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Retiring Brodhead/Juda head coach Jim Matthys to coach South in WFCA All-Star Game
The 2024 Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Small-School All-Star Game at Titan Stadium on the UW-Oshkosh campus on Saturday afternoon will have a distinct Brodhead/Juda flavor. Retiring Brodhead/Juda head coach Jim Matthys will guide the Small School South squad, Jeff Jubie will serve as an assistant and no less than three former Cardinals are on his South roster: 6-foot-1, 190-pound wide receiver Gunner Boegli, 5-7, 165-pound defensive back Marcus McIntyre and Matthys’ son, Blake, a 6-2, 220-pound linebacker. ...
'It's tough.' With home stadium flooded, Aqua Jays go elsewhere to practice, compete
JANESVILLE — With the Rock River at Traxler Park over its banks from record rain and a slow-no-wake order still in place, the Rock Aqua Jays haven’t practiced or performed at their home stadium since early June. The team has performed only two home shows this season, on May 29 and June 2. “We’re already halfway through our season with only two home shows, which is both surprising and disappointing,”...
Hononegah uses July workouts to get jump on fall season
ROCKTON — Hononegah was 11-1 overall a year ago and rolled through the NIC-10 season with a perfect 9-0 record with seven all-conference first-team selections led by Offensive MVP Cole Warren. Only one of those All-NIC-10 players returns so it’s no wonder head coach Brian Zimmerman is particularly thankful this season to have those 25 summer contact days the IHSA grants in order to identify some able replacements. “Last year...
Bowditch, Hobon combine on mound to lead Janesville to shutout win over Milwaukee
JANESVILLE — When a team is stuck on a seven-game losing streak, it will take a win however it can get it. Janesville’s American Legion baseball team found offense difficult to come by Wednesday night, but Post 205 was able to push across an unearned run while Blake Bowditch and Christian Hobon combined to shut out Milwaukee for a 1-0 win at Veterans Field at Riverside Park. “They kept the...
Janesville drops first two games in Plover American Legion baseball tournament
Janesville’s offense slumbered through much of the first day of an American Legion baseball tournament Friday in Plover, and Post 205 lost its first two games of the event. Carter Berg of Chippewa Falls beat Janesville in the teams’ first game with six innings of one-hit ball in which he struck out seven Janesville hitters and walked two. Berg’s team beat Janesville 5-0. Chippewa Falls grabbed a 2-0 lead in...
Summer baseball: Jefferson splits doubleheader with Belleville
JEFFERSON — Jefferson’s summer baseball team split a doubleheader versus Belleville on Wednesday, losing 6-1 before a 17-0 win at Fischer Field on Wednesday. Belleville scored four times in the second inning of the opening game, jumping ahead 5-0. Mason Merz notched two hits for the Eagles (9-3). Gavin Berge started for Jefferson, allowing five...
Beloit Sky Carp will resume play after break on Friday in Peoria
BELOIT — The Beloit Sky Carp have had a few days off to recharge batteries as the Midwest League took a hiatus during the MLB All-Star break.. The Sky Carp resume play at Dozer Park in Peoria Friday night at 7:05 against the Chiefs. Beloit is currently fourth in the Western Division of the MWL at 10-11, 4.5 games behind Wisconsin. Peoria is currently third at 12-9, 2.5 games behind the Timber Rattlers. ...
Beloit Senior Legion Bandits rout Lake Geneva 27-4
LAKE GENEVA, Wis. — The Beloit Senior Legion Bandits tuned up for regional action next week by throttling host Lake Geneva 27-4 on Wednesday night. Carson Pingel, the first of three Beloit pitchers, picked up the victory. The game was scheduled for nine innings, but was called after six. “We were keeping a scorebook, but the guy doing it ran out of room keeping track of all the runs,” Beloit...
Beloit Sky Carp resume season after all-star break with 7-3 victory over Peoria Chiefs
Beloit resumed play in the Midwest League on Friday night on a winning note against Peoria, beating the Chiefs 7-3 at Dozer Park in Peoria. Sky Carp shortstop Johnny Olmstead crushed a three-run home run to center field to open the scoring, then third baseman Josh Zamora followed that up with a solo shot of his own to give Beloit a quick 4-0 lead against Peoria’s Brycen Mautz. The Chiefs...
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