The Sturgeon Bay Clippers won a high scoring non-conference soccer match Thursday as they upended the Fox Valley Lutheran Foxes 6-4.  The first match of the season for the Clippers saw them jump out to a two goal lead as Eli Dietzel scored two of his game-high goals in the first half.  The second half saw a lot of scoring as Owen Stevenson added two goals and CJ Fairchild added another.  The Foxes scored two late goals to make the score close.  Sturgeon Bay (1-0) will now host Stockbridge next Thursday in a non-conference match.

The Sturgeon Bay girls cross country team turned in an impressive performance Thursday at the Chief K Invitational in Fish Creek.

Miranda Olson paced the Clippers with a time of 24:11. All seven Clipper runners finished in the top 85, helping them earn ninth place as a team. 

The Clippers boys team only had two runners compete on Thursday with Bennet Johnson leading the way with a time of 22:23 on the 5K course.

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The Sturgeon Bay girls’ volleyball team went 1-1 in their first match-ups of the 2019 season. The Clippers participated in the Reedsville Triangular and faced off against Reedsville and Freedom. Sturgeon Bay got ahead 1-0 against Freedom with a 25-23 win in the first set but dropped the next two with both scores being 27-25. It was a different story when the Clippers played host Reedsville as the team was able to win all three sets by scores of 25-18, 25-16 and 25-20. The Clippers next match comes on September 5th as they will take on the Southern Door Eagles. Match time is scheduled for 7 P.M.

Both the girls and guys cross-country teams at Sturgeon Bay High School are looking for good starts to their 2019 season. The season kicks off with the Chief Kahquados Invitational at Gibraltar High School on August 29th. Last year, the girls team finished 4th at the meet trailing Freedom, Mauston and Kewaunee respectively. Head Coach Leanne Pinkert says this first meet will be a good test as the team will run the same course during the conference meet.

Returning runners for the girl’s team include Miranda Olson, Ashley Alberts and Nalani Bicoy. The boy’s team lost their only upper classman in Izaak Polecheck but have a solid sophomore class led by twin brothers Jace and Bennet Johnson.

Sturgeon Bay girls golf was led by Sarah Bridenhagen's 48 on Tuesday and the Clippers finished fifth out of seven teams at Golden Sands Golf Course. Madeline Blahnik finished right behind Bridenhagen with a 50. Katy Carter shot a 55 and Alayna Corbisier a 72. 

A busy start to Sturgeon Bay girls' golf season continues Tuesday.

The Clippers head to Golden Sands Golf Course to face Oconto, Seymour, Shawano Community, West De Pere, Xavier and Bonduel. Tee time is set for 10 a.m.

Luxemburg-Casco was supposed to compete against two other teams at Northbrook Golf Course on Monday, but no scores were reported as they were forced to dodge raindrops throughout the day.

Though they did not have enough golfers to qualify for a team score, the ones that did for Sturgeon Bay performed well at Shawano Lake Golf Course Thursday.

Sarah Bridenhagen and Katy Carter each shot a 60 on the par 71 course,  while Alayna Corbisier scored a 77.  Xavier's Olivia Haen shot an invitational low 41 to lead her team to victory.

After having to transfer to 8-man football due to low turnout and player safety concerns, the Sturgeon Bay High School football team is seeing positive results. The team has had a few more members, including a female player, join the squad since the switch and the roster is now at over 20 players. Head Coach Jim Adams says the recent scrimmage at Sevastopol has helped him and the team understand the differences between 8-man and 11-man football.

Adams adds that the team is working on the fundamentals and worrying about improving themselves leading up to the week of their first game at Oakfield on September 6th. The full Sturgeon Bay High School football schedule will be released on a later date.

Sturgeon Bay will just head a little bit north of city limits when it hosts Bonduel, West De Pere, Xavier, and Oconto at Cherry Hills Golf Course. First drive is slated for 10 a.m. Sturgeon Bay had its first meet last week. Sturgeon Bay finished in fifth at 219 with four golfers participating. Sarah Bridenhagen led the team, shooting a 46 (+10) on the nine-hole course.

In other local golf action, Luxemburg-Casco heads to Denmark to face the host Vikings and Oconto Falls. First swings will take place at 1 p.m.  

The Sturgeon Bay High School football team took the field competitively in 8-man football for the first time. Due to a low turnout and concern for the safety of the players Athletic Director Todd Meikle made the tough decision to forfeit the team’s 11-man football schedule and apply to play 8-man football this season. The team participated in a 4 team scrimmage at Sevastopol on August 16th against Sevastopol, Gibraltar, and Algoma. Head coach Jim Adams says the transition has gone well and the only big difference so far has been the flow of the game.
 

The team has rescheduled games for the following dates: September 6th at Oakfield, September 20th against Wisconsin Heights, and the Homecoming game on September 27th against Algoma. The full season schedule will be released at a later date. Sturgeon Bay games will be broadcast on 103.3 FM The Clipper this season.

It was a three-way tie at the top of the team standings for Stop One of the Packerland Tour Thursday. Xavier, West DePere, and Shawano were kissing sisters with 196 points. Sturgeon Bay finished in fifth at 219. Team scores are calculated using the sum of the best four golfers’ scores. For teams that featured five golfers, the highest score was discarded. As a reminder, in golf lower is better.

The Clippers had only four golfers participating. Their tallies are listed below:

Sarah Bridenhagen – 46
Madeline Blahnik – 52
Katy Carter – 57
Alayna Corbisier – 64

Par at Vernon Hills Golf Course in Oconto is 36 for nine holes.  Lauren Haen of Xavier was first overall with a 4-over 40.

The honor of participating in the first competitions of the 2019-2020 school year go to the Sturgeon Bay Clippers girls golf team.

The Clippers will head to Vernon Hills Golf Course in Oconto where they will take on Bonduel, Green Bay West, Seymour, West De Pere, Xavier and Oconto. They are also scheduled to take on Oconto Falls the following day.

The start of the boys’ high school soccer season is almost upon us and the Sturgeon Bay Clippers are looking to improve on last season after falling just short of their goal. The Clippers are coming off a 17-8 (10-0) regular season record and state semi-finals appearance where they were knocked out by University School. During the offseason, upperclassmen held captains’ practices so players were able to stay in shape and keep their foot on the ball. Having their hardest non-conference schedule ever last year, the Clippers are looking to really improve in that category since they will be playing a lot of the same teams. Even though the team struggled in non-conference play last season Head Coach Todd Maas says it actually helped them in the long run.

Key players returning to the team include: Eli Dietzel, Addison Benzinger, Owen Stevenson, C.J. Fairchild and Dylan Burks. The Clippers regular season begins on August 29th in a matchup against Fox Valley Lutheran.

The Sturgeon Bay High School football team will take the field this upcoming season but they will do it with a few less players. Due to the number of players who went out for the sport this year, the Sturgeon Bay High School football team will be switching from the traditional 11-man football to 8-man. Athletic Director Todd Meikle says the safety of the players comes first and that is the reason why the switch is happening so quickly. Meikle also says he hopes the school can switch back to 11-man in the future but he is also okay with staying at 8-man to build the program back up.

Meikle is currently working towards rescheduling the upcoming games. The full Sturgeon Bay High School football schedule will be announced at a later date.

The Sturgeon Bay High School football team will look a little different when it takes the field this upcoming season and we are not talking about the new players. Starting this football season Sturgeon Bay High School will now be playing 8-man varsity football instead of the traditional 11-man. In a statement, Sturgeon Bay Athletic Director Todd Meikle says “The move will showcase the talents of our athletes on a leveled playing field to match the number of players out for football this fall”.  The school has already rescheduled games including the Homecoming matchup against Algoma on September 27th. The full 2019 Sturgeon Bay football schedule will be announced at a later date.