Seven-time defending conference champion Beloit Turner got the 2019 softball season off to a good start Thursday with an 8-7 Rock Valley win over East Troy.
A conference-by-conference preview of the area high school softball season, which is scheduled to begin with a handful of Rock Valley games today.
Janesville Parker's softball team opens the season Friday with nonconference games against Fort Atkinson and Milton at the Janesville Youth Sports Complex.
The Kristen Worm era begins Friday for Janesville Craig softball. The first-year coach takes over for Dan Bayreuther, who retired after 25 seasons at the helm.
A look at the numbers, players and teams that stood out during the recently completed winter basketball season.Â
Janesville Parker’s girls track team got the season off to a strong start Friday night.
Kobe Johnson and Jalen Johnson combined for 36 points as the Knights outscored the Elks 45-25 in the second half to reach Saturday's Division 2 championship
Elkhorn's boys basketball team said it would not be afraid of top-ranked Nicolet at the state tournament. The Elks proved they were fearless, despite losing 70-46 at the Kohl Center.
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Fourth-seeded Elkhorn faces top-seeded Glendale Nicolet in a WIAA Division 2 state semifinal at 1:35 p.m. Friday at the Kohl Center in Madison.
Fourth-seeded Elkhorn faces top-seeded Glendale Nicolet in a WIAA Division 2 state semifinal at 1:35 p.m. Friday at the Kohl Center in Madison.
A statistical look at the boys basketball teams for Nicolet, Milwaukee Washington, La Crosse Central and Elkhorn ahead of the WIAA state tournament
Eric Higgins, a 25-year-old Elkhorn Area High School graduate with Down syndrome, creates signs and hypes up the Elks boys basketball team. Higgins usually only attends home games, so he's missed much of the team's postseason run, but he'll see the Elks at the state tournament Friday.
The Elks are the No. 4 seed for this week's WIAA Division 2 state basketball tournament in Madison. Nicolet, Milwaukee Washington and La Crosse Central all bring state experience and Division I-bound college players with them to the Kohl Center.
A recap of "Championship Saturday" at the 2019 WIAA state girls basketball tournament.Â
Putting on an offensive clinic from the opening tip, Martin Luther rolled to a 76-41 win over Beloit Turner.
The Elkhorn boys basketball team has won its past three WIAA tournament games by a combined nine points, including Saturday's 60-58 last-second victory over Mount Horeb.
Senior point guard Luke Umnus made a tough layup with 1 second left, and the Elkhorn boys basketball team beat Mount Horeb 60-58 on Saturday in a WIAA Division 2 sectional final. The Elks will play in the state tournament Friday.
Elkhorn is 22-3 but hasn't gotten love in the rankings this season. Beloit Turner has been overlooked after losing six of its first 14 games. Both will play in WIAA sectional final games Saturday.
Led by Division I recruits Dan Blomgren and Mitchell Woelfle, five Janesville Craig baseball players signed national letters of intent Friday.
Jordan Majeed scored 30 points on 11-of-14 shooting and DJ Wash Jr. had five of his 11 points in the final four minutes as Turner used an 11-1 run to rally for a 57-53 victory over Edgerton in a WIAA Division 3 sectional semifinal at Janesville Craig.
Elkhorn senior guard Chance Larson’s game-winning layup gave the Elks a 49-48 victory over top-seeded Westosha Central in a WIAA Division 2 sectional semifinal game at Burlington High School.
A 44-point second half lifted Belleville High's boys basketball team to a 70-66 win over Orfordville Parkview on Thursday in a WIAA Division 4 sectional semifinal win.
Janesville Craig senior Aaron Leverson was named second-team all-Big Eight in boys basketball. Craig's Jack Huml and Janesville Parker's Tremar Curry were third team.
Winning has started to become more of the norm for a number of the athletic programs at Orfordville Parkview, especially in basketball. The Vikings, along with Edgerton, Turner and Elkhorn, will play in a sectional semifinal boys hoops game Thursday night.
All three area sectional semifinals set for Thursday have been moved to new sites.
Eight of the 14 teams in The Gazette's main coverage area will be in a new conference for high school football in 2020 if the WIAA gives final approval to the WFCA's plan in April.
Rodney Wedig has been named head football coach at Milton High School.
Elkhorn's boys basketball team won at second-seeded East Troy, 56-50, in a WIAA Division 2 regional final Saturday night.
Third-seeded La Follette (19-5) plays seventh-seeded Waunakee in a sectional semifinal game Thursday. Waunakee upset second-seeded Racine Park on Saturday.
Orfordville Parkview, Edgerton and Beloit Turner each won regional titles in boys basketball Saturday night. For Parkview, the regional crown was the program's first since 1966.
Lockhart scored 36.35 points to finish fifth in the Division 2 all-around, joining Allie Phillips, Randi Fuller and Courtney Leece as the only Elkhorn gymnasts to have reached the podium in the all-around at state.
University of Wisconsin recruit Sydney Hilliard scored 31 points to lead Monroe over Milton, 62-51, in a WIAA Division 2 sectional final girls basketball game Saturday at Oregon.
A recap of high school boys basketball regional semifinal games for Friday, March 1, 2019.Â
The No. 3 Trojans bolted to an early lead and led by double figures for most of Friday's WIAA Division 3 regional semifinal against No. 6 Madison Edgewood. Turner won 63-49, leaning on their aggressive man-to-man defense and a balanced scoring assault to eliminate the Crusaders.Â
Elks best event is floor exercise; individual meet is today
Edgerton High's boys basketball team advanced to a WIAA Division 3 regional final game by beating Evansville 45-33 Friday night.
Craig beat Middleton 61-52 to open the WIAA boys basketball postseason. The Cougars will play at third-seeded Madison La Follette on Saturday night.
Elkhorn will field one of the youngest lineups of any team during the WIAA state gymnastics meet this weekend in Wisconsin Rapids. This was the first season the Elks were able to train inside the school's massive indoor athletic facility.Â
A 10-0 spurt that began four minutes into the second half helped Milton's girls basketball team pave the way to a 62-54 victory over top-seeded Waterford in a Division 2 sectional semifinal.
The road to the Kohl Center heats up this weekend, as regional champions are crowned in boys basketball.
Janesville Craig sophomore Claudia Fieiras and senior Emily Pierson were named all-Big Eight second team in girls basketball.
Janesville Craig senior Ben Coulter was named second-team all-Big Eight in boys hockey.
Kenosha Tremper outscored Parker 47-32 in the second half and coasted to a 75-61 victory in a WIAA Division 1 regional quarterfinal boys basketball game at Tremper High.
Connor Green set a career high with 28 points, leading the Cardinals as they defeated visiting Montello 78-60 in a WIAA Division 4 regional quarterfinal game and ended a long drought without a postseason win.Â
A roundup of area high school boys basketball WIAA regional quarterfinal games played Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019.
The Elkhorn High senior has the second-most wins in the history of a storied wrestling program and was a three-time state place-winner.
The Janesville Craig senior was pinned by Max Meeuwsen of Bay Port at 2 minutes, 18 seconds in the Division 1 285-pound title match at the WIAA state wrestling tournament.Â
No. 11-seeded Craig nearly rallied from a 10-point deficit in the final six and a half minutes, but a 3-pointer at the buzzer drew only the front of the rim, and third-seeded Memorial held on for a 54-51 victory.
The Red Hawks avenged last year's regional final loss by beating the Eagles 55-34 in a Division 2 final, while Brodhead could not pull the upset over Belleville in a Division 4 regional final
The season came to an end Friday night for Janesville Parker's girls basketball team. Middleton outscored the Vikings by 21 in the second half en route to a 63-35 win in a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal win.
Four area wrestlers competed in semifinals Friday evening at the Kohl Center. Elkhorn's Daniel Stilling and Craig's Keeanu Benton won to reach finals tomorrow.Â
