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Sophie Peterson tabbed as new Jefferson/Cambridge girls swim coach
JEFFERSON — Three years after graduating from Jefferson High School, Sophie Peterson is back as a varsity head coach. Peterson, 21, was hired to coach the Jefferson/Cambridge girls swim team, replacing Maddie Volk who stepped down from the position recently. “When I heard the news they decided to hire me, I was really excited to come back to my high school and work with the girls I’ve built relationships with...
Legion baseball: Fort Atkinson thumps Middleton 9-1
MIDDLETON — Colin Schrader pitched four effective innings with three strikeouts as Fort Atkinson’s American Legion Post 166 19U baseball team beat host Middleton 9-1 on Tuesday. Schrader gave up an earned run on three hits and walked one in the decision. Braiden Wainwright pitched a scoreless fifth, Alexis Martinez tossed a scoreless sixth before Jaren Strasburg struck out the side in the seventh. The Hawks scored four times in...
Summer baseball: Jefferson blanked by Johnson Creek 3-0
JEFFERSON — Zach Holland and Aiden Smith combined on a three-hitter as Johnson Creek beat Jefferson’s summer baseball team 3-0 at Fischer Field on Tuesday. Johnson Creek scored single runs in the third, sixth and seventh innings. Holland struck out seven over six innings of one-hit ball to earn the decision while Smith pitched a scoreless seventh. ...
Legion baseball: Fort sneaks past East Troy 5-4 in extra innings
EAST TROY — Fort Atkinson’s Senior Legion Post 166 19U baseball team cut down the tying run at the plate in the eighth inning en route to holding off host East Troy 5-4 on Monday. Braden Hausen’s RBI single in the eighth gave the Hawks a 4-3 edge. With two outs, Drew Enger scored on a wild pitch. East Troy took advantage of three walks to start a rally of...
Summer baseball: Jefferson tops Waterloo 6-1
WATERLOO — Mason Merz pitched a six-hitter and Gavin Berge drove in a pair of runs as Jefferson’s summer baseball team won at Waterloo 6-1 on Monday. The Eagles seized control with five runs in the fourth inning. Jefferson loaded the bases with one away before Berge drew a bases-loaded walk. Finn DeBlare and Merz delivered consecutive RBI singles before Berge scored on a passed ball to make it 4-0....
Jefferson Speedway: Edgerton's Johnson overall winner of inaugural Orange Blossom Special to honor Eckhardt
CAMBRIDGE — Some of the best Super Late Model drivers in the Midwest gathered at Jefferson Speedway on Saturday evening to pay tribute to a Wisconsin racing legend. Jerry Eckhardt of Johnson Creek has been behind the wheel of a race car for over 59 years, winning multiple races, feature events and championships. Eckhardt still competes on a weekly basis at Wisconsin’s Action Track. The inaugural running of the Orange Blossom Special race event is a way to say thank you to a man that...
HTL: Cambridge beats Utica in walk-off fashion, 4-3
EDGERTON — In a battle between the top teams in the Southeast Division, Sunday’s Home Talent League game between Cambridge and Utica came down to the wire. With the game tied at 3-all, JT Parish drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to give the Cambridge Blues, leaders of the Southeast North division, a 4-3 win over Utica, leaders of the Southeast South, at Racetrack Park. ...
North erases early deficit, defeats South 31-13 in WFCA Small School All-Star Game
OSHKOSH — The North team defeated the South 31-13 in the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) Small School All-Star Game held at UW-Oshkosh on Saturday. Johnson Creek offensive tackle Cole Schwartz represented the area on the South squad. The South offense finished the game with 204 passing yards while being held to just 27 rushing yards. ...
HTL: Generals unable to find clutch hit, lose to Merchants on walk-off single, 1-0
STOUGHTON — Devin Gudenschwager drove home the walk-off run in the ninth inning as Stoughton edged visiting Fort Atkinson 1-0 in Home Talent League baseball action on Sunday, snapping the Generals’ four-game win streak. Connor Blaney led off the Stoughton ninth by drawing a walk on a full count pitch versus Fort starter Austin Paul. Blaney moved up to second on Trevor Wallace’s sacrifice bunt. Gudenschwager, the team’s No. 3 hitter, quickly fell behind 1-2 in the count before, on a 3-2 offering, singling on...
HTL: Jefferson upended by Evansville, 4-1
EVANSVILLE — Will Peterson and Jameson Lavery combined on a six-hitter with 16 strikeouts as the Evansville Jays beat the visiting Jefferson Blue Devils 4-1 in Home Talent League baseball action on Sunday. Peterson started for the Jays (8-5), allowing an earned run on two hits with 10 strikeouts and five walks over five innings. Lavery, who earned the decision, pitched four shutout innings of four-hit ball, fanning six while walking one. ...
Legion baseball: Fort edges Germantown after 7th inning rally, 8-7
GERMANTOWN — Braden Hausen scored the go-ahead run via error in the seventh inning as Fort Atkinson’s Senior Legion Post 166 19U baseball team edged host Germantown 8-7 on Thursday. Hausen led off the seventh with his second double of the game. With the bases loaded and one away, Colin Schrader reached on first baseman Mitchell Birchbauer’s error to bring Hausen around. Hunter Green added a run-scoring ground out before a two-run error at second base allowed Fort to go ahead 8-4. ...
Lake Mills grad James Dunkleberger to be inducted into UW-Madison Athletic Hall of Fame
James Dunkleberger started his decathlete career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison just hoping to make the travel squad for meets. He ended it by becoming the 1997 NCAA champion in the decathlon, scoring 7,924 points. Dunkleberger, a 1992 graduate of Lake Mills High School, was recently announced as a member of the 2024 UW Athletic Hall of Fame and will officially be inducted during a banquet on Sept. 6 before...
Summer baseball: Jefferson splits doubleheader with Belleville
JEFFERSON — Jefferson’s summer baseball team split a doubleheader versus Belleville on Wednesday, losing 6-1 before a 17-0 win at Fischer Field on Wednesday. Belleville scored four times in the second inning of the opening game, jumping ahead 5-0. Mason Merz notched two hits for the Eagles (9-3). Gavin Berge started for Jefferson, allowing five...
Legion baseball: Fort loses home tournament title game to Oconomowoc, 10-4
OCONOMOWOC — Ryan Belawski hit a grand slam in the fourth inning as Oconomowoc beat the visiting Fort Atkinson Senior Legion Post 166 19U baseball team 10-4 on Wednesday in the championship game of the Hawks’ home tournament, which was shortened by weather this weekend. Fort led 3-0 after a three-run rally in the second inning before Oconomowoc got within a run on Bradyn Nelson’s two-out double in the third. ...
Lakeside's Thomas Dwyer commits to play college football at South Dakota State
Lakeside Lutheran senior offensive lineman Thomas Dwyer committed to play college football at South Dakota State University recently. Dwyer, who is 6-foot-7 and 290 pounds, was a first team all-conference pick on the offensive line in Capitol Conference voting last fall. Dwyer, who played right tackle last season, helped pave the way for a ground-based Warriors attack which amassed 2,958 yards on 6.3 yards per attempt while scoring 39 touchdowns...
Lake Mills' Max Ruedebusch commits to play college football at Yale
Lake Mills senior outside linebacker/defensive end Max Ruedebusch committed to play college football at Yale University recently. Ruedebusch, a 6-foot-5, 235-pound prospect, also held Division 1 offers from Air Force, Army, Cornell and Eastern Illinois. Ruedebusch led the L-Cats in solo tackles (37) and total tackles (63) last season, adding 4.5 sacks, three tackles for loss and two forced fumbles. He was an honorable mention all-conference selection in the Capitol Conference at outside linebacker and first-team selection at wide receiver, where he caught 15 passes for 338 yards and six touchdowns. Ruedebusch, whose stock flew up last spring, figures to be a key anchor for the L-Cats this fall. Lake Mills checked in at No. 7 on the WisSports.net Preseason Poll in Division 4 and officially will get preparations for its 2024 campaign underway when practice begins on Aug. 6.
Cambridge's Saveea Freeland to continue softball career at Illinois State University
CAMBRIDGE — If only one word could describe Saveea Freeland’s athletic career at Cambridge High School, it would be “competitor”. Whether it was battling on the boards for rebounds in girls basketball, chasing down digs in volleyball or stepping into the batter’s box against a tough pitcher for softball, Freeland would always find herself in a battle with opponents. Now, Freeland, a recent CHS graduate, will begin a new battle,...
HTL: Cambridge splits twin bill with Evansville
EVANSVILLE — The Cambridge Blues split a doubleheader against the Evansville Jays on Sunday, winning 2-0 in the first game and losing 4-2 in extra innings in the second game at Lake Leota Park. In the first game, JT Parish held the Jays to just two hits over seven innings in the win. Parish pitched a complete game, recording six strikeouts. After allowing a leadoff walk to start the seventh...
Jefferson Speedway: Jefferson's Wangsness, Strese earn wins in rain-shortened Stock Stub Special
CAMBRIDGE — Mother Nature cut exciting racing action short on Saturday evening at Jefferson Speedway. But before the rain began to fall, two of the five features planned for the night ran to completion in the 2024 version of the Stock Stub Special at Wisconsin’s Action Track. Jefferson’s Chase Wangsness scored the big feature win in the Hobby Stock 40-lap main event presented by Ryan’s Auto Care. ...
HTL: Fort Generals fend off Jefferson Blue Devils' late push, win 6-5
JEFFERSON — The Generals grabbed the lead with a three-run rally in the first inning, then held on tight as the Blue Devils charged back late in the game. Fort Atkinson withstood four eighth-inning runs from Jefferson to earn a 6-5 victory at Fischer Field in Home Talent League baseball action on Sunday. The Generals engineered a two-out rally against Jefferson starter Ike Roth in the first. Branden Zastrow walked...
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