In local sports, the season came to an end for the Ithaca softball team in the WIA state semi-final game.
Belmont advanced to the division five championship game with an 11-nothing five inning win over the Bulldogs.
The Braves scored three runs in the first, two in the second, and six in the fourth inning to build a lead they would not give up.
Ithaca had two hits on the day, they came in the second inning when Kelsey Coleman and Kaylee Newcirk both singled.
The Bulldogs failed to score. It was a great run through the postseason for the lady Bulldogs as they captured the WIA regional and sexual championships before falling in the state game.
This year's recently graduated seniors Kaylee Newcirk, Ariana Lewis, Alyssa Muller, and Holly King all played in their final high school games.
The Bulldogs final season record is 21 and six.
JC Maxwell pitched the first three in a third innings and Ariana Lewis worked the final two thirds of an inning for the Bulldogs.
Kaylee Hodgson was the winning pitcher for Belmont as she struck out one and gave up two hits.
Carson Raymaker walked one and struck out three in the fifth inning.
Lead off batter, Addison McNet, singled, doubled, and walked, scoring all three times at the top of the Braves batting order.
The Braves will play in the championship game Saturday morning at eight against Almond Bankcroft, which defeated Thorpe, 18-3 in the other Division V semifinal softball game yesterday at Goodman Diamond in Madison.
In Division IV semis, it was Pachelli, three nothing over MacDonald, Central Catholic, and Misha Cot moved on to the Division IV state title game with a five-four victory over the middle point pointers to see their season end at 24 and six.
Last night in the Division I semifinal game that was played, Caucona was a two-nothing winner over Hamilton.
Getting underway this morning, the D1 semifinal between Kenosha Bradford and DC Everest, that starts at nine o'clock.
Otherwise, there will be action later on in the day, in Division III, when Fall Creek and Valdors play at 11-30 and point at and Lakonia at approximately to a clock.
In Division II, Jefferson and Wittnall will meet and Denmark and Lakeland.
Champions in all five divisions will be crowned tomorrow.
We'll be on the air on WRCO FM 100.9 tonight, with home talent baseball, the Casanovia Reds will play their rival Readsburg Pirates, and that will be coming up tonight at 7-30 on FM 100.9.
WRCO as the Reds tried to rematch and win as they did a couple of weeks ago against the Readsburg Pirates.
Local baseball for the rest of the weekend in the Northern section, it will be Mesa Maney playing won a key tomorrow afternoon,
and then Kaz will turn around and play at Readsburg on Saturday night at 6.
Sunday in the Northern section, cross planes will play at Ashton, Black Earth at Middleton, Mesa Maney at Sock Prairie.
And in the Western section, Sunday, Father's Day, our Guile at Blanchardville, Pinebluff, Mount Hurrah at Scholesburg, Benton, Richway at Wyoda, Dodgeville at Bellville, Verona at Hollandale, and Muscaday at Arena.
That's our next feature broadcast after tonight, Muscaday at Arena, Sunday at 1 on WRCO FM 100.9.
The Simon Shark Swim team kicked off the season with a triangular and landcaster against Boss Cabell and Landcaster, although the shark swam well, they ended up finishing in third.
Rookie Swimmers, who made their debut with the sharks, include Isabella Burns, Marin Kalman, along with Will Harpen, LaVeya Hamlin, and Matthew Hardy.
Haley Kahoot made her return after an eight-year break from the sharks.
Emerick Kalman was the lone shark who earned three individual first place finishes in the short free, the butterfly, and the breaststroke.
The eight and under girls' medley relay team, consisting of LaVeya Hamlin, Harper Adler, Isabella Burns, and Brooklyn Worthington, and the 11-12 girls' free relay team of Kalan Burns,
Madeline Ringelstetter, Claire Hying, and Lauren Chambers also swam to first place finishes.
Other swimmers with first place finishes include Ronan Ringelstetter in the short free and individual medley, Clancy Hying in the butterfly, and Distance Free Style,
Zaley Kalman in the breaststroke, Braden Burns in the breaststroke, Elsa Norte in the individual medley, and Lauren Chambers in the individual medley.
The sharks are back in action next Wednesday when they travel to mineral point.
Team membership has increased significantly since last season, but they are still welcoming new swimmers.
If you or someone you know are interested in becoming a shark, please contact Simon's Recreation Complex.
Jacob Mizorowski pitched five no-hit innings before leaving his major league debut with cramping last night in his right calf and quadriceps,
as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals six-nothing.
Mizorowski slipped on the front part of the mound after throwing his third pitch of the sixth.
After medical staff went to check on him, he was removed in favor of Nick Mears.
Mizorowski struck out five and walked four while reaching a maximum velocity of 102.2 miles per hour with his fastball.
Jackson Cherry O'Homard has the Brewers scored five runs in the fifth off sunny grade.
Here is Miz.
I mean, to be honest, it was all blur.
You know, I was back there just throwing to Willie and Willie was calling a good game.
So, you know, I want to say that, like, maybe the strike out in the fourth that I came off pretty hyped about,
but, you know, that would probably be about it.
Another brewer news, brewer pitcher Aaron Savale says he's not mad at the organization,
but he prefers to start games.
Savale was told yesterday he'll be moved to the bullpen and replaced as a starter by hard throwing rookie Jacob Mizorowski.
He has confirmed that he asked the front office to explore opportunities where he could join another team to start games.
All of his 122 Major League appearances have been as a starter.
Savale says he is willing to pitch out of the bullpen for now.
In other Major League baseball games from last night, the Metz over Washington,
4-3, Colorado 8-7 over San Francisco.
The Cubs with a win against Pittsburgh 3-2.
In the American League, Texas 16, Minnesota 3, Detroit 4-1 over Baltimore,
the Yankees won nothing over Kansas City and Houston 4-3 over the White Sox.
The NCAA will penalize the Badger Football program for self-reported recruiting violations.
Nearly 140 phone calls are made to 48 high school prospects in 2023,
and NCAA follow-up investigation deemed the actions a level 2 violation.
Probation, a fine and other penalties are expected.
Former defensive line coach Greg Scruggs was the most heavily sanctioned coach
because he made more than half of the calls.
Under current rules, the vast majority of the calls would have been okay,
but they were made before the rules were changed.
I'm Phil Ney, that's an update on sports for this Friday morning.
Thank you for joining us.
