A Wisconsin basketball coaching legend has passed away after a courageous battle with cancer.

First reported by the USA Today Network- Wisconsin, Sturgeon Bay head basketball coach Jim Benesh passed away on Saturday from complications with cancer. He took over the boys' program in 1995, leading them to over 400 wins in the progress. Earlier this season, Benesh was recognized in a pre-game ceremony after he was named to the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. 

Sturgeon Bay basketball is not the only one with a huge void to fill. Benesh had also been serving as the school's softball coach prior to his passing. 

Algoma and Sturgeon Bay will play earlier than the rest of the Packerland Conference this week when the two sides face each other Thursday.

The Wolves gave Southern Door a fight on Tuesday but fell to the Eagles 63-51. Carter Zimmerman scored 13 of his game-high 21 points for the Wolves after the break. Owen Robertson chipped in 13 points and Kaden Vardon added 12 in a supporting role for Zimmerman.

The Clippers had a big comeback against Iola-Scandanavia on Saturday to force overtime, but were outscored 11-3 in the extra period to lose the game 57-49. Isaak Aune scored 17 points in the loss for the Clippers.

Thursday's game tips off at 7:30 p.m.

The Sturgeon Bay boys’ basketball team traveled to take on Iola-Scandinavia in non-conference play on Saturday. 

The Clippers struggled offensively in the first half which had them trailing by 10 at the halftime break. They would then outscore Iola-Scandinavia by 10 in the second half and were able to send the game into overtime. The offensive woes would return however as the Clippers could only manage to put up 3 points in the overtime frame which helped Iola-Scandinavia win by a final score of 57-49. 

The Clippers will be in action again on Thursday as they host Algoma.

The Sturgeon Bay boys’ basketball team will travel to Iola-Scandinavia on Saturday to take on the Thunderbirds in non-conference play. 

Sturgeon Bay is 3-2 in their last five games, however they are coming off of a loss to conference rival Southern Door on Thursday night. The Clippers are looking to bounce back in their last non-conference game of the regular-season. Sturgeon Bay is led by seniors Isaak Aune and Preston Newton who are averaging 14 and 11 points per game respectively. 

Iola-Scandinavia is looking to defend their home court against the Clippers on Saturday afternoon, and will look to leading scorer Parker Prahl who leads the Thunderbirds averaging 19 points per game. 

Tip is set for 2:00 p.m.

The Sturgeon Bay girls’ basketball team traveled to take on  the Algoma Wolves  on Friday night in a Packerland Conference contest. 

The Wolves had a very impressive first half defensively, holding Sturgeon Bay to just 2 points scored in the entire half, while working their way to a 24-2 halftime lead. From there Algoma wouldn’t look back and end up earning the 58-20 victory. 

Halle Panger led the Wolves with 11 points, while Emily Kirchman added 8. The Lady Clippers were led by Jocelyn Olson and Sierra Arneman who each scored 6 points in the loss. 

Sturgeon Bay will be in action again on Monday as they host Gibraltar.

The Sturgeon Bay girls’ basketball team will travel to Algoma to take on the Wolves on Friday night. 

The Clippers have lost nine consecutive games and are looking to put an end to that streak on Friday night. This is the first of three conference games for the Lady Clippers before their regular season schedule draws to a close. 

The Wolves are coming off impressive back-to-back wins over Sevastopol and Southern Door and are looking to continue their winning ways over another conference opponent in Sturgeon Bay. Ryley Zimmerman leads the Wolves averaging 9 points per game. 

Tip is set for 7:30 p.m.

The Sturgeon Bay boys’ basketball team traveled to Southern Door on Thursday night to take on the Eagles in a Packerland Conference battle. 

The Clippers got out to a hot start taking a 9-3 lead on the Eagles before both teams would get hot offensively. Preston Newton caught fire for the Clippers hitting four first-half threes on his way to scoring 16 first-half points after only having 4 in their first meeting. Drew Daoust was able to one-up that as he had 18 at the halftime break and was perfect from the charity stripe. 

Southern Door would go on a run at the start of the second half and that would be enough to seal the victory for the Eagles on Senior night by a final score of 63-51. Drew Daoust led the Eagles with 30 points and Taylor Schaefer added 10. 

Preston Newton led the Clippers with 17 and Chris Lodl added 11. The Clippers will next be in action on the road against Iola-Scandinavia.

The Sturgeon Bay boys’ basketball team will travel to Southern Door to take on the Eagles in Packerland Conference play on Thursday night. 

The Clippers (6-12, 5-7) are 3-2 in their last five games, and are coming off of a big win scoring 91 points to beat Sevastopol their last time out. The Clippers are looking to pick up a road win over the conference rival Eagles on Thursday. The Clippers are led by Isaak Aune and Preston Newton who are averaging 14 and 11 points per game. 

The Eagles (11-8, 8-3) are looking to continue playing some of their best basketball on the season as they have won 4 of their last five contests. The Eagles have five conference games remaining and are looking to get off to a good start in that stretch of games with a win over Sturgeon Bay on Thursday. The Eagles are led by Drew Daoust who is averaging 19 points per game, while Taylor Schaefer and Jared Hawkey are averaging 9 points per game. 

Tip is set for 7:30 p.m.

The Sturgeon Bay girls’ basketball team traveled to Fond Du Lac to take on St. Mary’s Springs in non-conference play on Tuesday night. 

Sturgeon Bay trailed from the start and were not able to overcome the deficit losing to the Ledges by a final score of 72-22. The loss marks the ninth straight for the Lady Clippers. 

Sturgeon Bay will be in action again on Friday as they will travel to take on Algoma in conference play.

The Sturgeon Bay boys’ basketball team hosted Sevastopol in a Packerland Conference game on Monday night. 

The Clippers used a big second half to propel themselves to victory scoring their highest point total of the season with 91 points and winning the game 91-59. 

Sevastopol has now lost their fourteenth game in a row and is looking to use the remainder of their schedule to turn things around before playoffs begin. Jack de Young led the Pioneers with 20 points and Carter Bieri added 11. 

Sturgeon Bay will be in action again on Thursday as they travel to Southern Door in a game that will be broadcast on 104.1 WRLU.

The Sturgeon Bay girls’ basketball team will head to Fond Du Lac for a non-conference game against the St. Mary’s Springs Ledgers on Tuesday night. 

The Clippers (2-17, 1-12) are coming off of a loss to the conference rival Southern Door Eagles and are looking to end their eight game losing streak on the road before returning to conference play for the remainder of the regular season. 

The Ledgers (15-4, 9-2) are 4-1 in their last five games and are hoping to keep up their winning ways against the Lady Clippers. They are led by Isabelle Coon who is averaging 11 points per game. 

Tip is set for 7:15 p.m.

The Sturgeon Bay boys’ basketball team will host the Sevastopol Pioneers in a Packerland Conference matchup on Monday night. 

The Clippers (5-12, 4-7) are 2-3 in their last five games and are looking to bounce back from an eight point loss to Peshtigo in their latest contest. The Clippers will rely on the veteran leadership of Isaak Aune and Preston Newton who are averaging 14 and 11 points per game respectively. 

Sevastopol (3-14, 0-9) have lost 13 consecutive games and are looking to end the losing streak against Sturgeon Bay. Jack de Young leads the Pioneers averaging 15 points per game and nearly 10 rebounds per game. 

Tip is set for 7:30 p.m.

The Sturgeon Bay girls’ basketball team hosted Florence in a non-conference game on Friday night. 

Florence got out of the gates hot and took a 20 point lead in the first half and were able to hold that lead for a 37-17 halftime lead. Sturgeon Bay would hold Florence to 30 second half points and put up 25 for themselves, but the early deficit proved to be too much as Florence would walk away with a road victory by a score of 67-42. 

Sturgeon Bay turns right around to face Southern Door on Saturday in a game that will be broadcast on 103.3 The Clipper.

The Sturgeon Bay boys’ basketball team traveled to Peshtigo on Friday night to face off with the Bulldogs in conference play. 

The game was close for the entirety of the night but Peshtigo had an answer for the runs put together by Sturgeon Bay and the Bulldogs were able to walk away with a home victory by a score of 76-68.
 

Sturgeon Bay will be in action again on Monday as they will host Sevastopol.

The Sturgeon Bay girls’ basketball team is set to host Florence on Friday night in a non-conference contest. 

The Clippers have lost their last six consecutive games and are looking to snap that streak tonight before taking on some conference opponents in the closing part of their regular season schedule. 

Florence comes in with a record of 11-5 and are coming off of a loss against Wabeno/Laona in their last game. 

Tip is set for 7:00 p.m. 

The Sturgeon Bay boys’ basketball team will travel to Peshtigo on Friday night to take on the Bulldogs in a Packerland Conference contest. 

The Clippers are 3-2 in their last five games and are coming off back-to-back wins and are looking to keep that momentum rolling against a Peshtigo team that is currently 8-2 in conference play this season. The Clippers are led by Isaak Aune and Preston Newton who are averaging 15 and 10 points per game respectively. 

The Bulldogs enter this contest sitting in second place in the conference standings and are looking to keep winning to give themselves a shot at the Packerland title. The Bulldogs are led by Landon Lemke and Kaine Fort who are averaging 14 and 11 points per game respectively. 

Tip is set for 7:30 p.m.

The Sturgeon Bay girls’ basketball team hosted the Sevastopol Pioneers in a conference contest on Tuesday night. 

The Pioneers grabbed the lead early on in the first half and would never give it up, leading 38-25 going into the halftime break. The Pioneers would then hold the Clippers to just eight second half points, and get an impressive road victory by a score of 83-33. 

The win for the Pioneers marks their third straight, while Sturgeon Bay has now dropped six consecutive games. 

Sturgeon Bay will be in action again on Friday as they host Florence. 

The Sturgeon Bay girls’ basketball team will host the Sevastopol Pioneers in a Packerland Conference match-up on Tuesday night. 

The Pioneers are coming off a win over the Vikings in which they played their best basketball in the second half. They will try and use that style of play to get a second consecutive win over the Clippers on Tuesday. The Pioneers are led by Bailey and Naomi Rikkola who are averaging 15 and 11 points per game respectively. 

Sturgeon Bay enters the contest hoping to turn things around as they have lost five straight games, with the latest loss coming at the hands of Peshtigo last Friday. 

Tip is set for 7:30 p.m.

The Sturgeon Bay boys’ basketball team hosted Two Rivers on Monday night in a non-conference contest. 

Both teams were battling early on, but as the half went on Sturgeon Bay saw a couple more shots fall as they took a 29-25 lead into the halftime break. Despite being outscored in the second half, the Clippers would do enough to win in a close one 59-57. 

The win marks back-to-back wins for the Clippers as they get set to travel to Peshtigo to take on the Bulldogs on Friday.