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December 2023

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Middleton’s rough year continues

Submitted by MTT News on Thu, 12/21/2023 - 14:44

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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Week 51

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Airport commission brings back public comments

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/19/2023 - 09:03

The Airport Commission is ready to return public comments to its monthly meeting agendas, possibly early next year. 

Public comments were eliminated about three years ago in the wake of meetings that sometimes devolved into sharp back and forth exchanges between commissioners and residents upset about the potential for a longer runway.  

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Part of controversial line up and running

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/19/2023 - 09:02

TOWN OF MIDDELTON – American Transmission Co. has put into service the segment of a high-voltage power line that extends between substations in the town of Middleton and Montfort, Wis. the company announced Monday. 

About 95% of the 102-mile Cardinal-Hickory Creek 345-kilovolt power line is in Wisconsin, and it was hotly contested before and after the Public Service Commission approved its construction in 2019. 

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City will pay $40,000 for creek monitoring

Submitted by admin on Tue, 12/19/2023 - 09:02

The City of Middleton will kick in $8,000 per year for five years, or a total of $40,000, as part of the Black Earth Creek Stream Monitoring Program thanks to a motion approved Dec. 5 by the Middleton Common Council.

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Middleton football job being posted

Submitted by MTT News on Mon, 12/18/2023 - 14:09

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

Submitted by MTT News on Thu, 12/14/2023 - 10:59

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

Submitted by MTT News on Thu, 12/14/2023 - 10:56

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

Submitted by MTT News on Thu, 12/14/2023 - 10:53

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

Submitted by MTT News on Thu, 12/14/2023 - 10:51

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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