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Sikh communityflourishes in theGood Neighbor City

by CAMERON BRENTimes-Tribune

See SIKH, page 6

See LIBRARY, page 5

by MATT GEIGERTimes-Tribune

Scenes from the CardinalBooster TailgateParty on page 4

Photo by Jeff Martin

Gathering with Kiwanis for fun and foodMiddleton Kiwanis hosted its annual Pancake Breakfast at the Middleton Sport Bowl onSaturday, Feb. 13. The fundraiser helps Kiwanis support many

projects for Middleton youth and the greater Middleton community. They include Middleton High School Key Club and Best Buddies, Kromrey BuildersClub, scholarship programs and many more. Pictured above, Middleton Ford employees (from left) Ernest Winter I, Adam Schmidt and Jim Kopp enjoyedan early pancake breakfast before heading to work. See more images from this fun annual event on page 2.

God is oneEvery Sunday morning, a

stream of local Sikhs flows intothe gurudwara on Century Av-enue.

Out of the icy Wisconsinwinter air they enter a tall, spa-cious building filled with thewarm aromas of sweet and sa-vory foods. The melodic songsthat are a central part of theirworship greet their ears. Theireyes are met by generations ofpeople - some who came toWisconsin from India, somewho were born here - who all siton the floor, regardless of eco-nomic or social rank, as equals.

It is a crossroads of poetry,culture and faith.

Upstairs, Paramjit Singh, thetemples priest, sits on an altarbehind the Sri Guru GranthSahib, the Sikh holy book. Thehymns and poems within it,which are meant to be sung - by

Library expected to re-open this week

Michael Leiferman of Strate-gic Structural Design LLCspoke to city council at its latestmeeting about the structural re-pairs that caused an emergencyclosure of the library in late Jan-uary. The building was onlypartially open while the repairs

Times-Tribune photo by Matt GeigerParamjit Singh, a priest at the Sikh gurudwara, or temple, on Century Avenue, reads from the SriGuru Granth Sahib. Leaders

in the local Sikh community welcome anyone, regardless of faith, to join them on Sundays.

The MHS boys snowboardteam weathered a subzero dayof competition and the steepruns of Mt. La Crosse to bringhome an outstanding secondplace finish overall at the Wis-consin High School Ski andSnowboard State Champi-onship February 13-15 in LaCrosse, Wis. This result cappeda winning season for a team thatis already aiming high for nextyear.

This was the best racingMiddleton has ever done atState. I couldnt be more proudof the boys and girls for whatthey accomplished this yearwith their domination of confer-

ence, winning those champi-onships, and what we did atState, said Coach DarrinKolka, citing boarder CampbellEsbecks seventh place finishoverall as a highlight amongmany others at this 42nd annualevent, which is held by the Wis-consin Interscholastic AlpineRacing Association. Kolka wasalso thrilled with Sam Ander-sons 10th place performanceoverall and Alec Johnsons twotop-ten finishes: a 4th in giantslalom and a 7th in boardercross.

The teams podium momentfelt sweet and much deserved.

Over the years, they have

had three top-five State finishesas a team, with 2015 being theirbest with a fourth place finishby four measly points. Thisyear, they were able to turn thetables and took second place bytwo points.

On the girls side, the board-ers matched last years thirdplace finish and also placedthree racers in the top sixteenoverall for both events (slalomand boarder cross): captainPaige Wirth who took 14th,Megan Chandler 15th and Abi-gail Drake 16thwith solid runsturned in by Hannah Laufen-berg and Samantha Williams.

Aside from Paige, the com-

petition at State was an entirelynew experience for these girls,said Kolka. I couldnt be moreproud of their performance thisweekend.

The steep and varied terrainof Mt. La Crosse provided ex-citement and reward for theMHS ski team as racers navi-gated the fearsome headwalland a course Coach Ray Riddlecalled rugged, technical and aneye opener. During two daysof competition in three events(slalom, giant slalom and superG) individual MHS girls quali-fier Olivia Krigbaum placed astellar 16th overall while theboys found fifth in an extremelytight race against the teamsfrom Oconomowoc and KettleMoraine.

What a great result, saidHead Coach Ray Riddle, notingit was the best finish yet for a

MHS ski team, which previ-ously came in 8th overall. Theydominated the conference andattacked at State. What a fittingculmination for the three sen-iors on the team and a high stan-dard for those returning nextyear.

The skiers were led by seniorJack Ronnie who took 8th over-all, freshman Nick Ronnie 16thand senior Zach Whritenour20th.The boys team is comprisedof Jack Ronnie, Zach Whrite-nour and senior Max Westhoff,juniors Austin Krantz and EricAndersen, sophomore Alec Rid-dle and Nick Ronnie.

Pre-race encouragementslope side included personal-ized videos playing of currentU.S. Ski Team members com-miserating with the 2016 com-petitors over the treachery ofMt. La Crosse.

Lindsey Vonn, TommyFord, theyve all made an ap-pearance at this ski hill and itsays something that they re-member how hard it is, saidRiddle. It tests the mettle andability of all the racersandthey handled it.

Assistant Coach MidoriShaw said the athletes hardwork this winter paid off. Theteams trained hard and the boysachieved their goal of being acompetitive force at State. Mid-dleton High School is lucky tohave such great skiers.

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CHURCH NOTES

Board and ski teams have best ever state runs

Photos contributedFor local skiers and snowboarders, this years time on the podium, the result of a lot of hard work, was particularly special.

Wilma and Dwayne Rohweder are about to partake of the greatbreakfast fare. Dwayne has been a Kiwanis member for nearly60 years.

Four-year old Aidan Fuszard prepares to butter her ownpancakes while Grandpa Curt Fuszard looks on.

Photos by Jeff MartinJeff Lerdahl (on the right) enjoys a pancake breakfast with

his father, Dave.

Scenes from Middleton Kiwanis Clubs annual Pancake Breakfast...

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2016 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3

OBITUARYOBITUARY

Nyles. H.To l z m a n npassed awaypeaceful lyfrom thisearth onM o n d a y ,February 15,2016 at11:15pm. He was born to Herband Mae Tolzmann on May 10,1938 in Minnesota Lake, MN.

His career as a teacher, coachand education administratorspanned 5 decades at 5 differentschools. He held two master de-grees; for History and Educa-tional Administration.

A graduate of Winona StateCollege, he began his teachingand coaching career in St. PaulPark, MN. In 1968, the Tolz-mann clan emigrated to Middle-ton, WI where Nyles enjoyed asatisfying and successful careeras a Phys Ed and Driver Edteacher and the Head WrestlingCoach at MHS.

When not teaching andcoaching, he and his formerwife, Dorthy Evenson enjoyedpulling their five children on astring behind a boat around thelakes and rivers of Wisconsin.

After leaving MHS he taughtand coached at DeForest highbefore returning to his homestate of Minnesota as an interimPrincipal at the Granada Hunt-ley East Chain school district.He and his late wife, Sandy, re-turned to Wisconsin where theyowned and operated the Roche-A-Cri bar in Friendship. AfterSandys death, Nyles returnedto teaching and coaching atAdams-Friendship where he en-joyed another satisfying andsuccessful tenure. He retired in2010 at the ripe young age of72.

The family is honoring hisrequest to forgo a memorialservice. He asked that we gather

on his birthday and rememberthe good times.

Nyles was preceded in deathby; his wife, Sandra (Dorman)Tolzmann, his mother, MaeBelle Tolzmann and his father,Herbert G. Tolzmann.

He is survived by his lovingpartner of 20 years, JanMatysik, her daughter, Lori(Brian) Wysocki and grand-daughters; Karissa (Brian)Brodhagen and Kristen. Sonand daughter-in-law, Kerry andTracey (Featherston) Tolzmann.Grandsons; Kevin, Kirk andKrystian Tolzmann and TonyFeatherston. Daughter and son-in-law, Kathy and Dan Hellen-brand. Grandchildren; Nicoleand Ben. Son and daughter-in-law, Stuart and Lea (Noll) Tolz-mann. Grandsons; Scott andGarrett. Son Michael Tolzmann.Grandchildren; Matthew, Seanand Jenna. Son and daughter-in-law, Grant and Michele(Acker-man) Tolzmann. Grandchildren;Jax, Zoe, Evi and Liv. Son,Jimmy (James H. Tolzmann).Son and daughter-in-law; Ralphand Danielle Tolzmann. Grand-children, Chazz Tolzmann,Amanda Jo~son-Owen andRobin Larsen~daughterClementine Rose.

The family wishes to thankthe nurses, doctors and staff ofthe UW Hospitals and Clinicsand the St. Michaels hospital inStevens Point for their compas-sionate care of Nyles. We alsothank the kind staff at theAtrium Post-Acute Care facilityin Whiting, WI.

Gratitude to the John JBuettgen Funeral Home ofSchofield, WI for their crema-tion services.

Mid-Wisconsin CremationSociety is assisting the family atthis time. Online condolencescan be made at www.Hon-orOne.com.

Plan commission approves golfcourse area study, sets apartment hearings for March 8 meeting

The Middleton Plan Com-mission two weeks ago ap-proved recommending to thecommon council use TIF dis-trict #3 funds to finance a landuse study for the area urban andundeveloped area that sur-rounds the Pleasant View GolfCourse. The plan commissionalso set two public hearings fortheir March 8th meeting for twoapartment developments.

City planning director EileenKelley explained to the plancommission that the studywould incorporate several as-

pects on a very large portion ofland.

The idea is to look at thisvery important area, GreenwayStation, Greenway Center andthe Pleasant View GolfCourse, Kelley said. We alsowant to try to look at otherrecreational opportunities andmaximize what we have and tieit to the TIF district with eco-nomic development.

Kelley said that she is pro-posing at this point to utilize ex-isting TIF consultantsVandewalle & Associates andadd it to the scope of work ofexisting contracts with them.

Mayor Kurt Sonnentag ex-plained his understanding of

how the proposal came about.This was all precipitated by

our parks and open space planupdate and the golf course try-ing to do a master plan, theywerent necessarily jelling sowere trying to pull it altogetherinto one planning thing witheverybodys input, Sonnentagstated. I think this is going towork a lot better.

Alder Hans Hilbert said hefelt the study was really neededand the lack of it contributed tohis trepidation on approvingany new developments in thearea.

Some of you might remem-ber that I was quite adamantlyopposed to the previous Erdman

development and part of thatwas because we didnt have thismaster plan for this area,Hilbert shared with the commis-sion. I think this is reallyneeded before any of that canmove forward. I think parks hasthat understanding, the golfcourse has that understanding,so this is the logical next step.

Plan commission memberCindy Zellers asked who wouldapprove the document and whowould have to abide by it.

Hilbert said that once theland use was agreed upon therewould have to be a hierarchy ofapproval established by the city.

Nyles. H. Tolzmann

by CAMERON BRENTimes-Tribune

See HEARINGS, page 5

On Thursday, March 3 at 6p.m., former UW instructorLaurie Ellis-McLeod will give apresentation on Women & Re-tirement at the Middleton Pub-lic Library.

Laurie will examine how pre-vious generations of womenthought about money acrosstheir lifespan this has shiftedsignificantly over the last sev-eral decades. This presentationis designed to address financialplanning issues specific towomen, but registration is opento all and spouses are encour-aged to attend. Laurie Ellis-McLeod is a financial adviserwho specializes in estate plan-

ning, long-term investmentstrategies, and planning forlong-term care. She is a formerinstructor at UW-Madison andholds a Ph.D. in Human Devel-opment from the University ofDelaware. This is an educa-tional presentation; no financialproducts will be advertised orsold.

To register, visitmidlibrary.org/events or emailinfo@midlibrary.org.

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Photos contributed

Booster club party a rocking successHundreds of Middleton High School (MHS) parents converged on KEVA Sports

CenterSaturdaynight dressed in their finest 1970s gear. They rocked the night away danc-ing to 70s Superstar Band VO5, bidding on auction packages donated from each sportsteam, and buying raffle tickets from MHS coaches. Approximately $35,000 was raised tosupport Middleton High School Athletes - including the Strength and Conditioning Program,Sports Gear and Equipment, a Scholarship Fund for Low-income Athletes and much more.We have an amazing group of parent volunteers, said MHS athletic director Bob Joers.The generosity of Middleton parents, businesses and the entire community is fabulous -and they know how to [have] fun doing it.

Photo by Lisa DuChateau

Amber Indian Cuisine open for businessAmber Indian Cuisine has opened its doors at 6913 University Avenue for lunch and dinner.

Middleton Mayor Kurt Sonnentag and Middleton Chamber of Commerce director Van Nutt re-cently celebrated with the business at its official ribbon cutting ceremony.

Photo by Lisa DuChateau

New home for KJWW EngineeringMiddleton Chamber of Commerce director Van Nut (left) and Mayor Kurt Sonnentag (second

from left) recently helped welcome KJWW Engineering into their new space at 1800 DemingWay, Suite 200.

Focus on Women and Retirement

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2016 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 5

Two local athletes will repre-sent Blackhawk Ski Club at theSki Jumping Junior NationalCompetition this week in Salis-bury, CT. The youth are ErikGessner, eighth grader fromSennett Middle School, andAnna Hoffmann, sophomorefrom Madison Memorial.

After participating in fourqualifier tournaments, Gessnerand Hoffmann were two of 16athletes selected to represent theCentral Division, includingWisconsin, Minnesota, Illiniosand Michigan, at the nationalcompetition. Athletes represent-ing Alaska, Eastern, Inter-Mountain, Rocky Mountain andCentral Divisions will competein a tournament for individualson Thursday, longest distanceon Friday and a team competi-tion on Saturday.

This will be Gessners andHoffmanns first time partici-pating in the Junior Nationalcompetition. Gessner and Hoff-mann are the youngest in theirfamilies. Since they were bothat practices and competionswith their older siblings, theystarted ski jumping when theywere very young, ages 2-3.

They have watched their oldersiblings compete and participatein Junior Nationals. Now it istheir turn. Wow! We get ournames on the send off cake!Weve been waiting a longtime, said Hoffmann. Im re-ally excited to go to Junior Na-tionals, said Gessner. Whentheyre not jumping, Gessnerenjoys playing football andbaseball and Hoffmann likescross country running and soc-cer.

Three of Blackhawks skijumpers have represented theUnited States at the Olympicsincluding: Dave Norby 1968,Bill Bakke 1968, and Kurt Stein1992 and 1994.

Both Gessner and Hoffmannlearned to ski and ski jump atthe Blackhawk Ski Club, a not-for-profit organization foundedin 1947 that teaches more than400 area youth all types of ski-ing and mountain biking.

More info can be found atwww.blackhawkskiclub.org,www.jncjn2016.com (aboutJunior Nationals) and www.ski-jumpingusa.com (about thesport) and Womens Ski Jump-ing USA www. wsjusa.com.

Photo contributedAnna Hoffmann and Erik Gessner.

Headed to NationalsThe plan commission also set

public hearings for two pro-posed apartment developments.

Cardinal Row Apartmentshas a March 8 hearing for a re-zoning request, a 16 unit multi-family building, with a mixtureof one, two and three bedroomsand underground parking on

Parmenter. A developer fi-nanced TIF request for$653,562 from Mazur Realtyapprovedwas conceptually bythe common council.

A public hearing for the gen-eral implementation plan forMarket West Apartments

willalso be on March 8. Mar-ket West Apartments LLC hasproposed developing a six acreparcel at the north end ofGreenway Station on MarketStreet into three new buildingseach with approximately 84,000sq ft of commercial space and

80 apartment units. A TIF re-quest for $7.8 million is wasalso approved conceptually bythe common council.

Both hearings will take placeat City Hall during the regularlyscheduled plan commissionmeeting.

are ongoing. Leiferman told thecouncil the city could anticipateto fully reopen by today.

While visiting thelibrary January 19, Leifermanand library director PamelaWestby noticed a gap in theceiling that had not existed pre-viously. A few days laterLeiferman returned to lookabove the ceiling and foundsubstantial structural damage tothe trusses.

Leiferman advisedWestbyand building inspectorScott Ellarson to close the li-brary to protect the public andlibrary employees. Westbyclosed the building effectiveSaturday, Jan. 23.

Leiferman explained to the

council that there were numer-ous errors made during the con-struction of the roof trusses. Hegave a Power Point presentationwith a schematic of the truss de-sign and pictures of failedwelds. He said that whoevermade the trusses were not ex-pert welders.

The original general contrac-tor responsible for the construc-tion of the library in 1989 wentout of business years ago alongwith the design and engineeringgroup involved in the project.

The repairs are being madeby Ideal Builders, who inter-rupted their committed workschedule to help out the City ofMiddleton. Leiferman said thatIdeal fixed 45 wood trusses in

the roof that had notches carvedout, something that should nothave been done, he said. Theyalso repaired the failed welds.

In terms of safety, is thereanything which the city wouldhave to be concerned about?asked alder Gurdip Brar.

Not for the members that werepaired, Leiferman re-sponded. We didnt gothrough the entire building andcheck piece by piece from theroof to the foundation. We weremainly concentrated on thingswe could see that were brokenin the roof assembly.

Brar asked if some of the roofleaks the building has been hav-ing had anything to do with thebroken trusses. Leiferman said

the leaking areas are in the rub-ber membrane portion of theroof and would likely be causedby some damage to the mem-brane.

Do you think there is anypossibility that any of the sup-port structure on the next floordown could have been effectedby any of these failures suchthat it might be a good idea tolook at them? asked alderHoward Teal. Leiferman saidhe doubted it.

Thanks for dropping what-ever you were doing and com-ing to our rescue, said MayorKurt Sonnentag when Leifer-man finished.

LIBRARY continued from page 1

HEARINGS continued from page 3

Hesselbeins Alzheimersbill passes on 94-0 vote

The Wisconsin State Assem-bly last week voted unani-mously to pass Rep. DianneHesselbeins bill to give theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madi-son $50,000 in grants to launchtwo adult blood studies of adultchildren of Alzheimers suffer-ers. The vote was 94-0 with fivemembers absent.

Other bills from theSpeakers Task Force onAlzheimers and Dementia givepeople support and information.This bill gives them hope, shesaid. In our travels around the

state, the one clear message wereceived was to do whatever wecan to find a cure.

The grant, which universityresearchers hope will open newlines of study and attract larger,national research grants, willstudy blood and look for newproteins possible associatedwith Alzheimers, a progressivebrain disease that eventuallycauses death.

Hesselbein was the ViceChair of the Speakers TaskForce, which had bipartisanmembers.

A message from the new MiddletonArea Historical Society president

As the new President ofyour Middleton Area Histori-cal Society, I would like to in-troduce myself.Im a nativeof Michigan, but Ive been aMiddleton resident for almost33 years.I retired from UW-Madison in 1999, where I hadbeen a Dept. of Forestry fac-ulty member and also Wis-consins ExtensionForester.My wife Jan and Icurrently have a photographybusiness that we pursued inour retirement years.

Im privileged to workwith a dedicated group ofvolunteers who serve as yourMAHS Board of Direc-tors:Ruth Bachmeier (VicePresident), Sandy Lewis(Secretary), Edith Ersland(Treasurer), Mike Davis (PastPresident), Carol Burger, Jes-sica Contreras, Steven Drake,Mel Krc, Carolyn Mattern,Donna Parks, William Reinkeand Duane Van Haren. Weare all very enthusiastic aboutkeeping history alive in theMiddleton area!

See HISTORY, page 6

by JEFF MARTINPresident, MAHSUW grants will fund blood studies

themselves or accompanied bythe rhythmic thumping ofdrums and the bellowing of aharmonium fill an upstairssanctuary decorated by a daz-zling array of colors.

On the gurudwaras walls,television monitors show thescriptures text, side by side inPunjabi and in English. Themen wear colorful dastaarturbans, and the women areadorned with bright chunni orturbans of their own, both inorder to cover their heads whilein Gods temple.

It is warm and welcoming,says Balwinder Bob SinghSeerha, because that isSikhisms central message.

Its a part of the religion. Itsnot for Sikhs only, he says.Its for all humanity.

Balwinder has called Middle-ton home for more than threedecades now. He owns and runsa machine shop, lives a blockaway from the temple, and hesays he has never, in 31 yearshere, experienced discrimina-tion or ill treatment from thelocal community, he says.

Never, ever, never, as longas I have lived here, he reiter-ates. Everyone has been verysupportive.

I love it here, he continues.My kids were born here andwent to school here. My oldestis at Harvard, my second is inhigh school, and my third is inthird grade.

While it has 170 members

today, the Middleton gurudwarastarted in a small, single-storyhouse before the current templewas constructed in 2008.

Jovial and gregarious, Bal-winder says a small but growingIndian community helps keepthe local religious hub vibrant.

Many people have their ownbusinesses they own gas sta-tions, hotels, there are six orseven restaurants now, he says.

Many of them converge onCentury Avenue each week tomeet, worship and dine asequals. Members of the gurud-wara, who take turns providingand preparing the scrumptiousmeals, prepare the food usingtheir own ingredients.

There is food after the con-gregation, Balwinder explains.We just roll out the carpetingand people sit on the floor. Sit-ting on the floor is for equality,if you are a millionaire or aworker.

Sitting in the buildings lowerlevel, sipping hot spiced tea andsnacking on sweet cakes madefrom minced carrots and milk,Paramjit - his jet black beard ac-cented by thick streaks of gray,his kara bracelets clinkingwhenever he moves his arms -explains that his training as apriest was in large part an edu-cation in classical music. Thetemperature outside is seven de-grees Fahrenheit, and the tem-ple is, for the time being, quietand mostly empty as he tells ofhis personal journey to the

American Midwest.A native of Punjab, India,

which is Sikhisms birthplace,Paramjit came to Middleton, byway of Canada, to serve as thelocal temples priest ninemonths ago.

I like it here, he says. Ilike it so much. Bob and anotherboard member invited me, andthey, and everyone, have beenvery nice.

Every day, we take guidancefrom this, the Guru GranthSahib, he says. When we readthis, it gives us every answer.

What is says, like any sacredscripture, is equally simple andcomplex, fundamental and ar-cane, lucid and mysterious. Butthe primary theme, Paramjitsays while gesturing upward, isthat there is one God above.

It is a deity who provides in-spiration and guidance, on Sun-days, at weddings, and even atfunerals.

I read it to them, and thegrubani [the writings of theSikh gurus, who were close toGod] give them peace inside,he continues. We all sing thegrubani.

The writings cover a widerange of topics fundamental tothe human condition.

Every morning, at the end ofthe prayer, we end by saying allof humanity is goodness, saysBalwinder.

We wish, Paramjit agrees,for the welfare of all human-ity.

We love every religion,Paramjit continues. Everyoneis welcome here. Any religion,any color, anyone can comehere.

In fact, Sikh tradition actuallyrequires followers to take inthose in need of shelter or pro-tection.

This religion is not forcedon anybody, says Balwinder.It cannot come to you by force;it must come from inside you.

The usual conversion processfor people not raised within theSikh tradition is simple, headds: You listen, and if youlike it you learn more.

One of the dominant themesof Sikhism is self-control. Onewho can control the self, thesaying goes, can control thewhole world.

But, while there is certainlytemporal violence in Sikhismshistory the faith containsmany stories of martyrs whowere put to death for variousreasons the scripture is rela-tively light on fire and brim-stone.

Heaven and hell, we do notknow much about, says Bal-winder. But the afterlife we do.What I understand is that, afterall these lives, God gave youhuman life, with a mind to thinkfor yourself what is good andwhat is bad. The afterlife is thetime you get out of the circle oflife.

Sikhisms 10 gurus are notactual deities, followers arequick to point out.

They came as messengers of

God, Balwinder says. Theycame to take you to God.

In that way, Sikhism is moreof a path than a structural re-ligion, they say.

I can pray myself, saysBalwinder. [Paramjit] is ateacher. He teaches us to followthe path. He sings hymns, andhe teaches whoever is interestedto sing hymns.

People are not necessarilysaved or not saved, in Godsgrace or not in it. Rather, theyare at different points alongtheir respective paths.

As our gurus explain, God isone, Balwinder says. We areall his kids.

Money, power, these arethings people want to keep, headds. But they are things forthis world.

Some of Sikhisms symbol-ism reflects these beliefs. TheGolden Temple in India featuresfour prominent doorways to re-inforce the fact that members ofall four social castes are equallywelcome. Founded in the 15thcentury, Sikhism is one of theyounger world religions, whichallows it to, in some ways, bemore progressive than thosefounded thousands of years be-fore it.

Our first guru defendedwomen, Balwinder says. Peo-ple said they were not equal, buthe said of women, this is whereyou come from.

In a postmodern America,where people increasingly pickand choose their own spiritualpaths and more people than ever

are open to the idea that manydifferent paths lead to God,Sikhisms openness seems likea perfect fit. Thats why it wasso shocking when, on August 5,2012, a white supremacist andUnited States Army veterannamed Wade Michael Pagewalked into a Sikh temple inOak Creek, Wisconsin and mur-dered six innocent people incold blood.

Following the tragedy, peo-ple from all over southern Wis-consin held candlelight vigils tohonor the victims. One suchvigil, held at the Middleton gu-rudwara, brought local peoplefrom all walks of life, includingcity leaders and neighbors froma variety of faith traditions, tothe temple to show their solidar-ity.

My feeling, reflects Bal-winder thoughtfully, is thateven tragedy happens for a rea-son. Before that, not many peo-ple knew about Sikhism [in theUnited States]. When that hap-pened, it was on CNN. Manypeople learned about us.

My boy was in highschool, he adds. And all of hisfriends came. Even some oftheir parents came.

When people came, they gotto know more about their com-munity, he continues.

Its a community that is an in-creasingly important part of thefabric of the Good NeighborCity.

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SIKH continued from page 1

HISTORY continued from page 5

From left, Balwinder Bob Singh Seerha and Paramjit Singh play religious music in the sanc-tuary at the Middleton Sikh temple.

Times-Tribune photos by Matt GeigerPassages from the holy Guru Granth Sahib are displayed in both Punjabi (on the left) and

English (on the right).

Whats Ahead For 2016 The MAHS Board is very ac-

tive on a variety of fronts as wehead into 2016.As you know,we take great pride in our Row-ley House and Depot Museums,and it will soon be time to tidyup and open the former forwhat we hope is another busyvisitor season. In 2015, we had157 visitors sign our Guest Reg-istry at Rowley House and werevisited by nearly 400 young stu-dents and their teachers. TheDepot Museum was also a verypopular stop for Middleton vis-itors with over 200 signing ourMAHS Guestbook.

We plan to change our Depotdisplays this year switchingthe focus from WWII to the his-tory of Middleton busi-nesses.We are also gearing up

for our annual Pie and IceCream Social (with the NewHorizons Band again) whichwill be held onJune 15; and weare planning a fun social eventat the Stamm House for Septem-ber (stay tuned).

A major project starting inthe fall of 2016 will involve ourCarriage House. The upstairswill be insulated and drywalledso heating and AC can beadded.This will give us addi-tional storage space that meetsthe environmental standards forproperly preserving historic ar-tifacts.As you know, our Row-ley House rooms (and closets)are full and we really need moreand better storage options.

We have several more His-toric Fact Sheets about the Mid-dleton area underway. They

will be added to our website andbe available at both muse-ums.We are always trying tokeep the website current as weadd new material, photographs(90+ online now), and Societynews. Our Newsletter, editedby Mary Hilgendorf, is alwaysfull of interesting news andlocal history that hopefullykeeps you interested in Middle-tons past.

How YOU Can Be More Involved

Since MAHS is a volunteerorganization with several proj-ects and events underway orplanned we invite you to getmore involved with these activ-ities. Serving as a volunteer Do-cent at Rowley House is a greatway to learn about Middleton

history as you welcome visitorsand show them around andno, you dont need to be a localhistory expert to fill this impor-tant role and have lots of fundoing so! We have materialsthat provide helpful informationto you and our guests and,we will host an orientationworkshop for volunteers thisspring (date to be finalized).Please plan to join us for one ormore afternoons at Rowley(Tuesday or Saturday, 1:00 to4:00, mid-April to mid-Octo-ber).Sign-up information is onour website or you can callor send an email.

If you think of stories, etc.that ought to be featured in theNewsletter or on our website,dont hesitate to tell us weare always looking for new

ideas! Please visit our websiteoften if you think of thingsto add (or correct) please let meknow.

We also have other Societyopportunities that you mayenjoy.We currently have sev-eral Committees that can al-ways use some help and this isa terrific way to learn moreabout Middletons past whileworking on a project or event.Iwill briefly list the committeeshere: (1) Membership, (2)Building and Design, (3) Col-lections, (4) Education/Pro-grams/Outreach, and (5) Pie &Ice Cream Social. You canlearn more about their missionand activities by visiting ourwebsite and clicking on theVolunteering/Committee Op-portunities Tab.

Lastly, another opportunityawaits if you would like to jointhe MAHS Board of Direc-tors.We had two recent resig-nations from our Board andtherefore are looking to fillthese positions. If you wouldlike to join the Board and helpsteer our projects andeventsplease let me know.TheBoard meets on the firstThurs-dayof the month and we wouldwelcome your participation tohelp us keep history alive inthe Middleton area.

Contact the Middleton Area Historical Society

through their website atwww.middletonhistory.org

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Because of an urgent need toexpand services for the peoplein Middleton and West Madi-son, in March of 2013 MOMmoved into new larger facilitiesthat provided a greater capacityto help people in need. Thisquick move, followed by a Cap-ital Campaign to raise funds topay for the building, meant thatthere was only time to make themost urgent improvements, andthat other important improve-ments still needed to be ad-dressed.

The Wisconsin weatherproved the need for awningsover the front doors at the officeand the Distribution Center en-tryways. This needed to becompleted for the safety of theMOM clients, volunteers,donors, and staff.

Iconica had been wanting tosupport MOMs efforts to EndHunger and Prevent Homeless-ness in the community. Wewere so grateful when they of-fered to build and install newawnings on our building. Itsbecause of generous people likeJim Pientka, President of Icon-ica, and the many dedicated em-ployees who came out to MOM

to build the awnings evenduring harsh weather condi-tions, that we can make sureeveryone in our community haswhat they need to feel secureand have hope for the future.We and those we serve couldntbe more thankful! said AlRipp, Executive Director ofMOM.

Jim Pientka, President ofIconica added, I believe thatsupportive organizations likeMOM are vital to a happy andhealthy community. When thisopportunity was presented to us,I knew that we could offer whatwas needed to ensure the safetyof the hundreds of people whocome to MOM each week. Wewere honored to be able to as-sist.

MOM is just $280,000 awayfrom the final Capital Cam-paign goal.

For more information,visit momhelps.org/campaign.All investments in the BuildingHope, Strengthening CapitalCampaign, will help MOMeliminate a long-term mortgageand allow us to redirect thosefunds to help more people withmore services.

Middleton Outreach MinistryMOM is a local non-profit or-ganization that leads a commu-nity-wide effort to preventhomelessness and end hungerby providing food, clothing,housing assistance, emergencyfinancial assistance, seasonalhelp such as school supplies,and special services for seniors.MOM hosts the largest FoodPantry in Dane County thatserves a localized service area.In 2015, MOM distributed 1.3million pounds of food.

Iconica is a fully integrateddesign-build firm that works inan agile way to minimize riskand deliver exceptional com-mercial building projects to itsclients. This company providesinnovative business space solu-tions and enhances the qualityof living in the communities ittouches. Dedicated to the im-provement of lives though cre-ating spaces that serve people,Iconicas team members werehonored to help MOM an or-ganization that improves thelives of its neighbors. To findout more about the team thatmade it happen visiticonicacre-ates.com.

Iconica steps up to help Middleton Outreach MinistryDesign-build firm builds and installsawnings at non-profit headquarters

Photos contributedTop, Al Ripp, Executive Director of MOM (left) with Jim Pientka, President of Iconica. Above,

workers help install awnings.

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7th Grade Honor Roll* denotes 4.0Accola, Melanie J Acker, Brianna K Ahuja, Vashima *Aumann, Wilhelmina Y *Ballweg, Colin P Barrett, Allison J Basel, Alexander L *Belgiano, Jonathon T Bernd, Emily G *Bogner, Ian S Bohachek, Ian D *Bukhman, Eugenia A *Burkard, Samantha K Button, Alexander K *Buza, Eleanor J Caldwell, Erin J Casper, Ainsley M *Chang, Kevin G *Cheng, Brian Chiaverini, Michael E *Christensen, William D DOrazio, Ella E *Dahmen, Quint A *Davis, Kobi-Ann O *De Young, Michael P Dettmann, Jordan R Djamali, Aria M Duecker, Anna G Dunn, Nolan P *Engelien, Mason F Esser, Daniel TFaessler, Malia R *Faust, Brynn B Fisher, Fiona M *Friedle, Ava E *Frinzi, Leona R *Gadalla, Yousef H *Gandhi, Aaryaman A *Gassen, Calvin J *Giefer, Rose D *Go, Maria R *Go, Michael E Gonzalez, Saffron L *Grosspietsch, Carl W

Gustafson, Michael A *Hebert, Olivia R Heise, Nicholas W Helmers, Anezka L Henke, Sara E Hidrogo-Romero, Jessica *Hink, Avery M Holahan, Bridget N *Holthaus, Alexandra E Hornung, Ashley A *Howard, Zoe S *Hunt, Johanna J Hurd, David R Jensen, Elena P *Johns, McKenzie J Kalscheur, Grace A *Kalscheur, Spencer Z Karls Niehaus, Ciana R *Keohane, Mei Mei K *Krantz, Karlene E LaCour, Alexander J Martin, Norah I *McNerney, Joseph J *Mohrbacher, Kaitlyn L Molander, Mackenzie R Mulligan, John D Murray, Jackson D *Nelson, Christopher J Nelson, Josiah B Newman, Claire T Nie, Zinnia Z *Noak, Lily E OHandley, Katherine R OMalley, Timothy P Ozers, Andrew L Parente, Michael A *Patterson, Elleanor E Pertzborn, Jackson J Pertzborn, Sawyer J Phaneuf, Madeline M Poehling, Lauren E *Prabahara Sundar, Poojha *Prichard, Zachary T *Pritchard, Lily K *Prohaska, Isabel M Puli, Sai Rithika *Renfert, Koby H *

Ropa, Darshana J Roquitte, Maxwell C Rough, Alexander S Sabol, Morgan M Sax, Charlotte L Schollmeyer, Ryan CShimniok, Abigail H Smith, Benjamin B *Smith, Phileas E Sprecher, Rachel G *Squire, Ian M *Stoecker, Kayla M *Svedberg, Anika M Svendsen, Samuel W *Theis, Tyler A Thomley, Allison L *Trainor, Elise A Underwood, Olivia L *Vogel, Isabel P Weibel, Guy E Whitehead, Callista G *Wilkes, Riley R Wilson, Karson V Winkler, Parker T Yang, Suabcua K *Yosick, Sydney A *Yosick, Zachary T Zeimentz, Michael J *Zhang, Edwin T *Zhang, Julia L *

7th Grade Honorable MentionAbreu, Luis A Bohl, Samuel J Bolden, Piper Colwell, Bennet T Dresen, Lauryn M Hale, Aris S Kolodziej, Taylor G Pinder, Emma V Schreier-Jacobson, Sadie M Schutte, Jack T Veit, Dylan T

8th Grade Honor Roll* denotes 4.0Acker, Lauren R *Ahuja, Aniket*Anagnostopoulos, Alexandra A *Anderson, Julia G Ballamudi, Apurupa LBauerle, Megan J Bebermeier, Cailin M Biwott, Ashley J Bodenstein, Cheyanne M Boehnen, Elizabeth M *Bovy, Jessica S *Bursac, Karina *Carlson, Cian R Casali, Adam C Chomiak, Henry J*Coffini, Alexander J *Davis, Ross I De Oliveira, Sophia C DeJarlais, Daniel L *Deptula, Cole M *Edlebeck, Camren S Edwards, Michael J Ehrhardt, Noah S *Engler, Samuel R Fargen, Jacob D Fritz, Amber L Frusciante, Brian A Gattenby, Tanner J *Gehrke Kallstromer, Alicia N*Gehrke Kallstromer, Emelie S*

Gilles, Braedon D *Ginsberg, Kyra B *Godishala, ShreyaHanson, Kaitlyn G Hartung, Henry J Hellenbrand, Amanda L Hellenbrand, Jordan J *Helt, Sydney L Hinz, Nicholas S Hodson, Makenzie L *Hoferle, Peter J Huff, Tyler W Hylbert, Julia L

Isaacs, Sam G Ismail Ali, MoyraaJackson, Joelle N Jafari, Amirali *Jasinski, Micheline P *Jens, Bryn E *Johnson, Brandon I *Johnson, Paxton J Jones, Cecelia M *Joslyn, Katherine M Kalscheur, Blake S Kalscheur, Brooks C Karbusicky, Andrew P Kelliher, Mason R *Kelshiker, Akshay I *Kjentvet, Jack C *Knight, Kaitlin M LaBoda, Lane P *Lamson, Noah D Larsen, Samuel R Lawrence, Madelyn R Lemirande, Josie L Lenz, Andrew W LeRoy, Jackson T *Lindblom, Cecilie V*Livelli, Victoria M *Luetscher, Seth M *Maas, Katelyn M MacLean, Brad M *Malcheski, Madelyn H Mallannagari, Sai Likhith R Martin, Lydia C McGill, Megan C *McLain, Natalie A *Michaels, Allison L*Moore, Aedan G Needham, Abigail J *Pao-Huang, Yao-Tian P Parthasarathy, Shruti *Patterson, Katherine A *Phaneuf, Ashlyn KPientka, Jessica L *Rankin, Dylan S Reed, Ashton E *Reed, Payton M Renfert, Karsey P Revord, Nathaniel J *

Roach, Logan M Roesch, Amanda A *Rogers, Ella R *Schwartz, Megan J Semrad, Drake D Shanley, Connor L Siver, Megan A Sommers, Grace C *Soni, Abhav Stafford, Ethan J *Steiner, Lauren E *Steinmetz, Grace E Stone, Magdalen K *Tanin, Sitori I *Teff, Drew M Thomas, Jada K Tischer, Ashleigh M Van Gilder, Hayden R *Westerlund, Julian R Whritenour, Ryan M Wilson, Tyler G *Xiong, Emily H Ystenes, Roman E *

8th Grade Honorable MentionDeNoble, Kennedy L Hillebrand, Lexi M Houghton, Kylie E Hovind, Alexander J Huber, Carson J Huber, Taylor M Johnson, Ekaterina M Kriewaldt, Thomas M Litchfield, Benjamin DMoore, Cade T Pavelski, Jacob W Pongratz, Katelyn G Purdy, Max J Rudolph, Samuel P Satterlund, Jason T Schulenberg, Deserae E Thomas, Bret T.

Glacier Creek honor roll

The Wisconsin HeightsSchool District, in partnershipwith the Middleton-CrossPlains Area School District, wasawarded the Mental HealthTeams/Building Bridges grantby Dane County, a program de-veloped and spearheaded byDane County Executive JoeParisi in his 2014 budget as asignificant policy initiative ofthat budget. Also earning thecompetitive grant was the De-forest School District.

This grant will provide bet-ter ways to support our stu-dents, stated WisconsinHeights District AdministratorMark Elworthy. Its one morelayer of support for students.Mental health has really been apriority for us this year, and thisis something that the students,families, and communities canbenefit from as a whole.

The mental health team pro-gram connects youth with men-tal health services before a crisisoccurs. The goals of this pro-gram are to decrease studentmental health crises in schools,provide appropriate service

linkages for students with iden-tified mental health concerns,increase home to school con-nections to ensure continuedstudent success, and increaseschool staff understanding ofbehavioral health concerns andtrauma responses of youngerchildren.

This grant is unique in that itis a public/private partnershipas Catholic Charities is the ven-dor providing the servicethrough a county contract.Through the agreement with theMiddleton-Cross Plains AreaSchool District, WisconsinHeights will have access to oneto two seats per 90-day cyclewithin the Building Bridgescaseload, and WisconsinHeights is treated as one of theMiddleton schools as the dis-tance between the districts isvery minimal. Heights will payapproximately $15,000, only aportion of the total $352,575 in-vested for the project with costsshared between schools and thecounty. The Middleton-CrossPlains School District will pay$70,000, which was alreadybudgeted for at a meeting in thefall.

In their grant application,MCPASD and WHSD stated:

Both school districts have seena consistently increasing inten-sity and need for mental healthsupports and services for ourstudents and families. The levelof these needs is simply beyondwhat we can meet alone as adistrict. We believe the BuildingBridges Programs wrap around[sic] approach is desperatelyneeded within our elementaryand middle schoolsthe needsare so significant that we havebeen unable to meet them alone,and this has resulted in a signif-icant number of law enforce-ment calls for support.

Building consultation teamsand the Joining Forces for Fam-ilies team will identify and referstudents to the Building BridgesProgram.

Overseeing the program forWisconsin Heights will be Vi-vian Heatwole, WisconsinHeights Director of Pupil Serv-ices. She has participated in col-laborative teams made up ofpupil services staff, county so-cial workers, juvenile justiceworkers, law enforcement offi-cers, community mental healthproviders, and staff membersfrom neighboring school dis-tricts.

Furthermore, she is currently

a member of the Joining Forcesfor Families team for the Wis-consin Heights School District,which identifies students inneed and connects them withcommunity resources. She istrained in nonviolent crisis in-tervention and youth mentalhealth first aid.

The Dane County Youth As-sessment of students acrossDane County showed that men-tal health is a problem manystudents struggle with. Accord-ing to the assessment, more thanone in five students in gradesseven through 12 stated theyfelt sad or hopeless almostevery day for at least two weeks

that they stopped some usualactivities. Just under one in fiveadmitted to giving seriousthought to killing themselves,and 38 percent of high schoolstudents surveyed reported hav-ing long-term emotional ormental health issues, includingdepression, anxiety, an eatingdisorder, or other mental healthproblem including attentiondeficit disorder.

If we can help one or twomore students, I think that is abig accomplishment, Elworthysaid.

One of Wisconsin Heightsinitiatives this year was to gaina better understanding of mental

health issues and how they af-fect students. Earlier this year,32 staff members of the Wis-consin HeightsSchool District,including educational assistants,school secretaries, school ad-ministrative assistants, pupilservices staff, and health teach-ers, received youth mentalhealth first aid training fromMcFarland School District rep-resentatives David Witte andCasey Ruhland, and a presenta-tion was given by Nancy Piercewith Journey Mental HealthCenter in November of thisschool year.

School districts team up to combat mental health problems

Photo contributedThe Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District, partnered with the Wisconsin Heights School

District, earned the Mental Health Teams/Building Bridges grant which helps connect studentswith mental health issues to people who can help.

by JANELLE MATHEWSTimes-Tribune

Led by sophomore MichaelDraves and a podium-finish-ing 400-yard freestyle relay,Middleton finished a solidseventh at the WIAA Division1 boys state swimming anddiving meet Saturday at theUniversity of WisconsinNatatorium.

Middleton, which had beenranked in the top 10 ofDivision 1 programs most ofthe year, validated that rank-ing.

The Cardinals scored 123points and were edged out ofsixth place by the WaukeshaSouth/Catholic Memorial co-op (125 points). Fifth-placeFranklin beat had 132 points,just nine ahead of theCardinals.

Madison Memorial won itssixth straight title with 314points, while Madison Westwas second at 202.

We had a very solid over-all meet, said Middletonhead coach Sam Niesen, a for-mer standout swimmer atMHS.

Senior Jack Zocher, com-peting in his third straightstate meet, got the Cardinalsoff to a solid start with a sev-enth-place finish in the diving

competition. It completed ahigh school career that sawZocher steadily climb theranks of Division 1 divers he finished 16th as a sopho-more and 10th as a junior.

Zocher finished with426.30 points and made a ter-rific comeback to lock downseventh place. After the firstfive rounds, Zocher stood in13th place. But executingsome of his more difficultdives, Zocher climbed toeighth place after the semifi-nal round and his final threedives helped him jump to sev-enth.

When the state meet turnedto swimming, Niesen admit-ted the team got off to what hedescribed as a sluggishstart.

The 200-yard medley relayof junior Eric Grelle on back-stroke, senior Ethan Lengfeldon breaststroke, junior IsaacHanson on butterfly and sen-ior Dean Zillner finished 12th,a move up from their seededposition of 14th place. But thequartet was able to improvetheir time from sectionals aweek earlier by just .03 sec-onds.

Draves started off the indi-vidual swim events with aseventh-place finish in the

The odds were stackedagainst them from the start.

Few believed a Big EightConference championship waspossible this winter forMiddletons girls basketballteam. Instead, Verona was aconsensus favorite to win theleague.

But history has shown thatoverlooking Jeff KindsMiddleton program isnt wise.And that was certainly the casein 2015-16.

Middleton notched a pair ofwins last week and captured a

share of the conference title.The Cardinals and Verona fin-ished the year 17-1 in the BigEight, three games ahead ofthird place Janesville Craig.

Middleton clinched a shareof this years title thanks to an87-74 win over visitingJanesville Craig last Saturday.The Cardinals also rolled pastBeloit Memorial, 76-37, lastThursday.

The conference champi-onship is a nice reward for theentire body of work within theconference, Kind said.Verona was the prohibitivefavorite and our early victoryover them was a stepping stoneto the rest of the season.

Cardinals junior forwardAlexis Thomas agreed.

Of course, winning theconference title individually asa team is better than sharing it,Thomas said. But sharing it

with Verona means a lot morethan not winning it at all!Verona's a great team, andknowing that we were able toshare a conference champi-onship with them shows howhard we have worked.

Middleton has now won atleast a share of the conferencetitle eight of the past 10 years.The Cardinals are a remarkable155-21 in conference games inthat time (88.1%).

I think we've grown alongthe way, Kind said ofMiddletons season. We wereable to pull out a few close vic-tories and come away with ashare of the conference cham-pionship. Combined with thefocused performance againstCraig, it's a good way to headinto the postseason.

Middleton, the No. 2 seed in

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2016 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 9

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Championsonce again

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Jeff Kinds girls basketball program has won at least a share of the Big Eight Conference eightof the past 10 years.

Girls basketballteams earnsshare of Big 8by ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Middleton freshman Kevin Meicher (left) qualified for the state tournament last Saturday.

Swimmers7th at state by PHIL MCDADEFor the Times-Tribune

See SWIMMERS, page 14

Gunning for the top

This has always been theplan for Kevin Meicher.

When Meicher beganwrestling as a kindergartner,there were flashes of greatness.When he began competing innational tournaments as a sixth

grader, his vast potential wasevident.

Now, Meicher gets a chanceto display his immense skill seton the states grandest stage.

Meicher, a freshman atMiddleton High School, wonthe championship at 126pounds at the WIAA Division 1Waunakee Sectional lastSaturday and qualified for thestate tournament. Meicher (39-3) will meet Union GrovesBrett Kieslich (40-9) in a firstround match Thursday at 3p.m. at the UW Kohl Center.

With Kevin, this hasalways been the expectation,Middleton coach Kent Weilersaid. Coming in, we knew hewas good. But hes trained hardand had a great year.

So has teammate ChrisRogers, a junior who will bemaking his second straightappearance at state.

Rogers finished second atsectionals at 132 pounds.Rogers (34-7) will also wrestlehis first round match Thursdayat 3 p.m. against NewRichmond junior Bryce

Younger (33-2).A year ago, Rogers won his

first round match at state, thenlost his next two.

My goal is to win state orplace, Rogers said. I've beenhere once and I want to do bet-ter than last year.

This state tournament expe-rience will be new for Meicher.But the bright lights and hugecrowds shouldnt be intimidat-ing.

Wrestling runs in the family,

Meicher, Rogerschasing statewrestling titlesby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

See WRESTLE, page 14

See GIRLS BB, page 15

PAGE 10 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2016

One step from state.Thats where Middletons

hockey team finds itself afterdefeating Verona, 3-2, in dou-ble overtime in a sectionalsemifinal Tuesday night. TroyReifsteck had the game-win-ning goal in the second over-time on assists from PrestonLewis and Garrett Graf.

The top-seeded Cardinalsnow face second-seededMadison Edgewood in a sec-tional final Saturday at 7 p.m. atSun Prairie Ice Arena.

The state tournament isMarch 3-5 at the Alliant EnergyCenter. Middleton will be try-ing to reach the state tourna-ment for the fourth time inschool history and the first timesince 2011.

Middletons win overfourth-seeded Verona markedthe third time this season theCardinals slayed the Wildcats.Middleton also toppled theWildcats, 3-1, on Jan. 9, and 4-1 on Feb. 11.

Playing Verona for the thirdtime, lets just say there won't

be any secrets, Middletoncoach Steffon Walby saidbefore the game. Itll justcome down to which team trulywants it more and who takesadvantage of the bounces andthe opportunities.

Verona scored an evenstrength goal at 5:40 of the firstperiod to take an early 1-0 lead.But the Cardinals answeredwhen Griffin Gussel scored onassists from Justin Engelkesand Jordan Hylbert at 6:46 totie the game, 1-1.

Middleton took a 2-1 lead at7:20 of the second period whenReifsteck had an even strengthgoal. Davis Bunz assisted onthe play.

But Verona tied the game, 2-2, at 9:59 of the second period.

It stayed that way untilReifsteck played hero in thesecond overtime.

Cardinals goalie TonyWuesthofen picked up the winafter notching 28 saves.

Middleton reached the sec-tional semifinals following a 5-0 win over Monona Grove inlast Fridays regional final. TheCardinals got goals from fivedifferent players, whileWuesthofen notched the win.

The game against MononaGrove was more of a formali-ty, Walby said. We were ableto roll all four lines and ourdepth ultimately prevailed.

Middletons Casey Harperstruck first, scoring on assistsfrom Hylbert and Gussel togive the Cardinals a 1-0 leadjust 5:14 into the game.Engelkes pushed Middletonslead to 2-0 with a goal at 7:48on assists from Jake Livesy andNolan Kouba.

Bunz had a power play goalmidway through the secondperiod that gave Middleton a 3-0 lead. Livesy and Harperassisted on the goal.

Alex Nisbet pushedMiddletons lead to 4-0 at 4:30of the second period. Bunz andHarper assisted on the play.

Livesy then capped the scor-ing at 10:59 of the third period.Ross Johnson and Wes Rockboth had assists on the goal.

Ive got to hand it toMonona Grove, Walby said.They hung in there a lot longerthan what I thought they would.Hats off to the coaching stafffor having them prepared.

Feb. 19Middleton 5, Monona Grove 0Monona Grove .... 0 0 0 0Middleton 2 1 2 5

First period: M Harper(Hylbert) , 6:23; M Engelkes(Livesey), 8:06.

Second period: M Bunz (PP),8:55.

Third period: M Nisbet (Bunz,Engelkes), 4:30; M Livesey(Johnson, Rock), 10:59.

Saves: MG (Nahirniak) 40; M(Wuesthofen) 14.

On the brinkHockey Cardsclose in onstate berthby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Braxton Walby and Middletons hockey team are just one win from state.

Middleton and Sun Prairie.Sun Prairie and Middleton.The two Big Eight

Conference powers tradedblows all season long andthey might not be done yet.

Sun Prairie landed the latestshot, edging Middleton for theBig Eight Conference title lastSaturday. Sun Prairie won themeet with 139.0750 points andsnuck past Middleton, whichposted a 138.950.

Madison Memorial was adistant third at 134.050.

The two conference powerswill go their separate ways atsectionals this weekend, butcould meet again at the statemeet March 4-5.

We werent disappointedwith second, Middleton coachKari Steck said. We simplywanted the girls to go out anddo their best and have fun.They did both.

Sun Prairie and Middletonhave been neck and neck allyear, and losing by 0.15 is soclose. We would rather have itbe close than a five-point loss,so we considered it a very suc-cessful meet.

Middleton junior MadelinePflasterer-Jennerjohn was herbrilliant self, winning the all-around title with a score of37.525. Pflasterer-Jennerjohnwon the floor exercise (9.575)and the uneven bars (9.425),

was third on the vault (9.350)and third on the balance beam(9.175).

Middletons Chloe Youngtied for sixth on the unevenbars (8.350), Ellen Cottinghamwas eighth (8.250) and EleanorMackey was 11th (8.050).

Jordan Baggot was 11th onthe beam (8.550), Dani Arandawas 12th (8.450) and KatherineMarshall was 13th (8.40).

Baggot was eighth on thefloor (8.80), Marshall was 11th(8.725) and Young was 14th(8.60).

And on the vault, Marshallwas 13th (8.60), Ashley Bindlwas 19th (8.40) and Young was23rd (8.250).

Middleton now heads to theMadison Memorial SectionalSaturday beginning at 11:10a.m. The Cardinals will be try-ing to reach the state meet for afifth straight year and the 20thtime in school history.

The pressure of conferenceis new to many of the girls,especially a young group likewe have this year, Steck said.Its a good warm up for sec-tionals, where the pressure ismore intense.

Middleton also defeatedVerona-Madison Edgewood,129.350-124.7250, lastTuesday.

Chloe Young was second inthe all-around competition(32.875) and KatherineMarshall was third (32.650).

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Times-Tribunephoto by MaryLangenfeld

M i d d l e t o nf r e s h m a nJ o r d a nB a g g o thelped theCardinals fin-ish second atthe Big EightC o n f e re n c emeet lastSaturday.

Gymnastssecond atBig 8 meetby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

The long drought is almostover. And for Middletons boysbasketball team, the end cantcome soon enough.

Middleton routed BeloitMemorial, 66-43, last Friday.

The Cardinals are now just onewin away from clinching atleast a share of the Big EightConference title for the firsttime since the 2000-01 season.

The Cardinals improved to18-3 overall and 14-3 in theleague. Middleton shares thetop spot of the conference with

Sun Prairie (17-4, 14-3). Beloitfell to 6-11, 8-13.

Junior forward Tyree Eadyled the Cardinals with 15points, while junior guard C.J.Fermanich recorded a double-double with 10 points and 10rebounds.

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Title dreams in sightBoys basketball team one win from Big 8 crownby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

See BELOIT, page 13

Times-Tribunephoto by MaryLangenfeld

Tyree Eadya n dMiddle tonsboys basket-ball team aretied for firstplace in theBig EightC o n f e r e n c ewith one gameleft in the reg-ular season.

Just hours beforeMiddletons boys basketballteam headed to Madison Westlast Tuesday, Cardinals coachKevin Bavery used words likescary and dangerous todescribe the Regents.

He was right.Middleton was pushed to

the limit in a critical Big EightConference game before escap-ing with a 71-70 win.

Cardinals junior guardStorm Murphy hit a floaterwith 15 seconds left that gaveMiddleton a 71-70 lead. Westthen missed two shots in thefinal five seconds and theCardinals survived.

No doubt it was anescape, Bavery said. But atthis time of the season, a win

by one or a win by 31, there isno difference and well take it.

Middleton improved to 17-3overall, 13-3 in the Big Eightand stayed tied atop the leaguewith Sun Prairie. West is 9-8 inthe league and 11-10 overall.

Murphy led the Cardinalswith 20 points and six assists.Junior forward Tyree Eadyadded 18 points and sixrebounds, while junior guardC.J. Fermanich had 10 points.

Our players certainly knewand anyone else within shout-ing distance knew that Westhas extremely physical and tal-ented personnel and had beenplaying very, very well of late,Bavery said.

The game was tied at 67with 30 seconds left, whenMurphy split the defense andfound sophomore forwardBrogan Brunker in the lane togive the Cardinals a 69-67 lead.

West responded, though,with a fast break basket.Middleton also committed afoul on the play, and whenWest hit the ensuing free throw,

the Regents grabbed a 70-69lead.

After a timeout, Murphy gota terrific screen from Eady andhit a floater that put theCardinals back in front, 71-70.

West had a chance to win itin the final seconds. But theRegents missed a 15-footer,then after grabbing the looseball, West had a 10-foot shot atthe buzzer rim out.

They got a much betterlook than we wanted in that sit-uation, Bavery said of thefinal seconds. We should haveprotected better and forced apass going away from theirbasket, but they curled backand caught the ball way toodeep and with momentum.

The teams were deadlocked,35-35, at halftime. Eady had 12first half points, while Murphyadded 10 and senior guard CamMaly had five.

The game stayed tightthroughout a thrilling secondhalf, before the Cardinals pre-vailed.

Middleton made 22-of-28

free throws (78.6%), including9-of-10 by Murphy and 6-of-6from Eady. The Cardinals alsocommitted just nine turnoversand forced 17.

We allowed the ball tocome off ball screens too easi-ly, which should never happenif we stick to our basic defen-sive principles, Bavery said.But Im proud of how wenever got rattled and madeplays when plays had to bemade.

Feb. 16Middleton 71, Madison West 70Middleton . 35 36 71Madison West .. 35 35 70

MIDDLETON Ashford 1-2 1,Bacon 1 1-2 3, Brunker 3 0-0 6, Eady 66-6 18, Fermanich 3 2-4 10, Maly 2 0-05, Markel 1 2-2 4, Murphy 5 8-10 20,Smith 1 2-3 4. Totals 22 22-29 71.

MADISON WEST Carey 7 1-315, Davis 1 0-0 2, Hawkins 5 0-1 10,Hess 2 1-1 6, McFadden 2 2-4 6, Meyer7 0-0 15, Parker 4 0-0 11, Wright 2 1-15. Totals 30 5-10 70.

3-point goals MID 5 (Fermanich2, Maly 1, Murphy 2), MW 5 (Hess 1,Meyer 1, Parker 3). Total foulsMID17, MW 23.

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Sophomore forward BroganBrunker added eight points,seven rebounds and threesteals, while senior guardKevin Ripp and junior JackSmith chipped in with sixpoints each. Junior guardStorm Murphy added fiveassists and three steals.

It was Middletons annualCoaches vs. Cancer aware-ness and fundraiser night, andthe Cardinals started fast. Sixdifferent Middleton playerscombined for seven first halfthree-pointers as the Cardinalsraced to a 40-26 lead at thebreak.

Eady led Middleton witheight first half points and twothree-pointers. Fermanichadded seven points, whileBrunker had six.

Any time you can share theball and spread the scoringaround its a good sign,Middleton coach Kevin Baverysaid. Regardless of whoscores the ball, player move-ment is key in any offense.

When we pound it toomuch we get stagnant. Its beena process from day one, andwhen we get into actions andthen let it come back around,we are so much better.Hopefully it continues.

Middletons second halfdefense was terrific, as itallowed Beloit just 17 points.The Cardinals also forced 23turnovers and committed just12 of their own.

We did give up way toomany offensive boards, espe-cially in the first half, Baverysaid. Its something we con-

tinue to harp on and work ondaily. Guys are getting used tothe rebound bubble we putover the basket, and have toassume every shot is going tobe missed and find a body toblock out.

When we allow penetrationand have to rotate to stop theball, we become more vulnera-ble to deep offensive rebounds.So defensive rebounding usual-ly starts with containing theball, making the individual taskof blocking out much easier.We have to square up on theball better if we want to finishout the regular season the waywe want and to have a qualityrun at tournament time.

On deck: Middleton hostsJanesville Craig Thursday at7:30 p.m. in its final regularseason game. The Cardinalsthen host Kenosha Bradford ina WIAA Division 1 regionalsemifinal on March 4 at 7 p.m.

Feb. 19Middleton 66, Beloit Memorial 43Beloit Memorial ... 26 17 43Middleton . 40 26 66

BELOIT MEMORIAL Betancourt 1 0-0 3, Farr 1-4 1, Freitag 20-0 5, Johnson 3 0-0 6, Long 6 0-0 14,McClendon 1 3-3 5, Patton 2 0-0 4,Pegeese 1 3-5 5. Totals 16 7-16 43.

MIDDLETON Ashford 1 0-0 3,Bacon 1 2-2 4, Brunker 2 3-4 8, Eady 61-2 15, Fermanich 3 3-4 10, Murphy 12-2 4, Ripp 2 0-0 6, Sigmon 1 0-0 2,Smith 3 0-0 6, Spears 1 0-0 3, Thomas 20-0 5. Totals 23 11-15 66.

3-point goals MID 9 (Ashford 1,Brunker 1, Eady 2, Fermanich 1, Ripp 2,Spears 1, Thomas 1), BM 4 (Betancourt1, Freitag 1, Long 2). Total foulsMID17, BM 14.

Middleton earns No. 2 seed

Middleton boys basketballcoach Kevin Bavery was on alocal radio program last weekwhen the host said he thoughtthe Cardinals should be theNo. 3 seed in the WIAADivision 1 Sun PrairieSectional.

Bavery quickly quippedthat he was glad the radio hostwouldnt be at Sundays seed-ing meeting.

Instead, Bavery broughtenough firepower to the meet-ing and Middleton emerged asthe sectionals No. 2 seed. TheCardinals will open the post-season by hosting 15th-seededKenosha Bradford in a region-al semifinal March 4.

Sun Prairie earned the No.1 seed, followed byMiddleton, MadisonMemorial, Muskego, MadisonEast, Oconomowoc, MadisonWest, Janesville Craig,Verona, Watertown, Badger,Kenosha Tremper, BeloitMemorial, Kenosha IndianTrail, Kenosha Bradford,Janesville Parker and MadisonLa Follette.

Middleton and Sun Prairieshare the Big EightConference lead with 14-3

records. Middleton is also 18-3 overall, while Sun Prairie is17-4, although Sun Prairiedefeated Middleton on Feb.11.

We felt we were the No. 1seed, Bavery said. But itshard to argue when SunPrairie has the same confer-ence record and beat us in ourmost recent meeting.

The 17 coaches in atten-dance ranked the schools fromNo. 1 through 16. Coachescould not vote for themselves.

Sun Prairie finished withnine first and seven secondplace votes. Middleton hadseven firsts, eight seconds andone third place vote.

Oconomowoc head coachKurt Melton voted Sun Prairieas the No. 1 seed, withMuskego and Middleton ashis No. 2 and 3 teams.

Oconomowoc was theonly school of the 17 not togive us a No. 1 or a No. 2, andthe majority of the Big Eightschools also gave us a No. 1,Bavery said. So it wasschools outside of our confer-ence who didnt show usmuch respect.

Middleton began the year14-0, but lost three of fourgames between late Januaryand mid-February. TheCardinals losses came toVerona, Madison East andSun Prairie.

Had we beaten Verona orEast or Sun Prairie were theclear No. 1 with no arguments

from anyone, Bavery said.So its always on us.

The regional finals areMarch 5, and if the seeds hold,Middleton would host sev-enth-seeded Madison West.The Cardinals edged theRegents, 71-70, on Feb. 16.

The sectionals semifinalsare March 10 and the sectionalfinals are March 12. If seedshold there, Middleton wouldmeet third-seeded MadisonMemorial in the sectionalsemis and top-seeded SunPrairie in the sectional finals.

Middleton is trying toreach the state tournament forthe first time since 1998.

We really like our posi-tion, plus its nice to playsomeone from outside of theBig Eight for a change,Bavery said of his first round

matchup. We have to focusthis week on getting bettereach practice and not focuson the tournament until thefollowing week.

BELOIT continued from page 12n

Cardinalsopen playoffson March 4by ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

C.J. Fermanich (center) and Middletons boys basketball team earned the No. 2 seed in their sectional.

Cardinals fight off WestMurphy hitsgame-winnerby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

and has been part ofMeichers fabric since he wasabout 5. In fact Meichersfather also named Kevin still holds the record atMiddleton High School forcareer reversals.

Meicher rememberswrestling about two tourna-ments a season when he was inelementary school. The sched-ule and competition intensifiedas he hit middle school.

And this year, hes had oneof the best freshman seasons inschool history.

At the beginning of theyear, I didnt know what toexpect, Meicher said. But Irealized quickly I could com-pete with these guys. On daysoff of school, most peoplewould lay on couch, but Idwork out. This is really impor-tant to me.

And the results have been

impressive.At sectionals, Meicher

opened the day by pinningBobby Bemis of Tomah in 1:54in the quarterfinals.

Meicher then defeated JacobObert of LaCrosse Central, 10-2. Then in the championshipmatch, Meicher edged SpartasChristian Lamon, 6-5.

Since he walked in thedoor, the goal has been to winthe whole thing, Weiler said.

That will certainly be diffi-cult.

Meicher is ranked ninth inhis weight class, and hellundoubtedly have to pull off ahandful of upsets to win a title.But Meicher has proven duringa brilliant freshman year thatanything is possible.

I havent wrestled any ofthe guys ahead of me, so Imnot sure what to expect there,Meicher said. Im just really

excited to see whats going tohappen.

So is Rogers, who is thrilledto be heading to state for a sec-ond straight year.

A year ago, Weiler saidRogers didnt wrestle his best.This year, the expectations aremuch higher.

I hate to say it, but I thinklast year (Rogers) was happy tobe there, Weiler said. Thisyear, its a different expecta-tion. Its how high on the podi-um can we get?

At sectionals, Rogerspinned Zach Gordon ofHolmen in 2:34 in the quarter-finals. Rogers then lost toJaden Van Maanen of LaCrosse Central, 14-2, in thesemifinals.

In the third place match,Rogers pinned LoganLewerenz of Reedsburg in 39seconds. Then in the second

place match, Rogers defeatedDavid Hayes of Sparta, 11-5.

It's great to reach stateagain, Rogers said. I've madehuge (strides) in wrestlingsince last year, so I knew I hadwhat it takes to make it. I justhad to wrestle my hardest.

Overall my side of thebracket gives me a lot of prom-ise. I just have to come to wres-tle.

Middleton had six otherwrestlers at sectionals that fellshort of state.

Joseph Hoffman (113),Colton Best (120), MaxMayhew (152), CalebCymbalak (160), Gavin Adler(195) and Matt Davey (220) alllost their first match, whichended their seasons.

They all had to wrestletheir best, Weiler said. Somewrestled really good matches,but not their best. Thats what

the bright lights can do. Youstop and stare a little bit. Someof our guys are freshmen and alittle immature. That willchange. It was a great experi-ence for all of them.

WIAA Division 1 WaunakeeSectional

113 - Joseph Hoffman (29-16)place is unknown and scored 0.00team points.

Championship Bracket - ToddWerner (Lax Central) 27-13 won bydecision over Joseph Hoffman(Middleton) 29-16 (Dec 2-0)

120 - Colton Best (17-14) place isunknown and scored 0.00 teampoints.

Championship Bracket - TannerSchultz (Holmen) 41-7 won by fall overColton Best (Middleton) 17-14 (Fall2:29)

126 - Kevin Meicher (39-3) placed1st and scored 21.00 team points.Championship Bracket - Kevin Meicher(Middleton) 39-3 won by fall overBobby Bemis (Tomah) 29-15 (Fall 1:54)

Championship Bracket - KevinMeicher (Middleton) 39-3 won by majordecision over Jacob Obert (Lax Central)32-10 (MD 10-2)

1st Place Match - Kevin Meicher(Middleton) 39-3 won by decision overChristian Lamon (Sparta) 23-10 (Dec 6-5)

132 - Chris Rogers (34-7) placed2nd and scored 17.00 team points.

Championship Bracket - ChrisRogers (Middleton) 34-7 won by fallover Zach Gordon (Holmen) 22-16 (Fall

2:34)Championship Bracket - Jaden

Van Maanen (Lax Central) 42-1 won bymajor decision over Chris Rogers(Middleton) 34-7 (MD 14-2)

3rd Place Match - Chris Rogers(Middleton) 34-7 won by fall overLogan Lewerenz (Reedsburg) 30-17(Fall 0:39)

2nd Place Match - Chris Rogers(Middleton) 34-7 won by decision overDavid Hayes (Sparta) 26-19 (Dec 11-5)

152 - Max Mayhew (26-11) place isunknown and scored 0.00 teampoints.

Championship Bracket - HunterKluender (Baraboo) 16-23 won by deci-sion over Max Mayhew (Middleton) 26-11 (Dec 11-6)

160 - Caleb Cymbalak (26-13)place is unknown and scored 0.00team points.

Championship Bracket - ZacharyRaymond (Baraboo) 42-7 won by majordecision over Caleb Cymbalak(Middleton) 26-13 (MD 13-3)

195 - Gavin Adler (22-9) place isunknown and scored 0.00 teampoints.

Championship Bracket - AustinZwiefel (Sparta) 22-20 won by majordecision over Gavin Adler (Middleton)22-9 (MD 15-5)

220 - Matt Davey (19-19) place isunknown and scored 0.00 teampoints.

Championship Bracket - KonradErnst (Onalaska) 35-1 won by fall overMatt Davey (Middleton) 19-19 (Fall1:15)

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SWIMMERS continued from page 9n

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Middletons Jack Zocher finished seventh in the state divingcompetition last Saturday.

News Publishing Co. photo by Jeff Seering

Middleton junior Chris Rogers is headed to the state tourna-ment for a second straight year.

WRESTLE continued from page 9n

200-yard freestyle. Thesophomore dropped a fairamount of time from his seed-ed position coming out of sec-tionals 1:42.08 at the statemeet, compared to 1:43.34 atsectionals.

But seeded to finish third,Draves placed seventh afterseveral swimmers posted life-time bests to pass him. In atightly contested race, Draveswas roughly 1/3 of a secondaway from finishing in thirdplace.

In the same event, juniorLuke Delaney finished 17th,just one place out of top-16scoring position. His time of1:47.72 was just a shade slow-er than the 1:47.68 he swam atsectionals to qualify for state.

After the medley and 200free races, however, Niesensaid his teams fortunes start-ed turning around thanks tosenior Jacob Aegerter.Swimming in his third straightstate meet, Aegerter swam the200-yard individual medley in1:55.95 faster than his sec-tional qualifying time by near-ly of a second and good foreighth place.

Aegerter had a near-repeatof that performance in the

100-yard butterfly, droppingnearly of a second off hisseeded time and swimming atime of 52.03 that earned himninth place. Delaney alsoearned points for theCardinals in the 100-yard but-terfly with a 15th-place finishand a time of 53.18.

Hanson was the Cardinalsthird competitor in the event,and moved up to 22nd posi-tion after qualifying as the lastof the 24 individuals earning aspot in the 100-yard butterflyfield. He registered a time of54.32.

He stood out with half-second time drop in his flyand a half-second time drop inhis IM, Niesen said ofAegerter.

Draves provided the high-est individual showing for theCardinals in the 500-yardfreestyle, as he swam a sea-son-best time of 4:36.11 tofinish in second place, abouttwo seconds shy of first-placefinisher Connor Rumpit ofBrookfield Central/East.

Two other Cardinals swamin individual races Grellefinished 22nd in the 100-yardbackstroke with a time of56.60, and Lengfeld swam to

20th place in the 100-yardbreaststroke with a time of1:02.28.

Middleton also secured twotop-eight finishes with itsfreestyle relays. The 200-yardrelay quartet of Aegerter, jun-ior Max Hollfelder, Zillnerand Draves dropped nearlytwo seconds from their sec-tional seed time, and the finalresult of 1:28.74 garneredthem eighth place in the meet.

The highest relay finish forthe Cardinals came in the lastevent of the meet the 400-yard free relay as the four-some of Aegerter, Hollfelder,Delaney and Draves finishedin 3:12.61, good enough forfifth place. That landed theCardinals quartet on the podi-um, where the top six finish-ers in each event are recog-nized at the state meet.

Niesen said he was particu-larly happy to see Delaneybreak 48 seconds in his 100-yard freestyle split in the relayand register a time of 47.96.

We finished very strong,Niesen said.

Delaney said the meetshould provide a solid boostto next year, when he returnsfor his final season of compe-

tition for the Cardinals.As a team, we all did real-

ly well, Delaney said. Toswim a 47 in the relay Iwas really happy with how Idid.

DIVISION 1Team scores 1, Madison

Memorial 314; 2, Madison West202; 3, Brookfield Central/East174; 4, Eau Claire Memorial/North146; 5, Franklin 132; 6, WaukeshaSouth/Catholic Memorial 125; 7,Middleton 123; 8,Greenfield/Greendal/Pius 115; 9,Sun Prairie 102; 10, Arrowhead 85;11, Verona/Mount Horeb 83; 12,Sauk Prairie/Lodi/Wis. Heights 76;13, Appleton North/Appleton East75; 14, Hudson 61; 15, Neenah 57;16, Stevens Point 46; 17 (tie),Oregon/Belleville and WauwatosaWest/East 45; 19, Waunakee 43;20, Muskego 42; 21, KenoshaBradford/Reuther 37; 22,Holmen/Aquinas/Onalaska 34; 23(tie), Milw. Marquette and WestBend East/West 33; 25, KenoshaTremper 26; 26, Lake GenevaBadger/Big Foot/Westosha/WestBend/Wilmot 17; 27, RacineHorlick 14; 28, WaukeshaNorth/Kettle Moraine/Pewaukee10; 29 (tie), Janesville Parker, WestAllis Central/Hale and Bay Port 7;32, Sheboygan North 4; 33,Homestead and Wis. Rapids 2; 35,Kenosha Indian Trail 1.

Baseball, softballregistration

Online registration for the2016 summer baseball andsoftball programs through theMiddleton Baseball/SoftballCommission is open. To regis-ter, go to www.mbscwi.com.

Good Hopsfundraiser

The Middleton Baseballand Softball Commission willhold its "Good Hops" beer andwine tasting fundraiser onMarch 12 from 5-9 p.m. at theHoliday Inn West. Proceedswill help build an indoor facil-ity for youth teams to utilize

during the inclement weathertimes of the year.

Tickets can be purchasedonline at https://mbscwi.sport-ngin.com/register/form/502674272 or purchasing them froma MBSC member.

Cost is $45 per person.Admission includes beer andwine tasting from a variety ofbreweries and wineries, horsdoeuvres, live music, a silentauction and a 50/50 raffle. Acash bar will also be available.More information can befound atwww.mbscwi.com/goodhops.

Baseball clinicThe Middleton baseball

team will hold its 24th annualspring break clinic March 21-22 from 9-11 a.m. at the highschool field house. Cost is$50.

The camp is for kids ingrades 2-8. Instruction will begiven by the Cardinals coach-es and players.

Each camper will get a T-shirt and a baseball lunch onthe second day of the clinic.Registration forms are avail-able at local school physicaleducation teachers and atwww.mbscwi.com.

Bowling scoresMiddleton Ladies LeagueFeb. 16Cindy Hall 545; Lyn

Passini 494; Verelene Morris459

Feb. 2Lyn Passini 551; Theresa

Meisel 526; Cindy Hall 521;Nancy Hellenbrand476; JanetMeinholz 465.

Jan. 26 Mary Moody 565; Lyn

Passini544; Patti Larson530;Donna Cushman 515; KristaMiller498.

Jan. 12Mary Moody 561; Frayne

Born 559; JanetMeinholz485; Sara Gudel 470

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its sectional, opens postsea-son play Friday when it hosts15th-seeded Madison West at 7p.m. If the Cardinals win there,theyll host either seventh-seeded Janesville Parker or10th seeded Madison East in aregional final Saturday at 7p.m.

Middleton (19-3 overall)heads to the postseason havingwon 12 of its last 13 games,including its two games lastweek.

In the Cardinals win overBeloit Memorial, junior for-ward Alexis Thomas poured in20 points. Freshman postHannah Flottmeyer added ninepoints, while junior guard BriaLemirande scored eight andjunior wing Carlee Lemirandeand sophomore forward HalleWhite both added seven.

Although Middleton morethan doubled the PurpleKnights, it shot just 5-of-28from three-point land and com-mitted 20 turnovers. TheCardinals also got to the freethrow line 39 times, but madejust 23 (59.0%).

The Beloit game wasSenior Night and not a greatchallenge for the team, Kindsaid. Even though the offensewas not particularly sharp, weshowed some signs of progressin our defensive effort and theexecution of our zone offense.And Beloit showed improve-ment, which is a good sign forthe conference and an indica-tion that their new coachingstaff is making some inroadswith the program.

Middleton then played oneof its better games of the sea-son and rolled past CraigSaturday afternoon.

White, who returned justtwo weeks ago from a season-long shoulder injury, was sen-sational with a career-high 22points. Sophomore wing ClaireStaples had 15 points, BriaLemirande added 13 points andThomas had 11.

Craig senior guard DelaneySchoenenberger had a game-high 30 points and AnnieSchumacher added 20. But theCardinals slowed down the restof the Cougars.

The Craig game was a biggame for us and we played oneof our better all-around gamesin recent weeks, Kind said.We showed more focus, anddespite big games fromSchoenenberger andSchumacher, we were able tobe in control for the majority ofthe game.

It was the most effectiveuse of our posts against thezone to date. Halle White and(freshman post) Hannah

Flottmeyer did a good job ofmaking themselves availableinside and being productiveonce they got the ball. Craigseemed focused on stoppingour perimeter shooting, whichallowed the inside looks andpenetration dribbles.

White had 13 of her 22points in the first half asMiddleton grabbed a 45-38lead at the break.

The Cardinals shot a blister-ing 17-of-28 from the floor inthe first half (60.7%), whileCraig shot 14-of-25 (56.0%).

Middleton dominated theboards in the second half andgot several second chancepoints. The Cardinals built a65-52 lead midway through thesecond half and held a double-digit advantage down thestretch.

Craig was forced to abandonits zone defense and Middletoncarved up the Cougars man-to-man defense.

It was nice to do that aftera steady diet of zone defensesfor the past couple months,Kind said. I think it's a sign ofthe progress we've madeattacking the zone.

Now comes the second sea-son one the Cardinals cantwait for.

There's no doubt that wecan make another run at statethis year, Thomas said. It'sbeen our goal since the begin-ning of the season and we'renot going to let that dream ofours not come true!

Feb. 20Middleton 87, Janesville Craig 74Janesville Craig ............... 38 36 74Middleton ......................... 45 42 87

JANESVILLE CRAIG Brittingham 6 0-0 12, Carlson 2 2-5 6,Carlson 1 0-0 2, Foster 2 0-1 4,Schoenenberger 7 10-12 30,Schumacher 7 2-2 20. Totals 26 14-2074.

MIDDLETON Flottmeyer 2 1-25, Lemirande 2 5-5 9, Lemirande 5 2-213, Lemirande 3 1-2 9, Staples 5 2-2 15,Thomas 5 1-1 11, Webber 1 1-2 3, White9 4-5 22. Totals 32 17-21 87.

3-point goals MID 6 (Lemirande1, Lemirande 2, Staples 3), JC 8(Schoenenberger 3, Schumacher 4).Total fouls MID 20, JC 17.

Feb. 18Middleton 76, Beloit Memorial 37Beloit Memorial ............... 15 22 37Middleton ......................... 39 37 76

BELOIT MEMORIAL Connor3 4-4 10, Godwin-Dorsey 5 5-7 16,Griffin 0-0 , Marshall 1 0-0 2, Roegner2 0-3 4, Williams 1 3-3 5. Totals 12 12-17 37.

MIDDLETON Anderson 2-4 2,Ballweg 1 0-0 2, Flottmeyer 3 3-4 9,Hibner 1 0-0 3, Lemirande 4 0-1 8,Lemirande 3 0-0 7, Lemirande 1 2-4 4,McDonald 1 0-0 2, Schafer 2-3 2, Shea3-4 3, Staples 1 5-9 7, Thomas 8 1-3 20,White 1 5-6 7. Totals 24 23-39 76.

3-point goals MID 5 (Hibner 1,Lemirande 1, Thomas 3), BM 1(Godwin-Dorsey 1). Total foulsMID14, BM 27.

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S P O R T S B R I E F S

Photo courtesy of Carol Chen

Stayingalive

The Madison MetroLynx girls co-op hockeyteam defeatedStoughton, 8-1, in aWIAA regional final lastFriday. Middleton soph-omores Carly Baltes(left), MackensieBakken, and HannahEdington all scored goalsand Caroline Powershad an assist. The Lynxoutshot the Icebergs, 69-12.

The Lynx met theBlack River Falls co-opin a sectional semifinalTuesday at Madison IceArena. If the Lynx wonthere, theyll advance tothe sectional finalsSaturday at Madison IceArena at 8 p.m.

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