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Sevastopol High School Archives for 2020-09

Pioneers Cross County looks to build off first meet

In the first cross country meet of the season, the Pioneer girls were able to come away victorious over Oconto and Southern Door. Sevastopol was led by Olivia Stenzel who finished with a time of 20:30. The Pioneers' other four scoring runners finished in the top 10.

 

Jolene Luedtke 21:48

Rachel Wilke 24:42

Cassie Rankin 24:50

Libby Ash 25:34

 

The Pioneer boys didn’t have enough runners to qualify as a team but all three runners performed well.

 

Noah Tomaszewski 19:12

Scott Andreae 19:17

Ezra Linnan 21:10

 

Sevastopol will try to impress in back-to-back meets as they host Southern Door on Thursday. The meet starts at 3:30 p.m.

 

Sevastopol Drops Opener

The Sevastopol football team lost its season opener 76-22 at home against Auburndale on Saturday. This was the first meeting between the two as it’s Auburndale’s first season playing 8-man. The Pioneers got off to a rough start as the Apaches jumped out to a quick 24-0 lead. Sevastopol was able to methodically go down the field and cut the lead to 24-8. The Apaches would answer back instantly and took that momentum to a 48-16 lead at the half. The run continued in the second half as Auburndale scored on their first three possessions with each drive only taking two plays. Sevastopol had a few explosive plays of their own including a Spencer Evenson 72-yard touchdown run and a Logan Beyer 20-yard touchdown reception on 4th and 11. In the end, Auburndale’s ground attack was too much for Sevastopol as they gave up 400+ rushing yards in the 76-22 defeat. The two will meet again on October 10.

 

Sevastopol will travel to Algoma to take on the Wolves on Friday at 7:00 pm.

 

Sevastopol Football Kicks Off

 

Not many thought we would be here but we are. It’s officially football season. After much doubt, Sevastopol will be playing football this fall as they start their season by hosting Auburndale on Saturday. Sevastopol has zero experience against the Apaches as it’s Auburndale’s first season playing 8-man football. There is a lot of speculation on what their game plan will be. The good news though is that this year’s Pioneers squad differs from last year. They have 26 players on the roster and plenty of kids with a lot of experience. Coach Ron Frank says their front line should be a strength this season. 

Even though there will be football played this fall, it’s hard to imagine what could’ve been in any other regular season. Coach Frank thinks that this year’s team was good enough to win a title. 

Sevastopol will play host to Auburndale on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. The entire conversation can be found in podcasts.   

 

Stenzel wins first cross country meet of the year

Another meet, another win for Sevastopol's Olivia Stenzel as she won the first meet of the year at Southern Door.

 

Stenzel's 20:30 on the 5K course helped lead the Pioneer girls to the 24-31-NS win over Oconto and Southern Door respectively. The Pioneers had all five scoring runners finish in the top 10.

 

Olivia Stenzel 20:30

Jolene Luedtke 21:48

Rachel Wilke 24:42

Cassie Rankin 24:50

Libby Ash 25:34

Natalie Zajowski 35:01

 

The Pioneer boys did not have enough runners to field a full team, but all three of their runners finished in under 22 minutes.

 

Noah Tomaszewski 19:12

Scott Andreae 19:27

Ezra Linnan 21:10

 

 

 

Pioneers volleyball hosts Oconto Thursday

Sevastopol's volleyball team will play its first match of the season at home when it hosts Oconto Thursday night.

 

The Pioneers are coming off a 10-18 campaign where they went winless in the Packerland Conference regular season before beating Algoma in the tournament. They also were able to advance in the WIAA Tournament last year, winning a nailbiter against Manitowoc Lutheran 3-2 before falling to Oostburg in straight sets. While the team will have to replace All First-Team Conference performer Mya Ploor, it still has honorable mention performer Rebekah Andreae waiting in the wings for her senior season. The Blue Devils have played five matches so far this season, splitting its matches in Howards Grove against NEW Lutheran and Howards Grove before sweeping its own quad last weekend against Valders, NEW Lutheran, and Peshtigo. 

 

First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Running Returns

With the new set of metrics brought forth by the Packerland, the conference’s first cross country meet is set to take place. Sevastopol, Kewaunee, Southern Door, and Oconto will compete at Southern Door on Thursday. Sturgeon Bay and Gibraltar are not competing this season. Kewaunee's girls are looking to defend their conference title while everyone is looking to overthrow the Peshtigo boys.

 

The conference invitational is set for Thursday at 4:00 p.m. at Southern Door High School.

 

Sevastopol adding onto fall schedules

Now that Packerland teams can play if they fall under certain metrics, Sevastopol is working to finalize their fall schedules.

 

Because of cooperative agreements with Sturgeon Bay and Gibraltar, the school's swimming and soccer teams respectively will not be competing this fall. Volleyball could open play as soon as Thursday at home against Oconto at 7 p.m. It also has matchups at Peshtigo (9/29), against Stockbridge (10/3 at 10 a.m.), and at NEW Lutheran (10/6). Regionals would start on 10/22, but there are three open dates that could be filled, two of which against Algoma and Southern Door. Kewaunee's move to virtual classes last week puts the Pioneers' October 8th matchup in question as of right now. Cross country will compete at Southern Door on Thursday against the Eagles and Oconto before hosting NEW Lutheran and Southern Door on October 1st and Peshtigo October 8th. The boys conference meet will be at Gibraltar on October 13th while Sevastopol will host the girls' meet at their home route of Cherry Hills Golf Course on October 15th.

 

The football team has at least six teams and a playoff game penciled in on their schedule with an open date on October 23rd. The Pioneers will have home-and-homes against Auburndale (9/26 at home, 10/10 on the road, 1 p.m. kickoffs) and Algoma (10/2 on the road, 10/16 at home with 7 p.m. kickoffs). The Pioneers will end the season with two home games starting with Halloween homecoming celebration against Greenwood at 1 p.m. and St. Mary's on November 6th. A playoff game could occur the following the week.

 

Athletic Director Brooke Tanck says the schedule can change at any point due to the pandemic. That includes if the team falls inside certain metrics that could limit fans and cancel games outright.

Sevastopol Preparing to Play

As schools are still hesitant on whether to play sports this fall, Sevastopol has decided to move forward as they prepare to play. Sevastopol’s middle school and high school football, volleyball, and cross country teams will be practicing by next week. Brooke Tanck says that each coach and athlete goes through regular screening. 

Along with regular screenings, athletes must be masked at all times unless they are performing a high intensity workout. During these high intensity portions of practice, athletes are required to practice social distancing. Coaches are also responsible for cleaning equipment before, during, and after practice. Sevastopol kicked off their fall sports as the football team traveled to Menasha on Saturday for a scrimmage.

 

Sevastopol honors Pioneer Running Challenge finishers

Sevastopol School District recognized 13 athletes Tuesday afternoon for completing the Pioneer Running Challenge. Finishers had to cover at least 10 miles for seven consecutive weeks. The three students with the most miles got a second recognition.

 

Activity level downgrade could lead to sports

Athletic teams at Sevastopol and other Door County schools got good news from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services this week.

 

The COVID-19 activity level in Door County has been lowered to moderate, which makes it one of just eight counties that can make that claim. It allows schools in the Packerland Conference, which includes the Pioneers and county rivals Southern Door, Sturgeon Bay, and Gibraltar, to compete.

 

They would likely have to compete among themselves in Door County however since they are only allowed to participate against other Packerland Conference opponents. The counties of Brown, Kewaunee, Oconto, and Marinette remain in the high category. It means the Pioneers do not have an eight-man football opponent to play and Southern Door is in the same boat on the 11-man side. All four Door County schools are allowing their cross country teams to compete this fall while Sevastopol and Southern Door are allowing their volleyball teams to participate.