For the first time in over a decade, the Southern Door Eagles softball team is heading back to the state tournament in Madison after defeating Oconto 5-0.

Pitcher Lexi Wery got more than enough help offensively as she kept things in check from the circle, pitching seven shutout innings with seven strikeouts while just allowing two hits. Wery also helped her cause with a two-RBI double. Jacie Atkins also had a pair of RBIs while Kendra Dantoin collected two hits. Grace LeGrave did her damage on the base paths, scoring two of the Eagles' five runs.

The next stop for the Eagles is Goodman Field on the campus of the University of Wisconsin where they will play next Friday at either 10 a.m. or noon. Teams will be seeded before an opponent is announced.

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Lexi Wery allowed just three hits in Southern Door's sectional semifinal win over conference rival Kewaunee. Wery secured the win with seven innings of work while striking out five.

The Eagles did not need much, but got all that was required thanks to four runs in the second inning  because of RBI hits by Melanie Watters, Jessica Jacobson, and Grace LeGrave. Teyha Bertrand played long ball in the third inning with a home run, part of a 10 hit day for the Eagles.  Wery, Nicole Norton, and Bertrand each collected multiple hits for the Eagles. 

The Eagles will now take on Packerland foe Oconto at Chilton at 5:30 pm on Thursday for the right to advance to state.  

Southern Door softball ended up with the most players on the Packerland All-Conference First Team with five. Pitcher Lexi Wery, infielders Jackie Atkins and Kendra Dantoin, outfielder Tehya Bertrand and utility player Grace LeGrave were the five named to the first team. Infielder Kylie Neinas was named to the second team. Nicole Norton (C) and Jessica Jacobson (OF) were honorable mentions.

Tyler Kroll and Derik LeCaptain were named All Packerland Conference players on the first team both as infielders. They helped lead the Eagles to a 10-6 record in the conference. Four Eagles made the second team as well. They are Charlie Neinas at pitcher, Devin Schinktgen at catcher, Alex Daoust as an infielder and Logan Jeanquart as an outfielder.

The Southern Door Eagles refused to give up in its 6-5 loss to Kewaunee in the WIAA Baseball playoffs.

The Storm had a 6-0 lead before Southern Door began chipping away at it in the bottom of the fifth inning when Max Pierre stole home and Logan Jeanquart drove two more runs in to cut the lead in half. The Eagles would inch closer in the bottom of the seventh thanks to Tyler Kroll's two-run single. The winning run was at the plate before a strikeout ended the rally and the game for the Eagles.

Much like its sectional opener opponent Kewaunee, Southern Door had to play some extra softball to win its regional championship over Valders Thursday 3-2.

Grace LeGrave led the way for the Eagles, going 2-4 from the plate with a pair of runs scored while also throwing three innings in relief. Tehya Bertrand hit a home run in the win. Lexi Wery had done a lot for the Eagles before she ever scored the game winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning, throwing five innings of shutout softball.

The Southern Door Eagles softball routed Omro 13-1 in five innings Tuesday afternoon in a Regional Semi-Final game.  Teyha Bertrand led the Eagles going three-for-three with a three-run home run, a triple and a double.  Kylie Neinas also went three-for-three with a double and three RBIs.  Grace LeGrave added two hits as well.  Southern Door winning pitcher Lexi Wery went four strong innings by striking out four to earn the win.     

Southern Door's track athletes performed very well at Monday’s Division 2 regional meet in Wrightstown. Evan Wheaton (pictured) won the discus and Maggie Grota won the 800. Also advancing to sectionals are Hailey Shimon (second discus), Breanna Bongle (fourth discus), Wheaton (fourth shot put), Sam Dean (second 800), Kyle Conard (fourth triple jump), Grota, Lydiah LeCloux, Marlen Ramirez, Suhani Patel (fourth 3,200 relay).

Full Results are below

400 Meters  Varsity - Finals x

8.9Mason Massart59.70aPRSouthern Door 

800 Meters  Varsity - Finals x

2.-Samuel Dean2:06.12aPRSouthern Door 

1600 Meters  Varsity - Finals x

6.11Ben Slezewski5:16.68aSouthern Door10.10Austin Falish5:43.02aPRSouthern Door 

3200 Meters  Varsity - Finals x

11.12Ben Kielar11:35.64aSouthern Door13.10Austin Falish13:13.61aSouthern Door 

110m Hurdles - 39"  Varsity - Finals x

8.10Marcus Marchant19.34aSouthern Door 

300m Hurdles - 36"  Varsity - Finals x

13.10Kyle Conard47.66aPRSouthern Door14.9Andrew Kluth49.25aPRSouthern Door 

4x100 Relay  Varsity - Finals x

7.Alex Montana
Nick Baudhuin
David Hoida
Shawn Stenzel48.42aSouthern Door 

4x200 Relay  Varsity - Finals x

5.Alex Montana
Nick Baudhuin
David Hoida
Shawn Stenzel1:42.69aSouthern Door 

4x400 Relay  Varsity - Finals x

6.Grant Englebert
Ben Kielar
Samuel Dean
Kyle Conard3:50.21aSouthern Door 

4x800 Relay  Varsity - Finals x

6.Ben Kielar
Samuel Dean
Ben Slezewski
Grant Englebert8:54.28aSouthern Door 

Shot Put - 12lb  Varsity - Finals x

4.11Evan Wheaton46-11.00PRSouthern Door 

Discus - 1.6kg  Varsity - Finals x

1.11Evan Wheaton140-11PRSouthern Door12.10Gavin Woodgate106-01Southern Door19.10Brady Tooley80-00Southern Door 

Pole Vault  Varsity - Finals x

6.-Samuel Dean11-00.00PRSouthern Door 

Long Jump  Varsity - Finals x

14.10Dale Swanson16-08.00PRSouthern Door15.9Alex Montana16-02.50Southern Door 

Triple Jump  Varsity - Finals x

4.10Kyle Conard40-11.75PRSouthern Door14.10Marcus Marchant35-10.50Southern Door 

GIRLS

800 Meters  Varsity - Finals x

1.12Maggie Grota2:32.62aSouthern Door7.10Marlen Ramirez2:40.04aPRSouthern Door 

3200 Meters  Varsity - Finals x

6.10Lydiah LeCloux12:47.55aSRSouthern Door 

4x100 Relay  Varsity - Finals x

7.Anna Olsen
Serena Laluzerne
Stephany Massart
Carissa Bartels56.57aSouthern Door 

4x200 Relay  Varsity - Finals x

6.Anna Olsen
Riley Nellis
Stephany Massart
Serena Laluzerne2:02.75aSouthern Door 

4x400 Relay  Varsity - Finals x

6.Maggie Grota
Lydiah LeCloux
Suhani Patel
Jessica Dean4:36.90aSouthern Door 

4x800 Relay  Varsity - Finals x

4.Maggie Grota
Lydiah LeCloux
Marlen Ramirez
Suhani Patel10:30.50aSouthern Door 

Shot Put - 4kg  Varsity - Finals x

8.10Hailey Shimon30-07.00PRSouthern Door12.11Breanna Bongle27-03.50Southern Door 

Discus - 1kg  Varsity - Finals x

2.10Hailey Shimon100-04Southern Door4.11Breanna Bongle96-04PRSouthern Door14.9Kaitlyn LeCloux74-00Southern Door 

Pole Vault  Varsity - Finals x

5.9Anna Olsen7-00.00PRSouthern Door 

Long Jump  Varsity - Finals x

8.11Carissa Bartels14-05.00Southern Door 

Triple Jump  Varsity - Finals x

8.11Carissa Bartels30-07.75Southern Door 

Southern Door was unable to add to their conference win total on Friday. The Eagles traveled to Oconto and came out with a 5-3 loss. This puts Southern Door at 9-6 in conference play and alone in fourth place.

They have one more regular season game when they play host to the top team in the Packerland, Peshtigo, on Monday at 5 PM.

Southern Door's bats came alive on Tuesday at Kewaunee. Derik LeCaptain and Tyler Kroll both smacked three-run home runs for Southern Door as the Eagles won 15-3. Alex Daoust pitched well while also adding 2 hits and 4 RBIs at the plate. 

Southern Door plays at Oconto on Thursday with the first pitch coming at 5 PM.

With a 10-2 road victory over Kewaunee, Southern Door clinched a share of the conference title with Algoma. Tehya Bertrand smacked a home run while Lexi Wery and Grace LeGrave pitched a great game in the circle. Kendra Dantoin and Kyle Neinas each had 2 hits with 3 RBIs. Jackie Atkins added 2 hits as well. 

Southern Door and Algoma each finished with identical 14-2 records in the Packerland Conference. The Eagles did win both games from the Wolves 12-0 in Brussels and 4-0 at Algoma.

Southern Door will finish up the regular season with a non-conference game at Green Bay East on Thursday with the first pitch scheduled for 4:30 PM.

Thrower Hailey Shimon and distance runner Lydiah LeCloux led the Southern Door Eagles track teams in Monday's Packerland Conference Track Championships held at Kewaunee High School. 

Shimon won the discus competition with a throw of 113 feet. LeCloux took first in the 3200-meter run while also helping the 4 x 800m relay team take second place and the 4 x 400m relay team take third.  Evan Wheaton was the top performer for the boys team, boasting a pair of runner-up finishes in the shot put and discus.

Below are the final results for Southern Door from Monday's conference meet:

Boys

200 Meters  Varsity - Finals x

7.10David Hoida26.28aSouthern Door 

400 Meters  Varsity - Finals x

13.10Grant Engelbert1:00.51aPRSouthern Door 

800 Meters  Varsity - Finals x

4.11Sam Dean2:11.45aSouthern Door 

1600 Meters  Varsity - Finals x

6.11Sam Dean5:03.90aSouthern Door8.12Ben Kielar5:11.50aPRSouthern Door9.11Ben Slezewski5:13.77aPRSouthern Door 

3200 Meters  Varsity - Finals x

7.12Ben Kielar11:25.44aSouthern Door13.10Austin Falish12:24.81aPRSouthern Door16.9Collin Grota13:27.90aPRSouthern Door 

110m Hurdles - 39"  Varsity - Finals x

8.10Marcus Marchant20.59aSouthern Door 

300m Hurdles - 36"  Varsity - Finals x

10.10Kyle Conard48.15aPRSouthern Door 

4x100 Relay  Varsity - Finals x

4.Alex Montana
Nick Baudhuin
David Hoida
Shawn Stanzel48.73aSouthern Door 

4x200 Relay  Varsity - Finals x

3.Alex Montana
Nick Baudhuin
David Hoida
Shawn Stanzel1:40.11aSouthern Door 

4x400 Relay  Varsity - Finals x

7.Grant Engelbert
Ben Slezewski
Kyle Conard
Gavin Woodgate3:57.55aSouthern Door 

4x800 Relay  Varsity - Finals x

3.Ben Kielar
Grant Engelbert
Ben Slezewski
Sam Dean8:53.36aSouthern Door 

Shot Put - 12lb  Varsity - Finals x

2.11Evan Wheaton45-06.25Southern Door12.10Brady Tooley34-10.75PRSouthern Door13.10Nick Baudhuin32-00.50Southern Door 

Discus - 1.6kg  Varsity - Finals x

2.11Evan Wheaton131-11Southern Door10.10Brady Tooley88-00Southern Door12.10Gavin Woodgate85-11Southern Door 

High Jump  Varsity - Finals x

4.9Eli Mancheski5-06.00Southern Door9.10David Hoida5-02.00Southern Door 

Pole Vault  Varsity - Finals x

6.11Sam Dean10-06.00Southern Door9.10Grant Engelbert9-06.00Southern Door 

Long Jump  Varsity - Finals x

12.9Alex Montana15-06.50Southern Door10Dale SwansonNDSouthern Door 

Triple Jump  Varsity - Finals x

3.10Kyle Conard40-04.50PRSouthern Door16.10Marcus Marchant32-05.50Southern Door 

Girls

400 Meters  Varsity - Finals x

6.10Suhani Patel1:06.66aPRSouthern Door9.9Jessica Dean1:11.72aPRSouthern Door11.11Riley Nellis1:12.23aSRSouthern Door 

800 Meters  Varsity - Finals x

2.12Maggie Grota2:36.69aSouthern Door8.9Jessica Dean3:02.84aSouthern Door10Marlen RamirezDNSSouthern Door 

3200 Meters  Varsity - Finals x

1.10Lydiah LeCloux13:06.88aSouthern Door 

4x100 Relay  Varsity - Finals x

4.Anna Olsen
Serena Laluzerne
Stephany Massart
Carissa Bartels56.82aSouthern Door 

4x200 Relay  Varsity - Finals x

5.Anna Olsen
Riley Nellis
Stephany Massart
Serena Laluzerne2:05.22aSouthern Door 

4x400 Relay  Varsity - Finals x

4.Suhani Patel
Jessica Dean
Maggie Grota
Lydiah LeCloux4:37.54aSouthern Door 

4x800 Relay  Varsity - Finals x

2.Maggie Grota
Lydiah LeCloux
Suhani Patel
Marlen Ramirez10:38.77aSouthern Door 

Shot Put - 4kg  Varsity - Finals x

9.10Hailey Shimon30-03.00Southern Door10.11Breanna Bongle27-08.50PRSouthern Door12.11Riley Nellis22-03.00SRSouthern Door 

Discus - 1kg  Varsity - Finals x

1.10Hailey Shimon113-00SRSouthern Door7.11Breanna Bongle80-08Southern Door13.9Kaitlyn LeCloux70-00Southern Door 

Pole Vault  Varsity - Finals x

7.9Anna Olsen6-06.00Southern Door 

Long Jump  Varsity - Finals x

2.11Carissa Bartels15-00.50PRSouthern Door11.9Anna Olsen11-11.50Southern Door 

Triple Jump  Varsity - Finals x

3.11Carissa Bartels31-00.50PRSouthern Door 

Southern Door baseball lost two games at home on Saturday with one game being a blowout and the other a close slugfest. In game one the Eagles faced Sturgeon Bay and lost 15-3 in six innings. Southern Door actually got off to a 3-0 lead in the first inning before Sturgeon Bay scored all 15 of its runs between the 3rd and 6th innings. 

In game two Southern Door faced off with Green Bay NEW Lutheran. This time they scored nine runs in the first inning. The Blazers came all the way back to win by scoring six runs in the 7th inning to come away with a 14-12 win over the Eagles. Tyler Kroll's three hits were not enough for the victory. 

Southern Door will play a non-conference game at Two Rivers on Monday with the first pitch scheduled for 4:30 PM.

Southern Door softball had no issue with Green Bay NEW Lutheran in Brussels on Saturday defeating the Blazers 15-0 in four innings. Grace LeGrave was the star in the circle and at the plate for the Eagles. She threw all four innings striking out six and went 3-3 with two triples. Tehya Bertrand added another triple and 3 RBIs.

Southern Door is now 16-2 overall and 13-1 in the Packerland Conference. They'll take on Peshtigo on their home field on Monday with the first pitch scheduled for 4:30 PM.

Southern Door picked up a tough win on the road defeating Peshtigo 5-3 on Friday. Kendra Dantoin and Melanie Watters each had two hits and two RBIs apiece. Jackie Atkins added two more hits for the Eagles. Lexi Wery was her good usual self striking out 5 and only allowing 1 earned run in seven innings.

Southern Door hosts Green Bay NEW Lutheran on Saturday morning at 11:00.

In a matchup of two of the top teams in the Packerland Conference, Southern Door and Peshtigo played an exciting ballgame on Friday. The game went to eight innings where the Bulldogs pulled it out on a sacrifice fly by Brody Heroux that scored Travis Plym. The final score was 3-2. Tyler Kroll threw all eight innings for the Eagles and did his best to keep the team in the game.

Southern Door plays a doubleheader on Saturday starting with another top Packerland team Sturgeon Bay at 11 AM. Game two will be against Green Bay NEW Lutheran at 1 PM. Both games will be played in Brussels.

Southern Door's Derik LeCaptain was honored Wednesday night for his prowess in three sports, being named the Boys Athlete of the Year at the Wisconsin Sports Awards. 

Hosted by the USA Today - Wisconsin Network at the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center in Appleton, LeCaptain beat out Andrew Stone of Fond du Lac and Logan Zschernitz of Spencer for the award. 

A letter winner and all-Packerland Conference performer in football, basketball, and baseball, LeCaptain will be preferred walk-on on the gridiron for the University of Minnesota this upcoming season. 

A big inning gave Southern Door one win and two of them cost the Eagles another in a doubleheader split against Gibraltar 5-2 and 10-0.

In game one, Charlie Neinas held the Vikings down for four innings, striking out four and allowing one run in the process. The Eagles scored three runs in a decisive third inning. Logan Jeanquart, Tyler Kroll, Devin Schinkton, Neinas, and Max Pierre collected RBI in the win.

Game two the bats fell silent with Max Pierre's double the only hit against the Vikings' Luke Steebs. The Eagles gave up six runs in the second inning and four more in the third to put the game out of reach early. Derik LeCaptain took the loss for the Eagles. 

Southern Door pitchers did their damage on the mound and at the plate in a pair of victories over Gibraltar Monday afternoon.

Lexi Wery knocked in four runs at the plate and struck out eight on just one hit allowed in a game one 6-0 shutout of the Vikings. Jackie Atkins and Kendra Dantoin each added two hits to the ledger for the Eagles.

In game two it was Grace LeGrave pacing the Eagles in an 8-1 victory. LeGrave had a triple and a home run while pitching a two hitter. She allowed an unearned run while striking out nine in the process. Kyle Neinas and Nicole Norton had their own triples in the game while Tehya Bertrand launched a two-run homer in the second game of the doubleheader.

Southern Door has a slim lead over Algoma in Packerland Conference Softball for the 2019 season. At (8-1) the Eagles lead the Wolves (8-2) by a half-game. Kewaunee is just a game back of Algoma, so there is a lot to be decided yet in Packerland Conference Softball this season. Here is a look at current standings as provided by Conference Commissioner Mike Holtz:

SCHOOL                               WON              LOST                                                            

Southern Door                           8                      1

Algoma                                       8                      2

Kewaunee                                  7                      3

Peshtigo                                      8                      4

Oconto                                        6                      4

Gibraltar                                     3                      6

Sturgeon Bay                              3                      7

Sevastopol                                  1                      8     

NEW Lutheran                            0                      9     

Southern Door has just one loss on the season but trails Peshtigo in the win column by three games. The Packerland Conference Baseball standings leading into the week of May 6th have been released by Conference Commissioner Mike Holtz. Here is a look at the nine-team standings:

SCHOOL                               WON              LOST                                                            

Peshtigo                                     10                    1

Southern Door                           7                      1

Sturgeon Bay                             6                      3       

Gibraltar                                     4                      4     

NEW Lutheran                           4                      5     

Oconto                                        4                      6

Kewaunee                                  3                      6

Sevastopol                                 2                      7

Algoma                                       1                      8

Southern Door softball participated in the Poynette Jamboree Tournament on Saturday came away with a couple of victories. In game one they thumped Gale-Ettirck-Trempraleau 10-1. Kylie Neinas had three of the Eagles 16 hits. Grace LeGrave had two hits and three RBIs. Lexi Wery knocked a three-run homer and picked up the win in the circle going four innings and striking out 6.

Game two was a closer matchup with Northwestern which the Eagles won 4-2. Lexi Wery and Grace LeGrave combined to only allow four hits. Kendra Dantoin had 2 hits and 2 RBIs while Jackie Atkins also had 2 hits with 1 RBI. 

Southern Door will host Gibraltar for a doubleheader on Monday. Game one is scheduled for 4 PM. 

Lexi Wery pitched a complete game shutout for Southern Door in their 4-0 victory at Algoma on Tuesday. Wery only allowed 3 hits and struck out 4 Wolves. Tehya Bertrand went 3 for 3 with an RBI double, Jackie Atkins had 2 hits with an RBI double and Kendra Dantoin went 2 for 4 with an RBI to lead the Eagle offense. 

Southern Door has a bit of a break before they host Gibraltar in a doubleheader on Monday. Game 1 is scheduled for 4 PM.

outhern Door's bats could not be contained at Algoma on Tuesday. The Eagles scored 2 in the first inning and 4 in the second to take command of the game. They ended the contest well too 2 in fifth and 5 in the seventh. The final score was 15-2.

Derik LeCaptain pitched four innings to get the victory and he also added a home run and four runs scored. Logan Jeanquart went 2-2 with four runs scored. Taylor Kroll had 3 hits and 3 RBIs. Kroll also pitched the last three innings and didn't allow a hit. Devin Schinkgton had 2 hits and 4 RBIs.

Southern Door will take their talents out of conference on Thursday when they travel to Mishicot for a 4:30 PM first pitch.