Bulldogs Thursday evening.

The Wolves are coming off a 69-37 win over Southern Door on Tuesday. Jadyn Nellis led the Wolves with 16 points, while Bristol Schmidt added 15 and Sierra Slaby chipped in ten points in the win.

The Bulldogs broke a two-game losing streak with a 68-24 win over Gibraltar.

Tip off is set for 7 p.m.

The Algoma Wolves used a 32-7 run at the end of the game to pull away with a

70-42 win over the Sevastopol Pioneers in Packerland Conference action Tuesday night.

The Pioneers pulled with three points, 38-35, early in the second half before the Wolves went on an epic run.

Braeden Leist led the Wolves with 27 points, Parker Lischka added 18 more, and Chase Romdenne scored 12.

Logan Schuh led the Pioneers with 13 points.

The Algoma Wolves breezed by the Southern Door Eagles at home Tuesday night 69-37 in girls’ Packerland Conference action. 

The Wolves jumped to a 37-16 lead at halftime and never looked back.

Jadyn Nellis led the Wolves with 16 points, while Bristol Schmidt added 15 and Sierra Slaby chipped in ten points in the win.

Ashlyn Delfosse scored 12 points for the Eagles in the loss.

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