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Girls swim: Red Hawks gear up for state meet
The 57th Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Girls Swimming & Diving Championships are set to take place on Friday and Saturday at Waukesha South High School Natatorium — and four Milton Red Hawks will be competing. Junior Hannah McGinnis, freshman Sophia Mezera, senior Brielle Meverden and sophomore Payten Vlasak will each be competing in the Division 2 field Friday. The Red Hawks qualified for the 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays alongside other individual events too. Swimmers qualified for state based on their sectional times. First-place finishers in each sectional qualified for state, and the next fastest 19 times from all the sectionals did too. “It’s definitely an amazing opportunity,” Milton coach Lindsey Hassenfelt said. “A lot of the girls were super pumped to be able to get that extra heat in D-II sectional this swim season. So they were definitely working hard all year.” Freestyle relays In the McFarland sectional, McGinnis, Meverden, Vlasak and Mezera clocked a time of 3 minutes, 54.93 seconds in the 400 free relay, finishing fifth and qualifying for state. The Red Hawks’ 200 free relay team, consisting of the same four girls, recorded a state-qualifying time of 1 minute, 44.38 seconds and finished fifth. Milton will
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Guillermo Diaz named Janesville Gazette's Athlete of the Month
Edgerton boys soccer senior goalkeeper Guillermo Diaz has been named The Janesville Gazette Athlete of the Month. It’s been a month to remember for the Crimson Tide boys soccer team, and Guillermo “Memo” Diaz has been a big part of that success. The Tiders finished their regular season undefeated, including a perfect 7-0 record in league play to capture the 2026 RVC title. Edgerton then proceeded to go on the run of a lifetime, booking the program’s first-ever trip to the State Championships in Milwaukee. The Crimson Tide ultimately finished as WIAA D3 State Runners Up. Diaz put the perfect bow on his Edgerton soccer career, logging 10 total shutouts over the course of the regular season and playoffs. This included three shutouts in the postseason, one of which came in the WIAA State Semifinal against Kettle Moraine Lutheran. That match ended up going to a penalty shootout, where Diaz not only scored from the spot, but made a crucial save to book his team’s spot in the D3 title game. Diaz ended up with nine-save performance in the championship. This month’s Athlete of the Month award is sponsored by Kikkoman.
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Boys golf: Milton's Kade Wieland officially signs with Wisconsin
MILTON — Wednesday marked National Signing Day for most high school athletes around the country, and amongst those signing the dotted line was Milton standout Kade Wieland. Wieland, the top-ranked golfer for the state of Wisconsin’s Class of 2027, has been verbally committed to the University of Wisconsin since last fall. Wednesday finally allowed the senior to officially sign on as a member of the Badger recruiting class for the 2027-28 season, marking one year to the day since Wieland had verbally committed to the Badgers. “We are beyond excited to welcome Kade to the Badger family,” Mike Wilson, head coach of the Wisconsin men’s golf team said on Wednesday. “Kade is one of the best junior golfers that the state of Wisconsin has ever produced, and one of the top juniors in the country. We cannot wait for him to showcase his talents with us next year, and we look forward to watching him grow as a Badger.” Wieland is a multi-time Wisconsin State Player of the Year by both the Wisconsin PGA and Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin. As a junior the Milton Red Hawk finished as the WIAA Division 1 State Runner Up individually, and the year
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Football: Edgerton rakes in eight total honors from the Capitol Conference
2026 marked Edgerton football’s first season as a member of the new-look Capitol Conference, and the Crimson Tide ended up coming away with eight total honorees in the league’s all-conference recognition. Edgerton saw two players named to the all-conference first team, four named to the all-conference second team and an additional two rake in Captiol Conference honorable mention status. The Tiders finished their 2026 campaign 4-6 (3-4 Capitol) to tie for fourth in their new home conference. Senior wide receiver Eli Kittleson headlines Edgerton’s all-conference honorees, as Kittleson landed on the All-Capitol Conference First Team. One of the top wide receivers in the entire state, Kittleson wrapped up his high school career by logging 50 receptions, 949 yards and 12 touchdowns for the Tiders. Kittleson was joined on the first team by defensive lineman Kasen Demrow. The junior proved a serious problem in swallowing up opposing offenses, particularly in the run game, as he finished his season with 34 total tackles, three TFLs and one fumble recovery. While Edgerton snagged four total spots on the Capitol Conference Second Team, only two Crimson Tide players made up those spots with Taydem Schaefer and Holden Howard each being all-conference caliber players on