A look at the Big Eight Conference race through the first few weeks of the season.
Kansas City fans give ex-Royal a warm ovation
Game 6 is Thursday night in Milwaukee
Alexis Baker's second-half goal boosted Sun Prairie to a 2-1 win over Janesville Craig in a girls soccer match between teams with Big Eight Conference title hopes. Parker fell 3-0 to Madison East.
Janesville's high school track and field teams competed in Big Eight Conference dual meets Tuesday night.
Every player in the Craig softball lineup got a hit Tuesday on the way to a 16-3 Big Eight road win.
Michah Overley threw a complete-game four-hitter and Luke Malmanger went 2-for-3 with an RBI to help Janesville Craig's baseball team beat Janesville Parker 3-1 on Tuesday.
The Middleton High boys tennis team did not drop a game Tuesday in a 7-0 sweep of Janesville Craig in a Big Eight Conference dual meet in Middleton.
Janesville Parker's boys golf team had hoped to get the upper hand Tuesday in the race for a Big Eight Conference dual meet title.
Unfortunately for the Vikings, Middleton spoiled the plans with a impressive round of 309 at Glen Erin in beating both Parker and Janesville Craig.
The Vikings were held to two hits by Verona in an 8-0 loss Tuesday in a game between two of the Big Eight Conference's last three unbeaten teams at the Janesville Youth Sports Complex.
Madison La Follette beat Janesville Parker 7-0 in a Big Eight Conference tennis meet.
Ten different players scored in the Wildcats' 14-0 Big Eight Conference win in Verona. Chandler Baimbridge scored three goals, while teammates Julia Gilboy and Paige Saltz each scored twice.
Janesville Parker scored all its runs in the fifth inning of a 3-2 win at Verona.
Janesville Craig's baseball team went hitless in the final five innings of a 4-3 loss to visiting Middleton in a Big Eight Conference baseball game.
The Whippets defeated visiting Edgerton 3-2 in a Rock Valley Conference game Monday to improve to 4-0 in league play. Whitewater and Jefferson are the last two remaining unbeaten teams in the Rock.
Naber pitched a complete game, striking out 11, and the Janesville Parker Vikings eeked out a 1-0 nonconference win over the Evansville Blue Devils at the Youth Sports Complex.
Katie Kealy limited Middleton to four runs and hit a two-run double to spark a seven-run fifth as the Janesville Craig Cougars defeated the Cardinals 11-4 on Monday for their first Big Eight Conference win.
Janesville Craig's Dan Thomsen and Janesville Parker's Matt Zimmerman each finished seven over par to lead the city's golf teams Monday at the Madison Edgewood Invitational at Blackhawk Country Club.
The 2017 Janesville Craig graduate has started 33 games and counting for the Big Ten-leading Wolverines, who are in the midst of a 20-game winning streak
Four years ago, Mitch Seager was given the nickname "Dijon." The Beloit Turner senior has been spreading his talents on the baseball diamond ever since.
Mike Brooks just wanted to play baseball. Once he started playing, success was never far behind. He's one of five inductees into this year's Janesville Sports Hall of Fame.
Five notable performances over the past week of high school sports and five games/events to watch for over the next seven days.
Back in mid-March, we appeared to be well on the way toward typical spring weather, so I welcomed Deb Sterchy’s invitation to fish in the Governor’s Opener that is scheduled on the Chetek chain this year.
Vikings finish finish fifth at Red Devil Invite on short notice
Janesville Parker's baseball team managed only four hits Saturday afternoon in a 4-0 loss to Sun Prairie at Riverside Park. The Vikings fell to 2-2 overall and 2-1 in the Big Eight.
Parker followed up Friday's program-record round of 294 with a 303 at Glen Erin Golf Club on Saturday, breaking the 600 mark and cruising to the Tri-City Championship with a 597 two-day total. Janesville Craig was second at 657.
Kaitlyn Shanks scored the lone goal Saturday as the Janesville Craig High girls soccer team earned a 1-0 nonconference win at Kenosha Tremper.
The Badgers beat Craig, Milton and Fort Atkinson. Milton went 2-1, while Craig was 1-2.
Verona beat Janesville Craig 12-0 and 6-3 in a Big Eight Conference softball twinbill Saturday at the Youth Sports Complex.
Janesville Craig's baseball team overcame a nine-day layoff in defeating Burlington 4-3 in 11 innings in a nonconference game Saturday at Riverside Park. Top-ranked Craig (5-0) won it when Tressin Kussmaul scored on a fielding error.
Janesville Parker beat Madison West 2-0 and 12-2 in a Big Eight Conference softball doubleheader Saturday.
Novak, the NAHL's regular-season scoring leader, delivered another clutch performance and Garrett Nieto made 20 saves as the Jets defeated the Springfield Jr. Blues 1-0 on Friday to clinch a sweep of a first-round playoff series.
McFarland won the team title with a 2-0 record, followed by Beloit Memorial and Fort Atkinson at 1-1 and Janesville Parker at 0-2.
Senior Matt Zimmerman shot a 4-under 67 to help Parker's boys golf team to a team record-setting round of 294, opening up a sizable lead after the first round of the Tri-City Championship at Glen Erin on Friday.
Parker scored three of its four runs and had four of its six hits in the bottom of the first inning Thursday, beating visiting Verona 4-1 in a Big Eight Conference baseball game.
Kailyn Packard tossed five shutout innings, and the Trojans took advantage of the Elks' defensive miscues to pull away for a 10-0 nonconference win Friday night at Turner High.
Janesville Parker High boys tennis coach Mike Fuhrmann was glad to get back outdoors Thursday, and the Vikings responded with a Big Eight Conference victory.
Young guard has Boston in 2-0 lead in series going into Game 3 tonight at Milwaukee
Today is April 19 and Edgerton High's baseball team has played two games out of 12 scheduled. Mother Nature has made a mess out of the spring sports schedule.
A look ahead the coming week, including three games you should keep an eye on.
After a pair of wins last weekend at the Janesville Ice Arena, the Jets are one victory away from a first-round playoff sweep of the Springfield Jr. Blues.
Milwaukee suffers from another slow start
You can add girls lacrosse to the mix of spring sports available at Janesville Craig and Janesville Parker. The Janesville Bluebirds are expected to open their inaugural season Friday night.
Former Janesville Craig teacher developed love for photography in the 1970s.
Longtime Janesville youth sports advocate and Parker High School booster club member and president Diane Jacobson is one of five 2018 inductees into the Janesville Sports Hall of Fame.
Delavan-Darien's Jaida Speth was a first-team all-Southern Lakes Conference selection as the lone senior on her basketball team and is now the lone senior for a softball program attempting to keep its recent run of success going.
First spring hunting season opens Wednesday
Five notable area high school sports performances from the past week and five events to watch for over the next seven days:
Sam Renlund scored the go-ahead goal in the third period, and the Janesville Jets pushed the Springfield Jr. Blues to the brink of elimination with a 3-2 win Saturday at the Janesville Ice Arena.
