The Clippers were led by Jackson Starr who poured in 33 points.  Braden Evers tallied 16 more as the Clippers controlled the game and had four players score in double figures.

Clipper Coach Zach Goblisch said after the game, "Overall, I was really proud of our offensive exectution tonight.  The ball moved around well and we were able to get a lot of different guys involved.  It was a great effort to start the season and is something we look to continue to build off of after the Thanksgiving Break."

The Clippers return to the floor on Tuesday, December 3 against Green Bay Southwest for their first home game of the 2024-25 season. 

The Sturgeon Bay Lady Clippers and NEW Lutheran opened up Packerland Conference play on Tuesday night.  Sturgeon Bay trailed 21-13 at halftime and struggled offensively missing a number of shots.  The Clippers played a bit better offensively in the second half but gave up too many scores down low and second shots falling 53-39.  

NEW was led by A. Meerstein with 15, with other scorers E. Laatsch with 13, and I. Beaumont with 12.

Cady Carlson was the Clippers' leading scorer with 14 points--10 in the second half.  Dasha Yeltysheva had 12, Regan Kasten had 10, and Yarrow Goettelman had 3.

Sturgeon Bay continues conference action next Tuesday at Oconto and play next Friday here at home vs. Peshtigo.

A buzzer beater provided the momentum Two Rivers needed to get past Sturgeon Bay Thursday night 37-29.

The two teams were knotted up just before halftime when the Raiders registered the go-ahead bucket. The Clippers had a rough night from the field with only five made field goals, but they were able to hang with the Raiders thanks to a strong 19-24 performance from the free-throw line.

The Clippers were led by Dasha Yeltysheva with 17 points.  Regan Kasten had 7 points, all on free throws.  Yarrow Goettelman had 3 points and Cady Carlson 2.  

Two Rivers was led by Kaylee Jensen with 12 points, Vayda Sonnenberg had 9 points, Jordyn Kulpa and Rylee Timm each contributed 7, and Allie Gallagher had 2.

Head coach Dan Tjernagel was pleased with the effort, especially on the defensive side of the ball. " We had to navigate first-half foul trouble, so we need to learn from that," Tjernagel said. "We also need to shoot the ball better from the floor to put ourselves in position to win ball games."

The Clippers are back in action next Tuesday against NEW Lutheran.   

In the first ball game of our 2024-2025 campaign we fell to Chilton 40-59.  

Chilton's Adahlyn Hoerl (and division one recruit) had 35 points.  Their next leading scorer had 9.  Last year we were down 30 at halftime and lost 41-80 at Chilton.

Dasha Yeltysheva led the Clippers with 15 points.  Cady Carlson had 9.  Regan Kasten and Yarrow Goettelman each added six.  Cora Frangipane and Gabi Tjernagel each contributed two points.

It was a two-point game at 16-14 in the first half before Chilton went on a run to build up a lead, then Sturgeon Bay got a bit closer prior to the half.  The Clippers came out strong in the second half getting the lead down to about 11 at one point.

Clipper Coach Dan TJernagel said after the game, "Overall, I am very proud of the improvement our ladies continue to show and look forward to this kind of effort in future games". 

Sturgeon Bay is back in action next at Two Rivers on Thursday evening.  Last year after trailing at the half, the Clippers came back to tie it in regulation, then went on to win in overtime 46-39.

(photo courtesy of Clipper Girls Basketball from last season)

The Door County United swim team beat their seed time in nearly all seven events during Friday's WIAA State Swim Meet in Waukesha.

DCU finished 10th overall with 82 points out of 34 teams. Their final times and places are bolded below.

200Y Freestyle Medley Relay

8 Sturgeon Bay Co-op 1:55.39 (Heat 2)

8th Place 1:54.74

200Y Freestyle

3 Kailyn Neville JR Sturgeon Bay Co-op 2:01.00

11th Place 2:00.98

200Y Individual Medley

7 Julia Michalski * SR Sturgeon Bay Co-op 2:13.34 (Heat 2)

8th Place 2:14.52

200Y Freestyle Relay

1 Sturgeon Bay Co-op 1:45.42 (Heat 1)

9th Place 1:43.06

100Y Backstroke

5 Julia Michalski * SR Sturgeon Bay Co-op 1:00.51 (Heat 1) 

10th Place 1:00.06

100Y Breaststroke

2 Caitlyn Hasenjager SR Sturgeon Bay Co-op 1:11.21 (Heat 1)

15th Place 1:11.17

400Y Freestyle Relay

8 Sturgeon Bay Co-op 3:45.37 (Heat 2)

9th Place 3:45.27

The Door County United swim team is ready to hit the pool on Friday with state medals on the line at the Waukesha South Natatorium.

DCU swimmers will compete in seven events on Friday, including three relays. At 5:30 p.m., the swimming timed finals will take place. You can find a listing of the events featuring DCU swimmers (listed by the state as Sturgeon Bay Co-op) below:

200Y Freestyle Medley Relay

8 Sturgeon Bay Co-op 1:55.39 (Heat 2)

200Y Freestyle

3 Kailyn Neville JR Sturgeon Bay Co-op 2:01.00

200Y Individual Medley

7 Julia Michalski * SR Sturgeon Bay Co-op 2:13.34 (Heat 2)

200Y Freestyle Relay

1 Sturgeon Bay Co-op 1:45.42 (Heat 1)

100Y Backstroke

5 Julia Michalski * SR Sturgeon Bay Co-op 1:00.51 (Heat 1) 

100Y Breaststroke

2 Caitlyn Hasenjager SR Sturgeon Bay Co-op 1:11.21 (Heat 1)

400Y Freestyle Relay

8 Sturgeon Bay Co-op 3:45.37 (Heat 2)

The Door County United girls' high school swim team isn’t done with their season quite yet! They competed in the WIAA Division 2 Sectional swim meet at Ashwaubenon High School on November 9th, 2024.

The team as a whole finished 3rd overall to the co-op from Kohler/Sheboygan Lutheran/Sheboygan Falls and Ashwaubenon High School. DCU had a top 8 finish in every event of the day except for one. Senior Isabella Jimenez-Seyfer finished 8th in the 100-yard butterfly and 17th in the 50-yard freestyle. Senior Anika Steinbach finished 11th in the 100-yard butterfly and 18th in the 200-yard freestyle. Junior Chloe Bissen finished 5th in the 100-yard butterfly and 3rd in the 100-yard backstroke. Sophomore Shaeffer Rass finished 23rd in the 100-yard freestyle and 9th in the 100-yard breaststroke. Freshman Amelia Michalski finished 7th in the 100-yard freestyle and 6th in the 100-yard breaststroke. Freshman Megan Quaderer finished 4th in the 100-yard freestyle and 7th in the 500-yard freestyle. Freshman Quinn Sperber finished 5th in the 100-yard backstroke. DCU punched their ticket to state with a 2nd place finish in the 200-yard medley relay (Julia Michalski, Caitlyn Hasenjager, Isabella Jimenez Seyfer, Megan Quaderer), 5th place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay (Chloe Bissen, Megan Quaderer, Kailyn Neville, Caitlyn Hasenjager), and 4th place finish in the 400 yard freestyle relay (Julia Michalski, Chloe Bissen, Kailyn Neville, Caitlyn Hasenjager). Senior Julia Michalski automatically qualified to state with first-place finishes in both the 200-yard individual medley and the 100-yard backstroke. Senior Caitlyn Hasenjager qualified for state in the 100-yard breaststroke, placing 4th at sectionals. This is the first time she has qualified for high school state as an individual. Finally, junior Kailyn Neville will be our final individual participating in the state, with her 3rd-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle.

WIAA Division 2 State will be held at Waukesha South High School on Friday, November 15th. 

Door County United's Julia Michalski won two individual titles as the team took second overall at the WIAA Ashwaubenon Sectional for swimming.

Michalski won the 100Y backstroke with a time of 1:00.51 and the 200Y Individual medley with a time of 2:13.34. The team also saw the top three finishes from the 200Y individual medley relay: Kailyn Neville in the 200Y freestyle and Chloe Bissen in the 100Y backstroke. DCU registered 298 points, which was 29 points behind sectional champion Kohler.

The complete heat sheets for the state meet will be released early next week.  

Full results can be found here

Trips to the state meet are on the line Saturday in Ashwaubenon when Door County United swims in their WIAA Sectional Meet.

Ashwaubenon, Berlin/Green Lake, Chilton/Brillion/Valders, Clintonville,  Kiel/Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah, Kohler/Sheboygan Falls/Sheboygan Lutheran, Marinette/Peshtigo,  New London, Notre Dame/Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran, Plymouth, Seymour, Shawano/Bonduel, and Two Rivers/Roncalli are all scheduled to compete when the first events begin at noon.

Julia Michalski holds the top seed in the Girls 200 Yard IM and the Girls 100 Yard Backstroke. DCU is seeded in the top five in seven other events. You can find the full Psych Sheet here. 

Jackson Starr captured Packerland Conference Soccer Player of the Year honors to lead the school's post-season honors announced last month.

PACKERLAND SOCCER

Kayden Klotz, Forward First Team
Finn Stevenson, Forward First Team

Will Estes, Midfielder First Team
Zone Wienke, Midfielder First Team

Jackson Starr, Defender First Team, Player of the Year

Simon Downey, Midfielder Second Team
Jaylen Reynolds, Midfielder Second Team

Ethan DeNamur: Honorable Mention

PACKERLAND VOLLEYBALL

Audrey Harrington, Outside Hitter Second Team

Annika Schoeneman, Setter Second Team

Ellys Carter, Libero Honorable Mention

Miya Nell, Middle Blocker Honorable Mention

Stevie Routhieaux, Outside Hitter Honorable Mention

PACKERLAND FOOTBALL

Patrick Haese, Running Back and Linebacker First Team

Braylon LaRoche, Offensive Lineman First Team

Bryce Plzak, Defensive Back First Team, Kicker Honorable Mention, Offensive End Second Team

Caleb Plzak, Quarterback Second Team, Defensive Back Honorable Mention

Zak Wrobel, Offensive Lineman and Defensive Lineman Second Team

Seth Laughlin, Defensive Lineman Second Team

Braden Evers, Offensive Lineman Honorable Mention

Andrew Nell, Linebacker Honorable Mention

Myles Sacotte, Defensive Lineman Honorable Mention

The Clippers’ soccer season ended on Saturday with a 0-4 loss to Kiel in the sectional finals.

Sturgeon Bay found themselves in a hole early on after giving up a penalty kick just four minutes into the match after an unlucky bounce lead to a foul in the box. Emerson Sitzman scored on the kick.

The Clippers would hold the score at 0-1 until 33 seconds into the second half when Emerson Sitzman would find the net again. Shortly after, Heller would score in the 44th minute and then Koen Sitzman would add another bringing the score to 4-0.

The Clippers need to be commended on another great season and winning their 16th in a row regional title this year. 

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers soccer team has a chance to return to state on Saturday, but they will have to avenge an earlier-season loss when they play Kiel at St. Mary Catholic.

Both teams have cruised their competition to earn a date with each other in the sectional final. An own goal remains the lone blemish of the Clippers' tournament resume, beating New Holstein (9-0), St. Mary Catholic (6-1), and Gibraltar/Sevastopol (4-0) along the way. The Raiders also posted a pair of clean sheets on their way to St. Mary Catholic, beating Peshtigo (8-0) and Clintonville (3-0) before toppling Lourdes Academy/Valley Christian 3-1 on Thursday.

The two teams met on August 27th, with the Raiders securing the 2-0 win behind goals from Trevin Heller and Emerson Sitzman.

Bryan Mazur and Peter Kerwin will have the call tentatively on U-102.1 beginning at 12:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the first touch at 1 p.m.

Picture courtesy of Clipper Soccer

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers soccer team is one step closer to a return to the state tournament in Milwaukee after defeating conference rival Gibraltar/Sevastopol 4-0 at Clark Field Thursday night.

Three different Wienkes scored in the match with Daniel Wienke (26th minute) and Zone Wienke (32nd) stacking a 2-0 advantage over the United by halftime. Meanwhile, the Clippers limited the United's offensive chances all night long as they made climbing the 2-0 hill hard if not impossible. The Clippers put the match out of reach late with tallies from Simon Downey (56th minute) and Kemal Wienke (73rd minute).

The Clippers will try to avenge an early season loss to Kiel when they battle them at St. Mary Catholic at 1 p.m. The match will be carried live tentatively on U-102.1, but follow the NEW Radio Sports Network for updated broadcast details.

Photos by Clipper Soccer

The Door County United girls swim team remains undefeated in conference match-ups for the 2024 season, becoming the 2024 Bay Conference champions for the 5th consecutive year. 

The team won the conference meet on Thursday, October 31st, which placed them in front of the second-place team, Wittenberg Birnamwood High School. The overall score of the evening was 486 points to Wittenberg’s 429. The team was highly successful, with many first and second-team all-conference titles. There were also multiple honorable mentions of the evening (see below). Stand-out swimmers included a junior from Southern Door High School, Kailyn Neville, who was first-team all-conference in her evening events.

Additionally, senior Caitlyn Hasenjager from Sevastopol High School was second-team all-conference in the 200-yard individual medley and honorable mention in the 100-yard breaststroke. Senior Isabella Jimenez Seyfer (SBHS) was second-team all-conference in the 100-yard butterfly with the best time of the season, 1:06.94. Freshmen Amelia Michalski (SBHS) and Megan Quaderer (SBHS) show great promise for future seasons. Amelia finished 4th in the 200-yard freestyle and 6th in the 100-yard breaststroke. Megan finished second-team all-conference in the 500 freestyle and 4th in the 100-yard freestyle. Junior varsity swimmers competed in this meet, finishing second to New London High School. Rachel Rock (SEV) finished second in the 100-yard freestyle with a best time 1:24.37. Maria Wienke (SBHS) finished first overall in the 100-yard breaststroke at 1:41.82. Finally, Anika Steinbach, a Sturgeon Bay High School senior, was awarded Bay Conference Senior of the Year for her contributions to the team this year. Anika was a silent leader on the team, helping her peers in the pool and at school.

The varsity swimmers will prepare to swim at Ashwaubenon High School on Saturday, November 9th, in the Sectional Meet for Division II and determine if any swimmers will get the chance to compete at the state meet on Friday, November 15th. 

Full Meet Scores

ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS

200 Medley Relay:

2nd Team All-Conference: Door County United (Julia Michalski, Caitlyn Hasenjager, Izzy Jimenez Seyfer, Kailyn Neville)

200 Free:

1st Team All-Conference: Kailyn Neville (DCU)

200 IM:

1st Team All-Conference: Julia Michalski (DCU)

All-Conference Honorable Mention: Caitlyn Hasenjager (DCU)

100 Fly:

2nd Team All-Conference: Izzy Jimenez Seyfer (DCU)

All-Conference Honorable Mention: Chloe Bissen (DCU)

500 Free:

1st Team All-Conference: Kailyn Neville (DCU)

2nd Team All-Conference: Megan Quaderer (DCU)

200 Free Relay:

2nd Team All-Conference: Door County United (Chloe Bissen, Amelia Michalski, Megan Quaderer, Caitlyn Hasenjager)

100 Back:

2nd Team All-Conference: Julia Michalski (DCU)

100 Breast:

All-Conference Honorable Mention: Caitlyn Hasenjager (DCU)

400 Free Relay:

2nd Team All-Conference: Door County United (Julia Michalski, Chloe Bissen, Megan Quaderer, Kailyn Neville)