The Ridge and Valley All-Conference softball teams have been recognized here in the month of June.
Looking at the first team members, which include several Ithaca Western players, they were co-conference champions this year with Wasika Stubin.
Both teams going 11-1.
DeSoto went 7-5.
Seneca 6-6.
Also LeFarge was 7-6.
Kickapoo 3-9.
And North Crawford went 0-12.
First team members include Junior
J.C.
Maxwell and Junior Kelsey Coleman, along with Senior Valerie Bauer of Ithaca, Weston.
From Wozika Steuben, Isabella Bunders, a senior, sophomore Devon Allert, and junior Brianna Ray.
From Seneca, Rhea Wallen, a senior, and sophomore Grace Vero.
From DeSoto, senior Ella Cole, and juniors Kylie Venner, and Sylvia Kruger as well.
Also, Chelsea Hipsch of LeFarge rounds out the first team All-Conference.
Chelsea was a senior this past year.
Second team All-Conference members, Ithica Weston Jr., Emma Hilby, Adeline Hanson of LeFarge, a junior, Seneca senior, Carson Thomas, and junior, Addison Davison, along with senior, Cameron Lenzendorf.
From Wozika Stubin, freshman Abigail Wright, and senior, Molly Hooker.
Honourable mention, Ridge and Valley softball players include, DeSoto's Josie Hansen from Ithaca Weston, Haley McGlynn and Jaden Boland, Kickapoo's Maddie Townsend and Lorelai Young from North Crawford, Adriana Loog and from Wazika Steuben, Madison Chambeau and Alayna Creche.
The sportsmanship team comprised of DeSoto's Ella Cook, along with Ithaca Weston's Mealy Pleamer,
freshman Abbey Wurts of Kikapu, Gwen Walker Lafarge, North Crawfords Dakota Heiser, and Seneca's Bridget Hall, along with Claudia Waltz of Wozika-Stuben.
The pitcher of the year, Ithaca Weston Jr., J.C.
Maxwell, and the player of the year, Ella Koch, from DeSoto, a senior coach of the year, Brad Lewis, Ithaca Weston, sharing that honor with Dustin Smith of Wozika-Stuben.
W I A state baseball tournament continues today and they will crown four champions.
Just after nine this morning, Potosi Casville at 27 takes on 23 and six Columbus Catholic for the division four state title game.
Just after noon today, 22 and five Cedar Grove will take on 25 and two Dodgeville for the division three state title.
Just after three, it will be Kenosha, St.
Joseph Catholic,
and p walkie for division two and the division one championship begins tonight at five minutes after six at Fox city stadium in grand chute, wisconsin night league home talent baseball going on this evening black earth will be at middleton dodgeville and arena maize mania wisconsin dels and reesburg travels to sock prairie as well
WIE State Girls Soccer Tournament gets underway today near Milwaukee.
Division 1 semifinals will get underway this afternoon at 4.30 with Divine Savior Holy Angels playing Kimberly and then tonight at 7.
Oregon Battles Muskego.
Division 2 semifinals at 11 today.
Brookfield Central plays Holman and Wauwatosa East will tangle with the forest beginning around 1.30.
Divisions three and four will take to the field coming up tomorrow near Milwaukee.
Brewer batters continued to pound the ball in June while beating the Cleveland Guardians last night, nine four.
Milwaukee is averaging more than seven and a half runs per ball game this month.
Kristen Yellich and Jackson Cheerio at home runs and rookie Cooper Pratt went two for four with an RBI.
His manager, Pat Murphy, talked about Cooper
Pratt's game.
He had two great at bats where he stayed in the zone and didn't try to do too much.
He'll tell you, you know, it was predicted by some great swami that his first hit would be between three, four hole.
That was a prediction that was told to him by the swami.
And then
It came true and he started to realize, you know what, I don't have to do too much.
So really proud of him.
Cooper Pratt talked about his second Major League game.
Yesterday I was kind of like trying to figure out the schedule, trying to figure out where I was supposed to be, when I was supposed to be there, not be late.
I'm trying to figure out the ins and outs kind of.
And then today, after having yesterday, knowing when to do stuff, not being rushed.
And then like,
It was more relaxed because I got the first one out of the way and then it was just like, okay, you had your day, now it's time to play.
Chad Patrick returned to form with three and a third scoreless innings to earn the victory.
Rookie Shane Rohan pitches this afternoon as the Brewers go for the sweep.
In other interleague games, Kansas City, 6-2 over Washington.
The Dodgers, five Tampa Bay four.
Arizona, eight-one over the Angels.
Pittsburgh, 12 and the Athletics, four.
In the national league, the Mets nine Cincinnati one, Miami 12, four over Philadelphia, San Francisco, seven, two over Atlanta, San Diego beat the Cardinals six, one San Francisco, seven, five winners against Atlanta and the Cubs were winners against Colorado eight, six in the American league, Houston four, Detroit two, Toronto three, nothing over Boston, the Yankees 10, the White Sox five, Baltimore five, three,
over Seattle.
Rookie Cornerback Brandon Siss is providing to be a good match with his coach, defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon.
He tells reporters he appreciates Gannon's intense coaching style.
Lombardi Avenue dot com quotes the first year player as saying Gannon is tough.
Adding that's something I embrace.
Teammates are taking notice.
Starting quarterback, Jordan loves as he already tries to avoid throwing to the areas where the rookie is playing.
Speaking of the Packers, they are rebuking the idea that a new TV deal could hurt the smaller franchises like them.
Fifth District Republican Scott Fitzgerald wants Congress to re-examine the 1961 Sports Broadcasting Act, allowing the NFL to negotiate broadcast rights and distribute proceeds equally among teams.
Fitzgerald and other Congress members are trying to determine whether antitrust laws are being violated and if the league is unfairly pricing out viewers.
The Packers say those efforts threaten the team's
future, quote, the tremendously successful model of pooling media rights and sharing revenue equally among teams has allowed the Packers to survive and thrive in the smallest media market in professional sports, unquote.
The Packers call the SBA the foundation that the team has been built on.
Raymond Newpert, Wisconsin radio network.
NBA teams can make a lot of bad choices on draft day, though the players that they pick or the ones they trade is certainly always up in the air.
Bleacher Report has compiled a list of 25 draft day misfires.
The Bucks have had a few.
They could have had Dirk Nowitzki along the way, but also picking Jabari Parker with the second pick of the 2014 draft.
Analysts say things looked okay for a couple of seasons, but the mistake became obvious as Joel Embiid developed into an annual All-Star while Parker faded away.
Much worse though, the 1984 decision by the Portland Trailblazers to pass on Michael Jordan.
I am Phil Knee with an update on sports.
