September 2018

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Girls swimmers win Waukesha South Invite

Middleton’s girls swimming team has hit the halfway point of its regular season.

Really, though, the Cardinals have already done the majority of their heavy lifting.

Middleton’s schedule was front loaded and it came through with flying colors.

The Cardinals — who have won two straight WIAA Division 1 state championships and are heavy favorites to win a third — showed southeastern Wisconsin who’s boss on Sept. 15.

Middleton won the Waukesha South Invite with 367 points to easily outdistance runner-up Madison West (222.5). Waukesha South/Mukwonago (220), Cedarburg (204) and Arrowhead (197) rounded out the top five.

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Update: Tong Identified as WTS Paradigm Shooter

The Dane County Medical Examiner’s office Thursday identified a Madison man as the person who shot four co-workers Wednesday at WTS Paradigm before law enforcement fatally shot him.

An autopsy identified Anthony Y. Tong, 43, as the shooter. Preliminary results confirmed that he died from firearm-related trauma. He was pronounced dead shortly after arriving Wednesday at a local hospital. Additional testing was underway Thursday afternoon.

Middleton Police Chief Charles Foulke has consistently identified the shooter as a Madison man and that a residence in southwest Madison was searched and items seized apparently linked Tong to the offense.

The address searched was reported in the 9700 block of Watts Dr. Madison.

Law enforcement believes that Tong acted alone as there are no indications that anyone else was involved in the incident, Foulke said.

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Historic Church to Hold Annual Service Sept. 16

All are invited to the annual service of the historic First Lutheran Church, located at the corner of Old Sauk and Pleasant View Roads scheduled for Sept. 16 at 2 p.m. Pastor Doug Locken, Peace Lutheran Church of Waunakee will lead the service.  A memorial service is held each year in memory of the religious faith of the early farm families who immigrated to the area between 1840-50 and made Middleton their home.

The old white church, known when it was built as “the big white church on the hillside” was erected in 1866. It replaced a log chapel built by early German immigrants in 1854 to the north on Pleasant View Road where an old cemetery still sits on the hillside.  The current building was abandoned in 1947 after many of the congregation chose services at the new St. Luke's in Middleton. It sat empty and derelict until the Lutheran synod gave it to the community in the 1970's and was restored through local effort.  It now serves the area as a historic site. 

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Girls swimmers win Brookfield East Invite

Middleton’s girls swimming and diving team has set a goal of winning all of its meets this season.

That immense challenge grew even tougher last weekend when the Cardinals had three of their top swimmers on college recruiting trips.

But Middleton — the two-time WIAA Division 1 state champion — did what it’s done for years. It just kept on winning.

First, the Cardinals downed Madison Memorial, 106-64, in a Big Eight Conference dual meet on Sept. 7. Middleton then won the star-studded Brookfield East Invitational on Sept. 8.

“I was proud of the way we came together for the good of each other and were able to show that we are a team of deep talent who can beat some pretty incredible teams regardless of what our lineup looks like,” Middleton coach Lauren Cabalka said. 

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Madison Memorial stuns Middleton

On one side, there was shock, disbelief, and disappointment.

On the other side, there was sheer jubilation.

The emotions were on full display moments after Middleton’s football team suffered a heartbreaking 30-27 loss to Madison Memorial on the final play of their Big Eight Conference game at Breitenbach Stadium last Friday night.

The Cardinals were clinging to a 27-24 lead with only 9 seconds remaining when Spartans junior quarterback Jason Ceniti took a snap on a third-and-10 play from the Middleton 27-yard-line. Ceniti dropped back and, just before getting hit, heaved a high, arcing pass into the end zone where the ball disappeared into a pack of players.

As the entire stadium went silent, Memorial tight end Dryden Schaefer somehow emerged with the ball setting off a huge celebration by the Spartans.

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Girls XC team shines at Arrowhead Invite

Surprise, surprise.

Well, maybe not to Middleton girls’ cross country coach Alexa Richardson. But perhaps it was a bit stunning to her Cardinals.

Middleton won the 18-team Hartland Arrowhead Invitational on Sept. 6. The Cardinals finished with 78 points and easily outdistanced runner-up DSHA (142).

And while Richardson wasn’t surprised, her team certainly was.

“Although it was not a shock for myself, it was a shock for the girls,” Richardson said. “I knew how talented the girls were going into the race, but the girls had no clue just how good they are.”

News flash: they’re very good.

Middleton freshman Lauren Pansegrau finished second overall, finishing the 5,000-meter race in 19 minutes, 3 seconds.

“Even though Lauren is a freshman, she races like a senior,” Richardson said. “She knows what she is doing, knows how to compete, and is not afraid to go for it.”

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Boys XC team wins Arrowhead Invite

The gang is slowly being reassembled.

And when that group is fully restored, look out.

Middleton’s boys’ cross country team had most of its top runners in action at the Hartland Arrowhead Invite on Sept. 6. And in an event that featured five of the top eight teams in the state, Middleton ran away with the title.

The Cardinals finished with 68 points to easily outdistance runner-up Germantown (102). Arrowhead (120), Mukwonago (141) and Oconomowoc (167) rounded out the top five.

“The boys ran well and I know most were hoping for a better result,” Middleton coach Brian Finnel said. “We weren't going in very fresh and that’s okay. I thought it was a solid start.”

The Cardinals sat most of their top runners at the Verona Invite on Sept. 1. This time, Middleton rested standout Caleb Easton and Roman Ystenes battled through a hip injury.

But the Cardinals brought the rest of their heavy hitters to Hartland and ruled the day.

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Boys spikers shine at New Berlin Invite

Middleton’s boys’ volleyball team wanted to test itself.

The Cardinals wanted to see if they fit with the best of the best.

Now they know. And they like the answers.

Middleton went to the star-studded, 16-team New Berlin Invite last Saturday and shined. The Cardinals reached the semifinals of the event, before losing to Germantown, 25-22, 25-23.

“Well we wanted to see where we stood in state and now we know,” Middleton coach Ben White said. “Extremely pleased with our play and know we can get better if we are more consistent with our serves and play better defense.”

Middleton’s pool play included matches with three schools — Appleton North, Arrowhead and Germantown — that have been state powers for years. North has been to the state tournament seven times since 2002, Arrowhead has gone to state six times this century and Germantown has reached the state tournament five times since 2011.

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