The Southern Door Girls Volleyball team was able to perform well on their first trip back onto the court at the Green Bay East Red Devil Invite. 

The Eagles finished the tournament 3-1 with their only loss coming from conference foe Green Bay NEW Lutheran and Providence Academy 2-0. Southern Door took down Shiocton 2-1, Green Bay East 2-0, and Auburndale 2-1. 

The Eagles next match will open their conference season, as they take on the Sevastopol Pioneers, on Thursday September 8th. 

The Southern Door Eagles volleyball team heads to Green Bay East to compete against Auburndale, Green Bay East, Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran, Menasha, New London, Plymouth and Shiocton. 

The Eagles are looking to improve on their 5th place finish in the Packerland Conference last year, as they finished with a 4-4 conference record, and a 8-13 overall record. Their season was ending in upset fashion as they lost to Algoma, being swept in 3 sets. 

The tournament is set to start at 9:00 A.M. 

Southern Door saw themselves finish off their non-conference schedule 2-0, as they rolled over the Lomira Lions, 46-12. The Eagles were up by as many as 40 on the Lions, and continued their impressive display of defense and offensive balance. 

The Eagles have won their past two games by a combined score of 73-12, and the starters have seemed to be able to prove their dominance on the field whenever they step foot on it. Drew Daoust had another great game for the Eagles, as well as Taylor Schaefer. Derek Schinktgen put together a solid showing as well for a team that has been able to go through two games with no contest at all. 

For the Lions, after putting together a great showing in week one, it will be back to the drawing board for them before Week 3 begins. 

Southern Door will once again be at home next week, as they take on Mishicot for the opening night of conference play. 

The Door County United girls swim team had another successful finish last night in the Conference Relays meet held at the Door County YMCA. The team finished first overall scoring a total of 142 points. The team finished 30 points higher than the second-place team, Seymour High School. DCU finished 1st overall in 5 out of the 11 events of the night. In the remaining 6 events, the team never finished below 4th place. The 200-yard medley relay, consisting of Julia Michalski (SBHS), Christy Braun (SBHS), Cassie Rankin (SEV), and Regan Kasten (SBHS), finished almost 10 seconds faster than the second-place team. Kayleigh Erickson (SDHS), Rose Schommer (SBHS), Hannah Schley (SDHS), and Shambo Weinke (SBHS) had their opportunity to score varsity points for the first time this season with their 4th place finish in the 100-yard freestyle relay. DCU had an outstanding end to the swim meet with a first-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Swimmers Cassie Rankin (SEV), Brooke Strege (SDHS), Sayna Weinke (SBHS), and Julia Michalski (SBHS)  finished 16 seconds faster than the second-place team. The team will take on Shawano High School on Thursday, September 8th in their next conference matchup. The team will also be hosting a Culver’s Night on Tuesday, August 30th from 5-8 p.m. (5581 Gordon Road Sturgeon Bay). Please come out to support our swimmers!

Southern Door took care of business on the road last week, and will have the Lomira Lions waiting for them on their home field Friday night. 

Southern Door (1-0), handled the Oostburg Flying Dutchmen by shutting them down on their own home field 27-0. After a dominant performance by sophomore quarterback Drew Daoust in which he found 7 different receivers in his 9 completions ending in 208 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Eagles appeared to have found their balance between offense and defense as they had 322 total yards of offense while also pitching a shutout. The Eagles will hope to keep that defensive effort up as they face a potent Lomira offense that scored 53 points last week. 

Lomira (1-0), blew out their opponent Horicon/Hustisford last week 53-7 behind 8 rushing touchdowns from their offense. Three of those touchdowns came from their quarterback Connor Steers, who was able to do whatever he wanted on the field last Friday night. The Eagles defense could have their hands full, as five different players on the Lions found the endzone in week one. 

Kickoff is set for 7:00 P.M. 

The Door County United Girls Swim Team consisting of swimmers from Sevastopol High School, Sturgeon Bay High School, and Southern Door High School competed in the Seymour Pentathlon for their first conference matchup of the 2022 season. The team was very successful in this season opener. Each swimmer competed in the same 5 events and scoring was completed by grade level. Regan Kasten (SBHS) finished 3rd overall for freshman swimmers followed closely by Kailyn Neville (SDHS) who finished 4th. Julia Michalski (SBHS) finished 1st overall for sophomores, scoring a total of 100 points. Junior Danica Neville (SDHS) was the top finisher for the juniors followed by Cassie Rankin (SEV) in 2nd place. All three senior swimmers, Christy Braun (SBHS), Sanya Wienke (SBHS), and Brooke Strege (SDHS) finished in the top 10 overall for their age category. The entire team competed extremely well and they are showing great potential for the remainder of their conference meets this season. The DCU swim team will next compete in the Conference Relays Meet at the Door County YMCA on Thursday August 25th at 5:00 p.m. 

Southern Door started their season off on a high note by blanking the Flying Dutchmen of Oostburg 27-0 in Oostburg. 

That win was win number one as an Eagle for new head coach Mark Jonas, as he stepped in this past season. The defense was stifling all night, as the offense for Oostburg was unable to move the ball down the field and turn possessions into points. 

Drew Daoust impressed in his first game as Quarterback this season, completing 90% of his passes, and throwing for 226 yards and 2 touchdowns. Daoust finished the game with a perfect passer rating of 158.3. On the defensive side of the ball, Taylor Schaefer lived up to his preseason hype, as he finished with 10 total tackles on the night. 

Southern Door will shift their focus onto Week 2 as they will play under their home lights for the first time this season as they will be hosting the Lions of Lomira at Southern Door. Lomira won their week one contest by a score of 56-7 against Horicon/Hustisford. The Lions rushed for a total of 337 yards and 8 touchdowns on the ground in that game. 

In return to action for the first time since losing two straight weeks to Kewaunee to end their season last year, the Eagles of Southern Door will look to sink the Flying Dutchmen of Oostburg during their week one meeting. 

The Eagles went 8-4 last season and 6-1 in Packerland conference play. Southern Door returns starters all over the team from last season, but have seen some positional changes under a new Head Coach Mark Jonas. Southern Door is looking to dethrone the Storm from their conference title throne this season, and winning at Oostburg would be a good start. 

Oostburg was a 3-6 team last season, finishing 2-5 in the Big East Conference. The Flying Dutchmen were led by star running back Jay DeBlaey last season, but was a senior so the hole at running back could potentially be large for the team. 

The two teams did match up last season, where it was the Eagles starting off the season 1-0 with a 25-17 win coming down to the wire. DeBlaey did have 166 total yards of offense and two touchdowns in that matchup, so the Eagles will be glad to not have to face him again. 

Kickoff is scheduled for 7:00 P.M. 

Southern Door has had a lot of success with their fall sports as of recently, and could see that success continue once again this year. Southern Door’s first event of the fall season was their football team kicking their season off with a scrimmage against Kohler. 

The Cross Country teams will both be kicking their seasons off at the Chief K Invitational hosted by Gibraltar. Both boys and girls teams are returning their fastest runners, as Ben Grota and Brooke Strege are returning for the Eagles in the upcoming season. 

The combined swim team will hit the pool on the 20th of August in a Pentathlon at Marinette High School. Sturgeon Bay Co-op returns their lone state qualifier from last season in Christy Braun, and look to continue their success into this next season. Southern Door’s top swimmers on the Co-op team return as Danica Neville and Brooke Strege will be back hoping for a state trip. 

After getting swept in the opening round of the playoffs last season, the Eagles girls volleyball team will be looking to improve their chances for a deep run this season. Getting Allianna Dufek back is a great start for the team. After a fifth place finish in conference last year, the team only lost one senior and hopes that offseason work will make them into a serious conference contender. 

To read the boys football preview click here. 

After taking a trip to Memorial Field, Brussels was next on the list as the Eagles of Southern Door are just three days away from officially beginning their regular season quest for a Conference Championship. After finishing second in the Packerland last year, they are primed for an opportunity to make a move and a potential deep run into the playoffs. Returning all but 2 starters on both sides of the line and a brand new head coach with championship experience, this could be the formula that finally gets Southern Door back to the dominant ways and potentially a state visit for the first time since 1989. 

The Eagles, like that ‘89 team, are returning key players. Jack Peterson has been a star ever since he got his first snaps at the varsity level. Peterson was a 2nd Team All-Conference Quarterback, only behind Mitchell Thompson from Kewaunee. His ability to be a dual threat runner and passer fared well in the offense last year, and looks to have a big part in the offense again this year. Peterson offered insight on what this next year might look like, and the offseason training that the team did to really get ready to have a successful season. 

It appears that the Quarterback from last season has made the switch to Wide Receiver. This gives the Eagles a fast receiving target to go along with a huge jump ball threat in Jared Hawkey. Which would mean Drew Daoust, who we saw star at receiver last season, will be the new Quarterback for the Eagles. Peterson was not shy about talking about the goals of the team, but also knows a one week at a time mentality could ultimately lead them to those long term goals. 

Another senior from the talented class of 2023 that the Eagles have is Linebacker Taylor Schaefer. With Division II offers from schools like Upper Iowa and Bemidji State, Schaefer appears to be primed for yet again another breakout season. Taylor was the Defensive Player of the Year in the Packerland Conference, and was nominated as an All-Region linebacker in the 2-small region. After playing defensive end for his first two seasons, Schaefer talked about his switch to Middle Linebacker, and some changes that came on over the offseason. 

Schaefer seems to have also undergone a positional change, going from his running back spot last season to tight end this year. Getting Peterson and Schaefer in a spot to go out and make a play could show signs that the Eagles are going to be going pass heavy on offense. Taylor touched on his recruitment a little bit, saying it has slowed down quite a bit since the start of August, but appears to be making his announcement sometime during the season. 

The Eagles will look to bounce back after a season under their expectations last year, and finally get that deep run everyone believes they can eventually make. Add in underclassmen Quarterback Drew Daoust, and other senior contributors and Southern Door could be seeing themselves in a good spot come late October. 

More than 20 Southern Door youth wrestlers battled the heat on Saturday, August 6th as they took part in the first ever "Rumble in the Rafters" Wrestling Fun Camp hosted at Scott & Stacie Jeanquart's farm.  The event is comparable to the previous "Barn Brawl" fun camp that the Southern Door Wrestling Club has held for the past 10 years.  

New and experienced wrestlers participated in not only wrestling practices and a dual team event, but had plenty of healthy and fun activities including the always  popular obstacle course!  A BIG thank you to the B.U.G. Fire Dept, Door County Sheriff's Dept, and all of the volunteer coaches, mentors and parents that helped make the event happen!  Special thanks to Scott & Stacie Jeanquart for hosting!  The Rumble in the Rafters will be an annual event that focuses on good health and team camaraderie, with an emphasis on having fun and good sportsmanship.  

Photos by:  Stacy Motquin

Southern Door quarterback Jack Peterson has gained attention throughout the state the past few days, as he was one of 60 other senior QBs to be added to a Watch List for the David Krieg Award. The award is part of the WSN Senior Award series, where the top senior at each position will receive the award. 

Peterson is joined by Mitchell Thompson from conference rival Kewaunee on the preseason list. A second year starter for the Eagles, Peterson will be tasked with once again leading the offense this season. The Eagles return almost all starters to an offense that averaged 18.5 Points Per Game last season, a number that should be much higher this upcoming season. 

Peterson was the Packerland Conference All-Conference 2nd Team Quarterback this past season, behind only Mitchell Thompson, who joins him on the list. Peterson threw for 719 Yards last season with 7 touchdowns. Peterson excelled on the ground even more though, rushing for 643 yards and 7 touchdowns as well. He will have his top three receiving targets back this season, with Jared Hawkey, Drew Daoust, and Alec Guilette having caught every single one of his touchdowns this past season. Jack will also have versatile threat Taylor Schaefer back on offense, as Peterson and Schaefer posed a 1-2 running punch that was difficult to stop at times. 

Peterson will have to perform well this season to make the semifinalists list at midseason, but the potential for a breakout season is there for the Eagles and Peterson. 

The Eagles of Southern Door underwent a coaching change this past offseason, bringing in new Head Coach Mark Jonas. Coach Jonas has been a head coach at Oconomowoc, Kaukauna, and most recently Ashwaubenon. Those jobs led him to become a member of the Wisconsin Football Coaches Hall of Fame in 2022. Jonas takes over for former head Coach Ryan Zuehlke who stepped down from his position last season.

Southern Door was one game short of winning conference last year with a 8-5 record overall, and a 6-1 record in conference, but had their title dreams ended by the Storm. Southern Door is returning most of their team from last year, only losing a handful of seniors, and most notably Offensive Lineman of the Year in the Packerland, Brodie Overbeck.

The Eagles will be leaning on senior linebacker Taylor Schaefer, who was named Defensive Player of the Year in the conference last year, and has received multiple Division II offers over the summer. Southern Door opens their season on Friday August 19th, against the Oostburg Flying Dutchmen. Southern Door defeated Oostburg week 1 last season 25-17 and will look to sink the Dutchmen once again this season. 

There appears to be a lot of potential from this Southern Door football team this season, as the starting lineup will almost be the same as before, with all players having an offseason to get stronger and better. The Eagles will look to get revenge on the Storm from last season and bring home a conference championship of their own for their first year head coach.