Jerry Schliem inducted into American Football Association Semi-Pro Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio
Tegan Christiansen is wrapping up a prolific prep career Saturday by playing in the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association all-star game as a member of the South Large team.
The Rock County River Monsters split a pair of games Friday on the first day of the three-day Plover Tournament. The area's American Legion 19U team defeated Madison Impact 11-1 and lost to Manitowoc 9-5.
The Rock County River Monsters ran their winning streak to three Tuesday night with a doubleheader sweep over Union Grove in American Legion baseball at Pohlman Field.
The inaugural season for the Rock County River Monsters has been a success. The area's 19U American Legion baseball team is 14-5 on the season.
The first high school football practices of the fall are four weeks from today. Gazette sports editor Eric Schmoldt takes a look at five storylines he's got on his mind during the countdown to kickoff.
The WIAA Board of Control approved several changes at last week's meeting, including allowing a maximum of 24 games to the boys and girls varsity basketball schedules beginning with the 2020-21 season.
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A high-octane fastball helped Janesville Craig right-hander Mitchell Woelfle earn first-team all-Big Eight Conference honors three times. A better curveball led him to a 10-1 record and The Gazette's area player of the year honor as a senior.
Of the 16 players selected, 11 were on either Janesville Craig, Beloit Turner or Milton. Craig has five players on the team, while Milton and Turner have three each.
The River Monsters scored six runs with two outs in the second inning on the way to an 11-2 victory over visiting Whitewater at Riverside Park.
Remington Stark of Orfordville Parkview is The Gazette's 2019 area player of the year in softball. The junior right-hander was second in the state in strikeouts per game and was fifth overall in total Ks.
Led by three Elkhorn High players, The Gazette's all-area softball team was dominant at the plate, in the circle and with the glove.
The Panthers (18-0-2) won the shootout 4-1, clinching their second state title and an unbeaten season.
Luke and Vince Umnus combined for eight points in the White team's 96-94 win over the Red team.
The Rock County River Monsters began play in the Dale Barry Classic on Friday with a 7-4 win over Mukwonago at Riverside Park.
Badger's Jada Moss scored 15 points and Janesville Craig's Emily Pierson contributed 13 points as the South used a dominating third quarter to pull ahead for a 90-85 win at JustAGame Fieldhouse.
The Rock County River Monsters opened up the American Legion baseball season Tuesday night and have 37 games scheduled in the inaugural season.
Janesville Craig juniors Hallie King and Brooke Parkhurst earned first-team all-Big Eight Conference honors in girls soccer.
Janesville Craig graduate Emily Pierson will wrap up her high school basketball career by playing in the WBCA All-Star Division 1 girls game Friday in Wisconsin Dells.
After six and a half years of covering area high school sports, Gazette sports editor Eric Schmoldt takes a moment to reflect on just how hard it is for teams to make a run to a state tournament.
Led by player of the year Mitchell Woelfle, Janesville Craig landed five players on the all-Big Eight Conference baseball first team.
Abby Humphrey overcame the injury bug to earn all-Big Eight first-team honors this season in softball.
Janesville Craig senior Daniel Thomsen was recently named second-team all-Big Eight in boys golf.
McFarland ends Elks' nine-game winning streak en route to state berth
Photo gallery: Milton lost 6-3 in their Division 1 sectional final game against Hamilton in Oconomowoc on Tuesday, June 4.
The season ended one win short of a state tournament berth Tuesday for Milton High's baseball team. The Red Hawks lost 6-3 to Sussex Hamilton in a WIAA Division 1 sectional title game.
Edgerton senior Joe Forsting held on through a weather delay and the shortening of the tournament Tuesday to finish at even par and win the WIAA Division 2 state boys golf championship by one stroke.
Photo gallery: Milton defeats Janesville Parker 4-3 in their sectional semifinal game in Oconomowoc on Tuesday.
Milton High has never played in the state baseball tournament. The Red Hawks are one win away from changing that.
Photo gallery: The WIAA state boys golf tournament began at University Ridge Golf Course in Madison on Monday, June 3.
Edgerton senior Joe Forsting shot the round of the day at the WIAA state boys golf tournament Monday, shooting 5-under 67 to take a four-shot lead on the Division 2 field. Lake Geneva Badger senior Blake Wisdom shot 70 to lead the D1 field by one.
Kadin Kleman shot his best round of the season to get to the WIAA state boys golf tournament.
Janesville Parker, Milton and Elkhorn will play in high school baseball sectionals Tuesday, where a pair of victories would lead to rather unlikely state tournament berths.
Five notable performances by area high school athletes in the past week and five events to watch for in the coming seven days.
Johansen not only won a WIAA state championship Saturday at UW-La Crosse, but she ran the race faster than any other D2 girls runner in state meet history. She won in 11.95 seconds, beating Westby’s Grace Hebel by 0.26 seconds.
Ryann Porter did not have time to dwell on a misfortune Saturday.
A recap of regional final girls soccer matches Saturday, June 1, including Monona Grove's 7-0 win over the visiting Red Hawks
The Parkview sophomore's final throw in the wheelchair shot put sailed 24 feet, 11.5 inches at the WIAA state track and field meet in La Crosse. He won his second straight state title in the event and equaled the state record set by Greendale's Zak Giemza in 2012.
Lake Geneva Badger's Mason Sniatynski suffered his second loss of the season Friday, a 6-3, 6-3 defeat to Green Bay Southwest's Johnny Zakowski in a WIAA Division 1 state singles quarterfinal match at Madison's Nielsen Tennis Stadium.
Sylvia Johansen of Cklinton leads the list of area qualifiers for the WIAA state track and field meet that begins today in La Crosse.
Photo gallery: Janesville Parker defeated top-ranked Janesville Craig 1-0 in their regional final game at Riverside Park on Thursday, May 30.
Megan Christens and Breana Sendelbach scored two goals each Thursday to lead Evansville High’s girls soccer team to a 7-0 win over Melrose-Mindoro in a WIAA Division 3 regional semifinal game.
Casey Stone tossed a three-hitter Thursday evening at Riverside Park, and ninth-seeded Janesville Parker scored on an error in the seventh inning to shock top-seeded and No. 1-ranked Janesville Craig 1-0 in a WIAA Division 1 regional final.
Milton High won its first regional baseball title since 2012 Thursday with an 8-1 win over Hartland Arrowhead in a Division 1 game.
Janesville Parker's girls 800 relay team and Janesville Craig's boys 3,200 relay team are primed for a podium finish at this weekend's WIAA state track and field meet in La Crosse.
The season ended for Beloit Turner on Wednesday with a 1-0 loss to McFarland in a WIAA Division 2 regional title game.
Elkhorn defeated Big Foot 13-3 in their Division 2 regional final game on Wednesday, May 29. Elkhorn advances to play McFarland in Baraboo on Tuesday.
The Elkhorn High School baseball team won a regional championship Wednesday in the school's first season in Division 2.
The season ended Wednesday for Orfordville Parkview's baseball team following a 15-3 loss to Lakeside Lutheran in a Division 3 regional title game.
A roundup of regional girls soccer games for Tuesday, May 28, 2019.
