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    Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol's Cody Stephenson, top, beat Luxemburg-Casco's Brandon Blemke at a Division 2 sectional tournament Saturday in Waupaca to clinch a state berth. Lisa VanCamp/For the Advocate

    Wrestling: Wagner, Stephenson advance to state

    Southern Door's Nolan Wagner and Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol's Cody Stephenson are heading to Madison this week to compete in the WIAA state high school wrestling tournament.

    • Feb. 21, 2012
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    Girls basketball: Gibraltar crushes Valley Christian

    Gibraltar scored 35 points in the second half and pulled away for a 52-19 victory over Valley Christian in a nonconference high school girls basketball game Tuesday night.

    • Feb. 21, 2012
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    Boys basketball: Eagles, Pioneers drop nonleague games

    A furious fourth-period rally fell short for the Southern Door High School boys basketball team as it lost to Green Bay West, 67-60, in a nonconference game Tuesday night.

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    Column: Couple has their hearts in officiating

    Paul Schubert and his wife Deb Merkle-Schubert had a nice Valentine's Day planned last week. They had a dinner set with family preceded by something else that makes them rather unique on the sports landscape.

    • Feb. 21, 2012
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    Bowling column: And the winners are ...

    Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the first annual State Bowling Tournament Awards, honoring the exploits of our Sister Bay bowlers this past weekend in Wausau.

    • Feb. 21, 2012
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    Sports brief: Promotions scheduled for basketball game

    Southern Door High School's sports marketing class is organizing several promotions to be held during the Eagles' varsity boys basketball game Thursday night against Oconto.

    • Feb. 21, 2012
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    STURGEON BAY INDUSTRIAL

    • Feb. 21, 2012
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    Southern Door's Kayli Mallien drives to the basket while being defended by Sevastopol's Megan LaPlant during a Packerland Conference girls basketball game Thursday night. Southern Door's Brianna Sampo is also pictured. Tina M. Gohr/Door County Advocate

    Girls basketball: Clippers, Eagles extend win streaks

    Sturgeon Bay beat Gibraltar, 38-16, and Southern Door defeated Sevastopol, 67-33, Thursday night in Packerland Conference high school girls basketball games.

    • Feb. 17, 2012
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    WIAA basketball: Madison or Green Bay?

    The state high school boys and girls basketball tournaments could soon be moving from Madison to Green Bay.

    • Feb. 17, 2012
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    Boys basketball: Title chase going down to the wire

    Sturgeon Bay remained in position to win at least a share of the Packerland Conference high school boys basketball championship Friday night with a 59-31 victory over Oconto in a game that saw Alex Bailey top 1,000 career points.

    • Feb. 17, 2012
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    A red-tailed hawk (upper left) and a pilot from Skyline Helicopters of Harshaw, Wisconsin shared the sky over the Gardner Swamp State Wildlife Area late last September. Parts of the marsh were sprayed for invasive phragmites. Ducks Unlimited is seeking a three-year grant to work with the DNR and a helicopter firm to spray invasive cattails at the swamp. Kevin Naze/For the Advocate

    Outdoors column: More spraying possible at Gardner Swamp

    Ducks Unlimited Inc. has applied for a three-year project grant to enhance 150 acres of critical wetland habitat in the Gardner Swamp State Wildlife Area.

    • Feb. 17, 2012
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    Feb. 14

    • Feb. 17, 2012
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    Gibraltar to honor 1,000-point scorer

    Gibraltar High School is honoring former basketball player Debbie (Anderson) Kordon at 7 p.m. Friday before the Vikings' girls basketball game against Kewaunee.

    • Feb. 17, 2012
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    Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol's Cole Nebel won the 120-pound championship at Saturday's Division 2 Southern Door regional tournament. Tina M. Gohr/Door County Advocate

    Wrestling: It's on to sectionals

    Four area high school wrestlers are one step away from the WIAA state tournament in Madison.

    • Feb. 14, 2012
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    Girls basketball: Eagles burn Devils with hot start

    Southern Door scored the first 10 points and cruised past Green Bay East, 50-36, Tuesday night in a nonconference high school girls basketball game at Southern Door.

    • Feb. 14, 2012
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    Boys basketball: Big run carries Vikings past Cougars

    Gibraltar overcame a slow start and pulled away from Coleman, 51-35, Monday night in a nonconference high school boys basketball game in Coleman.

    • Feb. 14, 2012
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    Column: Finding the formula for winning

    No person on the organizational chart of a professional sports franchise faces more significant of an off-season workload than does the general manager.

    • Feb. 14, 2012
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    Bowling column: A circus of big scores

    Step right up, gentlemen, and shoot your perfect game. Nothin' to it. Everyone's doin' it, and you could be next.

    • Feb. 14, 2012
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    Swimming: Clippers shut out of state

    Sturgeon Bay/Southern Door turned in eight best times at Saturday's Division 2 sectional high school boys swimming meet in Stevens Point, but it wasn't enough to get anyone through to state.

    • Feb. 14, 2012
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    SISTER BAY TAVERN LEAGUE

    • Feb. 14, 2012
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    Gibraltar’s Devan Schultz recently signed a national letter of intent to play soccer for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay during a ceremony at her high school. She is flanked by Sevastopol/Gibraltar girls soccer coach Chad Retzlaff and Gibraltar athletic director Kirk Knutson, right. Submitted

    Gibraltar's Devan Schultz heading to UWGB

    Gibraltar High School senior Devan Schultz is going to play soccer next school year at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay as a recruited walk-on.

    • Feb. 11, 2012
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    Southern Door’s Jordan Englebert is pressured by Sevastopol’s Bryce Birmingham during a Packerland Conference game Friday night. Tina M. Gohr/Door County Advocate

    Boys basketball: Eagles shake slow start, Pioneers

    The outcome usually isn't good for basketball teams that make just 2 of 18 shots and turn the ball over six times in the first quarter.

    • Feb. 11, 2012
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    Boys basketball: Clippers roll, remain tied for first place

    Sturgeon Bay continued its roll at the top of the Packerland Conference high school boys basketball standings Friday night.

    • Feb. 11, 2012
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    Eagles' top scorer Jordan Jandrin out after hard fall

    Southern Door's Jordon Jandrin escaped permanent injury, but he's likely to miss the remainder of the high school boys basketball season following the hard fall he took during Tuesday's game at Gibraltar.

    • Feb. 10, 2012
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    Shifting ice déjà vu for visiting angler

    Scott Bradley was just a teen many years ago when a large crack opened up off of Dyckesville, spooking large numbers of anglers and claiming the life of a grandfather in a tragic drowning.

    • Feb. 10, 2012
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    Southern Door’s Cheyanne McFarlin drives the lane between Gibraltar’s Jasmine Haslep, left, and Ella Jacobs during a Packerland Conference game Thursday night. Tina M. Gohr/Door County Advocate

    Girls basketball: Southern Door back on track

    Southern Door snapped a six-game losing streak Thursday night with a 55-27 victory over Gibraltar in a Packerland Conference high school girls basketball game at Southern Door.

    • Feb. 11, 2012
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    Sevastopol’s Lucy Bley is swarmed by Sturgeon Bay defenders Bailey Zak (14), Katrina Boucher (10) and Amelia Campbell during a Packerland Conference game Thursday night. Tina M. Gohr/Door County Advocate

    Girls basketball: Sturgeon Bay stays hot

    Sturgeon Bay extended its winning streak to four by beating Sevastopol, 43-24, Thursday night in a Packerland Conference high school girls basketball game at Sturgeon Bay.

    • Feb. 11, 2012
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    Sevastopol weight-lifter wins meet in Neenah

    Sevastopol High School senior Aaron Bley placed first in the 220-pound division at a power-lifting meet last weekend in Neenah.

    • Feb. 10, 2012
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    Mitchel Neubauer of Southern Door, left, challenges Matt Hecht of Gibraltar for a rebound during the first half of Tuesday's game at Gibraltar. Tina M. Gohr/Door County Advocate

    Boys basketball: Injury dampens Eagles' win

    A Southern Door High School boys basketball player suffered a scary head injury and had to be taken off the court on a stretcher Tuesday night during the team's 57-49 win over Gibraltar in Fish Creek.

    • Feb. 7, 2012
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    Wrestling: Eagles, Clippers prepare for tough regional

    Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol coach Paul Shefchik believes Saturday's Division 2 regional wrestling tournament at Southern Door is going to be so strong that whoever gets through their weight class very well could end up in Madison later this month.

    • Feb. 7, 2012
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    Column: Wading your way to a title

    For the record, Peninsula Pub edged the Grizzly Bears, 2-1, to win Saturday's Human Foosball Tournament at the Fish Creek Winter Festival.

    • Feb. 7, 2012
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    Bowling column: Greninger on impressive roll

    All right, all right, already! I'll talk about Chris Greninger in my column this week! Greninger has been crazy good since the start of 2012, and punctuated his new-year run of big scores with a 300 game last Wednesday in the Washout League.

    • Feb. 7, 2012
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    Boys basketball: Vikings run out of gas

    Stockbridge broke open a close game in the fourth quarter and beat Gibraltar, 72-56, Monday night in a nonconference high school boys basketball game in Stockbridge.

    • Feb. 7, 2012
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    Girls basketball: Eagles fall to No. 1 Brillion

    The Southern Door High School girls basketball team fell behind early to Brillion and couldn't make up the ground, losing, 68-43, in a nonconference game at Brillion Tuesday night.

    • Feb. 7, 2012
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    Sturgeon Bay's Robert Wittenberg and Southern Door's Mitchel Neubauer, background, and Jordon Jandrin battle for a rebound during a Packerland Conference boys basketball game Thursday night. Tina M. Gohr/Door County Advocate

    Boys basketball: Hot Clippers fight off Eagles

    Sturgeon Bay extended its conference winning streak to eight Thursday night with a 59-46 victory over Southern Door in a high school boys basketball game at Sturgeon Bay.

    • Feb. 3, 2012
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    Gibraltar's Brandon Steebs, left, Sevastopol's Rustom Engineer and Gibraltar's Tanner Biwer hustle for a loose ball during a Packerland Conference boys basketball game Thursday night. Tina M. Gohr/Door County Advocate

    Boys basketball: A reversal of fortunes

    A much better third quarter led to a much better ending for the Gibraltar High School boys basketball team in its second meeting with county rival Sevastopol.

    • Feb. 3, 2012
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    Sturgeon Bay/Southern Door's Trevor Smith placed first in the 100-yard butterfly race during a swim meet Thursday night against Pulaski. Tina M. Gohr/Door County Advocate

    Swimming: 'Proud moment' for Clippers

    The Sturgeon Bay/Southern Door high school boys swimming team saved its best for last.

    • Feb. 3, 2012
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    Sturgeon Bay's Rachel Haight drives to the basket while being defended by Southern Door's Cheyanne McFarlin during a Packerland Conference girls basketball game Friday night. Korey Mallien/Door County Advocate

    Girls basketball: Sturgeon Bay stops Eagles this time

    Sturgeon Bay has had trouble beating Southern Door in recent high school girls basketball seasons, largely because it hasn't been able to crack a 1-3-1 zone defense.

    • Feb. 3, 2012
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    Gibraltar's Helen Hecht shovel-passes the ball to teammate Clarissa Jauregui (12) during a Packerland Conference girls basketball game Friday night. Defending are Sevastopol's Heather Richard, left, and Tori Oldenburg. Gibraltar's Makenna Ash and Sevastopol's Jessica Wagner are also pictured. Tina M. Gohr/Door County Advocate

    Girls basketball: Gibraltar rolls over Pioneers

    It took the Gibraltar Vikings a few minutes to get into the rhythm of their game Friday night against Sevastopol. The last three or four minutes weren't all that great, either.

    • Feb. 3, 2012
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    Wrestling: Eagles foiled by forfeits in dual

    Southern Door won five out of nine contested matches, but it had five forfeits and lost to Kewaunee, 48-22, Thursday night in a Packerland Conference high school wrestling dual meet in Kewaunee.

    • Feb. 3, 2012
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    Door County fishing guide Scott Gutschow took this photo after the Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay made a track from Sturgeon Bay to the tip of the Door Peninsula earlier this week, resulting in a major movement of ice. This view is looking east toward Sherwood Point and across the Stone Quarry. Special to the Advocate

    Outdoors column: Crazy-mild winter one for the books

    Barring any major changes in the coming weeks, the winter of 2011-12 will go down as one of the mildest on record in these parts.

    • Feb. 3, 2012
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    Jan. 31

    • Feb. 3, 2012
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    Southern Door's Jacob Englebert, right, defeated Jason Romitti of Green Bay Preble/East in the 132-pound finals Saturday at the Dirk Sorenson Door County Classic wrestling tournament in Sturgeon Bay. Tina M. Gohr/Door County Advocate

    Wrestling: Eagles third in 15-team tourney

    Southern Door had three champions, two runners-up and placed third out of 15 teams Saturday at the Dirk Sorenson Door County Classic high school wrestling tournament in Sturgeon Bay.

    • Jan. 31, 2012
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    Boys basketball: Sevastopol stuffs Coleman, 53-35

    Cody Giesseman scored 20 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead Sevastopol over Coleman, 53-35, Monday night in a nonconference high school boys basketball game in Institute.

    • Jan. 31, 2012
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    Column: Eagles can be 'happy' with turnaround

    What do Happy Gilmore and the Southern Door High School boys basketball team have in common? Read on.

    • Jan. 31, 2012
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    Bowling column: Dix's 713 leads county tourney

    Two full shifts took to the alleys Saturday in Sister Bay on the second and final weekend of the Door County USBC team event. Although I don't have the final results as of yet, I can give you some highlights.

    • Jan. 31, 2012
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    Wrestling: Forfeits lift Vikings over Clippers

    Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol held its own in contested matches, but it couldn't overcome four forfeits and lost to Denmark, 52-26, Tuesday night in a nonconference high school wrestling dual meet in Denmark.

    • Jan. 31, 2012
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    Swimming: Clippers limited at Small School State

    Sturgeon Bay/Southern Door had 10 season-best times, but that wasn't enough to make an impact at the Small School State Invitational high school boys swimming meet Saturday in Plymouth.

    • Jan. 31, 2012
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    Scoreboard

    BAY COUPLES

    • Feb. 1, 2012
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    Boys basketball: Clippers overthrow Blazers, 54-35

    The Packerland Conference boys basketball race just got a lot more interesting.

    • Jan. 27, 2012
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    Southern Door's Cal McCarty (31) and Algoma's Sam Koss battle for a rebound during a Packerland Conference game Friday night. Tina M. Gohr/Door County Advocate

    Boys basketball: Wolves hold off improved Eagles

    The Southern Door High School boys basketball team had one more comeback in it Friday night against favored Algoma, but it wasn't quite enough.

    • Jan. 27, 2012
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    Sturgeon Bay/Sevastopol's Dakota Miller, facing camera, got a last-second takedown to beat Kewaunee's Dylan Saxby, 9-7, during a Packerland Conference wrestling dual meet Thursday. Korey Mallien/Door County Advocate

    Wrestling: Devils down Eagles for title

    Oconto captured a second-straight Packerland Conference high school wrestling championship Thursday night with a 53-22 victory over Southern Door.

    • Jan. 27, 2012
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    Boys basketball: Storm blows past Pioneers

    Kewaunee started hot and stayed hot in beating Sevastopol, 78-49, Friday night in a Packerland Conference high school boys basketball game.

    • Jan. 27, 2012
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    Girls basketball: Big second quarter boosts Clippers

    Sturgeon Bay took control in the second quarter and beat Green Bay West, 41-22, Friday night in a nonconference high school girls basketball game in Green Bay.

    • Jan. 27, 2012
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    WIAA approves 8-player football

    The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association has approved eight-player football for high schools that meet a specific size requirement beginning with the 2012 season.

    • Jan. 27, 2012
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    Kevin Naze column: Stick close to shore to score on ice

    Some terrific catches of whitefish and occasional perch, walleye, pike and brown trout successes have been made on the ice off Door County.

    • Jan. 27, 2012
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    Jan. 24

    • Jan. 27, 2012
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    Hunter education sign-up is Feb. 4

    Department of Natural Resources certified hunter education instructors and conservation warden Chris Kratcha invite all interested in hunter and firearm safety to enroll in one of four upcoming Wisconsin hunter education courses being offered in Sturgeon Bay.

    • Jan. 27, 2012







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