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Johnny Olmstead's homer helps propel Beloit Sky Carp past Cedar Rapids Kernels
BELOIT — Coming into a six-game series at ABC Supply Stadium, the Cedar Rapids Kernels were one of the hottest teams in the Midwest League. Cedar Rapids entered Tuesday firmly in first place of the West Division at 11-4 and went 8-2 in its past 10 games. But the Beloit Sky Carp doused the fiery Kernels with the help of some strong pitching from starter Jake Miller and a pair...
Beloit Senior Legion Bandits rained out
BELOIT—Mother nature proved to be the winner Tuesday night as the Beloit Senior Legion Bandits scheduled game against Elkhorn at the YMCA Youth Sports Complex was canceled due to rain. The Bandits, who are 3-5 on the season, lost 3-0 in Beloit on Monday night as they were no-hit by Fort Atkinson. No additional stats were reported. Beloit will next take the field for a four-game tournament at Fort Atkinson...
Daniel Gratz takes over as athletic director at Beloit Memorial
BELOIT — Daniel Gratz says family brought him to Beloit as the new athletic director at Beloit Memorial High School. He had a terrific job as Player Development Director for a Power 5 softball program at the University of Texas. But the Longhorn State is a long way from where his parents live in Oregon, Wis., and southern Wisconsin where his extended family calls home. With children ages 3 and...
Beloit Memorial boys soccer players have plenty of cool experiences coming up this summer
BELOIT—Beloit Memorial boys soccer head coach Brian Denu correctly predicted last offseason that his incoming freshman class was going to be an impactful one. Denu started four frosh players nearly every game, and at times that number ballooned up to six. And the athletes were impactful, helping the Purple Knights finish 9-10-4 despite the inexperience. Several of the first-year players stuffed the stat sheet as three of Beloit’s five point leaders were freshman. ...
Beloit Club hosts Drive, Chip & Putt qualifying tournament.
BELOIT —All eyes were on Taytum Oswald of Beloit Monday as she tried to advance again in the Drive, Chip & Putt competition at the Beloit Club after finishing third in the nation in her 10-11 age group last April. Turns out she only needed to show up because there were only two competitors in her 12-13 age group this time out. Both Taytum with a 91 score and Olivia Palma of Janesville (43) advanced. ...
Beloit Sky Carp set to host drone show on Wednesday as squad readies for six-game homestand
BELOIT—Look, up in the sky! Is it a cloud? A sky carp? A plane? No, it’s one hundred drones lighting up the night sky above ABC Supply Stadium. As the Beloit Sky Carp prepare to begin a six-game homestand against the Cedar Rapids Kernels, a week full of promotions will be highlighted by an illuminated...
Williams Bay's Gordy Gaylord wins 64th SWANI Golf Tournament at Krueger-Haskell
BELOIT — The weather was great but the golf was even better for the 64th annual Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illini (SWANI) Golf Tournament held at the Krueger-Haskell Golf Course on Saturday. Williams Bay’s Gordy Gaylord rose above a jumbled leaderboard to win the Championship Flight Division as he edged out 2022 Hononegah graduate and Rockton native Cade Bastian. Gaylord and Bastian, a junior golfer at the University of Dubuque,...
Beloit American Legion baseball teams in action Monday
BELOIT — Both the Beloit Senior Legion Bandits and Junior Legion Bandits baseball teams will be in action at the Stateline Family YMCA Youth Sports Complex on Monday following a five-day layoff. The Senior Bandits will host Fort Atkinson at 6 p.m. on Field 4 at the Stateline Family YMCA Youth Sports Complex on Monday. They also have a home game on Tuesday night at 5:30 p.m. against Elkhorn, also...
Luis Lara hits walk-off single as Wisconsin Timber Rattlers beat Sky Carp 6-5
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. — Tony Bullard’s two-run, go-ahead double in the top of the ninth seemed like it was just what the doctor ordered for the Beloit Sky Carp. Not only did it put the Sky Carp ahead of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 5-4, but it put them in position to put together back-to-back wins amid a tough 2-8 stretch. But the Timber Rattlers offense attacked in the bottom half,...
Beloit Sky Carp shutout in loss to Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
GRAND CHUTE, Wis.—The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers’ Luke Adams brought the fireworks to Thursday night’s Fourth of July showdown against the Beloit Sky Carp. Adams launched a grand slam in the bottom of the third inning as the Timber Rattlers put on an offensive show for the 4,936 fans packed into Neuroscience Group Field and downed the Sky Carp 9-0. Felix Valerio walked to begin the big third frame before Beloit...
Beloit Memorial boys basketball performing well in summer play
BELOIT — The Beloit Memorial boys basketball team finished 21-6 overall this past season, clinching its first winning season since 2016-17 and winning its first regional title in 10 years before falling in the sectional semifinals. But head coach Todd Marks said that while going that far into the postseason is hard, replicating that kind of success season to season is even more difficult. And that’s precisely why the Purple...
Beloit Sky Carp's Josh Zamora named the Midwest League's Player of the Month
BELOIT — The Midwest League looked at the outstanding results that Beloit Sky Carp second baseman was producing from the plate and decided he deserved to be named as the MWL’s Player of the Week for June 24-30. Then the league looked back at how Zamora had not only ended the month on a high note, but had been rocking it with both his bat and his glove for the entirety of June. ...
12U Beloit Bombers have opportunity to play at Field of Dreams
BELOIT — Josh Dailey said it may take a while before the Beloit Bombers 12U Blue baseball team truly appreciates the opportunity it had over the weekend. The Bombers battled their way into the championship game of a tournament Sunday, earning the right to play on the Field of Dreams diamond in Dyersville, Iowa. “I’m not sure how many of those kids have even seen the movie (“Field of Dreams”),”...
Beloit Junior Legion Bandits split twinbill with Whitewater
WHITEWATER, Wis. — The Beloit Junior Legion Bandits broke a 10-game losing skid with a huge romp over Whitewater, which it split a doubleheader with 10-14, 14-1. In the first game, the tone of the slugfest was set early as the Bandits plated four runs in the top of the first inning before Whitewater answered with four runs in the second. Jaxson Walenga hit a sacrifice fly while Austyn Kjendlie...
Beloit Sky Carp's Thomas White and Noble Meyer to play in MLB All-Star Futures Game
BELOIT — BBQ and square dancing just might be on the agenda for Beloit Sky Carp pitchers Noble Meyer and Thomas White during the upcoming MLB All-Star break. The duo is headed to Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas to participate in the MLB All-Star Futures Game on Saturday, July 13. White and Meyers will represent the Miami Marlins on the National League squad, which is filled with 25 up-and-coming...
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers rack up 16 hits in 11-1 win over Beloit Sky Carp
BELOIT — The old saying goes that when it rains, it pours. For the Beloit Sky Carp, Monday night was more like a hurricane. The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers banged out 16 hits, had three different pitchers hold the Sky Carp lineup hitless into the eighth inning and sent Beloit to its sixth-straight loss in an 11-1 setback at a cooler and partly sunny ABC Supply Stadium. ...
Heineke Classic Scramble Golf Outing postponed until July 26
BELOIT — The Beloit Memorial Gridiron Club’s third annual Heineke Classic Scramble Golf Outing at The Beloit Club was postponed due to inclement weather. The event has been rescheduled for July 26. The Beloit Gridiron Club provides student-athletes and coaches at Beloit Memorial High School with the tools necessary to succeed on and off the field. Operating in a diverse community with limited resources, this fundraising event helps operate a program with proper and safe equipment. The funds generated are used both by the football program and its partner, Project 16:49, a teen shelter that helps combat teen homelessness in the community. Anyone seeking more information about the tournament should email head coach Brad Dement at bdment@sdb.k12.wi.us.
Beloit Junior Legion Bandits go 0-3 in Fort Atkinson tournament
FORT ATKINSON, Wis. — The Beloit Junior Legion Bandits dropped a pair of close games over the weekend as it went 0-3 in the Fort Tournament at Jones Park. The Bandits had a tough go against Mukwonago, falling 14-5, but battled back in two hard-fought setbacks with a 4-3 loss to Fond du Lac and a 7-5 loss to host Fort Atkinson. Mukwonago jumped out to a 4-0 lead in...
Beloit represented in US Olympic Track and Field Trials for triple jump
Beloit Memorial High School graduate Shelvin Garrett II, a junior at UW-Whitewater, came up short in his attempt to advance to the finals of the United States Olympic Track and Field Trials, but another jumper with Beloit ties was in the top eight to advance. Garrett was among the 24 jumpers selected to compete in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday and one of just two NCAA Division III jumpers. The D-III All-American started the meet with a 14.98 meter jump (49-feet, 1.75 inches). ...
Beloit Sky Carp drop fifth-straight game in 7-3 loss to Cedar Rapids Kernels
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — The month of June for the Beloit Sky Carp has resembled what it’s like to take a trip to Six Flags Great America. The Sky Carp have been on a roller coaster journey as a five-game losing streak earlier in the month gave way to a nine-game winning streak. Now, Beloit is in the midst of a dip as it fell 7-3 to the Cedar Rapids...
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