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PREP BASEBALL: Hononegah edges Cary-Grove 3-2
CARY, Ill.—Hononegah relief pitcher Jakob DeLeo had just allowed Cary-Grove’s PJ Weaver to bring a runner home on a sacrifice fly and cut the Indians’ lead to 3-2 with two outs in the seventh. In a 2-2 count with Peyton Seaburg, DeLeo froze the Trojan for strike three and sealed Hononegah’s non-conference win over Carly-Grove on Saturday. The performance followed a strong outing from starter Nolan Mabie, who had allowed...
Beloit Turner softball rolls Delavan-Darien
BELOIT—With the graduation of All-State honorable mention pitcher Ryleigh Rose and some much younger arms in line to take her place, the Beloit Turner softball team understood it would have to step up on the offensive side this year. So far, so good. After pouring on 11 runs in a season-opening win against East Troy, the Trojans blew out Delavan-Darien by plating 24 runs in a three-inning, shutout victory on...
Brodhead's Kalena Riemer, Big Foot's Kaden Rambatt place first at indoor track state championships
WHITEWATER, Wis. — Kalena Riemer walked away with a state medal after she won the girls 400-meter race at the Wisconsin State Indoor Track and Field Championships at the campus of UW-Whitewater on Saturday. The Brodhead senior finished in a time of 1 minute, 32 seconds to beat out Ladysmith’s Marika Gago by .19 seconds. Brodhead/Juda’s girls finished third as a team with 23 points, and they did it while...
Beloit Sky Carp blast two homers in eighth to break scoreless tie, hang on for 3-1 win in opener
Joe Mack broke a scoreless tie with a solo home run in the bottom of the eighth, and Torin Montgomery followed that up with a two-run shot with two outs to lift the Beloit Sky Carp to a 3-1 win over Cedar Rapids in their season opener at ABC Supply Stadium in Beloit. Edgar Sanchez picked up the win on the mound after pitching the top of the inning. Beloit starter Karson Milbrandt worked five innings, allowing just two hits and a walk while striking...
Harlem boys volleyball snaps Hononegah's conference winning streak with three-set victory
ROCKTON—The Harlem boys volleyball team snapped NIC-10 rival Hononegah’s 42-match winning streak in conference play with a thrilling three-set victory on Thursday night. If you talked Indians’ sophomore Jack Allen you wouldn’t even know it. “I wish we would've come out on top, but we'll get them next time,” the outside hitter simply said. It’s...
Evan Taylor eager to serve as Beloit Sky Carp's closer
BELOIT — Evan Taylor figures when the game is on the line, just hand him the ball. “I love what I do,” the 6-foot-4, 250-pound left-handed native of Florence, Ala., said at Thursday’s media day for the Beloit Sky Carp. “Some guys like to start games, but I prefer relieving.” He got to do plenty of that last season, with 50 appearances with the Single-A Jupiter Hammerheads who won the...
2024 Sky Carp ready to play ball
BELOIT — Right-hander Karson Milbrandt is thrilled to be the Beloit Sky Carp’s opening night pitcher on Friday against the Cedar Rapids Kernels at ABC Supply Stadium. “I found out about a week ago I was starting and it’s awesome,” said the 6-foot-2, 190-pounder, who is the Miami Marlins’ High-A affiliate’s top pitching prospect. “I’m super grateful to have the opportunity.” Milbrandt has toiled in big games before, but this...
Augusta National awaits local junior golfer competing in national Drive, Chip and Putt finals
One Sunday afternoon every April, the 18th green at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, becomes the stage on which golf’s greatest players celebrate one of the game’s greatest achievements — winning The Masters. This upcoming Sunday morning, Taytum Oswald of Beloit will compete on that hallowed ground in the Drive, Chip and Putt National Finals. Oswald, a sixth grader at Parkview Jr./Sr. High School in Orfordville, reached the...
Hononegah's Estin Fichter commits to UW-Platteville
ROCKTON—There isn’t a single doubt in Hononegah head coach Brian Zimmerman’s mind that Estin Fichter has what it takes to play football at the collegiate level. After all, the senior showed off both the incredible work ethic and attitude during his time on the Indians that are needed to take that next step. At the campus of Hononegah High School on Wednesday afternoon, Fichter made his future official by signing...
Clinton baseball team looking to build off progression
CLINTON—Don’t count head coach Adam Gregory as a part of those surprised by the Clinton’s baseball improvement from being 3-18 and a bottom feeder of the Rock Valley Conference in 2022 to 10-14 and in the middle of the pack of the RVC this past season. The second-year head coach knew the Cougars had the talent to pull it off, they just needed the confidence. “It was mainly about getting...
Here's some educated guesses on 2024 Beloit Sky Carp
BELOIT — The Beloit Sky Carp open the 2024 Midwest League at ABC Supply Stadium against Cedar Rapids on Friday — weather permitting, of course. That’s about all we know for sure for now. The Miami Marlins prefer to keep their minor-league rosters as secret as launch codes as long as possible. Which is their...
Clinton softball eager to get started with veteranized squad
CLINTON—Ross Reincke figures that this wet and snowy weather will have to clear out sooner or later. At least the Clinton softball head coach hopes so, he has a full squad of experienced players that he is eager to watch take the field. “We have talked about the fact that essentially everyone’s coming back,” said Reincke, who is entering his fourth season at the helm. “Our biggest goal is to...
100 years ago, unlikely Senators ruled major league baseball
Beloit’s Edward Gharrity was better known as “Patsy” during a big-league career that began in 1916 and saw him become a close friend of Walter Johnson, pick fights with Ty Cobb and make a momentous decision in 1923. Gharrity’s long career in baseball came to mind recently with the publication of the book “Team of Destiny: Walter Johnson, Clark Griffith, Bucky Harris and the 1924 Washington Senators” authored by baseball historian Gary Sarnoff. ...
Billy Gardner Jr. returns as Beloit Sky Carp manager for 2024 season
BELOIT—Billy Gardner Jr. is probably happy to see that, amid a rainy and snowy week, Friday’s weather forecast in Beloit calls for chilly temperatures but sunny skies. The veteran coach will be in the dugout for the season opener against Cedar Rapids as he returns for his second season as the Sky Carp’s manager. Gardner Jr. is the son of Billy Gardner Sr., who managed the Minnesota Twins from 1981-85...
UW-Whitewater to hold parade for recent national champions, including wheelchair basketball players selected for Paralympics
WHITEWATER, Wis. — Beloit Memorial graduate Shelvin Garrett II will be among those celebrated by UW-Whitewater during a parade on Wednesday afternoon in Whitewater. The parade will start at Perkins Stadium at 3 p.m. on Wednesday with other honorees besides Garrett including the Warhawks men’s wheelchair basketball team, track and field athlete Christian Patzka, and women’s gymnast Hayden Gough. Garrett won the NCAA Division III indoor national championship in the...
Beloit College baseball team rallies to knock off Ripon 5-4
BELOIT — Moments before, Beloit College’s baseball team had committed a pair of errors on defense that handed visiting Ripon a 4-1 lead through fourth innings Saturday afternoon. Before his Buccaneers batted in the bottom of the inning, head coach Dave DeGeorge called a meeting in front of their dugout at The Ballpark at Strong Stadium. Instead of an explosion, DeGeorge spoke in a soft tone with only an occasional...
Beloit Turner baseball team routs Monroe 19-7 in season opener
BELOIT — The 2024 Beloit Turner Trojans got their baseball season underway Friday afternoon at a chilly Stateline Youth Sports Complex. If you didn’t know the difference, you’d swear they picked up right where they left off. The Trojans demolished the visiting Monroe Cheesemakers, scoring 10 runs in the second inning of a 19-7 romp in five innings. ...
PREP SOFTBALL: Brodhead's Ava Risum tosses no-hitter against Whitewater
BRODHEAD, Wis. — Junior right-hander Ava Risum was in total control in the pitcher’s circle in Friday’s season opener and Brodhead needed her to be. The Cardinals defeated Whitewater 1-0 when Leah Rear doubled leading off the bottom of the seventh inning and an out later Sophia Leitzen scored her with a walk-off RBI double to center. Risum pitched her first career complete game no-hitter, walking none and striking out...
PREP ROUNDUP: Beloit Memorial girls win soccer opener
BELOIT — Beloit Memorial’s girls soccer team got two goals apiece from Aalayjah Fleming and Jillian Traver and another by Adilenne Salazar in a 5-0 non-conference victory over the Clinton-Beloit Turner co-op team at Jacobson Field on Thursday. The Purple Knights jumped out to a 3-0 lead by halftime and tacked on two more second-half goals. Beloit’s next action will be another non-conference matchup against Madison La Follette at 6:30...
COLUMN: Caleb Williams best possible birthday present for author turning 40
If you are reading this, I am now 40. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. I knew it was coming. That’s how birthdays, age, and counting works. But it doesn’t necessarily mean I’m prepared for it. It feels sort of like a freight train, and I’m just tied to the tracks, waiting for it to hit. You see, when I was a kid, a 40-year old might as well...
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