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Girls basketball preview: 2026-27 Cougars are an experienced, balanced bunch
Young players in key roles have been a staple in Janesville Craig’s girls basketball program in recent seasons, but that’s not the case this year. Seniors Abbie Claas, Ava Schaffner and Nevaeh Johnson have been on varsity since their freshman years — and at times they even found themselves in the starting lineup as freshmen. Junior Yana-Aaliyah Stevens led the Cougars in scoring as a sophomore and started as a freshman. Junior Adilynn Wellnitz was one of the Cougars’ go-to post players last season and senior Mara Gondreau provided shooting off the bench. While the Cougars dealt with youth and inexperience in the past, the team is brimming with upperclassmen — and that’s one of the reasons why Craig coach Kellan Schmidt is excited about her team this season. “I’m really excited about this group, and I’m really looking forward to this season,” Schmidt said. “I think it’s going to be a really exciting season. We return a lot of key components of what we’ve been building the last few years.” Stevens highlights the returning cast of characters. The junior guard has multiple Division I offers and was a Big Eight Co-Defensive Player of the Year and member of the
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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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Girls basketball: Local teams pop up in Bound Wisconsin Preseason Top 10s
Bound Wisconsin officially released its Preseason Top 10 rankings and honorable mentions for all five divisions, and several area high schools were amongst those recognized by the outlet. Edgerton, Janesville Craig and Milton were each mentioned for their respective divisions. The Crimson Tide were the only team to actually crack the outlet’s top 10 with the Tiders coming in at No. 8 in the Division 3 rankings. Craig and Milton were both listed as honorable mentions in their preseason rankings for Division 1 and Division 2, respectively. Edgerton is a year removed from one of the best girls basketball seasons in school history in which the Crimson Tide won a total of 25 games and reached the WIAA Sectional Finals. While Edgerton lost the scoring production of Gracee Langer and Marti Rebman, the Tide bring back Claudia Jenny, Jolia Schlag and Brooke Kahl, setting the stage for the team to potentially run it back this winter. Tuesday, November 17 marks the season-opener for the Crimson Tide as Edgerton is set to play host to Fall River at 7:00 p.m. The Cougars are another team that has brought back a wealth of experience with Craig losing virtually zero production to graduation.
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Board considering water tower logos
The Oregon Village Board has approved graphic logos designed by Village Art Committee Marilea Groves to include in the bid package for the upcoming South Standpipe and Lincoln Road Tower coating project. The approved 2027– 2036 Capital Improvement Plan includes funding next year for the exterior painting of the South...
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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
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Turner girls set to take on new look
BELOIT — Here’s a piece of free advice for those attending any early-season Beloit Turner girls basketball game: If available, make sure to take that roster sheet when purchasing a ticket. That’s because the Trojan girls have only a few key contributors from last year’s team that was 18-9 overall and 11-4 in Rock Valley Conference play. First and foremost is Kennedy Cash-Crall, who averaged 11.5 points per game, the second-most on the team. Turner coach Nick Faralli said that Cash-Crall’s ability as a sharpshooter will help other areas of her game. “The challenge for Kennedy this year is to be able to score at all three levels,” Faralli said. “In the past couple of years, we’ve known that we were going to get volume threes that we got because of inside-out with the presence we had inside the last couple of years. “She’s going to have to do some work inside, and she’s going to have to get to the free throw line, which will be the result of what she does inside. Quite honestly, it’s going to be up to us coaches to make sure we are creating quality shots on the outside for her, and then it’s
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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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Marian NCAA men’s hockey pulls away late from Beloit
Arian University NCAA men’s hockey (2-1-1, 0-0-0 NCHA) scored five unanswered goals in a 5-1 victory over Beloit. After a slow start without much action, Beloit was able to strike first 7:41 into the opening period. It proved to be the only goal of the opening period. Nuuti Kennilä...
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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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ABC Supply: Announces Midwest region leadership transition
BELOIT, Wis. – November 12, 2026 – ABC Supply Co., Inc., the largest wholesale distributor of roofing, select exterior and interior building products, and outdoor solutions in North America, has announced that Joe Small, Midwest Region vice president, will retire at the end of the year following a career spanning nearly 40 years in the building materials industry. Brad Messer has been appointed Midwest Region vice president and will assume the role on January 1, 2027.