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Cambridge's Dale Nottestad narrowly wins late model feature at Jefferson Speedway
CAMBRIDGE — Dale Nottestad won the Newville Auto Salvage 50-lap late model feature at Jefferson Speedway on Saturday night. Nottestad, a Cambridge native, came from the 12th starting position to take the lead following a spirited battle with Marshall’s Karter Stark near the halfway point in the event. Nottestad then held off a determined challenge from Markesan’s Michael Guderski to post his first win of the season. Guderski finished second by half a car length at the line. Lake Mills’ Shaun Scheel, last week’s winner,...
Softball: Lakeside surges past Whitewater in 5th inning to win playoff opener, 7-3
The fourth-seeded Lakeside Lutheran softball team used a four-run rally in the fifth inning to knock off fifth-seeded Whitewater 7-3 in a Division 2 regional semifinal at LLHS on Tuesday, May 21. "We got a nice win tonight against Whitewater," Lakeside softball coach Matt Doering said. The Warriors (12-7) came to the dish in the fifth locked in a 3-all game. Keyanna Rank singled to right to open the frame....
Pirates cruise in softball regional opener
The Waterloo softball team is on the hunt to replicate its postseason success from last spring. The Pirates are the reigning Division 4 state runners-up thanks a magical run to the 2023 state title game. This time around, they're hungry to do it again. The Pirates earned the No. 2 seed in Sectional 4 of Division 4, granting them home field advantage to open the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) state tournament. They welcomed in No. 7 seed Williams Bay on Tuesday, May 21 and...
Playoff softball: Deerfield softball uses big inning to pull away with victory against Cambridge softball
Holding a 5-4 lead entering the bottom of the fifth inning, the Demons put the game out of reach by scoring seven runs, pulling away with a 13-5 win over the Cambridge softball team on Tuesday, May 21 in the regional semifinal at Deerfield High School. Deerfield sophomore Rowan Lasack walked with the bases loaded to score freshman Mia Haberkorn. Junior Addison Klein then hit an RBI single to score junior Rylee Betthauser. ...
Milton plays like a top seed, beats Beloit Memorial by 10-run rule in playoff opener
MILTON — Beloit Memorial found itself in Thursday’s WIAA Division 1 regional championship game against top-seeded Milton after scoring first, pitching well and playing clean defense on a windy day at Janesville Parker in the regional semifinal on Tuesday. The Red Hawks made sure that formula wouldn’t be viable against them at Schilberg Park. Milton ace Gwen Baker retired the first 10 batters she faced, and her leadoff single in...
Cambridge boys golf cruises to regional title, all of the Cambridge golfers take top 10
Cambridge's boys golf team blitzed the field to win the WIAA Division 3 regional held at Ives Grove Golf Course by 46 shots on Wednesday, May 22. The Blue Jays shot 318 and were led by junior Kian Bystol-Flores, who shot a blistering round of 2-under 70 to win medalist accolades in his eighth straight tournament. He shot matching scores of 35 on the 'Red' and 'White" nines utilized for the tournament. ...
High school baseball: Clinton, Edgerton open postseason play with wins
CLINTON — The Clinton baseball team started the playoffs in a similar way to how it ended the regular season: hot. The sixth-seeded Cougars, who came into Thursday as winners of six of their past seven games, poured on all six of their runs in the first two innings as they rolled No. 1 Dodgeland/Hustisford 6-3 in a WIAA Division 3 regional opener. Collin Gill had an RBI single in...
Milton's Broden Jackson a unanimous Badger Large first-team all-conference pick
Only two players were unanimous selections to the Badger Large Conference's baseball first team for 2024. One was Terek Verhage of Monona Grove, the conference's player of the year. The other was Milton's Broden Jackson. Three more Red Hawks were second-team all-conference pics, and another three made the honorable mention list. Sharing co-pitcher of the honors in the conference were Watertown's Eliot Roethle and Monona Grove's Cal Moreau. Silver Eagles...
Gwen Baker of Milton earns pitcher of the year award from Badger Large Conference
After they split the regular-season series and the Badger Large Conference championship, it seemed only appropriate that Milton and Beaver Dam would split the postseason awards. Milton senior Gwen Baker was named the league's pitcher of the year for 2024, while Beaver Dam senior Gabby Fakes earned player of the year honors. The teams' coaches, Kurt Mussey of Milton and Abby Schmitt of Beaver Dam, were co-coaches of the year,...
Strikeout artist Gwen Baker guides top-seeded Milton into postseason play
One must feel empathy for the hitters who have to face Milton High senior pitcher Gwen Baker. Baker is 6-foot-1 and stands just 43 feet from the plate as she winds up her right arm. “She’s all legs,” says Milton head coach Kurt Mussey. “That circle we draw around the pitcher is 8 feet. She’s almost at the end of that ring when she throws.” ...
HTL: Zack Peterson drives in five as Jefferson outslugs Albion, 9-6
EDGERTON — Zack Peterson and Brandon Laesch had three hits apiece as the Jefferson Blue Devils beat the Albion Tigers 9-6 at Albion Park on Sunday in Home Talent League Baseball action. The Blue Devils (2-0) totaled 17 hits with Peterson, the team’s left fielder, driving in five runs. Laesch led off the Jefferson second inning with a double to left. He took third on Kasey Morgan’s one-out single and...
Deerfield baseball: Demons clinch conference title after sweeping Johnson Creek with a walk-off and a late-run scored
The battle for the Trailways-South Conference title has been a long road traveled for the Deerfield baseball team this season. The conference race, which began on Tuesday, April 9, would not be decided until the month of May when the Demons played state-ranked Johnson Creek and Palmyra-Eagle. All three teams were considered favorites for the conference title. The Demons did their part until the schedule got tough, going 8-0 to...
Cambridge track advances to sectionals in 12 events
Cambridge advanced to sectional competition in 12 events out of the Deerfield track and field regional with top four finishes on Monday, May 20 at Deerfield High School. Cambridge's boys qualified in six events and took fifth. The 400 relay team of Travis Colts, Oden Jaskolski, Kyle Polster and Trevor Polster placed second in 46.23. ...
Marshall boys claim track & field regional title
For the second consecutive season, the Marshall High School boys have won a Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) track & field regional title. The Cardinals did so as one of 14 teams in attendance for Regional 4C of Division 3, hosted at Deerfield High School on Monday, May 20. Marshall's boys tallied a total of 146 team points, outpacing Abundant Life Christian in second place with 119.5. Host Deerfield rounded out the top three with 108 team points. The Marshall girls were no slouches themselves,...
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