Playing at the Kress Event Center on the campus of UW-Green Bay, Sevastopol girls fell to Lena 44-17 Tuesday. 

The Pioneers were behind 17-8 at halftime and kept the game within striking distance, but Lena found their rhythm in the second half putting up 27 on their way to outscoring Sevastopol 27-9 in a lopsided second half. 

Keeping Lena off their shots was productive in the first half, but the Pioneers struggled to score ultimately leading to the loss. 

Sevastopol will face Green Bay NEW Lutheran, Jan. 5 at 7 p.m. 

    The Sevastopol girls and boys basketball teams are heading to The Kress Center, in Green Bay this Tuesday for the Shawano Hoops Holiday Classic. The Pioneers will be facing the Lena Wildcats. The boys’ team is returning from a 59-53 victory over Gibraltar. Leading the way for the Pioneers was Damien Lardnois with 21 points, followed by Zaul Valvdia’s 15 points, and Bo Tanck’s 12 points. The girls’ team is looking to rebound from a 69-25 loss to Kewaunee. The leading scorer for the Pioneers in that game was Brynn Schartner with 10 points, followed by Sydney Peterson and Khloe Henrickson with 5 apiece. 
    Boys tip off at 10:30 AM. 
    Girls tip off at 12:05 PM.
 

The Sevastopol Pioneers returned to Institute Thursday night with a 59-53 win over their rivals Gibraltar for their fifth victory of the season.

 

Damien Lardinois put the Pioneers on his back during the first-half, scoring 16 of his game-high 21 points in the opening frame, which included a pair of three-pointers. His efforts helped the Pioneers enter the locker room with a 31-18 lead at the break.

 

The Vikings made a game of it in the second half, outscoring their guests 38-28 thanks to Marco Jauregui's nine points and Wyatt Bultman's eight points that came after the break. Lardinois hit a big three and Zaul Valdivia and Bo Tanck made key free throws down the stretch to help the Pioneers avert the upset.

 

In addition to Lardinois' 21 points, Valdivia scored 15 points and Tanck added 10 points for the Pioneers. Jauregui led the way for the Vikings with 15 points while Bultman chipped in 11 points, and Finn Bremer added seven points. 

 

Vikings head coach Travis Ward credited the Pioneers with securing some key rebounds down the stretch and believes his team enters the break a lot better than what their record indicates. Their next game is on January 6th when they play Southern Door on 105.1 The GOAT. The Pioneers will have a morning date with the Lena Wildcats on December 30th when the two teams play at the Sun Drop Shootout on the campus of UW-Green Bay at 10:30 a.m.

The Sevastopol girls’ basketball team hosts the Kewaunee Storm on Friday. The Pioneers are looking to bounce back from a 50-44 loss to Gibraltar.

 

Brynn Schartner led Sevastopol with 12 points, followed by Sydney Peterson with 11 and Braelyn Staats with nine.

 

The Storm return to action following a 72-33 victory over Peshtigo. Gabby Stangel paced Kewaunee with 19 points while shooting 87% from the field. Summer Walechka added 16 points, and Jade Kroll contributed 14.

 

Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.

The Sevastopol Pioneers girls basketball team will have to wait until next week to secure their third conference win of the season after it lost to Algoma Thursday evening 43-37.

 

The Pioneers shot 34 percent from the field and 27 percent from behind the arc. Sienna Cain was the lone Pioneers player to reach double figures with 13 points. Brynn Schartner added six points and two others scored four points.

 

The Pioneers will play again on Tuesday when they visit Fish Creek to play Gibraltar. Tim Kowols will have the call on 105.1 The GOAT beginning at 5:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the tip-off at 6 p.m.

In a packed gymnasium in Institute on Tuesday night the Pioneers defended their homecourt 51-49, holding off a late Clipper surge on U102.1.

 

Before the Varsity game even started though, the community rallied around the two humans who gave meaning the nights theme of 'Stronger Together'  Lucia Ramirez and Blake Butch were in attendance with their families as the Sturgeon Bay and Sevastopol came out to support the fights Lucia and Blake have in front of them battling Leukemia and Brain Tumors respectively.  

Not only were the families presented with donations prior to the game, but Lucia and Blake were the only two starters announced for the Pioneers.

The game that followed did everything it could to live up to the hype of the evening.  Sevastopol would win the opening tip, but the teams would swap a few empty possessions to open the game.  The Pioneers would draw blood first, and would never lose the lead.  Andrew Weisner had a pair of three pointers in the first half that helped the Pioneers maintain leads, but the Clippers' Sam Fruzna kept things close with 8 first half points, including going 4-4 from the free throw line. The entire first half, the lead would grow no larger than 6 points.

The second half was a bit more chaotic than the first.  The Pioneer lead at one point ballooned to 11 points, but Ben Ash and his 14 second half points helped claw the Clippers back.  The Pioneers had to battle through foul trouble for both Logan Schuh and Bo Tanck allowing the Clippers to get several second chance opportunities and cutting into the Pioneer leads.

 

With less than 5 seconds to go, Sturgeon Bay's Fruzyna found himself at the line for a 1 and 1 bonus opportunity with the Clippers trailing by 3.   He would hit the first free throw.  Head Coach Zach Goblish called a timeout to draw up the desperation play.  He instructed Frusyna to intentionally miss, hoping to get a Clipper rebound and a last second putback attempt, but the ball would slip into Pioneer hands draining the finals moments of the match.

 

 

Sevastopol's leading scorers were Andy Weisner with 18, Logan Schuh with 10, and Andrew Weisner with 9.  They next head to Algoma to take on the Wolve's Friday December 12th.

The Clippers leading scorers were Ben Ash with 21, Sam Frusyna with 9, and Siggy Hansen with 8.  Sturgeon Bay heads home to take on the Southern Door Eagles on Friday December 12, which you can hear as Jacob Nate takes you through the action at 6:45 for the pregame, and the 7:00 PM tipoff.

The Sevastopol Pioneers girls basketball team returns to action on Monday when they welcome Two Rivers to Institute.

 

In their 35-19 win over Sturgeon Bay last week, the Pioneers made the most of the extra opportunities given to them from their strong defense which piled up 20 steals. Sienna Cain led on both sides of the ball putting up 15 points while grabbing 8 steals. She had strong support from Braelyn Staats who had 7 points paired with 8 rebounds. 

 

The Raiders have lost three straight contests after winning their first two games. That includes a 64-42 loss to Brillion where they were unable to dig out of a 36-21 halftime deficit. Sophomore Allie Gallagher leads the Raiders in scoring with 12.0 ppg.

 

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

Sevastopol's unbeaten streak to start the season came to a close on Saturday afternoon with a 54-45 loss to Green Bay Southwest.

 

Head coach Tom Ash said they did not do the little things right in the first half that allowed their hosts to stick around. One of those things came at the free throw line where they missed 13 shots, leading to the Trojans' 22-17 advantage at the break.

 

While both teams shot better in the second half, the Trojans could never shake the Pioneers and the Pioneers could not climb out of their hole, having to foul late to give themselves a chance.

 

Andrew Wiesner led the Pioneers with 13 points while Zaul Valdivia added 11 and Bo Tanck chipped in eight points. The Trojans were led by Zachary Diemer's 19 points and 18 from Noah Schroeder.

 

The Pioneers return home on Tuesday for their Stronger Together game matchup against Sturgeon Bay at 7 p.m. Jacob Nate will have the call on U-102.1 beginning at 6:45 p.m.

It's now a 2-0 start in conference play for the Pioneers (2-1) after a 35-19 win over Sturgeon Bay where the team collected 20 steals. 

While Sevastopol didn't score often, they made the most of the extra opportunities given to them from their strong defense and converted offensively just enough. 

Sienna Cain led on both sides of the ball putting up 15 points while grabbing 8 steals. She had strong support from Braelyn Staats who had 7 points paired with 8 rebounds. 

The Pioneers will be back at home Monday to face Two Rivers at 7 p.m. meanwhile Sturgeon Bay will face Elkhart Lake Saturday Dec. 6 at 12:30 p.m. in a quick turnaround. 

The Sevastopol boys’ basketball team is hitting the road this Saturday to face the Green Bay Southwest Fighting Trojans. The Trojans have yet to play a game, while the Pioneers are coming off a 77-50 victory over Southern Door. The Pioneers are looking to keep their momentum going, starting the season 3-0 thanks to Andrew Wiesner, averaging 10.7 PPG; Damien Lardinois, averaging 8.3 PPG; and Bo Tanck with 6.3 PPG.
The tip-off is at 1:00 PM.

The Sevastopol Pioneers continued their early-season success with a 77–50 win over the Southern Door Eagles on Thursday night. The Pioneers improve to 3–0, while the Eagles drop to 0–2.

 

Early on, it was clear the Eagles are still finding their footing after losing a large senior presence, while the Pioneers are building on the momentum of their young roster. Sevastopol jumped out to an early lead and never looked back.

That lead grew throughout the game, thanks in part to a large discrepancy on the boards, with the Pioneers nearly doubling the Eagles in second-chance opportunities. On top of that, Sevastopol forced nearly three dozen Eagle turnovers.

The Pioneers were led by longtime starter Zaul Valdivia, who finished with 20 points despite missing part of the second half with a minor injury. Close behind him was Damien Lardinois with 17. The Eagles continued last year’s trend of getting contributions from beyond their starting lineup, as Talon Mueller, Eli Jaden, and Ryker Lohrey each finished with 9.

 

Sevastopol has a quick turnaround, facing Green Bay Southwest on Saturday afternoon, while Southern Door gets a week off before taking on Sturgeon Bay on the road Friday night. The Southern Door vs. Sturgeon Bay game can be heard on U102.1, with Jacob Nate on the call starting at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show and tipoff at 7.

Sevastopol responded in a big way, sneaking out with a 4-point win over Southern Door Tuesday night, 42-38. 

Braelyn Staats led the charge offensively for the Pioneers with 15 and 7 rebounds. Her supporting cast help facilitate the win Lyvia Duessler added 8 points and a crucial 4 assists and 5 steals while Sydney Peterson tabbed 9 points, 3 assists and 2 steals. 

When asked about the night Coach Max Hawkins said, "I am extremely proud of the way our team bounced back from game 1. It could’ve been easy to roll over and give up, but that isn’t what this team is built on, and we saw that hard work pays off with a win." 

Sevastopol will next compete against Sturgeon Bay on Friday December 5 at Sturgeon Bay High School. 

The Sevastopol Pioneers boys' basketball team had five players reach double figures in their 82-43 win on the road against Goodman/Pembine Monday night.

 

Damien Lardinois did the heavy lifting in the first half, scoring 13 of his team-high 17 points in the opening frame to pace the Pioneers to a 43-22 lead at the break. Daniel Castillo and Zaul Valdivia carried the torch in the second half with the pair combining to score 18 points to finish the game strong for the Pioneers.

 

In addition to Lardinois' 17 points, Castillo scored 13 points, Bo Tanch added 12 points, and Andrew Wiesner joined Valdivia with 10 points. Wallen Severson scored 14 points to lead the Patriots in the loss.

 

The Pioneers hit the road on Thursday to open Packerland Conference play at Southern Door. Jacob Nate will have the call on U-102.1 beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the opening tip at 7 p.m.

The Sevastopol girls’ basketball team is hosting Southern Door this Tuesday.

 

Both teams are looking to pick up their first win of the season. The Eagles' last game saw a 67-20 defeat to Denmark. In the Pioneers' last game, they lost to Bonduel 71-11.

    

The tip-off is at 7:00 PM.

 

The Sevastopol boys’ basketball team is traveling to face Goodman/Pembine this Monday at Pembine High School.

 

The Pioneers opened their season this past Tuesday, hosting Mishicot. The Pioneers beat the Indians 64-43 to start their season 1-0. Andrew Wiesner ended his night with a game-high 22 points while the Pioneers also got eight points from Damien Lardinois and seven points apiece from Logan Schuh and Bo Tanck.

 

The tip-off is at 7:15 PM.