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Inside this issue:Year in Review: Clubs: Sports:The top stories of the year 2012. Page 2

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Dining Guide. . . . . . . . . . 7Booking It . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . 19

A look back at the year 2012

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Images that appeared in the Middleton Times-Tribune last year rangedfrom joyous celebrations to solemn remembrances. Clockwise from top left:performers at the Middleton Chamber of Commerce’s annual celebration;Ann Romney, wife of GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, with sup-porters in front of the Middleton Public Library; educators cut the ribbonat the opening of a new Montessori school in the Town of Middleton; localfirefighters help track down a thief in Mexico; MCPASD School Board pres-ident Ellen Lindgren announces a successful referendum; a candlelight vigilat the Sikh temple on Century Avenue; police officer Nick Stroik is given amedal of valor for shooting an armed intruder; a photographer gets pho-tographed during the Middleton High School Homecoming Parade; DianneHesselbein celebrates her victory in the race for the 79th State Assembly seat(center photo).

The following are excerpts fromsome of the major local stories of 2012.

New Charter SchoolApproved (from the

Jan. 12 edition)The Middleton-Cross plains Area

School District (MCpASD) Board ofeducation unanimously approved anew charter school on Monday night,backing a plan to transform MiddletonAlternative Senior High (MASH) intoClark Street Community School.

The school, which will acceptroughly 120 students in grades 9-12, isscheduled to open its doors in the fallof this year.

While MASH’s curriculum catersalmost exclusively to students identi-fied by the district as being at risk,Clark Street will eventually include amore diverse student population, ac-cording to its founders. The move ispart of a district-wide shift intended tomore fully integrate the various demo-graphic that make up the student pop-ulation.

Supporters of the change said it doesnot mean educators are turning theirbacks on struggling students.

In the past five years, MiddletonHigh School (MHS) has rearrangedstudent services and implemented abroad range of new initiatives and co-curricular activities intended to reachout to at-risk students.

“MHS has been putting supportmeasures in place for the past severalyears,” said an information sheet pro-vided to the school board prior to thevote. “We believe the system at MHSis able to support the needs of strug-gling students.”

MASH is currently one of 236 char-ter schools in Wisconsin. Its replace-ment received a $225,000 planninggrant from the state in 2011.

In many ways Clark Street Commu-nity School will function within thedistrict, but its charter will provideflexibility that MASH was unable toachieve, said teachers.

The school’s governing council willhave autonomy in the areas of selectionand use of personnel in compliancewith the collective bargaining agree-ment, finance, and governance, accord-ing to the charter approved by theschool board.

The district will support the schoolby providing building space, equip-ment, teacher fTe and travel.

The MCpASD Board of educationor its designee will conduct an annualfinancial audit of the school’s financialoperations. Transportation for studentswho reside within district boundaries

will be provided as required by law orpolicy.

Not later than April 1 of each year,the district will be required to providethe Clark Street Community SchoolCouncil with an operational budget.The council, which currently consistsof seven members, will then draw up aplan for the school’s expenditures. Op-erational funds will be available to thecharter school at the same time and inthe same manner they are made avail-able to other schools within the district.

The school will be allocated fundson a per-pupil basis in the same manneras other district schools. The ClarkStreet Charter School Council will as-sume responsibility for approving theannual operating budget, grant applica-tions and fundraising activities.

Staff at the school will remain em-ployees of the Middleton-Cross plainsArea School District. In addition, thedistrict will employ the administrativestaff engaged in running Clark Street,the technology services staff servingthe school, the related services staffand all other workers.

Bryn Orum is an english teacher atMASH and a member of the ClarkStreet Community School planningTeam. She said the new charter was de-signed to remove “road blocks” educa-tors faced when working within thecurrent model.

“We were trying to push the limitsbut we kept running up against them,”she said. “We wanted to go bigger andbetter.”

She said “incredibly personalized”student plans and long-term relation-ships between teachers and pupils atClark Street will improve education fora variety of students who might strug-gle in a traditional school setting.

“This comes from the teachers,” shesaid. “We get to build this from theground up.”

District documents show approval ofClark Street Community School is partof a larger district initiative to move to-ward a model that “strives to serve stu-dents in heterogeneous groups inwhich the demographic make-up mir-rors that of the whole student popula-tion.”

Middleton, MadisonClash Over TIF Use

(March 22)The Good Neighbor City and its

much larger neighbor aren’t seeingeye-to-eye about a proposal that wouldallow Middleton’s Tax Increment fi-nancing (TIf) District 3 to stay openfor an additional 10 years.

Middleton is pursuing an extensionfrom the state legislature – in the formof Assembly Bill 536 and Senate Bill440 – that would allow the city tosqueeze more development out of itsoldest extant TIf district.

City administrator Mike Davis madehis case in favor of an extension beforethe Assembly Ways and Means Com-mittee at the Capitol on Thursday.

Madison Mayor paul Soglin, whohad learned of the extension requestone day earlier, also spoke to the com-mittee. He said Middleton’s use of TIfisn’t as much of a boon to the economyas some people claim it is.

Soglin said Middleton’s proposeduse of TIf would simply bolster the taxbase of one community while loweringthat of another. Middleton used morethan $1.4 million in public financingtwo years ago to bring the NationalMustard Museum away from the Vil-lage of Mount Horeb, and today thecity wants to provide TIf funding tohelp coax Spectrum Brands to move itsMadison facility here.

Under the proposed legislation, theMiddleton planning Commissionwould have the ability to amend theproject plan for TIf 3 for up to 32 yearsfrom the inception of the district. Thedepartment of revenue would have thepower to allocate tax increments for upto 37 years.

In a statement on Monday of thisweek, Soglin went into greater detailabout why he believes that’s essentiallya zero-sum game.

“TIf was designed to address blightin a community; it was not designed tobe used for competitive purposes be-tween Wisconsin communities,” hesaid. “By facilitating the use of TIf inthis fashion, the state engages in a self-defeating game where public funds areused to lure business from one commu-nity to another with no net gain.”

He said Assembly Bill 536 “is an ex-ample of precisely this problem.”

“[I]t’s not a net benefit for the state

to assist one community in raiding thetax base of another community bymaking special changes to the TIflaw,” Soglin continued. “further, thejobs that are being ‘created’ in onecommunity are not new jobs. They aresimply being moved from one commu-nity to another.”

In addition, under the state’s schoolaid formula, extension of the life of aTID is subsidized by other school dis-tricts in the state, according to Soglin.That means for an extra decade, schooldistricts throughout much of Wisconsinwould receive less money to fund edu-cation.

“[A]s a result, property taxes inmany school districts may be slightlyhigher so that Middleton can keep itsTID open longer,” Soglin said.

The crux of Soglin’s umbrage ap-peared to be the recent announcementthat Spectrum Brands plans to use $4million in funding from the state andadditional money from the City ofMiddleton to facilitate a move fromMadison to the Good Neighbor City.

“This bill does not present the ques-tion of whether Spectrum stays in Wis-consin or moves to florida – thedecision to stay was already made, andwas secured by a $4 million forgivableloan from the state,” said Soglin.“There is no provision in the deal thatrequires TIf assistance for Spectrum tostay in Wisconsin. AB 536 merelychanges the rules to benefit one com-munity at the expense of another, and,in so doing, hurts our schools, createsbad policy, and sets a bad precedent.”

On the other side of the issue, Davis

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TTHeHe TTOpOp LLOCALOCAL SSTORIeSTORIeS OfOf 20122012

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The Community of Bishops Bay development broke ground on its first neighborhood, The Back Nine, in 2012. A Bishops Bay press release said interestin the 787-acre master-planned development located in the City of Middleton and Town of Westport has been “robust.” For more information about thecommunity, visit www.BishopsBayCommunity.com, or call 608-831-5500.

See 2012, page 3

said Middleton’s desire for the TIf ex-tension is driven by the desire of fourlarge companies to expand or movehere.

Davis said electronic Theatre Con-trols, which is already located in Mid-dleton, plans to grow and add 100 jobs.Then there is Spectrum Brands, whichannounced plans to move from Madi-son to Middleton and add 100 “new”positions. Two un-named companies –one in the field of biotechnology andone in software – plan to expand withinMiddleton and add another 200 jobs,according to Davis.

following his testimony before theWays and Means Committee, Daviswrote in an email to state, local govern-ment and business leaders that he was“pleased with the discussion of thecommittee despite Madison’s apparentopposition to the bill.”

The extension of TIf 3 garnered bi-partisan support from Republicanssuch as Sen. Glenn Grothman, who au-thored the senate version of the bill,and Democrats including Rep. Sondypope-Roberts and Sen. Jon erpenbach.

A spokesman in Grothman’s officesaid legislation extending the length ofTIf districts is “not uncommon andusually has bipartisan support.”

“These types of bills usually gothrough pretty easily as long as every-thing is on the up and up,” the aid said.

TID 3 Extended by 10 Years

Despite Madison’s Opposition (March 22)

The State Assembly last week voted56-35 to approve legislation extendingthe life of Middleton’s Tax Incrementfinancing (TIf) District 3 by anotherdecade.

The vote was primarily along partylines, with most in the Republican ma-

jority supporting the bill and three De-mocrats breaking ranks to vote withthem.

The State Senate had already giventhe extension a green light, so in theensuing days the City of Middletonmoved swiftly to begin hammeringdown the details of an array of possibleprojects.

In an email to local government of-ficials and some of the state legislatorswho supported the bill, Middleton cityadministrator Mike Davis said the pro-longed TIf timeline will hopefully leadto more groundbreakings and ribboncuttings as “major employers” expandin the Good Neighbor City.

electronic Theater Controls (eTC)is the latest private business to seekpublic financing from TIf 3, comingbefore the Middleton Common Coun-cil on Tuesday of this week. The coun-cil acquiesced, pledging to provide a$750,000 loan to help fund the lightingcompany’s expansion.

eTC plans to add 94,000 square feetand create about 100 new job positionsat its headquarters on pleasant ViewRoad.

Davis said in a memo to the councilthat the project would not occur with-out city financing.

“The soils around their currentbuilding perimeter require intensivework to meet the county stormwater re-quirements enacted in 2007, four yearsafter eTC opened on the current site,”Davis wrote.

The TIf will be used to pay for park-ing and stormwater improvements.

Davis touted such collaborations be-tween government and the private sec-tor as being vital to job creation.

“As a guy who grew up in a bluecollar family, I know the importance ofsuch jobs to families struggling in thiseconomy,” Davis wrote. “A job witheTC can mean the difference betweenpoverty and economic viability.”

Davis said the city is “looking for-ward to even more expansions in thecoming months.” He remained mumabout which businesses are currentlynegotiating with the city.

Davis made a point of thanking StateRep. Kelda Helen Roys, a Democrat,for backing the TIf bill.

Roys said the TIf extension willhave a greater impact on local jobs thanany other bill voted on in this session.While she admitted TIf is an “imper-fect” tool, she said the extension was“about jobs, not politics.”

But not everyone was pleased withthe legislation.

Middleton has already agreed to pro-vide $3.5 million out of TIf 3 to help a

developer build a new headquarters forSpectrum Brands, which will movehere from Madison.

Just as Madison Mayor paul Soglindid last month, some in the Assemblysaid Middleton’s use of TIf to lureSpectrum, a large corporation that sellseverything from lawn chemicals to dogtreats, is essentially a form of eco-nomic poaching.

State Rep. Mark pocan, also a De-mocrat, said the bill approved lastweek will help “corporate interests” atthe expense of communities.

In a press release, pocan said the billauthorizes Middleton to extend its TIfdistrict for the purpose of “raiding” thetax base of a neighboring city.

pocan said Senate Bill 440, whichwas authored by Rep. Joel Kleefisch(R-Oconomowoc), allows misuse of atax code tool that was originally in-tended to help communities improve“blighted” areas. But in this case, Spec-trum is simply moving across the bor-der in Middleton, building on anundeveloped site that is free of blight.pocan argued that the move could ac-tually create blight at the site of thebuilding Spectrum is leaving behind.

“Legislators shouldn’t hand out cor-porate tax breaks that hurt neighboringcommunities,” said pocan. “This bill

creates a dangerous slippery slope thatwill pit neighbors against one anotherin a game where only corporations winand taxpayers lose.”

Wisconsin enacted its TIf law in1975 to create an incentive for devel-opers to stimulate local economies andturn around blighted neighborhoodsthrough urban redevelopment projects.A TIf creates a financial incentive forcorporations by allowing them to usenew tax increment to pay off a loan,rather than paying it in the form oftaxes.

“Using TIf for corporate giveawaysand pitting communities against eachother sets a dangerous precedent. Thisis a bad policy for the City of Madison,Dane County and for potentially everyother community in Wisconsin,” saidpocan. “In the end, we get no new netjobs in the regional economy, just newtax breaks for corporations and lessmoney for schools.”

pocan also pointed out that land lo-cated in TIf District 3 in Middleton isowned by developer T. Wall properties,the president of which is TerrenceWall, a significant Republican donorand former GOp candidate for UnitedStates Senate.

City, Town Differ on Collective Bargaining (April 12)

The City of Middleton and the Townof Middleton share a moniker, but theydon’t necessarily share a single politi-cal ideology. This much was madeclear in last week’s election, whenmost citizens in the city voted pro-union and most in the town votedagainst collective bargaining.

Voters in both communities – alongwith those throughout the rest of DaneCounty - were faced with the same ref-erendum question: Should all Wiscon-sin workers have the right to seek safeworking conditions and fair paythrough collective bargaining?

In the city, 63 percent voted yes,while 37 percent voted no. Voterturnout in the city was 31 percent.

In the town, 56 percent voted no,with the remaining 44 percent answer-ing yes. Turnout in the town was 41percent.

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CHURCH NOTES

2012 continued from page 2


The Middleton Common Council approved an ordinance banning many exotic pets last year, but sugar gliders,one of which is pictured above, were spared.

See 2012, page 4

County Supervisor Dianne Hessel-bein (Dist. 9) represents the city as partof her district and was responsible forwriting the question and getting itplaced on the ballot.

“[Results in the town were] a littlesurprising, but the county board race[in the Town of Middleton] went thesame way and the progressive candi-date lost there,” she said.

“On the other hand, I think we needto expect things like that to happenwhen the question is on the same ballotas the Republican [presidential] pri-mary,” Hesselbein added.

City Council PassesAnimal Ban

(May 24)The City Council last week voted to

add Section 16.05(18) into Middleton’sCode of Ordinances, effectively ban-ning citizens from owning or keepinga broad range of animals deemed un-suitable for domestic settings.

The 6-2 vote, with Howard Teal(Dist. 5) and JoAnna Richard (Dist. 3)in the minority, dismayed a handful ofresidents who have been lobbying thecity to draft a more lenient proposal.

Unlike earlier drafts, however, thisordinance allows citizens to come be-fore the city council to apply for ex-emptions for some species on acase-by-case basis.

Those supporting the ban, whichwas initially prompted by alligatorsbeing kept as pets in neighboringMadison, said it will protect citizensfrom animals. They also said it willprotect exotic animals from harm at thehands of unsuitable owners.

Critics said the rule will turn manyloving pet owners into criminals,adding that it will be nearly impossibleto enforce.

Ryan McVeigh, who attended nu-merous prior city committee meetingswhile the ordinance was being crafted,spoke against the rule before it passedlast week.

“Over the past few years, reptileshave become the fastest growing groupof animals to become pets,” he said,“even with the stigma and fear manypeople have.”

McVeigh, who is president andfounder of the Madison Area Herpeto-logical Society, said many of thosefears are based on “sensationalized andexaggerated media.”

But the city’s ban on certain animalswas buoyed by support from several

organizations and individuals. “The Dane County Humane Society

(DCHS) supports legislation thatwould prevent the casual, private own-ership of potentially dangerous wildanimals (e.g. monkeys, lions, wolves)because they pose a significant risk to… harm people and domestic ani-mals,” DCHS wrote in a letter on filewith the city.

“In addition to potentially causingphysical harm, wild animals can alsopose a health threat to the public, do-mestic animals, native wildlife, and theecosystem,” the letter continued. “Thewelfare of wild animals is unaccept-ably compromised because they cannotbe adequately cared for by the casualowner.”

The ordinance adopted by Middle-ton had been revised multiple timessince it last was viewed by the citycouncil. The original version bannedall marsupials, but the final draft al-lowed citizens to keep sugar gliders,for example.

Cody Wilson, a citizen who spokeagainst the ordinance, was skepticalabout the permitting system containedwithin the ordinance.

“A permit system seems like you aresaying: ‘It’s okay as long as you payus,’” he told the council.

Hansen Takes Over Middleton

Outreach Ministry (June 7)

Kathy Hansen took over as Middle-ton Outreach Ministry’s (MOM) newexecutive director in May.

While the community’s most recog-nizable charitable organization has ex-isted for more than three decades, it isthe first time a woman has been se-lected to lead it.

“I’m the first female MOM,”Hansen observed last week, adding anexclamation point in the form of anamiable burst of laughter.

Jim Hartlieb, president of MOM’sboard of directors, said the organiza-tion is “very pleased to have a personof Kathy’s quality leading MOM in itseffort to end hunger and prevent home-lessness.”

“Kathy brings over 20 years of ex-perience and passion in the non-profitindustry to MOM,” he continued.“With the need for MOM’s services ashigh as it’s ever been, it was imperative

that we hire someone [who] can leadthe effort to meet the growing needs ofour community.”

Hansen also has experience in thefor-profit sector. She said she believesbusiness philosophies have a place inthe charity world.

“My theory is that you run a non-profit like you would a for-profit busi-ness, because in both cases you areproviding services for people,” shesaid.

Hansen lived in Middleton briefly inthe early 1990s. Her return is to alarger, more heavily developed area.

“When I got back I was pleasantlysurprised,” she said, “by the growthand the momentum of the community.”

Hansen said the job opening atMOM came at a time when she wanted“to do something beneficial for human-ity.”

Hansen said she was intrigued byMOM’s ability to lend a helping handto citizens when “circumstances don’tallow them to thrive.”

In 2008, Middleton Outreach Min-istry moved away from a governingboard made up of church leaders, opt-ing for a larger corporate presence onthe board of directors. Going through

four directors in as many years, the or-ganization also distanced itself fromwhat had been prominent theologicalimagery and messages.

As she settles into the executive di-rector position, Hansen said she seessuch changes as a way to make the or-ganization more inclusive.

“We still work very closely withfaith-based organizations,” she ex-plained. “But those are not the only or-ganizations we work with now. There’sstill a tie, but it’s to all religions – notjust Christianity. MOM works withanybody or any group because the goalis to serve the entire community.”

Changes in Leadership at T.Wall Properties

(June 7)Terrence Wall is no longer listed as

the CeO of T. Wall properties L.L.C.,according to a document released bythe company last week.

But Wall, a prominent public figureknown for pitching ambitious develop-

ments and for his unsuccessful GOpbid for the United States Senate in2010, said he is still actively involvedin many facets of the company thatbears his name.

And T. Wall properties, which is thedriving force behind three local devel-opment projects and is in line to re-ceive millions in Tax Incrementfinancing from Middleton, could stillplay a major role in determining whatthe Good Neighbor City looks like inthe future.

According to the fact set released bythe company: T. Wall properties ownsmore than 40 commercial office build-ings in Dane County, as well as TheCommunity of Bishops Bay develop-ment (in Middleton and Westport), theTribeca Village development (in Mid-dleton), The West end Development(in Verona), the Harvard Square Devel-opment (in Middleton) and variousother commercial development parcelsof land.

The T. Wall properties Board ofManagers is comprised of Wall, SteveSmith, John McGurk, Matt Kaplan andJustin Hakimian. McGurk, who joinedthe board in 2007 when New York-based investors injected $110 millioninto the company, is Chairman of theBoard.

T. Wall properties L.L.C. whollyowns T. Wall properties ManagementCorp., which provides managementand development services.

Randall Guenther is currently listedas T. Wall properties’ president andchief financial officer (CfO). Wall isno longer listed in an officer position.

T. Wall properties L.L.C. is ownedby T. Wall properties Master Limitedpartnership and Almanac Realty Secu-rities V (formerly known as five Ar-rows Realty Securities V).

The fact set released by the companyon May 30 states that T. Wall proper-ties Master Limited partnership owns98 percent of the outstanding stockand Almanac Realty Securities V ownstwo percent of the outstanding stock.But Almanac also holds convertibledebentures that could be converted tostock at any time, the document con-tinued.

If the convertible debentures werechanged to stock, the outstanding stockof T. Wall properties L.L.C. would be59.5 percent held by T. Wall propertiesMaster Limited partnership and 40.5percent held by Almanac Realty Secu-rities V.




The scene was sobering because it was meant to be when first responders teamed up with Middleton High Schooldrama students to stage a horrific - but fake - drunk driving accident. The performance had some students in tears.

See 2012, page 5

Wall said in a recent email interviewwith the Times-Tribune that he retainsa significant role with the company.

He also owns and controls T. Wallenterprises, which is focused on multi-family development but is not ownedby or affiliated with T. Wall propertiesL.L.C.

Judge Rules CopsDidn’t Discriminate

Against Scatz (July 12)

A United States District Court judgeon Monday ruled that the City of Mid-dleton’s police force did not discrimi-nate against a local nightclub becauseof its clientele’s race.

In a 23-page opinion and order, theU.S. District Court for the WesternDistrict of Wisconsin ruled entirelywith the defendant, in addition to re-buking the plaintiff, Scott piernot andhis company, Garrganntuan Ventures,LLC.

Over the course of two and a halfyears, piernot and his company ranScatz Sports Bar and Nightclub. Whileopen, Scatz was the largest nightclubin Dane County, with an occupancylimit of 949 people.

Scatz came into frequent conflictwith the Middleton Common Counciland local law enforcement agents. Itwas eventually designated a public nui-sance by the city.

According to Monday’s ruling, theMiddleton police Department re-sponded to more than 500 calls – someof which were officer-initiated – and“issued more than 100 citations and ar-rests for incidents related to the night-club, ranging from noise complaintsand traffic problems to fights, theftsand a nearby shooting.”

Middleton police Chief Brad Keileventually recommended that the es-tablishment’s liquor license be re-voked. In 2011 piernot voluntarilysurrendered the license, saying he be-lieved it was a foregone conclusion thecity would eventually shut the clubdown.

When he applied for a new license afew months later, saying Scatz hadtaken new steps to curb problems, therequest was denied. Around the sametime, piernot filed a civil rights lawsuitagainst the city and its police depart-ment.

Naming Keil and Captain NoelKakuske as defendants, the suitclaimed the department discriminatedagainst Scatz because the business fea-tured hip-hop music and attractedAfrican American patrons in thelargely white City of Middleton.

The plaintiffs alleged the city’s ac-tions violated the fourteenth and firstAmendments.

In her ruling, District Judge BarbaraCrabb wrote that the plaintiffs “failedto provide evidence that any actionstaken by the defendants were moti-vated by the race of plaintiffs’ patronsor by the music plaintiffs played attheir nightclub.”

Crabb said the evidence showed po-lice acted in response to concerns aboutpublic safety, not race.

She also noted “many of [the] plain-tiffs’ proposed facts are so conclusory,vague or unsubstantiated as to precludemeaningful consideration.”

Crabb also ruled against piernot’sclaim that the State of Wisconsin’s def-inition of a “disorderly house” is overlyvague and therefore unconstitutional.

Crabb provided a litany of docu-mented events at Scatz, concludingwith the night of feb. 25, 2011, whena police officer was punched in thehead, multiple fights broke out in thenightclub’s parking lot, and patronswho had been at Scatz were involvedin a shooting nearby.

Crabb said such incidents qualify as

disorderly, riotous, indecent or im-proper. She said Scatz fell “squarelyinto” the state’s definition of a disor-derly house.

Crabb granted the defendant’s mo-tion for summary judgment on behalfof the City of Middleton, Keil andKakuske.

Middleton Mayor Kurt Sonnentagsaid the ruling came as no surprise.

“I was pretty confident the citywould prevail based on the argumentsour attorneys made prior to any courtappearances,” Sonnentag said. “I havelots of confidence in Murphy Desmond[the city’s law firm].”

Keil said he was “pleased with thecourt’s ruling.”

“Our officers work hard to help keepour community safe,” he continued.“That includes working with licensedpremises to help them make their busi-nesses safe for their patrons, their staffand the public safety officials who mayhave to respond to complaints at thosepremises. We will continue to do so.”

Community Reactsto Sikh Temple

Shooting (Aug. 9) Members of the Sikh community

were joined by others in the City ofMiddleton as they reacted to reportsthat white supremacist Wade Michaelpage opened fire and killed six peopleat a gurudwara in Oak Creek on Sun-day.

Middleton is a hub for the Sikh com-munity and home to the Sikh Societyof Wisconsin-Madison’s gurudwara, ortemple. Bimal pangli described theCentury Avenue building as her fam-ily’s “second home,” where followersof the faith go to find serenity.

Bakhshinder Singh, a priest at theMiddleton gurudwara, called the shoot-ing a “tragedy.”

“This is a place where we pray foreveryone,” he said, shaking his head.“This is very sad.”

On Tuesday night, the MiddletonCommon Council approved a resolu-tion supporting the Sikh communityand expressing condolences for thevictims in Oak Creek, which is abouttwo hours east of the Good NeighborCity. (Many families have worshipedat both temples, said pangli.)

“Middleton residents were horrifiedto learn of the senseless violence suf-fered by the community of Oak Creek,Wisconsin, on Sunday, August 5,” theresolution declared.

“The Middleton Common Council,on behalf of the Middleton community,expresses its continued support formembers of the Middleton Sikh templein the aftermath of this tragic event,”the document, which was approvedunanimously, continued.

The city called on “all members ofthe Middleton and greater Madisonarea to renew our commitments topeace and non-violence and to requestpositive thoughts, prayers and condo-lences for the victims of the tragicevents in Oak Creek.”

Gurdip Brar, Middleton’s District 2alderman, is a native of India, the birth-place of Sikhism. Thirty years ago hewas one of the first Sikhs to settle inMiddleton.

Brar called the shooting a “ruthlesskilling of peaceful people” at prayer.

“It is horrible what happened there,”Brar stated.

The Middleton gurudwara is the pri-mary place of worship for more than200 people. every Sunday, its roomsfill with the sounds of families and thesmells of savory foods as local Sikhsenjoy a convivial, communal meal towhich all are welcome.

The following night, the gurudwarawas again filled with sounds - this timeof both sorrow and joy - and activity asthe community gathered there to showresilience and solidarity. A candlelightvigil honored the victims.

MOM On the Move (Aug. 16)

Business is booming for one localorganization, but that’s not a goodthing.

The demand for food, clothing andservices provided by Middleton Out-reach Ministry (MOM) continues in-creasing. In July of 2012 alone, MOMgave out 12,000 pounds more foodthan in the same month last year.

In an effort to consolidate its opera-tions and better meet that demand,MOM has purchased property at 3502parmenter St., just north of CenturyAvenue. The organization is eyeing latefall to complete the move. (The movehas since been pushed into 2013.)

According to a statement issued lastweek by the charitable organization,the purchase includes both a mainbuilding, which will be used for its newoperations, along with a warehouse




Kathy Hansen, above, took over as Middleton Outreach Ministry’s exec-utive director in 2012.

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that will house the food pantry andClothing Closet.

MOM’s current office in downtownMiddleton is located at 7432 HubbardAvenue. The food pantry and ClothingCloset operate at a separate building inthe Middleton Business park, aboutthree miles away, at 8710-2 MontclairDrive.

It’s a land contract purchase, so aCapital Campaign will be launchedwithin a year to pay for the new facil-ity.

Court Once AgainRules With MEAUnion (Aug. 23)

The Middleton-Cross plains AreaSchool District (MCpASD) and itsschool board lost again in the latestround of a legal bout with the Middle-ton education Association, the unionrepresenting fulltime teachers.

Dane County Circuit Court Judge C.William foust last week reaffirmed anearlier ruling, made by an independentarbitrator, which ordered the district tore-instate a middle school teacher andprovide back pay for the three yearssince he was fired for viewing nudeimages on his work computer.

The arbitrator ruled the districttreated Andrew Harris more harshlythan 37 other teachers who were alsofound to have inappropriate content ontheir work email accounts. Some teach-ers received no punishment at all, somereceived warnings, and others weretemporarily suspended. Harris, who atthe time was vice president of theteachers union and was a vocal critic ofthe school district’s bargaining tactics,was fired.

While the school board had knownof the Thursday, Aug. 16 court date formonths, it held a last-minute closedsession meeting a few hours before thedecision.

One day later, MCpASD superin-tendent Don Johnson released a state-ment saying the district was“dismayed” by the circuit court’s rul-ing.

“The order to place Andrew Harrisback in a teaching position is, in theview of the district, not in the best in-terests of our students,” Johnson wrote.“The board of education has directedadministration and legal counsel to ap-peal this decision to the Court of Ap-peals immediately.”

“The district will consider all op-tions as it moves forward, but contin-ues to contend that the accessingpornography and other inappropriatebehaviors by Mr. Andrew Harris are aclear violation of district policies, ourcommunity’s standards, and commonstandards of public policy,” Johnsoncontinued. “The priority for Middle-ton-Cross plains Area Schools will beto continue to advocate for a safe andpositive educational environment forour students.”

Independent arbitrator KarenMawhinney in february ruled theschool district did not have just causewhen it fired Harris, then a GlacierCreek Middle School teacher, for hisactions. Mawhinney wrote the districthad sufficient reason to suspend Harrisfor 15 days.

Mawhinney ordered the district toimmediately re-instate Harris and pro-vide lost wages and compensation forbenefits he would have received. TheMeA had alleged Harris was fired inretaliation for his role in collective bar-gaining, and not strictly for his viola-tion of the district’s imprecise policygoverning the use of school technol-ogy.

Gregg Cramer and Mike Duren –two other former teachers who weresuspended around the same time -should have received only written rep-rimands and are also owed compensa-tion for lost wages, added thearbitrator.

perry Hibner, the district’s commu-nity relations specialist, said in febru-ary the MCpASD has spentapproximately $343,000 in legal feeson the conflict. As of the end of July,the total had grown to $410,000.

MeA attorney Willie Haus said heexpected the district to continue ap-pealing “until the cows come home.”

The district subsequently appealedthe ruling.

City Cracks DownOn Carry-Out Alcohol Sales

(Sept. 13)The Middleton Common Council

last week approved a new ordinanceintended to stop what some city leadersworry is a proliferation of businessesthat sell carry-out alcohol.

The city’s new Class “A” fermentedMalt Beverage and “Class A” Intoxi-cating Liquor License quotas meanMiddleton will have far greater powerto limit the number of businesses thatsell alcohol, as well as the ability toprevent what some see as overly denseconcentrations where libations are tooreadily available for purchase.

Class “A” fermented malt beveragelicenses allow the retail sale of beer forconsumption off the premises.

“Class A” liquor licenses allow theretail sale of intoxicating liquor, in-

cluding wine, for consumption off thepremises.

Common council president HowardTeal has repeatedly voiced his concernsabout the availability of alcohol in thecommunity. He said the quotas placedon the books last week were long over-due.

“It’s about time Middleton clampeddown on handing out liquor licenseslike boxes of Cracker Jacks at the statefair,” said Teal. “It’s a first good step inlimiting the number of liquor outlets inMiddleton, which already has no short-age of places to buy liquor.”

There are currently nine combina-tion Class “A” and “Class A” licenseholders in Middleton and 13 Class “A”license holders.

Van Nutt, executive director of theMiddleton Chamber of Commerce,spoke briefly to the council prior to theordinance’s approval.

“from my perspective I’d rather seeit driven by market forces,” Nutt said.“On the other hand I understand your

responsibility from a public safety per-spective.”

Beer Pioneer Departs (Oct. 11)

It was the mid 1980s when KirbyNelson brewed his first batch of Capi-tal Brewery beer.

Ronald Reagan was president, DanRamsey was mayor, and the term “craftbeer’ wasn’t even known to most peo-ple.

After nearly three decades andcountless awards, Nelson will sayfarewell to Capital Brewery next weekwhen he departs to take on the title of“vice president/brewmaster” at a largecraft brewery in the works in Verona.

In a letter to Capital Brewery share-holders dated Oct. 4, Tom Stitgen andScott Wiener, the company’s generalmanager and president, respectively,praised Nelson.

“Capital Brewery has been in busi-ness for more than 26 years and overthat time the brewery has seen manychanges in both successful and chal-lenging times,” said their joint state-ment. “But the one constant through itall has been the great beer brewed bythe team of brewers led by brewmasterKirby Nelson. The awards recognizingthis fact are quite frankly too many tocount.”

Nelson, with his convivial personal-ity, long white hair and hearty, maltybrews, is considered by many to be oneof the founding fathers of craft brew-ing. He began his career at Capitaleven before a man named Jim Kochhad unveiled a beer called SamuelAdams with the Boston Beer Com-pany.

According to the brewery, Nelsonwill continue to consult with Brian De-stree, who will become acting brew-master.

Destree previously worked atLeinenkugal and Miller Brewery.

Nelson called Destree “a perfect fitfor Capital Brewery.”

MCPASD Referendum

Wins Big (Nov. 8)

Voters emphatically approved tworeferendum questions placed on Tues-day’s ballot by the Middleton-Crossplains Area School District.

Supporters said the district’s plan to




The July issue of Better Homes and Gardens magazine featured the garden of Karen Watson-Newlin, a Town ofMiddleton resident.

See 2012, page 7


rebuild Kromrey Middle School, ex-pand Glacier Creek Middle School,and move fifth graders from their cur-rent elementary schools and into thebigger middle schools, would easeovercrowding and avoid sinkingmoney into aging facilities.

Question 1 asked for $59,860,000 torebuild Kromrey Middle School, 7009Donna Drive in Middleton, and expandGlacier Creek Middle School, 2800Military Road in Cross plains. Itgained approval from 68 percent ofvoters.

The tax impact of the capital ques-tion will be about $55 per $100,000 ofequalized property value.

The second question asked to exceedthe state-imposed revenue limit by$797,000 for recurring purposes andwill lead to about $15 annually per$100,000 of equalized value. Questiontwo was approved with 64 percent ofthe vote.

“We are ecstatic about the approvalof the referendum questions. The sup-port we have received is an over-whelming vote [of] confidence for ourschools,” said Middleton-Cross plainssuperintendent Don Johnson. “It is in-credibly rewarding to serve in a com-munity that is so supportive.”

The board had been weighing its op-tions ever since a set of failed referen-dum questions in 2009. Questionsplaced on the 2005 ballot also failed.

The board of education’s vote to goback to referendum this year was unan-imous.

The district expects to open the Gla-cier Creek addition in 2014. The rebuiltKromrey is scheduled to open in 2014or 2015.

“Thanks is due to the amazing workof the ‘Yes, Yes Committee,’ our par-ents, and all of the voters supportingthis initiative,” Johnson stated. “Thechildren of our school district are thebig winners, and this means that ourcommunity as a whole are the long-term winners as well. This is clearly awise investment in our future.”

Meriter MedicalProject Delayed

(Nov. 22)plans to build a multifaceted new

medical campus east of the Beltline atCentury Avenue and Laura Lane havebeen delayed at least a year, accordingto sources close to the project.

At a joint meeting in early 2011, the

Middleton Common Council and theMiddleton plan Commission eachgranted conceptual approval to thescope of the project and Meriter HealthServices’ request for $9 million in pub-lic assistance. The development agree-ment depicts five phases ofdevelopment, each with a different cityobligation. The initial phase would in-clude $6.8 million from the city.

The city then embarked on a some-times-harrowing quest to relocate itsexisting public works garage awayfrom the land, finally opting build at aDepartment Of Transportation parkand Ride facility to the north.

But the council recently learned thatMeriter representatives have requesteda longer timeline.

“Meriter notified me on October 29that they are requesting a one-year ex-tension from March 1, 2014, to March1, 2015, on the timeline for commence-ment of their $80 million AmbulatoryCare project on Laura Lane,” city ad-ministrator Mike Davis wrote to mem-bers of the city council.

When the medical campus was firstannounced, Meriter representatives de-scribed the development as a“public/private partnership” betweenthe non-profit healthcare provider andthe city. The campus as proposedwould come to fruition over a 20-yearbuild-out period.

proponents said it would create 50times more taxable value than cur-rently exists on the land in question.Skeptics questioned the impact of fed-eral healthcare reform, and a well-pub-

licized feud with competitors, on theproject.

Meriter’s plan is to construct the de-velopment on 12.86 acres of land thatwas previously held by four separateowners.

The Meriter campus could eventu-ally include ambulatory services, out-patient surgery, an emergencydepartment and helipad, general med-ical facilities and other services – manyof which would be developed to meetnew demands created by federalhealthcare reform.

proponents said the project wouldgenerate up to 200 new positions withaverage incomes of $50,000 to $55,000annually, plus benefits. They said thefacilities would act as an economic cat-alyst, that the land’s value would in-crease by an estimated $80 millionover the next 20 years, and that localresidents would benefit directly fromnearby medical services.

While Meriter Medical Group is anon-profit entity, Meriter Laboratoriesand physicians plus are for-profit or-ganizations that work in conjunctionwith Meriter Medical Group. Meriterprovides approximately $40 millionannually in free care in order to qualifyfor its non-profit status.

plans for the campus began with in-formal discussions between Meriterand Middleton Mayor Kurt Sonnen-tag. Meriter then held a series of plan-ning sessions with the Middleton AreaDevelopment Corporation (MADC).The project was unveiled to the publicin 2011.

John Lehman, the City of Middle-ton’s finance director, said last weekthat his understanding is that theMeriter project is on track despite thedelay. “It seems to me the question isone of ‘when,’ not ‘if,’” Lehman said.

City Budget Approved (Dec. 6)A single citizen – representing

.00564 percent of the City of Middle-ton’s total denizens – spoke during lastweek’s annual budget hearing.

The Middleton Common Councilhosted the public hearing prior to itsapproval of a 2013 budget that contains$41,683,904 in total expenditures.

Two proposed amendments failedand the council voted 8-0 in favor of aresolution to levy property taxes andadopt the 2013 budget documents inthe general fund and in the special rev-enue, debt service, capital and enter-prise groups.

emmy Lou Immell, the lone residentto address the council at the Nov. 28meeting, voiced appreciation for thework done by those running the munic-ipality but urged them to keep taxes aslow as possible.

District 2 alderman Gurdip Brar saidhe opposed the city’s decision to com-bine the capital, operating and otherbudget documents into a single resolu-tion on the meeting’s agenda. His mo-tion to divide the budget vote into threecomponents – one for the capital por-tion, one for the operating portion, and

one for the remaining sections - diedfor lack of a second.

District 7 alderman Hans Hilbertproposed an amendment that wouldhave increased the levy by $159,000 tofund the acquisition of a new truck forthe Middleton fire District. The mo-tion failed, however, when five mem-bers of the eight-person council(JoAnna Richard, Jim Wexler, SusanWest, Brar and paul Kinne) opposed it.

The final 2013 budget is expected toincrease the city mill rate by 7 percent.It includes total general fund expendi-tures of $21,270,407 and capital spend-ing of $10,469,923. Along with specialrevenue and enterprise expenses, thebudget includes total fund spending of$41,683,904.

The expected mill rate for Middle-ton, not including taxes the city col-lects for other government entities, willbe $6.04 per $1,000 of equalized prop-erty value. While the rate is up for thesecond year in a row, it still remainslower than last year’s rates in similarlysized communities such as Sun prairie,fitchburg, Waunakee, Stoughton andVerona.

earlier this year the Middleton Com-mon Council held a series of budgetworkshops at which it whittled the pro-jected mill rate down from $6.5, whichwould have been a more than 15 per-cent increase over last year’s rate,which was $5.65.

The mill rate settled on last weekwill lead to $1,691 in city taxes on a$280,000 home.


Photo contributed

The Middleton Common Council on Sept. 18 of last year unanimously approved the purchase of 6.693 acres of land from the Wisconsin Department ofTransportation (DOT) at a cost not to exceed $522,000. The site, just off the Beltline Highway on Parmenter Street on the northern tip of Middleton, willbe the new home of the city’s Public Works Department headquarters.

MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

Elaine Walsh Stricker

MONROe - elaine Walsh Stricker,94, passed away on Monday, Decem-ber 24, 2012. She was born December23, 1918 in Middleton, WI, the daugh-ter of John f. and Anastasia KennedyWalsh.

The family moved to Madisonwhere she lived and attended school.She was a graduate of edgewood. Hermarriage to J. Daniel (Don) Strickertook place April 15, 1942 at St.Raphael’s Cathedral, Madison. Sheand her husband resided in Madisonuntil 1959 at which time they moved toJanesville. In 1963 they relocated toMonroe where she was employed bySt. Clare Hospital. She served as theAssistant Medical Record Administra-tor until her retirement in 1983. Shewas a member of St. Victor Catholicparish. elaine was a steadfast UWBadger and Green Bay packer fan.

She was preceded in death by her

devoted husband Don and her sisters,Gladys Lathers, florence Walsh, HelenSchaeffer and Bernadine Daniels. Sheis survived by her four loving children,Marykay S. Tullis of Moraga, CA,Gerard W. of San francisco, J Danielof Warren, CT, and Barbra StrickerStuder of Monroe; her thoughtful sons-in-law, ernie Studer of Monroe andRichard Tullis of Moraga, CA; her car-ing grandchildren, Katie and MeghanStuder, Charly and Matthew Tullis,Sara Tullis Regan, erin Tullis Howardand Lilly; her great grandchildrenSierra, Devin, Ryan and Riley Reganand Ty Tullis; her nieces, ellie Beil-mann and Sally O’Malley Lathers; andher nephew, eddie Daniels .

A memorial Mass will be held onSaturday, Jan. 19, 2013 at 11:30 a.m. atSt. Victor Catholic Church, 1760 14thSt., Monroe. private interment will beat the mausoleum in ResurrectionCemetery in Madison. friends and rel-atives are invited to visit with her fam-ily from 10:30 a.m. preceding thememorial Mass at the church.

The family requests that flowers beomitted and that memorials be made tothe Knights of Columbus BadgerCamp fund or the University of Wis-consin foundation Speech and HearingClinic fund #1254723. Newcomer fu-neral Home, Monroe is assisting thefamily.Her lifelong sense of style is undeni-

able. And until we meet again, mayGod bless her and hold her in the palmof his hand.

OBITUARY BIRTH

Kendall AveryEgert

Brenda and Korby egert an-nounce the birth of their daughter,Kendall Avery, born November 24,2012 at prentice Women’s Hospitalin Chicago, IL. At birth, the new-born weighted 8 pounds 3 ouncesand measured 20.5 inches long.Maternal grandparents are Tom andDiane Kramer, Middleton and pa-ternal grandparents are Gary andDebbie egert, Dixon, IL. Maternalgreat-grandparents are Lorraine and(the late) Winfield Buchanan ofMadison, WI.

Community members brought hope tomore than 1,600 people in need throughMOM’s Sharing Christmas program

Middleton Outreach Ministry(MOM), an area non-profit work-ing to prevent homelessness andend hunger, in a press release re-cently thanked the community forproviding gifts for more than 1,600children, adults and seniors in needthrough the Sharing Christmas pro-gram.

Throughout the month of De-cember, community groups, busi-nesses and individuals cametogether to provide more than$80,000 worth of gifts to people in

need.“It was incredible to watch peo-

ple spread the word about the helpthat was needed,” said KathyHansen, executive Director ofMiddleton Outreach Ministry.“every year the need in the com-munity grows, and every year, thecommunity pulls together to makesure that each and every individual,senior or family that successfullyapplied for the program receivesgifts and has a hopeful holiday sea-son.”

A client whose family receivedgifts this year wrote the following tothank their donor: “You have no ideawhat a surprise it is that there arepeople like you with such good willand such love for others and an enor-mous heart. I don’t have words totell you how grateful we are, or howhappy you have made our family.”

Donors to the program found theprogram just as fulfilling, accordingto Judy Kujoth, Case Manager andSharing Christmas Coordinator.


Beginning onthe Path of 2013

The start of a new year alwaysfeels like a new start, a fresh be-ginning. I like to set goals for theyear, and looking toward the com-ing year seems like looking downa road with countless twists, turns,and possible destinations, to be de-termined largely by my choicesand actions. Will I achieve mygoal of publishing an original knit-ting pattern, walking down thepath of careful calculation and cre-ativity? Will I wander down theroad of organization by finally put-ting all of our photos into albums?Will I explore the road of simplic-ity and practicality through mygoal of eliminating one fourth ofour kitchen items? Only time willtell! If you’re looking for a fewbooks to inspire you on your walkthrough 2013, try these:

James Marshall’s retelling ofRed Riding Hood is perfect forolder readers who think they’re be-yond picture books. They’ll lovethe subtle humor and frank charac-ters. As usual, Red Riding Hoodgoes to see Granny, and as usual, awolf meets her along the woodedpath and accompanies her toGranny’s house. He eats not onlyGranny, but Red, too. Not toworry, though; a brave hunter is onthe way! What sets this book apartfrom the many versions out thereare the details: the wolf’s stylishstraw hat, an empty box of after-dinner mints lying open next to asleeping wolf, and plenty of catsthroughout the story whose facialexpressions beg to be examinedtime and time again.

Kenneth Grahame’s classic, The

Wind in the Willows, has beenmaking readers laugh for over 100years. Mole is tired of springcleaning, so he and his new friendRatty enjoy time together on theriver. They picnic, ride around onRatty’s rowboat, and venture toToad Hall to visit Toad. Toad isobsessed with horse-drawn cara-vans, and he, Mole, and Ratty headout on the open road together. Be-fore long, though, they encounteran automobile, and suddenlyToad’s focus changes from cara-vans to motor cars. What followsis a rollicking adventure high-lighted by hilarious personalities,villains, and true friends. familieswill love reading this one together;look for an illustrated version forpicture enthusiasts. Also checkout Return to the Willows, a re-cently published sequel by Jacque-line Kelly. Show More ShowLess Clover Twig and the Perilous

Path is a charming chapter bookby Kaye Umansky, featuring Jo-hanna Wright’s illustrations.Young Clover Twig is a house-keeper for Mrs. eckles, an eccen-tric, good-natured witch. One day,witch Granny Dismal comes tovisit, warning Clover and Mrs.eckles about the return of the per-ilous path. The path has existedfor years, but it hasn’t been spottedin a long time. Now it’s back,bringing danger to the woods.Clover is the only one in town whoisn’t familiar with the path’s tricksand traps. What will happen whenshe accidentally ends up on theperlious path? Young readers willlove the adventure, humor, andlovable characters; check outClover Twig and the Magical Cot-tage for more fun.

by Amanda StruckmeyerMiddleton Public Library

Tools and Tips for Water Conservation tonightGreen Thursday: Tools and Tips for

Residential Water Conservation willtake place today, January 3, at 7 p.m.in the Willy West Co-Op CommunityRoom, 6825 University Avenue.

The event is free and all are wel-come. even with the recent snowfall,88 percent of Wisconsin continues toexperience drought. Join this seminarto learn about steps citizens can all take

to conserve water indoors and out.Janean Spears-Dimmig, of Ger-

hards, will talk about water conservingplumbing fixtures. The group will alsodiscuss no-cost or low-cost practicesthat reduce water use. Nathan Conroywill demonstrate H20Score.com, an in-novative website that helps individualsmake smart water conservation deci-sions by providing personalized water

use information. City of Middleton residents can also

register for the 2013 Water Conserva-tion Challenge, a free contest spon-sored by the Sustainability Committee,with prizes provided by local busi-nesses. Information on the Water Con-servation Challenge is available on thecity’s website.

Photo contributedKiwanis gives to MOMMiddleton Kiwanis made its annual donation to Middleton Outreach Ministry at the service club’s December

13 meeting. Pictured above, Chuck Foulke, right, presents the check to Middleton Outreach Ministry executivedirector Kathy Hansen.

Middletonians can resolve to readmore this year with the Middleton pub-lic Library’s Adult Winter Readingprogram. The program will run Mon-day, Jan. 7 through Thursday, feb. 29.

Read 30 hours and become eligiblefor great prizes like Barnes & Noblegift cards, gift certificates to localrestaurants and more. participantschoose what to read; blogs, newspa-

pers, and audio books all count.for more information, stop by the

lower-level reference desk or call 608-827-7403.

Winter Reading Program starts Monday

Drum Power!celebratesMLK Jr.

Drum power! A Celebration of Dr.Martin Luther King Jr. will take placeMonday, Jan. 21 from 2-3 p.m. at theMiddleton public Library ArcherMeeting Room.

Drum and dance has played an im-portant and significant role in the ex-pression of social protest, struggle, andproclamations of triumph throughouthistory. Yorel Lashley, a professionalWest African, Afro-Cuban, and Brazil-ian percussionist and creator of “Drumpower” will entertain, educate, em-power, and inspire us as we celebratethe legacy of Dr. Martin Luther KingJr. and the Civil Rights Movement.

Children, teens, and adults are wel-come to join the library for this inter-generational program. Stop by theMain Level Help Desk or call 608-628-5028 to sign up.


No shame in secondFRANKLIN GIRLS BASKETBALL HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT

FRANKLIN — Natalie Stapleswill be the first to tell you, it didn’tmatter if she ever made another shoton the basketball court — much lessa game-winner. Now that it’s hap-pened, though, Staples admits it’s aworld a fun.

Just 28 months ago, Staples near-ly lost her left arm — and her life —in an ATV accident. Last friday,Staples completed her remarkablecomeback in grand fashion.

Staples, a senior guard forMiddleton’s girls basketball team,played hero for the Cardinals duringthe semifinals of the ChristineRathke Memorial Tournament atfranklin.

first, Staples hit a three-pointerwith 22 seconds left to giveMiddleton its first lead of the secondhalf against powerful MilwaukeeKing. Staples then blocked a poten-tial game-tying three-pointer byKing’s Shakeela fowler at the buzzerto preserve a 62-59 win.

“I’ve never made a game-winningshot in my life, so that was prettygreat,” said Staples, whose teamimproved to 5-3. “I was just kind ofin the moment and was feeling it, so

Staples playshero as Cardsrally past Kingby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

See KING, page 16

They were shorthanded, under theweather and sluggish most of thenight.

Still, Middleton’s boys basketballteam rallied from an 18-point deficitagainst Madison edgewood lastfriday.

Down the stretch, though, theCrusaders made more big plays andpulled out a hard fought, 50-49 non-conference win.

“We looked like we were sick,”Middleton coach Kevin Bavery said.“Guys were trying to run but lookedlike they were in quicksand.”

Middleton played without four ofits top 10 players, including standoutguard Derek Rongstad (hand) andstarting forward Chris Little (flu).Still, the Cardinals battled back from ahuge hole to make the final momentsthrilling.

Kenji passini, who led Middletonwith 12 points, scored five straightpoints late to put the Cardinals ahead,49-48. first, passini drilled a three-pointer. Then passini made two freethrows with 28 seconds remaining togive Middleton the lead.

edgewood’s paul Mutch answeredwith two free throws of his own togive the Crusaders a 50-49 lead.

Middleton had a chance to win it,but Max Oelerich missed a 12-footer.The Cardinals grabbed the rebound,but then turned the ball over with 0.6seconds left and edgewood ran out the

Middleton dropsa heartbreakerCardinals fallto Edgewood

See BOYS BB, page 17

by ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

FRANKLIN — Sure, a title wouldhave been sweet.

But for a Middleton’s girls basket-ball team searching for consistency,last weekend was a terrific success.

The Cardinals reached the champi-onship game of the fifth annualChristine Rathke MemorialTournament held at franklin HighSchool. There, Middleton fell to hostfranklin, 68-57.

Still, reaching the title game at apower-packed tournament was a hugestepping stone for the Cardinals.

“We’re improving , but we have toget better defensively and be moresecure with the ball,” said Middletoncoach Jeff Kind, whose team wasplagued by turnovers in the title game.“It’s good to win two of three, but stilla lot to improve on.”

Middleton, which has reached theWIAA Division 1 state tournamentfive straight years, had to replace fourstarters from a year ago. In addition,the Cardinals played the first month ofthe season without Liz McMahon —their best player and only returningstarter from a year ago.

But Middleton is beginning toround into form, and showed at thefranklin tournament how dangerous itcan be come March.

first, the Cardinals rolled past

Middleton’s girlsreach title game atFranklin tourneyby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Shannon McCauley and Middleton’s girls basketball team finished second at the Franklin Tournament last week-end.See FRANKLIN, page 15


Derek Rogeberg (left) and Middleton’s boys basketball team fell to Madison Edgewood, 50-49, last Friday.

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Middleton’s wrestling team fin-ished ninth among 18 teams at the Bi-State Classic in La Crosse last week-end.

Wausau West won the tournamentwith 321.5 points, while Holmen(237), Hudson (226.5), MountHoreb/Barneveld (208) and LakevilleSouth (190) rounded out the top five.

Middleton finished with 126points.

Senior Jake Cain was Middleton’stop finisher, placing third at 138pounds.

Cain opened by pinning DonaldBruce of Bloomington Kennedy in 2minutes, 38 seconds. Cain then pinnedJohn Hentrich of Belmont/plattevillein 2:19.

In the third round, Cain pinnedMount Horeb/Barneveld’s KlaytonKrantz in 48 seconds. Cain thendefeated Holmen standout RyanStalsberg, 3-2.

In the semifinals, Cain fell toMauston’s Colin Dolata, 9-1.

Cain battled back, though, anddowned DeSoto’s Isaac Brosinski, 8-3, in the consolation semifinals. Thenin the third place match, Cain toppedMonroe’s Kevin Klopfenstein, 8-3.

Grant Laurent earned a sixth placefinish for the Cardinals.

Laurent received a first round bye,then pinned DeSoto’s Kris Karstetterin 2:36.

Laurent followed that with a 3-1sudden victory over Danny Trimmerof Athens. Laurent then notched a 13-4 win over Cody Willis ofWeston/Ithaca.

But Laurent lost in the semifinals,the consolation semis and the fifthplace match and settled for sixth over-all.

Shay Haase also had a solid tourna-ment for the Cardinals and finished in12th place at 160 pounds.

Haase received a first round bye,then pinned James Marks of Boscobelin 3:44. Haase lost his third roundmatch, but bounced back to defeatMason McCauley of Weston/Ithaca, 7-0.

Haase then pinned Lucas Kastnerof Cuba City/Southwestern in 2:42.But Haase lost his next three matchesand settled for 12th.

Jacob Laurent had a solid weekend,going 3-2 at 145 pounds, whileNathan Dresen (182), Lon Yeary (220)and Sean Benedict (285) all went 3-2,as well.

Brett Cain (113) and Wyatt Cory(195) both went 2-2 overall.

113 - Brett Cain's place is unknown andhas scored 8.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Brett Cain (Middleton)13-8 received a bye () (Bye)

Champ. Round 2 - Brett Cain (Middleton)13-8 won by pin over Dylan Smith (La CrosseLogan) 9-5 (pin 1:41)

Champ. Round 3 - Ben Thornton (La CrosseCentral) 21-0 won by pin over Brett Cain(Middleton) 13-8 (pin 1:50)

Cons. Round 4 - Travis Syvrud (MtHoreb/Barneveld) 8-7 won by major decisionover Brett Cain (Middleton) 13-8 (Maj 15-6)

120 - Justin Swiersz's place is unknownand has scored 0.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Trevor Kottke (Athens) 8-5 won by decision over Justin Swiersz(Middleton) 7-11 (Dec 12-6)

Cons. Round 1 - Justin Swiersz (Middleton)7-11 received a bye () (Bye)

Cons. Round 2 - ethan Leis (Cashton) 13-7won by pin over Justin Swiersz (Middleton) 7-11(pin 2:47)

126 - Mike O`Shea's place is unknown andhas scored 2.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Mike O`Shea (Middleton)10-10 received a bye () (Bye)

Champ. Round 2 - Ben Hansen (Verona) 18-7 won by pin over Mike O`Shea (Middleton) 10-10 (pin 5:25)

Cons. Round 2 - Mike O`Shea (Middleton)10-10 won in sudden victory - 1 over BrandonBeggs (Auburndale) 6-8 (SV-1 10-8)

Cons. Round 3 - Mike O`Shea (Middleton)10-10 won by decision over ely flesch (Baraboo)7-7 (Dec 4-3)

Cons. Round 4 - Mason Berceau(Luxemburg-Casco) 16-8 won by pin over MikeO`Shea (Middleton) 10-10 (pin 2:05)

132 - Shane Bishop's place is unknown andhas scored 0.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Austen Chafer (RichlandCenter) 11-5 won by pin over Shane Bishop(Middleton) 3-5 (pin 1:14)

Cons. Round 1 - Shane Bishop (Middleton)3-5 received a bye () (Bye)

Cons. Round 2 - Nathan Schomberg (WestSalem/Bangor) 11-6 won by pin over ShaneBishop (Middleton) 3-5 (pin 0:58)

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 2013

Wrestlers farewell at Bi-Stateby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

See WRESTLERS, page 18

Cain takes 3rdat 138 pounds


Middleton’s Brett Cain went 2-2 at the Bi-State Classic last weekend.


FRANKLIN — The final scoremade some of the numbers easier todigest.

But just slightly.Middleton’s girls basketball team

notched a 59-36 win over RacineCase in the opening round of theChristine Rathke MemorialTournament held at franklin HighSchool last Thursday.

While the Cardinals were thrilledwith the win, they weren’t so happywith their 31 turnovers and 14-of-30night at the free throw line.

“You won’t win many like that,”Middleton coach Jeff Kind said.“This is such a young bunch. It’sreally just a matter of us beingfocused.

“We’re in such a big hurry. It justled to a lot of unforced turnovers.”

There was a lot of good for aMiddleton team that improved to 4-3.

Junior forward Liz McMahon —in her third game back from a brokenfinger — led all players with 24points and 11 rebounds. McMahonmade 10-of-16 shots from the field,was a force in the paint, and evenhelped Middleton’s guards break theeagles’ full court pressure.

“It was a fun game to play in,”McMahon said. “But after missingsome games (four), they’re all fun.”

Middleton’s defense was solid

throughout.The Cardinals held Case to 15-of-

63 shooting (23.8%) and forced theeagles into 30 turnovers. Middletonalso held a 48-37 rebounding edge,led by McMahon’s 11 and 10 fromsophomore forward Cole Jordee.

Senior point guard ShannonMcCauley scored all nine of herpoints in the first half — includingseven in the first quarter. AndMiddleton rotated 11 players most ofthe game, which seemed to wear outa Case team that couldn’t match theCardinals’ depth.

“I think that’s how we’ll play withthis team,” Kind said of going deepinto his bench. “I think Liz andShannon, and probably Cole too, willneed to be on the floor most of thetime. But I think it helps us to havedepth and rotate the rest of thoseplayers a lot.”

Middleton scored the first fivepoints of the game and never trailed.McCauley opened the game with apair of free throws and senior guardNatalie Staples drilled a three-point-er.

The Cardinals later embarked on a9-2 burst to take a 14-4 lead.McCauley started the fun with athree-point play, Leah Wolff drilled athree-pointer and McMahon convert-ed a three-point play.

Middleton finished the first quar-ter shooting 6-of-12 from the floor— including 2-of-4 from three-pointland — and took a 20-12 lead. Justthree nights earlier, the Cardinalsscored 22 total points in a loss atVerona.

“Well the offense was a lot bet-ter,” Kind said. “At times it was a lit-tle ragged, but this was the kind ofpace we like.”

Case pulled within 21-17 midwaythrough the second quarter. ButMiddleton closed the half on a 10-2run to take a 31-19 lead.

McMahon had five points in theburst, including a lay-up with justthree seconds left in the half. Jordeebanked in a three-pointer andMcCauley — who went 7-of-7 fromthe line — made two free throws.

“I think it’s definitely going totake us some time to click with meback now,” McMahon said. “But Iremember watching us againstJanesville parker thinking how goodwe can be. I think we have a lot of

talent. We just need some time toplay together.”

Middleton then opened the secondhalf on an 11-2 run — making it a21-4 surge overall — and raced to a42-21 advantage.

Staples scored to open the secondhalf, then McMahon drilled a three-pointer to make it 36-19. After aCase basket, McMahon converted arebound basket and junior centerAnna Bunyan scored four straightpoints.

Middleton’s lead was 46-25 afterthree quarters and grew to as manyas 24 in the fourth as the Cardinals

cruised home.“It’s really a big weekend for the

team down here,” Kind said. “It’simportant for bonding and chemistry.I think we can figure out our leadersand define some roles. So eventhough it wasn’t always pretty, thiswas a good start.”

Dec. 27Middleton 59, Racine Case 36Racine Case ……......…….. 12 7 6 11 — 36Middleton ……….....……. 20 11 15 13 — 59

RACINE CASE — (fg-fga ft-fta pts) —

Mya Collum 3-17 0-0 6, Azaria floyd 3-10 2-4 8,Kylaa Carter 4-13 1-2 9, Brette Logic 2-9 0-2 4,Mileesha Hamilton 0-1 1-2 1, Melissa James 1-30-0 2, Brandee Urquardt 1-2 0-0 2, MarquesaLong 0-3 0-0 0, Monique Cooper 0-1 0-0 0,Kaitlyn McIntosh 1-4 0-0 2. Totals: 16-63 4-1036.

MIDDLETON — Liz McMahon 10-16 3-624, Shannon McCauley 1-8 7-7 9, Jenna Blair 1-2 0-4 2, Natalie Staples 2-5 0-2 5, Cole Jordee 2-9 0-0 5, Darcy Dean 0-4 1-4 1, Anna Bunyan 2-50-2 4, Leah Wolff 1-1 0-0 3, Kelly Roach 0-0 2-22, Darby Raffel 1-3 0-0 3, Kayla Bauhs 0-0 1-2 1,Amy Ticknor 0-0 0-1 0. Totals: 20-53 14-30 59.

Three-point goals — M 5 (McMahon,Staples, Jordee, Wolff, Raffel).

Middletonraces pastRacine Caseby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

Cardinals sloppy,but still toomuch for Eagles


Cole Jordee and Middleton’s girls basketball team rolled past Racine Case at the Franklin Tournament last week-end.

young stars in the Middleton pro-gram before her accident. But theinjury — and painstaking recovery— certainly set her back.

Staples returned to the court latein her sophomore season. Then lastyear, Staples was a key reserve onMiddleton’s state semifinal team.

playing time seemed like a sillything to worry about though. Stapleswas alive — and thrilled to be part ofone of the state’s top programs.

But as Staples’ health has contin-

ually improved, so have her expecta-tions.

“I know I can be a big part of thisteam,” said the bubbly and efferves-cent Staples. “It’s great to be outhere, sure. But I’m just a lot moreconfident now and feel like I can bea big contributor.”

That’s certainly been the case sofar this season.

Staples, who still wears a protec-tive sleeve on her left arm, has beenMiddleton’s starting shooting guard

most of the year. She’s been a solidoutside shooter and ranks third onthe team with 8.6 points per game.

“Nats has made great strides,”Kind said.

None bigger than last week, whenStaples played hero against

Milwaukee King. It’s the type of story to make the

most cynical of folks stand andcheer.

put me at the front of the line.



Natalie Staples has overcome enormous odds and become one of the top players for Middleton’s girls basketball team.

FRANKLIN — I’ll be the first toadmit, I’m jaded.

Twenty-plus years in this businesswill do that to even the most pie-in-sky optimists.

for every great kid and terrificstory, there’s another one — andmaybe more — to muck things up.

But every now and again comes astory that restores your faith in, well,really everything that’s good aboutpeople and life.

In this case, that story bleeds intothe sporting world, as well.

Meet Natalie Staples, a remark-ably determined, strong-minded, andresolute member of Middleton’s girlsbasketball team. If ever there was aposter child for perseverance, it’sStaples.

By now many of you likely knowStaples’ incredible story.

In Aug., 2010, Staples and a groupof six friends went for an ATV rideon the family’s 16-acre property inCross plains. They hit a patch ofgravel and the vehicle flipped.

The six passengers went to theright. Natalie — the driver — flew tothe left, the ATV landed on her andnearly severed her left arm.

Initially, doctors told Natalie’sfamily there was a 5% chance of sav-ing her arm. Doctors couldn’t ensueshe’d live either.

Amazingly, though, a team of sur-geons was able to save the Natalie’sarm — and her life. Natalie spent 28days in the hospital, and has under-gone a remarkable 24 surgeries.

Staples has made it back, though,and her amazing comeback wascapped with a Hollywood-endinglast friday.

Middleton trailed MilwaukeeKing, 59-57, in the waning secondsof a semifinal game at the ChristineRathke Memorial Tournament heldat franklin High School. Cardinalsforward Liz McMahon drove thelane and kicked the ball to a wide-open Staples in the left corner.

Staples, one of Middleton’s topshooters, didn’t hesitate. Instead, shelet a three-pointer fly that splashedthrough the net and gave Middleton a60-59 lead — its first of the secondhalf.

The Cardinals went on to post a62-59 win over the Generals, theteam that toppled Middleton in thestate semifinals last year. And in theultimate feel-good story, it wasStaples — who finished the nightwith 15 points — who played hero.

Making it even sweeter is thatStaples’ parents and older sisterMadeline — three people who wereinstrumental in her comeback —were there to watch Natalie’s hero-ics.

“That was awesome,” teammateAnna Bunyan said of Staples game-winner.

Middleton coach Jeff Kindagreed.

“She can be very proud of justbeing out there physically and she iscontinuing to learn and improve themental parts of her game,” Kind said.“She has been a significant contribu-tor so far this season and I expect shewill become better yet.”

Staples was one of the bright,

Staples delivers ultimate feel good storyRob

Reischel


Racine Case, 59-36. The Cardinalsfollowed that with a 62-59 come-from-behind win over MilwaukeeKing, last year’s state runner-up.

The Cardinals led franklin by asmany as 11 points early on in the titlegame. But the host Sabres got rollingfrom three-point range and eventuallytoppled the Cardinals.

Still, the three-day trip southbrought far more good than bad.

“I think we’re going to be a verygood team,” Middleton senior guardNatalie Staples said. “We lost a lot ofpeople and then didn’t have Liz at thestart.

“So people weren’t expecting us tobe as good. But I think we’re startingto show some people what we’re capa-ble of.”

Cardinals junior center AnnaBunyan agreed.

“There’s a lot of potential,”Bunyan said. “I think once we playtogether for a few more weeks, wehave a chance to be really good.”

The Cardinals were really good atthe outset of the franklin game.

Middleton raced to a 14-9 leadafter the first quarter. The Cardinalsextended that advantage to 26-15early in the second after a three-point-er from senior guard Darcy Dean, whohad a career-high 17 points.

“We knew we could play so muchbetter than that,” franklin seniorguard Jenny eickhorst toldjsonline.com. “We have too manygood players that can step up and play.We just needed to come together andclick.”

The Sabres began doing just that.franklin — a team that lives and

dies with the three-point shot — begangetting hit from beyond the arc.Middleton, meanwhile had sixturnovers on its final eight possessionsof the second quarter.

That allowed franklin to close thehalf on an 11-2 burst and pull within28-26 by halftime.

The Sabres stayed hot at the start ofthe third quarter, scored on their firstseven possessions and hit four three-pointers during the barrage. Thatallowed franklin to open the secondhalf on a 16-4 blitz — capping a 27-6run overall — and take a 42-32 lead.

“We allowed too much dribble pen-etration,” Kind said. “Not enough dis-cipline defensively.”

Middleton refused to go away,though.

Sophomore forward Cole Jordee

drilled a three-pointer to pullMiddleton within 47-42 heading to thefourth quarter.

And in the final period, McMahon— who was later named to the all-tournament team — had 12 of hergame-high 21 points.

But franklin’s Cassidy Mihalko —who was named MVp of the tourna-ment — had nine of her 18 points inthe fourth quarter. And after pullingwithin three points early in the fourth,Middleton never could come closerthan six the rest of the way.

“We missed a couple free throwsand had a couple bad turnovers downthe stretch,” Kind said.

Still, the weekend was largely asuccess. And with the heart of the Bigeight Conference season now here,Middleton appears ready for a run.

“There’s a lot of really good thingswe can get from this tournament,”Kind said. “I think it’s the perfectthing for us this (holiday) break. Wewant to use it as a springboard.”

• On deck: Middleton hosts Sunprairie (5-2, 4-1) Thursday at 7:30p.m. The Cardinals then host MadisonWest Jan. 9 at 7:30 p.m. in a make-upgame from Dec. 20.

Dec. 30Franklin 68, Middleton 57Middleton ……......……… 14 14 14 15 — 57Franklin …………....……. 9 17 21 21 — 68

MIDDLETON — Dean 17, McMahon 21,McCauley 6, Staples 2, Jordee 7, Bunyan 4.Totals: 17 17-23 57.

FRANKLIN — Mihalko 20, Nord 13,eickhorst 11, McCuen 4, Schell 3, Mudd 11,Neumann 2, Graverson 4. Totals: 22 17-22 68.

Three-point goals: M 6 (Dean 5, Jordee); f7 (Nord 2, eickhorst 2, Mihalko, Schell, Mudd).

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Times-Tribunephoto by Mary

Langenfeld

Middleton’sLiz McMahonwas named tothe all-tourna-ment team atthe FranklinTo u r n a m e n tlast weekend.


I let it go.”The game was a rematch of last

year’s WIAA Division 1 state semifi-nals won by the Generals. And whilethe stakes weren’t as high, the dramawas certainly on par.

“It was a great win,” Middletoncoach Jeff Kind said. “We really hadto battle.

“We still have a lot of room forimprovement and need to clean a lotof things up. But we definitely madesome big plays at the end of thegame.”

And how.Middleton trailed, 58-53, with 1

minute 40 seconds left. But theCardinals scored on their final fourpossessions, closed the game on a 9-1 run and notched their biggest winof the year.

Middleton junior center AnnaBunyan had 16 points and 10rebounds in what Kind called, “thegame of her life.” Staples had 10 ofher 15 points in the second half,while junior forward Liz McMahonadded nine points and sophomoreforward Cole Jordee had eight.

King junior forward BrooksieMcWilliams led the Generals (7-2)with 16 points, while fowler had 14points and five assists, and sopho-more forward Akaylah Hayes added11 points.

“After the state semifinals lastyear, we just wanted to prove wecould beat them,” Bunyan said. “Ithought our team was very confidentand ready to go.”

Certainly down the stretch theywere.

first, McMahon scored to trim theCardinals’ deficit to 58-55 with 1:30remaining. following a King freethrow, Staples rebounded her ownmiss and scored to pull Middletonwithin 59-57 with 53 ticks left.

The Cardinals pressed full courtand trapped the Generals wheneverpossible, then got the mistake theycraved by forcing an over-and-backviolation with 37.6 seconds left.

On Middleton’s ensuing posses-sion, McMahon drove through thelane and King’s defense collapsed.McMahon then found Staples allalone in the left corner, and theCardinals’ sharp-shooter buried thego-ahead three-pointer.

It was Middleton’s first lead of thesecond half.

“even when we were down,everybody stayed really positive,”Staples said. “And I thought ourteam did a really good job of keepingtheir composure.”

fowler had a chance to give theGenerals the lead back, but the light-ning-quick point guard missed afloater in the lane with 10 secondsleft. Bunyan grabbed the rebound,was fouled, and made two freethrows to give Middleton a 62-59lead with 8.5 seconds left.

fowler had one final chance to tiethe game and force overtime. But

Staples partially blocked fowler’sthree-pointer from the top of the keyand the Cardinals were soon cele-brating.

“It was a very frustrating finish tothe game,” King coach Craig Machutsaid. “With such a young team likewe have, we have to learn how to fin-ish games. We just haven’t masteredthat yet.

“We played well in the middlequarters, but we didn’t pull awaywhen we had the chance. And wepaid for it later on.”

Middleton played a solid first halfand led throughout.

The Cardinals’ biggest advantagecame at 21-13 early in the secondquarter following a basket by Jordee.But King closed the half strong andpulled within 27-26 at the breakwhen fowler drilled a three-pointshot at the horn.

The Generals then opened thethird quarter on an 8-1 run — high-lighted by four points from bothfowler and Hayes — and took a 34-28 lead.

“They kind of took control in themiddle of the game,” Kind said.“They were beating us to some looseballs and getting a lot of secondchance points.

Middleton tied the game twice,but never took the lead. Until Staplesplayed hero, that is.

“I had a good summer and madesome big strides, but knew I reallyhad to prove myself this year,” saidStaples, who was a reserve onMiddleton’s state semifinals teamlast year, but has moved into thestarting lineup this season.

“Still, I didn’t think I’d get thismuch playing time. This has been alot of fun.”

Nothing was quite as fun as thelate rally for a young Middleton teamthat’s beginning to find itself.

“It was a great win,” said Bunyan,who made 7-of-8 free throws andknocked down a three-pointer. “Oneof our goals is to always play hard,not soft. And I think that reallyhelped us.”

Kind agreed.“This was a really good win for

us,” he said. “And I think by the endof the year we’re going to be a prettygood team. These games can reallyhelp you get better. I hope this is abuilding block.”

Dec. 29Milwaukee King …..……. 13 13 18 15 — 59Middleton ………………. 19 8 15 20 — 62

MIDDLETON — Wolff 4, Dean 3, Raffel 3,McMahon 9, McCauley 4, Staples 15, Jordee 8,Bunyan 16. Totals 23 21-30 62.

MILWAUKEE KING — Gilliam 4, fowler14, Sally 6, Martin 3, Dye 2, Hayes 11,McWilliams 16, Davis 1, Chappelle 2. Totals 278-14 59.

3-point goals — Mi 5 (Wolff 1, Raffel 1,Staples 2, Bunyan 1), MK 3 (fowler 2, Sally 1).Total fouls — Mi 20, MK 19.

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Kelly Roach and Middleton’s girls basketball reached the championship game at the Franklin Tournament lastweekend.


1 2 3 4 5 6

11 12 13 14

SportscalendarThursday, Jan. 3

5:45 p.m. — Girls freshman Red basketball vs. Sun prairie Red5:45 p.m. — Girls freshman White basketball vs. Sun prairie White7:30 p.m. — Girls varsity basketball vs. Sun prairie

Friday, Jan. 4TBD — Boys varsity hockey at Onalaska5:30 p.m. — Boys varsity swimming at Beloit Memorial w/Verona5:30 p.m. — Boys JV swimming at Beloit Memorial w/Verona5:45 p.m. — Boys JV basketball vs. Madison La follette5:45 p.m. — Boys freshman Red basketball vs. Madison La follette Red5:45 p.m. — Boys freshman Gray basketball vs. Middleton White7 p.m. — Girls varsity hockey at University School of Milwaukee7:30 p.m. — Boys varsity basketball vs. Madison La follette

Saturday, Jan. 410 a.m. — Boys varsity diving at Neenah10 a.m. — Varsity wrestling at Baraboo Invitational10 a.m. — JV wrestling at Baraboo Invitational11 a.m. — Varsity gymnastics at Mount Horeb Invitational1 p.m. — Boys sophomore basketball vs. Appleton east2:45 p.m. — Boys varsity basketball vs. Appleton east7:30 p.m. — Girls varsity hockey vs. fox Valley Stars at Madison Ice Arena7:45 p.m. — Boys varsity hockey at Beloit Memorial

Monday, Jan. 77 p.m. — Boys JV basketball at Monona Grove7 p.m. — Boys freshman basketball at Monona Grove

Tuesday, Jan. 86 p.m. — Girls freshman Red basketball at Madison edgewood6:30 p.m. — JV wrestling vs. Sun prairie7 p.m. — Boys varsity hockey at Sun prairie7 p.m. — Varsity wrestling vs. Sun prairie7:30 p.m. — Girls JV hockey at Baraboo

Wednesday, Jan. 95:45 p.m. — Girls freshman Red basketball vs. Madison West

Thursday, Jan. 105 p.m. — Boys JV swimming at Madison Memorial Invitational5:45 p.m. — Boys sophomore basketball at Madison Memorial5:45 p.m. — Boys freshman Red basketball vs. Madison Memorial Green 5:45 p.m. — Boys freshman White basketball vs. Madison Memorial White6 p.m. — Varsity gymnastics vs. Janesville parker7:30 p.m. — Boys varsity basketball at Madison Memorial7:30 p.m. — Girls varsity hockey at Baraboo

Friday, Jan. 115 p.m. — Boys varsity diving at Nicolet5:30 p.m. — Boys varsity swimming at Middleton Triangular w/Janesville Craig and Chippewa falls5:45 p.m. — Girls JV basketball vs. Madison La follette5:45 p.m. — Girls freshman White basketball vs. Madison La follette7 p.m. — Girls freshman Red basketball at Waunakee7:30 p.m. — Girls varsity basketball vs. Madison La follette8 p.m. — Boys varsity hockey vs. Madison Memorial

Saturday, Jan. 127 a.m. — Boys varsity diving invitational at MHS8:30 p.m. — JV wrestling at Middleton Invite10 a.m. — Varsity gymnastics at Madison east Invitational11 a.m. — Boys JV swimming at Middleton Invite11 a.m. — Boys varsity swimming at Middleton Invite3:30 p.m. — Girls varsity hockey vs. Arrowhead5:45 p.m. — Boys JV basketball vs. Beloit Memorial5:45 p.m. — Boys freshman Red basketball vs. Beloit Memorial White5:45 p.m. — Boys freshman White basketball vs. Beloit Memorial purple6 p.m. — Boys JV hockey vs. Waunakee at Deforest7:30 p.m. — Boys varsity basketball vs. Beloit Memorial

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clock.“I thought it was in,” Bavery said

of Oelerich’s final shot. “We had onetimeout left, but played it out after thefree throws by them as I thought we’rebetter just playing. I didn’t want themto switch defenses, etc., and we didget a great look.”

In addition to passini’s 12 points,junior guard Luke Schafer added 10.edgewood senior forward SamSchemmel led the Crusaders with 12points, while Connor McGinnis added10.

edgewood raced to an 11-8 leadafter the first quarter and stretched thatto 31-19 by halftime. The Cardinalsbegan to mount a comeback and

closed within 41-34 after three quar-ters.

Middleton kept charging in thefourth quarter, and eventually took alate lead. But the Cardinals couldn’thold on and complete an enormouscome-from-behind win.

“It would have been a big winbeing so short-handed and to comeback from so far down,” Bavery said.“We have a big flurry coming up.”

• On deck: Middleton hostsMadison La follette friday at 7:30p.m., then hosts Appleton eastSaturday at 3:30 p.m.

The Cardinals then travel toJanesville Craig on Jan. 8 for a make-up game and travel to Madison

Memorial Jan. 10 at 7:30 p.m.Rongstad, who broke his hand dur-

ing a win over Verona on Dec. 13,should be back in the next week.

“(Rongstad) has his cast off, can doskills work now and might be releasedby La follette,” Bavery said. “Butrealistically he is shooting for theMemorial game. With Craig resched-uled, maybe that will be the new targetdate.”

Dec. 29Madison Edgewood …...…. 11 20 10 9 — 50Middleton ………..………. 8 11 15 15 — 49

MADISON EDGEWOOD — Miller 1,Wies, Schemmel 12, Wendler 6, McGinnis 10,Moran 6, Mutch 9.

MIDDLETON — Hill 9, passini 12, Schafer10, Oelerich 7, Rogeberg 5, Schultz 4, Brown 2.

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L u k eSchafer (top),Max Oelerich(left) andMiddle ton’sboys basket-ball team fellto MadisonEdgewood lastFriday.


138 - Jake Cain's place is 3rd and hasscored 35.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Jake Cain (Middleton) 24-1 won by pin over Donald Bruce (BloomingtonKennedy) 3-8 (pin 2:38)

Champ. Round 2 - Jake Cain (Middleton) 24-1 won by pin over John Hentrich(Belmont/platteville) 10-9 (pin 2:19)

Champ. Round 3 - Jake Cain (Middleton) 24-1 won by pin over Klayton Krantz (MtHoreb/Barneveld) 17-5 (pin 0:48)

Quarterfinal - Jake Cain (Middleton) 24-1won by decision over Ryan Stalsberg (Holmen)21-3 (Dec 3-2)

Semifinal - Colin Dolata (Mauston) 18-2 wonby major decision over Jake Cain (Middleton)24-1 (Maj 9-1)

Cons. Semi - Jake Cain (Middleton) 24-1won by decision over Isaac Brosinski (DeSoto)16-4 (Dec 8-3)

3rd place Match - Jake Cain (Middleton) 24-1 won by decision over Kevin Klopfenstein(Monroe) 19-4 (Dec 8-3)

145 - Jacob Laurent's place is unknownand has scored 10.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Jacob Laurent (Middleton)14-8 won by pin over Koy Rolff (La CrosseCentral) 3-4 (pin 0:34)

Champ. Round 2 - Austin Worachek(Luxemburg-Casco) 22-2 won by pin over JacobLaurent (Middleton) 14-8 (pin 3:43)

Cons. Round 2 - Jacob Laurent (Middleton)14-8 won by pin over Collin paulsen (Cashton) 2-15 (pin 1:00)

Cons. Round 3 - Jacob Laurent (Middleton)14-8 won by pin over Hunter Judge(Bloomington Kennedy) 5-8 (pin 2:07)

Cons. Round 4 - Austin Koski (Hudson) 15-3won by tech fall over Jacob Laurent (Middleton)14-8 (Tf 18-2)

152 - Grant Laurent's place is 6th and hasscored 27.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Grant Laurent (Middleton)15-9 received a bye () (Bye)

Champ. Round 2 - Grant Laurent (Middleton)15-9 won by pin over Kris Karstetter (DeSoto) 7-3 (pin 2:36)

Champ. Round 3 - Grant Laurent (Middleton)15-9 won in sudden victory - 1 over DannyTrimner (Athens) 17-4 (SV-1 3-1)

Quarterfinal - Grant Laurent (Middleton) 15-9 won by major decision over Cody Willis(Weston/Ithaca) 18-4 (Maj 13-4)

Semifinal - Seth Liegel (River Valley) 23-0won by pin over Grant Laurent (Middleton) 15-9(pin 1:41)

Cons. Semi - Connor price (Muskego) 17-5won by decision over Grant Laurent (Middleton)15-9 (Dec 5-3)

5th place Match - Anthony Munos (eastview)16-3 won by pin over Grant Laurent (Middleton)15-9 (pin 3:52)

160 - Shay Haase's place is 12th and hasscored 14.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Shay Haase (Middleton)13-6 received a bye () (Bye)

Champ. Round 2 - Shay Haase (Middleton)13-6 won by pin over James Marks (Boscobel) 9-8 (pin 3:44)

Champ. Round 3 - Justin Dolata (Mauston)12-3 won by decision over Shay Haase(Middleton) 13-6 (Dec 7-4)

Cons. Round 4 - Shay Haase (Middleton) 13-6 won by decision over Mason McCauley(Weston/Ithaca) 13-6 (Dec 7-0)

Cons. Round 5 - Shay Haase (Middleton) 13-6 won by pin over Lucas Kastner (CubaCity/Southwestern) 9-8 (pin 2:42)

Cons. Round 6 - Jared Mataczynski (WausauWest) 20-5 won by decision over Shay Haase(Middleton) 13-6 (Dec 2-1)

Cons. Round 7 - Brandon Bahr (WestSalem/Bangor) 13-7 won by injury default overShay Haase (Middleton) 13-6 (I-D 4:01)

11th place Match - Spencer Treu (Hillsboro)14-6 won by medical forfeit over Shay Haase(Middleton) 13-6 (Mff)

170 - Taggart Haase's place is unknownand has scored 4.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Taggart Haase(Middleton) 15-6 won by forfeit over forfeitforfeit (La Crosse Central) 0-2 (ff)

Champ. Round 2 - Brandon Schmitz(Cashton) 16-7 won by decision over TaggartHaase (Middleton) 15-6 (Dec 6-4)

Cons. Round 2 - Cody Glass (Lancaster) 4-2won in sudden victory - 1 over Taggart Haase(Middleton) 15-6 (SV-1 5-0)

182 - Nathan Dresen's place is unknownand has scored 10.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Nathan Dresen(Middleton) 12-10 won by pin over Dave Wagner(Caledonia/Houston/Spring Grove) 1-5 (pin1:12)

Champ. Round 2 - David Chadd (Lancaster)19-5 won by pin over Nathan Dresen (Middleton)12-10 (pin 2:47)

Cons. Round 2 - Nathan Dresen (Middleton)12-10 received a bye () (Bye)

Cons. Round 3 - Nathan Dresen (Middleton)12-10 won by pin over Will Gibson (eastview) 5-8 (pin 4:12)

Cons. Round 4 - forrest Thill (CubaCity/Southwestern) 8-7 won by decision overNathan Dresen (Middleton) 12-10 (Dec 7-4)

195 - Wyatt Cory's place is unknown andhas scored 6.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Wyatt Cory (Middleton)13-9 received a bye () (Bye)

Champ. Round 2 - Wyatt Cory (Middleton)13-9 won by decision over Scott Rohlfing(Verona) 8-7 (Dec 10-5)

Champ. Round 3 - Tommy petersen(Lakeville South) 20-0 won by pin over WyattCory (Middleton) 13-9 (pin 3:23)

Cons. Round 4 - Michael Ladaika (Cashton)13-8 won by decision over Wyatt Cory(Middleton) 13-9 (Dec 6-4)

220 - Lon Yeary's place is unknown andhas scored 4.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Lon Yeary (Middleton)11-6 received a bye () (Bye)

Champ. Round 2 - John VanDeHey(Lancaster) 11-11 won in sudden victory - 1 overLon Yeary (Middleton) 11-6 (SV-1 5-3)

Cons. Round 2 - Lon Yeary (Middleton) 11-6won by decision over Joe Valdz (Athens) 4-9(Dec 9-5)

Cons. Round 3 - Lon Yeary (Middleton) 11-6won by pin over Brandon fowell (Weston/Ithaca)0-2 (pin 2:55)

Cons. Round 4 - Dusty Brant (CubaCity/Southwestern) 14-5 won by pin over LonYeary (Middleton) 11-6 (pin 4:47)

285 - Sean Benedict's place is unknownand has scored 6.00 team points.

Champ. Round 1 - Sean Benedict(Middleton) 10-12 received a bye () (Bye)

Champ. Round 2 - Newton Smerchek(Luxemburg-Casco) 21-1 won by pin over SeanBenedict (Middleton) 10-12 (pin 0:59)

Cons. Round 2 - Sean Benedict (Middleton)10-12 received a bye () (Bye)

Cons. Round 3 - Sean Benedict (Middleton)10-12 won by pin over Ryan Sutherland (Tomah)6-5 (pin 2:02)

Cons. Round 4 - Tristan Wilson (Marshfield)18-7 won by pin over Sean Benedict (Middleton)10-12 (pin 0:51).

WRESTLERS continued from page 11n


Taggart Haase and Middleton’s wrestlers finished ninth at the Bi-State Classic last weekend.

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