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Poet Alice DAlessio finds beauty
VOL. 125, NO. 17
and meaning in a world upturned
A conversation with the author of Walking the Tracks
by MATT GEIGER
Times-Tribune
Alice DAlessio has written
what a fellow poet aptly called
both literally and figuratively,
the book of a lifetime.
In Walking the Tracks,
DAlessio tells her own story,
Donald Harpo Harrop celebrates a century
and, because of her gift for lan-
guage and perception when it
comes to the generations of
people who culminate in each
As he celebrates his 100th birthday, a local man offers words of
wisdom: Be true to each other and dont fight. Love each other
by KATHERIN PERRETH
Times-Tribune
The world sure has
changed, mused Donald
Harpo Harrop. Especially if
ones birthdate is April 24,
1917.
Born in an Iowa County
farmhouse, the second oldest of
four children, Harrop grew up
performing the usual chores on
a dairy farm, including milking
cows. By hand? Oh, yeah, he
said, nodding his head.
He spent his school years,
first through eighth, in a one-
room schoolhouse. One teacher,
48 students. The same teacher
taught him for eight years. She
quit when I did, he quipped.
When he was 14, his family
moved to Arena Township, and
he graduated from high school
one of us,
she really
tells the story
of everyone.
The author
of three pre-
vious collec-
t i o n s ,
including A DAlessio
Blessing of
Trees, which was awarded the
2004 Posner prize by the Coun-
cil for Wisconsin Writers, DA-
there. During his senior year,
and for a couple of years
after, he worked in a local
store. During this time he met
his future wife, Veronica Statz,
at the Lilac Gardens Dance Hall
in Arena.
When I was growing up, all
these small towns had dances,
he explained.
Both were 18. He knew
Veronica for a year before
going with her, he said. And
then she moved. So did Harrop.
I followed her, he said with
a grin. She had a job in Mil-
waukee. Veronica was em-
ployed as live-in help for the
family of a man raised in Ma-
zomanie, who had returned to
his hometown looking for assis-
tance with cooking, cleaning
and caring for two boys.
Harrop found a job working
at F.W. Woolworths, first on 3rd
Sikh community celebrates
Vaisakhi (also known as Baisakhi, Vaishakhi, or Vasakhi) is a historical and religious festival
in Sikhism and Hinduism, celebrated on April 13 or 14 every year. As always, the Good Neighbor
Citys Sikh community gathered at the local gurudwara (temple), located at 6970 Century Ave.,
to observe the special day. The event included worship, music, ceremony and a communal meal,
called langar. See more images on page 2.
THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017 SINGLE COPY PRICE: $1.25
lessios new book functions as a genealogical sleuthing, and to
memoir, telling personal tales in forefathers and grandchildren,
roughly chronological order. and it all feels very anti-nihilis-
But these accessible, tightly tic. It all makes the universe feel
Thousands, Including
crafted verses say something less lonely.
imminently important about Reading it, to put it simply,
Evangelical Christians, Act
each reader who comes to them, feels good. And the author is
to Protect Climate, Creation
as well. From the very start, it is acutely aware that optimism is
clear what this collection is not the end goal of most poetry.
about: For the Ancestors, There is a lack of tragedy in
praise be. Without them, noth- her own life, and she describes
ing. The poems move on to
tales of modern DNA tests and
the book as being about a per-
-A guest column by Kermit Hovey on page 6
WALKING, page 10
street in downtown Milwaukee,
then on Lincoln Avenue, on the
south side, he said, where he
was Assistant Manager. In
1939, the pair returned to Ma-
zomanie to marry and begin a
family.
Harrop started working for
his father-in-law, painting inte-
riors and exteriors. It would be
this experience that shaped the
rest of his life.
During WWII, he painted for
Badger Ordnance on Highway
12, driving to work in his first
car, a used 36 Ford, then
worked seven years for another
painting company.
In 1949, he and his brother-
in-law, Herbie Statz,
launched their own company,
Statz & Harrop Painting. We
mostly painted steel studs and
Open city council seat
Harrops extensive family and friends helped him celebrate his 100th birthday during an open
Photo by Katherine Perreth
house in his honor at St. Bernards Catholic Church in Middleton.
HARROP, page 7
Due to Gurdip Brars election city administrator Mike Davis
to be mayor of Middleton, Dis- at mdavis@ci.middleton.wi.us,
trict 2 is now vacant on the by 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
Common Council. May 10.
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shown at 2 will be invited to make a brief
www.ci.middleton.wi.us/Docu- presentation at the Council
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in applying, should fill out the May 16, followed up by ques-
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Community members observe Vaisakhi at Century Avenue gurudwara
PAGE 2 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017

Scenes from a
day of food,
family and faith
Clockwise from top left:
Leading the music-filled wor-
ship; Sharing a meal while
seated together on the floor
together (to show equality);
newly-elected Middleton
Mayor Gurdip Brar takes
part in the event.

Photos contributed
Changing of the guard at city hall
City Government
THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3

by CAMERON BREN dreds of thousands of dollars in

debt and were sitting on a sub-
Times-Tribune
stantial budget now your ded-
ication to those ten years has
Middleton city staff and
been invaluable.
community members recog-
Thank you for your water
nized outgoing alders and the
resources service, Nutt went
mayor for their contributions at
on, Despite some organiza-
their final council meeting,
tions that dont care about the
which took place last week.
water, dont care about the en-
Mayor Kurt Sonnentag and
vironment, we do because we
Alder Hans Hilbert were pre-
have to live in it and for li-
sented with recognition and
cense and ordinance committee
proclamations for their service.
being able to look at city ordi-
The council also rejected an
nances in ways that are real and
apartment rezoning request on
treat people as a people and
Century Ave. over density con-
being able to say oops, maybe
cerns.
we need to revise this a little bit,
During the public comment
this isnt what we intended.
period of the common council
Thank you for your service and
meeting Middleton Chamber of
Hans and Kurt.
Commerce director Van Nutt
Alder Hilbert received a
spoke to both Sonnentag and
proclamation from the city, rec-
Hilbert.
ognizing his pivotal role in
Mayor Kurt it has been a Departing mayor Kurt Sonnentag (left) and newly-seated mayor Gurdip Brar (right) at last weeks meeting of the Middleton
Times-Tribune photo by Cameron Bren

some of the cities largest

wonderful 400 years working Common Council.
achievements.
with you, Nutt said, laughing.
Hans has served with honor,
It only seems like that some Hilbert didnt announce any their service and given com- ter during the public comment council who recommended that
distinction and leadership, play-
nights at9 oclockor9:30, but future political plans but says he memorative clocks. period of the council. the plan be further developed as
ing an instrumental role in es-
it truly has been a lot of fun and wont leave public service. The council voted unani- Klein also spoke during the to what really they see as a
tablishing a storm water utility,
itll be nice to see your photo up By no way is my love and mously to reject a request from public comment period. He timeline for following through
eliminating tourism debt, estab-
their next to Doug and Dan and commitment for the city of developer Jacob Klein for his pointed out the change in on that plan, Klein said.
lishing a Middleton trolley and
Judy and the other guys. Middleton over, I look at it as Stage Coach Trail Apartment Pheasant Branch development At the public hearing for the
providing the idea for the loca-
Thank you for your effort just getting started, how that ex- proposal on Century Avenue. plan made in 2015 that sup- rezoning request Klein said he
tion of the municipal operations
and your service, Nutt contin- tends into the future is yet to be Rejecting the request was the ported a development on the would be willing to reduce the
center and the name of Belle
ued. Its wonderful having the seen but Im sure it will bring recommendation of the plan site of his proposal. number of units but would need
Fontaine Road, the proclama-
kind of business relationship the good things, Hilbert said. commission after numerous res- I presented a plan, I accept a rough idea of what the city
tion read.

Update: Body found in lake

business community has with Long time plan commission idents objected to the density that there are concerns over would allow to know he would
Hilbert responded humbly by
the city and the city leaders and member Ed Elskamp and aging during the public hearing. A few density, but am really looking to be able to develop and make the
crediting the work of city staff.
we hear it from all other kinds commission member Donna residents also spoke on the mat- get some feedback from the project financially feasible.
Getting elected 10 years ago
of communities, this is a great Parisi were also recognized for
at the age of 23 right out of col-
place to do business, a great
lege I at least had an education
place to live, thank you for your
that was pertinent to how cities
leadership over time.
operate and I felt like I had my
Looking to Hilbert, who lost
feet on the ground in the right
a close mayoral race to Gurdip
direction, but you come in not
Brar, but did not seek re-elec- On Thursday, April 20 at 12:56 p.m., the Madison Police Department was notified of a body that was in the water of Lake Mendota
knowing very much, Hilbert
tion to his council seat: We sat near Marshall Park. Based on the preliminary investigation it is believed the body which was located was of Mark Hoover who has
said. I have to thank Mike
on tourism for ten years to- been missing from the City of Middleton since April 7.
Davis and his city staff for
gether, I remember you started
bringing me up to speed on
as just a pup when you came in
everything I needed to know
and now you are schooling me,
the city works because the city
Nutt said. Tourism was hun-
staff is there doing the work.
Middleton-Cross Plains Area Board of Education
PAGE 4 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017

Board and facility planning committee hold joint meeting

by CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune
The Middleton Cross-Plains
Area Board of Education and
the facilities planning commit-
tee, which was established by
the board to take on certain
tasks regarding a new district
building, recently held a joint
work session followed by dis-
cussion to reach consensus what
the guiding principles will be in
planning a new facility.
Bob Hesselbein, a former
school board member and now
one of the committees co-
chairs, talked about how the
committee and board are work-
ing together to accomplish a
major task.
We are not on parallel
This is a joint meeting the
board is not interested in taking
over this project. Please con-
tinue what you are doing. Im
hoping we do more listening
than talking.
The district hired consultants
from an architecture firm to
help with the planning process.
Andy Lyons and Kit Dailey,
who work for Eppstein Uhen
Architects, gave a conducted a
survey with the board and com-
mittee to determine eight guid-
ing principles in the
development of a new facility.
The eight listed were: sup-
port for student achievement,
flexible spaces for current and
future needs, maintaining effi-
ciency, reflecting community
values, taxpayer dollar respon-
sibility, providing equitable fa- Bob Hesselbein, far right, and school board member Paul Kinne, second from right, during last weeks joint meeting.
Times-Tribune photo by Cameron Bren

paths, Hesselbein said. We cilities district-wide and

are doing a lot of the grunt work
that needs to be done. We are
delegated to do the planning so
you can do the important things
you need to do. Our mission is
very clear. We have gathered a
lot of information since last
fall.
Board president Bob Green
expressed similar sentiments to-
ward the committee.
We are looking forward to
utilizing data for decision mak-
ing.
The eight points were written
on eight different tables along
with more blank sheets and
pens so that board and commit-
tee members could gather
around those tables and take
notes on their discussion.
Every few minutes the
groups would be broken up and
posted on a board and reviewed
one by one with their respective
writers weighing in.
Dailey asked everyone to
consider what should be the
highest priorities and asked that
any that werent of high priority
to be set aside.
Our goal now is to look at
all these categories that you
words and phrases still seem to
work as a guiding principle,
Dailey said. Is there anything
off the bat that fits or not?
After the nearly hour long
discussion, the guiding princi-
ples with the highest priority
and most relevance to planning
were deemed to be, increasing
capacity and provide room for
flexible and capable of multiple
uses, planning with financial re-
sponsibility and provide value,
ensure school facilities serve as
a broad community asset and
incorporate sustainability prac-
tices.
Were going to take this
back and try and interpret what
we heard from this wall, Dai-
ing on April 27th.
The facilities planning com-
mittees April 27 meeting will
be at and include a tour of Wau-
nakee Intermediate School.
Administrators plan to attend
staff meetings in at each school
to discuss the facilities planning
process and share a newsletter
that will be going out to all dis-

Obituary
asked to move to another table. have identified and narrow it growth, create new and reno- ley said. Were going to bring trict households.
working with you, Green said. At the end all the notes were down and see if all these eight vated school spaces that are it back to you at your next meet-

Dr. David 1931, in Madison, the son of leen Steiger on May 21, 1966. is survived by his wife Kath- Friday, April 28, 2017, with Fa-

A. Doll
Middleton-Dr. David A. Doll,
age 85, of Middleton, passed
away on Monday, April 24,
2017 at St. Marys Hospital. He
was born on November 14,
Joseph and Evelyn (Dickert) David had a variety of interests
Doll. David graduated from which included camping and
Edgewood High School and canoeing, and more recently,
went on to further his education carving wooden toys for all the
at Marquette University, where grandchildren; he truly treas-
he earned his degree in Den- ured spending time with his
tistry. He proudly served his family. He was a leader of Boy
country from 1956-1958 in the Scout Troop 140, Middleton,
United States Air Force. David where he watched all five of his
was united in marriage to Kath- sons earn their Eagle Scout
Awards. He was also a member
of the Knights of Columbus
and, along with his wife, re-
ceived the 1989 Middleton
Good Neighbor Award. David
leen, and his children John
(Jody) Doll, Susan (Tim) Giles,
Michael (Jill) Doll, Thomas
(Carrie) Doll, Karen Doll, An-
drew (Nola) Doll, Julie (Scott)
Purtell; two sisters, Patricia
Doll and Marilyn Doll Rayner;
as well as 14 grandchildren. He
was preceded in death by his
parents Joseph and Evelyn Doll;
a son, Joseph (Marcia) Doll and
an infant daughter, Amy Eileen
Doll. A Mass of Christian Burial
will be held at ST.
BERNARDS CATHOLIC
CHURCH, 7450 University
Ave, Middleton, at 11:00 am on
ther Brian Wilk presiding. Bur-
ial will be held at St. Bernards
Cemetery. Visitation will be
held at GUNDERSON WEST
FUNERAL & CREMATION
CARE, 7435 University Ave.,
Middleton from 4:00 pm until
7:00 pm on Thursday, April 27,
2017, and also at the church on
Friday from 10:00 am until the
time of the Mass. Online con-
dolences may be made at
www.gundersonfh.com.
Gunderson West Funeral &
Cremation Care
7435 University Ave
608-831-6761
The state of municipal golf
City Golf Course
THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017
by KEVIN MURPHY
Times-Tribune
After a record year for rev-
enue and net income in 2016,
Pleasant View Golf Courses
Director Jeremy Cabalka looks
to repeat that success this year.
It was the best year we ever
had, Cabalka said last week
about 2016. Id love to meet
last years numbers, for 2017,
he added.
Gross revenue topped $2 mil-
lion for the first time, reaching
$2.26 million, and net income
grew from $691,000 in 2015 to
$830,000 last year, he said. The
net figures do not include debt
Cities join on solar power
service.
While adding sale proceeds
from the golf shop, which had
been part of former head pro
Ted Donkers compensation,
helped brighten the financial
picture, Cabalka credited book-
ing more golf outings and year-
Middleton and Madison announce 2017 Solar Group Buy program
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin speaking at Mondays press conference.
On Monday of this week, the
City of Madison announced the
launch of its 2017 Solar Group
Buy program, with participation
from the City of Middleton.
According to a statement is-
sued by city, the solar group buy
makes it easier and more afford-
able than ever for residents to
install cost-saving, clean energy
systems. The re-launch builds
CHURCH NOTES
round operations with produc-
ing better results.
We field calls all through
the winterThat allows us to
secure business a lot sooner
than in the past, he said.
Doubling the size of the patio
last year fits with Pleasant
Views desire to host more wed-
dings and parties which adds
more revenue from food and
beverage sales to the bottom
line. More people attending par-
ties held at Pleasant View in-
creases recognition of the
course and clubhouse as an at-
tractive venue through word-of-
mouth, Cabalka said.
Thats pretty good market-
ing as far as Im concerned, he
said.
While league play had been
the courses bread and butter
from a revenue standpoint, the
emphasis on hosting more non-
golf outings has given the
course more profit centers.
Meanwhile, operating ex-
on Madisons commitment to
100 percent renewable energy
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 5
penses increased to an esti-
mated $1.282 million last year,
due in part to taking on the golf
shop inventory from Donker.
Without an increase in green
fees this year, Pleasant View
projects growing total gross
revenue by at least $70,000 to
$2.338 million. Adding four
beer lines and a Friday night
fish fry that includes a round of
golf on the Par 3 course are ex-
pected to produce a modest in-
crease in food and beverage
revenue.
Operating expenses are esti-
mated at $1.003 million.
However, adding in the
courses debt puts total ex-
penses at $2.472 million and
overall in the red for 2017.
Golfers at Pleasant View Golf Course.
Two of the three loans taken
Times-Tribune photo by Kevin Murphy
out for the course have been
paid off. A $7.875 million loan
taken out in 1996 to acquire the
add nine holes to the course has a $1.4 million balance after a The loan can be paid off as
course was subsequently refi- also been retired. A $1.7 mil- $300,000 payment last month, early as next year with a penalty
nanced and retired. A $1.2 mil-
lion loan that financed the con- said Finance Director Bill and the city may decide to retire
lion loan taken out in 2006 to struction of the club in 2008 has Burns. it early, Burns said
the U.S. Department of Energy industry investment and gener-
SunShot Initiative, is awarding ate economic development and
a gold designation to recognize local jobs.
Madison as a national leader in Middleton mayor Gurdip
advancing solar energy. The Brar, Madison mayor Paul
Gold designation recognizes Soglin, solar homeowner and
Madisons work to make it participant in past Group Buy
faster, easier and cheaper to go program Joshua Feyen, and
solar and signals that the com- Tyler Huebner, director of
munity is open for solar busi- RENEW Wisconsin, were all
ness, helping to attract solar present for the announcement.
Photo contributed
and follows 2016s successful Wisconsin to date.
solar group buy, the largest in In addition, SolSmart, part of
PAGE 6
Insight from an eight year old: All things dont have to be new
by BARTLETT DURAND
Guest Column
All things dont have to be
new.
We re-
cently re-
turned from
a family trip
to London.
We had
arranged for
our kids to
meet their
pen pals, and were able to expe-
rience the country my ancestors
came from. The history there is
palpable, where even the local
pub was older than our entire
country.
On the way home, I passed
around a series of questions for
Can We Fix It: The Challenge of Climate Change And Earth Day Protests
everyone to answer. Favorite
Thousands, (Including Evangelical Christians) Act to Protect Climate, Creation
by KERMIT HOVEY
Guest Column
Can we fix it? Can we avert
the climate chaos predicted by
the evidence and analysis pro-
vided by scientists the world
over? After all, climate change
is really happening, really seri-
ous, really human caused, yet
we can still, if we act boldly, re-
ally do something about it. Un-
fortunately, the current U.S.
Administration blatantly rejects
the growing understanding that
unrelenting fossil fuel combus-
tion and persistent green-house
gas emission disrupts and desta-
bilizes the climate we rely on
for our livable common home.
Fortunately, growing num-
bers of people recognize both
the problem and the need for ac-
tion. On Earth Day, April 22,
thousands of those people from
around the area took to the
streets of Madison, WI. First, in
a March for Science, one of
hundreds of similar marches
around the country and the
globe. Second, in a Peoples
Climate March, an early event
day, favorite event, best
meal, and what you missed
about home were some of the
questions. My favorite was
Most surprising fact. My
biggest surprise was an insight
from my eight year old daugh-
ter: All things dont have to be
new.
In our country, in this city, in
our demographic, that is a reve-
lation. It is very easy to adjust
to a disposable lifestyle that re-
places instead of repairs. We
tend not to make due but in-
stead make new. Most cars
you see around were purchased
new. Clothes arent patched,
they are given or thrown away
and new clothes bought. Build-
ings are torn down and re-
placed. Even houses are
preferred as new builds these
days.
to be followed this coming Sat-
urday by hundreds more around
the country and the globe.
Many attended both.
The two marches reinforced
and paralleled each other not
only by messages but by partic-
ipants. In the first, citizens, sci-
entists, and speakers advocated
appreciating, recognizing, and
funding science. Why? Be-
cause science provides informa-
tion, insights and intelligence
essential to increase under-
standing and improve living. In
the second, citizens, scientists,
and speakers more specifically
advocated appreciating, recog-
nizing, and funding climate sci-
ence and climate protection.
Why? Because of climate
change, or more accurately cli-
mate disruption!
Can we fix it? Science and
marches will not be enough.
We need to engage all of civil
society education, arts, busi-
ness, government, media, fam-
ily and religion. We need to
engage all of peoples moral
and spiritual resources. We
need to call attention to the
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE
Imagine what it was like for place, of settlement, of a com-
my daughter to walk around a
city where essentially every-
thing she saw was OLD and
USED. Castles that had been
used for a thousand years. The
houses that were built and re-
paired and re-repaired for gen-
erations. Schools with traditions
going back centuries.
When we met with my kids
pen pals (matched by age and
gender) and their families, they
were just like us nice folks whole) had its own energy and
who strove to provide their kids
with a good education, good ex-
periences in life, and a warm
and loving home. They would
have fit into Middleton ex-
tremely well. But the difference
in attitude overall was their
sense of culture. Not Culture
in a refined, la dee da sort of
way, but culture as a sense of
challenges and call on leaders to
act - whether by mass action, in-
dividual conversation or other
means. We need to connect the
dots: peoples hearts to their
minds, their values to climate
change, and themselves to ac-
tions both solitary and com-
bined.
To this end I happily partici-
pated in Madisons Peoples
Climate March. To further this
end I happily look forward to
joining thousands upon thou-
sands in Washington D.C. April
29, 2017 for the main U.S. Peo-
ples Climate March. I will do
so as part of a small faithful
contingent of Evangelical
Christians who will not only
march Saturday, but prepare
Sunday to meet with members
of congress and congressional
staff on Monday. Under the
banner Acting in Faith: Evan-
gelical Climate Advocacy
Days, we will work to connect
the dots. This will increase
awareness and mobilize action
to care for creation through care
for the climate.
And what distinctive per-
spective and moral grounding
do those of us Evangelical
Christians bring? We care for
and protect the climate for two
key reasons. First, we desire to
love and honor God - not only
by loving what God created,
loves and has declared is good,
but by stewarding what God has
entrusted to our care. Second,
we believe that caring for and
protecting the climate cares for
and protects our neighbors
whom God calls us to love. In
other words, as we care for and
protect the climate we fulfill the
first and second greatest com-
mandments Jesus gave us to
love first, God and second, our
neighbors and ourselves
(Matthew 22:34-40).
Unfortunately, this biblically-
centered approach to climate
care-taking has been largely lost
in the fog of ideological bicker-
ing. Nevertheless, we believe
followers of Christ have a criti-
cal role to play in highlighting
sense of place. I believe it takes
mon experience.
Remember, though, that this
was London. It is one of the
most international cities in the
world. In the neighborhood
where we stayed, we heard dif-
ferent languages every time we
walked to or from the subway
train station. All races were rep-
resented, and clearly not every-
one was born in London. But
London itself (and England as a
presence that infused the envi-
ronment and experience. If you
live in London, you are part of
it and its history. You become
part of the English culture.
I dont get that feel here. Per-
haps it exists in the big cities,
but my friends who have lived
in them generally talk about the
energy and excitement, not a
Column author Kermit Hovey is a volunteer and advocate for creation care and climate pro-
tection with Citizens Climate Lobby, 350.org, the Middleton Climate Referendum Project and
other efforts. An active co-founder of Climate Caretakers, a national Evangelical Christian cli-
mate action and advocacy group, he is also Director of Operations and Development at Care of
Creation, mobilizing the church to care for creation.
the spiritual, moral and ethical
reasons to address climate
change. In doing so we believe
we can help our decision-mak-
ers recognize transcendent
shared values and move them
across political divides to
shared common ground. We
recognize that everyone re-
gardless of ideology and party,
whether liberal or conserva-
tivemust be part of the solu-
tion.
Yet the current U.S. President
is a man who puts Gods cre-
ation at risk with his brash de-
nial of climate change. His
choices for cabinet secretaries
and other key positions put in
power people who reject both
the missions of the departments
they run and the best science
that should inform those mis-
sions. Consequently, they re-
veal policies likely to harm the
climate and Gods creation. In
sum, I am deeply worried about
this administrations stance
against addressing the real and
present threat of climate
change.
Can we fix it? I dont know
for sure. Nevertheless, this sit-
uation does not require a loss of
hope. The Old Testament
prophet Isaiah tell us that those
who hope in the Lord will
renew their strength. They will
soar on wings like eagles; they
time a settling before
sense of place develops. Maybe
that is why when you move into
a farming community, you are
considered a newcomer for at
least a generation, if not longer.
Our American experiment is
exciting. It is about new. New
ideas, new attitudes, new oppor-
tunities. But as innovative and
energizing as that can be, it
loses the sense of place, the
shared culture, the history that
is the soul of a country.
It may be that we cant force
culture on our country. It may
take time hundreds of years
before it develops on its
own. But I think it can develop
only if we reject the insistence
on the new. I often feel that we
as a country areteenagers, full
of emotions and hormones and
will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint
(Isaiah 40:31). Despite the ob-
stacles in our way, the ominous
news coming out of the new ad-
ministration, and the over-
whelming odds against us, we
people of faith, Evangelical
Christians and members of Cli-
mate Caretakers intend to soar
and invite others to do like-
wise! God hasnt taken down
the open sign to his redemp-
tion business just because
theres a new president. God
still restores hope and redeems
not only people but all of cre-
ation.
The New Testament book of
Hebrews says that faith is the
evidence of things not seen
(Hebrews 11:1). We may not
see how God can redeem our
current situation, but we have
faith in our Creator and we
press forward. We press for-
ward on behalf of the vulnera-
ble and the marginalized. We
press forward on behalf of the
immigrant, of our brothers and
sisters of color, and of those of
different faiths from us. We
press forward for the beauty and
diversity of Gods creation.
Moreover, as Christ-followers,
we press forward in faith with
Jesus Christ, our redeemer.
Can we fix it? People in gen-
eral and people of faith in par-
THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017
trying to find ourselves. We can
be idealistic, and excited, and
reactive, and self-righteous. We
are all about NEW. But at the
end of the day, not all things
have to be new. In fact, they
cant be. So hopefully well set-
tle down as a country, learn to
embrace history in our daily
lives, and develop culture. In
the meantime, listen to your
parents, do your homework, and
get to bed on time.
Bartlett Durand, a Middleton
resident, gained renown as
The Zen Butcher at Black
Earth Meats. He is now the
business manager for The Con-
scious Carnivore, an attorney
with Sweet DeMarb, LLC, and
a business consultant through
Local Choice Marketing.
Photo contributed
ticular have cared for creation
with painfully mixed results
over time. For years - in faith,
hope and love - I have em-
braced and expressed Gods call
on my life to care for creation.
Whether speaking before a con-
gregation, meeting in congres-
sional offices, coordinating the
Middleton Climate Referendum
Project, strategizing on Citizens
Climate Lobby conference
calls, marching at 350.org
protests, testifying at public
hearings, and more I have done
so grounded in my faith, moti-
vated in my love for God,
neighbor and myself.
Can we fix it? We wont find
out if we dont try. Join with
me, join with all people, to care
for creation and to protect the
climate. Please do so! If you
dont for my reasons, then do so
for your own and for the sake of
our common home.
For More Info: climatecare-
takers.org, madisonccl.info,
3 5 0 m a d i s o n . o r g ,
facebook.com/middletoncli-
matereferendum, CareofCre-
ation.org.
Editors note: Some parts
adapted by the author from an
online post by Brian Webb, Ex-
ecutive Director of Climate
Caretakers. They are used by
permission.
Events for Teens at the Middleton Library
THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 7

May Events at the Middle-
ton Public Library
Funded by the Friends of
the Middleton Public Li-
brary
Rogue One: A Star Wars
Story (Rated PG-13)
Thursday, May 4, 6pm
May the Fourth Be with You!
Celebrate Star Wars Day at the
library. Have your picture
taken with members of the
Level. Continue celebrating
by watching the latest Star
Wars movie. Fresh popcorn
will be served. Parents should
decide if this movie is appro-
priate for their children. Cos-
tumes welcome! Registration
is appreciated.
Free Comic Book Day
Saturday, May 6, 9 am-5 pm
Main Level Help Desk
Stop by the Library today to
pick up a free comic book,
courtesy of Westfield Comics
and generous patron dona-
Dogs on Call: Read with
Me (All ages)
Saturday, May 6, 2:30-4:00pm
Read with a trained therapy
dog at the library! Bring a fa-
vorite book from home, or
choose one at the library. All
ages are welcome; sign up for
a 15-minute time slot by call-
ing (608) 827-7402.
Chess Club (All ages)
Sunday, May 7, 1:30-3:30pm
Chess lessons will begin at
1:30pm followed by open play.
All ages and skill levels are
Chapter Book Champions
Club (Grades K-3)
Friday, May 12, 3:30-4:15pm -
Theme: May the Force be with
You!
Read any book set in the Star
Wars world stories or non-
fiction. Bring the book with
you to share with the group.
Whether you are just starting
to read chapter books or are a
master-reader, this book club is
for you! Each month well
discuss our favorite books and
do a project, experiment or ac-
tivity based on a particular
tion is required.
Books & Cooks (Grades 3-
6)
Put on your chefs hat and grab
your books! Every month
well make a new recipe, then
chow down while we talk
about books. Read one or
more of the suggested books
prior to the meeting or choose
your own. Registration is re-
quired - space is limited.
Monday, May 15, 6-7pm:
Theme: Favorite-Book-Ever! -
Recipe: Cake-in-a-Mug
with the group. It can be ab-
solutely anything from picture
books to epic sagas. Well cre-
ate our summer reading list
from your suggestions!
Coloring Craze: 3-D
Houses (Grades K-6)
Saturday, May 27, 2-3pm
Help create SRP decorations
by coloring the complicated
3D Buildings! Well display
your structures in the library
over the summer, then you can

Events for Toddlers at the Middleton Library

501st Legion, Wisconsin Garri- tions! welcome. theme. Read any of the books Bring the best book youve take them home. Please regis-
son at 5:30pm on the Main in any of the series! Registra- ever read with you to share ter for planning purposes.

Little om BIG OM
Monday, May 8 @ 10:30am
Family & Toddler Yoga fun
songs & poses.
Registration is required
space is limited.
Communication Innova-
tions (all ages)
Tuesday, May 9 @ 10:30am
Storytimes include interactive
book reading, singing, move-
ment, crafts and more. A
speech-language pathologist
and an occupational therapist
will be available to share infor-
mation on developmental mile-
stones and answer questions
parents may have. No registra-
tion needed.
I9Sports
Monday, May 15 @ 10:30am
Professionals from i9Sports
will be here for Soccer & Bas-
ketball Drills.
Registration is required
space is limited. (ages 2-5)
Swim Safely into Stories @
Swim West Swim School
Friday, May 26 @ 10:30am;
Open Swim, 11-12pm.
Stories, Songs & Swimming!
What could be better! Learn
about
pool safety at Swim West
Swim School at this special
off-site storytime followed by
Open Swim.
For our special events, no
membership is necessary, but
you will need to sign a waiver.
Pick one up at the library to
bring with you or fill out one
there. Swim West is located at
1001 Deming Way, Madison,
WI. Visit their website at
www.swimwest.com to learn
more about the facility and
classes. Registration is re-
quired - space is limited to 50
children.
Storytimes continue through
May 19 visit www.midli-
brary.org/Events for days,
times and age recommenda-
tions.

HARROP continued from page 1

drywall, Harrop explained.
Initially, the men painted
while Veronica took care of
bookkeeping. As their business
grew, Harrop oversaw jobs,
figured jobs and hired and
fired employees. Over 25 years,
declared proudly of his lifetime
of work: from farm labor, to re-
tail, to painting, to business
ownership, to property manage-
ment.
Harrop still runs the property
rentals, with his bookkeeping
couple traveled to Europe, the
Bahamas and throughout the
U.S.
And they continued to dance
for as long as possible. For a
long time, he and Veronica
kicked up their heels at clubs in
tions of his descendants: 15
grandchildren, 11 great-grand-
children and two great-great-
grandchildren.
No stranger to loss, several
descendants are deceased, he
said. And Veronica died this

Cheese at church
the business expanded to 70
employees, he said.
It was a good feeling, he
Photo contributed
granddaughter and other family Sauk City and Middleton. past March, in their home, ex-
members. People are telling Chanticleer [in Middleton] actly one month before Har-
me I should retire, but Im not burned down; too bad. rops birthday.

reminisced, taking that business ready, he stated. I think it Couldve been dancing quite a We were married for 78
from two to 70, and leaving it keeps me alive. lot longer, he reminisced. We years, he murmured. She
thriving. In fact, it continues Life has not all been work. kind of stopped after that; and I wouldve been 100 on Decem-
Bill Schlinsog delivered a cheese tasting presentation at St.
today, as Statz Painting. Harrop purchased his first farm had hip surgeries ber fifth.
Lukes Lutheran Church, 7337 Hubbard Ave, at 11 a.m. on
Harrop sold out in 1975, property for his own deer hunt- Harrop spent his life living in After 100 years on earth,
Thursday, April 20. Schlinsog, a Middleton resident, is a
retiring. Although, in his retire- ing purposes, he said. the villages, towns and cities Harrop chuckled when asked to
Cheese Specialist and Dairy Consultant. He is a certified judge
ment, he invested in income Besides hunting, fishing and dotting the Highway 14 corri- share his wisdom. Thinking for
of state and county cheese contests, and has served as a judge
property, accumulating 23 ten- watching sports, Harrops hob- dor: Arena, Mazomanie (six a mere few seconds, he said
for the American Cheese Society and was Chief Judge for the
ants mainly scattered around the bies included travel. One year, years), Cross Plains (seven with gravitas, Be true to each
Wisconsin State Fair. Bill was a Chief Judge for both the
Middleton area in apartments, a he and Veronica drove four of years), Madison (2 months) and other and dont fight. Love each
United States Cheese Contest and the World Championship
duplex and a home. In addition, their six kids to Arizona and Middleton since 1953 build- other.
Cheese contest sponsored annually by the Wisconsin Cheese
Harrop rents two farms up California, to see the scenery, ing a home with Veronica and
Makers Association and now serves as Chief Judge Emeritus.
north, near Neillsville, he said. he said. raising their children here.
He has also judged cheese internationally in Germany,
I went from scratch, up, he After the kids moved out, the Harrop has seen four genera-
Switzerland and Italy.
PAGE 8 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017

MHS students
invited to take
part in the
2017 High
School State
Honors
Project
Middleton High School, the
Wisconsin School Music Asso-
ciation and the High School
State Honors Staff would like to
congratulate each of the MHS
music students who have been
invited to be a member of the
2017 High School State Honors
Project.
Each of these students audi-
tioned for an ensemble in the
WSMA State Honors Music
Project in February. 21 MHS
students were selected for one
of the honors ensembles and
five additional students were
was chosen as alternates.
Students selected for the
WSMA State Honors Music
Project participate in a 3 day
summer camp in June and per-
form in Madison during late
MHS Students Invited into WSMA State Honors Music Ensembles. From left to right: (back row) Calvin Guse, viola (Orchestra), Haiwen Dai, percussion
Photo contributed

October as part of the Wiscon-

(Band), Kian Djamali, trumpet (Orchestra), Max Newcomer, tenor sax (Jazz Ensemble), Sam Jaeger, percussion (Band), Maureen Sheehan, viola (Orchestra);
sin State Music Conference.
(front row) Ruth Thompson, soprano (Treble Choir), Elizabeth Engle, soprano (Mixed Choir), Sophia Patton, clarinet (Band), Allison Richards, soprano (Treble
The WSMA State Honors
Choir), Leta Landucci, violin (Orchestra), Mia Chapman, violin (Orchestra).
Music Project is nationally rec-
Not pictured: Bryson Bauer, trombone (Band), Meghna Datta, violin (Orchestra), Julian Engle, tenor (Alternate Mixed Choir), Ben Foster, alto sax (Alternate
ognized as one of the finest mu-
Band), Mary Hsu, violin (Orchestra), Grace Madigan, flute (Alternate Band/Orchestra), Abby Mangas, flute, (Alternate Band/Orchestra), Hanna Noughani,
sical opportunities for young
oboe (Band), Ben Peterson, trumpet (Orchestra), Leo Rossmiller, tenor (Mixed Choir), Jack Tibbetts, percussion (Band), Anton Tung, percussion (Band), Balaji
people.
Veeramani, violin (Alternate Orchestra), Alex Warholic, percussion (Jazz Ensemble).

GLACIER CREEK DESTINATION IMAGINATION TEAM PLACES FIRST AT STATE

Destination Imagination
team, Charlie Committed the
Crime, from Glacier Creek
Middle School placed 1st at the
Destination Imagination State
Tournament held at UW -
Stevens Point on Saturday,
April 8th, qualifying them for
Global Finals next month.
The team is comprised of
five 5th grade students: Corbin
Slinde, Eric Ma, Clay
Kreimeier, Gia Shah, and Jack
Dalton.Derren Slinde is team
manager. The team will be
competing in the upcoming
Destination Imagination Global
Finals held at the University of
Tennessee - KnoxvilleMay 24-
27th.
In addition to placing 1st
overall out of 21 teams compet-
ing in their level, the team fin-
ished 1st for the Instant
Challenge and Team Choice El-
ements as well.
They will be competing with
ance of a color changes a world,
create a colorful character that
causes or is affected by the
colors disappearance, and use
technical theater methods to
create a vanishing act that
makes something
disappear.Two team choice el-
ements are required as well that
showcase the teams interests,
strengths, and talents.
The teams story is about a
pharaohs journey to the after-
life.The team chose the color
lapis lazuli blue, which is a sa-
cred and powerful color in the
ancient Egyptian afterlife ritual.
Without the color present in the
ritual, spirits become trapped
in limbo, between Heaven and
the Underworld.A High Priest
is about to perform the ritual
when Anubis, God of the Dead,
appears and steals the lapis
lazuli blue from the sarcopha-
gus using his magical staff.The
Lapis Reaper arrives to guide
vanishing mechanism. Team
choice elements were props and
costumes.
The final competitive ele-
ment at tournaments is the In-
stant Challenge. Team
members are presented a chal-
lenge, oftentimes with materi-
als, that they must solve in a
short period of time (usually 5
minutes). Teams are required to
engage in quick, creative and
critical thinking. Appraisers as-
sess the teams performance on
the team challenge (including
the team choice elements) and
instant challenge to determine
awards and placement.
Destination Imagination is a
leader in project-based learning
opportunities that blend STEM
education with the arts and so-
cial entrepreneurship. Its aca-
demic Challenges are
student-directed and are de-
signed to teach kids how to
think, not what to think. With The team is comprised of five 5th grade students: Corbin Slinde, Eric Ma, Clay Kreimeier,
Photo contributed

other teams in the Fine Arts
Challenge - Vanished!, one of
seven, open-ended Challenges
that require students to apply
science, technology, engineer-
ing and math (STEM) skills, in
addition to their talents in im-
provisation, theater arts, writ-
ing, project management,
communication, innovation,
teamwork, community service
and social entrepreneurship.
The requirements of this
years challenge are to research
the meaning, roles and use of a
team-selected color, present a
story about how the disappear-
the pharaohs spirit to the after-
life, but it is not there...it is in
limbo. While in limbo the
pharaoh meets Anubis and
learns why the color was
stolen. Bast the Cat Goddess
(Anubiss sister) shows up and
has Anubis restore the
color. The ritual works once
again and pharaoh Ancelic is
brought to the afterlife by the
Lapis Reaper. To accomplish
the vanishing act of the pharaoh
disappearing from the sarcoph-
agus, the technical theater meth-
ods included digital audio,
lights, and a simple yet dramatic
more than 30 years of experi-
ence, DI has helped more than
1.5 million kids tap into their from May 24-27.
creativity and learn the skills
they need to build successful
careers in the ever-changing
21st century economy.
Teams who participate have
the opportunity to present their
solutions at regional and state
tournaments. At the tourna-
ments, team solutions are as-
sessed by a panel of trained
appraisers, ranging from educa-
tors to engineers.Each team so-
lution is scored on a variety of
elements, including originality,
Gia Shah, and Jack Dalton. Derren Slinde is team manager. The team will be competing in the
upcoming Destination Imagination Global Finals held at the University of Tennessee - Knoxville
workmanship, presentation, and a spot at the Global Finals com- information about making a do-
teamwork. Teams with the petition in May. More than nation to the team, please visit
highest scores advance to the 1,400 teams will compete at their online fundraiser
Affiliate (state or country) Tour- Global Finals, the worlds at:https://www.gofundme.com/
naments. The top-tiered teams largest celebration of student help-us-compete-at-global-fi-
from the Affiliate Tournaments creativity. nals
advance to Global Finals. The team is currently raising For more information about
This year, 150,000 students money to help pay the cost of Destination Imagination and
have participated in tourna- sending their team to compete Global Finals, please visit their
ments throughout the U.S. and at Global Finals which will cost website at:destinationimagina-
30 countries in hopes of earning upwards of $7,000.For more tion.org.
Prescribed Fires Help Pope Farm Thrive
THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 9

When it comes to tallgrass prairies, fires are a
benefit. Thats why a restoration team recently
burned a portion of the Pope Farm Conservancy
in the Town of Middleton.
Prescribed fire is one of the most important
and cost-effective landscape-scale tools available
for restoring and maintaining natural areas, said
Mike Healy, lead ecologist with Adaptive
Restoration LLC, Mt. Horeb, Wis.
Fire is a natural process that promotes native
plant establishment, reduces vigor of invasive
brush and improves wildlife habitat, he ex-
plained.
The firm works closely with the Town of Mid-
dleton and the Friends of Pope Farm Conservancy
to manage the sites diverse natural areas. Several
burns have been conducted during the last year
for this purpose.
Fire is a natural ecological process in Wiscon-
sin, and prescribed burning is an important tool
for maintaining and restoring native plant com-
munities and wildlife habitat, managing invasive
species and reducing wildfire danger. Many of
the plants and animals of Wisconsins woodlands,
prairies and wetlands are fire adapted. They need
periodic fires to thrive.
Less than one percent of remnant prairie re-
mains in Wisconsin, reported Stacey Marion,
restoration ecologist. Restoring prairie is neces-
sary to maintain Wisconsins diversity of native
wildflowers and grasses. Fire is essential to the
restoration process, she said.
For more information about prairie restoration,
contact Mike Healy at mike@adaptiverestora-
tion.com.

National Mutual Benefit

Clockwise from top: A prescribed burn overview at Pope Farm Conservancy; Stacey Marion, restoration ecologist, and Mike Monahan, Crew Leader, Adaptive Restoration; Mike de Graff,
Photos by Harold Blaize

Crew Leader.

Announces Agency of the

Month from Middleton
Team leads in monthly sales
National Mutual Benefit is
proud to announce that the
Madison Agency, overseen by
District Manager Tim Schultz,
earned the March Agency of the
Month Award. The Madison
Agency is located in Middleton,
Wisconsin, and serves south-
central Wisconsin.
The Agency of the Month
Award is given to the team of
representatives who lead the or-
ganization in monthly sales.
Established in 1902, National
Mutual Benefit is a not-for-
profit fraternal life insurance so-
ciety headquartered in Madison,
Wisconsin.

Head to Urinetown
Photo contributed

Dont let the title frighten you away! Middleton High School Theatre presents URINE-
TOWNMay 4-6at7:30pmin the PAC. This award-winning Broadway musical will make audi-
ences laugh out loud while delivering a thought-provoking story. Its got it all: comedy, tragedy,
romance, song, and dance! Order your tickets atwww.mhswi.booktix.comor purchase at the
door the night of the show. Tickets are $8 for students/seniors and $10 for adults. Learn more
about the show atwww.middletontheatre.org.
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continued from page 1

sons life that came out alright,
in these times.
I did wonder, do I deserve to
write a book about a life not full
of trauma? she admits.
But these poems are anything
but saccharine or trite.
The reason is that, while a
kind and wonderful father was
the formative figure in DA-
lessios life, she goes back
much, much further when she
mulls her own humanity. As in,
all the way back. She is in-
tensely aware that every single
human being roaming the earth
today, whether their lives are
tragic, comic, or (as is most
likely) somewhere in between,
is the result of an unbroken
chain of human beings who
came together, over and over
again, all the way back to the
very beginning.
Hence the books epigraph,
by Amos Oz: Man that is born
of woman bears his parents on
his shoulders. No, not on his
shoulders. Within him. All his
life he is bound to bear them, to-
gether with all their host, their
parents, their parents parents,
a Russian doll heavy with child
back to the first generation
DAlessio herself likens it to
being a pregnant mother, carry-
ing around another person in-
side you.
All this searching and dig-
ging in your own soul, and in
your ancestry, does have its per-
ils. As she points out, we are all

As part of Poetry Month, DAlessio will be joined by former Wisconsin Poet Laureate Marilyn
Cover image

Taylor, and Timothy Walsh, a UW faculty poet, for Poetry as Memoir at the Middleton Public
Library on Thursday, April 27 starting at 6:30 p.m.

looking for a saint or scholar
but there is always the possibil-
ity of finding a Genghis Khan
or Vlad the Impaler adding a
seed of lustmord to the family,
ready to erupt with each new
birth. Its one of the many
times in the book DAlessio
deftly blends humor with psy-
chological insight and artful
word play.
Her awareness of this fact is
the reason DAlessio, when ex-
amining her own actions,
sometimes finds herself won-
dering: Which one of you is
doing this to me?
Walking the Tracks is bro-
ken up into four sections: Part
one, Daddy Ran the Railroad;
Part two, Bend in the Tracks;
Part three, Beginning Again;
and Part Four, Moving on
Down the Line.
It is in the final portion that
DAlessios favorite poem, howls?
Lose the Granmother Thing,
waits to delight readers.
Its about the time another
poet warned DAlessio that
Nobody but other grandmas
reads poems about grandchil-
dren.
She folds the story neatly into
a poem that is, of course, about
one of her grandchildren. About
a time when a little girl admon-
ished her not-yet-born baby
brother: dont come out!
while yelling at her mothers
bulging stomach.
Now isnt that just as full of
cosmic truth
as wrung-out existential
One tiny tot, poised pre-
angst,
Confronting a world up-
turned.
The same could be said for
all of Walking the Tracks. Its
not dreary, or dark, or filled
with tragedy. But it is packed
with cosmic truth for any
reader from the pen of poet
who seems bored by angst, and
inspired by beauty.
THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017
Off and
running
Boys tennis team wins
Madison Memorial Invite
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middletons boys tennis
team is off to a rip-roaring
start.
The Cardinals won the
Madison Memorial Invite last
weekend, defeating Oshkosh
West, 6-1, in the championship
match on Saturday.
Middleton cruised past Sun
Prairie, 6-1, in the semifinals
Saturday. In Fridays matches,
the Cardinals nipped Madison
Memorial and Homestead by
identical 4-3 scores.
These were our first
matches of the season and a lot
of teams already had four-plus
matches under their belt,
Middleton coach Kalla
Schaefer said. You never
know how those first couple of
matches are going to go, but
players came through right
from the first match.
In the title match,
Middleton got singles wins
from Ryan Gold at No. 2,
Haiwen Dai at No. 3 and Nitin
Somersanderam at No. 4.
The Cardinals top doubles
team of Sam Dettman and
Rafael Sanga rolled to a 6-0, 6-
0 win. Middletons No. 2 team
of Adam Schiebler and Mason
Pyle posted a 6-1, 6-1 win.
And the Cardinals No. 3 team
of Alton Yan and Jacob Scher
cruised to a 6-1, 6-0 win.
Players played hard in
their positions and it was a
good weekend for the team,
Schaefer said.
Middleton had a tough 4-3
win over traditional state
power Homestead.
Gold and Schiebler notched
wins at No. 1 and No. 4 sin-
gles. And in doubles play,
Xavier Sanga and Rafael
Sanga rolled at No. 1, while
Scher and Yan rallied for a 1-6,
6-2, 6-2 win.
In Middletons 4-3 win over
Madison Memorial, Xavier
Sanga and Dettman posted sin-
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gles wins. And in doubles play,
Rafael Sanga and Pyle, along
with Yan and Scher teamed up
for wins.
Middleton also had an easy
time against Sun Prairie,
rolling to four singles wins,
along with victories at No. 2
and 3 doubles.
Middleton also posted a 5-2
win over Madison West last
Thursday.
On deck: Middleton was
at Janesville Craig Tuesday,
then hosts Verona Thursday at
4 p.m. The Cardinals are then
at the Verona Invite Friday and
Saturday.
April 21-22
Madison Memorial Invite
Championship
Middleton 6, Oshkosh West 1
Singles
No. 1 Neal Raut, OW, def.
Zavier Sanga, M, 6-2, 6-2; No. 2
Ryan Gold, M, def. Grant Counts,
OW, 6-0, 6-2; No. 3 Haiwen
Dai, M, def. Matt Jorgensen, OW,
6-3, 6-4; No. 4 Nitin
Somersanderam, M, def. Daniel
Rucinski, OW, 6-2, 7-5.
Doubles
No. 1 Sam Dettman-Rafael
Sanga, M, def. Aaron Jorgensen-
Caleb Schultz, OW, 6-0, 6-0; No. 2
Adam Schiebler-Mason Pyle,
M, def. Seth Glamann-Jeremy
Fleck, OW, 6-1, 6-1; No. 3 Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Alton Yan-Jacob Scher-M, def.
Dylan Lippild-Jackson Thiel, OW, Ryan Gold and Middletons boys tennis team opened their season in style by winning the Madison Memorial Invite.
6-1, 6-0.
Middleton 4, Homestead 3
Singles
No. 1 Ryan Gold, M, def.
Eric Mullins, 6-3, 6-1; No. 2
Michael Morway, H, def. Haiwen
Dai, 6-2, 6-4; No. 3 Drew
Gebhardt, H, def. Kunwarjit Singh,
6-1, 6-1; No. 4 Adam Schiebler,
M, def. Connor Mason, 6-7, 6-4, 6-
1.
Doubles
No. 1 Xavier Sanga-Rafael
Sanga, M, def. Tucker Gabriel-
Sydan Parker, 7-6, 6-2; No. 2
Eric Simonsen-Robby Baranko, H,
def. Mason Pyle-Sam Dettman, 6-
7, 6-3, 6-4; No. 3 Jacob Scher-
Alton Yan, M, def. Joey Slicker-
William Clark, 1-6, 6-2, 6-2.
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Softball Cardinals shining
PAGE 12 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017

Middleton wins four of five

by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Last week marked an excit-
ing one for the Hibner Family.
First, Middleton softball
coach Perry Hibner watched
his team win four of five games
during an action packed week.
Then, Hibners oldest son got
married last Saturday.
The Cardinals defeated
Madison West, 11-2, last
Monday and rolled past
Madison La Follette, 15-4, last
Tuesday. Middleton dropped a
10-5 decision to Sun Prairie
last Wednesday, but rebounded
with a 12-5 win over Beloit
Memorial on Thursday and an
8-3 victory over Janesville
Parker on Friday.
I was pleased that we
focused on the task at hand
each day and didn't look too far
ahead, Hibner said. After all
the inclement weather we've
had this spring, I think the girls
were just excited to be playing
every day.
Heres a recap of the
Cardinals week:
Middleton 11, Madison
West 2 Senior Makenzie
Kopp struck out 11 as the
Cardinals beat the Regents last
Monday at Jefferson Middle
School.
Makenzie did a great job,
Hibner said. I know she was
frustrated that some of her
pitchers weren't called strikes,
but she persevered.
Nine players had hits for
Middleton and junior Sophie
Schafer drove in three runs.
It wasn't our best game, but
I liked how we improved at the
We aren't going to win
many games with eight errors
or only putting pressure on
their defense in a couple of
innings, Hibner said. We are
better on defense than that. I'm
sure it was an aberration. We'll
learn from it and try to do bet-
ter the next time we play Sun
Prairie.
Middleton 12, Beloit
Memorial 5 The Cardinals
pounded out a season-high 17
hits and rebounded with a win
over the Purple Knights last
Thursday.
Everson led the way with
four hits, while senior Hanna
Fisher opened the scoring with
a three-run home run in the
first.
The Purple Knights rallied
to take a 4-3 lead after two
innings, but the Cardinals
erupted for six runs in the third.
Juniors Brianna Buss and
Hannah Edington each had
two-run singles in the third.
I was thrilled that we were
aggressive at the plate through-
out the game, Hibner said.
We hit the ball well against
both pitchers they used, which
hasn't always been the case for
us against other teams. We are
a very good team when we
swing the bats like that.
Hibner wasn't thrilled with
his team's base running, how-
ever, noting the Cardinals had
at least five mistakes.
We can't get picked off
with the bases loaded, over-run
bases, stay on third on a steal Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
attempt or try to advance to
third on a hard-hit ball to the Brianna Buss and Middletons girls softball team won four of five games last week.
shortstop, he said. We did all
of those things in that game. to dominate every game, but Wisconsin Fastpitch Coaches April 20

plate as the game went on,
Hibner said. We were also
aggressive on the bases, which
is crucial when you aren't hit-
We need to clean those things
up or they will cost us in the
future.
Middleton 8, Janesville
when we don't, I want us to
compete and find a way to get
things done. We did that
against Parker.
Association all-star games
on June 12-13 at Woodside
Sports Complex in Wisconsin
Dells.
Middleton 12, Beloit Memorial 5
Middleton ... 306 101 1 12 17 1
Beloit ................... 130 000 1 5 8 7
Pitchers: Banke (W; 7-8-5-3-5);
Walker (L; 3-9-3-1-2), Brown (4-8-2-1-
April 18
Middleton 15, Madison La Follette 4
Middleton .. 041 37 15 15
1
Mad La Follette .. 003 10 5 6 2

ting the ball the way you
want.
Middleton 15, Madison
Parker 3 Kopp didn't allow
an earned run, struck out nine
and didn't walk a batter.
After a grueling week,
Middleton sat in third place in
the Big Eight Conference with
It's a great honor and
Rachel and Makenzie are very
deserving, Hibner said. It's
2).
Leading hitters: Banke (M) 3x5,
Wettstein (M) 2x5, Everson (M) 4x5,
Fisher (M) 2x4, Bindl (M) 3x4.
Pitchers (ip-h-er-so-bb): Banke W;
5-6-1-2-2), Imhoff (L; 5-15-12-5-3).
Leading hitters: Bindl (M) 3x3,
Banke (M) 2x4, Everson (M) 2x3,

La Follette 4 (5)
Sophomore Ashley Bindl had
three hits and junior Jessica
Parente had four RBI as the
With Hibner at his sons
rehearsal dinner, Middleton
was led by assistant coaches
Rich O'Connor and Amy
a 5-2 record. Janesville Craig
leads the league with an 8-0
mark, while Sun Prairie (6-1) is
in second.
nice to see them recognized for
all they have accomplished.
April 21
Williams (BM) 2x3, Swanson (BM) Parente (M) 2x4, Fisher (M) 2x3, Kopp
2x4. HR: Fisher. 2B: Everson 2, Banke, (M) 2x4. 3B: Kopp, Rauls (ML). 2B:
Brickson (BM), Brown (BM), Williams Everson, Parente, Banke, Bindl, Edge
2. (ML), Conners (ML).

Cardinals beat the Lancers in
five innings last Tuesday at
Olbrich Park.
Siedschlag.
Katrina Anderson led the
Cardinals with three hits, while
We're right in the thick of Middleton 8, Janesville Parker 3 April 19
Sun Prairie 10, Middleton 5
April 17
Middleton 11, Madison West 2
Parker ................. 002 010 0 3 5 3
things, Hibner said. Middleton ... 212 210 x 8 8 3 Sun Prairie .. 400 014 1 10 9 2 Middleton .. 023 042 0 11 13 3
Janesville Craig has certainly Pitchers: Malphy (L; 3-5-4-0-3), Middleton .... 000 023 0 5 7 8 Madison West 101 000 0 2 2 7

Kopp drove in three runs,
while six Middleton players
had at least two hits. Parente
and senior Rachel Everson
Edington smashed a two-run
double to left-center in the
third to give Middleton a 5-2
lead. Fisher also drove in two
proven it is the team to beat,
but a number of teams are right
behind them, including us. We
want to continue to get better
Nenno (3-2-1-2-2), Kopp (W; 7-5-0-9-
0).
Leading hitters: Malphy (JP) 2x3,
Anderson (M) 3x3. HR: Rosga (JP). 3B:
Nenno (JP). 2B: Edington (M), Roberts
Pitchers (ip-h-er-so-bb): Gardner
(W; 7-7-3-9-3), Kopp (L; 6-8-2-3-1),
Banke (1-1-0-0-0).
Leading hitters: Kromke (SP) 3x4,
Muller (SP 2x4, Gardner (SP) 2x4),
Pitchers (ip-h-er-so-bb): Kopp (W;
7-2-1-11-3), Balas (L; 7-13-2-3-2).
Leading hitters: Banke (M) 2x5,
Wettstein (M) 2x5, Everson (M) 2x5,
Parente (M) 2x3, Buss (M) 2x3. 2B:

each doubled off the wall. runs for the Cardinals. and I certainly believe we (M). Fisher (M) 2x3. 3B: Muller. 2B: Muller,
Anderson (M).
Fisher (M).

Those would have cleared I like that even though we will.

the fences by 15 or 20 feet if didn't have our 'A' game, we Everson, Kopp honored:
we had been playing at home, not only won, but pulled Everson and Kopp have been
Hibner said. away, Hibner said. We'd like selected to play in the
Junior Lauren Banke did a
solid job on the mound, allow-
ing six hits and only one earned
run to get the win.
Lauren has been very good
at shortstop, but we are going
to continue to need her to give
us quality starts on the mound,
Hibner said of Banke. She
worked out of some jams and
did a pretty good job keeping
the La Follette hitters off bal-
ance.
Sun Prairie 10,
Middleton 5 Sun Prairie
scored four runs in the first
inning and added four runs in
the sixth after Middleton had
closed within 5-2. Skylar
Muller had a double and triple
and drove in three runs for Sun
Prairie.
Middleton finished the
game with eight errors.
Getting their kicks
THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017
Girls soccer
team wins
three of four
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middletons girls soccer
team made a statement to the
Big Eight Conference last
week.
Now, the Cardinals want to
make a similar statement to the
rest of the state.
The Cardinals rolled past
conference foe Madison
Memorial, 7-0, last Tuesday,
then bested league rival Sun
Prairie, 3-2, last Thursday.
Middleton then hosted the
Cardinal Classic Quadrangular
where it fell to Oshkosh West,
3-1, last Friday and downed
Chippewa Falls, 9-0, last
Saturday.
Looking back, no one who
plays competitively likes to
lose, Middleton coach Mary
Duffy said. But I think we
needed a game like Oshkosh to
remind us of our potential if we
focus and work together or
what happens when we dont.
The Cardinals were certain-
ly focused during their two
conference wins.
In Middletons victory over
Madison Memorial, Tessa
Grywalsky scored a pair of
goals and five other Cardinals
converted, as well. Charlotte
Dunn added a goal and three
Golfers cant find their groove
assists, Tyler Wilson had a goal
and an assist, while Kalli
Acker, Casey Wempner and
Mckenzie Zocher all scored
and Hailey Kowalski had a pair
of assists.
MHS struggles at Sheboygan North Invite
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
The lineup remains in flux.
And thats because when
players are getting a chance to
shine for Middletons boys golf
team, theyre failing to take
advantage.
The Cardinals went to the
two-day Sheboygan North
Invite and finished a disap-
pointing 13th out of 28 teams.
The first round of the tourna-
ment was held at the Irish
Course at Whistling Straits last
Wednesday, while the second
day was played at The
Championship Course at
Blackwolf Run on Thursday.
Bay Port won the event with
a 651, while Sheboygan North
(654), Homestead (662),
Kaukauna (663) and Badger
(665) rounded out the top five.
Middleton shot a two-day total
of 703.
Not too many positives
came out of our trip to Irish
and BWR, Middleton coach
Tom Cabalka said. None of
the guys were pleased with
their play, which hopefully will
make them work harder to get
where they want their game to
be.Far too many big holes.
Thats for sure.
Middleton grabbed a 5-0
halftime lead and cruised in the
second half.
(Madison Memorial) was
our first game of the Big Eight
Conference and we knew we
needed to make a statement
and make sure our focus was
there, Duffy said. The girls
came out firing and pressing
Memorial offensively.
It was a commanding per-
formance by many players, and
when we capitalized on our
chances early, our confidence
grew and allowed for more
opportunities. Zocher scored a
brilliant goal early in the sec-
ond half on a cross from Dunn.
It was a header that had force
and power and a stamp of con-
fidence on the game.
Middleton followed that
with a solid win over Sun
Prairie.
Maya Shea gave Middleton
a 1-0 lead in the ninth minute
on an assist by Wilson. Sun
Prairie countered in the 26th
minute, though, and the teams
were knotted, 1-1, at halftime.
But Middleton broke
through with a pair of goals to
take a 3-1 lead.
First, Dani Martin converted
in the 63rd minute on an assist
from Wilson to put Middleton
ahead, 2-1. Then Wilson was
tackled in the box and convert-
ed the penalty kick to make it
3-1.
Sun Prairie answered with a
goal in the 82nd minute, but
Middleton held on.
I still believe Sun Prairie
will do well in the Big Eight
this year, Duffy said. They
have been steadily growing
their program much like
Middleton did in its earlier
years to a powerhouse where it
isn't rebuild, but reload, and
Over the two days,
Middleton had 34 double
bogeys, seven triples and two
quadruple bogeys. The
Cardinals even had a hole
where a player shot 7-over-par.
I dont even know what
they call that, Cabalka said.
On day one, Middleton sen-
ior Brett Wipfli led the
Cardinals with an 86, while
junior Andy Zucker shot an 88.
Senior Colin Butler carded an
89 and senior Kevin Baltes
shot a 91.
On day two, senior Ross
Johnson led Middleton with an
85. The Cardinals also counted
an 86 from Zucker and an 88
from Wipfli, while Butler and
Baltes both shot 90s.
Afterwards, Cabalka wasnt
happy.
To get where we need to be
by tournament time, I think our
guys need to lower their expec-
tation of their ability and learn
to play smarter, Cabalka said.
It wasnt so much the bad
swings, but more maybe some
bad decision making when they
would put themselves in a diffi-
cult situation and would try to
make up for that bad shot with
something worse, thus, the big
numbers. Learning to keep the
big hole score to a bogey will
certainly help our team score
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 13
Sun Prairie has that ability this
year.
They were tough for us last
year, as well, and have been
causing us problems for many
years now. We cleaned up our
defense for the majority of the
game, yet Sun Prairie didnt
give up and put a goal in at 82
minutes.
A game that was firmly in
our control was in doubt for
eight more minutes. Lesson
learned: play until the 90
minute whistle is heard.
Middleton had the better of
play in its game against
Oshkosh West in every catego-
ry except the one that matters
most: goals.
The Wildcats took advan-
tage of their opportunities and
built a 3-0 halftime lead.
Middleton scored once in the
second half, but had dug far too
great of a hole to recover.
We did not finish our
opportunities early, Duffy
said.I believe we dropped our
focus as a team for a bit and
Oshkosh took advantage. Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
We adjusted our formation Tyler Wilson and Middletons girls soccer team won three of four games last week.
and our focus and we won the
second half, but just not
enough to overcome the hole way with three goals. Duffy every match. Madison Memorial 0 0 0
we dug for ourselves in the first also pointed out the stellar play What these stats tell me is First half: Wilson (Dunn), 9:35;
Dunn (Wilson), 13:15; Acker (Dunn),
(half). The difficult part at the of Grywalsky, Dunn, Shea and something we as coaches 15:09; Grywalsky (Kowalski), 27:38,
end was that every Middleton senior center back Lexey already knew: we have got Wenpner (Kowalski), 32:40.
player knew that we were bet- Grapentine. great talent on and off the Second half: Zocher (Dunn), 46:54;
To help put the week in soccer field and great poten-
Grywalsky (Griffin), 81:32.
ter, had the better of the play, Saves: M (Towers 0, Gehrke
better of the possession, better perspective (assistant coach) tial and it will be how we put it Kallsteomer 2) 2; MM (Collins) 9.
of the opportunities, but it just Cathy Patton pointed out a all together. The focus, concen-
didn't pan out. great stat, Duffy said. We tration and drive along with April 20
Middleton 3, Sun Prairie 2
On paper, on stats, we scored 20 goals this week. this talent will help us Sun Prairie ............................. 1 1 2
should have won and we didn't. To add to that, in every along.We knew that we have a Middleton ............................... 1 2 3
It is a good lesson to learn from game we scored at least once wonderful group of seniors First half: M Shea (Wilson),
and in four out of five we paving the way for the rest of
9:00; SP Baker, 26:00.
and improve. Second half: M Martin (Wilson),
The Cardinals rebounded scored more than two the team in their attitude, 63:00; Wilson, 67:00; SP Wilkinson,
nicely with a convincing win goals. We shut out our oppo- sportsmanship and talent. 82:00.
over Chippewa Falls last nents 50% of our games and 6.
Saves: SP (Shepard) 8; M (Powers)
Saturday. generated more than double the April 18
Hailey Kawalski led the offense than our opponents in Middleton 7, Madison Memorial 0
Middleton ... 5 2 7
and allow them to gain the con-
fidence that is needed to play
the game.
Middleton also won a Big
Eight Conference triangular
held at Pleasant View last
Tuesday. The Cardinals shot a
324 to edge Janesville Craig
(332). Madison East couldnt
field a full team.
Zucker led the Cardinals
with a 77, while Wipfli shot a
78. Junior Mitch Giroux shot
an 81 and freshman Tommy
Kriewaldt carded an 88.
We are still very much
looking to figure who are top
five varsity candidates are,
Cabalka said. Weve had
some good scores from some
of the other guys that did not go
to the Sheboygan Invite, but
consistency remains an issue
from all of our top eight or nine
players.We have many oppor-
tunities in the coming week to
improve and begin to figure
some things out.
Boys golf
Big 8 Triangular
Team scores: Middleton 324,
Janesville Craig 332, Madison East inc.
Middleton Zucker 77, Wipfli 78,
Giroux 81, Kriewaldt 88. Janesville
Craig Schrader 77, Kaufman 83,
Thomson 85, Salemi 87.
At Pleasant View Golf Course, par Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
72.
Ross Johnson and Middletons boys golfers were 13th at the 28-team Sheboygan North Invite.
Girls lacrosse
team splits two
PAGE 14 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017

Middletons girls lacrosse dropped their first game of the

team split a pair of games last
week and is now 7-1 on the
year. Middleton is in first
place with a 7-0 record in
Madison Area Lacrosse
Association conference and
only has one non-conference
loss.
Heres a recap of the
Cardinals week:
Middleton 8, Waunakee
4 The Cardinals jumped
out to a 5-1 halftime lead and
were in control throughout.
Senior Abby Drake, junior
Eleanor Mackey and sopho-
more Lauren Drake each
scored two goals. Junior Lexi
Basel and sophomore Julia
Fermanich each added a
score. Senior goalie
Mia Acker had six saves in
goal for the Cardinals.
Whitefish
Bay/Nicolet/Shorewood 11,
year to the defending state
champs.
The game was tied, 8-8, in
the closing minutes, but
W h i t e f i s h
Bay/Nicolet/Shorewood
scored three times down the
stretch and prevailed.
Middleton senior Abby
Drake led all scorers with
three goals, while sophomore
Julia Fermanich notched a
pair of goals. Junior Eleanor
Mackey, along with sopho-
mores Julia Carr and Lauren
Drake all had a goal.
On deck: Middleton was
at Madison
West/Edgewoodon Monday.
On Thursday, the Cardinals
host Verona at Breitenbach
Stadium at 6:30 p.m. Then
on Friday, Middleton travels
to University School of
Milwaukee.
Photo submitted

Middleton 8 The Cardinals Julia Fermanich (right) and Middletons girls lacrosse team is off to a 7-1 start.

Boys lacrosse
team wins a pair
Middletons boys lacrosse
team notched a pair of big
wins last week.
The Cardinals toppled
Waunakee, 5-2, and defeated
the Eastside Lancers, 12-1.
In the win over Waunakee,
senior Lane Wahlgren had two
first half goals, while senior
Jack Stormer and junior Jake
Hoskins both added goals and
the Cardinals took a 4-1 lead
to the break. Wahlgren added
a second half goal and
Middleton held on for an
important win.
Sophomore faceoff special-
ist Nathan Kapp had an excel-
lent game, winning 10 out of
11 face-offs. The defense also
received stellar play from sen-
ior Justin Sarbacker, sopho-
more Joey Culp, senior
Gannon Piernot, freshman
Drew Teff, sophomore
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld Connor Hellenbrand, and sen-
Jack Stormer and Middletons boys lacrosse team rolled to a pair of wins last week.
ior Billy McCarthy.
Goalie Tyler Dohmier
added 15 saves.
This was our best overall
defensive performance this
year, Middleton coach Karl
Wahlgren said. The guys did
great.
The Cardinals found the
back of the net with no prob-
lem against Eastside.
In the first half alone, sen-
ior Gunnar Kunsch, Wahlgren
and Hoskins all had two goals.
Teff also added a goal and
Middleton built a 7-1 inter-
mission advantage.
In the second half, Stormer,
Kunsch, Kapp, and sopho-
mores Kevin Grelle and
Ayden Henderson all scored.
On deck: Middleton
hosted Madison West
Wednesday, then is at
Marquette Saturday at noon.
 SPORTS
THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 15

BRIEFS
Girls basketball
team honored
Middletons girls basketball
team received the WIAA
sportsmanship award for girls
basketball. The WIAA
announced its winter team tour-
nament sportsmanship awards
last week.
The Cardinals, coached by
Jeff Kind, tied for the Big Eight
Conference title, then reached
the Division 1 state semifinals
where they fell to DePere.
PAGE 16
Splitting the difference
Brady Schmitt allowed just two hits as Middletons baseball team cruised past Madison La Follette last Friday.
Baseball Cardinals rout La Follette, fall to Parker
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middletons baseball team
split a pair of games last week.
The Cardinals fell to
Janesville Parker, 8-2, last
Tuesday. Middleton then
defeated Madison La Follette,
11-0, last Friday.
The Vikings scored four
runs in the first inning and
knocked Middleton starter
Carsen Schulz out of the game
in just 1/3 inning.
The Cardinals scored a pair
of runs in the fourth inning and
crept back into the game.
Liam Belleveau and Zach
Shipley both reached on errors,
then Alan Roden singled to
load the bases. Derek Reisdorf
grounded into a fielders choice
to score Belleveau, then Luke
Ballweg hit a sacrifice fly that
scored Shipley and made it 4-2.
But Parker scored three runs
in the sixth and added one more
in the seventh.
Middleton rebounded,
though, with a convincing win
over the Lancers in a game that
was stopped after six innings
due to the 10-run rule.
Brady Schmitt hurled a
gem, striking out five and
allowing just two hits in 4 2/3
innings.
Belleveau led the offense
with two triples and five RBI.
Nolan Kelliher also had two
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
RBI.
Middleton scored an
unearned run in the first when
Roden reached on an error and
later scored on a Shipley base
hit.
Middleton then erupted for
four runs in the second to take
a 5-0 lead. Belleveau had the
big blow with a two-run triple
that scored Schmitt and Cooper
Holewinski.
The Cardinals scored two
runs in the third to make it 7-0.
Schmitt had an RBI groundout
that plated Joel Ticknor and a
Belleveau single drove home
Holewinski.
In the fifth, Belleveau
tripled home Noah Casali and
Holewinski.
THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017
Then in the sixth, Kelliher
drove home both Carson Blair
and Nick Michaels.
On deck: Middleton was
at Beloit Memorial Tuesday,
then hosts Madison East
Thursday at 5 p.m. The
Cardinals then travel to Bay
Port Saturday at 11 a.m.
April 18
Janesville Parker 8, Middleton 2
Parker ... 400 003 1 8 9 2
Middleton ..... 000 200 0 2 4 5
Pitchers (ip-h-er-bb-so) JP:
Stone (W; 7-4-0-0-5). M: Schulz (0.1-3-
3-2-0), Reisdorf (4.2-3-2-1-3), Ballweg
(2-3-0-1-0).
Leading hitters JP: Garvoille 2x4.
2B Bohlman (JP).
Track teams fall to
Madison La Follette
THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017
Middletons boys and girls
track teams both fell to
Madison La Follette in dual
meets last Tuesday.
Middletons girls dropped a
72-69 decision to the Lancers.
The Cardinals boys fell, 74-67.
On the girls side,
Middletons Tai Pritts won the
200-meter dash (26.46) and
Molly Hoferle won the 1,600
(5:50.6). Lily Welti won the
high jump (4-8), while
Madeline Pflasterer-Jennerjohn
captured the long jump (16-2
).
Betsy Hathaway was first in
the pole vault (10-0).
Middletons 400-meter
relay team of Pflasterer-
Jennerjohn, Pritts, Noell
Jellison and Rachel Zander was
first. The Cardinals quartet of
Jennifer McGinnis, Autumn
Delaney, Hadley Braaten and
Hathaway won the 800-meter
relay (1:51.94).
On the boys side, Aaron
Richardson won the 100-meter
dash (11.25) and Zach Leffel
captured the 1,600 (4:47.94).
Jack Toennies won the 110-
meter hurdles (15.73) and Jake
Lammers captured the 300-
meter hurdles (42.87).
Richardson won the long
jump (20-9 ) and Max Elliott
captured the shot put (43-1
1/8). Dylan Kalscheur won the
discus (111-8 ) and Alec
Hanson was first in the pole
vault (12-0).
Middletons 800-meter
relay team of Austin Delaney,
Richardson, Joseph Kean and
Anthony Gatlin was also first.
On deck: Middleton was
at Madison Memorial Tuesday,
then hosts a 12-team invitation-
al Friday beginning at 4 p.m.
Joining the Cardinals at the
invite are Ashwaubenon,
Dodgeville, Dubuque (Iowa),
Holmen, Madison East,
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Monroe, Oshkosh West,
Stevens Point, Stoughton,
Watertown and Waunakee.
Boys track
Madison La Follette 74,
Middleton 67
100: Richardson, M, :11.25.
200: Diallo, MLF, :22.81. 400:
Diallo, MLF, :50.93. 800:
Freitag, MLF, 2:01.6. 1,600:
Leffel, M, 4:47.94. 3,200:
Franczek, MLF, 10:21.8. 400
relay: Madison La Follette
(Alfred, Sims, Scheider,
Wesley), :45.46. 800 relay:
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Middleton (Delaney,
Richardson, Kean, Gatlin),
1:33.71. 1,600 relay: Madison
La Follette (Wesley, Diallo,
Alfred, Johnson), 3:36.7. 110
hurdles: Toennies, M, :15.73.
300 hurdles: Lammers, M,
:42.87.
Long jump: Richardson, M,
20-9. Triple jump: Jammath,
MLF, 39-6. High jump:
Howard, MLF, 5-8. Pole vault:
Hanson, M, 12-0. Shot put:
Elliott, M, 43-1. Discus:
Kalsheur, M, 111-8.
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Middleton 6, Sun Prairie 1
Singles
No. 1 Xavier Sanga, M, def.
Aiden Schutter, 7-5, 6-4; No. 2
Ryan Gold, M, def. Josh Baldwin,
6-4, 6-1; No. 3 Haiwen Dai, M,
def. Adam Foreman, 6-2, 6-2; No.
4 Nitin Somersanderam, M, def.
Sai Gungurthi, 6-0, 6-0;
Doubles
No. 1 Andrew Olson-Elijah
Schimelpfenig, SP, def. Sam
Dettman-Rafael Sanga, 6-2, 7-5;
No. 2 Adam Schiebler-Mason
Pyle, M, def. Henry Blair-Taran
Katta, 6-0, 6-2; No. 3 Alton
Yan-Jacob Scher, M, def. Praneeth
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venigalla-Chetan Teegala, 6-2, 6-0;
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Middleton 5, Madison West 2
Singles
Gold, Mid, def. Poland, 6-2, 6-
4; Dai, Mid, def. Willauer, 6-4, 2-6,
3-6; Gallagher, MW, def. Yan, 6-4,
6-4; Glasgow, MW, def. Singh, 7-5,
3-6, 6-4.
Doubles
Dettman/Sanga, Mid, def.
Carre/Oriel, 6-2, 6-0; Sanga/Pyle,
Mid, def. Ruggiero/Beilin, 6-3, 6-
3; Schiebler/ Scher, Mid, def.
Frings/Lodes, 6-3, 6-1.