January 2024

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Hockey Cardinals keep rolling

Middleton’s hockey team won two of three games last week.

The Cardinals defeated Beloit Memorial, 4-1, on Jan. 16. Middleton toppled Sun Prairie, 3-1, on Jan. 18, then fell to Stevens Point, 4-1, last Saturday.

The Cardinals are now 11-7 overall and lead the Big Eight Conference with a 7-1 mark.

Here’s a recap of the Cardinals’ week:

• Middleton 4, Beloit Memorial 1 — Wyatt Ehrhardt scored a pair of goals and had two assists to power the Cardinals past the host Purple Knights.

Cam Semrad and Cade Semrad both had a goal and assist, as well, while Eli Covey added an assist.

Heuer Stutz had 29 saves and earned the win in goal for Middleton.

“Truthfully, I don’t think we played a very good game down in Beloit,” Middleton coach Dan Truehl said. “It’s a tough place to play in the middle of January as the rink doesn’t have four walls.

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MHS swimmers down Memorial

Middleton’s boys swimming team defeated Madison Memorial, 92-78, last Friday and stayed unbeaten in the Big Eight Conference.

“Many of the races came down to less than a second, especially for the second, third and fourth place finishes, which is where swim meets are really won,” Middleton coach Wes Lagerhausen said. “Our team fought hard, raced all the way to the wall and came away with wins for both JV (98-72) and varsity.”

Middleton’s 200-medley relay team of Max Carter, Caden VanBuren, Ben Cutler-Heiderscheit and Cowan Vitense broke the pool record with a time of 1:36.63. The Cardinals’ quartet of Ty Carbon, Colin Gabert, Anton Peters and Liam Mair also finished third.

Middleton’s 200-yard freestyle relay team of VanBuren, Cowan Vitense, Jackson Esteves and Sam Wolf was first, while the quartet of Mair, Carbon, Samuel Keith and Miles Wagener was fourth.

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MHS Theatre presents ‘The Little Prince’

Middleton High School Theatre is delighted to announce the continuation of the 2023-24 season with the whimsical adventure, “The Little Prince.” This family-friendly play features cast members from MHS as well as local middle and elementary schools. “The Little Prince” will open on February 1 at 7:00 PM in Middleton High School’s Black Box Theatre, with performances on February 2 at 7:00 PM, and February 3 at 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM. The play runs for one hour with no intermission. Directed by Katrina Brunner and written by Rick Cummins and John Scoullar, with set designs by Jonathan Hagberg, “The Little Prince” is based on the classic book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.

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Former EMS director appears in court

Cross Plains former Emergency Medical Service director made an initial court appearance Monday, on felony charges in connection with allegedly falsifying payroll records.

Erica J. Jensen, 38, town of Verona, and her attorney, Nathan Otis, waived the right to a preliminary hearing and agreed to the state’s request for release on a signature bond with conditions.

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Sun Prairie West edges MHS

SUN PRAIRIE — In Greek mythology, Sisyphus is forced to spend eternity rolling an immense boulder up a hill. Each time Sisyphus neared the top, the boulder rolled back down, forcing him to begin the futile process once again.

“That’s one of my favorite stories,” Middleton boys basketball coach Kevin Bavery said.

Unless he’s the central character, which is just what Bavery and the Cardinals were during their game at Sun Prairie West on Jan. 11.

Middleton dug itself a double digit deficit early, battled back and forged three second half ties against the host Wolves. The Cardinals never could get take a lead, though, and eventually suffered a 77-73 loss.

Middleton, which got 23 points and nine rebounds from junior center Will Garlock, dropped its third straight game. The Cardinals also fell to 6-4 overall and slipped to fifth place in the Big Eight Conference at 4-3.

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Swimmers win Middleton Invite

Middleton’s boys swimming team is the defending WIAA Division 1 state champs.

And all signs continue to point to the Cardinals having every chance to defend that title next month.

Middleton won its own, seven-team invitational last Saturday.

The Cardinals finished the meet with 226 points, while Madison Memorial (173), McFarland (169), Verona (151) and Sun Prairie West (106) rounded out the top five.

Madison West finished sixth with 105 points and Sauk Prairie/Wisconsin Heights was seventh with 74 points.

Middleton had several highlights along the way, including:

• The 200-yard medley relay team of Ty Carbon, Sam Wolf, Ben Cutler-Heiderscheit and Liam Mair finished first. The Cardinals’ quartet of Nathaniel Straight, Brady Vondrak, Ben Vavilov and Ziggy Garcia Hall also teamed up to place sixth.

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MHS wrestlers split triangular

Middleton’s wrestlers split a pair of dual meets during a home triangular on Jan. 11.

The Cardinals defeated Madison West, 50-27, but fell to Verona, 42-35.

Here’s a look at each match.

 

Middleton 50, Madison West 27

106: Tavish Frank (Middleton) over forfeit (West)

113: Stone Cathcart-Helmer (West) over forfeit (Middleton)

120: Gracie Brooks (West) over forfeit (Middleton)
126: Grady Hargrove (Middleton) over forfeit (West)

132: Alborz Dehnavi (Middleton) over Maya Assad Thompson (West) Fall 1:14

138: Pavil Jones (Middleton) over Jayden Ross (West) Dec. 10-5

144: Reese Miller (Middleton) over Ashton Mazvimavi (West) Fall 0:57

150: Sam Zanton (Middleton) over Alan Ly (West) Fall 1:19

157: Finn Grauwels (Middleton) over Jose De Hilario Castro (West) TF 17-2

165: Damiano Cappellini (West) over Luke LaScala (Middleton) Fall 2:12

175: Bryce Falk (Middleton) over forfeit (West

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Hockey Cards blank Wausau West

When the hockey season started, Middleton coach Dan Truehl wondered how he was going to replace Cam Haynes, an all-conference goalie the last two seasons.

Senior Ian Eberle has eased all those concerns.

Eberle continued his terrific season last Saturday, when he shined in goal and helped Middleton down host Wausau West, 4-0.

Eberle finished with 22 saves and notched his third shutout of the season. Eberle is now 7-4 with a 1.93 goals against average and a .933 save percentage. The Cardinals also improved to 9-4 overall.

“Ebs is such a cool customer,” Middleton coach Dan Truehl said. “Chaos can be ensuing around him and he’ll just look over at the bench with a big smile on his face.

“He’s settled into a rhythm here and is challenging every shot he’s seeing. We’ll need to keep him fresh here in the last eight games, but he’s been a rock for us as we’ve found our winning ways again after Christmas.”

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