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.
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
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.
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.
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.
🚨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!
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
.
@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.
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:
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
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.
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.
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.
“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.
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.
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:
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.
@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.
'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:
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.
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.
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.
@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!
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
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
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.
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
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
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
.
@LinseyDavis
has the inspiring story of high school freshman Gianni Quintero, who overcame a devastating setback, but now is racing into the record books.
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:
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
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.
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.
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:
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.
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.
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
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?"
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.
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.
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-🐤
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:
@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.
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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…