Kewaunee's Cameron Cullen's final race as a high schooler went as well as you could have hoped.

The  Packerland Conference champion covered the course in Wisconsin Rapids in a time of 17:27, which was good for 24th overall in Division 3. Valders won the meet as a team, led by individual state champion Shane Griepentrog, who ran a time of 15:38 on the 5K course. 

The Kewaunee Storm will need a big-time performance to get past their Level 2 opponent Amherst Friday night on the road.

The Storm has rattled off eight consecutive wins since starting out the season 0-2 against non-conference opponents. The last two weeks they shut out Southern Door and outscored them 72-0. Led by Mitchell Thompson, Anthony Jerabek, and Jesse Morales-Hernandez, the Storm has scored at least 30 points in their last four games. 

Amherst comes into the game a perfect 11-0 including last week's 36-8 win over Clintonville. Landon Moe has thrown for an even 1500 yards while also rushing just shy of 700 yards on the ground. They have made it to at least Level 3 every year since 2013 including winning the state title three consecutive years.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

Photo courtesy of Kewaunee School District

A conference championship in football helped the Kewaunee Storm place several athletes on All-Conference teams this fall.

The Storm competes in two different conferences in the fall.

FOOTBALL

Mitchell Thompson- First Team Quarterback, First Team Punter

Anthony Jerabek- First Team Running Back

Kyle Karnopp- First Team Tight End

Ben Heim- First Team Offensive End, First Team Defensive Back
Cain Hall- First Team Offensive Lineman, Second Team Defensive End
Mitchell Kinjerski- First Team Offensive Lineman, Second Team Defensive Lineman

Maddix Mueller- First Team Kicker

Logan Steinhorst- First Team Linebacker

Sawyer Pribek- First Team Linebacker

Ayden Stangel- First Team Defensive Lineman

Jesse Morales-Hernandez- Second Team Running Back

Aiden DeGrave- Second Team Tight End

Payton Kohnle- Honorable Mention Defensive Back

Nathan VanGoethem- Honorable Mention Defensive Back

Stangel was named the defensive player of the year and Jerabek was given offensive player of the year honors along with Clintonville's Cole Rosenow.

VOLLEYBALL

Mykenzi Uhlers- Second Team Front Row

Toni Bortolini- Honorable Mention All-Around

SOCCER
Nathan Melnarik- Honorable Mention Goalkeeper

Kewaunee's Cameron Cullen is heading back to the state meet after a sixth-place finish at Saturday's WIAA Sectional Meet hosted by Manitowoc Lutheran.

Cullen ran a time of 17:28 on the 5K course to clinch the trip as an individual qualifier. Natalie Pansier was the top finisher for the girls' team. The Storm boys finished in fifth and the girls came in 15th.

5. 124 Kewaunee (18:42.5 93:32.2 1:47.0) 

1 6 Cameron Cullen 12 17:28.3

2 27 Jordan Lamack 11 18:52.9

3 28 Christopher Cullen 10 18:53.6

4 29 James Joski 10 19:02.1

5 34 Jacob Schleis 12 19:15.3

6 ( 35) Jordan Brann 10 19:17.2

7 ( 63) Cole Pawlitzky 12 21:19.1

15. 344 Kewaunee (26:04.7 130:23.2 6:24.1)

1 40 Natalie Pansier 12 23:09.5

2 41 Hannah Morton 10 23:11.4

3 74 Mercedes Kroll 12 25:04.2

4 94 Sofia Garcia Morel 10 29:24.5

5 95 Lizzy Kudick 12 29:33.6

6 ( 97) Grace Wisnicky 12 30:07.5

7 ( 98) Lauren Dorner 9 31:31.0

The Kewaunee Storm volleyball hopes for a restart when they travel to Sheboygan Lutheran to open WIAA play.

The Storm have lost their nine of their last 11 matches including the last three in a row. They fell to Gibraltar 3-0 in their last match to open Packerland Conference Tournament play. Sheboygan Lutheran enters the match winners of their last two contests, beating Stockbridge and Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah last week.

Match time is set for 7:00 p.m.

Kewaunee's Cameron Cullen took the drama out of his 5K race on Thursday as he won the Packerland Conference Cross Country Championships.

His 17:24 5K time on Gibraltar's course in Fish Creek was almost 15 seconds faster than Peshtigo's Andrew Nelson. Jordan Lamack and Christopher Cullen joined him in the top 10 as the Storm captured the team title with 21 points, the best out of the three teams eligible to score.

The Storm girls took fifth with 113 points. Natalie Pansier was the top finishing Storm runner for the girls with a time of 22:37, which was 9th overall. 

BOYS

1.1.12Cameron Cullen17:24.21Kewaunee

2.5.11Jordan Lamack18:37.02Kewaunee

3.6.10Christopher Cullen18:40.11Kewaunee

4.11.12Jacob Schleis19:10.91Kewaunee

5.12.10James Joski19:18.51PRKewaunee

6.13.10Jordan Brann19:19.26Kewaunee

7.20.12Cole Pawlitzky21:03.97Kewaunee

GIRLS

1.9.12Natalie Pansier22:37.53Kewaunee

2.16.10Hannah Morton23:53.50Kewaunee

3.21.12Mercedes Kroll24:23.48Kewaunee

4.38.10Sofia Garcia Moraleda28:12.95Kewaunee

5.42.12Lizzy Kudick29:50.14Kewaunee

6.43.9Lauren Dorner31:10.00PRKewaunee

7.44.9Wren Kunesh31:12.49PRKewaunee

Much of the tournament will take place on Saturday, but that's not stopping Kewaunee and Gibraltar meeting up ahead of time.

The Storm split a pair of matches against NEW Lutheran at the Oconto Falls Tournament before being swept by Oconto earlier this week 3-0. The Vikings are trying to break out of six match losing streak that has seen them not even capture a set in the last three. That includes a 3-0 loss to Peshtigo earlier this week.

Match time is set for 7 p.m.

The Kewaunee volleyball team will be the latest to try to blemish Oconto's perfect Packerland mark.

The Storm has dropped five straight Packerland matches including losses to Sevastopol and Peshtigo last week in straight sets. The Blue Devils have yet to lose in conference and haven't lost since September 25th against Green Bay Southwest.

First serve is set for 7 p.m.

The Kewaunee boys cross country nearly came home with the top prize at Friday's Russ Fameree Invitational hosted by Luxemburg-Casco.

Cameron Cullen took third overall with a 5K time of 17:23. Jordan Lamack slid into a top 10 finish with a time of 18:09. Natalie Pansier led the girls with a time of a 22:16 5K time.

GIRLS

1.22.12Natalie Pansier22:16.38Kewaunee

2.28.10Hannah Morton22:44.50Kewaunee

3.91.10Sofia Garcia Moraleda28:35.23Kewaunee

4.100.12Grace Wisnicky30:08.71 SRKewaunee

5.104.9Lauren Dorner31:42.53PRKewaunee

6.105.9Wren Kunesh31:48.74PRKewaunee

BOYS

1.3.12Cameron Cullen17:23.59Kewaunee

2.10.11Jordan Lamack18:09.91 SRKewaunee

3.22.10Christopher Cullen18:49.57Kewaunee

4.24.12Jacob Schleis18:55.90Kewaunee

5.38.10Jordan Brann19:39.08Kewaunee

6.39.10James Joski19:43.16Kewaunee

7.70.12Cole Pawlitzky21:23.90Kewaunee

The War on the Shore heads to the soccer pitch Monday as Algoma travels to Kewaunee.

The Storm are looking for the first conference win of the season still after beating Green Bay West in their season opener. The Wolves have lost three of their last four including last Thursday's 3-0 loss to Peshtigo. The game is set to begin at 4:30 p.m.

The Kewaunee Storm will have the long drive to Escanaba, Michigan to take on the Eskymos in a non-conference game Friday night.  Coming off a 35-12 win over Oconto Falls last week in a COVID-induced game, Kewaunee is 5-0 (6-2 overall) and tied for first with Southern Door in the Packerland Conference.  The Storm earned a 2-0 forfeit over Mishicot last week to stay undefeated in conference play.  The kick-off from Escanaba is set for 7 pm Friday.    

The Kewaunee Storm volleyball will face a stiff challenge when they host Sevastopol Tuesday night.

The Storm lost their last match in heartbreaking fashion as they saw a 2-0 lead against Southern Door evaporate into a 3-2 defeat. They haven't won since they beat Gibraltar in straight sets on September 16th. The Pioneers only loss in the conference was to Oconto on September 28th in straight sets. They beat Southern Door and Two Rivers in its own tournament over the weekend.

First serve is set for 7 p.m.

The Kewaunee Storm tennis team ended on Monday as no players advanced out of their initial subsectional round at St. Mary Catholic.

Lauren Baumann lost 6-0, 6-0 to Maggie McGinnis of Xavier High School. Kira Doperalski won a pair of games but still fell to Nana Berko 6-0, 6-2.  Grace Kelly fell to St. Mary Catholic's Audrey Wanless 6-0, 6-0. Zoe Sisel put up the biggest fight before eventually falling to St. Mary Catholic's Vanessa Thiede 6-4, 6-2.

The doubles pairing of  Morgan Denil and Bella Kentgen fell in their first-round match up to Carly Bomier Mary Van Stratten of Xavier High School 6-0, 6-0.

Two of Kewaunee County's soccer teams will meet up in Kewaunee Monday afternoon to lay their claim for local bragging rights.

Luxemburg-Casco and Kewaunee is a matchup between two teams battling their own offensive struggles this season. The Storm has not won since August 31st and have not scored a goal since September 8th. The Spartans have had their own struggles as they have gone 1-2-2 in their last five matches including an 8-0 loss against Sheboygan Christian on Friday.

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

The Kewaunee tennis team hopes there are more opportunities to get back out onto the court with its subsectional competition beginning today (Monday) at St. Mary Catholic.

Clintonville, Fox Valley Lutheran, Lourdes Academy, Marinette, New London, and Xavier are some of the other schools competing in the meet. 

SECOND ROUND MATCHUPS

Maggie McGinnis (Xavier) vs Lauren Baumann (Kewaunee)

Nana Berko (Xavier) vs. 

Kira Doperalski (Kewaunee)

Audrey Wanless (St. Mary Catholic) vs. Grace Kelly (Kewaunee) 

Vanessa Thiede (St. Mary Catholic) vs. Zoe Sisel (Kewaunee) 

The Kewaunee football team had to scramble to find an opponent this week after Mishicot was forced to forfeit due to COVID-19 protocols.

The Storm will instead face Oconto Falls from the Northwoods Conference after their game against Northland Pines was canceled. In their last game, Oconto Falls lost to Coleman 54-6. The Storm are coming off their fourth straight win, a 27-12 win over Bonduel to stay perfect in the Packerland.

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.