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There have recently been re-ports of counterfeit $100 billsbeing passed at locationsthroughout Dane County.

At this time, there does notappear to be any patterns as faras locations or specific days of

the week. Law enforcementagencies encourage people tothoroughly inspect currency, es-pecially larger bills, as it ap-pears those have been the mostwidely used.

Police also encourage citi-zens to visit uscurrency.gov,which provides useful and inter-active information on ways toidentify whether a bill is legiti-mate or counterfeit. One easyway to detect counterfeit moneyis to inspect it. There may be

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Lets Hang On!Lets Hang On!, a group of 10seasoned entertainers who arepreserving the music and styleof the iconic group FrankieValli and The Four Seasons,will take the Middleton-CrossPlains Performing Arts Centerstage on Friday, February 13 at7:30 p.m. Read more on page 5.

Jim and Shannon Hadacsbusiness offers a variety ofthings. Swing sets. Slides.Trampolines. Basketball hoops.Even meat smokers. But per-haps most importantly, theyprovide sanity for the count-less parents who bring theirchildren to PlayNWisconsin,where they can run, jump,bounce and expend some ofyouths boundless energy, evenin the depths of a chilly Wiscon-sin winter.

In every sense, PlayNWis-consin is a family business. Itsidentity and philosophy aresteeped in the fact that this vastindoor showroom and recre-ation area at 3919 ParmenterStreet in Middleton exists forparents and kids. Likewise, it isrun by families.

And there are few peoplewho know the value of familythe way the Hadacs do.

In 2006, they moved theirfamily to Wisconsin to spendmore quality time with theirthree daughters. Jim had soldand installed play equipmentsince high school, putting to use

his aptitude for carpentry andconstruction. When he andShannon first got together 18years ago, it was only a matterof time before she would puther gregarious personality andprofessional skills to use in thebusiness.

But working for a largercompany has its drawbacks, es-pecially when that companyrobs you of time with your ownfamily.

Jim didnt like being thecorporate guy, Shannon says.And I was ready for a change,too. I was stressed out by thecorporate world, working 70 or80 hours.

Then, everything changed. Itwas August of 2009 when theyreceived the devastating newsthat their oldest daughter had abrain tumor. On June 23, 2010,six days before her 10th birth-day, Cari Hadac lost her life tothe terrible disease.

The Hadacs had always beena close family. Quick to laughand working hard to spend timetogether. But this tragedy wasan excruciating reminder ofwhat matters most in life. Of thefact that the most important mo-

Playtime in Middletonby MATT GEIGERTimes-Tribune

Jim and Shannon Hadac combine work and family at PlayNWisconsin

Times-Tribune photos by Matt GeigerWhen Madilyn Hadac (right) goes to work with her parents at PlayNWisconsin, its not exactly a boring day at the office. At

left, Shannon and Jim Hadac. See PLAY, page 8

Want to vote? Now is the time to prepareA special information ses-

sion is being offered Monday,February 22 at 7 p.m. in theMiddleton City Hall CouncilChambers to help you preparefor voting.

The Council Chambers, lo-cated at 7426 Hubbard Avenuedirectly across the street fromthe Middleton Public Library,are being used while the li-brary is closed for repairs. The

session is being conducted bymembers of the WisconsinLeague of Women Voters andthe Middleton Action Team.The Middleton Action Team isa member of the Dane CountyVoter ID Coalition, which ed-ucates citizens about the newvoter photo ID requirements,registers voters, and helps in-dividuals acquire photo IDs.

Beware of fake money

See VOTE, page 8See FAKE, page 4

Elections this year include:February 16th Spring Primary (including Supreme

Court)April 5th Presidential Primary and General Elec-

tion (including courts, county board, school board andsome municipal offices)August 9th Partisan Primary (including Congress,

state legislature and some countywide offices)November 8th General Election (including President,

Congress, state legislature and some countywide of-fices).

For the past 10 months, DaneCounty K-12 students havebeen exposed to an excitingworld music experience via afirst of its kind MelharmonyResidency with worldrenowned composer ChitravinaN Ravikiran.

Melharmony is a new-agemusic concept pioneered byRavikiran at the turn of the Mil-lennium. The concept ushers ina refreshingly new approach toharmony by projecting melodicrules of highly evolved systemssuch as the raga-system of In-dian music.

At the macro level, this Mel-harmony residency has pio-neered a new era in keepingwith Ravikirans vision of tak-ing multi-cultural-diversity tothe next level of multi-cultural-unity in USA and other parts ofthe world. The spirit of Mel-harmony is to showcasesimilar-ities between various systems ofmusic, which can enable theircontrasts to be appreciated evenmore positively, said Raviki-ran, who had just created worldhistory last month by setting tomusic 1330 verses of ancientTamil poetry in only 16 hours.

It was really great to seeSun Prairie work with Middle-ton Melharmony is a greatsystem for these kinds of col-laborative efforts, said SteveKurr, director of Orchestras,Middleton.

Projects such as this cannotbe experienced via Youtube or atextbook, said Chad Whalley,

director of Orchestras of SunPrairie.

The fact that small geo-graphic differences can com-pletely change the style, andeven how the same instrumentis used, blows my mind. I thinkthat bringing these two stylestogether will be revolutionary interms of our high school orches-tras capabilities, said MorganFarrar, an 11th grader in SaukPrairie.

Ravikiran is also slated toperform a full-fledged Melody,Harmony, Melharmony con-cert along with the MadisonBach Musicians in theStoughton Opera House on Feb12.The Opera House will giveK12-students in Dane County a50 percent discount on their $30tickets.

One of the Wisconsin stan-dards for music requires thatstudents learn about history andculture as it applies to music.The Melharmony residency &the festival has been a great op-portunity for students to goabove and beyond the WI edu-cation standards.

Melharmony is a great op-portunity to expose kids tosounds and rhythms that maynot be part of their daily rou-tines not only expanding theirappreciation of music, but theirawareness of the world aroundthem, said Bob Sorge, Madi-son Community Foundationpresident, in speaking aboutMCFs grant to the Melhar-mony Foundation for this Resi-dency with Ravikiran.

I am proud that DaneCounty has led the effort to sup-port Melharmony related activ-ities. This has spurred a lot ofinterest in school districts in IL,MN and TX, and I expect this to

percolate to other parts of thecountry very soon, becauseMelharmony is a most excitingway to bring diverse cultures to-gether, said Vanitha Suresh, di-rector of MelharmonyFoundation & Arohana Schoolof Music.

This novel initiative in artseducation has been made possi-ble by grants from MadisonCommunity Foundation, Amer-ican Family Insurance, AzurGlobal, Dane Arts, the WI Artsboard Creative Communitiesgrant, and funding from Mid-dleton and Sun Prairie Educa-tion Foundations.

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Singers sought for Community ChorusSingers in all voice parts are invited to joinCommunity Chorusfor the spring season. The

group is an integral part of the Maestro Productions family of performers and includes highschool, adults, and seniors, from throughout the area. Mark Bloedow is the Artistic Directorof the group.There is no formal audition to participate. Two rehearsal options are avail-able:Tuesdayevenings at Middleton High School Choir Room, 2100 Bristol Street, Middle-ton,6:30-8:00pm; andThursdayevenings at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1021 SpaightStreet, Madison,7:30-8:45pm. Participants may attend either location and alternate locationsas needed. To sign-up attend rehearsals, e-mail [email protected] orvisitwww.maestroproductions.org.

Middleton musicians to performwith composer Chitravina Ravikiran

Ravikiran composed and interacted with the studentsand teachers of Middleton High School (MHS) and SunPrairie High School in various sessions over a 10-month pe-riod from April 2015.

The climactic event of the residency will be a Performwith the Maestro evening at the Sun Prairie PerformingArts Center on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m., which will fea-ture two short melharmonic works of Ravikiran, per-formed bythe combined orchestras of Middleton and SunPrairie alongside the composer. It will also include shortIndian music and dance recitals by local talents, and theevent is open to the public.

The residency A large music group day on

April 27th in Sun Prairie HighSchool that was attended by over100 String students from SunPrairie and Middleton. Ravikiranpresented a lecture demonstra-tion on Carnatic Music (ClassicalIndian Music from Southern India)and the basics of Melharmony,and played a solo on his 20-stringed slide, chitravina. The stu-dents then got to rehearseSheltered - a piece of Tyagaraja(1767-1847) re-created by Raviki-ran especially for the residency.

Access to a unique workshop- In the Composers mind -Melody, Harmony and Melhar-mony by Prof. Robert Morris(Eastman School of Music),Ravikiran and Steve Kurron No-vember 7, 2015 at 3:00 PM inMurphy Hall, UW HumanitiesBuilding.

A large music group day withRavikiran on November 6, 2015for Sun Prairie & Middleton thatwas attended by both schools inMiddleton, where the students gotto go to the details of Ravikiranspiece Kalaimahale.

A cultural immersion experi-ence for the students during theDikshitar-Beethoven MelharmonyFestival on November 8, 2015.The festival showcased the worksof two brilliant 18th century com-posers and included scholarlydiscussions, performances byprofessional ensembles, compe-titions and short recital opportuni-ties for students, culminating in agrand finale performance byRavikiran & the Wisconsin Cham-ber Orchestra, conducted byMaestro Andrew Sewell, at theMills Concert Hall, UW.

Orchestra rehearsals forSPHS and MHS with the com-poser on Feb 1, 2016 and Feb16, 2016.

Owls in the ConservancyThe next Friends of the

Pheasant Branch Conservancywill be Owls of PheasantBranch Conservancy onThursday, February 18 from7:00 8:00 p.m. at MiddletonGlen Retirement Community,6720 Century Avenue, Mid-dleton.

The presenter will be MikeMcDowell. This event is free.

RSVPs are appreciated butnot requiredto [email protected].

McDowell will share photo-graphs and audio recordings ofowls that are sure to raise your

feathers in adoration for theseamazing creatures. He willalso share important informa-tion about owl behavior andwhat you should do if you arelucky enough to meet an owl.Bring your curiosity, questionsand respect for these specialbirds.

Ravikiran

Middleton High School prin-cipal Steve Plank, along witheight MHS staff members andseven students, recently pre-sented the continuous improve-ment plan and latest data fromthe high school to the board ofeducation.

Plank first noted that MHSreceived its five-year accredita-tion in the fall. He said it was arigorous process that tookmorethan 100 hours to complete. Hesaid the review confirmed MHSis a great school with lots of op-portunities for students.

Plank then moved on to theACT. The class of 2015 had acomposite average of 25.3,while the state average was22.2. He explained that the av-erage represents the best scorethe 82 percent of MHS studentswho took the test, while theclass of 2016 had a 23.2 com-posite average. He said that thedecline was because of the newstate requirement that all stu-dents take the test and only thescore from March 2015 wasused.

Like most we saw a declineonce every single student tookit and still ended up posting acomposite score 23.2, Planksaid. Something that I think is

a tremendous testament to Mid-dleton-Cross Plains Area, be-cause having a composite scorewith 100 percent of your stu-dents testing still exceed a 23 isincredibly rare, there is a couplein Dane County but still veryrare and something w should beproud of.

Plank said that there testscores also emphasize thebiggest achievement gap in thedistrict.

Clearly our largest gap con-tinues to be our black studentsand how they are performingacademically against our whitestudents whichever way welooks at that, he said.

Plank said that the 374 Cau-

casian students who took thetest earned a 24.1 compositescore while 15 African Ameri-can students who took the testearned a composite score of 16.

To us that is pretty alarmingand that is clearly going to be apoint of attack as we move for-ward, he added.

Tricia Rhody and MaryBlackmore spoke about theschool improvement teamsgoals and initiatives. Rhodysaid the team has two goals andfour initiatives this year.

Work for this year is to re-ally focus on making sure thatthe school improvement plan ison every teachers radar and fo-cusing on the fact that it is an

organic document that will liveand change as we grow as abuilding,Rhody said.

Blackmore said increasingstudent achievement and im-proving student culture andcommunity are the goals shesbeen working towards

We want to reduce the per-centage of students who dontfeel like there is an adult in thecommunity or the school thatsupports them, she explained.We also know that there are alot of students who do notchoose to go to a four-year col-lege and were trying to look atwhat services we can providefor those students in the future.

Associate principal Jeff

Kenas said MHS is trying aligntheir goals with the districtgoals. He also talked about ef-forts to get a more uniformgrading system.

MHS White Spruce Dean ofStudents Tamara Dagnon gavean update on campus supportstaff and multiple studentspraised the adults serving inthose roles.

We developed a new rolemoving away from a previousposition that was a lot of hall-way monitoring and replaced itwith a new position called thecampus support team, she said.

Weve worked to do trainingand team building with this new

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City council votes to move youth center money into general fund

Plank calls achievement gap alarming, vows to attack problem

Recreation director RebeccaPrice and youth center directorGabrielle Hinahara gave a pres-entation to the Middleton CityCouncil last week on participa-tion and funding at the youthcenter and the direction theywant to go in the future. Thecouncil approved a request tomove the centers city fundinginto the general fund so themoney will be used strictly forthe youth center operations.

Price gave the council anoverview on the history of thecenter. It has been funded andrun by a variety of city andcounty governments programsand in several different loca-tions, including in city hall.

The youth center in 18years has been in a lot of differ-ent places, Price explained. Ithas had a lot of different mod-els.

Price said that the latest iter-ation, in partnership with theschool district and under Hina-hara, may be one of the most

successful. Hinahara went over what the

center is currently offering. Shesaid it is open 180 days duringthe school year from 3:45 p.m.to 6 p.m. and 40 days duringsummer from 1:30 p.m. to 5:30p.m. Tutors are available forhomework help, and two en-richment activities or a field tripare offered each day. Hinaharamentioned the upcoming springshowcase for anyone interesteda glimpse of what students havebeen working on.

Hinahara showed the councilfigures to illustrate growingparticipation. The averagemonthly attendance was 16 stu-dents per day in 2014, 29 stu-dents per day in 2015, and whenaveraging the last five months itis up to 36 students per day.

Clearly we are growing al-most monthly and there is a realneed for this in the community,Hinahara told the council.

The school district views theyouth center as a tool in ad-dressing achievement gaps thatpersist in the district, Hinaharaexplained.

The school district is really

focused right now, as manyschool districts are, on theachievement gap, she said.At the youth center we areserving a lot of low income andracially diverse students, sowere really addressing thiswith out tutoring and homeworkhelp program.

She said that funding comesfrom the City of Middleton,Dane County Human Services,the Middleton-Cross PlainsArea School District provides$18,500 annually and providesspace at Clark St. CommunitySchool, a value of $22,600, theAmericore PASS Program, andseveral donations and grants.

Price asked the council tothink about the current staff,their duties and their salaries.She said the director works 28hours a week for $15.25 perhour, an assistant works 25hours a week at $12.75 perhour. Americore PASS programprovides a staff person 35 hoursper week and requires a cashmatch of $9,293 for the aca-demic year and a training fee$250. There is also an internwho works 14 hours at no cost

but for credit toward their de-gree.

Hinahara said there are cer-tain responsibilities that comealong with the funding sources.The Dane County contract re-quires every year 100 hours ofasset development, 50 hours ofleadership development, and100 hours of community serv-ice. It also requires serving atleast 100 unduplicated studentsand an average 20 students perday, she said.

The youth center budget al-locates $3,600 for nutritionalsupplies and materials used fordaily snacks. Hinahara ex-plained that the USDA afterschool guidelines suggests $.84per child per day, and calculat-ing their budget comes to $.45per child per day. She notedthat the snacks are also supple-mented with donations fromMiddleton Outreach Ministry.

Hinahara asked the council toalso consider that they are serv-ing a high number of low-in-come students, about halfself-report low-income on theirenrollment forms. She saidthere is a chance some of the

kids are not eating much elseoutside of school.

Price expounded on thegrowth and success of the cen-ter, but claimed that that fund-ing sources have not kept pace.

Our funding sources are in-flexible, they are stagnant, andwith the rate of growth we areseeing at the youth center it isnot allowing for us to have theallocations we need to ade-quately provide some of theservices that we are required toprovide to continue to receivesome of this, she said. Weretelling you right now, for 2017we are going to be coming backand probably asking for more,and rather than waiting till Au-gust or September to let youknow this is the direction we aremoving in, we are trying to beupfront knowing that it is aprocess and it is going to take ussome time to get there.

Price said that the commis-sion on youth started fundrais-ing and have been successful,but it needs to have differentpowers written into ordinancesso it can do more.

She also said the councilshould look at the rate of payfor the skill set, delineate therole of the director and their re-lation to the commission onyouth and find where the youthcenter fits into city structure.

Alder Mark Sullivan asked ifthey were running short onfunding this year.

You are anticipating budgetoverruns between $4,000 and$6,000 for this year. Do youhave a plan to close that gap? Is[it] strictly going to be outsidefundraising? Are you asking thecity to essentially grant youmore funds? What are you try-ing to do here? he asked.

Price said they are not askingfor more money at this point,because there are other fundscoming in that will cover thatgap. She said the only thingthey are asking for right now isfor their funding to be moved tothe general fund.

A motion to approve a sepa-rate special revenue fund to beestablished for the MiddletonYouth Center passed seven toone. Alder Hans Hilbert op-posed.

by CAMERON BRENTimes-Tribune


See MHS, page 8

During the recent MiddletonCommittee of the Whole, acommittee comprised of plancommission members and cityalders, Middleton Police ChiefChuck Foulke presented an up-date on the citys efforts andprogress in addressing racial in-equities. He said there has beena noteworthy community re-sponse and increasing participa-tion in the dialog.

Foulke said after reading thebook Just Mercy by BryanStevenson, which was pro-moted by the UW-MadisonsGo Big Read common readingprogram, and watching Steven-sons TED Talk, he thought itwould be valuable for his staffand bought copies for each oneof them. Stevenson is a lawyerand executive director of theEqual Justice Initiative in Mont-gomery Alabama. The bookhighlights the racial inequitiesthat persist in the criminal jus-tice system.

Foulke said a public forumwas first organized at the library

last year, where he sat on apanel with Dane County SheriffDave Mahoney, director of eq-uity at the Middleton-CrossPlains Area School DistrictPercy Brown, and UrbanLeague president Dr. RubenAnthony. He explained that thefocus has stayed on what isgoing on in Middleton and whatcan be done instead of concen-trating on county, state, or na-tionwide issues.

It was really well received,we had a great turnout, morethan we expected, and a reallygood dialog, people were reallyinterested, Foulke told theCOW.

Foulke said following theforum a committee formedthough it has yet to be named.The committee is made up ofleaders in the faith community,community organizers and lead-ers and anyone interested.

Because of the interest andturnout of the forum a follow-up forum was held at the policestation. The second forum fo-cused on training and educationin regard to racial equality.Again there was a big turnout

with more than 80 people.Percy Brown and Laura

Love, director of secondary ed-ucation for the school district,led the second forum and sharedthe knowledge theyve gainedthrough trainings and workingon addressing racial inequalitiesin the school district. Foulkesaid similar training was givento the Middleton, Sun Prairieand Fitchburg police depart-

ment for a cost of $20,000 forall the officers. He said the factthat it was offered to the com-munity for free is great.

Another training session isplanned to discuss systematicracism at St. Lukes LutheranChurchFebruary 25beginningat 11 a.m. Presenters will bePercy Brown and Ken Taylor,Director of Wisconsin Alliancefor Children and Families.

Foulke said another trainingsession is planned for March12at Kromrey Middle Schoolfrom9 a.m. to noon,though thetopic and format has not beendecided yet.

Foulke says the committee isalso working on creating a data-base of people and public, pri-vate, and faith-based groups inthe Middleton area that are pro-viding services to people of

color and those living inpoverty. The goal is to make alist of those people and groupsand also to describe the servicesand how to access them.

The committee is also work-ing on initiatives to help bridgethe high-school-to-college gap,and college to career. PaulHarshner, a member of theSteering Team and a formerhigh school counselor, pointedout the high drop-out rate ofotherwise promising students ofcolor when confronted with thevarious challenges of pursuinga college degree. The commit-tee is starting conversationswith local agencies and stake-holders to try and take the firststep towards developing a men-toring program at MATC orEdgewood College.

Foulke also pointed to thework being done at the YouthCenter. He said many of thekids that are benefiting from theprogram are from families ofcolor or live in poverty, andmay not otherwise have any su-pervision after school.


Police chief gives update on racial equity efforts

Times-Tribune photo by Cameron BrenMiddleton Police Chief Chuck Foulke (at the podium) speaking to the Middleton Com-

mittee of the Whole.


writing on it such as For Motion Picture Use Onlyor if multiplebills are produced, they may contain the same serial number; bothare examples of counterfeit money.

If you suspect to have a counterfeit bill, or have someone who ispresenting one to your business, please call the Middleton PoliceDepartment using our non-emergency number of608-824-7300.As always, if there is an emergency, please do not hesitate to call911.

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Moran returns

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Shakespeare arrives next weekMadison Shakespeare Company will perform for the first

time in Middleton when An Evenings Affair 2: ShakespearesBetrayals holds its opening night at Capital Brewery Thursday,Feb. 18. An Evenings Affair 2 is a collection of 10 scenes fromnine Shakespeare plays dealing with treason, betrayal, heart-break and unbridled malice. Reservations are now being ac-cepted atwww.AEA.mobi.

Pancake breakfastMiddleton Kiwanis will host its annual Pancake Breakfast

at the Middleton Sport Bowl onSaturday, Feb. 13from7-11 a.m. This includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, cof-fee, juice and milk for only $6. The fundraiser helps Kiwanissupport lots of great projects for Middleton kids and the Mid-dleton community such as Middleton High School Key Cluband Best Buddies, Kromrey Builders Club, scholarship pro-grams and many more. Come join them and helpchange theworld, one child and one community at a time.

Mark Moran will return tothe Middleton Public Library onSaturday, March 5, for the li-brarys fifth annual Whats itWorth? antique appraisalevent. Beginning at 10 a.m.,Moran will appraise items for40 registered participants.

Moran, a former senior editorof antiques and collectiblesbooks for Krause Publications,has over 30 years of experiencebuying and selling antiques,specializing in vintage folk art,Americana, and fine art. He isthe author or co-author of morethan 25 books on antiques andcollectibles, including the an-

nual Warmans Antiques & Col-lectibles, now in its 49th edi-tion. Registration opens onMonday, February 1st at 9:00AM. Individuals wishing tohave an item appraised mustcontact the library directly [email protected] or 608-827-7403.

Limit of one item per house-hold, please. For more informa-tion on excluded items, visit thelibrarys events calendar atmidlibray.org/events.

As always, the library wishesto thank the Friends of the Mid-dleton Public Library for fund-ing this event.

Lets Hang On! is a group of10 seasoned entertainers whoare preserving the music andstyle of the iconic groupFrankie Valli and The FourSeasons. This polished stageshow features four outstandingmale vocalists and two talentedfemale artists who sing anddance their way through someof the best songs of all timebacked by a live band. LetsHang On! respectfully paystribute to all the classicSeasons details while alsopaying tribute to the Broadwayshow, The Jersey Boys. LetsHang On! captures thetrademark vocal virtuosity, tightharmonies, and crispchoreography that made TheFour Seasons one of the greatestvocal groups of all time. Thisfull blown stage show includesall the great Four Seasonsmega hits like: Sherry, Big Girls

Dont Cry, Walk Like A Man,Cant Take My Eyes Off OfYou, December 63, Who LovesYou, and many more mega hitsof the 60s; all presented in ahigh-energy and polishedproduction.

This nationally touring showhas been playing to sold out au-diences all over America for thepast 6 years, from Las Vegas toNew York and now they are ap-

pearing at Middletons own Per-forming Arts Center, located atthe Middleton-Cross PlainsHigh School on February 13th at7:30 pm. Tickets are $10 forunder 19, $35.00 for adults, andseniors over 65 are $30.00.Tickets are available at the Mid-dleton Community Bank or on-line at www.friendspac.org. Formore information call 608-886-3103.


CHURCH NOTES

Congratulations to the winnersof the Concerto-Aria Competitionheld at Middleton High School onJanuary 12: The viola quartet ofJahnavi Gali, Calvin Guse, Mau-reen Sheehan, and Michael Xie,playing Vivaldis Concert for FourViolas, Mvt 1; Kei Kohmoto,trumpet, playing Hummels Trum-pet Concerto, Mvt 1; and MichaelXie, piano, playing Griegs PianoConcert, Mvt. 1. These studentswere selected to perform with thesymphony orchestra on March 17,2016.

Seven students were selectedas featured performers for anMHS Music Department FineArts Week Honors Recital: HannaNoughani, oboe, Haydn Con-certo, Mvt 1; Titus Smith, trom-bone, Rimsky-KorsakovConcerto; Amanda Huff & J.J.Meyer, voice, Mozart, La cidarem la mano; Maureen Shee-han, viola, J.C. Bach Concerto,Mvt 3; Akash Pattnaik, flute, Rei-necke Concerto, Mvt 1; and DanJin, violin, Barber Concerto, Mvt1.

Bryson Bauer, Grace Chen,

Jahnavi Gali, Calvin Guse, Si-mone Hendrix, Kira Holmes,Amanda Huff, Dan Jin, KeiKohmoto, Andy Lewis, J.J.Meyer, Anna Nordhaus, HannaNoughani, Akash Pattnaik, Mau-reen Sheehan, Titus Smith, ErinStone, Ellie Taylor, HannahThompson, Anna Welton-Arndt,and Michael Xie all auditioned.

Without question, it is won-derful to hear an evening filledwith so many excellent perform-ances by students at MiddletonHigh School, said Steve Kurr,MHS orchestra instructor. All ofthe participants in this years com-petition are to be commended fortheir dedication and hard work every one of them should beproud of his or her accomplish-ments.

The judges commented on thegreat number of excellent per-formances, Kurr continued. Itwas mentioned that most schoolswould be pleased to have merelya fraction of the musicians whoappeared last at our auditions.Middleton High School and yourcommunity are honored to have

you here. The MHS Music De-partment extends our congratula-tions to all performers you are

all winners.The MHS Music Department

would like to thank the judges for

the evening: Barb Roberts (localflute performer and teacher),Shelley Hooper (program director

at WSMA) and Gillian Giglierano(elementary strings teacher inMCPASD).

Photo contributedThe viola quartet of Michael Xie, Calvin Guse, Jahnavi Gali, and Maureen Sheehan was one of three winners in the

Concerto-Aria Competition at Middleton High School. The quartet will be performing with the symphony orchestra onMarch 17, 2016.

MHS Concerto-Aria Competition winners announced

Lets Hang On!

MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Middleton High School,Honor Roll - Semester 1January 22, 20163.6 or Higher(* designates a 4.0)

Freshmen:Hannah Aegerter, Salaar Akbar, Ava Albert, *Andrew Allen, *Megan Andrews, Riley Armstrong, *Alexis Ashe, *Jazmyn Babler, Allison Ballweg, Austin Ballweg, Kyle Ballweg, Matthew Ballweg, Alexis Barrett, *Anna Batchenkova, Kai Batley, *Elora Becker, Zakary Bender, *Amaya Berge, Robert Bergenthal, Sean Bertalot, Abigail Bliss, Lydia Bliss, *Alexandra Bogner, Jenna Boras, *Sophia Bote, John Boyle, Hadley Braaten, *Harrison Braun, Aaron Brenton, Maia Brunel-Hamel, *Olivia Bruni, Anders Burck, Nathaniel Burkard, *Abigail Burns, Isaac Buxton, Taylor Byington, Margaret Carey, Jennifer Carranza, Dylan Carrington, Ian Casper, Andrew Chafe, Megan Chandler, Jordan Cheng, Meixi Chi, *Joseph Choi, *Madeline Clark, Samuel Close, Michelle Colon, *Lucy Croasdale, Mitchel Culver, Isabel Dagitz, *Lauren Dahler, *Meghna Datta, Diana DeGroot, Samuel Dettman, Grace Dillon, Sarah DiMiceli, *Sawm Djamali, *Lauren Drake, *Nicolas Draves, Apsara Dubas, Brandon Dunk, Charlotte Dunn, Caleb Easton, John Eggert, Isabelle Ehmpke, Benjamin Elsner, Madeline Engelien, *Owen Engling, Hannah Ernst, Matthew Esser, *Olivia Farin, Colette Faust, Julia Fermanich, *Erin Fischer, *Stacia Flock, Hannah Flottmeyer, *Brianna Foth, Logan Frey, Keller Frinzi, *Leigha Fullerton, Searra Funch, Isabel Garlough-Shah, Tayla Gattenby, *Christopher George, *Samuel Gessler, Gillian Ginsberg, Ryan Gold, Megan Graham, Sarah Gralnek, Kevin Grelle, Dylan Griffith, *Thomas Griffith, Kyia Gundlach, Tyler Haack, Jessica Hanson, Quinn Harris, MaKayla Hart, Broderick Hebert, Casey Hellenbrand,

*Connor Hellenbrand, Lauren Hendricks, Morgan Hickman, Emma Hinz, Joseph Hoffman, Tristan Hogendorn, Cooper Holewinski, Olivia Horky, Kelsey Hornung, Stephanie Huang, James Hunt, Madison Huntington, Abigail Jagoe, Katie Jensen, Lauren Jensen, Erica Jesse, Vincent Joswiak, Erin Julius, Luke Jurgella, Colin Kalsbeek, Dylan Kalscheur, *Tyler Kalscheur, Allison Kaplan, Anna Keebler, Emily Keebler, *Kyra Keenan, *Moira Keith, *Jessica Kim, *Mia Kim, *Sae Mee Kim, Rachel Kirch-Whitmore, Maddalen Knaak, *Elizabeth Knoke, *Kylee Kohlhoff, Georgios Kostas, Grace Krenke, Shae-Lynn Kruchten, Nina-Soleil Kuhn, Veronica Kurr, Rachel Kushner, Grace LaBoda, *Ashlyn Larsen, Olivia Larson, Kristen Lastine, Hannah Laufenberg, *Steven Lawton, Hannah Leach, *Andrew Lee, Eric Lee, Matthew Lepage, Aidan Lewandowski, Elizabeth Libert, Erin Lincecum, Jackson Logsdon, Cassidy Long, *Claire Lorman, Andrew Lund, *Annie Ma, Cora Mack, *Grace Madigan, Madeline Mahal, Eric Maier, *Abigail Mangas, *Hope Marshall, Andrew Martin, Danielle Martin, *Sophia Martin, Mallory May, Aidan McEllistrem, Daniel McLain, Kevin Meicher, *Chloe Meyer, Samuel Miller, Jack Mondi, Chase Mueller, *Susannah Murdoch, *Clara Nemr, Kyle Neuser, Max Newcomer, Ellie Newman, Noah Newman, Max Norris, *Hanna Noughani, Lauren Olsen, Paige Olson, Haley Osborne, Caitlynn Owens, Elizabeth Pansegrau, Archer Parkin, *Litzy Pelcastre, Amalia Perry, Brittany Pertzborn, Benjamin Petersen, *Alexander Pierantozzi, Nina Porras, Maxwell Prestigiacomo, Logan Prichard, William Pritchard, Emily Raisleger, Alexa Ramirez, *Gillian Rawling, Laura Rice, Rachel Roberson, Mitchell Robinson, Isaiah Kyle Rocero, Owen Roenneburg, Jon Roll,

Nicholas Ronnie, *Taylor Rough, *Zoe Rozema, Amena Saleh, Joanelle Sanchez Guevara, Gregory Scheer, *Benjamin Scher, Kyra Schlicht, Allison Schollmeyer, *Ella Schroeder, Bryce Schuster, David Schwartz, Collin Serra, Aliza Shoemaker-Allen, *Michael Shulla, Shailaja Singh, Simon Sisk, Courtney Spahn, Samuel Spellman, Alexis Stahnke, Jeremy Statz, Grahm Stetzenbach, Erik Stewart, *Laura Stewart, Alexander Struck, Andrew Sullivan, Emily Taylor, Alexander Teodorescu, Reagan Thomas, Anna Thomley, *Frank Thornton, Yating Tian, Brittany Tonnesen, *Raina Trinrud, Tony Tu, *Jenna Wagner, *Madelinn Wagner, *David Waldsmith, Amalia Warriner, *Hannah Wensing, *David Whittingham, *Kayla Wiegand, Noah Williams, Samantha Williams, Stuart Wodzro, Samantha Woldt, Sarah Wood, Sophie Wood, Zoe Wei Wyse, Kevin Xiong, *Alton Yan, *Jason Yang, *Elizabeth Young, Victoria Zander, Susanna Zheng, Blake Zillner, Anna Zimmerman, Jakob Zimmerman, McKenzie Zocher, *Isabella Zopf, *Hannah Zuengler, *Jakob Zweber

Sophomores:Brooke Acker, *Natalie Asmus, Olivia Aumann, Mackenzie Bakken, *Alexis Basel, Bryson Bauer, Morgan Bauer, Katherine Bekasova, Shane Bick, *Haley Bills, Carson Blair, Nathan Borden, Karen Bresnahan, Ashley Brophy, Claire Buenfil, Brianna Buss, *Madeleine Callahan, Noah Casali, Yareni Castellanos-Martinez, *Grace Chen, Nicholas Chiaverini, Lillian Chmielewska, Natalie Cho, *Chloe Cole, Logan Collien, *Emily Cory, Clara Cownie, Henry Cryns, Brett Cushman, Haiwen Dai, Tucker Dalrymple, Nickolas De Oliveira, Katherine DeJarlais, Tara DeLeo, Anna Diamond-Tumbush, Benjamin Dickmeyer, Kian Djamali, Payton Dower, *Michael Draves, *Emily Duecker, Emily Eid, Natalie Epstein, *Holly Essert,

*Sienna Farmer, Osama Fattouh, *Seamus Fleischman, Anthony Fobes, *Katiya Fosdick, Sydney Friedle, *James Frusciante, *Amber Fuerbringer, Reshma Gali, *Blake Gallay, Jiayuan Gao, Maia Giles, Samuel Gold, Jackson Goth, Sophia Grande, Sean Green, *Elizabeth Grosspietsch, Kiva Grote-Hirsch, Jordan Gundrum, *Calvin Guse, Caroline Haberland-Ervin, Ashley Harris, Grace Hartung, Kai Heineman, Nora Hellenbrand, Caroline Hippen, *Payton Hodson, Alexander Hoerres, *Ashley Holahan, Jacob Hoskins, Hao-Yu Huang, *Rachel Huber, Lauren Hurd, Benjamin Isaacs, *Samuel Jaeger, Taylor Jaehn, Moubarak Jeje, John Jones, *Abigail Karbusicky, Aubrey Karls Niehaus, Jaime Katovich, Samuel King, Geena Klubertanz, Harper Knight-Seldal, *Kathryn Kulie, Isabelle Kunze, Jacob Lamers, *Owen Lamson, *Leta Landucci, *Rachael Lee, *Youn Joo Lee, *Raymond LeMonds, Andrew Lepage, Ryan Lewis, *Colin Liegel, Siyuan Liu, *Zachary Logan, *Eleanor Mackey, Piyasa Manna, Hunter Martin, Rachel Matejka, *Claire Matsumura, Marie Mayers, Nicole McCue, *Andrew McGinley, Jennifer McGinnis, Casey McKean, Sydney McKersie, *Robert McPherson, *Nareg Megan, Alyssa Meinholz, Logan Melum, *Kaden Mettel, *Nicholas Michaels, Samuel Mikelsons, Madeline Mintz, *Camille Moreau, Katherine Morris, *Macey Moser, Marissa Munoz, *Emma Neumann, Torsten Oakes, Iris Ohlrogge, *Athena Olszewski, Peter Opitz, Alexus Orr, Alexander Ortmann, Jackson Pagel, *AdityaSai Pakki, Jessica Parente, *Margaret Patterson, *Britney Paul Rajamanickam, *Jacob Peterman, Bria Peterson, Grace Peterson, Chiara Pierobon Mays, Devon Pinder, *Noah Pollard, Robertson Powers, Ann Pugliese, Erika Rader, *Jack Rader, Gabriel Radtke, Cole Ragsdale, Lillia Rapacz, Nicholas Rawling, *Morgan Reed,

Quinlan Regan, Allison Richards, *Alec Riddle, Stanley Parker Roberts, *Jillian Robertson, Alan Roden, *Mallory Rongstad, Davis Roquet, Samuel Roquitte, Griffin Rose, Carley Ross, Leo Rossmiller, *Shea Ruhly, Jordyn Sarbacker, Sophia Schafer, Erika Schoonveld, Carsen Schulz, Lydia Shaw, *Maureen Sheehan, Hui Shi, *Olivia Shoemaker, Kunwarjit Singh, Pahulpreet Singh, *Dhruv Sinha, Mark Smink, Caleb Smith, Samantha Smith, *Nitin Somasundaram, Cami Spellman, Nicholas Spevacek, Claire Staples, Brendan Steele, John Stenklyft, *Katherine Stigler, *Charlotte Sue, Taviahna Tanin, Jack Tankersley, *Eleanor Taylor, Henry Taylor, Erika Thomas, Abigail Thompson, Lauren Thompson, Jack Tibbetts, *Joel Ticknor, Zoe Tillett, Jacob Trepczyk, Nathan Trinkl, *Anton Tung, Peyton Turner, Jennifer Turski, Emily Udomtanapon, Seth Valentine, Anthony Valtierra, Casey Vandenburgt, *Balaji Veeramani, *Cassandra Vining, Eliot Waddell, Allison Wahlgren, *Derek Waleffe, *Alexander Warholic, Jack Weiler, Casey Wempner, Halle White, Jackson Williams, Jaimie Williamson, Aaron Wills, *Jack Wilson, Nathaniel Wiltzius, Merete Witkovsky, *Rachel Woody, Chloe Young, *Kirstin Yu, Julia Zeimentz, Taylor Grace Zietz,

Juniors:*Alex Accola, Kalli Acker, *Tyler Acker, Emma Addington-White, *Melissa Ahn, Anna Amineva, *Katrina Anderson, Samuel Anderson, Andrea Aranda- Sanchez, Brenda Aranda- Sanchez, Sasha Arkhagha, *Meghann Armstrong, Rohit Balaji, *Gabrielle Ballweg, Anna Bauerle, Tyler Benedict, Elizabeth Berryman, Emily Beyer, Harrison Bielski, Lew Blank, *Sophie Boorstein, Megan Borgmeyer, *Riley Bowers, Madeline Brazas, Jessica Brunner, *Jane Buck, Gasdally Cadenillas, Megan Caldwell, Lindsay Callahan, Megha Chalke, Allen Chang,

Yu-Ching Chen, Lillian Chiaro, *Eleanor Chomiak, *Gillian Croasdale, Ryan Culp, *Matthew Cushman, Madison Dagitz, *Linnea Dahmen, Luke DeBiasio, Luke Delaney, Salimatou Diallo, Walter Dillard, *Abigail Drake, Gregory Driscoll, Taylor Ducke, Ryan Dunk, Tyree Eady, *Olivia Engling, Rachel Everson, Audrey Evert, Christian Fermanich, Catherine Ferrante, *Katherine Fink, *Sarah Fink, *Kelsey Fischer, Courtney Florin, Julia Fonder, Isaac Galang, *Jahnavi Gali, Ryan Gebert, Grace Gerrard, Maya Gibson, Margaret Go, Paula Gonzalez, Adam Goren, *Madhu Gowda, Alexandra Grapentine, Molly Grindle, James Griswold, Arshad Habib, Margaret Hagan, Alexander Hallquist, James Handel, Isaac Hanson, *Mariah Hanson, Benjamin Harris, Elizabeth Hathaway, Kirby Heck, Neeloufar Hematti, Chloe Hendrix, *Alexa Herl, *Daniel Hershberger, Louis Hinshaw, Molly Hoferle, Emma Hoffman, Colin Hogendorn, *Elise Hokanson, Kayla Holmes, Rose Horky, Tiancheng Hu, *Alexandra Hujanen, Mark Hutson, *Elizabeth Jordan, *Talia Joseph, Connor Julius, Kathleen Jurgella, Julia Kaplan, Jonas Keeler, Julia Khomyk, Cha Mee Kim, Briannah Klais, Felicity Kloida, Dylan Koeshall, *Kei Kohmoto, Katie Kolden, Lucas Kostecki, Natalie Kozitzky, Gunnar Kunsch, *Andreas Kyrvasilis, Ryan Land, Paola Lara Santiago, Clairine Larsen, Morgan Larson, Maxwell Lawrence, Samantha Lawson, Daniel Ledin, Nicholas Leffel, Alyssa Lemirande, Bria Lemirande, Adam Levy, Benjamin Lewis, Bryson Lewis, Creighton Lewis, Preston Lewis, *Carly Liegel, *Zaikang Lin, Zoe Lincecum, Helena Lonetree-Miller, Rebecca Lorfeld, Thomas Luddy, Fiona Lynch, Kim Mackey, *Epiphania Maka, Leif Mann, Maya Marty,

Middleton High School announces honor roll

See HONORS, page 7

Marissa Masnica, *Sarah Matejka, Anthony McCann, *Mary McCarthy, William McCarthy, Sydney McConnell, *Taylor McDonald, Margaret McGill, Margot McMurray, Kelly Mead, Abigail Meyer, *Grace Mikelsons, *Danielle Millan, Ian Mitchell, *Catalina Montoya Carvajal, Maddison Morello, Willem Mueller, Veronica Murdoch, *Storm Murphy, *Eric Neidhart, Nicholas Nelson, Kyra Neuser, Alex Nisbet, James Nolan, Jessica Nonn, *Anna Nordhaus, Tha Zin Nwe Htoo, Cailey OConnor, Tage Opland, *Kylie Peters, *Tryn Peterson, *Madeline Pflasterer-Jennerjohn, Madison Phillips, *Jack Pientka, *Morgan Pincombe, Madeline Pope, Shruthi Prabahara Sundar, *Hunter Presny, Mason Pyle, Anitha Quintin, *Maxwell Raisleger, Samantha Reid, *Kristen Reikersdorfer, Sophia Revord, Noah Roberson, Lauren Robertson, Christopher Rogers, Anthony Rosati, Dana Rotert, Jacob Rozum, Caleb Rudolph, Eric Sacchetti, *Aria Salyapongse, *Emily Satterlund, *Christina Schauer, Simrnjit Seerha, Celia Semrad, Asad Shahzad, Michael Shaten, Keaton Shaw, Maya Shea, Parker Sigmon, Jackson Smith, Samuel Smith, Titus Smith, Sahil Soni, Margaux Sorenson,

*Ashley Soukup, Kiley Spahn, Cole Spitler, *Kallie Stafford, *Rachel Steiner, Karl Stephan, Ryan Swiersz, Alexis Thomas, Alissa Trainor, Molly Trehey, Phoebe Tuite, Brynn Turley, *Laura Vergenz, Amelia Viegut, *Emma Waldinger, Elliot Waldsmith, *Jessica Wang, *Elise Warda, Sara Wettstein, *Lola Whittingham, Shanna Wiegand, Camille Wirkus, Michael Wolfinger, *Samantha Worden, *Michael Xie, *Zoe Ystenes, Hexiao Yu, Samuel Zopf, Luke Zoroufy,

Seniors:Jacob Aegerter, Anna Ashley, Jeremy Auenson, *Mitchell Bacon, Samantha Ballweg, *Shelby Ballweg, *Pace Balster, Joshua Biatch, Hunter Bindl, Evan Birschbach,

*Sophie Bliss, Cole Bollig, *Charles Booher, Kailey Boyle, Sophie Braman, James Buenfil, Natalie Callahan, Chloe Carrigan, Catherine Castagnet, Sophia Chung, Rachel Cook, Lauren Coons, Ellen Cottingham, *Chase Cunniff, Nicole Cushman, Courtney Dahlk, Irelyn Danz, Sierra DeMartino, *Elizabeth DiTullio, *Timothy Dorn, Grace Douglas, Thomas Dunn, Amy Ernst, *Kelly Esenther, Sarah Faber, Alexander Fagre, Dorsey Falk, Drew Finley Haag, Claire Fralka, Sara Gaab, *Kira Galang, Daniela Garcia-Perales, Andrew Geng, Tatiana Gorbich, Rachel Gralnek, Autumn Grim, Heather Haack, Elizabeth Haberland-Ervin, Perrin Hagge, *Joshua Hall, Kaitlin Hanrahan,

Jacob Harnois, *Casey Harper, Kristin Hartung, Emmet Herb, Sydnee Herrling, Greta Hevesi, Katherine Hibner, *Estelle Higgins, Evan Higgins, *Kira Holmes, Amanda Huff, Jordan Hylbert, Sarah Ihrig, Samuel Inman, Stephanie Jarosz, Dan Jin, Daniel Johnson-Schunk, Riley Kalsbeek, Amanda Kalscheur, Alexander Kao, Kobe Keller, Bryan Kim, Michael Kjentvet, Russell Kjorlie, Jonas Klare, *Zoie Kloida, *Connor Kooistra, Logan Kossel, Christina Kosta, Chandler Krajco, Jacob Kuehn, Alex Kushner, Edward Larson, Thomas Lawton, Daewon Lee, Joseph Levin, Andrew Levy, *Heather Levy, Andrew Lewis, Victoria Lin, Christian Lindblom,

Audrey Loomis, *Kaitlin Machina, Mackenzie Mahal, Cody Markel, Katherine Marshall, Brennan Martin, Edis Martin-Rivera, Maxwell Mayhew, *Celia Mayne, Kaelin Meicher, Lidiana Meinholz, Vanesa Meneses, *Joshua Meyer, Hannah Miller, *Michael Mondi, *Genevieve Moreau, Alec Morrison, Brandon Munoz, Elizabeth Murphy, *Angela Newman, Abigail Nichols-Jensen, Taylor Norton, Jamie Oesterle, Timothy OShea, *McKenna OSullivan, Charlotte Patterson, *Akash Pattnaik, Jadrien Paustian, *Morgan Peter, Samiya Pettaway, Dominique Petty, *Madison Pincombe, *Alissa Pollard, Michael Quale, Travis Raffel, Madeleine Richards, Morgan Roberts, KateLyn Robson, Ana Roden, Samantha Roll, Jacob Ross,

Ava Schiebler, Katherine Schmidt, Jacob Schmitz, Ellen Schuebel, Ryan Shaw, *Kaisey Skibba, Loren Skibba, Sebastian So, Kalyn Sonday, Kathryn Stein, Erin Stone, Camden Stoppleworth, Allison Thompson, *Hannah Thompson, *Sarah Thornton, Tanvi Tilloo, *Victoria Trantow, *Sheyenne Tung, *Samantha Valentine, John Vincent, Matthew Wakai, Abigail Webber, *Anna Welton-Arndt, Jenelle Wempner, Kenyon Wensing, *Sarah Wexler, *Arianna White, Haley Wild, *Theodore Williams, Laura Wilson, Riley Wittwer, Amanda Wolfinger, Gray Woodward, *Taylor Wussow, *Allie Yan, Emily Zeimentz, Tammy Zhong, Logan Ziegler, Jack Zocher, *Zachary Zuengler.


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ments are those spent playingwith your children, and the de-mands of work rarely, if ever,trump the fleeting time youhave with your kids.

Before she departed, Cariprovided them with all the in-spiration they would ever needin the form of her courage andvivacity in the face of terminalillness.

They were no longer contentto merely sell playgroundequipment for someone else.They wanted to run a businessthat was genuinely family ori-ented. A place where theirdaughters, Ellie and Madilyn,could run and play on days offfrom school. A place where em-ployees could bring their ownchildren. A facility where peo-ple considering the purchase ofa swing set or jungle gym couldlet their kids try it out first. Anda safe, indoor facility whereparents including those wholive in apartments or do nothave the income to buy theirown equipment could comeand watch their children run,laugh and play.

They were ready to start theirown company.

It pushed us, says Shannon.It pushed us to do it. We tookall of Jims retirement out, andwe went for it.

It was a big jump, she adds.But in light of the tragedy

they had endured, the gambledidnt even seem that bold at thetime, they reflect.

Nothing worse could havehappened to you at that point,Jim explains.

So in an industry where somecompetitors offer little time offand dont allow children in theworkplace, Jim and Shannondid just the opposite. They eventook it one step further. Insteadof creating a pristine showroomwith a look but dont touchpolicy, they decided to offer, for

a nominal fee, open play forfamilies.

At the moment, following arecent snowstorm, about 275people are milling about insidePlayNWisconsin. Some are pe-rusing, some are taking note ofthe beating the equipment cantake, and still others are simplyenjoying the opportunity to lettheir kids out of the house.

It allows us some year-round income, explains Shan-non. But more importantly, itgives every kid the opportunity

to play, even if they dont havethe income to buy the equip-ment.

Last year, PlayNWisconsindonated more $17,000 in prod-ucts to charitable causes. Thatfigure doesnt include the dis-counts they gave on parties forsome families who couldnt payfull price to rent out the facility.

Thats why we opened ourown place, explains Shannon.We wanted to do things likethat. For us, its a chance to giveback.

And, adds Jim, to be in-volved in the community.

And even when the economyfalters, which it is wont to dofrom time to time, PlayNWis-consin stays busy.

When the economy was re-ally bad, staycations got reallybig, Jim says.

People were investing intheir kids, instead of in trips,Shannon says.

Today, PlayNWisconsin is asuccess story. They sell theirproducts in Wisconsin, Iowa,Illinois, and have even shippedto Barbados and Denmark.

We can configure and de-sign everything right here, saysJim. We have a woodshop, andwe can design specifically foryour yard.

Were there from design toinstallation, Shannon says.Jim will be there planning, andits our employees who install itso we can address any issues.

I plan every party as if itsfor my own kids, she contin-ues. And I sell swing sets froma moms perspective as some-one with kid, and as someonewho handles the finances. Jimapproaches it from a construc-

tion viewpoint.Jim, an avid and amiable bar-

becuer at home, can also talk forhours on end about the meatsmokers they carry atPlayNWisconsin, even takingthe time to doodle illustrationsexplaining how optimal airflowcan infuse the meat with just theright flavor.

We sell the best ceramicgrills, the safest trampolines andthe toughest slides, he says.

But just because they are thebest, doesnt mean they are themost expensive, adds Shan-non.

They are currently hard atwork on a 2,000 square foot ex-pansion to their showroom,which will soon feature artifi-cial turf and their assortment ofbasketball hoops. In all, theywill have 12,550 square feet ofspace at the Middleton facility.

We have everything underone roof, says Jim. Thatswhy our motto is Try it first.

When asked if she enjoyscoming to work with her par-ents, Madilyn Hadac takes amoment to ponder the question:On a scale up to 10? shereplies. Id say a 10.


Two new requirements forvoting are in effect for Wiscon-sin voters this year. First, mostWisconsin voters will need toshow an acceptable photo ID toprove their identity in order tovote. Exceptions include votersliving in a nursing home or sen-

ior residential facility or indefi-nitely confined and voting ab-sentee. You can get anacceptable photo ID for free ifyou dont have one, but it is im-portant to start the process soonenough to get it by ElectionDay. A list of acceptable photo

IDs, and information on howyou can get one, can be found atthe Bringit.wi.gov website.

Second, everyone registeringto vote will need to providevalid proof of residence. Youwill need to register to vote ifyou never voted in Wisconsin

before, legally changed yourname or moved since you lastvoted, or if your registrationlapsed because you haventvoted for a number of years.You can check the status of yourvoter registration, and see a listof documents that provide valid

proof of residence, at themyvote.wi.gov website. Thatwebsite also has a form you cancomplete and mail with a copyof your proof of residence toregister to vote.

You can check your registra-tion status, and learn more

about Wisconsins new voterphoto ID requirements, at theFebruary 22nd voter informationsession being offered at theMiddleton City Hall CouncilChambers. Special RegistrationDeputies will also be availableto register you to vote.

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Times-Tribune photo by Matt GeigerJulia Zimmer bounces on a trampoline at PlayNWisconsin

in the City of Middleton.

group of employees to try andsupport students and act asmentors to them, she ex-pounded. Were trying to fig-ure out why students arestruggling in school or notbeing in their classes or just get-

ting to know them on a morepersonal level to try and in-crease a positive vibe in theschool.

Antonio Hoye has been atMHS for six years and has filleda number of roles. He spoke

about the experiences of minor-ity students and his efforts tomake them feel more connectedto the district.

Hoye said he believes thecurrent system works well for80 percent of students and he is

there for reaching out to the 20percent who need more sup-port.

I was part of the other 20percent, said Hoye. One ofthe coolest things is I get to bewho I am. I get to help students

who look like me and those whodont look like me.

Plank wrapped up the presen-tation by reviewing the ongoingchallenges, including technol-ogy and mental health issuesthat students are facing, but held

a positive outlook.It is our goal to make sure

we are working with every oneof our students, he said.Much of what we are celebrat-ing is things we have estab-lished to help all our students.

Solheim heads to Germany to studyLuther, Holocaust and Berlin Wall

Jonah Solheim of Middletonparticipated in a ReformationJ-Term study tour to Germanywith Carthage College.

This study tour had threeemphases: the 16th centurybirth of the Lutheran Reforma-tion, German Lutherans andthe Nazi Holocaust, and theeast-west divide symbolized bythe Berlin Wall. The study tourwas based in Berlin where stu-dents explored the excellentclubs, theaters, museums, andgalleries in addition to Check-point Charlie and the Berlin

Wall. Then, a year before the500th anniversary of MartinLuther posting the 95 theses,students took a five-day excur-sion in and around the castles,monasteries, and cathedrals ofThuringia where the Reforma-tion played out. Students alsovisited the former Nazi prisoncamps of Sachsenhausen,Buchenwald, and the womenscamp, Ravensbruck. Therethey used on-site resources toexamine what Lutherans inGermany were doing about theNazi aggression and genocide.

J-Term is a special month-long period of study in whichCarthage students explore sub-jects outside their majors orminors, discover new interests,and test their creativity throughclasses held both on campusand around the world. Its amonth to experiment, createand dream. Carthage is rankedNo. 4 in the nation among bac-calaureate institutions for stu-dent participation in short-termstudy abroad.

Carthage College combinesan environment of reflection

and self-discovery with a cul-ture of high expectation so ourstudents uncover and ignitetheir true potential. A four-year, private liberal arts collegewith roots in the Lutheran tra-dition, the campus has a primelocation in Kenosha, Wiscon-sin. The campus, an 80-acre ar-boretum on the shore of LakeMichigan, is home to 150scholars, 2,500 full-time stu-dents, and 400 part-time stu-dents

Newton named to deans listGraceNewton, thedaughter

of James Newton and CarolKlukaczewski of Middleton,has been named to the DeansList of Macalester College foracademic achievement duringthe fall semester of the 2015-2016 school year.

A graduate of MiddletonHigh School,Newtonwas ase-niorat Macalester last fall.

The Deans List atMacalester College is publishedat the end of each semester. Tobe eligible for the Deans List astudent must have been regis-tered as a full-time, degree-seeking student and may nothave been on a study away pro-gram. Furthermore, a studentmust have achieved a semester

grade point average of at least3.75, twelve or more credits ona regular grading option, nogrades below C-, and no with-drawal or incomplete grades forthe semester. Grades for activ-ity, practicum, and techniquecourses in dance, music, andphysical education are not fac-tored into eligibility for theDeans List.

Macalester College, foundedin 1874, is a national liberal artscollege with a full-time enroll-ment of 2,138 students.Macalester is nationally recog-nized for its long-standing com-mitment to academicexcellence, internationalism,multiculturalism, and civic en-gagement.

Middletons boys basketballteam took care of business lastFriday.

Now, the Cardinals must dothe same this week to fulfill theirdreams of a Big EightConference championship.

Middleton rolled pastMadison La Follette, 80-58, andsnapped its two-game losingstreak. The Cardinals now face aweek that will likely decide theeventual Big Eight Conferencechampion.

Middleton, which is tied forthe Big Eight lead at 11-2 andsits at 15-2 overall, heads tothird place Sun Prairie (13-4, 10-3) Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

Middleton is then at Big Eightco-leader Madison Memorial(11-2, 12-4) Saturday at 7:30p.m.

Clearly a pivotal weekahead, but well try to win atpractice and take it day by dayfrom there, Middleton coachKevin Bavery said. Its reallythe only mentality you can have.Sun Prairie and MadisonMemorial are both playing verywell.

The Cardinals won their first14 games of the season beforelosing two straight. ButMiddleton hopes it got itsgroove back against the Lancers(0-13, 2-15).

Junior forward Tyree Eadyled the way with 27 points andfour steals, while junior pointguard Storm Murphy added 19points and three steals.

Junior guard C.J. Fermanichhad 17 points, seven rebounds,five steals and four assists.Sophomore forward Brogan

Brunker added three blocks andfour rebounds, while juniorsJack Smith and Myron Ashfordboth had five rebounds.

Middleton built a 43-33 half-time lead and gradually pulledaway throughout the secondhalf.

It was good to get back ontrack, Bavery said. La Follettehas great quickness and scoringability from the guard spot andsome crazy athletic leapers ontheir front line.

I really cant believe theyhavent won a few games sincethey got a few key players backthat didnt play against us in thefirst round. So I was verypleased with our effort.

Middleton had eight playersscore against the Lancers, asBavery substituted more liberal-ly than he had in recent games.

Against La Follette, wetrusted our rotations, even whenthe game was tight early,


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Verona KOs Middleton

VERONA When thenight began, the large contin-gent of Middleton studentschanted Were No. 1. WereNo. 1.

When the night was over,that seemed certain to change.

Middletons top-rankedgirls basketball team went toNo. 3 Verona Tuesday with aBig Eight Conference title andthe top seed in the sectional atstake. The Wildcats then pro-ceeded to play like the No. 1team in the state.

Veronas trio of seniorguard Cheyenne Trilling, andsenior forwards GraceMueller and Kira Opsal com-bined for 64 points and pow-ered the Wildcats to a 73-56win.

Verona moved into firstplace in the Big Eight with a15-1 mark and improved to17-2 overall. Middletonslipped to 14-1 and 16-3.

I told (Verona coach)Angie (Murphy) at the start ofthe year that you should be theNo. 1 team in the state,Middleton coach Jeff Kindsaid. And they probably willbe now.

Trilling led all scorers with23 points, including 17 in the

Thomas playshero in win atSun Prairie

by ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

Wildcats takeover first inBig Eight

by ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

See VERONA, page 16

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Middletons Halle White (left) looks for room to operate during the Cardinals loss to Verona Tuesday night. See THRILLER, page 17

SUN PRAIRIE AlexisThomas isnt one to seek outattention. But when the spot-light was thrust on Middletonsstandout junior guard Thursdaynight, she was ready with a vir-tuoso performance.

Thomas and her Cardinalswere deadlocked, 67-67, withhost Sun Prairie in a Big EightConference thriller. ButThomas changed that with acold-blooded, 21-foot three-pointer with just 5.4 secondsleft.

Thomas heroics gaveMiddleton a 70-67 win andallowed it to stay perfect inconference play. Middletonimproved to 15-2 overall, 13-0in the Big Eight and main-tained a -game lead over sec-ond place Verona (13-1, 15-2).

Middleton, ranked No. 1 inthe latest Associated Press poll,travels to No. 3 VeronaTuesday night.

You try not to make it seemlike a really big deal when thatshot goes in, Thomas said.But its a great feeling. It real-ly is.

Thomas also had that feel-ing Jan. 9 at Janesville Craig,when her 25-footer at thebuzzer gave Middleton a 77-75win. This game-winner wasjust as dramatic.

Middleton and Sun Prairie

Back on track?Boys basketballteam rolls pastLa Folletteby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

See BOYS BB, page 20

Photo courtesy of Mary Bavery

Middletons Jack Smith battles for a loose ball during the Cardinals win at Madison LaFollette last Friday.


For months and months,Grace Douglas thought shedbe spending the next four yearsout of state.

Maybe the east coast, whereseveral colleges were interest-ed in the Middleton girls soccerstandout.

The state of Illinois alsoseemed like a viable option, asboth Northwestern and theUniversity of Illinois werebanging on Douglas door.

But in a minor upset,Douglas chose to attend col-lege just 10 minutes fromhome. And on Wednesday,Douglas signed her nationalletter of intent to play soccer atthe University of Wisconsin.

I was originally very inter-ested in leaving home, and so Istarted emailing and going todifferent camps for schools onthe east coast, said Douglas, adefender. Originally I wassure that I wanted to at leastleave the state. I was surprisedwhen I suddenly became inter-ested in Wisconsin.

The academic and athleticpossibilities offered at Madisonare nearly unbeatable. It just sohappens that its down thestreet.

Douglas, who gave theBadgers a verbal commitmentduring her junior year, neverwavered. And that surprisedsome perhaps even Douglasherself.

Northwestern appealed toDouglas throughout theprocess, and was her secondchoice. Douglas also gave seri-ous consideration to bothVirginia and William andMary.

But the UW had everythingDouglas wanted and thensome.

Personality-wise, Madisonfit me better, said Douglas,whose parents and sister bothattended the UW, as well. Ihave not had any regrets orworries about my decision. Iam incredible ecstatic tobecome part of the Badgerfamily.

Wisconsin has gone to theNCAA Tournament four timesin the last seven years undercoach Paula Wilkins, highlight-ed by a Sweet 16 appearance in2009. Douglas was excited bythe Badgers success as wellas everything else the schoolhad to offer.

What was most appealingabout the soccer program thatCoach Wilkins runs is the fam-ily atmosphere and acceptancethat is portrayed throughout theteammates, Douglas said.They all support each other,no matter the situation. I alsoadmire the fast pressure andtenacity I see when I watchtheir games.

What I liked most aboutthe UW was the fact that itoffered so many options. Thepossibilities were endless at theUW. Being an athlete, I am acompetitive person and anychance I get to yell and cheer ata sporting event I will take.Wisconsins loyalty and energywas something I loved, and I

Douglaspsyched tobe a Badger

File photo

Middletons Grace Douglas (6) will play soccer at the University of Wisconsin.

Middletonstandoutheaded to UWby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

See DOUGLAS, page 11


think in the end helped memake my decision.

The Badgers are certainlygetting a good one in Douglas.

Douglas was a first-teamall-Big Eight Conference selec-tion as a sophomore. In addi-tion to being a defensive stal-wart, Douglas had six goalsand two assists that season.

Last year, Douglas wasnamed second-team all-league,something that left many in the

league somewhat mystified.While I wish the confer-

ence coaches would have votedher onto the first-team, I knowand the team knows that Graceis a first-team quality player,Middleton coach Mary Duffysaid at the time. And she willcontinue her dominance on thefield in her senior session.

The 6-foot-1 Douglas is aterrific athlete, who was also athree-year letter-winner for

Middletons girls basketballteam. Her combination of size,speed and overall athleticismcould make her an immediatecontributor for the Badgerswhen the 2016 season begins inAugust.

Every year someone comesin and helps the program,Douglas said. For me, I thinkthe best kind of contribution Ican give to the program isbeing ready. No matter what

my skills are now, they willdevelop before preseason to thebest of my abilities.

Being a defender, it is oftenhard to work yourself into theline-up because the defenserarely comes off in a game.They are a system within thesystem. They mold and learnhow to play together. The best Ican do freshman year is workso hard that it is difficult to notplay me.

DOUGLAS continued from page 10nFile photo

MiddletonsG r a c eDouglas (6)is a two-timeall-Big EightConferenceselection.

The postseason is rightaround the corner.

And one thing has becomecrystal clear Middletonsgirls gymnastics team is readyfor whatever lies ahead.

Middleton won the 10-teamCardinal Invite last Saturdaywith a season-best score of139.9250 and edged runner-upMukwonago/East Troy/KettleMoraine (139.8250). WestSalem/La Crosse Aquinas(133.10), Sun Prairie (131.9750)and Madison West (128.450)rounded out the top five.

One week earlier, Middletonposted a season-best score of139.750. The Cardinals thenbested that total last Saturday.

For the girls to put up a139.9250 team score is huge,Middleton coach Kari Stecksaid. After last week, we knowthe girls did great and we knowthey stuck their beam routines.But throughout the state every-one knows a little bit of gymnas-tics is the subjectivity of thescores.

However, to hit a 139-plustwo weeks in a row at huge invi-tationals shows the state that thegirls are really just that talent-ed.

That was evident again at theCardinal Invite.

Middleton junior MadelinePflasterer-Jennerjohn finishedsecond in the all-around compe-tition with a 37.3750 score.Senior Katherine Marshall wasalso 12th in the all-around(33.20).

Pflasterer-Jennerjohn wonthe vault with a 9.40, was sec-ond on the uneven bars (9.30)and the beam (9.325), and was

third on the floor exercise(9.350).

Madeline had another amaz-ing meet where she stuck herroutines solid again, Steck said.She is a rock for the team andso incredibly talented.

Middleton had several otherstrong performances, as well.

Marshall was 12th on thevault (8.550), sophomore ChloeYoung was 13th (8.525) andsophomore Eleanor Mackeywas 16th (8.450).

Young was sixth on theuneven bars (8.450), seniorEllen Cottingham was ninth(8.275) and Mackey was 15th(7.975).

Junior Dani Aranda was thirdon the beam (9.175), Young wasfifth (8.90) and Marshall was12th (8.525).

And Marshall was 10th onthe floor exercise (8.650),Aranda was 13th (8.575) andCottingham was 15th (8.50).

Dani Aranda had a phenom-enal beam routine and earnedher very first 9.0, Steck said.Other standouts includedKatherine Marshall, who had aseason-high all-around total,Chloe Young and EleanorMackey. Its a young team, and Ithink they are surpassing andwill continue to surpass allexpectations set.

Steck was thrilled withMiddletons overall perform-ance, but knows the Cardinalswill have to better on the unevenbars (34.0) in the coming weeks.

We had pretty low barscores, an area well be focusingon in the coming weeks, Stecksaid. To get a team score of139.925 with lower than typicalbar scores is amazing. It showsyou how motivated the girls are,and how well they support eachother.

Overall, though, it wasanother meet Steck and her teamwere extremely happy with.

For us this was more of abuilding year, Steck said. Thegirls are consistently hitting theirroutines and coming togetherright when we need it.


Gymnastswin CardinalInvitationalby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

Times-Tribune photosby Mary Langenfeld

K a t h e r i n eMarshall (top)and Dani Arandahad big perform-ances to helpMiddleton winthe CardinalInvite lastSaturday.

The memory of 2015 stillstings.

Middletons hockey teamwas the No. 1 seed in its sec-tional last winter. But in thesectional finals, the Cardinalswere upended by second-seeded Madison Memorialand fell short of a trip to state.

Middleton is determinednot to let that happen again in2016.

The Cardinals received theNo. 1 seed in their sectionalone again. Middleton earned afirst round bye, then hosts thewinner of eighth-seededMonona Grove or ninth-seed-ed Oregon on Feb. 19 atCapitol Ice Arena at 8 p.m.

The sectional semifinalsare Feb. 23 and the sectionalfinals are Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. atSun Prairie Ice Arena.

While Middleton was theNo. 1 seed in the sectional, itspath to state wont be easy.Madison Edgewood is seededsecond, followed byWaunakee, Verona, SunPrairie, Madison Memorial,Madison West, MononaGrove, Oregon, DeForest,McFarland and Madison LaFollette/East.

Certainly our path is a

tough one, Middleton coachSteffon Walby said. We havea lot of good teams in our sec-tion.

Middleton appears to beplaying terrific hockey again,though, after suffering a three-

game losing streak last month.The Cardinals rolled past

Monona Grove, 9-1, lastThursday and improved to 19-3 on the season.

Justin Engelkes had threegoals, while Garrett Graf had

two goals and an assist. DavisBunz, Preston Lewis, BraxtonWalby and Jordan Hylbert alladded goals, as well, whileColin Butler had two assists.

Tony Wuesthofen notchedthe win.

We need to finish strong,keeping up good work ethic,and good habits, SteffonWalby said. Hopefully thesemen havent forgot about lastyear, and are a little bit hun-grier. Time will tell.

On deck: Middletonhosts Verona Thursday at 8p.m., then is atB r o o k f i e l d / C a t h o l i cMemorial Saturday at 6:30p.m.


Hockey Cards earn No. 1 seed


Jordan Hylbert (23) and Middletons hockey team earned the No. 1 seed in their sectional. The Cardinals open the postseason Feb. 19.

Middletonearns firstround byein playoffsby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

Herb headed to St. Thomas

Middleton senior golfer EmmetHerb signed a national letter of intentlast week to play for The University ofSt. Thomas (Minn.). Herb is shownhere with his parents, Annie and Pete.

St. Thomas, an NCAA Division 3school, is currently ranked No. 1 in thecountry.

Herb has been a first-team all-BigEight Conference selection each of thepast two seasons. Last year, Herb had a77.1 average and finished third in theconferences Player of the Year voting.

Herb was also named honorable-mention all-state in 2015 by theWisconsin Golf Coaches Association ofWisconsin.

Herb, a three-year varsity player,helped the Cardinals finish fourth atstate as a team in 2014 and fifth in2015.

Emmet played with some of thebest players in the state and playedvery well against those players,Middleton coach Tom Cabalka said atthe end of the 2015 season.

Hes one of the best, if not the bestshort game players, that I havecoached. I expect Emmet to make those10 footers! Hes also a great ball strikerand probably added 20 to 25 yards (in2015) off the tee.

Middletons boys swim-ming and diving team finishedin third place at last SaturdaysBig Eight Conference meetheld at Beloit Memorial.

Madison Memorial won themeet with 627.5 points, whileMadison West was second(524.5). Middleton (418.5),Verona-Mount Horeb (275)and Sun Prairie (192) roundedout the top five.

We had another fantasticmeet, and I can't be more happy

with our times, Middletoncoach Sam Niesen said. Weplaced a very solid third behindMemorial and West again.

A lot of the older boysswam well, the juniors and sen-iors, and I think it rubbed off onthe younger boys because theystarted swimming out of theirminds as well. We've got a lotof young talent on this teamwith a huge amount of poten-tial, and they've done well thisyear.

Cardinals sophomoreMichael Draves won the 500-yard freestyle and junior JohnVirnig was 10th.

Middleton senior JackZocher won the diving compe-tition, while junior Noah

Krantz was fourth and fresh-man Nicolas Draves was fifth.

Senior Jacob Aegerter wasthird in the 100-yard butterflyand fourth in the 200-yard IM.Junior Luke Delaney was alsofifth in the 100-butterfly.

Senior Ethan Lengfeld wasfourth in the 100-yard breast-stroke, while Draves placedfifth in the 200-yard freestyleand Delaney was seventh.

Middletons quartet of jun-ior Erick Grelle, Lengfeld, jun-ior Isaac Hanson and seniorDean Zillner was fourth in the200-yard medley relay.

The Cardinals 400-yardfreestyle relay team of seniorBryce Angaran, Grelle, juniorMax Hollfelder and Draves fin-ished fifth.

Grelle was fifth in the 100-yard backstroke, while fresh-man Archer Parkin was sev-enth.

Junior Gunnar Kunsch wasalso 10th in the 50-yardfreestyle.

Overall, I see a hugeamount of improvement onboth the swimmers that havebeen tapering as well as anoverall drop in time in gener-al, Niesen said. These lastfew meets are always fun tocoach and watch, and I'm proudof every one of the boys thisyear.

On deck: Middleton hostsa WIAA Division 1 SectionalSaturday beginning at 1 p.m.


Swimmers 3rd at Big 8 meetby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

Draves, Zochercapture firsts

Times-Tribunephoto by Mary

Langenfeld

John Virnigfinished 10thin the 500-yard freestyleat the BigE i g h tConferencemeet lastSaturday.


The streak is over, much tothe chagrin of Middletonswrestling team.

The Cardinals had won ashare of the Big EightConference tournament or dualmeet title each of the past fouryears. But that streak came toan end last Saturday.

Middleton finished fourth atthe conference meet held atJanesville Craig High School.The Cardinals also fell short ofwinning the dual meet title lastmonth.

Sun Prairie won the teamtitle with 257.5 points.Janesville Craig (249.5),Madison La Follette (222.5),

Middleton (222.0) andJanesville Parker (162.5)rounded out the top five.

Middleton did have threechampions: Kevin Meicher at126 pounds, Chris Rogers at132 and Max Mayhew at 152.

Meicher had a bye in thefirst round, then pinnedMadison Memorials EdelGadrinab in 1:04.

In the semifinals, Meicherdefeated Tyler Nelson of SunPrairie, 5-2. Then in the titlematch, Meicher defeated NateFarrell of Janesville Craig, 15-6.

Rogers also had a first roundbye, then pinned MadisonMemorials Sager Smith in1:06.

In the semifinals, Rogers

pinned Dylan Lawinger ofMadison LaFollette in 1:00. Inthe finals, Rogers defeatedJanesville Craigs Ethan Smith,7-2.

Mayhew also received afirst round bye, then pinnedQuentin Mendez of BeloitMemorial in 1:33.

In the semifinals, Mayhewpinned Melvin Tran ofJanesville Craig in 1:08. Thenin the championship match,Mayhew defeated MadisonWests Sam Johnson, 10-6.

Gavin Adler notched a sec-ond place finish a 195.

Adler received a first roundbye, then pinned Josh Monsonof Madison Memorial in 3:54.

In the semifinals, Adlerdefeated Beloit Memorials

Marquel Johnson, 9-6. In thetitle match, Logan Murdy ofJanesville Parker won by tech-nical fall over Adler, 18-1.

Middleton also got thirdplace finishes from JesusQuechol Ramirez at 106, CalebCymbalak at 160 and MattDavey at 220.

Quechol Ramirez received afirst round bye, then pinnedVeronas Conner Dugan in5:52. Francesco Schiro ofMadison LaFollette pinnedQuechol Ramirez in 1:40 in thesemifinals, then QuecholRamirez bounced back with a6-1 win over Drake Zuehlke ofJanesville Craig.

In the third place match,Quechol Ramirez defeatedLandon Kovach of Sun Prairie,

5-3.Cymbalak received a first

round bye, then pinned JaredMarkeland of Madison East in3:18.

In the semifinals, LoganBaker of Janesville Craigdefeated Cymbalak, 7-2.Cymbalak then bounced backwith a 4-1 win over SetheSchober of Beloit Memorial.

Then in the third placematch, Cymbalak defeatedJack Haraldson of Sun Prairie,

8-2.Davey opened with a bye,

then defeated Ben Percy ofMadison Memorial, 8-3. In thesemifinals, Garrison Stauffer ofVerona pinned Davey in 1:36.

Davey rebounded, though,and pinned Michael Boyde ofMadison LaFollette in 4:49.Then in the third place match,Davey pinned Nicholas Knaubof Janesville Craig in 4:47.

Middletons Joe Hoffmanalso added a fourth place finishat 113.

Wrestlers fourth at Big Eight meetby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune


VERONA continued from page 9n


Alyssa Lemirande (5) and Middletons girls basketball team suffered their first conference lossof the year Tuesday.

first half. Mueller, aUniversity of Wisconsinrecruit, added 21 points and14 rebounds, while Opsal aWinona State recruit had20 points and 10 rebounds.

Middleton junior guardBria Lemirande had 13 points,while sophomore forwardHalle White added 10.

Verona now seems almostcertain to land the No. 1 seedin the Janesville CraigSectional. The coaches meetSunday to vote on postseasonseeding.

The girls really executedthe gameplan well and playedconfident and strong,Murphy said. Were not thesame team we were back inNovember.

Middleton rolled past theWildcats, 83-60, back on Nov.24. That night, the Cardinalskept the pace to their likingand wreaked havoc with theirpressure defense throughout.This time, Verona adjustedand the result was a 40-pointswing.

The Wildcats who haveunique size with three 6-foot-2 players in their lineup kept Middleton from turningthe game into a track meet.Verona also protected the ballmuch better and played zonethroughout, after playingstrictly man-to-man the firstgame.

When Middleton couldntget much out of its press and struggled in the halfcourtagainst the Wildcats length it made for a long night.

The biggest thing is justthe height and their posts,Bria Lemirande said. Theyadjusted to what we do andtheir post defense is reallygood.

Middleton couldnt get its

offense on track and trailed,36-26, at halftime. TheCardinals shot just 37.9%from the field (11-of-29)against Veronas zone.

Trilling shot the lights outfor Verona, knocking downfour three-point shots on herway to 17 first half points.Mueller also had her wayinside, making 5-of-6 fieldgoals and had 10 points andsix rebounds in the half.

Bria Lemirande had ninefirst half points for Middleton.

We knew the team weplayed at the beginning of theyear was going to be a com-pletely different team from theone wed see this time, BriaLemirande said. Its Verona.You know theyre going to bemotivated to beat us.

Middletons only lead ofthe night came at 4-2 just 90seconds into the game. TheWildcats quickly answeredwith a 15-3 run to take a 17-7lead and kept its advantage indouble digits the majority ofthe half.

Middleton had a mini-runmidway through the half,scoring five straight points ona three-pointer from BriaLemirande and a basket byAlyssa Lemirande to pullwithin 24-18. But Veronaanswered with a quick 8-2burst and regained full con-trol.

We just couldnt make anykind of run, Kind said. Itwas a frustrating night.

The second half was moreof the same.

Middleton pulled within42-36 three minutes into thehalf after a three-pointer bysophomore Claire Staples.Amazingly, though,Middleton never could get anycloser.

The Cardinals trailed, 48-41, after a three-pointer byjunior Alexis Thomas with12:33 remaining. But Veronawent on a 7-0 run, took a 55-41 lead and the closestMiddleton came over the final9 minutes was 12.

Middleton finished thenight shooting just 35.0% (21-of-60), while Verona shot48.9% (23-of-47). Verona alsoheld a 42-26 rebounding edgeand outscored Middleton, 22-3, from the free throw line.

Weve just got to find away to get better at our zoneoffense, Kind said. We weregetting the ball into the mid-dle at will, but weve got toconvert.

Thats tough to do againstthem because theyre so big.But we need to have bettercomposure in there and makesome better passes out ofthere.

Wed like to get anotherchance at them. Hopefullywell get there.

On deck: Middleton is atMadison West Friday at 7:30p.m. The Cardinals are thenoff until Feb. 18 when theyhost Beloit Memorial at 7:30p.m.

Feb. 9Verona 73, Middleton 56Middleton ........................... 26 30 56Verona ................................ 36 37 73

MIDDLETON Flottmeyer 2 0-24, Hibner 1 0-0 3, A. Lemirande 2 0-0 5,B. Lemirande 5 1-2 13, C. Lemirande 30-0 9, Staples 2 0-0 5, Thomas 3 0-0 7,White 4 2-2 10. Totals 22 3-6 56.

VERONA Luehring 2 5-6 9,Mueller 9 3-4 21, Opsal 5 10-11 20,Trilling 7 4-8 23. Totals 23 22-29 73.

3-point goals V 5 (Trilling 5), M9 (Hibner 1, A. Lemirande 1, B.Lemirande 2, C. Lemirande 3, Staples 1,Thomas 1). Total fouls V 11, M 17.


(9-5, 11-7) were engaged ina thriller throughout and knot-ted at 67 with 59.5 seconds left.After a timeout, Middletoncoach Jeff Kind elected to holdfor the final shot.

With 10 seconds left, juniorguard Alyssa Lemirande drovethe right baseline and fed hersister, Bria Lemirande on theleft block. Sun Prairie immedi-ately sent a double-team inBria Lemirandes direction,and she spotted Thomas out-side the arc on the left wing.

Thomas caught the perfectpass, squared up and made heronly field goal of the secondhalf. Sun Prairie sophomorewing Carly Coulthards 35-footer to tie at the buzzer wasshort and wide right.

Alexis just hits those shotswhen it matters the most, BriaLemirande said of Thomas.Shes just really good in theclutch.

Bria Lemirande was awfullygood, herself. Despite feelingunder the weather. BriaLemirande finished with ateam-high 22 points, 12rebounds, five assists and ablocked shot.

Alyssa Lemirande andThomas both added 14 points.

Coulthard had 15 of her 20points in the second half. SunPrairie standout sophomoreguard Jayda Jansen added 14points and nine rebounds, butThomas limited her to 7-of-20shooting (35.0%).

I just think this group isreally resilient, said Kind,whose team won its eighthstraight game. They just keepfinding a way to get it done.

Nothing came easy on thisnight against a Sun Prairieteam that looks capable ofmaking a big postseason run.

Sun Prairie scored ninestraight points over a 3-minutestretch early in the game andtook a 9-3 lead. Middletontrailed, 11-5, when it went on a10-0 burst of its own to grab a15-11 advantage.

Thomas and CarleeLemirande both had drivingbaskets. Bria Lemirande fol-lowed with a three-pointer,then Carlee Lemirande had athree-ball of her own.

Middleton didnt trail again

the rest of the first half, and itslead fluctuated between oneand eight points. Sun Prairiepulled as close as 36-35 after aJansen basket. But BriaLemirande drained a three-pointer with 38 seconds left inthe half to give Middleton a 39-35 lead at the break.

Middleton shot a scintillat-ing 15-of-27 in the first half(55.6%) and made 8-of-15three-pointers (53.3%). BriaLemirande made 5-of-6 firsthalf shots including all fourof her three-pointers and ledall scorers with 14 first halfpoints.

Sun Prairie was white-hot,as well, making 16-of-30 offirst half shots (53.3%).

Bria was terrific for us allnight, Kind said. She wasntfeeling well, but you wouldnthave known it.

Middletons biggest lead ofthe second half came at 50-42when sophomore forwardHalle White playing just hersecond game since returningfrom a shoulder injury scored inside with 12:35 left inthe game. But Middleton wentscoreless the next 3:40 and SunPrairie used an 8-0 burst to pulleven, 50-50.

Sun Prairie took its first leadsince the opening minutes at58-56 when Coulthard draineda three-pointer with 7:15 left.And that set up a back-andforth finish.

Down the stretch, therewere four lead changes andthree ties.

Coming here, we knewtheyd be really motivated,Bria Lemirande said. Theyrea great team and we knew wedget their best shot.

Thomas gave Middleton thelead for good at 64-63 with apair of free throws with 2:57left. Bria Lemirande added afree throw, then Coulthardbanked home a 19-footer with2:15 left that tied the game, 65-65.

Alyssa Lemirande answeredwith a driving basket with 1:32remaining to put Middletonback ahead, 67-65. But SunPrairie senior Alyx Benzinemade a pair of free throws with1:15 remaining to tie things at67.

Both teams had turnovers,and that set the stage forMiddleton to hold for a finalshot and for Thomas to playhero.

This team just always findsa way, said Thomas, who was0-of-6 from the floor in the sec-ond half before her heroics.For a bit there, my confidencewas going down and I wasthinking, I cant keep shootingfrom out here. I have to drive.

But my teammates kepttelling me to shoot and I guessits a good thing I did.

Middleton 78, MadisonMemorial 53 AlexisThomas scored 14 points andClaire Staples added 10 as theCardinals rolled past theSpartans last Saturday.

Feb. 4Middleton ..... 39 31 70Sun Prairie ... 35 32 67

MIDDLETON A. Lemirande 51-2 14, B. Lemirande 8 1-2 22, C.Lemirande 2 0-0 5, Staples 2 2-2 7,Thomas 4 4-6 14, White 4 0-0 8. Totals25 8-14 70.

SUN PRAIRIE Baker 2 0-0 4,Benzine 3 2-2 9, Blair 5 0-0 11,Coulthart 7 3-5 20, Hilber 1 0-0 2,Jansen 7 0-0 14, Moore 3 0-0 7. Totals28 5-10 67.

3-point goals M 12 (B.Lemirande 5, A. Lemirande 3, Thomas2, C. Lemirande 1, Staples 1), S 6(Coulthart 3, Benzine 1, Blair 1, Moore1).Total fouls M 12, S 10.

Feb. 6Middleton 78, Madison Memorial 53Middleton ......................... 41 37 78Madison Memorial .......... 27 26 53

MIDDLETON Anderson 3 0-06, Ballweg 1 2-2 4, Flottmeyer 1 2-6 4,Hibner 1-3 1, A. Lemirande 4 0-0 9, C.Lemirande 2 4-4

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