The Sturgeon Bay Clippers boys' basketball team will hop on a bus to begin their Packerland Conference season with a matchup against Oconto.

Sturgeon Bay took a one-point deficit at halftime and turned it into a 68-58 win over Chilton. Danny Lodl helped turn the tide in the second half as the Clippers outscored the Tigers by 11 after the break. Danny Lodl scored 11 of his 14 points, and Calvin Richard tallied eight of his 13 points in the second half to lead the Clippers past the Tigers. Garrett Ulberg hit two three-points en route to an 11-point evening.

The Blue Devils have two double-digit victories on their ledger the year, beating Wabeno/Laona on the road in their opener before returning home to throttle Shiocton. Carter Koch is pacing the team so far, leading the team with 27.5 points and five assists per game.

Tip-off in Oconto is set for 7:30 p.m.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers girls' basketball team will look to the Packerland Conference for their first win of the season when they battle Oconto on Tuesday night at 7:30.

The Clippers opened their campaign with a tough loss on the road Thursday night, falling to the Chilton Tigers 80-41. The Clippers had two players reach double figures, with Dasha Yeltysheva and Regan Kasten scoring 11 and 10 points, respectively.

The Blue Devils have split their first two games, beating Menominee Indian 49-42 before losing to state participant Wabeno-Laona 53-36. Addisyn Viestenz continues to be the Blue Devils' go-to player as she leads the squad in scoring (12.0 ppg), rebounding (8.5 rpg), and assists (2.5 apg). Natalie Schlueter and Gracie Simon have been her partners in crime as they are either second or third to Viestenz in all statistical categories.

Sturgeon Bay took a one-point deficit at halftime and turned it into a 68-58 win over Chilton.

The Tigers' Ben Willett tried his hardest to spoil the start of the Zach Goblisch era for the Clippers as he scored 10 of his team-high 18 points in the first half. Bennett Woelfel also scored 10 points for the Tigers in the opening stanza, but they were both countered by the Clippers' Jackson Starr. He scored 12 of his team-high 15 points in the first half to help take the team into the locker room down 29-28. 

Danny Lodl helped turn the tide in the second half as the Clippers outscored the Tigers by 11 after the break. Danny Lodl scored 11 of his 14 points and Calvin Richard tallied eight of his 13 points in the second half to lead the Clippers past the Tigers. Garrett Ulberg hit two three-points en route to an 11-point evening.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers basketball team opens their season against Chilton in the comfort of their home gym.

Zach Goblisch shifted over a seat in the offseason to take over the Clippers program that went 7-17 last year, including a first-round exit in the WIAA Tournament to Campbellsport. Goblisch will have Calvin Richard and Garrett Ulberg as his top returning scorers. 

The Tigers went 10-15 last year, losing to conference rival Brillion in the regional semifinal of the WIAA Tournament. Zac Halbach must pick up the slack for a Tigers squad that lost its top two scorers to graduation.

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

The Sturgeon Bay girls' basketball team opened their campaign with a tough loss on the road Thursday night, falling to the Chilton Tigers 80-41.

The Clippers' defense for last year's leading scorer for the Tigers, Adahlyn Hoerl, who dropped 21 points in the contest. Three other Tigers players reached double figures for scoring.

The Clippers had two players reach double figures, with Dasha Yeltysheva and Regan Kasten scoring 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Picture from Sturgeon Bay Lady Clippers Facebook Page

The Sturgeon Bay girls' basketball team gets their season underway Thursday night with a road contest against Chilton.

The Clippers are looking to rebound from a season that saw them go 2-22 on the year, including a winless Packerland mark and a first-round exit to Clintonville in the WIAA Tournament. Leading the Clippers is a familiar face to those in the district, with Dan Tjernagel stepping into the role shortly before the first practice. The district's superintendent, coaching at the high school level again is a role Tjernagel is looking forward to tackling. He will do so without the team's top scorer, Autumn Rass, who graduated last year.

The Tigers, which beat the Clippers to open last season, went 13-10 in the 2022-2023 season, falling to Denmark in the regional round of the WIAA Tournament. The team welcomes back its leading scorer, Adahlyn Hoerl, who averaged 15.5 points as a sophomore last year.

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. in Chilton. 

The Door County United Girls High School swim team finished the fall 2023 season by placing 10th overall at the Division 2 state meet on Friday, November 10th.

Julia Michalski (SBHS) finished 9th in the 100-yard backstroke and 16th in the 200-yard individual medley. Her 100-yard backstroke time of 1:00.97 is the 2nd fastest in the program’s history. Kailyn Neville (SDHS) finished 13th in the 200 and 500-yard freestyle. She dropped 2 seconds in the 200-yard freestyle and 4 in the 500-yard freestyle. Cassie Rankin (SEV) finished 8th in the 200-yard freestyle with a finishing time of 1:58.77. This was the first time she completed this event in under 2 minutes. This additionally is the 2nd fastest 200-yard freestyle in the program’s history.  She also finished 6th in the 500-yard freestyle, which earned her a medal and some time on the podium at state. Her time of 5:23.04 was 10 seconds faster than her seedtime and 4th fastest in the program's history. The 200-yard medley relay consisting of Julia Michalski (SBHS), Danica Neville (SDHS), Isabella Jimenez Seyfer (SBHS), and Caitlyn Hasenjager (SEV) finished 8th overall with a time of 1:53.51. This relay also finished three places above the other qualifying team from their conference, Wittenberg Birnamwood. The 200-yard freestyle relay finished 11th overall with a time of 1:43.88. The members of this relay, Cassie Rankin (SEV), Danica Neville (SDHS), Natalia Michalski (SBHS), and Caitlyn Hasenjager (SEV), all swam their individual 50 freestyles in 26 seconds or less. The final qualifying relay was the 400-yard freestyle relay. Cassie Rankin (SEV), Kailyn Neville (SDHS), Natalia Michalsk (SBHS), and Julia Michalski (SBHS) finished 9th overall to round out the meet.

Congratulations girls!

The Door County United swim team completed its season on Friday with a 10th-place finish at the WIAA State Swim Meet hosted by Waukesha South.

The United scored 94 points on the evening, roughly 200 points behind first-place Rhinelander.

The placing of the team overall and in each individual event does not tell the whole story with DCU swimmers, going faster than their seeded time in all but one event.

Senior Cassie Rankin posted the best podium finish on the team, coming in 6th place in the 500-yard freestyle.

You can find the results for the full state meet here.

Event 2 Girls 200-Yard Medley Relay

8 Sturgeon Bay Co-op 1:53.90 1:53.51 

1) Julia Michalski JR 27.99

2) Danica Neville SR 31.78

3) Isabella Jimenez Seyfer JR 28.07

4) Caitlyn Hasenjager JR 25.67

Event 3 Girls 200-Yard Freestyle

8 Cassie Rankin SR Sturgeon Bay Co-op 2:01.52 1:58.77 (27.35 30.03 30.90 30.49)

13 Kailyn Neville SO Sturgeon Bay Co-op 2:04.88 2:02.93 (28.49 31.27 31.56 31.61)

Event 4 Girls 200-Yard IM

16 Julia Michalski JR Sturgeon Bay Co-op 2:16.92 2:18.63 (29.72 33.51 42.85 32.55)

Event 8 Girls 500-Yard Freestyle

6 Cassie Rankin SR Sturgeon Bay Co-op 5:33.88 5:23.04 (29.25 32.00 32.72 33.18 33.03 32.98 32.77 32.89 32.85 31.37)

13 Kailyn Neville SO Sturgeon Bay Co-op 5:38.62 5:34.42 (30.34 33.09 33.76 33.72 33.76 34.14 34.27 35.03 33.69 32.62)

Event 9 Girls 200-Yard Freestyle Relay

11 Sturgeon Bay Co-op 1:44.13 1:43.88 

1) Cassie Rankin SR 25.75

2) Danica Neville SR 25.96

3) Natalia Michalski SR 26.50

4) Caitlyn Hasenjager JR 25.67  

Event 10 Girls 100-Yard Backstroke

9 Julia Michalski JR Sturgeon Bay Co-op 1:01.47 1:00.97 (29.33 31.64)

Event 12 Girls 400-Yard Freestyle Relay

9 Sturgeon Bay Co-op 3:46.26 3:46.80 

1) Cassie Rankin SR 26.83 55.89

2) Kailyn Neville SO 26.83 56.63

3) Natalia Michalski SR 28.32 59.77

4) Julia Michalski JR 25.88 54.51 

Nine Door County United swimmers will open their weekend at the WIAA Swimming and Diving Championships in Waukesha on Friday.

The team finished 3rd in last week's sectional meet, just seven points behind the runner-up team.  Julia Michalski was the sectional champion in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard backstroke. Julia finished first overall in both events at sectionals, automatically sending her to the state tournament. Cassie Rankin and Kailyn Neville punched their ticket to state in the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyle events. The 200-yard medley relay, consisting of Julia Michalski (SBHS), Danica Neville (SDHS), Isabella Jimenez Seyfer (SBHS), and Caitlyn Hasenjager (SEV), was the first to qualify for the state competition during the meet. The relay finished 2nd overall with a time of 1:53.90. The 200-yard freestyle relay will also swim again at state after a 2nd place finish at sectionals and a time of 1:44.13. The members of that relay are Cassie Rankin (SEV), Danica Neville (SDHS), Natalia Michalski (SBHS), and Caitlyn Hasenjager (SEV). The final relay to qualify for state was the 400-yard freestyle relay, with members being Cassie Rankin (SEV), Kailyn Neville (SDHS), Natalia Michalski (SBHS), and Julia Michalski (SBHS). The relay finished 2nd as well, and the time was 3:46.26.

The state meet will take place at the Waukesha South Natatorium, with the swimmers taking the pool at 5:30 p.m. Qualifiers will then advance to the finals on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. 

The Door County United swim team will be well represented at next weekend's WIAA State Meet.

Julia Michalski qualified individually in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard backstroke. Cassie Rankin qualified in the 500-yard freestyle. 

DCU qualified two relay teams as well: 400-yard medley and 200-yard medley. 

FROM HEAD COACH KELLY ORAM-RANKIN

The Door County United Girls Swim Team will be sending nine swimmers on to the state tournament on Friday, November 10th, following their performance at the sectionals meet at Plymouth High School on Saturday, November 4th. The team finished 3rd in the meet, only 7 points behind the runner-up team.  Julia Michalski is the sectional champion in the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard backstroke. Julia finished first overall in both events at sectionals, automatically sending her to the state tournament. Cassie Rankin and Kailyn Neville punched their ticket to state in the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyle events. The 200-yard medley relay, consisting of Julia Michalski (SBHS), Danica Neville (SDHS), Isabella Jimenez Seyfer (SBHS), and Caitlyn Hasenjager (SEV), was the first to qualify for state during the meet. The relay finished 2nd overall with a time of 1:53.90. The 200-yard freestyle relay will also swim again at state with another 2nd place finish at sectionals and a time of 1:44.13. The members of that relay are Cassie Rankin (SEV), Danica Neville (SDHS), Natalia Michalski (SBHS), and Caitlyn Hasenjager (SEV). The final relay to qualify for state was the 400-yard freestyle relay, with members being Cassie Rankin (SEV), Kailyn Neville (SDHS), Natalia Michalski (SBHS), and Julia Michalski (SBHS). The relay finished 2nd as well, and the time was 3:46.26.  The state qualifiers were supported by the rest of the sectionals team, who assisted in scoring points toward the third-place finish. Those swimmers were Chloe Bissen (SBHS) and Shaeffer Rass (SEV). The season doesn’t end here for this sectionals team, and we wish them luck on their state competition on Friday at Waukesha South High School Natatorium!

The Door County United swim team's swimmers are seeded in the top three in five events according to the heat sheets released ahead of this Saturday's WIAA Swimming Sectional meets.

Julia Michalski, who was named the conference's swimmer of the year, boasts a number one seed in two different events: the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard backstroke.

The DCU swims on Saturday at Plymouth beginning at 10 a.m. Ashwaubenon, Berlin, Chilton, Clintonville, Kiel, Kohler, Marinette, New London, Notre Dame Academy, Peshtigo, Port Washington, Seymour, and Two Rivers will also compete in the sectional.

You can find the heat sheets by clicking this link.