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Ryan Murphy prepares to take over as Janesville fire chief
JANESVILLE — With 26 years of experience as battalion chief and soon to be fire chief, Ryan Murphy said his goal is to be more involved in community organizations and fire prevention. The incoming chief of the Janesville Fire Department, who assumes the role following the May 31 retirement of longtime Fire Chief Jim Ponkauskas, grew up in Janesville and said it’s important to him to work in the community he was raised in. ...
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Announces Spring 2024 Dean's List
WHITEWATER, WISCONSIN (May 16, 2024) — The following students were named to the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Dean's List for the 2024 spring semester. These students have demonstrated their academic abilities by receiving a grade-point average of 3.4 or above in a single semester. "Making the Dean's List is a...
Cambridge boys golf wins conference championship with ease
Cambridge's boys golf team, ranked No. 1 by the Golf Coaches Association in Division 3 all season, withstood tough conditions to shoot 316 and win Tuesday's Capitol Conference Championship, which was contested at the Legend of Bergamont. The Blue Jays are league champions for the third straight season and their No. 1 player, junior Kian Bystol-Flores, won conference tournament medalist honors for the second year in a row. Bystol-Flores was...
UW-Whitewater pulls out win in regional opener in Iowa
UW-Whitewater took advantage of an infield error to score two runs in the first inning, and then relied on standout reliever Brooke Hock to win the its opening game of the NCAA Division III softball regional tournament at Pella, Iowa on Thursday afternoon. The Warhawks defeated Bethel (Minnesota) College 2-0 to move into the winner’s bracket of the double-elimination tournament. The Warhawks (33-8) play host Central (Iowa) College (30-10) in...
Goll delivers go-ahead single in seventh inning to help Milton pay back Watertown
Ayden Goll is used to having the game in his hands on the basketball court for the Milton Red Hawks. He found himself in that position Thursday on a baseball diamond in Watertown. And like he did time and again on the hardwood last winter, he produced the goods against the Goslings. With two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the seventh, he sent an 0-2 delivery...
Parke, Morehart, Kanable find connections as Milton beats Whitewater/Palmyra-Eagle 4-0
MILTON — The Badger Large Conference that Milton’s girls soccer team plays in has proven to be the gauntlet everyone thought it would be. The Red Hawks ran into their fair share of struggles in league play over the course of the season, but they put that behind them this week starting with a 2-1 win over Watertown on Tuesday. The pendulum kept swinging Milton’s way Thursday night on Carl...
Baseball: Cambridge extends win streak to 10 games by routing Marshall
MARSHALL -- The Cambridge baseball team hit three home runs in a 13-0 mercy-rule win over host Marshall on Thursday in Capitol South play. Kiefer Parish hit a three-run homer in the second and Owen Bernhardt, who was 3-for-3, hit a solo shot in the fourth. In the fifth, Carter Lund belted a solo blast and Clayton Stenjem hit a two-run double for Cambridge, which has won 10 straight. ...
After winning WIAC regular season and tournament titles, UW-Whitewater hosting Division III regional
“Bulletin board material” basically is a thing of the past. Years ago, a quote or prediction in a newspaper would oftentimes end up on bulletin boards in opponents’ locker rooms, with the offending prediction circled with a magic marker to ensure every player saw it. Now with websites and social media taking over, clippings aren’t used as much of a motivating tool. But the process still goes on. ...
Person found dead at Janesville Schools Outdoor Lab, no foul play suspected
The Janesville Police Department stated a person was found dead Thursday at the Janesville Schools Outdoor Lab campus after officers were attempting to find the individual for a welfare check.
Senior scholarship award recipients 2024
The joy of both giving and receiving was once again on display Wednesday night as Fort Atkinson High School seniors, their families, friends and members of the community came together during the 2024 Fort Atkinson High School Scholarship Ceremony. Some 79 community organizations and individuals, including two at the state level, and three considered “non-local,” as stated on the evening’s program, funded the scholarships, representing some $1,162,088 according to district officials. The monies were distributed to 66 graduating seniors.
A Wisconsin-handled dog finishes runner-up at Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
A Wisconsin-handled dog was runner-up and won its group at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Tuesday. The 148th edition of the dog world’s signature contest was won by Sage, a miniature poodle from Texas. The runner-up, or Reserve Best in Show, for top dog was Mercedes, a 4-year-old German Shepherd from Bethesda, Maryland, and was handled by Kent Boyles, from Edgerton, Wisconsin. ...
After winning WIAC regular season and tournament titles, UW-Whitewater hosting Division III regional
“Bulletin board material” basically is a thing of the past. Years ago, a quote or prediction in a newspaper would oftentimes end up on bulletin boards in opponents’ locker rooms, with the offending prediction circled with a magic marker to ensure every player saw it. Now with websites and social media taking over, clippings aren’t used as much of a motivating tool. But the process still goes on. ...
Milton puts together rarely needed come-from-behind effort to beat Beloit Turner
Milton found itself in an unfamiliar position Thursday at Schilberg Park. The Red Hawks were trailing late in a nonconference softball game against Beloit Turner. They were down 2-0 after the Trojans managed two runs in the fourth with a couple of doubles by Davis and Clark, an error, and an RBI groundout. Milton managed...
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