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Standout on Beloit Memorial's 1967-68 state runnerup, Polglaze, passes away
BELOIT — The second standout on one of Beloit Memorial’s best and most overlooked basketball teams passed away recently. A multiple-sport standout, Robert A. “Bobby” Polglaze died on Aug. 7. He teamed with James Lindsey to give the 1967-68 squad a dynamic backcourt. Lindsey died on Jan. 2 of this year. They were ranked as the two best athletes in the 1968 senior class. Polglaze received the Reichstein Award awarded...
Beloved Janesville soccer coach honored before Cougars’ opening match
JANESVILLE, Wis. (WMTV) - Soccer fans in Janesville are honoring a long-time coach who passed away earlier this month. The Janesville Craig High School varsity boys’ soccer team took on Watertown Thursday night in their home opener. Many fans in the crowd came to remember former coach Duan Damron.
PREPS: Baylee Morse uses nice stretch on back nine to spur solid finish at Cougar Invite
AVALON, Wis. — Clinton sophomore Baylee Morse delivered a solid outing on her home course as she shot a 107 at her team’s Cougar Invite at Prairie Woods Golf Course on Wednesday morning. Morse had a strong run on the back nine as she birdied the 11th hole, needing just two shots to sink her ball, before shooting an even par on holes No. 12 and 13. She also birdied the 4-par 17th hole to help her finish in a tie 16th overall. ...
Janesville Parker struggles to find answers for Burlington offense
JANESVILLE — Janesville Parker struggled to get their offense going in a 37-7 loss in last week’s game against Monona Grove. This week, many of the same struggles plagued the Vikings. Facing a Burlington team that racked up 4 TDs and 38 points in a season opening win over Kenosha Tremper, Parker needed a complete game to grab a win Thursday night. Instead, the Vikings fell 26-7 to the visiting...
Prep football: Edgerton, Evansville, Clinton among week 2 winners
In week two of the high school football season on Friday night, Edgerton beat visiting Lomira 21-20 to improve to 2-0. Evansville pushed its record to 2-0 with a 21-19 home win over Brodhead/Juda. Gabe Bockhop finished 18-of-35 passing for 259 yards with three touchdowns, one interception for the Cardinals (0-2), who got 101 yards on 24 carries from Grayson Arn. ...
Boys soccer: Parker shut out by East Troy in opener
EAST TROY — Janesville Parker’s boys soccer team opened the season with an 8-0 loss to East Troy on Wednesday. Mason Beaver had a hat trick to spark the Trojans. Vikings keeper Tyler Furrer made eight saves. Janesville Parker hosts Columbus on Wednesday, Sept. 4. EAST TROY 8, JANESVILLE PARKER 0 Janesville Parker 0 0 — 0 East Troy 4 4 — 8 East Troy Goals: Mason Beaver (3 goals), Jacob Hydusek, Ben Jones, Aaron Thomas, Bryce Bayley, Chase Farris Saves: JP — Tyler Furrer 8 East Troy: August Niegelsen — 3
Kwik Trip & Wisconsin Dairy Game of the Week Preview: Janesville Craig at Milton
We asked, you voted, and Janesville Craig at Milton has been selected as the Kwik Trip and Wisconsin Dairy Game of the Week for Week 2 of the high school football season. A total of 3,884 votes were cast, as this one received 1,861 of those votes. The Kwik Trip...
Football: Milton fends off Janesville Craig 10-7
MILTON—Both the Milton High and Janesville Craig High football teams are preparing this week to begin their conference seasons. After the teams from neighboring school districts played a nonconference game Friday night, both know they have teams that will have more success than failure over the next two months. Milton used a clutch play from receiver Jake Cummins to score a touchdown just before halftime and the Red Hawks’ defense...
Girls golf: Cambridge's Thompson wins Cougar Invite; Blue Jays 2nd, Lakeside 3rd, Jefferson 4th
AVALON — Cambridge sophomore Jill Thompson shot 82 to win the Cougar Invitational at Prairie Woods Golf Course on Wednesday. Thompson earned medalist honors by two strokes over Jefferson senior Annika Bilau. The Blue Jays shot 403 to place second, with Lakeside Lutheran (405) taking third and the Eagles (408) finishing fourth. Cambridge senior Katherine...
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: Hononegah hosts Auburn for opener
ROCKTON — Brian Zimmerman was as happy as anyone to see this week’s heat wave subside. Tuesday he had his team practice from 5:45 to 7 a.m. before school to beat the sweltering afternoon temperatures. “It was still dark when we were stretching,” Zimmerman said. “That’s something these players will remember forever.” Hopefully there are...
Janesville Craig golfers handily win Big 8 triangular
SUN PRAIRIE — Janesville Craig’s girls golf team shot 382 to win Wednesday’s Big 8 Conference triangular hosted by Sun Prairie East at Prairie Pines Golf Course by 51 shots. Craig’s Brynn Sikich shot 86 to win medalist honors by six strokes and the Cougars’ Alexis Hanson carded a 98 to place third. Ellie Klein and Kate Wixom both shot 99 to round out the team’s tally. ...
Sportlightz: Senior Hononegah Indians offensive lineman Jacob Benson
Senior Hononegah Indian offensive lineman Jacob Benson is our first Sportlights. Standing 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighing around 290 pounds, you would imagine that senior offensive lineman Jacob Benson of the Hononegah Indians would be a very scary man to be around. The thing is, he is what you wouldn’t expect. Jacob is a large confident young man who understands the importance of his faith, his studies, his family, and his leadership.
Boys soccer: Milton settles for 1-1 draw with Monroe in season opener
MILTON — Two goals were scored in the first 15 minutes of action when Milton took on Monroe Wednesday night. With 65 minutes left in the match, Milton’s home crowd at Jerry Schliem Stadium seemed to be in for an exciting back and forth game to open the season. Despite more scoring chances for each team, neither were able to find the back of the net through the rest of the game resulting in a 1-1 nonconference boys soccer draw. ...
Hononegah rolls in first-ever NIC-10 girls flag football game
ROCKTON — Hononegah couldn’t have asked for a better start to its inaugural NIC-10 girls flag football season. On the Indians’ very first play ever, junior Ava Schaumburg took a handoff from quarterback Addison Hulburt, sprinted to the outside and down the sidelines untouched for an 80-yard score against Rockford Auburn on Wednesday at Kelsey Field. After the visiting Knights tied the game at 6-6, Schaumburg repeated her earlier feat...
Men’s Soccer Shuts out Beloit
WINONA, Minn. – The men's soccer team hosted and won the first game of the season against the Beloit Buccaneers. Daniel Sessler made two early saves to keep the Bucs scoreless in the first half. After the early scare, the Cardinals had control of the rest of the half. At the 13:28 mark in the first, Mason Mueller broke the tie with a slotted ball sneaking under the arm of the keeper.
Football: Rocco Foelker accounts for 3 TDs as Fort stymies Jefferson 23-13
JEFFERSON -- Senior quarterback Rocco Foelker ran for two touchdowns and passed for one more as Fort Atkinson beat Jefferson 23-13 on John Stellmacher Field at Kikkoman Stadium on Friday. "This felt great," Foelker said. "You always know with this rivalry it's a big game coming in and that it's going to come down to the wire. It feels great to come in here and walk away with the W." ...
PREPS: Hononegah's Rory Ruper leads boys golf team to win over Harlem
ROCKFORD — Despite being just a sophomore, Hononegah boys golfer Rory Ruper rose above a field of experienced linksmen as his strong score of 38 not only was enough to earn him the individual victory, but it lifted the Indians to the team victory in their meet against Harlem at Atwood Golf Course on Wednesday. Hononegah beat the Huskies by 19 shots, defeating its NIC-10 rivals 160-179 on a warm and humid afternoon. ...
Beloit Memorial boys soccer team comes out on top of physical contest with Hononegah
ROCKTON — On a night where physicality reigned supreme, it came to the surprise of no one that the first goal of the night between the Beloit Memorial and Hononegah boys soccer teams came on the heels of a red card. Robert McCormick’s intense defensive guarding of a Purple Knights’ attacker was deemed to be too violent, and the junior defender was sent off with just over a minute left in the first half. ...
Girls tennis: Red Hawks sweep singles, defeat Goslings, 5-2
WATERTOWN — Milton’s girls tennis team swept the singles flights to highlight a 5-2 Badger Conference dual meet victory over Watertown on Thursday. Annika Ahlstrom, Hannah Lebakken, Reanna Gilbert and Camryn Reynolds all won in straight sets in the singles flights. The No. 2 doubles team of Ella Beckler and Emily Van Rensburg also won in straight sets. MILTON 5, WATERTOWN 2 ...
Eagles split with regional foes in season opener
WHITEWATER, WIS. – The Edgewood College Eagles women's volleyball squad kicked off their 2024-25 season Friday with a pair of strong regional foes. They faced off with the Augsburg Auggies and the UW-Whitewater Warhawks. The Eagles (1-1) took down the Auggies (0-1) in a 3-1 (25-19, 25-22, 24-26, 25-20) outing in the opener. In the nightcap, Edgewood College battled with the Warhawks (2-0), ranked no. 10 in the preseason AVCA poll. UW-Whitewater would win 3-0 (25-17, 25-12, 25-21) over the Eagles.
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