Gibraltar/Washington Island's baseball team was just as dangerous with their patience as they were with their bats in their doubleheader sweep of NEW Lutheran on Friday, beating them 14-1(six innings) and 12-0 (five innings).

In game one, the Vikings struck first when Aaron Brey singled home Brady Kita to make it 1-0, only to have the Blazers tie the game up two innings later in the third and Evan Monfrie doubled home a run. The Vikings would bat around in three consecutive innings, scoring three runs in the fourth, four in the fifth, and six in the sixth to put the game away early. Kita reached base all five times, hitting a pair of singles and drawing three walks. Cam Munao and Jaxin Lindgren also collected two hits in the win. The Vikings were just as potent hitting the ball as they were drawing walks in the opener, collecting 11 of each in just six innings. Brey earned the win on the mound, allowing one run (0 ER) and four hits over four innings while striking out seven. Griffin Steffel struck out 10 Vikings in his 4 1/3 innings, but was victimized by three Blazers errors that led to five of his seven runs given up to be unearned.

Game two was similar for the Vikings as they drew five walks while banging out nine hits in four offensive innings. Sam Hillmann and Bennett Isaacson-Krueger were dueling early before the Vikings' offense came alive again. They would bat around in the third and fourth innings, piling up five and seven runs respectively. Kita and Owen Dannhausen had three hits while Brey had two hits. Isaacson-Krueger went the distance for the Vikings, allowing three hits across five innings while striking out seven batters. 

 

 

 

 

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The  Vikings are back in action on Saturday at 11 a.m. when they host Clintonville at Washington Island Ballpark. 

 

 

 

 

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POSTGAME INTERVIEW WITH HEAD COACH JAY KITA

The Gibraltar/Washington Island Vikings will start their busy weekend on Friday with a trip to Green Bay to visit NEW Lutheran for a baseball doubleheader.

The Vikings finished off a contest against Sevastopol on Tuesday. The Vikings started out with a 5-0 lead, but they outscored the Pioneers 8-1 the rest of the way. It was the Vikings' third straight win, and Aaron Brey, who had four RBI in the win, again delivered a strong performance. 

The Blazers have struggled to a 1-15 record, failing to win since a 10-0 win over Goodman/Pembine on April 9th. They have scored only one run in five games while giving up at least ten runs in their last six contests.

Tim Kowols and Eric Fischer will have both ends of the doubleheader, beginning with the first pitch at 4 p.m. The pregame show will start at 3:45 p.m. on 105.1 The GOAT and NEWRadioSportsNetwork. Some players will have a road trip in the other direction on Saturday when Gibraltar/Washington Island hosts Clintonville on Washington Island beginning at 11 a.m.

A big inning proved fatal for the Gibraltar/Washington Island softball team once again in Thursday's 11-6 loss to Roncalli in the opening round of the WIAA Tournament.

The Vikings struck first in the opening frame with two runs thanks to RBI singles from Abby Jarosh and Courtney Foy. The lead was short-lived as the Jets plated three in their half of the first inning thanks to four hits. The Jets soared to a big lead in the third inning as they sent 12 to the plate, scoring seven times to stretch a 3-2 lead to a 10-2 advantage. However, the Vikings did not go down easy, as they nearly batted around themselves in the fourth inning. The inning's big blow came when Pam Prescott cleared the bases with a triple, driving in Ashlyn Dejardin, Emma Daubner, and Megan Gallant. Prescott came around to score on an RBI groundout off the bat of Jarosh to cut the deficit to four. The Jets would score their final run on an infield fly rule that garnered some confusion among the Vikings players in the fifth inning.

Prescott led the team with three hits, while Gallant reached three times via the walk. Emile Glocke went the distance for the Vikings, allowing all 11 runs on 15 hits while striking out four.

Despite winning just once in his first season, head coach Brandon Schmidt is encouraged by what he has on his team, with most players available to return next season.

The Gibraltar/Washington Island Vikings would like another matchup against their Packerland foes in Algoma. Still, they will have to get past the Roncalli Jets on Thursday afternoon in the opening round of the WIAA Softball Tournament.

The Vikings enter the matchup on an eight-game losing streak, though they narrowly missed out on snapping that streak on Tuesday in a 7-6 loss to Crivitz. In that game, the Vikings jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, only to find themselves down 6-2 halfway through. They tied up the game at six after consecutive two-run innings before the Wolverines won in walk-off fashion in the seventh. The Vikings registered 10 hits in the loss, including four from Courtney Foy and two apiece from Megan Gallant and Ashlynn Dejardin. Foy also drove in three of the six runs for the Vikings, with Anna Jarosh and Dejardin contributing to the other RBI. 

The Jets were narrowly better at 2-15 on the season and 0-12 in their conference. One of those wins came against the Vikings on April 8th, when Kamryn Schnur doubled, tripled, and knocked in four runs while Gretchen Kapic struck out 11 and allowed just two hits in a 13-0 win in Fish Creek.

Tim Kowols will have the call in Manitowoc on 105.1 The GOAT beginning at 4:15 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the opening pitch at 4:30 p.m.

The Gibraltar/Washington Island Vikings defeated the Sevastopol Pioneers 13-1 on Tuesday in a game suspended in April due to darkness at 5-0.  Aaron Brey led the Viking attack with four RBIs.

Bennett Isaacson-Krueger picked up the win for Gibraltar/Washington Island Vikings. Allowing no runs or hits over three innings while striking out five and walking one.  Brady Kita got the save in the final four innings, allowing just one unearned run. Chase Haberli took the loss for the Pioneers.

Owen Dannhausen, Brey, and Liam Lindenberg each had two hits for the Vikings, who benefited from eight walks in the game.

Gibraltar will now travel to NEW Lutheran for a doubleheader on Friday in a game that will be broadcast on 105.1 The Goat.

Two of Gibraltar's biggest hitters on the track and field scene remained that way at Monday's Packerland Conference Track Championships at Algoma.

McKailey Reisen had a personal record on the high jump and a season best in the 100m hurdles to take those events. She also joined Bella Jones, Hayden Knudson, and Aria Nordahl on the winning 4x100m relay team. On the boys side, Braden Sitte leapt to first place in the high jump and a thrid place finish in the long jump. 

Mens Results

1600 Meters Varsity - Finals

9.12Logan Mittermann5:37.83aSRGibraltar

4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals

7.10

Giovanni Mercier

10

Sean Neal

11

Trey Perlman

12

Braden Sitte

49.13a

Gibraltar - A

4x200 Relay Varsity - Finals

4.10

Sean Neal

10

Giovanni Mercier

9

Hudson Fitzgerald

12

Braden Sitte

1:40.97a

Gibraltar - A

High Jump Varsity - Finals

1.12Braden Sitte6-02.00Gibraltar

Long Jump Varsity - Finals

3.12Braden Sitte19-06.50Gibraltar

Womens Results

100 Meters Varsity - Finals

7.10Bella Jones14.32aGibraltar

200 Meters Varsity - Finals

8.9Hayden Knudson30.51aGibraltar

12.11Clara Birkholz35.49aGibraltar

800 Meters Varsity - Finals

4.11Aria Nordahl2:45.62aGibraltar

1600 Meters Varsity - Finals

8.11Rose Stackhouse8:33.78aPRGibraltar

3200 Meters Varsity - Finals

8.11Rose Stackhouse20:02.45aGibraltar

100m Hurdles Varsity - Finals

1.12McKailey Reisen16.03aSRGibraltar

4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals

1.11

Aria Nordahl

9

Hayden Knudson

12

McKailey Reisen

10

Bella Jones

52.99a

Gibraltar - A

4x200 Relay Varsity - Finals

2.10

Bella Jones

9

Hayden Knudson

11

Aria Nordahl

12

McKailey Reisen

1:55.78a

Gibraltar - A

4x400 Relay Varsity - Finals

6.12

Samara Jauregui

11

Mikala Gorham

11

Clara Birkholz

11

Melanie Torres

5:36.69a

Gibraltar - A

Shot Put Varsity - Finals

9.10Josie Martin27-05.00Gibraltar

Discus Varsity - Finals

8.10Josie Martin87-06Gibraltar

High Jump Varsity - Finals

1.12McKailey Reisen5-04.00PRGibraltar

8.11Mikala Gorham4-04.00Gibraltar

Long Jump Varsity - Finals

5.10Bella Jones14-02.75Gibraltar

Aaron Brey helped Gibraltar/Washington Island sweep the Oconto Blue Devils 7-0 and 5-4 in two different ways on Saturday.

In game one, Brey pitched 6 1/3 innings of scoreless baseball with seven strikeouts, leaving his battery mate Brady Kita to finish the job to clinch the game one victory.  The Vikings scored early and often, jumping out to a 6-0 lead after three innings and adding another tally in the sixth inning for good measure. Kita and Liam Lindenberg each scored two runs in the victory, while Bennett Isaacson-Krueger and Lindenberg posted multi-hit games.

In game two, Brey did it with his bat, registering three hits and two RBI in his four plate appearances. Owen Dannhausen helped the Vikings get off to a good start with an RBI single in the first inning, while Jaxin Lindgren capped off a three-run rally in the third inning with a double. The Blue Devils would tie the game in the fourth inning, scoring three runs with two outs. The Vikings would reclaim the lead in the fifth inning when Brey, Dannhausen, and Cam Munao all singled before Lindenberg drew a bases-loaded walk to bring home what ended up being the game-winning run.

 

 

 

 

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Drama would fill the seventh inning as the Vikings had two men on, desperately trying to extend their one-run advantage. A certain hit by Kita was robbed in right field on a sliding grab by Devon Bostwick to preserve the one-run deficit for the Blue Devils.

 

 

 

 

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After the Blue Devils put the first two men aboard in the bottom of the seventh inning, Kita came out from behind the plate to pitch in the final inning. With two outs and two men on, the rain started to pour down when Isaacson-Krueger secured the sweep with a game-ending catch.

 

 

 

 

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Isaacson-Krueger pitched six-plus innings, allowing four runs on seven hits while striking out two. The Vikings will finish their game against the Pioneers on Tuesday before playing at NEW Lutheran on Friday. Tim Kowols will call those games on 105.1 The GOAT beginning at 3:45 p.m., with the first pitch coming at 4 p.m.

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The Gibraltar/Washington Island Vikings will have a short turnaround after losing to Crivitz on the road Friday 7-2.

The  Vikings struck first with a run in the first inning on a run-scoring single by Owen Dannhausen to bring home Brady Kita. The Wolverines would score three times in the second inning and answer a third-inning RBI single by Aaron Brey with two more runs in the bottom of the third inning. The Wolverines would tack on two more insurance runs in the sixth inning to extend their lead. Bennett Isaacson-Krueger, Brey, and Dannhausen all had two hits in the game. The Vikings used four pitchers ahead of Saturday's doubleheader against Oconto, with Brey taking the loss as he gave up three runs (1 ER) and four hits in one inning of work. 

The Blue Devils will enter the game rested with Tuesday's rainout against Gibraltar the only games they had on the schedule. They played against Southern Door last Friday and have matchup against Menominee on tap for Monday.

Tim Kowols will have the call for both ends of the doubleheader beginning at 9:45 a.m. with the pregame show on 105.1 The GOAT with the first pitch coming at 10 a.m.

The NEW Lutheran Blazers' bats caught fire late in game one and carried it through game two as Gibraltar/Washington Island was swept by scores of 13-5 and 16-2 (five innings).

In game one, the Blazers jumped out to a 4-0 lead thanks to four straight players reaching base. The Vikings scratched across one run in the second inning when Addison Richmond reached on an error, allowing Abby Jarosh to scamper around home to score. The Blazers would bat around in the third inning with Sydney Steffel's lead-off triple starting a five-run rally. The Vikings would respond in the top of the fourth inning as they nearly repeated the feat, sending eight to the plate and bringing half of them home. Anna Jarosh and Pam Prescott each singled while Ashlyn DeJardin doubled to help the Vikings get to within four runs. DeJardin's second double of the day in the sixth inning would be the only hit the Vikings would register the rest of the day while the Blazers added runs in the final three innings to give its senior day a memorable start day. Emilie Glocke went the distance for the Vikings, striking out eight but allowing 14 hits.

In game two, it was the Vikings who would strike first thanks to Abby Jarosh reaching on an error that allowed Emilie Glocke to score. The Blazers would score twice in the second and third before blowing the game wide open by batting around in the fourth and fifth innings to end the game early that was already being threatened by darkness and oncoming storms. The biggest blows came off the bat from Lexi Meerstein, who cleared the bases with a home run in the fourth inning and delivered again with a run-scoring double in the fifth inning. The Vikings pushed across their second inning when a collection of Blazers errors turned an Emilie Glocke's attempt at a sacrifice bunt into a run-scoring play that drove in Pam Prescott. The Blazers outhit the Vikings 19-8 across the two  games

The Gibraltar/Washington Island softball team hopes to secure its first multi-win season since 2021 when they play NEW Lutheran on Friday in a doubleheader.

It has been another hard season for the Vikings as they have lost all but three games by 10 runs or more. It's been a challenge head coach Brandon Schmidt has been more than willing to take on in his first season managing the squad. He says changing the culture has been his biggest goal since taking over the program during the offseason. In Schmidt's first season, they have been able to cut down on their errors and quadruple the number of hits the team has accumulated thanks to some minor changes to their approach at the plate. As a result, they snapped an over two-year losing streak on April 30th when they split a doubleheader against Sturgeon Bay. Schmidt pinpointed Pam Prescott, Emilie Glocke, and Courtney Foy for leading the Vikings offensively and the Jarosh sisters for being stalwarts defensively.

The Blazers come into the match-up 5-9 overall and 2-8 in the Packerland Conference. They are marred in an eight-game conference losing streak with a win against Hilbert the lone bright spot since their sweep of Sturgeon Bay on April 13th.

Tim Kowols will have the call from NEW Lutheran on 105.1 The GOAT beginning at 3:45 p.m. with the pregame show followed by the first pitch at 4 p.m. NEW Radio Sports Network will also cover the Vikings' tournament run, which begins at Roncalli on May 16th. If they win, they would face top-seed Algoma on May 21st.

McKailey Reisen reached the podium twice in the rain-shortened Algoma Invitational on Tuesday.

Reisen took third in the 100m hurdles and the high jump before rains canceled the rest of the meet. Mikala Gorham finished in the top eight of the high jump (5th) and the 100m (8th).

See the full results here.

The Gibraltar/Washington Island Vikings and the Oconto Blue Devils hope Mother Nature allows them to play two on the baseball diamond Tuesday afternoon in Fish Creek.

The Vikings played four evenly matched Packerland Conference games last week, splitting a pair with Sturgeon Bay and losing a game to Kewaunee before darkness prevented them from finishing their series with the Storm. In their series against Sturgeon Bay, Bennett Issacsson-Krueger was an on-base machine, getting on board seven of his eight trips to the plate, scoring three times, and driving in a pair. Aaron Brey delivered some clutch hits in Friday's game that forced a tie in the second game. Vikings head coach Jay Kita is happy with how the team has played, but he wants to see more players come around to score.

The Blue Devils earned a split against Southern Door on Friday. They lost game one 13-1 before rebounding in game two 7-3. They sit in second place in the Packerland Conference with an 8-4 record and an overall mark of 11-6.

Weather permitting, Tim Kowols will have the call on 105.1 The GOAT beginning at 3:45 p.m. followed by the first pitch at 4 p.m. 

Gibraltar senior track athletes Braden Sitte and McKailey Reisen piled up a lot of gold over the course of two days on Thursday and Friday at the Klinkner Invitational in Chilton and the Hilbert Invitation.

At Thursday's Klinkner Invitational, the duo finished outside of the top spots on the track but in the field, Reisen and Sitte both won the high jump and the latter tacked on a win in the long jump. Aria Nordahl (800m) also finished in the top 3.

At Friday's Hilbert Invitational. Sitte repeated his performances to win the high jump and long jump to lead the Viking boys. The 4x200m relay also finished in the top 3. For the girls, Reisen won the 100m hurdles and high jump and was a part of the two relays that took second place.

FROM THE HILBERT INVITATIONAL

Mens Results

100 Meters Varsity - Finals

8.10Sean Neal12.51aGibraltar

100 Meters Varsity - Prelims

8.10Sean Neal12.52aGibraltar

18.9Hudson Fitzgerald13.42aGibraltar

19.11Trey Perlman13.47aGibraltar

200 Meters Varsity - Finals

11Will LecyDNSGibraltar

11Trey PerlmanDNSGibraltar

10Kayin JacksonDNSGibraltar

1600 Meters Varsity - Finals

12.12Logan Mittermann5:59.45aGibraltar

4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals

7.10

Kayin Jackson

10

Sean Neal

11

Will Lecy

12

Braden Sitte

51.75a

Gibraltar - A

4x200 Relay Varsity - Finals

3.10

Sean Neal

10

Kayin Jackson

11

Will Lecy

12

Braden Sitte

1:38.60a

Gibraltar - A

Shot Put Varsity - Finals

19.10Isaac Nelson28-04.75Gibraltar

23.9Xavier Gaddes27-03.75PRGibraltar

Discus Varsity - Finals

17.10Isaac Nelson81-00PRGibraltar

20.9Xavier Gaddes71-02Gibraltar

23.12Logan Mittermann59-11Gibraltar

High Jump Varsity - Finals

1.12Braden Sitte6-02.00PRGibraltar

Pole Vault Varsity - Finals

9Hudson FitzgeraldNHGibraltar

Long Jump Varsity - Finals

1.12Braden Sitte19-01.50Gibraltar

16.11Trey Perlman14-08.25PRGibraltar

9Hudson FitzgeraldNDGibraltar

Womens Results

100 Meters Varsity - Prelims

12.10Bella Jones14.52aGibraltar

14.12Samara Jauregui14.94aGibraltar

20.11Clara Birkholz16.98aSRGibraltar

200 Meters Varsity - Finals

5.11Aria Nordahl29.55aSRGibraltar

18.11Clara Birkholz35.29aSRGibraltar

9Hayden KnudsonDNSGibraltar

800 Meters Varsity - Finals

11Rose StackhouseDNSGibraltar

1600 Meters Varsity - Finals

11Rose StackhouseDNSGibraltar

100m Hurdles Varsity - Finals

1.12McKailey Reisen16.75aGibraltar

100m Hurdles Varsity - Prelims

1.12McKailey Reisen17.48aGibraltar

13.11Melanie Torres22.48aPRGibraltar

300m Hurdles Varsity - Finals

8.12Samara Jauregui1:02.57aPRGibraltar

9.11Melanie Torres1:08.91aPRGibraltar

4x100 Relay Varsity - Finals

2.10

Bella Jones

9

Hayden Knudson

12

McKailey Reisen

11

Aria Nordahl

54.76a

Gibraltar - A

4x200 Relay Varsity - Finals

2.10

Bella Jones

11

Aria Nordahl

12

McKailey Reisen

9

Hayden Knudson

1:58.87a

Gibraltar - A

Shot Put Varsity - Finals

17.9Vivi Sauter24-05.50PRGibraltar

10Josie MartinNDGibraltar

9Carenna ReisenNDGibraltar

Discus Varsity - Finals

18.9Vivi Sauter58-00Gibraltar

9Carenna ReisenNDGibraltar

10Josie MartinNDGibraltar

High Jump Varsity - Finals

1.12McKailey Reisen4-11.00Gibraltar

5.11Mikala Gorham4-05.00Gibraltar

Long Jump Varsity - Finals

4.10Bella Jones14-03.75Gibraltar

7.11Aria Nordahl13-09.00Gibraltar

14.11Mikala Gorham11-11.50Gibraltar

The Packerland Conference golf season continues its season north on Thursday when Gibraltar welcomes teams to Peninsula Golf Course.

Sevastopol, Kewaunee, NEW Lutheran/Providence Academy, Oconto, Peshtigo, Southern Door, and Sturgeon Bay are also participating.

The Sturgeon Bay Clippers' golf team had four golfers on the doorstep of winning the latest Packerland Conference stop at The Orchards in Egg Harbor on Monday. Along with Gibraltar's Finn Salm, Sturgeon Bay golfers Owen Pichette, Calvin Richard, Tre Wienke, and Porter Rabach all shot a 43 to give the Clippers the meet win with 172 strokes. That was 14 strokes better than Southern Door and 19 better than Gibraltar. Kewaunee's Evan Maccaux continued his strong season with another individual win, tying with Oconto's Carter Koch at the top spot with a score of 39. Southern Door's Finley LaVine took third with a score of 40.

Tee time is set for 4 p.m.