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Village of Cross Plains

approves 2018 budget
Tax levy to rise 9.39%
the advantages that a Student
Resource Officer (SRO) could
BY BRENDA SCHULTZ
offer to the school, including
the strong positive relationship
Times-Tribune

The Village of Cross Plains this officer could develop with

has approved its 2018 budget,
which includes a 9.39 percent
tax levy increase.
The passage of the budget,
with two Trustees voting
against it, was followed by an
audible sigh of relief from those
who spoke in support of the in-
clusion in the budget of a Stu-
dent Resource Officer for
Glacier Creek Middle School.
Michelle Schreier, a teacher
at Glacier Creek Middle, touted
the students. She spoke of how
the right person as SRO could
prevent discipline issues with a
constant presence in the hall-
ways, and how the officer could
offer means to empowerment
for some students.
Teryl Russell, also a teacher
at GCMS, spoke of the schools
particular challenges, including
the fact that they are over capac-
See BUDGET, page 8

State issues school

district report cards
Middleton-Cross Plains exceeds
expectations with 4-star rating
earned a three-star rating or
higher.
BY MATT GEIGER
The Middleton-Cross Plains
Area School District earned an
Times-Tribune

In the second year of report overall score of 80.1, a four-star

rating which places it in the
Times-Tribune photo by Jeff Martin
cards that use legislatively-
mandated growth and value- Exceeds Expectations cate-
added calculations, 82 percent gory.
A special holiday gift of Wisconsins public and pri-
vate school report cards had
three or more stars, meaning the
According to the report, stu-
dent achievement in Middleton
earned a score of 92, signifi-
A member of Gildas Club in Middleton received a special holiday gift on Friday. Nancy has been chosen as the recipient
schools met or exceeded expec- cantly above the state average
of a 2010 Hyundai Sonata, donated by Esurance and refurbished by Gates Collision Centers through the Recycled Rides
tations for educating students. score of 66.7.
program.Nancy is a nine-year cancer survivor, a mom of two 12-year-old boys, and a caregiver to her elderly mother. She
More than 95 percent of the
served in the military and has worked in the medical community for many years. Nancys family has experienced several
states public school districts
setbacks but she remains positive. She found emotional support through several difficult years as a member of Gildas Club. See GRADE, page 8
Nancy is overjoyed to have been chosen as the recipient of this years Recycle program. She is sincerely grateful that the
community is coming together to support her efforts to live well with and beyond her cancer diagnosis. The presentation
took place on Friday, December 1 at Gildas Club Madison, 7907 UW Health Court, Middleton. Representatives from Es- Beware of scammers
urance and Gates Collision Centers presented the keys to Nancy and her family (pictured above).

posing as local cops

New company, new proposal for
mixed-use development in the city
cently purchased the former Lit-
tle Cottage Daycare building at
BY CAMERON BREN
6824 University to serve as the
headquarters. The for-profit
Times-Tribune
met, and that a shadow study be
done to make sure neighboring
properties will not be negatively
impacted. She said communica-
On Sunday, December 3 a
Middleton resident reported re-
ceiving a call from 715-449-
4748 at 5:33 p.m. The caller
stated he was with Middleton
and Madison police force doing
a drive to make sure the police
have the right tools to do their
If you believe you have been
a victim of this scam, or you
have any information about this
scam, please call Middleton Po-
lice at608-824-7300or contact
your local law enforcement
agency if you received a call
outside the City of Middleton.

The Middleton Plan Com-
mission gave mostly positive
reactions to the first proposal
from a company new to Middle-
ton. Austringer Capital Group
recently moved from Madison
to Middleton and is proposing a
four story mixed-use building
on adjacent lots.
After reviewing the proposal
the plan commission referred
the project to the workforce
housing committee for further
input as the developer is sug-
gesting percentage of the units
would have subsidized rents.
President and CEO of Insti-
tute of Global Ethics Anthony
Gray explained to the plan com-
mission that his company re-
business, Austringer Capital
Group, he also owns is propos-
ing to develop a 4-story, mixed-
use apartment building on two
lots to the east of the former
daycare.
The proposed calls for a four-
story building with 38 residen-
tial apartment units and a 2,324
square foot retail space. It
would include one level of un-
derground parking and grade
level parking at the rear of the
building. The first floor would
be entirely parking and retail.
City planning director Eileen
Kelley said more work was
needed to ensure the architec-
ture fits the neighborhood, that
parking requirements can be
tion with neighbors would also
be needed.
Gray said has hired a consult-
ant to work with neighborhood
so that the development meets
the needs of the neighborhood.
He noted hey have received
positive comments from at least
three neighboring properties so
far.
Urban Assets Inc. is the con-
sultant we are using to make
sure that the community we are
trying to join gets an opportu-
nity to feed into what it is they
want and how they want it,
Grey said. Were going to be
holding a community meeting
See DEVELOPMENT, page 8
job. He said he was looking
for donations of $130 or $100
and donors will receive a thank
you card.
According to local police,
this is not a legitimate call and
no one is making calls to raise
money for Middleton
Police. Police agencies will not
ask for money over the phone
and if you receive a call like
this, they recommend not say-
ing anything and hanging up.
If you do want to make a tax-
deductible donation to the Com-
munity Awareness Fund, which
funds many great local pro-
grams, such as National Night
Out, Citizens Academy, Bike
Safety, Family Safety Day &
Shop with a Cop, you can do so
through Middleton Community
Police Partnership Inc (MI-
COPP Inc).
To find out more, simply visit
middletonpd.com.
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Wheel & Sprocket to replace recently-
shuttered Middleton Cycle on University
Wheel & Sprocket, rated
one of Americas Best Bikes
Shops, announces last week
that they will open a new lo-
cation in Middleton.
The family-owned, Mil-
waukee-area based company
has purchased the assets and
inventory of Middleton Cycle
from long-time owner, Dan
Fass.
Middleton Cycle, a 5,200
square foot bike shop, located
at 6641 University Avenue,
marked its last day of busi-
ness as Sunday, November
26. The current site will un-
dergo an interior and exterior
remodel and reopen as Wheel
& Sprockets ninth location in
spring, 2018. The two compa-
nies have finalized a five-year
lease, with Fass continuing as
the real estate owner.
Were excited to be com-
ing to Middleton, said Noel
Kegel, president of Wheel &
Sprocket. We believe in
sharing the power of bicy-
cling with everyone, whatever
their ability or motivation. We
hope to inspire many more
people to ride and to help
make Middleton and greater
Madison even more bicycle
friendly.
We are committed to sup-
porting the local bicycle com-
munity by delivering
compelling products, through
bicycle advocacy, education
and partnering with statewide
organizations to put on great
events, said Amelia Kegel,
co-owner of Wheel &
Sprocket.
I had many options of
who to do business with in
this space. In the end, I felt
strongly that it should remain
a bicycle store. Ive chosen a
partner in whom I have confi-
dence, that will make me
proud, and and most impor-
tantly, will take care of the bi-
cycle community Ive had the
pleasure to serve for the past
45 years, said Fass.
Shruti Parthasarathy wins National
YoungArts Foundation Competition
Shruti Parthasarathy, a soph-
omore at Middleton High
School, is a winner of the high-
est honor awarded by the Na-
tional YoungArts Foundation
for her exceptional artistic
achievement in performing arts
category for Bhartatanatyam,
Indian classical dance.
According to the program,
The National YoungArts Foun-
dation identifies and nurtures
the most accomplished young
artists in the visual, literary, de-
sign and performing arts and as-
sists them at critical junctures in
their educational and profes-
sional development.YoungArts
aspires to create a community
of alumni that provides a life-
time of encouragement, oppor-
tunity and support.
Out of thousands competing,
Parthasarathy is one of this
years winner representing the
top 10 percent of applications.
Selected from the largest pool
of applicants to date, and repre-
senting artists from 47 states,
Shruti will be participating and
performing in the YoungArts
Week in Miami in January
2018.YoungArts will kick off
the National YoungArts Week
bringing the nations most tal-
ented young artists who have
earned highest honor to Miami
for a seven-day intensive pro-
gram packed with master
classes with internationally rec-
ognized leaders in their field,
workshops, and performances
and presentation opportunities.
National YoungArts Week aims
to foster cross-disciplinary col-
laboration and community,
while offering artists the guid-
ance needed to prepare for the
next stage of their artistic devel-
opment.
I am thankful for being rec-
ognized by the YoungArts
Foundation and Im sure it will
be an experience that I will
cherish forever, Parthasarathy
said. I am blessed to have this
opportunity and attend the mas-
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2017
ter classes and
learn from the
best during the
Yo u n g A r t s
Week in
Miami.
Im incred-
ibly grateful to
my Guru Smt.
Medha Hari Parthasarathy
for her endless
support and willingness to pres-
ent me with challenges that
push me as a dancer every sin-
gle day, she added.
This extraordinary group of
young artists represents the vi-
brancy of our culture for years
to come and we look forward to
supporting and encouraging
them at key junctures in their
careers, stated Carolina Garca
Jayaram, YoungArts President
and CEO. I applaud all of our
extraordinary panelists in mak-
ing this years selection, one of
the most competitive in Youn-
gArts history.
After one-week intensive
training in Miami,
Parthasarathy will join the pres-
tigious Youngarts alumni.
Youngarts alumni who have
gone on to become leaders in
their fields include actresses
Viola Davis, Anna Gunn,
Zuzanna Szadkowski and Kerry
Washington; Broadway stars
Ral Esparza, Billy Porter, An-
drew Rannells and Tony
Yazbeck; recording artists Josh
Groban, Judith Hill and Chris
Young; Metropolitan Opera star
Eric Owens; musicians Terence
Blanchard, Gerald Clayton and
Jennifer Koh; choreographers
Camille A. Brown and
Desmond Richardson; visual
artists Daniel Arsham and Her-
nan Bas; internationally ac-
claimed multimedia artist Doug
Aitken; television writer, pro-
ducer, and director Jenji
Kohan; New York Times best-
selling author Sam Lipsyte; and
Academy Award-winning film-
maker Doug Blush.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2017 TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3

Five years after a white gunman

opened fire on Wisconsin Sikhs, the
father of one of the victims and a
white supremacist come together
to promote tolerance and peace

Photo contributed
Pictured above are Pardeep Kaleka, who is the father of one of the victims in the 2012 shooting,
and former white supremacists Arno Michaelis. They are co-founders ofServe 2 Unite, an or-
ganization centered around youth mentoring and resistance to hate, in an effort to drive vulner-
able kids away from all forms of extremist ideology. Their emotional story will be told at the
December 10 United Against Hateevent.

Photos contributed

Team Lili raises $13,825 to fight diabetes

OnSeptember 24at the annual JDRF One Walk, Team Lili raised $13,825 and was once
again the top family fundraising team. Lili Roden, an 8th grader at Kromrey Middle School,
continues to raise awareness and was recently interviewed by NBC15 to talk about life with
type 1 diabetes and World Diabetes Day which takes place annually on November 14. Type
1 diabetes is an incurable autoimmune disease in which neither diet nor lifestyle are factors
in its onset. Early symptoms can appear similar to the flu which is why Roden hopes to help
educate the community about the disease this time of year. For more information, go to
JDRF.org.

Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

Members of the local Sikh community mourned together at the gurudwara (temple) on Cen-
tury Avenue in the City of Middleton, following the shooting in Oak Creek, Wisconsin in 2012.
Middleton is a hub for the local Sikh community.
Its been five years since the man was a member of a hate group which has been formed to
attack on the Sikh Temple in Oak group. Former white suprema- combat the rising incidents of
Creek, Wisconsin. cist, Arno Arr Michaelis IV hate in American society.
On that day, the calm of founded that group. Pardeep A forum featuring both Arno
aSundaywoship on August 5, Kalekas son was one of thevic- and Parddep will be held
2012, was shattered by a white tims of the attack. on Sunday, December 10, at
supremacist gunman. The at- Now, the two men have re- Monona Terrace in Madison
tacked killed six innocent people flected on the attack, and have from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. (door
and wounded others. The gun- formed an alliance to promote opens at 1 p.m.)
peace together. The forum will be moderated
A specialevent is beingpre- by the Jon Miskowski, Director
sented by WE ARE MANY- of Television at Wisconsin Pub-
United Against Hate, a local lic Television.

Photos contributed

Go-Getters meet K9 officer

At the 4-H Ashton Go-Getters November meeting, a Madison Capital K-9 Officer spoke to
the club about how she trained her dog to fight crime in Madison. Officer Sarah gave a demon-
stration on how her canine, Falko, could sniff out drugs anywhere in the room (the drugs were
cotton-balls soaked in the scent). The club then presented Capital K-9 a check with the money
the Go-Getters raised for them.
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GEiGER
Counter
by Matt Geiger
A There is a statue of these
Christmas
Carol
On the morning of January
17, 1874, Eng Bunker awoke to
find his conjoined twin, Chang,
dead. There was no leaving the
room to collect his thoughts. No
covering the body with a sheet
and heading downstairs to make
coffee, and weep. Eng had to lie
there with death as an ap-
pendage, the granite weight of a
mirror-image corpse preventing
him from rising.
A few hours later, Eng died
of what doctors at the time sur-
mised was shock in the face of
what even the most stoic person
would find a pretty grim situa-
tion. Modern medical experts
scoff at that explanation, saying
he died of heart failure caused
by a string of eleven Latin
words. I cant help thinking that
awakening eye-to-vacant-eye
with the corpse of his doppel-
ganger might have played a
teensy, tiny role in prompting
his heart to stop.
twins at a museum called Circus
World in Baraboo, Wisconsin.
There, inside a tent, stand plas-
ter likenesses of the types of
characters who used to appear
in sideshow tents. A bearded
lady. A very tall woman. A very
small man. And the two men
who, born near Bangkok, gave
to the world the term Siamese
Twins. They married a pair of
sisters who didnt get along, I
learned, and they tried to live
autonomous lives despite the
fact that they were fused to-
gether by their cartilage and
their livers.
The thought sometimes
haunts me, arising like some
two-headed Dickensian phan-
tom while I lie awake at night.
To wake up and see your own
death mask. It seems to me the
one silver lining to dying is that
you never have to deal with the
aftermath. While your loved
ones are left to deal with the
grief and the mess, at least you
are spared the shock of waking
up dead. At least you dont have
to open your eyes and see your
face, identical but for the van-
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ished spark of life for which sci-
ence has no real explanation be-
yond the absurdly reductive,
and which religion calls simply
the soul.
These kinds of ghosts visit
me at night. Visages of what
was, or might have been, or
might be or not be. I marvel at
the way Dickens was able to put
them into a story that captured
the worlds popular imagination
during the day, because these
spirits are nearly impossible to
imagine out of context. Like
dreams, they inhabit a turbid
nighttime realm. In their natural
habitat, they have form and
meaning. Out of it, they are silly
and absurd, like the dreams with
which they cohabitate. Outside
of the darkness, they quickly
vanish.
When my three-year old
daughter wakes up from a
nightmare, awash in panic and
tears, her fear is palpable and
real. Her flight from these
demons is as real as anything.
But the things from which she
flees - polar bears, trolls, and
Bengal tigers among them - are
hardly threats in the suburban
Midwestern town where we
live. As she huddles in my arms,
burrowing into me as if she
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2017
wishes to magically conjoin and but it does make them impossi- So as dawn breaks, we ven-
share some of her fear with me, ble to see, for a little while. And ture out into the world, which is
she tells me in a blizzard of thats good, because they are bright and solid. The ghosts of
tears and mucus and descriptive distracting. what was, or might have been,
terms about the terrors that pur- That must be why I awake or might be or not be, are all ob-
sue her. each morning drunk on a feel- scured by the light. The world is
The monster was eating our ing of almost limitless optimist. ours alone. And together, like a
house and we couldnt get As the sun rises and I make cof- ragtag band of post apocalyptic
away! Slowly, the gleam of fee, I feel nothing short of eu- wanders - a little girl, a gas-
day comes back into her eyes, phoria. Waking up to find your trointestinaly troubled dog, and
she looks around, and she sees conjoined twin turning blue a man - we set forth to seek out
that the monsters have van- next to you? What a preposter- new and exciting adventures.
ished. Sometimes she dreams ous thing to fret about!
that the things in her real life
have turned on her. The dog
was trying to hurt me! Then
she looks down and sees the
dog, who is whinnying in his
sleep, only harming us with an
endless stream of toxic flatu-
lence that is almost theological
in its ability to shake our under-
standing of the world and our
place in it.
Her ferocious beasts are
gone. My dead doppelganger is
gone. So are all the other ghosts
that haunt us in the night. Peo-
ple frequently think of light as
illuminating things. I think its
the opposite; I think what the
light really does is hide things.
It drops a golden veil over the
ghosts and monsters who roam
the earth with us. It doesnt
harm them or vanquish them,
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Girl Scouts: So much more than just cookies...

Girl Scouts learn about Wi State government by presenting arguments and then voting in this
special day for Scouts set up by Girl Scout troop leader and State Representative, Dianne Hes-
Photos contributed selbein (D-Middleton).
Pictured from left to right: (back) Co-Leaders Sarah Helf and Jill Drummond; (middle) Ad-
dison Omdahl, Brooklyn Jelinek, Krista Dopp, Lilly Schueffner, Caroline Helf, Hazel Schlichting;
(front) Evelyn Hunter, Julia Titelbaum, Kylie Drummond, Reese Fletchall, Addy Shaw. Not pic-
tured: Mae McLellan and Acacia Lemmer.

Middleton Outreach Ministries. the wealth of resources avail-

They delivered three Radio able to them as well as to each
Flyer wagons filled with their other. Leaders who can, get to-
BY DEB BIECHLER

collection on November 13. gether every other month to

Times-Tribune
This year, Troop 7400s focus
If you ask most area residents
is The Great Outdoors! The
what they know about Girl
girls already earned their Bugs
Scouts, one of the first re-
Badge by raising butterflies and
sponses youll get is, They sell
the Brownie Hiking with trips
great cookies! While thats
through The Pheasant Branch
true, the program is much,
Conservancy and The Arbore-
much more to the over 600 Girl
tum in Madison.
Scouts in the Middleton-Cross
They will begin to work on
Plains School District.
First Aide, Outdoor Adventurer
For them, selling cookies
and Camping soon. They are
isnt just a means to AN end.
also going to focus their Take
Cookie sales are a means to
Action Project on helping ani-
NO end of adventure and
mals this year, but have yet to
learning opportunities for
decide what form that help will
kindergarten aged Daisies
take.
through high school aged Sen-
The troop of twelve girls is
ior and Ambassador Scouts.
led by Sarah Helf and Jill
Even though the leaders play
Drummond. I grew up as a
a very important role in guiding
Girl Scout and had a wonderful
the troops, its the girls who set
experience, said Helf. I
the agenda for what theyd like
wanted other girls to have that
to experience and how theyd
experience so became a leader
like to spend the money that
myself.
they earn through cookie and
Leaders are crucial to Girl
other council-wide sales.
Scouting. Currently Badger-
The girls decide on entire
land has a waiting list of girls
troop activities or projects that
who would like to join a troop.
they would like to do as smaller
There is lots of support for peo-
interest groups or on an individ-
ple who step up to the plate to
ual basis. All of those choices
become a leader.
are supported by the troop lead-
Lisa Curley, Senior Member-
ers and mentor experts in the
ship Services Specialist, works
girls field of interests.
with leaders in MCPSD. Her
Middleton-Cross Plains
help includes how to get started
School District (MCPSD) 2nd
as a troop leader as well as con-
grade Brownie Troop 7400,
tinued support for existing ones.
went door to from 506 p.m. on
Curley connects leaders to
November 11 to collect food for
support each other and to share
ideas. Curley also helps coordi-
nate area activities for all girls
to attend like an afternoon of
bowling or laser tag.
Another leader in MCPSD is
Rep. Diane Hesselbein. Early in
her work as a State Representa-
tive, she wondered why she was
attending more Boy Scout
Eagle Award Ceremonies than
September at Camp Brandenburg located twelve miles north of Middleton. Attendees earned
Girl Scout Gold Award ones.
Leaders for older scout troops
were needed, so even with her
busy schedule, Hesselbein took
on a troop.
Hesselbein also organized a
yearly Girl Scout event at the
State Capitol. This event, for
girls ranked Juniors and
Cadettes, engage the Scouts in
mock debates as they sit in the
99 representative chairs.
They love taking turns
speaking into the microphones
to make their point, said Hes-
selbein. Its important for the
girls to know why they should
vote and to understand the
process used to make decisions
in their state.
Hesselbeins daughter, Katie,
currently sits on Badgerlands
Youth Leadership Council
(YLC). Interested girls in
grades 9 - 12 complete an appli-
cation process. Those selected
set the agenda for bi-monthly
meetings to talk about issues
that girls are facing in Scouts
and in the world. They even
make suggestions on what the
Girl Scout retail stores should
carry.
YLC members are their own
advocates as well as the advo-
cate of others.
Katie Hesselbein is doing just
that with her Gold Award Proj-
ect. Special needs students are
governed by Individual Educa-
tion Plans or IEPs. Those
IEPs are usually formed by
teachers and other specialists.
Through interviews with stu-
dents and staff, the younger
Hesselbein is advocating for the
students, themselves, to have a
Canoeing, outdoor cooking, and knot-typing were among the skills learned by Girl Scouts in
the Outdoor Warrior patch to signify the event and their accomplishments.
voice in their own plan. Being
able to contribute opinions
about what strategies work for
them and which ones dont
would make the IEPs both
more effective, efficient and re-
spectful of high school aged
students.
Leaders, mentors and girls
are supported in many addi-
tional ways by staff at Girl
Scouts of Wisconsin Badger-
land. The Badgerland Council
covers the Southwest quadrant
of Wisconsin from Pepin
County in the Northwest to
Walworth and Rock Counties in
the Southeast and South Central
portions of the state.
In addition to Badgerlands
service center in Madison, three
others provide support region-
ally in LaCrosse, Janesville and
Platteville. Together they serve
approximately 8,300 girl mem-
bers, and over 3,000 adult vol-
unteers and mentors. Each
center provides expertise and
resources as well as access to
Girl Scout gear in council run
shops.
Badgerland Council main-
tains five camp properties.
One, Camp Brandenburg, is lo-
cated 12 miles outside of Mid-
dleton on Highway 12.
Middleton-Cross Plains Girl
Scouts hold an Annual Outdoor
Warrior campout at Camp Bran-
denburg each September. There
they practice knot typing, out-
door cooking, knife skills and
canoeing. Girls earn a council
patch to commemorate the
event.
Having a physically and
emotionally safe place to try out
and hone new skills is a major
part of the Girl Scout experi-
ence.
Statistics back up the fact
that girls lives are transformed
by what they experience in Girl
Scouts. Girl Scouting gives
them access to opportunities,
mentors, travel, and provides a
network with other women who
are community leaders, said
Christy Gibbs, director of Mar-
keting for Girl Scouts of Wis-
consin, Badgerland Council.
Research supports that chil-
dren thrive in a single gender
environment. Theres plenty of
opportunities through school,
church and other organizations
for co-ed involvement, but
fewer chances to experience
things in a single gender group
like Girl Scouts provide, Gibb
added.
Thats particularly important
when it comes to STEM pro-
gram activities. STEM stands
for Science, Technology, Engi-
neering and Math and has tradi-
tionally been a male dominated
career area.
Girls might be scared to
death to try something new but
still say, Yes! Im going to do
it, Gibbs continued. If they
fall down they get back up and
decide if theyre interested
enough to try again. They
might shrug and say, Thats not
for me, or they might love it
and keep trying. Theres no
teasing or pressure to compete
with or impress boys which
sometimes interferes with girls
willingness to show that they
are as smart in a school setting.
STEM skills are developed
through activities and badge
work that are age appropriate.
STEM journeys support girl cu-
riosity, problem identification
and solution-making. Badger-
land Council coordinates STEM
events that individual girls or
whole troops can attend.
Lots of girls still think that
STEM careers are not available
to them. You cant be what you
cant see, said Gibbs. Thats
why Girl Scouts collaborates
with professional female men-
tors.
On December 2, Badgerland
Council, in conjunction with
UW Madison, is hosting a Nu-
clear Science and Technology
STEM event. Junior, Cadette,
Senior and Ambassador Scouts
who attend will tour the facility
as well as have related hands-on
activities to earn the STEM
patch.
On July 25, 2017, Girl Scouts
issued 23 new badges nation-
ally. GSUSA website reads,
Girl Scouts of the USA
(GSUSA) today releases new
badges in STEM (science, tech-
nology, engineering, and math)
and the outdoors, areas girls are
not typically encouraged to ex-
plore outside of Girl Scouting.
The badges will debut on the or-
ganizations first digital plat-
form for volunteers, making it
more accessible than ever to un-
leash the power of every girl.
Girls are encouraged to use
the skills and power that they
develop in Girl Scouting by
serving their communities. In
recent years, Girls Scouts have
donated over 75 million hours
of service to improve the places
where they live.
Marci Henderson, CEO of
Girl Scouts of WI, Badgerland
Council, wraps it up well, Girl
Scouts is a place where girls can
try, fail, learn and ultimately
succeed. We are an organization
with alumnae that are govern-
ment officials, astronauts and
business owners, dedicated to
building girls of courage, confi-
dence and character who make
the world a better place.
Henderson continues, You
may think of Girl Scouts in
terms of cookies and summer
camp, but todays girls do that
and so much more. While learn-
ing to code computer programs,
build a robot, run their own
business or develop a sense of
adventure in the outdoors, Girl
Scouts are learning to lead and
to make their voices heard.
Its not too late to join an ex-
isting troop in MCPSD, register
individually, or to start a new
troop. Anyone interested in join-
ing, becoming a leader or do-
nating to Girl Scouts of
Badgerland should call Lisa
Curley at 800-236-2710 or go
to gsbadgerland.org to sign up
online!
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CROSS PLAINS
New salon opens in the Corey Hart to lead special
heart of Cross Plains Pre-school Music Program
at Rosemary Garfoot Library
Fall Story Times
Join us on Tuesdays and
Thursdays for our fall program,
Lets Go! Wigglers and Gig-
glers (babies and toddler story
time) meet on Tuesdays at
10:00 AM, and Big Kids Book
Time gathers on Thursdays at
10:00 AM. The complete fall
schedule is on our website at
www.rgpl.org.
Special Preschool Music
Program with Corey Hart,
Thursday, Dec. 21 at 10 AM
Start off the winter break
from school with a fun musical
Photo contributed
webpage at
www.rgpl.org/1000-books-
kindergarten.
Tween Book Club and
Book-to-Movie and Annual
Cookie Swap (for ages 9 and
older) Monday, December
18th at 4-6:30 PM
Our tween group has chosen
to read A Series of Unfortunate
Events by Lemony Snicket,
and to watch the movie as well.
Read the first book in the series,
A Bad Beginning, or if you have
already read it, read any other
book in the series. Join us for a
book discussion and our annual
December cookie swap! Bring
some of your holiday favorites
to swap with the other kids at
the book club meeting. Books
and sign up are available at the
service desk at the library. All
are welcome.
Morning Movie is Thurs-
day, December 14th at 9:30
AM
Based on a true story, our De-
cember film explores an un-
provide one-on-one assistance
with job searching, resume writ-
ing and editing, interview skills,
etc. A Job Service representa-
tive is at the library the third
Friday of each month from 9:00
AM to noon to assistant you.
Call the library to make an ap-
pointment today!
New Photography Exhibit -
Orchids
We are currently hosting an
exhibit of gorgeous orchid pho-
tographs taken by members of
the Orchid Growers Guild of
Madison. Historically, orchids
have been a symbol of love,
luxury, and beauty, and when
you see these images youll un-
derstand why!
The exhibit is part of the
Guilds educational mission to
promote the conservation and
appreciation of orchids, and
proceeds from the sale of pho-
tographs will benefit the Rose-
mary Garfoot Public Library
and the Orchid Growers Guild.
The exhibit runs through the
end of January.

program at the library! Were likely romance in which the

Infinity opened Nov. 29 using our regular story time slot reclusive Everett Lewis (Ethan Open Music Jam
to host this talented Madison Hawke) hires a fragile yet deter- Stop by the library on Thurs-
The owners ofinfinitySalonare excited to announced the opening of theirsalononNovember singer/songwriter who will mined woman named Maudie day nights, 6:00 PM to 8:00
29. They are located next to Finishing Touch Flooring and across the street from the Crossroads share some songs geared to the (Sally Hawkins) to be his PM, and join other area musi-
Coffee Shop. very young (3-5 year olds). Join housekeeper. Maud, bright-eyed cians in a weekly music jam. All
The cozy, warm, 1100 square footsalonis as inviting as it is quaint, and sure to offer a truly the fun, and start getting ready but hunched with crippled abilities welcome!
amazingsalonexperience to all. To start, thesalonwill be run solely by the two owners, Malinda for our summer program theme hands, yearns to be independ-
Alt and her Stepdaughter-in-law, Marihia Alt (pictured above). To ensure an efficient check in for 2018: Libraries Rock! ent, to live away from her pro- Computer Help Available
and check out, guests can book online, then be assisted by a friendly face at their reception desk. tective family, and to pursue her The library offers free com-
Youll be encouraged to sip on a complimentary beverage, catch up on your favorite news/mag- Read to a Dog Monday, passion to create art. Unexpect- puter help by appointment.
azine, and stock up on your favorite hair products during your you time. December 18th edly Everett finds himself in Please call Kris at 798-3881 to
Both owners express that a priority is to make clients feel at home while offering their ex- Chase, our canine reading love, and the story of Everetts sign up.
pertise in cuts, colors, wax, styles, and new trends/techniques. Current clients would say Marihia buddy, will join us again be- efforts to protect himself from
and Malinda are fun, patient, honest, detailed, and simply amazing at what they do! tween 4 and 5:30 PM on De- being hurt, Mauds deep and
Additional bio information can be found on their website, but come experience their magic cember 18. This is a great abiding love for this difficult Gently Used Books, DVDs,
for yourself! Stop in at 2016 Park St., Suite 4 in Cross Plains, call them at608.413.0334, book an opportunity, particularly for re- man, and her surprising rise to CDs and Puzzles Welcome
appointment online, or visit them during future Chamber events, or their upcoming Grand Open- luctant readers to practice their fame as a folk painter unfolds. The Friends of the Rosemary
ing. skills with a happy and appre- Run time is 2 hours. Rated PG- Garfoot Public Library are ac-
Malinda and Marihia are both small town women who are excited to be a part of the friendly, ciative listener. Please call the 13. cepting donations of gently
growing community of Cross Plains. library if you are interested in Coffee and treats are ready at used books, DVDs, CDs, and
Be sure to mark your calendars forinfinitySalons Grand Opening party. Planning is cur- reserving a 15 minute session. 9:00 AM, so join us a little puzzles to be sold at the Friends
rently underway with sights set on a date in January, but further info will be posted on their Check our website for a story early! Please call 798-3881 to used book sale. Please drop off
websitewww.infinitysalon.infoand Facebook page once established. about Chase. sign up! your items at the library, and let
us know if you want a tax re-
1000 Books Before Kinder- Free Career Assistance on ceipt. Proceeds from the sales
Cross Plains- Caring Tree Fund garten December 21st support programming and spe-
Its never too soon to start Whether youre actively cial projects. No text books,
reading to your child. All chil- seeking employment or not, nonfiction series books, ency-
dren from birth to kindergarten meet up with a Job Services
Berry helps those in need clopedia sets, or books that are
age are encouraged to join this representative at the library to torn, stained, have a musty
Historical program. Stop in anytime to get an experts eye on your re- odor, or brittle spines, please.
The Cross Plains Community Caring Tree, administered by sign up, and get a special keep- sume, get interviewing tips and
American Legion Post 245 started many years ago to help the sake record book and book bag information about job searches,
less fortunate in the community. The Post created a monetary for your child. For more infor- and more. We have partnered The Cross Plains-Berry
Society
fund to give to those in need, especially over the Christmas mation, check out our 1000 with the Wisconsin Department Historical Society Research
to meet holiday. For 2016, the Caring Tree spread cheer to 29 fami- Books Before Kindergarten of Workforce Development to Center
lies. Located in the library, the
Those who would like to contribute to the Community Car- historical society research cen-
ing Tree Fund may send cash or check made out to Caring Tree ter is open by appointment.
Monday
to Lee Mayrack, c/o Post 245, PO Box 188, Cross Plains, WI Contact Pauline Brunner at 798-
The Cross Plains Berry His- 53528 or Barb Schutz, 62 Berdella Ct, Cross Plains, WI 53528. 2217 to make an appointment.
torical Society will be meeting Contributions are tax deductible.
on Monday evening at 6:00
p.m. onDecember 11. 2017 at
the St. Martins Lutheran
Church, 2427 Church St., Cross
Plains, for their Annual Christ-
mas Potluck. We will also be
holding election of officers at
this meeting, and collecting
dues. The drinks and tableware
will be provided. Please bring a
dish to pass.
Anyone is welcome to attend
and if you have any further
question please call Lyle Doc
Esser at608-798-2147.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2017 TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 7

Plan commission okays Treysta rezoning

didnt seem to agree pointing
out that the walkways were still
BY CAMERON BREN
too narrow and not open to
pedestrians, especially paths
Times-Tribune
signed so that it engages with stop and have a seat. grounds. the name Treysta on Par-
pedestrians walking by, Attoun Plan commission member Plan commission member menter.
said. This is one of the primary Dennis Dorn said he thought the David Reed asked if Pharo had Paulsen made the motion to
redevelopment areas of the city planned dog park should be thought anymore about the recommend approval to the

The Middleton Plan Com-
mission recently voted to rec-
ommend to city council
approving a rezoning request
for major mixed-use develop-
ment project at the northeast
corner of Lisa and Laura
Lanes.
Treysta Group development
company made a rezoning re-
quest for a proposed building
containing 263 unit apartment
units, 11,000 square-feet of re-
tail space and a 17,000 square-
foot market. While the zoning
was approved the plan commis-
sion did not grant approval for
the design review, the building
materials, or the architecture.
The project previously was
conceptual approval for a TIF
agreement of roughly $10 mil-
lion.
Treysta Group president
Robin Pharo along with Abacus
Architects Paul Mentink and
Eric Halbur presented the latest
design and planning changes to
the plan commission.
Weve listened to what you
guys have said, we understand
that we need that pedestrian
traffic, we need people to easily
access anywhere on the site,
Mentink said. I think now at
this point we have really
achieved that.
Plan commission members
leading to neighboring residen-
tial areas.
Halbur said most of the traf-
fic is going to be coming from
parking areas and there would
not likely be a lot of coming
from the road and the sidewalk.
Director of community de-
velopment Abby Attoun said
that is not what city planners
want to hear.
We really want this to be de-
and we really want this project
to be open to pedestrians.
Plan commission member
Kurt Paulsen pointed out the is
housing across the street from
the site of the proposed devel-
opment.
Pharo said she was open to
the suggested changes. Attoun
added that the pathways and
stairs leading to the building
could be an area for people to
moved or eliminated and a play-
ground should be added.
Perhaps there could be some
facilities made for a play-
ground, Dorn said. There is
nothing on this and I cannot be-
lieve you have all these apart-
ments and there is not going to
be a single child.
Pharo said she was already
considering moving the dog
park and looking into play-
name of the building.
A few names were comically
tossed out such as Brar Apart-
ments and The Reed Center of
Excellence.
Paulsen said for safety rea-
sons he didnt like the originally
proposed name of Market
Apartments because it is too
similar and too close to the ex-
iting Market West Apartments.
He suggested more seriously
common council for the rezon-
ing for the number of multi-
family units and the amount of
square footage of commercial
space, with the following con-
tingencies:
Completion of the traffic im-
pact analysis (TIA) and any rec-
ommended traffic
improvements recommended as
part of the TIA.
Completion of a shared park-
ing analysis, with the under-
standing that the developer will
need to provide the number of
parking stalls required by the
shared parking analysis.
A reservation of right-of-way
for the north/south road, the
west/east road, and driveway
for access to the site to the east,
should it redevelop during the
time the land reservation is ac-
tive.
The motion passed unani-
mously.
After the vote Paulsen sug-
gested one more possible name
to the developer Robin Pharo.
You could call the neighbor-
hood Robins Hood, Paulsen
said.
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Budget
ity. She told of an increase in
bullying, theft, assault, profan-
ity, and verbal attacks, as well
as insubordination to teachers.
Ms. Russell stated that in 54
school days, the police had to be
called to the school on 18 sepa-
rate occasions which translates
into 33 per cent of school days.
Resident Linda Niebuhr
spoke in support of an SRO, as
did new Cross Plains resident
and parent Amalia Hicks.
Trustee Judy Ketelboeter, in
an effort to reduce the tax levy
amount, raised the possibility of
a part-time SRO, but Police
Chief Janssen voiced doubts
over the quality of candidates
that would apply to be a part-
Grade
Also according to the report,
the school district is primarily
white (72.2 percent), 10.4 per-
cent of students have diagnosed
disabilities, and 17.6 percent of
students classify as economi-
cally disadvantaged.
Overall, 361 public and pri-
vate school report cards earned
five-star ratings, 719 had four
stars, 643 had three stars, 261
had two stars, and 117 schools
earned one star. Another 173
schools achieved satisfactory
progress and 21 need improve-
ment through alternate account-
ability. There were 152 report
cards for 140 private choice
schools that are not rated be-
cause there was insufficient
data. This is the second year
that choice schools were in-
cluded in report cards and the
second year the schools could
Development
at the conference room in the
Willy Street Co-op, so that the
neighborhood will get an oppor-
tunity to look at the plans, talk
about what they need and want
and see whether or not through
the build environment we can
deliver on some of that.
Mayor Brar said he was glad
time SRO. He also told those in
attendance at the November 27
meeting, that the police had
been called out 8 consecutive
days in October. The Village
Board President Pat Andreoni
spoke in support of a full-time
SRO because he has known of
bus drivers quitting their jobs
over threats by students on the
bus drivers lives.
While expenditures for the
Village increased by only
1.83%, it is in the area of rev-
enues that the budget shortfall
was most felt. Chamber of
Commerce representative
Casey Koenig addressed this
issue as he sought for the re-in-
statement of the original
opt to have both a choice stu-
dent and an all student report
card.
On district level report cards,
44 districts earned five-star rat-
ings, 190 had four stars, 166
earned three stars, and 20 had
two stars. One district, the Her-
man-Rubicon-Neosho School
District, was not rated because
of district consolidation. An-
other district, the Norris School
District with enrollment of 14
students in 2016-17, made sat-
isfactory progress through alter-
nate accountability.
Alternate accountability is a
district supervised self-evalua-
tion of a schools performance
on raising student achievement
in English language arts and
mathematics. The alternate ac-
countability process is used for
new schools, schools without
to hear Gray was already work-
ing on communication with the
neighbors and that it could save
a lot of time in the long-run.
Plan commission member
Kurt Paulsen said he liked the
content of the proposal, but had
some concerns about traffic cir-
culation on the site.
TIMES-TRIBUNE
amount of $15,000.00 for the
Chamber. This had been re-
duced to $10,000.00, but Mr.
Koenig spoke of what this extra
funding, on top of the recent
Market Analysis results, could
do to help increase Village rev-
enue. Board Trustee Bud Busch
strongly suggested the sale of
two acres of land at Baer Park
to the right developer as a pos-
sible solution to help alleviate
the tax levy increase through in-
creased revenues. Board
Trustee Lee Sorenson made a
motion to re-instate the addi-
tional $5,000.00 to the Cham-
ber, and this motion was passed.
In other Village business, the
entire Consent Agenda was ap-
tested grades, schools exclu-
sively serving at-risk students,
and schools with fewer than 20
full academic year students who
took state tests.
Accountability ratings are
calculated on four priority
areas: student achievement in
English language arts and math-
ematics, school growth, closing
gaps between student groups,
and measures of postsecondary
readiness, which includes grad-
uation and attendance rates,
third-grade English language
arts achievement, and eighth-
grade mathematics achieve-
ment. Additionally, schools and
districts could have point de-
ductions for missing targets for
student engagement: absen-
teeism must be less than 13 per-
cent and dropout rates must be
less than 6 percent.
Grey said most of his em-
ployees take the bus into work
and he would encourage the
same for employers at the site.
Part of the way I got every-
one on board with the move
from Block 89 from the square
in Madison to Middleton was
my business subsidizes public
transportation for all my em-
ployees, Grey explained.
Plan commission member
Cindy Zellers encouraged Gray
to meet the parking require-
ments rather than asking for
proved to include the minutes of
four previous Board meetings,
disbursements from 10/25-
11/20, and approval of two pro-
posed certified survey map
applications located in the Vil-
lages Extra-Territorial Zone:
one for Kevin Snitchler of 4704
Enchanted Valley Road in the
Town of Middleton, and one for
Vernon and Eileen Statz of 4897
Carya Road in the Town of
Berry.
Four sewer adjustment re-
quests were granted: two to 2
separate addresses in Shady
Circle, and two to 2 separate ad-
dresses on Twin Pine Street.
Discussion of Veridian irriga-
tion procedure for new lawns
For the 2016-17 report cards,
162 schools and 24 districts had
score fluctuations of 10 or more
points in both overall and
growth scores compared to
2015-16, which is larger vari-
ability than expected. Their re-
port cards carry a ^ notation
because it is unclear if the score
change accurately reflects the
amount of change in perform-
ance or a symptom of statistical
volatility. Report card require-
ments in Wisconsin Act 55, the
2015-17 budget bill, mandated
the use of value-added growth
scoring and variable weighting
based on the percentage of eco-
nomically disadvantaged stu-
dents enrolled in a school or
district. Prior to Act 55, overall
annual report card score change
averaged 3.3 points. Since Act
55, the average score change is
variance given that has caused a
lot work for developers in the
past. Paulsen pointed out that
there is limited street parking at
the site.
The motion to refer to the
workforce housing committee
was made by Paulsen, the mo-
tion passed unanimously.
Times-Tribune photo by
Cameron Bren
Right: The Middleton
Plan Commission at City
Hall last week.
was discussed, to include the
operating of this irrigation even
during rain. Jerry of Public
Works will discuss this with
Veridian.
The Village of Cross Plains,
in an effort to secure an insured
cash sweep account, solicited
proposals from three banks:
Monona, State Bank, and River
Valley. River Valley was unable
to be present at the meeting.
Monona gave a 1.15% interest
rate, while State Bank offered a
1.04% interest rate. After 3
votes, one for Monona, and 2
for State Bank, an agreement
was not reached. Trustee Fran-
cois asked if State Bank would
be able to increase their pro-
5.8 points. Although volatility
in value-added scores may de-
crease with another year of For-
ward testing, score fluctuations
are likely to continue especially
for small schools and districts
as well as schools and districts
with high percentages of eco-
nomically disadvantaged stu-
dents. The Department of
Public Instruction is engaging
with state policymakers, techni-
cal experts, and stakeholders
about how best to address these
issues. Any changes to school
report cards growth or weight-
ing calculations will require leg-
islative action.
Report cards are intended to
help schools and districts use
performance data to target im-
provement efforts to ensure stu-
dents are ready for their next
educational step, including the
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2017
continued from page 1
posed interest rate. They agreed
to go back to the table to dis-
cern if this was possible, and
would report back at the next
Village Board meeting.
The Village Board has three
possible positions opening up.
Trustees Brosius, Ketelboeter,
and Sorenson are up for re-elec-
tion. If any Cross Plains citizen
is interested in running for
Trustee, signatures must be in
by January 2.
The next Village Board meet-
ing, usually on the 4th Monday
of the month (December 25),
was changed to December 18 at
7:00 p.m. The meeting was ad-
journed.
continued from page 1
next grade level, graduation,
college, and careers.
The 2016-17 report cards use
data from a variety of sources,
including information reported
through WISEdash and two
years of Forward and one year
of Badger testing as well as
three years ACT Plus Writing
and Dynamic Learning Maps
testing for growth calculations.
At least three and up to five
years of data are used for the
gaps priority area and four years
of data is needed to calculate a
graduation rate.
Schools and districts have
access to a number ofaccount-
ability resourceson the depart-
ment website to support report
card discussions with parents,
school staff, and the public.
continued from page 1
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Photo contributed

Mayor Brar meets with

Dementia Friendly group
Mayor Gurdip Brar attended Dr. Susan McFaddens talk on Dementia Friendly Communities
on Sunday, November 19 at the Middleton Performing Arts Center and met with her personally
to discuss Dementia Friendly Communities and how the groups work can evolve in Middleton.
Pictured above, Brar, Susan McFadden (Fox Valley Memory Project) and Kristen Felten (Mid-
dleton Resident and Dementia Specialist at Wi DHS) in the lobby. Brar expressed the citys com-
mitment to a Dementia Friendly Middleton and awareness regarding how many families are
effected by Alzheimers Disease and Dementia.
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Honor
students
Middletons football team lands
17 players on all-Big Eight team
quarterback Davis Roquet and
junior wideout Bryce Carey.
BY ROB REISCHEL
And Middletons honorable
mention all-conference players
Middletons football team
Times-Tribune

included senior tight end Luke

enjoyed a terrific season in
Ballweg, senior offensive line-
which it went 8-1 in the Big
man Logan Thomas, senior
Eight Conference, finished sec-
defensive lineman Tyler Smith,
ond in the league and reached
senior outside linebacker Ryan
the second round of the post-
Handowski, and junior corner-
season.
back Kevin Meicher.
The Cardinals were then
Lewis finished the year with
justly rewarded as 17
six sacks, four tackles for loss
Middleton players received
and 46 tackles. He also blocked
some form of all-conference
a punt and had one pass deflec-
honors.
tion.
Eight Middleton players
Hes an outstanding lever-
received first-team all-confer-
age player, Middleton coach
ence honors. That list included
Tim Simon said of Lewis. He
senior defensive linemen Ryan
has great speed off the edge
Lewis and Colin Liegel, senior
and is able to run players
linebackers Shane Bick and
down.
Jimmy Frusciante, senior cor-
Liegel ended the year with
nerback Cole Ragsdale, senior
34 tackles and six tackles for
running backs Dion Huff and
loss. Liegel had 1.5 sacks, one
James Pabst, and senior offen-
forced fumble and three pass
sive linemen Grant Manser.
deflections.
The Cardinals second team
He can play anywhere on
selections included senior
the D-line, Middleton coach
offensive lineman Corey
Parkinson, junior offensive
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

lineman Gavin Adler, senior See FOOTBALL, page 14 Middleton senior linebacker Shane Bick was named first-team all-Big Eight Conference.

Boys basketball team starts slow 21 points. And Spartans junior

Middleton forward Nick Caropreso had 14
of his 19 points in the second
drops first half.
Memorial, winners of 14
straight Big Eight Conference
crowns, had to replace all five
two games
of its starters from last year.
But the Spartans showed that
BY ROB REISCHEL
once again, theyll be tough to
dethrone.
Times-Tribune

On one hand, Brogan I just think this is how the

Brunker was the happiest per-
son inside Middleton High
School last Thursday.
The Cardinals senior for-
ward has been through a bevy
of medical maladies that cost
him nearly two full football
seasons and almost all of his
junior year in basketball. So the
fact Brunker was back on the
hardwood was a win in itself.
On the other hand, though,
Brunker is a fierce, furious
competitor. So when Brunker
and the Cardinals dropped a
66-61 decision to visiting
Madison Memorial in their sea-
son-opener, the disappointment
of defeat momentarily trumped
the happiness of returning.
Its tough to lose, said
Brunker, who dominated for
stretches and finished with a
game-high 24 points. But
overall, it was kind of surreal.
My whole family was there
and it was just good to be back.
Middletons Alan Roden looks to score during the Cardinals loss to Madison Memorial last Thursday.
Were going to get a lot
better. I have total confidence
in us.
Middleton, which had to
replace the overwhelming
majority of contributors from
last years 19-6 team, left rea-
sons to believe it will once
again field a successful outfit.
Senior forward Nick
Michaels drained three three-
pointers and had 11 points.
Reserve point guard Chad
Bowman was steady and had
nine points, while scrappy sen-
ior forward Alan Roden had
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
eight points.
But Middleton dug itself a Middleton coach Kevin Bavery
12-point second half hole that
it couldnt crawl out of.
The big thing I took from
it, and I told our guys after-
wards, is the way we want to
play, we waited until despera-
tion time to play that way,
said. But theres a lot of
resolve there.
Memorial junior guard Cade
Ellingson made all six of his
free throws in the final 1:19
and finished with a team-high
league is going to be this year,
Memorial coach Steve Collins
said. Youre going to get a lot
of games like this. But I like
our team. I think were going to
be pretty good.
Brunker scored Middletons
first nine points and single-
handedly kept the Cardinals in
the game. Despite a shaky start
overall, Middleton trailed just
11-9 with nine minutes left in
the first half.
Obviously weve got a lot
of juniors coming in and this is
their first-ever varsity game,
and in that first half we came
out scared, Brunker said. I
just think we need to get more
touches and get everybodys
confidence level up before we
can be a better team.
Middleton took its only lead
of the first half at 19-18 follow-
ing a left corner, three-pointer
from Michaels with 4:47 left in
the first half.
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FiRST TEAM OFFENSE

Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. School
QB Jack Zander 6-5 215 Sr. Sun Prairie
QB Aaron Young 6-1 180 Sr. Verona
RB Jaden Stephens 5-10 175 Sr. Madison West
RB Draven Peeples 5-9 200 Sr. Sun Prairie
RB James Pabst 5-9 201 Sr. Middleton
RB Dion Huff 5-8 210 Sr. Middleton
WR Cooper Nelson 6-4 180 Sr. Sun Prairie
WR Anthony West 5-9 160 Sr. Madison La Follette
WR Jaden King 6-3 185 Sr. Verona
TE Luke Malmanger 6-2 220 Sr. Janesville Craig
OL Anthony Villanueva 6-1 250 Sr. Sun Prairie
OL Alex Okelue Sr. Madison West
OL Ben Johnson 6-3 300 Jr. Sun Prairie
OL Grant Manser 6-2 249 Sr. Middleton
OL Andre Dyslin 6-3 250 Sr. Madison La Follette
OL Tristan Largent 6-4 240 Sr. Verona
OL Patrick Horvath Jr. Madison West
PK Alex Oakley 6-3 205 Sr. Sun Prairie
Util Anthony West 5-9 160 Sr. Madison La Follette

Coach of the year: Brian Kaminski, Sun Prairie

Assistant coaches of the year: Chad Kavanaugh, Sun Prairie, and David Davis, Janesville
Craig.

SECOND TEAM OFFENSE

Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. School
OL Corey Parkinson 6-3 225 Sr. Middleton
OL Angel Zuniga 5-10 285 Sr. Beloit Memorial
OL Michael Feirn 6-2 240 Sr. Janesville Craig
OL Nathan Foster 6-4 240 Sr. Madison La Follette
OL Dominic Cooper 6-0 240 Sr. Sun Prairie
OL Gavin Adler 5-8 222 Jr. Middleton
OL T.J. Becker 6-3 220 Sr. Verona
TE Carson Bull 6-3 180 Sr. Verona
QB Keishawn Shanklin 5-10 170 Sr. Madison West
QB Davis Roquet 6-4 198 Sr. Middleton
RB Kayvion James-Ragland 5-10 185 Jr. Madison La Follette
RB Kyle Hereford 5-11 220 Sr. Beloit Memorial
RB Brian McKenzie 5-9 195 Sr. Sun Prairie
RB Armoni Warfield 5-11 185 Sr. Madison West
WR Elliott Grays 6-2 190 Sr. Madison Memorial
WR Bryce Carey 6-1 175 Jr. Middleton
WR Colin Schaefer 6-0 155 So. Sun Prairie
PK Aaron Young 6-1 180 Sr. Verona
Util Carson Bull 6-3 180 Sr. Verona

HONORABLE MENTiON
Beloit Memorial:Eric Bridges, 5-9, 160, jr.; Linzell Burks, 5-10, 185, sr.; Austin Polzin, 6-2,
255, sr.; Daryen Gaines, 6-2, 190, jr.; Zac Christensen, 6-3, 265, sr.
Janesville Craig: Kyle Krueger, 6-3, 215, sr.; Avery Caley, 6-0, 230, sr.; Jacob Fieiras, 6-3,
220, jr.; Jacob Ngobi, 5-11, 180, sr.; Sam Smith, 6-0, 190, jr.
Janesville Parker: Seamus Murphy, 5-11, 176, sr.; Zach Zahler, 5-11, 150, sr.; Jordan Bailey,
6-1, 175, sr.; Dawson Schultz, 6-0, 201, sr.; Sam Garvoille, 6-1, 189, sr.
Madison East:Charles Dean; 5-11, 225, jr.; Nicolas Perez, 5-11, 225, sr.; Thylas Henderson,
6-0, 186, jr.; Keonte Jones, 6-2, 165, so.; Tyler Owens; 5-10, 155, so.
Madison La Follette:Tyler Sugden, 5-10, 300, sr.; Jacob Hendrix, 5-10, 175, sr.; Peter Conley,
6-2, 225, jr.; Jaden Nix, 5-11, 170, jr.; Michael Franklin, 5-10, 180, sr.
Madison Memorial: Ross Mathews, 5-11, 215, sr.; Mike Cerniglia Jr., 6-3, 195, jr.; Ty
Times-Tribune photos by Mary Langenfeld Mathews, 5-11, 210, sr.; Jeremiah Jordan, 6-2, 195, jr.; Henry Moore, 5-9, 165, sr.
Madison West: John Gutknecht, 6-0, 180, sr.; Sammy Smith, 6-0, 190, fr.; Ezra Thompson, 5-
Middleton senior running backs James Pabst (top) and Dion Huff were both named first-team 10, 165, so.; Ben Thompson, 5-10, 180, sr.; Carson Meyer, 5-10, 205, jr.
all-Big Eight Conference. Middleton:Luke Ballweg, 6-4, 200, sr.; Logan Thomas, 5-8, 230, sr.; Tyler Smith, 5-9, 220,
sr.; Ryan Handowski, 5-10, 180, sr.; Kevin Meicher, 5-8, 160, jr.
Sun Prairie: Kyle Connell, sr.; Riley Anacker-Swartz, sr.; Orlando Fenderson, sr.; Adam
Rademacher, jr.; Tyler Precia, sr.
Verona:Tucker Teskey, 6-0, 170, sr.; Jack Lilly, 6-3, 180, sr.; Jacob Walton, 6-0, 180, sr.; Logan
Lindell, 6-0, 180, sr.; Joe Riley, 6-1, 185, sr.
FOOTBALL continued from page 13

Tim Simon said of Liegel.
Hes versatile and made him-
self a great player by his work
ethic in the weight room in the
offseason.
Frusciante, Middletons
middle linebacker, had 67 tack-
les and eight tackles for loss.
Frusciante had 4.5 sacks, one
forced fumble, one interception
and two passes defensed.
He was an outstanding
player and leader, Simon said
of Frusciante.
Bick led Middleton with 79
tackles and had 10 tackles for
loss. He added 2.5 sacks, one
forced fumble and three passes
defenses.
He was a team captain and
one of the best defensive play-
ers in the league, Simon said
of Bick.
Ragsdale was the No. 1 cor-
nerback on a defense that
allowed just 7.9 points per
game. He finished with 34
tackles, three interceptions, 14
passes defensed, one blocked
kick and one tackle for loss.
He also played wide
receiver and returned punts,
Simon said of Ragsdale. Hes
a great athlete, extremely quick
and has great reaction time and
closing speed to the ball.
Pabst finished with 732
rushing yards in Big Eight
games and 1,132 yards count-
ing the postseason. Pabst had
17 rushing touchdowns, 18
total touchdowns and also
caught eight passes for 84
yards (10.5).
Huff had 738 rushing yards
in league games and 874 rush-
ing yards counting the postsea-
son. Huff also had 16 rushing
touchdowns and caught 10
passes for 112 yards.
Manser was Middletons top
offensive lineman and led a
group that had five new starters
and battled injuries throughout
the year.
Hes a great center, leader
and blocker, Simon said.
Hes a great communicator
and leader of the front line.
Simon called Parkinson,
Middletons right tackle, the
most improved player on
line.
Hes a great pass blocker
and very good at reach blocks
and setting the edge on outside
plays, Simon said.
Adler (5-8, 222) was an
undersized right guard, but as
tough and scrappy as they
come.
Hes great pulling on
plays, Simon said. He plays
with great technique and lever-
age.
Roquet was the third-lead-
ing passer in the conference,
throwing for 1,040 yards and
completing 88-of-164 passes
(53.7%). Counting the postsea-
son, Roquet threw for 1,148
yards, nine touchdowns and
seven interceptions.
He has a great arm and
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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2017 TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 15

FiRST TEAM DEFENSE

Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. School
DL Khalan Coleman 5-10 240 Sr. Sun Prairie
DL Colin Liegel 6-4 220 Sr. Middleton
DL Javon Enochs 6-3 240 Sr. Madison West
DE Josh Dinga 6-6 230 Sr. Sun Prairie
DE Ryan Lewis 6-1 202 Sr. Middleton
DE Amaurii Grosskopf 6-3 295 Sr. Beloit Memorial
ILB David Maravilla 5-9 180 Sr. Madison West
iLB Jimmy Frusciante 5-11 195 Sr. Middleton
ILB Hakeem McCullers 6-1 215 Jr. Sun Prairie
ILB Dylan Bourne 6-3 215 Jr. Verona
OLB Marty Strey 6-3 205 Sr. Sun Prairie
OLB Shane Bick 6-2 225 Sr. Middleton
OLB Matthew Wedig 6-4 205 Jr. Beloit Memorial
DB Bui Clements 6-2 175 Sr. Verona
DB Kadon Kauppinen 6-3 185 Sr. Sun Prairie
DB Keishawn Shanklin 5-10 170 Sr. Madison West
DB Cole Ragsdale 5-9 166 Sr. Middleton
P Matthew Wedig 6-4 205 Jr. Beloit Memorial

SECOND TEAM DEFENSE

Pos. Name Ht. Wt. Yr. School
DL Keeanu Benton 6-4 295 Jr. Janesville Craig
DL Christian Winfield 6-3 265 Jr. Beloit Memorial
DL Jaylin Thompson 5-11 210 Sr. Verona
DE Reagan Stauffer 6-4 205 Sr. Verona
DE Armoni Warfield 5-10 185 Sr. Madison West
DE Gary Barnes 6-3 230 Jr. Madison La Follette
ILB Ethan Ackley 6-2 205 Jr. Sun Prairie
ILB Gavin Parr 5-11 190 Sr. Madison La Follette
ILB Nik Carpenter 6-1 210 Sr. Beloit Memorial
ILB Kyle Fuller 6-1 177 Sr. Janesville Parker
OLB Kayvion James-Ragland 5-10 185 Jr. Madison La Follette
OLB Eli Hano 6-0 180 Sr. Verona
OLB Seth Glissendorf 6-3 195 Sr. Janesville Craig
DB Caden White 6-3 195 Sr. Sun Prairie
DB Tegan Christiansen 5-7 150 Jr. Janesville Craig
DB Casper Clark 6-2 185 Sr. Beloit Memorial
DB Nate Seward 6-2 175 Sr. Madison La Follette
P Quinlan Kiefer 6-4 215 Sr. Janesville Craig

Times-Tribune photos by
Mary Langenfeld

Middletons Colin
Liegel (top) and Ryan
Lewis (left) were both
named first-team all-
Big Eight Conference.

FOOTBALL continued from page 14

understanding of the game,
Simon said of Roquet.
Carey was Middletons
leading receiver with 24 recep-
tions for 268 yards and two
touchdowns.
Hes a true quarterback,
Simon said of Carey. But he
made the switch to wide
receiver to help team.
Ballweg was a complete
tight end, a player whose
blocking was every bit as good
as his pass catching. He fin-
ished the year with 18 recep-
tions for 172 yards.
Hes an outstanding block-
er and a dominant player,
Simon said of Ballweg. He
drew double teams most of the
season. A true tight end and the
best overall tight end in the
conference.
Thomas, Middletons left
guard, was a terrific drive
blocker and had a tremendous
football I.Q.
He was our most consistent
player, Simon said.
Smith, Middletons nose
tackle, had three sacks, one
tackle for loss and one forced
fumble.
He always drew double
teams, Simon said. Hes
great at holding his ground and
allowing linebackers to fill
gaps and run downhill.
Handowski finished the
year with 37 tackles, four tack-
les for loss, one forced fumble
and five passes defended.
Hes a smart player, one of
the most improved defensive
players this year, Simon said.
Meicher had three intercep-
tions, including one that he
returned for a touchdown, and
five passes defensed. He added
19 tackles, two forced fumbles,
and led the conference in punt
return average (29.0) and
touchdowns (two).
Hes an all-state wrestler,
great athlete and dynamic play-
maker, Simon said of
Meicher.
Middleton also handed out
two team awards.
Jake Hoskins received the
Nick Donndelinger Memorial
Award, which is voted on by
the team and given to the Best
Teammate.
And Bick received the Out-
Of-Season Work Ethic Award,
which is also voted on by the
team and given to the athlete
who dedicated himself in the
weightroom and worked the
hardest in the off-season.
PAGE 16 TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2017

Middleton girls roll

over Madison West
BY ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
The schedule is about to get
extremely challenging.
So Middletons girls basket-
ball team knew it needed to
take care of business against
traditional Big Eight
Conference cellar-dwellar
Madison West last Friday.
Mission accomplished.
Host Middleton rolled to an
easy 68-44 win over the
Regents. Middleton improved
to 2-1 in the Big Eight and
overall, while West fell to 1-2,
1-2.
It was good to get another
game under our belt,
Middleton coach Jeff Kind
said. We are continuing to try
to shore up some areas of our
game and we made some
progress.
Middleton played without
senior Claire Staples, its top
returning scorer from a year
ago. Staples suffered a severe
ankle sprain on Nov. 21 and
could miss another month.
In her stead, Middleton
received extremely balanced
scoring.
Sophomore Sitori Tanin led
the Cardinals with 17 points.
Sophomore Karina Bursac
added 12 points, while sopho-
more Evie Coleman scored
nine.
Middleton raced to a 31-16
halftime lead and was never
challenged in the second half.
And after getting just five
points from its post players at
Sun Prairie, Middletons posts
scored 26 against West.
Defensively, we are getting
a little more organized and Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
playing more team defense,
although we are still fouling Halle White and Middletons girls basketball team rolled past Madison West last Friday.
too much, Kind said.
Offensively, we attacked the
7:30 p.m., then travel to Verona improve, but I like our upside. 3 9, Schwartz 1 1-3 3, Lemirande 0 1-2
rim better, got more post touch-
Saturday at 7:30 p.m. 1, S. Tanin 7 3-5 17, Flottmeyer 1 2-2 4,
es and got to the line more Dunn 1 1-2 4, Roquet 2 1-2 5. Totals 23
Middleton hosts Monroe in a Dec. 1
often. But we continue to strug- 19-32 68.
non-conference game next Middleton 68, Madison West 44
3-point goals MW 2 (Carlson 1,
gle with turnovers. So we will Madison West .. 16 28 44
Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., then trav- McGrath 1), MID 3 (Coleman 2, Dunn
keep working at our fundamen- Middleton . 31 37 68
1). Total fouls MID 20, MW
els to Janesville Parker Dec. 15 MADiSON WEST Manke 0 1-4
tals and decision-making. 21.Fouled out Conner.
at 7:30 p.m. 1, Carlson 7 11-14 26, Walters 2 0-0 4,
Middletons schedule now
We have an important
McGrath 2 1-4 6, Brown 2 1-2 5,
intensifies dramatically. Jackson 1 0-0 2, Conner 0. Totals 14 14-
stretch before break now,
The Cardinals host
26 44.
Kind said. We will be tested MiDDLETON Schauer 1 2-2 4,
Janesville Craig Thursday at
and have to keep battling to White 2 1-2 5, T. Tanin 1 0-1 2, Bursac
3 6-8 12, H. Dunn 1 0-0 2, Coleman 3 1-
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2017 TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 17

Swimmers race to fast start
BY ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middletons boys swim-
ming team is off to a sensation-
al start to the new season.
The Cardinals rolled to a
title at the 17-team Nicolet
Invite last Saturday. Middleton
finished with 568 points, while
Verona-Mount Horeb (290)
and Milwaukee Marquette
(234) rounded out the top three.
Middleton won the 400-
yard medley relay, the 200-
yard freestyle relay and the
500-yard freestyle relay.
The Cardinals also had ter-
rific success in the individual
events.
Michael Draves was second
in the 200-yard freestyle, while
teammate Andrew Martin was
third. Joe McNerney was
fourth in the same event, while
Forrest Peterson was fifth,
Mathew Gutzmer was eighth
and Andrew Lund was 10th.
Nathan Kim was second in
the 100-yard IM, while Jack
Mondi was ninth. Archer
Parkin was second in the 50-
yard freestyle, while Calvin
Roberts was sixth and Blake
Zillner was seventh.
Nate Lamers was second in
the 50-yard butterfly, Peterson
was fourth and Jacob Trepczyk
was eighth. Draves and Martin
were second and third, respec-
tively, in the 100-yard
freestyle, while Roberts was
seventh and McNerney was
ninth.
Kim and Young went 1-2 in
the 200-yard IM. Tim Utter
was seventh, Jacob Beckman
was ninth and Trepczyk was
10th.
Parkin and Lamers were
first and second, respectively,
in the 50-yard backstroke.
Zillner was fourth and Kevin
Grelle added a seventh place
showing.
Then in the 50-yard breast-
stroke, Sam Young and Mondi
went 1-2, while Lund was sev-
enth.
Middleton 126, Janesville
Parker 44 The Cardinals
also rolled past the Vikings last
Thursday.
We had a very promising
first dual meet, Middleton
coach Danny Lynam said. We
didnt swim our full varsity line
up which allowed more
swims for our JV team.
Middletons 200-yard med-
ley relay team of Archer
Parkin, Tim Utter, Forrest
Peterson and Thomas Griffith
finished first. And Middletons
quartet of Blake Zillner, Jack
Mondi, Jay Sullivan and Colin
Kalsbeek was second.
Middletons 200-yard
freestyle relay team of Sam
Gessler, Wesley Carpenter,
Owen Roenneburg and Nathan
Kim was first, while the quartet
of Mathew Gutzmer, Tim
Dusek, Andrew Lund and
Kalsbeek was second.
And in the 400-yard
freestyle relay, Middletons
foursome of Jacob Beckman,
Andrew Martin, Joe McNerney
and Michael Draves was first.
Martin and Gutzmer fin-
ished first and second, respec-
tively, in the 200-yard
freestyle, while Kim won the
200-yard IM.
Calvin Roberts and Griffith
went 1-2 in the 50-yard
freestyle, while Nate Lamers
and Peterson were first and
second in the 100-yard butter-
fly.
McNerney and Roberts
were first and second, respec-
tively in the 100-yard freestyle,
while Draves won the 500-yard
freestyle.
Parkin won the 100-yard
backstroke and Sam Young
won the 100-yard breaststroke.
The guys that we were
expecting to perform did well,
even against limited competi-
tion, Lynam said. We also
had a few close races that the
helped some guys push them-
selves and get some fast times.
It is fun to see some of the tal-
ent coming through, and nice to
get some racing in after the first
few weeks of training.
MiDDLETON 126, PARKER 44
200 medley relay1. Middleton
1:45.58
200 freeAndrew Martin (M)
1:50.53, Mathew Gutzmer (M) 2:00.77,
Ethan Griffith (P) 2:02.40.
200 iMNathan Kim (M) 2:01.32,
Cameron Odegaard (P) 2:13.41, Jack
Mondi (M) 2:13.48.
50 FreeCalvin Roberts (M)
23.84, Thomas Griffith (M) 24.58, Max
Kisting (P) 25.35.
100 ButterflyNate Lamers (M)
53.65, Forrest Peterson (M) 54.81,
Garrett Leach (P) 1:00.40.
100 FreeJoe McNerney (M)
50.87, Roberts (M) 52.54, Jack Wilson
(M) 55.16.
500 FreeMichael Draves (M)
4:48.89, Nathan Wards (P) 5:33.47,
Noah Williams (M) 5:35.20.
200 Free Relay1. Middleton
1:38.62
100 BackArcher Parkin (M)
56.48, Leach (P) 1:00.11, Blake Zillner
(M) 1:00.13.
100 BreastSam Young (M)
1:03.52, Odegaard (P) 1:07.93, Tim
Utter (M) 1:10.02.
400 Free Relay1. Middleton
3:31.51

Wrestlers seventh
at Watertown Invite
team, but to get a win over a
team as good as Middleton with Dec. 1
Janesville Craig 31, Middleton 29
some guys wrestling varsity for
BY ROB REISCHEL
106Les Neisius (M) pinned Joey
the first time is huge. Coulter, :49; 113Mayson Maclennan
Middletons wrestling team
Times-Tribune
Middletons Les Neisius (C) pinned Karim Said, :39; 120
finished seventh at the 16-team recorded a pin at 106 and Kevin
Calvin Srem (M) dec. Juan Armas, 6-5;
Watertown Invitational last Meicher had a pin at 160. Elliot
126Dylan Nichols (C) dec. Joe
Schulze, 15-10; 132Joe Bellomo (C)
Saturday. Zanon had a pin for the dec. Jesus Queschel, 4-1; 138Nate
Badger won the event with Cardinals at 195, while at 220, Ellis (C) pinned Jacob Helmuth, :13;
448 points, while Mineral Point Gavin Adler won by technical
145Jeremiah Huff (M) dec. Dennis
was second at 392. Middleton
Nguyen, 8-2.
fall over Brady Schenk, 16-1. 152Ethan Smith (C) dec. Joseph
finished with 262 points. Middletons Calvin Srem Hoffman, 8-2; 160Kevin Meicher (M)
Middleton junior Kevin defeated Juan Armas, 6-5, at pinned Davon Serrano, 3:00; 170-
Meicher won the title at 152 120. And at 145, Middletons
Marshall Getchell (C) dec. Remington
Lockwood, 10-8; 182Mitchell
pounds, while Devin Jackson Jeremiah Huff bested Craigs Schuman (C) major dec. over Devin
was second at 160. Remington Dennis Nguyen, 8-2. Jackson, 8-0; 195Elliot Zanon (M)
Lockwood was also third at 170. On deck: Middleton hosted
pinned Magnus Jenson, 3:33; 220
Meicher opened with a first Madison West Wednesday, then
Gavin Adler (M) tech. fall over Brady
Schenk, 16-1; 285Keeanu Benton (C)
round bye, then pinned Veronas is off until Dec. 14 when it hosts dec. Dion Huff, 5-1.
Zakh Kalifatidi in 2:52. Verona at 7 p.m.
Meicher pinned DC
Everests Jasper Ingalls in 4:19,
then pinned Mineral Points
Logan Schmitz in 2:51.
Then in the finals, Meicher
defeated Horicons Bill Condon,
17-0.
Jackson received a first round
bye, then pinned Matt Crowley
of Winneconne in 2:37. Jackson
pinned Badgers Austin Pack in
2:46, then pinned Austin Pease
of Badger in 4:00.
Then in the finals, Clayton
Goodman of Watertown defeat-
ed Jackson, 5-1.
Lockwood also received a
first round bye, then pinned
Zach Wynstra of Clinton in 2:00.
Jacob Sklenar of Pewaukee
pinned Lockwood in 57 sec-
onds, then Jacob Hoier of New
London pinned Lockwood in
1:40.
Lockwood finished up by
pinning Isaac Hagenbucher of
DC Everest in 36 seconds.
Middleton also dropped a 31-
29 decision to host Janesville
Craig in its season opener last
Friday.
With just one match left,
Craig heavyweight Keeanu
Benton a state qualifier last
year decisioned Middletons
Dion Huff, 5-1, as the Cougars
rallied for the win.
A very big win for us
because Middleton is probably
our biggest rival right now,
Craig coach Mark Mullen said.
Weve got a whole lot of things
to work on to get better as a
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Hockey Cardinals split pair of ganes
decision to Sun Prairie last
Tuesday.
In Middletons win over
BY ROB REISCHEL
Memorial, Anton Tung scored
Times-Tribune
Middletons hockey team an even strength goal just 2
split a pair of Big Eight minutes, 46 seconds into over-
Conference games last week. time for the game-winner.
The Cardinals edged Jake Feldt and Bo Bergenthal
Madison Memorial, 3-2, in assisted on the play.
overtime last Thursday. The Cardinals jumped to a
Middleton also dropped a 2-1
TIMES-TRIBUNE
1-0 lead just 50 seconds into period when Ayden
the game when Andrew Chafe Henderson scored on an assist
had a power play goal. from Bryce Carey, then
Madison Memorial evened notched the game-winner in
things up later in the period, overtime.
and the Spartans took a 2-1 Middleton goalie Cole
lead 4 minutes into the sec- Garver got the win, saving 30
ond period. shots and finishing with a .938
But the Cardinals evened save percentage.
things at 11:57 of the second In Middletons loss to Sun
Prairie, Middleton fell behind
2-0 and couldnt recover. Sun
Prairie scored 5:15 into the
first period and made it 2-0
just 53 seconds into the third
period.
Middleton pulled within 2-
1 when Feldt had an even
strength goal assisted by Riley
Armstrong at 1:09 of the third
PAGE 19
period. But Middleton never
could get the equalizer.
Garver finished with 23
saves and a .920 save percent-
age in the loss.
On deck: Middleton was
at Reedsburg Tuesday, then
travels to Verona Saturday at 7
p.m.
PAGE 20
BOYS BB
from Michaels with 4:47 left
in the first half.
With the game knotted, 25-
25, Middleton had a chance to
hold for the final shot of the
half, but fired too quickly.
Memorials Caropreso then
drilled a three-pointer with 3
seconds left in the half to give
the Spartans a 28-25 edge at the
break.
That was a terrible
sequence for us, Bavery said.
At worst, we should have
gone in tied. Instead, were
down three.
The Spartans then used a
14-3 burst early in the second
half to grab a 42-30 lead.
Memorial made five straight
shots in that stretch, while
Middleton went 1-of-6 and
turned the ball over three times.
The Cardinals responded by
turning up the pressure and get-
ting back in the game.
Middleton employed full court,
man-to-man pressure, then
used a trapping zone in the half
court.
That pressure helped the
Cardinals answer with a 10-0
run to pull within 45-43.
Middletons chaos caused
some chaos, Collins said.
And when they do that, we
have to be able to score on the
other end and we were not
able to get open looks at the
basket.
Trailing, 45-33, Middleton
began its run when Brunker
grabbed a rebound, scored, was
fouled and drilled the free
throw. Davis Roquet made a
pair of free throws, Brunker
converted another three-point
play and Bowman made a lay-
up.
I have full confidence in
us, Brunker said. If we play
TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2017
continued from page 13
like we did during that run, someone Bavery was thrilled to loss. Well just continue to expected to be sidelined until Vergenz 1, Brunker 1, Boyle 1), SP 6
with fire in our bellies, Im see back on the floor. grow and work hard and it February with a stress fracture (Ruffin 3, Williams 2, Schaefer 1). Total
fouls SP 25, MID 21.
confident. As a junior, Brunker missed should be a really fun season. in his left foot.
The game changed, though, the entire football season and Sun Prairie 79, We were competitive, but Nov. 30
when Brunker gambled for a more than half of the basketball Middleton 70 Middleton had similar mistakes, Bavery Madison Memorial 66, Middleton 60
Madison Memorial .. 28 38 66
steal near midcourt and picked campaign with Lemierres syn- (0-2) got 18 points from senior said. We were not strong with Middleton ..... 25 36 61
up his fourth foul with 8:02 drome, a disease that left him forward Brogan Brunker, but the ball in critical possessions. MADiSON MEMORiAL
remaining in the game. fighting for his life. Then fell short in Sun Prairie last Brown 2 2-2 7, Grays 3 3-4 11,
Brunker sat the next 3 min- Brunker missed almost all of Saturday. Senior forward Brian Dec. 2 Ellingson 4 11-11 21, Caropreso 6 4-7
19, Caldwell 2 2-6 6, Howard 1 0-0 2.
utes and Memorial used a 7-2 his senior football season with Vergenz added 12 points and Sun Prairie 79, Middleton 70
Middleton ......................... 33 37 70 Totals 18 22-31 66.
run to regain a 52-45 lead. broken bones in his hand. senior point guard Joel Ticknor Sun Prairie ....................... 38 41 79 MiDDLETON Roden 3 1-3 8,
I took some chances. I did- Brunker is healthy now, had 10 in the defeat. MiDDLETON Roden 2 0-0 4, Michaels 3 2-4 11, Roquet 0 2-2 2,
nt know what I was going to though. And while the Sun Prairies Marlon Ruffin Michaels 3 1-2 7, Ticknor 4 0-0 10, Ticknor 0 2-2 2, Bowman 4 0-0 9,
Vergenz 1 1-2 3, Brunker 6 12-13 24,
get out of it, Brunker said. I Cardinals have a lot of work to led all scorers with 25 points.
Bowman 0 2-5 2, Vergenz 5 1-2 12,
Brunker 5 7-8 18, Klubertanz 2 0-0 4, Klubertanz 1 0-0 2. Totals 18 20-27 61.
probably should have played do, Brunker is ecstatic to be Sun Prairie played without Boyle 1 2-2 5, Mickian 1 0-0 2. Totals 3-point goals MM 8 (Brown 1,
more conservatively on that back and in the middle of Jalen Johnson, whos regarded 24 17-19 70. Grays 2, Ellingson 2, Caropreso 3), Mi 5
(Roden 1, Michaels 3, Bowman
last one, but if I would have got what promises to be an enter- by many as the top sophomore SUN PRAiRiE Ruffin 6 10-11
25, Jansen 4 1-2 9, Williams 5 4-4 16, 1).Total fouls MM 23, Mi 25.
it, I would have dunked it and taining winter. in the state of Wisconsin. White 1 1-1 3, Schaefer 1 0-0 3,
brought the house down. There was a lot of growth, Johnson, one of the nations top K.Johnson 0 1-2 1, Austin 3 1-2 7, Hale
Memorial eventually Brunker said of the Memorial recruits in the Class of 2020, is 7 3-4 17. Totals 27 21-26 79.
3-point goals MID 5 (Ticknor 2,
stretched its lead to 60-51
before the Cardinals mounted
one final charge.
Three-point baskets from
Michaels and Bowman and a
pair of Brunker free throws
sparked an 8-2 run as
Middleton pulled within 62-59
with 25.5 seconds left. But
Memorials Elliott Grays and
Ellingson both made two free
throws to keep the Cardinals at
bay.
The first thing we told our
guys (afterward was), We are
going to be a very good team
we are, Bavery said. We
played one of the perennial
powers. Neither of us is the
same team we were last year.
They have a core group of jun-
iors that played quite a bit as
sophomores last year. Other
than Brogan and he missed
most of last year we really
didnt bring any varsity experi-
ence on the floor. It looked like
a first game with a team with a
lot of new, moving parts.
One of those parts the
explosive Brunker was