May 2026

Middleton’s girls softball team had their best week of the season.

The Cardinals went 5-0 with two wins over Verona, and victories over Stevens Point, Burlington and Oregon.

Middleton improved to 13-7 overall and is 8-3 in the Big Eight Conference.

Here’s a recap of the Cardinals’ week.

• Middleton 5, Verona 0 — Sophomore Cece Smith struck out 13 and allowed just three hits to lead the host Cardinals past the Wildcats on May 5.

Smith threw strikes on 68 of her 100 pitches, walked one, allowed just one runner to reach second base and struck out the side in two different innings.

Middleton erupted for five runs in the fifth to break a scoreless tie.

Middleton’s boys tennis team won two of three meets last week.

The Cardinals won Big Eight Conference meets over Madison La Follette and Madison East by 7-0 scores on May 7 and May 5.

Middleton then dropped a 5-2 decision to Whitefish Bay on May 8.

Here’s a recap of the Cardinals’ week.

• Middleton 7, Madison La Follette 0 — The Cardinals rolled to straight set wins at all seven flights on May 7.

Cam Hosfield, Preetham Peddireddy, Tianmu Pei and Joseph Weisman cruised to singles wins. And in doubles action, the teams of Caden Cheng and Zander Endres, Lucas Bush and Ethan Yang, and Sullivan Watson and Benjamin Myers all posted wins.

• Middleton 7, Madison East 0 — The Cardinals cruised to straight set wins at each of the seven flights on May 5.

Alexander Bo, Cam Hosfield, Tianmu Pei and Joseph Weisman all notched straight set wins.

Middleton’s girls lacrosse lost two of three games last week.

The Cardinals dropped a 15-6 decision to Oregon on May 5 and fell to Bay Port, 12-11, in overtime on May 8.

Middleton then bounced back and defeated Kimberly, 14-4, on May 9.

Here’s a recap of those games.

• Oregon 15, Middleton 6 — Senior Sophie Eisele and sophomore Grace Metz both had two goals, but the Cardinals fell to the Panthers on May 5. Seniors Olivia Leslie and Eloise Wilde both added goals for MHS, while senior Lily Kastman had two assists and both senior Sylvie Balistreri and junior Ella Reeson had assists.

• Bay Port 12, Middleton 11 (OT) — Cardinals senior Sophia Eisele had an eye-popping seven goals, but MHS fell to the Pirates in overtime.

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

The Cardinals rolled past Madison La Follette, 10-0, on May 5 and downed Sun Prairie East, 2-0, on May 7. Middleton then fell to Kettle Moraine, 3-0, on May 8.

The Cardinals are now 8-2-4 overall and 5-1 in the Big Eight Conference.

Here’s a recap of Middleton’s week.

• Middleton 10, Madison La Follette 0 — Zoe Sharaf had three goals and two assists to power the Cardinals in a game stopped at halftime due to the mercy rule.

“Not a very eventful game other than all the goals we scored,” Middleton coach Mary Duffy said.

Teagan Kadow, Annu Mundas, Amaya Rao and Brooke Lister all had a goal and an assist for MHS. Tatum Flaten, Sydney Hewuse and Katelyn Zutter all had goals, while Bea Norman, Elspeth Avery and Amy Medsker each had assists.