VOL. 123, NO. 33 THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015 SINGLE COPY PRICE: $1.25www.MiddletonTimes.comCitizens weigh in on utility districtTheMiddletonmayorandCommonCouncilheardfromresidents last week at a publichearingfortheproposedcre-ationofautilitydistrictesti-mated to cost $8,230,000. The utility district would pro-videfivemilesofsewerandwater main lines for the Com-munityofBishopsBayandotherfuturedevelopmentsex-tending into the Town of West-port.Considerationoftheutilityexpansion was prompted by theBishopsBaydevelopment.Rather than have the developerconstructonlywhatisneededfor Bishops Bay, however, thecity decided to explore invest-ing in a partnership with West-port to extend water and sewerlinesfurtherinanticipationoffuture development. The land that would receiveservice is considered the City ofMiddletonstargetedgrowthareaforresidentialdevelop-ment.The new lines would be partofMiddletonsutilitydistrictand Westport would likely buywater wholesale from Middle-ton and pass the cost off to res-idencesservicedbythenewutilities.Middleton planning directorEileen Kelley opened the hear-ing by explaining why the citywas considering something itsnever done before.It is very similar to a specialassessmentdistrictwherethecityinthepasthaspurchasedandbidandbuiltsewerinter-cepters for instance, Kelley ex-plained. There is a utility as-sessment area and the city assesacresbasesontheirbenefitfrom that interceptor. The issueinthepasthasbeenyoucanonly assess properties that are inthecity,andlotsoftimesbe-cause you are planning utilitiesby CAMERON BRENTimes-TribuneCity council could vote on proposal at Tuesday, Aug. 18 meetingTimes-Tribune photo by Matt GeigerA strike against cancerThe Middleton Police Department defeated the Middleton Fire Department by a score of 18-9 in Saturdays annual Battleof the Badges at Firefighters Park. But everyone went home a winner in this event, which is held each year to honor andsupport local youth who are battling cancer. This years guest of honor was 15-year-old Jackson Pagel, who is undergoingtreatment for osteosarcoma, a rare form of cancerous bone tumor. Pictured above, police and firefighters act as the pins ina game of human bowling in between innings. To see more images from the game, turn to page 10. See UTILITY, page 2Fifteen-year-old Alec Riddlespeaks of the great fish with acertain wistful reverence, like ayoungHemingwaydescribingSantiagos battle with the mar-lin.It had been a quiet morningJuly23,andsofarthefishwerentbiting.RiddleandLoganThomas,aclosefriendandfellowco-presidentoftheMiddleton High School FishingClub,weresittinginaboatatthe Prairie Du Sac dam, fishingfor flathead catfish. Finally, after about two hourswith little luck, one of the rodswent. Riddle grabbed it, bring-ing in a 22-inch sheepshead, notexactly a noteworthy catch. Justthen,anotherrodstartedtobend. But this one was different.AssoonasIstartedtoun-hook thefish, one of my otherrods went off, except it wasntthe normal tap tap tapping hit,it was more of a slow pull, re-callsRiddle.Myfriendgrabbedtherodandsetthehook and at first thought that hehad a small catfish. As he got itcloser to the boat we [thought]thatthehookhadsnaggedsomeoneelsesline,butuponlookingaroundnobodywaswithin 600 yards of us.Thelinewasbehavinginaway the two youthful, but sea-soned,fishermenhadneverseenbefore.Surely,theythought,nofishcouldbethisstrong. Myendofthelinefeltlikeitwaswrappedaroundarockoratreebecauseofthewaythelinetensionstayedsteady, says Riddle. I gave theby MATT GEIGERTimes-TribuneLocal teenshaul in amassive fishSee FISH, page 9Image contributedFocus on female artists Middleton resident Tom Forrester is charting a new course in Internet radio with his long-running independent station, www.girlsrockradio.com. To learn more about the stationspast and future, turn to page 3.50 years into the future you areassessingpropertywithade-ferred assessment thats outsidethe city.In the proposal the propertyownerwouldagreetopaytheentire cost of the utility districteachyearinaspecialtaxperacre of their development. Thatcostgetscalculatedeachyearbased on the cost that goes intothe infrastructure.If there is a parcel of land thatis platted in Bishops Bay thenthe developer has to pay what-evercostisremainingonthatacreageastheyplatit. Thatland will be removed from theutility district and will no longerhave legal charges.The proposal also has that thelandowner or developer pay 125percent of the cost in the initialyears to create a reserve fund topay the tax if there is a span ofno development. Ifthepropertyownersdonot pay the special tax each yearwehaveaprovisionintheagreement that would allow it tobeaspecialassessmentandplace on tax rolls and thereforewouldstaywiththelandandneed to be pad as the taxes werepaid, Kelley noted. If there islandoutsidethisdevelopmentthat benefits then there is a po-tential to recapture some of thatcost and pay down the debt orreimbursethedeveloperifhehas already paid all of it.Resident Don Hammes ques-tioned why the city is providingabusinessloanforBishopsBay LLC. He suggested the de-velopergetaloanfromapri-vate financial institution. Hammesalsosuggestedthedeveloper pay a higher rate thanthe 125 percent for the first fewyears, at least 150 percent. Hecalled for hiring a financial riskadvisor.RonBiendseil,FriendsofPheasantBranchConservancyboardmember,saidtheboardmet with Terrence Wall and to-gether decided not to have anyof the utilities come through theconservancy. Wall, the developer of Bish-opsBay,spoketothecounciland the public to address con-cerns raised last week.Financing of this infrastruc-ture,whichisoffsiteandnotneeded solely for Bishops Bay,isnotavailablethroughbanksbecause it is financing a signif-icantportionofcostforotherpropertiesbesidesBishopsBay, Wall stated. Despite thiswearepaying100percentofthe cost.Ifthedevelopmentdoesgofaster,asplatsaredevelopedand recorded being paid in ad-ditiontopayingtheannualamount, Wall explained that theBishopsBaywouldbepayingon an accelerated basis if the de-velopmentgoesfasterthanplanned. This is for proving regionalsewer and water service to a tar-getedgrowtharea,Wallpointedout. ThatareaisthevastmajorityofthefuturegrowthareaofMiddleton,ifyou take that out of the picturethereislittletonogrowthinMiddleton.Wall said if a smaller devel-opment were planned it wouldnot be able to support the costof the infrastructure proposed.The city is fortunate that wearethefirstthroughthedoor,andthatisreallywhatthiscomes down to, whoever is firstthroughthedoorishavingtoincur this significant cost for re-gionalsewerandwaterthatisoffsite our property, Wall said.Ifasmallerdevelopmentwere being built, the city couldnot take advantage of the oppor-tunitytoprovidetheregionalsewer and water necessary forthis entire growth area, Wall as-serted.Wallnotedthatthecostishigher because there is over fivemiles of infrastructure. If it hadgone through the conservancy itwould have been about a thirdof the cost, he said.Effectively we are subsidiz-ing the growth of the city, Wallsaid. Thealternativeisnogrowth.Wall described the proposalas a win-win-win because it wasthebestdecisionenvironmen-tally, provided the city with fu-turegrowth,andwaspaidbythe private sector including in-terest.What is the best solution forMiddleton and Westport? Whatis the most efficient way to dothis? Wall asked. Each juris-dictiondoingthereownthingwouldbemuchmoreexpen-sive.Avoteofwhetherornottoapprovetheutilitydistrictisscheduledtotakeplaceatthe August 18 Middleton Com-mon Council meeting.PAGE 2 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNETHURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015LLOCAL OCALGGOVERNMENT OVERNMENTWestport to penalize construction companyTheWestportTownBoardvotedunanimously last week to penalize Fis-chl Construction a total of $45,000 offthe towns final payment of $128,906for the recently constructed Town Pub-lic Works Facility.The town board had held discussionsrelated to the penalization of Fischl atseveral recent meetings, and options,the harshest of which would be follow-ingtheletterofthecontract,whichwould indicate a $500 per day penaltyfor every day past the initial September15, 2014projected completion date byinvoking a liquidated assets clause inthe contract.Otheroptionsincludedpayingthebill up front in full, which Administra-torWilsonstatedwouldavoidlegalfees entirely, or withholding engineer-ing fees that were paid after the initialprojected date ofsubstantial comple-tion, September 15.The$45,000isbeingwithheldbythe township from the final payment,meaning the towns final payment willtotal approximately $84,000.Westport initially voted to award theconstructioncontracttoFischlCon-struction on May 5, 2014 to approveabid for Fischl Construction of Veronain the amount of $981,100.But the facility wasnt declared sub-stantially complete until February 15of 2015, according to the board, whenWestport began occupying the buildingand storing equipment there. ThedelaycausedthetownshiptosheltertheirwinterequipmentintheVillage of Waunakee while work con-tinued, and has elicited strong reactionsfromvarioustownboardsupervisorsduring open session meetings.Thisthingwasafiasco,com-mented board supervisor Brad Robin-son, adding and he [a representativefrom Fischl] never even came in andsaid Im having trouble.Theboarddidalsohearupdatesfrom committee members amongst theboard, and approved two operators li-censesforemployeesoftownbusi-nessesbeforeadjourningtheclosessession to make its decision pertainingto the final payment to Fischl.Times-Tribune photo by Cameron BrenDeveloper Terrence Wall speaks to the Middleton Common Council and local citizens at City Hall last week.UTILITY continued from page 1by MIKE DREWTimes-TribuneTown board members says the public works project was a fiascoFemale artists are just betterthan males ones. Thats the wayTom Forrester feels, and thatsthe principle on which his inde-pendentradiostationwasfounded nearly a decade ago.Ive always appreciated thegirl artists, he says, sitting inthe headquarters of Girls RockRadio, which also happens to bea downstairs room in his Mid-dleton home. They sound a lotbetterthantheirboycounter-parts.For a small Internet station in this case one that specializesin the women of rock, pop andalternativemusic-tostayonthe air for nine years is no smallfeat,especiallyinwhatFor-restercallstheharsh,here-today,gone-tomorrowclimatefacingInternetradio stationstoday.Butwhileithasntalwaysbeeneasy,Forrestersayshesglad he opted out of his formerprofession and decided to pur-sue his dream.Its probably something thathasitsinceptionwaybackinmy life, he says. I was in theIT profession, and at one pointthe IT field kind of imploded, soit was time for me to find some-thing fun to do.It was the early 2000s, andtherewasanemergenceofsomereallyawesomewomenartists, he continues. He pointstosingerssuchasMichelleBranch,AvrilLavigneandVanessa Carlton as his early in-spirations. Ihavenobackgroundinradiowhatsoever,hesays.Imnotsomedrivetimeguyfrom Boston.Buthislifehaslongbeenlinked to radio. As a kid, he tin-kered with the technology of theday, building his own stereo re-ceiver. He even mounted an an-tenna on the roof of his familyhome in Beaver Dam. Asayouth,herememberstuning in to hear authentic, un-derground radio DJs.When I was a kid, Id listento underground DJs who wouldjusttalktous,herecalls.Theywerentflashyorcom-mercial.Theydjusttalk.Those,tome,weretheglorydays of FM radio.Today,Forrestersaysheworkstomakesureradiore-tains some of the magic it hadbeforeitbecameincreasinglycorporate and troublingly bland.He bemoans sterile and life-less, highly automated modernradiostationsthatadheretoapure play format.Ithinkitwouldbeatrav-esty, a real travesty, if radio lostits personality, he says.Thetypicalrevenuemodelfor Internetradiostations is lis-tenersupport,throughwhichthehopeisthattheaudiencewill donate funding to help keepthe entertainment value comingtheirway.Tenuousatbestinstrong economic times, its nighimpossibleduringthecurrentsloweconomicrecovery,ac-cording to Forrester.He remains optimistic, how-ever.Nevertheless,Internetradiocontinues to be abeacon of music freshness amidthe stale and limited playlists ofcorporatebroadcasters,hesays.Internet radio isoneofthe few ways in which you canbeexposedtonewartistsandnew music without the tediumofsearchingandbuildingplaylists for your device your-self. Just tune in and let it cometoyou. Andforourpart,wehaveaveryindependentartistfriendlystationwhichmeanswe serve up music not availableon the best build-a-station fea-turesfoundonmanyofthemajor music services.As a representative of the In-ternetRadioFairness Coalitionin 2013,Forrester joined sev-eral other online broadcasters -includingindustrygiantslikePandoraandClearChannelCommunications(iHeartRa-dio,)-aswellasmanyinde-pendent artists, in pitching thecase for a friendlier business cli-mateforInternet radio toelected officials in WashingtonD.C. It is a position supported bymanyindependentartistswhorecognizethevalueofInternet radio inhelpingthembreak the barriers to being heardand build a following, Forrestersays.The independent artists arecompletely onboard, he com-ments. Whathecallsegregiousroyalty rates are at the heart ofthe matter, and a new round ofroyaltyrate-settinghearingswill take place in 2016. Proposedratesinthepasthave threatened to silence Inter-netbroadcastingaltogether,contends Forrester.Themusicindustryhasitshooks in deep, he says. Andtheres a whole undercurrent ofdifficultiesfacedbyonlineradio.We all believe the artists de-servetogetpaid,headds.That they should get their fairshare. But when Napster camealong, it just scared the crap outof them. Notcontenttositandwait,Girls Rock Radio is working toevolveitsphilosophyanditsrevenue model. IbelieveGirlsRockRadiohas a uniqueopportunity to become a voicefor one, if not many of the manycauses specific to women in so-ciety and the world today, saysForrester. We can greatly ex-ceedthevalueofourmusicalentertainment offering by help-ingmakeadifferenceintheworld, and in doing so, supportourownabilitytocarrythemessage. Tothatend, GirlsRock Radio seekstoenhancethe conversation about women -whilekeepingtheguysin-volved.WhatIthinkweneedisacause, he says. A voice. Ob-viously for us thats going to bechampioningcausesforwomen.THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3EENTERTAINMENT NTERTAINMENTA radio station where girls ruleTimes-Tribune photo by Matt GeigerTom Forrester at the GirlsRockRadio.com headquarters in the City of Middleton.by MATT GEIGERTimes-TribuneTom Forrester says radio station can champion causes for womenGirlsRockRadiocan be found at: girlsrockradio.comPAGE 4 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNETHURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015Wisconsinisfamousformakingdeli-cious dairy products, but it takes hard workand superior care to produce high-qualitymilk. The Miss Q Contest, which is spon-sored by AgSource Cooperative Services,rewards junior dairy exhibitors for excellentdairypractices.Threeyouthwererecog-nized Friday, July 17, at the Dane CountyFair. Mitchell Schleicher, Columbus; KarleeKetelboeter,Dane;andHaileyRaymond,New Glarus, Wis., were each awarded theMissQtitleandgiventheopportunitytosell one, half-gallon of milk at the AgSourceMiss Q Auction, held during the fair.CowsonaprocessedDHItestingpro-gram that have completed a first, second,third or fourth-or-higher lactation were eli-gible for the award. The cow in each lacta-tionclasswiththehighestmilkquality,determinedbythelowestaveragelinearscore (somatic cell count), was declared thewinner.Proceedsfromtheauctionwereawarded to the winning youth exhibitors toassistwithfurtherdevelopmentoftheirdairy project or finance their post secondaryeducation.Mitchell Schleicher earned the first lac-tationAgSourceMissQAward.EndresFamily Farm purchased the first place half-gallon of milk for $375.00. Landmark Serv-ices Cooperative, Cottage Grove, Wis., wasa contending bidder. Schleicher is the sonof Steve and Lisa Schleicher and is a mem-beroftheDeForestHandyHelpers4-HClub. Karlee Ketelboeter, a member of the Ash-ton Go-Getters and daughter of Steve andSandy Ketelboeter, captured the second lac-tation award. Her quality milk pitcher waspurchasedfor$825.00.ABS-VarrelmannReproduction Services was the successfulbidder, with contending bidding by MitchBreunig, Mystic Valley Farms. TheAgSourceMissQthirdlactationwinner was Hailey Raymond, daughter ofAlisha Brown-Legler and James Johnson.Lisa Barman of Lodi Vet Service, purchasedHaileyshalf-gallonofqualitymilkfor$825.00.RussellJohnson,OldQFarms,AndyPeart,AmericanFamilyInsuranceand Jeff Geier, Landmark Services Cooper-ative, were contending bidders. Hailey is amember of the Belleville Busy Beavers 4-H Club.A special thank you goes out to each ofthe buyers and to Jeff Geier with LandmarkServicesCooperativeinCottageGrove,Wis., who provided a $600 cash donation,to be split evenly among the winning MissQ exhibitors. RayKuehl,fromRayKuehlAuctionServices of Waunakee, served as auctioneerfor the event.Photo contributedFair season for Go-GettersAshton Go-Getters 4-H Club took part in theDaneCountyFair July 20-24. Several of the club members went on to theStateFair, which is taking place right now in West Allis. Emma Laufenberg is showing her barn quilt project, Megan Moll isshowing a wall hanging project, Rachel Hellenbrand and Karlee Ketelboeter are showing dairy animals. Pictured from left toright: Emma Laufenberg, Megan Moll, Taylor Henningfield, Rachel Hellenbrand, Lauren Henningfield, Karlee Ketelboeter, Han-nah Statz, (kneeling left to right) Kayla Roudebush, Jasmine Miller and Lizzy Wissbaum at the Dane County Fair.Police arrest teenssuspected of invadingMiddleton homeLocal authorities have madeabreakinacasethatbeganwhenaMiddletoncoupleawoke to find intruders in theirbedroom earlier this summer. A statement issued Mondayby the Middleton Police Depart-ment indicates that two juvenilemales, ages 15 and 16, respec-tively,wereidentifiedassus-pectsandlateradmittedtoentering the residence. ChargesforburglaryhavebeenreferredtotheDaneCounty District Attorneys Of-fice.It was on June 21 at 6:28 a.m.that Middleton Police were ini-tiallycalledtoanaddressonValleyCreekCircle,whereaburglarytoanunlockedresi-dence had just occurred. Accordingtopolice.thehomeownersawoketotwomale subjects in their bedroom.Thehomeownersconfrontedthe suspects, who then fled onfoot.The Middleton Police are re-mindingcitizenstokeeptheirresidence secure and report anysuspiciousbehaviorintheirneighborhoods.Les Paul The Tour is com-ing to Middleton as part of the100thAnniversaryCelebrationof Les Paul.Asitmakesitswayacrossthe country, the exciting interac-tive tour will arrive at the Mid-dleton Good Neighbor Festivalallowing fans of Les Paul, rocknrollandmusicalinnovationtheopportunitytoexperienceLes Paul The Tour. Les PaulsBigSoundExperiencewillbeopentothepublicatMiddle-tons Good Neighbor Festival,inFiremansPark,from10:00am 6:00 p.m.Sunday,August 30th, 2015.The 53 state-of-the-art tourvehicle takes guests behind thescenesintotheworldofLesPaulgivingthemtheopportu-nityfornumerousinteractiveexchanges within 1,000 squarefeetfullofmusic,technologyandtheenergyofLesPaul!Guests young and old will im-merse themselves in music ex-ploration, sound and technologyinnovations and hands-on enter-tainment.Thetourisfreeandopen to the public. Visitors willalsobeabletomixandsharemusicastheydiscoverLesPaul,themanmanydefineasthe most important innovator ofthe music industry.Also on the grounds will be adisplay of Les Paul Guitars asprovidedbyDaveRogersofDavesGuitarShopinLaCrosse, WI.LesPaulwasaninnovator,aninventor,aGRAMMYAwardwinner,aninducteeoftheRockandRollHallofFame,TheNationalInventionHallofFameandsomuchmore.Known as the Father ofthe Solid Body Electric Guitar,TheWizardofWaukesha,Rhubarb Red, The Father ofModern Music, and more, LesPaulscuriosityaboutsoundbegan at a very young age. Con-temporary artists such as Slash,ZZ Tops Billy Gibbons, GreenDaysBillieJoeArmstrong,JoanJett,JimiHendrixandmany others have paid homageto Les Paul throughout their ca-reers. The Middleton Good Neigh-bor Festival has been bringingtheMiddletoncommunityto-gether since 1964. The event in-cludesfamilyfun,livemusic,food, carnival rides, crafts and a5-kilometerrun/walk.Asthemajor fundraiser of the year forMiddletons non-profit organi-zations,thefestivalsupportscharitiesandworthycausesthroughout the Middleton. LesPaulwasaninnovatorwho inspired creativity through-out his life. Astheinventorofthesolidbody electric guitar, multi-trackrecording, over-dubbing (soundon sound) and numerous otherrecording techniques, he left anunmistakablemarkonthemusic industry for future gener-ations. Photo contributedLactation award for KetelboeterAgSource Miss Q Contest award winners and successful buyers at the 2015 Dane County Fair included, from left to right: JeffGeier-Landmark Services Cooperative; Endres Family Dairy Farm; Mitchell Schleicher; Lisa Barman-Lodi Vet Services; HaileyRaymond; Karlee Ketelboeter; Kaleb Varrelmann; Mariah Martin-Dane County Fairest of the Fair; Rodney Davis-AgSourceRegional Sales Manager.Les Paul tour comingto Good Neighbor FestThis years Good Neigh-bor Festival is Aug. 28-30.For more information, go towww.goodneighborfesti-val.com.THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 5Photo contributedMiss SaigonMiddletonPlayersTheatresproductionofMissSaigon continuesattheMiddletonPerformingArtsCenterat 7:30p.m.onThursday, Friday and Saturday. Miss Saigon tells the tragic story of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman aban-doned by her American lover during the Vietnam War. Their struggles tofind each other over the ensuing years is a moving tes-tament to the humanspirit as she fights to find a better life for the child henever knew he had. Tickets are available onlineatmiddletonplayers.comor by calling1-800-838-3006. Although advance reservations are recommended for best seats, ticketscan also be purchased at the door beginning one hour before show time.Pictured above, Kaleigh Sullivan as Kim, Lucas Jordanas Tam.Educators willlead GNF paradeElevencurrentorformerMiddleton-CrossPlainsAreaSchoolDistricteducatorswillserveasparademarshalsforthisyearsMiddletonGoodNeighborFestivalparadeonSunday, Aug. 30.The parade marshals includecurrentstaffmembersEmilyCaruso,ChrisConohan,LisaLochingerandAnnieWhite,along with Brad Schneider, whoplans to retire at the end of theschoolyear.FormerDistrictstaff members, Legertha Cham-pagne,GreggDocCramer,MaryDahmen,JoAnneJohn-son,LyndaSharpeandDebWeitzel will also participate.ThisyearsGNFthemeisGrounded in Tradition, Grow-ing Our Future. The logo wasdesigned by Clark Street Com-munitySchoolstudentJulianTianandunveiledearlierthisspring.GNFpresidentTamraDagnon said it seemed only fit-tingthateducatorsfillthepa-rade marshal role based on thetheme.WhenIstartedthinkingabout who I might like to inviteto be this years parade marshal,Growing Our Future just hada nature tie-in to our schools,she said. I approached Districtadministrators with the idea andtheywereverysupportiveaswell as instrumental in gettingthe word out to current and for-mer staff members.Conohan has taught 11 yearsintheDistrictandcurrentlyserves as a sixth-grade teacheratKromrey.CarusohasbeenwiththeDistrict11yearsandservesonthePerforming ArtsCenter staff. White has workedfor eight years, and currently asa second-grade teacher at ElmLawn.Schneiderhasbeentaught band at Middleton HighSchoolfor29years,whileLoichinger has taught here for35yearsandthisyearmovedfrom Northside to Kromrey.SharpewasanEnglishteacherfor29years,whileWeitzel (chemistry and environ-mentalscience)andCramer(English)eachtaughtfor33years. Dahmen worked as a sec-retaryintheDistrictfor40years.Johnsonworkedasahealth teacher, mainly at Krom-rey, for 33 years before retiringin 2010.MayorJudyKarofskywasthe first parade marshal in 1974.Last years parade marshal wasTVpersonalityCharlotteDe-leste.FormerMCPASDstaffmembers Gene Gray (1999) andDeweyStendahl(2003)havealso served in that role.The parade will begin at noonandtakeplaceonUniversityAvenueandParmenterStreet.The festival will run Aug. 28-30and include more than a dozenareanon-profitsservingfood,craft booths all weekend and acarnivalintheCSCSparkinglot.PAGE 6 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNETHURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015MichaelPeterPreciousEsser,age67,diedThursday,August 6, 2015, at Agrace Hos-piceCare after a long battle withCancer.He was born on October 6,1947 at St. Marys Hospital inMadison, the son of Gilbert andArlene(Vosen)Esser.Mikewas raised on the family farm inMiddleton,attendedSt.Bernards Catholic grade schooland graduated from MiddletonHigh School in 1966.Mike im-mediately enlisted into the U.S.Army 25thinfantry and honor-ably served in the Vietnam War.Heremainedactiveinthere-serves with the 826th Ord. Co.inMadison.SergeantFirstClass Michael Esser was againcalled to duty in 1990 to serveinDesertShield/Storm.Hethen retired from the Army onOctober 6, 2007.MikewasmarriedtoKath-leenAnnBowaronMay9,1970.HewasanemployeeoftheUW-MadisonGroundsDept. and retired in 2004.HewasalifelongmemberofSt.BernardsCatholicChurchinMiddleton.Mike enjoyed trav-elingwithfamily,helpinghisbrother on the farm, playing eu-chre,hostingBadger/Packergames, researching war history,bartending at the Good Neigh-borFestivalVFWBeerTentand spending time with his chil-dren, grandchildren, family andfriends.Mike was a lifetime memberoftheWm.SonnySimonVFWPostNo.8216andtheCross Plains-Middleton Ameri-canLegionPostNo.245.Hewas also a member of the Wis-consin Vietnam Veteran Chap-ter III.In addition to his wife, Kathysurvivors include his three chil-dren:DavidEsser(JenniferRipp),Corine(Tad)Stepan,Geoff(Tammy)Esser;fourgrandchildren: Kade and TrentStepan,ZacharyandMadelynEsser;hisfather,Gilbert;auntMartha Esser;brothers, James(Sharon)Esser,Thomas(thelate Doris Esser) ; sisters, CarolEsser, Kathy (George) Brummandmanycousins,nieces,nephews and friends. AMassofChristianBurialwillbeheldatST.BERNARDSCATHOLICCHURCH, 7450 University Av-enue,Middleton,at1:30p.m.onTuesday, August11,2015,with Father Brian Wilk presid-ing.VisitationwillbeattheGUNDERSONWESTFU-NERALANDCREMATIONCARE,7435UniversityAv-enue,Middleton,onMonday,August 10, from 4 until 8 p.m.andonTuesday,August11,fromnoonuntilthetimeofMass at the church. Burial willbe at St. Peters Catholic Ceme-tery in Ashton.A luncheon willfollow at St. Bernards ChurchHall.InlieuofflowerspleasesendmemorialstoWilliamS.MiddletonMemorialVeteransHospitalorAgraceHospice-Care.We would like to extenda special thanks to Agrace Hos-piceCare especially Ann Wynnwho always brought humor andasmiletoMikesfaceonherregular visits.wHe HHOnlinecondolencesmaybemade at www.gundersonfh.comGunderson WestFuneral & Cremation Care7435 University Avenue(608)831-6761Photo contributedBergstrom gives $700 to MOMOn Saturday, July 25, Bergstrom Chevrolet hosted their inaugural Classic Car show, andgave all proceeds to Middleton Outreach Ministry (MOM), generating a generous donationof $700 to help prevent homelessness and end hunger in our community. The event had53registered cars. The oldest car in attendance was a 1931 Ford Model A Roadster, and thenewest car was a 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06. There were 16 Corvettes in attendance,with the oldest being a pair from 1964. The winner of Best In Show was a 1969 ChevroletCamaro owned by Cliff Plunkett of Sun Prairie, WI. Pictured: Al Ripp, Executive Directorof MOM and Steve Henderson, General Manager of Bergstrom Chevrolet. OOBITUARY BITUARYMichael Peter EsserTimes-Tribune photos by Matt GeigerSupporting literacy in South AfricaOn Sunday, July 26 at Capital Brewery,a fun event supported literacy by helping fund theIkhwili Primary School Library project in Kei Mouth, South Africa. Our benefit reached itsmonetary goal of $4,000, said organizer Michelle Storm. In fact, the generosity was unbe-lievable and we made $4,967.The project has been running since 2011 and is greatly appreciated by the children of CwiliTownship, according to organizers. The teachers use the library in the morning and MaureenBalfour, a local Xhosa woman, is employed by Kidlinks Worldto run the library three after-noons a week when school is in session. Funds raised at Capital Brewery are being used tohelp restock the library, provide book bags for the children to take home, help pay Balfoursstipendto open the library three afternoons a week when school is in session and make neededrepairs to the existing library. Top, Lee Sellers paints the face of her daughter, Gracie, with a Harry Potter theme. Above,a live orchestra entertains the crowd during the silent auction. Westishostinganeventtohire for more than 40 positionsdue to growing client demand,and is offering a hiring bonus ofup to $4,000. The hiring event will be heldonThursday,August13 be-tween 10a.m.and6p.m.at8401GreenwayBoulevardinMiddleton, Wisconsin.Westiscurrentlyhiringforsalespositionsinavarietyofareas including: Financial Serv-ices,Healthcare,Mobility&Data, Industrial Building Sup-plies, Transportation/Logistics,Travel and Hospitality and Con-sumerPackagedGoods.Allcandidates who apply and startasalespositionby August31are eligible for this hiring bonusoffer of up to $4,000.This is a great time to get onboard with West, said ShawnFliehman, Executive Vice Pres-identofRevenueGenerationServices at West. Weve neverbeen able to offer a hiring bonusof this sizeand its all thankstoincreaseddemandforourservices. Prospective candidateswill be joining a growing com-pany that offers multiple oppor-tunities for career advancement,inadditiontosizablemonthlybonuses.Werecommittedtofurtherdevelopingaworld-classsalesforcetosupportthegrowthwehaveplannedthroughout the rest of the yearand into 2016.Jobseekerswhoareinter-ested in a career at West are en-couragedtoviewavailablepositionsat west.com/careers.Applicantsmayalsoapplyinperson at Wests Middleton em-ployment office during normalbusiness hours at 8401 Green-wayBoulevardinMiddleton,WI.Hiring event today at WestTHURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 7Infinity students make historyTeam Infinity from the Middle-tonsInfinityMartial Arts(IMA)SchoolmadesportkaratehistoryontheFourthofJulyweekendattheISKA(InternationalSportKarateAssociation)U.S.OpenKarate Championships in Orlando,Fl. This is the largest karate tour-nament in North America drawingover 4,000 competitors from morethan 20 different countries.TeamInfinitywashighlightedon the ESPN2 stage after winningthe TeamDemonstrationdivisionfor the fourth year in a row.Theyare the only team to win this divi-sionfourtimesmakingthemthewinningest team in sport karate his-tory!Team members range in agefrom 11 years old to 34 years oldandwilltravelinternationallytosport karate tournaments in Ireland,Canada and Mexico in 2015.IMAwasfoundedin2007.Since then it has grown to four lo-cationsinMiddleton,Fitchburg,Sun Prairie, Evansville and soon toopen in Oregon.Focusing on kidsandfamilies,IMAssuccessiscreditedtoadynamiccurriculumthat instills character building andleadershipskillsinitsstudents.MikeWelch,IMAfounderandheadcoachofTeamInfinityhadthistosay,Themostimportantthing to me has always been to pro-vide great service to our families.Itruly believe that we make a bettercommunity,oneblackbeltatatime.The sport karate tournamentshave always come second, but wehave worked hard for the last fouryears to achieve this level of suc-cess.I could not be more proud ofthe kids and families on this team.They are dedicated, hard workingand most of all, a family!For more information about In-finityMartial Arts,visitthemonthe web at www.infinityma.com.Pritts wins GoldTainaPritts,age15,aMid-dletonmartialartsstudentatKicksUnlimitedonDemingWay,recentlybroughthomegold and silver medals in tradi-tional forms, extreme forms andboth point and continuous spar-ringassherepresentedTeamUSA at the World OrganizationofMartialArtsAthletes(WOMAA)ChampionshipGames in Cardiff, Wales, UK.Tainawasoneof45com-petitors representing team USAattheWOMAAWorldMartial Games XV, said Math-iam Mbow, owner and head in-structorofKicks Unlimited-Middleton.She was a great representa-tiveofourschoolandproudlycontributedtoTeamUSAsgold,silverandbronzemedalscount,championship rings and belt ti-tles, he added.Mbow,a5thdegreeblackbelt,namedOutstandingIn-structoroftheYearin2014,served as one of only 5 coachesselected to train and accompanyTeamUSAtotheWOMMACompetition this July. It was a real honor to repre-sentTeamUSA,saidMbow. I was so proud of ourperformance, especially Taina,whohasbeenaKicksUnlim-ited student for four years.WOMMA International wasfounded in 1998 to host a WorldChampionshiptournamentevery year in a different coun-try. Itwascreatedtoofferanopportunityforinternationalcompetitionthatisopentoallages,styles,systemsandbeltranks.KicksUnlimitedMiddletonis a full service martial arts gymoffering classes in martial arts,self-defense and fitness for kidsandadults. KicksUnlimited also has locations inFitchburg,WI,Stoughton,WI and Sun Prairie, WI.Photo contributedTeam Infinity was highlighted on the ESPN2 stage after winning the Team Demonstration division for the fourth year ina row. 15-year-old martial artists shines at championship in WalesPhoto contributedTaina Pritts with Kicks Unlimited owner and head instructor Mathiam Mbow. Kicks Unlim-ited Middleton is looking forward to the 2016 World Martial Arts Games in Vienna, Austria.Rep.DianneHesselbein(D-Middleton)hasbeennamedtothenewly-createdSpeakersTaskForceonAlzheimers and Dementia.I am honored that SpeakerRobin Voshaschosenmetobe a part of this bipartisan taskforce,Hesselbeinsaid.RaisingawarenessofAlzheimersanddementiaisimportant to me personally asonewhosefatherhadAlzheimers. One of my prior-ities in office has been to pro-motecommunityandstatesupport for families and care-givers.ThisisagrowinghealthconcerninWisconsinthat deserves the high-level at-tention that the Speaker is giv-ing it.Speaker Vos (R-Rochester)directed the task force to taketestimonyandmakerecom-mendationsonpolicyinitia-tives to:Improve and promote com-munity-basedresourcesforthosesufferingwithAlzheimersanddementia,and continue to raise individ-ualandcommunityaware-ness.Identifywaystoimproveand sustain in-home care andempower family caregivers.Determinewaystoensurefuturequalityofcarewhilelowering the cost of long-termcare.Clarify current law and de-velop a workable frameworkforadultprotectiveservicesandlegalinterventionsforpeoplesufferingfromAlzheimers and dementia.Study current research find-ings to determine if there areways the state can participatein not just treatment, but pre-ventionandpossiblecureofAlzheimers.Hesselbein joinsdementia task forceGAB report shows significantobstacles for Wisconsin votersWisconsins polling places are becoming more accessible, butsome people with disabilities and the elderly still face significantobstacles when they vote, according to a new report from the Gov-ernment Accountability Board.Over the past two years and seven elections, the G.A.B. con-ducted inspections at 808 polling places in 568 municipalities in 48of the 72 Wisconsin counties. Inspectors found almost 4,000 ac-cessibility problems based on the standards established by the fed-eral Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Help AmericaVote Act of 2002, which require polling places to be accessible topeople who use wheelchairs and have other physical challenges.There was an average of 4.9 problems per polling place in 2014-2015, compared to 6.5 problems in the G.A.B.s last report in 2013.Forty-two percent of the violations (1,652) were serious enoughto prevent a voter with a disability from entering a polling placeand casting a private and independent ballot, said Kevin Kennedy,director and general counsel of the G.A.B. Most of the remainingproblemsdonotrepresentmajorobstaclestoparticipation,andmost problems can be remedied by little to no cost solutions.This new report details the kinds of accessibility problems thatstill exist at polling places in Wisconsin, Kennedy said. Whilemunicipalities continue to make great improvements, we still havequite a ways to go to ensure everyone with a disability is able tovote privately and independently. The G.A.B. is committed to vis-iting every polling place in the state, which we are on target to doby the end of 2016.Elections Division Administrator Michael Haas noted that manyof the problems found by inspectors require relatively minor cor-rections, such as signs printed too small for someone with a visualimpairment to read. These kinds of problems can be fixed at littleor no cost by municipal clerks, Haas said. In more serious cases,See VOTING, page 11Healthyindividualsareneeded every day to maintain anadequatebloodsupplyforpa-tients in need. Once a donor hasmadethecommitmenttogiveblood, it is important to take afew simple steps to prepare andhelp ensure a good donation ex-perience.The American Red Cross rec-ommends getting a good nightssleep,drinkinganextra16ounces of water, eating iron-richfoods to maintain a healthy ironlevel and consuming a low-fatmeal before donating. Donatingbloodisaneasywaytohelpothersandonlytakesaboutanhour.TheRedCrossencouragesdonorstogive blood every time they areeligibleevery56daysforwholeblooddonationsandevery112daysfordoubleredcell donations.How to donate bloodSimply download the Ameri-canRedCrossBloodDonorApp, visit redcrossblood.org orcall1-800-REDCROSS(1-800-733-2767) to make an ap-pointmentorformoreinformation. All blood types areneeded to ensure a reliable sup-ply for patients. A blood donorcard or drivers license or twoother forms of identification arerequired at check-in. Individu-als who are 17 years of age (16withparentalconsentinsomestates),weighatleast110poundsandareingenerallygood health may be eligible todonate blood. High school stu-dents and other donors 18 yearsof age and younger also have tomeet certain height and weightrequirements.AbouttheAmericanRedCrossTheAmericanRedCrossshelters,feedsandprovidesemotional support to victims ofdisasters; supplies about 40 per-centofthenationsblood;teachesskillsthatsavelives;provides international humani-tarian aid; and supports militarymembers and their families. TheRed Cross is a not-for-profit or-ganization that depends on vol-unteersandthegenerosityofthe American public to performits mission. For more informa-tion, please visit redcross.org orvisitusonTwitterat@Red-Cross.PAGE 8 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNETHURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015Photo contributedGators raise $5,250 for splash parkAt their annual banquet on July 28, the Middleton Gators eight-and-under swimmers, led by Miles Wagener, presented a checkfor $5,250 to Penni Klein (left), City of Middleton public lands director. The money will help fund a new splash park to be builtat the Walter R. Bauman Aquatic Center.The splash park will replace the existing sand play area at the pool. The sand playarea is not ADA accessible, so Gator swimmers and divers from all age groups held a swim-a-thon to raise money for the newpark.Construction is set to begin next spring, so the splash park will be ready for the 2016 pool season. The Middleton Gators Swim & Dive team is a private, non-profit swim and dive club that welcomes area children ages 5-19 toparticipate in swimming and dive training and competition within the Madison All City League.CHURCH NOTESRed Cross Blood Drive at St. BernardCatholic ChurchBoyScoutTroop640willhold a reunion on Saturday Au-gust22atWestMiddletonLutheran Church, 3763 PioneerRoad from 1-5 PM. All formerscouts, their parents and fami-lies are invited.Boy ScoutTroop 640to reuniteMonday, August 24 from12:00 pm to 4:00 pmSt. Bernard Catholic Church7450 University Avenue,MiddletonDrive detailsTHURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 950 years of Park ElementaryFive decades ago, Park Ele-mentarySchoolwasbuiltonfarmlandinCrossPlainsandopened its doors to 119 childrenand12staffmembers.Thebuildinghad10classrooms,agym and a full-service kitchen,saystheschoolscustodian,RodneyPeanutsEsser,whocan vividly remember that time,50yearsago,whenhewashired to work for the school dis-trict.ParkSchoolcelebratedits50th anniversary this spring. Itwas a day to remember the his-toryofParkSchoolandlookbackat50yearsoflearning.Kids, parents and staff gatheredto look at a timeline of photo-graphs, read old newspaper ar-ticlesandadmirestudentsprojectswhilesocializingandenjoying birthday cake. Askidscameup,withbigsmilesontheirfaces,togreetand hug the kind-hearted custo-dian they call Mr. Peanuts, itbecame clear it was not just theschools birthday, but also con-sidered Essers birthday.Youve been here 50 years,soeverybodythinksitsyourbirthdayparty,ParkSchoolprincipalMonicaSchommersaidtoEsserastheyadmiredthe childrens projects hung inthe school hallway. A handful ofthe projects said Happy Birth-dayorThankyoutoMr.Peanuts.ThispastApril,theschoolhonored and thanked Esser forhis 50 years of work in the Mid-dleton-CrossPlainsAreaSchoolDistrictwithaspecialconcert by one of Essers goodfriends, Maggie Mae, a home-growntalentedcountrysingerandNashvillerecordingartistfrom Oxford, Wisconsin.Aroundtheturnofthecen-tury, Park School was formerlylocatedwheretheRosemaryGarfootPublicLibrarystandstoday. Theschoolwasbuiltatits current location at 1209 ParkStreet in 1965. Years later, it be-camepartoftheMiddleton-CrossPlainsAreaSchoolDistrict.Esser came with thelandbecauseheandhisbrotherhelpedtheirparentsfarmthepropertywheretheschoolwasbuilt.In1972,thefirstadditiontotheschoolin-cludedfourclassrooms,ali-braryandatheatre.Asthepopulationcontinuedtogrow,sixmoreclassroomswereadded in 1979.TheCrossPlainsOptimistClub, Lions Club, 4H Club, theParentTeachersOrganization(PTO),aswellas,localbusi-nessescontinuallysupporttheschool. Today, the school servesabout300kids,kindergartenthrough grade 4. WeretheonlypublicschoolinCrossPlainssothecommunityembracesusandsupports us, said kindergartenteacher AmyCallies,whohastaughtatParkSchoolfor23years.Calliesnoteschangessinceshe started teaching at Park, butsaystheschoolcontinuestohold onto traditions, includingthe annual Thanksgiving dinnerand fun day on the last day ofschool. Also, the music programandnaturetrailhikeshavere-mained an important part of theschools curriculum and activi-ties. I went to elementary schoolin the 1970s and this school stillhasthatfeel,Calliessaid....Just the sense of communitybetween the parents and teach-ers here; even though things arebeginningtomoveveryfast,you still get some of the thingsthat we used to do. Esser says, over the past 50years, one of the hardest aspectsof the job is saying good-bye tothose kids and staff who moveon in their life journey. Over theyears, he has watched kids growintoadulthoodandhasbuiltstrongrelationshipswithstaffmembers.Imnottryingtosetanyrecords or anything like that, Ijust enjoy what Im doing, hesaid.Thekidshavebeenmylife.Imlivingthedream,headds.line a good hard yank to try tofree the line and thats when allof [a] sudden the red, 50-poundbraidedlineshotoutofmyhandslikeatruckwasontheother end.Actingquickly,thetwofriendspulledofftheirshirts,fashioning them into makeshiftglovestopreventtherunningline from burning through theirpalms. That is when they knew.Weknewatthispointthatsomething huge was on and wecouldfeeleverypumpofthefishstailthroughtherespon-sive braided line, says Riddle.Forthenext25minuteswefoughtthecreaturewithonlyour hand[s], taking turns to pre-vent ... injuring our hands whenthe fish wentonruns.Afterpulling in over 150 yards of linewe finally saw the beast, a pad-dlefish snagged by the lure onthe line.The fish wasmassiveandcovered in lampreys, accordingto Riddle.By this time a nearby boat ofmenfishingfor musky had mo-toredovertowatchthefight.Theytoowereamazedbythesize of thefish. Withaheavefrommyfriend, we had the paddlefish onthe rear deck of the bass boat,saysRiddle.Wequicklyde-tached all seven lamprey and re-moved the mangled hook fromthe fishsgillplate.Webothquickly hoisted thefishup forpictures.Theysetthefishbackintotheriver,receivingalargesplashing as the paddlefish de-parted.Wecouldonlyguessthatthefishwas 100 pounds, saysRiddle.Myfriendliftedmeintotheair,thesamewayasthefish. I weighed 120 poundswhen thefishwas caught and hedeclared without question thatthe fishweighed as much if notmore than me.Riddle said he and Thomas,wellawareofstrictstatelawsintended to keep paddlefish inthe water, did not take the timeto measure the length, girth orweight.Whoknows,maybethisfish wasastaterecordbutwewill never know for sure, saysRiddle.Obviouslyanenthusiasticfisherman, Riddle also revealeda burgeoning naturalist when heprovidedhisfinalthoughtsabout that days events.I would like to mention howdelicate these prehistoric beastsare, he said. Since they filterfeed, they are at risk [from] lackof food due to the way that sil-ver carp and buffalo feed. Silvercarp and buffalo filter feed too,and as they work their way upthe river systems they threatenmore and more species.Sadly,mostpeoplewillnever see a paddlefish in personbecause of how rare they are,hecontinued.Notonlyarepaddlefish hard to stubble upon,butverysparse.ThedamatPrairie Du Sac is one of the onlyseven places left in all of NorthAmerica where paddlefish canstill be found.Photos contributedAlec Riddle (left) and Logan Thomas (right) are co-presidents of the Middleton High School Fishing Club. FISH continued from page 1Cross Plains school celebrates half a centuryby ERIN VANDER WEELETimes-TribuneTimes-Tribune photo by Erin Vander WeeleStudents, parents and staff celebrated Park Elementary Schools 50th anniversary at an openhouse earlier this year.Kindergarten teacher Lisa Breunig,custodian Rodney Peanuts Esser,2nd grade teacher Caroline Estabrook and fourth grade teacher Brenda Autz are pictured above.PAGE 10 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNETHURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015Times-Tribune photos by Matt GeigerThe cause was serious, but there were plenty of smiles at Sat-urdays Battle of the Badges at Firefighters Park. Clockwisefrom top left: Middleton Police Chief Chuck Foulke with hon-orary guest Jackson Pagel; Middleton Fire Chief Aaron Harris(no. 32) celebrates after crossing home plate; members of theAthletic Leadership Council and Wheaton Warrenville South,of Illinois, volunteered at the concessions stand; Sophie Nis-senbaum and Mackenzie Zimmerman had fun bowling for hu-mans on the diamond in between innings. Battle of the BadgesTHURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 11Susan Carpenter, Outreach Specialist at the Native PlantGarden of the UW-Madison Arboretum, will lead ThePollinatorstourSunday, August16,9a.m.tonoonatPope Farm Conservancy in the Town of Middleton.Bumble bees and other native pollinators are criticallyimportant to native and garden plant reproduction, and toanimals that eat fruit and seeds.Join Susan to explore thepollinators buzzing Pope Farm Conservancy.Last yearshediscovered8differentbumblebeesinourConser-vancy.One,therarestandmostendangered,wastherusty-patched bumble bee (Bombus Affinis). There wereat least 8 individual bees in the patch of Monarda. This isanother tour that will be interesting, educational and fas-cinating.Learn about local pollinators at Pope Farm eventPhoto by Susan Carpenterlocal governing bodies will need to consider funding repairs orrenovations to ensure access to the polls, or securing alternativepolling locations.Haas said the G.A.B. has leveraged technology to streamlinepolling place accessibility inspections. Wisconsins 1,853 mu-nicipal clerks are responsible for making sure polling placesare accessible, which Haas said is not always easy because theyoften have to rely on buildings the municipality does not ownsuch as schools or churches. However, the G.A.B. will providetechnical assistance to clerks who need help, and the agencyhas federal funds available to assist municipal clerks with thepurchase of supplies to make polling places accessible, Haassaid.VOTING continued from page 7Theirseasonhadntevenbegun.Andalreadythehigh-lights were coming.LorenSkibba,Middletonsbrilliantgirlsgolfer,poppeduponESPNstopplayslastweekaftershedrainedabunker shot at the Junior PGAChampionships.Ijustgotluckythatthecameramen were there for thatshot, said Skibba, a senior. Itwassupercoolandthewholeexperience was awesome.Manybelievetherearecountlesshighlightsstilltocome.MiddletonfinishedthirdattheWIAADivision1statemeetlastseason.Alongtheway,Skibbabecamejustthesecond golfer in school historyto win an individual state title.Now,withfiveoftheirtopsixplayersbackfromayearago, the Cardinals will be gun-ning for gold when the seasonbeginsFridayattheMadisonInvite at Yahara Hills.Its going to be an excitingseasonthatwerealllookingforwardto,Middletonthird-yearcoachBeckyHalversonsaid. Our goal for this seasonis going to be to have fun. Youcantwintourna-mentsifyourenothavingfun. We obviously know thereisalotexpectedofusthisyear,butweregoingtotakethingsonedayatatime.Were going to practice with aItdidnttakeBrandonScheidlerlongtosetthetonefor the Middleton 29ers offenseSundayafternoon.Scheidler singled in the bot-tomofthefirstinningforthefirstofhisthreehitsandlaterscoredonasinglebyKevinDublerwhoalsofinishedwiththreehitstoprovideastellarstartforthe29ersoffense.Meanwhile,right-handerDrew Farrell scattered four hitsandstruckoutfiveinacom-plete-gameefforttohelpMiddleton secure a 6-1 victoryoverBlackEarthinaHomeTalentLeagueNorthernSectionfirstroundplayoffgameat Sorenson-BakkenField.Whenthathappensyourein control and can stay aggres-sive instead of being too pickyand can just get after the hittersandgetalotofgroundballs,whichiswhatIdidtoday,FarrellsaidafterMiddletonsoffensestakedhimtoa2-0first-inning lead.Middleton(15-2)swepttheseasonserieswithBlackEarth(7-12), but the 29ers didnt takeanythingforgrantedintheirthird meeting of the season.They were coming in hot,ScheidlersaidofBlackEarth,whichwasridingafour-gamewinning streak. We knew theywereagoodteam.Theyhadeverybodybackfromyearspast,sowecouldnttakethemlightly.AfterFarrellretiredBlackEarth in order in the top of thefirst, Scheidler lined a single toleft,movedtosecondwhenLukeSchaferfollowedwithasingleandthenscoredonDublerslinedrivetorightfield.Oneoutlater,RossHellenbranddeliveredasacri-fice fly to left to score Schaferfor a 2-0 lead that proved to betoomuchforBlackEarthtoovercome.When he goes at the top oftheorder,weallseemtogo,MiddletonmanagerBrandonHellenbrandsaidofScheidler,who batted .435 during the reg-ular season to place third in theNorthern Section batting race.In the top of the first inninghecomesupandripsalinedriverightawayforabasehitand you could feel our guys allof a sudden start to feel it a lit-tle bit.Scheidler said getting off toafaststartwasimportanttokeep Black Earth from gainingany momentum.Comingoutthatfirstinning,scoringtwo,provingthatwecouldputrunsupagainstMyles(Potuznik)wasbig,Scheidlersaid.Thatboosted everyones confidence.Weonlyscoredsixruns,buteveryonehittheballhardtoday. It was a good sign.BlackEarthmanagerBenVoss lamented that the two-runcushion was an early omen thatitwouldntbetheBombersday.Thatchangesthewholementalityofthegame,gettingdownrightawayespeciallyagainsttheseguys,Vosssaid.Therewasnoletdown,butpsychologically playing behindagainsttheseguysisalwaystough.Potuznik,whoallowedfourrunsonsevenhitsspanningfiveinnings,agreedtheearlyPAGE 12 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNETHURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015Highhopesby ROB REISCHELTimes-TribuneSee GOLF, page 15File photoMiddleton girls golf coach Becky Halverson (left) and defending state champion Loren Skibba are expecting a big season.Middleton rolls past Black Earthby DENNIS SEMRAUSpecial to the Times-TribuneFollow RobReischel onTwitter at@robreischelTimes-Tribune photo by Mary LangenfeldMiddleton manager Brandon Hellenbrand (left) and Brandon Scheidler celebrate the 29ers win over Black Earth.HTL team winsplayoff openerMiddletonsgirls golfersexpect to shineSee HTL, page 15THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 13EditorsNote:ThehighschoolfootballseasonkicksoffonAug.21andWisSports.netoffersupapre-viewoftheBigEightConference.Middleton,defendingcon-ferencechampions,isonceagainthepicktowintheleague.2014Recap: MiddletonendedSunPrairiestwo-yearrun at the top, finishing 8-1 inconferenceplaytosecureanoutrightleaguetitle.MadisonLaFollettesecuredsolepos-session of second place with a7-2 conference record. BothMiddletonandLaFollettelostinLevel2ofthepostseason.Verona,SunPrairie,JanesvilleCraig,andMadisonWestalsomadethepostseason,thoughnonewereable to get a playoff victory.Predicted Order ofFinish1) Middleton2) Sun Prairie3) Madison West4) Madison La Follette5) Verona6) Madison Memorial7) Janesville Craig8) Janesville Parker9) Beloit Memorial10) Madison EastPlayers to WatchMitchellBacon,WR,Middleton: Bacon earned sec-ond-teamall-conferencerecognitionatreceiverlastseason.TerrellCarey,WR,MadisonWest: Careywasabigplaythreat,catching30passes for 694 yards and seventouchdowns as a first-team all-conference pick.JPCurran,QB,SunPrairie: Curran struggled a bitin his first year taking over forolder brother Ryan Curran, buthaslookedverygoodinoff-seasonworkoutsandcouldbepoisedforabreakoutseniorseason.JakeFerguson,WR/LB,MadisonMemorial:Fergusonledtheteaminreceiving and tackles last year,andhasanearlyofferfromWisconsin.MikeGullens,LB,SunPrairie: Gullenswasasec-ond-teamall-conferencepicklastyearandisgarneringsig-nificant college attention.TrayvonnJohnson,DL,Verona: Johnson is a beast upfrontandalegitimatecollegeprospect,earningfirst-teamall-conferencerecognitionafterrecording82tacklesandfive sacks last season.JoeLudwig,DB,Middleton: Anhonorable-mentionall-conferencechoiceas a sophomore, the son of for-mer UW offensive coordinatorAndy Ludwig is one of the topcollegiateprospectsinthe2017 class.CamMaly,RB,Middleton: Maly earned first-teamall-conferencerecogni-tionafterrushingmorethan1,100 yards last season.XavierMiller,QBMadisonWest:Millerhadadynamicsophomoreseason,throwingfornearly1,500yards with 16 touchdowns andaddingsevenmorescoresonthe ground.AlexOrvis,LB,MadisonLaFollette: Orvisisaproto-typicallinebacker,earningfirst-teamall-conferencerecognitionandinterestfromseveral D1 colleges.MarcusReuter,WR,SunPrairie: Reuterhadaniceyear,withateam-high30catches for 345 yards.DaleTygum,WR,MadisonEast: Tygumisabig-bodiedreceiverthathauledin45catchesfor642yardsandninetouchdownsasafirst-teamall-conferencepick.1. Middleton TheCardinalsendedSunPrairiestwo-yearreignatoptheBigEightConference,claiminganoutrightleaguecrown with an 8-1 record. Middletonhasbeenatitsbestwhenitsfeaturedadynamicrunningbackforitspro-styleI-formationoffense,andtheCardinalshavejustthat in senior-to-be Cam Maly,whorushedfor1,143yardsand19touchdownsasafirst-teamall-conferenceselectionlast year. Replacingstartingquarter-backKellanSchulzandWFCAall-statetightendMitchell Herl will be especial-lyimportant,butkeepaneyeonClassof2016receiverMitchell Bacon, who hauled in27passesfor404yardsandfour touchdowns last season. Thedefensewillneedtimetoaddressdeparturesofeightplayersthatreceivedeitherfirst-orsecond-teamall-con-ferencerecognition,buttheCardinals will have one of thetopdefendersintheleagueinClassof2017safetyJoeLudwig.TheCardinalswelcomebackfourstartersonoffense,but just one on defense.TeamspeedwillbeanassetalongwithfootballIQ,saidMiddletoncoachTimSimon.Wellhavealackofexperiencealongwithsmallerthan normal linemen. 2. Sun PrairieThe Cardinals won back-to-backoutrightBigEightConferencetitlesin2012and2013,butslippedtoatieforthirdlastseasonwitha6-3leaguemark,followedbyLevel1playoffexitatthehandsofconferencerivalMiddleton. SunPrairielosesitstwomostprominentplayers,all-staterunningbackNoahDiazandall-statedefensiveline-manDevinWebster,butitcouldbeabitofabounce-backseasonforheadcoachBrian Kaminski and crew. Atquarterback,J.P.Curranentershissecondyearasastarter,butstruggledabitlastseasonaftertakingoverforolderbrotherRyan.Hisfavoritereceiver,MarquisReuter, returns with him. The Cardinals have crankedoutanumberoftoprunningbacks over the years, and find-ingareplacementforDiazwill be especially important inthe preseason. Ondefense,lookforClassof2016MikeGullenstostepupasoneofthetoplineback-ers in the state.3. Madison WestThe Regents were part of aresurgencebyMadisoncityschoolslastyear,asWestmadetheplayoffsforathirdstraightyear,somethingtheprogramhadnotpreviouslyaccomplished.AlongtheRegents got wins over playoffteamsVeronaandJanesvilleCraig. Even bigger things could bein store in 2015, as West was arelatively young team, heavilyreliantonatalentedsopho-moreclass.Thatgroupisayear older now, and the team isloadedattheskillpositions.QuarterbackXavierMilleriscoming off a year that saw himthrowfor1,447yardsand16touchdowns,addingsevenrushingtouchdowns.LeadingreceiverTerrellCareyisalsoback,alongwithtalentedrun-ningbacksTerrenceMcNealand Greg Wright. The key may be on defense,though,wheretheRegentsheldjusttwoof10opponentsunder 20 points last season.4. Madison LaFolletteTheLancersmadeastrongshowinginheadcoachScottSwansons first season, finish-inginsolepossessionofsec-ondplaceinthehighlycom-petitive10-teamleague.QuarterbackJordanCarlsonandtwo-timefirst-teamall-conferencerunningbackCahleel Copus will be tough toreplaceoffensively,butlookforTimHodgestogetmoretime in the backfield. ThebackhalfofthedefensewillbeoneoftheLancers strengths once again,featuring the conferences bestlinebacking duo in Alex Orvis(first-team all-conference) andEricCefalu(second-team).Alsobackisfirst-teamall-conferencedefensivebackBraden Jorenby.5. VeronaTheWildcatsgotbackintotheplayoffsaftermissingoutin 2013, finishing 6-3 before aLevel1playoffexit.HeadcoachDaveRichardsonmayhaveagroupmoreadvancedondefensethanoffense,atleastearlyintheseason.Virtuallyallthesignificantskillpositionplayersgraduat-edfromlastyear,includingall-conferencepicksatquar-terback,runningback,receiv-er, and tight end. CarsonParks,whoaver-aged nearly 10 yards per carryin spot duty, may need to stepintoaprimeroleoffensivelythis season. Ondefense,theWildcatswill have one of the best line-man/linebackerduosinthestate.TrayvonnJohnsonisanundertheradarcollegeprospectthathasbig-timepotential,earningfirst-teamall-conference recognition lastseason.LinebackerSamFavourledtheWildcatswith101tackleslastseason,andwas a first-team all-conferencechoice, as well.6. MadisonMemorialTheSpartanshavesomesolid talent coming back, but abit of uncertainty at the top, asAdam Smith takes over as thehead coach for Mike Galindo. Theoffensehasanumberof playmakers, including quar-terbackEmmettEnright,run-ningbacksJasonWeahandJackAndringa,andreceiversJakeFergusonandBattaglia.Fergusonledtheteaminreceivingandtackleslastsea-son,earningascholarshipoffer from Wisconsin after hissophomore season. ThequestionbecomeswhetherMemorialcanputallthattalenttogethertoformacohesiveunit,andpushforapostseason spot.7. Janesville CraigTheCougarsmadeitintothe playoffs last season for thefirsttimesince2008,relyingonalargeseniorclass.Craigbegantheyear6-1,butdroppeditsfinalthreeoftheseason. Craiglosesthatbigseniorclasstograduation,withmostoftheoffensiveproductionamong them. Will the momen-tumcontinueorwasthesuc-cess a result of a single class?8. Janesville ParkerTheVikingshaveunchar-acteristicallymissedtheplay-offsforthreestraightyears,afterqualifyingforthepost-season in 15 of the previous 16seasons.Parkerenteranewera,however,asClaytonKregertakesoverforEricSkrzypchak.TheVikingslose1,200-yardrusherJovanniSanchez.9. Beloit MemorialThe Purple Knights hope totakeastepforwardinheadcoach Rodney Wedigs secondseasonafterfinishingwinlessa year ago. Thisisoursecondyeartogether,sothecoachingstaffandathletesknoweachotherbetter,Wedigsaid.Ouroff-season was much better. Wehavealotofyoungmenthatgainedvarsityexpe-rience that are back. However,wewerehistoricallybaddefensively,soweneedtomakedramaticimprovements.We will have very few seniorson the field on Friday nights.10. Madison EastThePurgolderswereableto score with anyone last year,leadingtheleagueintotaloffense.However,whenitcametimetostoppeople,thePurgolders struggled, allowingmore than 40 points per game. Wellbeathleticandlongon offense, looking to capital-izeonaproductiveoffensiveseasonin2014,headcoachSteveEratosaid.Defensively,wearebigandphysical, with pretty good ath-leticism. Thereceivinggroupistal-ented,withDaleTygumandDeang Deang leading the way.Eastwillneedtobreakinanew quarterback, though, afterZach Zilm graduated.Middletonpicked towin Big 8Times-Tribune photo by Mary LangenfeldBrennan Schmitt and Middletons football team are favored to win the Big Eight Conference.PAGE 14 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNETHURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015SportsbriefsBluebirds to hold tryoutsThe Middleton Bluebirdsyouthbasketballprogramwillholdtryoutsforinter-estedsixth-gradegirlsandseventh-gradeboysbasket-ballplayersonTuesday,Aug. 18.Thegirlstryoutwillbeginat6p.m.intheoldgymatKromreyMiddleSchool,whiletheboystry-out will begin at 7:15 p.m.The Bluebirds also antic-ipate having boys teams forfifth-andsixth-gradersin2015-16.Theremaybeopenings in both ages. Ifyouareinterested,pleasecontactprogramdirectorPerryHibnerat608-828-9891.TheBluebirdswillalsoholdafallskillscampforstudentsingrades1-8forfourSundaysinOctober.Four one-hour long sessionswill be available.Thecostis$25andincludesacampT-shirt.Tolearn more or to get a regis-trationform,pleasecontactHibner.Golf scoresMWGAAug. 5Flight ALowGross KathyReed, 41Low Net Kathy Reed,32PlayoftheDayMarthaBrusegar,CathyRechlicz and Kathy ReedFlight BLowGrossRoxieGottsackerandPamScheibel, 50Low Net Char Dohmand Barb Werner, 33PlayoftheDayRoxie GottsackerFlight CLowGross ConnieBrachman, 53LowNet ConnieBrachman, 30PlayoftheDayConnieBrachman,WendyJohnson and Obie Oberst MWGAJuly 22Flight ALowgross TriciaSmith and Kathy Reed, 47.LowNet CathyRechlicz, 35.PlayoftheDayTriciaSmithandKathyReed.Flight BLowgross RoxieGottsackerandTerryRowling, 57.Lownet EileenPongratz, 39.PlayoftheDayEileen Pongratz.Flight CLowgross MyrnaMcNatt, 51.LownetMyrnaMcNatt,26.PlayoftheDayMyrnaMcNuttandLindaMedland.Parkcrest Womens Aug. 4FlightA:MonnieVena,48.FlightB:BonnieSnyder, 58.FlightC:EvieYoung,63.Times-Tribune photos by Mary LangenfeldAre you ready forsome football?Middletonsfootballteambeganpracticelastweekandhasitsfirstgame Aug. 21 at Janesville Parker.Above,CardinalsheadcoachTim SimontalkstohisteamafterFridays practice.Inthemiddle,Middletonjuniorrunning back Trevaun Turner looksfor running room.Atleft,seniorwideoutDavidVande Sande hauls in a pass.THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 15outburst was a game-chang-er.Drewsagreatpitcher.When hes pitching with a lead,Idontthinktheresabetterpitcher in the league, PotuzniksaidofFarrell.Itwastough.They just hit all of my mistakes(Sunday).Butyoucanthangyourhead,itwasagreatsea-son.Afterfinishingtheregularseason tied for the final playoffspot, Black Earth had to defeatbothReedsburgon Aug.3andLodi on Aug. 4 to earn a play-off berth.SotheBomberswerentreadytoconcedeanythingdespite Middletons productivestart.Drewpitchedahellofagameandwecouldntsquareanythingup,VosssaidofFarrell.Hewasthrowingstrikesandgettinggroundballs.Wewerentdoingany-thing.Hekeptusonourtoesandhewasmixinghispitchesreally well.BlackEarthavertedashutout in the top of the fourthinning when Ben Jennings, JedTraxler and Rob Capener deliv-eredconsecutivesingleswithtwo outs to trim the deficit to 2-1.However,Middletonquick-lycounteredinitshalfoftheframe when Cole Cook drew alead-offwalk,EricSimonfol-lowed one out later with a sin-gle,andScheidlerdrovethemboth in with a booming two-outtriple to center field.Comingoffan0-for-5per-formanceaweekearlieratSauk Prairie, Scheidler showedhe was back on track when the29ers needed him the most.Imadeaslightadjustmentto my swing where I place myhands, and that helped level myswingoutandIstartedsquar-ingupontheballagain,Scheidlersaid. Butsome-timesyouvejustgottogouptherewithaclearconscience,relaxandswingthebatandgood things happen.Scheidleralsodoubledintheeighthinning,finishingahome run away from the cycle.HispresenceatthetopoftheMiddletonlineupprovidedacomfortzoneforhisteam-mates.Hesourfire.Hegetsonandwegeteverythinggoing,DublersaidofScheidler.Obviously hes a good enoughhitter to hit in the middle of thelineup and weve debated that.Buttheresreallynoneedto move him. Hes been doing agreatjob.Hesfast,too.Ifhehitssingleshecanstealbases.Hes definitely a threat to a lotofopposingteamsandthathelps us out, too.Farrell agreed.WhenTurksgoingatthetop,everyonefollowshislead, Farrell said of Scheidler.Whenheshot,werehot,which is no secret.Middletonputthegameaway with two runs in the sev-enthinningonRossHellenbrands RBI single and asacrifice fly by Cook.ThatleftituptoFarrelltosilence the Black Earth bats therestoftheway,whichhedid,retiringtheBombersfinalseven hitters.purposeandtrytobecomeastoughaswecancomeOctober.Skibba agreed.Personally,mygoalistowin state as a team this year,Skibbasaid.Ithinkitdbeagreatwaytoendmysenioryear, and obviously its a goalfortherestoftheteamaswell!Middletonwascertainlytough a year ago. And with theoverwhelmingmajorityoftherosterback,2015couldbeeven better.EverythingbeginswithSkibba,whowillplaycolle-giatelyatNorthernArizonabeginning in 2016.Skibba was a first-team all-stateplayerwhoaveraged75.04fortheseason.Innineregularseasontournaments,Skibbafinishedfirstfivetimes,andalsohadasecond-and third-place showing.Then at state, Skibba shot a3-over-par,147andwonthetitlebyfourshotsoverHomesteads Anika Hitt.Havingareturningindi-vidual state champion is prettyexciting,HalversonsaidofSkibba. Shehashadsomeoutstandingperformancesinhersummeroftournamentsand I cant wait for her to con-tinue to shine for us.WereallthrilledtohaveLorenasourleaderthisyear. Shedidagreatjobthissummerinsteppingupandleadingsomecaptainsprac-tices for the girls.LastyearIthinkshelearnedalotaboutbeingthatleader/captainfromRachelThorntonandImexcitedforhertocontinueinRachelsleadershipfootsteps. ThegirlsreallylookuptoherandIthinkitwillbegreathavingher lead the way for us.TheCardinalshaveseveralother standouts, as well.JuniorAlexisThomaswasnamedsecond-teamall-BigEightandhonorablementionall-state.Thomasaveraged84.0lastseasonandhadfivetop-fivefinishesduringtheyear.Thomasthenfinished17th atstatewithanimpressivetwo-day score of 164.Alexisisreallygettingintohergroovethissummerandhasbeenworkingreallyhardtoreallybreakthroughintothe70s,Halversonsaid. Ithinkwellbeseeingsomegoodscoresfromherthroughout the season.JuniorMorganNarowetzwasalsonamedhonorable-mention all-Big Eight last sea-son.Narowetzaveraged87.7,wonapairofBigEightConferencematchesandhadthreetop-fivefinishes.Narowetzwasprobablyhead-ed for second-team all-confer-encehonors,butwithdrewfromtheconferencetourna-ment with an illness.Morganhasbeenworkinghard at her game over the sum-mer and I think shes going toputtogethersomedecentscores for us, Halverson said.JuniorLindsayCallahanhadanextremelysolid2014andaveraged90.68.Withanotheryearofexperience,HalversonisexpectingCallahan to be even better.Lindsayhasalsobeenworking hard on her game andislookingforwardtocon-tributing with some consistentscores, Halverson said.JuniorMorganMileswasMiddletonsNo.6golferlastseason and has the inside trackonwinningavarsityjob.ButtheCardinalsaredeepandHalversonwillhavesomeother options, as well.ThatgroupincludesseniorMadelineRichards,juniorClareDay,andsophomoresAllisonRichards,PaytonHodson, Marie Mayers, GracePeterson and Haley Dunn.Itsgreattohavesuchgreatcompetitiongoingonwithintheteam,Halversonsaid. Verona,thedefendingstatechampions,appearstohaveanotherterrificteamandwillbeMiddletonstopcompeti-tion in the Big Eight.Acrossthestate,HartlandArrowheadandMequonHomesteadfiguretohaveter-rific teams, as well.ButMiddletonexpectstobeinthehuntforchampi-onships at every level.This years title is never agiven,Skibbasaid.WewillstillhavecompetitionfromVeronaIpresumeandotherMilwaukee schools.But I think all the girls gotgood experience from the statetournamentlastyearthatweshouldbemorepreppedforitcome this October.Whichcouldjustkeepthehighlights coming.File photoMiddleton junior golfer Alexis Thomas will be a key member of the Cardinals this fall.HTL continued from page 12GOLFERS continued from page 12Times-Tribunephoto by MaryLangenfeldMi d d l e t o n sDrewFarrellwasthewinningpitcherasthe29ersdefeatedBlackEarthSunday.Hewasaroundtheplate,eventheballsthathewasthrowingweregoodmisses.Thatswhatyouwanttosee,Dubler said of his battery mate.Eventhehitstheygotwerebloophits,theywerentsolid.Theresnotmuchyoucandoaboutthat,soweminimizedthedamageandjustkeptonattacking those guys and thatswhat he does best.The victory set up a second-roundmatchupwithseventh-seeded Richland Center, whichoustedsecond-seededSaukPrairie.MiddletonprevailedinanearliermeetingwithRichlandCenter, recording a 6-0 victoryonJune 7.YetafterlosingtoCrossPlainsinthesecond-roundofthe playoffs last year, the 29ersdont plan to overlook anyone.Last year we found out thehardwayifyoudontcomereadytoplayyouregoinghome,BrandonHellenbrandsaid.Lastyearhelpedus,sohopefullywellbringagreatattitudetoeverygameandtryto make a run at this thing.Black Earth ..... 000100000 1 4 1Middleton .. 200200 200 610 3Pitching(IP-H-ER-BB-K):BlackEarthPotuznik(L,5-7-4-1-2),Caminiti(3-3-1-0-3).MiddletonFarrell (W, 9-4-0-1-5).Hittingleaders:MiddletonScheidler (3x5), Dubler (3x4).2B Scheidler,Dubler.3BScheidler. Ashton7,CrossPlains5 KevinPeternellearnedthewin,whileTannerMeinholzand Casey Miller each had twoRBI.Cross Plains .... 000 000 023 5 11 5Ashton ............... 200 050 00x 7 8 1Pitchers(ip-h-er-bb-so)Allen (L; 4.2-8-2-1-5), Hack (3.1-0-0-0-5); Peternell (W; 7-5-1-3-3), Adler (2-6-4-1-3).Leading hitters Cross Plains Meinholz(3x5),Doherty(3x3),Sarbacker (2x5), Lochner (2x3); Ashton Meinholz (2x4), Adler (2x4). HR Doherty; 2B Meinholz (2), Doherty.Mazomanie10,WestMiddleton1ChrisAndersonsluggedtwohomerunsastheMustangsrolledpast West Middleton.Mazomanie ... 010 203 103 10 14 1West Middleton000 100 000 1 8 1Pitchers(ip-h-er-bb-so)Zander(W;9-8-1-3-3);Leggett(L;9-14-9-4-6).LeadinghittersMazomanieHoward(3x6),Andersen(3x5),Page(2x5),Williams(2x4);WestMiddleton Everson (2x4).HR Schoch, Andersen (2); 2B Howard, Doyle, Williams.PAGE 16 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNETHURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015Varsity footballAug. 21 at Janesville Parker 7 p.m.Aug. 28 vs. Verona 7 p.m.Sept. 4 at Madison East 7 p.m.Sept. 11 at Madison La Follette 7 p.m.Sept. 18 vs. Sun Prairie 7 p.m.Sept. 25 vs. Madison Memorial 7 p.m.Oct. 2 vs. Madison West 7 p.m.Oct. 9 at Beloit Memorial 7 p.m.Oct. 16 at Janesville Craig 7 p.m.JV footballAug. 20 vs. Janesville Parker 6 p.m.Aug. 27 at Verona 6 p.m.Sept. 3 vs. Madison East 6 p.m.Sept. 10 vs. Madison La Follette 6 p.m.Sept. 17 vs. Sun Prairie 4:30 p.m.Sept. 24 at Madison Memorial 4:30 p.m.Oct. 1 at Madison West 4 p.m.Oct. 8 vs. Beloit Memorial 6 p.m.Oct. 15 vs. Janesville Craig 6 p.m.Freshman Red footballAug. 27 vs. Verona Orange 5 p.m.Sept. 3 at Madison East Purple 4:30 p.m.Sept. 10 at Madison La Follette Red 4:30 p.m.Sept. 17 vs. Sun Prairie Red 5 p.m.Sept. 24 vs. Madison Memorial Green5 p.m.Oct. 1 vs. Madison West Blue 4:30 p.m.Oct. 8 at Beloit Memorial 4:30 p.m.Oct. 15 vs Janesville Craig Blue 4:30 p.m.Freshman White footballAug. 27 vs. VeronaWhite 5 p.m.Sept. 10 at Madison La Follette Gray 4:30 p.m.Sept. 17 vs. Sun Prairie White 5 p.m.Oct. 15 vs. Janesville Craig White 4:30 p.m.Girls varsity golfAug. 14 Madison Invite at Yahara Hills, 9 a.m.Aug. 17 Brookfield Central Invite, 9 a.m.Aug. 18 Brookfield Central Invite, 8:30 a.m.Aug. 20 at Madison West Quad, 9 a.m.Aug. 24 at Waunakee Invite at The Meadows of Six Mile Creek, 8:30 a.m.Aug. 27 at Janesville Parker Triangular, 9 a.m.Aug. 31 at Madison Edgewood Invite at Maple Bluff, noonSept. 9 at University Ridge, 1:30 p.m.Sept. 10 at Sun Prairie Triangular, 2:30 p.m.Sept. 12 at Middleton Invite, 11:30 a.m.Sept. 16 at Middleton Triangular, 2 p.m.Sept. 19 at Janesville Invitational, 7:30 a.m.Sept. 21 at Green Bay Notre Dame Invite, 9 a.m.Sept. 24 at Big Eight Conference meet, 8:30 a.m.Girls JV golfAug. 14 Scramble at Tumbledown, 9 a.m.Aug. 19 Middleton JV Invite, 8 a.m.Aug. 20 at Madison West Quad, 9 a.m.Aug. 24 at Sun Prairie Invite, 9 a.m.Aug. 27 at Janesville Parker Triangular, 9 a.m.Aug. 28 at Janesville Parker Invite, 9 a.m.Sept. 9 at Middleton Invite, 4:30 p.m.Sept. 10 at Sun Prairie Triangular, 2:30 p.m.Sept. 14 at Janesville Parker Invite, 2:30 p.m.Sept. 16 at Middleton Triangular, 2 p.m.Sept. 21 at Sun Prairie Invite, 2:30 p.m.Sept. 24 at Big Eight Conference meet, 8:30 a.m.Boys varsity cross countrySept. 5 at Verona Invite 9 a.m.Sept. 12 at River Valley Invite 9 a.m.Sept. 26 at Janesville Invite 9 a.m.Sept. 29 Grade Level Challenge at Lake Farm County Park, 4 p.m.Oct. 3 Stoughton Invitational 9 a.m.Oct. 8 at Sun Prairie Quad 5:15 p.m.Oct. 17 Big Eight Conference meet at Blackhawk Golf Course, Janesville 10 a.m.Boys JV cross countrySept. 5 at Verona Invite 9 a.m.Sept. 26 at Janesville Invite 9 a.m.Sept. 29 Grade Level Challenge at Lake Farm County Park, 4 p.m.Oct. 17 Big Eight Conference meet at Blackhawk Golf Course, Janesville 10 a.m.Girls varsity cross countrySept. 5 at Verona Invite 9 a.m.Sept. 12 at River Valley Invite 9 a.m.Sept. 26 at Janesville Invite 9 a.m.Sept. 29 Grade Level Challenge at Lake Farm County Park, 4 p.m.Oct. 3 Stoughton Invitational 9 a.m.Oct. 8 at Sun Prairie Quad 5:15 p.m.Oct. 17 Big Eight Conference meet at Blackhawk Golf Course, Janesville 10 a.m.Girls JV cross countrySept. 5 at Verona Invite 9 a.m.Sept. 26 at Janesville Invite 9 a.m.Sept. 29 Grade Level Challenge at Lake Farm County Park, 4 p.m.Oct. 17 Big Eight Conference meet at Blackhawk Golf Course, Janesville 10 a.m.Boys varsity volleyballSept. 3 vs. Madison La Follette 6:30 p.m.Sept. 12 at Racine Park Invite 8:30 a.m.Sept. 17 vs. Fort Atkinson 6:30 p.m.Sept. 19 at Wauwatosa East Invite 8:30 a.m.Sept. 24 at Madison West 6:30 p.m.Sept. 25 Middleton Quad 5 p.m.Sept. 29 at Muskego 6:30 p.m.Oct. 3 Middleton Invite 9 a.m.Oct. 6 vs. Madison Memorial 6:30 p.m.Oct. 8 at Beloit Memorial 6:30 p.m.Oct. 10 at Whitefish Bay Invite 8:30 a.m.Oct. 13 vs. Arrowhead 6:30 p.m.Oct. 15 at Madison East 6:30 p.m.Oct. 17 Middleton Invite 9 a.m.Oct. 24 at Big Eight Conference meet at Middleton, 8 a.m.Boys JV volleyballSept. 3 vs. Madison La Follette 5 p.m.Sept. 17 vs. Fort Atkinson 5 p.m.Sept. 19 at Burlington Invite 9 a.m.Sept. 24 at Madison West 5 p.m.Sept. 25 Middleton Quad 5 p.m.Sept. 29 at Muskego 5 p.m.Oct. 6 vs. Madison Memorial 5 p.m.Oct. 8 at Beloit Memorial 5 p.m.Oct. 10 at Fort Atkinson Invite 8:30 a.m.Oct. 13 vs. Arrowhead 5 p.m.Oct. 15 at Madison East 5 p.m.Oct. 17 Middleton Invite 9 a.m.Oct. 20 Middleton Triangular 5 p.m.Oct. 24 at Big Eight Conference meet at Fort Atkinson, 8 a.m.Girls varsity volleyballAug. 29 at Wisconsin Rapids 9 a.m.Sept. 1 at Janesville Parker 6:30 p.m.Sept. 5 at Mukwonago Invite 9 a.m.Sept. 8 vs. Verona 6:30 p.m.Sept. 10 at Madison East 6:30 p.m.Sept. 17 at Madison La Follette 6:30 p.m.Sept. 19 Middleton Invite 8 a.m.Sept. 24 vs. Sun Prairie 6:30 p.m.Sept. 29 vs. Madison Memorial 6:30 p.m.Oct. 1 vs. Madison West 6:30 p.m.Oct. 3 Menomonee Falls Invite 9 a.m.Oct. 6 at Beloit Memorial 6:30 p.m.Oct. 8 at Janesville Craig 6:30 p.m.Oct. 17 Big Eight Conference meet at Madison West, 8 a.m.Girls JV volleyballAug. 27 at Abundant Life Christian 4 p.m.Sept. 1 at Janesville Parker 5 p.m.Sept. 3 at Janesville Parker Triangular, 4:30 p.m.Sept. 8 vs. Verona 5 p.m.Sept. 10 at Madison East 5 p.m.Sept. 17 at Madison La Follette 5 p.m.Sept. 24 vs. Sun Prairie 5 p.m.Sept. 26 at New Berlin West Invite 8 a.m.Sept. 29 vs. Madison Memorial 5 p.m.Oct. 1 vs. Madison West 5 p.m.Oct. 6 at Beloit Memorial 5 p.m.Oct. 8 at Janesville Craig 5 p.m.Oct. 13 Middleton Triangular 4:30 p.m.Oct. 15 at Verona Triangular 4:30 p.m.Oct. 17 Big Eight Conference meet at Madison West, 8 a.m.Girls freshman volleyballSept. 1 Middleton Red at Janesville Parker, 5 p.m.Sept. 3 Middleton Red at Janesville Parker Triangular, 4:30 p.m.Middleton Red at Janesville Parker Triangular, 4:30 p.m.Sept. 8 Middleton Red vs. Verona Orange, 5 p.m.Middleton White vs. Verona White, 5 p.m.Sept. 10 Middleton Red at Madison East Purple, 5 p.m.Middleton White at Mad. East Gold, 5 p.m.Sept. 12 at Lodi Invite 9 a.m.Sept. 17 Middleton Red at Madison La Follette Red, 5 p.m.Middleton White at Madison La Follette Gray, 5 p.m.Sept. 24 Middleton Red vs. Sun Prairie Red, 5 p.m.Middleton White vs. Sun Prairie White, 5 p.m.Sept. 28 at Lodi Quad 5 p.m.Sept. 29 Middleton Red vs. Madison Memorial Green, 5 p.m.Middleton White vs. Madison Memorial White, 5 p.m.Oct. 1 Middleton Red vs. Madison West Blue, 5 p.m.Middleton White vs. Madison West Gold, 5 p.m.Oct. 6 Middleton Red at Beloit Memorial Purple, 5 p.m.Middleton White at Beloit Memorial White, 5 p.m.Oct. 8 Middleton Red at Janesville Craig, 5 p.m.Middleton White at Sun Prairie, 5 p.m.Oct. 13 Middleton Red at Middleton Triangular, 4:30 p.m.Middleton White at Middleton Triangular, 4:30 p.m.Oct. 15 Middleton Red at Verona Triangular, 4:30 p.m.Middleton White at Verona Triangular, 4:30 p.m.Boys varsity soccerSept. 3 at Mount Horeb 7 p.m.Sept. 4 at Arrowhead Quad 5 p.m.Sept. 5 at Arrowhead Quad 9 a.m.Sept. 8 at Janesville Parker 7 p.m.Sept. 11 at Kettle Moraine Quad TBDSept. 12 at Kettle Moraine Quad TBDSept. 17 at Madison East 7 p.m.Sept. 24 at Madison La Follette 7 p.m.Sept. 26 vs. Eau Claire Memorial 10 a.m.Sept. 28 vs. Oregon 7 p.m.Sept. 29 vs. Sun Prairie 7 p.m.Oct. 1 vs. Madison Memorial 6:30 p.m.Oct. 6 vs. Madison West 6:30 p.m.Oct. 8 at Beloit Memorial 6:30 p.m.Oct. 10 vs. Sauk Prairie 11 a.m.Oct. 13 at Janesville Craig 6:30 p.m.Oct. 16 vs. Brookfield East 6:30 p.m.Boys JV soccerSept. 3 at Mount Horeb 5 p.m.Sept. 8 at Janesville Parker 5 p.m.Sept. 10 vs. Verona 5 p.m.Sept. 17 at Madison East Purple 5 p.m.Sept. 19 vs. Milwaukee Marquette 10 a.m.Sept. 24 at Madison La Follette 5 p.m.Sept. 26 at Waunakee Invite 9 a.m.Sept. 28 vs. Oregon 5 p.m.Sept. 29 vs. Sun Prairie Red 5 p.m.Oct. 1 vs. Madison Memorial 4:30 p.m.Oct. 2 at Madison Memorial 4:30 p.m.Oct. 6 vs. Madison West 4:30 p.m.Oct. 8 at Beloit Memorial 4:30 p.m.Oct. 10 vs. Sauk Prairie 9 a.m.Oct. 13 at Janesville Craig 4:30 p.m.Boys freshman soccerAug. 27 at Madison Memorial 5 p.m.Sept. 8 at Janesville Parker 5 p.m.Sept. 10 vs. Verona 5 p.m.Sept. 17 at Madison East 5 p.m.Sept. 24 at Madison La Follette 5 p.m.Sept. 28 vs. Oregon 5 p.m.Sept. 29 vs. Sun Prairie White 5 p.m.Oct. 1 vs. Madison Memorial 4:30 p.m.Oct. 6 vs. Madison West 4:30 p.m.Oct. 8 at Beloit Memorial 4:30 p.m.Oct. 10 vs. Sauk Prairie 9 a.m.Oct. 13 at Janesville Craig 4:30 p.m.Oct. 17 at Waunakee Invite 9 a.m.Girls varsity tennisAug. 15 at Hartford Invite 9 a.m.Aug. 20 at Janesville Parker 4 p.m.Aug. 21 at Madison-Milwaukee Tournament, NoonAug. 22 at Madison-Milwaukee Tournament, 9 a.m.Aug. 25 vs. Verona 4 p.m.Aug. 27 at Madison East 4 p.m.Sept. 1 at Madison La Follette 4 p.m.Sept. 3 vs. Sun Prairie 4 p.m.Sept. 8 vs. Madison Memorial 4 p.m.Sept. 10 vs. Madison West 4 p.m.Sept. 11 at Nicolet Invite 1 p.m.Sept. 12 at Nicolet Invite 8:30 a.m.Sept. 17 at Beloit Memorial 4 p.m.Sept. 22 vs. Madison Edgewood 4:15 p.m.Sept. 24 at Janesville Craig 4 p.m.Sept. 30 Big Eight Conference meet at Nielsen Tennis Stadium, 9:30 a.m.Oct. 1 Big Eight Conference meet at Nielsen Tennis Stadium, 2 p.m.M I D D L E T O N F A L L S P O R T S S C H E D U L E STHURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 17Girls JV tennisAug. 18 Middleton White vs. Mad. Edgewood, 4 p.m.Aug. 19 at Monroe Invite 9 a.m.Aug. 20 at Janesville Parker 4 p.m.Aug. 21 Middleton White at Oregon Invite, 9 a.m.Aug. 22 Middleton White at Oregon Invite, 9 a.m.Aug. 25 vs. Verona 4 p.m.Aug. 27 at Madison East 4 p.m.Aug. 31 Middleton White vs. Mad. Edgewood, 4 p.m.Sept. 1 at Madison La Follette 4 p.m.Sept. 3 vs. Sun Prairie 4 p.m.Sept. 8 vs. Madison Memorial 4 p.m.Sept. 10 vs. Madison West 4 p.m.Sept. 17 at Beloit Memorial 4 p.m.Sept. 21 Middleton Red vs. Sauk Prairie, 4:15 p.m.Sept. 24 at Janesville Craig 4 p.m.Sept. 26 Big Eight Conference meet at Sun Prairie, 8 a.m.Girls freshman tennisAug. 19 at Edgerton 9 a.m.Aug. 24 at Sun Prairie 9 a.m.Aug. 25 Middleton Red vs. Mad. Edgewood, 4:15 p.m.Middleton White vs. Madison La Follette, 4:15 p.m.Aug. 27 vs. Madison Memorial White, 4:15 p.m.Aug. 31 at Waunakee 10 a.m.Sept. 1 Middleton White at Madison Memorial White, 4:15 p.m.Middleton Red vs. Madison Memorial Green, 4:15 p.m.Sept. 8 Middleton White vs. Middleton Red, 4:15 p.m.Sept. 10 Middleton White at Madison La Follette, 4:15 p.m.Middleton Red vs. Madison Edgewood, 4:15 p.m.Sept. 16 Middleton Red vs. Madison La Follette, 4:15 p.m.Middleton White vs. Madison West, 4:15 p.m.Sept. 17 at Madison West 4:15 p.m.Sept. 21 Middleton Red at Madison Memorial Green, 4:15 p.m.Middleton White vs. Madison Memorial, 4:15 p.m.Girls varsity swimmingAug. 28 vs. Verona 5 p.m.Sept. 4 at Madison East 5 p.m.Sept. 11 at Madison La Follette 5 p.m.Sept. 12 at Brookfield East Invite 1 p.m.Sept. 18 vs. Sun Prairie 5 p.m.Sept. 19 at Waukesha South Invite 12:45 p.m.Sept. 25 vs. Madison Memorial 5 p.m.Oct. 1 vs. Madison West 5 p.m.Oct. 3 at Middleton Invite 10 a.m.Oct. 9 at Beloit Memorial 5 p.m.Oct. 10 at Homestead Invite 10 a.m.Oct. 16 at Janesville Craig 5 p.m.Oct. 20 at Janesville Parker 5 p.m.Oct. 30 Big Eight Conference diving meet at Beloit Memorial, 6 p.m.Oct. 31 Big Eight Conference swim meet at Beloit Memorial, 1 p.m.Girls JV swimmingAug. 28 vs. Verona 5 p.m.Sept. 4 at Madison East 5 p.m.Sept. 11 at Madison La Follette 5 p.m.Sept. 18 vs. Sun Prairie 5 p.m.Sept. 25 vs. Madison Memorial 5 p.m.Oct. 1 vs. Madison West 5 p.m.Oct. 3 at Middleton Invite 10 a.m.Oct. 9 at Beloit Memorial 5 p.m.Oct. 16 at Janesville Craig 5 p.m.Oct. 20 at Janesville Parker 5 p.m.Oct. 24 Big Eight Conference diving meet at Sun Prairie, 9 a.m.Big Eight Conference swim meet at Sun Prairie, 1 p.m.M I D D L E T O N F A L L S P O R T S S C H E D U L E SFOR SALESERVICESLAWN & GARDENFOR SALENOTICESVEHICLESTHURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 19HELP WANTED HELP WANTED HELP WANTED HELP WANTED HELP WANTED RENTALSHELP WANTEDPAGE 20 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNETHURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2015HELP WANTED