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Browne blasts walk-off homer in regional opener
Before Tuesday, May 21, Marshall softball junior Lyliane Browne hadn't hit a homerun. The outfielder had played an important role in the Cardinals' success in the spring of 2024 as they claimed a share of the Capitol - South conference and earned the No. 3 seed in Sectional 3 of Division 3 for the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) state tournament. Just no homeruns. Her team certainly needed her in the bottom of the seventh inning of their WIAA regional opener against No. 6 seed...
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...
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...
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,...
Marshall PD to begin sponsoring recruits through academy
The Marshall Police Department was given permission by the village board to begin sponsoring incoming officers through the police academy on Tuesday, May 14. The board voted 7-0 in favor of the permanent change to the department’s hiring qualifications. Currently, applicants for officer positions must either have completed police academy training or be in the process of doing so. Passing through the academy is a requirement to work as a...
Tough stretch for Marshall baseball
The Marshall baseball team has gone through the wringer in the last stretch of the 2024 regular season. The Cardinals have played a two-game series with Cambridge, the No. 16 ranked team in Division 3 according to the most recent Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association (WIAA) coaches poll to go along with four non-conference road trips. They’ve lost them all. The losing streak came on the heels of arguably Marshall’s best win of the regular season, 11-6 over Capitol — South runner-up New Glarus on the...
Waterloo baseball endures four-game losing streak
The Waterloo baseball program is in the midst of its toughest stretch of the 2024 season. The Pirates started off red-hot, winning their first eight games to earn a ranking in the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association (WBCA) coaches poll. As Capitol — South conference play started, a few losses followed. That came to a head with the New Glarus series last week. Waterloo was battling for a spot near the top of the conference but suffered a pair of losses to the Glarner Knights, 8-3...
Waterloo runs at Capitol Conference meet
The Waterloo track & field program has wrapped up its regular season. The Pirates did so on Tuesday, May 14 by traveling to Lake Mills High School for the 2024 Capitol Conference tournament. Both the boys and girls placed ninth of the 10 teams attendance. The Pirate boys scored 24 team points while the girls put up 17. Lakeside Lutheran won conference for the boys with a team score of 188, followed by Lodi at 161 and Sugar River in third with 104. Lodi won...
Cardinals compete at Capitol Conference meet
The 2024 regular season came to a close for the Marshall track & field program on Tuesday, May 14. The Cardinals took the trip over to Lake Mills High School on that day for the Capitol Conference meet, where they fared well. The boys turned in the highest finish, placing fifth of the 10 teams in attendance with a team score of 48.5. The girls placed seventh with a score of 63. No Marshall athlete claimed an individual conference title. ...
Metal Mania heats up MATC campus
FORT ATKINSON — Thanks to a newly-renovated metal and fabrication space, Fort Atkinson’s MATC campus hosted this year’s Metal Mania, bringing in representatives from other MATC campuses as well as artists, vendors and other organizations. The event, which ran from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., also brought in high school students from across the county. Curious viewers could try their hand at metal stamping, where they would sit next to...
Karl Junginger Memorial Library Calendar, May 16-23
Find more information about these events and others on the library website: www.waterloo.lib.wi.us Monday, May 20 • Adult Card Making Club at 6 p.m. Join us for an evening of crafting and camaraderie as we dive into the world of handmade cards. Beginners are welcome! Registration is required. Secure your spot by signing up at...
Softball state tournament pairings released
After splitting the Capitol - South conference softball title in the regular season, Marshall and Waterloo now turn their attention towards the impending Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) state tournament. Naturally, both teams received high seeds as they both hope to make deep runs. The Pirates of Waterloo made it all the way to the Division 4 state title game last spring, ultimately falling to champion Iola-Scandinavia. This season, the Pirates went 13-8 overall and 7-1 in conference play with one non-conference opponent remaining on...
Marshall, Waterloo split Capitol - South softball title
Softball in the Capitol - South conference has been dominated by Highway 19 for the last three seasons. To the East of the route, Waterloo won an undefeated conference title in 2022. To the West, Marshall claimed an undefeated title in 2023. This spring, the two rivals split it, both finishing 7-1 in conference play to finish as co-champions of the Capitol - South. With the next-best team finishing at 3-5, deciding a Capitol - South champion truly hung in the balance of Marshall and...
Biker community wraps its loving arms around Rainbow Hospice patient
JOHNSON CREEK — Don Voss and his wife Ardis were always ready for a ride. It was their unwavering love for motorcycles and each other that helped their romance develop on the open road and blossom into 43 years of marriage. “Don was 16 when he got his first motorcycle and I always dated guys who had motorcycles,” said Ardis Voss. “My niece was going out with his little brother and I had just gotten my license and took her over to see him. Don...
Local student recognized by UW-Whitewater
WHITEWATER-- Dakota Grueneberg, from Reeseville, who recently graduated with a bachelor's degree in occupational safety at UW-Whitewater, was recognized in the university's Hired Before Graduation campaign. Every year, UW-Whitewater showcases students who have landed a job, earned a job promotion, been accepted to graduate school or started a company before commencement. As a result of a UW-Whitewater education, students gain valuable and transferrable skills, secure coveted internships and are often hired by employers before graduation. Each year, more than 600 employers come to campus for job fairs, giving students a chance to network and even apply for jobs and internships on the spot. Nearly 99 percent of recent graduates report they are employed or enrolled in continuing education within one year of commencement.
Pirates run at Raider Invite
With the postseason rapidly approaching, the Waterloo track & field program got some last-minute work in. The Pirates made the trip down to Belleville High School on Friday, May 10 for conference rival Sugar River’s Raider Invite. Waterloo’s boys scored 42 points to finish eighth of the nine teams in the field. As for the girls, they put up 25.33 team points to finish 10th of the 11 teams competing. Conference rival Lodi won the event on both sides, the girls scoring 136.5 and the...
Another weekend tournament championship for Marshall softball
The Marshall softball team is currently ranked No. 7 in Division 3 of the Wisconsin Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association (WFSCA) coaches poll. For the last two weekends, the Cardinals have not been afraid to challenge themselves and put that ranking on the line. Last weekend, Marshall headed off to Chilton High School and won a pair of games to claim a tournament championship. A similar trend ensued on Saturday, May 11 with a trip to Assumption High School up in Wisconsin Rapids. The Cardinals knocked...
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