Both Sevastopol's boys and girls track teams were in Stevens Point on Friday in the Rosholt/Badger Invitational. The two biggest stars for the Pioneers were Olivia Stenzel and Mya Ploor. 

Stenzel picked up two top-five finishes, taking third in the 800 Meter Run (2:35.91) and fourth in the 1600 Meters (5:49.08).

Ploor helped the 4x400 Relay team finish fourth (4:44.93) along with Rylee Krishka, Liz Fiscus and Kylie Newton. Mya also finished eighth in the 800 Meters (2:41.35) and seventh in the Pole Vault (8-00.00).

Newton picked up another top-ten finish for the Pioneers in the Pole Vault ending up in tenth place (7-00.00).

Click here for full results.

A full school day followed long rides to track meets sometimes are not enough for the Sevastopol track team to hang out with each other. Team bonding is especially important for a young team like the Pioneers, which only has a couple seniors on the 20-plus person roster. Head track coach Chris Horvat says his athletes take it upon themselves to organize the fun activities outside of practices and meets.

The Pioneers will have plenty of time with each other on Friday as they travel to UW-Stevens Point for an indoor track meet, with field events beginning at 4 p.m.

The Sevastopol baseball team hopes to improve its record for the second straight season. Last year the Pioneers had more victories in a rain-shortened 12 game season than they did in 2017 when they played 23 games. A 5-7 overall record last year was a big improvement over the 3-20 season Sevastopol had the year before.

The greatest heights of the program came in 2011 when they shared a Packerland Conference championship with Sturgeon Bay. Riley Spetz helped lead the team on the mound and at the plate that season. He was the answer to Wednesday's trivia question which asked, "Which Sevastopol baseball player contributed 5 wins on the mound and a .469 batting average at the plate the last time the Pioneers won a conference championship in 2011?"

Sevastopol's season is scheduled to begin on Tuesday when they host Southern Door at 5 PM.

Wednesday's trivia question is, "Which Sevastopol baseball player contributed 5 wins on the mound and a .469 batting average at the plate the last time the Pioneers won a conference championship in 2011?"

You can find this question in the DoorCountyDailyNews.com E-paper. If you answer correctly through the E-paper, you have an opportunity to win a prize.

The answer will be posted at 7 AM on Thursday.

The Badger Regionals were held last weekend at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee. Locally, two Door County Volleyball Club teams participated The girls played extremely well. The 16’s finished second in the bronze division and the 18's team made it to G18 Badger Gold Bracket and took first place. Door County Club teams are combined with girls from five area schools.


One Wisconsin Door County 18's Volleyball Club claimed the Badger Regional Gold Bracket Championship. They went (6–0) and only lost one set all weekend, They won 12 sets and only lost one over the weekend of March 16-17 in Milwaukee at the Wisconsin Center.

Front Row: left to right Mya Ploor (Sevastopol H.S.) Carissa Bartels (Southern Door H.S.) Madelyn Jeanquart (Sturgeon Bay H.S.) Lauren Alger (Sturgeon Bay H.S.) Agne Zukauskaite (Gibraltar H.S.) Back Row Left to Right Hannah Wessel (Algoma H.S.) Abigail Robinson (Algoma H.S.) Hanna Wiese (Algoma H.S.) Stephanie Bemmann (Sevastopol H.S.) Bella Bunda (Gibraltar H.S.) Rebekah Andreae (Sevastopol H.S.) and Coach Ann Ploor

With the way the decade of the 2010s started for Sevastopol softball you would've thought that was a good omen. In 2010, the Pioneers finished 14-7 overall and 9-4 in the Packerland Conference which was good for a third-place finish. They then went on to win the regional championship in the playoffs and almost made it to state before losing in the sectional final.

It hasn't been a great run since 2010 as Sevastopol has not finished above .500 since, but as the 2019 season approaches, hope is high that Pioneer softball can finish the decade similarly to how they started it. Sevastopol is scheduled to start the season on April 2nd hosting conference rival Southern Door.

The answer to Wednesday's trivia question was 2010 being the last year Sevastopol softball won a regional championship.

The Sevastopol eight-man state championship football finally got their final piece of hardware Wednesday in a special ring ceremony in the high school gymnasium. A special school assembly was called as the football team was introduced and Coach Ron Frank handed out the state championship rings to each player on the team. 

The state championship rings were partially paid for by a special donation by the Jandu Family of Jandu Petroleum. To watch the ceremony click on the link below:

https://www.facebook.com/DoorCountyDailyNews/videos/494362510968275/?t=0

Photos by: Lindsay de Young

Wednesday's trivia question is, "When was the last time Sevastopol softball won a regional championship?" 

You can find this question in the DoorCountyDailyNews.com E-paper. If you answer correctly through the E-paper, you have an opportunity to win a prize.

The answer will be posted at 7 AM on Thursday.

There is a very good reason many of the track meets during the indoor season take place at college fieldhouses: facilities. With the exception of certain events, some members of the team may finally get out to the track this week as the snow melts, a welcome sight for those trying to get their reps inside a crowded gym. Sevastopol Head Track Coach Chris Horvat says it is especially hard for athletes in events like pole vault, where the proper equipment is hard to find locally.

The Sevastopol girls track team will get to make their mark on the season when they head to UW-Oshkosh next Tuesday.

The basketball season does not technically end until the final golden ball is handed out in Madison this weekend, but Sevastopol is already thinking next year with its summer camp. Ehrhardt’s Door County Basketball Camp is slated to take place July 15th-18^th at Sevastopol with grades 7-12 going in the morning and grades 1-6 practicing in the afternoon. Led by director Dave Ehrhardt, the camp will feature players and coaches from Door County on the staff. You can learn more about the camp and how to register online at DoorKewauneeHighSchoolSports.com

Middle distance runner Kyle Carlson got Sevastopol on the ledger Thursday afternoon at the Oshkosh Small High School Indoor Track Invitational. Carlson's time 2:16.46 in the 800-meter was good for fifth place overall in the Division 3 race and good for four points in the team scores. Carlson also ran a 5:15 in the 1600-meter run to take ninth place.

RESULTS

Finals ... (Event 4 Boys 1600 Meter Run Division 3) Name Finals School 8 5:14.77 1 Ura, Hirochi Dodgeland 9 5:15.60 Carlson, Kyle Sevastopol 10 5:21.30 McDonald, Logan Horicon 11 5:26.27 Flood, MacCrea St Mary's Spring 12 5:28.53 Weninger, Michael St Mary Catholic 13 5:34.70 Tomaszewski, Noah Sevastopol 14 5:36.13 Kester, Carson Weyauwega 15 5:41.68 Gruss, Dylan Johnson Creek 16 5:42.26 Andreae, Scott Sevastopol 17 5:42.45 Brenckle, Ben Living Word Luth 18 5:51.83 Fahrenkrug, Ben Algoma 19 5:53.10 Schneiter, Dyllon Winnebago Luth 20 5:54.28 Lango, Ayden Shiocton 21 6:01.60 Scheller, Jacob Manawa 22 6:04.40 Miller, Joe Weyauwega 23 6:06.05

Event 5 Boys 400 Meter Dash Division 3

Name Finals School

Finals

1 54.80 10 Hoch, Jake St Mary's Spring

2 54.90 8 Fouch, Ben St Mary's Spring

3 55.26 6 O'Leary, Derek St Mary's Spring

4 55.45 5 Bianco, Anthony Rosholt

5 55.47 4 Drews, Connor Horicon

6 56.01 3 Porter, Joseph St Mary Catholic

7 56.77 2 Huey, Josh Winnebago Luth

8 56.99 1 Pausma, Nathan Winnebago Luth

9 57.15 Esteves, Joel Dodgeland

10 57.42 Robertson, Brevin Algoma

11 57.48 Richardt, Jamison Johnson Creek

12 57.90 Robertson, Oliver Algoma

13 59.02 Kurth, Hayden Dodgeland

14 59.17 Seering, Aiden Reedsville

15 1:00.06 Buhrow, Isaac Weyauwega

16 1:00.25 Lemens, Andrew Gillett

17 1:00.34 Smith, Will Living Word Luth

18 1:00.71 Bristol, Grant Manawa

19 1:01.58 Tomaszewski, Noah Sevastopol

20 1:01.92 Koch, Christian Oconto

21 1:01.92 Riesterer, Robbie St Mary Catholic

22 1:02.54 Cruz, Daniel Dodgeland

23 1:02.70 Abel, Sam Sevastopol

24 1:02.71 Nehls, Christian Horicon

25 1:02.83 Gonzalez, Christian Weyauwega

26 1:04.30 Borremons, Cameron Weyauwega

27 1:06.72 Thuecks, Khirsanth Manawa

28 1:07.50 Tomszewski, Emmett Sevastopol

29 1:08.75 Schmiling, Sebastian Algoma

30 1:10.41 

Event 6 Boys 800 Meter Run Division 3

Name Finals School

Finals

1 2:04.16 10 Unruh, Ethan St Mary Catholic

2 2:07.35 8 Hogerty, Tip St Mary Catholic

3 2:09.94 6 Finger, Evan Dodgeland

4 2:15.01 5 Lepak, Zach Rosholt

5 2:16.46 4 Carlson, Kyle Sevastopol

6 2:18.00 3 Anderson, Adam Gillett

7 2:19.60 2 Stetson, Jackson Reedsville

8 2:20.97 1 Pausma, Nathan Winnebago Luth

9 2:21.08 Hanson, Conner Gillett

10 2:27.89 Hintz, Sawyer Weyauwega

11 2:28.19 Fujinaka, Mikey Living Word Luth

12 2:28.70 Engebretsen, Riley Gillett

13 2:29.85 Pausma, Zach Winnebago Luth

14 2:30.14 Andreae, Scott Sevastopol

15 2:31.45

Event 8 Boys 4x400 Meter Relay Division 3 Team Finals Relay Finals 1 3:43.54 10 St. Mary's Springs 2 3:45.08 8 Saint Mary Catholic 3 3:45.51 6 Manawa 4 3:46.34 5 Rosholt 5 3:48.06 4 Reedsville 6 3:50.47 3 Dodgeland 7 3:53.87 2 Winnebago Luth 8 4:02.25 1 Gillett 9 4:15.51 Weyauwega-Fremont 10 4:18.84 Horicon 11 4:21.88 Sevastopol 12 4:23.98 Shiocton 13 4:27.11

Finals ... (Event 13 Boys Shot Put Division 3) Name Finals School 14 37-03.00 Casper, Garrett Rosholt 15 37-02.00 Narance, Kalan Winnebago Luth 16 34-07.00 Smedema, Keyne Dodgeland 17 33-08.00 David, Lukas Johnson Creek 18 31-10.00 Blanke, Ben Johnson Creek 19 31-04.50 Rojas, Josue Weyauwega 20 31-02.00 Wilder, Gary Algoma 21 30-05.00 Powers, Logan Horicon 22 30-02.00 Graff, Zach Living Word Luth 23 29-06.00 Strehlow, Ben Weyauwega 24 28-04.50 Elvers, Brady Horicon 25 27-02.00 Nichols, Dallas Sevastopol 26 27-01.00 Tellock, Ethan Manawa 27 26-07.00 Van Voorhis, Sebastian Shiocton 28 25-07.00 Maynard, Skyler Weyauwega 29 24-08.00

"What year did the Sevastopol Pioneers win the state Div. 3 softball tournament by defeating Arcadia 6-3?"

The correct answer was 2007.

The Sevastopol Track team is not intimidated by larger teams because they know they have talent on their side. This year’s squad currently has only 24 kids total with just two seniors on the roster. However, the Pioneers return almost all of their athletes that headed to LaCrosse last spring for the state track meet. Head coach Chris Horvat says he understands the limitations of a small roster.

Horvat says one specific event to key on in 2019 is the 3200-meter relay team featuring Zoe Kuehn, Mya Ploor, Elizabeth Fiscus, and Olivia Stenzel, which took 3^rd place in Division 3 in the state track meet. The Pioneers first meet is Thursday at UW-Oshkosh. You can listen to the entire coaches interview with Chris Horvat online at DoorKewauneeHighSchoolSports.com.   

FULL INTERVIEW WITH HEAD TRACK COACH CHRIS HORVAT

Wednesday's trivia question is, "What year did the Sevastopol Pioneers win the state Div. 3 softball tournament by defeating Arcadia 6-3?"

You can find this question in the DoorCountyDailyNews.com E-paper. If you answer correctly through the E-paper, you have an opportunity to win a prize.

The answer will be posted at 7 AM on Thursday.

Sevastopol had two wrestlers make first team all-conference for the 2018-2019 season. The boys basketball team had two players earn all-conference status and the girls team landed one player on the all-conference awards.

Here is a look at the all-conference honors as provided by conference commissioner Mike Holtz: 

1ST TEAM

182 WEIGHT CLASS             SCHOOL                                YEAR

Jeremy Jorns                          Sturgeon Bay-Sevastopol       Senior                          Unanimous

285 WEIGHT CLASS             SCHOOL                                YEAR

Nick West                               Sturgeon Bay-Sevastopol       Sophomore                 Unanimous

Girls Basketball

2ND TEAM

Zoe Kuehn                               Sevastopol                  Sophomore

Boys Basketball

2ND TEAM 

Robby Pollman                       Sevastopol                  Junior

HONORABLE MENTION

Eddie Garcia                           Sevastopol                  Senior

Former Sevastopol swimmer Max McHugh’s first Big Ten Conference Championships appearance helped him earn freshman of the year honors. McHugh bested a mark set by his brother when he swam a school history making 51.39 in the 100 breast stroke in the preliminary round. During the championships held in Iowa City over the weekend, McHugh was part of a 5^th place finishing 200 yard medley relay team and 3^rd place finishing 400 yard medley relay team. He also finished quite well in his individual events, taking 2^nd place in the 100 yard and 200 yard breaststroke events.