I am Phil Knee with the local WRCO sports, hometown and baseball.
This coming Sunday, the Casanova Reds get set for fan appreciation day.
They'll be hosting sock prairies twins.
First of all, they do have a game coming up tonight at home with Wisconsin dels starting at seven 30.
I asked manager Nick Stittleberg about the team's chances during the secondary, the night league.
Haven't put the wind, wind together quite as much as the night league either.
Um, I think there's still.
very outside chance.
We could make the playoffs with that, but we'd have to win out, obviously, and then I get some help, help along the way as well.
So we have three, maybe four nightgames left.
I know we have one rain out.
We still have to make up.
Yes.
So two.
The team is preparing for its last Sunday league game.
And Nick says they're optimistic for the future.
We still have, uh, other than when on the important times when myself and like Marcus McCulley had to play, we still have one of the youngest teams in the league by far.
A couple kids are still in high school.
A few have just graduated this year or within the last two or three years.
But we also have a smuttering of veterans mixed in there to help show them the way and give them the ins and out of home talent and what to expect.
But overall, yeah, we still have a lot of room to grow, fortunately for us.
The coming years, I think, as long as everybody sticks together and sticks with it, we'll be a team to recognize.
The team will host a fan appreciation event coming up on Sunday, as they have for many years, and they'll be honoring their fans.
They've been through a thick and thin.
They're always there no matter what.
Whether we're winning 10-0 or we're losing 10-0, they're still there having a good time, and they fully support us, and that's something we can never take away from them.
As we said many times, they're some of the greatest fans, I think, in home talent that any team has.
Following the game on Sunday in Casanovia, a special meal will be served for all that are present.
Last night in home talent baseball, a victory for Dodgeville over Suck Prairie 7-2, Reedsburg 11-3 over Mazemani.
Black Earth 6-2 winners against Monona McFarland.
Argyle 2-0 over Evansville as well in action from around the home talent leagues.
Belleville 2-1 over Scholesburg Benton.
Pine Bluff Mount Horribs 6-0 over Footville.
Hometown action going on on Saturday, Black Earth will be hosting Cross Plains and Scholesburg Benton at Blanchardville.
Then on Sunday, other than the Kaz and Salk Prairie game, Arena tries to help its playoff chances with a game at Pine Bluff Mount Horrib.
Sunday afternoon at one, Mazumani at Reedsburg, Wisconsin Dells at Lodi, Middleton at Ashton, and Ridgway travels to Muscaday for a one o'clock game at Pickering Park coming up on Sunday afternoon.
afternoon, Dodgeville at Argyle, Wyota at Belleville, Utica at Albion as well, Manona at Columbus, DeForest at Sun Prairie around the home talent leagues.
Wednesday night brought the regular season to a close for the Simon Sharks swim team.
After having two meets canceled in a row, the Sharks were finally able to compete and travel to Dodgeville to swim against Lancaster and the host Dolphins.
Elsa Norte led the Sharks by earning a first place finish in freestyle butterfly and the individual medley.
The 11 and 12 year old girls medley team consisting of Sophia Kramer, Kaelin Burns, Claire Hying and Morgan Worthington
came from behind to out touch and win, overtaking a strong Dodgeville team.
In the freestyle, Audrey Waterfall and Lauren Chambers finished in second place.
Ezekiel Leonard and Leah Chambers finished first in backstroke with Mauret Wright earning a third place finish.
Butterfly saw first place finish for Ezekiel Leonard, a second place from Claire Hying, and a third place finishes from Alex Hofer, Harper Adler, Cameron Keen, Clancy Hying, and Lucien Hamlin.
In the distance freestyle, Kaelin Burns and Lucien Hamlin finished second, while Bruin Babel and Clancy Hying finished third.
Lauren Chambers was first in breaststroke, Claire Hying and Madeline Ringelstetter swam in second, with Audrey Waterfall, Ezekiel Leonard, Brooklyn Worthington, Matthew Hardy and Clancy Hying finishing third.
In the individual medley, Lauren Chambers was first, Bennett Heisel, Morgan Worthington, Cameron Keen and Chloe Hying finished third.
The three-person, eight-and-under-girls-free relay made up of Marilyn Wachter, Ellie Kramer, and Danielle Worthington, swam an exciting race, and outtouched Lancaster.
Wachter let off the relay and came from behind on her second leg to help lead the Sharks to a fifth-place finish.
The Sharks cap off their season Saturday in Bosqueville at the 7-Team Conference Meet.
Tournament week number two for Bear Valley co-ed last night.
6-30 game one Wallace Electric defeated number four Buffalo's 7-3 to advance in the winners bracket.
The Buffalo's grabbed an early lead in the second inning but Wallace Electric seated number one, answered with a big offensive surge and never looked back.
Warwick Wolf led Wallace with a home run and two runs scored while Kelly Meyer drove in two RBI's.
In the seven 30 game, six seated free agents jumped out to a nine nothing first inning lead and never look back.
Defeating number seven seed, New York life, 13, eight.
Kaylee Manning scored three runs while Jacob Manning drove in five RBIs to lead the free agents.
New York life was paced by Matt Coe with two RBIs and Julie Lewis who scored two runs with the loss.
New York life became the first team eliminated from the tournament.
And in the 830 game...
In the nightcap, it was the free agents pulling off another upset, knocking off the number four, Buffalo's 14 seven to stay alive in the tournament.
Jordan Slaney hit a two run home run in the seventh for the Buffalo's, but it wasn't enough to overcome the free agents offense.
Ryan Ferguson and Carly Meaden each scored three runs to lead the free agents to their second win of the night with the loss.
The Buffalo's were eliminated from the tournament.
Looking ahead, tournament action continues next week.
as teams battled for a spot in the championship night on August 6th during Bear Valley co-ed softball.