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November 23, 2009 - On Saturday, December 5th, from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the New Berlin Eisenhower High School the first annual Southeastern Wisconsin Recruitment Fair will be held for senior athletes who wish to play collegiate football. 28 college coaches from DII, DIII & NAIA schools will be on hand to meet with the student athletes, their parents and high school coaches. Click on the attached link for a list of coaches and colleges.
November 17, 2009 - 2009 Blue Dukes Football Banquet Invitation & Sign-up Form
October 29, 2009 - Commentary on the 2009 Season: It was a good season for the 5-5 Varsity Blue Dukes. Consider the following. 1) We lost several players due to injury prior to the season even starting and we were playing with diminished numbers. 2) We made the playoffs at week 6! 3) The games we won, we won decisively, with the offense scoring 30+ and our defense shutting out most. 4) At week 6 our defense was ranked 1st in scoring defense in the area, our team was ranked 10th overall in the area and 4th in State at DIII. 5) Our losses were to D1 #1 State Ranked Homestead by 7, DI #4 State Ranked Waukesha West by 7, DII #4 State Ranked Cedarburg, DIII Playoff Qualifiers Milwaukee Lutheran by 7 and our playoff game to New Berlin Eisenhower by 7. 6) We made the playoffs for the 3rd consecutive year - the seniors have never had a varsity season not making the playoffs. 7) There was not a game that this team played where they gave up! Even after getting down to Cedarburg 27-0 they made it a game, twice narrowing the gap to 10 points in the 51-32 game. This kind of character is something that we can be very proud of! To the coaches, parents and supporters, thanks for all of your hard work in making this a successful program for our student-athletes. To the freshmen, sophomores and juniors - good luck next year and continue to improve on the success of the program that you are apart of. To the seniors good luck in whatever you choose to do and remember the lessons of teamwork and the success of winning, as well as the lessons of those moments when time expires on you. Use these to draw upon for future success!
October 27, 2009 - The Varsity Blue Dukes had an exciting season, but unfortunately time ran out for them on the New Berlin Eisenhower 1 yard line. After 773 combined yards of offense (WFB 418, NBE 355), it was surprising that the final score was only 17-10 in favor of New Berlin. Here are the highlights. 1st Quarter: After a Bay fumble, NBE moved the ball to the Bay 23 yard line and then connected on a pass for the TD to go up 0-7. In the 2nd Quarter Jackson Weber and Joe Lucey created a NBE fumble that was recovered by Elric Erving. Bay was forced to punt and Will Hagerup nailed a nice one to put Bay in good position. Unfortunately NBE was able to connect on a 75 yard pass play for a TD, making the score 0-10. When Bay got the ball back, the offense moved the ball well, but instead of going for roughly a 40 yard field goal, they decided to go for the 1st down on 4th and long, which was unsuccessful. Bay later forced NBE to punt and was able to drive the ball down to the 6 yard line before stalling. Hagerup tried a 23 yard FG which was blocked. After the half, QB Cal Ehrke (22/34/295/1/0) hit Devantae Johnson for a 23 yard TD to make it 7-10. In the 4th Quarter, Bay was able to move the ball to the NBE 5 yard line before settling for a 23 yard FG by Hagerup, which tied up the score at 10-10. NBE responded by marching down the field to the Bay 27 yard line where they were able to connect on a pass to score another TD, making it 10-17. After the kick-off Bay worked very efficiently over the last 1:24 to move roughly 73 yards to the NBE 6 yard line with 7 seconds remaining. The next play, a role out pass that ended up being a QB keeper fell a yard short with the ball coming loose as time expired. Final: WFB 10 - NBE 17. A couple of game notes. Will Hagerup hit 2 terrific punts, one late in the game that went over 50 yards and died on the NBE 4-5 yard line. Justin Alt, Diontaye Brown, Tommy Hendricks, Devantae Johnson, Brian Kroll and Ehrke combined rushing went for 123 yards. Hagerup, Paul Davis, Alt, and Johnson were on the receiving end of those Ehrke passes for 295 yards. Viktor Gottlieb had a big night again on defense.
October 23, 2009 - Whitefish Bay Blue Dukes draws 8-1 New Berlin Eisenhower Lions ranked #2 in our region of the DIII state bracket - For bracket Click Here To learn more about New Berlin Eisenhower - Click Here. The game will be next Tuesday night at New Berlin Eisenhower at 7:00 PM. Let's have aa big turnout for our team!!! To get directions to NB Eisenhower - Click Here
October 22, 2009 - The Varsity Blue Dukes outgained the Mississippi Valley State-like spread offense of Milwaukee Lutheran by 445 yards to 409 yards and created 5 Milwaukee Lutheran turn-overs (4 Interceptions, 1 Fumble) to 2 Bay (both fumbles) turn-overs, but still came up on the short side of the scoreboard. Here is a summary of the events. 1st Qtr: Diontaye Brown (who had a big night (24-111) rolled for a 5 yard TD (Joe Lucey Kick) to go up 7-0. Later in the quarter both Jackson Weber and Brian Kroll picked-off 2 Colin Smith passes. 2nd Qtr: Brian Cobbs put ML on the board with a 7 yard run (Charlie Henke Kick) 7-7. After a Bay fumble, Colin Smith (20/30/277/3/4) tossed a 7 yard TD to Garrett Wenzelberger (11/114) (PAT Failed) and it was 7-13 at the half. After the players and their parents were introduced at half-time, ML came out and Smith immediately through a 68 yard TD pass to Cody Johnson (6/136) (Smith also connected with Johnson for the 2 point conversion) 7-21. Cal Ehrke (10/15/107/1/0) then threw a 23 yard pass to Brian Kroll who made a terrific effort to get into the end zone (Will Hagerup Kick) 14-21. Gabe Aleman then picked-off a Smith pass, which led to a 17 yard TD pass from Ehrke to Justin Alt (Hagerup Kick) to tie up the score 21-21. Jackson Weber then picked-off another pass (his second of the night). 4th Qtr: Unfortunately this opportunity was stymied, as Bay was marching down the field, by a Blue Duke fumble. Later Smith completed a 12 yard TD pass to Wenzelberger (Dan Drida Kick) and ML was again up 21-28. Still, Jackson Weber again to the rescue as he recovered a ML fumble. The Blue Dukes then marched to the ML 12 yard line only to go 4 and out handing the ball over to ML to run out the clock. Final Score - WFB 21, ML 28. Brian Kroll also had a big night on the ground going 138 yards on 13 carries. In the last two weeks the Blue Dukes Offensive line has helped the Bay offense put up some staggering numbers - Nice job to Jaime Klett, Ryan Grych, Jake Levings, Jeff Cebe & Taylor Hoff!!! Lets move forward and on to the PLAYOFFS! GO BLUE DUKES!!!
October 21, 2009 - The JV Blue Dukes ended the 2009 campaign with a hard fought yet disappointing defeat to the Milwaukee Lutheran Red Knights 27-20. Dressing only 13 players for the game, the Dukes battled throughout but still came up a little short. Despite two touchdown runs by Devontae Johnson, one long touchdown scamper by James Stecker and a two point conversion run by Michael Letizia, WFB found themselves down by one score late in the fourth quarter. They recovered a fumble and drove to the Red Knight 14 yard line with 26 seconds left in the game but Milwaukee Lutheran intercepted a pass to end the Blue Dukes final threat. The WFB JV Blue Dukes ended the season with a record of 3-6 but given the small numbers who dressed for every game, that record doesn't measure the effort, team growth and heart shown by these future Varsity players. We wish them much success in 2010. (By Don Levings) Thank you Don for announcing at the JV games and for providing us summaries of the games this season!
October 21, 2009 - Whitefish Bay Freshmen Successfully Complete Quest for an Undefeated Season!The freshmen Blue Dukes finished off its season in style Tuesday night by whipping Milwaukee Lutheran, 48-6. That win completed a 7-0 season for the frosh. The action began swiftly. After taking over on downs, the Blue Dukes put a 48 yard scoring drive together, highlighted by a 27 yard run by Jordan Johnson and a 5 yard touchdown run by Julian Posey to give Bay a quick 7-0 lead. After getting the ball back in great position at the Red Knights 33, the Blue Dukes put another scoring drive together with help from a Posey 22 yard run and a 16 yard pass play from Grant Menard to Darien Walker. That gave the frosh a 13-0 lead after one quarter. After taking over on its own 17 yard line, Bay put together another long scoring drive. Long runs by Posey, Rashadeem Gray and Johnson, along with a 20 yard pass completion to Alec Monaghan, capped the drive. After a successful two point conversion, Bay was up 21-0. Before the half, Bay managed one more scoring drive, this one going 77 yards. A long run by Posey and a 34 pass play to Walker highlighted the drive. At the end of the half, the Blue Dukes were up 28-0. Whitefish Bay started the second half on its own 15, and promptly marched down the field for a score. The usual suspects hit for big gains, and the drive was capped by a 17 yard run by Johnson. Immediately after the Red Knights regained possession, Posey intercepted a pass on the Bay 44, and raced down the sideline for a 56 yard touchdown. This left Bay with a 42-0 lead. After starting on its own 27, Milwaukee Lutheran finally put a drive together that culminated in a score. The Blue Dukes immediately struck back with a 60 scoring drive of its own, finished by a one yard quarterback sneak by Menard. After the Red Knights turned the ball over on downs, the frosh ran out the clock. Final score: Whitefish Bay 48, Milwaukee Lutheran 6. It was a team affair, as virtually all that could contribute did contribute. That included the likes of John McKinley, John Park, Ben Powell, Lukas Short, Tyler Spannenberg, Na'il Scoggins and Avi Mayerhoff. While not playing much during the year, they were an integral part of the team's character and success. If you happen to run into any of our freshmen players in the near future, how about giving him a pat on the back for a job well done. And don't forget the coaches - Greg Lehman, Derek Larson and Andy Jenson! See you next year! (By Jim Buchanan) And thank you very much Jim for providing such terrific summaries of the freshmen games this season!
October 16, 2009 - Cedarburg 51, Whitefish Bay 32 - I guess it surprised us all, that our defense (437 yds) gave up more points in this game than they had in the first 7 games of the season, combined! What seemed to impress those of us in the stands was that our kids, our team, even when down by 27-0 mid-second quarter, they didn't quit, they fought back! Unfortunately even though they did close the gap to 41-26, Cedarburg stayed in the game. Kudo's to Cedarburg, a good team no doubt. Major kudo's to the offensive line (418 yds) who provided our QB the time to get the Blue Dukes back into the game. QB Cal Ehrke (16/25/331/5/0) had a huge night throwing to Justin Alt (5/138/2), Paul Davis (44 Yd TD, an amazing catch - see video on Home Page), Devantae Johnson (50 yd TD) and Will Hagerup (4 yd TD). The offense was not perfect though as it gave up some turnovers in the first quarter which lead to Cedarburg TD's. Next up on Wednesday is Milwaukee Lutheran, a team that likes to throw the ball and put up big numbers. It will be key for our offense to have several nice long sustained time eating drives and for our defense to shut the Red Knights down, taking advantage of the opportunity for some picks! GO BLUE DUKES!!!
October 15, 2009 - The JV Blue Dukes fell to the Cedarburg Bulldogs 27-6. The Blue Dukes started the game with 14 players and finished with 13 after an injury to Zach Hessel. Cedarburg led at the half 27-0 but the undermanned JV Dukes never quit and the defense held the powerful Bulldogs scoreless in the second half even though Cedarburg never substituted for their first string. Devontae Johnson returned a punt 67 yards for a touchdown and although there was no further scoring, WFB more then held their own for the remainder of the game. The 3-5 JV will try to finish the season on a winning note with their final game on Tuesday, 10-20-09. Game time is 4:15 P.M. and the game will be held in Lubar Stadium at WFBHS. Come support these hard working future Varsity Blue Dukes. By Don Levings.
October 15, 2009 - Whitefish Bay Frosh Down Cedarburg Bulldogs, 28-12 to Stay Undefeated - Under a cold, gray and rainy October sky, the Whitefish Bay Freshmen Blue Dukes persevered to capture its sixth straight win Thursday afternoon. The Cedarburg Bulldogs bit first by stunning Whitefish Bay on the first play of the game with a 68 yard run for a touchdown. While the Blue Dukes were able to make some progress against a stiff Bulldog defense, they could only get to the Bulldog's nine yard line before turning the ball over on downs. The first quarter ended on an up note, however, with a Blue Duke recovery of a Bulldog fumble on its own 38 yard line. The second quarter opened with a Julian Posey 49 yard run to the Bulldog one, followed by a Grant Menard quarterback sneak for the touchdown to even the score at 6-6. Cedarburg struck back with a 50 yard run for a score. After a failed two point conversion, the first half ended with the Blue Dukes trailing 12-6. The second half proved to be dominated by Whitefish Bay. Starting on its own 40, a sixty yard drive was ultimately capped by a Posey four yard run. The two point conversion was good to give Bay the lead at 14-12. After Jacob Pandl ripped the ball out of the hands of a Bulldog ball carrier, a 66 yard drive was ultimately finished with a quarterback sneak for the score. The drive was highlighted by excellent runs by Posey and Rashadeem Gray. The third quarter came to an end with the Blue Dukes in command at 20-12. The final quarter's last scoring drive was accented by a Jordan Johnson punt return, a personal foul penalty and a 30 yard run by Posey. Pandl pushed the ball in for a touchdown, followed by a two-point conversion to make the score 28-12. While Cedarburg valiantly tried to come back, its remaining drives fizzled out, highlighted by a touchdown-saving tackle by Michael Loyda and good tackling by Bobby Linneman, Graydon Peterson, Kelly Jackson and Quentin Dismukes. Ultimately time ran out on the Bulldogs, leaving Whitefish Bay undefeated. Bay's quest for an undefeated season comes to an end next Tuesday, October 20th at 6 pm at Milwaukee Lutheran. By Jim Buchanan
October 9, 2009 - It was the best of times...it was the worst of times...it was the featured game of the week and based on the media presence, the size of the articles, the videos, the coverage, it indeed was a BIG game. Unfortunately for the Varsity Blue Dukes it did not go their way, Homestead 7, Whitefish Bay 0. The Bay defense which has given up only 21 points in 6 games and shut-out 4 teams did a valiant job holding the #7 ranked offense in the area that averages 381 yards per game to 235 yards and 1 TD. The Homestead TD was scored on a 29 yard pass into the end zone late in the first quarter. Homestead's defense which has allowed only 7.5 points per game this season held the Blue Duke offense to 142 yards, with only 29 of those coming in the second half. Cal Ehrke was under pressure for most of the game and Bay receivers found it difficult to get separation. Ehrke went 9/22/0/1 for 64 yards with the interception occurring on the last play of the game as time expired. The Blue Duke offense was only able to generate 78 yards on the ground. Homestead did not do much better only gaining 69 yards on the ground, but their passing game did go for 166 yards which ended up being the difference. The DIII Blue Dukes should keeps their heads up in that they were in the game against DI Homestead the #1 ranked team in the State to the final play of the game! The Blue Dukes have only lost to DI Waukesha West, ranked #5 in the State and Homestead. In both of these games the Blue Dukes were in the game until the end, losing to each team by only 7 points. Next week Bay is at Cedarburg, another important game. GO BLUE DUKES!!!
October 10, 2009 - Freshmen Blue Dukes Continue Winning Ways with a Rout of Arch Rival Homestead, 41-2. The Whitefish Bay freshman football team continued its course toward an undefeated season by overpowering running plays and timely passes. This game was highlighted by the great blocking of the offensive line and the speed and agility of running backs Julian Posey, Jordan Johnson, Rashadeem Gray and Jacob Pandl. The defense rejected the repeated attempt of the Highlanders to drive deep into Whitefish Bay territory. Crushing tackling by Jacob Carlson, Peter Raczynski, Jacob Pandl, Michael Loyda and Ian Buchanan, among others, along with timely sacks by Quentin Dismukes and Graydon Peterson and an interception by Reese Ellis-McKinney, held the Highlanders to meager gains. Grant Menard started the scoring with a 9 yard quarterback run, which left the score at the end of the first quarter at 6-0. The Blue Dukes picked up the pace in the second quarter with a drive that included a 30 yard pass from Menard to Alec Monaghan and a 24 yard run by Jordan Johnson. After Posey punched the ball in from the six to make the score 12-0, Whitefish Bay recovered a Homestead fumble and ultimately scored again with a successful two-point conversion to bump the score to 20-0. The third quarter was highlighted by a 36 yard run by Posey for a touchdown, a fumble recovery by Posey and a 25 yard run by Rashadeem Gray for a touchdown. The quarter ended with the Blue Dukes up 35-0. The final quarter was capped by a tremendous goal line stand by the Dukes defense. After Bay got the ball back on their own two yard line, Homestead scored its only points of the afternoon by sacking the Bay runner for a safety. Immediately afterword, however, Patchen Tews recovered a Highlander fumble on the ensuing kickoff and Gray broke off a 45 yard run for the final score of the game. Final score: Whitefish Bay 41, Homestead 2. Next up for the freshmen is Cedarburg, at home, next Thursday, October 15th at 4:15 pm. See you there! By Jim Buchanan
October 10, 2009 - After three consecutive victories, the JV Blue Dukes lost at home on Thursday evening to The Salvation Army West Corps Panthers, 30-20. The Blue Dukes faced a bigger and deeper foe yet were ahead 20 - 8 with slightly less than four minutes remaining in the game. The Panthers then scored on a 56 yard pass play, and with the successful two point conversion, only trailed 20-16 with roughly three minutes left. The visitors defense then forced a three and out while using all of their time outs to conserve time. Rather than punting from deep in WFB territory, the Blue Dukes opted for a safety with punter John Platzer taking the snap and running out of the back of the end zone. That made the score 20-18 with just under a minute and a half left. The Panthers returned the ensuing kickoff back to their own 49 yard line and on the very next play, the Panthers quarterback kept the ball and ran around the right side, breaking no less than 5 tackles and going in for the touchdown. They missed the two point conversion and now led 24-20. WFB got the ball back with exactly one minute to go but on fourth down the ball was intercepted by the Panthers and returned for a touchdown. They again failed on the two point try, bringing the score to 30-20. WFB got the ball back but time ran out before the Blue Dukes could muster any more points. Devontae Johson scored two touchdowns for WFB and Michael Letizia added the other. The JV Blue Dukes try to even their record at 4-4 next Thursday night at Cedarburg. Game time is at 6:00 P.M. By Don Levings
October 7, 2009 - The Varsity Blue Dukes move up the ranks in the Division 3 State Coaches poll this week from 13th to 11th. This week Bay also cracked the top 10 football teams list at # 10 in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal Poll. Interesting that the first 6 positions are held by DI teams, the 7th & 8th positions by 2 DII teams and the last two positions are held undefeated DIII Pewaukee and Whitefish Bay. The Bay defense continues to hold the 2nd position in scoring defense for the area, with # 1 ranked Kewaskum and Bay both registering shut-outs last week. The Blue Dukes defense has shut-out 4 of its 6 opponents thus far this season. Nice job Blue Dukes!!!
October 2, 2009 - The Blue Dukes Qualify for the State Playoff's with 3 Games Remaining in the Season!!! The Blue Dukes Vsrsity continued their winning ways (5-1) with the offense (339 yds) scoring 32 points in the first half and smothering Grafton (125 yds) defensely with a shut-out! Highlights: 1st Qtr - Brian Kroll ran 35 yds for a TD. Kroll also ran successfully for the 2 pt cpnversion. Justin Alt put 6 pts on the board with a 5 yd run and he too was successful in running in the 2 pt conversion. 2nd Qtr - Kroll ran for a 5 yd TD and Cal Ehrke ran for the 2 pt conversion. Later Kroll again scored a TD on a 5 yd run and the 2 pt conversion was successfull when Will Hagerup caught an Ehrke pass. Big plays on the "BIG COUNTRY" defense was when Kroll picked off a Grafton pass shutting down another Grafton drive and a Henry Dixon blocked punt that was recovered by Garrett DeMuth. The defense allowed Grafton only 7 1st downs and forced Grafon to punt 7 times. Whitefish Bay 32, Grafton 0. Next week the Blue Dukes will travel to Homestead to play for the North Shore Conference Championship!
October 1, 2009 - The JV Blue Dukes continued their winning ways by beating the Grafton Blackhawks 45-12. This was their third consecutive victory and after losing the first three games, evens their record at 3-3. The game was close at the half with WFB leading 16-12. But after the intermission, the defense was impenetrable and the offensive line took control of the line of scrimmage. The Blue Dukes rushed for over 350 yards and dominated the time of possesion. Devontae Johnson scored 4 touchdowns rushing, including one for 83 yards. He also chipped in with a 73 punt return for a score. The other two touchdowns were scored by James Stecker, who just returned from the injured list, and by Michael Letizia. The players of the game however must be the O-line, who opened gaping holes all afternoon. The "Hogs" are Dan Wilson, Ryan Drews, Darone Spears, Chris Fuda and Nick Levings. The JV Blue Dukes will attempt to win their 4th in a row on Thursday, 10-08-09, with a night game vs. Custer High School. The game will be played in Lubar Stadium at Whitefish Bay High School. Start time is 6:30 P.M., after the freshman play Homestead, and will be the first time this JV squad has played under the lights. By Don Levings
October 1, 2009 - Blue Duke Freshmen Clip Blackhawks' Wings. Continue Undefeated after 50-0 Victory - The Whitefish Bay freshman football team steamrolled to lopsided victory over a gritty Grafton team Thursday night. While playing in a hostile environment and a second half downpour, the Blue Dukes won with an overpowering ground game spearheaded by Julian Posey, Rashadeem Gray, Jordan Jackson and Jacob Pandl. The first half was highlighted by a number of long, explosive runs that either went for touchdowns or set up short plunges for scores. Julian Posey had runs of 44 and 70 yards for touchdowns, while Jordan Johnson had a 27 yard touchdown run and Rashadeem Gray had a 13 yard run that set up another touchdown. Other highlights of the first half were and interceptions by Michael Loyda and Patchen Tews, a Tews sack of the Blackhawks quarterback and a successful Grant Menard to Alec Monaghan two-point conversion. The first half ended with the Blue Dukes ahead 42-0. With a driving rainstorm taking over the headlines of the second half, both teams found it difficult to put a long drive together. While Posey had an excellent 25 yard run that resulted in the Blue Dukes getting to within 11 yards of pay dirt, no scoring occurred in the third quarter. On the first play of the fourth quarter, however, Posey scored from the 6 yard line and pushed the score to 50-0 after a successful two-point conversion by Menard. Kelly Jackson and Graydon Peterson made some key tackles that allowed the Blue Dukes to run out the clock to secure their fourth consecutive victory. The Blue Dukes return to Lubar Stadium next Thursday, October 8th to face perennial rival Homestead at 4:15. By Jim Buchanan.
September 25, 2009 - On a night when it rains the entire game, offenses have a tendency to get bogged down in the qagmire and sputter. So it was, off and on, in the Varsity Bay (217 yds) - Port (147 yds) game for both offenses. Port's defense stacked the middle making it a rough night for Diontaye Brown, forcing the Dukes to run off-tackle and wide. Playing on grass for the second time this year, the off-tackle and sweep runs were treacherous on the wet, slow, field at Port, but this is where Bay mustered most of its ground yards. On nights like this it is important that the defense play as a team and help the offense as much as possible, which is exactly what the D did! The Blue Duke Defense ranked 4th in scoring defense in the area has only allowed 21 points in 5 games and has not allowed a score for the past 3 games. This no-name defense is also a true scoring defense in that in they have put points on the board in multiple games, including 8 against Port. The defense is played by Jack Beck (who had a big game against Port and continues to improve weekly), Elric Erving, Garrett DeMuth, Dan Tutino, Henry Dixon, Viktor Gottlieb, Tim Haberli, Mike Letizia, Joe Lucey, Brian Kroll, Gabe Aleman, Jackson Weber & Justin Alt. HIGHLIGHTS: In the 1st Qtr - Brian Kroll let out some steam on a Port receiver and Garrett DeMuth recovered the fumble. Later in the Qtr Dan Tutino picked up a Port dropped ball in their backfield and advanced it 7 yards. Later in the Qtr Jack Beck tackled the Port QB for a safety scoring 2 for the Blue Dukes. In the 2nd Qtr - the offense was able to move the ball and QB Cal Ehrke (8-13-149-0) hit Paul Davis (7-140) on a 35 yd TD pass to put Bay up by 9. Later in the the Qtr, Jackson Weber picked off a Port pass and returned it 17 yards before being tackled. 3rd Qtr - The Bay Offense receiving the ball on its own 20 yd line, put up a terrific sustained quarter eating drive which ended with a 1 yd Ehrke boot for the TD putting the Dukes up by 15 and essentially putting the game away on a dreary night. 4th Qtr - The highlight in the 4th was that Justin Alt was substituted in on a play where he barely got on the field and in position for the play before he promptly picked off a Port pass taking it 55 yards to the house, putting the icing on the cake for the Blue Dukes win!!! Whitefish Bay 21, Port Wasington 0. The Dukes are now 4-1 having only lost to Division I Waukesha West, presently ranked 5th in the State. The Blue Dukes have an opportunity to qualify for the Playoff's next Friday at 7:00 PM by beating the Grafton Blackhawks (1-4) at WFB's Lubar Field. GO BLUE DUKES!!!
September 24, 2009 - The JV Blue Dukes built on the momentum from their first win by beating the Port Washington Pirates on Thursday, 09-24-09 on the Pirates home field, 12-0. The defense dominated the game and pitched their first shutout of the season. Even though the JV Blue Dukes only suited up 16 players for the game, and with many playing on both sides of the ball, they brought intense energy for all four quarters. The fourth quarter was highlighted by two hugh quarterback sacks by Ryan Drews who had just returned after missing the previous game while on the injured list. On the offensive side, Michael Letizia scored his first high school touchdown on a three yard run while Devontae Johnson scored the other six Whitefish Bay points on a 73 yard run from scrimmage. the JV Blue Dukes will go for their third win in a row against Grafton on Thursday, 10-01-09, at 4:15 P.M. at Lubar Stadium at WFBHS. By Donald C. Levings
September 24, 2009 - Blue Duke Frosh Go to 3 - 0. The Whitefish Bay freshman football team continued its perfect season on Thursday afternoon with a 56-16 win over Port Washington in the Blue Dukes home opener. The first half was all Bay. After Port turned over the ball on downs, Grant Menard started the offensive explosion with a 50 yard run to the Pirate's 15 yard line. A couple of plays later, Julian Posey scored from the one. The extra point was good and the Blue Dukes led 7-0. Posey started the second quarter with a 22 yard run to Bay's 30, and Rashadeem Gray followed that up with a 70 yard run for a touchdown to give the Blue Dukes a 13-0 lead. The Pirates eventually turned the ball over on downs and the Blue Duke offense went right back to work. Menard hit Darien Walker on a slant over the left side and Walker sped down the sideline for 33 yards. Posey then punched it in from the one. After a successful two point conversion, the half ended with Bay leading 21-0. The Blue Dukes took the opening kickoff of the second half straight down the field. Included in that drive was a 22 yard pass completion from Menard to Posey, followed by another explosive 53 yard run by Gray for a touchdown. This put Bay up 27-0. The Pirates then managed to put a drive together and scored the first touchdown on the Blue Duke frosh this year. They got the two point conversion and narrowed the gap to 27-8. After a Bay fumble, the Pirates came right back and scored again with a successful two point conversion to make the score 27-16. But that was all the booty the Pirates would manage to collect on this day. Bay stormed back with a drive of its own that included a 48 yard run by Gray for a touchdown and a successful two-point conversion to up the score to 35-16. The fourth quarter opened with an interception by Reese Ellis-McKinney at the Pirate's 37. Jordan Johnson ran 36 yards to the one, and Jacob Pandl punched it in for a 43-16 lead. On their next possession, Bay scored again, highlighted by a 64 yard run by Johnson for a touchdown. That made the score 50-16. After another interception, this time by Andre Nicholson, Bay scored on a 22yard run by Grant Menard, making the final score 56-16. Notable tackles were made by Jacob Carlson, Michael Loyda, Graydon Peterson and Patchen Tews. Kelly Jackson had a memorable sack of the Pirate's quarterback. Next up for the freshmen is at Grafton next Thursday, October 1st at 6 pm. By Jim Buchanan
September 17, 2009 - Ok...Get This - The Blue Dukes Varsity beat Germantown tonight 32 - 6 and it wasn't even that close! The Blue Dukes defense didn't even allow G-Town to score. G-Town scored on a Blue Duke fumble in the Bay end zone. Highlights of the game are: in the 1st quarter Gabe Aleman recovered a G-Town fumble which Bay converted in to a TD when Brian Kroll (24-166) took it in from the 2. Then Aleman intercepted a pass added a 25 yard return which Bay converted in the second quarter into a TD with a 3 yard run by Justin Alt. Also in the second quarter QB Cal Ehrke through a 21 yard TD pass to Paul Davis. The score was 18 - 0 at the half. In the 3rd quarter the Blue Dukes took the opeing drive 80 yards for TD, finishing with a 4 yard Kroll run. The 2 point conversion was successful when Alt caught the pass from Ehrke. On the next G-Town possession Garrett DeMuth recoverd a G-Town fumble. In the 4rth quarter G-Town recovered the Bay fumble in the end zone for their score, but Aleman intercepted the attempt for the 2 point conversion. Lastly Bay scored on a 9 yard run by Kroll. The defense again played as a team with everyone contributing holding G-Town to 215 yards and scoreless. The offense racked up a total of 349 yards with 280 of that on the ground. Besides Kroll, Deontaye Brown had a big night rusing for many tough yards up the middle and Alt did a nice job on the sweeps and counters. Nice job Blue Dukes!!! Next week Bay plays at Port Washington.
September 17, 2009 - On Wednesday the Junior Varsity football team resumed play after a brief absence with a road game and their first win of the season, a resounding 47-6 thumping of Riverside University High School. After falling behind 6-0, the JV Blue Dukes scored a touchdown right before the half and converted on the two point conversion to go into the break leading 8-6. They then outscored the Tigers 39-0 in the second half. A strong running game highlighted the victory. There were touchdowns runs by Devontae Johnson and Khang Xiong, a touchdown pass to Devontae and a long kickoff return from Devontae. Special recognition goes to Matthew Traudt who started his first ever game at quarterback and ran the team like a veteran and even threw his first touchdown pass. Also, there was hard tough inside running from Michael Letizia who was starting his first game in the backfield. The defense was stout the whole game and their effort was culminated by a fumble return for a touchdown by A.J. Threats. Once again, they played this game with 15 kids, most of them obviuosly playing the whole game, offense, defense and special teams. Congratulations to the players and coaches for their perserverence and now their first victory of the season. The JV will be on the road again next week Thursday, 09-24-09 at 6:00 P.M. at Port Washington. Here's to continued success.
By Donald C. Levings
September 17, 2009 - Blue Duke Frosh Stay Perfect - The Whitefish Bay freshman football team kept its quest for a perfect season in tact on Wednesday night with a 13 - 0 victory over a gritty Germantown team. The action really started in the first quarter with a sack of the Germantown quarterback by Quentin Dismukes. It allowed the Blue Dukes to open on offense at the opponents' 31 yard line. After a 21 yard run by Julian Posey, Grant Menard connected with Rashadeem Gray for the Dukes first touchdown. The extra point was good. After an interception by Reese Ellis-McKinney (who had another later in the game), WFB began its drive on the Germantown 40. It was the Rashadeem Gray show on that drive as he coupled a 25 yard run with a 5 yard scamper for a touchdown. This time, however the extra point failed and the score at half time was WFB 13, Germantown 0. The third and fourth quarters were defensive standoffs, with neither team making much headway against the other. The quarters were highlighted by two stellar interceptions by Michael Loyda and Reese Ellis-McKinney in the end zone. The Blue Dukes finally managed to run out the clock. Next, the Blue Dukes have their home opener against Port Washington on Thursday, September 24 at Lubar Stadium. (By Jim Buchanan)
September 15, 2009 - We annually invite Greg Lofy of Action Sports Photgraphy to shoot a Blue Dukes game some time during the season. You may have noticed that Greg was on the sidelines taking shots of the WFB vs. Nicolet game last week. While our volunteer website photographers do an excellent job, Greg does a great job too. Here is the link to his website: Action Sports Photography. You will note that there are 206 photo's of players and 53 photo's of the cheerleading squad. Here are a couple of photo's from Greg.
September 11, 2009 - The Blue Dukes Varsity offense (363 yds) continues to roll, while the defense (210) continues not allow scores. In the first quarter QB Cal Ehrke (13-15-170-1) ran a boot leg to the left side scoring from 12 yards out. Later Ehrke threw a 6 yard TD pass to Justin Alt. Then Brian Kroll intercepted a pass to finish out the quarter. In the 2nd quarter Ehrke threw a 22 yard TD to Paul Davis on 4th down with just seconds left in the half to make it 21-0 at the half. In the third quarter Ehrke again struck Davis for a 15 yard TD pass. Nicolet scored on a short 1 yard run up the middle. In the 4th quarter Gabe Aleman picked off a Nicolet pass and took it 55 yards to the house!!! Later Jackson Weber picked off another Nicolet pass which led to a Will Hagerup 27 yard field goal. Garrett Demuth, Jack Beck, Tim Haberli and Joe Lucey did well and made significant tackles on defense. Whitefish Bay 38, Nicolet 7
September 11, 2009 - The freshmen football team got off to a convincing start last night with a 54-0
win at Nicolet. With a high-powered offense that put up 41 points in the first half and a smothering defense that kept Nicolet off the scoreboard, we will be a force in the conference this year. Come out and support them next week as we take on Germantown on the road Wednesday at 6:00.
September 4, 2009 - The Blue Dukes Varsity offense, defense & special teams hit on all cylinders tonight. The offense (484 yds) came alive with Cal Ehrke (12-20-222-0) throwing repeated strikes to Paul Davis (6-125) & Jack Fagan. The rushing game also gained ground with both Sophmore Diontaye Brown (23-112) and Brian Kroll (15-110) racking up the yards. The defense (Slinger 75 yds) played as a composite team shutting down the Slinger offense on many 3 and outs. Slinger did mount one sustained drive down the field and after a penalty was left with 1st down on the 3 yard line, only to be stymied by the Blue Duke defense which held them out of the end zone for 4 downs and scoreless. Will Hagerup kicked a 49 yard and a 37 yard field goals at a time in the game when they were meaningful. Notes: 1st Qtr - 49 Yd FG by Will Hagerup, 2nd Qtr - Fumble Recovery by Brian Kroll, 1 Yd TD run by Kroll, Hagerup PAT, On-Side Kick Recovery - Joe Lucey, 3rd Qtr - 37 Yd FG by Hagerup, 38 Yd TD Pass by Cal Ehrke to Kroll, Hagerup Pat, Fumble Recovery - Dan Tutino, 7 Yd TD run by Ehrke, Lucey PAT, 4th Qtr - 4 Down Goal Line Stand by Blue Dukes Defense, 53 Yd TD Pass Ehrke to Kroll, Lucey PAT Blocked. Whitefish Bay 33, Slinger 0
September 3, 2009 - The Bay JV lost 46-7 to Slinger in their first away game of the year. Bay had 14 players suited up for the game and after three got hurt, played most of the fourth quarter with just 11 players. The game was tied 7-7 early in the 2nd quarter and Bay was outscored 39-0 after that with Slinger making numerous big plays over a depleted Bay squad. It was 26-7 at the half and then Slinger returned the opening kickoff of period two for a touchdown making it 33-7. On offense, James Stecker ran hard until he succumbed to a hamstring injury, scoring the team's only touchdown on an 8 yard run up the middle behind nice blocking by the offensive line. Once again, Jack Fagan did a great job at wide receiver, hauling in three passes. On special teams, John Platzer kicked his first ever high school PAT and punted and kicked off well. On defense Dan Wilson made a some nice tackles. (By Don Levings)
August 28, 2009 - The Blue Dukes Varsity Offense struggled in the opener at Waukesha West, a game that was lightning delayed by over an hour. The offense gained 180 yards in the game primarily due to 4 turnovers (2 fumbles and 2 interceptions) and numerous dropped passes which would have sustained drives. The defense which was on the field a good part of the game gave up 279 yards, but only 14 points in a bend but not break effort. Unfortunately on the West scoring drives the Dukes allowed the conversions of several 3rd and long situations. Waukesha 14, Whitefish Bay 7
August 27, 2009 - The WFB JV suited up 17 players for the Waukesha West game at WFB. The first half did not go well for the Blue Dukes giving up 33 points while scoring none. The second half Bay played to a 6-6 draw. Jack Fagan caught 4-5 passes from Connor Weas, 2 terrific catches while being double teamed. Waukesha 39, Whitefish Bay 6.
August 19, 2009 - "From Athletic Director John Gustavson"
Parent/Athlete Sports Meeting Monday, August 31 in the High School Auditorium
This will be the only all sports meeting for the whole year.
All athletes and parents are invited to attend regardless of the sports season of participation.
Attendees are invited to arrive for the 6:30 or the 7:00 agenda event.
AGENDA
6:30 John Gustavson and assorted guest speakers will outline the high school sports experience at Whitefish Bay High School. All students and parents are invited to this optional event. This is a program that all parents and athletes should attend at least one time during their high school athletic experience. Lots of questions will be answered before they are even asked!
7:00 The True Facts about College Recruiting
College Recruiting: Everyone wants to give advice and everyone believes they know all the answers!
Finally, a program that does just that! It gives the answers in a straightforward, no nonsense, entertaining 60-minute presentation.
We have made an investment as a community to provide our student-athletes and parents with information about playing college athletics.
If your son or daughter truly has aspirations to play at the next level, this is a "can't miss" event.
"The Realities of College Recruiting"
Presented by Jack Renkens
Former college coach and recruiting expert, Jack Renkens has helped thousands
of families around the country head down the right path of finding scholarships.
Often it's down a path they didn't know existed.
Any doubts or reservations about attending? Simply check out the Recruiting Realities website at www.recruitingrealities.com.
See the attached for additional info.
Go Dukes!
John Gustavson
Activities Director
Whitefish Bay High School
Phone:(414)963-3972
Fax:(414)963-3973
August 16, 2009 - From Laura Pandl
HI-the first game is coming soon, the boys will have a spaghetti dinner that night. I need to collect from each of you by 8/24 the $30.00 to cover the cost of feeding the boys each week. Please make the checks out to the Whitefish Bay Gridirion Club and either mail or drop off at my house 5026 N. Woodburn St. For spaghetti dinners I have 3-4 parents who have volunteered to serve, if anyone else is interested in rotating thru please let me know.
2nd we could still use more volunteers for the Saturday morning breakfasts, we have 7 mornings scheduled and it works best to have at least 2 families helping, so far I only have 7 volunteers, so if you are interested please let me know. We are there at 8:00 and out by 9:00 at the latest. We serve something simple ie donuts or breakfast bars with juice water or milk, and we try fruit.
August 10, 2009 -
6th Annual Community Tailgate
And Silent Auction
To support the Whitefish Bay Blue Dukes Football Program
Friday, September 11, 2009
5:00 p.m. - 6:45 p.m.
SILENT AUCTION ENDS 6:45
CHECKOUT 6:45-7:00 SILENT AUCTION TENT
PAY FOR PURCHASES AND GET ITEMS TO YOUR CAR PRIOR TO KICKOFF
Cash or check (payable to Whitefish Bay Gridiron Club)
Held on the High School Softball Field
(just east of the field house)
In the event of rain - held in field house lobby
Brat/HotDog-Chips-Drink-Dessert
$7 per person
Pay when you arrive - cash or check (payable to Whitefish Bay Gridiron Club)
Catered by Pandl's Whitefish Bay
Whitefish Bay Blue Dukes vs.Nicolet
KICKOFF 7:00 p.m.
With a halftime scrimmage by the 5th grade Jr. Blue Dukes
Questions call Carlynn Alt 963-9850 or Terri Letizia 962-2643
July 22, 2009 - HELP!!! Each year we ask parents to volunteer to help the football program. We ask those of you that can, to step up at this time. Attached is the sign up sheet with a listing of the various opportunities. Thank you for helping the program.
July 22, 2009 - The Blue Dukes annual parent, player, coaches cookout will follow the handing out of player equipment on Monday, August 10, 2009 from 5-7:00 PM. See the attached for more information and for what to bring.
July 2, 2009 - Sign up for the Blue Duke Concordia Camp now!
June 2, 2009 - Here is a summary of last night's meeting in case you were unable to attend. If your son is not planning on attending WFB HS next year or doesn't want to continue with football, please let me know- I'll remove you from the distribution list & free your email up. If you have another email you would like me to include, just let me know & I will add. Thanks, Laura
Coach Jim Tietjen introduced the coaching staff. Brian Gaertner spoke about the Gridiron Club. The club helps support the football team- anything additional the program needs comes thru the money generated by the club. Gridiron Signup form was available at the meeting, it is also on the football website. Ask relatives if they would like to sign up as an option the club helps with personnel, activities, equipment (this year we are looking at replacing the lockers) July 17th is the annual Golf Outing. If you can't make the outing there is a dinner following. Another option to participate is thru the raffle. Please see the football website for more information or previous email with Mark Fiorita's contact information. Coach Tietjen added that the club has paid for our strength coach, Rusten who has worked on Speed & agility with players Wednesdays this spring, and covered 2 Varsity coaching positions. Recap of Season- regular season finished 6-3. had 18 players moving thru defense. We have good quarterbacks coming up. Team has been running a passing league on Saturday nights vs Riverside-Key wins- Germantown, Port Washington. Reviewed the attached calendar: Things to note: summer weight program starts 6/15. you need to register thru the Rec Dept for this. Program runs Mon- Thurs in order to leave your weekends free. The speed and agility which Rusten has been doing will continue thru this program. 6/20 & 6/27 is the Whitewater Passing league- the Gridiron has covered the $350 cost. Leave school at 7:00. need parents to help drive. New this year we will hold a workout for lineman the same days, at WFB from 9-12 going over basic drills. Both of these are open to freshman. July- overnight camp will return to Concordia- closer for parents helping out, less expensive. All players including Freshman are encouraged to attend. Cost is $160.00. Laura Pandl will email registration form out. Testing week of 8/3-8/6- will post results on website. Players attending overnight will receive their helmets, shoulder pads & practice jersey- they will keep for season, rest of players will receive 8/10. Practices as listed on calendar. Will allow one "free miss" need to talk with Coach Tietjen. Missed practices result in sitting out for one quarter of the game. During school Varsity - Monday on field by 4:30, Thursdays at 4:00- allow time to meet with teachers if need to. Tuesday & Wednesday expected to be on field by 3:30. Saturday morning practice is film, swim, breakfast- usually out be 10:00. Team Goal- make 1st round of playoffs & win. Laura Pandl- went over apparel order due date June 22. Shoe order form already emailed- Coach Tietjen will try to get truck at our school, otherwise those orders should be turned in as listed on previous email. Good price on shoes, gloves. Mom's cookout is August 10 (date of equipment issue) each grade will bring something to share. Flyer to follow Sophomore parents will be in charge of our Annual Tailgate & Silent Auction. Freshman parents will be responsible to clean up. Looking at holding this on September 11th this year- game against Nicolet. Saturday morning breakfasts, spaghetti dinners before varsity games- volunteer forms to come. If you have questions please let me know. Thanks, Laura
May 28, 2009 - Hi Last year the NIKE reps held a shoe sale at the high school for us. This year due to budget restraints, they are not sending the trucks out. The deals are still pretty good- if you are interested in purchasing shoes, please return the form to me by June 10th, I'd like to try to have the shoes to the players by the overnight camp. I will handout the apparel form for this year at Monday night's meeting. Thanks, Laura (Form is also below asa PDF.)
May 11, 2009 - Please save the date: Monday June 1st 7:00- High School Cafeteria. Meet Coaches, information about the upcoming football season. Overnight camp, football apparel orders. Questions- please let me know. Thanks Laura Pandl
Apr. 9, 2009 - There will be lifting over break at 3:30 pm everyday. Phase 2 testing will be Tuesday April 28 at 3:30pm. We will be testing the bench, squat, deadlift, 40, and pro-agility. The weightroom will be closed for people participating in the testing on Monday April 27 to rest up for the test date. Thanks, Coach Joel.
Feb. 25, 2009 - From Laura Pandl: Coach Tietjen has been able to secure the Concordia trainer to work with our players on Wednesdays at 6PM. He will charge $20.00 per kid per session, normally charges $40 per guy. We plan on creating a carpool. If interested please email me at lpandl@wi.rr.com by Saturday February 28th so I can give the information to Coach Tietjen. Plan on starting next Wednesday. Thanks Laura
Feb. 17, 2009 - Hi football players/parents. We have arranged to have the fieldhouse (see below) on Thursday nights again this spring for football. 8th graders who are planning on playing football next year are encouraged to come. It runs for 8 weeks. 7:00-9:00 Courts 1 & 2. Dates are: March 26, April 2, April 9, April 16, April 23, April 30, May 7, & May 21. It will not meet on May 14th because of a concert in the fieldhouse. Also - if your son is not planning on playing football, let me know & I will remove you from the email list. Any questions, please either email or call me. Thanks, Laura
Jan. 19, 2009 - Note: Phase I Testing date changed from Monday, Feb. 2nd to Tuesday, February 3rd.
Jan. 10, 2009 - New opportunity to weight lift. Starting Monday, January 12th, Coach Andy Jensen will be over-seeing 6:00 AM weight lifting for those who either have afternoon conflicts or prefer to lift in the early morning. Make the committment!
Jan. 7, 2009 - Weight lifting & Agility Testing on Feb. 2nd. Testing will be on: Bench Press, Squats, Dead Lift, Pro-Agility and 40 Yd. Dash. Bring running shoes. Be Prepared! Results will be posted on this website.
Dec. 8, 2008 - Coach Jim Tietjen was recently voted North Shore Conference Coach of the Year and All-Suburban Team Honorable Mention as Coach. Congrat's Coach Tietj!!!
Dec. 8, 2008 - A DVD Quality Season Highlight Video that contains the video clips that have been loaded on this website thoughout the season will be for sale at the Blue Duke Football Banquet this Wed., December 10th. The video has been filmed by Vik Gottlieb and Joe Schwenker and compiled by Vik. The cost for the Video will be $15.00 and all proceeds will go to the Gridirion Club which raises funds for our football program. These make a great gift for the holidays!
Nov.23, 2008 - Congrat's to Dylan Gates for being named "Honorable Mention All - State Tight End" by the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association!
Nov,13, 2008 - The 2008 Football Banquet is set. It will be held Wednesday, December 10th in the WFB High School Cafeteria. Kick-off is at 5:30 PM with dinner starting at 6:00 PM. For sign-out details and more information please use the link below.
Nov. 10, 2008 - The Wisconsin DIII (10:00 AM), DII (1:00) PM amd DI (4:00 PM) Championships will be held on Friday, November 21st. Make arrangements to attend.
Nov. 8, 2008 - 10 Blue Duke Players make Northshore All-Conference Team. Congrat's to Jimmy Sherburne, Dylan Gates, Matt Kowalsky, Eitan Babcock, Ryland Tews, Pat Sullivan, Charrlie Knipper, Elric Irving, Joe Lucey & Will Hagerup - All-Conference Players. Jimmy Sherburne named 2008 North Shore Conference Offensive Player of the Year!
Oct. 29, 2008 - The Blue Dukes traveled to 9-0 Pewaukee last evening for WIAA Level I Division III Playoff Game. For the second year in a row the Blue Dukes qualified for the playoff's, but unfortunately were not able to get past the first level. Pewaukee who had averaged 39 points per game during the regular season was able to rack up 404 yds of offense, with 294 yds on the ground. Jimmy Sherburne and the Blue Duke receiving corp (Pat Sullivan, Grady Buchanan, Dylan Gates & Lerone Spears) were able to pass for 191 yds, with a chunk of that coming on the last drive. Bay scored on a 1 yard run by Sherburne. The PAT attempt by Joe Lucey was blocked. The Dukes also ran for 83 yds, led by Sherburne, Spears, Brian Kroll & Sam Domjen. On defense Nick Desien intercepted a Pat Bacon pass. Pat Fagan, Kroll & Matt Kowalsky led the team in tackles.
GO BLUE DUKES!!!
Oct. 27, 2008 - Weather Report for Pewaukee for Oct. 28, 2008 - High of 43 degrees, low of 27 degrees, with a 2% chance of precipitation. Winds NW at 10 - 15 mph.
DRESS WARM!!!
Oct. 27, 2008 - Directions to Pewaukee High School
Oct. 24, 2008 - Blue Dukes slated to play in Division III against 9-0 Pewaukee. To view brackets:
Oct. 23, 2008 - Congrat's to the Varsity Blue Dukes who tied for 2nd place in the Might Northshore Conference! Now it's on to the Playoff's.
GO BLUE DUKES!!!
Oct. 22, 2008 - The Varsity Blue Dukes won an ugly game by beating the Nicolet Knights 9-7. First String QB Jimmy Sherburne did not suit up for the game, which allowed Sophmore QB Cal Ehrke the opportunity to gain some valuable experience for the 2009 season. The coaches kept the pressure off of Ehrke by going primarily with a ground control offense. The majority of the rushing yards were earned by a persistent Lerone Spears. Cal Ehrke had several signicant boot runs later in the game which kept drives alive. It was Spears that scored on a 3 yd run and Joe Lucey who kicked a 32 yd field goal to make the difference in points to win the game. The Game Ball though should go to the defense which continues to improve with each game. The defense allowed only 7 points in the game and Pat Fagan picked off a Huntsinger pass to ice the game on Nicolet's final drive!
Oct. 21, 2008 - The JV Blue Dukes finished a successful season going 5-4 with a 33-0 win over Nicolet. The Blue Dukes put up a balanced attack with 188 yds on the ground and 174 yds through the air. Cal Ehrke went 9 of 16 for 3 TD's, 2 of which were caught by Davontae Johnson and 1 by Ryan Callanan. Johnson and Mike Leckie both ran for a TD. On defense Game Aleman picked off 2 interceptions and Alec Forrer registered a sack. Congrat's to Coaches Rob Young, Markell Thompson and the JV Blue Dukes on a Successful Season!!!
Oct. 18, 2008 - The defensive adjustments made by Coach Jim Tietjen and his staff paid off as the Blue Dukes Defense jelled enough to bend, yet not break. The Blue Dukes held a good Port offense to just 7 points for the game. Matt Kowalsky forced a fumble picked up by Nick Desien who also had a TD saving interception. Pat Fagan had a TD saving tackle and a nice pass deflection. On offense the passing numbers may have not been as prolific as with previous games, but the attack was more balanced. The offensive line (Charlie Knipper, Eitan Babcock, Matt Ahlstedt, Elliot Powell, Taylor Hoff & C.J. Fuda) opened up nice alley's for Lerone Spears and Joe Fiorita. The line also held up the passing rush enough for Jimmy Sherburne to spray the ball around to a host of contributing receivers (Pat Sullivan, Dylan Gates, Spears, & Nick Desien). Points were scored by a strong 28 yard field goal by Joe Lucey and a heads up play by Joe Fiorita who picked up a Sherburne fumble on the last play of the game and ran it into the end zone, not that the officiating staff ever noticed!!! (See the highlight video for Fiorita's heads-up play.) With this win, the Blue Dukes qualified for the Playoff's for the second year in a row! WFB 9, Port Washington 7
Oct. 17, 2008 - The JV Blue Dukes beat the Port Washington Pirates 18-13 at Lubar Stadium. Offensively the Dukes scored on a 22 yd pass from Cal Ehrke to Mike Leckie and 5 yd run by Joe Fiorita which was set up by a 38 yd pass from Ehrke to Dillon Roloff. The Blue Duke rushing game led by Ryan Grych, Jerry Poll-Walloch, Jamie Klett, Austin Hill & Jaun Bartkowski-Gomez was able to open up significant holes in the Pirate defense for Fiorita, Leckie and Taylor Young all day to rush for 146 yds.. Defensively the Blue dukes recovered 1 fumble and picked off 3 passes, 1 by Leckie and 2 by Paul Davis, who took the second one 60 yds to the house! Mike Letizia recovered a fumble to stymie another Prate possession.
Oct. 17, 2008 - The Blue Duke Freshmen lost at Port Washington Thursday evening 30-22.
Oct. 14, 2008 - This Friday when the Blue Dukes take on Port Washington is Parents Night. Please make arrangements to be in attendance and to walk out at half-time with your son. With 2:00 minutes left in the second quarter (right before the half), please migrate down to the southwest corner of the field (near the field opening by the concessions) and line-up based on the number of your sons' jersey number from lowest number to highest. At the half, each player and his parent(s) or guardian(s) will be introduced and will walk out to the field. If neither parent or guardian is able to attend, please make arrangements to have your son walk out to the field with the parent(s) or guardian(s) of the player with the number either before or after your sons' number.
Oct. 11, 2008 - Freshmen get beat at WFB by Highlanders 34-13.
Oct. 11, 2008 - JV Blue Dukes lose at Homestead 42-0.
Oct. 10, 2008 - The Blue Duke Varsity lost Friday evening at Homestead 41-7.
Oct. 8, 2008 - The 3rd Annual Blue Duke Parent Party scheduled for Saturday, October 11th at 7:00 PM has been cancelled. The event is to be rescheduled over the Winter after the holiday season.
Oct. 4, 2008 - Jimmy Sherburne (17/27/221) and the receiving corps continue to light things up! The Varsity Blue Dukes, who rank 5th in state with an average of 206 yards per game in offensive passing, threw for 2 TD's, one to Dylan Gates (7/118) in the first quarter and one to Grady Buchanan in the third quarter. But it was the defense that put the Blue Dukes ahead for good when Joe Lucey picked off an Anton Wagner pass and took it 33 yards to the house and then kicked the PAT! The Blue Duke Defense held the Blackhawks scoreless in the fourth quarter to preserve the HOMECOMING VICTORY!!! WFB 21, Grafton 17.
Oct. 3, 2008 - Homecoming Tailgate this evening before the game at the high school east courtyard.
Oct. 2, 2008 - The JV Blue Dukes beat Grafton Thursday evening 41-6 at Lubar Stadium. 1st Qtr highlights included a 35 yard TD run by Davantae Johnson (Joe Lucey PAT), a 55 yard punt by Joe Lucey and an INT by Gabe Aleman in the endzone to stop a Blackhawk score. In the 2nd QTR Cal Ehrke ran for a 11 yard TD (Lucey PAT) and Dan Tutino partially blocked a punt and had a sack. In the 3rd QTR Bobbie Rinka ran 2 yards for a TD (Lucey PAT) and Michael Leckie ran 6 yards for another TD (Lucey PAT). 4th QTR featured a Taylor Young 46 yard run for a TD (Lucey PAT), a Joe Lucey Interception, a 52 yard TD run by Davantae Johnson and a 2 yard TD run by Deonte Brown.
Sept. 26, 2008 - The Varsity Blue Dukes traveled to Germantown Friday evening to beat the Warhawks for the first time since 2002! Jimmy Sherburne again threw for over 200 yards to Pat Sullivan, Grady Buchanan, Larone Spears, Davantae Johnson and Nick Desien (Bay Passing Offense Ranks 8th in State). Sherburne connected with Desien on a 62 yard sideline touchdown pass. Sherburne and Spears also each ran for a score. Will Hagerup kicked a 44 yard field goal and Joe Lucey kicked 3 PAT's. Hagerup also improved the Blue Duke's field position by hitting his first 60+ yard punt this year! Brian Kroll intercepted a pass in the end zone to stop a long Germantown drive. WFB 24, G-Town 10!
Sept. 25, 2008 - The JV Blue Dukes lost a tail of two half's. They won the first half 20 to 6. The defense had a strong goal line stand that ended with Dan Tutino recovering a Germantown fumble on the 2 yard line. On the next play Cal Ehrke threw a TD pass to Zach Hessel that went the 98 yard distance! Ehrke also had a 40 yard pass to Dillon Roloff and a 50 yard TD pass to Roloff. In the second half Germantown's defense stymied the Blue Duke Offense due to missed assignments and it became a long game for the Blue Duke defense. Germantown 28, WFB 20.
Sept. 25, 2008 - The Blue Duke freshmen lose to Germantown at home 16 to 13.
Sept. 19, 2008 - The Blue Duke Varsity Offense scored the first points of the season against Cedarburg's defense, but the Dukes high powered passing offense (ranked 9th in WI) was shut down with only 61 yards passing. The Blue Dukes had several opportunities to score but turned over the ball 5 times (3 by air and 2 on the ground) to Cedarburg who did not turn over the ball. The Dukes Defense gave up 420 yards, although they were on the field a significant part of the game. Momentum swung several times in a game that should have been closer. The Bay play of the game was an on-side sideline loop kick by Joe Lucey recovered on the fly by Ryland Tews. Cedarburg 42, WFB 7
Sept. 18, 2008 - The JV Blue Dukes defense had a difficult time stopping Cedarburg's misdirection running game. Cedarburg who ran on more than 90% of their plays were consistently able to move the chains throughout the game. The Blue Duke offense had relatively poor field postion in the first half, misfired at times with better field positon in the second half. The Blue Dukes kick-off team recovered 1 of 2 on-side kicks. Bay scored on a 37 yard field goal by Joe Lucey and a pass from Cal Ehrke to Dillion Rolof.
Sept. 19, 2008 - The BlueDuke freshman lose on the road at Cedarburg 42 to 10.
Sept. 16, 2008 - On Friday, September 19th at 5:45 PM the WFB Gridiron Club wil have a Cookout at Jim & Joyce Davis house located at 5109 N. Kimbark (across from the stadium entrance). The cookout is open to current members and those considering membership. Spread the word. No charge, food and drinks provided. Brian 414-732-7583
Sept. 15, 2008 - From Laura Pandl, Blue Dukes Communication Director:
- HI just more housekeeping issues-
- 1) If you haven't paid for the spaghetti dinners, please submit to me this week- I need to turn the money in. Checks to Whitefish Bay Athletic. My address: 5026 N. Woodburn St.
- 2) I know I keep asking about the books- ask your son if they turned it in, I saw some players on Saturday & they didn't know they should turn the money & books in. Please I'd like to get this finalized.
- 3) We coluld still use volunteers for Saturday breakfast on October 11 or October 18th, working with 1 or 2 other parents.
- 4) Football orders came in last week- I think Coach Tietjen's brother handed some of the orders out, if you didn't get your order, he is dropping the rest off at my house, I will sort & contact you- I had Jr. Dukes order so we could get the 2nd one submitted.
- Thank You!
Sept. 12, 2008 - The Blue Duke Varsity outscored the Milwaukee Lutheran Knights for a 30 to 13 victory in what featured two high powered offenses. The Dukes offense lead by Jimmy Sherburne gained 393 yards. Sherburne threw for 245 yards, 2 TD's, one to Dylan Gates and the other to Larone Spears, and he ran for another TD. Charlie Knipper recovered a fumble in the endzone for yet another score. Will Hagrup kicked a strong 35 yard field goal and Joe Lucey converted the PAT's. The Blue Duke defense gave up 420 yards in a game of bend, but not break. The Dukes coaching staff was over-heard after the game saying that Monday was going to be a tough practice!
Sept. 11, 2008 - Freshman Blue Dukes lose on the road at Milwaukee Lutheran 40-19.
Sept. 11, 2008 - JV Blue Dukes dominated on both sides of the ball. The offense never needed to punt the ball. Cal Ehrke and Corps (Matsapola, Fagan, Hessel**, Leckie, Roloff* & Bartkowski-Gomez) go 13/17 190 yds and 3 TD's*. The Dukes also gained over 6 yds per carry rushing for 3 TD's* and 173 yards on just 28 carries (Young*, Leckie**, Fiorita, & Rinka). On defense Dan Tutino, Mmusso Matasapola & Jeff Cebe had a big day! Tutino registered an INT, a fumble recover and a blocked punt, which lead to a TD. Matsapola who had 3 receptions for 61 yds on offense, had 2 INT's with 48 return yds and Cebe sacked the Milw. Lutheran QB for a safety! Tim Haberli lead the tackles category with 4.
Sept. 5, 2008 - The Blue Duke Varsity took on the Slinger Owls at Slinger and walked away with a 21-0 victory. The offense got off to a slow start until the offensive line took command of the line of scrimmage. The defense did a fine job holding the Owls scoreless and scored a touchdown when defensive lineman James Stoeffel hit the Slinger QB in the end zone causing a fumble that was recovered by defensive lineman Anthony Carabajal. (See Stat's and Print Media Links for more information)
Sept. 4, 2008 - JV Blue Dukes Defense held the Slinger Owls to a net 50 yards offense (The Owls gained 60 yards on the very first drive) for the game. Alec Forrer & company scored a safety on the owls. The Offense scored on a Cal Ehrke 46 yard pass play to Dillon Roloff and 2 Joe Fiorita rushes. A Joe Lucey interception for TD was called back due to a roughing the passer call. Better blocking, tackling and coffin corner punting showed a much improved special team play this week. (See Stat's for more information.)
Aug. 30, 2008 - The Blue Duke produced 373 yards of offense, 300 in the air with Jimmy Sherburne (24-36, 69%, 2 TD's, 1 Int.) connecting with Dylan Gates (3 yds.) and Pat Sullivan for TD's (33 yds.). Unfortunatley the Duke's gave up 3 turn-overs and the young defense yielded 361 yds. Will Hagrup made a nice 35 yd. field goal in the second quarter. (See print media for links to articles.)
Aug. 28, 2008 - The Blue Duke's Junior Varsity played a competitive game on Thursday at Waukesha West. The Blue Dukes had two blocked extra points. The Duke's moved the ball relatively well through out the game, but fumbled an exchange at the Waukesha 1 yard line late in the fourth quarter. The Duke's last drive set up a last second 35 yard Joe Lucey field goal that was wide to the right. Final: Waukesha 14, Bay 12.
August 2008 - Tailgate & Auction
5th Annual Community Tailgate
And Silent Auction
To support the Whitefish Bay Blue Dukes Football Program
Friday, August 29
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
SILENT AUCTION ENDS 6:45
EXPRESS CHECKOUT 6:45-7:00 SILENT AUCTION TENT
PAY FOR PURCHASES AND GET ITEMS TO YOUR CAR PRIOR TO KICKOFF
Cash or check (payable to Whitefish Bay Athletics)
Held on the High School Softball Field
(just east of the field house)
In the event of rain - held in field house lobby
Brat/HotDog-Chips-Drink-BlommerChocolateBar
$7 per person
Pay when you arrive - cash or check (payable to Whitefish Bay Athletics)
Catered by Pandl's Whitefish Bay
Whitefish Bay Blue Dukes vs.Waukesha West
KICKOFF 7:00 p.m.
With a halftime scrimmage by the 5th grade Jr. Blue Dukes
Questions call Cathy DeMuth 332-0620, Kris Fagan 962-5472 or Katie Knipper 967-7880