Southern Door sophomore Malaina Veeser punched her ticket to the WIAA State Cross Country Championships with a fourth-place finish at the Division 3 Sectional 7 meet Saturday, Oct. 24, at Sheboygan Lutheran.

Veeser finished the girls 5,000-meter race in 20 minutes, 4.2 seconds, leading Southern Door to fourth place in the team standings with 133 points, just four points behind third-place Lourdes Academy.

Valders won the girls sectional championship with 89 points, followed by Brillion with 99. Lourdes Academy finished third with 129 points.

Southern Door junior Addison Miller finished 29th in 21:59.3, followed by senior Portia Hah in 30th at 22:01.2. Freshman Savannah Herbst placed 35th in 22:22.8, while junior Nikaya Trusova rounded out the team's top five in 42nd at 22:57.4.

Kewaunee finished 10th with 228 points, led by junior Natalie Miller, who placed 20th in 21:36.5. Junior Milli Paul finished 40th in 22:50.9, while sophomore Alison Kuehl took 44th in 23:03.5.

Sevastopol placed 12th with 300 points, led by sophomore Breiah Newton's 19th-place finish in 21:35.8. Freshman Margaret Thomas finished 60th in 23:41.2, followed by senior Shylee Asher in 67th at 24:03.8.

Algoma senior Ellie Reif led the Wolves with a 37th-place finish in 22:30.7, while senior Claire Gerdmann finished 61st in 23:46.2.

Gibraltar senior Olivia Pelkey placed 105th in 26:28.3 to lead the Vikings.

Cedar Grove-Belgium junior Brynlee Schmidt won the girls individual sectional championship in 19:33.1.

On the boys side, Gibraltar senior Graham De Voe led the area runners with an 18th-place finish in 18:05.0.

The Vikings finished 17th in the team standings with 417 points. Sophomore Mylo Sherman placed 105th in 22:03.8, followed by sophomore Auden Palm in 106th at 22:04.4.

Southern Door finished 16th with 405 points, led by junior Colton Valley, who placed 51st in 19:16.1. Junior Joel Moyer followed in 60th at 19:43.5.

Kewaunee placed 14th with 385 points, led by senior Gage Vlies in 64th at 19:52.6. Sophomore Jayden Reckelberg finished 66th in 19:55.4.

Sevastopol senior Landon Sitte finished 76th in 20:12.7, while freshman Axel Tlatempa placed 84th in 20:34.3.

Algoma senior Brayden Brumm finished 99th in 21:51.6.

Sheboygan Lutheran won the boys sectional championship with 62 points, followed by Ozaukee with 84. Manitowoc Lutheran finished third with 88 points.

Sheboygan Lutheran junior Eddy Giebler claimed the individual sectional title in 16:35.2.

Veeser will represent Southern Door at the WIAA State Cross Country Championships on Saturday, Oct. 31, at The Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids.

The Southern Door volleyball team saw their season come to a premature end on Thursday in the WIAA Regional Semifinal, falling to Wrightstown 3-0.

The Eagles dropped the sets to the third-seeded Tigers 25-22, 25-14, 25-21. 

The loss evened the Eagles' record at 14-14 as they said goodbye to nine seniors.

The Southern Door volleyball team looks to extend their season in the WIAA Tournament on Thursday when they travel to Wrightstown.

The Eagles punched their ticket to the regional semifinal by sweeping Mishicot 3-0 in the opening round of the WIAA girls volleyball regional tournament. The Eagles faced a challenge in the opening two sets but came through in both, edging the Indians 25-22 in the first before holding on for a 25-23 victory in the second to take a commanding 2-0 match lead before pulling away for a 25-16 win in the third set. Harper Kramer led with 23 assists and Maiya Olson led with 11 kills. 

The Tigers have not played since ending their regular season on October 13th with a sweep of Little Chute to finish the year 21-18 overall and 5-3 in the NEC, which boasts state-ranked Oconto Falls and Luxemburg-Casco among its teams.

First serve is set for 7 p.m. 

Southern Door kept its season alive Tuesday night, sweeping Mishicot 3-0 in the opening round of the WIAA girls volleyball regional tournament.

The Eagles faced a challenge in the opening two sets but came through in both, edging the Indians 25-22 in the first before holding on for a 25-23 victory in the second to take a commanding 2-0 match lead.

Southern Door carried that momentum into the third set, pulling away for a 25-16 win to complete the sweep and advance to the next round.

Harper Kramer led with 23 assists and Maiya Olson led with 11 kills. The teams passing and serving helped us stay on track and put each set away. 

The victory improves Southern Door to 14-13 overall and extends its winning streak to two matches, while Mishicot finishes its season at 12-23 after dropping its final three contests.

The Eagles will look to keep their postseason run going in the next round of WIAA regional play.

The Southern Door Eagles volleyball team will host the Mishicot Indians on Tuesday in its postseason opener.

The Eagles are coming off a 2-0 loss to Brillion during a tournament last weekend, falling 25-9 and 25-12.

Southern Door enters the playoffs with a 13-13 record and will face a Mishicot team that is 12-22 on the season.

The Eagles will look to rebound from their recent loss and advance to the next round of the playoffs.

The match is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Southern Door High School.

The Southern Door Eagles will look to get back on track when they host the Bonduel Bears on Friday.

The Eagles are coming off a 39-7 loss to Oconto Falls. Despite the defeat, Southern Door had several highlights, including an interception by Axel Anderson and a touchdown by Jordan Fish.

Bonduel enters the matchup following a dominant 69-0 victory over Sturgeon Bay.

Southern Door will look to rebound against a Bonduel team coming off one of its strongest offensive performances of the season.

Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at Southern Door High School.

The Packerland Conference cross country meet came down to a tight finish in the girls varsity standings, with Southern Door edging Kewaunee on a tiebreaker after both teams finished with 40 points. On the boys side, Peshtigo claimed the conference title with 25 points.

Boys Varsity
Peshtigo took the boys team championship with 25 points, placing five runners in the top 10. Brayden Lepinski led the field with a winning time of 17:44.6, followed by teammate Andrew Halfmann in second at 18:04.6.

Kewaunee finished second with 80 points, led by senior Gage Vlies, who placed ninth in 19:42.8. Jayden Reckelberg added a 15th-place finish in 20:24.0, while Jaylon Mason (19th, 20:46.9), Blake Martin (20th, 20:48.7) and Jaxon Slack (24th, 21:15.1) rounded out the Storm's scoring five.

Gibraltar followed in third with 90 points, just one point ahead of fourth-place Sturgeon Bay. Junior Graham De Voe led the Vikings with a third-place finish in 18:21.0, the fastest time among the local runners. Auden Palm placed 14th in 20:11.3, while Luke McCormack finished 18th in 20:45.9. Mylo Sherman (29th, 21:51.0) and Will Bertges (36th, 23:06.1) completed Gibraltar's scoring five.

Sturgeon Bay finished fourth with 91 points, led by Rio Martinez, who crossed the line fourth overall in 18:44.9. Elliott Brown finished 16th in 20:37.8, followed closely by Deacon Haus in 17th at 20:38.6. Norbert Cross (31st, 22:27.2) and Jace Wisniewski (33rd, 22:34.3) rounded out the Clippers' scoring runners.

Southern Door placed fifth with 99 points. Colton Valley led the Eagles with a fifth-place finish in 18:59.0, while Joel Moyer took 11th in 20:02.9. Ashton Bouche added a 22nd-place finish in 20:58.4.

Sevastopol did not record a team score but had four varsity runners competing. Freshman Ryder Ortmayer led the Pioneers with an eighth-place finish in 19:36.4, followed by Landon Sitte in 21st at 20:52.1.

Algoma was represented by senior Brayden Brumm, who finished 37th in 23:09.5.

Girls Varsity
The girls race came down to a tiebreaker, with Southern Door and Kewaunee both finishing with 40 points.

Southern Door claimed the conference title, led by sophomore Malaina Veeser, who finished second overall in 20:15.2, one spot ahead of Kewaunee's Natalie Miller, who took third in 21:17.4.

The Eagles placed five runners in the top 13, with Addison Miller finishing sixth in 22:10.9 and Portia Hah taking eighth in 22:29.0. Savannah Herbst followed in 11th at 22:57.9, while Amber Geisel rounded out Southern Door's scoring five in 13th with a time of 23:05.4.

Kewaunee matched Southern Door's 40-point total with four runners finishing inside the top 10. Natalie Miller led the Storm in third, followed by Kaylyn Martin in fourth at 21:48.4. Milli Paul finished ninth in 22:34.8, while Alison Kuehl took 10th in 22:36.7. Olivia Kuehl completed Kewaunee's scoring five in 14th at 23:20.4.

Peshtigo finished third with 69 points, led by individual champion Berkeley Chaltry, who won the race in 19:40.8.

Sevastopol took fourth with 105 points, led by Breiah Newton's fifth-place finish in 21:54.0. Shylee Asher placed 16th in 23:34.0, followed by Margaret Thomas in 20th at 23:56.1. Izzy Andreae (33rd, 25:15.6) and Olivia Valenzuela (38th, 26:54.3) completed the Pioneers' scoring five.

Sturgeon Bay rounded out the top five with 117 points. Freshman Abigail Matson led the Clippers in 15th with a time of 23:27.3, while Penny Kiedrowski finished 23rd in 24:07.1. Scarlet Tomberlin (28th, 24:44.7), Destiny Romero (30th, 24:45.1) and Megan Selle (31st, 24:53.5) completed the Clippers' scoring five.

Algoma had two runners competing, with Claire Gerdmann finishing 22nd in 24:06.2 and Berkley VanLanen placing 27th in 24:44.2.

Gibraltar was represented by Keegan Rasmusson, who finished 36th in 26:20.4.

The Packerland Cross Country teams head south to Green Bay for the conference championships featuring Southern Door, Kewaunee, Algoma, Gibraltar, Oconto, Sevastopol, Peshtigo, Sturgeon Bay, and Providence Academy on Tuesday. 

Teams were sprinkled at different meets over the past couple of weeks, many of which running at last Friday's Russ Fameree Invitational hosted by Luxemburg-Casco. Gibraltar competed at the Brillion Invitational.

In their last respective races:

BOYS

Kewaunee finished ninth in the team standings with 275 points. Gage Vlies led the Storm with a 52nd-place finish in 19:38.8, followed by Jayden Reckelberg in 55th at 19:47.4. Jaylon Mason (72nd, 20:36.8), Bentley Schmitt (77th, 20:44.8) and Jaxon Slack (78th, 20:45.8) completed Kewaunee's top five.

Southern Door placed 11th with 292 points, led by Colton Valley, who finished 34th in 18:31.8. Joel Moyer followed in 56th with a time of 19:50.2, while Ashton Bouche finished 65th in 20:14.1. Vincent Price (99th, 22:22.0) and Tyler Kluge (111th, 23:35.4) rounded out the Eagles' scoring runners.

Sturgeon Bay finished 12th with 296 points. Junior Rio Martinez led the Clippers with a 23rd-place finish in 18:11.9. Deacon Haus took 69th in 20:34.2, followed by Norbert Cross (89th, 21:44.8), Jace Wisniewski (95th, 22:08.3) and John Norton (100th, 22:34.5).

Sevastopol did not record a team score but was led by Landon Sitte, who finished 53rd in 19:41.6. Axel Tlatempa followed in 63rd with a personal-best time of 20:02.1, while Ryder Ortmayer took 79th in 20:50.1.

Gibraltar Graham De Voe paced the Vikings with a time of 19:02 on the 5K course, which was good enough for 28th place. Luke McCormack and Auden Palm broke 21 minutes to finish in the Top 60

GIRLS

Southern Door followed with a third-place team finish, scoring 112 points. Sophomore Malaina Veeser led the Eagles with a third-place individual finish in 19:44.8. Addison Miller took 22nd in 21:59.4, followed by Savannah Herbst in 28th at 22:22.7. Portia Hah (31st, 22:28.8) and Nikaya Trusova (32nd, 22:31.1) completed Southern Door's scoring five.

Kewaunee finished fourth overall with 137 points, led by Natalie Miller's 14th-place finish in 21:00.7. Kaylyn Martin followed in 20th with a time of 21:41.9, while Alison Kuehl placed 27th in 22:19.5. Milli Paul (40th, 22:54.9) and Olivia Kuehl (44th, 23:00.9) rounded out the Storm's top five.

Sevastopol placed 10th with 244 points. Breiah Newton led the Pioneers with a seventh-place finish in 20:33.2. Shylee Asher finished 52nd in 23:39.9, followed closely by Margaret Thomas in 53rd at 23:40.1. Izzy Andreae (70th, 24:30.7) and Olivia Valenzuela (88th, 25:36.4) completed Sevastopol's scoring runners.

Sturgeon Bay finished just behind Sevastopol in 11th place with 246 points. Freshman Abigail Matson led the Clippers with a 36th-place finish in 22:48.4, followed by Penny Kiedrowski in 42nd at 22:57.2. Megan Selle added a 54th-place finish in 23:41.7, while Scarlet Tomberlin took 58th in 23:54.3. Destiny Romero rounded out Sturgeon Bay's top five in 73rd with a time of 24:38.3.

Algoma had a personal best for Ellie Reif provided the Algoma cross country team with one of its many highlights of Thursday's Pioneer Invite. Reif ran a personal-best time of 22:02 on the hilly 5K course to finish in eighth place overall. Two of her other teammates finished in the Top 25. On the boys' side, Brayden Brumm carried the torch for the Wolves with a time of 22:43.

The Vikings’ Keegan Rasmusson and Olivia Pelkey ran together to finish in 65th and 66th, respectively, while breaking 27 minutes at last week’s Brillion Invitational.  

The first races at the Shorewood Cross Country course on the UW-Green Bay campus take place at 3:45 p.m.  

The Southern Door offense could not keep up with the overpowering run game that came into Brussels on the Oconto Falls bus.  The Panthers took care of the Eagles 39-7, essentially ensuring that Southern Door will miss the 2026 playoffs.

The Eagles fell behind early after going 3-and-out, punting the ball away.  In just a few plays, Oconto Falls running back Croix Gardebrecht busted through the heart of Southern Door's defense on his way to a 59-yard score, the first of his 5 rushing touchdowns. On the Eagles' ensuing drive, they would turn the ball over via a Raymond Paye fumble on a mishandled pitch, but would be in turn saved by an interception by Axel Anderson, who picked Nathaniel White off by tipping it off his own hands, then helmet.

The teams would swap touchdowns in the second quarter, and with the Panthers leading 20-7, Southern Door would have the ball in the closing moments of the half.  QB Caleb Delwiche would take a shot to the midsection and be knocked out for the final play of the half.  Beau Schley came in and, with less than 10 seconds left, found his receiver, who, while trying to fight his way to the endzone, came up just short as time expired on the half.

The second half was all Oconto Falls, alongside Gardebrecht's 4th and 5th touchdowns, as second-team players for both sides scattered the field, JJ Pyleski added the final score of the game and the 39-7 final that sends the Eagles to a 2-4 conference record, and a 2-6 overall record heading in to the final week's matchup in Brussels on Friday October 16th with Bonduel.

The Southern Door volleyball team looks to go 2-0 this week on Thursday when they welcome Sturgeon Bay to town.

The Eagles swept Algoma on Tuesday, 25-22, 25-23, 25-19, thanks to great passing and focus at the service line. Harper Kramer led with 25 assists, Maiya Olson led with 13 kills and Grace Gutschow led with 17 digs. The Wolves were led by Eva Liu (3 Aces, 28 Receptions, 18 Digs), Natalie Ray (3 Kills, 8 Digs, 16 Receptions), Sadie Rikkola (3 Kills, 12 Receptions, 9 Digs), Lauren Loucks (9 Kills, 3 Blocks, 1 Ace), and Aleasha Granius (11 Assists, 4 Aces, 3 Digs).

The Clippers are coming off a successful week for the Sturgeon Bay volleyball program, both on and off the court. On Thursday, the Clippers hosted Algoma for their DoorCAN fundraising event. The event was a great success, with the volleyball program and community coming together to raise money and support DoorCAN. Thank you to everyone who donated, contributed baskets and baked goods, purchased shirts, and came out to support the event. The Sturgeon Bay varsity team also put together a strong day at the Wrightstown Tournament on Saturday, finishing 3–2 and taking fifth place in the Gold Division. The Clippers opened tournament play with a hard-fought 2–1 loss to Seymour before bouncing back with a 2–0 sweep of Hilbert. Sturgeon Bay then fell 2–0 to host Wrightstown before finishing the day strong with back-to-back three-set victories over Two Rivers and Wabeno/Laona. Several Clippers turned in strong individual performances throughout the tournament. Audrey Harrington recorded nine kills, four digs and two aces in the three-set match against Seymour, while Makenna Coyhis finished the match with 17 assists and 12 digs. Harrington continued to lead the offense over the final two matches, totaling 20 kills against Two Rivers and Wabeno/Laona. Izzy Schoeneman added 11 kills, Reen Walker had eight and Prudence Goettleman added six across those two matches. Coyhis directed the Clippers’ offense with 47 assists over the final six sets. The Clippers closed out the tournament on a high note with consecutive three-set victories over Two Rivers and Wabeno/Laona. The weekend also featured a major career milestone for sophomore setter Makenna Coyhis, who recorded her 1,000th career assist, an impressive accomplishment for the sophomore.

The first serve is set for 7 p.m.

Picture courtesy of Allie DeGuelle

The Door County United swim team re-enters the pool on Thursday when they welcome Shawano-Bonduel to the Door County YMCA in Sturgeon Bay.

In their last meet, DCU 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).

Thursday's meet begins at 6 p.m.

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.