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Baseball: Jefferson's Kammer, Schroedl receive all-state honors; 11 garner all-district accolades
Jefferson seniors Aidan Kammer and Tyler Schroedl were honored in Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association All-State voting held recently. Kammer, an infielder and the team’s leadoff hitter who posted a batting average of .457, was an honorable mention selection. Schroedl, who posted an ERA of 0.64 and went 8-2, also was an honorable mention honoree. Kammer...
New Cambridge boys basketball coach Alex Ranney eager to hit ground running, build program into perennial contender
CAMBRIDGE — Alex Ranney knows the day is coming, one where he will glance down the sideline and see a coach with as many years of experience as he is years old. Such is the territory for a 25-year-old head coach at the varsity level. Ranney, a 2017 Lake Mills High School graduate, was tabbed last month to head up the Cambridge boys basketball program, replacing Mike Jeffery who stepped...
UW-Whitewater's Garrett to compete in U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials
UW-Whitewater’s Shelvin Garrett II has used his ability in the triple jump to soar to some truly lofty accomplishments. In 2024, he has already captured the NCAA Division III Indoor National Championship and finished runner-up in the Outdoor nationals, earning All-American honors on both occasions. Now the Beloit Memorial High School graduate is aiming for his highest achievement yet — a berth on the U.S. Olympic Team. ...
Capitol South baseball: Cambridge's Carter Lund garners Player of the Year honors
If one word had to describe Cambridge senior Carter Lund’s season, it would be dominant. On the mound, Lund went 6-1 with an ERA of 0.95. Lund recorded 69 strikeouts in 44 innings of work, including throwing no-hitters against Wisconsin Heights and New Glarus. In the batter’s box, Lund recorded a .394 batting average with 22 RBIs and five homers. Lund also scored 14 runs, had 16 stolen bases and...
RVC soccer: Whippets' Navejas caps career by winning Player of the Year award
Whitewater/Palmyra-Eagle’s Mayte Navejas won the Rock Valley Conference girls soccer Player of the Year award in voting held recently. Navejas, a senior midfielder, earns first team all-league honors in three straight seasons. Mayte exemplifies everything I look for in a top player,” Whitewater girls soccer coach Madeleine Blain said. “She has been an all-conference player since her freshman year, team MVP and high scorer all four years, and varsity captain...
Trailways South baseball: Johnson Creek's Joseph wins Player of the Year; 13 from area honored
Johnson Creek senior Taylor Joseph was voted Player of the Year in Trailways South all-conference baseball voting held recently. Joseph was one of six Bluejays to receive recognition. Senior Dylan Bredlow, sophomore Aiden Smith and Joseph were named to the first team. Junior Tanner Herman and sophomore Luke Hartz made the second team. Senior Silas Hartz received honorable mention. ...
Baseball: Jefferson knocks off Monona Grove, Evansville
COTTAGE GROVE — Jefferson’s summer baseball team scored five first-inning runs en route to a 7-4 win over Monona Grove at Fireman’s Park on Tuesday. Mason Merz started and earned the decision for Jefferson (4-1), pitching four shutout innings of two-hit ball with three strikeouts and one walk. Bentley Wagner and Nolan Burzlaff contributed two hits apiece and Cale Schmidt scored twice for the Eagles. ...
American Legion baseball: Fort Atkinson rallies to beat East Troy 7-3
Braden Hausen scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the fifth inning as Fort Atkinson’s 19U Senior Legion baseball team rallied to defeat East Troy 7-3 at Jones Park on Monday. Alex Block doubled to open the Fort fourth and cut the East Troy lead to 2-1 when he came around on Mason Ketterhagen’s sacrifice fly. Trent Wilson led off the Fort fifth with a single and made...
Former men's basketball coach Miller, current football coach Rindahl selected for UW-Whitewater Athletic Hall of Fame
Two UW-Whitewater players-turned-coaches and a Warhawks baseball player who enjoyed a long Major League Baseball career are among 12 Class of 2024 UW-Whitewater Athletic Hall of Fame inductees. Pat Miller, Jace Rindahl and Bob Wickman will be joined by Amy Gahl-Sweeney, Suzanne Gersich Huss, Tiffany Morton, Beth Proeber, Jeff Schebler, Cassie Uttech Schroeder, Ricky Spicer, Bob Stone and Ray Jacobsen in the university’s 59th hall of fame class. The inductees...
RVC baseball: Jefferson's Kammer wins Player of the Year, Fredrick Pitcher of the Year
Jefferson’s baseball team garnered nine all-conference selections and swept the three major awards in Rock Valley Conference Valley Division voting held recently. Senior infielder Aidan Kammer, who led off and primarily played second base, won Player of the Year honors. Kammer, an Edgewood College recruit, earned first-team honors for the third time. Kammer, a left-handed hitter, led the team in batting average (.458), OPS (1.158), slugging (.635), total hits (44),...
Capitol North baseball: Lakeside's Aidan Berg wins Player of the Year award
Fourteen area baseball players were honored in Capitol North all-conference voting held recently. Lakeside Lutheran senior right-handed pitcher Aidan Berg garnered the league’s Player of the Year award, earning first-team honors in three consecutive seasons. Berg pitched 64 innings across 13 games and went 9-0, also recording a save. He posted an era of 0.54 and WHIP of 0.57, striking out 70 against 11 walks. Berg also hit .278 with...
HTL: Cambridge pushes past Stoughton for fifth straight win
STOUGHTON — Jared Marty pitched seven innings as the Cambridge Blues won their fifth straight game with a 7-2 win over the Stoughton Merchants on Sunday at Norse Park in Home Talent League action. Marty recorded five strikeouts in the win, allowing two unearned runs while limiting the Merchants to just four hits. Denver Evans pitched the last two innings in relief, recording one strikeout. ...
HTL: Fort Generals knocked off by Albion Tigers, 3-1
Charlie Hatlen and Steven Olson combined on a five-hitter as Albion beat Fort Atkinson 3-1 in Home Talent League baseball at Jones Park on Sunday. The Tigers (3-3) scored single runs in the fifth, seventh and ninth innings. Hatlen started and earned the decision, pitching six shutout innings of three-hit ball. Olson allowed a run on two hits with four strikeouts in three frames to close it out. ...
Baseball: Jefferson splits doubleheader with Waterloo
WATERLOO — Jefferson’s summer baseball team split a road doubleheader against Waterloo on Thursday, losing 2-1 before earning a 3-0 three-inning victory. In the first game, Waterloo’s Bryce Aubart doubled home a pair of runs in the third inning. Jefferson’s Nolan Burzlaff lined a run-scoring double to left with one out in the fourth. Burzlaff moved up to third on a passed ball but was stranded there. ...
Capitol North softball: Lake Mills' Kleinfeldt wins Player of the Year, Pitcher of the Year awards
Twelve area players were honored in Capitol North softball all-conference voting held recently. Lake Mills senior pitcher Ava Kleinfeldt swept the league’s Player of the Year and Pitcher of the Year honors, joining former teammate Taylor Roughen (2021) as L-Cats who have accomplished that feat. Kleinfeldt, a second-team selection last season and University of St. Thomas recruit, pitched 102 1/3 innings, striking out 118 against 12 walks. Kleinfeldt, whose record...
American Legion baseball: Late surge sends Fort Atkinson past Beloit, 6-1
Fort Atkinson’s Senior Legion baseball team used crooked innings in the fifth and sixth to beat Beloit 6-1 at Jones Park on Tuesday night. Beloit scratched across a run in the fourth. Fort countered in the home half of the fifth with two runs, including one on Cam Haagensen’s RBI single. Braden Hausen added an...
Jefferson's Dempsey, Enke, Lake Mills' Kleinfeldt, Johnson Creek's Fincutter garner first team All-State honors
Eight area players were honored in Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association All-State voting held recently. Jefferson juniors Hildie Dempsey and Ashlyn Enke and Lake Mills senior Ava Kleinfeldt were first-team honorees for medium-sized schools (Divisions 2 and 3). Dempsey earned first team all-state honors in consecutive seasons. Johnson Creek senior Jenna Fincutter was a first-team recipient for small schools (Divisions 4 and 5). She was a second-team selection in 2023. ...
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