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High School Baseball State Champions

Division 1

Kaukauna 11

Madison Memorial 5

 

Division 2

Pewaukee 5

Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic 4

 

Division 3

Cedar Grove 13

Dodgeville 9

 

Division 4

Columbus Catholic 8

Potosi-Cassville 4 

WIAA State Girls Soccer Tournament

The 43rd WIAA Girls Soccer Tournament will take place Thursday-Saturday, June 18-20, at Southeast Sales Powersports Stadium at Uihlein Soccer Park, in Milwaukee. 

The single-elimination tournament features four teams in each of the four divisions. Below are the seeds, pairings and time schedule of games.

 

Division 1

Thursday, June 18

#1 Divine Savior Holy Angels (17-2-2) vs. #4 Kimberly (22-1) - 4:30 p.m.

#2 Oregon (17-1-3) vs. #3 Muskego (13-2-3) - 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 20

Championship Game - 1:30 p.m.

 

Division 2

Thursday, June 18

#1 Brookfield Central (12-4) vs. #4 Holmen (18-3-1) - 11 a.m.

#2 Wauwatosa East (15-1-1) vs. #3 DeForest (14-6-1) - 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 20

Championship Game - 11 a.m.

 

Division 3

Friday, June 19

#1 McFarland (16-0-4) vs. #4 Rice Lake (17-2-3) - 4:30 p.m.

#2 Kiel (24-0-1) vs. #3 New Berlin Eisenhower (13-1-2) - 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 20

Championship Game – 7 p.m.

 

Division 4

Friday, June 19

#1 Xavier (21-1)?vs. #4 Ozaukee/Random Lake (18-3-1) - 11 a.m.

#2 The Prairie School (18-1-1) vs. #3 Aquinas (16-3) - 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 20

Championship Game - 4:30 p.m.

 

Top-seeded Divine Savior Holy Angels qualifies for the state tournament for the 13th time overall and for the first time since 2023. They have won five state championships, most recent in 2021. The Dashers also won titles back-to-back in 2008-09 and added championships in 2014 and 2016. This season, they were the champions of the Greater Metro Conference. The Dashers have advanced to state with a 2-1 win over Arrowhead in the Oconomowoc Sectional final. 

WIAA State Baseball Tournament

The 78th Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Baseball State Tournament will take place Monday-Thursday, June 15-18, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute. 

The WIAA has been sponsoring the State Baseball Tournament since 1948. 

The State Baseball Tournament features four divisions. The single elimination tournament includes eight teams in Division 1 and four each in Divisions 2, 3 and 4.

Defending champion Muskego is the #1 seed in the bracket. The Warriors won the title in their first appearance in the baseball tournament held in the spring. They also made five trips to State while sponsoring summer baseball, winning the summer title in 2018 and finishing runner-up in 2002. This season, they finished atop the Classic Eight Conference standings. The Warriors cruised past Franklin 13-1 in five innings in the sectional final at Westosha Central to advance to the State quarterfinals.

Top-seeded Pewaukee makes its third State Tournament appearance and its first since qualifying in consecutive seasons in 2021 and 2022. The Pirates lost in the Division 1 quarterfinals in 2021 and the Division 2 semifinals in 2022. They also made three appearances during the summer baseball era, with their best finish coming in 1972 when they advanced to the semifinals. Pewaukee earned its trip to the State semifinals this year with a 10-5 victory over New Berlin Eisenhower in the sectional final at New Berlin Eisenhower. The Pirates were co-champions of the West Division of the Woodland this spring.

 

Monday, June 15

Division 1 Quarterfinals - 9 a.m.

Game 1 - #4 Madison Memorial (20-7) vs. #5 Fond du Lac (21-8)

Game 2 - #1 Muskego (24-4) vs. #8 Marquette (16-13)

Division 1 Quarterfinals - 2:30 p.m.

Game 3 - #3 Kaukauna (19-7) vs. #6 River Falls (18-9)

Game 4 - #2 Milton (24-5) vs. #7 Nicolet (18-11)

 

Tuesday, June 16

Division 4 Semifinals - 9 a.m.

Game 1 - #2 Potosi/Cassville (19-7) vs. #3 Reedsville (19-6)

Game 2 - #1 Columbus Catholic (22-6) vs. #4 Loyal (16-8)

 

Division 3 Semifinals - approx. 2:30 p.m.

Game 1 - #2 Marathon (26-4) vs. #3 Cedar Grove-Belgium (21-5)

Game 2 - #1 St. Croix Falls (27-1) vs. #4 Dodgeville (24-2)

 

Wednesday, June 17

Division 2 Semifinals - 9 a.m.

Game 1 - #2 Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic (24-6) vs. #3 Waupun (24-5)

Game 2 - #1 Pewaukee (28-2) vs. #4 Somerset (20-9)

 

Rock River League Baseball Scores From Sunday, June 14

Hartford 9

Saukville 0

 

Slinger 5

Oakfield 3

 

Thiensville-Mequon 3

Hustisford 2

 

Clyman 3

Rubicon 1

 

Cedarburg 9

Brownsville 8

 

Milton 17

Helenville 0

 

Farmington 4

Johnson Creek 3

 

Lebanon 7

Watertown 6 

Boys team state tennis tournament

The 31st Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys Team Tennis Tournament will be held Friday and Saturday, June 12-13 at Nielsen Tennis Stadium on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Action will begin at 3:30 p.m. Friday with Division 1 quarterfinals. Play will resume with Division 1 and 2 semifinals at 9 a.m. Saturday.

The championship matches in both divisions will begin following the semifinals based on court availability.

 

Division 1 - Quarterfinals (June 12 - 3:30 p.m.)

#1 Whitefish Bay (24-1) vs. #8 Hudson (19-3)

#4 Marquette (19-3) vs. #5 Neenah (14-6)

#3 Badger (19-5) vs. #6 Franklin (24-2)

#2 Middleton (20-6) vs. #7 Notre Dame (12-11)

 

Division 2 - Semifinals (June 13 - 9 a.m.)

#1 Shorewood (17-8) vs. #4 Edgewood (15-5)

#2 Altoona (26-0) vs. #3 Kohler (23-4)

 

Whitefish Bay is the top seed in the bracket. The Blue Dukes make their seventh State Tournament appearance and their first since qualifying in Division 1 for the first time in 2021. Their first five appearances were in Division 2 and all resulted in state championships, capturing the gold trophy from 1997-2000, and then again in 2002. They are the champions of the North Shore Conference this year.

 

100th WIAA Boys Golf Championships held at University Ridge, in Madison

The 100th Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys Golf Championships will be held Monday and Tuesday, June 8-9 at University Ridge in Madison.

The competition features 16 teams and 24 individual qualifiers in Division 1, and eight teams and 12 individuals in Divisions 2 and 3.

The schools qualifying for the state meet, with the number of appearances as a team in the State Boys Golf Championships in parentheses, in Division 1 are Hartford Union High School (14), Slinger (6), De Pere (10), Edgerton (27), Franklin (7), Homestead (35), Hudson (7), Kettle Moraine (13), Kimberly (9), Marquette (17), Middleton (26), Oregon (2), River Falls (17), Waunakee (4), Westosha Central (7) and Whitefish Bay (38).

Individual qualifiers in Division 1 include senior Jonathan Amtmann and junior Rylan Schulz of Arrowhead High School.

Sectional champions in Division 1 include junior Alex Kuepper of Hartford Union High School, who won the Fond du Lac Sectional; and senior Lucas Piacsek of Waukesha North, who won the Waukesha South Sectional.

Individual qualifiers in Division 2 are sophomore Jack Wirth of Kettle Moraine Lutheran and sophomore Jack Pucci of Lakeside Lutheran.  

 

 

WIAA State Softball Tournament held in Madison

The 50th WIAA State Softball Tournament will take place Wednesday-Saturday, June 10-13, at the Goodman Softball Complex on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison.

The WIAA has been sponsoring the State Softball Tournament since 1976. Stevens Point leads all programs in State titles won with nine. Kimberly has claimed seven titles, and Kaukauna, Marion, Oakfield and Poynette have six. Denmark and Pacelli have won five. Stevens Point has appeared in the most State Tournaments with 19. Oakfield is next on the list with 17 and Ashwaubenon has qualified 16 times. Chippewa Falls and Kimberly have 14 appearances, followed by Cedarburg, Pacelli and Poynette with 13.

Hamilton is the top seed in the bracket in Division 1. The Chargers qualify for the third year in a row and for the fifth time in the last six seasons. It’s the 13th time the Chargers have advanced to State overall. Their deepest tournament runs in the program's previous 12 appearances ended in the semifinals in 1980, 1987 and last season.They earn another shot at a title by rolling to a 9-0 victory over Cedarburg in the sectional final, hosted by Hamilton. The Chargers are the champions in the Greater Metro Conference this year.

Top-seeded Lomira is making its third State appearance and its first since 2021 in Division 3. The only other experience in the tournament came in 2015. Both of the Lions’ previous appearances resulted in losses in the semifinals. They rolled to a five-inning, 11-0 win over Clinton to earn the opportunity to continue their pursuit of a State title. The Lions are the champions of the Wisconsin Flyway Conference this spring. 

 

DIVISION 1

Quarterfinals - Wednesday, June 10

Game-1: #2 Muskego (26-2) vs. #7 Marshfield (18-8) - 11 a.m.

Game-2: #3 Stevens Point (25-4) vs. #6 Appleton North (19-7) - 1:30 p.m.

Game-3: #1 Hamilton (27-1) vs. #8 West Allis Hale/Central (15-11) - 4 p.m.

Game-4: #4 Sun Prairie East (21-4) vs. #5 Union Grove (23-6) - 6:30 p.m.

 

DIVISION 2

Semifinals - Friday, June 12

Game-1: #1 Medford (28-1) vs. #4 Pewaukee (20-9) - 4:30 p.m.

Game-2: #2 Turner (25-3) vs. #3 Fox Valley Lutheran (24-3) - 7 p.m.

 

DIVISION 3

Semifinals - Friday, June 12

Game-1: #1 Lomira (25-3) vs. #4 Spooner (23-1) - 11:30 a.m.

Game-2: #2 New Holstein (23-7) vs. #3 Lodi (20-7) - 2 p.m.

 

DIVISION 4

Semifinals - Thursday, June 11

Game-1: #1 Grantsburg (25-0) vs. #4 Johnson Creek (25-4) - 2 p.m.

Game-2: #2 Mineral Point (26-4) vs. #3 Marathon (25-5) - 4:30 p.m.

 

DIVISION 5

Semifinals - Thursday, June 11

Game-1: #1 Belmont (21-6) vs. #4 Athens (16-11) - 9 a.m.

Game-2: #2 Almond-Bancroft (26-1) vs. #3 Blair-Taylor (21-7) - 11:30 a.m.

 

 

 

Rock River League scores from Sunday, June 7

Hartford 6

Slinger 2

 

Brownsville 7

Hustisford 1

 

Farmington 14

Neosho 3

 

Clyman 15

Helenville 5

 

Lebanon 4

Milton 3

 

Watertown 16

Johnson Creek 7

 

Kewaskum 14

Saukville 1

 

Oakfield 7

Cedarburg 2

 

Final scores from the diamond on Thursday, June 4

High School Baseball:

Neenah 10

Hartford Union High School 3

 

West Bend West 10

Homestead 0

 

Arrowhead 10

Whirefish Bay 2

 

Germantown 11

Manitowoc Lincoln 1

 

Brookfield Central 8

Menomonee Falls 4

 

Nicolet 4

Hamilton 2

 

Mukwonago 3

Oconomowoc 2

 

Kettle Moraine 11

Beloit Memorial 1

 

High School Softball:

Lomira 11

Clinton 0

 

Hamilton 9

Cedarburg 0

 

Pewaukee 4

Whitnall 2 

Hartford track athletes headed to state

The 130th Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys Track and Field Championships and the 55th Girls Track and Field Championships will be held Friday-Saturday, June 5-6 at the Veterans Memorial Stadium Complex on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

The Hartford Union High School boys and girls Track and Field athletes had an impressive season. Many track athletes have qualified for state:

Nolan Monzingo – 110M High Hurdles, 4x400M Relay

Cole Ohm – 100M Dash, 200M Dash

Ezra Markos – 800M Run, 4x400M Relay

Noah Gailey – 3200M Run

Brody Gumm – 400M Dash, 4x400M Relay

Mason Taube – Pole Vault

Carter Koch – 4x400M Relay

Ethan Webb – 4x400M Relay

Dylan Bauer – 4x400M Relay

Amber Rettler – Girls High Jump

 

 

Tournament scores from the diamond on Tuesday, June 2

High School Baseball:

Hartford Union High School 5

Cedarburg 2

 

Menasha 8

Slinger 6

 

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 8

Port Washington 5

 

Arrowhead 6

Wauwatosa West 4

 

Kewaskum 3

Catholic Memorial 0

 

Kettle Moraine 8

Watertown 5

 

Living Word Lutheran 2

Winnebago Lutheran Academy 0

 

Horicon 13

Lomira 0

 

Delavan-Darien 1

Lake Mills 0

 

Cambridge 6

Columbus 2

 

Oconomowoc 16

Janesville Parker 0

 

Badger 9

Beaver Dam 5

 

Pewaukee 2

Campbellsport 1

 

High School Softball:

Cedarburg 9

Hartford Union High School 0

 

Hamilton 4

Slinger 0

 

Denmark 4

Kewaskum 2

 

Pewaukee 3

Catholic Memorial 1

 

Waunakee 6

Beaver Dam 1

 

Appleton North 1

Waupun 0

Ethan Hoffmann is state bound, again

Hartford Union High School senior tennis player Ethan Hoffmann is Hartford’s first-ever four-time state qualifier. He got there with a 6-0, 6-0 win in a match against Fond du Lac.

Ethan told WTKM about his experience at state last season.

"Last year at state, I played this guy who was a top seed in the state also. I felt like I could have played more consistent to get a win. At state, it's intense with so many people watching you with your family and friends."                                 

The WIAA Boys State Tennis Tournaments are held at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium on the campus of the University of Wisconsin, in Madison. The individual tournament runs from Thursday, June 4 to Saturday, June 6.

All of the hours on the tennis court and all of the tournaments through the years landed him in the record books. Hoffmann won his 100th career high school varsity match on Saturday, May 2 in convincing fashion, 6-0, 6-0 in a match with West Bend East. He's the first tennis player in the history of the program, boys or girls, at Hartford Union High School to reach the milestone.   

High school softball scores from Thursday, May 28

Hartford Union High School 3

Homestead 1

 

Kewaskum 6

Winneconne 3

 

Catholic Memorial 3

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 0

 

Cedarburg 6

Arrowhead 0

 

Slinger 5

Germantown 2

 

Pewaukee 10

Grafton 5

 

Beaver Dam 4

Monona Grove 3

 

Hamilton 10

Oconomowoc 0

 

Waupun 1

Oshkosh West 0

 

Johnson Creek 9

Waterloo 1

 

Lakeside Lutheran 3

Stoughton 0

 

Waukesha West 9

Kettle Moraine 4 

Kettle Moraine Lutheran girls track team wins Glacier Trails Conference championship

The Kettle Moraine Lutheran girls track team won a Glacier Trails Conference Championship. The Chargers scored over 150 points, while Port Washington finished second.

Sydney Falkowski broke her school records in both the 200m and 400m, and ran the fastest time in Wisconsin in all divisions in the 400m dash, and the second fastest time (5th in State) in D2 in the 200m dash, according to Kettle Moraine Lutheran Athletics.

 

Sandy Knoll Disc Golf Course recognized

Sandy Knoll Disc Golf Course has been recognized as one of the top disc golf courses in Wisconsin by UDisc, the world’s largest disc golf app. Sandy Knoll ranked 7th out of 471 courses statewide.

“We are extremely proud of what has been accomplished together and look forward to continuing to make Sandy Knoll one of the premier disc golf destinations in Wisconsin,” said Josh Hamm, owner of Riverside Disc Golf in a press release. “This recognition is a direct reflection of the dedication, hard work, and continued improvements made throughout the property.”

Hamm also expressed appreciation to the entire Washington County Parks staff for their continued support and maintenance efforts that help keep the course in outstanding condition.

Sandy Knoll continues to attract players from across the state. 

 

Scores from the diamond on Tuesday, May 26

High School Baseball:

Slinger 9

St. Joseph 6

 

Kewaskum 8

Ozaukee 0

 

Oconomowoc 12

New Berlin West 5

 

Germantown 15

Waukesha South 4

 

Hamilton 11

Mukwonago 10

 

Horicon 3

Winnebago Lutheran Academy 2

 

Watertown 8

Wauwatosa East 7

 

Elkhorn 4

Beaver Dam 3

 

Mayville 24

Marshall 1

 

Seymour 15

Campbellsport 2

 

High School Softball:

Kewaskum 11

Sheboygan Falls-Kohler 0

 

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 4

West Bend East 2

 

Fond du Lac 8

West Bend West 1

 

Homestead 12

Menomonee Falls 6

 

Racine Lutheran 6

Lake Country Lutheran 0

 

Oakfield 11

Horicon 1

 

Germantown 18

Whitefish Bay 3

 

Arrowhead 13

Nicolet 0

 

Oconomowoc 4

Watertown 2

 

Waupun 18

Appleton West 0   

Nascar champion Kyle Busch passes away at 41

Nascar champ Kyle Busch passed away on Thursday, May 21. 

A joint statement from the Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR regarding the passing of Kyle Busch.

 

"On behalf of the Busch family, everyone at Richard Childress Racing and all of NASCAR, we are devastated to announce the sudden and tragic passing of Kyle Busch.

Our entire NASCAR family is heartbroken by the loss of Kyle Busch. A future Hall of Famer, Kyle was a rare talent, one who comes along once in a generation. He was fierce, he was passionate, he was immensely skilled and he cared deeply about the sport and fans. Throughout a career that spanned more than two decades, Kyle set records in national series wins, won championships at NASCAR’s highest level and fostered the next generation of drivers as an owner in the Truck Series. His sharp wit and competitive spirit sparked a deep emotional connection with race fans of every age, creating the proud and loyal ‘Rowdy Nation.’ NASCAR lost a giant of the sport today, far too soon."

 

Busch was a two-time Cup champion. He'd been in the Cup Series since 2004. Busch won the championship in 2015 and 2019, and had 234 victories across all three NASCAR national series.

High School Softball Scores From Thursday, May 21

Hartford Union High School 13

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 0

 

Catholic Memorial 7

Slinger 6

 

West Bend West 13

Germantown 2

 

Muskego 8

Arrowhead 4

 

Menomonee Falls 21

Wauwatosa West 0

 

Green Bay Preble 2

Hamilton 0

 

Campbellsport 11

Oakfield 1

 

Sun Prairie East 8

Beaver Dam 7

 

Waupun 8

Pewaukee 1

 

Watertown 7

Middleton 4 

High School Baseball Scores From Thursday, May 21

West Bend West 3

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 1

 

Kewaskum 12

Plymouth 1

 

Muskego 10

Arrowhead 0

 

Nicolet 9

West Bend East 2

 

Living Word Lutheran 5

Brookfield Academy 4

 

Oconomowoc 11

Catholic Memorial 6

 

Germantown 6

Hamilton 0

 

Campbellsport 5

Lomira 4

 

Mayville 5

St. Mary's Springs 4

 

Jefferson 1

East Troy 0

 

Oak Creek 2

Kettle Moraine 1

 

Milton 3

Watertown 2

 

Horicon 10

Central Wisconsin Christian 7

Hartford runners break records

The Hartford Union High School boys track and field team put in an impressive performance at the North Shore Conference Championships. 

The Orioles broke five school records, including Cole Ohm broke in the 100m with a time of 10.50. Ohm beat the previous record of 10.72. 

Treyton Mertz, Ethan Webb, Myles Jansen, and Sullivan McManigal set a new school record in the 4x200 relay with a time of 1:29:44. The previous record was 1:29:45. 

Carter Koch, McManigal, Jansen, and Ohm broke their own 4x100 relay school record with a time of 42.56, beating the old mark of 42.99.

Ohm also broke his own 200m school record of 21.62 with a time of 21.56. 

Freshman Carter Koch broke the long jump school record of 21-10.75 with a jump of 22-7.5.

 

High School Softball Scores From Tuesday, May 19

Hartford Union High School 10

Germantown 0

 

Plymouth 9

Kewaskum 8

 

Menasha 5

West Bend West 4

 

Arrowhead 9

Kettle Moraine 3

 

Hamilton 12

Kenosha Bradford 5

 

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 14

Mayville 3

 

Campbellsport 7

Random Lake 1

 

Waupun 4

Lomira 1

 

Lakeside Lutheran 3

Waterloo 2

 

Beaver Dam 6

Monona Grove 3

 

Watertown 5

DeForest 3

 

Brookfield Central 8

Menomonee Falls 6 

Scores from the diamond on Monday, May 18

High school softball:

Hartford Union High School 18

Nicolet 0

 

Menomonee Falls 6

West Bend West 2

 

Waukesha North 13

Arrowhead 2

 

Plymouth 12

West Bend East 1

 

Columbus 16

Lake Country Lutheran 1

 

Lake Mills 6

Marshall 4

 

Jefferson 3

Pewaukee 1

 

Hamilton 10

Muskego 7

 

Lourdes Academy 5

Living Word Lutheran 0

 

Beaver Dam 5

Waunakee 4

 

Lomira 14

St. Mary's Springs 0

 

Campbellsport 11

North Fond du Lac 5

 

High school softball:

Nicolet 12

Hartford Union High School 4

 

Slinger 4

Cedarburg 1

 

Waupun 12

Lomira 0

 

Campbellsport 4

Mayville 3