The Southern Door Eagles girls’ basketball team took a big loss on Tuesday evening to the Brillion Lions, 76-41.

The Eagles came into this matchup 5-1 overall and undefeated in conference play while the Lions entered the matchup at 8-0 on the season. The Eagles trailed early on and found themselves down by 14 points at the end of the first half, 39-25. Brillion came out with a 21-4 scoring run in the second half and had the Eagles solved from there on out. Southern Door will host Gibraltar for a conference matchup next Tuesday at 7:30pm.

The Southern Door Eagles boys’ basketball program remained undefeated in the Packerland Conference on Tuesday night with a win over the Algoma Wolves, 70-47.

 The Eagles and Alex Daoust propelled their way to a commanding double-digit half time lead, 35-22. Daoust dropped eight points in the first half and finished the game with 21. Algoma could not phase the Eagles in the second half of play either, even with a 14 point performance by Carter Zimmerman. Southern Door improved to 5-0 in conference and face the Brillion Lions on January 4th, 2021. Algoma declined to 0-4 in conference but will have another conference opportunity on January 5th, 2021 against Peshtigo.

The Algoma Wolves girls’ basketball team suffered a loss to the Southern Door Eagles on Monday evening, 68-40.

The Wolves pulled ahead for an early 3-0 lead but could not hold on for long as the Eagles gathered a 15-5 scoring run led by senior Nicole Norton who had 14 points in the first half. After consecutive defensive stops by Southern Door, the Wolves were unable to gather a scoring rhythm and finished the first half down 29-11. Junior Ella Madden of the Wolves started out the second half with a swish jumper but within a matter of seconds the Eagles stopped the momentum with a basket of their own. The Eagles applied a half-court press midway through the second half to the Wolves and that was all she wrote. Norton led all scorers, finishing with 30 points on the day while Algoma was led by sophomore Emily Kirchman with 15 points. The Eagles improved to 4-0 in conference and head back home tomorrow to face the undefeated Brillion Lions at 7pm. The Wolves remained winless and are set to play next on January 4th, 2021 against Sevastopol.

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The Southern Door Eagles boys’ basketball team fell to the Little Chute Mustangs Monday night, 61-30.

Southern Door came into the matchup 6-1 overall and undefeated in conference play. The Eagles had an untraditionally slow start to the game as they found themselves behind in the first half, 33-18. Second half play did not favor the Eagles anymore than the first half did, after gathering 12 total second half points compared to the Mustangs 28 points. Southern Door will travel to Algoma on Tuesday night for a 7:30pm non-conference showdown.

The Southern Door Eagles boys’ basketball team will travel to the Little Chute on Monday evening to face the Mustangs for a non-conference matchup.

Southern Door is coming off a conference win over Sturgeon Bay and has not lost since December 1st. The Mustangs are 5-2 and are coming off a sizable loss to Freedom. The Eagles have not collected a non-conference win this season but have been playing quality basketball. Nic Pierre and Alex Daoust have been leading the way on offense, both players scored 12 points in their last game. The Eagles will look to improve to 6-1 against the Mustangs on Monday at 7:30pm.

The Southern Door Eagles and Algoma Wolves girls’ basketball programs will tip-off on Monday evening for a conference matchup.

The Eagles (4-1) are coming off their first loss of the season against West DePere but remain undefeated in conference play. The Wolves find themselves starting slow this season but have found some solid play from both Halle Panger and Emily Kirchman who have led the way for Algoma in scoring. The two teams will be seeking their last conference win opportunity before Christmas break starts. Algoma will host the game for a 7:30pm start time.

The Southern Door Eagles boys’ basketball team filed another conference win on Monday night over the Sturgeon Bay Clippers, 63-48. The Eagles entered the matchup undefeated in the Packerland Conference while the Clippers had not seen conference action this season due to COVID-19 complications. Sturgeon Bay put the first points of the game on the board but the Eagles did not let that lead last for long, accumulating a 13-point halftime lead over the Clippers. Nic Pierre and Alex Daoust tallied the high scores for the Eagles with 12 points a piece. Sturgeon Bay saw two players reach double digit figures in Anthony Jennerjohn and Carson Dvorak but it was not enough for a win. Sturgeon Bay will look for another conference win opportunity on Thursday when they travel to Peshtigo for 7:30pm. The Eagles have another opportunity to remain perfect in conference when they visit Sevastopol on Thursday for a 7:30pm start time.

The high school Eagles wrestling team notched another dual win against Oconto on Saturday. With just 3 contested matches and the rest decided by forfeit, Southern Door won by a score of 76-6.

Oconto has been low in numbers the past few years but with the changes in the rules allowing extra exhibition matches, we were able to make the most of it.

After the three varsity matches, we were able to wrestle five exhibition matches as well. Hats off to freshman Dominic Caylor, Oconto's 152 lb wrestler, who wrestled 3 hard full matches.

CONTESTED MATCH RESULTS

Brodie Overbeck (285) def. Aidan Diaz (Pin 0:55)

Kyle Conard (152) def. Dominic Caylor (10-1 major decision)

Hayden Jeanquart (160) def. Kyleigh Beekman  (Pin 1:28)

EXHIBITION MATCHES

Owen Hansen O won by fall over Bradley Skippon SD

Jonas Jandrin SD won by decision over Dominic Caylor O

Thomas Grosbeier SD won by fall over Kyleigh Beekman O

Riley Phillips SD won by fall over Aiden Diaz O

Dominic Caylor O won by decision over Thomas Grosbeier SD

Zach Lynch SD won by fall over Kyleigh Beckman O

Our next competition is scheduled for December 22nd at home against Two Rivers who will have several state-caliber wrestlers. We'll be looking to get a good number of quality matches against the Raiders.

Picture courtesy of Southern Door Wrestling Club

The Southern Door girls' basketball team kept their season perfect with a 65-56 win over Oconto Saturday afternoon.

The Eagles jumped out to a 33-20 lead in the first half and did not look back as four Eagles players reached double figures. Nicole Norton scored a team-high 19 points while Hailey Shimon and Callie Miller each added 13 points. Allianna Dufek pitched in 12 points. Lianna Baxter led the Blue Devils with 15 points while three others scored 10 points.

The Eagles are next scheduled to play on December 21st against Algoma.

Picture courtesy of Southern Door School District

Southern Door powered past Peshtigo from start to finish in its 71-52 win Friday night in Brussels.

The Eagles outscored the Bulldogs 33-21 in the first half thanks in part to Marcus Marchant, Alex Daoust, and Logan Jeanquart all scoring at least six points. Daoust scored 12 of his 18 points and Devin Schinktgen scored 13 of his 17 in the second half to extend the Eagles' lead in the second half. Adam Baumann led the way for the Bulldogs in the loss, hitting three from behind the arc in the second half to end the game with 13 points.

The Eagles hit the court again on Monday to face Sturgeon Bay. 

Picture courtesy of Southern Door School District

The Southern Door girls basketball team will play a rare Saturday afternoon game when it plays host to Oconto.

The Eagles are coming off a dominating 75-32 win over Sturgeon Bay on Tuesday night. The Eagles are led offensively by Nicole Norton, who scored 34 points in their opening night win against NEW Lutheran. The Blue Devils come into the game looking for their first win of the season after dropping its opener 57-34. Lianna Baxter scored 13 points and Hannah Moe collected 16 rebounds in the loss.

Tip is set for 2:30 p.m. 

The Southern Door wrestling team looks to go to 2-0 on the young season when they wrestle at Oconto on Saturday.

The Eagles defeated a depleted Bay Port last Saturday 48-22 with the team winning three of the five contested matches. Alex Buhr and Kyle Counard won their matches with regular decisions while Grant Englebert collected a pin. 

The Blue Devils had only a handful of wrestlers last year, falling to the Eagles 72-0.

Wrestling is scheduled to start at 9 a.m.

The Southern Door Eagles boys basketball team hopes it does not come down to a last-second shot when it comes to its game against Peshtigo on Friday night. 

The Eagles have rattled off two straight victories in Packerland play since losing its season opener against Denmark. The wins against NEW Lutheran and Oconto came off a pair of virtually buzzer-beater shots made by Nate Everhard, giving them two-point victories in each. Alex Daoust and Devin Schinktgen lead the team in scoring and rebounding, though it is Schinktgen that has been averaging a double-double during the first two games (11 ppg, 10 rpg).

The Bulldogs are 1-0 on the season, defeating Marinette last week 69-61. Mason Doberstein led the team with 17 points.

Tip is set for 7:30 p.m.

The Southern Door Eagles boys’ basketball team gathered a conference win over the Oconto Blue Devils on Tuesday night, 43-41.

The close finish was due to a defensive battle all night between the two squads. The Eagles found themselves down early on and were outscored 25-16 to end the first half. Southern Door came out in the second half to put on a 11-3 scoring run over the Blue Devils to tie the game 33-33.

The Eagles and Blue Devils traded baskets until Southern Door's Nate Everard made a last moment shot to secure a victory over the undefeated Oconto program. It was his second buzzer beater in the last week. Everard led the Eagles with 13 points while Alex Daoust chipped in another 12 points. Caleb Moe led the Blue Devils with 11 points on the evening with two other players scoring eight. The Eagles move to 2-1 and face Peshtigo on Friday at home. 

While every wrestling season is unique in its own way, this season we will be happy with any season at all and it will surely be one to remember. This past Saturday we were scheduled to wrestle Coleman. Thursday afternoon we were informed that Coleman could not wrestle for Covid reasons and had to withdraw from the dual.

Current WIAA guidelines only allow a team to wrestle every 7 days so we knew if we couldn’t get another competition scheduled for Saturday we would get one less chance to compete. Fortunately, we were able to work things out with Bay Port due to a schedule change they had earlier in the week. Unfortunately, they had already told their wrestlers that they would not be wrestling Saturday so some wrestlers had other commitments and some were overweight by the time we got the times and location hammered out so they could not safely make weight.

Thankfully the WIAA changed the rules for this season allowing us to wrestle numerous matches during dual meets. Using this format we quickly wrestled the only 5 Varsity duals we could arrange. The coaches then arranged 30 exhibition matches. It was a very good experience for everyone with opportunities to wrestle up and down weights. By matching wrestlers by skill, we were able to get some very good matches for both teams.

In the varsity dual, the final score was SD 48 - Bay Port 22. Winning for SD were Alex Buhr over Trevor Finger (2-0), Kyle Conard over Colton Klimex (6-0), and Grant Englebert over Brian Priebe (fall 1:49). Also winning by FFT were Griffin Slezewski, Jonas Jandrin, Riley Phillips, Brodie Overbeck, Mason Motquin, and Spencer Slezewski.

Coming into the season we were looking forward to a strong freshman class. They did well in their first high school matches with the highlight being Buhr’s 2-0 varsity win at 126. Other freshmen include Mason Motquin 106, Spencer Slezewski and Abi Tooley 113, Trevor Englebert 120, Zach Lynch and Thomas Jackson 145, and Hayden Jeanquart 170.

It seems that moving forward the only thing we know for sure is that things will change. We’ll try to be ready for whatever is thrown at us each week. This Saturday we are scheduled to start our conference duals at Oconto. Wrestling is currently scheduled to start at 10:00.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers fell to the Southern Door Eagles on Monday night, 75-32. The Eagles tallied the first points of the game while the Clippers fired right back with a three-point shot to gain their only lead of the game, 3-2. The Clippers entered this game without any previous game experience and it showed with the Eagles being able to control the tempo throughout the whole game. The first half ended with the Eagles up 36-13. Southern Door was all gas no brakes in the second half while the Clippers couldnt find a rhythm on offense. The game resulted in a 43 point victory for the Eagles. Sturgeon Bay starts 0-1 in conference and plays Peshtigo at home next Tuesday. The Eagles move to 3-0 and visit Peshtigo on Thursday night.

The Southern Door Eagles will hit the road for a conference matchup against the Oconto Blue Devils on Tuesday night. The Eagles are coming off a last-second shot victory over NEW Lutheran and are 1-1 on the season, while Oconto has had success early on with a 2-0 start. Southern Door is trying to fill the role of Ryan Claflin who graduated last season and continues his career at UWGB. The Eagles still remain upperclassmen heavy with Alex Daoust and Devin Schinktgen leading the way. Daoust gathered 16 points for the Eagles last game while Schinktgen followed with 11 points. The first whistle is at 7:30 pm.

The Southern Door wrestling team won its first dual of the season on Saturday, beating Bay Port 48-22 in a spur-of-the-moment ordeal.

The meet was scheduled just a day prior after Coleman had to back out of its dual against the Eagles due to COVID-19 concerns. The Pirates themselves were not wrestling with a full team,  forfeiting seven of the 14 weights. Southern Door also wrestled with less than a full line-up, giving up points in two weight classes and forfeiting a common one with Bay Port. The Eagles got their first win of the season from Alex Buhr, who won a close 2-0 match over Trevor Finger. Kyle Conard won his match at 152 pounds with a 6-0 decision over Colton Klimek while Grant Englebert followed up a few weight classes later at 170 pounds with a pin. Owen Noel (pin of Trevor Englebert) and Matt Grzybowski (major decision against Hayden Jeanquart) got the only contested wins for the Pirates.

The Eagles are back in action on Saturday against Oconto. 

The Southern Door wrestling team will have a shorter drive than originally planned when they host Bay Port for a scrimmage.

In the past, this weekend has been reserved for a triple dual against Stratford and two other teams, but multi-team meets have been ditched for the 2020-2021 season due to COVID-19 concerns. With teams only able to schedule one dual a week, the Eagles then scheduled defending state champion Coleman, but even that dual was recently scrapped. Now the Eagles, led by state qualifiers Grant Englebert and Griffin Slezewski, will wrestle against Bay Port after Pirates came to Brussels last year for a double-dual.  With several of its top wrestlers not making the trip, the Pirates beat the Eagles 51-30.

Wrestling begins at 9 a.m.

The Southern Door Eagles boys’ basketball team squeaked out a conference win against the NEW Lutheran Blazers on Thursday night, 54-52.  The seesaw battle saw the Blazers take a slim 24-23 lead into halftime thanks to seven first-half points for Tristian Lynch. The teams continued to trade baskets in the second half, but a put-back shot at the buzzer by Nate Everard provided the difference.

What a finish! Nate Everard made a put-back basket at the buzzer to give Southern Door an exciting 54-52 win over N.E.W. Lutheran in a Packerland Conference season opener. pic.twitter.com/OvVM46Kfbq

— Korey Mallien (@koreymallien1) December 4, 2020

That was Everard's first made field goal of the game. Alex Daoust led the way for the Eagles with 16 points for the Eagles with Devin Schinktgen chipping in another 11. Marshal Bukowski led the Blazers with 20 points. 

Southern Door improved to 1-1 in the Packerland Conference and travel to Oconto next Tuesday.

The Southern Door boys' basketball team looks to even up their season record when they host NEW Lutheran on Thursday night.

The Eagles saw Alex Daoust (15), Devin Schinktgen (14), and Logan Jeanquart (10) all hit double figures on Tuesday night, but ultimately fell to Denmark 69-56. Thursday's game will act as the Blazers' season opener after going 7-16 last season. The Blazers return their top scorers from last year's team including Marshal Bukowski, Elijah Meerstein, and Tristian Lynch.

The tip is set for 7:30 p.m.

The Southern Door Eagles girl’s basketball team earned a nice conference road victory on Tuesday evening over the NEW Lutheran Blazers, 56-44.

The Eagles found revenge after losing to the Blazers twice last season, one of the losses coming in overtime. The conference matchup displayed a heated contest through the first half with both squads trading baskets, which resulted in a tie going into halftime, 26-26. The Eagles outscored the Blazers 30-18, giving the Eagles a 12 point victory.

Southern Door will play again next Monday against conference foe Sturgeon Bay.

The Southern Door Eagles boy’s basketball team tipped off their season with a tough loss to the Denmark Vikings 56-69.

The non-conference matchup started off with a 7-0 Denmark scoring run that resulted in the Eagles having to play catchup. The Eagles closed the gap before halftime to come within two scores 28-24. Southern Door came out in the second half with a vengeance grabbing the lead for a moment, 38-37. The Vikings went on a second-half run, scoring seven straight points which resulted in an Eagles loss. Eagles head coach Dean Gerend finds his team 0-1 on the season before they take on NEW Lutheran on Thursday for another home game. The tip-off is at 7:30 pm.

The Southern Door boys' basketball team gets their season going with a non-conference matchup in Brussels Tuesday night against Denmark.

The Eagles finished last season with a share of the Packerland Conference title in its first season under Pete Claflin. The team lost a big piece of their success with their leading scorer and rebounder Ryan Claflin now suiting up down the highway at UWGB. The Eagles still do have Alex Daoust and Nick Baudhuin, who were the second and third-leading scorers from last years' squad that saw their season end in the regional final against Kohler.

The Vikings were in the middle of the pack of the Northeastern Conference but return their top three scorers from last year's squad that actually tipped the Eagles in the season opener last year 65-62. Donavan Short returns to build on last year when he led the Vikings in scoring and rebounding.

Tuesday's game begins at 7:30 p.m.