Located in a remote Haitianvillage, the Fond blanc Orphan-age was only accessible by dirtroads traversed on a rickety,colorfully painted “tap-tap”bus.   There was no runningwater, no electricity, and chil-dren with nowhere else to gowere crammed into the modestspace, sometimes sleeping fourto a bed. Ringworm, lice andscabies were rampant.

On her first visit to the or-phanage just over five yearsago, lifelong Middleton resident

Tia bunz was amazed by howlittle they had, “yet how joyful,content and happy they were.”

It all began modestly enough.bunz had been teaching reli-gious education and one of herstudents, Allison Acker, asked ifthe class could go on a missiontrip.

“We investigated and chooseto go to Jamaica that first yearand had a great time,” recallsbunz. “The following year, wehad heard that the organizationthat we had done our missionswith had opened a site at an or-phanage in Haiti and wethought that would be a greatplace to share our love and tal-

ents.On their first expedition to

Haiti, they brought 17 students,primarily from Middleton High

School. “[I]t changed all of our lives

forever,” says bunz.   “We were

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Play it Forward forHaiti will takeplace Sunday, Sept.20 from 2-5 p.m. atKeva Sports Center inMiddleton. One hun-dred percent of thefunds raised will goto the children’s edu-cation efforts at FondBlanc Orphanage.

Keva is located at8312 Forsythia St.

Photo contributedArtful Givingat Prairie Cafe

There is a new collaborative art display at Prairie Cafe in Middleton Hills. The show,which is on display through the end of September, features the work of photographer LaurenWerner (above) as well as acrylic painter Jennifer Rikkers and fine art jeweler Chris Calla-han. The pieces are inspired by their humanitarian work in rural Ethiopia. The “ArtfulGiving” show will have a grand opening Saturday, Sept. 19 from 7-10 p.m. Proceeds will bedonated to Roots Ethiopia, a non-profit organization based in Madison. Read more aboutthe three artists and their cause on page 9.

Should city TIFbe linked tominimum wage?

Daycare provider PrimroseSchool of Middleton is request-ing $300,000 in developer fi-nanced TIF assistance to coversoil remediation costs at theplanned construction site of a

new school at 3000 DemingWay.  Since it would be the firsttime TIF would be used in as-sisting a company that provideslower wage jobs, city staffasked the plan commission toconsider a provision in theagreement that would requirePrimrose to pay all staff a min-imum of $12 an hour.  While it

made for an interesting discus-sion, the plan commission ulti-mately approved the TIFrequest concept without the $12an hour requirement.

City administrator MikeDavis made the case to the plancommission that though it had

Community invited to annualservice at historic church...

Have you ever wondered about the historic“Little White Church” at the corner of Old Saukand Pleasant View Roads?

The First Lutheran Church was founded in1852, but dissolved as an active congregation inthe 1940s. In the 1980s, after being abandoned for40 years, the community rallied to restore andpreserve the building from demolition.

At that time the ownership was transferredfrom the Lutheran synod to a board of trusteeswho agreed to restore and care for the buildingand cemetery. As part of the agreement, the synodstipulated that one service be held each year. Thisyear the board of trustees invites the communityto attend the annual service on Sunday, September

20 at 2 p.m.The church building is a local landmark, built

in 1866 by early farm immigrants and was listedin the National Register of Historic Places in1988. The white frame building replaced the firstlog “chapel” built down the hill in 1854. Thisspring a call went out to the community askingfor help to make needed repairs to the church, oneof Middleton’s oldest buildings. The call washeard and the community rallied for a second time

Playing it forwardSunday event at Keva will benefit Haitian orphanage

by CAMERON BREN

Times-Tribune

by ALICE DRAKE

Special to the Times-Tribune

by MATT GEIGER

Times-TribuneAll in for Haiti

Plan commission considered it

Repairs are underway at First Lutheran

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See HAITI, page 4

See CHURCH, page 6

The annual First Lutheranservice will take placeSunday, Sept. 20 at 2 p.m.

elisabeth is 16 years old. Shespeaks four languages, playspiano, is the principal fluteplayer in a national wind or-chestra and wants to be a veteri-narian. If elisabeth were anAmerican, speaking four lan-guages at 16 years old would bequite out of the ordinary. How-ever, elisabeth is not an Ameri-can and in her country ofLuxembourg, speaking english,German, French and Luxem-bourgish is the norm. (And yes,Luxembourgish is an actual lan-guage.) The people of Luxem-bourg speak primarilyLuxembourgish, watch TV andread for fun in German andwrite in French.

Students and families fromMiddleton High School’s bandsand orchestras had the opportu-nity to meet, host and get toknow nearly 70 students, in-cluding elisabeth, and teachersfrom Luxembourg over LaborDay weekend when the Na-tional Youth Wind OrchestraLuxembourg (NYWOL) cameto visit.

The NYWOL is an organiza-tion of the UGDA (UnionGrand-Duc Adolphe) MusicSchool, a public establishmentthat is responsible for publicmusic education in over 60 mu-nicipalities of Luxembourg withover 5,000 students. NYWOLmeets every year for a workingsession and concert tour in adifferent country. Their onlyprevious tour in the UnitedStates was in 1976.

The ensemble is composed ofyoung musicians between ages14 and 20 coming from variousconservatories, music schoolsand music associations of Lux-embourg and includes prizewinners from the LuxembourgCompetition for Young Soloists.The orchestra is conducted byprofessional conductors and tu-tors from Luxembourg andabroad.

During the day on Friday,

September 4, the students fromLuxembourg attended classesand rode school busses withMHS students. MadameDriscoll was delighted whentwo fluent French speakersfrom Luxembourg visited herFrench IV class and studentsfrom both countries were ableto converse in French.

Friday night, NYWOL held aconcert attended by host fami-lies and others in the Middletoncommunity. Much to the sur-prise of the audience, the or-chestra began by singing, underthe direction of choir directorTom braquet. The vocal groupdelighted the audience with“Axis of Awesome – 4 ChordSong” which was a comedicmash up of well-known Ameri-can pop tunes.

When the choir finished, theyleft the stage, retrieved their in-struments and entered as the or-chestra. The orchestral portionof the concert, under the direc-

tion of conductor FrancoisSchammo, opened with the StarSpangled banner followed byLuxembourg’s national anthem.The audience stood and somewere moved to tears. Later dur-ing the program, one of theyoung adult tutors soloed on the“magical saxophone so-prano”— and it was magical.After playing an excellent anddiverse musical program,NYWOL ended the eveningwith three encores which hadbeen preceded by standing ova-tions.

Saturday was the students’day to have fun sightseeing withtheir host families. Host fami-lies planned outings to givetheir students a one-day taste ofAmerican culture. Families andstudents went canoeing andkayaking, to farmer’s markets,out to Starbucks and to manyother southern Wisconsin andMadison area destinations.Some students tried playing alittle backyard baseball withtheir host families. Some triedcheese curds or peanut butter.Some ate grilled hamburgers orbrats, corn on the cob and wa-termelon. The visiting studentswere eager to experience asmuch of American life as theycould in their short stay.

The host families gainedmuch from the students. Mostpreviously knew very littleabout Luxembourg and enjoyedfinding out about and getting toknow some warm-hearted peo-ple from this tiny europeancountry.

MHS Orchestra DirectorSteve Kurr summarized the ex-change saying, “The studentsand teachers from Luxembourgwere excellent musicians andwonderful people.  Meetingyoung people from other coun-tries is such a great experi-ence. You get a chance to learnabout the differences betweenus and to understand just howsimilar we all are.”

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Photos by Jeff MartinTerror attacksremembered

The Middleton Fire Department held its annual ceremony Friday to honor the anniversaryof the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. In the foreground of both images is a twisted pieceof metal from the Twin Towers.

Luxembourg studentsshare music and culturewith Middleton families

Photo contributedMiddleton recently hosted

nearly 70 young musiciansfrom Luxembourg.

Ashton Go-Getters 4-H clubmaintain a long tradition of 4-Hvalues and projects.  They con-tinue to support their commu-nity in various projects bydonating to Middleton OutreachMinistry, the flag retirementceremony with local VFW, and

volunteering with variousgroups in need.  The kids withinthe club continue to participatein the local fairs every summerin addition to their communityand club projects.

Pictured above from left toright are the Go-Getters’ new

officers: (front) Maille Miller(Sunshine committee & Photog-rapher) Katarine Miller (Sun-shine committee) and JohnTansey (Photographers); (back)emma Laufenberg (Vice Presi-

dent), Luke Laufenberg (Presi-dent), Nate Wiltzius (Secre-tary), Laura Wilson (Treasurer),

Lucy Tansey (Photographer)and Arianna Larsen (Photogra-pher).

Rep. Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) hasbeen selected as one of 18 young women legisla-tors from across the country to be named a 201“elected Woman of excellence” by the Virginia-based National Foundation for Women Legisla-tors.

Hesselbein, 44, was presented with the awardon Sept. 14 at the nonpartisan foundation’s con-ference in Oklahoma City.

“We are thrilled to showcase these women,”foundation chairwoman and New Jersey StateSenator Diane Allen said in a statement. “They

showcase the strong leadership qualities, focusedwork ethic, and determination that we try to instillin young women across the nation, and deserveto be recognized for their tremendous efforts.”

Hesselbein and the other winners were nomi-nated by colleagues and constituents from theirhome states and then chosen by a panel of foun-dation leaders.

Hesselbein, in her second term in the state As-sembly representing District 79, was named VFWLegislator of the Year in June by the WisconsinVeterans of Foreign Wars.

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S&P gives Dane County AAA bond ratingDane County executive Joe Parisi

announced last week that Dane Countyhas earned the prestigious “AAA”bond rating from Standard and Poor’sRatings Services (S&P). 

This unique distinction comes afteran independent, objective assessmentof the county’s financial health by S&P.  It means the County will get thelowest interest loans available when itgoes to borrow money for large proj-

ects such as highway improvements,lake clean-up efforts, and other long-term capital expenditures.

“This rating demonstrates that bothDane County’s fiscal management andour local economy are healthy and vi-brant,” Parisi said.  “This report alsoconfirms that county finances weath-ered the national Great Recession of afew years ago and are on the rebound,working from a strong foundation once

again.”Parisi noted that a number of rev-

enues county government dependsupon to fund core services experiencedsignificant declines during the GreatRecession, greatly reducing thecounty’s fund balance.  by workingdiligently with department managers,Parisi’s administration carefully ad-dressed variances in budget line items,right-sizing expenses and revenues.

That expedited replenishment of thecounty’s reserve fund –  its financialsafety net or so-called “rainy day”fund.  The reserve fund in fiscal year2014 was over $23 million.

“For the people we work for and thecritical services we provide, it’s imper-ative we protect and enhance our re-serve in advance of whenever the next‘ebb’ occurs in our national economy,”Parisi added.  “A healthy rainy day

fund is our best protection in the eventeconomic clouds gather again.”

The report from S&P credits the“very strong economy,” “strong man-agement with good financial policiesand practices,” and “strong budgetaryperformance” for the AAA rating.

The AAA bond rating is the mostprestigious designation in lending andis granted to only the highest quality,lowest risk bonds.

Hesselbein named ‘Elected Woman of Excellence’

Ashton Go-Getters install new officers

Councilwoman Yvette Alexander (DC)Senator Tamara Barringer (NC)Representative Sharon Beasley Teague (GA)Senator Linda Collins-Smith (AR)Representative Kimberly Dudik (MT)Senator Judy Emmons (MI)Assemblywoman Michele Fiore (NV)Representative Gloria Fox (MA)Councilwoman Adrienne Fraley Monillas (WA)Representative Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (MI)

Senator Barbara Goodwin (MN)Representative Stacey Guerin (ME)Representative Dianne Hesselbein (WI)Former Mayor Saundra Naifeh (OK)Mayor Marni Sawicki (FL)Senator Katrina Shealy (SC)Freeholder Deputy Director Patricia Walsh(NJ)Senator Jackie Winters (OR)

The full roster of 2015 “Elected Women of Excellence” is:

City bulk leafcollection starts

bulk leaf collection willbegin on or about October 1,and will continue through No-vember or until snow cover,whichever comes first. Leavesmust be windrowed along theterrace, but not placed in thestreet or gutter. Please place

See LEAF, page 5

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there to build a church and school andwere able to live right on the third floorof the orphanage, where we became partof the family.”

bunz is serious when she says the or-phanage changed their lives.

“What started out as a trip designedfor us to help them, resulted in the les-son of a lifetime for all of us,” she com-ments.

She returns regularly, and she even-tually quit her job as an advocate forchildren with special needs in order toserve fulltime as executive director ofthe Fond blanc Foundation.

“Although I get the title of executivedirector, my entire family is incrediblyinvolved both with the children at theorphanage, as well as the  foundationand child sponsorships,” she says. “Thisis definitely a family operation.”

There are 54 children, ages fourthrough 19, who call the facility home.When bunz first saw the orphanage, thescene was hauntingly Dickensian. Thechildren there subsisted exclusively onrice, beans and grits. They had tatteredclothing, little access to medical atten-tion and few people to care forthem.  The older children cared for theyounger ones and there were a few“mommas” helping with the cookingand laundry, “but the children were re-ally self sufficient and cared for them-selves and each other.”  

every summer, bunz leads a trip backto Fond blanc, where she considers thechildren her “fanmi,” or family.

“Our students will pass up on othervacations, raise their own money andmake this trip their priority for the year,because they love the children somuch,” she says. “We now take around30 people every trip, with a huge wait-ing list of others wanting to join in.”

bunz, along with Molly Duffy,coaching director at Middleton UnitedSoccer Club, spearheaded the trips. buttwo years ago they decided to do more.To take on what bunz called “a perma-nent role” in the Haitian orphans’ lives.

“Although we wanted to be able tobring them back here with us, we knewthat that was impossible,” shesays.  “We knew we needed to meet thechildren’s needs where they were at.”

They met with the director of NextStep Ministry, Andrew Atwell, a Mid-dleton High School graduate, and theministry’s community coordinator, Ali-son Praisewater.

Together, they created a missionstatement to reflect what they want toaccomplish in Haiti. It reads: “Providinga foundation, rooted and established inlove, to promote the educational, health,

spiritual and life development needs ofthe children of the Fond blanc orphan-age and the surrounding community.”  

Shortly after creating the foundation,Praisewater moved permanently to theorphanage.   They created a health ini-tiative, obtaining toothpaste, tooth-brushes, deodorant, clothing, shoes,sheets, vitamins and soap for the chil-dren.

“In the beginning, we were trying tomeet the children’s needs by asking forin-kind donations from our neighborshere in Middleton and the communityresponded like champs, as people wereconstantly dropping things off,” saysbunz. “We had an amazing response toour requests.”

The response was so overwhelming,in fact, that the bunz family had totransform two rooms in their local homeinto a “donation center” where theystore items on their way to Haiti.

“I’m still in awe of this community,”bunz says.

Last Christmas, they organized a“Chicken Dinner Campaign” and raisedmore than $7,000 to add protein to thechildren’s diets.

Today, the Fond blanc Foundationhas seven paid employees working atthe orphanage. In a country where theunemployment rate is 41 percent, and ina small village where it is even higher,seven paid workers provide a real boonto the local economy.

The children now receive regulardaily meals and care. There is even a ve-hicle to bring them to the nearest med-ical clinic.

Play It Forward for Haiti, a fundraiserfor the Fond blanc Orphanage that willtake place this Sunday in Middleton, hasbeen in the works for two years. bunzsays it will bring in money to help runeducation programs at the orphanage,which provides the only schooling in theremote village.

“The only school that is available isthe school at the orphanage,” says bunz.“In addition to it providing educationfor the children of the orphanage, it hasbeen opened up to the children of thevillage, as well.”

“When we started the Fond blancFoundation, we made it our priority tohelp provide teachers for the children,so they had the hope of graduating fromhigh school,” bunz says. “In Haiti, lessthan 15 percent of their children earn ahigh school degree.  We knew that byhelping to provide an education and apost school transition plan, we were giv-ing them hope and a  future.  Thisfundraiser is entirely about that.” 

HAITI continued from page 1

Photos contributed

Play it Forward for Haiti will take place Sunday, Sept. 20 at Keva Sports Center in Middleton. One hundred per-cent of the funds raised will go to the children’s education efforts at Fond Blanc Orphanage. For additional infor-mation visit www.fondblanc.org. Pictured above, students from Middleton make regular trips to the orphanage.

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Help clean up conservancy lands, get free beer

Heritage Day at Pope Farm Sunday

Red Cross to celebrate and educate at Ladies Night

Indie author showcase at the Middleton Library

Middleton conservancy landsand parks provide the commu-nity with a diverse environmen-tal resource. but efforts areneeded to keep these areashealthy for future generations toenjoy.

The “Clean-up Middleton”program, on Thursday, Septem-ber 17 starting at 4:30 pm, willfocus on collecting nativeprairie plant seed/seedheadsfrom esser’s pond and remov-ing invasive brush along the

South Fork of Pheasant branch.The collected seeds will be usedin restoration projects on otherconservancy lands in the city.

The event is family friendlyand anyone in the Middleton orsurrounding areas are able to

volunteer. Register for this onehour program the day of theevent at PPD, 8550 ResearchWay, Middleton, WI 53562starting at 4:15 p.m.

Wear long pants and closestoed shoes that may get wet.

each adult volunteer will re-ceive a free T-shirt and drink atCapital brewery following theclean-up as a thank you for giv-ing a helping hand! In the eventof bad weather, the event will becanceled for the health and

safety of the volunteers. Any questions, feel free to

contact Rebecca Johnson at:Rebecca.Johnson@ppdi.com.This event is sponsored by PPDwith a partnership from Adap-tive Restoration.

Pope Farm Conservancyis loocated at 7440 WOld Sauk Road in theTown of Middleton

Pope Farm Conservancy hasa rich history, and on Sundayyou can bring your family fromnoon to 4 p.m. and learn allabout it.

There will be horse-drawnwagon rides for $2 per person.Take a hay ride along the Madi-son skyline in a wagon pulledby hard-working draft horses.

Use your imagination and thinkof the draft horses being usedby the settlers to move glacialrocks from the fields in the late1800s.

Walk through time and spaceand learn from featured presen-ters who will be positioned atdifferent sites around the con-servancy.

Hear how the land wasformed by glaciers

See native plants from theprairies that existed here hun-dreds of years ago.

Learn how Native Americansgardened and made stone tools

Visit the site of a late 1800ssettlers cabin

See first-hand how the CCCand SCS worked to control ero-sion in the 1930s dust bowl era.

Heritage Day is your chanceto spend a beautiful afternoon inthe conservancy and hear thehistory of the land in the Townof Middleton. This is a greatevent for the entire family and afantastic educational opportu-nity.

Greenway Station® ShoppingCenter will host their ever pop-ular Ladies’ Night Out event onThursday, September 17 from 5p.m. to 8 p.m.

This year the event is benefit-ting the American Red CrossSouthwest Wisconsin Chapter.Ladies’ Night Out is designed tooffer attendees exclusive salesand discounts at participatingGreenway Station stores andrestaurants while supporting alocal charity.

Attendees will enjoy compli-mentary food, live entertain-ment, prize giveaways and the

opportunity to interact withevent partners such as the RedCross and bRAVA Magazine.

Ladies’ Night Out will beheld, rain or shine, along theshopping center’s main street,Deming Way. event admissionis a $5 donation to benefitbabysitting and child care train-ing programs provided by theAmerican Red Cross SouthwestWisconsin Chapter. The first300 attendees to make their do-nation to the Red Cross will re-ceive a free $10 GreenwayStation gift card. Plus, all eventattendees will have access to

complimentary appetizers, hotand iced coffee, and gelato.While attendees enjoy their re-freshments they will have theopportunity to spin a prizewheel and register to win forprize packages all valued atover $250. Many GreenwayStation stores and restaurantssuch as DSW, Chico’s, en-durance House, and Pendletonwill be offering exclusive dis-counts to attendees in honor ofthe event and National Pre-paredness Month. For completedetails visit the event webpagea t

www.greenwayshopping.com/events/ladies-night-out/.

The American Red CrossSouthwest Wisconsin Chapterwill be present at Ladies’ NightOut providing on-site emer-gency mobile app tutorials,training demonstrations andtours of their emergency med-ical response vehicle. Septem-ber is National PreparednessMonth and the Red Cross en-courages everyone to be readyfor emergencies like home firesby creating a disaster plan fortheir household. “Having anemergency plan is an important

step so everyone in the house-hold knows what they should doif something happens,” saysMegan bessett, Special eventsManager for the American RedCross Wisconsin. bessett con-tinues, “We believe peopleshould mark National Prepared-ness Month by creating or up-dating their plan.” For moreinformation on the Red Crossvisit www.redcross.org.

bRAVA Magazine will alsobe present at Ladies’ Night Outas the official media partner ofthe event. The publisher ofbRAVA Magazine, Michelle

Reddington, is a perennial sup-porter of Greenway’s annualLadies’ Night Out events and isexcited to have a booth on loca-tion this year. bRAVA will becelebrating the Red Cross andNational Preparedness Monthby giving attendees complimen-tary magazines, free subscrip-tions and by holding a prizedrawing for tickets to theirbRAVA Salon barn Soiree onSaturday, September 26. Formore information on bRAVAMagazine visit their website atwww.bRAVAmagazine.com.

On Saturday, October 3, from9 a.m. to 5 p.m., the MiddletonPublic Library will host “ReadLocal! Indie Author Showcase,”

featuring published authorsfrom the Dane County area.

In this author slam format,each author has an assigned 15-

minute slot to read from his orher book, describe the writingprocess, share inspiration, an-swer questions from the audi-

ence, and more. After every three authors

there will be a break for bookselling and signing and to give

authors a chance to meet andchat with audience members.

Come hear some amazingtalent, shop for books and meet

others in the local literary scene. Find out more at

midlibrary.org/events.

Presenters and topics1. Geology: eric C. Carson, Wisconsin Geological & Natural History Sur-vey 2. Native Prairies: Curt Caslavka, Friends of Pope Farm Conservancy 3. Native American: Dr. Amy Rosebrough, Wisconsin State Historical So-ciety 4. German Immigration: Antje Petty, Max Kade Institute 5. Soil Foundations in an ever-changing Landscape: emily Fuger, edbosewell; UW-Madison Soil Science Department 6. CCC Spillway: Robert Moore, Author & Historian

Several residents fromMiddleton had quilts ac-cepted in the 2015 Quiltexpo quilt contest.

The contest was part of the11th annual Quilt expoheld Sept. 10-12 in the exhi-bition Hall at the Alliant en-ergy Center in Madison, Wis.

Quilts accepted in the 10-category contest are judgedon visual impact and stitch-ing technique. Awards aregiven for best of Show, andfirst-, second- and third-placein each category. One quilt isselected by attendees to re-ceive the Viewers’ Choiceaward.

Additional Quilt expohighlights included hundredsof quilts on display, a vendormall with the latest sewingand quilting products, Sit &Sew and hands-on work-shops, Nancy Zieman ofpublic television’s “SewingWith Nancy,” and a “Quilt toGive” community service

project.Quilt expo is a partnership

of Wisconsin Public Televi-sion and Nancy ZiemanProductions LLC.

Funding for Quilt expo isprovided by Nancy’s No-tions, baby Lock andQNNtv.com.

Local quilts displayed at 2015 Quilt ExpoThe following Middleton residents displayed quilts at the 2015 Quilt Expo Sept. 10-12:Janet Besadny - Something to Sing About”Allison Eyring-Green - “Fencerow Beasts”Audrey Manning - “Fragments 1”Patricia Williams - “Dancing Ladies,” “Geisha in the Window” and“Sitting Native Woman”Lois Solverud - “On the Grid” and “Cockeyed Kaleidoscope”

Event at Greenway Station will offer exclusive sales and benefit the American Red Cross

Volunteers are still needed for September 17 conservancy clean-up event sponsored by PPD

bulk leaf collection will begin on or about October 1st, and willcontinue through November or until snow cover, whichever comesfirst. Leaves must be windrowed along the terrace, but not placedin the street or gutter. Please place your leaves away from trees,mailboxes and other obstructions. Leaves in bags or containers willnot be collected, and leaves mixed with brush will not be collected.LeAVeS AND bRUSH MUST be KePT IN SePARATe PILeS.

Please reference the Leaf and Garden Waste Collection Policy atwww.cityofmiddleton.us or call city hall at 821-8370 for more in-formation.

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to save history for the benefit ofthose who follow. The first do-nation from Jim Kalscheur ofUW Provision gave the volun-teer trustees hope that otherswould see the wisdom in invest-ing in the repairs needed to savethis piece of local history. Mid-dleton, her surrounding com-munities and donors throughoutthe state and beyond have re-sponded with generosity andenthusiasm. Donations havebeen received from California,Colorado, Florida, Iowa,Kansas, Nebraska, New York,North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon,Texas, and Virginia. Work isunderway to insure the historicFirst Lutheran Church, will en-dure.

For some time the trusteeshave shared their concern aboutthe condition of the “old” ceme-tery, located on Pleasant ViewRoad down the hill from thechurch. Many years agotrustees came to the conclusionthey alone could not maintainboth the original site where thelog church was built in 1854and the white church and ceme-tery. As a result the original sitewas abandoned. First, the Townof Middleton cared for thegrounds; and later it was be-lieved the property had been an-nexed into the city of Madison.

early this spring the trusteesmet representatives from thecity of Madison at the cemeteryand asked for permission to dosome work cleaning up thegrounds. While grass had beencut on hillside, brush had over-taken many of the old tomb-stones and the fieldstone

foundation of the log structurewas overgrown, hidden from allbut the few who knew where tolook. The city did not know thehistory of the site and was sur-prised as they were led throughthe brush revealing unseengraves hidden from view. At theend of the meeting trusteesasked if it would be at all possi-ble for them “to take back thecemetery” and the city said theywould research the question.

everyone was surprisedwhen research showed the cityof Madison did not control thesite! When the land was an-nexed only a small portion wastaken for the road right-of-way;the remaining land still was inthe ownership of the FirstLutheran Church trustees.

Improving the grounds willtake some time but much has al-ready been accomplished. Anincredible amount of brush hasbeen removed and nativeephemerals showed themselvesalmost immediately. edith ers-land, Middleton resident and agreat grandaughter of Niebuhr,recalls visiting the cemetery

with her grandmother when itwas filled with shooting stars.The fieldstone foundation forthe log structure, located at thetop of the hill is again visible.The most dominant tombstonein the cemetery is that of Hein-rich Friederich Niebuhr (1818-1900) who donated half an acreof his farmland on which thelog “chapel”, as members calledit, was built through communityeffort. About thirty graves havebeen identified; the three oldestwith death dates of 1855, just ayear following the building ofthe church. Old grave siteshave been marked and are beingexposed. Tombstones will berestored if possible and returnedto their rightful place. Photosare being taken, history

recorded and our website up-dated. A sign will be addedtelling the significance of thissite to the early history of westMiddleton and its relationshipto the white church. Thetrustees would very much liketo hear from those who knowany history or hold any recordsabout this site.

There is a bit of a mystery atthe “old” cemetery. every otheryear or so some kind person vis-its and leaves flowers on all thevisible graves. Flowers arrivedagain this year, followed byAmerican flags.

If you are the person whotakes the time and care to re-member those resting there, thetrustees extend their gratitude toyou.

not been done before, requiringa minimum wage through TIFcould be a useful technique toimprove the quality of jobs inthe city.

“Often times with our TIFand negotiations on TIF we’reseeking to assist companieswith higher wage jobs, so this isapproaching it in the oppositedirection to work with assis-tance with a daycare and in-crease the level of pay,” Davisexplained.  “I think on that prin-cipal it is the same from an eco-nomic development standpoint,we’re looking to create higherwage jobs.”

Davis explained that therewould need to be an annual cer-tification process the city wouldhave to do to ensure Primrosewas maintaining the $12 anhour minimum.  

The $12 minimum wage wasdecided on because it is nearMadison area’s living wage of$12.62 and just slightly abovewhat Primrose told the city their

hourly rates are.  Mark Kienbaum is the fran-

chise owner of Primrose Schoolof Middleton.  He says theschool will have the capacity toserve 180 students and will cre-ate 30 to 35 jobs.  He says therewould be several director posi-tions with salaries around$40,000 and hourly staff earn-ing between $11 and $13 anhour. 

Kienbaum noted that the cur-rent lot generates $7,500 a yearin taxes, while after develop-ment would generate $66,000per year.    He notes that asidefrom the increment the newschool will serve the commu-nity by providing child care inan area that is experiencingrapid commercial growth and alack of child care availability.  

“We thought let’s negotiatehere to get something out of itwe don’t have, and that is toraise the pay to have a moresustainable living wage,” Davissaid.

Cindy Zellers said she wasconcerned that it would effectother daycares, causing theirstaff to leave in order to work atPrimrose if they pay more.  

“I have a hard time gettingmy head around attaching awage to this kind of thing,”Zellers said.  “If we think weneed to provide TIF to get thatlot to be useable, we will needto no matter who is going to useit.”

Mayor Kurt Sonnentag saidhe agreed with Zellers’ senti-ment.

“Locking people into a wageis problematical if they arecompeting against otherpreschools in this area,” Son-nentag said.

“On the other hand you aregiving them a very low interestloan,” Davis responded.

“To pay for soils work thatother child care providers don’thave, which is why we createdTID #3,” Sonnentag shot back.

“There could be another de-velopment that comes alongwith equivalent tax base buthigher wage jobs too, so I think

the land and tax increment isjust one part of the equation,”Davis retorted.  “We’re alsolooking at the quality of the jobsin the community and whetherit serves a viable public pur-pose.”

“In this case, the daycare is aviable public purpose, espe-cially for an employment cen-ter, the soil remediation is aswell, so the question is,” Davisposed. “Do we provide thatkind of assistance for relativelylow wage employer? We havenot done that in the past either.”

“Again, I don’t see us gettinginvolved in the wage discus-sion, that is going to happen atthe state and federal level,”Sonnentag responded.

“We talk about high wagejobs all the time with TIF, soyou are saying on the lower endyou don’t want to talk about it,”Davis countered.

Alder Hans Hilbert said de-spite not having high payingjobs the TIF expenditure couldbe justified for other reasons.    

“This proposal doesn’t havehigh paying jobs associated

with it, we’re not using that as aTIF justification,” Hilbert said.“We need to find other things inour TIF plan to make this a TIFeligible project.  We all knowwhat raising salaries does, it’sjust going to cost more for day-care.”

“I think providing this serv-ice that’s needed for people thathave kids that work at otherproperties in the area that wehave used TIF to develop isprobably justification enough,”Hilbert added.  

Plan commission memberJim Wexler said while he likedthe idea he didn’t think it was anviable method to raise wages. 

“I like what you are trying todo here and I think we are all

sympathetic to having a livableminimum wage, especiallythose of us who have a job thatpay $7.25 an hour, but the diffi-culty is doing it in this fashion,”Wexler said.

“You recommended andcouncil approved $2.1 millionto develop workforce housing,that was approved and theyhave gotten their WHeDA taxcredits for it,” Davis said toWexler.  “So we do concernourselves with these issues, weare just looking at it in a differ-ent way here.”

Wexler motioned to approveconcept approval without the$12 wage requirement.  Themotion passed unanimously.

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Katie Hopkins, of Middleton, will wed Patrick Stahl, ofGolden Valley, Minnesota, on September 26, 2015 in a cere-mony in Atlanta, Georgia.

The bride is the daughter of Walter and Susan Hopkins, ofMiddleton. She graduated from Middleton High School in2005, and from St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Min-nesota, in 2010, with a bachelor of Science in Nursing. Sheearned a Master of Science in Nursing with a Nurse educatorConcentration from St. Catherine University in 2014.

The groom is the son of Todd and Cathy Stahl, of GoldenValley, Minnesota. He is a 2005 graduate of Hopkins HighSchool and a 2009 graduate of the University of St. Thomasin St. Paul, Minnesota with a bachelor of Arts in Finance andentrepreneurship.

They plan to honeymoon in Vietnam.

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Donations continue tobe welcome as more andmore age-related repairsare uncovered. Tax de-ductible donations can bemade with checks payableto First Lutheran Church,c/o State Bank of CrossPlains, 8301 UniversityAve, Middleton, WI 53562or through the website:www.HistoricFirstLuther-anMiddleton.org.

Photo by Joann M. Ringelstetter/ShunpkingToHeaven.comThe annual First Lutheran service will take place Sunday,

Sept. 20 at 2 p.m.

eeNGAGeMeNTNGAGeMeNT

Hopkins-Stahl

Goingfor theGold!

We’re hoping the third timeis a charm. by the time youread this in the MTT, Middletonmay have been recognized bythe National Recreation &Parks Administration as the bestpark system in the country forcommunities with population of25,000 or less. For the past twoyears the City has been honoredto be a Gold Medal finalist (4are so honored per year), butwe’ve yet to achieve the tophonor.

For the past 15 years our tal-ented Public Lands ManagerPenni Klein has guided herhard-working and bright staff,oversight boards (PRFC, CLC),major donors (e.g. Lucille Tay-lor, Friends of Pheasant branch)and our elected officials, nu-merous volunteers and the restof the City departments haveprovided teamwork to put ourcommunity in this position.Through a wide variety of pro-grams and services includingurban forestry activities, traildays and conservation efforts,the city focuses on advocatingenvironmental stewardship andsustainable growth. The depart-ment has also worked with areabusinesses to further commu-nity development and participa-tion within the realm of publiclands and recreation. A numberof Middleton trails and wet-lands are also noted as some of

the best in the state. With the help of staff and

volunteers, Middleton was ableto continue the development ofa top-notch park system, whichcontributed to the city’s presti-gious nationwide ranking as thenumber one place to live in2007 (Money Magazine/CNN)and a top 10 community nation-ally from 2005-2013. The Mid-dleton Department of PublicLands, Recreation & Forestrystrives to promote healthy, edu-cational and fun experiences forMiddleton residents of all agesand abilities.

The 2016 City budget re-quest documents are on-line onthe City’s web site at www.city-ofmiddleton.us/index.aspx?nid=303. The full public meetingschedule is available there aswell as the 2015 Citizen Satis-faction Survey results. We weregratified to have about 1,500

Middleton citizens and cus-tomers reply to our survey, andthe results will help inform theCommon Council’s budgetchoices. The budget publichearing will be held on Thurs-day, November 5, and theCouncil’s final budget vote isscheduled for Tuesday, Novem-ber 17.

Updates:Parmenter Street between

University Avenue and the Par-menter roundabout is recon-structed with utilitiesundergrounded. Project Man-ager and Assistant City PlannerMark Opitz did a wonderful jobof coordinating the work doneby our engineers from Mead &Hunt, the general contractorSpeedway Sand & Gravel, andMG&e. The final product wascompleted well in time forGood Neighbor Fest and thestart of the school year.

Valley Ridge Road is nowalso complete. The long-awaited road project is now fit-ting for that greatneighborhood.

The City has won the Wis-

consin Water Association’sWater Efficiency Award for itsstrong conservation efforts overthe past few years such as:

The City has an adopted Sus-tainability Plan which includesgoals to decrease:

gallons of groundwaterpumped per capita per year

percentage of groundwaterlost

by 10% by 2020, gallons ofgroundwater delivered to resi-dential users per capita

by 10% by 2020, gallons ofgroundwater delivered to com-mercial users per sf

gallons of groundwater deliv-ered to industrial customers persf

gallons of groundwater deliv-ered to municipal customers persf

In 2013, the City enrolled148 households in a WaterConservation Challenge,whereby residents competed toreduce their gallons of waterused. because the baseline(2012) was a drought year, theresults of the challenge areskewed, but households wereable to reduce their baselineusage by 26% (2,202,300 gal-lons). More importantly, thehouseholds received tips on

water conservation throughoutthe year and remained commit-ted to the challenge.

On the heels of the WaterConservation Challenge, theMiddleton Water Utility submit-ted a full rate case to the PublicService Commission. Includedin the case was $40,000 targetedtoward innovative residentialand commercial water conser-vation programs. The WaterUtility is now offering $100 re-bates to residential and com-mercial customers for WaterSense rated toilets. The WaterUtility is also offering 50% re-imbursements for the cost of acommercial water audit and $25rebates for low-flow pre-rinsespray valves.

The first Storm Water Util-ity bills will be sent out soon.For full information about youbill, please consult the City’swebsite at: http://www.ci.mid-dleton.wi.us/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=342

For more information on Cityactivities and meetings, pleasesubscribe to any of our list-serves on the City’s website at“Notify me”: www.ci.middle-ton.wi.us.

Letter to the editor,

I propose postponing the voteon rezoning the property calledOld Middleton Centre until theresults of a Referendum in theSpring Primary can be viewed.

Let the people of Middletondecide if they want their down-town changed from

an airy, sunlit, varied avenue ofcharming stores and restaurantsto an area of three- to five-sto-ried apartment buildingsoverviewing their strollingpaths.

The recent five-story con-struction on Terrace Avenueblocks the view of the hill andtrees behind and the sun and themoon above from elmwood.

Why has the City of Middle-ton gathered praise as one of the

best small cities?   It is admiredas a place to meet and greetyour neighbors and localhomeowners are remodeling tobrighten the way.

Can the city’s planning com-mission and common counciljustify a change from the suc-cessful old to the unknown newwithout a mandate from the

people of Middleton whoplaced their trust in them?

Kathy MortellMiddleton

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 7

LLeTTeReTTeR TOTO THeTHe eeDITORDITOR

Good Neighborsand City Government

by Mike DavisCity of Middleton Administrator

Hold referendum on city developmentCHURCH NOTES

A little space

can bring BIG business!You could have advertised here.

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Photos contributedNew and improved GlacierCreek Middle School dedicated

More than 60 people attended the Glacier Creek dedication ceremony on Sept. 9. The ceremony included speeches and per-formances by the band in the school's outdoor amphitheater followed by a tour of the new areas.

Clockwise from top left: Former Board of Education member Brian Hornung along with current members Ellen Lindgren, Bob Green and Anne Bauer

cut the ceremonial ribbon at the Glacier Creek dedication ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 9.Glacier Creek band members performed three songs, including "On Wisconsin," under the direction of Anne Vanderbloemen

at the dedication ceremony last week.Superintendent Don Johnson addressed the attendees at the Glacier Creek dedication ceremony. Principal Tim Keeler and

Board of Education president Bob Green also spoke.

MHS has eight National Merit semifinalistsMHS learned last week that eight

students have been named NationalMerit semifinalists by the NationalMerit Scholarship Corporation.

Seventy-six students from the DaneCounty area and 324 statewide aresemifinalists this year. The only DaneCounty high schools with five or moresemifinalists this year are MadisonWest (15), Madison Memorial (12),Madison edgewood (6), Verona (5)and Waunakee (5).

MHS has had 60 semifinalists since2011. The only Dane County highschools with more than 50 semifinal-ists since 2011 are Madison Memorialand Madison West.

The eight MHS students are Jamesbuenfil, Kira Holmes, Samuel Inman,Russell Kjorlie, brennan Martin,Akash Pattnaik, Matthew Wedekindand Allie Yan.

“As an community of learners weare all incredibly proud of the aca-

demic achievment our students,’’ MHSprincipal Steve Plank said. “As wework to ensure that all of our learnersneeds are met at MHS, we must con-tinue to also celebrate the amazing per-formance of some of our mostadvanced learners representing the lessthan one percent of the students nation-wide that are honored with this recog-nition. Congratulations to our eightsemifinalists!’’

Approximately 475 MHS students

took the Preliminary Scholastic Apti-tude Test (PSAT) last year. All juniorsin the District last year took the ACT.

Approximately 1.5 million studentstook the Preliminary SAT/NationalMerit Scholarship Qualifying Test lastyear. Less than 1 percent were awardedsemifinalist status nationwide.

Ninety-three pecent of semifinalistsare expected to become finalists whowill be eligible to receive one of about7,400 National Merit Scholarships

worth more than $32 million in thespring of 2016.

NMSC is a non-profit organizationthat operates without government as-sistance and was established in 1955.Scholarships are underwritten byNMSC with its own funds and by ap-proximately 440 business organiza-tions and higher education institutions.This is the 61st year of the scholarshipprogram.

The Girl Scouts are celebrat-ing with the gift of a Peace Poleto their school, a popular mon-ument of peace, all around theworld. It’s a wooden pole say-ing “May peace prevail onearth” in various languages. Formore info on the Peace PoleProject, visit www.peace-poleproject.com.

A few members of Girl ScoutTroop 2331 will be presenting ashort  announcement to Krom-rey Middle School on this day,to remind students the impor-

tance of peace and InternationalPeace Day.

Making the pole took severalweeks. The process consisted ofthe following steps: each of the16 troop members chose a lan-guage, learned how to write thequote “May peace prevail onearth” in that language, wrotethe message on the pole, andthe words were burned onto the8 foot wooden pole. The fin-ished pole was then presented toMr. Soeteber, Principal ofKromrey Middle School onJune 2nd, and a site was chosenfor the installation.   Over thesummer,the pole was plantednear the amphitheatre of Krom-rey Middle School, which all

the girls in the troop attend.The creation and presentation

of the peace pole helped thesescouts earn their Media Journeybadge, a badge aimed at help-ing girls get a positive messageout into the world. So peace outwith us on September 21st, andmay peace prevail on earth!

Kromrey gets ‘peace pole’by ALTHEA WINCEK& AKSHITA PATTNAIK

Special to the Times-Tribune

Girl Scout Cadette Troop2331 invites you to join themin  celebrating InternationalPeace Day on September 21.At right are members ofCadette troop 2331 and Mr.Soeteber, principal of Krom-rey Middle School.

Photo by Laura Kruck

Girl Scouts celebrate peace with gift

Lauren Werner’s photo-graphs of life in rural ethiopiaare striking. More than just im-ages of people and places, theyare vibrant moments that tran-scend the limits of space andtime, allowing affluent visitorsto a Middleton coffee shop to betransported to Africa in betweensips of their respective lattes orespressos.

“My photography documents

daily life as it unfolds,” explainsWerner, a Middleton resident.“There are so many unique cus-toms and rhythms of lifethere.  It is meditative for me toobserve and capture momentsas I see them, mostly the simpleones.”

Those moments are part of“Artful Giving,” a compellingnew exhibit on display at PrairieCafe in the City of Middleton.The show officially opens Sat-urday, Sept. 19 from 7-10 p.m.

Werner’s photographs - alongwith the paintings of Jennifer

Rikkers and jewelry created byChris Callahan – will remain ondisplay until the end of themonth.

Proceeds from the exhibit

will be donated toRoots  ethiopia, non-profit501(c)(3) organization basedout of Madison.

“The three woman artist col-laborative arose because of ourclose ties to the ethiopian adop-tive community,” explainsWerner. “Jeni and I have trav-eled to ethiopia together, shar-ing our love of photographyand experiential art.”

Callahan, through Rikkers,has been inspired to create jew-elry that reflects the beauty ofthe ethiopian people.  

Werner learned about Rootsethiopia after meeting MeghanWalsh, the organization’sfounder.  

“We have been friends andcolleagues for the past fiveyears,” she says. “Meghanholds the vision that ethiopiashould see the end of its ownpoverty, through communityidentified solutions for both ed-ucation in schools, and job cre-ation in the form of smallbusiness grants.”

“We work closely with ourteam in ethiopia and our sup-

porters in the U.S. and abroad tosupport learning through schoolimprovements and studentsponsorships. Individual adultscan apply for a small businessgrant to be able to support theirfamilies with the work of theirchoosing.”

Werner, who has worked as ateam photographer for threeyears now, will return toethiopia next month

“I am honored to be part ofthis team,” she says.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 9

Art show aims to help end poverty in EthiopiaThe “Artful Givingshow will have agrand opening Saturday, Sept. 19from 7-10 p.m. atPrairie Cafe in Middleton Hills.

Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

Photographer Lauren Werner, above, has been chroniclinglife in Ethiopia for the past three years (top photos). Her workis part of an exhibit on display this month at Prairie Cafe inMiddleton.

Photo by Lauren Werner

Photo by Lauren Werner

by MATT GEIGER

Times-Tribune

A normal coach might haveworried.

An ordinary coach wouldhave lost hour after hour ofsleep.

but there isn’t a whole lotthat’s commonplace aboutMiddleton defensive coordi-nator Tom Cabalka. Andthere’s very little that’s rou-tine about the defenses hefields.

In a big eight Conferenceshowdown Friday night,Cabalka and Middleton’sdefense came up huge again.The Cardinals sackedMadison La Follette quarter-backs Julian Patton andFrankie Arriola 10 times, heldthe Lancers to 193 total yardsand rolled to a 24-13 win.

Middleton improved to 4-0

and now has sole possessionof first place in the big eightConference, while the Lancersfell to 3-1.

“We’ve played three reallygood games in a row defen-sively,” Cabalka said. “Thekids were very prepared. Theywere very focused all weeklong.

“They’re still young andthey’re still green. but I’mvery happy. Very happy. Veryexcited about the fact they’recoming together.”

Middleton lost 10 defen-sive starters from a year ago.That group allowed just 64points in nine big eightConference games, and late inthe season, Cabalka called itthe best defense he had evercoached.

Many predicted slippagefor the Cardinals’ defense thisfall. Instead, Cabalka — oneof the top defensive minds inthe state — has just pluggedin his next batch of standouts,a unit that’s improving by theweek and frustrating everyonethey play.

“Coach Cabalka is an

amazing coach,” saidMiddleton junior defensiveback C.J. Fermanich, whoblanketed La Follette passcatchers all night. “He knowsin and out, back and forth, leftand right, every single way ofdoing things.”

Credit this defensive effortto countless hours in the filmroom, intense studying, and aperfectly executed game plan.

Cabalka and the Cardinalsknew La Follette’s Pattonloved to take off and run,especially if his first option inthe passing game was coveredup.

So Middleton rushed withjust four — typically withstandout defensive ends CodyMarkel and Mitch Andrews,and stout tackles SaygoHenderson and Max elliott.That group did yeoman’swork making sure Pattoncouldn’t escape the pocket,then eventually swallowedhim up.

Andrews was a blur off theedge and finished with two

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Middleton’s ‘D’rules the dayGifted unitleads winover Lancers

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Middleton defensive coordinator Tom Cabalka and his Cardinals had their way with MadisonLa Follette last Friday.

by ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

See FOOTBALL, page 16

Stealingthe show

Times-Tribune photos by MaryLangenfeld

Middleton’s Payton Hodsonshot a career-best 85 at theCardinal Invite.

Girls golferswin CardinalInvitationalby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

See GOLFERS, page 17

Many of the state’s most gift-ed and talented golfers came toPleasant View Golf CourseSaturday for the star-studdedCardinal Invite.

And Middleton sent them allhome somewhat disappointed.

The Cardinals shot a 322-team score and won the 23-teamtournament. brookfield Centraland Verona tied for second at323, while Milton was fourth(328) and Franklin was fifth(344).

“We had taken second placethe last two years so we reallywanted it,” Middleton coachbecky Halverson said.  “I wasreally proud of the girls andhow focused and calm theywere all day.”

Cardinals senior LorenSkibba, the WIAA’s defendingstate champion in Division 1,

Their start was slower thanthey’d hoped.

boy, has Middleton’s boyssoccer team exploded in thelast week, though.

The Cardinals cruised pastfour opponents last week by acombined score of 25-1.Among the victories was a 6-0statement win over big eightConference rival Verona andtwo impressive wins at theKettle Moraine Quadrangular.

Middleton improved to 5-2on the young season.

“Very good week,”Middleton coach benKollasch said. “Four wins andonly one goal against is a hugeimprovement from the previ-ous week.”

Standout junior forwardbraden Allen had a huge weekwith three hat tricks and ninetotal goals.

“bradan Allen has surgedforward and has regained hisform from last year after a few

injuries,” Kollasch said. “Heis looking to surpass his totalsfrom last year around midsea-son this year.”

Senior defender ZachWritenour had an impressiveweek. Not only did Writenourscore a pair of goals and notchsix assists, he helped theCardinals improve theirdefense after they allowednine goals in their first threegames.

“Zach has been a staunchdefender for us this year,”Kollasch said. “The wholedefensive line has played welland is really getting a chanceto figure out how to playtogether and communicateefficiently. They have had ahuge turnaround and look tokeep many more cleansheets.”

Middleton opened theweek with a 14-0 rout of hostJanesville Parker.

both Allen and GabeGarlough-Shah had threegoals, while Writenour andDerek Waleffe had two. MaxWesthoff, Colin Ledin, MaxLawrence and Sergio Avilesall added a goal, whilebrendon Martin notched ashutout.

Middleton then cruisedpast Verona in an extremelyimpressive effort.

Allen again had threegoals, while Gabe Williams,Garlough-Shah and Waleffeeach had a goal. Martin alsoposted his second shutout inas many games.

“A statement to fire a shotacross the bow of the bigeight,” Kollasch said.

Middleton then went to thealways-challenging KettleMoraine Quad and had twomore impressive wins.

Allen’s three goals sparkeda 3-1 win over host KettleMoraine last Friday.Middleton then got goals fromWesthoff and Waleffe in a 2-0win over Racine St.Catherine’s last Saturday.

• On deck: Middleton’sonly game this week is atMadison east Thursday. Thegame will be played at breeseStevens Field beginning at4:30 p.m.

“This was a gruelingweek,” Kollasch said of theweek his Cardinals just com-pleted. “Four games in fivedays.

“Going back a week fur-ther, we’ve had seven gamesin 10 days. We get a slowerweek before we get anotherstacked week or two to pushto the end of the season.”

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 11

Soccer Cardinalsfind their groove

by ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

James Handel and Middleton’s boys soccer team had a terrific week.

Middletonrolls to foursolid wins

ASHTON — JacksonKeeler recorded a perfect dayat the plate – reaching base inall three appearances — whiletrying to help Ashton secure afinal victory and seal its sec-ond straight Home TalentLeague championship  onSunday.

Unfortunately, the rest ofthe A’s could muster only twohits off Verona right-handerKyle Nelson, who tossed acomplete game and didn’tallow a runner past secondbase in blanking Ashton 4-0.

“(Nelson) controlled us thewhole game,” said Keeler,who had two hits and alsodrew a walk. “He controlledthe tempo. He was establish-ing the fastball and then work-ing us on the off-speed later inthe counts.”

Ashton (15-7), which hadits eight-game winning streaksnapped, will host FortAtkinson (15-6) Sunday to tryto keep its title hopes alive.

“baseball is a funny game.We’ve had a couple of goodmonths, but sometimes thingseven out,” Ashton catcherKevin Drunasky said. “butwe’ll have another shot.”

Fort Atkinson rallied for a4-3 victory over Monona in 11innings to forge a three-waytie with Ashton and Verona –all finishing with a 2-1 record— following round-robin play.

Verona (18-1) then earned abye during a post-game draw-ing and will await the winnerof Ashton vs. Fort Atkinsonon  Sept. 27  at a site to bedetermined.

“We knew there was noth-ing we could do but win thenext one and take care of whatwe could take care of andhopefully get some help,” saidVerona shortstop JustinScanlon after the Cavaliersopened round-robin play witha loss to Fort Atkinson.“Luckily we did and came outhere today and took care ofsome business.”

Ashton right-hander KevinPeternell retired the first 10Verona batters in order beforeKlayton brandt drew a walkwith one out in the top of thefourth inning.

brandt then moved to sec-ond when Derek burgenskesingled to right field andadvanced to third on ZachSpencer’s single to right.brandt scored when ColeKroncke bounced into a forceplay for a 1-0 lead.

That was all the offensethat Nelson, a former MadisonMemorial athlete, needed.

“Once we got on the boardI had a lot of confidence,” said

Nelson, who finished with 10strikeouts. “My job is simple –throw strikes. Our defense isso good. It’s been there allyear for us and we score runs.”

Verona made it 3-0 in thefifth on Scanlon’s RbI singleand burgenske’s sacrifice flyto center field.

The Cavaliers added aninsurance run in the eighth offreliever Kasey Miller on atwo-out, RbI single by DannyKoss.

Meanwhile, Ashton strug-gled to get anything goingagainst Nelson, who was alsothe beneficiary of four doubleplays.

“The adage pitching anddefense wins games was thekey today,” Verona managerNick Krohn said. “ObviouslyNelly was outstanding and thedefense was flawless. Wescraped together enough hitsand runs but pitching anddefense will keep you in theball game, that’s for sure.”

Ashton had base runners inthe first and sixth inningserased by double plays, butthreatened to end the shutoutwhen Shane Adler singled andDerek Prochaska drew a walkto put runners on first and sec-ond with one out in the sev-enth inning.

Nelson, though, inducedMiller to ground into a third tofirst base double play to endthe threat.

“Kyle’s tough. He throwshard,” Prochaska said ofNelson. “He throws three goodpitches, fastball, curve balland change-up. You’ve got torespect them all and he throwsthem on any count. When youget a 2-0 lead and have apitcher like that who was ontoday, it’s tough.”

Keeler ripped a two-outdouble to left-center field togive Ashton some hope in thebottom of the eighth inning.

but Nelson retired NickMeier on a fly ball to rightfield to end the threat.

“It just seemed like as ateam we couldn’t get the bighits we needed and the doubleplays didn’t help either,”Keeler said. “We only had fourhits. It’s hard to win a gamedoing that.”

Peternell drew a leadoffwalk in the bottom of the ninthinning to give Ashton one lastchance.

However, Aaron Gowanlined a shot up the middle thatNelson snared and threw tofirst base to double-upPeternell.

“That was a huge relief,”said Nelson, who then struckout Shane Adler on four pitch-es to end the game. “The lead-off guy was on. I needed to getouts at that point and when theball was hit to me it felt good.”

Ashton manager DaveAdler said it just wasn’t theA’s day.

“every time we’d getsomeone on base, they’danswer with a double play,” hesaid. “It probably should havebeen a 1-0 or 2-0 game butwe’ve still got to score someruns.”

Peternell said Ashton willregroup to face Fort Atkinson,a team the A’s defeated 4-3 in10 innings on Sept. 6.

“We’ll come back from thisloss,” said Peternell, whoallowed five hits and twowalks while striking out sevenin seven innings. “We’ve gotto come back and be ready forwhat comes next.”

Verona ……..….. 000 120 010 – 4  8 0Ashton ……..….. 000 000 000 – 0  4 1

Pitching (IP-H-ER-BB-K): Verona– Nelson (W, 9-3-0-3-10). Ashton –Peternell (L, 7-5-3-2-5), Miller (2-3-1-0-0).

Leading hitters: Verona – Scanlon(2x5). Ashton – Keeler (2x2).

2B – Keeler.

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Ashton can’tseal the dealPlayoffsextended afterHTL teamfalls to Veronaby DENNIS SEMRAUSpecial to the Times-Tribune

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Josh Adler and Ashton’s HTL team lost to Verona Sunday.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 13

Middleton had a great dealof success individually, as well.

In the 200-yard freestyle,Aegerter was second, Hippenwas fifth and Roll was sixth.Pierobon-Mays was second inthe 100-yard backstroke, whileLin was fifth and junior TrynPeterson was ninth.

Karbusicky was third in the100-yard breaststroke. In the200-yard IM, junior MargaretMcGill, freshman emilyKeebler and Karbusicky werefifth, sixth and seventh, respec-tively.

Lin was third in the 100-yard butterfly, while Pierobon-Mays was sixth, Peterson waseighth and Licking was ninth.Mack was fourth in the 100-

yard freestyle, while Roll wassixth and Hippen was eighth.

Aegerter was fifth in the500-yard freestyle, whileMcGill was ninth and juniorelise Hokanson was 10th.

Mack and Licking finishedsixth and eighth, respectively,in the 50-yard freestyle. AndMiddleton sophomore eleanorMackey was sixth in the one-meter diving.

“This was our first invite ofthe season and a great opportu-nity for us to see how we stackup against some of the topteams in the state in a differentformat,” Cabalka said.  “Thismeet tends to favor a team likeours, as it rewards depth ratherthan individual talent like the

state meet.  “We have had a lot of suc-

cess at this meet in previousyears and the girls definitelywanted to come out with a win,but we had to be aware that thisis a very different team than wehave had in the past and ourcompetition looks quite differ-ent as well. This should give ussome confidence as we head toour next invite at WaukeshaSouth (Saturday), where thecompetition will be even moretalented and intense.”

Middleton also rolled to a122-48 win over Madison LaFollette last Friday andimproved to 4-0 in the bigeight Conference.

“This was a great meet for

our girls,” Cabalka said. “Awaymeets are always a bit of achallenge, but I think our girlsdid a nice job of adjusting to adifferent facility and atmos-phere and of competing at thelevel we expect them to.

“We had some really niceswims from girls who were

swimming events they do nottypically specialize in, whichgives us a bit more room andflexibility to be creative withour lineups for future meets.”

• On deck: Middleton hostsSun Prairie Friday at 5 p.m.,then is at the Waukesha SouthInvite Saturday at 12:45 p.m.

Swimmers win Brookfield East Invite

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Cora Mack and Middleton’s girls swimming team won the star-studded Brookfield East Invite last Saturday.

There’s been a buzz aroundMiddleton’s girls swimmingand diving program all fall.

There’s a gifted group offreshman. A terrific batch ofsophomores. And a number ofupperclassmen with decoratedrésumés.

The Cardinals proved lastSaturday just why there’s beenso much hype.

Middleton went to the star-studded brookfield east Inviteand won the 14-team event.

The Cardinals finished with486 points and easily outdis-tanced runner-up MadisonWest (321). Verona-MountHoreb was third at 315, whileMadison edgewood (293) andbrookfield east (225) roundedout the top five.

“I was very proud of theoverall effort of the team,”Middleton coach LaurenCabalka said. “We were able towin some close races, score alot of events and prove that ourdepth of talent is the realdeal.  We certainly walkedaway with a new sense ofaccomplishment and pride, andI think the girls were able to seetheir hard work begin to payoff.”

Middleton’s quartet offreshman Cora Mack, freshmanMakenna Licking, freshmanHannah Aegerter and sopho-more Caroline Hippen won the400-yard freestyle relay.

The Cardinals’ foursome ofsenior Victoria Lin, senioremma Karbusicky, sophomoreChiara Pierobon-Mays andLicking was second in the 200-yard medley relay.

And Middleton’s 200-yardfreestyle relay team of seniorSamantha Roll, Pierobon-Mays, Mack and Hippen wasfourth.

Meet featuredmany of state’selite teamsby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

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Autumn Grim and Middleton’s girls cross country team finished second at the River ValleyInvite.

One was second.The other was third.eventually, both believe they

can be No. 1.Middleton’s cross country

teams gave impressive perform-ances at last Saturday’s RiverValley Invite. The girls finishedsecond among 19 teams in theLarge Schools division, whilethe boys were third out of 20teams.

It was an imposing perform-ance by two teams that areundoubtedly trending upward.

“Our girls have a lot to cele-brate and should take pride intheir performances,” Middletonco-coach Cindy bremser said.

Isaac Mezera, Middleton’ssecond co-coach, agreed.

“We just need to keep every-one focused and working hard,and those times will drop,”Mezera said.

Mighty Sun Prairie won thegirls race with just 48 points,while the Cardinals were secondat 65. Freedom (114), Holmen(156) and McFarland (159)rounded out the top five.

Middleton senior SamValentine was third overall, fin-ishing in 18 minutes, 50 sec-onds.

“Sam … ran a gutsy race,staying in contact for the firstmile with Sun Prairie’s No. 1(McKensey Van Wie),” bremsersaid. “This competition did pullher to a lifetime and very com-petitive personal best.”

Sophomore Charlotte Suewas eighth (20:06), while seniorAutumn Grim was 16th (20:40).Sophomore erika Rader was18th (20:45) and sophomore IrisOhlrogge was 20th (20:48).

“Charlotte Sue was verycompetitive, improving her timefrom last week by 31 seconds,”bremser said.  “Autumn Grimran the most aggressive I’veseen her in her career. She main-tained the lead of a larger packuntil about 100 meters from thefinish.  Running this aggressiveshe improved her time by morethan one minute. 

“The remaining two scorers,Iris Ohlrogge and ericka Rader,paced themselves, ran with con-fidence and also ran personalbests.

“The girls have been trainingvery hard and lead by their workethic. We are very excited to seewhere this young group can go.”

Madison La Follette won theboys race with 41 points, whileSun Prairie (88), Middleton(89), Dubuque, Iowa (98) andMcFarland (177) rounded out

the top five.“River Valley is a great

course,” Mezera said.  “It racesfast and challenges the runnersto finish strong. 

“Despite being edged by atalented Sun Prairie team (andLaFollette again), we saw quitea few positives from theboys.  We’re gaining valuablerace experience with the end ofthe season in mind.”

Cardinals junior GusNewcomb was second individu-ally in 15:56, while sophomoreJack Rader was fourth (16:10).

“Gus ran a strong race,breaking the 16-minute barrierfor the first time in his career,”Mezera said. “Jack Rader dukedit out with Lafollette’s No. 2runner (Trevor Legg). Thisbrought him to an impressivenew career PR.”

Senior Cole Conklin-Littlewas 23rd (17:18), junior RyanMaddoch was 28th (17:25) andfreshman Caleb easton was32nd (17:35).

“Cole (Conklin-Little) ran animpressive second half of therace, gaining valuable points forthe team,” Mezera said. “Allseven guys were under 18 min-utes. This shows our depth thisseason.”

Runners shineat River Valleyby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Abbey Webber and Middleton’s girls tennis team leads the Big Eight Conference with a 7-0 record.

Middleton’s girls tennis teamimproved to 7-0 and remainedatop the big eight Conferenceafter a pair of wins last week.

The Cardinals defeatedMadison West, 5-2, lastThursday. Middleton alsoupended Madison Memorial, 5-2, last Tuesday.

In Middleton’s win overWest, all three of its doublesteams won their matches.

“Our doubles teams allplayed well,” Cardinals seniorKaisey Skibba said.

Skibba teamed with fellowsenior Abbey Webber for a 6-2,6-1 win at No. 1 doubles.Middleton senior Lauren Coonsand freshman Maddie Clarknotched a 6-3, 6-3 win at No. 2doubles. And at No. 3 doubles,junior Jessica Wang and seniorAmanda Huff posted a 6-3, 6-1win.

Middleton’s Kai Heinemanearned a hard fought 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 2 singles. And AllyHujanen rallied for a 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 4 singles.

Middleton also notched winsat all three doubles flightsagainst Madison Memorial.

Skibba and Webber rolled toa 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 1 doubles.The Coons-Clark tandem coast-ed to a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 2 dou-bles. And the Huff-Wang duorolled to a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 3doubles.

elizabeth boetinger won, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 3 singles. AndHujanen rolled to a 6-1, 6-0 winat No. 4 singles.

“Memorial has a muchstronger lineup compared to pre-vious years,” Wang said.“However, everyone reallyworked hard and played well.Our team has improved so muchand is meshing better in compar-ison to the beginning of the sea-son.”

The Cardinals also finishedfourth at last weekend’s Nicolet“Sweet 16.”

Nicolet won the event with17 points, while Homestead wassecond at 30. Cedarburg (33),Middleton (36) and DSHA (44)rounded out the top five.

Middleton’s top doublesteam of Skibba and Webber fin-ished first, defeating a Nicoletduo in the finals, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4.Huff and Wang also captured thetitle at No. 3 doubles, defeating aduo from Homestead, 7-5, 6-2,in the finals.

And Middleton’s Hujanenreached the finals at No. 4 sin-gles, where she lost to Nicolet’sAngela Sendik, 6-0, 6-1.

Leadingthe packTennis Cards7-0 in Big 8by ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

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Middleton’s girls volley-ball team split a pair of match-es last week.

The Cardinals fell to visit-ing Verona, 3-1, last Tuesday.Middleton then reboundedwith a 3-0 win over Madisoneast last Thursday.

Verona, one of the favoritesin the big eight Conference,

notched an impressive 25-18,24-26, 25-18, 25-18 win overthe host Cardinals.

“The atmosphere in thegym was like a playoffmatch,” Middleton coachFranco Marcos said. “bothcrowds were energetic andboth teams put on a show.”

Logan Welti finished with21 kills and 17 digs forMiddleton and had a .348 hit-ting percentage. Lily Weltihad 11 kills and digs, whileMimi McMurray had 25assists. 

“Verona has an awesomesetter in Victoria brisack, whois able to confuse the defenseand put the ball where she

wants it,” Marcos said. “Ourblocking definitely needs toimprove in order to beat thegreat teams.  

“We needed to spread theirbig blockers out to create gapsin their blocks and defense.With our new setters, we werenot in a position to run quick-er plays. The good news isthat we will see them at leasttwo more times this season.We lost to a great team thatwas better than us that night.”

Middleton then won atMadison east, 25-10, 25-9,25-9.  

Lily Welti led the Cardinalswith seven aces, 10 kills andfour digs, while Logan Welti

had six aces, nine kills andnine digs. Meghan bayer hadseven kills,  Mimi McMurrayhad three aces and 17 assists,and Maddie Dagitz had eightassists.  

“We had a season high of20 aces and a hitting percent-age of .462,” Marcos said.“Although Madison east hasimproved, we were able todominate in all categories ofthe match.”

• On deck: Middleton is atMadison La Follette Thursdayat 6:30 p.m., then hosts theMiddleton Invite Saturdaybeginning at 8 a.m.

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Gabie Buechner and Middleton’s girls volleyball team split a pair of Big Eight Conference matches last week.

Girls spikers split a pairMiddleton fallsto Verona, thenupends Eastby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

ben White likes to remindpeople that no one reaches astate tournament in September.

but White, Middleton’sboys volleyball coach, alsoknows his team has miles totravel if it hopes to qualify forstate in November.

The Cardinals traveled tothe Racine Park Invite lastSaturday and had an up anddown day. Middleton went 2-1in pool play, but then fell in thefirst round of the playoffs toMilwaukee Pius.

Admittedly, White was hop-ing Middleton’s day would lasta little longer.

“Well if you are going tomake mistakes, better to makethem early in the year ratherthan late in the year,” Whitesaid. “And we made plenty. 

“Not to take anything awayfrom the teams that beat us, butwe did a great job of helpingthem out along the way. All themistakes we made are cor-rectable, but we know we arestill looking for one more hitteror someone to take more con-trol of the team.”

Cardinals senior outside hit-ter Kevin McMahon had 29kills and 11 digs on the day.Senior middle blocker blakeSprecher had 18 kills, nineblocks and five aces.

Senior middle hitter Pacebalster added 16 kills and fourblocks, while senior setterMatthew Caamal had 37 assistsand sophomore setter AndrewLepage added 32 assists.

Sophomore libero ThomasRobson had 23 digs, juniordefensive specialist ben Millerhad 11 digs and senior outsidehitter Jacob Ross had threeaces.

Middleton opened with a21-16, 21-12 win over Fond duLac.

The Cardinals trailed inGame 1, 15-14, but closed on a

7-1 run. Middleton then ranaway in Game 2.

“(When) we were down 15-14, I took my one and onlytimeout,” White said. “I justlooked at the guys, told them torelax and remember that thiswasn’t the first time they’veplayed volleyball and theyshould probably have some funsince we spent two hours in abus getting there.”

Middleton then rolled pastUnion Grove, 21-7, 21-15.Sprecher had five aces, threekills and three blocks kills.

“Union Grove had noanswer for blake and Pace inthe middle,” White said.

Middleton then fell toKenosha Tremper, 21-15, 21-19. McMahon had 11 kills inthe two games, while Sprcherand balster combined for eightkills and no errors.

but Middleton was plaguedby too many unforced errors.

“We also need to play with alittle more edge and a littlemore urgency,” Whitesaid.  “All that comes in timeand getting more experience. 

“It will happen, but will justtake a couple of weeks insteadof a couple of days.  If theseguys really commit and buy-into winning with defense, we’llbe able to more than competewith the big dogs.”

In the playoffs, MilwaukeePius defeated Middleton 19-21,21-19, 15-11.

“We had opportunities towin, we just made more sillymistakes when it came to netviolations, missed serves andpoor decisions,” White said.

Middleton hosts FortAtkinson Thursday at 6:30p.m., then is at the Wauwatosaeast Invite Saturday beginningat 8:30 a.m. And White and hisCardinals will take aim atimproving, knowing they haveplenty of time to cure what ailsthem.

“All of this can be cleanedup,” White said. “The boys justneed to relax and have as muchfun in a match as they do in apractice.  I know it’s in themand it’s my job to bring it out. Ihave patience and we’ll getthere.”

Plenty ofwork to doBoys spikersstruggle atRacine Parkby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

sacks, while Markel andelliott both had 1 ½ sacks.

The linebackers were ter-rific in coverage and tookaway many of the short andintermediate areas the Lancershoped to exploit. And the sec-ondary — led by junior safetyJoe Ludwig and Fermanich —was sensational all night.

“We knew that (Patton)was a scrambler and he likedgetting outside the pocket,”Andrews said. “We had tocontain him and not let himget outside the pocket, and Ithought we did a really goodjob of that.”

Middleton’s offense strug-gled at times, as well. but theCardinals did enough to openthe season 4-0 for a secondstraight year.

Senior quarterbackbrennan Schmitt had a 25-yard touchdown run early inthe second quarter that gaveMiddleton a 7-0 lead. Seniorrunning back Cam Maly hadan 11-yard touchdown runthat gave the Cardinals a 24-7fourth quarter lead and largelyiced the game.

And Fermanich had anenormous 99-yard kickoffreturn to open the second half.

“It’s coming together and Ithink we’re very happy withhow it’s coming together,especially defensively,”Middleton coach Tim Simonsaid. “We’re getting better andthat’s exciting.”

The first half was largely a

defensive slugfest, withMiddleton netting just 89 totalyards of offense, while LaFollette had only 28. TheCardinals also sacked Patton awhopping seven times in thefirst half.

but in this defensive strug-gle, Schmitt made the play ofthe half.

On a fourth-and-3 from theLancers’ 25 early in the sec-ond quarter, Schmitt saw thatLa Follette’s defensive tackleswere split too wide.

Middleton had called an isola-tion play for Maly, butSchmitt had the option toaudible at the line of scrim-mage.

Schmitt did just that andkept the ball himself. Schmittshot through a huge hole,broke an arm tackle at the sec-ond level and raced to the end-zone for a 7-0 Middleton lead.

“It’s understanding the sit-uation of the game andbrennan did that,” Simonsaid.

Fermanich then began thesecond half with a bang whenhe returned the opening kick-off 99 yards for a touchdownand a 14-0 Cardinals lead.Fermanich fielded the ball atthe 1, faked a handoff toTrevaun Turner at the 10, thentook off down the right side-line.

Many of the Lancers keyedon Turner, believing he hadthe ball. Meanwhile,Fermanich picked up a wall ofblockers and cruised to theendzone.

“Really, what I think madeit so open was Tre’s fake onit,” Fermanich said. “He real-ly sold it as good as you can.

“I had two or three guys (infront) and they were blockingthe whole field. And I don’tthink I would have made itwithout those guys. Ourblocking was great. No onewas even within touching dis-tance of me.”

La Follette answered back

on its opening drive of thesecond half, getting a sparkfrom No. 2 quarterbackArriola. The Lancers went 69yards in just six plays, asArriola threw for 35 yards andjunior running back eliasSobah ripped off a 40-yardtouchdown run that pulled theLancers within 14-7 with 9:23left in the third quarter.

It stayed that way until thefirst play of the fourth quarter.There, Maly had an 11-yardtouchdown run that capped offa 12-play, 76-yard drive thatate up 6:25 and gaveMiddleton a 21-7 lead.

For most of the night,Middleton couldn’t carve outmuch space for Maly, who fin-ished with 61 yards of 22 car-ries (2.8). On this play,though, Maly had a largecrease and took full advan-tage.

“We’ve got to get theground game going,” saidSimon, whose team managedjust 78 total rushing yards. “Ithought we were one blockaway on some of those to real-ly springing Cam.”

Middleton’s defense con-tinued to put the hurt on LaFollette, as Markel, Andrews

and cornerback Kevin Ripp allhad fourth quarter sacks. TheLancers tried going back toPatton, but very little worked.

“We just had great pressureall night,” Cabalka said. “Alot of it was we knew the kid(Patton) really, really wants torun. He doesn’t go downfieldunless he’s got a wide-openman.

“So we had some coveragesacks, but most of it was justgreat, great lateral movementfrom our kids up front. Notnecessarily getting up fieldand making the sacks. It wasmore, he wanted to dance alittle bit. They played great upfront. We were very muchaware of what they wanted todo.”

The Cardinals are doingexactly what they want to do.And that’s chase a secondstraight big eight title.

Middleton will host SunPrairie (2-2) Friday at 7 p.m.With a win, Middleton willstay atop the conference andclinch a postseason berth forthe 20th straight year.

“We’ve come a long waysalready,” Andrews said. “Westill have a long road ahead ofus, but we’ve made greatimprovements since day one.

“We control our own des-tiny. but we’ve got to keepour foot on the gas pedal andkeep going right now.”

Fermanich agreed.“I think we’ve really devel-

oped in a short time,” he said.“There were a lot of frustra-tions early on, but I thinkwe’ve really meshed togetherthese last two weeks and real-ly brought it together.”

Thanks in large part toanother elite defense.

Middleton ……………. 0 7 7 10 — 24Madison La Follette … 0 0 7 6 — 13

Mid  — Schmitt 25 run (Meffordkick)

Mid  — Fermanich 99 kick return(Mefford kick)

MLF — Sobah 40 run (Lema kick)Mid — Maly 11 run (Mefford kick)Mid — FG Mefford 25MLF — Sobah 2 run (kick failed)

TEAM STATISTICSFirst downs  — Mid 11, MLF

10.  Rushing (Att.-Yds.)  — Mid 31-78,MLF 35-51.  Passing yards  — Mid 96,MLF 142.  Passes (Comp.-Att.-Int.)  —Mid 7-16-1, MLF 11-16-0.  Fumbles-lost  —Mid 2-1, MLF 0-0.  Penalties-yards — Mid 5-63, MLF 7-76.

INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRushing: Mid — Maly 22-61. MLF

— Sobah 4-50.Passing: Mid — Schmitt 7-16-1-96.

MLF — Patton 7-10-97.Receiving:  Mid — bacon 2-27.

MLF — Jorenby 5-56.

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Cody Markel and Middleton’s football team are off to a perfect 4-0 start.

FOOTBALLcontinued from page 10

tied for second with a 1-over-par 73. Junior AlexisThomas shot a 77 and tied forsixth place.

Payton Hodson shot a careerbest 85, highlighted by a chip-inbirdie on the fifth hole of TheWoods course. And MorganNarowetz shot an 87.

“I am absolutely thrilled forPayton and her 85,” Halversonsaid.  “She is so calm out thereand has improved so much inthe past few weeks. It is great towatch. She smiled from ear-to-ear all day, which she shouldhave.”

Middleton also finished thirdat the Morgan Stanley Shootoutat University Ridge lastWednesday.

Verona and Milton both shot323 and tied for first place.Middleton was third at 335,while Franklin (343) andbrookfield Central (346) round-ed out the top five.

“We prepped like it was forthe state tournament,”Halverson said. “Unfortunatelyfor us the results weren’t as wehad hoped, but we found some

Girls golf poll1. Verona2. Middleton3. Milton4. brookfield Central5. Arrowhead6. Franklin7. Green bay Notre Dame8. Fox Valley Lutheran9. Homestead10. Oregon

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GOLFERS continued from page 10n

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Alexis Thomas helped Middleton’s girls golf team win the Cardinal Invite last Saturday.

key areas for improvement.“This one hurt more than

others. We used that loss asmotivation to get us going forthe Cardinal Invite.” 

Thomas tied for fourth with a77, while Skibba shot a 79 andfinished eighth.

“Alexis had two rough holes,but came back with a couplebirdies,” Halverson said.  “Sheplayed smart, which is exactlywhat you need there. Loren …just wasn’t in her groove, butdefinitely hung in there.” 

Miles carded an 87 andHodson shot a 92.

“Morgan Miles had a greatattitude and always looked at

the positives out there,”Halverson said. “PaytonHodson … that was her firsttime ever playing 18 holes atUniversity Ridge. I was veryimpressed because she had areally rough start and was ableto come right back from it.”

• On deck: Middleton was ata big eight ConferenceTriangular Tuesday in SunPrairie that also includedMadison La Follette.

The Cardinals then hostVerona and Madison Memorialin a triangular Wednesday atPleasant View. both theWildcats and Cardinals areunbeaten in conference play,meaning this match will likelydecide the regular season con-ference champion.

Middleton then heads to theJanesville Parker Invite atRiverside Golf Course Saturdayat 7:30 a.m.

“We’re hoping to continue toshow what we are capable ofand have some fun while doingso,” Halverson said.

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