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Track and field: Fort's Stricker, Heagney, Gray qualify for State Championships
BEAVER DAM — Ben Stricker battled against a loaded field in the 3,200-meter run to punch his return ticket to the State Championships, while Mykenna Gray and Grant Heagney earned the right to compete on the big stage for the first time. Fort Atkinson’s track and field team qualified for state in three events out of Thursday’s WIAA Division 1 track and field sectional hosted by Beaver Dam. Stricker, a...
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,...
Jefferson overcomes Milton with three-run rally in fifth
WHITEWATER — Winning pitcher Tyler Schroedl singled home the go-ahead runs in the fifth inning as Jefferson’s baseball team beat Milton 4-2 at UW-Whitewater on Tuesday, finishing the regular season for the Eagles. Batting in the top half of the fifth, Jefferson came up to hit trailing 1-0 after Milton’s Charlie Kober drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the fourth. Tyler Altermatt lined a single to center...
Waterloo track & field sends eight to sectionals
The 2024 track & field season carries on for Waterloo. The Pirates traveled to Deerfield High School on Monday, May 20 to compete in Regional 4C of Division 3. There, they faced some tough competition but still produced some highlights. Waterloo's boys placed seventh of the 14 teams in attendance with a combined score of 49. The girls placed 11th with a score of 21. Rival Marshall won the boys' regional with a team score of 146, followed by Abundant Life Christian with 119.5 and...
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....
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. ...
Softball roundup: Risum leads Brodhead from pitcher's circle as defending D-3 champ wins postseason opener
Top-seeded Brodhead began its Division 3 postseason run with a 4-1 win over No. 8 seed Columbus on Tuesday. Junior pitcher Ava Risum struck out 15 Columbus hitters for Brodhead and took a no-hitter into the seventh, but Columbus’ Mariyah Nachreiner started that inning with a home run to break up both Risum’s shutout and no-hitter. Sophie Leitzen led off the game with a home run for Brodhead, and the...
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. ...
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'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,...
Baseball state tournament pairings released
The 2024 Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) state baseball tournament is upon us. Both Marshall and Waterloo will compete in Sectional 3 of Division 3. The Pirates of Waterloo earned the No. 4 seed while Marshall is the No. 6 seed. Waterloo earned its seeding with a 14-7 overall record, including a 6-4 mark for third in the final Capitol - South conference standings. The Pirates won their first eight games of the season and enjoyed another four-game winning streak later on. The regular season...
PREP BASEBALL: Clinton opens postseason play with 6-3 win over Dodgeland/Hustisford
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...
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