For the second straight year and the fourth time in six seasons, Oostburg is the Sheboygan County Tournament champion.
After going 4-1 in pool play, the Flying Dutchmen handed Sheboygan Christian its first loss of the season in the semifinals, then exacted some revenge on Sheboygan South - which beat Oostburg earlier in the day - to win the title once again.
Some thoughts from the tourney
*Oostburg is once again loaded and poised for another run at State. Last season, the Dutch went undefeated all the way to the D3 state championship game, then were soundly beaten by Stanley-Boyd. Oostburg has the size and firepower to get back there, if the passing and backside defense can effectively replace those who left via graduation. So far, so good.
*Sheboygan Christian is also a viable State contender, in Division 4. Jocelyn Ver Velde and Liz "Bizl" Egerer are as powerful an offensive tandem around; the pressure is on the other four girls on the floor to hold their own. The Eagles only have one loss so far, so like Oostburg, so far, so good.
*Sheboygan South is the real deal. Size, strength, strong front line, and the best setter in the area in Tia Rupnik.
*Sheboygan Lutheran doesn't have the firepower of Oostburg, Christian or South, but the Crusaders are well-coached and determined, and they're finding ways to win. They're also arguably the area's best serving team; the serves just shoot into the opposite court.
*Howards Grove proved it can play with Christian and Oostburg of the CLC. Whether or not the Tigers can actually defeat them is another thing. But they certainly played better on this day than when they were beaten by Ozaukee earlier in the week.
*Sheboygan North and Random Lake are two teams that could surprise some people as they get more seasoned down the road.
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Thoughts on Ozaukee-Elkhart football
* The Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah varsity football story is a good one for fans to follow. The Resorters lost to Ozaukee 8-7, but there were smiles all around from a team that competed hard and knew it after the game. Sure, the Resorters want to win, but they know it's great just to be out there playing. The team's fans were jubilant the entire game and offered support after.
* Elkhart Lake's Alex Brown is taking a smart approach to trying to obtain a scholarship. Instead of trying to be a quarterback or defensive back at a D-I school, he's trying to get one as a kicker. He boots them 45 yards in practice, and attends an elite camp that routinely sends kickers to D-I schools. His dream school? The University of Colorado, because he's a big fan of the Packers' Mason Crosby.
* The Feldmann family IS Elkhart Lake football. The head coach is Barry Feldmann, his brother Brian "Fuzzy" Feldmann is an assistant, their kids handle water for the players and their father, Ron, works the chains.
Ron has been doing it since 1960, and has seen the good and the bad of Elkhart football. The Resorters led 7-6 at halftime, but Ron was worried that Elkhart might get run over in the second half, "We're a little thin," Ron said. To the Resorters' credit, they weren't run over. They battled.
* Ozaukee has a nice three-headed back trio of Collin Scheuermann, Josh Huiras and Shawn Flom. Each had more than 60 yards and averaged better than 4 yards a carry against Elkhart. Ozaukee hosts Sheboygan Lutheran/Kohler next week. If the Warriors win, they will be 4-0 heading into a Week 5 showdown at Random Lake. While walking off the field on Friday, coach Lee Baldwin said "The CLC should be very interesting," and that was probably before he heard about Oostburg's win over Cedar Grove-Belgium. How prophetic.
- Dave Lubach
* Elkhart Lake's Alex Brown is taking a smart approach to trying to obtain a scholarship. Instead of trying to be a quarterback or defensive back at a D-I school, he's trying to get one as a kicker. He boots them 45 yards in practice, and attends an elite camp that routinely sends kickers to D-I schools. His dream school? The University of Colorado, because he's a big fan of the Packers' Mason Crosby.
* The Feldmann family IS Elkhart Lake football. The head coach is Barry Feldmann, his brother Brian "Fuzzy" Feldmann is an assistant, their kids handle water for the players and their father, Ron, works the chains.
Ron has been doing it since 1960, and has seen the good and the bad of Elkhart football. The Resorters led 7-6 at halftime, but Ron was worried that Elkhart might get run over in the second half, "We're a little thin," Ron said. To the Resorters' credit, they weren't run over. They battled.
* Ozaukee has a nice three-headed back trio of Collin Scheuermann, Josh Huiras and Shawn Flom. Each had more than 60 yards and averaged better than 4 yards a carry against Elkhart. Ozaukee hosts Sheboygan Lutheran/Kohler next week. If the Warriors win, they will be 4-0 heading into a Week 5 showdown at Random Lake. While walking off the field on Friday, coach Lee Baldwin said "The CLC should be very interesting," and that was probably before he heard about Oostburg's win over Cedar Grove-Belgium. How prophetic.
- Dave Lubach
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