The Southern Door Eagles will take on the Oconto Blue Devils in their Packerland conference opener on Tuesday night. 

Southern Door had a successful trip to Denmark over the weekend, finishing second after a loss to a very talented and undefeated Cedar Grove Belgium team 60-55. Forward Allianna Dufek has gotten off to a great start through the first four games, averaging 15.2 points per game and has had two games of over 20 points scored. The guard play for the Eagles has been much improved as well, as Callie Miller and Payton Gilbertson have both shown their ability to take over the game this season. 

Oconto is the reigning Packerland conference champions, and have started the season 2-1 as well. The Blue Devils lost conference player of the year Lianna Baxter last season as she committed to Oakland University. The Blue Devils have another high scorer however, as sophomore guard Addisyn Viestenz has taken over the scoring for Oconto averaging 21.7 points per game. 

Tip from Southern Door is set for 7:30 P.M. 

The pendulum swung back and forth between Southern Door and Denmark before it settled in the Eagles' favor in a 59-58 victory.

Ashlyn Delfosse saved the day for the Eagles, hitting four three-pointers in the second half en route to 15 points in the second half and 21 points for the game. Bella Price added 11 points in the win for the Eagles. 

Kiarrah Micolichela helped make things interesting in the second half for the Vikings, scoring 13 of her team-high 16 points in the second half. 

The Southern Door girls' basketball team will face four regional rivals in their first tournament of the year in Denmark.

Cedar Grove-Belgium, Denmark, and Two Rivers will all be featured in the two-day tournament. Games will take place at 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Friday and noon and 2 p.m. for the Saturday games that will decide the placement in the tournament. 

After being forced into overtime, the Eagles outscored Shiocton Indians 13-9 to take the game 57-53. Callie Miller led the way with 22 points while Isabella Price added 11 points and Alianna Dufek scored 10 points in the victory. 

It will not replace last year's playoff exit, but Southern Door's season-opening win over Denmark 62-49 victory will heal some wounds.

The Eagles jumped out to a 31-20 lead over the Vikings and never looked back. Drew Daoust led all scorers with 27 points, including two of his three three-pointers in the second half. Taylor Schaefer added 16 points in the victory.

Jack Dewar hit three three-pointers en route to a 12 point night, Denmark's only double-figure scorer in the contest. 

Southern Door will open with the team they have most recently faced, as the Eagles will open up their season at home against the Denmark Vikings. 

Southern Door, who was 15-11 overall and 11-5 in Packerland Conference play, was eliminated by Denmark 51-34 in round two of the WIAA postseason. The Eagles do not lose many contributors from last season's team, as they will still have their top three scorers, and most importantly Drew Daoust back. Daoust is ranked in the state and was a key contributor last season, and is projected to take another step up as well. 

Denmark was one of the best teams in Division three last season, but they have lost a lot of key talent from their team last season. They can thank their 18-9 record on Donovan Short, who is now playing basketball for Wisconsin-Green Bay, Hayden Konkol, Kenneth Satori, and many other contributors who have graduated. The Vikings will still have talent, but the Eagles could play spoiler for the Vikings season opener. 

Tip is scheduled for 7:30 in Brussels. 

The Eagles of Southern Door’s Girls Basketball team will look to improve to 2-0 on the season when they travel to Shiocton Tuesday night. 

Southern Door took down the Wausaukee Rangers 64-41 Friday night behind a huge showing from Allianna Dufek. After tearing her ACL dating back to the last fall season, Dufek wasted no time getting back to dominating the basketball court, as she scored 22 points, leading the Eagles. Southern Door faced Shiocton last season, and fell to them in their season opener 59-34. This Eagles team is more experienced however, and should play a much closer game than last season. 

Shiocton is opening their season against the Eagles, as their game against the Sevastopol Pioneers was postponed due to their football team being in the WIAA State Football Championship game. Shiocton is only losing one senior from last year's 16-11 team, which is Larissa Young, who was their leading scorer with 9.9 Points Per Game. 

The game is set to begin at 7:15 in Shiocton. 

The Southern Door Eagles will take on the Wausaukee Rangers in their season opener on Friday night in Wausaukee. 

Southern Door hired a new head coach this offseason, as Andy Bruess will take over for the Eagles and make his Southern Door debut on the road. His team will be led by multiple underclassmen players, as the Eagles did not have a senior on the roster last year. The 6-19 record of last year should be much improved upon. One of the team's wins last year was against these same Wausaukee Rangers, as they won 45-41 with Paige Olson scoring 10 points leading the Eagles. 

Wausaukee also had a challenging season last year, as they finished 4-20 overall and were not able to win a game in their conference. The Rangers got their season underway already, as they took a close loss to Florence 52-46. Wausaukee relies on Senior Rachel Schleis who averaged double digits last season. 

Tip scheduled for 7:15. 

The Eagles of Southern Door had their seven year streak of conference championships snapped last season after a fourth place finish. 

The Eagles were contenders for an eighth straight year all the way to the end of the season, until they fell to the Kewaunee Storm in Kewaunee 61-40. Southern Door was led by freshman guard Drew Daoust all season, as he entered the starting lineup four games into the season and never looked back. Daoust, ranked #18 as a point guard in the state of Wisconsin in the class of 2025, averaged 19.4 points per game on 56% shooting. 

Southern Door also sees most of their roster come back, as they lost two seniors who got starter type minutes. Jared Hawkey and Taylor Schaefer are two names to watch for the Eagles, as they were dominant on the defensive end, with Hawkey averaging 2 blocks per game from his Forward spot. 

One area Southern Door could improve on to win potentially more games this season is their Free Throw percentage. The team as a whole shot 57.4% from the line throughout the season, where their opponents shot 64%. Southern Door had six losses on their record of 10 points or less, in four of those six losses the team was 50 percent or worse from the line, including a 44% (13/29) performance in a seven point loss to Oconto. 

Southern Door opens their season against a new look, yet familiar opponent in Denmark at home on November 22nd. Packerland play begins December 1st in Oconto. 

Southern Door's Taylor Schaefer keeps earning recognition for his stellar season weeks after it ended.

Schaefer earned All-State Small School honors for his work at the linebacker position. Schaefer led the team with 151 tackles, registering 12 sacks and 44 tackles for a loss. He also forced four fumbles and had two recoveries.

The Southern Door Eagles girls basketball team faced a challenging season last year, but will return every single varsity player from last season, including sophomore Kendra Shimon, who earned First Team All-Conference honors in her freshman season. 

The Eagles found themselves finishing the season with a 6-19 record overall, and a 5-11 record in the conference, which was good for seventh in the Packerland. Not only does Southern Door get their whole varsity roster back, the Eagles also gain back Allianna Dufek, who made her presence known on the volleyball front in the fall, getting 2nd team All-Conference honors. 

The Eagles will also get more years of growth from their guard play, as Junior Payton Gilbertson, and Sophomore Ashlyn Delfosse are expected to take leaps this season to help Southern Door be competitive in the conference. The Eagles have also gone through a coaching change after former head coach Jason Shimon stepped down after one game last season, Taylor Jandrin would go on and be named the interim coach for the rest of last season. Andy Bruess has been given the keys to the team this season, as he was named the head coach to replace Jandrin and Shimon. 

The Eagles will open up their season on the road in Wausaukee on Friday November 18th, and Packerland play begins for Southern Door on November 29th against the reigning Packerland champion Oconto Blue Devils.