In a game that was going to be a true showing of who these teams are, the Southern Door Eagles proved to be the better team as they nearly shut out the Sturgeon Bay Clippers in a 28-8 win Friday night at Memorial Field.

It was not the cleanest game for either side, but the Eagles led from the beginning. They took the ball after winning the coin toss, and on the first drive of the game, Raymond Paye scored on a 3-yard run to put the Eagles ahead for good, 7-0, after a successful extra-point kick by Kody Wagaman. After a three-and-out and punt by Sturgeon Bay, Paye got another carry but fumbled the ball, with the Clippers' Scott Anderson recovering.

The Clippers gave the ball right back to the Eagles, however. On the first play of the drive, Rayshaun Johnson lost the ball, and it was recovered by the Eagles' Jackson Wagner. Starting with the ball inside the red zone, the Eagles looked to capitalize with a touchdown. On fourth down, Caleb Delwiche ran toward the first-down marker as a flag flew. The penalty was against the Eagles, so after requesting a measurement to determine whether to accept or decline the penalty, the Clippers got the ball back after stopping Delwiche inches short.

Though the Clippers got out of the shadow of their own goal post, the drive ended with a punt. They got the ball back when Sam Hansen intercepted Delwiche early in the Eagles' next drive.

The turnovers were not over. Johnson lost another fumble to Paye, who then fumbled on offense to give the ball back to Sturgeon Bay. Each team then turned the ball over on downs.

The final score of the half came in the closing minute when Delwiche had a pass tipped by a Clippers defender in the end zone, leading to an impressive diving touchdown grab by Jackson Wagner and a 14-0 halftime lead.

After a handful of punts to start the third quarter, Lance Veeser found the end zone on a 6-yard touchdown run, putting the Eagles ahead 21-0. Delwiche rushed for a 5-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter to cap the Eagles' scoring, but the chaos was far from over.

Trygg Stuth scrambled to the left but lost the ball on a fumble, which the Eagles returned nearly 30 yards. Even though there were holding calls against each team on the play, the result stood, giving the Eagles the ball inside Clippers territory.

The Clippers' defense did its job, preventing the Eagles from scoring after four tries from inside the 10-yard line. On the first play of the Clippers' final drive, Stuth lofted the ball to Alex Boden, who shook off the initial defender and outran the rest of the defense for an 89-yard touchdown, the Clippers' only score of the night. Stuth found Jack Higgenbotham on the 2-point conversion to make the final score 28-8.

Each team will play Thursday night next week. The Eagles host Oconto Falls, while the Sturgeon Bay Clippers hit the road to take on Bonduel. The Clippers game can once again be heard on U-102.1 and the NEW Radio Sports Network.

The Door County United (DCU) Girls High School Swim Team edged out New London High School to secure their win on Thursday, October 1st. The team scored 85 points to New London’s 80.

DCU placed first in eight of the 11 events for the evening. Freshman Ashlyn Sixel (SDHS) placed first in the 100-yard Freestyle, scoring six points for the team. She also placed 3rd in the 50-yard Freestyle, which scored three additional points for the team. Shaeffer Rass (SEV) and Hazel Monfils (SDHS) tied for most individual points scored for the team with their first-place finishes in both of their individual events of the evening. They each added 12 points to the overall team score. DCU 200-yard Freestyle A and B relays went one and two as well, scoring 12 of the overall points for the night. The A relay consisted of Sixel, S. Rass, Quinn Sperber (SDHS), and Monfils. The B relay consisted of Brennan Rass (SEV), Mia Olson (SBHS), Rachel Rock (SEV), and Jillian Peterson (SDHS).

DCU’s next meet is their final home meet at the Door County YMCA. They will take on the Shawano Bonduel Co-Op on Thursday, October 8th, with the meet starting at 6:00 pm. Come out and support our seniors at their last home meet! 

Running in honor of High School teacher Erin Fritsch as she battles cancer inspired plenty of fast times at Thursday's Reedsville Invitational.

On the boys' side, Colton Valley ran a personal record 18:17 to take 13th overall. All four varsity runners recorded at least a season-best time in the 5K race. On the girls' side, Malania Veeser's personal best time of 19:33 helped her capture 1st place overall. Six of the seven runners on the girls' team ran a personal record with Addison Miller (22:07) recording a season best time.

BOYS

13

CV

Colton Valley

Southern Door

18:17.1

PB • Yr: 11

25

JM

Joel Moyer

Southern Door

19:17.2

PB • Yr: 11

48

AB

Ashton Bouche

Southern Door

20:46.7

SB • Yr: 10

66

VP

Vincent Price

Southern Door

23:18.6

SB • Yr: 11

GIRLS

1

MV

Southern Door

19:33.9

PB • Yr: 10 • +1pts

19

EJ

Southern Door

21:54.7

PB • Yr: 12 • +18pts

21

AM

Southern Door

22:07.0

SB • Yr: 11 • +20pts

26

AG

Southern Door

22:12.6

PB • Yr: 9 • +25pts

27

NT

Southern Door

22:13.7

PB • Yr: 11 • +26pts

30

PH

Southern Door

22:21.3

PB • Yr: 12 • +29pts

33

SH

Southern Door

22:31.8

The Southern Door volleyball team looks to defend its home court on Thursday when Gibraltar comes to town.

The Eagles used great passing and serving to sweep Kewaunee in three sets last Thursday 25-21, 25-12 and 25-19. The Eagles were led by Harper Kramer with 17 assists and 8 kills, while Maiya Olson and Chelsie Jacquet each added 7 and 5 kills, respectively.

The Vikings are coming off a 25-18, 25-12, 25-23 win against Providence Academy on Tuesday as the district celebrated its new digs. The Vikings were led by Ella Clarke (13 kills, 3 blocks, .556 hitting efficiency), Aileen Torres (7 kills, 7 aces, 6 digs), Isla Fagundes (26 assists, 4 aces, 7 digs), Ema Collak (6 kills, 2 aces).

First serve is set for 7 p.m.

While the rest of the area's teams head to Sturgeon Bay, Southern Door and Kewaunee will head south to Reedsville for a cross-country invitational on Thursday.

The first races begin at 4 p.m.

LAST ACTION

It was another banner day for the Southern Door cross country team Thursday evening at the Jim Bremser Invitational. On the girls' side, Malania Veeser posted another Top 10 finish, running a time of 20:17 to finish 9th overall, while Addison Miller and Mikaya Trusova broke 23 minutes to finish in the Top 65. For the boys, Colton Valley led the boys with a Top 50 time of 19:24.

Jayden Reckelberg (20:44) and Gage Vlies (20:45) were on top of each other in the Jim Bremser Invitational as they both posted Top 50 performances.  Natalie Miller (21:55) and Kaylyn Martin (22:15) were close to each other in the girls' race to finish in the Top 20.

It was another banner day for the Southern Door cross country team Thursday evening at the Jim Bremser Invitational.

On the girls side, Malania Veeser posted another Top 10 finish, running a time of 20:17 to finish 9th overall while Addison Miller and Mikaya Trusova broke 23 minutes to finish in the Top 65. For the boys, Colton Valley led the boys with a Top 50 time of 19:24.

The Eagles were led by Harper Kramer with 17 assists and 8 kills, while Maiya Olson and Chelsie Jacquet each added 7 and 5 kills, respectively.

The Southern Door and Kewaunee football teams will meet in Brussels to renew Packerland pleasantries on Friday night.

The Eagles are coming off a 26-0 loss to Oconto, which dropped them to 1-4 on the season. The quarterback tandem of Caleb Delwiche and Beau Schley struggled as they threw for just 37 yards combined on seven completions for no touchdowns but three interceptions. Raymond Paye rushed for 70 yards on the ground.

The Storm steamrolled Sturgeon Bay 51-0 last week to spoil the Clippers' Hall of Fame Night. On a sloppy night, Diesel Bosdeck threw a touchdown and an interception while accumulating 49 yards through the air, while rushing for another 50 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. Blake Temme piled up 100 yards on the ground with a score, while Dane Harrell also reached the end zone.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

Southern Door picked up a big Packerland Conference win Tuesday night, defeating Sevastopol 3-1 during the Pioneers’ Pink Out Night.

The Eagles took the opening set 25-21 before Sevastopol answered with a 25-14 win in the second. Southern Door regained control in the third set with another 25-21 win before closing out the match 25-18 in the fourth.

Maiya Olson led the Eagles with 14 kills, while Grace Gutschow finished with 22 digs. Harper Kramer added 25 assists and nine digs as Southern Door worked its way through the four-set matchup.

Sevastopol drops to 12-3 with the loss. The Pioneers will look to bounce back Thursday when they travel to NEW Lutheran. Southern Door will get Kewaunee. 

Two Door County rivals battle on the volleyball court on Tuesday when Southern Door travels to Sevastopol for the Pioneers' Pink Out Game.

The Eagles went 1-2 in their weekend tournament in Clintonville, beating Shawano by twin 25-18 scores before falling to St. Mary Catholic 15-25, 20-25 and to Wabeno-Laona 15-25, 12-25.

The Pioneers could not escape the teens against the Blue Devils, dropping the sets 25-13, 25-18, 25-18 in their first Packerland Conference loss of the season.

First serve is set for 7 p.m.

Southern Door couldn’t get its offense going Friday night as Oconto handed the Eagles a 26-0 loss.

Oconto controlled the game throughout, keeping Southern Door off the scoreboard while building a 26-point advantage. The Blue Devils piled up 210 yards on the ground, led by Finn Brady's 76 yards. Joey Bailey, Tyson Brabant, and Brady all found the endzone. Brabant was 3-5 for 40 yards and a touchdown throught the air.

The loss drops the Eagles to 1-4 on the season, while Oconto improves to 2-2.

Southern Door will look to bounce back next week when it hosts Kewaunee at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, at Southern Door High School. Kewaunee enters the matchup with a 3-2 record.

The Southern Door volleyball team heads west on Saturday for a multi-team tournament in Clintonville.

In its last outing, the Eagles took one of its four sets against NEW Lutheran on Thursday, dropping the match 25-23, 25-20, 22-25, 25-12.

Iola-Scandinavia, Laona-Wabeno, Ripon, Shawano, St. Mary Catholic, and Valders will also be competing. The Eagles open with Shawano when play begins at 9 a.m.

The DCU girls' high school swim team earned their first conference win over Clintonville High School with a total score of 88-49.

Freshman Brennan Rass (SEV) finished first in both the 50 and 100 yard Freestyle, contributing 12 points to the overall team score. She was followed closely behind by her senior sister, Shaeffer Rass (SEV), who placed first in the 100-yard Breaststroke and 2nd in the 200-yard Individual Medley, contributing 10 points to the team score.

The relays were also very successful during this dual. The 200-yard Medley Relay, consisting of Quinn Sperber (SDHS), Shaeffer Rass, Hazel Monfils (SDHS), and Ashlyn Sixel (SDHS), placed first. They were closely followed by another DCU relay consisting of Brennan Rass, Jillian Peterson (SDHS), Mia Olson (SBHS), and Rachel Rock (SEV). The first and second place finish added 12 points to the overall team score.

The team will travel to St. Norbert College on Saturday, September 19th for the Notre Dame Invite. Their next conference matchup will be Thursday, September 24th at the Door County YMCA versus Marinette High School. Swimming starts at 6:00 p.m. 

The Southern Door Eagles take flight on Friday to Oconto to take on the Blue Devils.

In their 26-0 homecoming loss to Peshtigo last week, the Eagles fell behind early, allowing Bulldog running back Cody Nesberg to escape on a 64-yard touchdown run on just the second offensive play of the game.  Quarterback Caleb Delwiche was knocked out of the game with an injury, and the Bulldogs would add another touchdown when Zac Schonfeld blocked a Kody Wagaman punt, scooping and scoring a touchdown all by himself.  A successful 2-point try put the game at the 20-0 halftime score.  One shining moment in the half for the Eagles would be an interception by William Price, but even that came with a grey cloud hanging over it as almost half of his return was wiped out by a block in the back penalty.  Freshman Quarterback Beau Schley led the Eagles the rest of the game at QB.

The Blue Devils throttled Sturgeon Bay 42-6 last week after allowing an early touchdown to the Clippers. Most of the damage occurred in the second half after the Blue Devils took a 7-6 lead into the break. The Blue Devils blocked a kick and forced five interceptions in the Clippers loss.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

The Southern Door volleyball team took one of its four sets against NEW Lutheran on Thursday, dropping the match 25-23, 25-20, 22-25, 25-12.

Olivia Kirchner (29 assists, 12 digs, five aces, and a solo block), Paige Loock (13 kills, one assist) and Kiley Dhein (18 digs and six kills) led the Blazers past the Eagles.

The Eagles are back in action on Saturday in Clintonville when they open tournament play with Shawano.

The Southern Door girls volleyball team faces another staunch test during the Packerland Conference season on Thursday when they battle NEW Lutheran.

The Eagles are 6-6 on the season after being swept by Oconto 25-17, 25-22, 25-13 last Thursday night. It snapped a two-match winning streak that saw them capture six of the eight sets played.

The Blazers are state-ranked at 10-5 and swept their first two Packerland Conference matches. They did cool off a little bit over the weekend, playing up divisions and going 1-3 in Madison.

First serve is set for 7 p.m.

Familiar names topped the leaderboard on Tuesday for the Southern Door Eagles cross country teams at the Crusader Invitational in Sheboygan.

In the girls' race, Malania Veeser once again posted a top-5 performance with a time of 20:24. Four of her other teammates also broke 24 minutes to finish in the top 50. On the guys' side, Colton Valley paced the Eagles with a time of 20:14 to finish 54th.

It isn't a conference meet, but it will feel like one on Tuesday when several local teams head to Sheboygan Lutheran for the Crusader Invitational.

Algoma, Kewaunee, Southern Door, Gibraltar, and Sevastopol will all compete in the invitational that features more than 30 teams overall. The Eagles are coming off the Chilton Invitational that saw Malania Veeser take home a title in the girls' race, while the other schools ran under the lights at Winagamie Golf Course as part of the Nightfall Classic 920 in Neenah.

The first race is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m.

The Door County United swim team returns to action on Saturday when they swim at the Jaguar Classic hosted by Ashwaubenon.

In their last meet, DCU put up a good fight against  Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School on Thursday, September 3rd. Wittenberg-Birnamwood scored 87 points, and DCU scored 68 points. Highlights of the night included freshman Ashlyn Sixel (SDHS) placing first in the 200-yard freestyle, scoring six points for the team. She was aided by Quinn Sperber (SDHS), who later placed first in the 100-yard backstroke, scoring six more points for the team. DCU also placed first in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay, consisting of Sperber (SDHS), Rachel Rock (SEV), Jillian Peterson (SDHS), and Sixel (SDHS) placed first, adding eight points to the overall score.

The first events begin on Saturday at noon at Ashwaubenon High School.

For the second week in a row, the Peshtigo Bulldogs shut out a Door County team as they handled the Southern Door Eagles 26-0 on Friday night during the Eagle's homecoming football game. 

The Eagles fell behind early, allowing Bulldog running-back Cody Nesberg to escape on a 64-yard touchdown run on just the second offensive play of the game.  The Eagles would block the extra point try, resulting in a 6-0 score.  The Eagles would quickly go three and out, and on the next drive, Zac Schonfeld would rush an 18-yard touchdown to put the Eagles down 12-0 after a failed 2-point try.

The second quarter did not go well for the Eagles either.  Quarterback Caleb Delwich would be knocked out the game with and injury and the Bulldogs would add another touchdown when Zac Schonfeld would block a Kody Wagaman punt, scoping and scoring a touchdown all by himself.  A successful 2 point try put the game at the 20-0 halftime score.  One shining moment in the half for the Eagles would be an interception by William Price, but even that came with a grey cloud hanging over it as almost half of his return was wiped out by a block in the back penalty.  Freshman Quarterback Beau Schley would lead the Eagles the rest of the game at QB.

Neither team could muster much offense in the 3rd quarter.  The Eagles would open the 4th quarter on defense successfully stopping Peshtigo on a 4th down, but could not do much with the ball offensively.  The Eagles gave up a 15-yard TD run to Schonfeld to close out the scoring and the final 26-0 score.

The Eagles hit the road next week to face the Oconto Blue Devils on Friday the 18th at 7:00. 

Southern Door's Malania Veeser battled the heat and a tough field to win the Chilton Tiger Invite on Thursday.

Veeser won the 5K girls' race with a time of 20:10, just under two minutes ahead of second-place finisher Greta Martens of NEWCHAA. The Eagles were edged in the team standings by the host Tigers 25-30. On the boys' side, Colton Valley and Joel Moyer each broke 20 minutes to crack the Top 15.

BOYS

11

CV

Colton Valley

Southern Door

19:21.19

Yr: 11

14

JM

Joel Moyer

Southern Door

19:42.76

SB • Yr: 11

23

AB

Ashton Bouche

Southern Door

21:33.23

Yr: 10

38

TK

Tyler Kluge

Southern Door

29:10.77

Yr: 10

GIRLS

1

MV

Malaina Veeser

Southern Door

20:10.95

Yr: 10 • +1pts

4

AM

Addison Miller

Southern Door

22:43.71

SB • Yr: 11 • +3pts

10

SS

Skya Scrimgeour

Southern Door

23:43.36

Yr: 10 • +7pts

13

EJ

Elise Jackson

Southern Door

24:03.01

Yr: 12 • +9pts

14

AG

Amber Geisel

Southern Door

24:08.36

PB • Yr: 9 • +10pts

15

NT

Nikaya Trusova

Southern Door

24:08.37

PB • Yr: 11 • +11pts

21

SH

Savannah Herbst

Southern Door

25:36.20

Yr: 9 • +13pts

Fresh off a win earlier this week, the Southern Door volleyball team re-enters Packerland Conference play with a match at Oconto on Thursday.

The Eagles cruised to another victory on Tuesday night, this time a 3-0 sweep over Coleman in non-conference play 25-14, 25-14, and 25-15. The Eagles were paced by Chloe Haberli (9 kills) and Maiya Olson (10 kills), leading the way in kills, while Harper Kramer had 21 assists.

The Blue Devils have opened the season with a 5-1 record, including a close 3-2 victory over Sturgeon Bay last week.

First serve is at 7 p.m.

Photo courtesy of Allie DeGuelle

The Southern Door and Kewaunee cross country teams head to Chilton for an invitational on Thursday.

Both teams traveled to the campus of UW-Green Bay last Thursday for the James Boyd Invitational Cross Country Meet hosted by De Pere. Malania Veeser led the Eagles girls with a fourth-place finish and a time of 20:21. Amber Geisel, Savannah Herbst, and Evelynne Jeanquart achieved personal bests on the 5K course. For the boys, Colton Valley led the Eagles with top 50 performance and sub-20 5K time. The Storm's Natalie Miller led the way on the girls' side with a 10th-place finish and a time of 23:02. Gage Vlies cracked the Top 40 for the boys with a time of 21:36. 

Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, Hilbert, Chilton, NEWCHAA, New London, Wrightstown, and Chesterton Academy will also compete in the invite beginning at 4 p.m. 

The Southern Door volleyball team cruised to another victory on Tuesday night, this time a 3-0 sweep over Coleman in non-conference play 25-14, 25-14, and 25-15.

The Eagles were paced by Chloe Haberli (9 kills) and Maiya Olson (10 kills), leading the way in kills while Harper Kramer had 21 assists.

Photo courtesy of Allie DeGuelle

The Southern Door volleyball team returns to non-conference play on Tuesday when they welcome Coleman to Brussels.

The Eagles won a five-set match last Thursday against Peshtigo 3-2 (25-23,25-22,20-25,18-25,15-5). After capturing the first two sets, the Eagles had swung the match back in their favor in the fifth after dropping the third and fourth sets. 

The Cougars broke an 0-11 start to their season last Thursday with a three-set sweep win against Gillett. Prior to that, they had only captured two sets total.

First serve is set for 7 p.m.