VOL. 123, NO. 33 THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015 SINGLE COPY PRICE:
$1.25www.MiddletonTimes.comCitizens weigh in on utility
districtTheMiddletonmayorandCommonCouncilheardfromresidents last
week at a
publichearingfortheproposedcre-ationofautilitydistrictesti-mated to
cost $8,230,000. The utility district would
pro-videfivemilesofsewerandwater main lines for the
Com-munityofBishopsBayandotherfuturedevelopmentsex-tending into the
Town of West-port.Considerationoftheutilityexpansion was prompted
by theBishopsBaydevelopment.Rather than have the
developerconstructonlywhatisneededfor Bishops Bay, however, thecity
decided to explore invest-ing in a partnership with West-port to
extend water and sewerlinesfurtherinanticipationoffuture
development. The land that would receiveservice is considered the
City ofMiddletonstargetedgrowthareaforresidentialdevelop-ment.The
new lines would be partofMiddletonsutilitydistrictand Westport
would likely buywater wholesale from Middle-ton and pass the cost
off to res-idencesservicedbythenewutilities.Middleton planning
directorEileen Kelley opened the hear-ing by explaining why the
citywas considering something itsnever done before.It is very
similar to a
specialassessmentdistrictwherethecityinthepasthaspurchasedandbidandbuiltsewerinter-cepters
for instance, Kelley ex-plained. There is a utility as-sessment
area and the city assesacresbasesontheirbenefitfrom that
interceptor. The issueinthepasthasbeenyoucanonly assess properties
that are inthecity,andlotsoftimesbe-cause you are planning
utilitiesby CAMERON BRENTimes-TribuneCity council could vote on
proposal at Tuesday, Aug. 18 meetingTimes-Tribune photo by Matt
GeigerA strike against cancerThe Middleton Police Department
defeated the Middleton Fire Department by a score of 18-9 in
Saturdays annual Battleof the Badges at Firefighters Park. But
everyone went home a winner in this event, which is held each year
to honor andsupport local youth who are battling cancer. This years
guest of honor was 15-year-old Jackson Pagel, who is
undergoingtreatment for osteosarcoma, a rare form of cancerous bone
tumor. Pictured above, police and firefighters act as the pins ina
game of human bowling in between innings. To see more images from
the game, turn to page 10. See UTILITY, page 2Fifteen-year-old Alec
Riddlespeaks of the great fish with acertain wistful reverence,
like ayoungHemingwaydescribingSantiagos battle with the mar-lin.It
had been a quiet
morningJuly23,andsofarthefishwerentbiting.RiddleandLoganThomas,aclosefriendandfellowco-presidentoftheMiddleton
High School FishingClub,weresittinginaboatatthe Prairie Du Sac dam,
fishingfor flathead catfish. Finally, after about two hourswith
little luck, one of the rodswent. Riddle grabbed it, bring-ing in a
22-inch sheepshead, notexactly a noteworthy catch.
Justthen,anotherrodstartedtobend. But this one was
different.AssoonasIstartedtoun-hook thefish, one of my otherrods
went off, except it wasntthe normal tap tap tapping hit,it was more
of a slow pull, re-callsRiddle.Myfriendgrabbedtherodandsetthehook
and at first thought that hehad a small catfish. As he got itcloser
to the boat we
[thought]thatthehookhadsnaggedsomeoneelsesline,butuponlookingaroundnobodywaswithin
600 yards of us.Thelinewasbehavinginaway the two youthful, but
sea-soned,fishermenhadneverseenbefore.Surely,theythought,nofishcouldbethisstrong.
Myendofthelinefeltlikeitwaswrappedaroundarockoratreebecauseofthewaythelinetensionstayedsteady,
says Riddle. I gave theby MATT GEIGERTimes-TribuneLocal teenshaul
in amassive fishSee FISH, page 9Image contributedFocus on female
artists Middleton resident Tom Forrester is charting a new course
in Internet radio with his long-running independent station,
www.girlsrockradio.com. To learn more about the stationspast and
future, turn to page 3.50 years into the future you
areassessingpropertywithade-ferred assessment thats outsidethe
city.In the proposal the propertyownerwouldagreetopaytheentire cost
of the utility districteachyearinaspecialtaxperacre of their
development. Thatcostgetscalculatedeachyearbased on the cost that
goes intothe infrastructure.If there is a parcel of land thatis
platted in Bishops Bay thenthe developer has to pay
what-evercostisremainingonthatacreageastheyplatit. Thatland will be
removed from theutility district and will no longerhave legal
charges.The proposal also has that thelandowner or developer pay
125percent of the cost in the initialyears to create a reserve fund
topay the tax if there is a span ofno development.
Ifthepropertyownersdonot pay the special tax each
yearwehaveaprovisionintheagreement that would allow it
tobeaspecialassessmentandplace on tax rolls and
thereforewouldstaywiththelandandneed to be pad as the taxes
werepaid, Kelley noted. If there islandoutsidethisdevelopmentthat
benefits then there is a po-tential to recapture some of thatcost
and pay down the debt orreimbursethedeveloperifhehas already paid
all of it.Resident Don Hammes ques-tioned why the city is
providingabusinessloanforBishopsBay LLC. He suggested the
de-velopergetaloanfromapri-vate financial institution.
Hammesalsosuggestedthedeveloper pay a higher rate thanthe 125
percent for the first fewyears, at least 150 percent. Hecalled for
hiring a financial
riskadvisor.RonBiendseil,FriendsofPheasantBranchConservancyboardmember,saidtheboardmet
with Terrence Wall and to-gether decided not to have anyof the
utilities come through theconservancy. Wall, the developer of
Bish-opsBay,spoketothecounciland the public to address con-cerns
raised last week.Financing of this
infrastruc-ture,whichisoffsiteandnotneeded solely for Bishops
Bay,isnotavailablethroughbanksbecause it is financing a
signif-icantportionofcostforotherpropertiesbesidesBishopsBay, Wall
stated. Despite thiswearepaying100percentofthe
cost.Ifthedevelopmentdoesgofaster,asplatsaredevelopedand recorded
being paid in ad-ditiontopayingtheannualamount, Wall explained that
theBishopsBaywouldbepayingon an accelerated basis if the
de-velopmentgoesfasterthanplanned. This is for proving
regionalsewer and water service to a
tar-getedgrowtharea,Wallpointedout.
ThatareaisthevastmajorityofthefuturegrowthareaofMiddleton,ifyou
take that out of the picturethereislittletonogrowthinMiddleton.Wall
said if a smaller devel-opment were planned it wouldnot be able to
support the costof the infrastructure proposed.The city is
fortunate that
wearethefirstthroughthedoor,andthatisreallywhatthiscomes down to,
whoever is firstthroughthedoorishavingtoincur this significant cost
for re-gionalsewerandwaterthatisoffsite our property, Wall
said.Ifasmallerdevelopmentwere being built, the city couldnot take
advantage of the oppor-tunitytoprovidetheregionalsewer and water
necessary forthis entire growth area, Wall
as-serted.Wallnotedthatthecostishigher because there is over
fivemiles of infrastructure. If it hadgone through the conservancy
itwould have been about a thirdof the cost, he said.Effectively we
are subsidiz-ing the growth of the city, Wallsaid.
Thealternativeisnogrowth.Wall described the proposalas a
win-win-win because it wasthebestdecisionenvironmen-tally, provided
the city with fu-turegrowth,andwaspaidbythe private sector
including in-terest.What is the best solution forMiddleton and
Westport? Whatis the most efficient way to dothis? Wall asked. Each
juris-dictiondoingthereownthingwouldbemuchmoreexpen-sive.Avoteofwhetherornottoapprovetheutilitydistrictisscheduledtotakeplaceatthe
August 18 Middleton Com-mon Council meeting.PAGE 2 MIDDLETON
TIMES-TRIBUNETHURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015LLOCAL OCALGGOVERNMENT
OVERNMENTWestport to penalize construction
companyTheWestportTownBoardvotedunanimously last week to penalize
Fis-chl Construction a total of $45,000 offthe towns final payment
of $128,906for the recently constructed Town Pub-lic Works
Facility.The town board had held discussionsrelated to the
penalization of Fischl atseveral recent meetings, and options,the
harshest of which would be
follow-ingtheletterofthecontract,whichwould indicate a $500 per day
penaltyfor every day past the initial September15, 2014projected
completion date byinvoking a liquidated assets clause inthe
contract.Otheroptionsincludedpayingthebill up front in full, which
Administra-torWilsonstatedwouldavoidlegalfees entirely, or
withholding engineer-ing fees that were paid after the
initialprojected date ofsubstantial comple-tion, September
15.The$45,000isbeingwithheldbythe township from the final
payment,meaning the towns final payment willtotal approximately
$84,000.Westport initially voted to award
theconstructioncontracttoFischlCon-struction on May 5, 2014 to
approveabid for Fischl Construction of Veronain the amount of
$981,100.But the facility wasnt declared sub-stantially complete
until February 15of 2015, according to the board, whenWestport
began occupying the buildingand storing equipment there.
ThedelaycausedthetownshiptosheltertheirwinterequipmentintheVillage
of Waunakee while work con-tinued, and has elicited strong
reactionsfromvarioustownboardsupervisorsduring open session
meetings.Thisthingwasafiasco,com-mented board supervisor Brad
Robin-son, adding and he [a representativefrom Fischl] never even
came in andsaid Im having trouble.Theboarddidalsohearupdatesfrom
committee members amongst theboard, and approved two operators
li-censesforemployeesoftownbusi-nessesbeforeadjourningtheclosessession
to make its decision pertainingto the final payment to
Fischl.Times-Tribune photo by Cameron BrenDeveloper Terrence Wall
speaks to the Middleton Common Council and local citizens at City
Hall last week.UTILITY continued from page 1by MIKE
DREWTimes-TribuneTown board members says the public works project
was a fiascoFemale artists are just betterthan males ones. Thats
the wayTom Forrester feels, and thatsthe principle on which his
inde-pendentradiostationwasfounded nearly a decade ago.Ive always
appreciated thegirl artists, he says, sitting inthe headquarters of
Girls RockRadio, which also happens to bea downstairs room in his
Mid-dleton home. They sound a
lotbetterthantheirboycounter-parts.For a small Internet station in
this case one that specializesin the women of rock, pop
andalternativemusic-tostayonthe air for nine years is no
smallfeat,especiallyinwhatFor-restercallstheharsh,here-today,gone-tomorrowclimatefacingInternetradio
stationstoday.Butwhileithasntalwaysbeeneasy,Forrestersayshesglad he
opted out of his formerprofession and decided to pur-sue his
dream.Its probably something thathasitsinceptionwaybackinmy life,
he says. I was in theIT profession, and at one pointthe IT field
kind of imploded, soit was time for me to find some-thing fun to
do.It was the early 2000s,
andtherewasanemergenceofsomereallyawesomewomenartists, he
continues. He
pointstosingerssuchasMichelleBranch,AvrilLavigneandVanessa Carlton
as his early in-spirations.
Ihavenobackgroundinradiowhatsoever,hesays.Imnotsomedrivetimeguyfrom
Boston.Buthislifehaslongbeenlinked to radio. As a kid, he tin-kered
with the technology of theday, building his own stereo re-ceiver.
He even mounted an an-tenna on the roof of his familyhome in Beaver
Dam. Asayouth,herememberstuning in to hear authentic, un-derground
radio DJs.When I was a kid, Id listento underground DJs who
wouldjusttalktous,herecalls.Theywerentflashyorcom-mercial.Theydjusttalk.Those,tome,weretheglorydays
of FM radio.Today,Forrestersaysheworkstomakesureradiore-tains some
of the magic it hadbeforeitbecameincreasinglycorporate and
troublingly bland.He bemoans sterile and life-less, highly
automated modernradiostationsthatadheretoapure play
format.Ithinkitwouldbeatrav-esty, a real travesty, if radio lostits
personality, he says.Thetypicalrevenuemodelfor
Internetradiostations is
lis-tenersupport,throughwhichthehopeisthattheaudiencewill donate
funding to help keepthe entertainment value
comingtheirway.Tenuousatbestinstrong economic times, its
nighimpossibleduringthecurrentsloweconomicrecovery,ac-cording to
Forrester.He remains optimistic,
how-ever.Nevertheless,Internetradiocontinues to be abeacon of music
freshness amidthe stale and limited playlists
ofcorporatebroadcasters,hesays.Internet radio isoneofthe few ways
in which you canbeexposedtonewartistsandnew music without the
tediumofsearchingandbuildingplaylists for your device your-self.
Just tune in and let it cometoyou.
Andforourpart,wehaveaveryindependentartistfriendlystationwhichmeanswe
serve up music not availableon the best build-a-station
fea-turesfoundonmanyofthemajor music services.As a representative
of the In-ternetRadioFairness Coalitionin 2013,Forrester joined
sev-eral other online broadcasters
-includingindustrygiantslikePandoraandClearChannelCommunications(iHeartRa-dio,)-aswellasmanyinde-pendent
artists, in pitching thecase for a friendlier business
cli-mateforInternet radio toelected officials in WashingtonD.C. It
is a position supported
bymanyindependentartistswhorecognizethevalueofInternet radio
inhelpingthembreak the barriers to being heardand build a
following, Forrestersays.The independent artists arecompletely
onboard, he com-ments. Whathecallsegregiousroyalty rates are at the
heart ofthe matter, and a new round
ofroyaltyrate-settinghearingswill take place in 2016.
Proposedratesinthepasthave threatened to silence
Inter-netbroadcastingaltogether,contends
Forrester.Themusicindustryhasitshooks in deep, he says. Andtheres a
whole undercurrent ofdifficultiesfacedbyonlineradio.We all believe
the artists de-servetogetpaid,headds.That they should get their
fairshare. But when Napster camealong, it just scared the crap
outof them. Notcontenttositandwait,Girls Rock Radio is working
toevolveitsphilosophyanditsrevenue model. IbelieveGirlsRockRadiohas
a uniqueopportunity to become a voicefor one, if not many of the
manycauses specific to women in so-ciety and the world today,
saysForrester. We can greatly
ex-ceedthevalueofourmusicalentertainment offering by
help-ingmakeadifferenceintheworld, and in doing so,
supportourownabilitytocarrythemessage. Tothatend, GirlsRock Radio
seekstoenhancethe conversation about women
-whilekeepingtheguysin-volved.WhatIthinkweneedisacause, he says. A
voice. Ob-viously for us thats going to
bechampioningcausesforwomen.THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015 MIDDLETON
TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3EENTERTAINMENT NTERTAINMENTA radio station
where girls ruleTimes-Tribune photo by Matt GeigerTom Forrester at
the GirlsRockRadio.com headquarters in the City of Middleton.by
MATT GEIGERTimes-TribuneTom Forrester says radio station can
champion causes for womenGirlsRockRadiocan be found at:
girlsrockradio.comPAGE 4 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNETHURSDAY, AUGUST
13, 2015Wisconsinisfamousformakingdeli-cious dairy products, but it
takes hard workand superior care to produce high-qualitymilk. The
Miss Q Contest, which is spon-sored by AgSource Cooperative
Services,rewards junior dairy exhibitors for
excellentdairypractices.Threeyouthwererecog-nized Friday, July 17,
at the Dane CountyFair. Mitchell Schleicher, Columbus;
KarleeKetelboeter,Dane;andHaileyRaymond,New Glarus, Wis., were each
awarded theMissQtitleandgiventheopportunitytosell one, half-gallon
of milk at the AgSourceMiss Q Auction, held during the
fair.CowsonaprocessedDHItestingpro-gram that have completed a
first, second,third or fourth-or-higher lactation were eli-gible
for the award. The cow in each
lacta-tionclasswiththehighestmilkquality,determinedbythelowestaveragelinearscore
(somatic cell count), was declared
thewinner.Proceedsfromtheauctionwereawarded to the winning youth
exhibitors toassistwithfurtherdevelopmentoftheirdairy project or
finance their post secondaryeducation.Mitchell Schleicher earned
the first lac-tationAgSourceMissQAward.EndresFamily Farm purchased
the first place half-gallon of milk for $375.00. Landmark Serv-ices
Cooperative, Cottage Grove, Wis., wasa contending bidder.
Schleicher is the sonof Steve and Lisa Schleicher and is a
mem-beroftheDeForestHandyHelpers4-HClub. Karlee Ketelboeter, a
member of the Ash-ton Go-Getters and daughter of Steve andSandy
Ketelboeter, captured the second lac-tation award. Her quality milk
pitcher waspurchasedfor$825.00.ABS-VarrelmannReproduction Services
was the successfulbidder, with contending bidding by MitchBreunig,
Mystic Valley Farms. TheAgSourceMissQthirdlactationwinner was
Hailey Raymond, daughter ofAlisha Brown-Legler and James
Johnson.Lisa Barman of Lodi Vet Service,
purchasedHaileyshalf-gallonofqualitymilkfor$825.00.RussellJohnson,OldQFarms,AndyPeart,AmericanFamilyInsuranceand
Jeff Geier, Landmark Services Cooper-ative, were contending
bidders. Hailey is amember of the Belleville Busy Beavers 4-H
Club.A special thank you goes out to each ofthe buyers and to Jeff
Geier with LandmarkServicesCooperativeinCottageGrove,Wis., who
provided a $600 cash donation,to be split evenly among the winning
MissQ exhibitors. RayKuehl,fromRayKuehlAuctionServices of Waunakee,
served as auctioneerfor the event.Photo contributedFair season for
Go-GettersAshton Go-Getters 4-H Club took part in theDaneCountyFair
July 20-24. Several of the club members went on to theStateFair,
which is taking place right now in West Allis. Emma Laufenberg is
showing her barn quilt project, Megan Moll isshowing a wall hanging
project, Rachel Hellenbrand and Karlee Ketelboeter are showing
dairy animals. Pictured from left toright: Emma Laufenberg, Megan
Moll, Taylor Henningfield, Rachel Hellenbrand, Lauren Henningfield,
Karlee Ketelboeter, Han-nah Statz, (kneeling left to right) Kayla
Roudebush, Jasmine Miller and Lizzy Wissbaum at the Dane County
Fair.Police arrest teenssuspected of invadingMiddleton homeLocal
authorities have
madeabreakinacasethatbeganwhenaMiddletoncoupleawoke to find
intruders in theirbedroom earlier this summer. A statement issued
Mondayby the Middleton Police Depart-ment indicates that two
juvenilemales, ages 15 and 16,
respec-tively,wereidentifiedassus-pectsandlateradmittedtoentering
the residence. ChargesforburglaryhavebeenreferredtotheDaneCounty
District Attorneys Of-fice.It was on June 21 at 6:28 a.m.that
Middleton Police were
ini-tiallycalledtoanaddressonValleyCreekCircle,whereaburglarytoanunlockedresi-dence
had just occurred. Accordingtopolice.thehomeownersawoketotwomale
subjects in their bedroom.Thehomeownersconfrontedthe suspects, who
then fled onfoot.The Middleton Police are
re-mindingcitizenstokeeptheirresidence secure and report
anysuspiciousbehaviorintheirneighborhoods.Les Paul The Tour is
com-ing to Middleton as part of the100thAnniversaryCelebrationof
Les Paul.Asitmakesitswayacrossthe country, the exciting
interac-tive tour will arrive at the Mid-dleton Good Neighbor
Festivalallowing fans of Les Paul,
rocknrollandmusicalinnovationtheopportunitytoexperienceLes Paul The
Tour. Les PaulsBigSoundExperiencewillbeopentothepublicatMiddle-tons
Good Neighbor Festival,inFiremansPark,from10:00am 6:00
p.m.Sunday,August 30th, 2015.The 53 state-of-the-art tourvehicle
takes guests behind
thescenesintotheworldofLesPaulgivingthemtheopportu-nityfornumerousinteractiveexchanges
within 1,000
squarefeetfullofmusic,technologyandtheenergyofLesPaul!Guests young
and old will im-merse themselves in music ex-ploration, sound and
technologyinnovations and hands-on
enter-tainment.Thetourisfreeandopen to the public. Visitors
willalsobeabletomixandsharemusicastheydiscoverLesPaul,themanmanydefineasthe
most important innovator ofthe music industry.Also on the grounds
will be adisplay of Les Paul Guitars
asprovidedbyDaveRogersofDavesGuitarShopinLaCrosse,
WI.LesPaulwasaninnovator,aninventor,aGRAMMYAwardwinner,aninducteeoftheRockandRollHallofFame,TheNationalInventionHallofFameandsomuchmore.Known
as the Father ofthe Solid Body Electric
Guitar,TheWizardofWaukesha,Rhubarb Red, The Father ofModern Music,
and more, LesPaulscuriosityaboutsoundbegan at a very young age.
Con-temporary artists such as Slash,ZZ Tops Billy Gibbons,
GreenDaysBillieJoeArmstrong,JoanJett,JimiHendrixandmany others have
paid homageto Les Paul throughout their ca-reers. The Middleton
Good Neigh-bor Festival has been
bringingtheMiddletoncommunityto-gether since 1964. The event
in-cludesfamilyfun,livemusic,food, carnival rides, crafts and
a5-kilometerrun/walk.Asthemajor fundraiser of the year
forMiddletons non-profit
organi-zations,thefestivalsupportscharitiesandworthycausesthroughout
the Middleton. LesPaulwasaninnovatorwho inspired creativity
through-out his life. Astheinventorofthesolidbody electric guitar,
multi-trackrecording, over-dubbing (soundon sound) and numerous
otherrecording techniques, he left anunmistakablemarkonthemusic
industry for future gener-ations. Photo contributedLactation award
for KetelboeterAgSource Miss Q Contest award winners and successful
buyers at the 2015 Dane County Fair included, from left to right:
JeffGeier-Landmark Services Cooperative; Endres Family Dairy Farm;
Mitchell Schleicher; Lisa Barman-Lodi Vet Services; HaileyRaymond;
Karlee Ketelboeter; Kaleb Varrelmann; Mariah Martin-Dane County
Fairest of the Fair; Rodney Davis-AgSourceRegional Sales
Manager.Les Paul tour comingto Good Neighbor FestThis years Good
Neigh-bor Festival is Aug. 28-30.For more information, go
towww.goodneighborfesti-val.com.THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015 MIDDLETON
TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 5Photo contributedMiss
SaigonMiddletonPlayersTheatresproductionofMissSaigon
continuesattheMiddletonPerformingArtsCenterat 7:30p.m.onThursday,
Friday and Saturday. Miss Saigon tells the tragic story of a doomed
romance involving an Asian woman aban-doned by her American lover
during the Vietnam War. Their struggles tofind each other over the
ensuing years is a moving tes-tament to the humanspirit as she
fights to find a better life for the child henever knew he had.
Tickets are available onlineatmiddletonplayers.comor by
calling1-800-838-3006. Although advance reservations are
recommended for best seats, ticketscan also be purchased at the
door beginning one hour before show time.Pictured above, Kaleigh
Sullivan as Kim, Lucas Jordanas Tam.Educators willlead GNF
paradeElevencurrentorformerMiddleton-CrossPlainsAreaSchoolDistricteducatorswillserveasparademarshalsforthisyearsMiddletonGoodNeighborFestivalparadeonSunday,
Aug. 30.The parade marshals
includecurrentstaffmembersEmilyCaruso,ChrisConohan,LisaLochingerandAnnieWhite,along
with Brad Schneider, whoplans to retire at the end of
theschoolyear.FormerDistrictstaff members, Legertha
Cham-pagne,GreggDocCramer,MaryDahmen,JoAnneJohn-son,LyndaSharpeandDebWeitzel
will also participate.ThisyearsGNFthemeisGrounded in Tradition,
Grow-ing Our Future. The logo wasdesigned by Clark Street
Com-munitySchoolstudentJulianTianandunveiledearlierthisspring.GNFpresidentTamraDagnon
said it seemed only fit-tingthateducatorsfillthepa-rade marshal
role based on thetheme.WhenIstartedthinkingabout who I might like
to inviteto be this years parade marshal,Growing Our Future just
hada nature tie-in to our schools,she said. I approached
Districtadministrators with the idea
andtheywereverysupportiveaswell as instrumental in gettingthe word
out to current and for-mer staff members.Conohan has taught 11
yearsintheDistrictandcurrentlyserves as a sixth-grade
teacheratKromrey.CarusohasbeenwiththeDistrict11yearsandservesonthePerforming
ArtsCenter staff. White has workedfor eight years, and currently
asa second-grade teacher at ElmLawn.Schneiderhasbeentaught band at
Middleton HighSchoolfor29years,whileLoichinger has taught here
for35yearsandthisyearmovedfrom Northside to
Kromrey.SharpewasanEnglishteacherfor29years,whileWeitzel (chemistry
and environ-mentalscience)andCramer(English)eachtaughtfor33years.
Dahmen worked as a
sec-retaryintheDistrictfor40years.Johnsonworkedasahealth teacher,
mainly at Krom-rey, for 33 years before retiringin
2010.MayorJudyKarofskywasthe first parade marshal in 1974.Last
years parade marshal
wasTVpersonalityCharlotteDe-leste.FormerMCPASDstaffmembers Gene
Gray (1999) andDeweyStendahl(2003)havealso served in that role.The
parade will begin at
noonandtakeplaceonUniversityAvenueandParmenterStreet.The festival
will run Aug. 28-30and include more than a
dozenareanon-profitsservingfood,craft booths all weekend and
acarnivalintheCSCSparkinglot.PAGE 6 MIDDLETON
TIMES-TRIBUNETHURSDAY, AUGUST 13,
2015MichaelPeterPreciousEsser,age67,diedThursday,August 6, 2015, at
Agrace Hos-piceCare after a long battle withCancer.He was born on
October 6,1947 at St. Marys Hospital inMadison, the son of Gilbert
andArlene(Vosen)Esser.Mikewas raised on the family farm
inMiddleton,attendedSt.Bernards Catholic grade schooland graduated
from MiddletonHigh School in 1966.Mike im-mediately enlisted into
the U.S.Army 25thinfantry and honor-ably served in the Vietnam
War.Heremainedactiveinthere-serves with the 826th Ord.
Co.inMadison.SergeantFirstClass Michael Esser was againcalled to
duty in 1990 to serveinDesertShield/Storm.Hethen retired from the
Army onOctober 6,
2007.MikewasmarriedtoKath-leenAnnBowaronMay9,1970.HewasanemployeeoftheUW-MadisonGroundsDept.
and retired in
2004.HewasalifelongmemberofSt.BernardsCatholicChurchinMiddleton.Mike
enjoyed trav-elingwithfamily,helpinghisbrother on the farm, playing
eu-chre,hostingBadger/Packergames, researching war
history,bartending at the Good Neigh-borFestivalVFWBeerTentand
spending time with his chil-dren, grandchildren, family
andfriends.Mike was a lifetime
memberoftheWm.SonnySimonVFWPostNo.8216andtheCross Plains-Middleton
Ameri-canLegionPostNo.245.Hewas also a member of the Wis-consin
Vietnam Veteran Chap-ter III.In addition to his wife,
Kathysurvivors include his three
chil-dren:DavidEsser(JenniferRipp),Corine(Tad)Stepan,Geoff(Tammy)Esser;fourgrandchildren:
Kade and
TrentStepan,ZacharyandMadelynEsser;hisfather,Gilbert;auntMartha
Esser;brothers, James(Sharon)Esser,Thomas(thelate Doris Esser) ;
sisters, CarolEsser, Kathy (George)
Brummandmanycousins,nieces,nephews and friends.
AMassofChristianBurialwillbeheldatST.BERNARDSCATHOLICCHURCH, 7450
University Av-enue,Middleton,at1:30p.m.onTuesday,
August11,2015,with Father Brian Wilk
presid-ing.VisitationwillbeattheGUNDERSONWESTFU-NERALANDCREMATIONCARE,7435UniversityAv-enue,Middleton,onMonday,August
10, from 4 until 8
p.m.andonTuesday,August11,fromnoonuntilthetimeofMass at the church.
Burial willbe at St. Peters Catholic Ceme-tery in Ashton.A luncheon
willfollow at St. Bernards
ChurchHall.InlieuofflowerspleasesendmemorialstoWilliamS.MiddletonMemorialVeteransHospitalorAgraceHospice-Care.We
would like to extenda special thanks to Agrace Hos-piceCare
especially Ann Wynnwho always brought humor
andasmiletoMikesfaceonherregular visits.wHe
HHOnlinecondolencesmaybemade at www.gundersonfh.comGunderson
WestFuneral & Cremation Care7435 University
Avenue(608)831-6761Photo contributedBergstrom gives $700 to MOMOn
Saturday, July 25, Bergstrom Chevrolet hosted their inaugural
Classic Car show, andgave all proceeds to Middleton Outreach
Ministry (MOM), generating a generous donationof $700 to help
prevent homelessness and end hunger in our community. The event
had53registered cars. The oldest car in attendance was a 1931 Ford
Model A Roadster, and thenewest car was a 2015 Chevrolet Corvette
Z06. There were 16 Corvettes in attendance,with the oldest being a
pair from 1964. The winner of Best In Show was a 1969
ChevroletCamaro owned by Cliff Plunkett of Sun Prairie, WI.
Pictured: Al Ripp, Executive Directorof MOM and Steve Henderson,
General Manager of Bergstrom Chevrolet. OOBITUARY BITUARYMichael
Peter EsserTimes-Tribune photos by Matt GeigerSupporting literacy
in South AfricaOn Sunday, July 26 at Capital Brewery,a fun event
supported literacy by helping fund theIkhwili Primary School
Library project in Kei Mouth, South Africa. Our benefit reached
itsmonetary goal of $4,000, said organizer Michelle Storm. In fact,
the generosity was unbe-lievable and we made $4,967.The project has
been running since 2011 and is greatly appreciated by the children
of CwiliTownship, according to organizers. The teachers use the
library in the morning and MaureenBalfour, a local Xhosa woman, is
employed by Kidlinks Worldto run the library three after-noons a
week when school is in session. Funds raised at Capital Brewery are
being used tohelp restock the library, provide book bags for the
children to take home, help pay Balfoursstipendto open the library
three afternoons a week when school is in session and make
neededrepairs to the existing library. Top, Lee Sellers paints the
face of her daughter, Gracie, with a Harry Potter theme. Above,a
live orchestra entertains the crowd during the silent auction.
Westishostinganeventtohire for more than 40 positionsdue to growing
client demand,and is offering a hiring bonus ofup to $4,000. The
hiring event will be heldonThursday,August13 be-tween
10a.m.and6p.m.at8401GreenwayBoulevardinMiddleton,
Wisconsin.Westiscurrentlyhiringforsalespositionsinavarietyofareas
including: Financial Serv-ices,Healthcare,Mobility&Data,
Industrial Building Sup-plies, Transportation/Logistics,Travel and
Hospitality and Con-sumerPackagedGoods.Allcandidates who apply and
startasalespositionby August31are eligible for this hiring
bonusoffer of up to $4,000.This is a great time to get onboard with
West, said ShawnFliehman, Executive Vice
Pres-identofRevenueGenerationServices at West. Weve neverbeen able
to offer a hiring bonusof this sizeand its all
thankstoincreaseddemandforourservices. Prospective candidateswill
be joining a growing com-pany that offers multiple oppor-tunities
for career
advancement,inadditiontosizablemonthlybonuses.Werecommittedtofurtherdevelopingaworld-classsalesforcetosupportthegrowthwehaveplannedthroughout
the rest of the yearand into 2016.Jobseekerswhoareinter-ested in a
career at West are en-couragedtoviewavailablepositionsat
west.com/careers.Applicantsmayalsoapplyinperson at Wests Middleton
em-ployment office during normalbusiness hours at 8401
Green-wayBoulevardinMiddleton,WI.Hiring event today at
WestTHURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE
7Infinity students make historyTeam Infinity from the
Middle-tonsInfinityMartial
Arts(IMA)SchoolmadesportkaratehistoryontheFourthofJulyweekendattheISKA(InternationalSportKarateAssociation)U.S.OpenKarate
Championships in Orlando,Fl. This is the largest karate tour-nament
in North America drawingover 4,000 competitors from morethan 20
different countries.TeamInfinitywashighlightedon the ESPN2 stage
after winningthe TeamDemonstrationdivisionfor the fourth year in a
row.Theyare the only team to win this
divi-sionfourtimesmakingthemthewinningest team in sport karate
his-tory!Team members range in agefrom 11 years old to 34 years
oldandwilltravelinternationallytosport karate tournaments in
Ireland,Canada and Mexico in 2015.IMAwasfoundedin2007.Since then it
has grown to four lo-cationsinMiddleton,Fitchburg,Sun Prairie,
Evansville and soon toopen in Oregon.Focusing on
kidsandfamilies,IMAssuccessiscreditedtoadynamiccurriculumthat
instills character building
andleadershipskillsinitsstudents.MikeWelch,IMAfounderandheadcoachofTeamInfinityhadthistosay,Themostimportantthing
to me has always been to pro-vide great service to our
families.Itruly believe that we make a
bettercommunity,oneblackbeltatatime.The sport karate
tournamentshave always come second, but wehave worked hard for the
last fouryears to achieve this level of suc-cess.I could not be
more proud ofthe kids and families on this team.They are dedicated,
hard workingand most of all, a family!For more information about
In-finityMartial Arts,visitthemonthe web at
www.infinityma.com.Pritts wins
GoldTainaPritts,age15,aMid-dletonmartialartsstudentatKicksUnlimitedonDemingWay,recentlybroughthomegold
and silver medals in tradi-tional forms, extreme forms andboth
point and continuous spar-ringassherepresentedTeamUSA at the World
OrganizationofMartialArtsAthletes(WOMAA)ChampionshipGames in
Cardiff, Wales, UK.Tainawasoneof45com-petitors representing team
USAattheWOMAAWorldMartial Games XV, said Math-iam Mbow, owner and
head in-structorofKicks Unlimited-Middleton.She was a great
representa-tiveofourschoolandproudlycontributedtoTeamUSAsgold,silverandbronzemedalscount,championship
rings and belt ti-tles, he
added.Mbow,a5thdegreeblackbelt,namedOutstandingIn-structoroftheYearin2014,served
as one of only 5 coachesselected to train and
accompanyTeamUSAtotheWOMMACompetition this July. It was a real
honor to repre-sentTeamUSA,saidMbow. I was so proud of
ourperformance, especially Taina,whohasbeenaKicksUnlim-ited student
for four years.WOMMA International wasfounded in 1998 to host a
WorldChampionshiptournamentevery year in a different coun-try.
Itwascreatedtoofferanopportunityforinternationalcompetitionthatisopentoallages,styles,systemsandbeltranks.KicksUnlimitedMiddletonis
a full service martial arts gymoffering classes in martial
arts,self-defense and fitness for kidsandadults. KicksUnlimited
also has locations inFitchburg,WI,Stoughton,WI and Sun Prairie,
WI.Photo contributedTeam Infinity was highlighted on the ESPN2
stage after winning the Team Demonstration division for the fourth
year ina row. 15-year-old martial artists shines at championship in
WalesPhoto contributedTaina Pritts with Kicks Unlimited owner and
head instructor Mathiam Mbow. Kicks Unlim-ited Middleton is looking
forward to the 2016 World Martial Arts Games in Vienna,
Austria.Rep.DianneHesselbein(D-Middleton)hasbeennamedtothenewly-createdSpeakersTaskForceonAlzheimers
and Dementia.I am honored that SpeakerRobin Voshaschosenmetobe a
part of this bipartisan
taskforce,Hesselbeinsaid.RaisingawarenessofAlzheimersanddementiaisimportant
to me personally asonewhosefatherhadAlzheimers. One of my
prior-ities in office has been to pro-motecommunityandstatesupport
for families and
care-givers.ThisisagrowinghealthconcerninWisconsinthat deserves the
high-level at-tention that the Speaker is giv-ing it.Speaker Vos
(R-Rochester)directed the task force to
taketestimonyandmakerecom-mendationsonpolicyinitia-tives to:Improve
and promote
com-munity-basedresourcesforthosesufferingwithAlzheimersanddementia,and
continue to raise
individ-ualandcommunityaware-ness.Identifywaystoimproveand sustain
in-home care andempower family
caregivers.Determinewaystoensurefuturequalityofcarewhilelowering
the cost of long-termcare.Clarify current law and de-velop a
workable
frameworkforadultprotectiveservicesandlegalinterventionsforpeoplesufferingfromAlzheimers
and dementia.Study current research find-ings to determine if there
areways the state can participatein not just treatment, but
pre-ventionandpossiblecureofAlzheimers.Hesselbein joinsdementia
task forceGAB report shows significantobstacles for Wisconsin
votersWisconsins polling places are becoming more accessible,
butsome people with disabilities and the elderly still face
significantobstacles when they vote, according to a new report from
the Gov-ernment Accountability Board.Over the past two years and
seven elections, the G.A.B. con-ducted inspections at 808 polling
places in 568 municipalities in 48of the 72 Wisconsin counties.
Inspectors found almost 4,000 ac-cessibility problems based on the
standards established by the fed-eral Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990 and the Help AmericaVote Act of 2002, which require
polling places to be accessible topeople who use wheelchairs and
have other physical challenges.There was an average of 4.9 problems
per polling place in 2014-2015, compared to 6.5 problems in the
G.A.B.s last report in 2013.Forty-two percent of the violations
(1,652) were serious enoughto prevent a voter with a disability
from entering a polling placeand casting a private and independent
ballot, said Kevin Kennedy,director and general counsel of the
G.A.B. Most of the
remainingproblemsdonotrepresentmajorobstaclestoparticipation,andmost
problems can be remedied by little to no cost solutions.This new
report details the kinds of accessibility problems thatstill exist
at polling places in Wisconsin, Kennedy said. Whilemunicipalities
continue to make great improvements, we still havequite a ways to
go to ensure everyone with a disability is able tovote privately
and independently. The G.A.B. is committed to vis-iting every
polling place in the state, which we are on target to doby the end
of 2016.Elections Division Administrator Michael Haas noted that
manyof the problems found by inspectors require relatively minor
cor-rections, such as signs printed too small for someone with a
visualimpairment to read. These kinds of problems can be fixed at
littleor no cost by municipal clerks, Haas said. In more serious
cases,See VOTING, page 11Healthyindividualsareneeded every day to
maintain anadequatebloodsupplyforpa-tients in need. Once a donor
hasmadethecommitmenttogiveblood, it is important to take afew
simple steps to prepare andhelp ensure a good donation
ex-perience.The American Red Cross rec-ommends getting a good
nightssleep,drinkinganextra16ounces of water, eating iron-richfoods
to maintain a healthy ironlevel and consuming a low-fatmeal before
donating.
Donatingbloodisaneasywaytohelpothersandonlytakesaboutanhour.TheRedCrossencouragesdonorstogive
blood every time they
areeligibleevery56daysforwholeblooddonationsandevery112daysfordoubleredcell
donations.How to donate bloodSimply download the
Ameri-canRedCrossBloodDonorApp, visit redcrossblood.org
orcall1-800-REDCROSS(1-800-733-2767) to make an
ap-pointmentorformoreinformation. All blood types areneeded to
ensure a reliable sup-ply for patients. A blood donorcard or
drivers license or twoother forms of identification arerequired at
check-in. Individu-als who are 17 years of age
(16withparentalconsentinsomestates),weighatleast110poundsandareingenerallygood
health may be eligible todonate blood. High school stu-dents and
other donors 18 yearsof age and younger also have tomeet certain
height and
weightrequirements.AbouttheAmericanRedCrossTheAmericanRedCrossshelters,feedsandprovidesemotional
support to victims ofdisasters; supplies about 40
per-centofthenationsblood;teachesskillsthatsavelives;provides
international humani-tarian aid; and supports militarymembers and
their families. TheRed Cross is a not-for-profit or-ganization that
depends on vol-unteersandthegenerosityofthe American public to
performits mission. For more informa-tion, please visit
redcross.org [email protected] 8 MIDDLETON
TIMES-TRIBUNETHURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015Photo contributedGators raise
$5,250 for splash parkAt their annual banquet on July 28, the
Middleton Gators eight-and-under swimmers, led by Miles Wagener,
presented a checkfor $5,250 to Penni Klein (left), City of
Middleton public lands director. The money will help fund a new
splash park to be builtat the Walter R. Bauman Aquatic Center.The
splash park will replace the existing sand play area at the pool.
The sand playarea is not ADA accessible, so Gator swimmers and
divers from all age groups held a swim-a-thon to raise money for
the newpark.Construction is set to begin next spring, so the splash
park will be ready for the 2016 pool season. The Middleton Gators
Swim & Dive team is a private, non-profit swim and dive club
that welcomes area children ages 5-19 toparticipate in swimming and
dive training and competition within the Madison All City
League.CHURCH NOTESRed Cross Blood Drive at St. BernardCatholic
ChurchBoyScoutTroop640willhold a reunion on Saturday
Au-gust22atWestMiddletonLutheran Church, 3763 PioneerRoad from 1-5
PM. All formerscouts, their parents and fami-lies are invited.Boy
ScoutTroop 640to reuniteMonday, August 24 from12:00 pm to 4:00
pmSt. Bernard Catholic Church7450 University Avenue,MiddletonDrive
detailsTHURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 950
years of Park ElementaryFive decades ago, Park
Ele-mentarySchoolwasbuiltonfarmlandinCrossPlainsandopened its doors
to 119 childrenand12staffmembers.Thebuildinghad10classrooms,agym
and a full-service
kitchen,saystheschoolscustodian,RodneyPeanutsEsser,whocan vividly
remember that time,50yearsago,whenhewashired to work for the school
dis-trict.ParkSchoolcelebratedits50th anniversary this spring.
Itwas a day to remember the
his-toryofParkSchoolandlookbackat50yearsoflearning.Kids, parents
and staff gatheredto look at a timeline of photo-graphs, read old
newspaper
ar-ticlesandadmirestudentsprojectswhilesocializingandenjoying
birthday cake. Askidscameup,withbigsmilesontheirfaces,togreetand
hug the kind-hearted custo-dian they call Mr. Peanuts, itbecame
clear it was not just theschools birthday, but also con-sidered
Essers birthday.Youve been here 50
years,soeverybodythinksitsyourbirthdayparty,ParkSchoolprincipalMonicaSchommersaidtoEsserastheyadmiredthe
childrens projects hung inthe school hallway. A handful ofthe
projects said Happy
Birth-dayorThankyoutoMr.Peanuts.ThispastApril,theschoolhonored and
thanked Esser forhis 50 years of work in the
Mid-dleton-CrossPlainsAreaSchoolDistrictwithaspecialconcert by one
of Essers goodfriends, Maggie Mae, a
home-growntalentedcountrysingerandNashvillerecordingartistfrom
Oxford, Wisconsin.Aroundtheturnofthecen-tury, Park School was
formerlylocatedwheretheRosemaryGarfootPublicLibrarystandstoday.
Theschoolwasbuiltatits current location at 1209 ParkStreet in 1965.
Years later, it
be-camepartoftheMiddleton-CrossPlainsAreaSchoolDistrict.Esser came
with
thelandbecauseheandhisbrotherhelpedtheirparentsfarmthepropertywheretheschoolwasbuilt.In1972,thefirstadditiontotheschoolin-cludedfourclassrooms,ali-braryandatheatre.Asthepopulationcontinuedtogrow,sixmoreclassroomswereadded
in 1979.TheCrossPlainsOptimistClub, Lions Club, 4H Club,
theParentTeachersOrganization(PTO),aswellas,localbusi-nessescontinuallysupporttheschool.
Today, the school servesabout300kids,kindergartenthrough grade 4.
WeretheonlypublicschoolinCrossPlainssothecommunityembracesusandsupports
us, said kindergartenteacher
AmyCallies,whohastaughtatParkSchoolfor23years.Calliesnoteschangessinceshe
started teaching at Park, butsaystheschoolcontinuestohold onto
traditions, includingthe annual Thanksgiving dinnerand fun day on
the last day ofschool. Also, the music
programandnaturetrailhikeshavere-mained an important part of
theschools curriculum and activi-ties. I went to elementary
schoolin the 1970s and this school
stillhasthatfeel,Calliessaid....Just the sense of communitybetween
the parents and teach-ers here; even though things
arebeginningtomoveveryfast,you still get some of the thingsthat we
used to do. Esser says, over the past 50years, one of the hardest
aspectsof the job is saying good-bye tothose kids and staff who
moveon in their life journey. Over theyears, he has watched kids
growintoadulthoodandhasbuiltstrongrelationshipswithstaffmembers.Imnottryingtosetanyrecords
or anything like that, Ijust enjoy what Im doing,
hesaid.Thekidshavebeenmylife.Imlivingthedream,headds.line a good
hard yank to try tofree the line and thats when allof [a] sudden
the red, 50-poundbraidedlineshotoutofmyhandslikeatruckwasontheother
end.Actingquickly,thetwofriendspulledofftheirshirts,fashioning them
into makeshiftglovestopreventtherunningline from burning through
theirpalms. That is when they knew.Weknewatthispointthatsomething
huge was on and
wecouldfeeleverypumpofthefishstailthroughtherespon-sive braided
line, says Riddle.Forthenext25minuteswefoughtthecreaturewithonlyour
hand[s], taking turns to pre-vent ... injuring our hands whenthe
fish wentonruns.Afterpulling in over 150 yards of linewe finally
saw the beast, a pad-dlefish snagged by the lure onthe line.The
fish wasmassiveandcovered in lampreys, accordingto Riddle.By this
time a nearby boat ofmenfishingfor musky had
mo-toredovertowatchthefight.Theytoowereamazedbythesize of thefish.
Withaheavefrommyfriend, we had the paddlefish onthe rear deck of
the bass boat,saysRiddle.Wequicklyde-tached all seven lamprey and
re-moved the mangled hook fromthe fishsgillplate.Webothquickly
hoisted thefishup
forpictures.Theysetthefishbackintotheriver,receivingalargesplashing
as the paddlefish de-parted.Wecouldonlyguessthatthefishwas 100
pounds, saysRiddle.Myfriendliftedmeintotheair,thesamewayasthefish.
I weighed 120 poundswhen thefishwas caught and hedeclared without
question thatthe fishweighed as much if notmore than me.Riddle said
he and Thomas,wellawareofstrictstatelawsintended to keep paddlefish
inthe water, did not take the timeto measure the length, girth
orweight.Whoknows,maybethisfish wasastaterecordbutwewill never know
for sure, saysRiddle.Obviouslyanenthusiasticfisherman, Riddle also
revealeda burgeoning naturalist when
heprovidedhisfinalthoughtsabout that days events.I would like to
mention howdelicate these prehistoric beastsare, he said. Since
they filterfeed, they are at risk [from] lackof food due to the way
that sil-ver carp and buffalo feed. Silvercarp and buffalo filter
feed too,and as they work their way upthe river systems they
threatenmore and more species.Sadly,mostpeoplewillnever see a
paddlefish in personbecause of how rare they
are,hecontinued.Notonlyarepaddlefish hard to stubble
upon,butverysparse.ThedamatPrairie Du Sac is one of the onlyseven
places left in all of NorthAmerica where paddlefish canstill be
found.Photos contributedAlec Riddle (left) and Logan Thomas (right)
are co-presidents of the Middleton High School Fishing Club. FISH
continued from page 1Cross Plains school celebrates half a
centuryby ERIN VANDER WEELETimes-TribuneTimes-Tribune photo by Erin
Vander WeeleStudents, parents and staff celebrated Park Elementary
Schools 50th anniversary at an openhouse earlier this
year.Kindergarten teacher Lisa Breunig,custodian Rodney Peanuts
Esser,2nd grade teacher Caroline Estabrook and fourth grade teacher
Brenda Autz are pictured above.PAGE 10 MIDDLETON
TIMES-TRIBUNETHURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015Times-Tribune photos by Matt
GeigerThe cause was serious, but there were plenty of smiles at
Sat-urdays Battle of the Badges at Firefighters Park. Clockwisefrom
top left: Middleton Police Chief Chuck Foulke with hon-orary guest
Jackson Pagel; Middleton Fire Chief Aaron Harris(no. 32) celebrates
after crossing home plate; members of theAthletic Leadership
Council and Wheaton Warrenville South,of Illinois, volunteered at
the concessions stand; Sophie Nis-senbaum and Mackenzie Zimmerman
had fun bowling for hu-mans on the diamond in between innings.
Battle of the BadgesTHURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015 MIDDLETON
TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 11Susan Carpenter, Outreach Specialist at the
Native PlantGarden of the UW-Madison Arboretum, will lead
ThePollinatorstourSunday, August16,9a.m.tonoonatPope Farm
Conservancy in the Town of Middleton.Bumble bees and other native
pollinators are criticallyimportant to native and garden plant
reproduction, and toanimals that eat fruit and seeds.Join Susan to
explore thepollinators buzzing Pope Farm Conservancy.Last
yearshediscovered8differentbumblebeesinourConser-vancy.One,therarestandmostendangered,wastherusty-patched
bumble bee (Bombus Affinis). There wereat least 8 individual bees
in the patch of Monarda. This isanother tour that will be
interesting, educational and fas-cinating.Learn about local
pollinators at Pope Farm eventPhoto by Susan Carpenterlocal
governing bodies will need to consider funding repairs
orrenovations to ensure access to the polls, or securing
alternativepolling locations.Haas said the G.A.B. has leveraged
technology to streamlinepolling place accessibility inspections.
Wisconsins 1,853 mu-nicipal clerks are responsible for making sure
polling placesare accessible, which Haas said is not always easy
because theyoften have to rely on buildings the municipality does
not ownsuch as schools or churches. However, the G.A.B. will
providetechnical assistance to clerks who need help, and the
agencyhas federal funds available to assist municipal clerks with
thepurchase of supplies to make polling places accessible,
Haassaid.VOTING continued from page
7Theirseasonhadntevenbegun.Andalreadythehigh-lights were
coming.LorenSkibba,Middletonsbrilliantgirlsgolfer,poppeduponESPNstopplayslastweekaftershedrainedabunker
shot at the Junior PGAChampionships.Ijustgotluckythatthecameramen
were there for thatshot, said Skibba, a senior.
Itwassupercoolandthewholeexperience was
awesome.Manybelievetherearecountlesshighlightsstilltocome.MiddletonfinishedthirdattheWIAADivision1statemeetlastseason.Alongtheway,Skibbabecamejustthesecond
golfer in school historyto win an individual state
title.Now,withfiveoftheirtopsixplayersbackfromayearago, the
Cardinals will be gun-ning for gold when the
seasonbeginsFridayattheMadisonInvite at Yahara Hills.Its going to
be an
excitingseasonthatwerealllookingforwardto,Middletonthird-yearcoachBeckyHalversonsaid.
Our goal for this seasonis going to be to have fun.
Youcantwintourna-mentsifyourenothavingfun. We obviously know
thereisalotexpectedofusthisyear,butweregoingtotakethingsonedayatatime.Were
going to practice with
aItdidnttakeBrandonScheidlerlongtosetthetonefor the Middleton 29ers
offenseSundayafternoon.Scheidler singled in the
bot-tomofthefirstinningforthefirstofhisthreehitsandlaterscoredonasinglebyKevinDublerwhoalsofinishedwiththreehitstoprovideastellarstartforthe29ersoffense.Meanwhile,right-handerDrew
Farrell scattered four
hitsandstruckoutfiveinacom-plete-gameefforttohelpMiddleton secure a
6-1
victoryoverBlackEarthinaHomeTalentLeagueNorthernSectionfirstroundplayoffgameat
Sorenson-BakkenField.Whenthathappensyourein control and can stay
aggres-sive instead of being too pickyand can just get after the
hittersandgetalotofgroundballs,whichiswhatIdidtoday,FarrellsaidafterMiddletonsoffensestakedhimtoa2-0first-inning
lead.Middleton(15-2)swepttheseasonserieswithBlackEarth(7-12), but
the 29ers didnt takeanythingforgrantedintheirthird meeting of the
season.They were coming in
hot,ScheidlersaidofBlackEarth,whichwasridingafour-gamewinning
streak. We knew
theywereagoodteam.Theyhadeverybodybackfromyearspast,sowecouldnttakethemlightly.AfterFarrellretiredBlackEarth
in order in the top of thefirst, Scheidler lined a single
toleft,movedtosecondwhenLukeSchaferfollowedwithasingleandthenscoredonDublerslinedrivetorightfield.Oneoutlater,RossHellenbranddeliveredasacri-fice
fly to left to score Schaferfor a 2-0 lead that proved to
betoomuchforBlackEarthtoovercome.When he goes at the top
oftheorder,weallseemtogo,MiddletonmanagerBrandonHellenbrandsaidofScheidler,who
batted .435 during the reg-ular season to place third in
theNorthern Section batting race.In the top of the first
inninghecomesupandripsalinedriverightawayforabasehitand you could
feel our guys allof a sudden start to feel it a lit-tle
bit.Scheidler said getting off toafaststartwasimportanttokeep Black
Earth from gainingany
momentum.Comingoutthatfirstinning,scoringtwo,provingthatwecouldputrunsupagainstMyles(Potuznik)wasbig,Scheidlersaid.Thatboosted
everyones
confidence.Weonlyscoredsixruns,buteveryonehittheballhardtoday. It
was a good sign.BlackEarthmanagerBenVoss lamented that the
two-runcushion was an early omen
thatitwouldntbetheBombersday.Thatchangesthewholementalityofthegame,gettingdownrightawayespeciallyagainsttheseguys,Vosssaid.Therewasnoletdown,butpsychologically
playing
behindagainsttheseguysisalwaystough.Potuznik,whoallowedfourrunsonsevenhitsspanningfiveinnings,agreedtheearlyPAGE
12 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNETHURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015Highhopesby ROB
REISCHELTimes-TribuneSee GOLF, page 15File photoMiddleton girls
golf coach Becky Halverson (left) and defending state champion
Loren Skibba are expecting a big season.Middleton rolls past Black
Earthby DENNIS SEMRAUSpecial to the Times-TribuneFollow RobReischel
onTwitter at@robreischelTimes-Tribune photo by Mary
LangenfeldMiddleton manager Brandon Hellenbrand (left) and Brandon
Scheidler celebrate the 29ers win over Black Earth.HTL team
winsplayoff openerMiddletonsgirls golfersexpect to shineSee HTL,
page 15THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE
13EditorsNote:ThehighschoolfootballseasonkicksoffonAug.21andWisSports.netoffersupapre-viewoftheBigEightConference.Middleton,defendingcon-ferencechampions,isonceagainthepicktowintheleague.2014Recap:
MiddletonendedSunPrairiestwo-yearrun at the top, finishing 8-1
inconferenceplaytosecureanoutrightleaguetitle.MadisonLaFollettesecuredsolepos-session
of second place with a7-2 conference record.
BothMiddletonandLaFollettelostinLevel2ofthepostseason.Verona,SunPrairie,JanesvilleCraig,andMadisonWestalsomadethepostseason,thoughnonewereable
to get a playoff victory.Predicted Order ofFinish1) Middleton2) Sun
Prairie3) Madison West4) Madison La Follette5) Verona6) Madison
Memorial7) Janesville Craig8) Janesville Parker9) Beloit
Memorial10) Madison EastPlayers to WatchMitchellBacon,WR,Middleton:
Bacon earned
sec-ond-teamall-conferencerecognitionatreceiverlastseason.TerrellCarey,WR,MadisonWest:
Careywasabigplaythreat,catching30passes for 694 yards and
seventouchdowns as a first-team all-conference
pick.JPCurran,QB,SunPrairie: Curran struggled a bitin his first
year taking over forolder brother Ryan Curran,
buthaslookedverygoodinoff-seasonworkoutsandcouldbepoisedforabreakoutseniorseason.JakeFerguson,WR/LB,MadisonMemorial:Fergusonledtheteaminreceiving
and tackles last
year,andhasanearlyofferfromWisconsin.MikeGullens,LB,SunPrairie:
Gullenswasasec-ond-teamall-conferencepicklastyearandisgarneringsig-nificant
college attention.TrayvonnJohnson,DL,Verona: Johnson is a beast
upfrontandalegitimatecollegeprospect,earningfirst-teamall-conferencerecognitionafterrecording82tacklesandfive
sacks last season.JoeLudwig,DB,Middleton:
Anhonorable-mentionall-conferencechoiceas a sophomore, the son of
for-mer UW offensive coordinatorAndy Ludwig is one of the
topcollegiateprospectsinthe2017 class.CamMaly,RB,Middleton: Maly
earned
first-teamall-conferencerecogni-tionafterrushingmorethan1,100 yards
last
season.XavierMiller,QBMadisonWest:Millerhadadynamicsophomoreseason,throwingfornearly1,500yards
with 16 touchdowns andaddingsevenmorescoresonthe
ground.AlexOrvis,LB,MadisonLaFollette:
Orvisisaproto-typicallinebacker,earningfirst-teamall-conferencerecognitionandinterestfromseveral
D1 colleges.MarcusReuter,WR,SunPrairie:
Reuterhadaniceyear,withateam-high30catches for 345
yards.DaleTygum,WR,MadisonEast:
Tygumisabig-bodiedreceiverthathauledin45catchesfor642yardsandninetouchdownsasafirst-teamall-conferencepick.1.
Middleton
TheCardinalsendedSunPrairiestwo-yearreignatoptheBigEightConference,claiminganoutrightleaguecrown
with an 8-1 record.
Middletonhasbeenatitsbestwhenitsfeaturedadynamicrunningbackforitspro-styleI-formationoffense,andtheCardinalshavejustthat
in senior-to-be Cam
Maly,whorushedfor1,143yardsand19touchdownsasafirst-teamall-conferenceselectionlast
year.
Replacingstartingquarter-backKellanSchulzandWFCAall-statetightendMitchell
Herl will be
especial-lyimportant,butkeepaneyeonClassof2016receiverMitchell
Bacon, who hauled in27passesfor404yardsandfour touchdowns last
season.
Thedefensewillneedtimetoaddressdeparturesofeightplayersthatreceivedeitherfirst-orsecond-teamall-con-ferencerecognition,buttheCardinals
will have one of
thetopdefendersintheleagueinClassof2017safetyJoeLudwig.TheCardinalswelcomebackfourstartersonoffense,but
just one on
defense.TeamspeedwillbeanassetalongwithfootballIQ,saidMiddletoncoachTimSimon.Wellhavealackofexperiencealongwithsmallerthan
normal linemen. 2. Sun PrairieThe Cardinals won
back-to-backoutrightBigEightConferencetitlesin2012and2013,butslippedtoatieforthirdlastseasonwitha6-3leaguemark,followedbyLevel1playoffexitatthehandsofconferencerivalMiddleton.
SunPrairielosesitstwomostprominentplayers,all-staterunningbackNoahDiazandall-statedefensiveline-manDevinWebster,butitcouldbeabitofabounce-backseasonforheadcoachBrian
Kaminski and crew.
Atquarterback,J.P.Curranentershissecondyearasastarter,butstruggledabitlastseasonaftertakingoverforolderbrotherRyan.Hisfavoritereceiver,MarquisReuter,
returns with him. The Cardinals have
crankedoutanumberoftoprunningbacks over the years, and
find-ingareplacementforDiazwill be especially important inthe
preseason.
Ondefense,lookforClassof2016MikeGullenstostepupasoneofthetoplineback-ers
in the state.3. Madison WestThe Regents were part of
aresurgencebyMadisoncityschoolslastyear,asWestmadetheplayoffsforathirdstraightyear,somethingtheprogramhadnotpreviouslyaccomplished.AlongtheRegents
got wins over playoffteamsVeronaandJanesvilleCraig. Even bigger
things could bein store in 2015, as West was arelatively young
team, heavilyreliantonatalentedsopho-moreclass.Thatgroupisayear
older now, and the team
isloadedattheskillpositions.QuarterbackXavierMilleriscoming off a
year that saw
himthrowfor1,447yardsand16touchdowns,addingsevenrushingtouchdowns.LeadingreceiverTerrellCareyisalsoback,alongwithtalentedrun-ningbacksTerrenceMcNealand
Greg Wright. The key may be on
defense,though,wheretheRegentsheldjusttwoof10opponentsunder 20
points last season.4. Madison
LaFolletteTheLancersmadeastrongshowinginheadcoachScottSwansons
first season,
finish-inginsolepossessionofsec-ondplaceinthehighlycom-petitive10-teamleague.QuarterbackJordanCarlsonandtwo-timefirst-teamall-conferencerunningbackCahleel
Copus will be tough
toreplaceoffensively,butlookforTimHodgestogetmoretime in the
backfield. ThebackhalfofthedefensewillbeoneoftheLancers strengths
once again,featuring the conferences bestlinebacking duo in Alex
Orvis(first-team all-conference)
andEricCefalu(second-team).Alsobackisfirst-teamall-conferencedefensivebackBraden
Jorenby.5. VeronaTheWildcatsgotbackintotheplayoffsaftermissingoutin
2013, finishing 6-3 before
aLevel1playoffexit.HeadcoachDaveRichardsonmayhaveagroupmoreadvancedondefensethanoffense,atleastearlyintheseason.Virtuallyallthesignificantskillpositionplayersgraduat-edfromlastyear,includingall-conferencepicksatquar-terback,runningback,receiv-er,
and tight end. CarsonParks,whoaver-aged nearly 10 yards per carryin
spot duty, may need to stepintoaprimeroleoffensivelythis season.
Ondefense,theWildcatswill have one of the best
line-man/linebackerduosinthestate.TrayvonnJohnsonisanundertheradarcollegeprospectthathasbig-timepotential,earningfirst-teamall-conference
recognition
lastseason.LinebackerSamFavourledtheWildcatswith101tackleslastseason,andwas
a first-team all-conferencechoice, as well.6.
MadisonMemorialTheSpartanshavesomesolid talent coming back, but
abit of uncertainty at the top, asAdam Smith takes over as thehead
coach for Mike Galindo. Theoffensehasanumberof playmakers,
including
quar-terbackEmmettEnright,run-ningbacksJasonWeahandJackAndringa,andreceiversJakeFergusonandBattaglia.Fergusonledtheteaminreceivingandtackleslastsea-son,earningascholarshipoffer
from Wisconsin after hissophomore season.
ThequestionbecomeswhetherMemorialcanputallthattalenttogethertoformacohesiveunit,andpushforapostseason
spot.7. Janesville CraigTheCougarsmadeitintothe playoffs last
season for
thefirsttimesince2008,relyingonalargeseniorclass.Craigbegantheyear6-1,butdroppeditsfinalthreeoftheseason.
Craiglosesthatbigseniorclasstograduation,withmostoftheoffensiveproductionamong
them. Will the momen-tumcontinueorwasthesuc-cess a result of a
single class?8. Janesville
ParkerTheVikingshaveunchar-acteristicallymissedtheplay-offsforthreestraightyears,afterqualifyingforthepost-season
in 15 of the previous
16seasons.Parkerenteranewera,however,asClaytonKregertakesoverforEricSkrzypchak.TheVikingslose1,200-yardrusherJovanniSanchez.9.
Beloit MemorialThe Purple Knights hope
totakeastepforwardinheadcoach Rodney Wedigs
secondseasonafterfinishingwinlessa year ago.
Thisisoursecondyeartogether,sothecoachingstaffandathletesknoweachotherbetter,Wedigsaid.Ouroff-season
was much better. Wehavealotofyoungmenthatgainedvarsityexpe-rience
that are back.
However,wewerehistoricallybaddefensively,soweneedtomakedramaticimprovements.We
will have very few seniorson the field on Friday nights.10. Madison
EastThePurgolderswereableto score with anyone last
year,leadingtheleagueintotaloffense.However,whenitcametimetostoppeople,thePurgolders
struggled, allowingmore than 40 points per game.
Wellbeathleticandlongon offense, looking to
capital-izeonaproductiveoffensiveseasonin2014,headcoachSteveEratosaid.Defensively,wearebigandphysical,
with pretty good ath-leticism.
Thereceivinggroupistal-ented,withDaleTygumandDeang Deang leading
the way.Eastwillneedtobreakinanew quarterback, though, afterZach
Zilm graduated.Middletonpicked towin Big 8Times-Tribune photo by
Mary LangenfeldBrennan Schmitt and Middletons football team are
favored to win the Big Eight Conference.PAGE 14 MIDDLETON
TIMES-TRIBUNETHURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015SportsbriefsBluebirds to hold
tryoutsThe Middleton
Bluebirdsyouthbasketballprogramwillholdtryoutsforinter-estedsixth-gradegirlsandseventh-gradeboysbasket-ballplayersonTuesday,Aug.
18.Thegirlstryoutwillbeginat6p.m.intheoldgymatKromreyMiddleSchool,whiletheboystry-out
will begin at 7:15 p.m.The Bluebirds also antic-ipate having boys
teams forfifth-andsixth-gradersin2015-16.Theremaybeopenings in both
ages.
Ifyouareinterested,pleasecontactprogramdirectorPerryHibnerat608-828-9891.TheBluebirdswillalsoholdafallskillscampforstudentsingrades1-8forfourSundaysinOctober.Four
one-hour long sessionswill be
available.Thecostis$25andincludesacampT-shirt.Tolearn more or to
get a regis-trationform,pleasecontactHibner.Golf scoresMWGAAug.
5Flight ALowGross KathyReed, 41Low Net Kathy
Reed,32PlayoftheDayMarthaBrusegar,CathyRechlicz and Kathy
ReedFlight BLowGrossRoxieGottsackerandPamScheibel, 50Low Net Char
Dohmand Barb Werner, 33PlayoftheDayRoxie GottsackerFlight CLowGross
ConnieBrachman, 53LowNet ConnieBrachman,
30PlayoftheDayConnieBrachman,WendyJohnson and Obie Oberst MWGAJuly
22Flight ALowgross TriciaSmith and Kathy Reed, 47.LowNet
CathyRechlicz, 35.PlayoftheDayTriciaSmithandKathyReed.Flight
BLowgross RoxieGottsackerandTerryRowling, 57.Lownet EileenPongratz,
39.PlayoftheDayEileen Pongratz.Flight CLowgross MyrnaMcNatt,
51.LownetMyrnaMcNatt,26.PlayoftheDayMyrnaMcNuttandLindaMedland.Parkcrest
Womens Aug. 4FlightA:MonnieVena,48.FlightB:BonnieSnyder,
58.FlightC:EvieYoung,63.Times-Tribune photos by Mary LangenfeldAre
you ready forsome
football?Middletonsfootballteambeganpracticelastweekandhasitsfirstgame
Aug. 21 at Janesville Parker.Above,CardinalsheadcoachTim
SimontalkstohisteamafterFridays
practice.Inthemiddle,Middletonjuniorrunning back Trevaun Turner
looksfor running room.Atleft,seniorwideoutDavidVande Sande hauls in
a pass.THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE
15outburst was a game-chang-er.Drewsagreatpitcher.When hes pitching
with a lead,Idontthinktheresabetterpitcher in the league,
PotuzniksaidofFarrell.Itwastough.They just hit all of my
mistakes(Sunday).Butyoucanthangyourhead,itwasagreatsea-son.Afterfinishingtheregularseason
tied for the final playoffspot, Black Earth had to
defeatbothReedsburgon Aug.3andLodi on Aug. 4 to earn a play-off
berth.SotheBomberswerentreadytoconcedeanythingdespite Middletons
productivestart.Drewpitchedahellofagameandwecouldntsquareanythingup,VosssaidofFarrell.Hewasthrowingstrikesandgettinggroundballs.Wewerentdoingany-thing.Hekeptusonourtoesandhewasmixinghispitchesreally
well.BlackEarthavertedashutout in the top of the fourthinning when
Ben Jennings, JedTraxler and Rob Capener
deliv-eredconsecutivesingleswithtwo outs to trim the deficit to
2-1.However,Middletonquick-lycounteredinitshalfoftheframe when Cole
Cook drew alead-offwalk,EricSimonfol-lowed one out later with a
sin-gle,andScheidlerdrovethemboth in with a booming two-outtriple
to center field.Comingoffan0-for-5per-formanceaweekearlieratSauk
Prairie, Scheidler showedhe was back on track when the29ers needed
him the most.Imadeaslightadjustmentto my swing where I place
myhands, and that helped level
myswingoutandIstartedsquar-ingupontheballagain,Scheidlersaid.
Butsome-timesyouvejustgottogouptherewithaclearconscience,relaxandswingthebatandgood
things happen.Scheidleralsodoubledintheeighthinning,finishingahome
run away from the
cycle.HispresenceatthetopoftheMiddletonlineupprovidedacomfortzoneforhisteam-mates.Hesourfire.Hegetsonandwegeteverythinggoing,DublersaidofScheidler.Obviously
hes a good enoughhitter to hit in the middle of thelineup and weve
debated that.Buttheresreallynoneedto move him. Hes been doing
agreatjob.Hesfast,too.Ifhehitssingleshecanstealbases.Hes definitely
a threat to a lotofopposingteamsandthathelps us out, too.Farrell
agreed.WhenTurksgoingatthetop,everyonefollowshislead, Farrell said
of Scheidler.Whenheshot,werehot,which is no
secret.Middletonputthegameaway with two runs in the
sev-enthinningonRossHellenbrands RBI single and asacrifice fly by
Cook.ThatleftituptoFarrelltosilence the Black Earth bats
therestoftheway,whichhedid,retiringtheBombersfinalseven
hitters.purposeandtrytobecomeastoughaswecancomeOctober.Skibba
agreed.Personally,mygoalistowin state as a team this
year,Skibbasaid.Ithinkitdbeagreatwaytoendmysenioryear, and
obviously its a
goalfortherestoftheteamaswell!Middletonwascertainlytough a year
ago. And with
theoverwhelmingmajorityoftherosterback,2015couldbeeven
better.EverythingbeginswithSkibba,whowillplaycolle-giatelyatNorthernArizonabeginning
in 2016.Skibba was a first-team
all-stateplayerwhoaveraged75.04fortheseason.Innineregularseasontournaments,Skibbafinishedfirstfivetimes,andalsohadasecond-and
third-place showing.Then at state, Skibba shot
a3-over-par,147andwonthetitlebyfourshotsoverHomesteads Anika
Hitt.Havingareturningindi-vidual state champion is
prettyexciting,HalversonsaidofSkibba.
Shehashadsomeoutstandingperformancesinhersummeroftournamentsand I
cant wait for her to con-tinue to shine for
us.WereallthrilledtohaveLorenasourleaderthisyear.
Shedidagreatjobthissummerinsteppingupandleadingsomecaptainsprac-tices
for the
girls.LastyearIthinkshelearnedalotaboutbeingthatleader/captainfromRachelThorntonandImexcitedforhertocontinueinRachelsleadershipfootsteps.
ThegirlsreallylookuptoherandIthinkitwillbegreathavingher lead the
way for us.TheCardinalshaveseveralother standouts, as
well.JuniorAlexisThomaswasnamedsecond-teamall-BigEightandhonorablementionall-state.Thomasaveraged84.0lastseasonandhadfivetop-fivefinishesduringtheyear.Thomasthenfinished17th
atstatewithanimpressivetwo-day score of
164.Alexisisreallygettingintohergroovethissummerandhasbeenworkingreallyhardtoreallybreakthroughintothe70s,Halversonsaid.
Ithinkwellbeseeingsomegoodscoresfromherthroughout the
season.JuniorMorganNarowetzwasalsonamedhonorable-mention all-Big
Eight last
sea-son.Narowetzaveraged87.7,wonapairofBigEightConferencematchesandhadthreetop-fivefinishes.Narowetzwasprobablyhead-ed
for second-team
all-confer-encehonors,butwithdrewfromtheconferencetourna-ment with
an illness.Morganhasbeenworkinghard at her game over the sum-mer
and I think shes going toputtogethersomedecentscores for us,
Halverson
said.JuniorLindsayCallahanhadanextremelysolid2014andaveraged90.68.Withanotheryearofexperience,HalversonisexpectingCallahan
to be even better.Lindsayhasalsobeenworking hard on her game
andislookingforwardtocon-tributing with some consistentscores,
Halverson said.JuniorMorganMileswasMiddletonsNo.6golferlastseason
and has the inside
trackonwinningavarsityjob.ButtheCardinalsaredeepandHalversonwillhavesomeother
options, as
well.ThatgroupincludesseniorMadelineRichards,juniorClareDay,andsophomoresAllisonRichards,PaytonHodson,
Marie Mayers, GracePeterson and Haley
Dunn.Itsgreattohavesuchgreatcompetitiongoingonwithintheteam,Halversonsaid.
Verona,thedefendingstatechampions,appearstohaveanotherterrificteamandwillbeMiddletonstopcompeti-tion
in the Big
Eight.Acrossthestate,HartlandArrowheadandMequonHomesteadfiguretohaveter-rific
teams, as well.ButMiddletonexpectstobeinthehuntforchampi-onships at
every level.This years title is never
agiven,Skibbasaid.WewillstillhavecompetitionfromVeronaIpresumeandotherMilwaukee
schools.But I think all the girls gotgood experience from the
statetournamentlastyearthatweshouldbemorepreppedforitcome this
October.Whichcouldjustkeepthehighlights coming.File photoMiddleton
junior golfer Alexis Thomas will be a key member of the Cardinals
this fall.HTL continued from page 12GOLFERS continued from page
12Times-Tribunephoto by MaryLangenfeldMi d d l e t o n
sDrewFarrellwasthewinningpitcherasthe29ersdefeatedBlackEarthSunday.Hewasaroundtheplate,eventheballsthathewasthrowingweregoodmisses.Thatswhatyouwanttosee,Dubler
said of his battery
mate.Eventhehitstheygotwerebloophits,theywerentsolid.Theresnotmuchyoucandoaboutthat,soweminimizedthedamageandjustkeptonattacking
those guys and thatswhat he does best.The victory set up a
second-roundmatchupwithseventh-seeded Richland Center,
whichoustedsecond-seededSaukPrairie.MiddletonprevailedinanearliermeetingwithRichlandCenter,
recording a 6-0 victoryonJune
7.YetafterlosingtoCrossPlainsinthesecond-roundofthe playoffs last
year, the 29ersdont plan to overlook anyone.Last year we found out
thehardwayifyoudontcomereadytoplayyouregoinghome,BrandonHellenbrandsaid.Lastyearhelpedus,sohopefullywellbringagreatattitudetoeverygameandtryto
make a run at this thing.Black Earth ..... 000100000 1 4 1Middleton
.. 200200 200 610
3Pitching(IP-H-ER-BB-K):BlackEarthPotuznik(L,5-7-4-1-2),Caminiti(3-3-1-0-3).MiddletonFarrell
(W, 9-4-0-1-5).Hittingleaders:MiddletonScheidler (3x5), Dubler
(3x4).2B Scheidler,Dubler.3BScheidler. Ashton7,CrossPlains5
KevinPeternellearnedthewin,whileTannerMeinholzand Casey Miller each
had twoRBI.Cross Plains .... 000 000 023 5 11 5Ashton
............... 200 050 00x 7 8 1Pitchers(ip-h-er-bb-so)Allen (L;
4.2-8-2-1-5), Hack (3.1-0-0-0-5); Peternell (W; 7-5-1-3-3), Adler
(2-6-4-1-3).Leading hitters Cross Plains
Meinholz(3x5),Doherty(3x3),Sarbacker (2x5), Lochner (2x3); Ashton
Meinholz (2x4), Adler (2x4). HR Doherty; 2B Meinholz (2),
Doherty.Mazomanie10,WestMiddleton1ChrisAndersonsluggedtwohomerunsastheMustangsrolledpast
West Middleton.Mazomanie ... 010 203 103 10 14 1West Middleton000
100 000 1 8
1Pitchers(ip-h-er-bb-so)Zander(W;9-8-1-3-3);Leggett(L;9-14-9-4-6).LeadinghittersMazomanieHoward(3x6),Andersen(3x5),Page(2x5),Williams(2x4);WestMiddleton
Everson (2x4).HR Schoch, Andersen (2); 2B Howard, Doyle,
Williams.PAGE 16 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNETHURSDAY, AUGUST 13,
2015Varsity footballAug. 21 at Janesville Parker 7 p.m.Aug. 28 vs.
Verona 7 p.m.Sept. 4 at Madison East 7 p.m.Sept. 11 at Madison La
Follette 7 p.m.Sept. 18 vs. Sun Prairie 7 p.m.Sept. 25 vs. Madison
Memorial 7 p.m.Oct. 2 vs. Madison West 7 p.m.Oct. 9 at Beloit
Memorial 7 p.m.Oct. 16 at Janesville Craig 7 p.m.JV footballAug. 20
vs. Janesville Parker 6 p.m.Aug. 27 at Verona 6 p.m.Sept. 3 vs.
Madison East 6 p.m.Sept. 10 vs. Madison La Follette 6 p.m.Sept. 17
vs. Sun Prairie 4:30 p.m.Sept. 24 at Madison Memorial 4:30 p.m.Oct.
1 at Madison West 4 p.m.Oct. 8 vs. Beloit Memorial 6 p.m.Oct. 15
vs. Janesville Craig 6 p.m.Freshman Red footballAug. 27 vs. Verona
Orange 5 p.m.Sept. 3 at Madison East Purple 4:30 p.m.Sept. 10 at
Madison La Follette Red 4:30 p.m.Sept. 17 vs. Sun Prairie Red 5
p.m.Sept. 24 vs. Madison Memorial Green5 p.m.Oct. 1 vs. Madison
West Blue 4:30 p.m.Oct. 8 at Beloit Memorial 4:30 p.m.Oct. 15 vs
Janesville Craig Blue 4:30 p.m.Freshman White footballAug. 27 vs.
VeronaWhite 5 p.m.Sept. 10 at Madison La Follette Gray 4:30
p.m.Sept. 17 vs. Sun Prairie White 5 p.m.Oct. 15 vs. Janesville
Craig White 4:30 p.m.Girls varsity golfAug. 14 Madison Invite at
Yahara Hills, 9 a.m.Aug. 17 Brookfield Central Invite, 9 a.m.Aug.
18 Brookfield Central Invite, 8:30 a.m.Aug. 20 at Madison West
Quad, 9 a.m.Aug. 24 at Waunakee Invite at The Meadows of Six Mile
Creek, 8:30 a.m.Aug. 27 at Janesville Parker Triangular, 9 a.m.Aug.
31 at Madison Edgewood Invite at Maple Bluff, noonSept. 9 at
University Ridge, 1:30 p.m.Sept. 10 at Sun Prairie Triangular, 2:30
p.m.Sept. 12 at Middleton Invite, 11:30 a.m.Sept. 16 at Middleton
Triangular, 2 p.m.Sept. 19 at Janesville Invitational, 7:30
a.m.Sept. 21 at Green Bay Notre Dame Invite, 9 a.m.Sept. 24 at Big
Eight Conference meet, 8:30 a.m.Girls JV golfAug. 14 Scramble at
Tumbledown, 9 a.m.Aug. 19 Middleton JV Invite, 8 a.m.Aug. 20 at
Madison West Quad, 9 a.m.Aug. 24 at Sun Prairie Invite, 9 a.m.Aug.
27 at Janesville Parker Triangular, 9 a.m.Aug. 28 at Janesville
Parker Invite, 9 a.m.Sept. 9 at Middleton Invite, 4:30 p.m.Sept. 10
at Sun Prairie Triangular, 2:30 p.m.Sept. 14 at Janesville Parker
Invite, 2:30 p.m.Sept. 16 at Middleton Triangular, 2 p.m.Sept. 21
at Sun Prairie Invite, 2:30 p.m.Sept. 24 at Big Eight Conference
meet, 8:30 a.m.Boys varsity cross countrySept. 5 at Verona Invite 9
a.m.Sept. 12 at River Valley Invite 9 a.m.Sept. 26 at Janesville
Invite 9 a.m.Sept. 29 Grade Level Challenge at Lake Farm County
Park, 4 p.m.Oct. 3 Stoughton Invitational 9 a.m.Oct. 8 at Sun
Prairie Quad 5:15 p.m.Oct. 17 Big Eight Conference meet at
Blackhawk Golf Course, Janesville 10 a.m.Boys JV cross countrySept.
5 at Verona Invite 9 a.m.Sept. 26 at Janesville Invite 9 a.m.Sept.
29 Grade Level Challenge at Lake Farm County Park, 4 p.m.Oct. 17
Big Eight Conference meet at Blackhawk Golf Course, Janesville 10
a.m.Girls varsity cross countrySept. 5 at Verona Invite 9 a.m.Sept.
12 at River Valley Invite 9 a.m.Sept. 26 at Janesville Invite 9
a.m.Sept. 29 Grade Level Challenge at Lake Farm County Park, 4
p.m.Oct. 3 Stoughton Invitational 9 a.m.Oct. 8 at Sun Prairie Quad
5:15 p.m.Oct. 17 Big Eight Conference meet at Blackhawk Golf
Course, Janesville 10 a.m.Girls JV cross countrySept. 5 at Verona
Invite 9 a.m.Sept. 26 at Janesville Invite 9 a.m.Sept. 29 Grade
Level Challenge at Lake Farm County Park, 4 p.m.Oct. 17 Big Eight
Conference meet at Blackhawk Golf Course, Janesville 10 a.m.Boys
varsity volleyballSept. 3 vs. Madison La Follette 6:30 p.m.Sept. 12
at Racine Park Invite 8:30 a.m.Sept. 17 vs. Fort Atkinson 6:30
p.m.Sept. 19 at Wauwatosa East Invite 8:30 a.m.Sept. 24 at Madison
West 6:30 p.m.Sept. 25 Middleton Quad 5 p.m.Sept. 29 at Muskego
6:30 p.m.Oct. 3 Middleton Invite 9 a.m.Oct. 6 vs. Madison Memorial
6:30 p.m.Oct. 8 at Beloit Memorial 6:30 p.m.Oct. 10 at Whitefish
Bay Invite 8:30 a.m.Oct. 13 vs. Arrowhead 6:30 p.m.Oct. 15 at
Madison East 6:30 p.m.Oct. 17 Middleton Invite 9 a.m.Oct. 24 at Big
Eight Conference meet at Middleton, 8 a.m.Boys JV volleyballSept. 3
vs. Madison La Follette 5 p.m.Sept. 17 vs. Fort Atkinson 5
p.m.Sept. 19 at Burlington Invite 9 a.m.Sept. 24 at Madison West 5
p.m.Sept. 25 Middleton Quad 5 p.m.Sept. 29 at Muskego 5 p.m.Oct. 6
vs. Madison Memorial 5 p.m.Oct. 8 at Beloit Memorial 5 p.m.Oct. 10
at Fort Atkinson Invite 8:30 a.m.Oct. 13 vs. Arrowhead 5 p.m.Oct.
15 at Madison East 5 p.m.Oct. 17 Middleton Invite 9 a.m.Oct. 20
Middleton Triangular 5 p.m.Oct. 24 at Big Eight Conference meet at
Fort Atkinson, 8 a.m.Girls varsity volleyballAug. 29 at Wisconsin
Rapids 9 a.m.Sept. 1 at Janesville Parker 6:30 p.m.Sept. 5 at
Mukwonago Invite 9 a.m.Sept. 8 vs. Verona 6:30 p.m.Sept. 10 at
Madison East 6:30 p.m.Sept. 17 at Madison La Follette 6:30
p.m.Sept. 19 Middleton Invite 8 a.m.Sept. 24 vs. Sun Prairie 6:30
p.m.Sept. 29 vs. Madison Memorial 6:30 p.m.Oct. 1 vs. Madison West
6:30 p.m.Oct. 3 Menomonee Falls Invite 9 a.m.Oct. 6 at Beloit
Memorial 6:30 p.m.Oct. 8 at Janesville Craig 6:30 p.m.Oct. 17 Big
Eight Conference meet at Madison West, 8 a.m.Girls JV
volleyballAug. 27 at Abundant Life Christian 4 p.m.Sept. 1 at
Janesville Parker 5 p.m.Sept. 3 at Janesville Parker Triangular,
4:30 p.m.Sept. 8 vs. Verona 5 p.m.Sept. 10 at Madison East 5
p.m.Sept. 17 at Madison La Follette 5 p.m.Sept. 24 vs. Sun Prairie
5 p.m.Sept. 26 at New Berlin West Invite 8 a.m.Sept. 29 vs. Madison
Memorial 5 p.m.Oct. 1 vs. Madison West 5 p.m.Oct. 6 at Beloit
Memorial 5 p.m.Oct. 8 at Janesville Craig 5 p.m.Oct. 13 Middleton
Triangular 4:30 p.m.Oct. 15 at Verona Triangular 4:30 p.m.Oct. 17
Big Eight Conference meet at Madison West, 8 a.m.Girls freshman
volleyballSept. 1 Middleton Red at Janesville Parker, 5 p.m.Sept. 3
Middleton Red at Janesville Parker Triangular, 4:30 p.m.Middleton
Red at Janesville Parker Triangular, 4:30 p.m.Sept. 8 Middleton Red
vs. Verona Orange, 5 p.m.Middleton White vs. Verona White, 5
p.m.Sept. 10 Middleton Red at Madison East Purple, 5 p.m.Middleton
White at Mad. East Gold, 5 p.m.Sept. 12 at Lodi Invite 9 a.m.Sept.
17 Middleton Red at Madison La Follette Red, 5 p.m.Middleton White
at Madison La Follette Gray, 5 p.m.Sept. 24 Middleton Red vs. Sun
Prairie Red, 5 p.m.Middleton White vs. Sun Prairie White, 5
p.m.Sept. 28 at Lodi Quad 5 p.m.Sept. 29 Middleton Red vs. Madison
Memorial Green, 5 p.m.Middleton White vs. Madison Memorial White, 5
p.m.Oct. 1 Middleton Red vs. Madison West Blue, 5 p.m.Middleton
White vs. Madison West Gold, 5 p.m.Oct. 6 Middleton Red at Beloit
Memorial Purple, 5 p.m.Middleton White at Beloit Memorial White, 5
p.m.Oct. 8 Middleton Red at Janesville Craig, 5 p.m.Middleton White
at Sun Prairie, 5 p.m.Oct. 13 Middleton Red at Middleton
Triangular, 4:30 p.m.Middleton White at Middleton Triangular, 4:30
p.m.Oct. 15 Middleton Red at Verona Triangular, 4:30 p.m.Middleton
White at Verona Triangular, 4:30 p.m.Boys varsity soccerSept. 3 at
Mount Horeb 7 p.m.Sept. 4 at Arrowhead Quad 5 p.m.Sept. 5 at
Arrowhead Quad 9 a.m.Sept. 8 at Janesville Parker 7 p.m.Sept. 11 at
Kettle Moraine Quad TBDSept. 12 at Kettle Moraine Quad TBDSept. 17
at Madison East 7 p.m.Sept. 24 at Madison La Follette 7 p.m.Sept.
26 vs. Eau Claire Memorial 10 a.m.Sept. 28 vs. Oregon 7 p.m.Sept.
29 vs. Sun Prairie 7 p.m.Oct. 1 vs. Madison Memorial 6:30 p.m.Oct.
6 vs. Madison West 6:30 p.m.Oct. 8 at Beloit Memorial 6:30 p.m.Oct.
10 vs. Sauk Prairie 11 a.m.Oct. 13 at Janesville Craig 6:30
p.m.Oct. 16 vs. Brookfield East 6:30 p.m.Boys JV soccerSept. 3 at
Mount Horeb 5 p.m.Sept. 8 at Janesville Parker 5 p.m.Sept. 10 vs.
Verona 5 p.m.Sept. 17 at Madison East Purple 5 p.m.Sept. 19 vs.
Milwaukee Marquette 10 a.m.Sept. 24 at Madison La Follette 5
p.m.Sept. 26 at Waunakee Invite 9 a.m.Sept. 28 vs. Oregon 5
p.m.Sept. 29 vs. Sun Prairie Red 5 p.m.Oct. 1 vs. Madison Memorial
4:30 p.m.Oct. 2 at Madison Memorial 4:30 p.m.Oct. 6 vs. Madison
West 4:30 p.m.Oct. 8 at Beloit Memorial 4:30 p.m.Oct. 10 vs. Sauk
Prairie 9 a.m.Oct. 13 at Janesville Craig 4:30 p.m.Boys freshman
soccerAug. 27 at Madison Memorial 5 p.m.Sept. 8 at Janesville
Parker 5 p.m.Sept. 10 vs. Verona 5 p.m.Sept. 17 at Madison East 5
p.m.Sept. 24 at Madison La Follette 5 p.m.Sept. 28 vs. Oregon 5
p.m.Sept. 29 vs. Sun Prairie White 5 p.m.Oct. 1 vs. Madison
Memorial 4:30 p.m.Oct. 6 vs. Madison West 4:30 p.m.Oct. 8 at Beloit
Memorial 4:30 p.m.Oct. 10 vs. Sauk Prairie 9 a.m.Oct. 13 at
Janesville Craig 4:30 p.m.Oct. 17 at Waunakee Invite 9 a.m.Girls
varsity tennisAug. 15 at Hartford Invite 9 a.m.Aug. 20 at
Janesville Parker 4 p.m.Aug. 21 at Madison-Milwaukee Tournament,
NoonAug. 22 at Madison-Milwaukee Tournament, 9 a.m.Aug. 25 vs.
Verona 4 p.m.Aug. 27 at Madison East 4 p.m.Sept. 1 at Madison La
Follette 4 p.m.Sept. 3 vs. Sun Prairie 4 p.m.Sept. 8 vs. Madison
Memorial 4 p.m.Sept. 10 vs. Madison West 4 p.m.Sept. 11 at Nicolet
Invite 1 p.m.Sept. 12 at Nicolet Invite 8:30 a.m.Sept. 17 at Beloit
Memorial 4 p.m.Sept. 22 vs. Madison Edgewood 4:15 p.m.Sept. 24 at
Janesville Craig 4 p.m.Sept. 30 Big Eight Conference meet at
Nielsen Tennis Stadium, 9:30 a.m.Oct. 1 Big Eight Conference meet
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TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 17Girls JV tennisAug. 18 Middleton White vs.
Mad. Edgewood, 4 p.m.Aug. 19 at Monroe Invite 9 a.m.Aug. 20 at
Janesville Parker 4 p.m.Aug. 21 Middleton White at Oregon Invite, 9
a.m.Aug. 22 Middleton White at Oregon Invite, 9 a.m.Aug. 25 vs.
Verona 4 p.m.Aug. 27 at Madison East 4 p.m.Aug. 31 Middleton White
vs. Mad. Edgewood, 4 p.m.Sept. 1 at Madison La Follette 4 p.m.Sept.
3 vs. Sun Prairie 4 p.m.Sept. 8 vs. Madison Memorial 4 p.m.Sept. 10
vs. Madison West 4 p.m.Sept. 17 at Beloit Memorial 4 p.m.Sept. 21
Middleton Red vs. Sauk Prairie, 4:15 p.m.Sept. 24 at Janesville
Craig 4 p.m.Sept. 26 Big Eight Conference meet at Sun Prairie, 8
a.m.Girls freshman tennisAug. 19 at Edgerton 9 a.m.Aug. 24 at Sun
Prairie 9 a.m.Aug. 25 Middleton Red vs. Mad. Edgewood, 4:15
p.m.Middleton White vs. Madison La Follette, 4:15 p.m.Aug. 27 vs.
Madison Memorial White, 4:15 p.m.Aug. 31 at Waunakee 10 a.m.Sept. 1
Middleton White at Madison Memorial White, 4:15 p.m.Middleton Red
vs. Madison Memorial Green, 4:15 p.m.Sept. 8 Middleton White vs.
Middleton Red, 4:15 p.m.Sept. 10 Middleton White at Madison La
Follette, 4:15 p.m.Middleton Red vs. Madison Edgewood, 4:15
p.m.Sept. 16 Middleton Red vs. Madison La Follette, 4:15
p.m.Middleton White vs. Madison West, 4:15 p.m.Sept. 17 at Madison
West 4:15 p.m.Sept. 21 Middleton Red at Madison Memorial Green,
4:15 p.m.Middleton White vs. Madison Memorial, 4:15 p.m.Girls
varsity swimmingAug. 28 vs. Verona 5 p.m.Sept. 4 at Madison East 5
p.m.Sept. 11 at Madison La Follette 5 p.m.Sept. 12 at Brookfield
East Invite 1 p.m.Sept. 18 vs. Sun Prairie 5 p.m.Sept. 19 at
Waukesha South Invite 12:45 p.m.Sept. 25 vs. Madison Memorial 5
p.m.Oct. 1 vs. Madison West 5 p.m.Oct. 3 at Middleton Invite 10
a.m.Oct. 9 at Beloit Memorial 5 p.m.Oct. 10 at Homestead Invite 10
a.m.Oct. 16 at Janesville Craig 5 p.m.Oct. 20 at Janesville Parker
5 p.m.Oct. 30 Big Eight Conference diving meet at Beloit Memorial,
6 p.m.Oct. 31 Big Eight Conference swim meet at Beloit Memorial, 1
p.m.Girls JV swimmingAug. 28 vs. Verona 5 p.m.Sept. 4 at Madison
East 5 p.m.Sept. 11 at Madison La Follette 5 p.m.Sept. 18 vs. Sun
Prairie 5 p.m.Sept. 25 vs. Madison Memorial 5 p.m.Oct. 1 vs.
Madison West 5 p.m.Oct. 3 at Middleton Invite 10 a.m.Oct. 9 at
Beloit Memorial 5 p.m.Oct. 16 at Janesville Craig 5 p.m.Oct. 20 at
Janesville Parker 5 p.m.Oct. 24 Big Eight Conference diving meet at
Sun Prairie, 9 a.m.Big Eight Conference swim meet at Sun Prairie, 1
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