The postseason recently culminated for the middle point pointers softball team with a state championship.
They were awarded quite well in the SWAL by the conference coaches.
The pointers went 11 and one to win the league under head coach Quinn Schultz, who was recognized as coach of the year.
Fenimore and Iowa Grant both went nine and three, Cuba City seven and five, Riverdale three and nine, Darlington two and 10, Southwestern and basketball, both one and 11.
First Team All Conference members from Riverdale, Senior, Macy McKay.
From Middle Point, Ava Ingwell, Ada Tuttle, Maddie Cabot, Jaden Schultz, and Austie Kinch, along with Tenly Bacup.
From Iowa Grant, Carly Shores, Ava Kloss, Quinn Hopper, along with Pajessa Baker, and Brynn Pettit.
From Fenimore All Conference First Teamers, Kiana Fuhrer along with Kylie Cole and Sienna Meyer and Campbell Fitzgerald.
From Cuba City, Josie Cruiser, Addie Schoff and Cheyenne Hotaker.
I'll mention players from the SWAL softball this year, Addison Meckley of Fenimore, Iowa Grants, Trinity Baker, Morgan Rogers, Southwestern, Cuba City's Audrey Schoff and Darlington's Rainy Norgaard and Lily Richie.
From Riverdale, Lily Barr, Jocelyn Adams, Annie Lane Olson, our honorable mentions, and Emery Reimanap of Iowa Grand.
The Player of the Year, Kiana Ferrer of Fenimore, and the Picture of the Year was Tinley Bacup of the Mineral Point Pointers.
At the State Baseball Tournament near Appleton yesterday in Division 4 semis, it was Potosi-Casville advancing to the state championship with a 2-1 win over Reedsville and Columbus Catholic was a 3-1 winner over Loyal.
The two teams will meet for the Division 4 state championship at 5 minutes after 9 Thursday morning.
Rain did play a role in the tournament yesterday.
A couple of games were moved and eventually delayed and then played Cedar Grove, Belgium was a winner over marathon 13 four and division three.
And last night, Dodgeville, Ed St.
Croix falls six to five.
Dodgeville and Cedar Grove will be playing for the division three state title coming up on Thursday afternoon, just after noon.
Getting underway this morning, Kenosha St.
Joseph Catholic and Wapan and Piwaki meet in the division two semifinals.
Also underway this morning at Apple and North High School, Cochana will battle Nicolet in a division one semi-final.
Semi-finals coming up this afternoon in division one feature Madison Memorial and Muskego.
Four champions will be crowned tomorrow whether permitting at Fox City Stadium.
In church league softball results last night the mission down to previously unbeaten five points Lutheran 17 to Jamie Johnson was four for four Andrew Thompson hit his first out of the park home run a grand slam and also it was Matt Hatfield going four for four hitting for the cycle for the mission
Richland Baptist Temple, too, also is undefeated, edging Bosquebell Assembly of God, 1615.
Brady, Bladoe, Homerd, and Riley Hone and Sawyer Loose each had four hits for Bosquebell.
The Knights of Columbus top church of the Nazarene, 8-3, Darren Kepler doubled, and Dan Makovic had a home run to lead the Knights.
Free Methodist had seven players reach base safely three times each, getting by Grace Community 14-12.
And Richland Baptist Temple 1, down Richland Baptist Temple 3, 16-1 in five innings.
St.
Mary's had the league by last night.
added quail run week number nine of 20 and the men's golf league action.
Jared McDonald at the top score 34.
He birdied hole one, three and eight.
Neil Mahoney with a 37 was in second.
Aaron Halverson had a 38, including a birdie on hole one.
Brent Montray with a 41, including a birdie on hole seven.
And Rich Barencott birdied hole six.
He shot a 42 as did Brian Mccarville.
Tony Doherty, Joe Halverson, and Chris Pardoon.
Other golfers with holes played under par.
Neil Raich, birdied hole one.
Gage Wertz with a birdie at hole three.
And Pat Keegan and Rod Reitz, each birdied hole seven.
Flag prize winners Phil Prohaska with the longest drive on hole one.
Jared McDonald, closest to the pin on hole three.
Aaron Halverson, longest putt on hole five.
Rod Reitz, closest to the pin on hole seven.
And Neil Mahoney, closest second shot.
on hole nine during quail run golf league action last night.
After some postponements, the Simon Shark swim team got their season going this year.
They have been growing in numbers.
They had 70 swimmers for a regular triangular, which has not happened since pre COVID.
So it was a great night last night for the Simons.
As far as participation, they kicked off the 26 season with a home meet at Simons.
They swam to victory over Dodgeville and Mineral Point.
While there were 47 first place finishes for the sharks, four veteran swimmers earned three individual blue ribbons.
Elsa Norte in the short freestyle butterfly and individual medley.
Lauren Chambers in the short freestyle, backstroke and individual medley.
Grace Fretz in the short freestyle, butterfly and distance freestyle.
And Maure Wright in the short freestyle, butterfly and breaststroke.
There were 14 swimmers competing in their first meet as a shark, including Clara Dre.
Alex Hofer, Daisy Leonard, Marilyn Wachter, Reese Whedon, Danielle Worthington, Winter Morales, Sienna Whedon, Basin Babel, Bruin Babel, Easton Hins, Ezekiel Leonard, Jay Stadler, and Lucas Rogers.
There are 94 swimmers signed up this season, the largest amount of swimmers since the 2019 season.
If you or someone you know is interested in joining the shark swim team,
Contact Simons Recreation Complex in Richland Center.
The sharks are back in action Thursday night when they travel to Dodgeville.
A pair of solo home runs provided all the offense needed as the Brewers won a series opener against Cleveland last night, two to one.
Bryce Terrang and Garrett Mitchell went deep with Mitchell's shot in the seventh inning, providing the winning margin.
Aaron Ashby earned his 10th win despite being the least effective of the five Milwaukee pitchers.
Trevor McGill slammed the door for his ninth save.
Rookie Robert Gasser started and shut out the visitors into the sixth inning.
Last night, Bryce Durand commented after the game that pitching has led the
way.
Yeah, our pitching staff has done a phenomenal job.
When their name gets called, they go out and deliver.
So it's been great to watch them.
go on compete and, you know, that's that's part of the game.
I'll find those injuries or whatever it is.
Other guys coming up and filling in their rules.
So they've done a great job.
And Cooper Pratt has reached the major leagues two and a half months after the Brewers signed him to an eight year fifty point seventy five million dollar contract.
He made his major league debut and went over three in a two one victory over the Cleveland Guardians last night.
He commented on his family coming from far and wide to watch him.
It's kind of
It was cool that the off day was yesterday and then when I found out they were all able to get on flights or drive and make it up here.
So a lot of friends and family were here.
Family that I haven't seen in a long time.
It was special, man.
Special that they were all here.
I couldn't really see them.
I tried to look into the crowd, couldn't really see them.
So I mean, but I knew they were there, but it was cool.
The Brewers play again tonight and will be Brandon Sprote on the mound for Milwaukee against Cleveland.
Elsewhere the Cubs lost 5-2 to Colorado, St.
Louis 3, San Diego 2, Cincinnati 5-3 over the Mets, Philadelphia 8-2 over Miami.
In the American League, Seattle 3, Baltimore 1, Houston 4-2 over Detroit, Minnesota beat Texas 12-2, the Yankees over the White Sox 12-2, Toronto 6 and Boston 1.
and an interleague play Pittsburgh six the athletics five angels seven nothing over Arizona Dodgers one Tampa Bay nothing it was Washington six Kansas City four from the WNBA Indiana one thirteen and Toronto ninety one tickets are now on sale for the twenty-fifth annual Packer family night coming up August seventh including fees the tickets bought through Ticketmaster will cost twelve dollars forty two cents with a limit of ten
per purchase.
You can only buy them online.
If your group wants to park in the Lambeau Field parking lots, that will also be an online transaction.
The event will be broadcast statewide on Packers TV Network television stations.
And Badger's star, Caroline Harvey, is expected to be the first pick of the 2026 professional women's hockey league draft.
Coming up this afternoon, Harvey led the USA to a gold medal in the Olympics and also claimed the Patty Casper award as the
top player in the country.
The draft is being held in Detroit.
I am Phil Knee with an update on sports.
