On a young wrestling team like Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol, it is always great to have some experience in the room. The team got just that this year when junior Ben Denamur returned to the mat a few weeks ago after injuries eliminated his sophomore campaign. Denamur already has three tournaments under his belt with the high water mark being a fourth-place finish at the Brillion Invitational a few weeks ago. Head coach Trevor Hasenjager says it is great seeing Denamur back.

Denamur and the Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestling team will follow the likes of Kewaunee and Southern Door to Oshkosh this weekend for the Lourdes Academy’s On The Water Invitational.

The Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol Wrestling team was one of 16 schools participating in the annual Willard Schmidt Scramble at Preble High School in Green Bay Saturday.  Five wrestlers from Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol competed.  Sturgeon Bay/Sevatopol finished 16th in the team scramble.  You can find the individual match results below.

Willard Schmidt Scramble Results for Sturgeon Bay

The Sturgeon Bay High School girls basketball team did what it had to do on the defensive end to keep the game close Tuesday night against Peshtigo. The stingy Clippers defense allowed only 45 points to the Bulldogs but it was not enough as they could only mount 39 of their own on the offensive end of the court. Sarah Bridenhagen led all scorers with 17 points but did not have enough help from her supporting cast to squeeze out the victory. Sturgeon Bay takes the court again Friday against Sevastopol.

Another member of the Sturgeon Bay soccer team is heading to play in college.

Dylan Burk has committed to play at Upper Iowa University in Fayette, Iowa after helping lead the Clippers to a state championship last month. Burk has been selected to the All-Packerland Conference team the last two years as a defender, including the second team last season. 

Ben Denamur led the way for the Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestling team at the Brillion Invitational on Saturday.

Denamur got two pins in the second period in the first two rounds, before dropping his final three matches on the day. David Condra, Nick West, and Kellen Hacht also got victories on the day to help the Clippineers earn a seventh place finish.

Brillion Invitational Results for Sturgeon Bay

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Wyatt Coburn (2-3) placed 6th and scored 10.0 team points.

Round 1 - Kaden Besaw (Omro) 8-2 won by fall over Wyatt Coburn (Sturgeon Bay) 2-3 (Fall 1:48)

Round 2 - Cashton Miller (Brillion) 3-3 won by major decision over Wyatt Coburn (Sturgeon Bay) 2-3 (MD 16-5)

Round 3 - Wyatt Coburn (Sturgeon Bay) 2-3 received a bye () (Bye)

Consolation Bracket - Wyatt Coburn (Sturgeon Bay) 2-3 received a bye () (Bye)

5th Place Match - Colten Schuh (Shiocton) 8-4 won by fall over Wyatt Coburn (Sturgeon Bay) 2-3 (Fall 2:00)

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Ben Denamur (4-6) placed 4th and scored 15.0 team points.

Round 1 - Ben Denamur (Sturgeon Bay) 4-6 won by fall over Nick Reynolds (Marathon) 2-10 (Fall 3:30)

Round 2 - Ben Denamur (Sturgeon Bay) 4-6 won by fall over Jacob Beulen (Omro) 2-4 (Fall 2:42)

Round 3 - Bradley Demerath (Shiocton) 10-2 won by fall over Ben Denamur (Sturgeon Bay) 4-6 (Fall 3:00)

Championship Bracket - Mavric Nohr (Brillion) 4-3 won by major decision over Ben Denamur (Sturgeon Bay) 4-6 (MD 12-2)

3rd Place Match - Gavin Coshenet (Winneconne) 7-4 won by fall over Ben Denamur (Sturgeon Bay) 4-6 (Fall 1:26)

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David Condra (4-6) placed 6th and scored 10.0 team points.

Round 1 - Jared Jahnke (Shiocton) 9-3 won by fall over David Condra (Sturgeon Bay) 4-6 (Fall 1:16)

Round 2 - Noah Jones (Shawano) 5-1 won by fall over David Condra (Sturgeon Bay) 4-6 (Fall 3:22)

Round 3 - David Condra (Sturgeon Bay) 4-6 won by fall over Denver Treleven (Omro) 3-7 (Fall 1:11)

Consolation Bracket - David Condra (Sturgeon Bay) 4-6 received a bye () (Bye)

5th Place Match - Reed Klinger (Marathon) 7-5 won by major decision over David Condra (Sturgeon Bay) 4-6 (MD 17-4)

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Kellen Hacht (4-6) placed 5th and scored 13.0 team points.

Round 1 - Jared Sweno (Marathon) 8-4 won by fall over Kellen Hacht (Sturgeon Bay) 4-6 (Fall 1:52)

Round 2 - Carter Schmidt (Shawano) 5-2 won by fall over Kellen Hacht (Sturgeon Bay) 4-6 (Fall 5:52)

Round 3 - Kellen Hacht (Sturgeon Bay) 4-6 won by decision over Caden Weber (Omro) 1-8 (Dec 6-4)

Consolation Bracket - Kellen Hacht (Sturgeon Bay) 4-6 won by fall over Aidan Kerr (Shiocton) 1-4 (Fall 4:37)

5th Place Match - Kellen Hacht (Sturgeon Bay) 4-6 won by fall over Caden Weber (Omro) 1-8 (Fall 1:08)

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Drew Barganz (0-5) placed 8th and scored 0.0 team points.

Round 1 - Ben Carroll (Shawano) 7-0 won by fall over Drew Barganz (Sturgeon Bay) 0-5 (Fall 1:56)

Round 2 - Candon Yonke (Omro) 3-6 won by fall over Drew Barganz (Sturgeon Bay) 0-5 (Fall 1:30)

Round 3 - Isaac Birschbach (Winneconne) 3-8 won by fall over Drew Barganz (Sturgeon Bay) 0-5 (Fall 0:40)

Consolation Bracket - Parker Moder (Shiocton) 7-4 won by injury default over Drew Barganz (Sturgeon Bay) 0-5 (Inj. 0:00)

7th Place Match - Kyle Rupert (Peshtigo) 1-9 won by injury default over Drew Barganz (Sturgeon Bay) 0-5 (Inj. 0:00)

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Nicholas West (3-6) placed 7th and scored 4.0 team points.

Round 1 - Mitchell Braun (Winneconne) 5-5 won by fall over Nicholas West (Sturgeon Bay) 3-6 (Fall 0:12)

Round 2 - Riley Plosczynski (Peshtigo) 1-4 won by fall over Nicholas West (Sturgeon Bay) 3-6 (Fall 0:31)

Round 3 - Nick Kohn (Shawano) 7-0 won by fall over Nicholas West (Sturgeon Bay) 3-6 (Fall 1:16)

Consolation Bracket - Kody Klimek (Peshtigo) 5-5 won by fall over Nicholas West (Sturgeon Bay) 3-6 (Fall 1:05)

7th Place Match - Nicholas West (Sturgeon Bay) 3-6 won by fall over Riley Plosczynski (Peshtigo) 1-4 (Fall 2:25)

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Sam Abel (2-0) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

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Austin Marquardt (2-0) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

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Ben Roman (2-0) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

The Sturgeon Bay girls basketball team cooled off the Oconto Blue Devils Friday night, allowing a scant 11 points before halftime. Sturgeon Bay ended up carrying the game, 48-33. The Clippers held Oconto to 10 of 40 shooting. Oconto did themselves no favors from the charity stripe as sometimes the physical Clipper defense got too rough. The Blue Devils had 24 free throws in the game but left a lot of points on the table by making 10 of those.

Greta Meleen led the way with 16 points for the Clippers. Sturgeon Bay has almost matched their win total from last season already. Games against the likes of Sevastopol and Chilton look very winnable. This campaign could outdo 2018-2019 before the end of the month.

The Sturgeon Bay High School boys basketball team sailed past Oconto Friday 76-53. It was a dynamic, yet consistent, effort from the Clippers. They netted 38 points in each half. Meanwhile, Sturgeon Bay was tenacious defensively early on, yielding only 23 points at the break. The Clippers were paced by a two-pronged attack from Jake Schneider and Gunnar Tebon. Tebon had 23 points while Schneider collected 21.

Sturgeon Bay dropped its opener against Kewaunee but has rolled since with convincing wins over NEW Lutheran and the Blue Devils. They return to the court as part of the Steve Randall Shootout in Oshkosh on Saturday the 21st.

The Sturgeon Bay High School girls basketball team lost to Green Bay West on the road in a close, low-scoring game. The Clippers are now 2-4 overall after falling 41-37 on Tuesday night. Sturgeon Bay has shown impressive team defense this season. The Clippers have held four teams to under 50 points. In those games, the Clippers are 2-2. When Sturgeon Bay allows over 50, they have yet to be victorious

Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol heavyweight wrestler Nicholas West led his four-member team with an eighth-place finish at Saturday's Papermaker Invitational.

West received a bye in the first round and earned a fall in the second round before dropping his next three matches. Ben Denamur also got two wins and David Condra secured one victory on the day.

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Ben Denamur (9-9) placed 10th and scored 18.0 team points.

Round 1 - Ben Denamur (Sturgeon Bay) 9-9 won by fall over Kaylee Mcfadden (Marinette) 2-3 (Fall 2:00)

Round 2 - Will Bieber (Coleman) 3-2 won by fall over Ben Denamur (Sturgeon Bay) 9-9 (Fall 2:53)

Round 3 - Demario Ford (Manitowoc Lincoln) 37-13 won by fall over Ben Denamur (Sturgeon Bay) 9-9 (Fall 0:51)

Consolation Bracket - Ben Denamur (Sturgeon Bay) 9-9 won by major decision over Daymian Seiser (Grafton) 1-4 (MD 14-1)

9th Place Match - Preston Zirpel (Kimberly) 23-10 won by decision over Ben Denamur (Sturgeon Bay) 9-9 (Dec 5-3)

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David Condra (13-25) placed 12th and scored 12.0 team points.

Round 1 - Micky Kiernan (Ashwaubenon) 22-20 won by decision over David Condra (Sturgeon Bay) 13-25 (Dec 10-3)

Round 2 - Charlie Hart (Kimberly) 32-16 won by fall over David Condra (Sturgeon Bay) 13-25 (Fall 0:48)

Round 3 - David Condra (Sturgeon Bay) 13-25 won by fall over Nicholas Vang (Sun Prairie) 0-4 (Fall 3:45)

Consolation Bracket - Daniel Fandler (Grafton) 13-17 won by major decision over David Condra (Sturgeon Bay) 13-25 (MD 15-2)

11th Place Match - Josh Boldt (Manitowoc Lincoln) 18-23 won by fall over David Condra (Sturgeon Bay) 13-25 (Fall 0:49)

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Kellen Hacht (1-4) placed 15th and scored 6.0 team points.

Round 1 - Hayden Kurth (Dodgeland Juneau) 39-10 won by fall over Kellen Hacht (Sturgeon Bay) 1-4 (Fall 1:29)

Round 2 - Josh Walker (Marinette) 25-17 won by fall over Kellen Hacht (Sturgeon Bay) 1-4 (Fall 1:07)

Round 3 - Patrick Ward (Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah/Howards Grove) 11-18 won by fall over Kellen Hacht (Sturgeon Bay) 1-4 (Fall 1:25)

Consolation Bracket - Jaden Papenfus (Plymouth) 3-3 won by fall over Kellen Hacht (Sturgeon Bay) 1-4 (Fall 3:46)

15th Place Match - Kellen Hacht (Sturgeon Bay) 1-4 received a bye () (Bye)

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Nicholas West (24-19) placed 8th and scored 22.0 team points.

Round 1 - Nicholas West (Sturgeon Bay) 24-19 received a bye () (Bye)

Round 2 - Nicholas West (Sturgeon Bay) 24-19 won by fall over Gabe Eull (Sun Prairie) 2-4 (Fall 0:14)

Round 3 - Max Digman (Kimberly) 12-16 won by fall over Nicholas West (Sturgeon Bay) 24-19 (Fall 1:04)

Consolation Bracket - Evan Ladwig (Plymouth) 4-2 won by fall over Nicholas West (Sturgeon Bay) 24-19 (Fall 0:14)

7th Place Match - Darik McMahon (Marinette) 15-17 won by injury default over Nicholas West (Sturgeon Bay) 24-19 (Inj. 0:00)

The Sturgeon Bay High School girls basketball team improved to 2-3 overall and 1-1 in the Packerland Conference with a victory Friday night. The Clippers snuck by NEW Lutheran 39-37 on the road in Green Bay. Sturgeon Bay raced out to a 24-15 halftime lead and had to hold on down the stretch. 

The Clippers were defined by the performance of Sarah Bridenhagen. She contributed 17 of the team’s 39 points. No other player registered more than six for Sturgeon Bay. Bridenhagen was matched on the other side by NEW Lutheran’s Bailey Scholz who also notched 17 points.

The Clippers return to the court on Tuesday against winless Green Bay West. The Wildcats have already lost to a Packerland squad. They fell to Algoma 46-43 on November 30th.

The Northeast Wisconsin Boys Basketball League will be in Sturgeon Bay this Saturday to help support organized youth basketball.  The program has 43 schools from Northeastern Wisconsin participating and helps promote sportsmanship through competitive play.  John Lodl, one of the local organizers, says proceeds from the one-day basketball event helps support Sturgeon Bay boys youth basketball.  He says it’s an opportunity for people to watch some good hoops by teams from third-grade through 12th grade.

Teams are guaranteed two games that run from 8 am until about 5 pm with games played simultaneously in the high school and middle school gyms. Lodl adds that the organized basketball event that averages between 12 and 20 teams every year has raised over $3,000 for the Sturgeon Bay basketball programs.

Sturgeon Bay will host a team from well outside of the area Monday night when only two local teams are in action.

The Clippers will look to build off of its 51-32 win over Lourdes Academy when it hosts Menominee (MI) this evening for 7 p.m. tip. The team has a wide range of contributors with Sarah Bridenhagen leading the team in scoring (18.0 ppg), Autumn Hacht in assists (3.0 apg), and Carley Wodack in rebounding (6.0 rpg).