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A focus on diversity and acceptance

Photo contributed

Middleton High School Theatre will presentSeedfolks, based on the bookby Paul Fleischman, this week,February 2-4in the Middleton Performing Arts Center, 2100 Bristol St. The showbeginsat7:30 p.m.,and tickets are available at mhswi.booktix.com/or at the door for $8 for adults and $6 for students/seniors. Seedfolks is a play about diversity and acceptance in which many
different voices tell the story about how a garden transforms their neighborhood. The story begins with the planting of a few lima beans and grows as each character finds a reason to plant
their own seeds. In a fractured world, these immigrant neighbors are drawn together to make the world a better place.

Questions remain about chances

for public involvement in Town
of Middletons opt-out process
by KEVIN MURPHY
Times-Tribune

Town of Middleton board supervisors have not agreed on

when and how many informational meetings to hold on the
issue of opting out of Dane
County zoning.
The Town of Verona will
have representatives from the
Dane County zoning department and the Dane County
Towns Association at a Feb. 16

meeting beginning at 6 p.m. at

their new town hall, 7669 CTH
PD.
Middleton Board Supervisor
Tim Roehl said he would be
willing to host meetings at the
Middleton town hall every Saturday in March.
Board Supervisor Gary Whitney said meetings held on a
weekday evening and a Saturday would be provide opportunities for residents to get
informed on the pros and cons

of the town taking control of

zoning decisions from the
county.
Other supervisors opposed
Whitneys suggestion to have
the towns Plan Commission
take a stand on the town opting
out.
As a resident, I want to
know where my plan commission and town board come
down on the issue, Whitney

Hilbert and
Brar will
square off
on March 15
The Middleton Times-Tribune, in conjunction with students and educators in the
Middleton-Cross Plains Area
School District, will host a mayoral forum at the Middleton
Performing Arts Center, 2100
Bristol St., on Wednesday,
March 15 starting at 2:15 p.m.
The event will be free and
open to the public, and will be

See TOWN, page 5

covered extensively in our print

edition
and
on
middletontimes.com. Our editorial staff is excited about giving
the candidates an opportunity to
explain their policy positions.
We are equally excited about
the important role that young
citizens will play in organizing
the event. Check back soon for
more details.

Author of award-winning book

about transgender teen to speak
at Middleton Public Library

Photo contributed

Meredith Russo, the author of If I Was Your Girl, a book which features a transgender
teen, will be speaking at the Middleton Public Library on Thursday, Feb. 2 from 6-7 p.m. A
dessert bar will be offered at the event and book signing and a community art project will
follow the talk. Russo will also be speaking at the high school that afternoon. This event is
being offered in honor of Respect Week and funded in part by Katies Kids.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2017

All in the family

Photo by Empire Photography

Jo Jean Kehl Janus of Middleton opened the Kehl School of

Dance Nutcracker performance with a walk-on to decorate
the tree during the music intro.Middleton students participated
in the production initiated by owner, Jenny Janus Hiltbrand
and directed by Jo Ann Uhalt Janus with rehearsal assistants
Wendy Winder and Melissa Mendl. Pictured above is Jo Jean
Kehl Janus with grandchildren Cooper Hiltbrand, Juiana and
Jaxson Uhalt.

A message of hope and love

Photo contributed

Local artist Robin Hackman is displaying one-of-a-kind handmade artwork at the Middleton Public Library fromFeb.
1st through the 28that the front entrance. These works depict the Hamsa Hand, which is a protective sign meant to bring
happiness, luck and good fortune. This ancient symbol counters the Evil Eye, which is a glaring look given to inflict harm,
suffering or bad luck out of jealousy or malice. These works are hand sewn, beaded and embroidered and use some of the
artifacts the artist has collected over years.

City and power company

celebrate solar project

Photo contributed

The Shared Solar partnership between Madison Gas & Electric (MG&E) and the city has gone live, and city officials gathered
at the Middleton Municipal Operations Center Sunday to celebrate
the project.

Rock & Roll Hall of

City plan commission
Famers come to Middleton
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2017

MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE

Up on the Roof, Under the Boardwalk, This Magic Moment, There Goes My Baby,
Dance with Me, Spanish Harlem, Stand by Me - the list of hits goes on and on

PAGE 3

on board with ETC

TIF recommendation
by CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune

The Friends of the Performing Arts Center present this incredible show at the Middleton Performing Arts Center, 2100 Bristol St., February 11th at 7:30. Tickets are $35 for adults, $30 for
seniors, and $10 for students.

The Drifters, one of Rock &

Rolls founding vocal groups,
are once again touring the U.S.
and one of their stops is right
here in Middleton. They are
still under the auspices of their
original management team.
From their inception in the
early 1950s and up until recently, The Drifters have a symbiotic relationship with Rock &
Roll legend George Treadwell,
who has discovered and managed such famous artists as
Dinah Washington, Sarah
Vaughn and Nina Simone. The
Treadwell Family was there
when the original Drifters
formed and was responsible for
guiding their career through 20
years of uninterrupted hits that
has made them the second most
successful recording artist of all
time, according to Billboard
Magazine.
Through an historical journey, with included no less than
5 legendary lead singers, including Rock & Roll Hall of
Famers Clyde McPhatter and
Ben E. King, the groups ongoing story has covered the entire
spectrum of Rock & Roll. They
were the first musical group to
include string instruments into
Rhythm & Blues music with

Tickets can be purchased at the

Middleton Community Bank on Parmenter Street, at www.friendspac.org,
or at the box office the night of the
show. All seats are reserved. For
more information call, 608-886-3103.

their hauntingly beautiful song,

There Goes My Baby. They
were the first musical group to
sell 2 million records with their
pop classic, Up On The Roof.
Along with fellow inductees the
Rolling Stones, the Beatles,
Bob Dylan and the Supremes,
the Drifters were in the first
class of the Rock & Roll legends to be initiated into the Hall
of Fame. Their classic tune
Under The Boardwalk is the
most played R&B record of all
time.
Once again the Treadwell
family has come out of retirement to put together this historic reunion at US locations as
The Drifters return to their roots
with their latest American Tour.
Its been a while since the group
toured the country but they have
geared up for a monumental

celebration of their 50 year catalogue in support of their new

album The Drifters Salute the
Great American Songbook
Live.
The Friends of the Performing Arts Center are presenting
this incredible show at the Middleton Performing Arts Center
located in the high school, February 11th at 7:30. Tickets are
$35 for adults, $30 for seniors,
and $10 for students.
Tickets can be purchased at
the Middleton Community
Bank on Parmenter Street, at
www.friendspac.org, or at the
box office the night of the show.
All seats are reserved.
For more information call,
608-886-3103.

The Middleton Plan Commission last week unaniapproved

a
mously
recommendation to the common council to approve a
$3,614,090 TIF agreement
with Electronic Theater Control (ETC)to assist with
building a 75,000 square foot
addition to their existing headquarters at 3031 N. Pleasant
View Road. (The project went
before the council this week.)
ETC is a manufacturer of
lighting and rigging technology and employs more than
1,000 people internationally.
As part of the TIF agreement
the company is obligated to
maintain at least 625 employees in Middleton. TIF eligible
costs for the project fall under
site challenges and added sustainability features.
The TIF request asks for
$2,083,000 to assist with challenging site conditions and
$1,552,000 for adding sustainability features including
the use of shipping containers
converted into offices, a lighting control system with
LEDs, car charging stations, a
bike shelter and a community
garden.
Company
president
Richard Titus said the converted shipping containers are
environmentally conscious
and designed to attract millennials when he initially presented the project to plan
commission. The shipping
containers tend to pile up in
the U.S. because of more imports than exports and end up
getting scrapped, he said.
ETC is also requesting that
the city create a bus stop shelter and turn lane in front of the
site at an estimated cost of
$90,000.
ETC estimates the addition
will add $7,500,000 in additional real property value to

Photo by Cameron Bren

The Middleton Planning Commission in session at City

Hall last week.
the assessed 2016 value of
$23,473,500. The $3.6 TIF assistance would by repaid to
the city over ten years.
The common council
granted concept approval to
the addition and the TIF request in September. Assistant
planning director Mark Opitz
said the only substantive
change made since concept
approval was specific language added for the requirement that ETC maintain 625
jobs at the site.
The added texts includes
what would happen in the
event of ETC defaulting on
that obligation.
Developer and ETC shall
be joint and severally liable to
the City in an amount equal to
$7,258.40 per full-time equivalent employee below the required
625
full-time
equivalent employees during
said period but not to exceed
a total of $422,892 over the
term of this Agreement, it
reads.
Commission member Cynthia Zellers asked why that

language was added. Mayor

Kurt Sonnentag said that the
city typically ties job requirements to TIF allowances. He
said in this particular case he
didnt think the company
would have any problem
maintaining the number of
jobs required in the agreement.
ETC started with 450 jobs
in Middleton in 2003 and has
grown to 688 since. Company
president Richard Titus has
said in previous meetings that
the company will continue to
grow and the new addition
will allow for that g rowth. He
projects to have 800 employed at the site by the
2022.
Commission member Dennis Dorn pointed out that ETC
just built a thousand car parking lot and member Jim
Wexler jokingly said, Its not
a fly by night operation.
ETC intends to break
ground no later than April 30,
and have the project completed by December 31,
2017.

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Reitanos dream of a dog to help manage

her diabetes is on the verge of coming true

MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2017

From left: Marguerite Reitano, Bryson Dunn and Parker Worden.

Go-Getters make busy blankets

for those living with Alzheimers

Photo contributed

The Ashton 4-H Go-Getters latest project was making busy blankets for patients who
have Alzheimers. The blankets are covered with objects to keep the hands of the patients
occupied such as bells, lace, zippers and pockets. The local 4-H group made a total of 14
busy blankets and 11 tie blankets. This was a grant project, which the club received money
for from the Dane County 4-H Leaders Association. The blankets are headed to patients at
Oakwood in Madison.

Photo by Brian Dunn

Marguerite Reitanos quest

for her very own Diabetic Alert
Dog may soon be a dream come
true. With the help of a couple
Kromrey Middle School students, a locally-owned, holistic
pet supply store and a online
community, Marguerite is now
less than $700 away from the
$15,000 needed for her alert
dog.
On Saturday January 21, in
front of Tabby and Jacks
Healthy Food, Grooming &
Doggie Daycare on University
Ave. two Kromrey Middleton
School students, Bryson Dunn
and Parker Worden, ran a
fundraiser to help Marguerite

Reitano with her fundraising

campaign. In exchange for free
will donations, the boys handed
out fresh dog treats that they
baked themselves. The treats,
Cheesy Hearts, Flaxseed Twists
and Buttermilk Bones, were a
big hit and despite it being a
cold and foggy morning, the
boys had may friendly and generous visitors. Two of these visitors were Marguerite herself
and her father, stopping in to
personally thank the boys for
their effort. After just two
hours, Bryson and Parker raised
$175 to contribute to Marguerites dog fund. Needless to
say, there many smiles that

morning despite the gloomy

weather.
In addition, the announcement of the boys fundraiser put
out on Nextdoor.com, a private
and local social networking site,
caught the attention of many
neighbors and friends who
made additional online contributions
to
Marguerites
fund. All together, the boys
fundraiser helped the Reitano
family raise close to $1,000 in
less than a week.

Halfway through the WHSARA Conference ski and

snowboard season the Middleton High School teams remain
on in contention for invitations
to the WIARA State Championships after strong finishes on
Monday, January 30 at Tyrol
Basin Ski Area. One race remains before the three race con-

ference finals on Monday, February 13.

The Girls and Boys board
teams once again ruled the
boardercross races, tying team
records with both placing 9
competitors in the points. The
girls and boys have now won
four races in a row. The boys
rode to a sweep for the second
straight week, led by seniors
Alec Johnson, Max Lawrence
and Campbell Esbeck, while the
girls were paced by freshman
Cecelia Jones in 2nd, freshmen
Emelie Gehrke-Kallstromer 6th
and junior Paige Wirth 7th.

For the ski teams, the quicker

turns of slalom, yielded varying
outcomes. The girls, handicapped with the loss of some
key skiers for the race, finished
6th. Olivia Krigbaum was the
top competitor in 5th. The boys
scrambled to a 3rd, with sophomore Nick Ronnie 2nd, senior
Eric Andersen 12th and junior
Alec Riddle 14th. After 4 races
the boys are 2nd in conference
and well positioned for State,
while the girls are 5th, one point
from a State invitation.
Both teams return to Tyrol
Basin on Monday, February 6,
for giant slalom races.

Make a secure donation at

youcaring.com/marguerite-reitano-675858.

Racing toward their goals

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Climate change is here, and we need solutions

by JENNY SEIFERT
Guest Column

One of the
most studied
lakes in the
world
is
Lake Mendota,
the
largest in the
Yahara lake
chain. Since
the 1850s, scientists have been
collecting data on what happens
in the lake and how it is changing.
These data provide evidence
that Wisconsins climate is
warming.
Records indicate the length
of time the lake is frozen in the
winter is shortening. Over the
past 150 years, the lake has lost
29-35 days of annual ice cover,
and the shortest ice seasons
have been in the most recent
years.
A recent study shows other
changes are happening in Lake
Mendota. Its surface-layer waters are warming, and the annual turnover of the lakes
layers, which occurs in conjunction with the change of seasons,
is taking longer and longer to
occur.
These changes are due to rising air temperatures and decreasing wind speeds, both

indicators of climate change.

Other data show the Madison
area has been getting wetter, especially in the past three
decades, which has led to more
nutrient runoff into Lake Mendota and its sister lakes. More
nutrient runoff makes the lakes
more susceptible to toxic algal
blooms that inhibit recreation
and endanger public health.
Since 1950, the entire state of
Wisconsin has been warming,
especially its winters and
nights. Extreme cold spells are
less frequent, and growing seasons are getting longer. In fact,
farmers are planting summer
crops two weeks earlier now
than they were 40 years ago.
These records are part of the
Wisconsin outcrop of a mountain of scientific evidence
demonstrating the global climate is changing.
A recent set of reports from
NOAAs National Centers for
Information
Environmental
summarizes how climate
change is unfolding in every
state in the Union. Nationally,
they say, 2016 was the second
warmest year on record for the
United States, behind 2012.
What may be more significant, scientists at NASA state, is
that 2016 is just another data
point in the trend of rising
global temperatures.
As a result of this trend, lakes

across the globe are warming,

concludes a study by dozens of
scientists from institutions
around the world, who analyzed
temperature recordings by
countless other scientists.
There is no debate. Scientists
across the globe agree: the climate is changing, and these
changes are caused largely by
humanitys use of fossil fuels.
We wont dive into the full
body of evidence that gives 97
percent of the worlds scientists
their certainty here. We recognize facts alone are not sufficient.
Our point is climate change is
happening because of our actions, but there are many different actions we could take to
change the course of warming
and adapt. Now is the time to
discuss and decide what we
want to do about climate
change. The health, happiness
and prosperity of current and
future generations are up to
what we do today.
The Wisconsin Initiative on
Climate Change Impacts, the
states clearinghouse of climate
research, details the changes
Wisconsinites face, some of
which are already underway,
and many of which we could
buffer ourselves against.
Farmers face a juxtaposition
of more drought and more intense rains. Their ability to

E NGAGEMENT

Howard - Menard

Lee and Mary Howard of Middleton are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter,
Alysia Maureen Howard, to Matthew John Menard, son of Kevin and Margie Menard of Cambridge.
Alysia is a 2007 graduate of Middleton High School. She graduated summa cum laude from
the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance
and marketing. She received her Master of Physician Assistant Studies from the University of
Wisconsin-Madison and currently practices in Watertown, WI.
Matthew is a 2006 graduate of Cambridge High School and earned his Bachelor in Criminal
Justice from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. He then completed his training at Southwest
Technical College Law Enforcement Academyand is a Sergeant with the Columbia County Sheriffs Department.
The two were engaged October 25, 2016 in Door County, Wisconsin. A 2018 wedding is
planned.

thrive will depend on their capacity to build up the resilience

of their crop fields to handle the
extremes of not enough water
and too much.
Cities will experience even
hotter summers, as warming
temperatures exacerbate the
urban heat island effect, a phenomenon in which built surfaces create higher temperatures
in urban areas. This will create
a need for solutions to cool
down cities and to combat the
worsened heat-related health
risks.
Some of the states historically important industries, such
as fisheries and forestry, will
need to adapt to altering conditions. Cool-water fish species,
such as walleye, are declining,
and timber harvest seasons are
shortening, as the ground doesnt stay frozen as long.
These are just a few examples. And while we cant control
how exactly climate change will
play out for us, we can control
how well prepared we are to
deal with its impacts.
Such preparation will require
solutions we already know can
help, as well as new ideas that
are born of not just more research, but also honest dialogue
and transformative thinking
about what kind of future we
want to create.
We know solutions are de-

Seifert is the science writer/outreach coordinator for the Water Sustainability and Climate project at
UW-Madison. She is also an aquatic
invasive species outreach specialist
for UW-Extension and occasionally
writes freelance. She earned her
Masters degree in environmental
communication from UW-Madison.

pendent on more than science.

They require frank political discussion about how to address
the impending challenges,
which involves accepting value
differences, tradeoffs and uncertainties about the outcomes of
our actions.
To frame such discussions,
we also need stories that inspire
and motivate us to build resilience, to be able to cope with
whatever changes lie ahead and,
nonetheless, thrive.
Human societies are oriented
around stories. The narratives
we create and believe about the
world influence how we move
through it. Envisioning a future
in which we are resilient will
give us the navigational tools to
chart a desirable course.

TOWN

said.
Board Supervisor Brent
Renteria also echoed Whitneys suggestion to have the
commission vote on recommending to opt out or not.
Town Chair Bill Kolar
said he didnt set the commissions agenda.
Plan
Commissioner
member Wayne Rounds said
opt out is generally on every
commission agenda and that
a lot of questions are still

circulating among residents

about the issue.
Roehl said he did not
want the commission to vote
now on the issue which has
been before them since last
summer.
They put it on their
agenda that they want more
information but they dont
ask for any information,
Roehl said.
That tells me theyre
ready to vote, Renteria

Embracing a story that ignores or denies the reality of climate change will leave us
unprepared when the inevitable
changes do occur.
Fortunately, Wisconsin has
scientific endeavors, like the
Water Sustainability and Climate project at UW-Madison,
that are working to deepen the
human understanding of climate
change, point to ways we could
build resilience in Wisconsin
and encourage stories that can
guide us forward.
But we need the partnership
of state agencies, lawmakers,
other science-based institutions
and an informed and engaged
public to imagine and implement solutions.

continued from page 1

said.
Kolar said he would talk
to Commission Chair
Denise Schmidt about the
issue.
The town board, which
has not voted on the issue, is
expected to schedule an informational meeting or
meetings at its Feb. 6 meeting.
Residents will vote on
opting out at the April 18 annual meeting at town hall.

With population booming,

the school board works to
manage open enrollment
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Committee says most pressing enrollment issues are at West

Middleton, Park, Glacier Creek and the high school;
District may consider buying more land or using Pope Farm parcel

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2017

M IDDLETON H IGH S CHOOL

Y OUTH A PPRENTICE S POTLIGHT

Middleton High School is proud to partner with the Dane County Consortium to offer Youth
Apprenticeship opportunities to our students. Apprenticeships are available in Biotechnology, Information Technology, Health Care, Manufacturing, Pharmacy, Finance, Marketing, Construction,
Engineering, Architecture and Hospitality and Tourism. The student benefits by receiving school
credit, a workplace mentor, industry experience, and pay. It allows a student to explore a career
up close and be better prepared for next steps after high school.

Photo by Cameron Bren

Facility planning committee co-chair Luke Francois speaking to the board of education last
week.
by CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune

The Middleton-Cross Plains

Area School District (MCPASD) Board of Education last
week voted on five recommendations made by administrative
staff related to the districts
open enrollment policy.
The changes approved by
board the prevent students moving out of the district to stay in
their current school beyond the
end of the school year. The district will also no longer automatically accept siblings of
students whove come by open
enrollment,
among
other
changes.
Superintendent
George
Mavroulis explained to the
board that the staff recommendations were intended to reduce
or stop out-of-district students
from enrolling. The district is
currently at, or over, capacity in
some of its buildings and projects the crowding to increase in
coming years.
The district had record enrollment the last two years.
While the growth provided
more state funding, it also required adding teachers and staff
at some grade levels and made
some
classrooms
more
crowded.
The board established a new
facility planning committee in
the fall and hired a consultant to
work with municipalities and
developers to project future enrollment growth. The consultant
finished and presented his report and it is now being used to
inform the planning committee.
Co-chair Luke Francois updated the board on the committees progress at its latest
meeting. He said so far theyve
just reviewed the consultants
report and begun brainstorming
and gathering ideas. He said he
hopes within the next two meetings the committee will take the
ideas and condense them into a
more manageable list of options.
The committee found the
most pressing enrollment issues
to be at West Middleton, Park,
Glacier Creek and MHS. Francois also said committee members are interested in how the
district-owned land commonly
known as the Pope Farm par-

cel might be used, but also

about purchasing more property.
Board president Bob Green
noted that former assistant superintendent Tom Wohlleber
suggested purchasing another
site for an elementary school a
few years back but nothing was
available. Francois said purchasing land now while more is
available might be a good idea.
We will continue our journey, said Francois. We are
moving at a very good pace. We
arent feeling rushed.
The school board and
Mavroulis met with city officials in closed session January
28 to discuss possible land acquisitions for building a new facility.
To ensure students who are
residents of the district are not
negatively affected by increased
enrollment the board made a
few changes to the open enrollment policy that will reduce the
number of open enrollment students.
Schools boards are required
to review and approve their
open enrollment policies each
year. Mavroulis walked the
board through five recommended changes.
The first recommendation is
to not grant a one-year waiver
to students who move out of the
district during the school year.
Currently they are allowed to
finish the year and a get a
waiver to stay for one more.
Mavroulis said the district currently has 40 students in that
category. He said the number
could also grow by the end of
the year. The board unanimously approved the recommendation.
Next the board voted to no
longer automatically accept students who have siblings that entered the district through open
enrollment. Mavroulis said
there is no way to know how
many are out there and the district has no way to control how
many can come in that way. The
board voted unanimously to not
automatically accept siblings of
open enrollment students.
Mavroulis said upon review
there was no room in special education to take in new students
from outside the district. The
board voted unanimously not to
accept any open enrollment students in special ed.

The board made one decision

that allows a small number of
open enrollments students to
stay but will not allow any new
ones. Mavroulis recommended
the board strike from policy a
requirement that students currently enrolled through open enrollment need to re-apply.
During the public comment
period of the meeting a mother
of one of the effected students
said how devastating it would
be her for child to have to leave
the district at this point.
Mavroulis pointed out that
doing this would allow seven
students to stay in the district altogether.
Board member Kurt Karbusicky made a motion to strike
the line from policy so to allow
those students to stay.
Board member Paul Kinne
asked if in the future the board
could make this change again if
the numbers change. Mavroulis
said the following year the
board could vote to have it
added back in. Board member
Todd Smith said he agreed it
was appropriate to strike the
line.
I want to applaud the administration for recommending this
change, I think it is the right
thing to do and I want to say
thank you to Kurt for providing
this leadership on this issue,
Smith said. The board is concerned about space in our
schools and that is a laudable
thing too, it is really important,
but we are talking about seven
kids here and having them be in
our schools and make friends an
having them face the prospect
of leaving at the end of the day
I could not support that.
With the gifts of our district,
I think we can make this work,
Smith added.
The board unanimously
voted to strike the line from the
policy.
Mavroulis said he
wanted to apologize to the parents who showed up to express
their worries about the children
potentially being asked to leave
the district.
To the parents, sorry about
the sweating for a month but
hopefully it is worth it,
Mavroulis said.
Board president Bob Green
said he took part in laying the
groundwork for the recommendation by talking to the districts
attorney.

Student: Christian Collin

Parents: Mark Collin and Karen R. Collin
Area of Apprenticeship: Information Technology
Place of Employment: UW Madison Biochemistry Department

Goals after high school: Complete a bachelors degree in computer science and follow
that up with a masters degree. Seek a career position in the field of information technology.

What do you do at your place of apprenticeship?

I have the opportunity to interact with biochemistry professors and students and help facilitate
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with tons of cool cables. I serve as a help desk representative to assist with IT challenges.

How does having an industry mentor benefit your experience?

Having a mentor in the Information Technology field is invaluable. It provides me with someone to interact with daily and who can assist me with any questions or challenges I might have. My
mentor has introduced me to faculty members and helped integrate me into the department and
the UW. My mentor is assisting me with navigating the IT career field and is always willing to
answer my questions. My mentor has helped me grow in a positive manner personally and professionally.
The Youth Apprenticeship Program has been an extraordinary experience for me as a high school
student. It allows me to have hands-on experience in a field I am interested in and provides a way
for me to interact with countless people who share my same passion. It has taught me about time
management, communication, and independence at school and in the workplace. I learn something
new every day from the people I work with.

For information about the Youth Apprenticeship Programs at Middleton High School contact
Sheila
Hibner
at
shibner@mcpasd.k12.wi.us
or
Cherie
Hellenbrand
at
chellenbrand2@mcpasd.k12.wi.us. Apprenticeships are available in health care, information technology, biotechnology, STEM careers, manufacturing, finance, hospitality and tourism, and construction.

Cardinal Booster Club will

go back in time on Feb. 11

The annual Middleton High

School Booster Clubs FUNRaiser (formerly Tailgate Party)
will totally, like, jam to the
1980s vibe. Join the team and
help support our MHS Cardinals on Saturday, February 11,
7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at KEVA
Sports Center.
Tickets are $50 per person
(must be 21) and are available
at middletonboosterclub.com.
Headlining the 2017 event
will be a Taste of the 80s
with free sampling from:
Yahara Bay Distillery, Ale
Asylum, Ballast Point Brewing, Bells Brewery, Capitol

Brewery, Lakefront Brewing

(With Gluten-Free Options),
One Barrel Brewery, Surly
Brewing, Dead Bird Brewing.
We are banking on another
stellar year, said MHS Athletic
Director Bob Joers. If it wasnt for the funds the Cardinal
Booster Club raises, we wouldnt have the amazing athletic
programs that we do.
The MHS FUN-Raiser party
is one of two fundraising events
that provide student athletes
with what they need to succeed!
We all know how important
sports can be in a teenagers
life, and we know how expen-

sive it can be.

Funds raised will help support MHS successful Strength
and Conditioning Program,
Team Jerseys, Scholarship Fund
for Low-income Athletes and
much more.
The evening will also feature
unique auction packages prepared by each MHS team, and a
raffle. The entire community is
invited, but tickets are limited,
so dont delay.
For more information or
questions about the FUNRaiser, please contact Christine
Rader at cvrader@gmail.com.

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Schaefer named boys tennis coach

Middleton
assistant
moves into
head job
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune

Tennis has surrounded

Kalla Schaefer since she was a
young child.
Schaefers father, Lyle, is a
highly successful instructor
who runs his own academy
today.
Schaefers mother, Kris,
has been a tennis teacher
inside Middletons Recreation
Department.

Still, Kalla wasnt always

sure tennis was for her. In
fact, from the years of 4 to 14,
she barely touched a racket.
I had little interest, Kalla
said.
T h a t
changed
dramatically. And
now
it
appears
Middleton
H i g h
School
Schaefer
will be the
beneficiary.
Kalla Schaefer was named
Middletons new boys tennis
coach last week. Former
coach Deke Bradley informed
athletic director Bob Joers via
a text message that he wouldnt return when practice

Sun Prairie
tops MHS

begins next month.

I am interested in the
opportunity to work with high
level players on the tactical
and mental components of the
game, said Schaefer, who has
been an assistant coach in
Middletons boys and girls
programs the last two years.
A solid technical base and
playing background needs to
be there first in order to really
get into the finer points of
strategy and competition, and
this team has that.
Schaefer should know.
Once she gravitated to the
sport of tennis, her game
exploded.
Schaefer, a 2006 graduate
of Madison Memorial High
School, was a two-time sectional champion with the
Spartans. Schaefer was also a

two-time MVP at Madison

Memorial and reached the
third round of the WIAA
Division individual state tournament as a senior.
Schaefer played at UWWhitewater, where she was an
all-American and received a
bid to nationals. Schaefer
played for the highly-successful
Frank
Barnes
at
where
she
Whitewater,
learned several lessons that
have helped in her own coaching career.
I had a great experience
playing for Frank, Schaefer
said. Frank is an excellent
example of an effective coach.
He fostered an environment where the team was like
a family and he was competitive was also making sure that
the program was fun and play-

ers were engaged. I saw the

importance of clear, timely
communication and organization from him.
Schaefer also learned a
great deal from her father,
Lyle.
My dad was my tennis
coach from the moment I told
him I wanted to try out for the
high school team, Kalla said.
He mentored me through my
playing years and through the
tennis teaching business. He
has been an invaluable
resource for me.
Today, Kalla is a teaching
professionally for the Lyle
Schaefer Tennis Academy.
She also helps with the junior
team tennis league at the John
Powless Tennis Center.
Schaefer knows Middleton
typically fields a deep and tal-

ented lineup. And her goal

will be to help the Cardinals
remain one of the states elite
programs.
My goals for this season
are for Middleton to win the
Big Eight Conference again
and to make it back to team
state, Schaefer said. My
stretch goal is winning team
state.
Another goal is to get a
couple of singles players and
doubles teams into team state
and get some players deep in
the draw. Additionally, my
goal is for every player to play
at the highest level they are
capable of playing at and to
improve over the course of the
season.

Girls basketball team has

now dropped two of three
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune

SUN PRAIRIE Alyssa

Lemirande tried not to sound
worried. But Middletons
standout senior guard also
couldnt lie.
Lemirande and Middletons
girls basketball team began the
year 13-0 and outscored their
foes by an average 26.1 points
in those games. Suddenly,
though, the Cardinals ship has
sprung leaks and Middleton
has dropped two of three
games.
The latest setback came last
Saturday, when host Sun
Prairie toppled Middleton, 8377. Sun Prairie built an 18point second half lead, then
held off a late Middleton rally.
Afterwards, Lemirande was
asked if she was worried.
A little bit, but not too
much, she said. We just had a
good talk and I feel like were
all on the same page about getting better and putting in more
effort. So I feel like if we can
do that, Im not too worried.
Sun Prairie junior guard
Jayda Jansen led all scorers
with 25 points. Senior post
Alyssa Blair added 19 points
and sophomore wing Alexis
Baker had 16.
Alyssa Lemirande led
Middleton with 22 points,
while senior guard Bria
Lemirande had 14 points, 12
rebounds and four steals.
The Big Eight Conference

race, which Middleton controlled just two weeks ago, is

now up for grabs.
Middleton is 14-2 overall
and 11-2 in the league and
leads both Verona (11-5, 10-2)
and Sun Prairie (13-3, 10-2) by
one-half game. Madison East
(12-4, 10-3) is in the title hunt,
as well.
Weve just got to be
tougher. Its that simple,
Middleton coach Jeff Kind
said. I think well come back
from this.
Middleton couldn't come
back after digging itself a
gigantic hole against Sun
Prairie.
Middleton held a 17-13 lead
seven minutes into the game.
But Sun Prairie smacked
Middleton with a 25-5 run and
surged to a 38-22 lead with
1:48 left in the half.
Sun Prairie scored on 13 of
23 possessions in that stretch.
Middleton, on the other hand,
shot just 1-of-12 in that time
(8.3%) and had nine turnovers.
We had too many
turnovers, missed shots and
played too soft, Kind said.
They wanted it more than we
did and it was pretty evident. It
felt like we were stuck at 22 for
about an hour.
Alyssa Lemirande agreed.
I feel like we were just
struggling to get the ball to the
basket and finishing, Alyssa
Lemirande said. Then every
time they scored, it (the deficit)
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Alyssa Lemirande (right) launches a shot in Middletons loss to Sun Prairie last Saturday.

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

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Boys basketball team beats Craig, West

by ADAM HATLAN

For the Times-Tribune

Janesville Craig encountered

a Storm last Saturday night. In
the process, Middletons boys
basketball finally notched a win
in a close game.
Middleton rallied in the second half and notched a 73-69
win over the Cougars. The
Cardinals rallied from an 11point first half deficit and a
seven-point hole in the second
half to prevail.
Middleton improved to 12-4
overall and 9-4 in the Big Eight
Conference, two games behind
league-leading
Madison
Memorial. Craig slipped to 10-5,
9-4.
The Cardinals got 23 points
from senior guard Storm
Murphy and 22 from senior forward Tyree Eady. Craigs Adam
Anhold led the Cougars with 23
points.
Its easy for people from the
outside looking in to say they
should be better than that. They
might be overrated, said
Middleton head coach Kevin
Bavery. Our four losses (this
season) combined for twelve
points. Were a handful of possessions away from being 15-0.
One of our big themes is
dont listen to any of the (outside) noise, just focus on what
were doing. You like to be in
(close games). At some point
you need a (close game) where
you win one.
The second half featured six
ties and lead changes, all happening within the final seven
minutes. But Middleton was
able to pull off the win.
Cardinals guard Storm
Murphy made some huge shots
in the second half, including a
game-tying three-pointer with
under six minutes to things, 5252. Murphy also delivered a
three-pointer from the corner
with 1:41 remaining to put
Middleton ahead for good at 6663.
Right before (the go-ahead
shot), I told Tyree (Eady) Hey,
come my way. Im drifting to the
corner, Im wide open,
Murphy said of the late-game
heroics. And he listened to me.
He drove right to my side,
passed it in rhythm, and (I)
knocked it down, just like in
practice.
Bavery loved what he saw
from his senior point guard.
I thought Storm had his best
game of the year by far, Bavery
said. He was disciplined in
making the calls and feeding the
post.
Murphy shot 8-of-15 from
the field, made 5-of-10 three
pointers and added four assists
and three rebounds. Eady shot 6of-10 from the floor, had seven
rebounds and four assists.
Anhold shot 7-of-9 from the
field for Craig, while adding six
rebounds and three assists. San
Trell Payton added 17 points for
Craig.
Middleton had a rough first
half and dug an early 11-point
hole. But the Cardinals closed
within 33-29 by the break.
Middleton shot 11-of-30
(36.6%) from the field in the
first half and 5-of-17 (29.4%)
from behind the arc. Craig was
impressive in the first half,
shooting 14-of-23 (60.8%) from
the field and 5-of-9 (55.6%)
from three-point range.

We changed our defense

about halfway through the first
half from a double to a single
press, Bavery said. Our rotations were late and their guards
are pretty good at beating traps
or finding open people. We went
to a safer single press and were a
little more sound out of that.
The second half was a different story for both teams as
Middleton mounted its comeback.
The Cardinals shot 12-of-21
(57.1%) from the field and 6-12
(50%) from three-point land in
the second half. Meanwhile,
Craig struggled and shot 11-of26 from the floor (42.3%) and 2of-9 (22.2%) from beyond the
arc.
The second half theatrics
began at the 6:20 mark when
Eady drew a shooting foul and
sank two free throws to tie the
game at 49.
A three-pointer by Craigs
Jake Negus gave the Cougars a
52-49 advantage, which led to
Murphys game-tying three on
Middletons next trip down the
court.
Middleton trailed, 59-56,
with 4:30 left when C.J.
Fermanichs three-point shot
tied the game.
The teams traded two-point
baskets, then Murphy hit a
game-changing three-pointer
and Middleton grabbed a 66-63
lead.
Anhold converted an and-1
to pull Craig within 69-68 with
30 seconds left. Murphy was
fouled on the inbounds, and
calmly sank two free throws to
make it 71-68 with 27.9 seconds
on the clock.
I walked to the line and I
honestly didnt even know that
the game was so close, Murphy
said. I was ready to knock them
down like they were just normal
free throws. Knock them down
and take the game home.
Craig looked to tie it with a
three, but Middletons defense
clamped down and forced Jake
Negus to miss a three-point
attempt. Eady grabbed the
rebound but stepped out of
bounds, giving Craig another
chance.

Middleton fouled on the

inbound, sending Payton to the
line. Payton sunk the first to
make it 71-69, but intentionally
missed the second. Middletons
Jack Smith got the miss and
passed to Fermanich, who was
fouled and drained both free
throws with 0.9 seconds to go.
(Craig) is a quality opponent, Bavery said. Physical
toughness and mental toughness
can help us, and I think it helped
us tonight.
Probably our best win of the
year even though it was so
close, Murphy said. Craig is a
really good team. We knew they
were going to come in here and
try to beat us. It shows we can
play with anyone and we can
command the Big Eight.
Middleton 71, Madison
West 47 Eady scored 22
points and Murphy added 17 as
the Cardinals routed the visiting
Regents last Thursday.
On deck: Middleton travels
to Verona on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
The Cardinals are then off until
Feb. 9 when they travel to
Janesville Parker.

Jan. 28
Janesville Craig ... 33 36 69
Middleton 29 44 73
Middleton Murphy 8 2-2 23,
Eady 6 8-10 22, Fermanich 2 2-2 7,
Bunker 2 4-4 9, Jackson 2 0-0 5,
Ashford, Jr 2 0-1 5, Roden 1 0-0 2
Totals: 23 16-19 73
Craig Anhold 7 8-8 23, Payton 6
2-2 17, Negus 4 0-0 9, Lynch 3 0-2 8,
Blomgren 2 2-2 6, Ngobi 2 0-0 4,
McCann 1 0-0 2 Totals: 25 12-14 69
3-point goals Middleton 11
(Murphy 5, Eady 2, Ashford, Jr 1,
Bunker 1, Fermanich 1, Jackson 1);
Craig 7 (Payton 3, Lynch 2, Negus 1,
Anhold 1) Total fouls: M 17, JC 14

Madison West ................. 28 19 47

Middleton ....................... 32 39 71
MADISON WEST Armwald 1
0-0 2, Bradt 4 0-0 8, Carey 3 2-4 9,
Manke 0 0-1 0, Miller 1 1-5 3, Parker 7
0-1 18, Shanklin 4 0-2 9. Totals 20 3-13
47.
MIDDLETON Ashford 1 3-4 6,
Brunker 2 0-0 4, Eady 8 4-5 22,
Fermanich 3 0-0 7, Jackson 1 0-0 2,
Murphy 6 4-4 17, Ragsdale 1 0-0 3,
Roden 2 1-2 5, Roquet 1 1-2 5. Totals 25
13-17 71.
3-point goals MID 7 (Ashford 1,
Eady 2, Fermanich 1, Murphy 1,
Ragsdale 1, Roquet 1), MW 6 (Carey 1,
Parker 4, Shanklin 1). Total fouls
MID 16, MW 19. Fouled out Carey.

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Davis Roquet and Middletons boys basketball team won a pair of games last week.

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Wrestlers
eighth at
Menomonie

PAGE 11

by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune

Hockey Cards heating up

Zach Heidel (far left) and Middletons hockey team had a lot to celebrate last week.

Middleton
notches three
straight wins
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune

The postseason is just

around the corner.
And Middletons hockey
team has picked the perfect
time to heat up.
The Cardinals notched three
critical wins last week and
improved to 11-7 overall and 65 in the Big Eight Conference.
Middleton also jumped into a
three-way tie for third place in
the conference with Beloit
Memorial and Madison West.
Middleton
defeated
Madison La Follette/East, 6-1,
last Tuesday. The Cardinals
nipped Madison Edgewood, 43, last Thursday. Middleton
then toppled Madison West, 43, last Saturday.
In Middletons win over La
Follette/East, Colin Butler had

a pair of goals, while four other

Cardinals scored, as well.
Troy Reifsteck had an even
strength goal at 4:26 of the first
period on an assist by Zach
Heidel to give Middleton a 1-0
lead. Heidel had a power play
goal at 6:13 to give the
Cardinals a 2-0 lead, then
East/La Follette scored late in
the period to close within 2-1.
Justin
Engelkes
gave
Middleton a 3-1 lead midway
through the second period on
assists from Troy Reifsteck and
Andrew Chafe. Butler then had
an even strength goal at 13:22
to put the Cardinals in front, 41.
Connor Julius had an even
strength goal 1:59 into the third
period to give Middleton a 5-1
lead. Then Butler had an even
strength goal at 4:53 on assists
by Julius and Heidel to finish
the scoring.
Two nights later, Middleton
rallied for two goals in the final
7 minutes to topple
Edgewood.
The Cardinals trailed, 3-2,
when Reifsteck had a power
play goal at 9:23 of the third

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

period to tie the game, 3-3.

Jake Feldt and Heidel had
assists on the play.
Ross Johnson then notched
the game-winner at 10:52 on
assists by Blake Kalscheur and
Hunter Kowalski.
Middleton took a 2-0 lead
just 1:45 into the game.
Reifsteck had a goal 55 seconds in on assists by Feldt and
Engelkes. Kowalski then had
an unassisted goal at 1:45.
Edgewood answered with a
goal midway through the first
period and pulled within 2-1.
And after a scoreless second
period, the Crusaders scored
twice in the first 4:23 of the
third period to take a 3-2 lead.
That set the stage for
Middletons big finish and an
even bigger victory.
Middleton then closed out
its big week with a win over
West.
The Cardinals trailed, 3-2,
heading to the third period. But
Middleton scored twice in the
final eight minutes to prevail.
First, Bryce Carey scored an
even strength goal on an assist
from Michael Wolfinger at the

9:04 mark of the third period to

tie the game, 3-3.
Heidel then scored the
game-winner with just 32 seconds left to give Middleton the
dramatic win. Both Engelkes
and Reifsteck assisted on the
game-winner.
Carey started the scoring
just 2:42 into the game and
gave Middleton a 1-0 lead.
West scored twice in a stretch
of 1:39, though, midway
through the period as the
Regents took a 2-1 lead.
Middletons Kowalski tied
things midway through the second period on assists by
Johnson and Julius. But West
took a 3-2 lead heading to the
third period.
There, Carey and Heidel
came up huge for Middleton
and the Cardinals notched one
of their biggest wins of the season.
On deck: Middleton hosted Cedarburg Tuesday, then
hosts Beloit Memorial Friday
at 8 p.m.

Middletons wrestling team

finished fifth at the eight-team
Whitetail Shootout held in
Menomonie last Friday.
The Cardinals lost their first
match, 39-21, to Spring
Valley/Elmwood and dropped
into the consolation bracket.
Middleton then defeated
Baldwin/Woodville, 51-24, and
upended Somerset, 57-21.
In the Cardinals loss to
Spring
Valley/Elmwood,
Middletons Elliot Zanon
defeated Kenny Fesenmaier, 74, at 170 pounds. Ortez Lockett
toppled Nick Hofacker, 11-6, at
195.
Middletons Matt Davey
received a forfeit at heavyweight. Jesus Quechol Ramirez
defeated Luke Deppa, 11-5, at
113. And Middletons Kevin
Meicher pinned Santana
Schlegel in 1:06 at 145.
In Middletons consolation
semifinal
win
over
B a l d w i n / Wo o d v i l l e ,
Remington Lockwood defeated
Kendall Martino, 10-0, at 160.
Zanon (170) pinned TshaJLuag in 1:18 and Dion Huff
(182) pinned Briton Gunderson
in 47 seconds.
Lockett received a forfeit at
195 and heavyweight Davey
pinned Muatxju Lee in 3:30.
Joseph Hoffman (126)
pinned John Jamieson in 48
seconds and Chris Rogers
(132) pinned Joe Garcia in
1:17. Meicher (138) defeated
Landen Lorentson, 15-0, and
Damian Benitez (152) received
a forfeit.
In Middletons win over
Somerset in the fifth place
match, Zanon (170) got things
started by pinning Ethan
Wegscheider in 46 seconds.
Huff (182) pinned Peter Lepper
in 1:01 and Lockett (195)
received a forfeit.
Jack Briggs (220) received a
forfeit and Davey (heavyweight) pinned Zeb Rivard in
2:41. Karim Said (106)
received a forfeit and Hoffman
(126) pinned Nick Kearns in
1:51. Rogers pinned Jared
Grahovac in 2:19, Meicher
(145) pinned Preston Anez in
1:42 and Benitez (152) defeated Auston Anez, 11-8.

Match #1 Quarterfinal: Spring

Valley/Elmwood defeated Middleton
39-21
152 - Cooper Stevens (Spring
Valley/Elmwood)
over
Damian
Benitez (Middleton) Fall 4:00
160 - Cruze Hurlburt (Spring
Valley/Elmwood) over Remington
Lockwood (Middleton) Fall 3:39
170 - Elliot Zanon (Middleton)
over Kenny Fesenmaier (Spring
Valley/Elmwood) Dec 7-4
182 - Carter Merth (Spring
Valley/Elmwood) over Dion Huff
(Middleton) Dec 4-2
195 - Ortez Lockett (Middleton)
over
Nick
Hofacker
(Spring
Valley/Elmwood) Dec 11-6
220 - Austin Turner (Spring
Valley/Elmwood) over Jack Briggs
(Middleton) Fall 0:38
285 - Matt Davey (Middleton)
over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
106 - Ben Anderson (Spring
Valley/Elmwood) over Karim Said

(Middleton) Dec 6-4

113 - Jesus Quechol Ramirez
(Middleton) over Luke Deppa (Spring
Valley/Elmwood) Dec 11-5
120 - Clayton Neisinger (Spring
Valley/Elmwood) over Calvin Srem
(Middleton) Dec 8-3
126 - Dylan Bune (Spring
Valley/Elmwood)
over
Joseph
Hoffman (Middleton) Fall 3:55
132 - Seth Schlegel (Spring
Valley/Elmwood) over Christopher
Rogers (Middleton) Dec 4-3
138 - Jarod Rielly (Spring
Valley/Elmwood)
over
Dylan
Carrington (Middleton) Dec 7-2
145 - Kevin Meicher (Middleton)
over Santana Schlegel (Spring
Valley/Elmwood) Fall 1:06

Match #2 Cons. Semi: Middleton

defeated Baldwin/Woodville 51-24
160 - Remington Lockwood
(Middleton) over Kendall Martino
(Baldwin/Woodville) Maj 10-0
170 - Elliot Zanon (Middleton)
over TshaJ-Luag (Chewy) Lee
(Baldwin/Woodville) Fall 1:18
182 - Dion Huff (Middleton) over
Briton
Gunderson
(Baldwin/Woodville) Fall 0:47
195 - Ortez Lockett (Middleton)
over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
220
Izaac
Peterson
(Baldwin/Woodville) over Jack Briggs
(Middleton) Dec 5-1
285 - Matt Davey (Middleton)
over
Muatxju
Lee
(Baldwin/Woodville) Fall 3:30
106
Tanner
Merriman
(Baldwin/Woodville) over Karim Said
(Middleton) Fall 0:54
113
Jacek
Nickowski
(Baldwin/Woodville) over Jesus
Quechol Ramirez (Middleton) Fall
4:56
120
Alex
McCray
(Baldwin/Woodville) over Calvin
Srem (Middleton) Fall 3:36
126 - Joseph Hoffman (Middleton)
over
John
Jamieson
(Baldwin/Woodville) Fall 0:48
132 - Christopher Rogers
(Middleton) over Joe Garcia
(Baldwin/Woodville) Fall 1:17
138 - Kevin Meicher (Middleton)
over
Landen
Lorentson
(Baldwin/Woodville) TF 15-0
145
Kody
Hillstead
(Baldwin/Woodville) over Dylan
Carrington (Middleton) Dec 8-2
152 - Damian Benitez (Middleton)
over Unknown (Unattached) Forf

Match #3 5th Place Match:

Middleton defeated Somerset 57-21
170 - Elliot Zanon (Middleton)
over Ethan Wegscheider (Somerset)
Fall 0:46
182 - Dion Huff (Middleton) over
PETER LEPPER (Somerset) Fall 1:01
195 - Ortez Lockett (Middleton)
over Unknown (Unattached) Forf
220 - Jack Briggs (Middleton) over
Unknown (Unattached) Forf
285 - Matt Davey (Middleton)
over ZEB RIVARD (Somerset) Fall
2:41
106 - Karim Said (Middleton) over
Unknown (Unattached) Forf
113 - JOSHUA MAACK
(Somerset) over Jesus Quechol
Ramirez (Middleton) Fall 5:45
120
Tyler
Hantsbarger
(Somerset) over Calvin Srem
(Middleton) Fall 5:45
126 - Joseph Hoffman (Middleton)
over NICK KEARNS (Somerset) Fall
1:51
132 - Christopher Rogers
(Middleton) over JARED GRAHOVAC (Somerset) Fall 2:19
138 - NICHOLAS BUSHINGER
(Somerset) over Dylan Carrington
(Middleton) SV-1 6-4
145 - Kevin Meicher (Middleton)
over PRESTON ANEZ (Somerset)
Fall 1:42
152 - Damian Benitez (Middleton)
over AUSTIN ANEZ (Somerset) Dec
11-8
160
GARRET
HECHT
(Somerset)
over
Remington
Lockwood (Middleton) Fall 1:15

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SPORTS BRIEFS

MBSC registration

The Middleton Baseball and

Softball Commission (MBSC)
have begun online registration
for the 2017 season.
Youth baseball and softball
players who wish to play in any
of the MBSC recreational or
competitive programs may register on the MBSC website at
www.mbscwi.com.
Program descriptions and
league director contact infor-

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Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Swimmers 4th at West Invite

Sam Young and Middletons boys swimming team finished fourth at the Madison West Invite last Saturday.

by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune

The WIAA Division 1 boys

state swimming and diving
meet is just more than two
weeks away.
And with a bevy of gifted
swimmers, the 20 teams that
invaded the UW-Natatorium
for the Madison West Invite

Saturday got an early preview

of what the state meet could
look like.
For Middleton, that was
good news. The Cardinals had
a big day and finished fourth in
the gifted field.
Stevenson High School won
the meet with 368.5 points.
Madison Memorial was second
with 315, while Madison West
(306.5), Middleton (257) and
Eau Claire Memorial/North
(195) rounded out the top five.
Middleton junior Michael

Draves won the 500-yard

freestyle in 4:42, while freshman Nathan Kim was fifth
(4:57.15) and sophomore
Andrew Martin was sixth
(4:57.28). Draves was also second in the 200-yard freestyle
(1:43.90).
Middletons 200-yard medley relay team of sophomore
Archer Parkin, senior Tommy
McGovern,
senior
Isaac
Hanson and freshman Nate
Lamers was third (1:39.36).
Kim was fourth in the 200-

yard IM, while junior Sam

Young was eighth (2:03.27)
and senior Luke Delaney was
ninth (2:05.34).
Parkin was sixth in the 50yard freestyle (22.22) and
eighth in the 100-yard backstroke (55.24). Delaney was
seventh in the 100-yard butterfly (54.46) and freshman Nate
Lamers was 10th in the 100yard butterfly.
The Cardinals 200-yard
freestyle relay team of senior
Gunnar Kunsch, senior Max
Hollfelder, sophomore Andrew
Lund and Draves was sixth.
And Middletons quartet of
Parkin, Lamers, Kim and
Draves finished sixth in the
400-yard freestyle relay.

got big and kept getting bigger. We just needed something

to go right, and once it did we
kind of got it going. It just took
a little while.
Middleton scored the final
six points of the first half
highlighted
by
a
Bria
Lemirande three-pointer at the
horn and the first bucket of
the second half to close within
38-30.
But a 9-0 Sun Prairie run
midway through the second
half gave the home team its
biggest lead of the night at 5638.
We didnt play tough,
Kind said. When we took the
ball to the basket, we tried to
avoid contact instead of drawing contact. And the officials
were calling everything, so,
geez.
Middleton turned up the
pressure and got its transition
game cranked up to make
things interesting late.
Senior
guard
Katrina
Anderson had a pair of baskets
during a 6-0 run that pulled
Middleton within 66-57 with
5:45 left. And two free throws
by junior forward Claire
Staples and a Bria Lemirande
lay-up helped Middleton claw
within 78-71 with 45 seconds
left.
But Sun Prairie made 5-of-6
free throws in the final 38.5
seconds. And the closest
Middleton could get was the
final score.
We battled and made it
interesting down the stretch,
Kind said. But we just cant
dig ourselves a big hole like
that. Theyre not going to give
up, but even then, we have to
make plays.
Sun Prairie shot a sizzling
28-of-56 from the field
(50.0%)
as
Middletons
defense had too many chinks.
Middleton, a senior dominant
and guard heavy team, also had
an
uncharacteristic
26
turnovers.
Theyve improved a lot
and they played a lot better
defense, Alyssa Lemirande
said of Sun Prairie. But we
didnt play our best either. We
need to care a little more and
work harder.
While Kind was far from
happy leaving Sun Prairie
Saturday night, he was opti-

mation is available on the

MBSC website. Registration
will continue through February
for competitive programs and
through May for recreational
programs.
Evaluations for competitive
baseball teams are scheduled
for March 4, 5 and 11, while
evaluations for competitive
softball programs will be held
on March 12 and 19.

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mistic better days were still on

the horizon.
We had some opportunities
to make plays that would have
gotten us even closer and we
couldnt finish, Kind said.
But it will toughen us in the
long run. I think well be OK.
Middleton 73, Janesville
Craig 44 The Cardinals
routed the visiting Cougars last
Friday.
Middleton junior forward
Tavi Tanin led all scorers with
18 points, while junior post
Halle White added 10.
From the infirmary:
Middleton is playing without
sophomore guard Charlotte
Dunn and sophomore forward
Hannah Flottmeyer.
Dunn has a stress fracture in
her foot and is expected to miss
at least two more weeks.
Flottmeyer has a shoulder
injury and the timetable for her
return is more uncertain.
Its certainly hurt our
depth, Kind said of playing
without the pair.
On deck: Middleton is at
Verona in a Big Eight showdown Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
The Cardinals are then at
Janesville Parker Saturday at
2:45 p.m.

Jan. 28
Sun Prairie 83, Middleton 77
Middleton . 28 49 77
Sun Prairie .. 38 45 83
MIDDLETON A. Lemirande 9
4-5 22, Anderson 3 0-0 7, B. Lemirande
6 0-5 14, Bursac 0 3-4 3, Staples 3 3-4
10, Tanin 1 4-4 6, Thomas 2 4-6 8,
White 2 3-4 7. Totals 26 21-32 77.
SUN PRAIRIE Baker 4 6-8 16,
Blair 7 3-6 19, Coulthart 1 0-1 3, FaustZiegler 4 2-5 10, Hilber 2 0-0 4, Jansen
8 8-11 25, Kostelnik 2 1-2 5, Moore 0 12 1. Totals 28 21-35 83.
3-point goals SUN 6 (Baker 2,
Blair 2, Coulthart 1, Jansen 1), MID 4
(Anderson 1, B. Lemirande 2, Staples
1). Total fouls SUN 23, MID 29.

Jan. 27
Middleton 73, Janesville Craig 44
Janesville Craig ... 20 24 44
Middleton . 40 33 73
JANESVILLE CRAIG Al.
Carlson 4, Am. Carlson 6, Dunlavy 2, E.
Pierson 13, Elgas 4, Goswick 2,
Halverson 6, Parkhurst 1, S. Pierson 4,
Wojcik 2. Total 44.
MIDDLETON A. Lemirande 9,
Anderson 7, B. Lemirande 7, Dunn 4,
Schauer 2, Staples 2, Tanin 18, Thomas
9, White 10, T. Lemirande 5. Total 73.
3-point goals M 7 (Anderson 1,
Tanin 4, Thomas 1, T. Lemirande 1), JC
2 (E. Pierson 2). Total fouls M 21, JC
17.

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Delaney
picks
NMU

Middleton senior
swimmer
Luke
Delaney signed his
national letter of
intent last week to
compete for Northern
Michigan University.
Delaney (front, center) is shown here with
his mother, Justine,
and his father, Ken.

Dohmeier earns lacrosse scholarship

Middleton High School senior Tyler Dohmeier recently signed a national letter of intent to play lacrosse at Madonna
(Mich.) University.
Dohmeier, a goalie, has been a starter on varsity since his freshman year at MHS, and the Cardinals were state champions his sophomore season. Dohmeier is the first MHS boys lacrosse athlete to receive an athletic scholarship.
Dohmeier is shown here with his parents Vicky and Joel.

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Middleton senior Joe Ludwig

announced Monday that he has committed to play football at the University
of Iowa.
Ludwig will be a preferred walk-on
and will begin his career as an outside
linebacker. Ludwig played safety and
linebacker at MHS.
Ludwig was named first-team allBig Eight the past two years and was an
honorable mention all-state pick by the
Wisconsin
Football
Coaches
Association in 2016.

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