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Brodhead softball wins with ease

Brodhead High wasted no time carrying its Rock Valley South co-championship momentum into WIAA softball tournament play.

The Cardinals erupted for seven runs in the first inning Thursday and went on to an 11-1, five-inning rout of Evansville in a Division 2 regional quarterfinal game.

Courtney Mielke drove in three runs, while Erika Stampfli drove in two and struck out six in two innings to lead Brodhead.

The second-seeded Cardinals host third-seeded McFarland in a regional semifinal game Tuesday.

BRODHEAD 11, EVANSVILLE 1

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Brodhead 721 01—11 10 0

Leading hitters—Collins (B) 2x4, Riese (B) 3x4. 2B—Riese (B), Lederman (B). 3B—Mielke (B).

SO—Stampfli (B) 6, Mileke (B) 3. BB—Johnson (E) 4.

-- McFarland 6, Delavan-Darien 0—Shauna O’Malley pitched a complete-game two-hitter to lead the Spartans to a victory over the Comets in a Division 2 regional opener.

McFarland (17-6) plays at Brodhead in a regional semifinal game Tuesday. The Cardinals beat McFarland, 3-0, during the regular season.

MCFARLAND 6, DELAVAN-DARIEN 0

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McFarland 033 000 x—6 9 0

Dahl and Hudson; O’Malley and Reno.

Leading hitters—Steinhofer (M) 3x4, O’Malley (M) 2x3. 2B—Reno (M), Wells (M).

SO—Dahl (DD) 4, O’Malley (M) 9. BB—Dahl 1, O’Malley 3.

-- Monroe 3, Mount Horeb 0—Maggie Schuttler’s two-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning lifted the Cheesemakers to a Division 2 regional quarterfinal win.

Monroe (14-9) plays at River Valley in a regional semifinal game Tuesday.

MONROE 3, MOUNT HOREB O

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Monroe 000 003 x—3 6 1

Ryan and Schulenberger; Roberts and Bennett.

Leading hitters—Rufenacht (Mon) 2x3. 2B—Schuttler (Mon).

SO—Ryan (MH) 3, Roberts (Mon) 5.

-- East Troy 10, Whitewater 0—Aimee Ambrose struck out seven, Jodi Fails and Katy Ledwell had three hits apiece, and the Trojans capitalized on eight walks to rout the Whippets (1-19) in a Division 2 regional opener.

Ledwell and Breanna Brunner had three RBIs apiece for second-seeded East Troy (14-8), which hosts third-seeded Lakeside Lutheran in a regional semifinal game Tuesday.

EAST TROY 10, WHITEWATER 0

Whitewater 000 000—0 1 4

East Troy 430 111—10 12 0

Chase and Mesner; Ambrose and Fails.

Leading hitters—Fails (ET) 3x4, Klumb (ET) 2x3, Brunner (ET) 2x4, Ledwell (ET) 3x3, Zess (ET) 2x4. 2B—Fails, Brunner.

SO—Chase (W) 6, Ambrose (ET) 7. BB. Chase 8, Ambrose 2.

-- Lakeside 4, Columbus 1—Kristy Bruni pitched a one-hitter, and Jenna Luisier had two hits as the Warriors (12-10) held off the Cardinals to win a Division 2 regional opener.

The Warriors play at East Troy in Tuesday’s regional semifinals.

LAKESIDE 4, COLUMBUS 1

Columbus 000 010 0—1 1 3

Lakeside 001 102 x—4 7 1

Gauger and Pellet; Bruni and Filter.

Leading hitters—Luisier (LL) 2x3. 2B—Allister (LL). 3B—Loppnow (LL).

SO—Gauger (Co) 5, Bruni (LL) 3. BB—Gauger 1, Bruni 1.

-- Big Foot 3, Edgewood 1—Cameron Niven struck out 10, Jenny Smith was 2-for-3 with two RBIs, and Sarah Barry and Kaliegh Young had two hits apiece as the Chiefs knocked off the Crusaders in a regional opener.

The fourth-seeded Chiefs, who shared the Rock Valley South title, play at top-seeded Edgerton, the Rock Valley North champion, in Tuesday’s regional semifinals.

BIG FOOT 3, EDGEWOOD 1

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Big Foot 001 011 x—3 6 0

Grelle and Wabers; Niven and Deremer.

Leading hitters—Barry (WBF) 2x3, Smith (WBF) 2x3, Young (WF) 2x3.

SO—Grelle (ME) 3, Niven (WBF) 10. BB—Grell 3, Niven 1.

-- Jefferson 9, Lake Mills 6—Kayla DeJong’s RBI single in the bottom of the fourth broke a 5-5 tie, and the Eagles went on to the Division 2 regional victory.

Jefferson (9-11) plays at Fort Atkinson on Tuesday the regional semifinals.

JEFFERSON 9, LAKE MILLS 6

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Jefferson 005 202 x—10 11 3

Hutchins and Curran; Linse, DeJong (3) and Splittgerber.

Leading hitters—Stockfish (LM) 2x4, Hutchins (LM) 2x4, DeJong (J) 3x4, J. Splittgerber (J) 2x3, Ja. Splittgerber (J) 2x4, Ganser (J) 2x3, Bauer (J) 2x3. 2B—Stockfish (LM), Je. Splittgerber (J), Ganser (J). HR—Schaar (LM).

SO—Hutchins (LM) 2, Linse (J) 1, DeJong (J) 1. BB—Hutchins 2, Linse 1, DeJong 5.

Division 3

-- Clinton 10, New Glarus 4—Melissa Ryan struck out 13 and added two hits as the Cougars rolled past New Glarus in a Division 3 regional opener.

The Cougars also got two hits piece from Kate Brandl and Meghan Jeffers to earn a spot in Tuesday’s regional semifinal game at top-seeded Belleville.

CLINTON 10, NEW GLARUS 4

New Glarus 002 200 0—4 4 3

Clinton 050 221 x—10 9 2

Roesslon and Schmidt; Ryan and Brandl.

Leading hitters—Mittlin (NG) 2x4, Jeffers (Cl) 2x4, Brandl (Cl) 2x3, Ryan (Cl) 2x3. 2B—Schmidt (NG), Martin (Cl). 3B—Brandl.

SO—Roesslon (NG) 7, Ryan (Cl) 13. BB—Roesslon 6, Ryan 1.

-- Parkview 10, Palmyra-Eagle 0—The Vikings breezed past Rock Valley South rival Palmyra-Eagle in a Division 3 regional opener.

Parkview plays at second-seeded Beloit Turner in Tuesday’s regional semifinals.

PARKVIEW 10, PALMYRA-EAGLE 0 (6)

Palmyra-Eagle 000 000—0 3 4

Orf. Parkview 021 322—10 14 0

Kotlowski; Christianson.

Leading hitters—Mueller (PE) 2x3, Copeland (OP) 3x4, Chistianson (OP) 3x4, Hantke (OP) 3x4. 2B—Hantke (OP). 3B—Hantke (OP).

SO—Kotlowski (PE) 5, Christianson (OP) 7. BB—Kotlowski 3, Christianson 4.

Division 4

-- Williams Bay 17, Hustisford 3—Brenda Gary and Caroline Starck led the way with three hits apiece as Williams Bay dismantled visiting Hustisford in a Division 4 regional opener.

Starck had two triples, and Gary had a double and home run to spark the Bulldogs, who play at top-seeded Burlington Catholic Central in Tuesday’s regional semifinals.

WILLIAMS BAY 17, HUSTISFORD 3

Hustisford 201 000—3 6 5

Williams Bay 871 01x—17 14 2

Szalewski; Will.

Leading hitters—Robbins (WB) 2x3, Starck (WB) 3x4, Gary (WB) 3x5. 2B—Gary. 3B—Starck 2, Yih (WB). HR—Gary., Grzesiak (H).

SO—Szalewski (H) 5, Will (WB) 4. BB—Will 5.

-- Barneveld 13, Albany 0—Barneveld built a 9-0 lead in the first three innings and rode two-hit pitching to a five-inning five in a Division 4 regional opener.

BARNEVELD 13, ALBANY 0

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Barneveld 117 22—13 12 0

Krupke; Mueller, Schave (5).

Leading hitters—Allen (B) 2x2, Mueller (B) 2x3, Ruchti (B) 2x3. 2B—Allen (B). 3B—Allen, Carmody ((B). HR—Ruchti (B).

SO—Krupke (A) 2, Mueller (B) 1, Schave (B) 2. BB—None.