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Brodhead softball team looking to win second-straight state title
BRODHEAD, Wis.—It’s not that Brodhead softball head coach Steve Krupke isn’t appreciative of the fact that making it to the state tournament is no easy feat. After all, in 17 total seasons running the Cardinals’ program, Krupke has only made it to the big dance twice: in 2004 and last season. But the head honcho and his players are simply too focused at the task at hand to fully soak...
Hononegah softball team places four on All-NIC-10 First Team
ROCKTON — Hononegah’s Indians had a tough act to follow after the 2023 softball team finished undefeated in the NIC-10 and went 28-8-1 overall. The Indians graduated four players who were All-NIC-10 on that squad: shortstop Joscelyn Bennett, third baseman Amanda Williams, pitcher/first baseman Lexi Bach and outfielder Briella Sendele. They did return an All-NIC-10 battery of catcher Danielle Franz and pitcher Aislynn Palmer, but with a bevy of newcomers...
Beloit Sky Carp gear up for six-game series at ABC Supply Stadium with Lake County Captains
BELOIT—Didn’t get a chance to head out to ABC Supply Stadium and catch the Beloit Sky Carp split a six-game series with several exciting games against the Dayton Dragons this past week? Found yourself hearing from friends about how the sellout crowd of 3,165 on Saturday got to experience the thrill of Dino Night, where animatronic creatures of Ed’s Dinosaurs roamed the park and felt left out? Have no fear...
Big Foot/Williams Bay puts three players on All-RVC Soccer First Team
WALWORTH, Wis. — Big Foot/Williams Bay placed three players on the 2024 All-Rock Valley Conference Girls Soccer First Team: forward Jacki Rambatt, midfielder Mya Gonzalez and utility player Molly Anderson. Ryann Grunow earned Second Team as a defender. Lucia Maretinez and Annabelle Pearce were awarded Honorable Mention. The Clinton/Turner co-op team had a pair of players earn Honorable Mention: Bethany Johnson and Carly Castellanos. ...
Beloit College's Brett Kiger, Matt O'Leary receive postseason honors
BELOIT — Beloit College’s Brett Kiger and Matt O’Leary certainly took advantage of a fifth year of eligibility granted by the NCAA due to the impact of COVID. In addition to both earning All-Midwest Conference First Team recognition, the duo received other postseason honors. Both were named to the 2024 American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings NCAA Division III All-Region 9 Team. Kiger, a Beloit Memorial High School graduate, earned a spot...
Beloit Turner's Elijah Terrell second in triple jump, fifth in 200 at WIAA State Championships
There must be something about the triple jump and Beloit athletes. Beloit Turner senior Elijah Terrell knows all about the exploits of UW-Whitewater’s Shelvin Garrett II, the Beloit Memorial graduate who won an NCAA Division III national indoors title in the event and finished runnerup in the outdoors meet. Terrell broke the WIAA Division 2 state record of 47-feet by jumping 47-feet, 1.75 inches on his third jump Friday. ...
Sky Carp win series finale 7-2 to split series with Dragons, smash weekend attendance record
BELOIT—The Beloit Sky Carp came into ABC Supply Stadium on Sunday afternoon and took a note from rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive. The Sky Carp were takin’ care of business as Ike Buxton delivered five strong innings, the bullpen tossed four shutout frames and the lineup produced nine hits in a 7-2 victory over the Dayton Dragons in front of a crowd of 1,851 enjoying mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures. ...
North Boone softball falls just short of state championship with 1-0 loss to Carterville in finals
PEORIA, Ill. — The emotions seemed to come and go in waves as members of the North Boone softball team milled about near the first base side of OSF Healthcare Field following Saturday afternoon’s IHSA 2A state championship. Tearful hugs were often followed by fits of laughter and group photos which quickly worked its way back into teardrops welling up in the eyes of players and coaching staff alike. Such...
Beloit Sky Carp fall in pitching duel with Dayton Dragons 1-0.
BELOIT—The Beloit Sky Carp’s pitching staff was strong but Dayton Dragons’ starter Johnathan Harmon was flat-out dominant. Harmon only allowed two baserunners through the first four innings, both off of a pair of errors, and finished going 6 2-3 innings with three hits, no walks and five strikeouts to help Dayton beat Beloit 1-0. The Sky Carp now trail 3-0 in the six-game series. ...
Beloit Memorial's Jaslyn Gama ready for state run
BELOIT — High school track and field coaches will tell you Beloit Memorial’s Jaslyn Gama is just the sort of athlete who motivated them to get into coaching in the first place. Hard-working. Dedicated. Coachable. Maybe someone who’ll never shatter school records, but who will set realistic goals and do everything in her power to reach them. Gama certainly won’t be a favorite on Friday when she competes in the...
Brodhead softball team clinches second-straight state tournament berth with 8-0 win
SPRING GREEN, Wis. — When Brodhead’s Allie Dahl came sprinting home after Keegan Steinke’s pop fly was mishandled by Adams-Friendship center fielder to make it 1-0 in the second inning, it proved to be all the offense that the Cardinals needed. That’s because junior Ava Risum wasn’t just strong in the circle in Thursday’s WIAA Division 3 sectional championship at River Valley High School, she was absolutely dominant. Risum allowed...
Strong pitching propels Kenosha St. Joseph past Clinton in regional championship
KENOSHA, Wis.—Kenosha St. Joseph starter Mason Ballard welcomed the Clinton baseball team to its first regional final appearance in 12 years by throwing five-plus strong innings while allowing just two hits and working around seven walks. Reliever Dylan Love finished off the Cougars with 1 1-3 no-hit innings with a strikeout to help the Lancers win a WIAA Division 3 regional championship 6-1 on Thursday night. Dominic Santarelli’s triple set...
Brodhead/Juda girls track and field eyeing team title at WIAA Division 2 state meet
BRODHEAD, Wis. — Brodhead/Juda girls track and field head coach Curt Gratz said it seems like the bigger the stage is, the better his squad shows out. The Cardinals should have high hopes heading into this weekend then, because it doesn’t get much larger than the WIAA Division 2 Track and Field State Championships. Brodhead/Juda’s girls will send seven different athletes to compete in 10 events at UW-La Crosse beginning...
North Boone softball ready to make first ever appearance at state tournament on Friday
POPLAR GROVE, Ill. — A trip to the IHSA Class 2A state tournament comes with some stout competition, and for the North Boone softball team it doesn’t get much harder than its draw. The other three teams that have advanced to the state semifinals, Rockridge, Carterville and the Auburn Co-op, were all seeded No. 1 when they began play in the regional round. But, you’ll have to forgive the fourth-seeded...
PREPS: Hononegah softball falls 7-3 to Barrington in sectional semifinals
BARRINGTON, Ill. — Hononegah outhit host Barrington, but all the offense the Indians could muster was a three-run home run by Danielle Franz in the first inning of Wednesday night’s IHSA 4A sectional semifinal. The Fillies tied the game with three runs in the fourth and put up four in the fifth for a 7-3 victory. Kara Tarachewsky hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning off Hononegah pitcher Aislynn Palmer. ...
Parkview freshman pole vaulter Loralei Arnold among four Vikings heading to state meet
ORFORDVILLE, Wis.—Parkview freshman Loralei Arnold is careful and precise with her words as she chooses just the right phrasing when talking about her ascent as one of the best freshman pole vaulters in Wisconsin. That comes as no surprise, that frame of mind is the exact same way Arnold goes about soaring high into the air and over the bar, dominating the competition time and time again as she does. ...
Sophia Leitzen's walk-off homer sends Brodhead to 3-1 sectional semifinal win over Poynette
BRODHEAD, Wis. — When Brodhead shortstop Sophia Leitzen stepped up to the plate with the game knotted 1-1 with an out and a baserunner on first, no one at the ballfield had a better feeling than Steve Krupke. “In my whole career, I’m not sure I would have wanted anyone else up,” the longtime head coach of the Cardinals said. Apparently Krupke’s coaching staff had a pretty good hunch as...
PREP BASEBALL: Beloit Turner bounced out of playoffs with 12-2 loss to Columbus
The Columbus baseball team’s offense proved to be simply too much for Beloit Turner as it racked up 10 hits and ended Tuesday’s WIAA Division 2 regional semifinal in five innings via the mercy rule with a 12-2 win. The contest had been moved from the third-seeded Cardinals’ home field due to wet conditions, but Columbus certainly made themselves at home with the big victory. The No. 6 Trojans took...
Beloit Memorial falls to Badger in WIAA Division 1 regional 17-2
Beloit Memorial’s baseball team buried itself in the first inning Tuesday, allowing 11 runs, on its way to a 17-2 WIAA Division 1 regional loss to host Lake Geneva Badger. The game was stopped after Beloit batted in the fifth due to the mercy rule. Dylan Foss started on the mound for Beloit and retired two batters, allowing five hits and 11 runs (one earned). He walked four. ...
Beloit Turner brother-sister act of Elijah and Navana Terrell to compete in state track meet
BELOIT — Beloit Turner senior Elijah Terrell won’t be quite as busy as he was at last year’s WIAA Division 2 State Track and Field Championships, but he hopes that pays off with even better results. Last spring, in just his first season competing in track, Terrell finished fifth in the long jump with a leap of 22-feet, 1-4 inch, seventh in the triple jump with a leap of 43-7.5 and ninth in the 200 meters (22.67 seconds). ...
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