The Gibraltar Viking girls’ basketball team could not hang on to a 20-17 halftime lead and fell to the Peshtigo Bulldogs 40-39 in Fish Creek.

Mikala Gorham scored 21 points with three three-pointers, but it was not enough as the Vikings fought hard but came up short on the scoreboard.

Holly Pesch  led the Bulldogs with 13 points, while Audra Bauman had 11 points, going 7/9 at the free throw line. 

Gibraltar will now host Goodman/Pembine on Thursday night in a non-conference game.

Gibraltar lost their second game in as many days on Saturday, falling to state participant Laona-Wabeno 62-36.

On Friday, the Vikings fell victim to Oconto 62-39 after the Blue Devils snuck past Sevastopol the night before. Addi Viestenz paced the Blue Devils with 14 points as they took a 20-point lead into the second half. The Vikings' Andie Schar knocked down a pair of threes en route to 13 points while Mikala Gorham contributed 10 points.

On Saturday, it was the second half that doomed the Vikings as the Rebels outscored them 36-16 after the break. Gorham led the Vikings with 12 points while McKailey Reisen chipped in eight points and Pam Prescott added seven points. The Rebels' Rylee Yaeger led the way with 16 points while her teammates Malerie Krawze (15 points) and Holly Gilligan (13 points) also reached double figures.

The Gibraltar Vikings got some of their missing pieces back on Saturday, but it was not enough to change the story as they lost to NEW Lutheran 54-35.

A cold start to the game led the Vikings to be down 31-13 at the break, a deficit they would only take a nibble out of in the second half. No Vikings players reached double figures, but they were led by Braden Sitte with eight points while Marshall Maltby and Aaron Brey each added seven points. The Blazers' Quentin Borgeaud scored a game-high 20 points while Griffin Steffel contributed 15 points and Sam Hillmann registered 13.

The Gibraltar girls' basketball team saw their comeback come up short on Monday in a 44-42 loss to NEW Lutheran in Fish Creek.

Ingrid Beaumont scored 14 of her game-high 24 points in the first half to help stake the Blazers to a 24-15 lead at halftime. Evan DeBroux would not back down, outscoring the Blazers the rest of the way behind strong second half performances from Mikala Gorham and Andie Schar. Gorham scored eight of her 11 points in the second half while Schar's evening ended with 16 points. Pam Prescott and Anna Jarosh chipped in five points apiece in the loss for the Vikings. 

The Gibraltar Vikings girls' basketball team will try to get back into the win column against the Packerland Conference's best team on Friday when they travel to Kewaunee to take on the Storm.

The Vikings saw their four-game winning streak earlier in the week when Algoma beat them 47-38.  Mikala Gorham and Andie Schar each scored 10 points in the loss, with three others scoring at least four points. Schar is averaging 13.5 ppg, while Gorham is right behind her at 12.9 ppg. The four-game winning streak, extended by Gorham's buzzer-beating three-ball against at Peshtigo, is the program's longest since the 2019-2020 season that saw them fall to Gillett in the WIAA Regional Final.

The Storm enter the matchup 13-0 overall and 7-0 in the Packerland Conference, thanks to a staunch defense and four players averaging at least seven points a game, including 15.9 ppg by Jade Kroll and 10.9 ppg from Brianna Demmin. They have allowed 40 points or less nine times in their 13 wins while scoring more than 60 points six times. 

In their previous matchup, the Storm's Kroll and the Vikings' Gorham each scored 18 points, but two other players reached double figures for Kewaunee as they won 62-39.

Tim Kowols will have the call on 105.1 The GOAT and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.cm beginning at 7:15 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the tip-off at 7:30 p.m.

The Kohler Bombers showed why they are a top 10 team in the state at Division 4 with an 89-38 victory over Gibraltar Saturday afternoon in Fish Creek.

Max Breitenbach led the assault by scoring 19 of his game-high 27 points in the first half as the Bombers outscored the Vikings 58-19. The Bombers had three other players register double digits in the game: Trey Keller (14 pts),  Carter Zimmermann (13 pts), and Zane Willadsen (12 pts). Two others registered eight points in the rout.

Another key for the Bombers was controlling the Vikings' top scorer Braden Sitte, who scored just eight points in the contest, over 10 points less than his scoring average. Liam Lindenberg led the Vikings with 12 points with three three-pointers, and Kayin Jackson added nine points in the loss. 

Down by eight at halftime, the Gibraltar Vikings girls' basketball team stormed back after the break to nip the Peshtigo Bulldogs 39-37.

Rylie Ellie caused problems for the Vikings, leading the Bulldogs with seven points in the first half and 13 for the game as she led her team into the locker room with an 18-10. 

Andie Schar was the only player who had any success in the first half as she scored seven of Gibraltar's ten first-half points, but she had plenty of help in the second half. Mikala Gorham 14 of her 16 points after the break and Schar ended  her evening with a game-high 19 points. 

The Gibraltar Lady Vikings took advantage of Sturgeon Bay's early foul trouble to beat Sturgeon Bay Friday afternoon 52-40.

The game featured a scoring showdown between the Vikings' Andie Schar and the Clippers' Dasha Yeltysheva. Schar scored 11 of her team-high 20 points in the first half while knocking down three of the team's seven made free throws. On the day, Anna Jarosh added 12 points and Mikala Gorham contributed 10 points.

Yeltasheva made sure the Clippers didn't go down without a fight as she helped cut a 30-17 deficit before the lead ballooned back out. She scored a career high 31 points in the loss.

The Gibraltar Vikings could not come up with the big runs they needed to win their non-conference matchup on Tuesday night, falling to Two Rivers 59-44 on the road.

The Raiders' defense frustrated the Vikings as their off-the-ball style man-on-man defense clogged up the key, and their zone made passing lanes a challenge all night long. Using their big man Ashton Peterson as a catalyst, the Raiders built a double-digit lead midway through the first half after holding the Vikings scoreless for the opening few minutes of the frame. The Vikings were able to get to within two possessions late in the the half as Braden Sitte and Jeffrey Mize were able to get behind the Raiders' defense for easy buckets. One of those buckets came off a steal by Sitte that ended in a two-handed slam. Peterson's ten first-half points helped give the Raiders a 23-17 lead at the break.

The Raiders started the second half just as fast as the first half, but only used their guards rather than rely on Peterson's size. Carson Kadow and Eli Gallagher each scored 11 points after the break to pace the Raiders' attack and withstood any challenges the Vikings had to offer. Marshall Maltby did his best to keep it close in the second half, scoring all nine of his points after the break. Sitte led all Vikings players with 15 points, while Liam Lindenberg joined Maltby with a nine-point evening thanks to a trio of three-pointers. Kadow led all scorers with 18 points, while Gallagher had 15 points and Peterson had 13 points in the Raiders' victory.

Gibraltar's next game will be on Friday against Southern Door in Fish Creek. Jacob Nate and Reece Robillard will have the call on U-102.1 and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com, with the pregame show slated to begin at 7:15 p.m., followed by the scheduled tip-off at 7:30 p.m.

Out of season did not mean the holidays were out of mind for the Gibraltar/Washington Island baseball team.

As profiled on the school's Facebook page over the weekend, the team donated thousands of dollars to families in need on Washington Island and the mainland during the holidays to make their Christmas celebrations a little brighter. Families also received a gift card from the Door County Piggly Wiggly, whose head coach is Jay Kita, the manager. The funds were from the team's fundraising efforts over the last year. 

This was not the first major philanthropic gift made by the Gibraltar/Washington Island baseball team in 2023. The team also provided the necessary funds so the Washington Island Islanders baseball team could purchase an AED for their home ballpark during Door County Baseball League games.

You can read more about the efforts by clicking on this link

Photo courtesy of Gibraltar Area Schools Facebook page

The Gibraltar Vikings will try to stretch their longest winning streak of the season at least one more game on Tuesday when they travel to Two Rivers to battle the Raiders.

The Vikings snapped their three-game losing streak with wins against Sevastopol and Goodman-Pembine. While Braden Sitte continues to lead the team in scoring with over 20 points, head coach Travis Ward highlighted the hot-shooting Liam Lindenberg and the defensive prowess of Will Lecy as ways the team is becoming more complete heading into the back half of the season. Ward called their last game "another ugly win," saying his team struggled to figure out the Patriots' zone defense in the first half before pulling away in the second half. One person who figured it out was Marshall Maltby, scoring 10 of his season-high 16 points in the first half. Sitte led all scorers with 19 points, scoring 10 points after the break, including his first three-pointer of the season. 

The Raiders split their two games at the Oostburg Holiday Tournament, beating Destiny 56-38 before falling to the host Flying Dutchmen 61-47. Boasting more height than the Vikings have been used to this season, it is a trio of six-footers leading the Raiders in scoring, led by 19.6 ppg by Carson Kadow.

Tim Kowols and Matt Malvitz will have the call on 105.1 The GOAT beginning at 7:00 p.m. with the pregame show, followed by the opening tip at 7:15 p.m. The game can also be streamed at 1051TheGOAT.com and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com.

Click here for our interview with Head Coach Travis Ward