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City stops
recycling
hard plastics

Pizza Brutta puts a high-minded idea to the test in the real world
The Middleton Recycling
Center will no longer hard
plastics, the city announced
on Tuesday of this week.
We regret to inform you
that recycling of hard plastics by MATT GEIGER
is no longer available at the Times-Tribune
Middleton Recycling Cen-
ter, stated a city press re- No ideas but in things.
lease. The city worked with Its a line by William Carlos
Pellitteri Waste Systems to Williams, and it suggests that
recycle hard plastics (#2 and philosophy is best when mani-
#5), but due to recycling mar- fested here in the real world.
kets, hard plastics are no Like, for instance, in a slice of
longer able to be recycled at crispy-on-the-outside, chewy-
this time. Hard plastics in- on-the-inside pizza cooked in a
cludes things like toys, laun- wood fired oven.
dry baskets, lawn furniture, And sure, a lost generation
etc. poets ruminations are not your
The City of Middleton rec- average inspiration for a busi-
ommends reducing the pur- ness. But Pizza Brutta isnt your
chase of hard plastics where average business, and Derek V.
possible or finding re-use al- Lee, who founded and owns the
ternatives for those materials. restaurant with his wife, Darcy
This change is effective L. Lee, a Middleton native, isnt
immediately. Curbside cart your average pizza shop owner.
recycling will not be affected After all, employees who
by this change. start working at this restaurant,
which opened in the Middleton
Special concert at Hills neighborhood last year,

the PAC Saturday

get a fact sheet that includes a
quote from Virgil, the classical
Roman poet.
The Middleton Performing Most of the lofty ideas be-
Arts Center on Saturday, Sept. hind Pizza Brutta started in the
23 will host a special concert soil of the Dakotas. Derek Lee
that pays homage to Elvis Pres- spent his childhood there, sur-
ley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee rounded by vast wheat fields
Lewis and Johnny Cash. and the heavy implements that
One Night in Memphis will harvest the vital crop that is the
be performed live at the Mid-
lifeblood of billions of people.
dleton Performing Arts Center
He later learned the ins and outs
at 7:30 p.m. It stars former cast of business, and even spent
members of the Broadway some time studying alongside
smash, Million Dollar Quar- Dominican monks while in col-
tet. lege.
Tickets can be purchased at He worked extensively in
the Monona Bank (formerly

Light of optimism shines...

sales for organic food busi-
Middleton Community Bank)
on Parmenter Street or online at
Pizza Brutta is located at 6712 Frank Lloyd Wright Avenue, in the Middleton Hills Neighborhood. It offers quality pizza thats
Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

friendspac.org. For more infor-

cooked in an authentic wood fired oven in just a couple minutes. See BRUTTA, page 4
mation call 608-886-3103

Equity director talks about an inspiring event

by CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune

Director of Equity for the

Middleton-Cross Plains Area
School District Percy Brown
gave an update to the school
board on the latest develop-
ments with his staff and work
with kids in the district.
Brown said he was recently
inspired by a back to school
cookout at Elver Park. The
cookout was initiated by staff at
West Middleton and last minute
looped Glacier and MHS in, he
said. Administrators, school
board members and teachers
were all there, including Madi-
Director of Equity for the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Percy Brown speaking
Times-Tribune photo by Cameron Bren

See EQUITY, page 8 to the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School Board.

Local artists are winners in Wisconsin Regional Art Competition
PAGE 2 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

The Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) has an-

Photos contributed

nounced the winners of 42 prestigious statewide awards. Car-

olyn Knorr of Middleton received an award for Flight
Simulator (left) and Nancy A. Bruins of Black Earth received
one for Hidden Pool (Cenote) (above) as part of the organi-
zations juried state exhibition, which runs throughSept. 23at
the Center for the Visual Arts in Wausau.

WRAP is a University of offFriday, September 22, at6

Wisconsin-Madison program
that encourages adults to create
visual art, share it with their
communities, and connect with
fellow nonprofessional artists.
Participants show their work at
regional exhibitions, where they
receive feedback from experts
and build their art knowledge at
workshops and presentations.
Professional artists give state
awards to outstanding work
from these events. Artists who
win these awards may show
their work at the state exhibi-
tion, where they compete for
nearly $5,000 in prize money.
These awards recognizes
artistic excellence and gives
nonprofessional artists
statewide audience for their
work, says WRAP Director
Liese Pfeifer. These artists also
have their work judged by Mar-
garet LeMay, a nationally
renowned artist, consultant, and
gallery director, when they ex-
hibit at the state level.
The state exhibition culmi-
nates in a conference that kicks
p.m., with a fundraising gala at
the Center for the Visual Arts.
The evenings highlight isTiny
Treasures, an exhibition featur-
ing works that measure 2.5
inches by 3.5 inches. Attendees
may purchase these slight de-
lights, with proceeds going to
WRAP and the Wisconsin Re-
gional Artists Association
(WRAA). Selected artists win
cash prizes and see their work
reproduced in a calendar. The
conference also includes award
ceremonies, learning opportuni-
ties, and a speech by LeMay.
WRAP began as the Wiscon-
sin Rural Art Program at the
University of WisconsinMadi-
a son in 1940. Its first director,
painter John Steuart Curry,
founded it to foster creativity in
rural areas. Now part of UW
Madisons Division of Continu-
ing Studies, WRAP hosts its
annual exhibition and confer-
ence with WRAA, a nonprofit
membership organization dedi-
cated to supporting nonprofes-
sional artists.
City moves forward with TIF for hotel
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3

And plan commission gives early approval to $700,000 for anonymous client
by CAMERON BREN economic development Kelley Waythe former Globe Univer-
said. sity building.
Times-Tribune
Attoun said staff was propos- The plan commission unani-
ing 25 percent of the increment mously approved the concept
The Middleton Plan Com-
generated from the project be proposal.
mission approved a conditional
returned to the district in year Kraemer was also put forth a
use permit for a corporate trav-
one which would make it be a TIF request for $700,000. At-
eler Holiday Inn as well as
six year payback. toun said she recommended the
$646,294 in TIF assistance for
Mayor Gurdip Brar asked for developer financed TIF assis-
the project. The plan commis-
a specific explanation from one tance because of the economic
sion also granted concept ap-
of the engineers for all of the development factor.
proval for $700,000 in TIF for a
TIF soils requests. The engineer Plan commission member
remodel of the former Globe
said the floor slab would require Kurt Paulsen asked if the the
University building for an
geofoam and need to be thick- jobs would be part of the agree-
anonymous client promising to
ened and reinforced due to clay ment. Attoun said that is typical
bring 100 high paying jobs to
soil which can shift over time. in TIF agreements for economic
Middleton.
It is something required for in- development.
Hotel developer Cascade De-
surance, he added. Paulsen said it was important
velopment LLC previously re-
The motion to approve rec- to avoid the perception the city
ceived concept approval from
ommendation for the developer was using TIF to lure busi-
the plan commission for a cor-
financed TIF to the common nesses elsewhere in Dane
porate traveler hotel on Murphy
The Middleton Plan Commission recently moved forward with $646,294 in TIF assistance for council passed unanimously by County but from the way it
Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

Drive north of Highway 14. The

a Holiday Inn and $700,000 in TIF for a remodel of the former Globe University building for an the plan commission. sounded their current space was
site is in a planned development
anonymous client promising to bring 100 high paying jobs to Middleton. Attoun said an unexpected not functioning and they had
district which requires a condi-
projected had come up and was looked at numerous other
tional use permit developing for
staff recommendation is to ap- wasnt really considered a Attoun quoted the expert in moving forward quickly. She spaces.
lodging facilities.
prove the project with a list of major issue. Stauffacher said the case. had met with developer Jeff Jeff Kraemer said they didnt
A public hearing was held for
contingencies pending ordi- the Holiday Inn on the east side Brian Vandewalle who is Kraemer a couple times to dis- have a deal yet but since it
the conditional use permit. The
nance, state and county ap- rarely has a full lot. our TIF planning consultant cuss a project to accommodate would move quickly he wanted
permit would allow Cascade
proval. The parking falls short The commission discussed tells us that these are some of a tenant which resides in Dane to get the concept on the table
Development to move forward
six stalls but staff was comfort- the potential of having a public the worst soils in the city of County but remains anony- despite not being able to share
creating a Holiday Inn Express
able with that deficit, Attoun sidewalk to nearby retail and Middleton right here on this mous. The potential tenant can- much information.
and Suites with 106 rooms and
said. The plans dont show bi- restaurant. The sidewalk would sight, so without TIF this would not remodel their current space This could be a great com-
114 parking stalls.
cycle parking either, she said have to cross over the Tires Plus be a one story building we are and it is not working for them. pany for Middleton, Kraemer
A neighboring resident who
and recommended a bicycle property which did not seem convinced of that, she said. Attoun said she could share said. Were really excited
owns storage warehouses was
parking rack be installed near necessarily something the com- TIF assistance would allow a that the company has 100 em- about it.
concerned about theft from the
the entrance. pany was interested in. multi-story building, and there- ployees with relatively high The motion to grant concept
parking lot of the hotel and
Plan commission member The motion to approve was fore a higher property value. A salaries. They would remodel approval was passed unani-
asked that a fence be installed.
Lief Hubbard made a motion to passed unanimously. hotel in this location would be and add on to 1345 Deming mously.
Luke Stauffacher, CEO at Cas-
approve the conditional use per- Cascade Development fol- adjacent to large employment
cade Development said some-
mit with numerous contingen- lowed up the permit approval centers and can serve those
thing could be worked out.
cies Attoun listed and with a request for $646,294 in businesses to promote further
Three people also spoke in
recommendations. developer financed TIF to cover
favor of the hotel development
Plan commission member higher than usual costs due to
including the owners of the site
Cindy Zellars asked why park- poor soils. City planning direc-
who were selling their property
ing reduction was okay in this tor Eileen Kelley said the eligi-
for the development.
case. Attoun said it was less ble TIF items had been done in

L ETTER E DITOR
Director of community de-
than six percent reduction so it other projects with bad soil.
velopment Abby Attoun said the

Line wont bring green power
Dear editor,
Thank you for covering the
Sept. 7 informational meeting
regarding the proposed Cardi-
nal-Hickory Creek transmission
line. Nora Hill did a fine job of
relating the multitude of details
discussed that evening. How-
ever, Id like to clarify a mis-
conception that readers may
take away from the article.
Ms. Hill states, [the] line
would traverse the Driftless re-
gion of Wisconsin to connect
wind farms to the power grid.
TO THE
In actuality, this project would
be an Open Access transmis-
sion line, meaning it will carry
electricity generated by a vari-
ety of energy sources including
lignite coal, gas, nuclear, and
wind. This is NOT a green
power line. There are no guar-
antees as to what percentage of
the energy transmitted would be
from renewable resources. In
fact, its very likely that more
green energy would be used
here in Wisconsin if this line
were never built.
We grateful for the support
the community has shown in its
opposition to this unneeded
transmission line proposal.
Cardinal-Hickory Creek is a
bad idea that will not benefit the
Driftless Area nor ratepayers
pocketbooks.
Regards,
Chuck Tennessen
Driftless Area
Land Conservancy,
Community Organizer
PAGE 4
BRUTTA
The menu at Pizza Brutta is extensive and easy. Some highlights include the Puttanesca, the Quattro Formaggi, and the Market Pizza, which always features local and seasonal ingredients.
Above left, hardwood ready for the oven in the morning. Above right, Derek Lee, who founded and owns the restaurant with his wife, Darcy.
nesses. For the past decade, the
Lees have run a lively, success-
ful Pizza Brutta their first lo-
cation on Monroe Street in
downtown Madison. Last year,
they decided to open a second
location here in Middleton,
where they hope people will
jump at the opportunity to get a
Neapolitan pizza right out of an
old fashioned, wood fired oven
in about two minutes.
The idea behind the business
is fairly simple. To use the best
possible ingredients, and to pro-
vide a quick, easy ordering
process for people whose
hunger is rivaled only by how
busy they are. To put it in sim-
ple terms, Pizza Brutta, in many
ways, does for pizza what
Chipotle did for Mexican food
combining its emphasis on in-
gredients and an easy, intention-
ally Spartan process.
I grew up in agriculture, and
I came to Wisconsin to work in
sustainable agriculture, ex-
plains Lee. Specifically, hes in-
terested in adding value to
agricultural commodities. You
can do that on the back end
(with an organic farm, for in-
stance) or later in the process
(using milk to make artisan
cheese is a good example).
We still grow wheat on our
[family] farm in Dakota
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE
were still connected, he says.
His memories of the agricul-
tural crisis of the early 1980s -
when low crop prices and low
farm incomes were part of a
widespread agricultural reces-
sion are still fresh in his mind.
He remembers those tough
times, when worried farmers
gathered in ramshackle tin
sheds to discuss their bleak fu-
tures. That was one of the many
lessons of industrialization,
he says. He saw it and he knew
there had to be a way to make
agriculture and food work for
farmers and their customers.
He wanted to be part of the
solution.
That brought me here that
progressive tradition in Wiscon-
sin, he recalls.
In Wisconsin, Lee worked for
the Michael Fields Agricultural
Institute, as well as for Organic
Valley, the large, independent
cooperative of organic farmers
based in La Farge. While work-
ing, he traveled far and wide,
meeting with clients in pizza
places all over the region. Hes
always cooked for friends in
college and even, in his single
days, for dates he hoped to im-
press with his culinary skills.
Then one day, it occurred to
Lee that artisan, wood fired
pizza in a quick, unpretentious
setting was feasible. Its just
that it wasnt being done yet.
I had no real restaurant ex-
perience, which was probably a
plus, he jokes.
Lees father created conser-
vation tillage equipment
plows, in common parlance. He
died when Lee was only nine,
but his work planted the seed of
an idea in the young boys head:
that high-minded ideas about
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
food and food production had to
also work on the ground. That
there are, as Williams said, No
ideas but in things. Lee is in-
terested in applied philosophy.
He doesnt just want to talk
about sustainable food; he
wants to make it a reality. He
wants to make it work, and not
only for people who have un-
limited time and money to de-
vote to their food ethics.
Im a farm kid from North
Dakota, after all, he says. Im
practical. My father made
plows. I had a great experience
in college at St. Olaf talking
about ideas, but at some point I
wanted to put them into the
economy.
Im very interested in the
idea of applied ideas and ap-
plied vision, he elaborates.
Anybody can have an idea or a
vision, and its important to put
that into the world and make it
part of culture.
I wanted my ideas to not just
inhabit emptiness; I wanted to
start something. I really like
wood fired pizza, and I really
like what Chipotle did with the
transaction part of things for
busy people, so I tried to do
something like that, he contin-
ues.
They opened their first Pizza
Brutta in Madison, and after a
slow start thanks in part to the
crippling recession a decade
ago - business flourished.
continued from page 1
Times-Tribune photos by Matt Geiger
I took an idea and threw it at
the world, he says. And for
the most part, it worked. Thats
something.
It sounds like common sense
to combine the speed and con-
venience of larger restaurants
with the ingredients and princi-
ples of small, farm-to-table op-
erations. Its about trying to find
salami made from pigs raised
outdoors in the Midwest, and
about getting that salami onto
pizzas quickly so that customers
can enjoy their meals before re-
turning to work or home. And
customers were hungry for it.
In 2016, the Lees decided to
open their second location, this
one in Middleton Hills at 6712
Frank Lloyd Wright Ave. My
wife grew up in Middleton, he
says. Her dad was a teacher at
Kromrey Middle School for
years. It made sense.
In the past, Middleton
known to most people as a sea
of national chain restaurants -
has been something of a black
hole for locally owned eateries
that try to do something differ-
ent. But maybe Middleton is
ready. Thats what the Lees
hope. They think maybe Mid-
dleton is eager to join a deli-
cious revolution, of sorts.
I kind of see Pizza Brutta as
being in that revolution of mak-
ers I want to be part of, he
says. Not just a culture of buy-
ers, but of makers.
Coming together to help Haiti
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
You can help the local organization that brought a school to a remote village
Fond Blanc Foundation, with help from the people of Middleton, opened the Fond Blanc School in this remote village of Fond Blanc, Haiti in 2015. The third annual Play It Forward for Haiti
event will take place on Sunday, September 24, from 2-5 p.m.
On Sunday, September 24,
from 2-5 p.m. at Keva Sports
Center, the Fond Blanc Founda-
tion will hold its third annual
Play It Forward for Haiti event.
This event has been integral in
the opening of the Fond Blanc
School in the remote village of
Fond Blanc, Haiti, which
opened its doors officially in
2015.
Through the generosity of the
residents and businesses of
Middleton and its surrounding
communities, the Fond Blanc
Foundation has been able to
provide an education for over
400 students who might other-
wise not have the opportunity to
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 5
Photos contributed
attend school. with light. They also were able year having gone so smoothly, boring village named Cazal. As scholarship will hopefully open
This village, with access by to convert part of our new, ex- the Foundation has big dreams some of the brightest students, up doors to our kids that they
only one poorly constructed panded church into classrooms, for this upcoming event, and these two have huge aspirations never imagined being possible.
failing road that runs along side to accommodate more students fast approaching year. The goals to go onto college, and even Our event this coming
a roaring river, is still sheltered coming in from the surrounding are simple, make it possible for med school. Realizing these weekend is meant for people
from the bustle of the bigger villages. these children to do exactly two wont be the only ones with and families to come out and
villages and cities in Haiti. With the expansion of space, what they were designed to do; the drive to succeed in amazing enjoy themselves: catch the
They live simply and are rela- and the stable financial support, make the world, and Haiti, a ways; the foundation has made Packer Game on a big projec-
tively self-sustaining, miles this past year they were able to better place. Once they cross the the move to make this possible tion TV, have some fun with the
from a public market, electricity double our teaching team and threshold of having everything for them. UW athletes, take a run in the
or access to public schools. In therefore, take on more than with our current school paid for This scholarship fund is de- dunk tank and maybe even get
2010, when organizers from triple the number of children in (the teachers, books, uniforms, signed to help put the kids a picture with Bucky Badger,
Wisconsin first visited Fond attendance at the school. etc.), they have big dreams and through the rest of high school, said a statement issued by or-
Blanc after that horrific earth- This spreading of education goals of continuing the push and even through college or ap- ganizers. All the while they are
quake that took the lives of is exactly what Haiti needs, be- forward with education. prenticeship programs in Haiti. enjoying themselves on a beau-
thousands of Haitians, they lieves Tia Bunz, the executive As of this past summer, they Although not as expensive as tiful fall day in Middleton, they
vowed that once they could help director of the Fond Blanc opened a scholarship program going to college in the states, to are also providing true and
to provide these children in this Foundation. for our kids who wish to con- get higher education in Haiti is meaningful change for these de-
orphanage with a stable life, ac- The best way to get Haiti tinue education past the 11th still financially out of reach for serving children in Haiti.
cess to consistent food, medical help is to enable them to help grade. Currently they have two most of its population. This
and care takers, they would themselves, she said. students, Peter and Woody, who
open up a school that could With everything in the past attend high school in a neigh-
serve the entire community of
over 7,000. They worried
about funding, as recognized
that they would need to pay cer-
tified teachers that would come
up from Port Au Prince each
Monday morning and stay with
us until Friday after school.
Little did they know at the time,
this Middleton area community
would step up to help make this
a reality.
One of their biggest success
stories is that of last years Play
It Forward event. They were
able to raise more than $45,000
to go towards this past school
year, and because of that, they
were able to add onto the school
in ways they never could have
imagined. They fortified the
walls and redid the roof to our
existing structure, allowing the
kids to stay in school a little
longer when its raining, and
they were able to add on a li-
brary/rec room area as an in-
door space for the children to
work on homework at night
For one special night, the night air in Middleton was filled with jazz
PAGE 6 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Greater Madison Jazz Consortiums Strollin series returned

@m.o.d.mediaproductions. #staymod

to Downtown Middleton on Friday, September 8. This jazz

mini-fest featured performances by 12 bands presenting five
hours of continuous and stylistically diverse live music at six in-
door and outdoor venues in Middletons walkable downtown
area east and west of Parmenter Street and south of University
Avenue. In its fourth year, this popular jazz stroll attracted
large crowds. (More than 1,000 people had attended last years
event.) From the Dixieland sounds of Middleton Jazz to the con-
temporary sounds of recent UW graduate Rachel Heuer and
vocalist Betsy Ezell, from the New Orleans sounds of pianist
Johnny Chimes to the funky urban jazz of Rick Flowers & The
Floroq Sound and Caribbean jazz from Panchromatic Steel,
there seemed to be something for everyone.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 7

Middleton High School Car Club hosts first-ever show

Photos contributed

The Middleton High School Car Club hosted its first-ever Car Show in the Clark Street Community School parking lot on Wednesday, Sept. 13.
The show marked the start of the school year and the first meeting of the year. The MHS Car Club Car Show included 55 cars and a fire truck. More than 120 students and eight staff members,
said MHS Car Club president Noah Williams, a junior who also helped organize the car show. The event was held during the final period of the day, which is an all-school resource time. Concessions
sales at the show raised $200 for Lolas Lucky Day dog rescue, Williams said. The Car Club was formed in the 2016-17 school year by Williams. The MHS Car Club seeks to connect members of
the car community with like-minded high school students and give them a platform to share their vast automotive knowledge, Williams said. The club began in November 2016 with seven members
and had grown to more than 60 members by the end of the school year, he added.
The club would like to extend a special thank you to everyone who came and supported the Car Show, and especially to Joel and Leigh Bahr, Loren Ziglin, Angela Bahl, Dan Lynam, and
Dennis Kluge of the Baraboo Classic Cruisers for helping greatly with this show, Williams said.
Please visit Car Clubs website at www.mhscarclub.com to learn more.

Fall comes to Pheasant Branch Dinner and a show!

Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger
Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

Autumn begins Friday, and the conservancy is filled with the sights, sounds and breezes of the Above, Geoff Logan plays music outside of Willy Street Co-operative on University Avenue in
season. Above, Kelsey Perkins, of Madison, takes a stroll at Pheasant Branch Conservancy with Middleton, giving shoppers who stopped by for some food the opportunity to enjoy live music,
her dogs, Rio and Alex. as well.
PAGE 8 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

EQUITY continued from page 1

son alder Barbara Harrington-
McKinney and Madison Police
Chief Mike Koval, Brown
noted.
Brown said the Madison po-
lice department is receiving
more phone calls in the Elver
Park neighborhood than any-
where else on the west side.
Though the neighborhood is
part of Madison some of the
residents attend the Middleton
district.
That is the kind of challenge
we see at times when those kid-
dos are coming into our build-
ing but to see the leaders and
the teachers to step outside of
our district and our schools and
go into the community, Brown
said. We were serving ham-
burgers and hotdogs and having
genuine and authentic conversa-
tinue to meet and create oppor-
tunities for engagement from
families in that neighborhood.
Brown pointed out that the
Middleton Equity Team been
meeting for about two years
now and is making progress.
The group is made up of Clergy,
the Middleton Chamber of
Commerce, United Way, Mayor
Brar other city officials and
local community based organi-
zations, Brown said.
Its been phenomenal to see
that group come together and
work with the district to think
about how can the community
be more engaged especially
when we think about issues of
poverty, race and not just our
kids but even the families in
terms of employment, Brown
said.
sive.
The student engagement po-
sitions which are in year two,
Brown pointed out. The staff
developed a program theyre
calling Justice LEAGUE.
League is an acronym for lead-
ers emerging to create greatness
by uniting everyone. The Stu-
dent Equity Coalition which is
the general group of all minor-
ity groups is working the staff.
The student engagement staff
is working with teachers to cre-
ate curriculum and offering
mentoring for elementary
school students from high
school students. Brown said he
is talking with MHS Principal
Steve Plank to be able to offer
credit for high school students
for mentoring.
At middle school level the If there is a place where a light can shine, where a light of optimism and hope and a commu-
Times-Tribune photo by Cameron Bren

tions.
Ive never experienced any-
thing like that as far as a parent
engagement event, Brown
added.
From that, Brown says dis-
trict staff put together a team of
people from West Middleton,
Glacier and MHS that will con-
Regarding the work Brown
has been doing for the district,
student engagement is one of
the pillars of the his and his
staffs strategic framework. He
mentioned the spring break trip
and how theyve been working
with district staff and students
to create a climate that is inclu-
staff is working to create after
school programs that offer en-
richment activities and working
with UW to get doctoral stu-
dents to provide the activities.
Doctoral students may also be
able to provide case manage-
ment for particular students.
Research says if you get
kids engaged in creative types
of ways like that it will increase
their engagement in the class-
room, Brown said.
Brown told the board last
year was one of his toughest as
nity where there are no barriers based on race, there are no barriers based on poverty or what
religion you claim - I really do believe that place is here, Percy Brown told the school board.
a professional. He said he was
attacked on social media fol-
lowing the incidents in which a
confederate flag was waved out
of a car window on school prop-
erty and tweet from a Middleton
girls basketball player to the
Madison East team using the
hashtag #youregonnaworkforu-
sanyways.
Brown said because he must
follow FERPA rights he cant
disclose what happened with
student in those cases.
Being an African American
male from Madison with some
level of success, you are in that
type of position and the Black
community will automatically
deem you as one of its leaders,
Brown said.
But after the cookout in Elver
Park Brown says he put that be-
hind him and he found new in-
spiration.
If there is a place where a
light can shine, where a light of
optimism and hope and a com-
munity where there are no bar-
riers based on race, there are no
barriers based on poverty or
what religion you claim - I re-
ally do believe that place is
here, Brown said.
He was speaking from per-
sonal experience, Brown said
noting the opportunities hes
been given within the district.
School board members asked
if Brown had enough resources
and what might happen with
more. He responded saying it
was important to see what is
working well and do a needs as-
sessment. The district may find
it only needs to reallocate re-
sources rather than add more.
He also stressed the need to
keep diversifying staff.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 9
Blackhawk Ski Club celebrates
PAGE 10 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

And you can join them Sunday for the Blackhawk Bash!

For more information about Blackhawk Ski Club and the BASH, visit
Photos contributed

blackhawkskiclub.orgor visit their Facebook page.

The Blackhawk Ski Club located on Black-

hawk Road had much to celebrate on Sunday, If you would like to check out the facility
September 10. It celebrated its 70th anniversary. and see how ski jumping is done when there
The club was founded in 1947 by a group of ski is no snow, join them this Sunday, Sept.
jumpers. The club has produced numerous na- 24 from 11:30-3:30 p.m. for the annual
tional champions and even Olympic ski jumpers Blackhawk BASH. There will be ski jump-
including Bill Bakke (1968), Dave Norby (1968) ing exhibitions on all hills, a kids cross
and Kurt Stein (1992, 1994). Dave can still be country fun run, a kids mountain biking
found out at the club helping out. Kurt coached race, vendors, and food carts.
the ski jumping team for years and hopes to return
to it. Today Blackhawk offers so much more than
president of the Board of Directors, shared a few
just ski jumping. Youth programming at Black-
words before completing the celebration with a
hawk includes alpine (downhill) skiing, Nordic
ribbon cutting. The new chalet provides more
(cross country) skiing, snowboarding, biathlon
space for youth programming, as well as for fam-
(cross-country skiing and target shooting), ski
ilies to gather. The new space also displays pic-
jumping and mountain biking. Lessons are of-
tures, posters, and news articles sharing
fered in some disciplinesto adults; our top-notch
Blackhawks rich history.
trails are available to all ages for running/walking,
Memberships are still available and registration
cross country skiing, and mountain biking.
for new members begins at7 p.m.onMonday,
Blackhawk also celebrated the completion of
Sept. 5.
construction of its new West Chalet. Chris Lawn,
Ruffed Grouse Society to host banquetin Middleton
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE
Proceeds used to enhance grouse and woodcock habitat
The John M. Keener Chapter of the Ruffed
Grouse Society will host its38th Annual Conser-
vation and Sportsmens Banquet on Wednesday,
September 27 at the Hilton Garden Inn, 1801
Deming Way in Middleton. The banquetbegins
with a social hour at 5:30 p.m. Dinner will be
served at7:30 p.m.
As with all RGS fundraisers, proceeds from
this event will be used to enhance habitat for
ruffed grouse, American woodcock and other for-
est wildlife. The evening will feature a live and
silent auction, games, drawings and door prizes,
highlighted with the finest selection of quality
firearms, artwork and collectables.
Individual membership and dinner tickets are
$65.00. There is also a membership and spouse
package for $90.00 (includes 2 dinners) and a jun-
ior membership and dinner ticketis $35.00 (17
and under). Banquet, Conservation, Sustaining,
and Gold sponsorship packages are also available
The Ruffed Grouse Society is North Americas foremost conservation organization dedicated
Public domain photo
to preserving our sporting traditions by creating healthy forest habitat for ruffed grouse, Amer-
ican woodcock and other wildlife.
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at $295.00, $550.00, $1,000.00 and$2,500.00re-
spectively.
Make plans to attend theevent when you do,
you help preserve our sporting traditions through
the creation of healthy forests for ruffed grouse,
American woodcock and other forest wildlife.
For more information or to purchase tickets
contact Mike Murray at 608-288-8753orteam-
murray@gmail.com.
Established in 1961, the Ruffed Grouse Society
is North Americas foremost conservation organ-
ization dedicated to preserving our sporting tra-
ditions by creating healthy forest habitat for
ruffed grouse, American woodcock and other
wildlife. RGS works with landowners and gov-
ernment agencies to develop critical habitat uti-
lizing scientific management practices.
Information on RGS, its mission, management
projects and membership can be found on the web
at:www.ruffedgrousesociety.org.
PAGE 12
Middleton rolls past Verona
Meichers punt return TD
gives Cardinals needed spark
by GREGG HAMMILL
For the Times-Tribune
VERONA Sometimes it
pays to go against the grain.
After gathering a punt off
the turf, Kevin Meicher saw his
first option up the sideline
blocked, so he took it the other
way. The result was an impres-
sive 72-yard touchdown return
that lifted Middletons football
team to a 31-10 victory over
Verona in a Big Eight
Conference game last Friday
night.
Meicher, who initially
dropped the punt at the
Middleton 28, eluded a tackler,
then darted to his left and ran
upfield breaking an attempted
arm tackle by Veronas Tim
Soko at the Verona 20-yard
line. Meicher then used blocks
from teammates Collin Serra
and Colin Liegel to get to the
end zone.
On our punts, we usually
set up walls from one side or
the other and I think Verona
knew that from watching film,
Meicher said. I saw the
Verona guys running over there
so I cut it up the other way and,
luckily enough, there was
enough blockers who recog-
nized that and kept the play
going until the whistle.
Meichers return couldnt
have come at a better time with
the Cardinals trailing 3-0 early
in the second quarter and the
Grace Peterson and Middletons girls golfers captured the Big Eight Conference dual meet title
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
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offense struggling to get any-
thing going.
We were a little sluggish,
Middleton coach Tim Simon
said. We just werent clicking
in the first half, especially in
the first quarter, and sometimes
you need something special for
a boost a fumble recovery, a
pick, or, in this case, a special
teams score. That was what we
needed.
Middleton improved to 4-1
in league and overall with its
third consecutive victory and is
tied with Madison West for
second place in the Big Eight
Conference. Verona dropped to
3-2 overall and in the league
and fell into a fourth-place tie
with Madison La Follette.
The Wildcats were coming
off a 23-17 loss to Madison
West last week.
We knew they were going
to be a bit ornery coming off
that loss to West, Simon said.
We said theyre going to come
in with a little bit of a chip on
their shoulder and with some-
thing to prove, so weve got to
play our best football game. It
was probably as complete of a
football game as weve played
so far. We have a ways to go,
Golfers win
weve got strides to make, but
the way all three parts of the
game plan went together with
special teams, defense and
offense I think it was a pret- Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Kevin Meichers (14) punt return for a touchdown sparked Middletons football team past Verona last Friday.
Big 8 again
FOOTBALL, page 17
Middleton captures fifth straight title
by ROB REISCHEL capped by a conference cham- ing.
pionship. Milton won the Parker
Times-Tribune
Going 9-0 in regular sea- Invite with a 322, while Kettle
son conference matches was Moraine (325), Middleton
Their first goal is in the
our first goal accomplished, (335), Union Grove (350) and
books.
Middleton coach Becky Waunakee (363) rounded out
Now, Middletons girls
Halverson said. the top five.
golf team will chase their
Senior Payton Hodson led Hodson tied for fourth
other objectives.
Middleton with a 75 against individually with a 78, while
The Cardinals won the Big
West. Hodson finished her Meier tied for seventh with an
Eight Conference for a fifth
three-year varsity career 80. Peterson tied for ninth
straight year after rolling past
going 27-0 in conference with an 81 and Haley Dunn
Madison West last
matches. carded a 96.
Wednesday, 328-356, in a
Grace Peterson fired an 81, We are just struggling to
match played at Pleasant View
while Kate Meier and Allison find consistent scores from
Golf Course. Middleton went
Richards both shot 86s. No. 4 and 5, Halverson said.
9-0 in conference dual meets
We tell the girls all the We all know that Milton is a
and is 44-0-1 in league match-
time that we cant want it for good team. It was nice to see
es over the past five years.
them, Halverson said. This where we stand with Kettle
The Cardinals also finished
year I think we have a group Moraine, as well. I knew they
third at the 19-team Janesville
of girls that really does want it were going to be tough and
Parker Invite last Saturday.
and is willing to put in the now the girls saw, as well.
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld In all, it was another ban-
time to get to where they want The Parker Invite was a
ner week for the Cardinals
to be, which is really excit- good eye opener for the girls
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
Boys spikers keep on rolling
Middleton
wins Tosa
East Invite
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
The good times keep rolling
for Middletons boys volleyball
team.
The Cardinals went to the
Wauwatosa East Red Raider
Invite last Saturday and won
the championship at the star-
studded tournament. One week
earlier, Middleton won the
Racine Park Invitational.
I really enjoy the Red
Raider Invite because of the
format, Middleton coach Ben
White said. You know you are
going to get four or five match-
es and all matches are regula-
tion matches with a deciding
game. Its been our history to
struggle in matches with decid-
ing games, so the more of those
the better.
Middleton certainly didnt
struggle on this day. Far from
it.
The Cardinals opened with a
25-9, 25-13 win over Westosha
Central. Thomas Robson has
13 digs, while Casey McKean
and Brian Vergenz combined
for 11 kills in 15 attempts and
had no errors for the match.
I challenged the guys to
come out with the same inten-
sity and level of play that they
did last week, White said.
They more than met the chal-
lenge.
Middleton then toppled
12th-ranked Wauwatosa East,
32-30, 25-18. Robson finished
with 15 digs and Andrew
Lepage had 18 assists. Eagan
Peters-Michaud and Brian
Max McDonough (14) and Parker Van Buren (13) helped Middletons boys volleyball team roll past Madison East last week.
Vergenz combined for 14 kills,
and the Cardinals had a season-
high 12 blocks.
(Wauwatosa) has solid
players at all positions and I
still cannot figure out how they
arent beating more teams,
White said. To say set one was
a back and forth affair is an
understatement.
Both teams fought off mul-
tiple set points and I was really
pleased to see the guys gut out
a win. This was easily our best
blocking match of the year.
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE
Middleton followed that
with a 25-14, 25-15 win over
Shorewood. Peters-Michaud
had six kills in the one set he
played, while Carson Blair and
Owen Engling each had four
kills. Matt Ballweg added 12
assists.
We were able to rest some
of our starters, White said.
In the semifinals, Middleton
edged a solid Waukesha West
team, 25-12, 19-25, 20-18.
After rolling in the first set,
the Cardinals appeared to be in
Dylan Griffith (left) and Matthew Ballweg (above) helped Middletons boys volleyball team win
the Wauwatosa East Invitational.
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
control. But West evened
things up in the second set and
led the final set, 14-11.
Middletons Brady Schmitt a force next year as their best
stepped in and rolled off three
straight service winners,
though, to even things, 14-14. set one, but then the wheels fell
West fought off four match
points before the Cardinals
were able to close the
Wolverines out.
Peters-Michaud led
Middleton with 13 kills, while
Vergenz had nine kills. Avery
Krantz had seven kills, Sam
Times-Tribune photos by Mary Langenfeld
Dettman had six kills and
Lepage had 30 assists.
(Waukesha West) could be
16 last Tuesday. Dettman led
players are freshmen or jun-
iors, White said. We rolled in
assists. Robson added 10 digs
off in set two.
What happens to us is
when we miss serves, it snow-
balls. In set two alone we
missed seven serves. Our
offense was great this match. It
was great to see us able to win
a match not playing our best all
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around game.
Middleton then met
Milwaukee Pius a team it
toppled in the championship
match at Racine Park in the
finals.
And for the second straight
week, the Cardinals toppled the
Popes, this time by a 25-15, 25-
16 score.
Maybe we just match up
well with Pius or we have their
number, White said. But for
whatever reason, the boys
come to play when we play
Pius.
Middleton finished with a 3-
to-1 kill-to-error ratio, while
Vergenz had six kills and three
blocks. McKean had six kills,
Krantz had five kills, and
Peters-Michaud had three kills
and three blocks.
Lepage finished the day
with 87 assists and five aces,
while Robson had 53 digs.
Peters-Michaud had 31 kills
and five blocks, Vergenz had
31 kills and nine blocks and
Dylan Griffith had four aces.
We played very well,
White said. We improved our
blocking from oneSaturdayto
the next.
Brian and Eagan really
stepped up, but Avery, Casey
and Sam also did quite well and
made it very difficult for oppo-
nents to focus on one player.
Middleton also defeated
Madison East, 25-5, 25-20, 25-
the way with 10 kills and nine
aces, while Ballweg had 20
and Lepage had 12 assists.
Good match to have after
coming off the win at the
Racine Invite, White said.
We got a lot of different peo-
ple in and let a lot of younger
guys get good experience.
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Swimmers
notch two
huge wins
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Middletons brilliant girls
swimming and diving team had
another memorable weekend.
The Cardinals won the star-
studded Waukesha South Invite
last Saturday. Middleton also
defeated Verona/Mount Horeb,
91-79, last Friday to grab con-
trol of the Big Eight
Conference race.
Middleton finished the
Waukesha South Invite with
427 points to easily outdistance
runner-up Cedarburg (305).
Verona/Mount Horeb (242),
Hartland Arrowhead (230) and
Waukesha South (186) rounded
out the top five at the 14-team
invite.
We had some confidence
coming off of the big win at
Verona, but were still feeling
pretty run down, Middleton
coach Lauren Cabalka
said. We had the goal of fin-
ishing the week on a high note
and pushing through for one
more day. This invite hosted
some of the states best teams
and individual swimmers, so
Gabriela Pierobon Mays was
second.
Gabriela Pierobon Mays
won the 100-yard butterfly,
while freshman Kaitlyn Peters
was sixth and Chiara Pierobon
Mays was ninth.
Aegerter was second in the
200-yard freestyle and Hippen
was ninth. Mack was second in
the 50-yard freestyle and soph-
omore Berkley Smith was
third.
Mack was second in the
100-yard freestyle, Caroline
Hippen was fourth and Smith
was fifth. Gabriela Pierobon
Mays was second in the 100-
yard backstroke, Chiara
Pierobon Mays was fifth and
Keebler was sixth.
Silverstri was second in the
100-yard breaststroke and
sophomore Alex
Anagnostopoulus was fourth.
Aegerter was third in the
500-yard freestyle, Licking
was eighth and freshman Bella
Chirafisi was 10th. Silverstri
was fifth in the 200-yard IM,
junior Emily Keebler was sev-
enth and Anagnostopoulus was
ninth. Times-Tribune photos by Mary Langenfeld

we had to find a way to be at
our best if we wanted to com-
pete against the best.
At Waukesha South,
Middletons 200-yard freestyle
relay team of junior Cora
Mack, junior Hannah Aegerter,
junior Makenna Licking and
senior Caroline Hippen was
first. The Cardinals quartet of
senior Chiara Pierobon Mays,
freshman Ally Silverstri, soph-
omore Gabriela Pierobon Mays
and junior Cora Mack was sec-
ond.
And Middletons 400-yard
freestyle relay team of
Aegerter, Licking, Hippen and
We had some early meet
struggles last week at
Brookfield and I was really
hoping the girls learned a valu-
able lesson from that, Cabalka
said.This meet started out the
same way, as we were edged
out by 0.01 (seconds) in the
medley relay.
I was so proud of the way
the girls brushed it off and
moved on to have a fantastic
meet. We showed a lot of poise
and maturity this weekend
some things that will carry us
into the second half of the sea-
son.
The Cardinals also edged
Hannah Aegerter (top) and Anna Thomley (above) helped Middletons girls swimming team notch two huge wins last week.
Verona/Mount Horeb in a our very best line up, so we Middleton also got second freestyle relay.
thrilling dual meet. pushed it a bit.Despite feeling place finishes from Chirafisi in This was one of the more
We had some early meet pretty yucky and being down the 200-meter freestyle, fresh- exciting dual meets I have ever
struggles last week at going into the final two events, man Andrea Young in the 50- coached and we were able to
Brookfield and I was really the girls pulled together and meter freestyle, Hippen in the dig deep when it mattered
hoping the girls learned a This gave an amazing last ditch 400-meter freestyle and most, Cabalka said. In the
was a tough week for us, effort to pull out a win. Keebler in the 100-meter end, I think this gave the girls a
Cabalka said. The girls were Aegerter won the 200-meter breaststroke. lot of confidence in their abili-
pretty run down. We also want- IM and Peters was third. Middletons quartet of ties.To be able to turn it around
ed to challenge the girls with a Aegerter also won the 100- Mack, Gabriela Pierobon the way they did, despite how
bit of a risky lineup against a meter butterfly and Keebler Mays, Licking and Hippen won they were feeling and the
very strong Verona team. was second. the 200-meter freestyle. The uncertainty of swimming off
Were at the point where Gabriela Pierobon Mays Cardinals foursome of events, is pretty darn impres-
we dont want the girls to just won the 100-meter freestyle Aegerter, Mack, Chirafisi and sive.
rely on the talent we have with and the 100-meter backstroke. Hippen also won the 400-meter
Soccer Cardinals enjoy solid week
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2017 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 15

by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune

Middletons boys soccer

team had its busiest week of
the year.
And the Cardinals came
through it in good shape.
Middleton notched a pair
of Big Eight Conference wins
and stayed in contention for a
league title. The Cardinals
also split a pair of non-confer-
ence games, defeating
Hudson, 5-1, and dropping a
2-1 decision to Eau Claire
Memorial.
A very successful week
despite the unfortunate loss to
a very good team in Eau
Claire, Middleton coach Ben
Kollasch said. We proved we
can improve our play and we
have done it while dealing
with a rash of injuries that
have people playing new roles
and continuing our success.
Middleton opened the
week with a 2-1 win over
Madison West.
The Regents led, 1-0, at
halftime. But Derek Waleffe
and Andrew Lund both had a
goal and an assist in the sec-
ond half, while Drake
Vandermause added an assist.
This was a breakout win
for us, Kollasch said. We Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
didnt have our best in the
first half. Our halftime focus Simon Sisk (6) and Middletons girls soccer team won three out of four games last week.
of tightening up defensively
Conference game needs to be fourth in the state, then said. These two teams could hot day and the exhaustion of both teams tempered the fast
paid big dividends. We
tended to, Kollasch said. dropped a 2-1 decision to really put on a show, but the four games in five days for pace both like to use.
changed the momentum of the
Middleton then rolled over third-ranked Eau Claire
game and it was a question of
Hudson, 5-1, last Friday. Memorial.
when we would get our goals
Waleffe scored twice in the Memorial took a 1-0 early
rather than if. We got the go
first 11 minutes of the game lead before Vandermause con-
ahead goal with a few minutes
and the Cardinals built a 4-0 verted a free kick to tie the
and we saw an intense finish
lead 20 minutes in. Greg game. The second half was a
against this worthy confer-
Pauly added a highlight reel battle that ended with a late
ence opponent.
free kick in the second half Eau Claire penalty kick in the
The Cardinals then toppled
and Middleton coasted to a 5- closing seconds.
Janesville Craig, 4-2, last
1 win. This was a really hotly
Thursday.
The Cardinals, ranked contended game, Kollasch
Waleffe had a huge game
and notched a hat trick, while
Chris George added a goal, as
well. Middleton grabbed a 4-0
lead, before the Cougars
struck for two goals to make
things interesting.
This game was a great
reminder that every Big Eight
 XC teams compete at
grade level challenge
PAGE 16 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune

Middletons boys cross

country team gave several of
its runners the night off at the
Big Eight Conference Grade
Level Challenge last week.
Even with many of their stars
sitting, the Cardinals finished
third overall.
The race pits athletes
against others from their own
age group.
I thought this was a great
meet to have the team square
off against people their own
age, Middleton coach Brian
Finnel said. I was very
impressed with our younger
squads, as both placed well,
but also make up a majority of
our boys team. We have 23
freshman and 26 sophomores
out this year.
Middletons freshman
placed second overall and
Michael Easton won the race
with a time of 17:48.
The Cardinals sophomores
were third, while the junior
and senior class were both
sixth.
The temperatures were
pretty warm, so times across
the board were slower than
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

normal, Finnel said. You Michael Madoch and Middletons boys cross country team are
have to be smart and stay in the middle of a big year.
level-headed when you get
warm weather. When it comes
to racing, you have to be dis-
ciplined when temperatures

Girls volleyball team

spike. We had a few people
still PR and I was happy to see
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Hannah Flottmeyer and Middletons girls volleyball team finished third at the Cardinal Invite. that.
Overall it was a good day

has big week

and a chance for the entire
team to see the conference
course.
On the girls side,
Middletons freshmen were
fourth and the sophomores
were eighth. The Cardinals
juniors and seniors were both
third.

by ROB REISCHEL Cami Spellman had five kills, three kills and an ace, and Farin
Hannah Flottmeyer had five had 12 digs.
Times-Tribune
kills and 6.5 blocks and Ashley We played well and needed
Harris had eight assists. a little more offense, Marcos
Middletons girls volleyball
Waunakee then defeated said.
team had a busy and highly
Middleton in the final match of Middleton also won a pair
productive week.
pool play, 25-10, 25-12. of Big Eight Conference
The Cardinals won a pair of
Our starters showed games.
Big Eight Conference matches.
fatigue during the first set so The Cardinals rolled past
Middleton also finished third at
we rested them since we had Madison West, 25-13, 25-8,
the 17-team Cardinal Invite.
already qualified for the Gold 25-11, last Tuesday. Welti had
It was a good week for us,
Bracket, Marcos said. It also two aces, 12 kills and 12 digs,
Middleton coach Franco
gave our starters an opportuni- while McGinnis and Harris
Marcos said.
ty to scout Waunakee from the both had three aces.
The Cardinals opened their
sidelines since the road to state Underwood had 12 assists and
own tournament with a 25-23,
will be going through Hannah Flottmeyer had five
25-15 win over Evansville.
Waunakee. kills and 4.5 blocks.
Lily Welti had six kills and
In the quarterfinals, It was it a match were we
three blocks, Jennifer
Middleton defeated were able to get all of our non-
McGinnis had four aces,
Germantown, 25-19, 25-23. starters into the match,
Reagan Thomas had three aces
The win was a sweet one for Marcos said.
and Ashley Harris had eight
the Cardinals, who lost to Middleton then notched a
assists.
Germantown earlier this thrilling 15-25, 27-25, 25-14,
Middleton then rolled past
month. 19-25, 16-14 win over
Oregon, 25-17, 25-22. Welti
McGinnis had two aces, Janesville Craig last Thursday.
had seven kills and nine digs,
nine kills and six digs, while Welti had 22 kills, 22 digs
McGinnis had two aces, five
Welti had seven kills. Olivia and two aces, while McGinnis
kills and eight digs, Thomas
Farin had two aces, five digs had two aces, 11 kills and 19
had 11 digs and Kayla
and a perfect serve receiving of digs. Harris had four aces and
Underwood had 10 assists.
10 passes and no errors. 22 assists, Gundrum had 15
Middleton then fought off a
Underwood had 10 assists and digs, Underwood had 22 assists
solid Sauk Prairie team, 28-26,
Ashley Harris had two aces and and Flottmeyer had eight kills
19-25, 15-8. McGinnis had two
seven assists. and 5.5 blocks.
aces, four kills and 11 digs,
Mount Horeb then edged It was an awesome match,
while Thomas had two aces
Middleton in the semifinals, Marcos said. We were tested
and 15 digs. Jordan Gundrum
25-23, 25-22. Welti finished in every set and we prevailed.
had two aces and seven digs,
with seven kills, McGinnis had
n FOOTBALL
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
ty complete game by us.
Once we started playing as
a team then no one can beat
us, added Middleton senior
defensive end Ryan Fortney.
Middleton leaned on its sen-
ior running back tandem of
James Pabst and Dion Huff to
dominate the second half. Pabst
scored three touchdowns and
rushed for 137 yards on 18 car-
ries while Huff added 74 yards
on 17 attempts. The pair were
held to just 48 yards on 13 car-
ries in the first half, but explod-
ed for 163 yards on 22 rushes
in the second half.
Theyre both over 200
pounds and theres not a lot of
body fat on them, Simon said.
Theyre just muscular kids
and they worked their butts off
in the weight room the last cou-
ple of years.
On a night like tonight it
pays off because theyve got a
good defense. Theyve held a
lot of teams to very few or no
points, but theyre two running
backs that are hard to arm tack-
le. Youve got to gang-tackle
them.
Simon said Pabst and Huff
share time at tailback which
creates a healthy competition.
Theyre competitive
against each other, Simon
said. Theyre both sharing
time and neither one really
wants to share time. That keeps
them competing against each
other. When one guy has a
great run, the other guy goes, I
think Ive got to do that too.
While the offense was dom-
inating, the defense took over
as well. After allowing
Wildcats running back Joe
Riley to rush for 64 yards on 12
carries in the first half, the
Cardinals held him to just 14
yards on six attempts in the
second half.
They ran a counter trap that
they were catching us on and
that was the No. 1 run play we
had to stop in the second half,
Simon said. For coach (Tom)
Cabalka that was kind of a
focus to take that one away and
I think we did a lot better job in
the second half.
Leading just 7-3 at halftime,
Pabst set the tone with a 25-
yard run on the Cardinals first
offensive play of the second
half. Pabst capped the 10-play,
70-yard drive with a 14-yard
touchdown run straight through
the Verona defense. Pabst car-
ried eight times for 54 yards on
the drive.
I thought the last two
offensive series of the second
quarter were good, Simon
said. So we went in at half-
time without an offensive
touchdown, but it gave us a lot
of positive feelings. Like, Hey
weve got it moving and now
weve just got to finish it.
Then to come out in the third
quarter and put that first drive
together and finish it was just
what the doctor ordered
because our defense was on the
field too much in the first half.
Verona answered with a 10-
play, 65-yard touchdown drive
of its own. Quarterback Aaron
Young hooked up with Taeman
Talton for a two-yard TD pass
in the corner of the end zone to
make it 14-10 with three min-
utes, 29 seconds remaining in
the third quarter.
Middleton came right back,
driving from its own 28-yard-
line to the Verona 40. From
there, Pabst took the handoff
and appeared to be stopped at
the line of scrimmage by a host
of defenders until he broke
loose and sprinted to the end
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continued from page 12
zone on the last play of the
quarter.
On that 40-yard touch-
down run that James had,
Were like son of gun we
didnt get the first down, and
then Holy cow he just scored,
Simon said. That was a
tremendous run. He just kept
going, just kept those feet mov-
ing, and kept those knees
high.
Leading 21-10 in the fourth
quarter, Jake Genyk set the
Middleton defense up with a
42-yard punt that went out of
bounds at the Verona one.
What a great punt by Jake
Genyk, Simon said. We have
a couple different punts and
that was a certain punt play that
we called and he executed it
perfectly. They get the ball at
the 20 or 30 and its a different
deal, but youre getting the ball
at the 1-yard line and down a
couple scores. Youve got 99
yards to go and thats pretty
tough for any offense.
After two incompletions,
Middleton capitalized when
Fortney and defensive lineman
Tristan Carroll converged on
Riley in the end zone for a safe-
ty with 5:15 remaining.
The D-line opened up the
line of scrimmage for me and
he was sitting right there sitting
on my lap, said Fortney, who
also sacked Young twice. So I
figured I might as well make
the play.
Verona then attempted an
onside kick that went out of
bounds and Middleton took
over at the Verona 36. Six plays
later, Pabst surged in for a 2-
yard touchdown. Quarterback
Davis Roquet passed to Huff
for the two-point conversion. Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
The offense scored on three
Middletons David Schwartz (22) celebrates after recovering a fumble against Verona last
FOOTBALL, page 19 Friday.
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of its first four possessions
of the second half to put the
game away.
The offense figured out
what we did wrong in the first
half and fixed it at halftime,
said Meicher. Just got it done
in the second half.
Fortney credited the offen-
sive line with stepping it up in
the second half.
It was more of just moti-
vating our O-line, Fortney
said. I mean we got it on lock-
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 19
continued from page 17
down that whole second half. M Pabst 3 run (Dion Huff pass
Our O-line got it figured out in from Davis Roquet)
that second half and it was just TEAM STATISTICS
Times-Tribune photo
bread and butter after that.
by Mary Langenfeld
First downs M 13, V 12. Rushing
(Att-Yds) M 40-223, V 30-101.
Dion Huff and
Passing yards M 80, V 168. Passing
Sept. 15, 2017
(Att.-Comp.-Int.) M 19-11-1, V 28-16- Middletons foot-
Middleton 31, Sun Prairie 10
0. Total plays-yards M 67-303, V ball team rolled
Middleton ............... 0 7 14 10 31
Verona ....................... 3 0 7 14 10
66-269. Fumbles-lost M 2-1, V 1-0.
past Verona, 31-
V FG Aaron Young 36
Penalties-yards M 6-35, V 5-25.
10, last week.
M Kevin Meicher 72 punt return
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
(Joey Culp kick)
Rushing: M Pabst 18-137. V
M James Pabst 14 run (Culp kick)
V Carson Bull 2 pass from Young
Riley 19-82. Passing: M Roquet 19-
11-1-80; V Young 28-16-0-168.
(Young kick)
Receiving: M Huff 4-31. V Bull 7-
M Pabst 40 run (Culp kick)
M Safety
91.
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PAGE 20
good eye opener for the
girls to show them that there
is work to be done yet if we
want to achieve our goals.
These next few weeks are
going to be crucial for the
girls in really honing in on
their swings and their short
game. They all left shots out
there and know what they
have to work on to get a little
better every day.
Sept. 16
PARKER INVITATIONAL
At Riverside (Par 71)
TEAM SCORES
Milton 322, Kettle Moraine 325,
Middleton 335, Union Grove 350,
Verona 352, Waunakee 363, Madison
Edgewood 366, Stoughton 369,
Mukwonago 373, The Prairie School
377, Sun Prairie 386, Janesville Craig
391, Janesville Parker 402, Wisconsin
Dells 411, Edgerton 417, Racine St.
Catherines 420, Madison Memorial
425, Reedsburg 425, Westosha Central
451.
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
1. Abby Cavaiani (Kettle Moraine),
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
continued from page 12
70; 2. Mia Seeman (Milton), 74; 3.
Taylor Hakala (Milton), 74; 4. Courtney
Shorter (Verona), 78; 5. Payton Hodson Times-Tribune photo
(Middleton), 78; 6. Kate Munro (Prairie by Mary Langenfeld
School), 78.
Payton Hodson
MIDDLETON RESULTS
Payton Hodson 78, Kate Meier 80, has been part of
Middletons last
Grace Peterson 80, Haley Dunn 96.
Sept. 13 three Big Eight
Middleton 328, Madison West 356 Conference
Middleton results: Payton Hodson
championships.
75, Grace Peterson 81, Kate Meier 86,
Allison Richards 86.