The Algoma High School football team entered Friday night playing their best football of the season, shutting out their last two opponents. Algoma did not get the goose egg against Sturgeon Bay but they coasted to a 52-10 win. Sturgeon Bay did all its scoring in the fourth quarter including a safety of backup Wolves quarterback Kaden Vardon. The Clippers touchdown was a 7-yard pass from Anthony Jennerjohn to receiver Drew Price. Price worked out of the left slot, crossing the middle of the field towards the right hash while catching the ball in stride.

Algoma has several big-play threats but Friday it was Carter Zimmerman who stole the show. #10 had five touchdown runs in the first half including scampers of 45, 35, and 20 yards. Sturgeon Bay's defense had Algoma in third-and-long situations early on but couldn't get off the field. Then things snowballed. Algoma went up 52-0 on the first play of the second half before putting things in cruise control.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers came on strong Thursday afternoon to blank the Xavier Hawks in a non-conference soccer match in Appleton.  The Clippers scored first on a place kick by Eli Dietzel to take a 1-0 lead into intermission.  Owen Stevenson scored two of Sturgeon Bay's five goals in the second half as the Clippers cruised to the victory.  The Clippers will stay on the road next Monday as they travel to Stockbridge.  

Running the region's big schools Thursday afternoon in Mishicot, the Sturgeon Bay Clippers cross country teams stood up to the challenge at the Jim Bremser Invitational.

The Clipper boys came in 14th place in the large school division while the girls took 9th. Leading the way for the boys was Jace Johnson's 5K time of 19:42 while Miranda Olson led the way for the girls with a time of 22:38.
 

BOYS
1.52.10Jace Johnson19:42.17Sturgeon Bay

2.72.10Bennet Johnson20:32.91Sturgeon Bay

3.89.10Andrew Konop25:11.65Sturgeon Bay

4.90.9Elijah Pinkert25:14.08Sturgeon Bay

5.91.10Nathan Klaubauff31:00.10Sturgeon Bay

GIRLS

1.26.11Miranda Olson22:38.28Sturgeon Bay

2.31.10Allison Hobbes22:56.89Sturgeon Bay

3.35.12Nalani Bicoy23:08.40Sturgeon Bay

4.66.10Maggie Stephens24:42.09Sturgeon Bay

5.67.11Morgan Reinhardt24:53.47Sturgeon Bay

6.68.12Claire Tellstrom25:03.28Sturgeon Bay

7.72.11Grace Faller25:46.60Sturgeon Bay

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers volleyball team pushed the Oconto Blue Devils in three sets but lost all three Thursday night on the road.

The Clippers dropped the sets by scores of 25-21, 25-22 and 25-22.

Sturgeon Bay football looks for a homecoming victory with the Door County Medical Center pregame at 6:30 and the kickoff at 7 PM Friday on 103.3 The Clipper. Sturgeon Bay enters the game 0-3 but they haved faced stiff competition in their abbreviated 2019 schedule. The Clippers have already matched up against Oakfield and Wisconsin Heights who are ranked in the Top 10 in the state for 8-player football. 

Algoma is 4-1 so far in 2019 and has given up no points in the past two games. Sturgeon Bay put up 38 in a losing effort last week. The Clippers will need to find ways to score in a similar fashion Friday night to get a win.

Sturgeon Bay's Katy Carter was the best golfer of the four at Wander Springs Golf Course by one shot on Tuesday. She shot a 102 while Sarah Bridenhagen shot a 103. Ava Carmody had a 122 while Alayna Corbiser contributed a 125.

It was a Bay Conference matchup and West De Pere had the lowest score among the teams with four golfers shooting 401. Sturgeon Bay shot a 452.

Sturgeon Bay will be back on the course on Monday at Northbrook Country Club.

Owen Stephenson scored three goals and five other Clippers scored as Sturgeon Bay soccer cruised to an 8-0 victory over the Luxemburg-Casco Spartans in a non-conference match on Tuesday night at Clark Field.  Clippper Coach Todd Maas said it was one of the most complete games his squad has had this year and was impressed with the ball movement all evening long.  The Clippers will now travel to Appleton to take on the Xavier Hawks on Thursday.

Clippers soccer traveled down I-43 to Cedarburg for a four-team showcase this weekend. Sturgeon Bay was able to pick up a split, losing Friday night to Neenah 2-0 and bouncing back on Saturday morning. The Clippers ended on a high note besting Germantown 2-1. Sturgeon Bay plays again Monday afternoon at Algoma.

Wisconsin Heights' offense was the real deal. They attacked through the air with precision passing from sideline to sideline. Quarterback Ozur Kepler hit on big passes to receivers Ace Ayers and Jack Fields with the Vanguards scoring on their first six possessions. Sturgeon Bay found its footing though and began to claw back. Anthony Jennerjohn found Jack Schmelzer for two scores in the first half. Then a pivotal sequence began. Jack Schmelzer was dragged down at the 10 yard line after a big pass play. Sturgeon Bay ended up turning the ball over on downs but managed a safety on defense. Following the kick from Wisconsin Heights, Drew Price got loose on a pass down the seam from the left slot and was tripped up by the ankles from behind. A touchdown saving tackle. An interception by Jennerjohn ended that drive. Even with a 65 yard Schmelzer reception on the first play of the third quarter Sturgeon Bay couldn't shrink the deficit below 12 points. 

Severe dehydration and cramping held several starters out and Kepler and Company went back to work. The Vanguards scored at will against freshman and sophomore backups to make the final score 74-38. Sturgeon Bay has Homecoming next week against Algoma.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers cross country teams dodged puddles Thursday in Valders to post some impressive times in the Bob Burzynski Cross Country Invitational. The boys finished in 14th as a team while the girls came in sixth. Miranda Olson (22nd, 23:59) and Jace Johnson (32, 20:11) were the leading Clippers runners for their respective teams.

GIRLS

1.22.11Miranda Olson23:59.55Sturgeon Bay

2.28.10Allison Hobbes24:24.63Sturgeon Bay

3.29.12Nalani Bicoy24:26.30Sturgeon Bay

4.45.10Maggie Stephens25:15.87Sturgeon Bay

5.47.11Ashley Alberts25:35.63Sturgeon Bay

6.60.12Claire Tellstrom26:34.92Sturgeon Bay

7.64.11Grace Faller26:54.76Sturgeon Bay

8.68.11Morgan Reinhardt27:12.78Sturgeon Bay

BOYS

1.32.10Jace Johnson20:11.87Sturgeon Bay

2.38.10Bennet Johnson21:00.91Sturgeon Bay

3.94.9Elijah Pinkert26:59.39Sturgeon Bay

4.95.10Andrew Konop29:00.77Sturgeon Bay

5.96.10Nathan Klaubauff36:20.95Sturgeon Bay

Sturgeon Bay allowed Peshtigo 20 points in only one of its three sets Thursday in its sweep victory in Packerland Conference action.

It was even more lopsided in the first two sets which saw the Clippers win by scores of 25-11, 25-14. The Bulldogs made it closer in the third set, but the Clippers ultimately prevailed 25-20. Scoring was spread out across the roster as Carley Wodack, Hailey DeGrave, and Kasia Klotz each had at least seven kills in the match. Along the way, Lauren Alger collected 27 assists for the Clippers in the victory.

After two lengthy road trips to open up the 2019 campaign, Sturgeon Bay football gets to host a game. The Clippers take on the Wisconsin Heights Vanguards from Memorial Field in the home opener with the Door County Medical Center pregame show at 6:30 and kickoff at 7:00 PM on 103.3 The Clipper. The Clippers continue to look for their first win in eight-man football. 

Wisconsin Heights is deep at the skill positions and they can be explosive offensively. Sturgeon Bay will need to find the firepower to match. Grant Dossetto and Dave Mailand will be on the call on 103.3 The Clipper.

Sturgeon Bay girls golf traveled to West De Pere for a conference golf matchup. Four Clippers golfers finished with a 224 overall. Katy Carter was the best of the four shooting a 52. Madeline Blahnik and Sarah Bridenhagen each shot 56 while Alayna Corbiser had a 60.

The Clippers will be back in action on Thursday when they play in another conference meet at Xavier.

Sturgeon Bay Council 2478 in conjunction with the Wisconsin State Knights of Columbus invite all your boys and girls ages 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 to participate in the annual Punt, Pass & Kick contest.
The contest will be held on Sunday, September 29 at Noon on the Sturgeon Bay High School Football practice field on Michigan Street.

There are no fees for entering the contest and 1st place medals along with participation certificates will be awarded.

Registration will be 11:30 to Noon at the field the day of the competition September 29.

Winners from each of the boys and girls age division will be eligible to advance to the Diocesan competition to be held at HIlbert High School on Saturday, October 5.

The Sturgeon Bay Clipper varsity football team will be assisting the Knights of Columbus with the event.  

The Sturgeon Bay Clipper soccer team scored early and often to easily defeat the Kewaunee Storm 12-0 in Packerland conference action Monday afternoon.  Taking a commanding 11-0 lead in the first half, the Clippers cruised to their fourth victory of the season.  Trey Maas, Eli Dietzel, and Carson Dvorak all scored two goals a piece to lead the Clipper attack.  Sturgeon Bay (4-1-1) will now travel to Gibraltar on Thursday to take on the Vikings.

Sturgeon Bay cross country teams tested themselves against strong and bigger programs on Saturday at the Shawano Hawk Invitational Saturday.

The boys team did not have enough runners to score as a team, but were led by sophomore Jace Johnson, who ran a 20:17 on the 5K course. The girls took 9th as a team and were led by Miranda Olson who traversed the course in 23:04.

Boys

53. Jace Johnson 10 Sturgeon Bay 20:17.7 6:32

55. Bennett Johnson 10 Sturgeon Bay 21:01.3 6:46 

63. Andrew Konop 10 Sturgeon Bay 24:43.9 7:58 

65. Pinkert Elijah 9 Sturgeon Bay 25:20.3 8:10

Girls

1 31 Miranda Olson 11 23:04.3

2 38 Allison Hobbs 10 23:52.9

3 45 Claire Tellstrom 12 24:18.5

4 47 Ashley Alberts 11 25:04.8

5 48 Maggie Stephens 10 25:06.3

6 ( 54) Morgan Reinhart 11 25:49.9

7 ( 57) Grace Faller 11 26:30.2

The Clippers football squad fell Friday evening in Park Falls to Chequamegon High School 38-8. Although the final score looks lopsided, the game was far more competitive than Sturgeon Bay’s contest with Oakfield a week ago. The Clippers had just one penalty for the game, a holding call late in the fourth quarter. Last week they suffered multiple delay of game infractions, false starts, and personal fouls.

On a wet, sloppy field with rain coming down ball security remained an issue. Sturgeon Bay had a handful of bad and mishandled snaps. Quarterback Anthony Jennerjohn was intercepted three times by the Screaming Eagles’ Joseph Newbury. The turnovers proved too much for Sturgeon Bay who kept it close for much of the first half. The game was scoreless after one quarter and 16-0 at halftime. Chequamegon quarterback Michael Kirch joined Andrew Wells and Jacob Mertig to pace the Screaming Eagles rushing attack. Kirch kept his own number on an option running right to give Chequamegon its second score with under one minute to go in the first half.

Sturgeon Bay was able to move the football but was held off the board in the game’s first 24 minutes. Their best scoring opportunity of the first half came on a drive that began at their own 17. It ended abruptly after a Jennerjohn fumble on a designed run inside the opponent’s 30-yard line. A long pass play to receiver Drew Price set up the Clippers score in the fourth quarter. Price caught a crossing route and stayed on his feet down the left sideline to the Chequamegon 5 yard line. Sturgeon Bay plays in one week against Wisconsin Heights.

The Clippers scored an extra game earlier this month to play at Chequamegon, an independent conference opponent located in between two sections of its namesake forest. The Eagles are coming off a 46-20 against Tri-County. Sturgeon Bay is coming off its first game in eight-man football history, which was a 77-24 defeat at the hands of Oakfield.

Kick-off is scheduled for 5 p.m. Grant Dossetto will have the action from Park Falls beginning at 4:30 p.m. for the pregame show followed by kick-off at 5 p.m. on 103.3 The Clipper.

Sturgeon Bay did not allow Sevastopol score above 20 in any of their sets in its 3-0 win.

Final set scores were  25-17, 25-8, 25-16.

Lauren Alger had four aces in the match while also adding over 20 assists. She was not the only Clipper with aces in the match as Koko Hartzell earned seven of her. Hartzell, Hailey DeGrave, and Maddie Starr all had at least five kills in the match. 

Sturgeon Bay Soccer upended the NEW Lutheran Blazers in a Packerland conference soccer match on Thursday evening.  The Clippers scored early and often as they took a 5-2 lead in the first half. Owen Stephenson and Carson Dworak led Sturgeon Bay with two goals a piece.  The Clippers and Blazers where tied at 2-2 in the first half when CJ Fairchild scored a goal in the 42nd minute to give Sturgeon Bay the lead for good. 

Rain from Monday night into Tuesday morning kept the Sturgeon Bay girls golf team from competing. The Clippers were scheduled to play at Ridgeway Golf Course in Neenah on Tuesday in a Bay Conference tournament. No makeup date has been announced as of yet. Sturgeon Bay is scheduled to be in Marinette on Thursday for a tournament.

Sturgeon Bay volleyball was at its best on Tuesday at home against Green Bay West. The Clippers took all three sets in convincing fashion 25-3, 25-17 and 25-5. Lauren Alger had 21 assists and two aces, Koko Hartzell contributed six aces and five kills, while Hailey DeGrave added seven kills and two aces. It was a true team effort as Kasia Klotz had four kills and two aces, and Carley Wodack added five kills.

Sturgeon Bay will be back at it on Thursday when they go to Sevastopol for a 7 PM start.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers rolled to a 6-1 road victory over Peshtigo in a conference match Tuesday afternoon.  The Clippers were led by CJ Fairchild who had a hat trick with three goals while Eli Dietzel added two goals.  Carson Dworak scored the Clippers other goal.  Sturgeon Bay had a 2-1 lead going into intermission before tallying the final four goals in the second half to cruise to victory.  

The area's two girls golf programs find themselves hitting the links together this morning in Oconto Falls.

Luxemburg-Casco and Sturgeon Bay will join Pulaski, Seymour, Bonduel, Shawano Community, Marinette, Denmark, Wrightstown, and Oconto Falls for the invitational which tees off at 10 a.m. The two schools are also scheduled to meet again later this week at Riverside Golf Course in Michigan.

Sturgeon Bay got strong performances from its runners Saturday at the Freedom Invitational.

The boys team only had two runners, but both Jace Johnson (46th, 19:49.5)  and Bennet Johnson (67, 21:14.8) were able to finish in the top 70 kids competing.

The girls were able to snag 10th place as a team, led by Miranda Olson and Nalani Bicoy each breaking 24 minutes for the 5K course.

GIRLS

35, Miranda Olson 23:26.5
36, Nalani Bicoy 23:26.7
48, Allison Hobbes 24:37.4
53, Maggie Stephens 25:01.8
61, Claire Tellstrom 25:26.2

It was not the start to the eight-man era that Head Coach Jim Adams and his team hoped for when Sturgeon Bay traveled to Oakfield Friday night. The Oaks scored in almost every way possible; through the air, on the ground, returning a kickoff, a fumble recovery, and an interception return. This allowed Oakfield to put points on the board in bunches. The final was 77-24. Sturgeon Bay struggled on offense until Storm Adams was replaced at quarterback by Anthony Jennerjohn. Ball security tightened up and Jennerjohn hit Jack Schmelzer for two scores. The first in the second quarter on a post pattern for 46 yards. The second was a crossing route towards the right sideline from 28 yards out in the fourth quarter. The last score of the game was a 29-yard interception return by Curtis Barganz. Barganz stepped in front of a screen pass in the left flat. Sturgeon Bay was able to convert for two after all three touchdowns.

The Sturgeon Bay High School volleyball team hosted the Southern Door Eagles Thursday night in Packerland Conference play.

The Clippers were defeated in 3 straight sets by scores of: 17-25, 18-25, 18-25. Lauren Alger had 21 set assists, Maddy Starr gave the team 7 kills, and both Kasia Klotz and Koko Hartzell had 4 kills each.

The Clippers record falls to 1-2 on the season as they look forward to their next matchup at Shawano on September 9th. The match is scheduled to start at 7PM.

Stats provided by Head Coach Stacy Judas.

For the first time ever, Sturgeon Bay will participate in eight-man varsity football. The team had to forfeit its 11-man schedule less than a month ago after only 15 players participated in the first day of practice. The last-minute scramble to try to put together a new slate of games for 2019 netted three opponents. The first of those matchups sees Sturgeon Bay traveling to Oakfield to try and carve up the Oaks Friday night. Oakfield is 1-1 on the year. They were knocked around by Newman Catholic 53-21 in Week One before rebounding for a 25-24 victory against Belmont.

The Door County Medical Center pregame is at 6:30 with kickoff at 7 on 103.3 The Clipper.

The Sturgeon Bay High School soccer team has a tough four-game stretch over the next five days but head coach Todd Maas is not worrying. The Clippers are coming off a 6-4 victory over Fox Valley Lutheran. Tonight, the team will take on Stockbridge at home before heading down to Racine for The Prairie School Quad on Friday and Saturday. The Clippers will battle The Prairie School at 5 PM on Friday and take on Wauwatosa West at 10 AM on Saturday. The team will have Sunday off before travelling to Peshtigo to take on the Bulldogs on Monday. Even though the team will play a lot of games in a short time period head coach Todd Maas says the chemistry between the players should have them prepared.

Maas adds that his players looked good in their latest victory but they need to work on their defense if they want to continue succeeding going forward.

The Sturgeon Bay High School volleyball team will get its first conference action on Thursday, September 5th. The Clippers will face off against the Eagles of Southern Door. Sturgeon Bay is coming off a triangular in Reedsville where the team went 1-1 against Reedsville and Freedom. In last year’s matchup, the Clippers walked away with a 3-2 victory over the Eagles. The Sturgeon Bay vs Southern Door match is scheduled for 7PM.

The Sturgeon Bay High School boys’ soccer team has a tough four game stretch over the next five days. The Clippers will start with a matchup against Stockbridge at 6:30 PM on Thursday. The team will then participate in The Prairie School Quad down in Racine on Friday and Saturday. On Friday at 5PM, the Clippers will face off against The Prairie School and then on Saturday at 10 AM the team is set to face Wauwatosa West. The team will have Sunday off before a road matchup at Peshtigo on Monday at 4:30 PM. The Clippers are currently 1-0 on the year after defeating Fox Valley Lutheran 6-4 on August 29th.

Sturgeon Bay's Nalani Bicoy put up a strong showing at the cross country meet in Algoma on Tuesday. Bicoy placed second among all runners and was the best for Sturgeon Bay. Seven other schools participated in the meet. Sturgeon Bay cross country will be back in action on Saturday at Irish Waters Golf Course in Kaukauna.

For the first in the 2019-2020 school calendar, student-athletes will be fulfilling both those roles. Once the school bell rings, ten teams will make their way to Algoma for a cross country meet. Several Packerland squads are represented including NEW Lutheran from Green Bay, host Algoma, and Sturgeon Bay. The Clippers had only two boys participate in the Chief K Invitational hosted by Gibraltar last week. Bennet Johnson was 82nd overall at 22:23.44. The girls’ squad had a full squad and finished ninth overall. Miranda Olson finished 37th overall at 24:11.54.