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@MarquetteU grad. @journalsentinel high school sports reporter.

Milwaukee, WI
Joined January 2013
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An off day for the @Brewers , so a no-brainer for manager Craig Counsell to be in attendance to watch his son Jack compete with the Whitefish Bay Blue Dukes today at WIAA state baseball.
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#14 forever immortalized at Whitnall High School.
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Hey @netflix do a show about appreciating local newspapers please and thank you.
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You can't overestimate the social power of a Netflix miniseries.
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Touched on these quotes in my recap, but felt like these two moments for @ArrowheadBoysBB coach @cgjhaase and @MacWrecke as they reflected on their final game together at the high school level deserved to be shared in full. Wrecke ended his career with 2,033 points for Arrowhead
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REPORT OF SHOTS FIRED: As recorded on Milwaukee Lutheran’s livestream of their home game with Pius XI Catholic. According to an MPD Press Release: MPD responded at 9:20, no injuries have been reported, no one is in custody and the investigation is ongoing. More to come.
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“Why aren’t these fires being put out? Whose job is that?” -Fire Department
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Penn State’s James Franklin just arrived to Wisconsin Lutheran College via helicopter to check on a couple commits: OL @donovan_harbour and RB @CoreySmith_1 (Not dressed tonight) Rumor is he is also headed to Arrowhead to see fellow commit @garrettsextonwi later this evening.
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Penn State’s James Franklin has left the building at the end of the first. Off to check on other recruits? 📸: @davekallmann
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Senior @MilanMomcilovi5 is subbed out for the final time as a Pewaukee Pirate, having led them to three-straight WIAA D2 titles. @PewaukeeHoops
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It’s so wild — mostly painful — to think back to February 2011. The Packers are on top of the world and the roster is set to make a run at multiple championships: ascending QB, OL pieces are there, all-star stable of receivers, ball-hawking secondary and a ruthless pass rush.
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FINAL: Kettle Moraine 27 West De Pere 10. @KMLaserFootball are the WIAA Division 2 state champions for the first time since 1988.
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Your WIAA Division 2 state champions, @KMLaserFootball
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Arrowhead’s emotional week ends in triumph. 31-28 over Classic 8 rival Mukwonago to move on to Level 2 of the WIAA playoffs.
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How can you not be romantic about snowfall at Lambeau Field?
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Career news: 🎶I’m coming home🎶 This July, I’m coming home🎶
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@Michael_Cohen13 Rough day for your mentions though I’m sure.
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🚨Personal News🚨 I have accepted an offer to join the Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK of newspapers as a prep sports reporter based in Stevens Point. My first day will be July 26. Thrilled to be blessed with this opportunity to continue in sports journalism and stay in Wisconsin!
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Was able to get a minute of J.J. And Derek’s time here at halftime.
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. @VinceBiegel is back with the Miami Dolphins, signing with their practice squad per the team website. The @rapidsathletics and @BadgerFootball alum is back in the NFL.
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Your WIAA D1 state baseball champions for the first time in program history: @WFB_Baseball
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Franklin’s @c_palkowski1 with a long TD run to ice this one, “The Helmet Game” trophy is going home with the Knights. @Athletics_OCHS 35-7 over Franklin #wisfb #hsswi
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Disappointed this didn’t make your analysis of the ATL-MIL-OAK trade @CyrtHogg 😂
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DOWN GOES No. 1! @KMLaserFootball has defeated Mukwonago 28-7 to hand them their first loss of the season. Full recap of how our top 10 entering the week fared coming shortly for @journalsentinel
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. @VinceBiegel in the house tonight to receive a @rapidsathletics Hall of Fame designation ahead of tonight’s matchup with @FootballMHS . Both teams are 4-3, with Marshfield looking to join WR among teams who have clinched playoff berths.
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Trying something new! Oftentimes I’m sitting on all these clips and interviews that rarely get their full play for one reason or another. Going to try as able with my schedule to compile them into a short rough cut of a video. Check out @HUHS_Athletics vs. Nicolet from my POV:
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With 28 points in the sectional final win over Milwaukee Hamilton, @ArrowheadBoysBB senior and UWGB commit @MacWrecke moved into the top 50 in state history for all-time scoring (1,998 points). He currently sits in 49th according to records kept by the @WisBCA
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DISASTER strikes at the goal line for Marquette, and @ArrowheadFB is going to win this game after recovering this high snap. FINAL: 21-14 Arrowhead over Marquette in a THRILLER.
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A LOT of points on the floor here on parent night at @WiscoBB as they get set to tip off against @PXI_Athletics . Vikings star @KnueppelKon greets parents Chari (1,964 points at UWGB) and Kon Knueppel I (2,000+ at Wisconsin Lutheran College). Story/updates to come.
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Cole Mirasola (51-1) of West Bend West wins a third WIAA state title with this 7-3 decision over Appleton North’s Brock Arndt. The Mirasola twins take seven WIAA state titles combined across their illustrious careers.
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Homestead’s Charlie Millard and his coaches made quite the entrance:
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If this isn’t a metaphor for the rest of the NFC North aside from GB this year, idk what is.
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We need some updates here:
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First-year starter at QB @bradynhorn01 is ready to make his mark for @MuskegoHSFB in his junior season.
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Also spoke with Homestead DB @Anthony_Chung6 , who is gaining recruiting attention while leading the Homestead secondary.
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“The Helmet Game” trophy has migrated from the Oak Creek sideline to the @FranklinSabers sideline, as director of athletics Cordell Smith wasted no time retrieving it with the Sabers leading 38-0 past the midway point in the fourth.
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Kon receives his medal and @WiscoBB celebrates the second 30-0 season in WIAA state history after an 83-62 win over Pewaukee in the WIAA D2 title game.
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What a throw and catch by @HoltzVance and @tripp_walsh for the TOUCHDOWN! 10-6 Arrowhead lead over Homestead with 6:03 remaining in the third quarter #wisfb #hsswi
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Gatorade's Wisconsin Player of the Year is staying in-state with the Badgers. More to come.
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Committed.🦡🦡 #OnWisconsin
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Just sent my @PewaukeeHoops recap to edit on their 58-56 win over Nicolet. I asked Coach David Burkemper and @MilanMomcilovi5 about his hardware picked up this week, as well as the possibility that @nick_janowski12 contends for the same awards next year. Their answers:
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Wisconsin Lutheran's @Kon2Knueppel has been nominated for the 2024 McDonald's All American Games on April 2. He is among a list of 700+ nationwide boys and girls nominees. The top 24 boys and top 24 girls selected to play in the All American Games will be revealed on Jan. 23.
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Three-peat for @CoachHerriot and the Warhawks!
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Your Division 1 WIAA Champions, @Westosha_GGolf
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Now who could this be? #mubb
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@kmlasersfb Kettle Moraine are your Classic 8 Champions! This stop with less than a minute left sealed it for @kmlasersfb , an 8-7 victory to take its first ever C8 title.
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'I'm finally living life': Sussex Hamilton's @aidan_konop spoke with me about his mental health journey, and how time away from basketball allowed him to come back stronger than ever to @HHSChargerHoops Story:
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I did not meet the late @FHSBoysSoccer23 coach Tomislav Markovic in life, but it was an immense privilege to speak with several friends, former colleagues and players while reflecting on his legacy on Milwaukee soccer and the Croatian community.
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LASERS LEAD! Jonathon Ksobiech scores with 2:40 remaining, then takes it himself again for the two-pointer to give @kmlasersfb the 8-7 lead over Muskego.
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The @lgbadgerFB team has taken the field for the WIAA D2 state final with Waunakee. After calling himself a “game-time decision” to be on the sideline vs. in the booth, head coach Matt Hensler is on the sideline at Camp Randall.
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Jacob Siner is running out of his mind tonight. This scamper sets up @ArrowheadFB with first and goal at the Mukwonago 9.
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BREAKING: Can confirm that not everything sucked in 2020, and that this sportswriter out-kicked his coverage.
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@TheWilderThings @OldTakesExposed I’m only 25 so there’s theoretically still time but I think it’s fair to call it on this one.
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@kmlasersfb A celebratory shower for @coach_mcdonnell may be a bit of a hat on a hat in this weather, but you won’t hear the Lasers coach complaining about it. 2023 Classic 8 Champions!
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@ShorelandSoccer Your WIAA D4 state champions from Shoreland Lutheran
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Your WIAA Division 3 sectional 1 champions, the Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau Red Hawks.
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@notthefakeSVP I'll take "Things no ESPN colleague said to Skip Bayless on his way out the door" for 500, Alex.
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This one is getting some traction over on “The Gram” so I figured I’d post here as well: @nate_kollath with a tricky fake to fool this amateur cameraman before leaping over a pair of Mukwonago defenders for a score @HHSChargerFB
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NEW STATE CHAMPION: Stuart Seymour of @brookfieldbarr1 wins the 100 butterfly in 47.62. Top-seeded Hugo Arteaga of Racine Case Co-op finishes third in 49.53. #wiaaswim
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Throw the party of the month? Nah, the party of the year. WIAA Division 1 No. 1 @MuskegoHSFB (8-0) @ Div. 2 No. 1 @kmlasersfb (8-0) The five-time reigning champions of the Classic 8 and the reigning WIAA D2 champs duke it out for the C8 title. Updates here, story to come.
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Hey @sark my @youtooz finally arrived the other day, had to add what I thought was the appropriate sound bite that inspired the piece. #RespawnInbox
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Personal news: I am leaving the Trempealeau County Times later this month to pursue another opportunity. I will have more on that in the near future, but for now I wanted to take as much space as four notes app pages allow to thank the wonderful readers for an incredible 4+ years
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Three gold balls and a silver ball in the last four seasons. Not the way they wanted it to end, but what a run for @PewaukeeHoops
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WIAA Brackets for all seven 11-man divisions and 8-player football are now released. I'll have takeaways on the Milwaukee area matchups and paths to titles later today. Divisions 1/4
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Not to toot my own horn, but to demonstrate the importance of local papers: this is the second preps story that I was first to cover in print that later became a local tv story, then a national tv story. Cool to see Gianni’s story inspire nationwide. #SupportLocalNews
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. @LinseyDavis has the inspiring story of high school freshman Gianni Quintero, who overcame a devastating setback, but now is racing into the record books.
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Had this one in the drafts for a half hour.
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MASON CROSBY MAKES IT FOR THE WIN!!! #GBvsCIN | #GoPackGo
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Senior running back and @BadgerFootball commit @hollywoodN34 is ready to lead the Rufus King backfield once again in 2022. Here are his thoughts on the season ahead:
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Officially an award-winning sports columnist! Thank you to the loyal readers, and @ADannehy for keeping me around when things got rough! All three columns I submitted were after the onset of the pandemic, and do not happen without your support. @WNA_news
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Your WIAA Division 3 champion @IkeLions
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Chants of "We are, Marquette" echoed across Camp Randall at the conclusion of @marquettehigh 's 27-10 win over Franklin in the WIAA D1 title, and boy if that was not a conflicting moment for this Marquette University alum. Good thing @couldbelikemike is on this one.
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Mukwonago's @WynnStang was named to the AP All-State first team, but fell short in the player of the year voting to Mayville's Blake Schraufnagel. @KMLaserFootball received two first-team nods, with @coach_mcdonnell among the nominees for COTY.
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Mukwonago's @WynnStang gave me no choice but to name him our repeat offensive player of the week. More on that, our new top 10 after some turmoil on Friday and a 37-game streak that came to an end:
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My full feature from tonight's @MukFootball win over Sussex Hamilton. @WynnStang leads the way with four scores in a battle of two premier greater Milwaukee area offensive talents.
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WHAT A CATCH! Dylan Drajkowski adds to his impressive day with a 29-yard juggling catch for a touchdown. 31-0 @saberfootball_ with 6:09 left in Q3. Drive set up by a Will Graffin interception.
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Mukwonago’s @WynnStang was on the receiving end of some big hits early, but by game’s end was hitting the truck stick in a 24-6 win over Muskego last night. Told me after “I haven’t gotten hit that hard this whole season…felt great to get the win.” @MukAthletics @MukFootball
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During the open forum portion of the WIAA Annual meeting, Pewaukee AD Jeff Behrens leads off discussion of the competitive balance plan, maligning the transparency and execution of the plan thus far. "Are we striving for balance or punishing success?"
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Given new life by a pass interference on a fourth down, Arrowhead scores on this @HoltzVance run to take the 31-28 lead with 56.8 seconds left. Mukwonago has one timeout remaining as they try to at least force OT.
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TOUCHDOWN: @MuskegoHSFB comes up with a long run from @AshtonKrause18 to take the lead back with 2:03 left. Warriors now up 15-8 after the two-pointer is converted.
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Senior safety @LoganLawonn of @MuskegoHSFB is excited to see how some players with new opportunities step up in 2022.
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After our interview, @DSHAathletics senior Kate Krueger told me about these Irish challenge coins given to the team by a teammate’s mother that say “With God all things are possible. Matt 10:27.” She told me she moved hers into her pocket for good luck after 15. Finish? 🐤-par-🐤
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Talked to @WynnStang to confirm he has moved on from the Badgers to play Division I lacrosse at Queens University. More on his reasoning and the impact social media may have had on his initial decision to accept UW's preferred walk-on offer:
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@AndrewBrandt But how could they look at the protocols and expect to get away with this, knowing they were one positive test away the whole time? The arrogance by player, organization and league is flabbergasting.
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Talking coffee with co-workers: Me: I drink Mountain Dew KickStarts instead, though these probably have 3X the caffeine. Co-worker: Is that good for you? Me: If I cared about what was good for me I never would have gone into journalism. @JournalistsLike
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The last few team names are listed, and Muskego finds out officially they were the D1 girls team state champions, their third program title and first since consecutive titles in 2018-19.
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I want exactly 1 card in @MLBTheShow , doesn’t even have to be a high diamond. Mock courtesy of @mlbtheshowzone . @officialatrin we gotta make this happen for Brewers fans.
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Touching moment following this score to expand the @GraftonHIHawks lead a play later, as offensive teammates point to Norton leaving the field with remarks of “We got you!” 21-12 Grafton over Wisconsin Lutheran with 10:13 left in the game. #wisfb #hsswi
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Scary moment here in the fourth as Grafton’s Chase Norton is down after a run inside the five to the three. Trainers appear to be working on the right arm of Norton, who after a couple minutes was able to leave the field on a cart.
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The man of the hour: @raf_tyler
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I’m back, with a new co-pilot for life.❤️💍
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Here in some Green Bay with some news about the future. #LoveSZN
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Few more highlights from @ArrowheadBoysBB cutting down the nets.
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INTERCEPTION: Santonio Martin picks off this pass to put an end to a promising Marquette drive. Penalty was an illegal man downfield on MU. @ArrowheadFB takes over with 3 minutes left and the 21-14 lead.
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The WBCA Division 1 All-State team and honorable mentions have been announced, featuring @BennettBasich , @jackdaugherty05 , @tim_franks13 , @nolanminessale_ and @MjStack25 making the team from the greater Milwaukee area.
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Well, final game story filed, that will bring my year to a close. @couldbelikemike and @JohnLeuzziMJS will take us home with the rest of girls state soccer. Just want to say thanks to all who extended a kind word this year. This beat has some immense challenges, and…
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