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MHS wrestlers fourth at Waterloo

Middleton’s wrestlers finished in fourth place at the eight-team Waterloo Duals on Dec. 15.

The Cardinals went 2-3 at the event, with wins over Oak Creek and Lakeside Lutheran, and losses to Waukesha West, Sun Prairie East/West and Cuba City.

Here’s a recap of Middleton’s five matches:

 

Middleton defeated Oak Creek, 41-40

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Three football Cards named all-state

Middleton landed three players on the Associated Press All-State football team.

Offensive lineman K.J. Peterson and inside linebacker Sam Pilof were named second-team all-state. Senior quarterback Gabe Passini earned honorable-mention all-state honors.

Peterson, a two-year starter and captain, was named the Big Eight Conference’s Offensive Lineman of the Year this fall. Peterson was also named all-region and first-team all-state.

Peterson anchored an line that helped Middleton’s offense average 35.7 points and 335.0 yards per game.

Tim Simon, Middleton’s co-interim head coach in 2023, was thrilled with Peterson’s season.

“Smart, athletic, great football I.Q. and the lead communicator on our O-Line,” Simon said of Peterson. “He has great feet, great technique, and a great tenacity to finish his blocks. He was a leader of our O-Line and a coach on the field.”

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MHS swimmers win Beloit Invite

Middleton boys swimming coach Wes Lagerhausen wasn’t thrilled when his Cardinals finished second at the Brookfield Invite on Dec. 9.

Lagerhausen was much happier last Saturday.

Middleton won the 14-team Beloit Memorial Invite, finishing with 595 points. Verona was second at 538, while Waukesha South/Catholic Memorial (497.5), Badger co-op (445) and Beloit Memorial (187) rounded out the top five.

Overall, the Cardinals won nine of 16 events. Sam Wolf won both the 400 IM and 100 backstroke, while Middleton captured three of four relays.

“Beloit went really well,” Lagerhausen said. “It was exciting to see some of the details we have been working on in practice start to show up at this meet. I look forward to continuing this trend into winter break.”

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Hockey Cards fall to state powers

Middleton hockey coach Dan Truehl believes you must schedule the best to eventually become the best.

The Cardinals did just that last week and lost a pair of games against two state powers.

Middleton dropped a 2-0 decision to host Madison Edgewood — the No. 1 team in the state — on Dec. 14.

The Cardinals then fell to Hudson, 5-1, in a game played at the Hudson Civic Center last Saturday. Hudson reached the state semifinals last season.

The Cardinals are now 5-4 overall this year and 3-1 in the Big Eight Conference.

“Obviously, we would’ve liked to win one or both of those matchups, but we’ll take every bit of experience out of those games and correct the things that we’ll need come February when the games determine when our season will end,” Truehl said. “When I took over three years ago, we couldn’t get these games. That’s a testament to the young men who have played the past three years, and this current team.

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Middleton’s rough year continues

Year 2 of the Rashard Griffith-era certainly hasn't gone according to plan.

And things didn't get any better last week for Griffith and his Middleton’s girls basketball team.

The Cardinals went to both Sun Prairie schools and lost a pair of games.

First Middleton fell at Sun Prairie East, 48-44, on Dec. 12. The Cardinals then lost at Sun Prairie West, 59-52, last Friday.

Middleton fell to 2-8 overall this season. The Cardinals also slipped to eighth place in the 10-team Big Eight Conference at 2-6.

Here’s the recap from another rough week for Middleton:

• Sun Prairie East 48, Middleton 44 — Kenzie Zimmerman had 14 points and six rebounds for Middleton, while Brooke Michelotti added 12 points and four steals in a losing effort.

Sun Prairie East snapped a five-game losing streak.

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Middleton football job being posted

The biggest coaching job at Middleton High School is open once again.

Middleton athletic director Jamie Sims said he'll be posting an opening for the head football coach this week. Sims said he would like to begin the interview process early in 2024 and have the Cardinals’ next head coach in place by Feb., 2024.

Joe Poehls and Tim Simon served as co-interim head coaches last season and led the Cardinals to a 9-2 overall record and a second place finish in the Big Eight Conference at 6-1.

Middleton lost both of its matchups to arch-rival Verona, though, including a 28-26 defeat in Level 2 of the postseason. And that left many close to the program disappointed that one of the Cardinals’ most talented teams this century didn't achieve even more.

“Obviously, we didn’t get the best result we wanted from football,” Middleton standout running back Bryce Falk recently told the Times-Tribune.

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Middleton rallies past Craig

They trailed for the entire first half.

They rallied, only to blow a 10-point lead midway through the second half.

And they struggled mightily at the free throw line in clutch time.

It wasn’t easy for members of the Middleton boys basketball team Friday night against Janesville Craig, but they persevered.

The Cardinals found a way to scratch and claw their way to a 62-56, Big Eight Conference win over the visiting Cougars.

“One word I would use to describe it is gutsy,” Cardinals senior guard Gavin Meister said. “Craig’s a great team, but we have to be way more disciplined. At the end we gutted it out when we needed to, though.”

Indeed, that’s exactly how Middleton (4-1, 3-1 Big Eight) won its third straight game in league play after opening with a lopsided loss to Madison Memorial.

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Middleton rolls past Verona

Middleton was hopeful Gavin Meister would be part of its Big Eight Conference championship team last season.

Instead, Meister was ineligible for varsity play due to WIAA transfer rules.

Meister is making up for lost time today.

Meister made four 3-pointers and had a team-high 28 points as Middleton downed Verona, 76-65, on Dec. 5. The Cardinals improved to 3-1 overall and 2-1 in the Big Eight Conference, while Verona fell to 3-1, 2-1.

“Gavin Meister shot lights out from beyond the arc,” Middleton coach Kevin Bavery said.

MHS junior center Will Garlock added 13 points and 11 rebounds despite battling early foul trouble, while Marquis Walker had 11 points, two assists and a steal. Avery Houden added nine points, three rebounds and three blocks, while Isaiah Oliver had seven points, five assists and four rebounds.

Verona senior wing Drew Murphy led all scorers with 30 points, while junior forward Cameron Williams had 19 points.

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Hockey Cards split a pair

Middleton’s hockey team had a chance to grab early control of the Big Eight Conference race on Dec. 5.

Instead, Middleton dropped a 2-1 decision to host Sun Prairie.

Middleton rebounded with a 7-4 win over University School of Milwaukee on Dec. 8.

Middleton is now 4-2 overall and sits in second place in the Big Eight at 2-1. Sun Prairie leads the conference with a 3-1 mark.

Here’s a recap of Middleton’s week:

• Sun Prairie United 2, Middleton 1 — Gabe Passini’s goal at 11:55 of the second period gave Middleton a 1-0 lead. Patrick Passini and Alexander Moreau assisted on the play.

But Sun Prairie evened the game, 1-1, with just 9 seconds left in the second period. United then got the game winner just 3 minutes into the third period.

Middleton put 32 shots on goal, but converted just one.

Middleton’s Ian Eberle made 24 saves, but took the loss.

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Girls basketball team rallies past East

Middleton’s girls basketball team needed a spark.

Some type of catalyst to potentially reverse what’s been an extremely frustrating season.

Perhaps it came on Dec. 7.

Middleton used a late 9-0 run to take a 59-55 lead over visiting Madison East. The Cardinals then held on for a thrilling 59-58 upset win.

Middleton improved to 2-6 on the year and 2-4 in the Big Eight Conference. East fell to 4-2, 4-2.

The Cardinals got a team-high 19 points from Senior forward Zimmerman and nine each from sophomore guard Brooke Michelotti and Sophia Ynclan. East’s Valerie Richardson led all scorers with 24 points.

Middleton trailed most of the second half and still found itself in a 55-50 hole with 3 ½ minutes remaining.

The Cardinals ran off nine straight points, though, over a 2-minute window and took control.

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