When former Middleton fi- nance director John Lehman an- nounced in December he was retiring at the end of April, city officials began looking for the next person to lead the city’s fi- nance department. After months of searching through dozens of appli- cants the c i t y made their se- lection, and for- m e r Verona city ad- ministra- tor Bill Burns took over for Lehman beginning last month. “I am really excited about the opportunity to be part of the team in Middleton,” Burns said. “They have a great repu- tation in the region and nation- ally, really. It is a great community to live in, a great community to work for, a very well run city and I am excited to be a part of it. Burns has a masters degree in public administration with a concentration in local govern- ment finance. “It’s an area I’ve been inter- ested in for a long time,” Burns commented. After graduating, he worked for the state of Wisconsin for a year before taking a job in Sun Prairie, where he worked in var- ious finance and administration roles for ten years. In 2010 he was offered the city administra- tor position by Verona. He says he enjoyed working for Verona but had been looking for a change and really wanted to get back into finance. “I’ve enjoyed the administra- tor role, but I think at this point I am looking for a change,” Burns said. “I am excited about the idea of getting back in- volved with finance, something I really have a passion for, and Middleton is a great commu- nity, so I saw the opportunity and felt like it would be a great fit for me.” VOL. 124, NO. 25 THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016 SINGLE COPY PRICE: $1.25 www.MiddletonTimes.com Water tower decision approaches After a year-long process, the Madison Water Utility (MWU) appears ready next week to se- lect a site near Pope Farm Con- servancy on which to build a 170-foot-tall water tower. The decision is expected on June 28. MWU had been considering three sites within the 17 acres it owns southeast of the intersec- tion of Old Sauk and Pioneer roads until last month when a fourth site, a few hundred feet further east, gained traction among the public, staff and board members. That generated another re- A passion for public finance Times-Tribune photo by Jeff Martin Pie and Ice Cream Three-year old Arielle Hernandez, and her dad Raul, really enjoyed the tasty treats at the Pie and Ice Cream Social at Lakeview Park in Middleton. See more images from this annual event on page 9. Look inside for a special section celebrating the class of 2016 Photo by Ruth Bachmeier Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger High flying fun at Lakeview Park Jayson Fogle, of Focused Dog Training, recently displayed some of Belgian Malinois Dakota’s skills during a fundraiser for “Hoping Fur a Home” at Lakeview Park. See more on page 2. by KEVIN MURPHY Times-Tribune by CAMERON BREN Times-Tribune See TOWER, page 3 See BURNS, page 3 A delicious summer tradition: Meet the City of Middleton’s new finance director Burns
Transcript
When former Middleton fi-nance director John Lehman an-nounced in December he wasretiring at the end of April, cityofficials began looking for thenext person to lead the city’s fi-nance department. Aftermonths of searching through
dozens ofa p p l i -cants thec i t ym a d etheir se-l e c t i o n ,and for-m e rVe r o n acity ad-ministra-tor Bill Burns took over forLehman beginning last month.
“I am really excited about theopportunity to be part of theteam in Middleton,” Burnssaid. “They have a great repu-tation in the region and nation-ally, really. It is a greatcommunity to live in, a greatcommunity to work for, a verywell run city and I am excited tobe a part of it.
Burns has a masters degree inpublic administration with aconcentration in local govern-ment finance.
“It’s an area I’ve been inter-ested in for a long time,” Burnscommented.
After graduating, he workedfor the state of Wisconsin for ayear before taking a job in SunPrairie, where he worked in var-ious finance and administrationroles for ten years. In 2010 hewas offered the city administra-tor position by Verona. He sayshe enjoyed working for Veronabut had been looking for achange and really wanted to getback into finance.
“I’ve enjoyed the administra-tor role, but I think at this pointI am looking for a change,”Burns said. “I am excited aboutthe idea of getting back in-volved with finance, somethingI really have a passion for, andMiddleton is a great commu-nity, so I saw the opportunityand felt like it would be a greatfit for me.”
VOL. 124, NO. 25 THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016 SINGLE COPY PRICE: $1.25
www.MiddletonTimes.com
Water tower decision approachesAfter a year-long process, the
Madison Water Utility (MWU)appears ready next week to se-lect a site near Pope Farm Con-
servancy on which to build a170-foot-tall water tower. Thedecision is expected on June 28.
MWU had been consideringthree sites within the 17 acres itowns southeast of the intersec-tion of Old Sauk and Pioneer
roads until last month when afourth site, a few hundred feetfurther east, gained tractionamong the public, staff andboard members.
That generated another re-
A passion for public finance
Times-Tribune photo by Jeff MartinPie and Ice CreamThree-year old Arielle Hernandez, and her dad Raul, really enjoyed the tasty treats at the
Pie and Ice Cream Social at Lakeview Park in Middleton. See more images from this annualevent on page 9.
Look inside for a special section celebrating the class of 2016
Photo by Ruth Bachmeier
Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger
High flying fun at Lakeview ParkJayson Fogle, of Focused Dog Training, recently displayed some of Belgian Malinois
Dakota’s skills during a fundraiser for “Hoping Fur a Home” at Lakeview Park. See moreon page 2.
by KEVIN MURPHY
Times-Tribune
by CAMERON BREN
Times-Tribune
See TOWER, page 3
See BURNS, page 3
A delicious summer tradition:
Meet the City of Middleton’s new finance director
Burns
For 36 years, Middleton Out-reach Ministry (MOM) hasbeen preventing homelessnessand ending hunger in the areawhere we serve. A communitysupported organization, MOMfocuses on addressing the mostcritical and basic needs of theless fortunate residents in theMiddleton, West Madison andCross Plains areas.
As demand for MOM’s serv-ices continued to increase, theBuilding Hope, StrengtheningCommunities Campaign wasstarted to allow us to purchaseand renovate the facility at 3502Parmenter St. in Middleton thatnow houses MOM’s foodpantry, clothing center and ad-ministrative offices. The facilityhas allowed for expanded ca-pacity and increased efficien-cies in food and clothingstorage, distribution and man-agement, as well as space forenhanced client services. Sim-ply put, the new facility has en-abled MOM to serve morefamilies and better provide fortheir basic needs. In our new fa-cility, we prevent homelessnessand end hunger every single dayfor many families right here inour community.
In 2012 MOM’s Food Pantrydistributed approximately750,000 pounds of food. In2015, we saw a 42 percent in-crease to almost 1,300,000pounds. MOM’s Clothing Cen-ter increased the amount ofclothing distributed from44,000 pounds to 130,000pounds in that same time pe-riod. These programs help fam-ilies and individuals make itthrough times of crisis andallow them to stretch budgets tomaintain housing and life stabil-ity. In order to accomplish allthe tasks that need to be done,
members of the communityhave almost doubled the num-ber of volunteer hours spent atMOM to more than 37,000hours of time and talent in 2015.
We continue to see still morepeople turning to MOM for helpas poverty increases.Wisconsin’s poverty rate iscurrently 13%, the highest it hasbeen since 1984, and in theareas west of Madison, it isnearly 12%. While all of usexperience increases inexpenses at the grocery store, inour housing, and at the pump,those living on the edgefinancially are most likely toreach the crisis point.
Their currently is a housingcrisis in Dane County and itimpacts many of the familiesMOM serves. The county’svery tight rental market, with avacancy rate of less than 3percent, means that landlordscan charge what the market willbear, and affordable housingbecomes extremely hard to find.When clients must use most oftheir financial resources forrent, money is tight everywhereelse. When their rent is thenraised, even $100 a month, theyoften face the possibility ofeviction and homelessness.
Equally alarming, is the factthat one in five Wisconsinchildren live in poverty? In2015, 41% of MOM’s clientswere children. We know thatpoverty; hunger and instabilityimpact the development of achild’s brain, interfering withlearning, memory, impulsecontrol and the other social andemotional skills needed forsuccess in school and in life.
Children from impoverishedhomes are also at greater risk ofbehavior problems includingaggression, anxiety, depressionand low self-esteem. They areless healthy, more likely to enterthe criminal justice system, andhave life-time earnings 40percent less than their morefortunate peers. How can we letthat happen?
MOM depends on thecompassion and generosity ofour community members inorder to continue to help ourneighbors in need in thesechallenging times. The BuildingHope, Strengthening Communi-ties campaign, has raised morethan $1,125,000 so far. With thehelp of many dedicated support-ers, MOM is close to achievingits $1.4 million capital cam-paign goal so that we can con-tinue to expand our work. Weare asking for the community’shelp to raise the last $275,000.A donation to the BuildingHope, Strengthening Communi-ties capital campaign, will allowMOM to redirect mortgage andinterest payments back into thecritically needed programs andservices so essential to ourclients. It will also allow MOMto complete much needed re-pairs to our parking lot, as wellas upgrade some of our heatingand air conditioning equipmentso we can become more energyefficient.
As we work toward the goal,we continue to focus on enhanc-ing our existing programs andbringing in other resources thatour clients are telling us willhelp them get back to self-suffi-ciency. Ultimately, your assis-tance will help MOM continueto be a force for instilling hopeand driving change in our com-munity for our neighbors thatneed our help.
Middleton Outreach Ministryis a non-profit organization thatleads a community-wide effortto prevent homelessness andend hunger by providing food,clothing, housing assistance,emergency financial assistance,seasonal help and special serv-ices.
PAGE 2 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
Times-Tribune photos by Matt Geiger
Hoping Fur a Home!Lakeview Park went to the dogs on May 22, when volunteers from Hoping Fur a Home
hosted a fun-filled fundraiser for dogs who were seeking loving families after being rescuedfrom Texas. “The event turned out beautiful!” said Amanda Richmond, one of the organiz-ers. “We raised our goal and three wonderful dogs were adopted into great new homes.”
Top, Kaelib Richmond meets a friendly German shepherd puppy. Above, volunteers An-drea Elliot (left) and Natalie Erbe (right) hang out with some of the adorable puppies at thecenter of the event.
Middleton Outreach Ministry update: ‘Building hope, strengtheningcommunities campaign’by AL RIPP
Middleton Outreach MinistryTo learn more about MOM’s efforts to prevent homelessness
and end hunger please visit momhelps.org and to send a gift ofhope by supporting the Building Hope, Strengthening Commu-nities Campaign, please visit momhelps.org/campaign to donateon line, or if you prefer, send your gift of hope to MOM at 3502Parmenter in Middleton, 53562 c/o “Building Hope.”
quest for public input and mo-mentum to choose Site #4 con-tinued Thursday at aninformational meeting at theMiddleton Town Hall whereany serious opposition to thesite failed to show up.
Site #4 is located about 1,000feet east of Pioneer Rd. and 340feet south of Old Sauk Rd. andformerly vocal opponents of thetower, Carol Schiller, who ownsproperty just south of the site,and the Friends of Pope FarmConversancy, found it about thebest proposed site.
MWU Project Engineer PeteHolmgren said Site #4 is closeto the highest elevation on the
property, which the utility de-sires, and is least obstructive tothe views to the southwest thatPope Farm friends prize.
The Friends of Pope FarmConservancy could support ei-ther Site #4 or Site #2 - locatedabout 140 feet south of Site #4-according to a June 10 letterthey sent to Holmgren.
Since Site #4 is about 140feet further north of Schiller’sproperty line than Site #2, shefound it to be the least objec-tionable location.
The only discouraging wordscame from Kurt Lin, a Black-hawk neighborhood resident,who favored Site #2, because it
would be partly hidden by a treeline that extends into MWU’sparcel from the east.
Lin, who said he lives abouta half-mile east of the site, ac-knowledged that the trees couldbe removed after MWU sellsoff about 15 acres which couldbe developed into low- andmedium-density housing.
Many of the town residentswho attended Thursday’s meet-ing wanted to know if the pres-ence of a million-gallon towerwould impact their wells.
“We’re not pumping water
from this site…We’re runningwater to it from wells [abouttwo-and-one-half miles]away… [so] the tower itselfshouldn’t be any impact ontown wells,” Holmgren said.
Holmgren further assuredresidents that the city drills itswells to a depth of 800 feet toreach a different aquifer thanone used by residential wellswhich typically are drilled to200-300 feet.
As Madison’s west side con-tinues to grow another well willbe needed, Holmgren said, but
not only will that be 20 yearsfrom now, but would be locatedsouth and east of the tower site.
MWU calls the project theBlackhawk Water Tower andsays it is needed to provide stor-age capacity to growing de-
mand on Madison’s west sideand firefighting protection.
Construction of the tower isscheduled be begin next springand be completed in August2018.
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3
TOWER continued from page 1
BURNS continued from page 1
Burns added that he already has agood relationship with city administra-tor Mike Davis and mayor Kurt Son-nentag.
Burns currently lives in Verona anddoesn’t plan to move to Middleton.His wife is a teacher in the Veronaschool district and they have a four-year-old daughter they plan to enrollthere. Burns says he wouldn’t rule outliving in Middleton, but will do whatworks best for his family.
His proudest accomplishments in
both Sun Prairie and Verona involvedusing tax increment financing (TIF) foreconomic development.
“My proudest accomplishments inSun Prairie were the redevelopments indowntown,” Burns said. “It startedwith the Cannery Square developmentin downtown Sun Prairie to take someold vacant industrial sites that the citypurchased, cleaned up, selected a de-veloper and worked with them. Thatwas really what got the redevelopmentof the downtown started.”
In Verona, Burns said being able towork with Epic Systems on a TIF dis-trict was something he was very proudof.
“That is a very successful, full TIFwith all the value and jobs that Epic hascreated, so it has been very rewardingto be able to work them,” Burns stated.“We’ve also done some projects in ourindustrial parks with Wisconsin Brew-ing Company and United Vaccines. Ireally enjoyed working with those. Iknow Middleton is really active with
economic development and its TIF dis-tricts and I’m very excited to be able towork with that.”
Something he has worked on in SunPrairie and Verona and plans to bringto Middleton is his expertise in long-term financial planning.
“Another area I am proud of in mytime in both communities, but I amalso looking forward to in Middleton islong-term financial planning and fore-casting,” Burns explained. “Each com-munity has an annual budget, but as
part of that being able to do the multi-year projections for capital and also forstaffing and looking at revenue fore-casting and putting together as a com-prehensive plan.”
Burns spent his initial days heremeeting with Middleton staff, gettingto know how the city works, and find-ing out about some of the issues it isfacing. Prior to taking over on May 1,Burns met with Lehman and spent acouple full days with him at city hall.
The MWU Board is expected to choose a tower site at its June28 meeting. Last month, it ruled out two sites due to objectionsfrom residents and PFC friends. It also selected a tower designthat includes a steel tank on top of a concrete column. The boardalso designed the tank’s top half would be painted sky blue andthe bottom half, dark blue.
Final decision coming soon...
PAGE 4 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
Patty and Tom Kuehn of Cross Plains are pleased to an-nounce the engagement of their daughter, Betsy, to Nic Stapel,son of Jan and Cal Stapel of Kimberly, Wis.
Betsy is a graduate of Middleton High School and the Uni-versity of Iowa. She works as a production coordinator atNeoscape in Boston, Mass.
Nic is a graduate of Kimberly High School and the Univer-sity of Wisconsin Madison. He is an account director at PRAHealth Sciences in Boston, Mass.
After an October 1, 2016 wedding at St. Francis XavierChurch, the couple will reside in Somerville, Mass.
EENGAGEMENTNGAGEMENT AANNIVERSARYNNIVERSARY
Kuehn-Stapel Bob and Judy Faren will celebrate their 50th wedding an-niversary on June 25. The happy couple plan to celebrate qui-etly with their family.
Bob and Judy Faren
Youth Center introducesfree lunches and busservice for local kids
The City of MiddletonRecreation Division and YouthCenter, along with the Middle-ton-Cross Plains Area SchoolDistrict, is pleased to announcesome special programs foryouth during the Summer of2016.
The Youth Center, in partner-ship with the Recreation Divi-sion, will be offering a freelunch at Fireman’s Park (or atClark Street School if weatheris bad), from 12:30-1:30pm, Monday-Thursday from June 20-August11. This meal is open to youthunder 18 years of age. No pre-registration required. The centeris provided 50 meals throughSecond Harvest FoodBank/MMSD.
On Tuesdays and Thurs-days for students enteringgrades 5-8:
There will be a free bus routestopping at various locations inMiddleton. It will drop studentsoff at Fireman’s parkat 11:25am and pick students upfrom the Youth Centerat 5:30pm to return them home.
Here is the approximatemorning route:
10:55 am Don’s MobileManor
11:04 am 7313 CenturyAve—Meadow View AptsDriveway
11:09 am Overlook PointApts. Bus Shelter MiddletonYouth Center T/R
11:10 am County Hwy Q &Villa de Medici Ln
11:22 am Sauk Trail Elem—
In front of schoolMiddleton Recreation Divi-
sion is offering sports pro-grams from 11:30-12:20pm atFireman’s Park for $5/session($10 the 3rd session). Registerthrough the Middleton Recre-ation Division:
June 21st-30th: Dodgeball,Kickball, Whiffle ball, andDance
July 5th-14th: Soccer, Bas-ketball, andYoga
July 26th-August 11th: FlagFootball and Volleyball.
The Youth Center will beopen Monday-Thursday, 1:30-5:30pm, June 20-August 11.
It is open to all students inthe Middleton Cross PlainsSchool District who are enter-ing grades 5-8. All studentsmust complete an enrollmentform before attending theYouth Center.
On Tuesdays, the YouthCenter goes to the WalterBauman Aquatic Center. Stu-dents coming to the pool withthe Youth Center do not haveto pay to enter; however, theywill need to follow the guid-ance of Youth Center staff andleave the pool when the YouthCenter group departsaround 5:20pm. On Thurs-days, the Youth Center takesfield trips.
Contact Rebecca Price,City of Middleton, at 608/821-8360 or Gabrielle Hinahara,Youth Center Director,at 608/821-8363 for more.
City administrator MikeDavis announced Friday thatVal Steel, Middleton’s longtimedirector of tourism, had re-signed effective immediately.“Val Steel has submitted herresignation from the city forpersonal reasons,” Davis wrotein a memo to the mayor, com-mon council and city staff. “Herresignation is effective today.”
“Val has worked on manypositive projects over her 14years with the city, includingthe trolley, sports commissionand effective marketing cam-paigns for Middleton,” Davisadded.
Stephanie Goth will serve asthe city’s interim director oftourism until a replacement canbe found.
Goth named interim city tourism director
Summer hours
Middleton Players Theatrewill present Stephen Sond-heim’s artistic masterpiece Sun-day in the Park with George.This beautiful Tony Award win-ning musical will be playing forsix performances June 24 – July3 at the Middleton PerformingArts Center, 2100 Bristol St. inMiddleton.
Sunday is a dramatic visualand musical masterwork. It’salso a deeply moving love storythat connects the past to the fu-ture through passionate and in-tensely personal struggles thatare not unlike ones we all faceat different times in our lives.
The musical followsGeorges-Pierre Seurat, calledGeorge, as he creates his mostfamous work, A Sunday After-noon on the Island of LaGrande Jatte. Passions rise and
relationships fall as George con-stantly chooses his art over Dot,his longtime mistress andmodel. Eventually he must de-cide which is more important:his art or his love. The secondact, set a century later, followshis great-grandson, also namedGeorge, as he follows in Seu-rat’s footsteps as an artist with apassion for color and light andthe struggle to make meaning-ful, life-changing art in a dull,stagnant world
Audiences familiar withThomas J. Kasdorf’s work as adirector, conductor and musi-cian with theater companiesthroughout the Madison area,will get to see him in a rare onstage performance in the titlerole for this production. “I’m aSondheim nerd, and the oppor-tunity to work on this show is a
blessing. What I love aboutSondheim’s genius is the skill-ful layering of details, in themusic, in the lyrics, in Lapine’samazing text, is like a verycomplicated puzzle that oncefigured out illuminates tangibleportions of the human experi-ence that weren’t visible be-fore,” said Kasdorf.
“What Sunday does is con-nect the role of artists with theworld outside, the social rela-tionship between artist and au-dience and artist and hispersonal relationships. As a pro-fessional musician, I connectwith George on the develop-ment of those relationships.”
The creative team includesMatt Starika-Jolivet (director),Kris Richgels (costume coordi-nator), and Alissa Krantz (pro-duction stage manager.
Sunday in the Park withGeorge will be presented at theMiddleton Performing ArtsCenter at 2100 Bristol St., Mid-dleton. Performance dates aretimes are June 24, 25, 26, 30and July 2 at 7:30 p.m. and July3 at 2:00 p.m. Reserved ticketsare $25/adults, $20/seniors and$15/students and can be pur-chased online at middletonplay-ers.com or at the door 60minutes before each perform-ance. For best seating onlineticket purchases are stronglyrecommended.
Middleton Players Theatrewas founded in 1990 and hasproduced more than thirtyshows in its 26-year history.Mainstage shows are producedat the acclaimed Middleton Per-forming Arts Center, whileother smaller concerts andcabarets have been performedaround the greater Madisonarea.
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 5
Why not go outtonight?!
‘Sunday in the Park with George’
How does the world look from the perspectiveof a bumblebee? These cute, fuzzy insects ziparound their landscape, gathering pollen and nec-tar for their wiggly, grub-like sisters. How dothese resourceful ladies do it? In the world ofbees, the females run the show. The queen laysthe eggs and tends to the larvae, while her clone-daughters, called workers, do the housekeeping,grocery shopping, and even play police officersfor unruly, nest-disturbers like badgers. UWMadison graduate student Jeremy Hembergerspends his days working with these adorable andessential animals. His research examines the be-havioral patterns of colonies of bumblebees, andhe tracks them with small radio tags. Join him atthe Pope Farm Conservancy to learn about bum-blebees, the plants that sustain them, and howtheir environment affects them. Together, you’llexplore his active research project, and see how
bumblebees are tracked using radio frequencyidentification. Additionally, Jeremy will discussthe other, closely related wild bee species thatshare the Conservancy with the humble bumble-bee.
All FOPFC tours are free and open to the pub-lic. No registration is necessary. Find more infoat www.popefarmconservancy.org or [email protected].
Join Mike McDowell onthis exciting birding excur-sion and capture the fallflight behaviors of the birdpopulation at Pope FarmConservancy.
Bring binoculars if youhave them, wear comfortablewalking shoes, and dress forthe weather. If you are inneed of binoculars, please
All FOPFC tours are freeand open to the public. Noregistration is necessary.
Find more info atwww.pope fa rmconse r-vancy.org or [email protected].
CHURCH NOTES
Photo by Michelle Larson“Paintings Come to Life” as Middleton Players Theatre Pres-
ents Sunday in the Park with George. Showtimes are June 24,25, 26, 30 and July 2 at 7:30 p.m. and July 3 at 2 p.m.
All about bumble beesPope Farm ConservancyBees and Pollinators Tour
Tuesday, June 28th, 2016 (6:30 - 8:00 pm)7440 Old Sauk Rd, Verona, WI 53593* Meet near the lower parking lot *Host: Jeremy Hemberger, UW Madison
Department of Entomology
Saturday, June 25th, 2016 7:00 – 8:30 amPope Farm Conservancy7440 Old Sauk Rd, Verona, WI 53593* Meet near the lower parking lot *Host: Mike McDowell, Photographer and Birding
Expert
A birding excursion
The Middleton Fire Districthas been awarded $336,182 infederal funds to acquire state-of-the art breathing apparatusunits designed to increase fire-fighter safety and maneuver-ability.
The Federal EmergencyManagement Agency grant ar-rives as the air packs MFD usesare nearing the end of their 15-year useful life, said chiefAaron Harris.
“The grant was for 44 unitsso this allows us to replace 100percent of our air packs,” hesaid, avoiding an expense thedistrict and its taxpayers wouldotherwise have had to incur.
The “bottles” that contain airhave a smaller profile and aremore streamlined, making iteasier for firefighters to maneu-ver under and around objectsthan existing air packs. But thebiggest advantage is their com-munication capabilities, Harrissaid.
“It’s different to talk to some-one [who is wearing an airmask]. The sound is muffledand not always easily under-stood,” he said.
The new masks better facili-tate normal speech, which en-hances communication betweenfirefighters.
Some of the new equipmentuses Bluetooth technology, al-lowing the microphone in themask to transmit speechthrough the radio to the rest ofthe firefighting team. Currentequipment does not facilitate di-rect communication betweenfirefighters as well.
The new air packs are ratedfor 30-minutes of working time,about the same capacity as theexisting equipment, but gives awarning when 33 percent of theair time is remaining comparedto the current tanks’ warning at25 percent.
“These bottles and the inte-grated electronics earlier warn-ing helps because sometimesyou can get too far into a struc-ture and need more time if youcan’t find your way out imme-diately,” Harris said.
The remaining air time iscontinually displayed by a colorcode inside the mask while ex-isting equipment requires thefirefighter to adjust his tank inorder to read the air gauge orask another to read it.
MFD was awarded moremoney than any of the six otherWisconsin communities receiv-ing funds in the fourth round ofFEMA’s Assistance to Firefight-ers Grants announced June 3.
“This is a big ticket item forus and costs add up. They don’twant us to replace two or three[units] but 100 percent of them
so we’re standardized across theentire department,” Harris said.
Also, an investment in equip-ment, which will be needed toserve expected growth on thecity’s northeast side, helped themake the case for MFD’s grantapplication, he said.
“We’re going to push to put arapid response vehicle on thenortheast side and having thisgrant for replacement equip-ment allows us to keep movingahead with those plans,” Harrissaid.
Brent Renteria, a volunteerfirefighter and a MiddletonTown Board supervisor, saidnew technology allows thesame amount of air in an airpack that’s a lot smaller andlighter than current equipment.
“Our department has state-of-the art equipment that isn’t usedin many other parts of the coun-try…so, it’s not unusual for usto be on the cutting edge of fire-fighting technology,” he said.
MFD has been testing one airpack the past few months andthe grant funds will allow it tocompare models from differentmanufacturers and choose oneby end of the year, he said.
“It’s something we use onany vehicle fire, dumpster fire,structure fire; anytime we needa clean air source,” he said.
PAGE 6 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
Photo by Kevin MurphyFirefighter Deneen Carmichael, left, wearing an existing air pack, adjusts Kari Woodall’s
smaller, new style air pack.
by KEVIN MURPHY
Times-Tribune
Federal grant allows firefighters to replace airpacks
Adams, Christopher R, 34,Non Registration, 09/05/2015,$98.80 , 4321 Crawford Dr,Madison, WI 53711
Photos by Jeff MartinMembers of the Middleton Area Historical Society Pie and Ice Cream Committee hosted their famous Pie and Ice Cream Social on Wednesday, June 17 at Lakeview Park. Clockwise from top
left: Emily Zheng really enjoys her ice cream and cake with a bit of help from her mother, Beibei Zhu; Several women (the so-called “Widows Group”) from Madison’s St. Maria Goretti Churchtraveled to Middleton for pie, ice cream and music; hungry kids Jake and Sam Bauch had no trouble devouring their desserts; The popular New Horizons Band performed to the delight ofattendees at the annual Pie and Ice Cream Social sponsored by Middleton Area Historical Society.
Middleton Area Historical Society hosts annual Pie and Ice Cream Social
PAGE 10 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 11
West Middleton students raise $1,246 for children’s hospital
Photos contributedThird graders at West Middleton raised $1,246 for UW Children’s Hospital and $220 for Oc-
cupaws during their “Market Day” fundraiser June 1-3. As part of their study of economics,the children made items and sold them to other West Middleton students. The market is a successevery year and the children are proud to others while they learn.
The elementary school’s annual three-day Market Day fundraiser also raised $220 for the Occupaws foundation
Emmet Herb has joked he’s130 pounds — “dripping wet.”
But one of the smallestgolfers in the state was also thebest in 2016.
On Tuesday, the GolfCoaches Association ofWisconsin named Herb theboys state Player of the Year.Herb, who won the WIAADivision 1 individual state titleearlier this month, was alsonamed first-team all-state.
In addition, Middleton sen-ior Joey Levin was named sec-ond-team all-state, while seniorBrady Thomas was named hon-orable-mention all-state.
“That was pretty neat to
Middleton’s baseball teamenjoyed a memorable bounce-back season.
And the Cardinals’ were just-ly rewarded.
Middleton, which finished inthird place in the Big EightConference, had nine playersnamed to the all-league team.Sun Prairie, which was secondin the league, had the most play-ers honored with 10.
And senior pitcher AdamNutting, senior second basemanHunter Bindl and senior thirdbaseman Brennan Schmitt werenamed honorable-mention all-conference.
Morrison went 8-3 with a2.85 ERA. Morrison led theCardinals in innings pitched(66.1), struck out 49 batters andwalked 21.
Morrison also batted .373and led the Cardinals with 20RBI. He also led Middleton indoubles (13) and slugging per-centage (.547), was third in hits(28) and was named the
Cardinals’ MVP.“He had a really solid year,
and he was the guy who wewent with when we faced thetop teams in the conference,”Middleton coach Tom Schmittsaid of Morrison. “It was goodto see him have such a solidyear because he worked so hard.It’s good to see when a kidworks that hard to have goodthings happen.”
Finley Haag batted .344 andled the Cardinals with 32 hits.Finley Haag was also third inRBI (17), fourth in runs (15)and stole six bases.
In addition, Finley Haagwent 5-0 on the mound with a1.34 ERA. Finley Haag struckout 30 batters in 31.1 innings,walked just nine and was namedhonorable mention all-state.
“He’s a kid that reallyworked at it and developed it,”Schmitt said of Finley Haag.“He was integral in our success,and when we moved him intothe leadoff spot, he really tookoff. He also went and covered alot of ground in the outfield.”
Belleveau had a .386 battingaverage and a .514 slugging per-centage. Belleveau was fourthon the team in hits (27) and RBI(15).
“Baseball is his sport and heput the time into it,” Schmittsaid of Belleveau. “We movedhim up to the No. 2 hole and hewas consistently putting the ballin play. He had a really good
PAGE 12 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
Baseball Cards earn honors
Follow RobReischel onTwitter at@robreischel
Middleton lands nine players onall-Big Eight Conference teamby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Middleton’s Alec Morrison was named first-team all-Big Eight Conference.See BASEBALL, page 13
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Middleton’s Emmet Herb was named the state’s Player of the Year by the Golf CoachesAssociation of Wisconsin.
Little big manMiddleton’sHerb namedstate’s golferof the yearby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune
hear,” Middleton coach TomCabalka said. “I was hoping hewould be first team and I wasfairly confident in that. But thiswas a great surprise. He wasour little big man.”
Herb shot a remarkable 6-under-par at the state tourna-ment and won that event byseven strokes. Herb’s 138 totalwas the third lowest in anydivision since the state tourna-ment moved to UniversityRidge Golf Course in 1994.
“It's pretty hard to believe,”Herb said Tuesday night. “Iwas really shocked to hear, butit is truly an honor.”
Herb finished the year witha 75.0 average. He finishedfirst at the Sauk Prairie Invite,first at the Sparta Invite, first atthe Madison Memorial Inviteand won a pair of Big EightConference meets.
“It’s a dream year forEmmet,” Cabalka said. “He’sthe type of kid that eight or 10years ago, when he startedhanging around Pleasant Viewas a little toddler, he was kind
of was always the underdog.“He wasn’t at the level that
Joey (Levin) or Brady(Thomas) were. But heimproved and improved andhis greatest attribute is that henever gets too up or too down.”
Levin had a memorable sea-son, as well, and finished witha 75.8 average. Levin was firstat the WPGA Tournament heldat Maple Bluff, first at theOnalaska Invite and finishedsecond at the Big EightConference meet.
“He had a great year again,”Cabalka said of Levin. “Heimproved a couple of strokeseach year and had an incrediblecareer for us.”
Thomas averaged 77.8 andhad some big performancesalong the way.
Thomas shot a 2-under-par,70, on the second day of theMorgan Stanley Tournamentheld at University Ridge.Thomas was second at TheLegends of Bristlecone Pines,
See HERB, page 20
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 13
All-Big EightConference Baseball
First TeamPos. Name Year SchoolP Keaton Knueppel 12 VeronaP Alec Morrison 12 MiddletonP Luke Schwendemann 12 Mad. EastC Ben Rortvedt 12 Verona1B Hunter Yerke 12 Janes. Parker2B Noah Berghammer 10 Janes. Craig3B Evan Spry 11 Janes. CraigSS Jack Blomgren 11 Janes. CraigINF Walker Jenkins 11 Sun PrairieINF Stephen Lund 10 Sun PrairieOF Liam Belleveau 11 MiddletonOF Justus Benson 12 Sun PrairieOF Drew Finley Haag 12 MiddletonOF Jack Maastricht 12 Sun PrairieDH Keenan Woltmann 12 Mad. WestUtil Marquis Reuter 12 Sun Prairie
Second TeamPos. Name Year SchoolP Riley Grover 12 Janes. ParkerP Hunter Vanzandt 12 Janes. ParkerC Alan Roden 10 Middleton1B Kasey Bass 12 Sun Prairie2B Trent Porter 10 Beloit3B Daelon Savage 12 Mad. WestSS Ivan Monreal 12 MiddletonINF Jacob Campbell 10 Janes. CraigOF Jordan Bailey 10 Janes. ParkerOF Cameron Cratic 11 Mad. EastOF Ben Hauser 11 Sun PrairieDH Zach Shipley 12 MiddletonUtil Donovan Tomony 12 Mad. East
Honorable MentionPos. Name Year SchoolP Jeff Bishop 11 VeronaP Luke DePrey 10 Sun PrairieP Jared Filter 12 Janes. CraigP Brad Laufenberg 11 VeronaP Adam Nutting 12 MiddletonP Eli Sorensen 10 Mad. WestP Seth Kok 12 Mad. LaFoll.P Dylan Thompson 12 Mad. EastC Michael Hull 12 Mad. Mem.2B Hunter Bindl 12 Middleton2B Bryce Hanson 12 Sun Prairie3B Miguel Betancourt 11 Beloit3B Sean Baggot 11 Mad. East3B JP Curran 12 Sun Prairie3B Brennan Schmitt 12 MiddletonSS Billy Wilson 11 Mad. Mem.SS Kevin Raisbeck 12 BeloitOF Austin Cotharn 11 Mad. WestOF Conor Schlichting 11 Mad. EastOF Sam Favour 12 VeronaOF Jason McFeely 12 Mad. Mem.OF Cam Porter 12 Mad. WestOF Connor Wright 12 Janes. CraigUtil Drew Freitag 11 BeloitUtil Austin Kraus 11 Janes. CraigUtil. Lucas Trebian 11 Mad. LaFoll.
Coach of the Year — Tom Schmitt, MiddletonPlayer of the Year — Ben Rortvedt, Verona
Times-Tribune photos by Mary Langenfeld
Middleton’s Alan Roden (above) was named second-team all-Big Eight Conference, while Brennan Schmitt (top) wasnamed honorable-mention all-conference.
year.”Roden batted .367, was sec-
ond on the team in hits (29) andled the Cardinals with 21 runsscored. In addition, Roden drewa team-high 14 walks, led theteam in triples (three), tied forsecond in doubles (four) andhad a .993 fielding percentage.
“He had a solid year, butthere was someone with a big-ger name in front of him,”Schmitt said of Verona’s BenRortvedt, who was selected inthe second round of the MajorLeague Baseball draft recently.“If you’re going to be second-team, though, it’s not bad doingit to a guy drafted in the secondround.”
Monreal batted .302 with apair of doubles and also had sixstolen bases and 11 walks.
“He came up midwaythrough his sophomore year andhad a good run for us,” Schmittsaid. “He was a sneaky guy whocould bunt for a hit or solid sin-gle. And defensively, he camearound as the year went on.”
Shipley batted .283 with fiveRBI and also drew five walksand should be poised for bigthings over the next two years.
“He’s got some pop in his batand it was nice to have that inthe DH spot,” Schmitt said ofShipley. “It’s nice to have thatavailable.”
Brennan Schmitt batted .333and was fourth on the team inruns scored (27). Schmitt alsofinished fourth in RBI (16),drew eight walks and was votedMiddleton’s Most DedicatedPlayer.
“He was like having anothercoach out there,” Tom Schmittsaid of Brennan. “He was able
to think like we wanted to orbring up a point that made a lotof sense.
“Plus, he works really hard atit. He doesn’t take anything forgranted. He enjoys playing thegame, which is big.”
Nutting went 5-1 with a 1.77ERA. In 39.2 innings, Nuttingallowed just 29 hits and struckout 30 batters.
“Adam had a good year, hadgood numbers,” Schmitt said.“He had good promise when hecame to us … and he developedalong. I think he knows thegame really well … and whenhe was able to relax and just goout and pitch, that’s when hewas at his best.”
Bindl hit .327 and was thirdon the team in runs scored (17).Bindl drew 10 walks, was 4-for-4 stealing bases and had fiveRBI.
On the mound, Bindl had a2.40 ERA and all seven ofMiddleton’s saves.
“At the early part of the year,he always had three to fourgood innings (pitching), thenhe’d wear out,” Schmitt said.“But he accepted the role ofcloser and did a nice job for us.”
• WBCA All-Star Game:Morrison and Schmitt will playin the WBCA All-Star baseballgames Friday and Saturday atEJ Schneider in Oshkosh.
• More stats: The MiddletonTimes-Tribune published statis-tics of the 2016 Cardinals lastweek that didn’t include thoseof senior pitcher Justin Gurtner.
Gurtner made eight appear-ances and pitched 8 2/3 innings.Gurtner had one win, one save,allowed seven hits, struck out10 and had a 3.23 ERA.
BASEBALL continued from page 12n
The Cross Plains Stingraysdefeated Wisconsin Dells, 506-147, last Saturday.
Top Cross Plains perform-ances are as follows:
Girls 8&U 50 Meter Free1. Sloane Hanson 36.052. Addie Dorn 39.37Girls 8&U 25 Meter Back1. Mallory Peters 20.47Girls 8&U 25 Meter
Breast3. Sloane Hanson 23.73Girls 8&U 25 Meter Fly1. Sloane Hanson 17.98Girls 8&U 100 Meter Free
Girls 13-14 50 Meter Free1. Elena Jensen 27.052. Shae-Lynn Kruchten
28.11
3. Bethany Ott 31.49Girls 13-14 200 Meter
Free1. Lauryn Abozeid 2:03.852. Lane LaBoda 2:20.45Girls 13-14 50 Meter Back1. Lauryn Abozeid 27.042. Bethany Ott 39.08Girls 13-14 100 Meter IM1. Lauryn Abozeid 1:06.352. Cheyanne Bodenstein
1:08.90Girls 13-14 50 Meter
Breast1. Shae-Lynn Kruchten
32.152. Elena Jensen 32.843. Cheyanne Bodenstein
36.27Girls 13-14 50 Meter Fly1. Lane LaBoda 30.062. Cheyanne Bodenstein
32.973. Bethany Ott 42.08Girls 13-14 200 Meter
Free Relay1. Cross Plains A 1:55.52
(Shae-Lynn Kruchten,Cheyanne Bodenstein, BethanyOtt, Elena Jensen)
Girls 13-14 200 MeterMedley Relay
1. Cross Plains A 1:55.11(Lauryn Abozeid, Shae-LynnKruchten, Lane LaBoda, ElenaJensen)
Girls 15-18 50 Meter Free1. Samantha Roll 21.782. Lauren Kalvin 23.21Girls 15-18 200 Meter
Free1. Tryn Peterson 1:58.273. Ali Thompson 2:07.96Girls 15-18 50 Meter Back1. Tryn Peterson 26.583. Lauren Kalvin 28.20Girls 15-18 100 Meter IM1. Samantha Roll 55.842. Tryn Peterson 1:01.493. Grace LaBoda 1:04.87Girls 15-18 50 Meter
Breast1. Samantha Roll 30.092. Grace LaBoda 31.863. Lauren Kalvin 32.83Girls 15-18 50 Meter Fly1. Eleanor Chomiak 25.77Girls 15-18 200 Meter
Free Relay2. Cross Plains A 1:39.59
(Eleanor Chomiak, TaylaGattenby, Ali Thompson,Lauren Kalvin)
Girls 15-18 200 MeterMedley Relay
1. Cross Plains A 1:46.59(Samantha Roll, GraceLaBoda, Tryn Peterson, IreneWright)
Boys 8&U 25 Meter Free1. Adam Bernd 23.383. Roman Blaha 26.17Boys 8&U 50 Meter Free1. Cahner Vitense 41.252. Griffin Bauman 49.333. Evan Myers 1:01.56Boys 8&U 25 Meter Back1. Liam Mair 18.213. Roman Blaha 33.36Boys 8&U 25 Meter Breast1. Griffin Bauman 28.472. Evan Myers 29.41Boys 8&U 25 Meter Fly1. Liam Mair 18.412. Karl Schaefer 33.81Boys 8&U 100 Meter Free
Relay1. Cross Plains A 1:26.22
(Griffin Bauman, Duke Allen,Cahner Vitense, Liam Mair)
2. Cross Plains B 1:50.09(Karl Schaefer, Adam Bernd,Isaac Zander, Roman Blaha)
3. Cross Plains C 2:01.84(Isaac Richardson, PeterFrancois, Bryce Pape, EvanMyers)
Boys 8&U 100 Meter
Medley Relay1. Cross Plains B 2:23.89
(Adam Bernd, Duke Allen,Griffin Bauman, Isaac Zander)
Boys 9-10 50 Meter Free1. Henry Bohachek 26.262. Kristian Peterson 26.813. Zack Stoecker 33.68Boys 9-10 100 Meter Free1. Kristian Peterson 1:02.573. Cowan Vitense 1:08.16Boys 9-10 50 Meter Back2. Cowan Vitense 36.923. Noah Dorn 42.02Boys 9-10 100 Meter IM1. Henry Bohachek 1:11.992. Cowan Vitense 1:18.643. Tony Peters 1:26.87Boys 9-10 50 Meter Breast1. Kristian Peterson 36.302. Zack Stoecker 41.06Boys 9-10 50 Meter Fly1. Henry Bohachek 31.862. Tony Peters 41.42Boys 9-10 200 Meter Free
1. Cross Plains A 2:12.41(Cowan Vitense, KristianPeterson, Henry Bohachek,Tony Peters)
2. Cross Plains B 2:57.80(Jack Johnson, Josh Leslie,Nate Zimmerman, LucasStrasser)
Boys 11-12 50 Meter Free1. Kaden Peterson 24.812. Jaden Pape 26.623. Ian Richardson 28.86Boys 11-12 100 Meter Free1. Kaden Peterson 54.732. Erik Peterson 55.893. Mark Virnig 1:06.88Boys 11-12 50 Meter Back1. Erik Peterson 32.332. Mark Virnig 37.113. Ryan Roenneburg 44.94Boys 11-12 100 Meter IM1. Kaden Peterson 1:03.522. Jaden Pape 1:10.903. Ian Richardson 1:14.14Boys 11-12 50 Meter
Breast1. Mark Virnig 38.832. Ryan Roenneburg 44.47Boys 11-12 50 Meter Fly1. Erik Peterson 29.502. Ian Richardson 31.953. Jaden Pape 32.03Boys 11-12 200 Meter Free
Boys 13-14 50 Meter Free1. Forrest Peterson 21.342. Owen Roenneburg 22.02Boys 13-14 200 Meter Free1. Forrest Peterson 1:52.062. Owen Roenneburg
1:52.27Boys 13-14 50 Meter Back1. Forrest Peterson 25.832. Luke Hanson 30.09Boys 13-14 100 Meter IM1. Jay Sullivan 57.082. Ian Bohachek 1:02.85Boys 13-14 50 Meter
Breast2. Ian Bohachek 29.563. Luke Hanson 31.94Boys 13-14 50 Meter Fly1. Jay Sullivan 24.212. Luke Hanson 26.73Boys 13-14 200 Meter Free
Relay1. Cross Plains A 1:35.90
(Jay Sullivan, Luke Hanson,Ian Bohachek, OwenRoenneburg)
Boys 13-14 200 MeterMedley Relay
1. Cross Plains A 1:44.36(Forrest Peterson, Jay Sullivan,Ian Bohachek, OwenRoenneburg)
Boys 15-18 50 Meter Free1. Jacob Aegerter 19.252. Max Hollfelder 20.363. Erick Grelle 20.72Boys 15-18 200 Meter Free1. Erick Grelle 1:40.452. Max Hollfelder 1:42.033. John Virnig 1:43.39Boys 15-18 50 Meter Back1. Erick Grelle 23.272. John Virnig 24.923. Seth Gutzmer 25.51Boys 15-18 100 Meter IM1. Jacob Aegerter 48.762. Jacob Trepczyk 53.80Boys 15-18 50 Meter
Breast1. Ethan Lengfeld 25.192. Tom McGovern 25.743. Ethan Wildes 27.74Boys 15-18 50 Meter Fly1. Jacob Trepcyzk 22.672. Max Hollfelder 23.41Boys 15-18 200 Meter Free
Relay1. Cross Plains A 1:26.07
(Tom McGovern, EthanLengfeld, John Virnig, SethGutzmer)
2. Cross Plains B 1:31.73(Danny Johnson-Schunk, TimUtter, Sam Gessler, EthanWildes)
Boys 15-18 200 MeterMedley Relay
1. Cross Plains A 1:29.81(Erick Grelle, Tom McGovern,Jacob Trepczyk, MaxHollfelder)
PAGE 14 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
Track and field campMiddleton High School will hold its inaugural track and
field camp June 27-30 from 6-8 p.m. at MHS.Students can learn the basics of track and field from the
MHS coaching staff and athletes. The camp is for all studentsentering grades 3-8. Preferred sign-up is online through FeePaywith a guaranteed T-Shirt included.
Registration will also be accepted on site from 5:15-5:50 onJune 27. The cost is $35. The last day of camp will include amini track and field meet.
Students are encouraged to bring a water bottle. For instruc-tions on FeePay and more camp details visit: http://middleton-trackandfield.com/camp-3/.
Meier shinesLydia Meier, a junior at UW-Stout and a former Middleton
athlete, finished sixth in the hammer throw to earn All-Americahonors at the NCAA Division III Track and FieldChampionships recently held at Wartburg College.
Meier worked her way into the finals of the event andrecorded her best throw of the day on her final attempt, finish-ing at 178-6.
The All-American award was Meier’s second of her career.She recorded a second place finish in the weight throw at theindoor championship this spring.
Golf scoresParkcrestJune 14
Flight A — Deb Ryan, 49Flight B — Mary Ann Emmerton, 56Flight C — Evie Young, 57
MWGAJune 8Flight A
Low Gross — Diane Wirkus, 47Low Net — Mary VerVoort, 35
Flight CLow gross — Myrna McNatt, 59Low net — Mary Ellen Ripp, 37
MWGAMay 25Flight A
Low Gross — Cindy Klein and Tricia Smith, 46Low Net — Cindy Klein, 33
Flight BLow Gross — Terry Rawling, 53Low Net — Terry Rawling, 35
Flight C Low Gross — Connie Brachman, 56Low Net — Connie Brachman, 34
S P O R T S B R I E F SStingrays roll past Dells
The Middleton Gatorsedged the Seminole Sharks,275-247, in their season-opening meet last Saturday atWalter R. Bauman AquaticCenter in Middleton.
In the girls 8-and-underdivision, Eva Szczepanskiand Audrey Meudt finishedfirst and second in the 25-meter short course freestyle,while Irene Lee and MaggieOnopa took first and second,respectively, in the 25-metershort course backstrokeevents. In the 25-meterbreaststroke, which saw morethan 60% of the entrants dis-qualified, Carly Kubsch,Grace Charles and Anna Dartgrabbed the top three spots.
In the 25-meter butterfly,Layla Brown, Kate Nelsonand Sophie Shi took the topthree spots. The 8-and-underGators also swept the chal-lenging 100-meter individualmedley race with Vala DisCicero, Grace Charles andZoë Ress finishing 1-2-3.
Middleton’s also dominat-ed the relay events, finishing1-2 in the 100-meter medleyrelay and the 100-meterfreestyle relay.
In the boys 8-and-underevents, Sam Keith posted animpressive victory in the 25-meter freestyle race with afive-second advantage overhis nearest competitor. TyseJansenberger and DrewLindsey posted competitivetimes and finished 1-2 in the25-meter breaststroke.
Sam Wolf battled in the25-meter butterfly and fin-ished with a time of 18.17seconds, just 0.60 seconds offthe team and pool record.Wolf also broke the team andpool record in the 100-meterindividual medley with atime of 1:29.55. The ‘A’teams also finished in firstplace in the 100-meter med-ley relay and 100-meterfreestyle relays.
In the girls 9-10-year-oldevents, Lauryn Brown fin-
ished first in the 50-meterfreestyle. Tait Haag was sec-ond in the 100-meter individ-ual medley, while OliviaBudzinski claimed the topspot in the 50-meter breast-stroke.
In the 200-meter freestylerelay, the ‘A’ team composedof Claire Rothering, LaurenLamson, Tait Haag, andLauryn Brown took secondplace with a time of 2:30.37.
In the boys 9-10 agegroup, Luke Lamers was firstin the 50-meter freestyleevent with a time of 34.09seconds. Lamers also won the50-meter backstroke, fol-lowed closely by teammateTheo Wolf, who was second.
In the 100-meter individ-ual medley, AJ Charles,Matthew Golden and DawsonJoe finished 1-2-3. MilesWagener, Colin Gabert andEliot Spence took the topthree spots in the 50-meterbreaststroke.
In the 50-meter butterfly,AJ Charles, Miles Wagenerand Matthew Golden went 1-2-3. In the relay events,Middleton’s ‘A’ team com-posed of Theo Wolf, Luke
Lamers, Matthew Golden andAJ Charles finished firstagain.
Middleton’s Ella Graf wonthe 50-meter backstroke(33.74) in the 11-12-year-oldgirls division. Graf also wonthe 100-meter individualmedley, while Molly Haagwon the 50-meter butterflyevent.
In the 11-12-year-old boysdivision, Jack Alexander andJack Madigan finished sec-ond and third in the 50-meterfreestyle. Blaise Lin was firstin the 50-meter butterfly,while Middleton’s ‘C’ teamof Daniel Cooper, NashDarragh, Courtland Flanigan,and Jeffrey Li finished first inthe 200-meter freestyle relay.
Melanie Golden finishedfirst in the 100-meterfreestyle (1:09.56) in the girls13-14-year-old division.Golden also won the 100meter individual medley. TheGators’ ‘A’ team of BerkleySmith, Kayley Hellenbrand,Maria Laurent and MelanieGolden was first in the 200-meter freestyle relay.
In the 13-14-year old divi-sion, Nate Lamers was first in
the 100-meter backstroke andthe 50-meter butterfly in.Lamers, along with team-mates Andrew Kruck, KevinChange and Eddie Zhangwere first in the 200-metermedley relay. The Gators ‘A’team also had a first placefinish in the 200-meterfreestyle relay.
The 15-18-year-old girlshad a terrific performancefrom Caroline Hippen, whodarted her way to first placeribbons in the 100-meterfreestyle and 100-meterbackstroke. Sarah Woodplaced second the 100-meterbreaststroke.
Maddy Martorana tooksecond in the 200-meter indi-vidual medley, while VictoriaLin captured first place in the100-meter butterfly.
In the boys 15-18-year-olddivision, Michael Draves wasfirst in the 100-meterfreestyle and 100 butterfly,while Luke Delaney won the200-meter individual medleyand was second in the 100-meter breaststroke.
The Middleton Gators div-ing team began the 2016 sea-son with a narrow 52-51 winover the Seminole Sharks lastFriday at the Bauman AquaticCenter.
Top finishers in each agegroup are shown below.
Middleton’s next meet isFriday at Parkcrest Pool inMadison at 5 p.m.
10 & Under Girls1: Lucy Hellenbrand, MI,
122.052: Marisa Gorwitz, MI, 96.73: Emma Yeager, SE, 92.310 & Under Boys1: Liam Updegrove, SE,
114.752: Dominic Rees, MI,
101.453: Eliot Spence, MI, 91.2511-12 Girls1: Megg Weiler, MI, 150.02: Alana Martin, MI, 139.553: Lizzie Johnson, SE, 103.511-12 Boys1: Ben Stitgen, SE, 219.62: Garrett Ballweg, MI,
113.9
3: Jack Madigan, MI, 110.413-14 Girls 1: McKenna Genyk, MI,
142.5513-14 Boys1: Joey Amon-Lavicky, SE,
177.52: Conner Dugan, SE,
145.653: Andres Scocos, SE,
130.3515-18 Girls1: Kierstin Queoff, SE,
153.052: Steffi Feyer, SE, 131.453: Avery Updegrove, SE,
128.115-18 Boys1: Noah Krantz, MI, 173.952: Aidan Updegrove, SE,
173.803: Cullen Christensen, MI,
132
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 15
Gators diversedge Seminole
Gators swimmers top Seminole
Schafer, was terrific in the finaltwo innings and picked up thewin.
“Jeff Schafer threw well allday, definitely good enough toearn the win,” Simon said. “Hispitch count was down byattacking the hitters.
“Maybe the hot day got tohim a little in the eighth inningand we had to make amove. Drew Farrell came inand did a heck of a job.”
Middleton also did a heck ofa job rallying back for the win.
In the top of the ninth,Brandon Scheidler singled andscored on Josh Hinson’s sec-ond double of the game. A.J.Redders singled and ColeCook’s double scored Hinson.
Redders scored on wildpitch, and Zach Kasdorf fol-lowed with an RBI single toright that plated Elliot Tanin,who was pinch running forCook. Ross Hellenbrand had anRBI single that scored Farrell,who was hit by a pitch earlier.
Scheidler went 4-for-6 onthe day with a triple, whileHinson was 3-for-5 with twodoubles. Kasdorf had two hitsand an RBI, while RossHellenbrand had three RBIfrom the leadoff spot.
Middleton used a three-runsecond inning to grab a 3-0lead. Kasdorf had an RBI dou-ble that plated Cook, and RossHellenbrand had a two-run
double that scored Farrell andKasdorf.
Middleton stretched its leadto 4-0 in the top of the thirdwhen Lodi pitcher Fred Mankebalked home Hinson.
Lodi added single runs inthe fourth and fifth innings andclosed within 4-2.
In the seventh, though,Scheidler’s triple scored LukeSchafer, then Scheidler scoredon a wild pitch as Middletonreclaimed a 6-2 lead.
Leading hitters — M — Hinson(3x5), Kasdorf (2x5), L. Schafer (2x6),R. Hellenbrand (2x5), Redders (2x5),Scheidler (4x6). 2B —Cook, Hinson 1,Kasdorf, R. Hellenbrand. 3B — L.Schafer, Scheidler. L — Hughey (2x5),F. Manke (2x3), Miller (2x4). 2B —Krause.
• Cross Plains 16, Ashton14 (12) — Ryan Pulvermacherbelted a three-run home run inthe top of the 12th inning to liftthe Businessmen past Ashton.C. Plains . 001 103 620 003 — 16 20 5Ashton .... 011 003 350 001 — 14 18 5
Pitchers — (ip-h-er-bb-so)— Allen (4.2-13-9-5-4), Held (W; 4.1-2-0-3-9), Murphy (3-3-2-5-4), Adler(1.1-5-4-3-1), Miller (3-4-1-2-2), FinleyHaag (2.2-4-3-1-4), Maier (L; 5-7-4-5-2).
Leading hitters — CP — Held(4x8), Lochner (3x6), Meinholz (2x5),
Leading hitters — WM — Gaab(2x4), Glassburn (2x5), Schooneld(3x3), Statz (2x4). 2B — Gaab, Haack.D — J. Larson (2x4), Lindner (2x4),Streeter (2x3). 2B — J. Larson.
It was a memorable week-end for Middleton’s HomeTalent League team.
First, 29ers head coachBrandon Hellenbrand became afather for the second time lastSaturday night.
Then, Middleton used afive-run ninth inning to rallypast host Lodi, 11-6, onSunday.
Middleton improved to 8-0on the season and has a two-game lead in the loss columnover Black Earth (7-2), Ashton(6-2) and Cross Plains (6-2).
Middleton’s bats were hotall day, and it finished the gamewith 17 hits.
“The 17 hits we had wasimpressive,” said Eric Simon,who managed the team withHellenbrand gone. “Up anddown our line-up guys werehitting the ball hard.”
Jeff Schafer threw well overthe first seven innings, asMiddleton built a 6-2 lead.Lodi rallied for four runs in theeighth, though, to tie the game.
Drew Farrell relieved
PAGE 16 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
Still perfectMiddleton’sHTL teamsurges by Lodi
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Cole Cook and Middleton’s Home Talent League team improved to 8-0 Sunday.
by ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 17
PAGE 18 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
RENTALS
RENTALS
HELP WANTED
VEHICLES
FOR SALE
SERVICES
REAL ESTATE
COMMERCIALRENTALS
GARAGE/CRAFTSALE
VEHICLES
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 19
THIS PAGECAN BECOLOR
HELP WANTEDHELP WANTEDHELP WANTED
YOU COULD make a bundle!Place your ad in any or all ofour papers and let people knowwhat they can’t afford to passup! It pays to advertise!
PAGE 20 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2016
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
Middleton’s Joey Levin was named second-team all-state by the GCAW.
tied for third at the BigEight Conference meet andwon a conference meet held atOdana Hills.
“Brady threw in some realgood rounds,” Cabalka said.“He’s one of those kids thatcontinues to work hard andreally wants to do somethingwith his golf career.”
First TeamEmmet Herb - Middleton
(Player of the Year)Matt Bachmann -
Sheboygan FallsBennett Knapek -
ArrowheadTyler Leach - Spring ValleyHarrison Ott - Milwaukee
