The Southern Door cross country teams flew past their fellow runners Thursday at the Jim Bremser Invitational hosted by Mishicot.

Ben Grota and Emma Bousley were the top runners representing Door County on the 5K course. Grota finished in the Top 15 with a time of 17:28 while Bousley grabbed a Top 30 spot with a time of 21:05.

1.14.12Ben Grota17:28.66Southern Door

2.43.12Lucas Conard18:06.71Southern Door

3.91.10Owen Larios Amezquita19:22.08Southern Door

4.107.12Brayden Vogel19:41.90Southern Door

5.120.12Ethan Kaser20:03.78Southern Door

6.127.9Joel Moyer20:16.72Southern Door

7.163.9Colton Valley21:28.43Southern Door

1.26.11Emma Bousley21:05.28Southern Door

2.47.9Addison Miller22:02.43Southern Door

3.100.12Kelsey Johnson23:51.57Southern Door

4.109.10Elise Jackson24:18.76Southern Door

5.118.10Paige Penovich24:31.30Southern Door

6.138.11Nora Lefevre25:17.52Southern Door

7.169.12Maddie Finger26:40.91Southern Door

The Southern Door volleyball team took the first set but could not earn another in a 3-1 loss to NEW Lutheran on Thursday night.

The Eagles lost the match 19-25; 25-22; 25-17; and 25-21. They were led by Alanah Kaye (10 kills), Maiya Olson (4 kills, 3 blocks), Ashlyn Delfosse (15 assists, 4 aces), Alanna Paye (13 digs), and Ava Everard (11 digs, 3 aces). 

Homecoming week got even sweeter Friday night as the Eagles handled the Peshtigo Bulldogs 34-7 under the lights in Brussels. The Bulldogs scored on their opening possession but would not see paydirt again the rest of the game.

After falling down 7-0 thanks to a 1-yard plunge by Bulldog QB Lincoln Nemec, the Eagles would rattle off 34 unanswered points starting on their very first possession.  That first score came on a 4-yard rush by Grant Weber, turning the game 7-7.  All momentum would swing in the Eagle's favor when Cruz Cavillo blocked a punt, picked up the ball, and rambled his way for the touchdown. Drew Daoust would add a pair of 2-yard touchdowns, putting the game at a 28-7 halftime score. 

The only score in the second half would come in the third quarter when Daoust would find Lauden Berg for a 20-yard touchdown pass.  One of the few blemishes on the night came on the missed extra point. The other minor infraction would go against Drew Daoust, who would be credited with an interception that bounced in and out of the arms of intended receiver Mayson Paye.

The Eagles' next game comes Friday, Sept 27, as they travel to Oconto.

The Southern Door Eagles volleyball was able to delay the inevitable late, but dropped their match 3-1 to Oconto Thursday night.

The Blue Devils won the match 25-20, 25-16, 23-25, 25-15 behind Lexi Martin and Natalie Schlueter's 17 combined kills and 15 assists from Jaelin Kumhala.

The Southern Door Eagle will look to cap off a week of homecoming celebrations when they host the Peshtigo Bulldogs on Friday night in Brussels. Both teams are 1-3 on the season and 1-1 in the Packerland Conference.

The Eagles are coming off their first win of the season, a 19-8 victory on the road in Marinette. In that victory, Drew Daoust threw for 200 yards, finding his number 1 receiver Lauden Berg 7 times for 151 yards and a touchdown. Leading the way in rushing was Grant Weber, who carried the ball 15 times for 66 yards and two touchdowns.  Peshtigo is coming of a loss at the hands of Sturgeon Bay 49-18.

You can hear the game on U102.1 with Jacob Nate. The pregame show will start at 6:45 pm, with the kickoff to follow at 7:00 pm.

Familiar faces posted top 15 performances for the Southern Door Eagles at Tuesday's Sheboygan Area Lutheran Crusader Challenge.

For the boys, Ben Grota broke 18 minutes with a 5K time of 17:53 to come in eighth place overall. Emma Bousley was just a touch above 22 minutes for the same distance as she took 12th. Both teams finished in the middle of the pack with the boys coming in eighth and the girls finishing in seventh.

8 Ben Grota 12 Southern Door 17:53.84 1 

29 Lucas Conard 12 Southern Door 19:16.41 1 

56 Owen Larios Amezqu 10 Southern Door 20:15.81 1

60 Brayden Vogel 12 Southern Door 20:24.69 1 

64 Ethan Kaser 12 Southern Door 20:30.45 1 

74 Joel Moyer 9 Southern Door 20:52.83 1 

115 Lukas Kallin 12 Southern Door 25:48.96 1 

12 Emma Bousley 11 Southern Door 22:03.82 1 

24 Addison Miller 9 Southern Door 23:05.28 1 

56 Elise Jackson 10 Southern Door 25:01.26 1

66 Kelsey Johnson 12 Southern Door 25:25.60 1

73 Paige Penovich 10 Southern Door 26:11.59 1 

75 Nora Lefevre 11 Southern Door 26:20.71 1 

103 Maddie Finger 12 Southern Door 29:51.31 1 

Often, the team that loses the turnover battle loses the game.  That was not the case for the Eagles Friday night as they traveled to Marinette and beat the Marines 19-8.

The Eagles' one turnover of the game came on their second offensive play when a mishandled handoff resulted in the Marines having 1st and 10 from their own 44-yard line. The drive ended with a 10-yard rushing touchdown on a reverse to Braxton Polzin, who also caught the 2-point conversion and the early 8-0 lead. 

The Eagles would answer that touchdown by marching down the field on the very next drive, capping things off with a 3-yard plunge by Grant Weber.  The extra point would be converted.  As time would down in the first half, on a drive that included multiple 4^th down conversions from Drew Daoust to Lauden Berg, the Eagles would take the lead for good when Daoust found Berg again, leaping in the front corner of the endzone with 15 seconds left. The Maries threatened to score yet in the half by returning the kickoff to midfield, adding a 15-yard late hit penalty. One fifteen-yard rush left .5 seconds on the clock, but the throw into the endzone would be knocked down.

The third quarter was scoreless before the Eagles put the cherry on top of the season's first victory in the fourth quarter when Grant Weber added his second touchdown of the game from 2 yards out. The extra point was missed after multiple retries due to penalties, but it did not matter as the clock ran out on the Marines' next drive.

The Eagles' next game is Friday, when they host Peshtigo. The game can be heard on U102.1 and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.

The Southern Door Eagles hope to put their first tally in the win column this season as they travel to take on the Marinette Marines Friday night.  Each team is coming off losses that opened up conference play.  The Eagles fell at home 34-3 to Bonduel, while the Marines were shut out in Sturgeon Bay.

The Eagles quarterback Drew Daoust is the Packerland conference's second highest passing yardage so far this season, averaging 138.7 yards per game through the air to go along with his 27 rushing yards per game. Marinette's RB Chase MacGregor is the conference's second leading rusher after running for 263 yards and 4 touchdowns in week 1.

Jacob Nate will have the call on U102.1 and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com beginning with 6:45 p.m. pregame show, followed by 7:00 p.m. kickoff.

The Southern Door Eagles threatened in every set but could not steal one from the Peshtigo Bulldogs as they lost 3-0 Thursday night.

They were defeated in straight sets, 25-20, 25-20, 25-22.

Leading the way for the Eagles were Alanah Kaye (8 kills; 5 aces), Ashlyn Delfosse (13 assists), Madyson Counard (6 kills), and Maiya Olson (3 blocks).

Three Southern Door runners found themselves in the Top 10 in their respective races at Thursday's Chilton Tigers, including the individual champion on the girls' side. 

The Eagles' Emma Bousley covered the 5K course in a time of 20:21, a personal record for her and her first cross country win in her high school career. As a team, the Eagles took third with 44 points with the home team winning the meet with a score of 44. 

Southern Door cross country runner Ben Grota found himself in the top 10 once again on Thursday, this time in the Chilton Tiger Invite. His 5K time of 17:31 was good for seventh overall and first on the Eagles' boys squad that finished in third place with 85 points. Led by individual runner-up Kaleb Plate and his time of 16:58, Chilton won their home meet with a score of 30.

1.7.12Ben Grota17:31.37Southern Door

2.11.12Lucas Conard18:05.75Southern Door

3.17.10Owen Larios Amezquita18:56.22Southern Door

4.23.12Brayden Vogel19:46.82Southern Door

5.27.12Ethan Kaser20:01.96Southern Door

6.30.9Joel Moyer20:45.14Southern Door

7.40.11Colton Valley23:45.97Southern Door

1. 1. 11 Emma Bousley 20:21.05 Southern Door

2. 6. 9 Addison Miller 22:43.28 Southern Door

3. 11. 12 Kelsey Johnson 24:00.44 Southern Door

4. 12. 10 Paige Penovich 24:04.22 Southern Door

5. 16. 10 Elise Jackson 24:48.52 Southern Door

6. 24. 11 Nora Lefevre 25:47.76 Southern Door

7. 26. 12 Maddie Finger 26:29.42 Southern Door

The Southern Door cross country team heads south Thursday afternoon when they compete at an invitational hosted by Chilton.

Southern Door runner Ben Grota was the top local finisher in last Thursday's 33-team De Pere Invitational held on the campus of UW-Green Bay. He covered the 5K course in 17:49, which was good for 28th place overall. Emma Bousley paced the girls' squad with a time of 21:53 on the 5K course, putting her in the top 40 overall. 

Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, Sheboygan Lutheran, New London, Denmark, and Wrightstown are also scheduled to compete when the first races begin at 4 p.m.

Southern Door Eagles defeated the Reedsville Tigers in five sets in a non-conference match Tuesday night (24-26, 15-25; 25-21; 25-22; 15-10). After dropping the first two sets, the Eagles swept the next three to complete the comeback.

Alanah Kaye had nine kills, four aces and 22 digs to lead the Eagle attack.  Maiya Olson added eight kills and McKenna Guillette contributed 16 assists as well.  Ashlyn  Delfosse had 12 assists and Alanna Paye had 24 digs for Southern Door, too. 

The Southern Door Eagles struggled to get their offense going in its 34-6 loss to Bonduel on Friday night.

Ben Grota's field goals in the second and fourth quarters were all the Eagles could muster in terms of scoring. The Eagles' defense kept the team in the game through the first half before the Bears scored 13 points in the third and fourth quarters to put the game away.

Drew Daoust threw for 137 yards but completed less than half of his passes. Grant Weber needed more than 20 rushes to get to 39 yards to lead the Eagles in rushing. 

Southern Door runner Ben Grota was the top local finisher in Thursday's 33-team De Pere Invitational held on the campus of UW-Green Bay.

He covered the 5K course in 17:49, which was good for 28th place overall. Emma Bousley paced the girls' squad with a time of 21:53 on the 5K course, putting her in the top 40 overall. 

1.28.12Ben Grota17:49.8Southern Door

2.117.12Lucas Conard20:06.8Southern Door

3.150.12Ethan Kaser21:27.7Southern Door

4.151.10Owen Larios Amezquita21:29.6Southern Door

5.168.12Brayden Vogel22:22.6Southern Door

6.171.9Joel Moyer22:29.4Southern Door

7.11Colton ValleyNTSouthern Door

1.36.11Emma Bousley21:53.0Southern Door

2.94.9Addison Miller23:25.8Southern Door

3.162.10Elise Jackson26:07.4Southern Door

4.163.10Paige Penovich26:20.2Southern Door

5.165.12Kelsey Johnson26:24.6Southern Door

6.174.11Nora Lefevre27:15.7Southern Door

7.182.12Maddie Finger28:03.5Southern Door

8.11Sydney TurnerNTSouthern Door

The Southern Door volleyball team won the first game but could not capture one after that as they lost 3-1 to Sevastopol Thursday night.

The scores of the games were 27-25, 9-25; 14-25; 13-25. The Eagles were led by 

Ashlyn Delfosse (9 assists), Alanna Paye (11 digs), and Audrey Plzak (3 aces, 7 digs).