A new beer festival is coming to the

City of Middleton, and organizers say

it will be an enlightened tasting ex-
perience.
The Middleton Beer Festival, hosted
by Craftsman Table & Tap at 6712
Frank Lloyd Wright Avenue, will take
place Saturday starting at 1 p.m. (Early
entry is at noon.) The event will give
festivalgoers an opportunity to sample
more 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 an
employee two years ago.
I thought it was a great idea but
needed a bit of time to focus on the
restaurant before taking on such a big
event, Stolz explained. But basically
it was a no brainer to do the festival,
and Food Fight [Restaurant Group,
which owns Craftsman] has been super
supportive with all the bells and whis-
tles that come with it.
We want nothing more than to
bring an enlightened tasting experience
to 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 a
fairly straightforward inaugural year,
they are also looking to the future,
when they say the event could expand.
First thing I would incorporate is
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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 with
the 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, including
14,000 square feet of production
space, allowing ACI to showcase its
technology and continue manufactur-
ing locally.
Walker took a brief tour of the fa-
cility, led by company president Troy
Schwenn. The Republican governor
chatted with employees, as well as
getting an education regarding the
heating 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 his
own 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. to
check 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 the
developer. That is incorrect; LZ
Ventures will be developing the
apartment and health club phase of
the project. Vanta, formerly T. Wall
Properties, will maintain ownership
of the second phase, which is an of-
fice building.
Terrence Wall founded T. Wall
Properties in 1989 but moved on
from the company to focus on other
projects 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 the
Sept. 2 meeting. Altogether the city
will contribute up to $2,984,220 to the
developers requesting the financing as-
sistance.
Of the $2.9 million, $1,853,750 will
go to LZ Ventures and could possibly
assist Vanta (formerly T. Wall Proper-
ties) in a future office development.
LZ Ventures is under contract with
Vanta to buy a portion of property and
phase of the planned development. The
two companies are working coopera-
tively to develop an apartment/health
club building and an office building on
Aspen Commons.
LZ Ventures will build and own a
67-unit apartment with a 27,000 sq ft
health club but could possibly purchase
land for the office building project
from Vanta.
Most of the time we have funded
these projects which lately have been
developer financed, noted District 2
Alder Gurdip Brar. Why cant this be
developer financed? I mean it could
still be TIF, but they could finance it
Brand new beer festival Saturday
Wall not connected
to Aspen Commons
development
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 business
by 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
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 First
Lady 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 incredible
dominoes to fall. Along the way, Girma
applied for other honors and opportu-
nities, taking full advantage of all.
Ten days before graduating, she flew
to 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 about
how she got involved with the founda-
tion.
Girma returned, took finals, and re-
ceived her MHS diploma. Two days
later she flew off again, this time to
Washington D.C. for ten days.
The large group of Presidential
Scholars, representing academic and
artistic 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.!), the
most memorable part of the day oc-
curred at the end, as Michelle Obama
began to exit the room.
One of the Presidential Scholars, a
visual artist, was so excited that she ran
down from the risers and swooped in
for a hug from Michelle, Girma said.
The remaining 140 students saw her
success 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 that
before!
The performance at the Kennedy
Center in D.C. was a celebration of and
by the Presidential Scholars. Girma
was 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 first
day 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 to
work 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 last
solo, 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 to
this summers positive experience. She
appreciates how Schneider ran the en-
sembles and encouraged her to im-
prove her public singing and piano
playing, she said.
That he let me sing is so cool, she
said. 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 hailing
from the Midwest, as well as the Mar-
shall Islands, California and Alaska
traveled to China for two weeks in
July. Sponsored by the U.S. Depart-
ment of State, Girma and the other
eleven delegates represented our nation
as part of a student leadership ex-
change with the National Committee
on United States-China Relations.
Although some topics were hard to
discuss with students, namely politics
Girma said, she found that learning
about the cultural and historical back-
ground of China, and how the U. S. and
China have interacted in the past, aided
her understanding of the Chinese per-
spective. Staying with host families,
spending time visiting schools in four
cities, learning about ancient Chinese
culture as well as modern China, and
meeting with the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs in Beijing rounded out the itin-
erary.
It was such a blast! The group of
students 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 the
shopping period concludes, the time
allotted by Harvard to investigate
classes before choosing them.
Im hoping to take honors linear al-
gebra and intro to real analysis, expos-
itory writing 20, a freshman seminar
that has to do with research in the
physics field, and a fourth class,
Girma noted.
As for her summer? When asked for
a brief summation, Girma laughed a
few seconds before stating, Over-
whelming, surreal and completely
lucky. It feels soooo lucky. Everything
just fit well together so easily.
Pope Farm
Conservancy
badger proves
pretty popular
A badger living at Pope Farm Con-
servancy in the Town of Middleton
has been sighted many times in recent
days. Not surprisingly, people have
unofficially 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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The First Lutheran Church located
at 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 annual
service is celebrated on Sunday, Sep-
tember 14 at 2:00 p.m.
The historic church holds two serv-
ices every year, one commemorating
Memorial Day and the annual service
each September. This year Reverend
Ted Lindquist of West Middleton
Church will conduct the service. The
church is also available for weddings,
baptisms, funerals and other religious
occasions.
In 1852 fourteen families of German
settlers 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 of
Middleton, later the First German
Lutheran Church of Middleton.
Building the church was a commu-
nity effort. The settlers had come from
Mecklenburg, Germany, an area lo-
cated in the north of the country near
the Baltic Sea. The land for the first log
church and cemetery was donated by
settler John Niebuhr. The first struc-
ture erected in 1854 was a small log
building down the hill from the current
church. The simple structure was built
with each family contributing one long
and 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 a
joiner and wheelwright to build the
window and door. Lacking resources
for inside furnishings, each family
brought a bench of their own design on
which 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 flooded
the area, hoping to purchase farmland
and better their lot in America, the
church grew. More space was needed
and again the members met, land again
was donated; this time the benefactor
was Gustav Polkow. In 1866 thirty-
one members agreed to contribute $82
per family and again work together to
build the white church still standing on
the corner of Pleasant View and Old
Sauk Roads, then one of the most sce-
nic spots in the area. Across Pleasant
View Road where the Blackhawk
Neighborhood sign stands a horse sta-
ble offered shelter for horse powered
rides 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 to
slow and eventually diminish. Now
Americanized, many and especially
young parishioners, began to prefer
services at the new St. Lukes Church
in 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 regular
services. It stood empty, falling into
decay, occasionally providing an unin-
vited venue for bongo playing youth
until it was restored. In 1988 it was
named to the National Register of His-
toric Places.
The country road is gone and
unimagined horsepower now carries
folks past the church but the old bell in
the high peaked steeple still echoes
across the disappearing farmland each
time a wedding is celebrated at the the
little white church. The old log build-
ing has been gone for many years and
unfortunately during the 1960s many
of the old tombstones in the original
cemetery were vandalized, but the lit-
tle white church still stands, looking
over the cemetery and the graves of
many early settlers instrumental in its
beginning.
Maintenance of the church continues
to be a community effort consisting of
a group of volunteers who welcome
new members at any time. If you are
interested in viewing digital copies of
church records, want information re-
garding weddings, baptisms or other
religious events or are interested in vol-
unteering to care for the church visit
our website at www.historicfirstluther-
anmiddleton.org and our Facebook
page (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 Sunday
by 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 Saint
Michael 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 Trinity
fish 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 Bend
Mutual Insurance, and other local or-
ganizations for the seventh Annual
Family Safety Day Saturday, Septem-
ber 13th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the
Middleton Fire Station.
Parents can help their children stay
safe by:
Signing up for Safe Assured ID kits
with 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 held
rain or shine.
The City of Middleton last week
reached the half-way mark of its Ter-
race Avenue project. Although work
isproceeding acouple weeks behind
schedule - due primarily to the discov-
ery and removal of contaminated soils
and there being more utility conflicts
than anticipated - the city remains op-
timistic that the project will be substan-
tially completed by early November.
Most of the remaining work will be
aboveground, so progress will be much
more noticeable in the weeks ahead.
Sanitary Sewer Main: Installation
is 99% completed. One manhole ad-
justment remains at the west end of
Terrace Avenue.While the street was
excavated, several property owners
took the opportunity to replace their
private lateral connections at their own
expense.
Storm Sewer Main: Installation is
completed east of Aurora Street; west
of Aurora St. should be completed in
about two weeks. The contractor plans
to work on Saturday (Sept. 6) morning
and early afternoon in the vicinity of
Capital Brewery and Little Red Pre-
school.
Other Utility Connections: Elec-
tricity, telephone and cable connections
to residences and businesses are now
completely buried and all the poles
havebeen removed.
Street curbs and driveway
aprons: Construction starts the week
of Sept. 8 on both sides of Terrace
EAST of Aurora Street. Residents will
not be able to use their driveways for
approximately 7-10 daysto allow the
concrete to cure, although they will be
allowed to park in the street in front of
their property between 6 p.m. and 7
a.m. The contractor will notify affected
residents before temporarily blocking
driveway access. Driveway access to
commercial properties on the north
side of Terrace will be maintained
through the use of steel plates supplied
by the contractor.
Sidewalks: The contractor will
begin constructing sidewalk on
thesouth side of Terrace Avenue start-
ing the week of Sept. 8. Once the side-
walk is completed on the south side of
the street, workers will replace the
sidewalk and install porous bricks
within the terrace area on the north side
of the street.
New parking lot east of Quarry
Skate Park: Retaining wall construc-
PAGE 4 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
THIS
AD CAN
GO
Thanks toCostco-West in Middle-
ton, hundreds of kids will go to school
with a new backpack this fall as a
part of Middleton Outreach Min-
istrys Back-to-School Program,
which took place on August 21 and
22.
The program, which in total serves
over 800 children, gives a new back-
pack full of a robust collection of
grade-specific new supplies, with sup-
ply donations coming from collec-
tions throughout the area. This
year,Costco-West stepped up to the
challenge with 424 backpacks, pro-
viding over half of the backpacks
needed.
The program is just one of the
ways that MOM is working to keep
families in stable housing, supplying
them with the assistance they need to
free up financial resources to pay for
necessary expenses like rent.
Above, from left: Michael Shea
(Costco-West in Middleton), Al Ripp
(Executive Director, MOM), Gail
Johnson (Corporate Relocation Man-
ager for Restaino and former MOM
board member who introduced
Costco-West to MOM), and Brian
Wilsey (Costco-West in Middleton)
Back to School Backpack Program
makes sure every student is ready
City: Terrace Avenue
project is halfway done
See TERRACE, page 6
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 5
live music throughout the day, said
Stolz. After speaking with our
neighboring businesses, there is a
desire to make this an even bigger
event that encompasses the whole
Middleton Hills Community, an
Oktoberfest of sorts.
Dane County is something of a
craft beer Mecca, and Stolz said
bringing beer makers and beer en-
thusiasts together is a rewarding ex-
perience.
It is the most fun part of my
job, she said. At Craftsman we
want to highlight the craftsmen
who are responsible for such a de-
licious art. Within the beer world
there is always someone who
knows more than you, or tastes
something that maybeyou did not
taste. Beer and how it changes with
each gulp, each keg, and each batch
that is made is ever evolving and
needs 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 their
recipes, that iswhen theflavorsare
elevated to something personal that
one remembers when hegoes to the
store or to the bar and orders his
next beer, she concluded.
COMING TO THE
MIDDLETON BEER FEST
WISCONSIN BREWERS
3 Sheeps, Ale Asylum, Capital
Brewing Company, Central Waters,
Daves Brewfarm, Hinterland, Hop
Garden, Lake Louie, MobCraft
Beers, Next Door Brewing, Oso
Brewing Company, Tyranena, Cen-
tral Wisconsin Brewing Company.
FROM OUT OF STATE
Arcadia, 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, Une
Anne.
Regular Entry (1 p.m.) Tickets
are $29. VIP Entry Tickets (allow-
ing access at noon) are $39. Visit
MiddletonBeerFestival.com for ad-
ditional information.
Beer pioneer gets a little edgy
This 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 himself
with 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, young
and old, in an increasingly crowded
marketplace.
Heavy sheets of rain are pouring
down, soaking Lake Louie, the brew-
ery named after it, the lush fields that
surround it, and the meandering gravel
road that leads to it. A bottling machine
is broken, pallets of boxes were rapidly
dragged inside to save them from the
downpour, and Tom Porter, founder
and brewmaster at Lake Louie, is on
the phone trying to order several thou-
sand dollars worth of replacement
equipment for his bustling, renowned
brewery.
Its just another day making beer for
a living, and Porter, despite the fact that
hes 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 world
class brews since 2000, edginess is also
not 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 up
with the daily grind, abandoned his day
job and built a brewery in his garage
using cobbled-together equipment is
a narrative dreamed for by every up-
start brewery. Even the ones founded
by people wearing suits in stuffy con-
ference rooms.
That first wave started out as home
brewers and engineers were not
marketers, he says. But now, with
this proliferation of new beers, its
something 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 over
on new paths all the time, Porter com-
ments.
Porter and his head brewer, Tim
Wauters, released five new beers in
2014.
There was Bunny Green Toe, an
India pale ale named after a character
in the The Big Lebowski, the cult Coen
Brothers film that has a following bor-
dering on biblical. Impulse Drive, is
a session (low alcohol) version of his
acclaimed, far stronger Warped
Speed 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 used
hops previously unknown to the brew-
ing community. And with Maple Sur-
ple, a syrup-infused brown ale, Lake
Louise paid tribute to a Roger Miller
country ballad in which the songwriter
happily admitted that not many words
rhyme with purple.
These offerings are intended to grab
the attention of beer drinkers who face
a seemingly endless stream of new
beers and young breweries.
We used to release one new beer
each 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 the
Impulse 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 and
friends would spend an evening drink-
ing it, jotting down potential names on
scraps 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 a
name 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 glasses
of local beer enthusiasts.
We have very educated craft beer
drinkers 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 an
increasing 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 so
many new products from so many breweries. Festivals allow people to sample
more 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
BEER
continued 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.
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 tax
cuts, in addition to thanking the grow-
ing Middleton manufacturer for its in-
vestment in Wisconsin.
In a reference to ACIs long history
of fundraising to aid in the fight against
cancer the company has donated
more than $100,000 to the UW Car-
bone Cancer Center and related organ-
izations Walker also lauded the
companys culture of giving back to
the 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 has
since 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 many
office 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, informational
materials 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; Kurt
Sonnentag, Middleton Mayor; Middle-
ton Alders Gurdip Brar, JoAnna
Richard, Jim Wexler, Susan West,
Mark Sullivan; Ellen Lindgren, School
Board; 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 group
formed to elect Mary Burke con-
tributed food and beverages they are
too numerous to mention and greatly
appreciated, said Yvonne Mart Fox in
a 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. Volunteers
are 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 4
tion is scheduled to start the week of
Sept. 8.
Market canopy in front of
Capital Brewery: The contractor
will begin installing footings within
the next week or two. It will be a few
weeks (probably early October) be-
fore workers install the above-ground
structure.
Middleton Station Apartments
(not a City project): Ground-break-
ing of the 39-unit apartment building
will take place in the latter half of
September. The City and the private
developer of this project are working
closely with each other to minimize
disruption to either project. It is pos-
sible that the City will postpone until
next year completionof the section
of sidewalk and brick located adja-
centto the apartment project.
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 are
at 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 their
homes.
Join us for an incredible evening of
fun, sports, presented by the Willy
Street Co-op, and a picnic style dinner,
presented by Abuelos. The evening
feature on the big outdoor screen will
be the classic E.T. The Extra-Terres-
trial, presented by First Business
Bank.
This family friendly evening is ded-
icated to preventing homelessness.
After all of the fun, pitch your tent or
grab your sleeping bag and sleep under
the stars.
All ages encouraged and wel-
come. Special indoor sleeping
arrangements for families with young
children will be provided. Dont want
to 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 and
under are free). Registration runs
from 5-7pm, and the event runs
through 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 developers
representative.
The short answer is the TIF is used
as a pledge toward financing and we
need to have the TIF up front to make
the financing work, said Angela
Black, attorney representing LZ Ven-
tures. As you know, today it is harder
to get financing from banks and you
have got to have more equity up front
and we have had some unusual gaps in
the financing on this project given how
long it has been hanging out there and
the amount of infrastructure work that
needs to be done to get it off the
ground.
Since the project is being split into
two 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 Vanta
will maintain ownership of the second
phase.
The TIF agreement is exclusively
with Tre Trolls LLC. Tre Trolls is LZ
Ventures developers John Leja and
Bradley Zellner. Recent developments
include Grand Central Student Apart-
ments on Johnson St., Downtown
Madison, 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 is
Brad Duesler and Bradley Hutter
teamed up to undertake a multi-build-
ing revamp and construction project on
Parmenter Street. Duesler owns Food
Concepts Inc, as well as Food Con-
cepts Real Estate LLC, and Duesler
Properties LLC. Hutter is the sole
manager and owner of commercial real
estate development company MIG
Commercial Real Estate LLC.
$1,100,000 of TID #5 funds will be
allocated to the developers for the new
construction of a 40,000 sq ft, three-
story office building at 2501 Parmenter
Street called Parmenter Center. Future
phases and development interests in-
clude the new construction of a mixed-
use building with around 200
apartment 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 FCI
building, 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 Latitude
Graphics 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 the
owner, stated Brar. It looks good, I
think we need to help them.
Latitude Graphics currently does
about $4 million in sales annually and
has 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 for
the city. TIF investments by the city
are intended to help private developers
lower costs to make their investment
more appealing and hopefully willing
to invest more.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 7
CHURCH NOTES
MOM hosts sleep-out
TIF continued from page 1
A special educational event called
Soil - it gives us life will take place
Wednesday, September 17, 5:30 - 7:00
p.m. at Pope Farm Conservancy. Join
Dr. Nick Balster, U.W. Madison Soil
Science Department on this fascinating
tour of the conservancy. Learn what
soil is, the way soil is critical in our
lives, how to prevent erosion, and how
how the Soil Conservation Service and
the CCC worked on controlling erosion
here in the 1930s.
Get the
dirt on soil
Ballweg 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 the
Ronald McDonald House Charities of
Madison.
The dealership recently purchased a
fleet of brand-new bicycles, helmets and
locks from Middleton Cycle. The bikes
and equipment are available at no charge
to customers for use while their vehicle is
being serviced. There are adult male-sized
bikes, 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 scoop
of custard at the Middleton Culvers, just
under a mile from the dealership to
enjoy while out on the bike ride.
But the best part of the Borrow a Bike
program happens when the year ends:
Ballweg Chevrolet will donate the bikes
and equipment to the Ronald McDonald
House Charities of Madison, which offers
a home away from home for families of
children undergoing treatment at local
medical centers.
We believe a successful business
should give back to its community, said
Ballweg Chevrolet General Manager
Adam Fitzpatrick. Were honored to be
able to treat guests staying at the Madison
Ronald McDonald House to bikes that
will get them around town and be avail-
able for recreational use.
This is a great gift for our House, said
Ronald McDonald House Charities of
Madison Executive Director Kevin Hud-
dleston. It gives the families staying with
us 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.
Celebrate
fall in the
bier garten
Capital Brewerys
Oktoberfest celebration
will take place from 12-
6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept.
14 in the bier garten. The
Mike Schneider Polka
Band will play from 1-5
p.m.
Bikes from Middleton Cycle will help dealership customers, then be donated to charity
HONOR ROLL AND
HONORABLE MENTION
4th QUARTER 2013-2014
KROMREY MIDDLE SCHOOL
6
TH
Grade Honor Roll
(3.600-4.000)
Bold denotes 4.0
Allen, Mara
Baird, Lily
Ballamudi, Apurupa
Becker, Maya
Berryman, Hunter
Bills, Conner
Boorstein, Aaron
Boswell, Miles
Braaten, Oliver
Browning, MaryAnn
Buck, Charlotte
Butler, Gabriella
Carpenter, Wesley
Carranza, Hernan
Chang, Annie
Chen, Alan
Chen, James
Collier, Benjamin
Collin, Erica
Compton, Julia
Connell, Madeline
Cownie, James
Craker, Clay
Dean, Oscar
Demitrios, Ada
Dietz, Gavin
Dorn, Juliette
Elliott, Georgia
Engle, Elizabeth
Engle, Julian
Engler, Samuel
Espinoza, Isabella
Feldt, Adam
Ferderer, Nicholas
Florin, Emily
Fortney, Lauren
Foster, Benjamin
Francois, Kennedy
Frisch, Carson
Frye, Katherine
Fussell, Gianna
Gerkey, Emmett
Giles, Payton
Goldrosen, Hannah
Gonter, Maeve
Hafeman, Lauren
Hanson, Adam
Healy, Sarah
Hellenbrand, Annika
Hu, Maylynn
Huang, Christine
Humphries, Sarah
Hurley, Benjamin
Hussain, Tehreem
Hutter, Grace
Inman, Alec
Irwin, Indy
Joers, Mattie
Johnson, Egan
Jones, Julie
Kean, Joseph
Kern, Adam
Kessenich, John
Kim, Geneghee
Kinne, Natasha
Kortbein, Jonathan
Kostecki, Emma
Kruck, Andrew
Lamers, Nathan
Larson, Ava
Lavallee, Raymond
Lee, Jung Won
Leffel, Zachary
Lim, Cheryl
Lima Sanchez, Julio
London, Shayla
Ludtke, Megan
Ludwig, Delaney
Maasch, Aimee
Mackey, Amelia
Matejka, Kathryn
Maves, Logan
Mayhew, Zachary
McDonough, Maxwell
McGrath, Caitlin
McGuffey, Lili Y
Meland, Nolen R
Mitchell, Elizabeth
Mormino, Madison
Morton, Jackson
Mosley, Owen
Moyer, Callie
Newcomer, Anja
Nurani, Rithika
Nutini, Caleb
Ohly, John
Opland, Avery
Patel, Shankhil
Patton, Sophia
Paulsen, Anna
Pflasterer-Jennerjohn, Isaiah
Pierobon Mays, Gabriela
Raval, Serena
Reisinger, Julia
Roach, Gabriella
Roberts, Calvin
Roden, Elena
Roquet, Kendall
Rosen, Elizabeth
Ross, Emily
Rozum, Emma
Sacchetti, Elena
Salyapongse, Zoe
Sanchez Cortes, Cecilia
Schuster, Alexander
Schuster, Emma
Scudder, Paul
Shulfer, Bailey
Smink, Moniek
Smith, Berkley
Smith, Sydney
Sonzogni, Maxwell
Spence, Addison
Sullivan, Keara
Ulfig, Emily
Vander Sanden, Lauren
Vinje, Kara
Vogt, Isaac
Vogt, Jacob
Voss, Nicole
Waddell, Casey
Walsh, Zachary
Walther, Kevin
Warren, Quinlan
Weigert, Clare
Wu, ZhuoRan
Zahed, Bjaka
Zeker, Sarah
Zhang, William
Zopf, Magdelena
Honorable Mention
(3.400-3.599)
Elliott, Brady
Fumusa, Haley
Hauser, Saskia
Kane, Maggie
Knight, Amber
Lehmann, Drake
Lohrei, Zoe
McHenry, Madison
McKenney, Jackson
McLeod, Aidan
OConnor, Caitlin
Orr, Eliza
Kromrey Middle School honors students listed
See HONORS, page 9
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 9
Pankow, Klaus
Roush, Isaac
Schroeder, Bailey
Shi, Stephen
Spain, Matthew
Stine, Richard
Tormey, Emily
White, Joseph
7
th
Grade Honor Roll
(3.600-4.000)
Bold Denotes 4.0
Adams, Hazel
Akbar, Salaar
Andrews, Megan
Ashe, Alexis
Babler, Jazmyn
Ballweg, Kyle
Batley, Kai
Becker, Elora
Berge, Amaya
Bergenthal, Robert
Bertalot, Sean
Bowers, Erin
Braaten, Hadley
Brenton, Aaron
Brunel-Hamel, Maia
Burck, Anders
Burns, Abigail
Buxton, Isaac
Carey, Margaret
Carranza, Jennifer
Cheng, Jordan
Chi, Meixi
Dagitz, Isabel
Dahler, Lauren
Davey, Megan
Dillon, Grace
Drane, Owens
Dunk, Brandon
Eggert, John
Eichelberger, Melanie
Farquhar, Tianna
Fischer, Erin
Flock, Stacia
Foth, Brianna
Fullerton, Leigha
Griffith, Dylan
Gundlach, Kyia
Hathaway, Kelly
Hellenbrand, Casey
Hendricks, Lauren
Hiorns, Charles
Hoffman, Joseph
Hogendorn, Tristan
Huang, Stephanie
Huggett, Leah
Jarman, Emily
Jensen, Katie
Jurgella, Luke
Kaplan, Allison
Kim, Jessica
Kim, Mia
Kim, Sae Mee
Kirch-Whitmore, Rachel
Kohlhoff, Kylee
Krenke, Grace
Kushner, Rachel
LaJeunesse, Margeaux
Larson, Olivia
Laurent, Maria
Lewandowski, Aidan
Libert, Elizabeth
Madigan, Grace
Mahal, Madeline
Mangas, Abigail
Martin, Danielle
Meyer, Chloe
Miller, Samuel
Newcomer, Max
Noughani, Hanna
Ozkan, Orhan
Petersen, Benjamin
Prestigiacomo, Maxwell
Prichard, Logan
Pritts, Taina
Raisleger, Emily
Ramirez, Alexa
Regan, Cameron
Rocero, Isaiah Kyle
Ronnie, Nicholas
Scher, Benjamin
Schroeder, Ella
Schuster, Bryce
Shulla, Michael
Smith, Connor
Struck, Alexander
Sullivan, Andrew
Taylor, Emily
Teodorescu, Alexander
Trinrud, Raina
Wagner, Jenna
Wagner, Madelinn
Warriner, Amalia
Weber, Gabrielle
Whitford, Josiah
Wiegand, Kayla
Wodzro, Stuart
Yan, Alton
Zambrano, Angel
Zheng, Susanna
Zillner, Blake
Zimmerman, Megan
Zocher, McKenzie
Zopf, Isabella
Zweber, Jakob
Honorable Mention
(3.400-3.599)
Alcorta, Elena
Bindl, Ashley
Callahan, Danielle
Carey, Bryce
Culp, Joseph
Druzba, Madison
Duborgel, Tanguy
Lastine, Kristen
Lomas, Joshua
Newcomb, Gretchen
Norris, Max
OMara-Jones, Gage
Oelerich, Lars
Parkin, Archer
Rahman, Melina
Schremp, Carmen
Shoemaker-Allen, Aliza
Speth, Adriana
Williams, Noah
8
th
Grade Honor Roll
(3.600-4.000)
Bold Denotes 4.0
Acker, Brooke
Asmus, Natalie
Bachmeier, Heidi
Bauer, Bryson
Bauer, Morgan
Bekasova, Katherine
Berthelon-Lathrop, Nicholas
Bick, Shane
Bills, Haley
Borden, Nathan
Bresnahan, Karen
Brophy, Ashley
Brunker, Brogan
Bucheit, Benjamin
Buenfil, Claire
Callahan, Madeleine
Chen, Grace
Chmielewska, Lillian
Cole, Chloe
Cory, Emily
Cownie, Clara
Cryns, Henry
Cushman, Brett
Dai, Haiwen
DeLeo, Tara
Diaz Tinoco, Samantha
Dower, Payton
Eid, Emily
Epstein, Natalie
Feldt, Jacob
Fleischman, Seamus
Fosdick, Katiya
Fumusa, Ian
Gillitzer, Jessica
Gold, Samuel
Grande, Sophia
Guse, Calvin
Harris, Ashley
Hellenbrand, Nora
Henry, Allison
Herder, Lauren
Hoskins, Jacob
Jaeger, Samuel
Jeje, Moubarak
Katovich, Gavin
Katovich, Jaime
Koistinen, Koby
Konishi, Shuka
Lamers, Jacob
Lee, Youn Joo
Liegel, Colin
Ljumani, Izabella
Lohrei, Veronica
Lynch, Nicholas
Mackey, Eleanor
Manna, Piyasa
Martin, Hunter
Matejka, Rachel
Mayers, Marie
McKean, Casey
McKersie, Sydney
Mettel, Kaden
Mintz, Madeline
Morris, 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, Josie
Schafer, 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, Balaji
Vergenz, 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 finish
The 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 of
the 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 Amanda
Ramirez; 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 and
McCann 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, Western
European Immigration, and the Civilian Conservation Corps in the
1930s, said organizer Mel Pope. We will also have horse drawn
wagon 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
ASHTON Garrett Novinski won
the Home Talent League Northern
Section batting title this season, but
what Ashtons starting shortstop and
relief pitcher really wanted was to earn
the teams first-ever Home Talent
League championship.
Novinski got his wish on a gorgeous
sun-splashed Sunday afternoon that he
will never forget.
Kevin Peternell and Novinski com-
bined to allow just six hits and Ashton
used a 15-hit attack to complete a three-
game sweep of the round-robin champi-
onship play with a 5-2 victory over
Utica for the HTL title.
Weve been doing it as a team all
year, its not been just one person, said
Novinski after eight of Ashtons nine
starters contributed at least one hit. Its
been 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 elusive
first championship. But Adler who
pitched for Ashton when it last played
in the Final Four in 1986 said it was
definitely worth the wait.
Our relief pitching this year was
fantastic. They didnt give up a run in
the playoffs, Adler said. Between
Nick Maier and Garrett Novinski,
theyre not going to overpower any-
body. But they did their job.
Peternell didnt give up a hit until the
fourth inning. Meanwhile Utica pitcher
Kyle Bates allowed six hits, but strand-
ed three runners in scoring position
until Ashton (16-5, 3-0) broke through
in the fifth.
Shane Adler lined a one-out double
into the right-field corner and Novinski
followed with an RBI single to left for a
1-0 lead.
Wed never won a championship
before, so we had to score that first run
to settle down everyones nerves, said
Shane 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, the
play had no real impact on the end
result.
In other ways, though, it was a
microcosm of the passion, drive and
smarts Middletons football team is
playing with.
Early in the fourth quarter of
Middletons 40-6 win over Madison
East last Friday, a snap went over the
head of Cardinals punter Declan
Whinnery. 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, he
unleashed a 40-yard punt with his left
foot.
The punt was a highlight-reel
moment. Making it even better from
Middletons perspective is East was
flagged for roughing the punter, and the
ensuing 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 wears
the crown
HTL team wins
first-ever title
by DENNIS SEMRAU
Special to the Times-Tribune
See HTL, page 17
Follow Rob
Reischel on
Twitter at
@robreischel
Cardinals whip
East, set for
showdown with
La Follette
by 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.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 11
They might have established them-
selves as the team to beat in the Big
Eight Conference.
And they proved to the Milwaukee-
area schools that theyre certainly for
real.
Middletons soccer team enjoyed
another strong week, beginning with a
2-1 win over conference foe Verona last
Tuesday. The Cardinals then tied
Menomonee Falls, 2-2, and rolled past
Germantown, 7-3 at the Kettle Moraine
Quadrangular.
Middleton, ranked fifth in the latest
Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association
poll, showed it deserves its lofty rank-
ing.
The Cardinals had their hands full
during a tight win in Verona. But
Middleton got goals from Ivan
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Ivan Khamenka (11) and Middletons boys soccer team enjoyed another
strong week.
Getting their kicks
Soccer Cards
keep on rolling
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
See SOCCER, page 15
PAGE 12 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
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 tough
loss.
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 East
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Times-Tribune
photo by Mary
Langenfeld
C a r o l i n e
Hippen and
Middletons
girls swim-
ming team
cruised past
M a d i s o n
East last
Friday.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 13
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 country
team went to the star-studded Verona
Invite last Saturday with the following
mantra: 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 the
22-team event with 67 points, edging
Madison West (68) by one point for
the title.
Madison Memorial (89), La Crosse
Logan (118) and Madison Edgewood
(132) rounded out the top five.
For Middleton, this was pack run-
ning at its finest. The Cardinals top
seven runners all finished within 34
seconds of each other.
Looking at West and Memorials
performance on Saturday, we certainly
cant get complacent, Middleton co-
coach Isaac Mezera said. We have
the honor of being the top dog in the
conference right now, but with that
comes a large target on our cardinal
red backs. Our girls train hard and
race smart, so I know our times will
improve a great deal.
Middletons times were awfully
good in its first meet of the year. In a
race with 149 competitors, the
Cardinals had seven girls finish in the
top-21.
Senior Bobbi Patrick led Middleton
with a seventh place finish, complet-
ing the 5,000 meter course in 20 min-
utes, 18 seconds.
Bobbi ran aggressively from the
gun, pulling the pack along with her,
Mezera said. She possesses both
endurance and top gear speed, a tough
combination to come by.
Junior Sam Valentine was 10th
overall with a time of 20:26. Senior
Rachel Wians was 15th in 20:36.
Sam is coming off a tough injury
from 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 to
have 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 the
first 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 Duecker
was 19th in 20:45.
Our two freshmen ran the first two
miles together with Charlotte finding
another gear just after the two mile
mark, Mezera said. The future is
bright for our girls team.
Charlotte and Emily get to learn
from some of the best mentors in
Bobbi, Rachel, and the Jennys, while
also getting varsity experience.
Sophomore Kallie Stafford was
20th (20:50) and senior Jenny
Launder was 21st (20:52). While their
scores didnt count, their strong show-
ings helped cause Wests fifth runner
to finish 24th, which gave Middleton
the title.
Callie and Jenny played a key role
in displacing Wests fifth runner and
letting us walk away with the trophy,
Mezera said. Sometimes it isnt as
easy to see cross country as a team
sport, but those two proved it on
Saturday.
Sprinting out
of the gates
Girls cross
country team
wins Verona
Invitational
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Boys cross country team
third at Verona Invitational
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
PAGE 14 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
Many of the states best girls golf
teams invaded Pleasant View
Saturday.
And Middleton found out what it
knew 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, while
Middleton and defending state cham-
pion Hartland Arrowhead tied for
second at 324. Milton (325) and
Verona (327) rounded out the top
five.
I am really pleased with our
showing at the Cardinal Invite,
Middleton coach Becky Halverson
said.
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, Halverson
said. Im so happy for her. Having
two 77s from Morgan and Loren def-
initely helped.
Alexis came back nicely from her
struggles the previous two times out.
I know Rachel was frustrated with
her play and Im hoping it was just an
off week for her.
Middleton also finished fifth at the
18-team Morgan Stanley Invite held
at University Ridge last Wednesday.
Edgewood won that tournament
with a 320, while Homestead was
second at 324. Verona (328), Fox
Valley Lutheran (332) and Middleton
(339) rounded out the top five.
Skibba led the way with a 76,
while Narowetz shot an 85. Thornton
carded an 88 and Thomas had a 90.
We had an OK day at the Morgan
Stanley, Halverson said. I dont
think anyone was extremely happy
with their play.
Morgan Narowetz had a good
front nine score of 39. Loren had a
good back nine score of 36. We have
to figure out a way to play a full 18
holes more solidly. We let our bad
holes get in our way too much.
Middleton also won a triangular
held at Odana Hills last Thursday.
The Cardinals shot a 166 to easily
topple 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 the
Crusade Fore a Cure Monday held at
Maple 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 in
league play, and the winner will have
a leg up in the chase for a conference
title.
Verona has gotten us a few times
this season and we got them at the
Cardinal Invite, Halverson said
before the meet. It should be a good
one.
Girls golfers
shine at own
tournament
Middleton 2nd at
Cardinal Invite
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Golf Coaches Association
of Wisconsin Poll
1.Madison Edgewood
2. Homestead
3.Middleton
4.Arrowhead
5.Verona
5.Madison Memorial
6. Fox Valley Lutheran
7. Milton
8.Brookfield Central
9.Stoughton
10. Green Bay Notre Dame
Honorable 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
Morgan Narowetz and Middletons girls golfers were second at last Saturdays Cardinal Invite.
Khamenka and Braden Allen and
prevailed.
Junior defender Colin Ledin also
had a terrific game.
We squeaked through, Middleton
coach Ben Kollasch said. A tough win
due to some beautiful play, lots of us
scrappy work and a goal line clearance
from Colin Ledin.
We took most of the first half trying
to figure out the artificial surface
Verona plays on. Verona did not give us
a minute of rest to readjust calmly.
Middleton followed that with a 2-2
tie against Menomonee Falls at the
Kettle 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 meet
Menomonee Falls again with more on
the line than pride.
The Indians took a 2-0 lead just nine
minutes in, before Middleton got
rolling. Allen scored on an assist from
Nic Bilodeau in the 69th minute. And
just one minute later Noah Steiner
scored and Khamenka assisted as the
Cardinals forged a 2-2 tie.
The Indians, though, prevailed in the
shootout.
We dominated large stretches, but
didnt score until the last 10 minutes of
the game, Kollasch said. Though our
errors cost us dearly, we showed our-
selves we could come back against
good competition.
Middleton then rolled past
Germantown, 7-3, last Saturday. Allen
and Bilodeau both had a pair of goals
and Mitchell Oswald had his third head-
er of the season.
Khamenka and Ledin added goals,
while Jordan Grapentine, Gabe
Garlough Shah and Alban Jonuzi all
had assists.
We showed that we can score in
droves and that our bench is as deep as
any around, Kollasch said.
On deck: Middleton hosted
Madison East Tuesday, then hosts
Madison La Follette Thursday at 7 p.m.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2014 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 15
SOCCER continued from page 11 n
Middletons girls volleyball team
opened Big Eight Conference play
with a relatively easy 25-15, 25-12,
25-20 win over visiting Janesville
Parker last Thursday.
Logan Welti had 12 kills, five digs
and three aces for the Cardinals, while
KateLyn Robson had three aces and
10 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 blocks
and five assists, and Gabie Buechner
added six kills. Elizabeth Keller had
five kills and Andrina McNamer had
3.5 blocks.
This was an opportunity to get
everyone on the court and see which
lineups work best, Middleton coach
Franco Marcos said. We still have a
lot of work to do.
On deck: Middleton was at
Verona Tuesday night, and that game
could 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 the
match.
Middleton hosts Madison East
Thursday at 6:30 p.m., then is at the
Appleton West Invite Saturday begin-
ning at 9 a.m.
Middletons girls tennis team
improved to 3-0 in the Big Eight
Conference with a 7-0 rout of
Madison East last Tuesday.
Middletons Kaisey Skibba rolled
to 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. 3
singles, 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. 2
doubles. 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 by
rain last Thursday.
On deck: Middleton had a busy
week scheduled.
The Cardinals hosted Madison La
Follette Monday and were at Sun
Prairie Tuesday. The Cardinals are at
Madison Memorial Thursday at 4
p.m., then take part in the Nicolet
Invite Friday and Saturday.
Girls spikers rout Parker
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Tennis Cards 3-0 in Big 8
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Sports
bri ef s
Golf scores
MWGA: Sept. 3
Flight A
Low Gross:Kathy Reed, 45
Low Net: Kathy Reed, 34
Flight B
Low Gross: Mary VerVoort, 53
Low Net: Wendy Johnsonand Mary VerVoort, 37
Flight C
Low Gross: Connie Brachman, 60
Low Net: Sylvia Heiser, 24
said. Really amazing.
It was a night of amazing for the
Cardinals.
Offensively, host Middleton scored
touchdowns on five of its first seven
possessions. Defensively, the Cardinals
held East 31.5 points below its season
average.
Middleton improved to 3-0 overall
and in the Big Eight Conference, while
the Purgolders dipped to 0-3. The
Cardinals are tied with Madison La
Follette and Janesville Craig atop the
conference, and Middleton hosts the
Lancers Friday at 7 p.m.
It should be really fun, Middleton
senior cornerback Nick Maes said of
facing the Lancers. We just need to
keep the same mentality, keep winning
and prove ourselves every team we take
the field.
La Follette snapped two-time
defending league champion Sun
Prairies 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 league
powers.
Theyre really good and we knew
theyd be really good, Simon said of
the Lancers. They came in as one of
the 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 forced
two 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 Herl
had two TD receptions, while junior
running back Cam Maly had a pair of
TD runs pushing his season-total to
nine.
I think were playing amazing,
said Schulz, who has five touchdown
passes without an interception this year.
Both sides of the ball everyones
doing what theyre supposed to. Were
having a blast.
Middleton certainly had a blast
against East, dominating from start to
finish against a Purgolders team that
lost its first two games by a combined
six points.
But this game was never in doubt.
Maly continued his sensational start
to the 2014 campaign with a pair of first
half touchdowns and 105 rushing yards
as the Cardinals raced to a 20-6 lead at
the break.
Maly ripped off a 17-yard TD run off
right 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 carries
for 27 yards.
Maly then scored from 11 yards out
with 10 minutes left in the first half to
make it 13-0. That capped an impres-
sive 10-play, 71-yard march. Maly had
46 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 Garrett
Piernot moved in at center, and
Middletons rushing attack didnt miss
a beat.
We always talk about next man up
and those guys did a great job, Simon
said. I thought our line played at a real-
ly high level.
Middleton stretched its lead to 20-0
on 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 40
seconds left in the first half to pull with-
in 20-6. The Purgolders traveled 76
yards in 16 plays, and tailback Jamari
Manuel capped the march with a 1-yard
TD.
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 a
guy, Schulz said. Once the play
developed a little bit, Mitchell got out in
front 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 Joe
Ludwig 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 it
33-6 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 lot
of time on that play. I held onto it prob-
ably a little longer than I should have. I
got hit at the very last second.
But Travis made a great play on the
ball and avoided the offensive pass
interference. Thats a tough thing to
do.
Middletons defense was extremely
tough throughout the game.
East averaged just 3.7 yards per play.
Manuel, who entered the game averag-
ing 149.5 rushing yards per game, was
held to 95. And Middleton did a nice
job slowing Easts no-huddle, up-tempo
passing attack, limiting the Purgolders
to 143 yards through the air.
I think we have a defense that if we
play our responsibilities, were fast and
aggressive and physical and everything
can go right for us, said Maes, who
also had an interception. We can stop
anyone. I just think its all of us doing
our responsibility and knowing what
were supposed to do.
I think were really smart and really
fast. We know our responsibilities and
dont try to do anything by ourselves.
That formula has worked wonders
through 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 long
time. (La Follette) is definitely going to
be a test.
La Follettes a fantastic football
team. They also have a tight group. Im
so excited. But I think our team has a lot
of potential and its going to be exciting
to see how this team progresses. Were
just going to keep trucking ahead.
Sept. 5
Middleton 40, Madison East 6
Verona ............. 0 6 0 0 6
Middleton ......... 6 14 13 7 40
First quarter
Middleton Cam Maly, 17, run (kick
failed), 3:42
Second quarter
Middleton Cam Maly, 12, run (Brett Joers
kick), 10:07
Middleton Mitchell Herl, 12, pass from
Kellan Schulz (Joers kick), 4:29
Madison East Jamari Manuel, 1, run (kick
failed), 0:40
Third quarter
Middleton Herl, 20, pass from Schultz
(kick failed), 8:09
Middleton Travis Zander, 46, pass from
Schulz (Joers kick), 7:03
Fourth quarter
Middleton Mitchell Andrews, 15, pass
from Brett Joers (Jacob Meffert kick), 7:19.
TEAM STATISTICS
First 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 LEADERS
Rushing: 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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FOOTBALL continued from page 10 n
practice with the Eagles. Once we
broke through, we started playing ball
better and Kevin got his fast ball work-
ing.
One out later, Kasey Miller deliv-
ered an RBI-single to center field to
score Novinski to stake Peternell to a 2-
0 lead.
We knew we were going to get to
him eventually. We were hitting some
balls hard, Dave Adler said of Bates,
who allowed 15 hits and walked two in
tossing a complete game. This was a
long time coming and everybody con-
tributed.
Peternell retired eight batters in a
row spanning the fourth through sev-
enth innings.
In the seventh, though, Chris Lund
and Christian Stokstad delivered con-
secutive singles and moved into scoring
position on a wild pitch. But Peternell
retired Kevin ODonnell on a fly ball to
center field and Max Gartzke on an
infield grounder to stymie Utica (16-5,
1-2).
We had our chances, but they are
the champions, Utica manager Dale
Vike 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 singled
to left to score Novinski, which proved
to be the game-winning run.
Kevin Drunasky followed one out
later with a ground ball to short to score
pinch runner Paul Peterson, and Miller
also scored on an ensuing throwing
error to give Ashton a 5-0 lead.
Utica chased Peternell in the eighth
when it loaded the bases on a lead-off
walk by Brian Wilberg and back-to-
back singles by Andy Martin and Brad
Ashmore. Doug Vike promptly greeted
Novinski 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 the
door on the rally.
Double plays really let you take
your mind off things, Novinski said.
That was big.
Dave Adler agreed.
The double play was just great. It
was everybodys best friend, especially
the pitcher, Dave Adler said. I think it
took the wind out of them a little bit. We
got to the bottom of the lineup and fin-
ished it off.
Novinski then retired the final four
batters in order, getting Gartzke to
ground out to shortstop Aaron Gowan
for the final out and unleashing a joyous
celebration.
Drunasky said two months ago
following a 9-6 loss to Cross Plains in
which Ashton trailed 8-0 no one
would have believed a championship
would be possible.
But Drunasky said everything came,
especially during the title-clinching
game.
Kevin (Peternell) didnt have his
good stuff like hes had the last couple
of weeks, but he was around the plate
enough and our defense was so solid
behind him, Drunasky said. He put
his trust in us and we put our trust in
him.
Peternell, who allowed five hits and
five walks and struck out six in seven-
plus innings, said clinching the title at
home made it even more special.
This feels amazing. The fans are
awesome here. The team is solid. You
couldnt ask for better teammates,
Peternell said. We were solid on
defense and Garrett (Novinski) coming
in and pitching did a fantastic job.
Pitching, hitting, defense, it truly was a
special team win.
ASHTON 5, UTICA 2
Utica ........ 000 000 020 2 6 3
Ashton ... 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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HELP WANTED
RENTALS
COMMERCIAL
RENTALS
RENTALS
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE
MISCELLANEOUS
SERVICES
REAL ESTATE
FOR SALE
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