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Middleton girls grab undisputed Big Eight lead

Emily Newman led the way with 15 points as sixth-ranked Middleton (12-1, 10-1) outlasted Verona, 48-42, Tuesday night to gain sole possession of first place in the Big Eight Conference girls basketball race.

Verona (10-3, 9-2) fell into second, despite 16 points from Leslie Schaefer and 15 from Aly Bucierka.

MIDDLETON 48, VERONA 42

Middleton (48)—Larson, 9; Gardner, 9; Beckwith, 5; Acker 5; Flynn, 5, Newman, 15. Totals: 16-8-48.

Verona (42)—Tackett, 7; Stone, 2; Lorbiecki, 2; Schaefer, 16; Bucierka, 15. Totals: 18-5-42.

Middleton 12 14 9 13—48

Verona 13 6 15 8—42

Three-point goals—Middleton 8 (Gardner 2, Beckwith 1, Acker 1, Flynn 1, Newman 3), Verona 1 (Bucierka). Free throws missed—Middleton 9, Verona 2. Total fouls—Middleton 7, Verona 10.

n East 71, Beloit 65—Kelsey Truttman scored 17 points, including five three-pointers, but it wasn’t enough for visiting Beloit Memorial (0-12, 0-10) in a Big Eight loss to Madison East (5-8, 4-7).

Makailah Dyer led all scorers with 27 points for East.

EAST 71, BELOIT 65

Beloit (65)—Tester, 8; Ha. Laver, 3; Hankins, 3; Leavy, 2; Heldt, 2; Truttman, 17; Slavish, 15; Mauel, 14; Ha. Laver, 1. Totals: 23-11-65.

East (71)—Clifcorn, 5; Hudkins, 3; Dyer, 27; Holmes, 2; Almou, 12; Jackson, 11; Deang, 10; Olsen, 1. Totals: 23-25-71.

Beloit Memorial 11 17 12 25—65

Madison East 18 19 8 26—71

Three-point goals—Beloit 8 (Ha. Laver, Hankins, Truttman 5, Mauel 1). Free throws missed—Beloit 11, East 11. Total fouls—Beloit 26, East 20.

n Sun Prairie 58, Madison Memorial 53—Paige Alibi scored 25 points and Stephanie Paige added 15 to lead Sun Prairie (3-10, 2-9) to a Big Eight win over Madison Memorial (3-9, 2-8).

SUN PRAIRIE 58, MEMORIAL 53

Memorial (53)—Evans, 9; Patterson, 8; Wiedholz, 7; Olson, 6; Koykkar, 6; Burnette, 2; Graf, 2; Schmitz, 2; Woods, 11. Totals: 21-9-53.

Sun Prairie (58)—Granitz, 5; Bartow, 4; Yakey, 3; Albi, 25; Rodenkirsh, 2; McCabe, 2; Chase, 2; Haight, 15. Totals: 19-18-58.

Madison Memorial 15 12 10 16—53

Sun Prairie 15 17 10 16—58

Three-point goals—Memorial 2 (Wiedholz 2), Sun Prairie 2 (Yakey, Albi). Free throws missed—Memorial 13, Sun Prairie 8. Total fouls—Memorial 24, Sun Prairie 20. Fouled out—Koykkar, Woods.