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The Middleton-Cross Plains Board

of Education recently approved

changes to the service learning require-ment intending to make the graduation

requirement more flexible and accessi-

ble for all students.

Community service will now count

toward the required service learning

hours. The new changes will be

phased in. Students who will graduate

in 2015 will need 20 hours of

service; the following year, students

will need 30 hours. The Class of 2017

and future classes will need 40 hoursof service.

Director of teaching and learning-

secondary Laura Love and MHS serv-

ice learning coordinator Karen Stodola

made the proposal to the board. They

emphasized the importance of the

board voting so that planning and im-

plementation could start right away.

Love and Stodola said they wanted

next years senior class to have all the

necessary information they would need

going into summer.

There is some flexibility in howhours are recorded and in what kinds

of things we will not count, Love told

the board. Things that probably

would not count like are if you are in-

volved with church service if it is

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Inside this issue:Local: Westport: Sports:

Saturday walk raised funds

for guide dogs. Page 2Public works building price

under $1 million. Page 6Baseball Cards eye

Big 8 crown. Page 12

Geiger Counter . . . . . . . . 9

Dining Guide. . . . . . . . . 1 1

Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Herrmann will leave

Middleton High School

Middleton High School principalDenise Herrmann announced Sunday

night she is resigning to accept a simi-lar position in California.

Herrmann took over at MHS for re-

tiring principal Tom Vandervest in2006 after six years as the assistantprincipal of curriculum and instruction

at St. Charles North High School. Inthe 1990s, she worked nine years as a

science teacher and chair of the sciencedepartment at North High.

During Herrmanns eight-year

tenure here, MHS re-

ceived a number ofaccolades. The school

was a U.S. Depart-ment of Education

Green RibbonSchools award winner

in 2012. MHS was

ranked the third-bestpublic high school inthe state by

Newsweekin 2013.The school also earned a composite

ACT score of 25.5 each of the past two

$1 million in TIFfor new Middleton

Station Apartments?

The Middleton Plan Commission

last week recommended the com-mon council approve a $1 million

bond for a Tax Increment Financing(TIF) request. The request comes

from developer Middleton StationLLC. The funding is for the devel-

opment of an apartment complexdirectly east of Capital Brewery on

Terrace Avenue.Middleton Station Apartments

would be a five story with 39 unitsincluding studios, one and two bed-

rooms, and office space availablefor lease. Plans include 42 covered

parking spaces, indoor bike storage,and common areas.

It is a million dollars in devel-

oper financed TIF for the Middle-ton Station project to be spilt and

repaid, said city planning directorEileen Kelley to the commission.

70 percent to repay the TIF assis-tance for the developers and 30 per-

cent to the general TIF fund. Thisis the first one we have one done

splitting and allowing the TIF[fund] to receive some of the incre-

ment immediately and then 70 per-cent to be paid back.

The TIF agreement will alsogrant residents of the new apart-

ment building to use parking spacesin a future city parking lot. The

parking lot is part of a Terrace Av-enue redevelopment plan the city

has approved.The commission was also noti-

fied that an earlier approved TIFproject will be delayed.

Kraemer Development and MSPReal Estate are requested $1.2 mil-

School board approves service

learning requirement changes

On Thursday, May 15 at 4:43 a.m.the Middleton Police Department was

informed of a stabbing alleged to haveoccurred a few hours earlier a short dis-

tance from the victims residence.The victim, a 37-year-old male, in-

dicated that after he left the Hody Barand Grill located at 1914 Aurora Street,

and while he was walking toward hisresidence, he was unexpectedly at-

tacked and subsequently stabbed mul-tiple times by an unknown number of

subjects. The victim received multiplenon-life threatening injuries.

The Middleton Police Departmentbelieves this incident occurred some-

where in the vicinity of the Hody Barand Grill.

The Middleton Police Department isasking anyone who may have informa-

tion or witnessed this incident to con-tact the police department at

608-824-7300, tipster line at 608-824-7304 or text at 608-824-7300.

Man stabbed on wayhome from Hody Bar

Times-Tribune photo by ALISSA PFEIFFER

Fire away!People who get involved in politics often have to put out figurative fires, but Middleton City Council memberMiriam Share (above) recently found herself extinguishing a literal one. During week six of the Middleton

Police Department Citizens Academy, Share and other students learned how to properly use fire extinguishersduring a trip to Middleton Fire Station No. 1. To read more about the academy, turn to page 4.

by MATT GEIGER

Times-Tribune

by CAMERON BREN

Times-Tribune

by CAMERON BREN

Times-Tribune

See HERRMANN, page 3

See LEARNING, page 5

See TIF, page 5

Herrmann

Development would

include 39 units on

Terrace Avenue


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Puppies on Parmenter were allover downtown Middleton onSaturday

to raise awareness and make it possiblefor the blindto receiveguide dogs.

The walkers, who numbered close to200, walked their owndogs to raise

funds for OccuPaws Guide Dog Asso-ciation, which raises, trains, and places

guide dogs free of charge to the visu-ally impaired in Wisconsin.

Walkers stopped at 14 participatingbusinesses along the Parmenter Street

corridorand got extra raffle tickets foreach business they visited. Almost

every walker stopped at each busi-ness, providing the proverbial

firstfoot in the door for new cus-tomers. Several walkers commented

that theydid not know Middleton hadso many wonderful shops and busi-

nesses, and would return to themlater.

Walkers thenreturned to the Capital

Brewery Bier Garten, where Ex-

panded Waistband ofWaukesha played classic rock and

blues all afternoon.There were brats and hot dogs pro-

vided by UW Provisions, cookies fromClasens Bakery, a huge Silent Auction,

face painting forkids (and adults), andof course hundreds of raffle tickets to

draw. More than 70 area businessescontributed items for the silent auction.

More than80 dogs of all shapes andsizes, ranging from tiny Chihuahuas to

ahuge St. Bernard,enjoyed the outingand were very well behaved.

People also got to meet OccuPawspuppies-in-training. Working Occu-

Paws Guide Dogs Gilbert andMeadow were also present at the

fundraiser, which raised more than$6,000 for the non-profitorganization.

Major sponsors of the event wereShade Family Foundation, Mounds Pet

Food Warehouse, Goben Cars, CapitalBrewery, Quaker Steak & Lube, and

UW Provisions. Middleton busi-nesseswelcomingwalkers were Dog-

topia, Falbo Bros. Pizzeria, GobenCars, Hardees, Magic Mutt Dog Wash,

Middleton Dress Company, MiddletonPower Center, Middleton Travel, Mus-

tard Museum, Neena, Roman CandlePizzeria, Tis the Season, Villa Dolce,

and Zimbrick Volkswagen. Vendorswere Happy Dogz Daycare, Salon

Fido, and Thirty-one Gifts.This was the fifthannual Middle-

tondog walk organized by OccuPaws,and is one of the groups major

fundraisers each year.OccuPaws in-vests $25,000 - $30,000 in the t raining

ofeach graduating Guide Dog, whichis then placed at no charge with a visu-

ally impaired adult or child in Wiscon-sin.

More information about the organi-zation is at www.occupaws.org and on

Facebook.

PAGE 2 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014

Dogs and their people take a stroll on Parmenter

Photos by Jeff Martin

Nearly 200 human walkers took part in the annual Puppies onParmenter fundraiser for the OccuPaws GuideDog Association.

More information about the organization is available atwww.occupaws.org and on Facebook.


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years, which ranked MHS in the topfour in the state both years.

Herrmanns time with the district

was undoubtedly one during which thehigh school thrived on many levels.However, she also helped usher in a

new age at the school, and its morerigid tone was not embraced by every

member of the staff, or by every parent.Under Herrmann, the high school

became increasingly closed off fromthe public, including from parents who

said they found it difficult to contacttheir children after new protocols were

put in place. Likewise, while Vander-vest welcomed the public, including

the local press, into the classroom, Her-rmann created a less open campus and

frequently declined to respond to ques-tions about what transpired within the

schools walls.

By any measure, Middleton HighSchool is one of the top schools in the

state and that is a credit to Denise along

with all of the incredible staff, studentsand parents, superintendent DonJohnson said. We wish her the best of

luck in the next phase of her journey.Herrmann graduated from Northern

Illinois with a bachelors degree in1988. She earned her masters degree

in chemistry from Northern Illinois in1991 and completed her doctorate in

curriculum and leadership from the

school in 2002.Herrmann, who informed staff of her

decision on Sunday night, will remain

at MHS until June 30. She will thenbegin her new duties as the principal at

Henry M. Gunn High School in PaloAlto, Calif.

It has been an honor to work atMiddleton High School these past

eight years, she said. I have learned

so much from the staff and students atMHS. The talent, dedication and col-

laborative spirit of our staff is un-matched. I am proud of my tenure here

and am thankful to have had the expe-

rience of working with each of you.

THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3

CHURCH NOTES

Brick and crosswalk work pushes forward

The City of Middletons downtown

brick and crosswalk replacement proj-ect continues to progress, although the

pace has frustrated some who feel thework is disrupting business and traffic.

Workers last week poured the curbsalong Hubbard Avenue and installed

most of the concrete sections within thestreet itself. The remainder of the street

concrete work was expected to be com-pleted this week.

Once the last section has adequatelycured, workers will pour the asphalt

pavement adjoining the concrete.Speedway Sand & Gravel has fi-

nally found a source for the rocks thatwill lie beneath the pavers, so work on

the terraces should also begin thisweek. City officials anticipate the brick

paver installation on this block of Hub-bard will continue into next week, but

they are hopeful that the street can bereopened during Memorial Day week-

end so that on-street parking is avail-able for use during that time.

There may be a need to close some,or all, of the street after Memorial Day

to complete the street terraces, accord-ing to the city.

Sidewalks continue to remain open,

and the City is working with the con-

tractor to accommodate as well as pos-sible business patrons and sidewalk

cafes.Many citizens and business owners

have expressed frustration over theslow pace of the project, which the city

says was caused by the contractorsdelay in obtaining underlayment stone

that meets project specifications.The City has made arrangements to

have the old bricks, which are actuallycolored concrete, loaded onto pallets

and given away for free at the PublicWorks Garage located at the corner of

Laura Lane and Century Avenue. Thebricks will be available on Friday af-

ternoons from noon to 3 p.m. If you areinterested in acquiring the bricks,

please contact Shawn Ulsrud at [email protected].

Citizens will need to make their ownarrangements to load them and sign an

indemnification form prior to doingso. City personnel will not be loading

for people.At this point, city staff es-timate that each pallet will be loaded

with 120 square feet or 540 paversstacked 10 rows high with a total

weight of 3,100 pounds. The bricks(colored concrete) are 4x8 and

would measure about 5 per square foot.For more information about the

project, contact Mark Opitz at [email protected], or call 608-

821-8370.

Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

Workers last week poured the curbs along Hubbard Avenue and installed most of the concrete sections within thestreet itself. The remainder of the street concrete work was expected to be completed this week.

HERRMANN continued from page 1

City is offering

old bricks to

citizens for free


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The Corporation for National and

Community Service (CNCS) has an-nounced a grant of a $247,188 (renew-

able for two additional years) to UnitedWay of Dane Countys Achievement

Connections program that will place 20

AmeriCorps members in Madison and

Middleton high schools to tutor stu-dents in algebra.

United Way is providing a cashmatch of $428,295 annually. Tutoring

in concert with the teachers curricu-

lum is one of the research-backed

strategies to increase student perform-ance and is a key part of United Ways

plan to reduce the racial achievementgap.

This is an exciting opportunity,Leslie Ann Howard, President & CEO

of United Way of Dane County said ofthe collaboration between the United

Way of Dane County, Madison Metro-politan School District,

Middleton/Cross Plains Area SchoolDistrict, and AmeriCorps. Ameri-

Corps members have a tremendous im-pact in our Education work by

allowing us to recruit hundreds of com-

munity volunteers to tutor strugglingstudents to accelerate results on our

communitys Agenda for Change.The grant will allow us to place

teams of four AmeriCorps math tutorsand one AmeriCorps tutor coordinator

at four high schools in Madison andMiddleton. The AmeriCorps tutor co-

ordinator will train, recruit and coordi-nate volunteers with math proficiency

to tutor high school students in algebra.Two academic indicators fore-

shadow long-term academic success ina student, says Kathy Hubbard, Direc-

tor of Community Impact in Education

at United Way of Dane County. Thefirst is ability to read by fourth grade

and completion of algebra is the sec-ond. Meeting these two academic mile-

stones greatly increases a childs abilityto graduate.

United Way and our communityhave been fortunate to have support

from the CNCS since 1998 for ourSchools of Hope Elementary tutoring

program. Achievement Connectionsalso uses an effective one-on-one tutor-


United Way gets grant to tackle local acheivement gap

CC ITIZENSITIZENS AACADEMYCADEMY

Citizens Academy takes students to Middleton Fire Station

The Middleton Police DepartmentCitizens Academy switched gears in

its sixth week to learn about a different,very important resource in Middleton:

the fire department.The class met for their sixth session

on Wednesday, May 7, at the Middle-ton Fire District. Chief Aaron Harris

opened the class, giving an introduc-tion of both the building and the fire

fighting team.The Middleton Fire District covers a

wide range of unfortunate events, in-cluding building and vehicle fires,

storm relief, structural collapse relief,extractions, ice rescue, and boat rescue.

The Districts jurisdiction serves a pop-ulation of approximately 30,000 people

and spans 55 square miles, includingthe Town of Middleton, City of Mid-

dleton, Town of Springfield, and Town

of Westport.The District is unique in that the ma-

jority of their staff i s basically volun-teer: five full-time employees and 120

volunteers who are paid a small stipendper call make up the team. The fire

fighters vary in profession, with any-one from lawyers to former profes-

sional athletes volunteering their time.

After receiving a tour of the buildingby Battalion Chief Brad Subera, the

class was split up into groups to takepart in several activities performed by

the fire fighting team while on duty:spraying fire extinguishers and fire

hoses, ascending the 100 foot motor-ized ladder to oversee a gorgeous sun-

set view over downtown Middleton,

repelling down two stories of the Fire

District building, and wearing heavyfirefighter suits while hauling man-

nequins, swinging sledgehammers, andnavigating through obstacle courses.

Altogether, its amazing the widerange of skills that our firefighters must

know, and how physically demanding

each of these skills are. Middletons

fire station serves as a role model formany other stations in the nation, and

its because of the beautiful buildingand hardworking volunteers that it is so

idolized.Check back each week to see the lat-

est from the Citizens Academy!

Part of an ongoing series

covering the Middleton

Police Department

Citizens Academy

by ALISSA PFEIFFER

Times-Tribune

Photo by officer Jill Tutaj

Students pose with Chief Aaron Harris (far right) and Battalion ChiefBrad Subera (far left).

Times-Tribune photo by ALISSA PFEIFFER

Students received a guided tour by Battalion Chief Brad Subera.

See GAP, page 7


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specifically for the church, or babysit-

ting a sibling, but for the most part its

pretty wide open.

That loose definition of what consti-

tutes community service was a concern

for some board members.

We gave you three years to do this

and you came back and wanted to

throw it away, now you have presented

me with one page, board member

Leeanne Hallquist commented on the

proposal. What I need to approve this

is it has to look like a curriculum you

have to show me what the opportuni-

ties are going to be in school and a list

of what you will and will not accept.

Love said that a more comprehen-

sive list would be the next step and that

the brevity only reflected the urgency

of the implementation.

What our next task would be is to

create a list of here are multiple exam-

ples of the kinds of things that we will

approve and accept, here are a few

things that would not really count even

as community service, Love ex-

plained. If a student had a question

about what would and would not count

they could come to Karen and she

could provide guidance right away.As

far as the list, we could provide that in

the fall but we just wanted to get some-

thing out to families before the end of

the year because of a sense of urgency

and pressure they felt.

Other board members saw the single

page proposal fit for its purpose.

I am happy with the level of detail

that we have and what you said in the

letter, said board member Ellen Lind-

gren. I think that will give kids a big

sigh of relief.

The board unanimously approved

the changes to the service

learning/community service graduation

requirement.

Tuesday, May 62:37 p.m. Fraud, 2200 block ofDeming Way

2:39 p.m. Theft, 2100 block of Bris-tol St.

5:34 p.m. Accident w/injuries, Uni-versity Ave. & Park St.

Wednesday, May 79:54 a.m. Sexual assault, 2600block of Amherst Rd.

11:39 a.m. Theft, 2100 block ofBristol St.

2:27 p.m. Weapon violation, 2100block of Bristol St.

2:36 p.m. Fraud, 6800 block of-Monday, May 12

11:32 a.m. Sexual assault, 6300block of Pheasant Ln.

12:05 p.m. Burglary, 6300 block ofMaywood Ave.

3:08 p.m. Fire, 6900 block of LloydWright Ave.

Thursday, May 812:31 p.m. Fraud, 6900 block of

Apprentice Pl.4:18 p.m. Fraud, 6800 block of Uni-versity Ave.

8:17 p.m. Theft, 5100 block ofBrindisi Ct.

9:36 p.m. Theft, 3500 block of

Roma Ln.

Friday, May 912:41 p.m. Animal bite, 1600 block

of N High Point Rd.4:24 p.m. Fraud, 6400 block of

Century Ave.

6:22 p.m. Theft, 6700 block ofFrank Lloyd Wright Ave.9:14 p.m. Theft, 7000 block of

Donna Dr.10:33 p.m. Uniform control sub-

stance, 2000 block of Allen Blvd.

Saturday, May 104:52 a.m. Fire, 2600 block of

Branch St.5:29 a.m. Fire, 2600 block of

Branch St.12:53 p.m. Malicious mischief,

2100 block of Bristol St.

Sunday, May 116:13 p.m. Damage to property, 3200

block of Northbrook Dr.

6:52 p.m. Malicious mischief, 8800block of Red Beryl Dr.

Monday, May 1211:32 a.m. Sexual assault, 6300

block of Pheasant Ln.

12:05 p.m. Burglary, 6300 block ofMaywood Ave.

3:08 p.m. Fire structure, 6900 blockof Frank Lloyd Wright Ave.

Tuesday, May 132:45 a.m. - Annoying phone (sexual

conduct), 8400 block of GreenwayBlvd.7: 02 a.m. Fire, 6200 block of Uni-

versity Ave.7:54 a.m. Theft, 7100 block of Cen-

tury Ave.11:54 a.m. Sexual assault, 2100

block of Bristol St.12:35 p.m. 911 disconnect (domes-

tic disturbance), 6300 block of Pheas-ant Ln.

2:24 p.m. Domestic disturbance,2000 block of Allen Blvd.

3:07 p.m. Fraud, 200 block of ParkSt.

Wednesday, May 149:46 a.m. Sexual assault, 2100

block of Bristol St.

4:28 p.m. Malicious mischief, 2100block of Bristol St.11:10 p.m. Domestic disturbance,

7100 bock of University Ave.

Thursday, May 154:43 a.m. EMS (battery), 7000block of Hubbard Ave.

9:04 a.m. Domestic disturbance,7100 block of University Ave.

11:21 a.m. Theft, 2100 block ofBristol St.

12:00 p.m. Domestic disturbance

(follow-up), 7300 block of Donna Dr.12:06 p.m. Theft, 2100 block ofBristol St.

1:46 p.m. Animal bite, 1600 blockon N. High Point Rd.

1:59 p.m. Theft, 2100 block of Bris-tol St.

7:49 p.m. Theft, 3600 block ofNapoli Ln.

9:35 p.m. Domestic disturbance,7100 block of Belle Fontaine Blvd.

Friday, May 1612:08 p.m. Theft, 8600 block ofUniversity Grn.

8:55 p.m. Domestic disturbance,5300 block of South ridge Way

Saturday, May 1710:22 p.m. Theft, 2500 block ofAllen Blvd.

Sunday, May 188:35 a.m. Damage to property, 5800block of Highland Ter.

9:11 a.m. Theft from auto, 6600block of Maywood Ave.

9:32 a.m. Domestic disturbance,6200 block of Maywood Ave.

10:07 a.m. Theft, 5100 block of

Churchill Ln.12:24 p.m. Domestic disturbance,3600 block of Napoli Ln.

3:44 p.m. Domestic disturbance,3600 block of Napoli Ln.

4:18 p.m. Fire in dumpster, 6400block of University Ave.

9:08 p.m. Fire, 2300 block of Par-menter St.

11:22 p.m. Domestic disturbance,6300 block of Pheasant Ln. Univer-

sity Ave.3:07 p.m. Sexual assault, 7300

block of Donna Dr.3:16 p.m. Uniform control sub-

stance, 1200 block of Sweeney Dr.4:33 p.m. Fraud, 6800 block of Uni-

versity Ave.

5:47 p.m. Damage to property, 2100block of Bristol St.6:15 p.m. Theft, 2000 block of

Allen Blvd.


Police Beat

LEARNING continued from page 1

lion in TIF funds to build an affordable housing apartment complex at

8001 University Avenue directly west of the Beltline.MSP has applied for Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development

Authority (WHEDA) tax credits and we recently found out the projectdid not receive the credits this round, said developer Jeff Kraemer. We

were hoping to construct the project in a single phase but this recent de-velopment will require a phased approach in order to deliver the commer-

cial projects in the timeframe required by tenants.

Kraemer said they will apply for the credits again but may also seekout other funding. Commissioners were pleased to see the project moveforward even if it is only a part of it. Mayor Sonnentag reiterated how

long the city has been hoping to redevelop the site.The commission approved the change in the TIF agreement.

TIF continued from page 1


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The town of Springfield Board ofSupervisors met on Tuesday, May 6

and unanimously voted to approve aconstruction bid in the amount of

$187,607 through Wolf Paving for thetowns renewal project on Foxfire Rd.

and Wildrose Ct. Springfield receiveda total of seven bids for the project,

randing from Wolf Paving, who wasthe low bidder, to Iverson Construc-

tion, who bid the project at $281,274.Town Engineer Joe DeYoung was pres-

ent for the discussion, assisted theboard with questions regarding the re-

ceived bids, what work was included inthe bids, and the upcoming time line on

the project. The bid results are con-cluded, commented Town Engineer

DeYoung, we were very happy with

the results. DeYoung also estimatedthe work would begin later in the sum-

mer, as part of the bid was to allow theconstruction firm determine when to

start the work over the summer, withthe stipulation that the work be done

before the beginning of the school year.

The Town of Springfield also Thediscussion was placed on the agenda asa reaction to the Town of Westports

resolution requesting the county com-prehensively revise its zoning code

and review the makeup of the CountyZoning and Land-use Regulation Com-

mittee. Westport wants, commentedSupervisor Jim Pulvermacher on the

recent Westport decision, a totalrewrite of it (Chapter 10). Springfield

board members commented on themoves as a strategy, and agreed to table

the item and any decisions until after

the next Dane County Towns Associ-ation meeting.

The Springfield Board also hostedits annual town clean-up day on Satur-

day, May 3, 2014 for town residents todispose of large unwanted household

items from 8am-12pm, which was met

with a large turnout of town residentsand three full dumpsters of unwantedmaterials, in addition to more than a

semi-trailer full of old electronics thatwere dropped off for recycling.

The Springfield board additionallygranted operators licenses to local em-

ployees, paid the town bills, and votedunanimously to donate $150 to the

Waunakee Fire Department for theirassistance in a controlled burn at the

land acquired for the new town park.The board also set up a parkland clean-

up date of May 31st, 2014, at 8 a.m.

Board members discussed possible ac-tivities for volunteers to assist with,

and discussed potentially grading thearea for public use, as well as poten-

tially obtaining an erosion control per-mit for the land.

Springfield also renewed two CDs

on May 6 that were approaching orpast due dates at both the State Bank of

Cross Plains, and at Middleton Com-munity Bank. One CD at Middleton

Community Bank in the amount of$14,604 was renewed for 33 months at

0.75%, and the CD at State Bank ofCross Plains in the amount of $200,000

was re-enrolled at the State Bank of

Cross Plains for 33 months at an inter-est rate of 1.25%.


WWESTPORTESTPORT

SSPRINGFIELDPRINGFIELD

Town board approves bid for Public Works building

The Westport Town Board votedMay 5 to approve a bid for Fischl Con-

struction of Verona to construct a newPublic Works Facility with a bid of

$981,100.The township a total of six bids for

the project, and the boards vote to ap-prove moving forward was not a unan-

imous decision. Construction bidswere received by the township that

ranged from Fischls at $981,100 toAdvance Building Corp, who quoted

the job at $1,025,000.

Discussion at the board meeting in-

cluded attempts to lower the overallprice of the job by delaying portions of

the work, including finishing the inte-

rior office section of the Public WorksFacility, installing ceiling fans, and de-ciding which type of dumpster enclo-

sure fencing was needed for the newbuilding. The discussion included

some back and forth regarding poten-tial savings that could be achieved by

finishing some items afterward, but itwas eventually concluded that the proj-

ect should be completed entirely dur-ing its construction.

The final vote that approved theproject was 4-1, with Supervisor Bill

Von Rutenberg voting against movingforward with construction after enu-

merating his position against the highcost of the project. The demolition

process of the current Public Works fa-

cility was slated to begin Monday, May

12, 2014 by Robinson Brothers ofWaunakee, who bid the demolition at

$15,900 including asbestos abatement.

No date is as of yet set for ground-breaking on the new facility.

The Westport Board also voted

unanimously to approve a constructionbid from Raymond Cattell Company in

the amount of $138,514 for a project toredo Tall Oaks Rd. They came in

commented Board Administrator TomWilson, at a really good price. Dis-

cussion on the item included reaffirm-ing the reliability and quality of the

contractor, and discussing the timeframe of the project. This work,

added Administrator Wilson, willprobably be done in like August.

The Town of Westport also hostedthe Ella Wheeler Wilcox dig on Satur-

day, May 10. The dig was a free com-

munity event, and was aimed to locate

artifacts and the foundation of the EllaWheeler Wilcox House.

The day [was scheduled to include]

a lecture on archeology, advised apress release concerning the event,looking for artifacts such as pottery

shards, uncovering the Wilcox homefoundation, and mapping the archeo-

logical site.Plans for the site are also outlined in

the press release, which eventually in-clude a shelter/picnic area, trails, ed-

ucational signage, and a monumenthonoring Ms. Wilcox.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox was a localpoet who lived from the mid 1800s

until 1919, and called the Madison areahome after being born in Johnstown,

WI in 1850. Town Administrator TomWilson also advised the Westport His-

torical Preservation Committee was

planning on being present at the event,

and would briefly meet afterward todiscuss the findings of the dig.

The Westport Board of Supervisors

also undertook some housekeeping ac-tions at the meeting, including payingthe towns bills, granted a driveway

variance, and heard committee reportsfrom committee members on the

board. The board also held a brief up-date on its recent decision to withdraw

from Dane County Zoning, with BoardChairman John Van Dinter giving an

update on the Dane County Towns As-sociation and other potential towns that

may attempt to join Westport in its re-cent attempt to withdraw from county

zoning and support the ZLR reformmotion made by the township at the

April 21 board meeting, and Board Ad-ministrator Wilson advised he was

going to continue working towards the

townships withdrawal.

Town approves $187,607 bid for road improvement project

MHS Graduation

by MIKE DREW

Times-Tribune

by MIKE DREW

Times-Tribune

Price tag for the

facility is $981,100

Class of 2014 to be honoredThe Middleton High School graduating Class of 2014 will be honored at

a Baccalaureate service on Sunday, June 1, 2014 beginning at 7 p.m. at As-

bury United Methodist Church, 6101 University Avenue (across from Im-perial Garden Restaurant). This non-denominational service is open to any

senior and their families who wish to participate. The Volunteer StudentBaccalaureate Choir will sing under the direction of Mr. Thomas Mielke.A

reception will follow the event. Participating seniors are asked to arrive atAsbury with their cap and gown at 6:30 pm.Questions regarding the service

can be directed to the Asbury office at 238-9211.


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ing model that works in concert withthe teachers curriculum to help stu-

dents get the additional academic atten-tion they may need. Schools of Hope

elementary focuses on literacy, whileAchievement Connections focuses on

math.

Become an AmeriCorps memberwith United Way of Dane County:

They will be recruiting 20 Ameri-Corps members for this project: 13

math tutors, 4 tutor coordinators, 1 vol-unteer coordinator at United Way of

Dane County Volunteer Center, 1 vol-unteer coordinator to at the Morgridge

Center for Public Service at the Uni-versity of Wisconsin-Madison, and 1

United Way 2-1-1 Information Special-ist. The positions begin service in Au-

gust 2014. If you are interested inapplying, please contact Briony

MacPhee at (608) 245-8072, email herat [email protected]

or log ontounitedwaydanecounty.org/jobs.

Become an Achievement Connec-tions Volunteer Tutor:

If you are interested in becoming an

Achievement Connections tutor, pleasecall United Way 2-1-1 by dialing 2-1-

1 from any landline or mobile phone orlog onto

www.unitedwaydanecounty.org andclick on the VOLUNTEER button.

About Achievement Connections:Achievement Connections High

School Math Tutoring is collaboration

between United Way of Dane County,the Madison Metropolitan School Dis-

trict, and the Middleton-Cross PlainsArea School District. Its mission is to

work with school staff to eliminate theracial and socio- economic achieve-

ment gap by increasing the academicperformance of students of color and

those from low-income families. Itsgoal is to increase the number of stu-

dents passing algebra by 10th gradewith a grade C or higher, which is a

leading indicator that a student willgraduate from high school and be

ready for college, career and commu-

nity. AmeriCorps members based inMadison and Middleton area high

schools will directly tutor students aswell as serve as recruit, train and over-

see volunteer tutors. Tutors will pro-vide individualized math tutoring

focused on homework help, test prepa-

ration, and be matched with studentswho need of additional help with math,

core math skill-building, and core mathskill-building.

To learn more visit unitedway-danecounty.org


SSOCIETYOCIETY

Sarah Sonnentag, of Middleton, will wed Greg Zephirin, of Whitefish Bay, in a ceremony at the Madison Childrens

Museumon June 28, 2014.The bride is the daughter of Kurt and Kris Sonnentag, both of Middleton. She is a 1999 graduate of Middleton

High School and in 2003 earned an undergraduate degree in psychology from the University ofMinnesota. Sarah in2006 earned a Masters Degree in School Counseling from The College of William and Mary. She is currently em-

ployed by the Hillsboro School District in Hillsboro, OR.The grooms parents are Jim and Vicki Zephirin, of Pewaukee. Greg is a 1998 Graduate of Whitefish Bay High

School and in 2003 earned an undergraduate degree in education from UW-Milwaukee. He is currently employedby the North Clackamas School District in Milwaukie, OR.

Engagement Anniversary

Norman and Karen Esser have announced that a new datehas been set for theircelebration of 50 years of marriage.

The Essers will celebrate their golden anniversary on Sunday, June 1, 2014with a blessing of their marriage during 10:30 a.m. mass at Saint Francis Xavier

in Cross Plains, followed by an Open House at the American Legion Hall in CrossPlains from noon to 4 p.m.

The Essers were going to celebrate with family and friends early in April. How-ever, the week prior to that event, Karen ended up in the hospital and had a double

bypass heart operation. She has recovered well and looks forward to celebratingwith Norman and her family and friends who have been by her side in prayer and

thought throughout this untimely delay.

Norman and

Karen Esser

Sonnentag - Zephirin

GAP continued from page 4


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6th Grade Recognition Awards (3rd

Quarter)

The sixth grade teachers at Glacier

Creek Middle School use Standards

Based Grading. The sixth graderecognition awards are determined by

excellence in academics and/or excel-

lence in habits of learning. The fol-lowing students have demonstrated

proficiency or advancement in all ac-

ademic areas and/or proficiency or

advancement with their habits of

learning.An asterisk (*) denotes stu-dents who have demonstrated profi-

ciency or advancement in both

categories.

Acker, Lauren R *

Ahuja, AniketAnagnostopoulos, Alexandra A *

Anderson, Julia G *Bauerle, Megan J *

Bebermeier, Cailin MBiwott, Ashley J

Bodenstein, Cheyanne MBoehnen, Elizabeth M

Bursac, KarinaCarlson, Cian R

Coffini, Alexander JDe Oliveira, Sophia C *

Deptula, Cole M *Diamond-Tumbush, Aliza I

Ehrhardt, Noah S *Fargen, Jacob D

Folsom, Elizabeth MFrusciante, Brian A

Gattenby, Tanner JGehrke Kallstromer, Alicia N *

Gehrke Kallstromer, Emelie S *Gilles, Braedon D

Godishala, ShreyaGorwitz, Samantha M

Graf, Katelyn CGrimm, Hunter E

Hanson, Kaitlyn GHellenbrand Jordan J

Helt, Sydney LHinz, Nicholas S *

Hodson, Makenzie L *Hoferle, Peter J

Holland Jr., Stephen DHoughton, Kylie E

Hovind, Alexander JHuber, Carson J

Huff, Tyler WHylbert, Julia L

Jackson, Joelle NJafari, Amirali

Jasinski, Micheline PJens, Bryn E

Johnson, Ashton S *Johnson, Ekaterina M

Johnson, Paxton JJohnson, William E

Joslyn, Katherine M *Kalscheur, Blake S *

Kelliher, Mason RKjentvet, Jack C

Knight, Kaitlin MLaBoda, Lane P

Larsen, Samuel RLawrence, Madelyn R

Lemirande, Josie LLeRoy, Jackson T

Lindblom, Cecilie V *Livelli, Victoria M

Maas, Katelyn MMalcheski, Madelyn H *

Mallannagari, Sai Likhith R *McGill, Megan C

McLain, Natalie AMeinholz, Jacob W

Michaels, Allison LOstlie, Anna M

Oza, Param HParthasarathy, Shruti *

Patterson, Katherine APientka, Jessica L *

Reed, Payton MRenfert, Karsey P

Revord, Nathaniel JRoach, Logan M

Roesch, Amanda ARogers, Ella R

Rudolph, Samuel PSchiffman, Nicholas A

Schlieckau, Roland JSchultz, Logan T

Schwartz, Megan JSemrad, Drake D

Soni, Abhav *Srinivas, Anaka *

Statz, Nicholas ASteiner, Lauren E

Tanin, Sitori I *Thomas, Jada K

Tischer, Ashleigh MUtter, Cory J

Van Gilder, Hayden RWesterlund, Julian R *

Wilson, Tyler G *Wirth, Gavin R

Wuebben, Jacob WYstenes, Roman E

7th Grade Honor Roll* denotes 4.0

Aegerter, Hannah S *Albert, Ava H *

Allen, Andrew R *Ballweg, Allison R *

Barrett, Alexis LBavishi, Sophia M *

Bender, Zakary JBertz, Braeden N

Bliss, Lydia SBogner, Alexandra L *

Bookstaff, Isaac RBoras, Jenna R

Bote, Sophia M *Bruhn, Jamison W

Byington, Taylor LCarrington, Dylan M

Casper, Ian TChafe, Andrew S

Chandler, Megan EClose, Samuel A

Colon, Michelle LDatta, Meghna *

DiMiceli, Sarah NDjamali, Sawm G *

Drake, Lauren MDraves, Nicolas D *

Ducke, Keegan NDunn, Charlotte R *

Engelien, Madeline F *Ernst, Hannah Y *

Faust, Colette E *Fermanich, Julia M

Frinzi, Keller LGarver, Cole A

Gattenby, Tayla J *Gaxha, Gino L

Gessler, Samuel R *Gold, Ryan D *

Graham, Megan EHart, MaKayla L

Hellenbrand, Connor C *Hinz, Emma M *

Holewinski, Cooper W *Hornung, Kelsey C *

Horst, Lauren NHoughton, Allison K

Hunt, James RHuntington, Madison L

Jagoe, Abigail MJensen, Lauren K *

Joswiak, Vincent HKalsbeek, Colin N

Kalscheur, Tyler *Keebler, Anna M *

Keebler, Emily S *Keenan, Kyra R *

Keith, Moira R *Knoke, Elizabeth N *

Kochan, Reed MKostas, Georgios

Kruchten, Shae-Lynn RKuhn, Nina-Soleil C *

LaBoda, Grace F *Laufenberg, Hannah E *

Leach, Hannah K *Leonard, Avery E

Lepage, Matthew TLewis, Caroline E

Livelli, Olivia V

Lund, Andrew F *Mack, Cora R *Madoch, Michael W

Maier, Eric M *Martin, Andrew J *

Martin, Sophia LMay, Mallory M *

McEllistrem, Aidan PMcIntyre, Jacob T

McLain, Daniel WMeicher, Kevin F

Metzger, Catherine KMondi, Jack C

Neuser, Kyle R *Newman, Noah T *

Olson, Paige E *Owens, Caitlynn R *

Pansegrau, Elizabeth L *

Pertzborn, Brittany RPierantozzi, Alexander J *

Roberson, Rachel IRoberts, Rachael C

Roenneburg, Owen LRogers, Margaret F *

Roll, Jon HRough, Taylor R *

Sabol, Karina R *Sanchez Guevara, Joanelle D

Schlicht, Kyra A *Schollmeyer, Allison M

Schwartz, David RSisk, Simon P *

Spahn, Courtney NStahnke, Alexis C

Stewart, Erik RStewart, Laura E *

Sullivan, Sean PThomley, Anna L *

Thompson, Emma RThompson, Jack A

Tonnesen, Brittany AWaldsmith, David O

Wensing, Hannah K *Woldt, Samantha C

Wood, Sarah KYang, Jason C *

Zander, Victoria A *Zuengler, Hannah G *

7th Grade Honorable Mention

Ballweg, Connor JBarbian, Jennifer J

Berg, Raiden ABurkard, Nathaniel J

Carr, Julia MChrisler, Ashley M

Dubas, Apsara RGrelle, Kevin W

Hidrogo-Romero, MirnaKalscheur, Dylan D

Kowalski, Hailey AKozitzky, Mia R

Kurr, Veronica LLicking, Makenna M

Mueller, Jeffrey ANewman, Ellie L

Nilles, Jaiden LScott, Elorie L

Serra, Collin JStoppleworth, Colten A

Thomas, Reece DTimm, Zachary S

Williams, Nozomay SZimmerman, Anna T

8th Grade Honor Roll* denotes 4.0Andler, Alex D

Anglin, Miram E *Aumann, Olivia L

Bakken, Mackenzie C *Basel, Alexis A *

Blair, Carson HBrandle, Kaitlyn V

Buss, Brianna L *

Castellanos Martinez, Ruth LChiaverini, Nicholas M *Cole, Felicity B *

Cowling, Kyle MCzosek, Grace A

Dalrymple, Tucker JDe Oliveira, Nickolas C

Delaney, Autumn MDeMartino, Sydney D *

Djamali, Kian S *Draves, Michael L *

Duecker, Emily A *Dunn, Haley R

Essert, Holly K *Friedle, Sydney M *

Frusciante, James P *Fuerbringer, Amber L


Glacier Creek announces honor roll

See HONORS, page 10


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May

FlowersWe may not have had the April

showers (or April temperatures!) of a

typical Wisconsin spring, but it looks

like our May flowers will come

through for us nonetheless. Whether

youre a gardener cultivating your own

blooms or an appreciative observer of

others blossoms, enjoying the beauty

of spring flowers comes naturally. For

an extra dose of springtime loveliness,

check out a book featuring flowers the

next time youre at the library!

Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert

presents rich colors and diversity in a

flower garden. Readers follow the

cycle of a garden: planning, planting,

and picking flowers. Just ten sentences

of text tell the story, accompanied by

bold illustrations that bring the text to

life. Bright collages in Ehlerts signa-

ture style show a family planting bulbs,

ordering seeds, choosing seedlings,

and watching their rainbow of a garden

grow.

Jerry Pallottas The Flower Alphabet

Book, with illustrations by Leslie

Evans, is a lovely introduction to a

wide variety of flowers, from amaryllis

to zinnia. As readers enjoy a picture of

each flower, theyll also discover new

information about the plants, such as

which flower can be used to flavor tea

and which flower is used by farmers to

feed chickens. The cover itself, featur-ing a lovely pastel bouquet, is enough

to draw readers to this book; theyll be

thrilled to find that the work is much

more than a pretty picture.

The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle is a pic-

ture book all about the miraculous life

of a seed. Beginning with a bursting

flower pod, seeds are carried through

the air and face the dangers of the sea-

sons. Those that survive and grow into

mature plants arent out of the woods

just yet: they might be picked, walked

on, or damaged in some other way.

But some seeds do manage to make it

through, and the tiny seed is a survivor.

It grows into a giant flower, which re-

starts the entire cycle by releasing its

own seeds into the wind. Beautiful il-

lustrations and solid information make

this a perfect book for sharing with el-

ementary-aged children.

Thea Stilton and the Legend of the

Fire Flowers is a recent tween mys-

tery by Thea Stilton, sister to Geron-

imo Stilton (both of whom happen to

be mice). The Thea Sisters have trav-

eled to Hawaii to take part in an inter-

national hula dance festival. The mice

are having lots of fun until they dis-

cover that the festival is taking place on

the side of a volcanoand its due to

erupt any time! The other festival-

goers have no idea about the danger,

but fortunately, the Thea Sisters jump

into action to come to the rescue. A

fun, action-packed chapter book for

readers who enjoy some giggles with

their mysteries.


Naked

LunchThere was a kid in the neighborhood

where I grew up who kept losing his

clothes.

Birthday parties, family dinners,

church picnics, school recess. No mat-ter the setting, the weather, or the com-

pany, he would inevitably streak

through it.

We were very young and clothing

was often perplexing. We were physi-

cally incapable of putting on several

pieces of our daily ensembles. Shoes

were a mystery, hats were a bit over

our heads, and pants were an enigma

with razor sharp zippers that nipped at

our weak flesh.

At this early age, it seemed under-

standable that our friend sometimes

wriggled out of this attire. Perhaps, we

wondered as he took a seat on the

swing set and swung back and forth

with an added level of panache, his

parents had let him dress himself and

he experienced a catastrophic

wardrobe malfunction that left

himnaked and, as far as we could tell,

completely unaware of the fact.

But as we aged, gaining the physical

and mental dexterity to dress ourselves,our friend continued losing his clothes.

Gatherings always disintegrated into a

group Search and Rescue operation

where children and parents fanned out,

beating the bushes with sticks, urging

pet dogs to sniff out absent garments.

Our good-natured friend took part in

these searches, and he seemed as be-

fuddled as the rest of us when it came

to the location of his pants. When con-

fronted, he adopted a facial expression

that suggested intense thought, like

someone who has been asked to ex-

plain the meaning of life or recite Pi to

the 100th decimal point. He eventually

confirmed that yes, he had, at onepoint, been wearing far more items

than he was now. Then he would run

away.

In the eyes of many parents, he had

to be stopped. But their passive-aggres-

sive comments bounced off his bare

flesh. Some mothers went a step fur-

ther, wrapping him in a blanket, like

some victim being hauled away by the

Red Cross at the site of an embassy

bombing or a tornado.

Perhaps what puzzled them most

was that, unlike victims of terrorism

and natural disaster, he was perfectly

happy.

And he was an odd looking fellow.

Rotund and freckled, with a porcine

snout and audacious, dirty blond mullet

that he could, regrettably, never shed

with the rest of his attire.

It was at a sleepover at his house that

I discovered the problem was heredi-

tary. Their house was like a little nudist

colony, where people ambled about,

unhindered by itchy cotton fabric,

munching on pretzels and sipping little

cups of apple juice. (Incidentally, there

were gargantuan grains of salt nestled

into every single crevice in that home,

which seemed unfortunate given all the

nudity.)

They were harmless, but their home

was monumentally different from theone where I spent most of my time. A

place populated by good, decent people

who were ashamed of their bodies and

wore shirts, pants, and sometimes even

hats and shoes.

As it turns out, many of the people

around me had strange habits and cus-

toms. It wasnt limited to nudity.

Some of my other friends looked

nothing like one of their parents, which

always prompted me to blurt: Wow,

you look absolutely nothing like your

dad.

To their credit, I dont recall them

taking offense to the observation. They

would simply respond with a noncha-

lant, Thats because my real dad lives

in Arizona and now my Mom is mar-

ried to this other guy named Kevin.

Other friends had entire families that

were from some far off land I hadnt

yet learned about in school, which al-

ways led me to nervously inquire

whether they knew what they were

doing while they were cooking dinner.

Again, they were always graceful, say-

ing things like, Im pretty sure I do:

Have you not smelled curry before,

Matt?

Yet another friend had asthma, and I

dont mean the kind that makes people

wheeze a little. This kid had an exciting

variety requiring him to stay near anenormous futuristic contraption at all

times, just in case his lungs completely

seized up. His house, simply because

of the possibility this machine might be

rolled out at any time, was a favorite

destination for many children. Despite

his affliction, he was somehow far bet-

ter than me at baseball, which stung my

ego a bit.

So I spent much of my youth wan-

dering around, noticing things about

other families that seemed different or

odd, then offering advice about how

they could change, become more like

me, and nestle in beneath the warm

blanket of normality.

Yet Im sure my house was just as

strange in everyone elses eyes. I had

the distinction of living on a farm in an

area where there was little agricultural

land, so my house was different in the

way it looked and smelled, and many

of my friends appeared both shocked

and horrified to find out animals didnt

wear pants.

In that way, I suppose they were a

lot like one of my human friends.

by Matt Geiger, Editor

GEIGERCounter

by Amanda Struckmeyer

Middleton Public Library


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TheMiddleton High School class of

1979s35threunion will take place Au-gust 23 from 6:00-11:00 p.m. atPleas-

ant View Golf Course, 1322 PleasantView Rd.

Please register by July 1atwww.eventbrite.com.For more in-

formation, contact Phyllis Buechner

Dresser at [email protected],

or call 608-644-9207.

Gali, Reshma *Giroux, Mitchell B

Goth, Jackson R *Grosspietsch, Elizabeth A *

Gundrum, Jordan R *Haberland-Ervin, Caroline L *

Habhab, Dominic AHartung, Grace F *

Helmuth, Jacob THippen, Caroline J *

Hodson, Payton E *Holahan, Ashley M *

Huang, Hao-Yu S *Huber, Rachel S *

Hui, Jessica Z

Hurd, Lauren CKarls Niehaus, Aubrey L *King, Samuel J

Kulie, Kathryn ALamson, Owen M *

Landucci, Leta M *Laufenberg, Emma C

LeMonds, Raymond J *Lewis, Ryan D

Matsumura, Claire A *McCue, Nicole R *

Megan, Nareg A *Meinholz, Alyssa R

Michaels, Nicholas A *Mikelsons, Samuel I

Moreau, Camille *Munoz, Marissa C *

Neumann, Emma K *

Parente, Jessica R

*Patterson, Margaret M *Paul Rajamanickam, Britney S

Peterson, Bria C *Pinder, Devon K

Pugliese, Ann L *Pytel, Nicole A

Ragsdale, Cole A *Rawling, Nicholas J

Reed, Morgan G *Roquitte, Samuel C

Rossmiller, Leo RSarbacker, Jordyn J

Schoonveld, Erika JSheehan, Maureen D *

Sohail, Umer MStaples, Claire K *

Sutter, Kyla JTanin, Taviahna M *

Tews, Jonathan WTibbetts, Jack E

Tran, Tyler TTrinkl, Nathan R *

Turski, Jennifer SVandermause, Drake J *

Wahlgren, Allison MWeiler, Jack J

Wempner, Casey N *White, Halle N *

Wills, Aaron MWilson, Jack K *

Winkler, Jordan JWoody, Rachel E *

Zeimentz, Julia A *Zingg, Luke D

8th Grade Honorable Mention

Benitez Sandoval, Yoselin

Espinoza-Lopez, YoanaFlad, Ashley L

Hanson, Alec JHartung, Galyn R

Hellenbrand, Taylor EJones, John M

Jonuzi, Gentiana BJudd, Lauren E

Kaufman, Broderick AManser, Grant S

Neidigh, Hannah EQuartaro, Nicholas J

Schmidt, Alexander RTrepczyk, Jacob A

Van Gilder, Ryan EVandenburgt, Casey R


Tonight (Thursday, May 22) at 7p.m., the MHS Cardinal Orchestra

will join Middle School Orchestrasfrom Kromrey and Glacier Creek for

a Spring Concert. The theme for theMiddle School ensembles is "Wis-

consin Composers," and the 8thGrade students will join the Cardinal

Orchestra at the end for a combinednumber.

One week later, on May 29 at7:30 p.m., the MHS Symphony Or-

chestra presents their annual "Al-most Summer" Concert. Featured on

the program are the First Movementof the Beethoven Symphony No.9,

the Mendelssohn String SymphonyNo.7, and the Lincoln Portrait of

Aaron Copland featuring guest nar-rator and professional Lincoln im-

personator George Buss.

Also on the program will be awork by Leo Weiner conducted by

student teacher Liz Clawson andmusic by St. Olaf conductor Steven

Amundson, along with the annualSenior Recognition and a reception

following the concert.All of these concerts take place at

the Middleton Performing Arts Cen-

ter, 2100 Bristol St., are free and the

public is encouraged to attend.

HONORScontinued from page 8

Spring concerts are May 22 and 29 Class of 1979 will hold35th reunion in August


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The tournament is a three person

best-ball played on the Par ThreeCourse at Pleasant View in Middleton.

All proceeds provide scholarships forSeniors in the Middleton/Cross Plains

School district who plan on furtherstudies in the fields of teaching, educa-

tion, or counseling.The primary source of funding for

the scholarships is the golf tournamentwith a silent auction, which is staffed

by unpaid volunteers who canvass thearea for hole prizes and auction i tems,

and also help organize on tournamentday.

The Just Ducky Foundation wasestablished in 2004 to commemorate

Fritz Kaump, a teacher and counselorin the Madison School District for 30+

years. Fritz had begun the tournament3 years earlier to raise funds for people

who needed medical financial aid.Fritz used the term Just Ducky

often and was a fan of the WKRP inCincinnati television show. The shows

character of Herb Talek is still identi-

fied as the stereotype for unprofes-sional, bribe-taking desperate salespeo-

ple with sales professionals beingadvised not to wear plaid sports coats

so as to avoid being associated in cus-tomers minds with the untrustworthy

Mr. Tarlek. The entrants of the golftournament can participate in a contest

for best dressed character.If you could contribute an item that

we could sell at the silent auction orgive for a hole prize it would be greatly

appreciated.This is a 100% return non-profit or-

ganization. Tax ID#800111421.

The 13th annual Herb Tarlek Open willtake place May 31 starting at 11:30 a.m.

For additional information contact Rocky Duhr at 608-824-8821 or DanFlorey at 608-833-7694.

Photo contributed

Golf outing will raise

scholarship funds


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The second season is just about

here.

The Big Eight Conference boys

golf tournament is Thursday at

Evansville Golf Club. The WIAA

Middleton Regional is Tuesday at

Pleasant View, and sectionals are

May 27.

And Middleton appears ready to

make a memorable run.

The Cardinals had another terrif-

ic week and jumped to No. 1 in the

latest Wisconsin Golf Coaches

Association poll.

Middleton rolled to an easy win

at the Janesville Craig Triangular

last Tuesday.

The Cardinals finished third at

the Madison La Follette Invite last

Thursday with their JV team.

And Middleton struggled a bit

Monday at the Spartan Invite, but

still finished second.

Its always fun stuff and

now, you just hope your kids play

well, Middleton coach Tom

Cabalka said. Its fun to see your

kids get excited and play well. Its

just an exciting time.

It was an exciting time for the

entire program when Middleton

moved up to No. 1 in the latest state

poll released Sunday evening.

Cabalka and the Cardinals under-

stand that polls mean little. But

vaulting to the top of the charts can

be a boost for any teams confi-

dence.

It can be a good thing for our

kids, Cabalka said. It makes them

have to stand up to that and take an

approach like, Hey, we dont want

to falter.

So I think it can be important,

and its something they should be

proud of. Its a credit to what

theyve done so far.

The Cardinals continued their

solid season last week with an

impressive win at the Janesville

Craig Triangular held at Glen Erin

Golf Course.

Middleton shot a 314 to easily

outdistance the host Cougars (350)

and Madison East (352).

Their bats are heating up.

Theyre getting the necessary helpfrom other teams in the conference.

And if Middletons baseball teamcan continue its recent surge, anything

seems possible.The Cardinals notched a pair of

huge Big Eight Conference wins last

week. Middleton routed MadisonWest 14-1, last Thursday and cruised

past Madison East, 19-1, last Friday ina game played at Sun Prairie.

Middleton also was swept byWatertown in a doubleheader

Saturday. But the Cardinals twoleague wins and Janesville Parkers

victory over Sun Prairie have leftthe Big Eight up for grabs.

Parker and Sun Prairie share theconference lead with 12-2 records,

while Middleton is 11-3 in the league.Middleton, which is also 14-6 overall,

hosts Sun Prairie in a conferenceshowdown Thursday.

Sun Prairie also travels toJanesville Parker on May 27.

If we win out and Sun Prairiebeats Parker, well be guaranteed at

least a tie of the ti tle, Middleton man-ager Tom Schmitt said. That would

be nice. Weve been having better atbats lately, and that should help us.

Heres a look back at the Cardinalsweek, one that got them back into the

race for a conference crown. Middleton 14, Madison West 1

The Cardinals scored six runs inthe second inning and six more in the

third and cruised in a game that wasstopped after five innings.


Makingtheir move

by ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

Baseball Cards

still in the hunt

for Big 8 crown

Look whos No. 1Middleton golfers

surge to the top

of the chartsby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

See GOLFERS, page 24 See SOFTBALL, page 21

See BASEBALL, page 19

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Tom Schmitt and Middletons baseball team remain in the hunt for a Big Eight Conference title.

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld.

Charlie Stankiewicz and Middletons boys golf team climbed to No. 1 in the latest state poll.

There had been rough patches of

late.

Unexpected road bumps and

mishaps.

But Middletons girls softball

team got back on track last week and

once again seems poised to make

some noise in whats been a terrific

bounce back season for the program.

Middleton routed Madison

Memorial, 8-2, last Tuesday. The

Cardinals then won a 13-12, eight-

inning thriller over Beloit Memorial

last Thursday.

The Cardinals improved to 13-7

overall and are in third place in theBig Eight Conference at 11-5.

Our team does not have any one

superstar, but 14 hard working play-

ers, Middleton manager Cherie

Hellenbrand said. And the harder

we work the luckier we seem to get.

Middleton was a combination of

lucky and good in its win over Beloit

Memorial.

The Purple Knights led, 12-6,

heading to the bottom of the sixth

inning. But the host Cardinals rallied

to force extra frames, then won it in

the eighth.

Coming back from six runs down

Gettingback on

trackGirls softball

team wins twice

by ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

Follow RobReischel onTwitter at@robreischel


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Middletons boys tennis team won

the Big Eight Conference dual meetchampionship with a perfect 9-0

record.The Cardinals won four league

matches in the past week to cap anunbeaten season in league play.

Middleton defeated JanesvilleCraig, 7-0, last Tuesday and rolled to a

7-0 win over Madison La Follette lastThursday. The Cardinals toppled

Madison West, 5-2, last Friday andcruised past Janesville Parker, 6-1, on

Monday.In between, Middleton dropped a

6-1 decision to Brookfield East thestates No. 1 ranked team last

Wednesday.The Cardinals now take aim at the

conference tournament title, whichwas scheduled for Tuesday and

Wednesday at Nielsen TennisStadium.

Were the front runner for confer-ence, the favorite to win, Middleton

coach Deke Bradley said. I think aslong as we play well, we should be

fine.

West has a strong team and islooking to play spoiler. We had a closedual with them and well have to make

sure we take care of business againstthem if and when we match up against

them.Heres a recap of the Cardinals

week:

Middleton 7, Janesville Craig 0 Ben Luskin, Dan Jin, HarishVeeramani and Oscar Biggs notched

singles wins. In doubles play, the duosof Brian Bellissimo and Xavier Sanga,

Andy Webber and Cody Markel, andBrett Andersen and Mason Pyle all

rolled to wins. Brookfield East 6, Middleton 1

The featured match came at No. 1singles, where Easts Felix Corwin

the defending state champion edged Cardinals freshman sensation

Jake Van Emburgh 7-5, 6-4.Jake has been incredible,

Bradley said. Hes a very talentedplayer and has impressed me with his

work ethic and competitiveness. Hedoesnt like losing a single point, but

has the ability to shake it off when hedoes. He pushed Felix Corwin to the

brink and he still feels like he can playeven better.

Middletons lone win came at No.3 doubles, where the duo of Webnber

and Markel notched a 6-3, 6-0 win. Middleton 7, Madison La

Follette 0 Luskin, Jin, Veeramaniand Pyle all notched singles wins.

Bellissimo and Sanga, Webber andMarkel, and Brett Andersen and Biggs

all posted doubles wins. Middleton 5, Madison West 2

Van Emburgh, Luskin andVeeramani all earned singles wins. In

doubles play, Middletons duos ofSanga and Bellissimo, and Markel and

Webber, notched wins. Middleton 6, Janesville Parker

1 Luskin, Pyle and Dimitris Friesenearned singles wins.

The doubles tandems of Stone andNiesen, Biggs and Xavier Sanga, and

Webber and Markel all rolled.

Kings of the

conferenceMiddletons boys

tennis team wins

Big 8 dual titleby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune


Dan Jin and Middletons boys tennis team went 9-0 in the Big Eight Conference dual meet season.


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Missed opportunities.

Thats how Middletons girls soc-

cer team will look back on its battle

with Madison West last Tuesday.

The Cardinals had some terrific

opportunities, but failed to capitalize

and dropped a 1-0 overtime decision

to the host Regents. Middleton also

defeated Sun Prairie, 4-0, lastThursday.

Middleton is now 8-5-0 overall

and 3-1 in the Big Eight Conference.

League-leading Madison West

improved to 7-1-2, 5-0-1.

We played well against West.We

just didnt capi talize, Midd leton

coach Mary Duffy said. We had

some great opportunities to score and

Wests goalie made some nice saves.

We dominated possession for the

majority of the game.We just didnt

put the ball in the back of the net.

West got the games only goal in

the 84th minute. And that was a tough

pill for the Cardinals to swallow after

they controlled play much of the

night.Middletons Ellen Jesse had a

golden opportunity after outrunning

Wests sweeper for a ball, but was

denied by Regents keeper Meredith

Thompson.

Leia Peterman was advancing the

ball at will, while outside backers LiaPassini, Maddy Schachte and Emily

Krueger all had strong games.

But the Cardinals simply couldnt

convert their opportunities.

We are playing well together

right now, Duffy sad. We are

adjusting better on defense, which

has helped eliminate some transitions

we had in Muskego and other games

like Verona.

The offense is moving the ball

well, especially with the forward

combo and the flanks.We just didnt

score, and unfortunately, that just

happens. We are disappointed, but we

move on and adjust and grow. We just

hope it happens now and not during

the postseason.Middleton bounced back nicely

with an easy win over Sun Prairie.

Caroline Keenan and Jesse had

first half goals. Keenan then added

another in the 57th minute and Leah

Carey scored in the 74th minute.

We have had trouble in the past

with what Sun Prairie puts on the

field, Duffy said. Sun Prairie has

really improved their overall game in

the past few years, especially with

some of the talent they had and still

have.

However, Sun Prairie was the

next game after our disappointing

loss to West and the girls came out

charged and took the loss to West to

heart. During the second half, wepummeled the ball at Sun Prairies

goal. We dominated and the score

matched it.

Splitting the

differenceMiddletons girls

soccer team topsSun Prairie, falls

to Madison West

by ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune


Carloine Keenan and Middletons girls soccer team split a pair of games last week.


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In the classic television showSeinfeld, the neurotic George

Costanza often spoke of going out ona high note. The premise is to leave at

your apex, a showmanship trick thatoriginated in Las Vegas.

Middletons girls track and fieldteam did exactly that last Saturday.

Due to future scheduling issues, itsunlikely the Cardinals will attend the

Monona Grove Invitational in upcom-ing seasons. So if this was indeed

Middletons swan song, it was a grandexit.

The Cardinals piled up 196 pointsand rolled to the title for the seventh

time in the past eight years. MononaGrove was a distant second (138.5),

while Verona was third (112) at theseven-team meet.

It was bittersweet, saidMiddleton coach Tara Franklin, whos

a Monona Grove alum. The goodthing is that tradition carried the girls

through.Tradition and remarkable depth.

In most cases, Middleton limited

its girls to just one event. And theresults were sublime.

Hanna Docter won the 400 meterdash (1:00.14) and Bobbi Patrick won

the 600 meter run (1:36.21). RachelWians won the 1,000 (3:14.17), and

Kelly Roach was first in the high jump(4-10).

Kayla Bauhs (35-3) and EmilyDouglas (32-1 ) were first and sec-

ond, respectively, in the triple jump.Lauren Smith was second in the 100

hurdles (16.21) and Olivia Robertswas second in the 100 (13.36).

Bauhs was also second in the 300meter hurdles (47.08), Hanne

Anderson-Smith was second in the200 (26.93) and Jenny Mangas was

second in the 3,200 (12:20.29).Middletons third place finishes

came from Autumn Grim in the 1,600(5:48.57), Peyton Bills in the 300

(48.99), Rachel Zander in the 200(27.76), Ciara Clay in the discus (106-

2) and Maygan Neisius in the longjump (15-3). Middletons 800 meter

relay team of Liz Norregaard, MaggieGarren, Celia Mayne and Kayleigh

Dietz was also third.Middleton also got fourth place

showings from Anna Clear in the 100(13:49), Betsy Hathaway in the pole

vault (8-6), Taylor McDonald in thehigh jump (4-6) and Josie Meinholz in

the long jump (14-7 ).We used as many girls as we could

with the limited entries, Franklinsaid.

Middleton also rolled at the SunPrairie Triangular last Tuesday.

Middleton finished with 103points, followed by Sun Prairie (43)

and Verona (40).Patrick won the 200 (25.8), while

Jordyn Hellenbrand captured the 800(2:37.1) and Delaney Foster won the

1,600 (5:34.0).Loren Skibba won the 100 hurdles

(16.1) and Bauhs was first in the 300hurdles (48.2) and triple jump (34-6).

Kiara Cruz also won the shot put (35-

1) and Clay was first in the discus(106-0).

Middleton also won the 400-, 800-and 1,600-meter relay.

The Cardinals were at the BigEight Conference meet Tuesday, then

are at the WIAA Sun Prairie Regionalnext Tuesday.

Conference will be a true test,Franklin said. So many of the girls

have had a conference championship

on their goal sheet for the past fewyears and hopefully this will be our

year.We are running without some of

our top girls, due to injuries, so we arehoping that the solid line-up of entries

we have in the ultra competitive meetwill hold true. We are focused and

ready to compete as good or betterthan we are on paper even with-

outour full strength team.

Going out

with a bangMiddletons girlstrack team wins

MG Invitationalby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune


Jordyn Hellenbrand won the 800 meter run during the Sun Prairie Triangular last week.


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Times-Tribunephoto by Mary

Langenfeld

Nick Maesfinished sev-enth in thetriple jump atlast FridaysMonona GroveInvite.

Its been a record-setting year for

Middletons boys track and field team.And the hits just kept coming last

week.Not only did Middleton win the

Monona Grove Invitational for thefirst time in school history. The

Cardinals scored 142.50 points, whichwas the highest total in the meets 55-

year history.Yowza!

We were strong in almost everyarea of the track, putting points on the

board in every event except the shotput, Middleton coach Isaac Mezera

said. The other cool thing is only six

guys on the team did two events.Everyone else did just one event. Itwas a chance, again, to show the depth

of the squad and to let guys truly focuson just one thing.

To show just how dominantMiddleton was at this 20-team event

consider the Cardinals nearly doubledrunner-up Racine Park (79). Stevens

Point was third (75.33), while WestBend West (64.33) and Madison

Memorial (63.50) rounded out the topfive.

Middleton had several individualsshine on this memorable night, high-

lighted by: Tanner Rahman Rahman

won the discus with a terrific throw of160 feet, two inches.

Tanner broke into sacred groundby throwing over 160 feet, Mezera

said. He is one of the hardest work-ing members of a hard working team.

Tanner epitomizes what is bestabout this team: work ethic, compo-

sure, and determination. I know evenbetter throws are yet to come.

Parker Johnson and AndyKeeler Johnson won the pole vault(13-0) and Keeler was first in the high

jump (6-6).

Two other captains earned thegold in their main event, Mezera said

of Keeler and Johnson. Both of themare great leaders, hard workers, and

catalysts in our success this season. R.J. Pertzborn Pertzborn won

the 600 in 1:23.55.RJ has been racing the 600 for the

last three years, Mezera said. Heused that experience and his tremen-

dous willpower to push into first placeand win the race.

Ernest Winters and NnamdiOkoli Winters won the 100 meterdash in 11.11 seconds and Okoli wasthird (11.30).

Ernest and Nnamdi showed whywe have some of the strongest sprint

relays in the state, Mezera said.Middletons Perrin Hagge was sec-

ond in the 1000 (2:32.41), while HansKunsch was second in the 300 meter

hurdles (40.33). Noah Meeteer wasalso second in the pole vault (12-6).

Middletons 400-meter relay teamof Alex Wood, Okoli, Meeteer and

Winters was second (43.09) behindRacine Park (42.41).

They beat us, but it has motivatedthe guys to get to State to have another

shot, Mezera said.Gus Newcombe was third in the

1,600 (4:32.94) and Travis Zander seta new personal-best in the 400, where

he finished third in 50.81.Middletons 800-meter relay team

of Griffin Gussel, Troy Zeuske, NickBilodeau and Noah Kern was third

(1:32.83), while the Cardinals 1,600-meter relay team of Wood, Will Funk,

Josh Arandia and Kyle Beuchner wasalso third (3:29.45).

Kunsch was fourth in the 110 meter

hurdles (15.73) and Zach Easton wasfourth in the 200 (23.15). And

Middletons 3,200-meter relay team ofAndrew Plumb, Jackson Rock, Cole

Conklin and Zach Shoemaker-Allenwas fourth (8:19.63).

Middleton also rolled at the SunPrairie Invite last Tuesday.

Middleton finished with 107points, followed by Verona (45) and

Sun Prairie (32).Okoli won the 100-meter run

(10.7) and Winters won the 200(21.9). Hagge captured the 400 (51.6)

and Roger Waleffe won the 800(2:02.5).

Kunsch won the 300 hurdles (40.4)and Jack Jesse captured the long jump

(20-0). Brett Joers won the triple jump(40-6) and Keeler won the high jump

(6-4).Johnson won the pole vault (14-0),

Rahman was first in the discus (156-3), and Middleton won all four relays.

The Cardinals were at the BigEight Conference meet Tuesday, then

travel to the WIAA Sun PrairieRegional next Tuesday.

As far as conference is concerned,weve truly become one of the elite

teams in the state this season, Mezerasaid. We have a strong conference,

but as long as we do what weve beendoing all season long we should pre-

vail.I know the guys will be focused

and composed. It's just a matter ofeach guy doing his part for the team

victory.

On a rollBoys track team

wins MG Inviteby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune


18/24


There are no must-wins in May.But Middletons Home Talent

League team certainly put extra stock inSundays game against Reedsburg.

Middleton rebounded from its firstdefeat of the season and routed

Reedsburg, 10-0, in a game stoppedafter eight innings. Middleton improved

to 2-1 on the young season.

We really needed to win this game,so it was nice to come out of here witha W said Middleton manager

Brandon Hellenbrand, whose team wonthe HTL title a year ago. I thought we

played good, but not great.Drew Farrell threw the first six

innings for Middleton, allowing fourhits and striking out eight. Eric Simon

then threw two scoreless innings inrelief, striking out a pair.

I thought Drew looked really goodagain on the mound, Hellenbrand said.

He stayed around the zone all day andreally dominated their hitters. Eric did a

great job of coming in and giving ustwo solid innings of relief.

Middletons bats also did their share.Brandon Scheidler and A.J. Redders

both had three hits and two RBI, whileMike Brabender added two hits.

Middleton took control early, erupt-ing for six runs in the second inning.

Andrew Zimmerman was hit by apitch to lead off the inning. Zimmerman

stole second, then scored on a RBI sin-gle by Mike Brabender.

Cole Cook reached on an error andRedders followed with an RBI single to

score Brabender. Simon singled to loadthe bases, then Scheidler had an RBI

single that scored Cook.A Matt Brabender fielders choice

scored Redders, and Kevin Dublerwalked to again load the bases. Josh

Hinson was hit by a pitch to scoreSimon, and Zimmerman was hit by a

pitch for the second time in the inning,which scored Matt Brabender.

Scheidler had an RBI single in thefifth that scored Simon and gave

Middleton a 7-0 lead.Middleton added two more in the

seventh when Redders scored on a RBIgroundout by Matt Brabender, and

Scheidler scored on a RBI double by

Kevin Dubler.Then in the eighth, Redders had an

RBI single that plated Zimmerman andended things.

Despite the impressive win,Hellenbrand knows Middletons

offense is capable of even more.We struggled a little bit with our

bats, Hellenbrand said. We had a lotof easy fly ball outs. Its early, so the

more swings we get in, the more com-fortable everyone will feel.

On deck: Middleton has twogames this weekend.

Middleton is at Cazenovia Sunday at1 p.m., and hosts Black Earth Monday

at 1 p.m. Cross Plains 13, Mazomanie 2 (8

innings) Kenny Allen was the win-ning pitcher and helped power the

offense with two doubles. TylerFuhrman also belted a home run.

Ashton 14, Sauk Prairie 8 Derek Prochaskas five RBI powered

Ashton.

Middleton 10, Reedsburg 0 (8)Reedsburg ......................... 000 000 00 0 5 2Middleton ...................... 600 010 21 10 12 1

Pitchers (ip-h-er-bb-so) Seymour (L;7-12-10-5-4); Farrell (W; 6-4-0-1-8), Simon (2-

1-0-2-2).

Leading hitters Reedsburg Thompson(2x4); Middleton Scheidler (3x4), Redders

(3x5), Mi. Brabender (2x3).

2B Scheidler, Dubler, Schaefer.

Cross Plains 13, Mazomanie 2 (8)Cross Plains .................. 050 012 05 13 15 2Mazomanie .................... 000 101 00 2 9 4

Pitchers (ip-h-er-bb-so) Allen (W; 8-9-2-1-5); W. Zander (L; 1-3-5-0-0), Q. Zander (5-

7-3-3-4), Hewitt (2-3-3-2-1).

Leading hitters Cross Plains Burmeister (2x5), Lochner (2x4), Fuhrman (2x6),Sarbacker (3x4), Allen (2x5); Mazomanie Q.

Zander (2x4), Anderson (3x4), Hauge (2x4).

HR Fuhrman; 2B Burmeister, Allen(2); Q. Zander.

Ashton 14, Sauk Prairie 8Ashton ......................... 140 040 050 14 19 2

Sauk Prairie ................. 200 010 302 8 13 5Pitchers (ip-h-er-bb-so) Peterknell(W; 7-11-2-2-3), Maier (2-2-2-1-1); M. Katzman

(L; 2.1-5-1-3-3), Lenerz (1-2-0-1-1).

Leading hitters Ashton Gowan (4x6),Novinski (4x6), Prochaska (2x3), Peterknell

(2x6), Drunansky (4x4), Meinholz (2x4); Sauk

Prairie Schara (2x4), L. Koenig (2x3), Sorg

(2x3), Gorsuch (2x4).

2B Prochaska; Sorg, Gorsuch, Suchla,Slotty.

Middleton

rolls past

ReedsburgH T L

by ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

File photo

Josh Hinson and Middletons Home Talent League team rolled past Reedsburg Sunday.


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We were patient, Schmitt said.In the past, wed be swinging out of

the zone. But we were really patientagainst West.

Thats for sure.Middleton drew nine walks in just

four innings.Matt Ash, Alex Elliott and Jackson

Keeler each had two hits. LukeSchafer had three RBI, while Kasey

Miller, Keeler and Elliott all had dou-bles.

Miller also was the winning pitch-er, throwing five innings, striking out

five and walking two.He was good, Schmitt said of

Miller. Hes doing better at hitting hislocations.

Middleton 19, Madison East 1 The Cardinals erupted for 10 firstinning runs and blew out thePurgolders in a game played in Sun

Prairie last Friday night.The game was initially slated for

last Tuesday, but was postponed dueto rain. Conference bylaws say the

game is supposed to be played the fol-lowing day, but East had conflicts and

eventually switched the location of thegame from Warner Park to Sun

Prairie.Schmitt and his team werent

happy with what he called shenani-gans surrounding the new date and

time of the game. So Schmitt washappy to see his team make a state-

ment early and often.I was glad we brought our hitting

sticks, Schmitt said. They wereplaying one of those games where

they werent doing what they shouldhave to get the game in right away.

Keeler went 3-for-3 with two dou-bles and two RBI, while Elliot Tanin

was 3-for-3 with three runs scored,three RBI and a double.

Maly went 2-for-2 with three runs

scored and Elliott was 2-for-3 withtwo RBI, two runs scored and a triple.

Miller had two RBI, Ivan Monrealwas 2-for-2, Jordan Lueck was 2-for-3

with three runs scored and ZachKasdorf had three RBI.

Middleton finished with 17 hits injust five innings, drew five walks and

had two batters hit by a pitch.We had a lot of base runners,

Schmitt said.The Cardinals led, 1-0, with two

outs in the first, when they went wild.Brennan Maly had an RBI single,

and after Lueck was hit by a pitch,Tanin had a three-run double. Nolan

Schoonveld followed with an RBI sin-gle and Keeler had a run-scoring dou-

ble. Miller then ripped a two-run sin-gle, giving the Cardinals a 10-0 lead

before East ever came to the plate.Middleton added three runs in the

second inning, two in the third andfour more in the fourth.

Garrett Knudtson struck out eightin five innings and earned the win.

Our guys had a little edge,Schmitt said.

Watertown 10, Middleton 8;

Watertown 12, Middleton 6 Thevisiting Goslings swept a doublehead-

er from the Cardinals last Saturday.What hurt us against Watertown

was our pitching and defense,Schmitt said. And they go hand in

hand.Elliott enjoyed a huge day, going 3-

for-4 in Game 1 with two solo homeruns.

In the nightcap, Schoonveld andSchafer both went 2-for-4 with an RBI

and a run scored. Kasdorf was 2-for-3with a run scored and Keeler was 2-

for-5 with a run scored and an RBI.Weve been swinging the bats

well, Schmitt said. We have to keepdoing that and I think well have a

pretty chance here. On deck: Middleton was at

Verona Tuesday, then hosts SunPrairie Thursday at 5 p.m. The

Cardinals are then at Janesville CraigTuesday at 4 p.m., and host Madison

La Follette May 29 at 5 p.m.We need to take care of business

this week, Schmitt said.


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Sportscalendar

Thursday, May 228:30 a.m. Boys varsity golf at Big Eight Conference meet at

Evansville Golf Club9 a.m. Boys JV golf at Big Eight Conference meet at Evansville

Golf Club4:30 p.m. Varsity softball at Madison East

4:30 p.m. JV softball at Madison East4:30 p.m. Girls JV track at Big Eight Conference meet at Beloit

Memorial5 p.m. Freshman Red baseball at Sun Prairie Red

5 p.m. Varsity baseball vs. Sun Prairie5 p.m. Girls JV lacrosse vs. Waunakee

5 p.m. Girls freshmen soccer at Madison La Follette5 p.m. Girls JV White soccer at Madison La Follette

6:30 p.m. Girls varsity lacrosse vs. Waunakee7 p.m. Girls varsity soccer at Madison La Follette

Friday, May 235 p.m. JV baseball at Sun Prairie

5 p.m. Freshman Red baseball at Sun Prairie5 p.m. Boys JV White lacrosse v. Verona

7 p.m. Boys varsity lacrosse vs. Verona

Tuesday, May 279 a.m. Boys varsity golf at WIAA Division 1 Middleton Regional atPleasant View Golf Course

9 a.m. Boys varsity tennis at Waunakee Subsectional at CherokeeCountry Club

3:45 Boys track and field at Sun Prairie Regional3:45 Girls track and field at Sun Prairie Regional

4 p.m. Varsity baseball at Janesville Craig (Riverside)4 p.m. JV baseball at Janesville Craig (Riverside)

4 p.m. Freshman baseball at Janesville Craig5 p.m. Girls varsity softball at WIAA regional semifinal

5 p.m. Boys JV White lacrosse vs. Janesville

5 p.m. Girls freshman soccer vs. Waunakee7 p.m. Boys varsity lacrosse vs. Janesville7 p.m. Girls varsity soccer vs. Madison Memorial

7 p.m. Girls JV soccer vs. Waunakee

Wednesday, May 285:30 p.m. Boys JV Red lacrosse vs. Janesville Craig

Thursday, May 298:30 a.m. Boys varsity tennis at Oconomowoc Sectional5 p.m. Girls varsity softball at WIAA regional final (if necessary)

5 p.m. Varsity baseball vs. Madison La Follette5 p.m. JV baseball vs. Madison La Follette

5 p.m. Freshman baseball at Madison La Follette5 p.m. Girls varsity lacrosse at Oregon

5 p.m. Girls JV White soccer at Janesville Parker6:30 p.m. Girls JV lacrosse at Oregon

7 p.m. Girls varsity soccer at Janesville Parker

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