Down early didn't knock out the Sevastopol girls basketball team as they rallied to beat Algoma 44-28 Friday night.

Down 10-3 in the first half, the Pioneers flipped the script by scoring 24 of the final 27 points to take a 27-13 lead in the locker room. The Pioneers' defense only ramped it up from there, allowing just four shots from the field in the second half.

Offensively, Naomi Rikkola gave the Wolves fits, scoring 27 points in the game, 21 of which came in the opening frame. No other Pioneers reached double figures, with Kayla Ranly and Brynn Schartner each chipping in with five points. No Wolves players crossed into double figures as they were led by Jadyn Nellis and Brooke Mattson with seven points and Sierra Slaby with six.

The Pioneers' next game will be on 105.1 The GOAT Tuesday night when they play at Gibraltar. Tim Kowols will have the call beginning at 5:45 p.m. with the tip-off set for 6 p.m.

Zaul Valdivia matched the visiting Goodman-Pembine Patriots in the first half as the Sevastopol boys basketball team cruised to a 74-27 win.

Valdivia scored 17 of his team-leading 23 points in the first half to send the Pioneers to the locker room leading 36-17. While he cooled off in the second half, Bo Tanck was more than willing to take over as he registered nine of his 15 points after the break. Logan Schuh and Cash Kuehn each had eight points while Damien Lardinois chipped in six points in the win. Chase Kozelek led the Patriots with nine points, all of which came in the first half.

The Sevastopol Pioneer evened their record with a 67-61 road win over the Lena Wildcats Tuesday night in non-conference basketball action.

Sevastopol jumped out to a 36-21 lead at intermission and held off the Wildcats in the second half to claim the victory.

Logan Schuh had 16 points to lead the Pioneers, with Damien Lardinois adding 13 points and Bo Tanck adding 11 more.

The Pioneers are now 7-7 overall, 2-6 in the Packerland, and will play Goodman/Pembine on Thursday at home.  

Sevastopol dropped its second straight conference game on Friday night to Peshtigo on the road 59-47.

The Bulldogs took a 28-19 lead into the locker room and carried that advantage throughout thanks to nine made three-pointers compared to four for the Pioneers. Dominik Baxter scored 14 of his game-high 23 points in the second half to pace the Bulldogs. Two other Bulldogs reached double figures thanks to strong performances in the second half. That's also where the Pioneers' Bo Tanck shined the brightest, scoring all 15 points after the break. Zaul Valdivia paced the Pioneers overall with 19 points, including 12 in the opening frame.

Kayla Ranly notched her 1000th point and then some in Sevastopol’s 77-39 win over Sturgeon Bay on Thursday.

Ranly entered the game 17 points shy of the milestone and wasted no time getting there with 19 first-half points.

 

 

 

 

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Thanks to a 48-11 advantage at the break, the Pioneers were able to hit cruise control in the second half while the Clippers still battled. Ranly ended her night with 29 points while Ella Volkmann registered 17 points and Naomi Rikkola chipped in 12 points in the Pioneers win. The Clippers were led by Regan Kasten with 15 points and Dasha Yelysheva with 10. 

Pictures provided by Chris Ranly

The Sevastopol Pioneers boys basketball team saw their two-game winning streak snapped at the charity stripe on Saturday, falling to Oconto 67-60.

The two teams combined to shoot 66 free throws on the afternoon, with the Blue Devils making 10 more (23-34) than the Pioneers (13-32) from the line. The Pioneers trailed by six at the break and couldn't claw closer in the second half.  Four Pioneers players reached double figures, with Logan Schuh's 18 points leading the way. Zaul Valdivia (14 pts), Damien Lardinois (11 pts), and Bo Tanck (10 points) made up the other players reaching the mark. The Blue Devils also had four players reach double figures, with Carter Koch's 18 points leading the way.

Sevastopol's Kayla Ranly stands just 17 points away from 1,000 points after leading the Pioneers to a 63-43 win over Wabeno/Laona.

Ranly scored 18 of her team-high 25 points in the first half that saw the Pioneers jump to a 37-23 advantage at the break over the host Rebels. Naomi Rikkola added 17 points while Ella Volkmann and Addison Schauske each chipped in eight points. The Rebels' A. Albrecht scored 15 points and H. Gilligan contributed 16 points in the loss.

Ranly's next try at joining the 1,000 point club comes Tuesday when they play Southern Door.

The Sevastopol Pioneers boys basketball team shut down Gibraltar's offense in the second half to cruise to a 52-35 victory Thursday night in Institute.

The Pioneers held a five-point lead at the break before outscoring their northern rivals 26-14 in the second half to win their second straight Packerland Conference game and their first win over Gibraltar in nine tries. Bo Tanck helped the Pioneers jump out to its early lead with 11 of his 12 points coming in the first half. Zaul Valdivia was balanced in both stanza as he scored a game-high 21 points with three three-pointers to his credit. Logan Schuh also reached double figures with 10 points. Marco Jauregui led the Vikings with 13 points and Braden Kita added 10 points in the loss. The Pioneers' defense limited the Vikings to just six made shots from the field in the second half. 

The Sevastopol Pioneers snapped a five-year skid in the Packerland Conference by knocking off the NEW Lutheran Blazers 63-53.  After a closely played first half that had the Blazers leading 32-30, the Pioneers outscored NEW Lutheran 33-21 to snap their 68-game losing streak in conference play. 

Zaul Valdivia paced the Pioneers with 15 points and four three-pointers in the win.  Logan Schuh added 14 more points, and Lucas Delsart chipped in nine points off the bench.

The last victory in conference play for the Pioneers before Tuesday night was against the Blazers five years ago.

Sevastopol (1-4, 5-5 overall) will play home to the Gibraltar Vikings in a big rivalry game on Thursday night. 

Door County United's Caitlyn Hasenjager is officially heading to the next stage of her swimming career.

Hasenjager signed her National Letter of Intent last week to swim for Division 2 Southwest Minnesota State. 

As a Door County United swim team member, Caitlyn is a four-year varsity letter
winner. She received all-conference honors in high school in her sophomore, junior, and senior years for her performance on the team relays. She earned individual honors in the 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley in her senior year. Caitlyn served as a captain during her senior year. For each year of high school, Caitlyn’s team won the Bay Conference. Caitlyn qualified for State in the 200-yard freestyle relay and 200-medley relay as a junior and in the 200-free relay, 200-medley relay, 400-free relay, and the individual 100 breaststroke as a senior. Caitlyn has swum as a member of the Door County YMCA club swim team since second grade, earning herself a total of four trips to the YMCA state championships.

In addition to swimming, Hasenjager will pursue a degree in exercise science with an emphasis on athletic training.

The Sevastopol Pioneers boys' basketball team could not keep up with one of the Packerland Conference's best teams, losing to Kewaunee 77-37 in Institute on Friday night.

The Storm jumped out to a 35-20 halftime lead thanks to 12 points from Avery Jerabek and 10 from Dane Harrell. Logan Schuh tried his best to keep the Pioneers close, registering 10 points in the opening frame. 

The Storm opened things up in the second half, outscoring the Pioneers 42-17 after the break. Four Storm players ended up in double figures, with Jerabek scoring 20 points, Diesel Bosdeck adding 15 points, Connor Kilgore chipping in 14 points, and Harrell contributing 12 points. The Pioneers could only muster seven made field goals in the second half, leaving Schuh with a team-high 12 points and Zaul Valdivia, Damien Lardinois, and Lucas Delsart scoring five points apiece.

The combination of Naomi Rikkola and Kayla Ranly proved to be too much for the Peshtigo Bulldogs as the Sevastopol girls basketball team cruised to a 54-36 victory on Thursday.

Ranly and Rikkola each scored 15 points in the game, combining to score 14 points in the first half to help give the Pioneers a 28-16 advantage at the break. Brynn Schartner added six points while Ella Volkmann, Sienna Cain, Sadie Rikkola, and Addison Schauske all contributed four points. Cameron Finger was the lone Bulldogs player to reach double figures with 14 points while Skylyn Baxter chipped in eight points.

Kayla Ranly scored 21 points and Naomi Rikkola added 18 more as the Sevastopol Pioneers topped the Oconto Blue Devils 52-38 Tuesday night in Packerland Conference Girls basketball.

The Pioneers took a 29-17 lead into halftime and was able to match the Bulldogs scoring for the most part in the second half to come away with the win.

Braiya Wusterbarth led Peshtigo with 13 points.

Freshman Sadie Rikkola came off the bench to add eight points to help the Pioneer cause.

Sevastopol will host Peshtigo on Friday night in conference play at 7 p.m. 

The Sevastopol Pioneers boys basketball team carried a 22-15 advantage into the break and never let go in its 47-37 win Monday night against Suring.

Bo Tanck carried the torch offensively for the Pioneers in the decisive first half, scoring 10 of his team-high 12 points in the opening frame. When the Eagles focused Tanck in the second half, Logan Schuh and Zaul Valdivia picked up their game as they both scored seven of their nine points in the second half. Reid Kacmarynski and Damien Lardinois added five points in the Pioneers win. The Eagles had Taylor Booth-Stoffregen score 16 points and Michael Bailey add 12 points in the loss. No other Eagles players scored more than three points. 

There's a new all-time scoring champion for Sevastopol girls basketball team after the Pioneers topped NEW Lutheran 56-40.

Naomi Rikkola scored 14 of her 19 points in the first half, but two of those points pushed her past Michele Bushman to the top of the scoring record books.

The Pioneers outscored the Blazers 29-15 in the opening frame, thanks to strong efforts from Sadie Rikkola and Kayla Ranly. Scoring 15 points in the second half, Ranly led all scorers with 23 points, while the younger Rikkola chipped in 16 points. Ella Volkmann and Sienna Cain each added five points. Abby Kirchner scored 11 points and Ingrid Beaumont added 10 points in the loss for the Blazers.

A longtime school record is set to fall on Saturday night after Naomi Rikkola and the Sevastopol Pioneers thrashed Two Rivers 74-32 on Thursday night.

Rikkola scored 14 of her 19 points in the first half, helping the Pioneers take a 37-15 lead into the locker room. That output allowed Rikkola to pass her big sister Bailey in the all-time scoring list at the break. She was one of three Pioneers to score 15 or more points in the contest, with her sister Sadie adding 16 points and Kayla Ranly registering a game-high 21 points. Ella Volkmann and Sienna Cain added five points, while three others chipped in a pair. Kaylee Jensen was the only Raiders player to give the Pioneers' defense fits, scoring a team-high 19 points in the loss.

With 1,319 points, Rikkola needs four points to tie and five points to pass Michele Bushman. She will get her opportunity on Saturday when the Pioneers host the Blazers at 2 p.m.