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Kucken, Paul combine on no-hitter as Fort Generals wallop Lake Mills Grays 21-0 in Sunday League opener
LAKE MILLS — Kroix Kucken and Austin Paul combined on a no-hitter with 19 strikeouts as the Fort Atkinson Generals thrashed the Lake Mills Grays 21-0 in seven innings in the Home Talent Baseball Sunday League season opener for both teams at Campus Field on Saturday. Kucken pitched the first three innings, fanning nine with three walks. Paul then punched out 10 and walked none over four frames. The Generals...
Baseball roundup: Lakeside beats Lodi for 9th straight victory; Cambridge sweeps Wautoma for 8th consecutive win
TOWN OF DANE — Aidan Berg pitched a four-hitter with three strikeouts as Lakeside’s baseball team extended its win streak to nine games with a 6-1 road victory over Lodi on Friday in Capitol North play. “Aidan was super efficient on the mound again for us,” Lakeside baseball coach Jake Ziel said. “He was in command all night and has just done an outstanding job on the bump all year for us. He is a true gamer and we feel confident every time he takes...
USDA announces bird flu assistance for producers
USDA has announced assistance for producers with H5N1 affected premises to improve on-site biosecurity in order to reduce the spread. In addition, USDA is taking steps to make available financial tools for lost milk production in herds affected by H5N1. Protect against the potential for spread between human and animals. Provide financial support (up to $2,000 per affected premises per month) for producers who supply PPE to employees and/or provide outerwear uniform laundering, for producers of affected herds who facilitate the participation of their workers...
Making sense of Ag Use Conversion Charge
Dodge County Treasurer, Kris Keith, wants property owners selling or buying agricultural land to be aware of the potential for an Ag Use Conversion Charge if they take that land out of agricultural use. “A common example of this is when a parcel is split off a larger one that was farmed, and it’s sold to someone who builds a house,” Keith explains. “An agriculture assessment is different, and independent of zoning. The assessor hired by each municipality is the only party that can change...
Students from Southeast Wisconsin technical colleges to tour Jefferson, Dodge farms
The Wisconsin Beef Council is bringing culinary students from Milwaukee Area Technical College and Waukesha County Technical College on a Farm to Fork Tour Wednesday. They will visit a beef farm in Helenville as well as Country Meat Cutters in Reeseville to learn about how beef is raised and grown as well as animal welfare and food safety.
Cover crop termination and no-till vegetable transplanting field day scheduled for June 12
On Wednesday, June 12, join the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Horticulture’s Urban and Regional Food Systems program from 9 a.m.-noon for a demonstration of two new equipment prototypes and for discussions about soil health and vegetable production in reduced tillage systems. The event takes place at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station, 8501 Mineral Point Rd. in Verona. Ted Kornecki, Corey Kichler and Kirk Iverson of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) soil dynamics lab, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service state soil health coordinator Jamie Patten, Dylan Bruce of Circadian Organics and UW-Madison’s Rue Genger are among the presenters. Registration is optional, but is preferred. The form is available at https://forms.gle/EHK7hQXrfNSZgfpZA.
Jefferson rallies in game two, salvages split with Waupun in ranked clash at Fischer Field
JEFFERSON — It was gut check time for the Eagles, who were staring at the potential of four losses on their home field in six days. Jefferson, a senior-laden team with experience on the state’s biggest stage, stepped up admirably and grinded out a split in its baseball twin bill versus Waupun. Tenth-ranked Jefferson lost 5-0 before rallying for a 4-3 victory over third-ranked Waupun on Saturday at Fischer Field. ...
Baseball: Fort defeated by Madison Memorial in extras, Waukesha West at home triangular
Fort Atkinson’s baseball team lost 3-1 in nine innings to Madison Memorial and fell 7-1 versus Waukesha West in Saturday’s triangular held at Jones Park. The Blackhawks and Spartans (15-3) traded zeros from the third through the eighth innings. Memorial used a two-run rally in the ninth to plate the go-ahead runs. Leadoff man Luke DiLorenzo opened the inning by singling on the infield. He stole second base with one...
Whitewater boys win 7 track events at RVC Championships, take 2nd; Jefferson girls 6th
WHITEWATER — From the sprints through the distance races, Whitewater’s boys track and field team put on a dominating display. With victories in seven track events, the Whippets finished second to Monroe, 146 to 128.5, at the Rock Valley Conference Championships on Friday at Whitewater High School. Senior Ethan Dugan was a double winner in the 200 meter dash (22.36 seconds) and the 400 (50.22), as was junior Jack Hefty...
Baseball: Fort edged late by conference-leading Monona Grove, 3-2
The Blackhawks knew playing their best baseball was an absolute must against the first-place Silver Eagles. Fort played quite well and led throughout the game but gave up the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, falling 3-2 to Monona Grove in Badger Large play at Jones Park on Friday. “This was a tough loss after we certainly had chances to score more runs at various points but couldn’t quite capitalize...
Track and field: Fort Atkinson boys eighth, girls ninth at Tom Mueller Invite
OREGON — Fort Atkinson’s boys track and field team finished eighth while the girls team placed ninth at the Tom Mueller Invitational at Oregon High School on Friday. Junior Ethan Leslie was third in the 800-meter run in 2 minutes, 4.84 seconds. Sophomore Alex Ehleiter was fourth in the triple jump with a mark of 39 feet, 4 inches. Junior Ben Evans cleared 5 feet, 4 inches to tie for...
Softball: Jefferson clipped by Turner 2-1 in extra innings
BELOIT — Autumn Meris singled in the walk-off run in the eighth inning as Beloit Turner edged visiting Jefferson 2-1 in Rock Valley softball on Friday. The Trojans (9-6, 8-5 in conference) took advantage of a two-out error followed by Kamryn Clark’s single to load the bases for Meris, who hit a line-shot single to center field on a 1-2 pitch to end it. Lily Fairfield tripled to right field...
Softball: Jefferson sweeps Whitewater to claim outright conference championship
WHITEWATER — Jefferson’s softball team swept Whitewater by scores of 3-1 and 12-4 to clinch the Rock Valley Conference’s Valley Division championship outright on Thursday at WHS. The Eagles (16-5, 11-2 in conference) were tested by the Whippets (8-8, 7-6) in both games. In the opener, Jefferson starter Ashlyn Enke pitched a two-hitter with 11 strikeouts, no walks to earn the decision. ...
Boys golf: Burke co-medalist after shooting 68 as Fort fires 294, takes 4th at Oak Ridge
MILTON — After roughly an inch and a half of rain fell Tuesday, Oak Ridge Golf Course was softened and ripe for scoring on Wednesday. Fort Atkinson’s boys golf team shot a season-low score for the second tournament in a row, firing a 294 to finish fourth at the final Badger Large mini meet. Fort junior Mason Burke shot 2-under 68, sharing medalist honors with Milton senior Brett Wieland and...
Baseball: Jefferson topped by Burlington after 7th inning rally, 7-5
JEFFERSON — Burlington used a four-run rally in the seventh inning to upend Jefferson 7-5 in nonconference baseball at Fischer Field on Wednesday. The Demons (5-11) tallied three hits and took advantage of a walk to wipe away their two-run deficit. Brady Weis doubled to lead off the inning, taking third on Aben Beinlich’s single. After Trey Kerkhoff drew a four-pitch walk, Carter Baumeister lined a bases-clearing double to center to give the Demons a 6-5 edge. After a sacrifice bunt, Jack Sagedal’s sacrifice fly...
Softball: Mengel, Dempsey homer in Jefferson's 12-1 win over Evansville
EVANSVILLE — Juniors Bre Mengel and Hildie Dempsey homered for Jefferson’s softball team in a 12-1 road victory over Evansville on Wednesday. The Eagles (14-5, 9-2 in conference) led 5-0 through four innings, then plated seven runs in the seventh inning. Ashlyn Enke led off the Jefferson second with a double and scored on Hannah Werning’s sacrifice bunt. The Eagles stretched their lead to five runs when Chloe Smith singled...
Softball: Fort Atkinson outlasts Monona Grove 8-6
With Monona Grove making an 8-3 softball game increasingly interesting in the top of the seventh inning, Fort Atkinson pitcher Leah Fehrman stopped the late rally. After Monona Grove had scored three runs in the frame on a sacrifice fly by Jeneya Marquez Perez and a two-run triple from Kyra Killebrew, the Silver Eagles brought up the potential tying run to the plate in Olivya Lang with Killebrew at third base. ...
Softball: Doerr homers in 8th as Lake Mills beats Poynette 1-0 to win outright Capitol North title
POYNETTE — Sophomore catcher Lily Doerr, with one swing of the bat, spearheaded the L-Cats’ quest to become conference champions. Doerr launched a solo home run to right-center field to lead off the eighth inning as Lake Mills’ softball team outlasted host Poynette 1-0 on Wednesday to clinch the program’s second Capitol North Conference championship. “The girls were really excited,” said Lake Mills softball coach Jim Clift, who also guided...
Softball: Doerr homers in 8th as Lake Mills beats Poynette 1-0 to win outright Capitol North title
POYNETTE — Sophomore catcher Lily Doerr, with one swing of the bat, spearheaded the L-Cats’ quest to become conference champions. Doerr launched a solo home run to right-center field to lead off the eighth inning as Lake Mills’ softball team outlasted host Poynette 1-0 on Wednesday to clinch the program’s second Capitol North Conference championship. “The girls were really excited,” said Lake Mills softball coach Jim Clift, who also guided...
Boys tennis: Fort swept by Oregon
Fort Atkinson’s boys tennis team lost to visiting Oregon 7-0 in a Badger Large dual at Rock River Park on Monday. The closest match of the afternoon came at No. 2 doubles, where the Panthers’ Alex Stauffacher and Jonah Bush outlasted Langdon Eske and Jake Erstad 5-7, 7-5, 10-7. Fort lost the other matches in straight sets. ...
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