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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...
Baseball Game Preview: Lake Mills on Home-Turf
Lake Mills has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Wisconsin Heights Vanguards at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lake Mills will be strutting in after a win while Wisconsin Heights will be coming in after a loss. Last...
Marshall hosts and dominates Dana Waddell Invitational
The Marshall track & field team has been red-hot this spring. It should come as no surprise that competing on home turf only furthered the Cardinals' dominance. Marshall welcomed in Cambridge, Columbus, Deerfield, Lake Mills, Pardeeville, and Watertown Luther Prep on Wednesday, May 8 for the 2024 Dana Waddell Invitational. The Cardinals beat them all. The girls won their side with a team score of 164, followed by Columbus with 132 and Cambridge at 114. The boys also claimed the top spot with a score...
Matt McCulloch, Janesville Parker and UW-Whitewater football standout, garners Janesville Sports Hall of Fame induction
Matt McCulloch knew he was hooked the first time he ran onto the football field as a junior on the successful Janesville Parker High School football team in 2005. “Once I got my first taste of that, it was ‘Yeah, this is what I want to do,’” the three-sport athlete remembers. “This feeling I get from playing football, the mindset, the energy it brings out, it’s electric. “It’s different from...
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...
Kramschuster sends two out of the park as Sun Prairie East run-rules Janesville Craig
State-ranked Sun Prairie East paid Janesville Craig a visit Wednesday at the Youth Sports Complex and showed why they’re among the top 10 teams in Division 1, according to the state softball coaches association. McKenna Gross threw a six-inning, one-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts against a usually strong Cougars lineup and Grace Kramschuster sent out a pair of home runs as the No. 8 Cardinals beat Craig 10-0. Kramschuster’s first...
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. ...
Cambridge track: Girls third, boys fourth at Marshall Invite
The Cambridge track and field team both finished in the top-five at the Dana Waddell Invitational on Wednesday, May 8 at Marshall High School. The boys team finished fourth with 115 points. For the boys, sophomore Owain Nelles won the 400-meter dash in 53.67 seconds. In the 110-meter hurdles, junior Drew Holzhueter (16.30) finished in first place, while senior Perry Thompson (18.36) and freshman Elias Reese (18.98) ran fourth and...
So Much Great Going on with WI NICA! Check it Out!
Fun With Friends! The WI NICA League is fortunate to team up with partner organizations to offer some great events for youth and adults in May and June. These like-minded partner organizations support our League and we support them all in the effort to build community around the many mental and physical benefits of riding bikes.And….Happy International Women’s Mountain Biking Day! If you are celebrating today at Trek for WORS (This link includes the full Wisconsin Off-Road Series schedule!), stop by The Lodge at 2:30 and join the conversation with me and other women in the sport about how we are riding forward. Hope you will join us! Renee Griswold, League Director.
The Journey Back: Ammiel Jackson returns to football after leukemia diagnosis
WHITEWATER, Wis. -- There are a lot of different ways to describe Ammiel Jackson. He's a Warhawk. He's a student-athlete. He's a running back. But that doesn't tell his whole story. He's also a fighter and a survivor and had one heck of a journey to get back on the field at Whitewater.
McFarland holds Milton at bay in Badger Conference crossover shutout
McFarland scored its first goal right at the two-minute mark and Milton was unable to put a shot on goal as the Spartans beat the Red Hawks 5-0 on Thursday night in McFarland. Ava Dean opened the scoring for the hosts, and Emily Blattner and Elise Freeman both tallied in the first half to give the Spartans a 3-0 lead at the break. Avery Pennekamp scored on a dish from...
Pirates finish off sweep of Wisconsin Heights
Getting a season sweep against a conference opponent is never easy. Doing it against that team's ace pitcher is even tougher. Regardless, Waterloo baseball pulled off that feat over Wisconsin Heights, a team that had swept the Pirates the season prior. The Vanguards and Pirates opened 2024 Capitol - South conference play against one another way back on Saturday, April 6, a 10-6 road victory for Waterloo. Rain pushed the rematch all the way to Wednesday, May 8 at Waterloo Fireman's Park. ...
Track and field: Lodi sweep boys, girls titles at Edgerton
For the first time ever, it was a clean sweep for the Lodi track and field teams at the Edgerton Tider Invitational. The Blue Devils won the boys’ and girls’ divisions at the recent meet. “I can’t tell you how impressive our athletes were,” said Lodi head coach Randy Skellenger. “We had perfect weather. We’d never won both titles at Edgerton, and we won handily, despite backing off a bit...
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...
Deerfield baseball: Stephen Bagley homers, Luke Sigurslid strong in relief as Demons rally for win
After Fennimore scored a total of seven runs in the first two innings, the Deerfield baseball team relied on the strong pitching of junior Luke Sigurslid to pull out a 12-8 win on Monday, May 6 at Deerfield High School. Sigurslid pitched 3 1/3 innings in relief, holding the Golden Eagles to just one run and recorded six strikeouts in the win. Trailing 12-8 in the seventh, Fennimore had its...
Cambridge softball scores five runs in the seventh to rally for walk-off win against Wisconsin Heights
Trailing Wisconsin Heights 5-1 entering the seventh inning, the Cambridge softball team needed the bottom of its lineup to spark a rally. Cambridge’s six through nine hitters, which had been a combined 1x8 at the plate, found their swing, getting on base and knocking in runs as Cambridge scored five runs in a 6-5 walk-off win over the Vanguards on Wednesday, May 8. Sophomores Cally Travis and Finley Tuscic both...
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