It was another banner day for the Southern Door cross country team Thursday evening at the Jim Bremser Invitational.

On the girls side, Malania Veeser posted another Top 10 finish, running a time of 20:17 to finish 9th overall while Addison Miller and Mikaya Trusova broke 23 minutes to finish in the Top 65. For the boys, Colton Valley led the boys with a Top 50 time of 19:24.

The Eagles were led by Harper Kramer with 17 assists and 8 kills, while Maiya Olson and Chelsie Jacquet each added 7 and 5 kills, respectively.

The Southern Door and Kewaunee football teams will meet in Brussels to renew Packerland pleasantries on Friday night.

The Eagles are coming off a 26-0 loss to Oconto, which dropped them to 1-4 on the season. The quarterback tandem of Caleb Delwiche and Beau Schley struggled as they threw for just 37 yards combined on seven completions for no touchdowns but three interceptions. Raymond Paye rushed for 70 yards on the ground.

The Storm steamrolled Sturgeon Bay 51-0 last week to spoil the Clippers' Hall of Fame Night. On a sloppy night, Diesel Bosdeck threw a touchdown and an interception while accumulating 49 yards through the air, while rushing for another 50 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. Blake Temme piled up 100 yards on the ground with a score, while Dane Harrell also reached the end zone.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

Southern Door picked up a big Packerland Conference win Tuesday night, defeating Sevastopol 3-1 during the Pioneers’ Pink Out Night.

The Eagles took the opening set 25-21 before Sevastopol answered with a 25-14 win in the second. Southern Door regained control in the third set with another 25-21 win before closing out the match 25-18 in the fourth.

Maiya Olson led the Eagles with 14 kills, while Grace Gutschow finished with 22 digs. Harper Kramer added 25 assists and nine digs as Southern Door worked its way through the four-set matchup.

Sevastopol drops to 12-3 with the loss. The Pioneers will look to bounce back Thursday when they travel to NEW Lutheran. Southern Door will get Kewaunee. 

Two Door County rivals battle on the volleyball court on Tuesday when Southern Door travels to Sevastopol for the Pioneers' Pink Out Game.

The Eagles went 1-2 in their weekend tournament in Clintonville, beating Shawano by twin 25-18 scores before falling to St. Mary Catholic 15-25, 20-25 and to Wabeno-Laona 15-25, 12-25.

The Pioneers could not escape the teens against the Blue Devils, dropping the sets 25-13, 25-18, 25-18 in their first Packerland Conference loss of the season.

First serve is set for 7 p.m.

Southern Door couldn’t get its offense going Friday night as Oconto handed the Eagles a 26-0 loss.

Oconto controlled the game throughout, keeping Southern Door off the scoreboard while building a 26-point advantage. The Blue Devils piled up 210 yards on the ground, led by Finn Brady's 76 yards. Joey Bailey, Tyson Brabant, and Brady all found the endzone. Brabant was 3-5 for 40 yards and a touchdown throught the air.

The loss drops the Eagles to 1-4 on the season, while Oconto improves to 2-2.

Southern Door will look to bounce back next week when it hosts Kewaunee at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, at Southern Door High School. Kewaunee enters the matchup with a 3-2 record.

The Southern Door volleyball team heads west on Saturday for a multi-team tournament in Clintonville.

In its last outing, the Eagles took one of its four sets against NEW Lutheran on Thursday, dropping the match 25-23, 25-20, 22-25, 25-12.

Iola-Scandinavia, Laona-Wabeno, Ripon, Shawano, St. Mary Catholic, and Valders will also be competing. The Eagles open with Shawano when play begins at 9 a.m.

The DCU girls' high school swim team earned their first conference win over Clintonville High School with a total score of 88-49.

Freshman Brennan Rass (SEV) finished first in both the 50 and 100 yard Freestyle, contributing 12 points to the overall team score. She was followed closely behind by her senior sister, Shaeffer Rass (SEV), who placed first in the 100-yard Breaststroke and 2nd in the 200-yard Individual Medley, contributing 10 points to the team score.

The relays were also very successful during this dual. The 200-yard Medley Relay, consisting of Quinn Sperber (SDHS), Shaeffer Rass, Hazel Monfils (SDHS), and Ashlyn Sixel (SDHS), placed first. They were closely followed by another DCU relay consisting of Brennan Rass, Jillian Peterson (SDHS), Mia Olson (SBHS), and Rachel Rock (SEV). The first and second place finish added 12 points to the overall team score.

The team will travel to St. Norbert College on Saturday, September 19th for the Notre Dame Invite. Their next conference matchup will be Thursday, September 24th at the Door County YMCA versus Marinette High School. Swimming starts at 6:00 p.m. 

The Southern Door Eagles take flight on Friday to Oconto to take on the Blue Devils.

In their 26-0 homecoming loss to Peshtigo last week, the Eagles fell behind early, allowing Bulldog running back Cody Nesberg to escape on a 64-yard touchdown run on just the second offensive play of the game.  Quarterback Caleb Delwiche was knocked out of the game with an injury, and the Bulldogs would add another touchdown when Zac Schonfeld blocked a Kody Wagaman punt, scooping and scoring a touchdown all by himself.  A successful 2-point try put the game at the 20-0 halftime score.  One shining moment in the half for the Eagles would be an interception by William Price, but even that came with a grey cloud hanging over it as almost half of his return was wiped out by a block in the back penalty.  Freshman Quarterback Beau Schley led the Eagles the rest of the game at QB.

The Blue Devils throttled Sturgeon Bay 42-6 last week after allowing an early touchdown to the Clippers. Most of the damage occurred in the second half after the Blue Devils took a 7-6 lead into the break. The Blue Devils blocked a kick and forced five interceptions in the Clippers loss.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

The Southern Door volleyball team took one of its four sets against NEW Lutheran on Thursday, dropping the match 25-23, 25-20, 22-25, 25-12.

Olivia Kirchner (29 assists, 12 digs, five aces, and a solo block), Paige Loock (13 kills, one assist) and Kiley Dhein (18 digs and six kills) led the Blazers past the Eagles.

The Eagles are back in action on Saturday in Clintonville when they open tournament play with Shawano.

The Southern Door girls volleyball team faces another staunch test during the Packerland Conference season on Thursday when they battle NEW Lutheran.

The Eagles are 6-6 on the season after being swept by Oconto 25-17, 25-22, 25-13 last Thursday night. It snapped a two-match winning streak that saw them capture six of the eight sets played.

The Blazers are state-ranked at 10-5 and swept their first two Packerland Conference matches. They did cool off a little bit over the weekend, playing up divisions and going 1-3 in Madison.

First serve is set for 7 p.m.

Familiar names topped the leaderboard on Tuesday for the Southern Door Eagles cross country teams at the Crusader Invitational in Sheboygan.

In the girls' race, Malania Veeser once again posted a top-5 performance with a time of 20:24. Four of her other teammates also broke 24 minutes to finish in the top 50. On the guys' side, Colton Valley paced the Eagles with a time of 20:14 to finish 54th.

It isn't a conference meet, but it will feel like one on Tuesday when several local teams head to Sheboygan Lutheran for the Crusader Invitational.

Algoma, Kewaunee, Southern Door, Gibraltar, and Sevastopol will all compete in the invitational that features more than 30 teams overall. The Eagles are coming off the Chilton Invitational that saw Malania Veeser take home a title in the girls' race, while the other schools ran under the lights at Winagamie Golf Course as part of the Nightfall Classic 920 in Neenah.

The first race is scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m.

The Door County United swim team returns to action on Saturday when they swim at the Jaguar Classic hosted by Ashwaubenon.

In their last meet, DCU put up a good fight against  Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School on Thursday, September 3rd. Wittenberg-Birnamwood scored 87 points, and DCU scored 68 points. Highlights of the night included freshman Ashlyn Sixel (SDHS) placing first in the 200-yard freestyle, scoring six points for the team. She was aided by Quinn Sperber (SDHS), who later placed first in the 100-yard backstroke, scoring six more points for the team. DCU also placed first in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay, consisting of Sperber (SDHS), Rachel Rock (SEV), Jillian Peterson (SDHS), and Sixel (SDHS) placed first, adding eight points to the overall score.

The first events begin on Saturday at noon at Ashwaubenon High School.

For the second week in a row, the Peshtigo Bulldogs shut out a Door County team as they handled the Southern Door Eagles 26-0 on Friday night during the Eagle's homecoming football game. 

The Eagles fell behind early, allowing Bulldog running-back Cody Nesberg to escape on a 64-yard touchdown run on just the second offensive play of the game.  The Eagles would block the extra point try, resulting in a 6-0 score.  The Eagles would quickly go three and out, and on the next drive, Zac Schonfeld would rush an 18-yard touchdown to put the Eagles down 12-0 after a failed 2-point try.

The second quarter did not go well for the Eagles either.  Quarterback Caleb Delwich would be knocked out the game with and injury and the Bulldogs would add another touchdown when Zac Schonfeld would block a Kody Wagaman punt, scoping and scoring a touchdown all by himself.  A successful 2 point try put the game at the 20-0 halftime score.  One shining moment in the half for the Eagles would be an interception by William Price, but even that came with a grey cloud hanging over it as almost half of his return was wiped out by a block in the back penalty.  Freshman Quarterback Beau Schley would lead the Eagles the rest of the game at QB.

Neither team could muster much offense in the 3rd quarter.  The Eagles would open the 4th quarter on defense successfully stopping Peshtigo on a 4th down, but could not do much with the ball offensively.  The Eagles gave up a 15-yard TD run to Schonfeld to close out the scoring and the final 26-0 score.

The Eagles hit the road next week to face the Oconto Blue Devils on Friday the 18th at 7:00. 

Southern Door's Malania Veeser battled the heat and a tough field to win the Chilton Tiger Invite on Thursday.

Veeser won the 5K girls' race with a time of 20:10, just under two minutes ahead of second-place finisher Greta Martens of NEWCHAA. The Eagles were edged in the team standings by the host Tigers 25-30. On the boys' side, Colton Valley and Joel Moyer each broke 20 minutes to crack the Top 15.

BOYS

11

CV

Colton Valley

Southern Door

19:21.19

Yr: 11

14

JM

Joel Moyer

Southern Door

19:42.76

SB • Yr: 11

23

AB

Ashton Bouche

Southern Door

21:33.23

Yr: 10

38

TK

Tyler Kluge

Southern Door

29:10.77

Yr: 10

GIRLS

1

MV

Malaina Veeser

Southern Door

20:10.95

Yr: 10 • +1pts

4

AM

Addison Miller

Southern Door

22:43.71

SB • Yr: 11 • +3pts

10

SS

Skya Scrimgeour

Southern Door

23:43.36

Yr: 10 • +7pts

13

EJ

Elise Jackson

Southern Door

24:03.01

Yr: 12 • +9pts

14

AG

Amber Geisel

Southern Door

24:08.36

PB • Yr: 9 • +10pts

15

NT

Nikaya Trusova

Southern Door

24:08.37

PB • Yr: 11 • +11pts

21

SH

Savannah Herbst

Southern Door

25:36.20

Yr: 9 • +13pts

Fresh off a win earlier this week, the Southern Door volleyball team re-enters Packerland Conference play with a match at Oconto on Thursday.

The Eagles cruised to another victory on Tuesday night, this time a 3-0 sweep over Coleman in non-conference play 25-14, 25-14, and 25-15. The Eagles were paced by Chloe Haberli (9 kills) and Maiya Olson (10 kills), leading the way in kills, while Harper Kramer had 21 assists.

The Blue Devils have opened the season with a 5-1 record, including a close 3-2 victory over Sturgeon Bay last week.

First serve is at 7 p.m.

Photo courtesy of Allie DeGuelle

The Southern Door and Kewaunee cross country teams head to Chilton for an invitational on Thursday.

Both teams traveled to the campus of UW-Green Bay last Thursday for the James Boyd Invitational Cross Country Meet hosted by De Pere. Malania Veeser led the Eagles girls with a fourth-place finish and a time of 20:21. Amber Geisel, Savannah Herbst, and Evelynne Jeanquart achieved personal bests on the 5K course. For the boys, Colton Valley led the Eagles with top 50 performance and sub-20 5K time. The Storm's Natalie Miller led the way on the girls' side with a 10th-place finish and a time of 23:02. Gage Vlies cracked the Top 40 for the boys with a time of 21:36. 

Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, Hilbert, Chilton, NEWCHAA, New London, Wrightstown, and Chesterton Academy will also compete in the invite beginning at 4 p.m. 

The Southern Door volleyball team cruised to another victory on Tuesday night, this time a 3-0 sweep over Coleman in non-conference play 25-14, 25-14, and 25-15.

The Eagles were paced by Chloe Haberli (9 kills) and Maiya Olson (10 kills), leading the way in kills while Harper Kramer had 21 assists.

Photo courtesy of Allie DeGuelle

The Southern Door volleyball team returns to non-conference play on Tuesday when they welcome Coleman to Brussels.

The Eagles won a five-set match last Thursday against Peshtigo 3-2 (25-23,25-22,20-25,18-25,15-5). After capturing the first two sets, the Eagles had swung the match back in their favor in the fifth after dropping the third and fourth sets. 

The Cougars broke an 0-11 start to their season last Thursday with a three-set sweep win against Gillett. Prior to that, they had only captured two sets total.

First serve is set for 7 p.m.

The Door County United (DCU) girls high school swim team put up a good fight against  Wittenberg-Birnamwood High School on Thursday, September 3rd. Wittenberg-Birnamwood scored 87 points, and DCU scored 68 points.

Highlights of the night included freshman Ashlyn Sixel (SDHS) placing first in the 200-yard freestyle, scoring six points for the team. She was aided by Quinn Sperber (SDHS), who later placed first in the 100-yard backstroke, scoring six more points for the team. DCU also placed first in the 200-yard Freestyle Relay, consisting of Sperber (SDHS), Rachel Rock (SEV), Jillian Peterson (SDHS), and Sixel (SDHS) placed first, adding eight points to the overall score.

DCU will travel to Ashwaubenon High School on Saturday, September 12th, to compete at the Jaguar Invitational for their next meet.

The Southern Door cross country team tackled another course on Thursday, this time on the campus of UW-Green Bay for the James Boyd Invitational Cross Country Meet hosted by De Pere.

Malania Veeser led the Eagles girls with a fourth-place finish and a time of 20:21. Amber Geisel, Savannah Herbst, and Evelynne Jeanquart achieved personal bests on the 5K course. For the boys, Colton Valley led the Eagles with top 50 performance and sub-20 5K time.

GIRLS

4

MV

Malaina Veeser

Southern Door

20:21.00

Yr: 10

42

AM

Addison Miller

Southern Door

23:05.60

Yr: 11

55

SS

Skya Scrimgeour

Southern Door

23:53.20

Yr: 10

62

AG

Amber Geisel

Southern Door

24:16.00

PB • Yr: 9

79

SH

Savannah Herbst

Southern Door

25:03.80

PB • Yr: 9

99

EJ

Evelynne Jeanquart

Southern Door

26:16.20

PB • Yr: 9

102

PP

Paige Penovich

Southern Door

26:38.50

Yr: 12

109

EB

Elloise Bloniarz

Southern Door

28:17.00

Yr: 11

BOYS

49

CV

Colton Valley

Southern Door

19:39.30

Yr: 11

70

AB

Ashton Bouche

Southern Door

21:20.50

Yr: 10

77

JM

Joel Moyer

Southern Door

21:37.30

Yr: 11

Photo Credit to Luxemburg-Casco Cross Country

Southern Door's home opener for volleyball sent the locals home happy, winning a five-set match against Peshtigo 3-2 (25-23,25-22,20-25,18-25,15-5).

After capturing the first two sets, the Eagles had swing the match back into their favor in the fifth after dropping the third and fourth sets. 

The Eagles are back in action on Tuesday when they welcome Coleman.

Photo courtesy of Allie DeGuelle

The Southern Door football team heads out to Marinette on Friday night to search for its first win of the season.

The Eagles lost to the Shiocton Chiefs 34-13 in their last game. Caleb Delwiche was harassed by the Chiefs' defense, going 6/18 for 45 yards and two interceptions, and was limited to -15 yards rushing and a touchdown. Raymond Paye provided a bright spot for the Eagles, rushing for 101 yards and a score in the loss. Lance Veeser led the Eagles defensively with 10 solo tackles.

After starting the season with a 34-22 win over Two Rivers in their season opener, the Marines were humbled by their cross-border rivals in Menominee, Michigan, losing to the Maroons 60-6. 

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

Former Southern Door, Notre Dame, and NFL football player Jim Flanigan will be among those honored as part of the festivities surrounding the Wisconsin-Notre Dame game at Lambeau Field in September.

The 2016 Southern Door Alumni Hall of Fame member will receive the Determination Award for his perseverance on and off the football field as part of the Knute Rockne Memorial Society Spirit of Sports Awards in Green Bay on Sept. 5.

Before earning honorable mention All-American honors at Notre Dame and beginning a 10-year NFL career that included one season with the Green Bay Packers, Flanigan starred for the Eagles. He led the team with 215 rushing yards and had a hand in all three touchdowns in a 17-7 state championship victory over Westby in 1989.

Knute Rockne Memorial Society Executive Director and Notre Dame football historian Jim Lefebvre says Flanigan's experience served him well in South Bend.

The Knute Rockne Memorial Society Spirit of Sports Awards are part of a larger weekend celebrating Notre Dame football in Green Bay, including a history night on Sept. 3 in Green Bay and a golf event in Menasha on Sept. 4. Door County Baseball League scribe Herb Gould will be one of the three authors featured at the history night on Sept. 3. He will be discussing his book "Lambeau: The Epic Life of Earl
Louis "Curly" Lambeau, the Man Who Invented the Green Bay Packers." Lambeau
played one season under Knute Rockne at Notre Dame and took that experience with him to Green Bay when he founded the Packers. You can find information about all three events at this link.