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A new beer festival is coming to the

City of Middleton, and organizers sayit will be an enlightened tasting ex-

perience.The Middleton Beer Festival, hosted

by Craftsman Table & Tap at 6712Frank Lloyd Wright Avenue, will take

place Saturday starting at 1 p.m. (Earlyentry is at noon.) The event will give

festivalgoers an opportunity to samplemore than 50 different craft brews from

local and national breweries.Liz Stolz, Craftsman Table and

Taps general manager, said the idea

started as a simple suggestion from anemployee two years ago.

I thought it was a great idea butneeded a bit of time to focus on the

restaurant before taking on such a bigevent, Stolz explained. But basically

it was a no brainer to do the festival,and Food Fight [Restaurant Group,

which owns Craftsman] has been supersupportive with all the bells and whis-

tles that come with it.We want nothing more than to

bring an enlightened tasting experienceto Middleton and its neighbors that will

leave them thirsty for more great beer,continued Stolz. This festival doesnt

have to be grandiose, but it does have

to be delicious.

While organizers are planning afairly straightforward inaugural year,

they are also looking to the future,

when they say the event could expand.First thing I would incorporate is

VOL. 122, NO. 37 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 SINGLE COPY PRICE: $1.25

www.MiddletonTimes.com

Governor Scott Walker made a

campaign stop at Automation Com-ponents, Inc. (ACI) in the City of

Middleton on the morning of

Wednesday, Sept. 3.The facility, located at 2315

Parview Road, opened last year withthe help of city-approved Tax Incre-

ment Financing (TIF). As an expan-sion of the companys nearby

headquarters, it serves as a produc-

tion and calibration lab, including14,000 square feet of production

space, allowing ACI to showcase itstechnology and continue manufactur-

ing locally.Walker took a brief tour of the fa-

cility, led by company president Troy

Schwenn. The Republican governorchatted with employees, as well as

getting an education regarding theheating and cooling sensors that ACI

Body found

in airport

hangar...A man whose body was discovered

at the City of Middletons municipal

airport Friday appears to have taken hisown life, according to the Dane County

Medical Examiners Office.

According to Sgt. Jessica Quamme,police officers were called to the Mid-dleton Municipal Airport, 8300 Airport

Road, on Friday, Sept. 5 at 5:43 p.m. tocheck the welfare of an adult male in

one of the hangars.Officers made entry and found the

man deceased.

CORRECTION

Last week an article ran about

two TIF requests that were ap-proved by the Middleton Plan

Commission. Incorrect informa-tion was reported about the project

at Aspen Commons.The project involves the con-

struction of an office building,apartment and health club. The ar-

ticle reported Terrence Wall as thedeveloper. That is incorrect; LZ

Ventures will be developing theapartment and health club phase of

the project. Vanta, formerly T. WallProperties, will maintain ownership

of the second phase, which is an of-fice building.

Terrence Wall founded T. WallProperties in 1989 but moved on

from the company to focus on otherprojects in 2012. The Times-Tri-bune regrets the error.

Council approves just under $3 million in TIF

The Middleton City Council ap-

proved three TIF agreements at theSept. 2 meeting. Altogether the city

will contribute up to $2,984,220 to thedevelopers requesting the financing as-

sistance.

Of the $2.9 million, $1,853,750 willgo to LZ Ventures and could possibly

assist Vanta (formerly T. Wall Proper-ties) in a future office development.

LZ Ventures is under contract withVanta to buy a portion of property and

phase of the planned development. The

two companies are working coopera-

tively to develop an apartment/healthclub building and an office building on

Aspen Commons.LZ Ventures will build and own a

67-unit apartment with a 27,000 sq fthealth club but could possibly purchase

land for the office building project

from Vanta.

Most of the time we have fundedthese projects which lately have been

developer financed, noted District 2Alder Gurdip Brar. Why cant this be

developer financed? I mean it couldstill be TIF, but they could finance it

Brand new beer festival Saturday

Wall not connected

to Aspen Commonsdevelopment

Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

Governor Scott Walker chats with Automation Components employee Valbon Ismaili during a tour of the Middleton business last week.

Governor Walker visits Middleton businessby MATT GEIGER

Times-Tribune

by CAMERON BREN

Times-Tribune

by MATT GEIGER

Times-Tribune

See WALKER, page 6

See TIF, page 7

See BEER, page 5

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PAGE 2 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Girma is Presidential Scholar and much, much more

Win a $5,000 scholarship. Check.

Converse with Alicia Keys. Check.Graduate from Middleton High

School. Check. Be honored by the FirstLady in the White House. Check. Per-

form at the Kennedy Center. Check.Travel to China for diplomacy. Check.

Matriculate at Harvard. Check.Turn 18. Check.

Eden Girmas quest in 2013 to be-come a U.S. Presidential Scholar en-

abled this summers incredibledominoes to fall. Along the way, Girma

applied for other honors and opportu-nities, taking full advantage of all.

Ten days before graduating, she flewto New York City to receive the Gor-

don Parks Foundation scholarship. Ali-cia Keys co-chairs the foundation with

her husband.Alicia is really, really nice, said

Girma. I got to talk with her abouthow she got involved with the founda-

tion.Girma returned, took finals, and re-

ceived her MHS diploma. Two dayslater she flew off again, this time to

Washington D.C. for ten days.The large group of Presidential

Scholars, representing academic andartistic achievement, posed for a photo

op with First Lady Michelle Obama at

the White House. Although Girma was

impressed by the First Ladys speech,and noted her good looks (Just as

beautiful in person as on T.V.!), themost memorable part of the day oc-

curred at the end, as Michelle Obamabegan to exit the room.

One of the Presidential Scholars, a

visual artist, was so excited that she randown from the risers and swooped infor a hug from Michelle, Girma said.

The remaining 140 students saw hersuccess and moved as one to try and

get their hugs, as well to no avail.One of the First Ladys aides ex-

claimed, No one has ever done thatbefore!

The performance at the KennedyCenter in D.C. was a celebration of and

by the Presidential Scholars. Girmawas one of 13 performing art scholars

to rehearse for seven days before par-ticipating in the tribute written by other

honored scholars. The theme, she ex-plained, was place what it is, what

it represents.We came into the show not know-

ing what wed perform and on the firstday we did a kind of show n tell,

Girma explained.Girma contributed four songs, one

called Detour Ahead, reflecting peo-ple getting somewhere, she said.

Then, when brainstorming on how towork in water as place, Girma volun-

teered, Oh! I know a song about being

under water!She sang three jazz songs: one solo,

one duet, and one small group. Her lastsolo, by a current pop artist, was appro-

priately titled, Taking In Water.Girma asserted that her years with

the Middleton High School Jazz en-sembles under the direction of Brad

Schneider significantly contributed tothis summers positive experience. She

appreciates how Schneider ran the en-sembles and encouraged her to im-

prove her public singing and pianoplaying, she said.

That he let me sing is so cool, shesaid. Honestly, without [the MHS jazz

ensembles] I probably wouldnt have

had any chance to sing in public,alone.

Soon after returning from D.C.,Girma flew halfway around the world.

Twelve high school seniors hailingfrom the Midwest, as well as the Mar-

shall Islands, California and Alaskatraveled to China for two weeks in

July. Sponsored by the U.S. Depart-ment of State, Girma and the other

eleven delegates represented our nationas part of a student leadership ex-

change with the National Committeeon United States-China Relations.

Although some topics were hard todiscuss with students, namely politics

Girma said, she found that learningabout the cultural and historical back-

ground of China, and how the U. S. andChina have interacted in the past, aided

her understanding of the Chinese per-spective. Staying with host families,

spending time visiting schools in fourcities, learning about ancient Chinese

culture as well as modern China, andmeeting with the Ministry of Foreign

Affairs in Beijing rounded out the itin-erary.

It was such a blast! The group ofstudents all got along very well and

were really cool, said Girma.

One is actually on the Harvard cam-pus with her now, she said. She arrived

in August, two days before turning 18.Girmas feet may just have to start

touching the ground again, after theshopping period concludes, the time

allotted by Harvard to investigateclasses before choosing them.

Im hoping to take honors linear al-gebra and intro to real analysis, expos-

itory writing 20, a freshman seminarthat has to do with research in the

physics field, and a fourth class,Girma noted.

As for her summer? When asked fora brief summation, Girma laughed a

few seconds before stating, Over-whelming, surreal and completely

lucky. It feels soooo lucky. Everythingjust fit well together so easily.

Pope Farm

Conservancy

badger proves

pretty popularA badger living at Pope Farm Con-servancy in the Town of Middletonhas been sighted many times in recentdays. Not surprisingly, people haveunofficially named him Bucky.

by KATHERINE PERRETH

Times-Tribune

Eden Girma

White House Photo

Girma with First Lady Michelle Obama and other scholars.

Photo contributed

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Are you Type-2 diabetic? Sign up

now for Healthy Living with Dia-betes, a six-week, evidence-based se-

ries which teaches self-management

skills and increases confidence in man-aging the condition.

Participative sessions build group

support as attendees brainstorm, prob-lem-solve, share

experiences and form and report onweekly Action Plans. Topics include

nutrition, exercise, stress management

and medication, and techniques to deal

with symptoms.Low-cost: refundable $20.00 text-

book deposit + one-time $5.00 snack

fee. St. Dunstans Episcopal Church,6205 University Ave., is hosting a classon Wednesdays, Oct. 1 through Nov.

5, 5:00 - 7:30pm; call Lynne at 836-9810 to register.

Visit www.wihealthyaging.org formore information.

The First Lutheran Church locatedat 4022 Pleasant View Road in Middle-

ton invites the community to see the in-side of the historic building and hear

Pastor Ted Lindquist when the annualservice is celebrated on Sunday, Sep-

tember 14 at 2:00 p.m.The historic church holds two serv-

ices every year, one commemoratingMemorial Day and the annual service

each September. This year ReverendTed Lindquist of West Middleton

Church will conduct the service. Thechurch is also available for weddings,

baptisms, funerals and other religiousoccasions.

In 1852 fourteen families of Germansettlers met in the log home of Gustav

Polkow, sang hymns from their Ger-man hymnals, prayed and discussed a

plan to build a formal place of worship.The church would be called the First

Evangelical Lutheran Congregation ofMiddleton, later the First German

Lutheran Church of Middleton.Building the church was a commu-

nity effort. The settlers had come fromMecklenburg, Germany, an area lo-

cated in the north of the country nearthe Baltic Sea. The land for the first log

church and cemetery was donated bysettler John Niebuhr. The first struc-

ture erected in 1854 was a small log

building down the hill from the currentchurch. The simple structure was built

with each family contributing one longand one short hand hewn log for the

walls. Immigrant Johann Voss, who ar-rived in 1853 with his bride, Anna

Sophia, added his labor and skill as ajoiner and wheelwright to build the

window and door. Lacking resourcesfor inside furnishings, each family

brought a bench of their own design onwhich to sit for services. Services were

conducted in German and until a regu-lar minister could be found and paid,

members often led the congregation.

As the Mecklenburgers floodedthe area, hoping to purchase farmland

and better their lot in America, thechurch grew. More space was needed

and again the members met, land againwas donated; this time the benefactor

was Gustav Polkow. In 1866 thirty-one members agreed to contribute $82

per family and again work together tobuild the white church still standing on

the corner of Pleasant View and OldSauk Roads, then one of the most sce-

nic spots in the area. Across PleasantView Road where the Blackhawk

Neighborhood sign stands a horse sta-

ble offered shelter for horse poweredrides home from church. The old log

church was recycled into a school.And still the church grew; in 1884

adding a 40-foot addition, a more elab-orate steeple and a better bell. Then, a

time came when membership began toslow and eventually diminish. Now

Americanized, many and especiallyyoung parishioners, began to prefer

services at the new St. Lukes Churchin town to the simple country church

and they also preferred to hear the serv-ices in English not German. In 1947

the church closed and ended regularservices. It stood empty, falling into

decay, occasionally providing an unin-vited venue for bongo playing youth

until it was restored. In 1988 it wasnamed to the National Register of His-

toric Places.The country road is gone and

unimagined horsepower now carriesfolks past the church but the old bell in

the high peaked steeple still echoesacross the disappearing farmland each

time a wedding is celebrated at the thelittle white church. The old log build-

ing has been gone for many years andunfortunately during the 1960s many

of the old tombstones in the originalcemetery were vandalized, but the lit-

tle white church still stands, lookingover the cemetery and the graves of

many early settlers instrumental in itsbeginning.

Maintenance of the church continuesto be a community effort consisting of

a group of volunteers who welcomenew members at any time. If you are

interested in viewing digital copies ofchurch records, want information re-

garding weddings, baptisms or otherreligious events or are interested in vol-

unteering to care for the church visitour website at www.historicfirstluther-

anmiddleton.org and our Facebookpage (First Lutheran Church Middle-

ton) where you will find more informa-tion and photos.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3

Historic Lutheran Church to host annual service Sundayby ALICE DRAKE

For the Times-Tribune

Photos contributed

First Lutheran Church then (left) and now (right). The churchs annual service will be celebrated on Sunday, Sep-tember 14 at 2:00 p.m.

Blessed Trinity Parish will be

having a fish fry at SaintMichael Church in Dane on Fri-day, Sept. 12 with serving time

5 - 8 p.m. in the parish hall.Carryouts will be available.

Are you Type-2 diabetic? Blessed Trinityfish fry Friday

Saturday is Family Safety Day!Finding all the information you need

to keep your family safe isnt easy.Thats why Middleton Fire, Police &

EMS are teaming up with West BendMutual Insurance, and other local or-

ganizations for the seventh AnnualFamily Safety Day Saturday, Septem-

ber 13th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at theMiddleton Fire Station.

Parents can help their children staysafe by:

Signing up for Safe Assured ID kitswith the Middleton Police Departmen;

Learning what to look for when choos-

ing a nanny/babysitter; Understanding

the appropriate way to respond to com-mon medical emergencies.

More than twenty local organiza-tions will be on-hand with valuable in-

formation for parents as well as fun,educational activities for kids. Chil-

dren will have a chance to see fire ex-tinguisher demonstrations, as well as

climb into and explore one of Middle-tons fire engines.

The event is free and will be heldrain or shine.

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The City of Middleton last weekreached the half-way mark of its Ter-

race Avenue project. Although workis proceeding a couple weeks behind

schedule - due primarily to the discov-ery and removal of contaminated soils

and there being more utility conflictsthan anticipated - the city remains op-

timistic that the project will be substan-tially completed by early November.

Most of the remaining work will beaboveground, so progress will be much

more noticeable in the weeks ahead.

Sanitary Sewer Main: Installationis 99% completed. One manhole ad-

justment remains at the west end ofTerrace Avenue. While the street was

excavated, several property ownerstook the opportunity to replace their

private lateral connections at their ownexpense.

Storm Sewer Main: Installation is

completed east of Aurora Street; westof Aurora St. should be completed in

about two weeks. The contractor plans

to work on Saturday (Sept. 6) morningand early afternoon in the vicinity of

Capital Brewery and Little Red Pre-school.

Other Utility Connections: Elec-

tricity, telephone and cable connectionsto residences and businesses are now

completely buried and all the poleshave been removed.

Street curbs and drivewayaprons: Construction starts the weekof Sept. 8 on both sides of TerraceEAST of Aurora Street. Residents willnot be able to use their driveways for

approximately 7-10 days to allow theconcrete to cure, although they will be

allowed to park in the street in front oftheir property between 6 p.m. and 7

a.m. The contractor will notify affectedresidents before temporarily blocking

driveway access. Driveway access tocommercial properties on the north

side of Terrace will be maintainedthrough the use of steel plates supplied

by the contractor.

Sidewalks: The contractor willbegin constructing sidewalk on

the south side of Terrace Avenue start-ing the week of Sept. 8. Once the side-walk is completed on the south side ofthe street, workers will replace the

sidewalk and install porous brickswithin the terrace area on the north side

of the street.

New parking lot east of QuarrySkate Park: Retaining wall construc-

PAGE 4 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

THIS

AD CANGO

Thanks to Costco-West in Middle-ton, hundreds of kids will go to schoolwith a new backpack this fall as apart of Middleton Outreach Min-istrys Back-to-School Program,which took place on August 21 and22.

The program, which in total servesover 800 children, gives a new back-pack full of a robust collection ofgrade-specific new supplies, with sup-ply donations coming from collec-tions throughout the area. Thisyear, Costco-West stepped up to thechallenge with 424 backpacks, pro-viding over half of the backpacksneeded.

The program is just one of theways that MOM is working to keepfamilies in stable housing, supplyingthem with the assistance they need tofree up financial resources to pay fornecessary expenses like rent.

Above, from left : Michael Shea(Costco-West in Middleton), Al Ripp(Executive Director, MOM), GailJohnson (Corporate Relocation Man-ager for Restaino and former MOMboard member who introducedCostco-West to MOM), and Brian

Wilsey (Costco-West in Middleton)

Back to School Backpack Program

makes sure every student is ready

City: Terrace Avenueproject is halfway done

See TERRACE, page 6

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live music throughout the day, saidStolz. After speaking with our

neighboring businesses, there is adesire to make this an even bigger

event that encompasses the wholeMiddleton Hills Community, an

Oktoberfest of sorts.Dane County is something of a

craft beer Mecca, and Stolz saidbringing beer makers and beer en-

thusiasts together is a rewarding ex-perience.

It is the most fun part of myjob, she said. At Craftsman we

want to highlight the craftsmenwho are responsible for such a de-

licious art. Within the beer worldthere is always someone who

knows more than you, or tastessomething that maybe you did not

taste. Beer and how it changes witheach gulp, each keg, and each batch

that is made is ever evolving andneeds to be shared.

When you have the brew mas-ter, distributor, or brewery rep pres-

ent to help explain the intensions,inspirations, or even better, the mis-

takes that went into making theirrecipes, that is when the flavors are

elevated to something personal thatone remembers when he goes to the

store or to the bar and orders hisnext beer, she concluded.

COMING TO THE

MIDDLETON BEER FEST

WISCONSIN BREWERS3 Sheeps, Ale Asylum, Capital

Brewing Company, Central Waters,Daves Brewfarm, Hinterland, Hop

Garden, Lake Louie, MobCraftBeers, Next Door Brewing, Oso

Brewing Company, Tyranena, Cen-

tral Wisconsin Brewing Company.

FROM OUT OF STATEArcadia, Crispin Cider, Dark

Horse, Deschutes, Epic Brewing

Company, Founders Brewing Com-pany, Goose Island, Lagunitas

Brewing Company, New Belgium,Ommegang, Solemn Oath, Three

Floyds, Toppling, Goliath, UneAnne.

Regular Entry (1 p.m.) Ticketsare $29. VIP Entry Tickets (allow-

ing access at noon) are $39. VisitMiddletonBeerFestival.com for ad-

ditional information.

Beer pioneer gets a little edgyThis is an exciting time, grins

Tom Porter. The golden age of this in-

dustry. All the beers are good.Equal parts backwoods brewer, mad

chemist and craft beer icon, Porter re-cently unleashed a slew of new, glee-

fully deranged brews onto the market.The deluge marks a big departure for

a guy who made a name for himselfwith high gravity mainstays that

changed little for more than a decade.Porter, 55, is one of the founding fa-

thers of this regions craft beer move-ment. Now hes out to prove he can still

innovate with the best of them, youngand old, in an increasingly crowded

marketplace.

Heavy sheets of rain are pouringdown, soaking Lake Louie, the brew-

ery named after it, the lush fields thatsurround it, and the meandering gravel

road that leads to it. A bottling machineis broken, pallets of boxes were rapidly

dragged inside to save them from thedownpour, and Tom Porter, founder

and brewmaster at Lake Louie, is onthe phone trying to order several thou-

sand dollars worth of replacementequipment for his bustling, renowned

brewery.Its just another day making beer for

a living, and Porter, despite the fact thathes wading through a barrage of has-

sles, is smiling from ear to ear as he de-scribes the evolution of his brewing

philosophy.Weve always had this little, coun-

try, aw gee, aw shucks thing, he says.This year we decided to get a little

more edgy.While the aw shucks thing came

naturally to Porter, an affable Arena

local who has been cranking out worldclass brews since 2000, edginess is alsonot entirely outside of his purview.

Porter was part of the first wave of

craft brewers in southern Wisconsin.

His story an engineer who got fed upwith the daily grind, abandoned his dayjob and built a brewery in his garage

using cobbled-together equipment isa narrative dreamed for by every up-

start brewery. Even the ones foundedby people wearing suits in stuffy con-

ference rooms.That first wave started out as home

brewers and engineers were notmarketers, he says. But now, with

this proliferation of new beers, itssomething we all have to learn. Other-

wise wed just get lost on the shelf.Luckily, many of those early craft

brewers were oddballs and pioneers,the types of personalities that made

their concoctions inherently mar-ketable.

Were bending blades of grass overon new paths all the time, Porter com-

ments.Porter and his head brewer, Tim

Wauters, released five new beers in2014.

There was Bunny Green Toe, anIndia pale ale named after a character

in the The Big Lebowski, the cult CoenBrothers film that has a following bor-

dering on biblical. Impulse Drive, isa session (low alcohol) version of his

acclaimed, far stronger WarpedSpeed Scotch ale. Another low-alco-

hol offering, the 10-81 India pale ale,is named after the police code for a

Breathalyzer. With Grade 10,Porters nod to Canadian comedy of

the The Trailer Park Boys, he usedhops previously unknown to the brew-

ing community. And with Maple Sur-ple, a syrup-infused brown ale, Lake

Louise paid tribute to a Roger Millercountry ballad in which the songwriter

happily admitted that not many wordsrhyme with purple.

These offerings are intended to grabthe attention of beer drinkers who face

a seemingly endless stream of newbeers and young breweries.

We used to release one new beereach year - grudgingly, Porter says.

Not anymore.We needed to reaffirm our place,

he adds. To innovate. These days, its:What have you got thats new.

The most fun one to make was theImpulse Drive, he continues. Most

people said it was an impossible task to take a great, big, huge, malty beer

and make it low alcohol.In the early days, Porter would brew

a batch, then he and his colleagues andfriends would spend an evening drink-

ing it, jotting down potential names onscraps of paper, napkins, or whatever

else was lying around.The next morning wed have to

throw half of them away, he says wag-gishly. They were way too dirty.

These days, Porter comes up with aname first, and then crafts a recipe to

fit it.Its all the means to a simple end: he

wants his beers to remain in the glassesof local beer enthusiasts.

We have very educated craft beerdrinkers in this part of the state, he

says. So the beer better be good.

Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

Tom Porter, who founded and runs Lake Louie brewery in Arena, said anincreasing number of beer festivals in Wisconsin means craft brew enthusi-asts dont have to travel far to sample some of their favorite breweries con-coctions. Its a great thing for beer drinkers, said Porter. There are somany new products from so many breweries. Festivals allow people to samplemore of them. You wouldnt be able to walk into a store and buy full six-packs of so many beers.

Lake Louie will be one of the breweries featured at Saturdays Middleton Beer Festival

BEERcontinued from page 1

by MATT GEIGER

Times-Tribune

The Public Lands, Recreation, and

Forestry Department is now open for

the Labor Day-Memorial Day Office

Hours: Monday-Friday 8:15 a.m. to

3 p.m.

The Fall, Winter, & Spring Guide

is now available ONLINE! It will be

distributed through the MCPASD at

a future date. You can now register

for the FALL programs: soccer, bal-

let, tae kwon do, adult volleyball, art

classes, Engineering for Kids, Young

Rembrandts, Celebrations Art Stu-

dio, Twin Valley Clay, and more!

Notes from the Middleton Rec. Dept.

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produces.Speaking to workers and members

of the media in the parking lot outside,Walker hit on his usual campaign talk-

ing points, focusing primarily on taxcuts, in addition to thanking the grow-

ing Middleton manufacturer for its in-vestment in Wisconsin.

In a reference to ACIs long historyof fundraising to aid in the fight against

cancer the company has donatedmore than $100,000 to the UW Car-

bone Cancer Center and related organ-izations Walker also lauded the

companys culture of giving back tothe community.

Walker, who abandoned a malfunc-tioning microphone early in his speech

and simply spoke loudly to his audi-ence, said the state has an economic

comeback going on.Automation Components, Inc.

(ACI) is a manufacturer of HVAC sen-sors. The company was founded in

1991 with seven employees, and hassince grown to over 150. ACI prides

itslf on high-quality products and supe-rior customer service, as well as their

contributions to local charities.

PAGE 6 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

More than 250 attend Burke office opening

On Thursday evening, September 4,

more than 250 people, including manyoffice holders and candidates, attended

the Mary Burke and Combined Cam-paign Office Grand Opening party at

6719 Frank Lloyd Wright in Middle-ton.

Campaign buttons, informationalmaterials and donation envelopes were

given out by the hundreds. More than$1,500 in donations was raised for her

campaign fund. The number of volun-teers to canvass neighborhoods and

make phone calls doubled.Among the office-holders and can-

didates at the party were: Susan Happ,candidate for Attorney General; Mark

Pocan, U.S. House of Representatives(running for re-election); Mark Miller,

State Senator; Dianne Hesselbein,

State Assembly (running for re-elec-tion); Jon Erpenbach, State Senator

(running for re-election); Lisa Subeck,candidate for State Assembly; Joe

Parisi, Dane County Executive; KurtSonnentag, Middleton Mayor; Middle-

ton Alders Gurdip Brar, JoAnnaRichard, Jim Wexler, Susan West,

Mark Sullivan; Ellen Lindgren, SchoolBoard; and Tim Kiefer, Supervisor.

Many of whom spoke.Cher Mandel Diamond, owner of

Mauries Fine Chocolates of Madison,contributed delicious candy.

So many members of various groupformed to elect Mary Burke con-

tributed food and beverages they aretoo numerous to mention and greatly

appreciated, said Yvonne Mart Fox ina press release about the event. Count-

less others made campaign buttons,sign-up sheets, flyers, yard signs and

wrote emails.The office will be open seven days a

week until Election Day, November 4.There are plenty of campaign materials

for those who want them. Volunteersare welcome.

Photo contributed

From left to right at the grand opening party for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke: Jon Erpen-bach, State Senator; Dianne Hesselbein, State Assembly; Mark Pocan, U.S. House of Representatives; Mark Miller,State Senator.

Several Middleton

alders attended the

campaign event

WALKER continued from page 1 TERRACE continued from page 4tion is scheduled to start the week ofSept. 8.

Market canopy in front ofCapital Brewery: The contractorwill begin installing footings within

the next week or two. It will be a fewweeks (probably early October) be-

fore workers install the above-groundstructure.

Middleton Station Apartments(not a City project): Ground-break-

ing of the 39-unit apartment buildingwill take place in the latter half of

September. The City and the privatedeveloper of this project are working

closely with each other to minimizedisruption to either project. It is pos-

sible that the City will postpone untilnext year completion of the section

of sidewalk and brick located adja-cent to the apartment project.

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MOMs Sleep-Out is a fun event(September 13 - 14) on KEVA Sports

Centers Outdoor Field for individuals,teams, families, kids - anyone who

wants to help the non-profit organiza-tion prevent homelessness in the com-

munity.Nearly a quarter of the children in

our service area live in poverty, and areat risk of becoming homeless, said Al

Ripp, executive director of MOM.Our mission is to prevent individuals

and families from losing their housing.This event will raise funds to help us

assist people in remaining in theirhomes.

Join us for an incredible evening offun, sports, presented by the Willy

Street Co-op, and a picnic style dinner,presented by Abuelos. The evening

feature on the big outdoor screen willbe the classic E.T. The Extra-Terres-

trial, presented by First BusinessBank.

This family friendly evening is ded-icated to preventing homelessness.

After all of the fun, pitch your tent orgrab your sleeping bag and sleep under

the stars.All ages encouraged and wel-

come. Special indoor sleepingarrangements for families with young

children will be provided. Dont wantto stay overnight? Join us at the event,

and leave at the end of the night!Register on-site at the event Only

$25 per person (4+, children 3 andunder are free). Registration runs

from 5-7pm, and the event runsthrough 10am on Sunday

morning. See the schedule at mom-sleepout.org for more information.

themselves.City Administrator Mike Davis re-

ferred the question to the developersrepresentative.

The short answer is the TIF i s usedas a pledge toward financing and we

need to have the TIF up front to makethe financing work, said Angela

Black, attorney representing LZ Ven-tures. As you know, today it is harder

to get financing from banks and youhave got to have more equity up front

and we have had some unusual gaps inthe financing on this project given how

long it has been hanging out there andthe amount of infrastructure work that

needs to be done to get it off theground.

Since the project is being split intotwo phases and between two develop-

ers, Brar inquired whether the develop-ers would request additional TIF

assistance when the second phase of-fice building project started.

At this time my team would not,we are developing just the first phase,

Black responded. The plan is Vantawill maintain ownership of the second

phase.The TIF agreement is exclusively

with Tre Trolls LLC. Tre Trolls is LZVentures developers John Leja and

Bradley Zellner. Recent developmentsinclude Grand Central Student Apart-

ments on Johnson St., DowntownMadison, Glacier Valley Apartments in

East Madison, and Water Crest Condo-miniums in Monona. The resolution

passed unanimously.Another TIF agreement is with 2501

Parmenter Street LLC. The LLC isBrad Duesler and Bradley Hutter

teamed up to undertake a multi-build-ing revamp and construction project on

Parmenter Street. Duesler owns FoodConcepts Inc, as well as Food Con-

cepts Real Estate LLC, and DueslerProperties LLC. Hutter is the sole

manager and owner of commercial realestate development company MIG

Commercial Real Estate LLC.$1,100,000 of TID #5 funds will be

allocated to the developers for the newconstruction of a 40,000 sq ft, three-

story office building at 2501 ParmenterStreet called Parmenter Center. Future

phases and development interests in-clude the new construction of a mixed-

use building with around 200apartment units and 30,000 sq ft of re-

tail space called Parmenter Place, con-tinued renovation and eventual

expansion of the Lucigen Building(formerly Bensons Pool & Spas), con-

tinued investment in and intended re-leasing at Cornerstone Mall, and

continued maintenance of the FCIbuilding, home to Dueslers company

Food Concepts Inc.The resolution passed 6-2 with

alders Brar and Richards opposed.The council also approved a TIF re-

quest for $30,470 to assist LatitudeGraphics expand its operations and add

an addition to their current property.I went to this place, though I had a

hard time finding it, and talked to theowner, stated Brar. It looks good, I

think we need to help them.Latitude Graphics currently does

about $4 million in sales annually andhas 26 full-time employees with an av-

erage pay of $20.22 per hour not in-cluding benefits. The company plans

to add 13 full-time positions by 2019.

The resolution passed unanimously.Tax Incremental Financing is a pub-

lic financing method that uses pro-jected future gains in taxes to subsidize

current improvements. New develop-ment can lead to higher property val-

ues, which creates more revenue forthe city. TIF investments by the city

are intended to help private developerslower costs to make their investment

more appealing and hopefully willingto invest more.

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CHURCH NOTES

MOM hosts sleep-out

TIF continued from page 1

A special educational event calledSoil - it gives us life will take place

Wednesday, September 17, 5:30 - 7:00p.m. at Pope Farm Conservancy. Join

Dr. Nick Balster, U.W. Madison Soil

Science Department on this fascinatingtour of the conservancy. Learn whatsoil is, the way soil is critical in our

lives, how to prevent erosion, and howhow the Soil Conservation Service and

the CCC worked on controlling erosionhere in the 1930s.

Get the

dirt on soilBallweg bikes will go to Ronald McDonald House

Ballweg Chevrolet has purchased a

fleet of bicycles that will not only enter-tain customers waiting for their vehicles

to be serviced, but benefit guests of theRonald McDonald House Charities of

Madison.The dealership recently purchased a

fleet of brand-new bicycles, helmets andlocks from Middleton Cycle. The bikes

and equipment are available at no chargeto customers for use while their vehicle is

being serviced. There are adult male-sizedbikes, adult-female- sized bikes and

youth-sized bikes.Those who use the bikes at Ballweg

Chevrolet will also receive a gift to

sweeten the deal a token for a free scoopof custard at the Middleton Culvers, just

under a mile from the dealership toenjoy while out on the bike ride.

But the best part of the Borrow a Bikeprogram happens when the year ends:

Ballweg Chevrolet will donate the bikesand equipment to the Ronald McDonald

House Charities of Madison, which offersa home away from home for families of

children undergoing treatment at localmedical centers.

We believe a successful businessshould give back to its community, said

Ballweg Chevrolet General Manager

Adam Fitzpatrick. Were honored to beable to treat guests staying at the Madison

Ronald McDonald House to bikes thatwill get them around town and be avail-

able for recreational use.This is a great gift for our House, said

Ronald McDonald House Charities ofMadison Executive Director Kevin Hud-

dleston. It gives the families staying withus a way to get around the neighborhood,

stay active and have fun together as a fam-ily. We know they will be put to great use

by the families we serve.

Celebratefall in thebier garten

Capital BrewerysOktoberfest celebration

will take place from 12-6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept.

14 in the bier garten. TheMike Schneider Polka

Band will play from 1-5p.m.

Bikes from Middleton Cycle will help dealership customers, then be donated to charity

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HONOR ROLL ANDHONORABLE MENTION4th QUARTER 2013-2014KROMREY MIDDLE SCHOOL

6TH Grade Honor Roll(3.600-4.000)Bold denotes 4.0

Allen, MaraBaird, LilyBallamudi, ApurupaBecker, MayaBerryman, Hunter

Bills, ConnerBoorstein, AaronBoswell, MilesBraaten, OliverBrowning, MaryAnnBuck, CharlotteButler, GabriellaCarpenter, WesleyCarranza, HernanChang, AnnieChen, AlanChen, JamesCollier, BenjaminCollin, EricaCompton, JuliaConnell, MadelineCownie, JamesCraker, Clay

Dean, Oscar

Demitrios, AdaDietz, GavinDorn, JulietteElliott, GeorgiaEngle, ElizabethEngle, JulianEngler, SamuelEspinoza, IsabellaFeldt, AdamFerderer, NicholasFlorin, EmilyFortney, LaurenFoster, BenjaminFrancois, KennedyFrisch, Carson

Frye, KatherineFussell, GiannaGerkey, EmmettGiles, PaytonGoldrosen, HannahGonter, MaeveHafeman, LaurenHanson, AdamHealy, SarahHellenbrand, AnnikaHu, MaylynnHuang, ChristineHumphries, SarahHurley, BenjaminHussain, TehreemHutter, GraceInman, AlecIrwin, IndyJoers, Mattie

Johnson, EganJones, JulieKean, JosephKern, AdamKessenich, JohnKim, GenegheeKinne, NatashaKortbein, JonathanKostecki, EmmaKruck, AndrewLamers, NathanLarson, AvaLavallee, RaymondLee, Jung WonLeffel, Zachary

Lim, CherylLima Sanchez, JulioLondon, ShaylaLudtke, MeganLudwig, DelaneyMaasch, AimeeMackey, AmeliaMatejka, KathrynMaves, LoganMayhew, ZacharyMcDonough, MaxwellMcGrath, CaitlinMcGuffey, Lili Y

Meland, Nolen RMitchell, ElizabethMormino, MadisonMorton, JacksonMosley, Owen

Moyer, Callie

Newcomer, Anja

Nurani, RithikaNutini, CalebOhly, JohnOpland, AveryPatel, ShankhilPatton, SophiaPaulsen, AnnaPflasterer-Jennerjohn, IsaiahPierobon Mays, GabrielaRaval, SerenaReisinger, JuliaRoach, GabriellaRoberts, CalvinRoden, Elena

Roquet, KendallRosen, ElizabethRoss, EmilyRozum, EmmaSacchetti, ElenaSalyapongse, ZoeSanchez Cortes, CeciliaSchuster, AlexanderSchuster, EmmaScudder, PaulShulfer, BaileySmink, MoniekSmith, Berkley

Smith, SydneySonzogni, MaxwellSpence, AddisonSullivan, KearaUlfig, EmilyVander Sanden, Lauren

Vinje, Kara

Vogt, IsaacVogt, JacobVoss, NicoleWaddell, CaseyWalsh, ZacharyWalther, KevinWarren, QuinlanWeigert, ClareWu, ZhuoRanZahed, BjakaZeker, SarahZhang, WilliamZopf, Magdelena

Honorable Mention(3.400-3.599)

Elliott, BradyFumusa, HaleyHauser, SaskiaKane, MaggieKnight, AmberLehmann, DrakeLohrei, ZoeMcHenry, MadisonMcKenney, JacksonMcLeod, AidanOConnor, CaitlinOrr, Eliza

Kromrey Middle School honors students listed

See HONORS, page 9

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Pankow, KlausRoush, IsaacSchroeder, Bailey

Shi, StephenSpain, MatthewStine, RichardTormey, EmilyWhite, Joseph

7th Grade Honor Roll(3.600-4.000)Bold Denotes 4.0Adams, HazelAkbar, SalaarAndrews, MeganAshe, AlexisBabler, JazmynBallweg, KyleBatley, KaiBecker, EloraBerge, Amaya

Bergenthal, RobertBertalot, SeanBowers, ErinBraaten, HadleyBrenton, AaronBrunel-Hamel, MaiaBurck, AndersBurns, AbigailBuxton, IsaacCarey, MargaretCarranza, JenniferCheng, JordanChi, MeixiDagitz, IsabelDahler, LaurenDavey, MeganDillon, GraceDrane, OwensDunk, Brandon

Eggert, JohnEichelberger, MelanieFarquhar, TiannaFischer, ErinFlock, StaciaFoth, BriannaFullerton, LeighaGriffith, DylanGundlach, KyiaHathaway, KellyHellenbrand, CaseyHendricks, LaurenHiorns, CharlesHoffman, JosephHogendorn, TristanHuang, StephanieHuggett, LeahJarman, Emily

Jensen, Katie

Jurgella, LukeKaplan, AllisonKim, Jessica

Kim, MiaKim, Sae MeeKirch-Whitmore, RachelKohlhoff, KyleeKrenke, GraceKushner, RachelLaJeunesse, MargeauxLarson, OliviaLaurent, MariaLewandowski, AidanLibert, ElizabethMadigan, GraceMahal, MadelineMangas, AbigailMartin, DanielleMeyer, ChloeMiller, SamuelNewcomer, Max

Noughani, HannaOzkan, OrhanPetersen, BenjaminPrestigiacomo, MaxwellPrichard, LoganPritts, TainaRaisleger, EmilyRamirez, AlexaRegan, CameronRocero, Isaiah KyleRonnie, NicholasScher, BenjaminSchroeder, EllaSchuster, BryceShulla, MichaelSmith, ConnorStruck, AlexanderSullivan, AndrewTaylor, Emily

Teodorescu, AlexanderTrinrud, RainaWagner, JennaWagner, MadelinnWarriner, AmaliaWeber, GabrielleWhitford, JosiahWiegand, KaylaWodzro, StuartYan, AltonZambrano, AngelZheng, SusannaZillner, BlakeZimmerman, MeganZocher, McKenzieZopf, IsabellaZweber, Jakob

Honorable Mention(3.400-3.599)

Alcorta, ElenaBindl, AshleyCallahan, DanielleCarey, BryceCulp, JosephDruzba, MadisonDuborgel, TanguyLastine, KristenLomas, JoshuaNewcomb, GretchenNorris, MaxOMara-Jones, GageOelerich, LarsParkin, ArcherRahman, MelinaSchremp, CarmenShoemaker-Allen, AlizaSpeth, Adriana

Williams, Noah

8th Grade Honor Roll(3.600-4.000)Bold Denotes 4.0

Acker, BrookeAsmus, NatalieBachmeier, HeidiBauer, BrysonBauer, MorganBekasova, KatherineBerthelon-Lathrop, NicholasBick, ShaneBills, HaleyBorden, NathanBresnahan, KarenBrophy, Ashley

Brunker, BroganBucheit, BenjaminBuenfil, ClaireCallahan, MadeleineChen, GraceChmielewska, LillianCole, ChloeCory, EmilyCownie, ClaraCryns, HenryCushman, BrettDai, HaiwenDeLeo, TaraDiaz Tinoco, SamanthaDower, PaytonEid, EmilyEpstein, NatalieFeldt, Jacob

Fleischman, Seamus

Fosdick, KatiyaFumusa, IanGillitzer, Jessica

Gold, SamuelGrande, SophiaGuse, CalvinHarris, AshleyHellenbrand, NoraHenry, AllisonHerder, LaurenHoskins, JacobJaeger, SamuelJeje, MoubarakKatovich, GavinKatovich, JaimeKoistinen, KobyKonishi, ShukaLamers, JacobLee, Youn JooLiegel, ColinLjumani, Izabella

Lohrei, VeronicaLynch, NicholasMackey, EleanorManna, PiyasaMartin, HunterMatejka, RachelMayers, MarieMcKean, CaseyMcKersie, SydneyMettel, KadenMintz, MadelineMorris, Katherine

Moser, Macey

Ohlrogge, Iris

Olszewski, Athena

Orr, Alexus

Pagel, Jackson

Parkin, Molly

Pasch, Bryce

Pence, Morgan

Peterman, Jacob

Peterson, Grace

Pierobon Mays, Chiara

Pollard, Noah

Powers, Robertson

Quan, Qiuwen

Rader, Erika

Rader, Jack

Regan, Quinlan

Richards, Allison

Riddle, Alec

Roberts, Stanley Parker

Robertson, Jillian

Roden, Alan

Roden, Isabel

Rongstad, Mallory

Roquet, Davis

Rose, Griffin

Ross, Carley

Ruhly, Shea

Salgado, JosieSchafer, Sophia

Schoepp, Shayle

Shaw, Lydia

Shoemaker, Olivia

Sinha, Dhruv

Smith, Samantha

Somasundaram, Nitin

Spevacek, Nicholas

Steele, Brendan

Sue, Charlotte

Taylor, Eleanor

Taylor, Henry

Thao, Keng

Thompson, Lauren

Ticknor, Joel

Tillett, Zoe

Tung, Anton

Veeramani, BalajiVergenz, Brian

Vining, Cassandra

Waddell, Eliot

Waleffe, Derek

Warholic, Alexander

Wilson, Ruby

Wiltzius, Nathaniel

Witkovsky, Merete

Young, Chloe

Yu, Kirstin

Honorable Mention

(3.400-3.599)

Ball, Taylor

Boswell, Paris

Callaci, Sophia

Cushman, Payton

Demitrios, Drake

Elliott, Hailey

Ennis, Kyron

Hoerres, Alexander

Howell, Amanda

Melum, Logan

Pangli, Chamanpreet

Puchalski, Lindsay

Regele, Zola

Sackey, Christable

Smink, Mark

Spellman, Cami

Sun, Kelvin

Williams, Jackson

Zucker, Andrew.

Dance team earns first place finishThe Middleton High School Dance Team took first place in the Home Routine at the Universal Dance Association

(UDA) Camp at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee from July 19-22.The team also received the Leadership Award, a Team Full Out Award, all Blue Ribbons, a Superior Trophy, a

Spirit Stick everyday, multiple Pin It Forward Pins, and the Super Spirit Stick on day 3 at the competition. Six ofthe girls on the team were selected for the UDA National All American team, including Cross Plains resident Saman-tha Dresen (Senior and Captain). Above from left to right: Cross Plains residents Kyra Neuser, Samantha Dresen,Felicity Cole.

The MHS Team members include: seniors Samantha Dresen, Lexi McCann, Maria McMahon, and AmandaRamirez; juniors Madison Pincombe and Lauren Smith; sophomores Nikki Clyce, Krya Neuser, Olivia Schneider,and Camille Wirkus; and freshmen Katherine Bekasova, Felicity Cole, Sydney Friedle, and Maia Giles. Dresen andMcCann are captains, while Pincombe and Schneider will fill the co-captain roles.

HONORS continued from page 8

Heritage Day at Pope Farm Conservancy will take place Saturday,Sept. 13 from 1 4 p.m. We will have five different speakers at dif-ferent stations and the Conservancy visitor will literally walk the his-tory of the land - Geology, Native Peoples, Native Vegetation, WesternEuropean Immigration, and the Civilian Conservation Corps in the1930s, said organizer Mel Pope. We will also have horse drawnwagon rides for $2 overlooking Lake Mendota, the terminal moraine,and the Black Earth Watershed.

Photo contributed

Treinen Farm photo

Pope Farm Conservancy to

host Heritage Day on Saturday

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ASHTON Garrett Novinski wonthe Home Talent League Northern

Section batting title this season, butwhat Ashtons starting shortstop andrelief pitcher really wanted was to earnthe teams first-ever Home TalentLeague championship.

Novinski got his wish on a gorgeoussun-splashed Sunday afternoon that hewill never forget.

Kevin Peternell and Novinski com-bined to allow just six hits and Ashtonused a 15-hit attack to complete a three-game sweep of the round-robin champi-onship play with a 5-2 victory overUtica for the HTL title.

Weve been doing it as a team allyear, its not been just one person, saidNovinski after eight of Ashtons ninestarters contributed at least one hit. Itsbeen a lot of fun. Look at all the fans

that came out today. Well be sticking

around for quite awhile.It took nearly three decades for man-

ager Dave Adler to secure his elusivefirst championship. But Adler whopitched for Ashton when it last playedin the Final Four in 1986 said it wasdefinitely worth the wait.

Our relief pitching this year wasfantastic. They didnt give up a run inthe playoffs, Adler said. BetweenNick Maier and Garrett Novinski,

theyre not going to overpower any-body. But they did their job.

Peternell didnt give up a hit until thefourth inning. Meanwhile Utica pitcherKyle Bates allowed six hits, but strand-ed three runners in scoring positionuntil Ashton (16-5, 3-0) broke throughin the fifth.

Shane Adler lined a one-out doubleinto the right-field corner and Novinskifollowed with an RBI single to left for a1-0 lead.

Wed never won a championshipbefore, so we had to score that first runto settle down everyones nerves, saidShane Adler, who headed back to UW-La Crosse after the game to begin fall

PAGE 10 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Middleton takes care of business

In the grand scheme of things, theplay had no real impact on the end

result.In other ways, though, it was a

microcosm of the passion, drive andsmarts Middletons football team is

playing with.Early in the fourth quarter of

Middletons 40-6 win over MadisonEast last Friday, a snap went over the

head of Cardinals punter DeclanWhinnery. The Middleton senior

chased down the rolling ball, but imme-diately had three Purgolders breathing

down his neck.Whinnery raced to the left, and even

though hes a right-footed kicker, heunleashed a 40-yard punt with his left

foot.The punt was a highlight-reel

moment. Making it even better fromMiddletons perspective is East was

flagged for roughing the punter, and theensuing first down eventually led to the

Cardinals final touchdown.That was an amazing play by

Declan, Middleton coach Tim Simon

See FOOTBALL, page 16

Photo courtesy of Mary Bavery

Middletons Josh Helbach (49) and Nikko Miller (54) chase Madison East quarterback Zachary Zilm (10) last Friday.

Ashton wearsthe crownHTL team wins

first-ever titleby DENNIS SEMRAU

Special to the Times-Tribune

See HTL, page 17

Follow RobReischel onTwitter at@robreischel

Cardinals whip

East, set for

showdown with

La Folletteby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

MIDDLETON 40, MADISON EAST 6

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Garrett Novinski and Ashtons Home Talent League team won the championship Sunday.

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They might have established them-selves as the team to beat in the BigEight Conference.

And they proved to the Milwaukee-area schools that theyre certainly forreal.

Middletons soccer team enjoyed

another strong week, beginning with a2-1 win over conference foe Verona lastTuesday. The Cardinals then tiedMenomonee Falls, 2-2, and rolled pastGermantown, 7-3 at the Kettle MoraineQuadrangular.

Middleton, ranked fifth in the latestWisconsin Soccer Coaches Associationpoll, showed it deserves its lofty rank-ing.

The Cardinals had their hands fullduring a tight win in Verona. ButMiddleton got goals from Ivan

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Ivan Khamenka (11) and Middletons boys soccer team enjoyed anotherstrong week.

Getting their kicksSoccer Cards

keep on rollingby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

See SOCCER, page 15

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Last week was a long one for

Middletons girls swimming team.

The Cardinals had seven days to

stew over a loss to Verona-Mount

Horeb. And Middletons next meet

couldnt come fast enough.

When it finally arrived last

Friday, the Cardinals were ready and

cruised past visiting Madison East,

132-38. Middleton improved to 2-1

in the Big Eight Conference.

This was a much better meet for

us, Middleton coach Lauren

Cabalka said. The girls had a long

weekend to recover after a toughloss.

The girls came back in a much

better place and ready to move for-

ward. After a solid week of practice,

the girls were back in their comfort

zone and ready to swim the way they

are capable of swimming.

And thats what the Cardinals did,

capturing 10 first place finishes in

the 11 events and sweeping the top

three spots in seven events.

Middleton freshman Caroline

Hippen won the 200 yard freestyle

(2:00.74), while sophomore

Margaret McGill (2:05.00) was sec-

ond and senior Lauren Kalvin was

third (2:11.20). Junior Samantha

Roll won the 50 yard freestyle(25.74), while freshman Chiara

Pierobon-Mays was second (25.94)

and junior Victoria Lin was third

(26.50).

Sophomore Anna Bauerle

(1:05.82), junior Victoria Trantow

(1:08.74) and sophomore Maggie Go

(1:09.49) went 1-2-3 in the 100 yard

butterfly. Sophomore Tryn Peterson

won the 100 yard freestyle (58.69),

while junior Kristin Hartung

(1:00.05) and sophomore Elise

Hokanson (1:00.94) were second and

third, respectively.

Senior Paige Prestigiacomo won

the 500 yard freestyle relay

(5:33.89), while Kalvin was second

(5:56.60) and freshman Nicole

McCue was third (6:14.57).Middleton also swept the 200-

and 400-yard freestyle relays.

In the 200, the quartet of Roll,

Lin, Peterson and Prestigiacomo was

first (1:45.85). McGill, McCue,

Hartung and Kalvin were second

(1:47.82), while Trantow, junior

Jordyn Hellenbrand, Hokanson and

senior Maggie Mangas were third

(1:52.94).

In the 400 yard freestyle, the four-

some of Roll, McGill, Hippen and

Prestigiacomo was first (3:50.19).

Lin, Peterson, Pierobon-Mays and

Kalvin were second (3:59.71), while

McCue, Hokanson, senior Jordan

Redders and Mangas were third

(4:12.71).Middleton also captured the top

two spots in the 200 yard medley

relay.

Pierobon-Mays, junior Emma

Karbusicky, Lin and Prestigiacomo

were first (1:56.91), while Peterson,

sophomore Morgan Pincombe,

Trantow and Hartung were second

(2:0037).

Pierobon-Mays (1:02.71) and

Hippen (1:04.71) were first and sec-

ond in the 100 yard backstroke.

Karbusicky won the 100 yard breast-

stroke (1:10.69) and Pincombe was

third (1:15.92). And Mangas

(2:28.56) and Pincombe (2:32.73)

were also second and third, respec-

tively, in the 200 yard IM.

Despite swimming some events

that they are not used to swimming,

the girls put forth a lot of effort and

had some competitive races,

Cabalka said. At the end of the day,

it was great to see them with smiles

on their faces and proud of what they

had accomplished.

It was important to have a meet

like this to gain back some much

needed confidence and to continue to

gel as a team. We are definitely one

step closer to being a better team.

On deck: Middleton hosts

Madison La Follette Friday at 5 p.m.,

then is at the Brookfield East Invite

Saturday beginning at 9 a.m.

Swimmers

dunk Eastby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

Times-Tribunephoto by Mary

Langenfeld

C a r o l i n eHippen andMiddletonsgirls swim-ming teamcruised pastM a d i s o n

East lastFriday.

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Middletons boys cross country

team began its season with a third

place finish at the Verona Invite last

Saturday.

Madison La Follette won the 21-

team meet with 46 points. Madison

West (51), Middleton (134),

Baraboo (139) and Madison

Memorial (160) rounded out the top

five.

The Big Eight (Conference) has

some very good runners with West

and La Follette stacked up front,

Middleton co-coach Cindy Bremser

said. All the boys ran aggressive-

ly.

Cardinals sophomore Gus

Newcomb led Middleton with an

11th place overall finish, complet-ing the 5,000-meter course in 16

minutes, 47 seconds. Junior

Christian Lindblom was 20th

(17:03), freshman Jack Radar was

28th (17:18), junior David Marrone

was 36th (17:28) andsenior Andrew

Plumb was 39th (17:40).

The biggest improvement came

from Chris Lindblom who was a JV

runner last season, Bremser said.

He attacked the course and has

learned to pace himself. Breaking

17 minutes should be coming soon.

The other pleasant surprise was

the running of freshman Jack Radar.

He was the top freshman in the

meet. He has no fear.Middleton had its top seven run-

ners break the 18-minute mark, and

five more eclipse 19 minutes.

Our team has an exciting season

ahead of us, Bremser said. They

all need to keep lowering their time

and have the ability to do this.

On deck: Middleton is at the

Grade Level Challenge Tuesday at 4

p.m. at Lake Farm County Park in

Madison.The message was simple. The exe-

cution was sublime.

Middletons girls cross countryteam went to the star-studded Verona

Invite last Saturday with the followingmantra: The Pack Attack is back.

And back they were.Middleton, which has finished

fourth at state the last two years,showed it could be in store for another

banner year. The Cardinals won the22-team event with 67 points, edging

Madison West (68) by one point forthe title.

Madison Memorial (89), La CrosseLogan (118) and Madison Edgewood

(132) rounded out the top five.For Middleton, this was pack run-

ning at its finest. The Cardinals topseven runners all finished within 34

seconds of each other.Looking at West and Memorials

performance on Saturday, we certainlycant get complacent, Middleton co-

coach Isaac Mezera said. We havethe honor of being the top dog in the

conference right now, but with thatcomes a large target on our cardinal

red backs. Our girls train hard andrace smart, so I know our times will

improve a great deal.Middletons times were awfully

good in its first meet of the year. In arace with 149 competitors, the

Cardinals had seven girls finish in thetop-21.

Senior Bobbi Patrick led Middletonwith a seventh place finish, complet-

ing the 5,000 meter course in 20 min-utes, 18 seconds.

Bobbi ran aggressively from thegun, pulling the pack along with her,

Mezera said. She possesses bothendurance and top gear speed, a tough

combination to come by.Junior Sam Valentine was 10th

overall with a time of 20:26. SeniorRachel Wians was 15th in 20:36.

Sam is coming off a tough injuryfrom track, so I think she was fairly

tentative during the first mile,Mezera said. After that she turned on

the jets and moved up. Our hope is tohave her packed up with Bobbi from

the get go of most races.Rachel is the third of our lead

pack. She stuck with Bobbi for thefirst two miles and then hung on for a

great finish.The Cardinals also got a big lift

from a pair of freshmen. Charlotte Sue

was 16th in 20:37 and Emily Dueckerwas 19th in 20:45.

Our two freshmen ran the first two

miles together with Charlotte findinganother gear just after the two mile

mark, Mezera said. The future isbright for our girls team.

Charlotte and Emily get to learnfrom some of the best mentors in

Bobbi, Rachel, and the Jennys, whilealso getting varsity experience.

Sophomore Kallie Stafford was20th (20:50) and senior Jenny

Launder was 21st (20:52). While theirscores didnt count, their strong show-

ings helped cause Wests fifth runnerto finish 24th, which gave Middleton

the title.Callie and Jenny played a key role

in displacing Wests fifth runner andletting us walk away with the trophy,

Mezera said. Sometimes it isnt aseasy to see cross country as a team

sport, but those two proved it onSaturday.

Sprinting out

of the gatesGirls crosscountry team

wins Verona

Invitationalby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

Boys cross country teamthird at Verona Invitationalby ROB REISCHEL

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Many of the states best girls golf

teams invaded Pleasant ViewSaturday.

And Middleton found out what itknew all along: it matches up quite

nicely with anybody in Wisconsin.Middleton finished in a tie for sec-

ond at the 24-team Cardinal Invite.Madison Edgewood won the event

with a 322 team score, whileMiddleton and defending state cham-

pion Hartland Arrowhead tied forsecond at 324. Milton (325) and

Verona (327) rounded out the topfive.

I am really pleased with ourshowing at the Cardinal Invite,

Middleton coach Becky Halversonsaid.

With good reason.Middletons Loren Skibba and

Morgan Narowetz both carded 5-over-par 77s. Alexis Thomas shot an

81 and Rachel Thornton had an 89.Morgan Narowetz really stepped

up this past week for us, Halversonsaid. Im so happy for her. Having

two 77s from Morgan and Loren def-initely helped.

Alexis came back nicely from herstruggles the previous two times out.

I know Rachel was frustrated withher play and Im hoping it was just an

off week for her.Middleton also finished fifth at the

18-team Morgan Stanley Invite heldat University Ridge last Wednesday.

Edgewood won that tournamentwith a 320, while Homestead was

second at 324. Verona (328), FoxValley Lutheran (332) and Middleton

(339) rounded out the top five.Skibba led the way with a 76,

while Narowetz shot an 85. Thorntoncarded an 88 and Thomas had a 90.

We had an OK day at the MorganStanley, Halverson said. I dont

think anyone was extremely happywith their play.

Morgan Narowetz had a goodfront nine score of 39. Loren had a

good back nine score of 36. We haveto figure out a way to play a full 18

holes more solidly. We let our badholes get in our way too much.

Middleton also won a triangularheld at Odana Hills last Thursday.

The Cardinals shot a 166 to easilytopple Janesville Craig (195) and

Madison West (211).Narowetz fired a 38 to lead the

Cardinals, while Skibba shot a 39.Thornton carded a 44 and Thomas

had a 47. On deck: Middleton was at theCrusade Fore a Cure Monday held atMaple Bluff. The Cardinals then host

Verona and Madison East in a confer-ence triangular Wednesday at

Pleasant View.Middleton and Verona both

entered that much undefeated inleague play, and the winner will have

a leg up in the chase for a conferencetitle.

Verona has gotten us a few timesthis season and we got them at the

Cardinal Invite, Halverson saidbefore the meet. It should be a good

one.

Girls golfers

shine at own

tournamentMiddleton 2nd atCardinal Inviteby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

Golf Coaches Association

of Wisconsin Poll1. Madison Edgewood

2. Homestead3. Middleton4. Arrowhead5. Verona

5. Madison Memorial6. Fox Valley Lutheran

7. Milton8. Brookfield Central

9. Stoughton10. Green Bay Notre DameHonorable Mention: Madison

Memorial, Janesville Parker,

Franklin, Kettle Moraine,Whitefish Bay, Kimberly, DSHA,

Mukwonago, Oregon, Holmen,DePere, Prairie, Osseo-Fairchild,

Arcadia, Cedarburg, Oshkosh West,Monona Grove, Marinette, Sun

Prairie, Green Bay Notre Dame.

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

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Khamenka and Braden Allen andprevailed.

Junior defender Colin Ledin alsohad a terrific game.

We squeaked through, Middletoncoach Ben Kollasch said. A tough windue to some beautiful play, lots of usscrappy work and a goal line clearancefrom Colin Ledin.

We took most of the first half tryingto figure out the artificial surface

Verona plays on. Verona did not give usa minute of rest to readjust calmly.

Middleton followed that with a 2-2tie against Menomonee Falls at theKettle Moraine Quad Friday. The

Cardinals lost a shootout, 5-4.Shootouts are terrible ways to break

a tie and luck was not on our side,Kollasch said. We hope to meetMenomonee Falls again with more onthe line than pride.

The Indians took a 2-0 lead just nineminutes in, before Middleton gotrolling. Allen scored on an assist fromNic Bilodeau in the 69th minute. And

just one minute later Noah Steiner

scored and Khamenka assisted as theCardinals forged a 2-2 tie.

The Indians, though, prevailed in theshootout.

We dominated large stretches, butdidnt score until the last 10 minutes ofthe game, Kollasch said. Though ourerrors cost us dearly, we showed our-selves we could come back againstgood competition.

Middleton then rolled pastGermantown, 7-3, last Saturday. Allenand Bilodeau both had a pair of goalsand Mitchell Oswald had his third head-er of the season.

Khamenka and Ledin added goals,while Jordan Grapentine, GabeGarlough Shah and Alban Jonuzi allhad assists.

We showed that we can score indroves and that our bench is as deep asany around, Kollasch said.

On deck: Middleton hostedMadison East Tuesday, then hostsMadison La Follette Thursday at 7 p.m.

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Middletons girls volleyball team

opened Big Eight Conference playwith a relatively easy 25-15, 25-12,

25-20 win over visiting JanesvilleParker last Thursday.

Logan Welti had 12 kills, five digsand three aces for the Cardinals, while

KateLyn Robson had three aces and10 assists. Rachel Severson had 10

assists and Amber Karn had three aces

and 11 digs.Molly Zeinemann had three blocks,

Cole Jordee had three aces, 4.5 blocksand five assists, and Gabie Buechner

added six kills. Elizabeth Keller hadfive kills and Andrina McNamer had

3.5 blocks.

This was an opportunity to geteveryone on the court and see whichlineups work best, Middleton coach

Franco Marcos said. We still have alot of work to do.

On deck: Middleton was atVerona Tuesday night, and that gamecould ultimately play a large role in

the race for a conference title.I am expecting a battle all the way

to the end, Marcos said before thematch.

Middleton hosts Madison East

Thursday at 6:30 p.m., then is at theAppleton West Invite Saturday begin-ning at 9 a.m.

Middletons girls tennis teamimproved to 3-0 in the Big Eight

Conference with a 7-0 rout ofMadison East last Tuesday.

Middletons Kaisey Skibba rolledto a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 1 singles,

while Emily Oberwetter notched a 6-

0, 6-0 win at No. 2 singles. Amanda

Huff posted a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 3singles, while Liddy Whitenour rolled

to a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 4 singles.Abbey Webber and Allison

Ragsdale posted a 6-0, 6-0 win at No.1 doubles. Baylie Gold and Lauren

Coons rolled to a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 2doubles. And Emily Bruhn and Ally

Hujanen posted a 6-0, 6-1 win at No.3 doubles.

Middleton also had its match with

Madison La Follette postponed byrain last Thursday.

On deck: Middleton had a busyweek scheduled.

The Cardinals hosted Madison LaFollette Monday and were at Sun

Prairie Tuesday. The Cardinals are atMadison Memorial Thursday at 4

p.m., then take part in the NicoletInvite Friday and Saturday.

Girls spikers rout Parkerby ROB REISCHEL

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Tennis Cards 3-0 in Big 8by ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

p rts briefsGolf scores

MWGA: Sept. 3Flight ALow Gross: Kathy Reed, 45

Low Net: Kathy Reed, 34Flight BLow Gross: Mary VerVoort, 53Low Net: Wendy Johnson and Mary VerVoort, 37

Flight CLow Gross: Connie Brachman, 60

Low Net: Sylvia Heiser, 24

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said. Really amazing.It was a night of amazing for the

Cardinals.Offensively, host Middleton scored

touchdowns on five of its first sevenpossessions. Defensively, the Cardinals

held East 31.5 points below its seasonaverage.

Middleton improved to 3-0 overalland in the Big Eight Conference, while

the Purgolders dipped to 0-3. TheCardinals are tied with Madison La

Follette and Janesville Craig atop theconference, and Middleton hosts the

Lancers Friday at 7 p.m.It should be really fun, Middleton

senior cornerback Nick Maes said offacing the Lancers. We just need to

keep the same mentality, keep winningand prove ourselves every team we take

the field.La Follette snapped two-time

defending league champion SunPrairies 21-game conference winning

streak in the season opener. Middleton,on the other hand, has outscored its first

three foes, 108-15.Without question, it should be an

ultra-charged game between two leaguepowers.

Theyre really good and we knewtheyd be really good, Simon said of

the Lancers. They came in as one ofthe favorites and theyre playing that

way.Middleton is certainly playing like a

favorite itself.The Cardinals rolled up 527 yards of

total offense and allowed just 235

against the high-powered Purgolders.Middleton outgained East, 289-92, on

the ground. And the Cardinals forcedtwo interceptions that led to seven

points.Middleton senior quarterback Kellan

Schulz was terrific, completing 14-of-20 passes for 221 yards and three touch-

downs. Senior tight end Mitchell Herlhad two TD receptions, while junior

running back Cam Maly had a pair ofTD runs pushing his season-total to

nine.I think were playing amazing,

said Schulz, who has five touchdownpasses without an interception this year.

Both sides of the ball everyonesdoing what theyre supposed to. Were

having a blast.Middleton certainly had a blast

against East, dominating from start tofinish against a Purgolders team that

lost its first two games by a combinedsix points.

But this game was never in doubt.Maly continued his sensational start

to the 2014 campaign with a pair of firsthalf touchdowns and 105 rushing yards

as the Cardinals raced to a 20-6 lead atthe break.

Maly ripped off a 17-yard TD run offright tackle midway through the first

half to cap an 11-play, 80-yard drive.Maly had five carries for 39 yards on

the march and Schulz had two carriesfor 27 yards.

Maly then scored from 11 yards outwith 10 minutes left in the first half to

make it 13-0. That capped an impres-

sive 10-play, 71-yard march. Maly had46 rushing yards on three carries on the

drive.Middleton was playing without

starting left tackle Austin Collins(ankle). Then early in the game, center

Sean Benedict left with a sprained knee.But junior Kamon Ennis filled in

admirably at left tackle, senior GarrettPiernot moved in at center, and

Middletons rushing attack didnt missa beat.

We always talk about next man upand those guys did a great job, Simon

said. I thought our line played at a real-ly high level.

Middleton stretched its lead to 20-0on its next series when Schulz hit Herl

on a crossing route for an 11-yard score.That capped another terrific drive that

covered 80 yards and just seven plays.East put together its most impressive

drive of the game and scored with 40seconds left in the first half to pull with-

in 20-6. The Purgolders traveled 76yards in 16 plays, and tailback Jamari

Manuel capped the march with a 1-yardTD.

But on the Cardinals first posses-sion of the second half, Schulz hit Herl

on a 20-yard post for a score on fourth-and-12 to make it 26-6.

Mitchell was one-on-one with aguy, Schulz said. Once the play

developed a little bit, Mitchell got out infront of him. Right out of his break I

saw the endzone wide open for him.That was a pretty wide open play.

Middleton sophomore safety JoeLudwig picked off East quarterback

Zachary Kilm on the next series. And

on the Cardinals next offensive play,Schulz threw a jump ball that senior

wideout Travis Zander snagged.Zander made the defender miss, then

waltzed in for a 46-yard TD to make it33-6 with 7 minutes left in the third

quarter.The game still had 19 minutes left,

but had already been decided.Just an amazing play by Travis,

Schulz said. The O-line gave me a lotof time on that play. I held onto it prob-

ably a little longer than I should have. Igot hit at the very last second.

But Travis made a great play on theball and avoided the offensive pass

interference. Thats a tough thing todo.

Middletons defense was extremelytough throughout the game.

East averaged just 3.7 yards per play.Manuel, who entered the game averag-

ing 149.5 rushing yards per game, washeld to 95. And Middleton did a nice

job slowing Easts no-huddle, up-tempopassing attack, limiting the Purgolders

to 143 yards through the air.I think we have a defense that if we

play our responsibilities, were fast andaggressive and physical and everything

can go right for us, said Maes, whoalso had an interception. We can stop

anyone. I just think its all of us doingour responsibility and knowing what

were supposed to do.I think were really smart and really

fast. We know our responsibilities anddont try to do anything by ourselves.

That formula has worked wondersthrough a sensational start. Now, the

Cardinals will try acing their biggest

test of the year against La Follette.This is a special group, Schulz

said. Weve been together for a longtime. (La Follette) is definitely going to

be a test.La Follettes a fantastic football

team. They also have a tight group. Imso excited. But I think our team has a lot

of potential and its going to be excitingto see how this team progresses. Were

just going to keep trucking ahead.

Sept. 5Middleton 40, Madison East 6Verona ...... ....... 0 6 0 0 6Middleton ......... 6 14 13 7 40

First quarterMiddleton Cam Maly, 17, run (kick

failed), 3:42

Second quarterMiddleton Cam Maly, 12, run (Brett Joers

kick), 10:07Middleton Mitchell Herl, 12, pass from

Kellan Schulz (Joers kick), 4:29

Madison East Jamari Manuel, 1, run (kick

failed), 0:40

Third quarterMiddleton Herl, 20, pass from Schultz

(kick failed), 8:09

Middleton Travis Zander, 46, pass from

Schulz (Joers kick), 7:03

Fourth quarterMiddleton Mitchell Andrews, 15, pass

from Brett Joers (Jacob Meffert kick), 7:19.

TEAM STATISTICSFirst downs Mid 23, ME 13. Rushing

(Att.-Yds.) Mid 47-289, ME 29-92. Passing

yards Mid 248, ME 143. Passes (Comp.-Att.-Int.) Mid 17-23-0, ME 18-34-2. Fumbles-lost

Mid 3-0, ME 0-0. Penalties-yards Mid 7-

45, ME 14-129.

INDIVIDUAL LEADERSRushing: Mid Cam Maly 15-119; ME

Jamari Manuel 21-95.Passing: Mid Kellan Schulz 14-20-0, 221;

ME Zachary Zilm 18-34-2, 143.

Receiving: Mid Mitchell Bacon 6-57; ME

Jordan Chester 8-65.

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practice with the Eagles. Once webroke through, we started playing ballbetter and Kevin got his fast ball work-ing.

One out later, Kasey Miller deliv-ered an RBI-single to center field toscore Novinski to stake Peternell to a 2-0 lead.

We knew we were going to get tohim eventually. We were hitting some

balls hard, Dave Adler said of Bates,who allowed 15 hits and walked two intossing a complete game. This was along time coming and everybody con-tributed.

Peternell retired eight batters in arow spanning the fourth through sev-enth innings.

In the seventh, though, Chris Lundand Christian Stokstad delivered con-secutive singles and moved into scoringposition on a wild pitch. But Peternellretired Kevin ODonnell on a fly ball tocenter field and Max Gartzke on aninfield grounder to stymie Utica (16-5,1-2).

We had our chances, but they arethe champions, Utica manager DaleVike said. They played good defense.

We should have hit the ball a little bet-ter, but we didnt.

Ashton loaded the bases in the bot-tom of the seventh after Novinski,Kevin Prochaska and Miller had con-secutive singles. Peternell then singledto left to score Novinski, which provedto be the game-winning run.

Kevin Drunasky followed one outlater with a ground ball to short to scorepinch runner Paul Peterson, and Milleralso scored on an ensuing throwingerror to give Ashton a 5-0 lead.

Utica chased Peternell in the eighthwhen it loaded the bases on a lead-offwalk by Brian Wilberg and back-to-back singles by Andy Martin and BradAshmore. Doug Vike promptly greetedNovinski with an RBI-single to right

field.However, Novinski induced Bates to

ground into a third-to-first double play,which scored Martin but slammed thedoor on the rally.

Double plays really let you takeyour mind off things, Novinski said.That was big.

Dave Adler agreed.The double play was just great. It

was everybodys best friend, especiallythe pitcher, Dave Adler said. I think it

took the wind out of them a litt le bit. Wegot to the bottom of the lineup and fin-ished it off.

Novinski then retired the final four

batters in order, getting Gartzke toground out to shortstop Aaron Gowanfor the final out and unleashing a joyouscelebration.

Drunasky said two months ago following a 9-6 loss to Cross Plains inwhich Ashton trailed 8-0 no onewould have believed a championshipwould be possible.

But Drunasky said everything came,

especially during the title-clinchinggame.Kevin (Peternell) didnt have his

good stuff like hes had the last couple

of weeks, but he was around the plateenough and our defense was so solidbehind him, Drunasky said. He puthis trust in us and we put our trust inhim.

Peternell, who allowed five hits andfive walks and struck out six in seven-plus innings, said clinching the title athome made it even more special.

This feels amazing. The fans are

awesome here. The team is solid. Youcouldnt ask for better teammates,Peternell said. We were solid ondefense and Garrett (Novinski) comingin and pitching did a fantastic job.

Pitching, hitting, defense, it truly was aspecial team win.

ASHTON 5, UTICA 2Utica ........ 000 000 020 2 6 3Ashton ... 000 020 30x 5 15 0

Pitching (IP-H-ER-BB-K): Utica Kyle

Bates (L, 8-15-3-2-4). Ashton Kevin Peternell

(W, 7-5-2-5-6), Garrett Novinski (S, 2-1-0-0-1).Hitting leaders: Utica Chris Lund (2x3).

Ashton Garrett Novinski (3x5), Derek

Prochaska (3x5), Shane Adler (2x5), Kasy Miller

(2x5), Kevin Peternell (2x4).2B Shane Adler, Kevin Peternell, Nick

Maier.

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