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HTL: Parish's walk-off hit in 9th sends Cambridge past Utica in matchup of division leaders
EDGERTON -- In a battle between the top teams in the Southeast Division, Sunday’s Home Talent League game between Cambridge and Utica came down to the wire. With the game tied at 3-all, JT Parish hit a walk-off single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to give the Cambridge Blues, leaders of the Southeast North division, a 4-3 win over Utica, leaders of the Southeast South, at Racetrack Park. ...
North erases early deficit, defeats South 31-13 in WFCA Small School All-Star Game
OSHKOSH — The North team defeated the South 31-13 in the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) Small School All-Star Game held at UW-Oshkosh on Saturday. Johnson Creek offensive tackle Cole Schwartz represented the area on the South squad. The South offense finished the game with 204 passing yards while being held to just 27 rushing yards. ...
HTL: Generals unable to find clutch hit, lose to Merchants on walk-off single, 1-0
STOUGHTON — Devin Gudenschwager drove home the walk-off run in the ninth inning as Stoughton edged visiting Fort Atkinson 1-0 in Home Talent League baseball action on Sunday, snapping the Generals’ four-game win streak. Connor Blaney led off the Stoughton ninth by drawing a walk on a full count pitch versus Fort starter Austin Paul. Blaney moved up to second on Trevor Wallace’s sacrifice bunt. Gudenschwager, the team’s No. 3 hitter, quickly fell behind 1-2 in the count before, on a 3-2 offering, singling on...
HTL: Jefferson upended by Evansville, 4-1
EVANSVILLE — Will Peterson and Jameson Lavery combined on a six-hitter with 16 strikeouts as the Evansville Jays beat the visiting Jefferson Blue Devils 4-1 in Home Talent League baseball action on Sunday. Peterson started for the Jays (8-5), allowing an earned run on two hits with 10 strikeouts and five walks over five innings. Lavery, who earned the decision, pitched four shutout innings of four-hit ball, fanning six while walking one. ...
Legion baseball: Fort edges Germantown after 7th inning rally, 8-7
GERMANTOWN — Braden Hausen scored the go-ahead run via error in the seventh inning as Fort Atkinson’s Senior Legion Post 166 19U baseball team edged host Germantown 8-7 on Thursday. Hausen led off the seventh with his second double of the game. With the bases loaded and one away, Colin Schrader reached on first baseman Mitchell Birchbauer’s error to bring Hausen around. Hunter Green added a run-scoring ground out before a two-run error at second base allowed Fort to go ahead 8-4. ...
Lake Mills grad James Dunkleberger to be inducted into UW-Madison Athletic Hall of Fame
James Dunkleberger started his decathlete career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison just hoping to make the travel squad for meets. He ended it by becoming the 1997 NCAA champion in the decathlon, scoring 7,924 points. Dunkleberger, a 1992 graduate of Lake Mills High School, was recently announced as a member of the 2024 UW Athletic Hall of Fame and will officially be inducted during a banquet on Sept. 6 before...
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...
Legion baseball: Fort loses home tournament title game to Oconomowoc, 10-4
OCONOMOWOC — Ryan Belawski hit a grand slam in the fourth inning as Oconomowoc beat the visiting Fort Atkinson Senior Legion Post 166 19U baseball team 10-4 on Wednesday in the championship game of the Hawks’ home tournament, which was shortened by weather this weekend. Fort led 3-0 after a three-run rally in the second inning before Oconomowoc got within a run on Bradyn Nelson’s two-out double in the third. ...
Lakeside's Thomas Dwyer commits to play college football at South Dakota State
Lakeside Lutheran senior offensive lineman Thomas Dwyer committed to play college football at South Dakota State University recently. Dwyer, who is 6-foot-7 and 290 pounds, was a first team all-conference pick on the offensive line in Capitol Conference voting last fall. Dwyer, who played right tackle last season, helped pave the way for a ground-based Warriors attack which amassed 2,958 yards on 6.3 yards per attempt while scoring 39 touchdowns...
Lake Mills' Max Ruedebusch commits to play college football at Yale
Lake Mills senior outside linebacker/defensive end Max Ruedebusch committed to play college football at Yale University recently. Ruedebusch, a 6-foot-5, 235-pound prospect, also held Division 1 offers from Air Force, Army, Cornell and Eastern Illinois. Ruedebusch led the L-Cats in solo tackles (37) and total tackles (63) last season, adding 4.5 sacks, three tackles for loss and two forced fumbles. He was an honorable mention all-conference selection in the Capitol Conference at outside linebacker and first-team selection at wide receiver, where he caught 15 passes for 338 yards and six touchdowns. Ruedebusch, whose stock flew up last spring, figures to be a key anchor for the L-Cats this fall. Lake Mills checked in at No. 7 on the WisSports.net Preseason Poll in Division 4 and officially will get preparations for its 2024 campaign underway when practice begins on Aug. 6.
Cambridge's Saveea Freeland to continue softball career at Illinois State University
CAMBRIDGE — If only one word could describe Saveea Freeland’s athletic career at Cambridge High School, it would be “competitor”. Whether it was battling on the boards for rebounds in girls basketball, chasing down digs in volleyball or stepping into the batter’s box against a tough pitcher for softball, Freeland would always find herself in a battle with opponents. Now, Freeland, a recent CHS graduate, will begin a new battle,...
HTL: Cambridge splits twin bill with Evansville
EVANSVILLE — The Cambridge Blues split a doubleheader against the Evansville Jays on Sunday, winning 2-0 in the first game and losing 4-2 in extra innings in the second game at Lake Leota Park. In the first game, JT Parish held the Jays to just two hits over seven innings in the win. Parish pitched a complete game, recording six strikeouts. After allowing a leadoff walk to start the seventh...
Jefferson Speedway: Jefferson's Wangsness, Strese earn wins in rain-shortened Stock Stub Special
CAMBRIDGE — Mother Nature cut exciting racing action short on Saturday evening at Jefferson Speedway. But before the rain began to fall, two of the five features planned for the night ran to completion in the 2024 version of the Stock Stub Special at Wisconsin’s Action Track. Jefferson’s Chase Wangsness scored the big feature win in the Hobby Stock 40-lap main event presented by Ryan’s Auto Care. ...
HTL: Fort Generals fend off Jefferson Blue Devils' late push, win 6-5
JEFFERSON — The Generals grabbed the lead with a three-run rally in the first inning, then held on tight as the Blue Devils charged back late in the game. Fort Atkinson withstood four eighth-inning runs from Jefferson to earn a 6-5 victory at Fischer Field in Home Talent League baseball action on Sunday. The Generals engineered a two-out rally against Jefferson starter Ike Roth in the first. Branden Zastrow walked...
Trump shot at rally in Pennsylvania
Former president Donald J. Trump, the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party in November's election, was shot during a rally in Butler, Pa. Saturday. The United States Secret Service has issued a statement indicating that Trump's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. Trump was on stage giving a speech at a campaign rally, when video appears to include the sound of gunshots, and Trump reached for his right ear before collapsing to the stage. Secret Service agents were shown jumping on top of the former president to shield him from additional fire. The Republican National Convention will visit the Badger State this week, with security concerns among the major talking points with a robust security zone around Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. This is a developing story and will be updated.
Legion baseball: Martinez's go-ahead hit propels Fort past Hartland; Hawks go 2-0 at weather-shortened home tournament
Alexis Martinez’s go-ahead two-run triple in the ninth inning fueled Fort Atkinson’s Senior Legion Post 166 19U baseball team to a 6-5 victory over Hartland at Jones Park on Saturday afternoon. Hartland forced extra innings when Riley Zirgibel doubled home the game-tying run with two outs in the seventh to make it 2-2. In extra innings the MLB rule of placing an automatic runner on second base to start the...
Returning to his roots: Clayton Morrison Jr. tabbed as new Jefferson boys basketball coach
JEFFERSON -- Clayton Morrison Jr. is elated to be back where it all began. Morrison, a 2013 graduate of Jefferson High School, was hired recently to be the program's new head varsity boys basketball coach. "I'm beyond excited," Morrison said. "There's coaching in my family with my dad (Clayton Morrison Sr. who coached the women's basketball team at Maranatha Baptist University for 29 years before retiring last spring). ...
Piper Road Spring Band draws crowd to Whitewater Arts Alliance concert
WHITEWATER — More than 150 guests gathered under the shade of sprawling trees or basked in 80-degree sunshine while enjoying live bluegrass music at the Savory Sounds summer concert held outside the Whitewater Arts Alliance on Thursday. The five-series concert is at Flat Iron Park, 402 W. Main St., and each concert has a sponsor from the Whitewater community. Coburn sponsored the Piper Road Spring band for Thursday. Trees surround...
Fair food: From turkey legs to funnel cakes, what to eat at the Jefferson County Fair
JEFFERSON — Julie Strasburg’s aunt and uncle, Terry and Nancy Slater of Metter, Georgia, founded Georgia’s Snow Cones when they came to Wisconsin to visit family in Helenville four decades ago. It has blossomed into a beloved family tradition and became a cherished gathering spot at the Jefferson County Fair. Georgia’s Snow Cones offers one of countless treats at the annual Jefferson County Fair, which runs from July 10-14, ...
Legion baseball: Fort defeated by Watertown in walk-off fashion
WATERTOWN — Brady Lessner’s walk-off single in the seventh inning sent Watertown past Fort Atkinson’s Legion Post 166 19U baseball team 3-2 at Washington Park on Wednesday. Matthew Hammond singled to open the Watertown seventh, took second on Jayden Ninmann’s sacrifice bunt before scoring from second on Lessner’s hard-hit ground ball to center on a two-strike count. Fort got on the board first, scoring a one-out run in the third...
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