Category: Sports
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Football: Westosha Central hangs on during wild 2nd half
Falcons get turnover in final 30 seconds to earn first win By Troy Sparks Correspondent Westosha Central’s defense faced crunch time with less than 30 seconds remaining in regulation and delivered last Friday night. The Falcons forced a fumble on a third-down play with visiting Delavan-Darien 9 yards away from a possible game-tying field goal…
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Sports Roundup: Allen leads Central to third-place finish at SLC cross country relays
By Troy Sparks Correspondent Sophomore Will Allen’s winning effort in the freshman-sophomore division helped give the Westosha Central boys a third-place team finish in the Southern Lakes Conference cross country relays at Elkhorn on Sept. 12. The combined times for the top five runners, which included the junior-senior division, was 1 hour, 33 minutes and…
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ALL-AREA PLAYER OF THE YEAR: A ‘Zerr’ thing on the diamond
Wilmot senior lefty brings hitting, pitching By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent A power left-handed pitcher and clutch hitter on the softball diamond, Madison, or Madi Zerr, was the best player on the area’s best team, the Wilmot Panthers in 2019. Her 2019 season, however, came after she overcame a serious back injury. Her banner season earned…
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ALL-AREA SOFTBALL: Central, Wilmot players earn numerous spots on this year’s squad
By Chris Bennett Correspondent Producing a Southern Lakes Newspapers All-Area softball team was a challenge, especially because this past year’s squad was so deep in talent, including players who garnered state recognition. The talent included many athletes who compete in the Southern Lakes Conference, which saw Wilmot head to the WIAA Division 1 state tournament,…
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Living his big league dream
Former Westosha standout drafted by Pittsburgh Pirates By Mike Ramczyk Correspondent Life is good for Marshall Gilbert. The former Westosha Central star catcher, who also played for the Burlington Barons, recently stood out in the College World Series for the Mississippi State Bulldogs. And just last month, the Pittsburgh Pirates drafted him into Major League…
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Peterson’s banner season garners state recognition
Wilmot senior outfielder invited to All-Star Classic By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Tanner Peterson, already named to the Southern Lakes Conference first team, added more accolades from the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association. The recent Wilmot Union High School graduate and future Illinois State University Redbird was named first team All-Southeast District on June 10, followed…
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Behind the plate
Catching runs deep for Ketterhagens By Jason Arndt Staff Writer Like mother, like daughter. The Ketterhagens made family history last week when Kenzi Ketterhagen put on the catching gear for the Wilmot softball team at the state tournament, where her mother, Lesley, came away with the Panthers’ lone state championship in 1990 as a catcher.…
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STATE SOFTBALL: Pulaski put a jam into Panthers state appearance
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer In retrospect, the WIAA Division 1 state softball quarterfinal contest between Wilmot and Pulaski had the makings of a tight contest on June 6, especially after their lone meeting earlier in the season. On April 20 in Wilmot, where the Red Raiders participated in the Western Kenosha County Invite, the…
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WIAA SECTIONAL TRACK: Central sisters stamp tickets to state track
Andersons notch personal bests in sectional By Jason Arndt Staff Writer When sisters Heaven and Kialis Anderson entered WIAA Division 1 sectional competition at Lake Geneva Badger last week, the Westosha Central duo had an outside chance of qualifying for state, according to coach Deirdre Reeves. However, that outside chance did not stop the sisters…
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WIAA SECTIONAL TRACK: Panthers send relay team, distance runner to state meet
By Jason Arndt Staff Writer The Wilmot Union High School track and field program has developed a strong reputation for sending relay teams to the WIAA Division 1 state meet at Veterans Memorial Stadium on the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse campus. Since 2015, the program has qualified 10 relay teams, including four on the girls…