The Sturgeon Bay Clippers turned a close game at the break into an 81-60 blowout over Peshtigo on Saturday afternoon.

The Clippers led by just a pair at the break, but they outscored Peshtigo 42-23 in the second half to take the drama out of the game. Calvin Richard (25 pts) and Jackson Starr (21 pts) each cracked 20 points, while Garrett Ulberg and Gannon Evers each tallied a dozen points in the Clippers win. Will McMahon paced the Bulldogs in the loss with 20 points. 

After a slow start due to weather conditions, your Sturgeon Bay Ski and Snowboard is off and running with the first two meets of the season occurring last week.  At the first meet, Senior Tristan Brilla led the way, winning the Christie Mountain boys snowboard competition and signaling his intention to return to the State meet in February.  Tristan finished third at Granite Peak later in the week.  Congratulations to Tristan on a great start to the 2024 snowboarding season!

Newcomer Mackensie Mclain has also impressed on the snowboard side of the hill in her first two meets, successfully completing 12 straight slalom and giant slalom courses to begin what is sure to be a storied high school career!

The Clipper Ski Team started their season in foggy conditions at Granite Peak on Thursday.  Senior Maddie Propsom and Sophomore June VanLieshout led the way for the Clippers overall with top 20 finishes, while Senior Julia Gregory also posted near team-best times in Giant Slalom and the Super G events. Sophomore Jordis Brilla looked great in her return to the slopes as well.

On the boys' side, the Clippers were led by Senior Ben Stephens who finished 22nd overall, including top 20 finishes in the Giant Slalom and Super G events.  

This week the mighty Clippers head all the way up to Bayfield County for their third meet of the season on Tuesday, and follow that up with a trip to Ski Brule this weekend.

Ski fast, have fun, Go Clip!

Spencer Madsen made the most of his experience in front of the home crowd as he won the Dirk Sorenson Door County Classic.

Madsen earned his title at 144 pounds with two pins and a technical fall. Ethan Denamur (5th,165 pounds), Zak Wrobel (3rd, 175 pounds), Harrison Schartner (4th, 215 pounds), and Seth Laughlin (3rd, 285 pounds) also placed in the tournament that saw SBS finish in eighth place with 96.5 points.

2024 Dirk Sorenson Door County Classic Results for Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol

138

Nathan Sansom (1-12) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Ethan Wusterbarth (Oconto) 26-9 won by fall over Nathan Sansom (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 1-12 (Fall 0:45)

Cons. Round 1 - Kase Bradley (Denmark) 10-21 won by fall over Nathan Sansom (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 1-12 (Fall 0:43)

144

Spencer Madsen (33-6) placed 1st and scored 27.5 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Spencer Madsen (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 33-6 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Spencer Madsen (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 33-6 won by tech fall over Grant Liddicoat (Denmark) 2-4 (TF-1.5 3:08 (20-5))

Semifinal - Spencer Madsen (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 33-6 won by fall over Logan Bivens (Oshkosh West) 5-2 (Fall 3:52)

1st Place Match - Spencer Madsen (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 33-6 won by fall over Trevor Englebert (Southern Door) 27-10 (Fall 3:43)

150

Eli Bell (2-10) place is unknown and scored 2.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Logan Hansen (Two Rivers) 13-13 won by fall over Eli Bell (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 2-10 (Fall 2:52)

Cons. Round 1 - Eli Bell (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 2-10 received a bye () (Bye)

Cons. Round 2 - Eli Bell (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 2-10 won by decision over Erik Kosch (Lena) 16-15 (Dec 4-1)

Cons. Semi - Will Dailey (Oshkosh West) 4-4 won by decision over Eli Bell (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 2-10 (Dec 7-1)

157

Justin Gutierrez (7-11) place is unknown and scored 6.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Justin Gutierrez (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 7-11 won by major decision over Eskander Koko (Oshkosh West) 3-2 (MD 17-7)

Quarterfinal - Braeden Athey (Bay Port) 11-3 won by fall over Justin Gutierrez (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 7-11 (Fall 2:29)

Cons. Round 2 - Justin Gutierrez (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 7-11 won by fall over Mitchell Zutz (Valders) 1-2 (Fall 0:45)

Cons. Semi - Miguel Vargas (Oconto) 25-15 won by fall over Justin Gutierrez (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 7-11 (Fall 2:09)

165

Ethan Denamur (20-12) placed 5th and scored 17.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Ethan Denamur (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 20-12 won by fall over Joseph McDonald (Southern Door) 1-7 (Fall 2:25)

Quarterfinal - Calix Klimek (Bay Port) 11-7 won by fall over Ethan Denamur (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 20-12 (Fall 0:57)

Cons. Round 2 - Ethan Denamur (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 20-12 won by fall over Landon Ullmer (Denmark) 3-5 (Fall 4:06)

Cons. Semi - Ethan Denamur (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 20-12 won by fall over Sean Krueger (Crivitz/Wausaukee) 10-12 (Fall 0:40)

5th Place Match - Ethan Denamur (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 20-12 won by fall over Ethan Hahneman (Oshkosh West) 8-3 (Fall 2:28)

175

Zak Wrobel (30-8) placed 3rd and scored 16.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Zak Wrobel (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 30-8 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Zak Wrobel (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 30-8 won by fall over Blake Holly (Green Bay Preble) 16-14 (Fall 1:48)

Semifinal - Bryson Schmid (Wittenberg-Birnamwood) 35-9 won by decision over Zak Wrobel (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 30-8 (Dec 9-3)

3rd Place Match - Zak Wrobel (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 30-8 won by major decision over Devlin Vele (Bay Port) 10-5 (MD 12-3)

215

Harrison Schartner (12-15) placed 4th and scored 11.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Harrison Schartner (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 12-15 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Harrison Schartner (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 12-15 won in sudden victory - 1 over Kale Zimmermann (Valders) 19-17 (SV-1 2-0)

Semifinal - Chase Matthias (Two Rivers) 23-0 won by fall over Harrison Schartner (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 12-15 (Fall 2:23)

3rd Place Match - George Seegmiller (Wittenberg-Birnamwood) 30-9 won by decision over Harrison Schartner (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 12-15 (Dec 5-0)

285

Seth Laughlin (21-10) placed 3rd and scored 17.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Seth Laughlin (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 21-10 received a bye () (Bye)

Quarterfinal - Seth Laughlin (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 21-10 won by fall over Colten Crooks (Crivitz/Wausaukee) 13-22 (Fall 1:09)

Semifinal - Owen Schultz (Wittenberg-Birnamwood) 33-10 won by decision over Seth Laughlin (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 21-10 (Dec 3-1)

3rd Place Match - Seth Laughlin (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) 21-10 won by fall over Aiden Dirksen (Bay Port) 5-2 (Fall 3:40)

It will be a short turnaround for the Door County United swim team when they head to Shorewood High School for a Saturday invitational.

DCU last swam on Thursday as they took third in their home meet. Among the highlights was the 200 Medley Relay (Ezra Linnan, Jack Monfils, George Atwell, Logan Filar) winning with a season-best of 1:49.27. Linnan put in his best 50-back split on record with a 27.74 to get the relay started off strong.

Rhinelander, Cedarburg, Berlin, Brown Deer, Chilton, Fort Atkinson, Grafton, Kiel, McFarland, Monona Grove, Nicolet, Plymouth, Sheboygan South, Two Rivers, Whitefish Bay, Whitnall, Berlin/Green Lake, Edgewood, and Baraboo will battle against DCU when the invitational begins at 8 a.m.

The Sturgeon Bay boys' basketball team could not dig out of a 19-point hole as they lost to Roncalli 52-33.

The Jets strung together a strong defensive performance against the Clippers, allowing no player to reach double figures. Calvin Richard just missed the mark with nine points while Jackson Starr added eight points and Gannon Evers chipped in seven points in the Clippers' loss. Donovan Cowley scored a game-high 18 points to fuel the Jets while teammate Matthew Bonin added 10 points in the win.

There were lots of positives in and out of the pool on Thursday, and the boys' efforts this season are definitely paying off.

Here are the highlights in the pool, and there are lots!

• The 200 Medley Relay (Ezra Linnan, Jack Monfils, George Atwell, Logan Filar) won with a season-best of 1:49.27. Linnan put in his best 50-back split on record with a 27.74 to get the relay started off strong.
• Atwell took 4th in the 200 Free, swimming a 2:12.89, continuing his steady drop in the event these past two months.
  Luke Filar took 4th in the 200 IM swimming a 2:26.88.
• Logan Filar captured the victory in the 50 Free with a 24.28 to match his best of the season.
  Linnan came in flying, quite literally, to 2nd in the 100 Fly with a personal best of 1:02.39. That’s a three second time drop from his previous best.
• Luke Filar took 3rd in the 100 Free, swimming his personal best of 56.82. 
• Monfils took 2nd in the 500 Free with a time of 5:20.73. His previous high school 500 time was a 5:34.15, which is a drop of 14 seconds.
• Our 200 Free Relay (Linnan, Luke Filar, Atwell, Monfils) claimed 1st with a time of 1:39.86. Linnan had his fastest 50 Free time ever with a 24.96 to start us off. 
• Linnan went on to take 2nd in the 100 Back, swimming a 1:02.51 and dropping 2 seconds from his previous best two weeks ago.
• Logan Filar placed 2nd in the 100 Breast with a time of 1:09.00, swimming his high school best for the second week in a row and dropping an additional second.
• The 400 Free Relay (Luke Filar, Atwell, Logan Filar, Monfils) took 2nd with a season best of 3:42.75. Atwell swam his season-best 100 Free split at a 57.51, just one-tenth off his fastest split ever.

Final Scores:
1. Kiel- 136
2. Two Rivers- 82
3. DCU- 74

Their next meet is Saturday at Shorewood High School outside of Milwaukee.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers turned a nine-point lead at halftime into a convincing 74-58 home win over the Oconto Blue Devils Tuesday night.

The Clippers were led by Jackson Starr, who scored a game-high 30 points, while Gannon Evers added 11 more as the Clippers improved to 5-4, and 8-8 overall in the Packerland Conference.

On Thursday night, the Sturgeon Bay will now travel to Manitowoc Roncalli to take on the Jets in a non-conference game.  

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers girls' basketball team grinded out their first win of the New Year on Monday, beating Peshtigo 39-34.

The Lady Clippers took a two-point lead into halftime and they were able to extend on that advantage in the second half. Dasha Yeltysheva led the Clippers in scoring with 22 points despite making only one shot from the field. Head coach Dan Tjernagel commended Regan Kasten and her nine-point effort despite dealing with foul trouble. Four other Clippers scored as well. Holly Pesch scored 15 points and Rylie Ellie added 11 points in the loss for the Bulldogs.

The Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestling team had some hardware brought home from Saturday's Wisconsin Challenge Series held in Wausau.

Tiani Lemieux made it to the podium with four wins in five tries en route to a fifth-place finish.

2024 WI Challenge Series Girls Results for Sturgeon Bay/Sevastapol

Girls 145

Tiani LeMieux's place is 5th and has scored 18.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Tiani LeMieux (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastapol) won by fall over Calli Stewart (Sun Prairie East/West) (Fall 0:28)

Champ. Round 2 - Tiani LeMieux (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastapol) won by fall over Montana Joles (River Valley) (Fall 0:25)

Quarterfinal - Miriam Alberts (Lena) won by fall over Tiani LeMieux (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastapol) (Fall 1:33)

Cons. Round 3 - Tiani LeMieux (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastapol) won by fall over Mackenzie Schiedermayer (Hortonville) (Fall 0:52)

5th Place Match - Tiani LeMieux (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastapol) won by fall over Teagan Simpson (Oregon) (Fall 1:35)

Girls 165

Lanie Brauer's place is unknown and has scored 4.0 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Sophia Bassino (Sun Prairie East/West) won by tech fall over Lanie Brauer (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastapol) (TF 18-1)

Cons. Round 1 - Lanie Brauer (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastapol) received a bye () (Bye)

Cons. Round 2 - Lanie Brauer (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastapol) won by fall over Angeleen Calvin-Woods (Eau Claire North) (Fall 3:55)

Cons. Round 3 - Anya Mueller (Wausau West) won by fall over Lanie Brauer (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastapol) (Fall 0:20)

The Sturgeon Bay girls' basketball team saw Oconto guard Addisyn Viestenz score her 1000th point in a 62-25 loss on Friday night.

Viestenz scored nine of her team-high 15 points in the first half as the Blue Devils dug the Clippers into a 38-8 hole entering the break.

Head coach Dan Tjernagel was happy the Clippers played much better in the second half, scoring 17 points in the frame thanks to Dasha Yeltysheva scoring nine points in the second half en route to a 15-point evening. Regan Kasten scored four points, and three others had two points.

Joining Viestenz in the box score for the Blue Devils are Kelly Vizer's 11 points, seven points from Emilee Banker, and six points from Natalie Schlueter.

The Sturgeon Bay boys' basketball team showed no mercy in its 59-39 victory over Gibraltar in a Thursday night Packerland Conference showdown. 

The Clippers used their experience to take advantage of a Vikings team without Braden Sitte and Marshall Maltby for the evening, and no player did that more than Calvin Richard. After being held to just three points, Richard scored 16 of his game-high 19 points after the break to pace the Clippers as they outscored the Vikings 34-18 in the second half. Danny Lodl helped the Clippers take a first-half lead, with all nine of his points coming in the first half. Jackson Starr contributed 10 points in the win.

Gibraltar coach Travis Ward was proud of his team stepping up without their senior leaders and two of their top three scorers. Kayin Jackson had a breakout game with 18 points, while Liam Lindenberg knocked down a trio of triples en route to an 11-point game. 

The two teams split their four contested matches, but the Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol wrestling team lost to Oconto 48-28 at Thursday's multi-team dual at Southern Door.

Bonus points earned by Spencer Madsen (major decision), Tiani Lemieux (pin), Zak Wrobel (pin), and Seth Laughlin (pin) helped narrow the score as SBS lost four matches and gave points to the Blue Devils at four other weight classes via forfeit.

SBS was also scheduled to wrestle Peshtigo and Southern Door.

132: Tyler Beekman (Oconto) over Unknown (For.)

138: Jaymison Markham (Oconto) over Unknown (For.)

144: Spencer Madsen (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Ethan Wusterbarth (Oconto) (MD 9-1)

150: Tiani LeMieux (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Jacob Dunks (Oconto) (Fall 0:24)

157: Miguel Vargas (Oconto) over Justin Gutierrez (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) (Fall 1:09)

165: Dominic Caylor (Oconto) over Julian Langer (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) (Fall 3:06)

175: Kyle Bowman (Oconto) over Ethan Denamur (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) (Fall 0:27)

190: Zak Wrobel (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Adan Herrera Ramirez (Oconto) (Fall 0:25)

215: Logan Christensen (Oconto) over Alex Andreae (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) (Fall 0:00)

285: Seth Laughlin (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Alex Julka (Oconto) (Fall 0:05)

106: Nate Hasenjager (Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol) over Unknown (For.)

113: Cody Stamsta (Oconto) over Unknown (For.)

120: Liam Brady (Oconto) over Unknown (For.)

126: Double Forfeit

Sturgeon Bay Clippers basketball fans will not have to choose between their team and a particular professional football team when they travel to Green Bay on Saturday.

The Clippers' game against NEW Lutheran has been changed to a 2 p.m. start due to the Green Bay Packers playing during their original start time. The JV game between the Clippers and the Blazers will occur at 12:30 p.m.

All other local sporting events seem to have avoided a similar conflict, with the Algoma/Kewaunee game being played at 2 p.m. on 104.1 WRLU and wrestling tournaments at Wausau West and Sheboygan North occurring earlier in the day. 

The Sturgeon Bay will travel south to take on the Packerland Conference-leading Kewaunee Storm for a Packerland Conference matchup. 

In their last matchup, the Clippers struggled to contain the offensive prowess of the Seymour Thunder, falling to their hosts 75-57. The Clippers kept the game to within six points in the first half, but the Thunder outscored 40-28 in the second half as four players scored at least six points in the frame. Danny Lodl hit four three-pointers in the game to lead the Clippers with 19 points, while Gannon Evers worked his way inside to collect 17 points. Garrett Ulberg also drained a pair of threes en route to an 11-point evening. 

The Storm bounced back from a tough loss to Kiel to throttle Sevastopol on January 5th 87-45. Thomas Stangel scored 23 points and Avery Jerabek chipped in 22 points in the victory as two others also reached double figures in the victory. The Storm is tied with Southern Door at the top of the Packerland Conference standings at 5-0.

Jacob Nate and Reece Robillard will have the call on U-102.1 and NEWRadioSportsNetwork.com beginning at 7:15 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the tip-off at 7:30 p.m.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers boys' basketball struggled to contain the offensive prowess of the Seymour Thunder on Thursday night, falling to their hosts 75-57.

The Clippers kept the game to within six points in the first half, but the Thunder outscored 40-28 in the second half as four players scored at least six points in the frame. 

Danny Lodl hit four three-pointers in the game to lead the Clippers with 19 points, while Gannon Evers worked his way inside to collect 17 points. Garrett Ulberg also drained a pair of threes en route to an 11-point evening. 

The Thunder's Kyler Marks led the way with 23 points with Ethan Volz adding 15 points and Isaac Feske chipping in 13 points.

The Door County United swim team heads to the pool on Thursday evening to take on conference foes Two Rivers and Plymouth.

The team brought home two medals on Saturday, January 6th, in the Sheboygan North Raider Relays Invitational.  The meet, made up of only relay events, included 11 events.  DCU participated in three of these relays and brought in 14 points overall. The 200 Fly Relay (Logan Filar, George Atwell, Luke Filar, Jack Monfils) took second, placing behind first by only a second. There were several fantastic splits in the relay- Logan Filar had the fastest lead-off of any team, and Monfils had the third-fastest split in the entire event. 

The meet begins at 6 p.m. in Two Rivers.

Photo courtesy of Southern Door School District

The Sturgeon Bay boys' basketball team took a nine-point lead into the break and only made it grow from there in its 74-49 victory over Green Bay East on Monday.

Calvin Richard's big night buoyed the Clippers as he scored 23 points. Garrett Ulberg (14 points) and Danny Lodl (11 points) provided much-needed support as the Clippers outscored the Red Devils 45-29 in the second half. 

Greg Denny scored 17 points and Quincy Shields added 11 points in the loss for the Red Devils, which saw their record drop to 0-12 on the season. 

The DCU boys' swim team brought home two medals on Saturday, January 6th, in the Sheboygan North Raider Relays Invitational.  The meet, made up of only relay events, included 11 events.  DCU participated in three of these relays and brought in 14 points overall. 

The 200 Fly Relay (Logan Filar, George Atwell, Luke Filar, Jack Monfils) took second, placing behind first by only a second. There were several fantastic splits in the relay- Logan Filar had the fastest lead-off of any team, and Monfils had the third-fastest split
in the entire event. Every member swam under 30 seconds!

The turnaround into the 750 Crescendo Relay (Logan Filar, Monfils, Atwell, Luke Filar) was tough as the two heats were back to back, but the boys still managed to put up some great swims. Logan Filar had the second-fastest lead-off in the event, and Luke Filar was on track to swim a sub-six minute 500 with his 400 Free legs.

The boys wrapped up their events positively, taking third in the four by 100 IM Relay (Logan Filar, Luke Filar, Atwell, Monfils). Monfils swam the second-fastest 100 IM of anyone in the event as one of only two swimmers to do a sub-minute 100.

The DCU boys have two upcoming meets this week: Thursday, January 11th at Two Rivers versus Two Rivers and Plymouth at 6:00 pm and on Saturday, January 13th at Sheboygan South for the Sheboygan South Invite at 11:00 am.

The Door County United Swim Team will compete for the first time in 2024 on Saturday morning when they take the pool at Sheboygan North.

Chilton, Green Bay Southwest, Manitowoc Lincoln, Oshkosh West, Sheboygan South, and Two Rivers are also scheduled to compete when the first events begin at 11 a.m.

In their last action almost three weeks ago, DCU squad of four put up a huge total of 73 points between six first-place finishes, two seconds, a third, and a fourth. It put them in the middle of the three-team pack. 

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers defeated the Algoma Wolves Friday night on the road 49-39.

Gannon Evers put in work in the paint with 19 points to lead the way for Sturgeon Bay. Algoma was led by Parker Lischka with 13 points and Cody Kirchman, who hit four three-pointers to end his night with 12 points.

The Wolves made a bit of a comeback late in the second half thanks to Grant Vandervest's back-to-back three-pointers but ultimately fell short. 

The Clippers are now 3-2 in the Packerland Conference and Algoma falls to 3-3. Their next conference game will be on Jan 12th at home against Gibraltar while Algoma’s next conference game will also be against Gibraltar on Jan 15th.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers girls' basketball battled for all 36 minutes but could not overcome a slim one-point margin at the break in their 44-43 loss to Green Bay East on Thursday.

Dasha Yeltysheva led the Clippers with 20 points, while Regan Kasten and Cady Carlson each added 10 points in the loss.

Picture courtesy of Sturgeon Bay Lady Clippers Basketball Facebook page

In the thick of the winter, the Sturgeon Bay School Board addressed two of its coaching vacancies with its fall sports offerings.

The board promoted volunteer assistant coach Morgan Harding to its head cross-country coach position. Harding served under former coach Leanne Pinkert for the last three years.

The board also named high school technology and engineering teacher Michael Bryfczynski the new head girls' golf coach. He brings plenty of experience to the role, playing four years of golf in high school and serving as the head greenskeeper at Cherry Hills Golf Course during the summer.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers girls' basketball team will try their luck outside the conference again when they welcome Green Bay East on Thursday.

On Tuesday, the Clippers dropped a close contest to the Gillett Tigers 44-41 in their first game since December 21st. The Clippers were led by Basha Yeltysheva, who scored 17 points, while Regan Kasten and Cody Carlson added 10 points each.

The Red Devils have gone winless since an opening night win against Little Chute on November 16th. Led by Jamaya Mariner's 14.8 ppg, the Red Devils have failed to score more than 35 points in five of their 10 games so far this season.

Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers dropped a close one to the Gillet Tigers 44-41 Tuesday night at home.   The game was tied 27-27 at halftime, as the Tigers would outscore the Clippers 17-14 in a defensive second half to come away with the victory.

The Clippers were led by Basha Yeltysheva, who scored 17 points, while Regan Kasten and Cody Carlson added 10 points each.

Cilena Guns was the game's high scorer, with 23 points for the Tigers.

Sturgeon Bay will now play home to Green Bay East in non-conference action on Thursday.   

On Tuesday, the Sturgeon Bay Clippers girls' basketball team will have an early 5:45 p.m. tip against the Gillett Tigers.

In their last game, the Clippers gave them a scare, but the Algoma Wolves were able to pull away in the second half to win the game 43-30 on December 21st. The Lady Clippers held a 19-15 advantage at halftime thanks to seven first-half points by Cady Carlson. According to Sturgeon Bay head coach Dan Tjernagel, the Wolves were able to clamp down on defense while grabbing some key rebounds to spur the comeback victory. Carlson would not score another point in the game, eventually surpassed by Dasha Yeltysheva's 16 points.

The Tigers are 3-5 heading into Tuesday's contest after losing their last two games. Cilena Guns scored 14 points and Maggie Kaczmarek registered 12 points in their 52-47 loss to Coleman on the road in their final game of 2023.