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Cambridge softball defeated by Marshall
The Cambridge softball team was defeated 15-0 by Marshall on Friday, May 3 at Cambridge High School. Naomi Dahl led the Cardinals with four RBIs, going 3x3 with a double. Carly Checky and Emily Brodbeck each had two RBIs, while Sydney Stuntebeck, Kate Luzenski, Mollie Fritter and Lyliane Browne also drove in a run. Cambridge is 4-7 and 2-4 in conference play. ...
Rock County Public Health contact-tracing for reported measles case
JANESVILLE — A Dane County resident spent time in Milton and Janesville while infectious with the measles, the Rock County Public Health Department sayid in an advisory. The health department is working with Public Health Madison and Dane County, SSM Health and Wisconsin Department of Health Services to contact-trace to determine who may have been exposed. Those exposed to the virus may have been at Kwik Trip, 603 W. Madison...
Carrie Kulinski recognized as Rock County YWCA Woman of Distinction
JANESVILLE — For much of the last quarter century, Carrie Kulinski has been a constant face in the Janesville School District, serving and helping others. Now, Kulinski is one of six individuals being honored May 8 as Rock County Women of Distinction. As families in transition coordinator at the Janesville School District, Kulinski helps homeless students and their families secure needed resources. The surprise of finding out she was named...
Rock County residents Tina Petersen, Gary Utterberg honored by Marine Corps League
JANESVILLE — It came as no surprise to members of the Janesville detachment of the Marine Corps League that two of its members were chosen as Wisconsin Marine of the Year and Wisconsin Devil Dog of the Year at the League’s recent state convention. The Marine Corps League was formed in 1923 and is the only congressionally-chartered Marine Corps veterans organization in the United States. Its mission is to preserve traditions of the Marine Corps and strengthen the fraternity of Marines and their families among...
Rain, warmth usher in spring planting
JANESVILLE — After several inches of rain this weekend, Janesville-area farmers say they’re hoping for a drier week to continue planting, amid a mild spring and rising temperatures. Spring planting at W. Hughes Farm, on U.S. Hwy 51 in Janesville, is on schedule, owner Randy Hughes said. Hughes said he’s feeling good about the coming season. As a fifth-generation Janesville-area farmer, Hughes grows crops such as corn, soybeans, sunflowers, and...
Brandenburg breaks school record to win 400, comes from behind to give Janesville Parker win in 1,600 relay
Cayden Brandenburg reasserted himself as one of the fastest athletes in the state at the elite Myrhum Invitational in Hartland on Saturday. He broke his own Janesville Parker school record in the 400-meter dash, taking first in 47.69 seconds and finishing more than two seconds faster than the second-place finisher, who crossed in 49.80 seconds. The interval between Brandenburg and second was roughly as large as the gap between second and 18th. ...
Track and field: Lake Mills boys 12th at Deerfield Classic
DEERFIELD -- Lake Mills' boys track and field team finished 12th at the Deerfield Classic on Friday, May 3. The L-Cats scored 26 points. Junior Mason Fuglestad placed third in the long jump with a personal best leap of 20-1. Junior Tommy Cassady was fourth in the shot put (45-8). ...
Class of 2025 Prom Court announced
The Fort Atkinson High School graduating class of 2025 will attend its prom Saturday. This year the event will be held at McGrath’s Skate and Events in Fort Atkinson. Members of the Class of 2025 Prom Court include: Todd Majeres, Ben Evans, Nolan Recob, Matthew Ketterhagen, Evie Keelty, Madison Henry, Melanie Flores-Arana, Yaretzi Torres, Korynne Kutz, Natasha Marquez, and Madison Stine.
Softball roundup: League-leading Lake Mills routs Lodi 13-0
LODI -- Lake Mills' softball team opened up a one game lead in the Capitol North by routing host Lodi 13-0 in five innings on Friday, May 3. The L-Cats (16-2, 5-1 in conference), who lost 6-5 to the Blue Devils on April 23, tallied 16 hits and had three players -- Savannah Radtke, Ava Kleinfeldt and Taylor Wollin -- who had three hits apiece. Radtke scored four runs and Kleinfeldt drove in five, plus pitched five innings of one-hit ball with five strikeouts to...
Cougars' Abi Anderson takes 1,600 meter run
Janesville Craig’s boys track and field team finished in fifth place with 57 points and its girls team placed seventh with 36 at a Stoughton invitational on Friday. The Cougars’ Abi Anderson took first place in the 1,600 meter run with a time of five minutes and 28.94 seconds and placed second in the 3,200 with a time of 11:52.77 to lead the girls team. Craig’s girls 3,200 relay team...
Girls soccer: Lakeside shut out by Mayville, River Valley
MAYVILLE -- Emily Batterman scored the game-winning goal unassisted in the 64th minute as Mayville edged visiting Lakeside Lutheran 1-0 in nonconference girls soccer on Friday, May 3. Lakeside (4-6-2) had a 9-5 edge in shots on goal and Warriors keeper Elaina Bagdassian stopped four shots. Lakeside hosts Cambridge/Deerfield on Tuesday. MAYVILLE 1, LAKESIDE 0 ...
Track and field: Riley, Worden win races as Fort girls finish 6th at Stoughton; Heagney victorious for boys who take 12th
STOUGHTON — Ashlie Riley, Mary Worden and Grant Heagney all won races for Fort Atkinson’s track and field team at Friday’s Stoughton Invitational. Riley, a junior, won the 300-meter hurdles by 38 one-hundredths of a second in 47.37. She was also fifth in the 100 hurdles in 17.12. Worden, a junior, won the 800-meter run by five seconds in 2:24.14. ...
Softball: Jefferson loses heartbreaker, then rallies past previously unbeaten Brodhead
JEFFERSON -- It was a mixed bag on Friday for the Eagles. Jefferson's softball team squandered a lead in a 4-3 loss to Brodhead, only to bounce back and hand the top-ranked Cardinals their first loss, 3-1 in a doubleheader at Riverfront Park. The Eagles (12-5, 7-2 in conference), ranked sixth in the Division 2 Coaches Poll, jumped ahead early in the first game, which counted in the conference standings....
Cambridge/Deerfield girls soccer wins against Jefferson
Three different seniors scored a goal in a Cambridge/Deerfield girls soccer 3-1 win over Jefferson on Friday, May 3 at Cambridge High School. Senior Kaila Buehler scored in the ninth minute, while senior Grace Carlson broke a 1-1 tie with a goal in the 25th minute. Senior Audrey Kessenich scored the third United goal in the 61st minute. For Jefferson, junior Addison McMahon scored in the 21st minute. ...
Baseball Recap: Union Grove has no trouble against Milton
Union Grove put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Milton Red Hawks with a sharp 15-2 win. Union Grove's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Deerfield baseball remains tied for first in conference standings after sweeping Fall River; lose non-conference game to Lakeside Lutheran
The Deerfield pitching staff combined to hold Fall River to just two hits in an 18-1 win on Thursday, May 2 at Fall River High School. Senior Kris Hahn earned the start, pitching four innings with 11 strikeouts. Hahn allowed one unearned run and gave up two hits in the win. Junior Bryce Eickhoff pitched an inning of relief, recording two strikeouts and not allowing a hit or a walk. ...
Brodhead/Juda's girls, Clinton's boys take home team titles at Beloit Daily News Invitational
BELOIT—On a night where the Brodhead/Juda girls track and field team were wearing throwback uniforms from the 80s and 90s, it was only fitting that junior Stella Arn broke a school record that had stood since the 1990s. Arn’s efforts were one of several catalysts for the Cardinals, who won the 43rd Beloit Daily News Invitational at Beloit Turner High School on Friday evening. And on the boys’ side, it...
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