Wolves running back Grant Vandervest leads an impressive list of  8-man football players from Algoma for All-Peninsula Conference honors that were announced this week.  Vandervest won the Offensive Player of the Year Award and was a unanimous selection for offense and second team on defense.  

PENINSULA CONFERENCE

2023 ALL-CONFERENCE 8-PLAYER FOOTBALL TEAM

1ST TEAM OFFENSE

Grant Vandervest                      Algoma                                     Senior               Unanimous

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN              SCHOOL                                  YEAR                          

Mason Melohn                          Algoma                                     Senior

SECOND TEAM

RUNNING BACK

Parker Lischka                          Algoma                                     Sophomore

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN              SCHOOL                                  YEAR              

Mason Melohn                          Algoma                                     Senior  

DEFENSIVE BACK

Grant VanderVest                      Algoma                                     Senior

HONORABLE MENTION DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE BACKS                 SCHOOL                                  YEAR

Parker Lischka                          Algoma                                     Sophomore

LINEBACKERS             SCHOOL                                  YEAR

Joey Cabino                             Algoma                                     Sophomore

The Algoma Wolves placed several athletes on Packerland Conference and Peninsula Conference All-Conference teams announced over the weekend.

Grant Vandervest earned the school's top award, earning Offensive Player of the Year Honors from the Peninsula Conference for eight-player football in addition to his first-team honors for offense and second-team honors on defense. Vandervest threw for ten touchdowns and rushed for another 20 touchdowns while nearly accumulating 2,000 all-purpose yards on offense.

You can find the other All-Conference awards below:

FOOTBALL

Offense

Grant Vandervest Unanimous 1st

Mason Melohn 2nd

Parker Lischka 2nd

Defense

Mason Melohn 1st

Grant Vandervest 2nd

Parker Lischka HM

Joey Cabino HM

VOLLEYBALL

Hannah Nell: First Team Setter

Ryley Zimmerman: First Team All-Around

MyLee Jones: Second-Team All-Around

Olivia Cabino: Honorable Mention Libero

Chloe Robertson: Honorable Mention Outside Hitter

SOCCER

Cody Kirchman: First-Team Midfielder

Alex Kirchman: Second-Team Midfielder

Alex Gonzalez: Honorable Mention Defense

The Algoma cross country team did not have many runners, but they showed off a season's worth of improvement at Saturday's WIAA Sectional Meet in Manitowoc.

The team's runners had posted a number of personal and season records during the course of the season.

101      Estella Marrero    9    Algoma                       24:52.3  8:01 

133      Emily Reif         11   Algoma                       29:22.5  9:28 

The Algoma Wolves soccer team could not register the upset Thursday night, losing to top-seeded St. Mary Catholic 7-0.

The Zephyrs' Braeden Brenn, Kieran Barrientos and Grant Bergstrom all registered a brace against the Wolves, while Will Lawniczak also scored a goal.

The Algoma Wolves volleyball season ended on Thursday night, getting swept by their hosts in Cedar Grove-Belgium 3-0 (19-25, 12-25, 24-26).

The Wolves were led by MyLee Jones (10 Kills, 12 Digs, 2 Aces), Ryley Zimmerman (10 kills, 13 Digs, 3 Aces), Faith Gerdmann (3 kills, 3 Solo Blocks), Olivia Cabino (23 Digs, 2 Aces), and Hannah Nell  (21 Assists).

Despite the loss, the Wolves can hold their heads high going into the offseason after winning the Packerland Conference with a perfect 8-0 mark.

The Algoma soccer team will try to knock off the region's best squad Thursday evening when they hit the road to play St. Mary Catholic.

The Wolves earned their spot with a 6-0 win over New Holstein in one of the few quarterfinal matchups in the WIAA Soccer Tournament field. The win snapped an eight-match winless streak heading into the tournament.

The Zephyrs' only loss came against Oostburg on September 28th. Otherwise, they have 19 times, posting 12 clean sheets along the way.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

Algoma hits the road for their regional semi-final matchup against Cedar Grove-Belgium.

The Wolves overcame a rough second set to dispatch Sheboygan Lutheran 3-1 (25-17, 10-25, 25-16, 25-21) to earn a second-round matchup. Leading the way for the Wolves were Ryley Zimmerman (17 Kills, 5 Aces, 17 Digs), Hannah Nell (3 Aces, 35 Assists), Chloe Robertson (4 Kills, 8 Aces), MyLee Jones (11 Kills, 18 Digs), Faith Gerdmann (4 Kills) and Olivia Cabino (18 Digs).

The fourth-seeded Rockets topped the Roncalli Jets in their opening match 25-21, 25-19, 26-24.

The first serve is set for 7 p.m. 

Algoma overcame a rough second set to dispatch Sheboygan Lutheran 3-1 (25-17, 10-25, 25-16, 25-21) to earn a second-round set against Cedar Grove-Belgium on the road.

Leading the way for the Wolves were Ryley Zimmerman (17 Kills, 5 Aces, 17 Digs), Hannah Nell (3 Aces, 35 Assists), Chloe Robertson (4 Kills, 8 Aces), MyLee Jones (11 Kills, 18 Digs), Faith Gerdmann (4 Kills) and Olivia Cabino (18 Digs).

The extra game proved to be a confidence booster for the Algoma Wolves soccer team as they opened WIAA Tournament play with a dominating 6-0 win over New Holstein Tuesday afternoon.

The Wolves were the only local team to play an opening-round game, with all others getting a bye into Thursday's semifinals. 

On Thursday, the Wolves will face a tall task when they face top-seeded St. Mary Catholic in Fox Crossing.

The Algoma volleyball team posted 17-8, 8-0 mark during the regular season, but the slate is wiped clean before Tuesday's WIAA Tournament opener against Sheboygan Lutheran.

The Wolves ended their campaign with a weekend split at the NEW Lutheran Tournament, dropping their matches to Sturgeon Bay and Manitowoc Lutheran before beating Sheboygan Christian and Peshtigo to end their day. They had entered the tournament on a five-match winning streak.

Sheboygan Lutheran lost all three of its Big East Conference tournament matches last Saturday, losing to St. Mary Catholic (2-0), Oostburg (2-0), and Reedsville (2-1).

The opening serve is set for 7 p.m.

Picture courtesy of Algoma Wolves Facebook page

The Algoma cross country team grew in numbers and in skill this season, showcasing their growth at the Packerland Conference championships on Thursday in Sturgeon Bay.

Three of the four runners ran personal bests on Thursday with Alex Kirchman coming in under 20 minutes to come in 14th overall. Estella Marrero cracked 25 minutes to finish in the top 30.

1.14.11Alex Kirchman19:44.62PRAlgoma

2.32.9Cooper Fay22:56.22PRAlgoma
 

1.29.9Estella Marrero24:46.71Algoma

2.50.11Emily Reif30:08.58PRAlgoma

The Algoma volleyball team celebrated team and individual achievements on Thursday as they beat Peshtigo in three sets (25-19, 28-26, 25-14).

With 24 assists, Hannah Nell reached the 1000-assist mark for her career. Nell also added three aces in the win. Other key players in the victory were Ryley Zimmerman (14 Kills, 23 Digs), Chloe Robertson (8 Kills, 1 Ace), MyLee Jones (7 Kills, 3 Aces, 18 Digs) and Olivia Cabino (11 Digs, 18 Receptions).

The win gave the Wolves a perfect 8-0 record in Packerland play this season, helping the team clinch a conference championship.

The Algoma volleyball team has the chance to achieve perfection on Thursday night when visit Peshtigo for their final Packerland Conference match of the season.

The Wolves have not lost to a Packerland foe this season, going 7-0 in the process. They have won their last four matches, winning 12 of a possible 15 sets in the process.

The Bulldogs are on the opposite side of the spectrum as they sit 0-7 in conference play. They have lost 20 straight matches dating back to the beginning of September.

The first serve is scheduled for 7 p.m.

TOURNAMENT MATCHUP
Division 3

#5 Algoma vs. #12 Sheboygan Lutheran on October 17th

The Algoma football team hopes to end its season on a high note Thursday night when they welcome Suring to Perry Field.

The Wolves toppled Sevastopol last week 44-32 behind five rushing touchdowns from Grant Vandervest on top of his 216 yards rushing and 59 yards through the air. Despite playing in one fewer game than his peer due to a week one forfeit by Green Lake/Princeton, Vandervest leads the Peninsula Conference with 1180 rushing yards and 17 rushing touchdowns.

The Eagles have struggled outside of their one win against Sevastopol. Last week, they were held to under 150 total yards as they lost to Wausaukee 50-0. The Eagles do have some fight in them with two of their losses (Gibraltar, Gillett) being within a score.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

The Algoma Wolves volleyball team kept rolling Tuesday with a hard-fought sweep of the Sevastopol Pioneers at home.  Taking the three-game sets with scores of

25-21, 25-18, and 25-20, the Wolves stay a perfect 7-0 in the Packerland Conference.

Leading the way for Algoma was Ryley Zimmerman with 11 kills and 18 digs, while

MyLee Jones had nine kills and 16 digs.  Also making big contributions was

Chloe Robertson with five kills, four digs, and one serving ace.

Hannah Nell chipped in 29 assists and  six aces as well, with

Olivia Cabino scoring ten digs, 12 receptions, and two aces. 

Algoma can clinch the conference championship with a win on Thursday at Peshtigo.

The Algoma soccer team will play its second match in as many days on Tuesday when it welcomes Clintonville to town.

The Wolves were scheduled to play Kewaunee on Monday, but no results were shared. Leading up to the match, the Wolves were marred in a seven-match skid, doing only marginally better than their southern rivals with a 0-5-2 mark.

The Truckers beat Three Lakes/Phelps 5-2 in their match last Friday to improve to 7-6-2 on the season.

The match is set to begin at 4:30 p.m.

The Algoma Wolves did not let a little rain bother them Friday night as they jumped out to an early lead, and would not look back in Institute against the Sevastopol Pioneers.   The Wolves jumped out to an 8-0 lead on a Grant Vandervest 7-yard run early in the 1st quarter.  He would add a 75-yard punt return touchdown to cap off the scoring in the first, but he was far from done finding the endzone, as he would score a total of 6 times throughout the game.

Sevastopol would score first in the 2nd quarter when Logan Schuh would rush in from 8 yards out on a fourth down carry.  Grant Vandervest would then add a 33-yard rush in the 2nd, and 2a pair of rushing touchdowns in the 3rd quarter from 27, and 50 yards out to make the score 38-8 at the end of 3 quarters.

The 4th quarter saw Sevastopol outscore the Wolves 24-6, but the lead was too much to overcome.  Logan Schuh first ran in a score from 19 yards out for the Pioneers but would be answered by Vandervest's 5th rushing touchdown. The final two scores of the night came on a 19-yard Sladen Asher rush and a Logan Schuh to Franklin de Young to Landon Frank hook and ladder touchdown.  

Algoma Improves their record to 4-2 in the conference 5-2 overall and will host Suring for their regular season finale Friday night.

Sevastopol drops to 0-6, 0-7 overall, and travels to Gibraltar Thursday night.

The Algoma soccer team was able to salvage a point in its 1-1 draw against NEW Lutheran on Thursday afternoon.

The Wolves snuck one of its four shots past Blazers goalkeeper Dylan Gustafson while allowing Caden Landes to score.

The Algoma volleyball team played another classic match on Thursday night, topping Southern Door Thursday night 3-2 (19-25, 28-26, 20-25, 25-23, 15-12).

The Wolves' Ryley Zimmerman continued to pad her digs total with 31 to go along with 19 kills. Other stat leaders for Algoma include MyLee Jones (14 Kills, 8 Aces, 20 Digs), Hannah Nell (37 Assists, 4 Kills, 15 Digs, 3 Aces), and Olivia Cabino (24 Digs, 23 Receptions). 

The Eagles were led by Paige Olson (14 kills, 3 block kills), Isabella Price (10 kills, 10 aces, 20 digs), Sophia Counard (23 digs, 9 aces), Ashlyn Delfosse (29 assists, 7 aces) and Audrey Plzak (26 assists).

Picture courtesy of Algoma Booster Club

The Algoma Wolves soccer players hope for a bounceback performance when they travel to Green Bay on Thursday to face NEW Lutheran for a 4 p.m. kickoff.

The Wolves fell to Sturgeon Bay 7-0 on Tuesday for one of their most lopsided losses of the season. They have given up 34 more goals than they have scored on the year as they look for their first victory since a tournament win against Mayville on September 9th.

The Blazers struggled to even get a shot on goal against Sturgeon Bay in Monday's 4-0 loss on the road. That was the team's first loss since a pair of them in the Wrightstown Tournament on September 16th. 

The Algoma Wolves swept the Sturgeon Bay Clippers in Packerland Conference volleyball action Tuesday night in Algoma. 

The Wolves came away with victories in sets of 25-20, 25-17, and 25-22.  MyLee Jones had 12 Kills and 10 Digs to lead Algoma.

Ryley Zimmerman added 6 Kills, 11 Digs,  and 1 Ace while notching her 1000th career dig.  

Olivia Cabino contributed 16 Receptions and 10 Digs, while Hannah Nell had 20 assists 9 Digs,  and two kills to help the Wolves cause as well. 

The Algoma volleyball team puts its perfect Packerland start on the line when they host Sturgeon Bay on Tuesday night.

The Wolves captured a Packerland Conference match against the Gibraltar Vikings in Fish Creek last Tuesday night.  The Wolves dropped set two but came away with a 3-1 victory with scores of 25-19, 17-25, 25-16, 25-22.  Leading the way for the Wolves were MyLee Jones with 19 Kills, three aces, and 18 Digs; Rylee Zimmerman with 16 kills and 28 digs; Hannah Nell with 35 assists and two aces; and Dallas Thompson with 5 aces and six digs.   Olivia Cabino added 26 digs and 29 receptions.

The Clippers have their own perfect Packerland mark on the line when they head south. The Clippers have only dropped three sets across their five matches against Packerland opponents this season, including a pair of 3-1 victories last week against Gibraltar and Kewaunee last week.

First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday. 

The Algoma Wolves will try to do something no other Packerland Conference team has been able to do this season when they welcome Sturgeon Bay Tuesday afternoon: score.

The Wolves were scheduled to play Peshtigo on Monday, but no result was share.

The Clippers continued their Packerland dominance on Monday with a 4-0 win over NEW Lutheran.

Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m.

The Algoma soccer team will honor its seniors Monday afternoon before it battles Peshtigo at 4 p.m.

The Wolves are 0-3-1 in their last four matches, failing to score in three of them. They lost to Gibraltar/Sevastopol 3-1 in their last match. 

The Bulldogs are also 0-3-1 in their last four matches and have been shut out in three of those matches. They also lost to the United in their last match, losing the fixture 2-0 at home.