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After graduating 6th from the bot-tom of his high school class, RobertJambois didn’t think a professional ca-reer was in the cards.

The now-lauded attorney spent hislate-teens to early-twenties working atgas stations and picking up other man-ual labor jobs. Until one day, a brushwith injustice landed Jambois in the

midst of a small claimscase.

“When I quit a jobbuilding motors, the guyI was working for keptan engine,” stated Jam-bois. Furious about thiswrongdoing, Jamboischanneled his frustra-tion into legal action.He pursued a lawsuitagainst his former employer in order toboth recover the stolen item and provea moral point.

“I lost,” Jambois said with a humble

laugh, “because I sued him individu-ally instead of targeting the corpora-tion.” The lawyer representing his old

boss approached the young Jamboisafter the trial and offered him a bit ofguidance.

“I know you’re very disappointed.But this is a life lesson and you need tomove on,” he advised. Little did thatdefense attorney know how Jamboiswould apply this piece of wisdom.

The disheartening experience onlyserved to motivate Jambois, com-pelling him to go to college with the ul-timate goal of attending law school.

Decades later, Jambois, now an ex-perienced lawyer with District Attor-ney credit under his belt, found himselfentrenched in another David and Go-liath-type scenario. Except this time,Goliath was not an engine-stealingcrook, but a state governor.

THE UPRISINGJambois seemed to stumble deep

into the throngs of a historic momentby accident. He and his wife, Bev, aremembers of the Middleton ActionTeam, a local progressive-mindedgroup, when Governor Scott WalkerGOP state lawmakers introduced Act10, prompting historic protests fromthose who believed the act amountedto union busting.

As thousands gathered around theState Capitol voicing their oppositionto Walker’s policies, the sheer volume

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GOOD NEIGHBOR FESTIVAL

Inside this issue:Local: School Board: Sports:Local man gets 6.5 years for marijuana. Page 3

Mill rate expected to rise. Page 4

Coach Kenas steps down. 4

Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Dining Guide . . . . . . . . . 12Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . 22

by FRANCESCA MASTRANGELO

Times-Tribune

The 50th annual Good NeighborFestival is just around the corner.

Created to benefit Middleton’sservice organizations, the free fes-tival has been entertaining familiesfor a half-century now. This year’sfest runs Friday through Sunday atFireman’s Park in the heart of theGood Neighbor City.

Enjoy three days of live music,from polka to rock and everythingin between. See Lube, Super Tues-day and Fuzzy Side Up perform forfree. Shop the craft fair, stockedfull of handmade goods from morethan 100 vendors. Indulge in a va-

File photo by Matt Geiger

Above, Middleton Mayor Kurt Sonnentag waves to the crowd duringlast year’s Good Neighbor Festival parade on University Avenue.

Robert Jambois: Accidental activist

Northmeetssouth

Originally from Mississippi,Katrina Willis moved to Middle-ton 10 years ago. This summer shedecided to find out if northernsummer and soil could offer a longenough season and the right grow-ing conditions to grow crowderbeans. As this photo illustrates, theexperiment was a success. Learnmore about the Middleton Out-reach Ministry food garden onpage 9.

See FEST, page 12

See JAMBOIS, page 8

Jambois

Bob JamboisOn his work with protestors

We didn’t winany of [the cases]by taking on theconstitutionalissue...”

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Townships in EMS districtsacross Dane County may be facingan added expense this next year:EMS vehicle insurance.

Ambulance and emergency vehi-cle insurance costs have, in recentyears, been covered by DaneCounty under a single plan paid forentirely by the county. The earlyJuly announcement of the county’splan to push EMS districts to indi-vidually purchase insurance ontheir vehicles had initially causedintergovernmental strife betweenthe county executive’s office andvarious local government bodiesthroughout the county, and is stillthe source of tension at town board

meetings in Westport. “I think,” commented Westport

board chairman John Van Dinter ata July board meeting, “it [EMS in-surance provision] is a significantbattle that needs to be fought.”

In response, the county hasstepped forward with a potentialcompromise. Letters and contrac-tual addenda were mailed out onJuly 22 to both the Middleton EMSdistrict and the Waunakee EMS dis-trict detailing potential refunds bothcould receive if they agree to inde-pendently purchase new vehicularinsurance as of Sept 1, 2013.

“Replacing a single policy thatcovers multiple entities,” read theletters signed by Dan Lowndes,Dane County Risk Manager, “with

Goodwill is holding a free computercollection drive from noon to 3 p.m. onSunday, August 25, at the Goodwill do-nation center located at 6661 Univer-sity Ave., in Middleton.

Goodwill accepts working and non-working computers (desktop and lap-top), hard drives, monitors, keyboards,mice, software, webcams and justabout anything that can be attached toa computer (e.g., printers, speakers,cords), regardless of brand. It also ac-cepts Microsoft Xbox and Zune sys-tems and peripherals.

Donors are asked to:Back up any valuable information

and erase sensitive data from any harddrive before dropping it off;

Place any monitor or scanner withbroken glass in a cardboard box linedwith a large plastic garbage bag, sealthe box and clearly label it with “bro-ken monitor” or “broken scanner” andthe date; and

Include the license key with any do-nated software.

Donated equipment is sold to thepublic or an environmentally conscious

recycler.

Goodwill uses the revenue gener-ated through the sale of donated com-puter equipment and other items tosupport its mission of building bettercommunities by providing opportuni-ties for people with disabilities or otherchallenges.

All donations made to Goodwill aretax deductible to the extent allowed bylaw.

The computer recycling program,called Reconnect, is managed byGoodwill Industries and Dell. Mi-crosoft is a Reconnect supporting part-

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WWESTPORTESTPORT

Goodwill computer drive Sunday

by MIKE DREW

Times-Tribune

Photos contributedDMBA gives to Gio’s GardenThe Downtown Middleton Business Association recently donated $750, which was raised at the most recent Wine

Walk, to Gio’s Garden. Pictured from left to right are Marilyn Burke, Kim Bauer Hillison, Shannon Riley and ValCroissant, director of Gio’s Garden.

Are EMS costs a battlethat needs to be fought?

See EMS, page 8

See GOODWILL, page 4

The Middleton Police Departmenthas released its monthly report for July.Calls for service were down from theprior month, as were both citations andcriminal arrests.

OPERATIONS DIVISIONIn June, Middleton Officers handled

1,891 calls for service, 863 were fieldinitiated, 1,028 were dispatched, issued489 citations and 120 written warnings,

made 15 criminal arrests and investi-gated 28 accidents.

In July, Middleton Officers handled1,545 calls for service, 598 were fieldinitiated, 947 were dispatched, issued437 citations and 98 written warnings,made 10 criminal arrests and investi-gated 47 accidents.

Significant Events in July:A male loaded several hundred dol-

lars worth of groceries in a cart and left

without paying at Copps supermarketon July 1.

Several vehicles were broken intowhich were parked in the lot of HarborAthletic Club on July 7. Four suspects,all juveniles, were arrested by patrolofficers a short distance away. Investi-gation revealed that the group was alsoresponsible for a significant residentialburglary on the west side of Madison.

A family woke up to find an un-

known man sitting in their apartmentwatching Netflix. An intoxicated JavierJiminez, 20 years old, of Middleton,was arrested for Criminal Trespass toDwelling, Disorderly Conduct and Un-derage Alcohol Violation. The incidenttook place on the 2000 block of Par-menter St. on July 13.

More than $400.00 worth of product

A former phi-losophy studentwho moved hislarge-scale mari-juana business toMiddleton afterbeing arrested inMadison was sen-tenced Thursdayin federal court to6.5 years inprison.

Nicholas Bokas, 33, had been ar-rested in the spring of 2012 after policesearched his E Mifflin Ave. apartmentand recovered 97 pounds of marijuana,188 one-pound baggies that containedmarijuana residue and $4,700 in cash.

While police were conducting thesearch two individuals showed up eachcarrying large amounts of cash presum-ably to pay off drug debts, said DistrictJudge Barbara Crabb.

Instead of getting out of the mari-juana business, Bokas move to a Cen-

tury Ave. residence and continued sell-ing until he was arrested during a con-trolled buy on Feb. 19.

At the time, Bokas was on probationfor a Dodge County drug conviction.

Bokas had been selling up to 10pounds of marijuana a week for $3,400a pound, according to a complaint filedin court.

Crabb found that Bokas distributedbetween 220 and 880 pounds of potfrom late 2011 until February.

“Sentencings are always sad andthis is one of the sadder ones,” said As-sistant U.S. Attorney Tim O’Shea.

Bokas had degree from the Univer-sity of Wisconsin-Madison after major-ing in history and philosophy and hisfather, Nicholas G. Bokas, is an attor-ney in the state public defenders Mil-waukee office.

Bokas also has Attention Deficit Hy-peractivity Disorder and had been tak-ing medication for it for years. Hisfather wrote Crabb that the medicationmade his son more susceptible to druguse and then the risky behavior of sell-ing drugs.

Bokas became addicted to crack co-caine, his health was declining and hisarrest for conspiracy to distribute mar-ijuana was “a life-saving event,” his fa-ther said.

The past six months he has spent injail is the only time in the last 15 yearsBokas has been completely sober, hisfather said.

Bokas told Crabb he regrettable thechoices he has made and the effect theyhave had on his family. He now wantsto use the experience to become a bet-ter person.

Bokas attorney, Ronald Benavides,asked for a six-year sentence saying his

client was still young, had no gang af-filiation or history of violence.

Crabb said Bokas’ sentencingneeded to reflect the amount of mari-juana he distributed, his role as an or-ganizer in the conspiracy, and his pastdrug convictions stemming from 2000.

Crabb also placed Bokas on fouryears supervised release after he com-pletes his sentence.

O’Shea said he will eventually seeka reduced sentence for Bokas for hiscooperation with authorities.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2013 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3

CCRIMERIME

Pot dealer gets 6.5 years

POLICE BEAT

Monday, July 299:17 a.m. - Theft, 7900 block

of UW Health Ct.9:28 a.m. - Fraud, 5200 block

of Brindisi Ct.11:08 a.m. - Theft, 2100

block of Parmenter St.11:58 a.m. - Theft, 1300

block of John Q Hammons Dr.1:17 p.m. - Theft, 1300 block

of John Q Hammons Dr.1:17 p.m. - Fraud, 5200

block of Brindisi Ct.Tuesday, July 30

7:03 a.m. - Property damage,2100 block of Gateway North.

3:45 p.m. - Property damage,8500 block of University Grn.

6:39 p.m. - Control sub-stance, Maywood Ave &Amherst Rd.

6:49 p.m. - Domestic distur-bance, 5300 block of South

See BEAT, page 7

See REPORT, page 8

by KEVIN MURPHY

Times-Tribune

Crime down in July, according to monthly MIPD report

Bokas

At its August 12 meeting, the Mid-dleton-Cross Plains Area Board of Ed-ucation learned that the $75 per pupilincrease in aid payment permitted bythe recently-passed Wisconsin statebudget will mean a nine-cent increaseto the mill rate.

Assistant superintendent Wohllebersaid the mill rate is rising to $11.75 forevery $1,000 of assessed propertyvalue. This year’s state budget allowsfor the $75 per student increase in2013-14, and an additional $75 in2014-15.

The district budget is firming up asenrollment projections and their rev-enue implications are becoming moreset as the beginning of the new schoolyear approaches.

The school board approved a prelim-inary budget for 2013-2014 at theirJuly 22 meeting. At the August 12meeting, the board added to this pre-liminary budget an allocation of$135,000 for district priorities de-signed to address the achievement gap.

These priorities include an increaseof the bilingual and ELL budget, a full-time translator and interpreter, an ex-tended instructional K-8 day for mathand literacy and funds for the K-12programming as part of the District Eq-uity Leadership Team.

The preliminary budget will be pre-sented at the Annual Meeting andBudget Hearing on Sept. 16 and will be

utilized by the district to operate theschool district until the 2013-2014budget is adopted by the board in lateOctober.

Based on enrollment projections, ad-ministrators decided to add a Kinder-garten section at Elm Lawn (increasingfrom four to five), and subtract aKindergarten section from Northside(decreasing from four to three.) Assis-tant superintendent George Marvoulisindicated that even after the change,the average Kindergarten class size atNorthside was projected to be 21.3 stu-dents, the second lowest among districtelementary schools.

At the August board meeting it wasalso shared that total enrollment is 25above projection and 110 above the of-ficial “Third Friday” September countfrom a year ago. Marvoulis estimatesthe final enrollment figures will reflecta net gain of between 75 to 100 stu-dents over last year.

Superintendent Don Johnson recom-mended Bob Schell to replace MikePisani as the principal at Elm Lawn atthe August 12 meeting and the boardmade his appointment official by ap-proving the nomination. Pisani leftearlier this summer to take an elemen-tary principal position in the VeronaArea School District.

Schell has taught at Sunset Ridge,Glacier Creek and Kromrey, where hemost recently worked as a sixth grademath, reading and English teacher. Hehas also been a math teacher trainer forCollege Prep Math and been activelyengaged as a teacher leader at Krom-

rey. Schell received a bachelor’s degreefrom the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2002 and added his mas-ter’s in educational leadership fromViterbo in 2007.

Johnson indicated the position wasfirst offered to another candidate whoinitially accepted, but then withdrewher acceptance. He said the district re-ceived 72 applications and interviewedfour candidates, including three inter-nal to the school district.

Johnson said the interviewed candi-dates were all well qualified and thathe is very pleased with the selection ofSchell.

Johnson added, “I am very excitedto have Bob assume this leadership po-sition at Elm Lawn. He is positive,thoughtful, energetic and committed toserve and lead the students, families,and staff at Elm Lawn.”

Johnson also shared that Jeff Kenaswas recently named Dean of Studentsat Middleton High School. Prior to as-suming this role, Kensas was a mathe-matics teacher at MHS, joining thedistrict in 1997.

Clark Street Community School(CSCS) principal Jill Gurtner andteacher Bryn Orum reported on thefirst year progress at CSCS and pre-sented updated requirement sugges-tions for graduates.

Gurtner and Orum described theirgoal-based curriculum, which the stu-dents and faculty seem to enjoy. Gurt-ner said the students are more engagedand think more about their own learn-

ing, not just worrying about grades orhomework. She also said that after thefirst year, 70 percent of graduating stu-dents had specific plans for post sec-ondary education, including MATC,UW-Madison and UW system schools,among others.

The intent of the updated require-ments proposal is to streamline andsimplify the requirements so they aremore easily understand and relevant.She noted there are currently over 200standards and that students oftenweren’t credited with related work theydid outside of the school.

Also at the August 12 meeting,board members discussed their ongo-ing “partnerships” with the schools andwhether to continue the programand/or make changes. With this pro-gram, board members are assigned to aparticular school(s) and attend eventsor meetings at those schools to fosterbetter relationships between the boardand district schools. Several board

members indicated they thought theprogram was working well overall andthat it is leading to better understandingand relationships.

However, they also indicated theirpresence sometimes appeared to makedistrict staff anxious and the purpose oftheir attendance wasn’t always clear.The board decided to continue the pro-gram and will work on clarifying andbetter communicating their role in theschools.


SSCHOOLCHOOL BBOARDOARD

Mill rate will likely rise to $11.75

CHURCH NOTES

by JOHN STAMPEN

Times-Tribune

ner.Goodwill accepts donations of

working and nonworking computerequipment year round, free of charge.The collection drive is being held in aneffort to increase awareness about theprogram.

For more information about the Re-connect program, visit dell.com/recon-nect or call 608-246-3140.

GOODWILL continued from page 2

On Thursday, Aug. 22 and Friday,Aug. 23, an estimated 600 kids fromaround the West Madison and Middle-ton areas will receive a gift from Mid-dleton Outreach Ministry and thecommunity that will give them a boostof confidence on their upcoming firstday of school. In its 14th year, theSchool Supply program will provideschool-aged children and teens withitems that they will need to be success-ful in the upcoming year.

“Each child will receive a backpackfilled with supplies that is customizedfor the grade that they will be enter-

ing,” said Judy Kujoth, casemanager for Middleton Outreach Min-istry. “Our goal is to provide morethan the basics so that they are trulyprepared. The program also suppliesrelief to families worried about theextra expense of the often costly sup-plies.”

The backpack distribution, whichwill serve MOM clients who have pre-registered for the program, will run in

conjunction with a clothing and sport-ing goods distribution through MOM’sClothing Center. At a time of yearwhere many families are shopping fornew school clothing for their growingchildren, clients can take as muchclothing as they need to clothe theirchildren for the upcoming coolerweather.

“Giving the students the items thatthey need to fit in and feel prepared can

make a profound difference in the lifeof a student,” said Al Ripp, executivedirector at MOM. “The School SupplyProgram and the Clothing Center areboth ways that MOM is working tokeep families in stable housing, sup-plying them with the assistance theyneed to free up financial resources topay for necessary expenses like rent.”

Supplies for the Program are do-

nated by area individuals, groups andcompanies. Volunteers, includingsome groups who are helping as a partof the United Way’s Days of Caring,collected and sorted supplies andstuffed backpacks.

The distribution will take place onThursday from 2-7 p.m. and on Fridayfrom 10 a.m. until noon at St. Luke’sChurch, 7337 Elmwood Ave.


PPLANLAN CCOMMISSIONOMMISSION

MMIDDLETONIDDLETON OOUTREACHUTREACH MMINISTRYINISTRY

Shooting range ordinance proceedsOn August 13, the City of Middleton

Plan Commission discussed zoning or-dinances for indoor shooting ranges,reviewed concept plans for new devel-opment, and approved signage. Due toa lack of quorum for the July 23 meet-ing, last week’s agenda covered busi-ness from the prior month.

At 7:05 p.m., Mayor Kurt Sonnentagopened the public hearing regardingconditional use permits for indoorshooting ranges. As there was no pub-lic comment, the hearing was immedi-ately closed.

Defined by the Common Council as“a totally enclosed building that isequipped for the practice of shooting

firearms where no activity associatedwith shooting is conducted outside thebuilding,” indoor shooting ranges mustcomply with criteria set forth by theU.S. Department of Energy, Office ofHealth, Safety and Security or the Na-tional Rifle Association Range SourceBook.

The proposed ordinance to createregulations for indoor shooting rangesmandates that ranges uphold State andFederal standards for environmentalprotection and occupational health andsafety. Additionally, the ruling requiresthat ranges implement security plans,establish clear operational proceduresand adhere to minimum age restric-tions.

Following a motion from ald. HansHilbert, the commission recommendedapproval of this Ordinance Amend-

ment to the Common Council.The August 13 meeting also deliber-

ated plans to redevelop LLC/FullerProperties-Middleton, LLC, located at8001 University Ave. Kraemer Devel-opment, the site’s project managers, in-dicated that the project would include“approximately 160 parking stalls andrazing all of the existing improve-ments.”

When reviewing Kraemer’s plans,commissioners expressed concernabout issues of access, four-sided ar-chitecture, and land uses. The Commis-sion agreed that “a secondary access atthe southern end of the site, into down-town Middleton, is very important forthis parcel, and staff should work withthe Wisconsin Department of Trans-portation and the Railroad to try to ac-complish this.”

On September 10, the Commissionwill discuss another concept review ofthe LLC/Fuller Properties project.

At Tuesday’s meeting, the PlanCommission considered signage forAyres Painting, located at 1600 NorthHigh Point Road. After ensuring thatthe proposed flat panel sign met re-quired design criteria, the commissionapproved the sign for the north eleva-tion and a second sign for the south el-evation of the building. Staff was alsoauthorized to approve a slightly largersign for the south elevation consideringthis may be more aesthetically appro-priate for the applicant.

Other decisions made by the PlanCommission on August 13th:

- Approval for the Community of

Bishops Bay’s Specific Implementa-tion Plan (SIP) was recommended tothe Common Council.

- A public hearing regarding zoningordinances for lot coverage and set-back calculations was set for Tuesday,September 10th at 7:15 p.m.

- The commission both approved aconcept review regarding the CapitolIce Arena expansion and set a publichearing for this conditional use request.The hearing will take place on Tues-day, September 10th at 7:30 p.m.

- The proposed 2014 Planning De-partment operating and capital budgetswere accepted.

by FRANCESCA MASTRANGELOTimes-Tribune

Roughly 600 students to receive school supplies from MOM

MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2013

FFROMROM THETHE DDANEANE CCOUNTYOUNTY FFAIRAIR

Photo contributedKrenke takes tophonors at fair

Grace Krenke, who attends Kromrey Middle School, recently took top honors in several horse and dogevents at the Dane County Fair. She was reserve champion in Western Pleasure for grade six, first in WesternHorsemanship and second in Western Showmanship. She also earned a second place finish in the novice juniordog event for grades five and six and third in pre-novice Trial A, an obedience event for dogs.

Eighth grader Madelyn LaBorde, pictured here with her horse JustaSudden Rumor, received one blue ribbon, two Reserve Champion and twoGrand Champion awards at the Dane County Fair this year. The pair willsoon compete at the 2013 State Horse Expo in September.

A blue ribbon was given tofourth grader Nolan LaBorde atthis year's Dane County Fair for hiswoodworking creation. A memberof the Middleton Mustangs 4-Hclub, this was Nolan's first year ex-hibiting at the fair. He chose tobuild a cat tree for his project.

Lindsey Laborde, Mount Horebeighth grade student, is picturedhere proudly displaying her blueribbon woodworking project at theDane County Fair. With the help ofher grandfather, together theyplanned and constructed a sportsequipment organizer that earnedher a first place last month. Lind-sey is a 4-H member of the Middle-ton Mustangs club.

Blue ribbonsfor Mustangs

Ambrose, Diane M, 57, Fort Atkin-son, WI 53538, 11/12/2012, ImproperLeft Turn, $88.80

Andrews, Timothy Robert, 25,Mauston, WI 53948, 12/04/2012, Op-erating after revocation, $114.00

Andrews, Timothy Robert, 25,Mauston, WI 53948, 12/04/2012, Dis-play False Registration Plates, $177.00

Andrews, Timothy Robert, 25,Mauston, WI 53948, 12/04/2012, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80

Bargren, Nicholas Jon, 21, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 08/26/2012, ProhibitedNoise Disturbance, $88.80

Behrend, Daniel S, 39, Middleton,WI 53562, 07/18/2012, No Driver’sLicense on Person, $88.80

Behrend, Daniel S, 39, Middleton,WI 53562, 07/18/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Behrend, Daniel S, 39, Middleton,WI 53562, 07/18/2012, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $88.80

Benavides, Ronald G, 62, Colum-bus, WI 53925, 10/16/2012, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Bobbitt, Eric Allen, 27, Madison,WI 53719, 11/28/2012, Speeding 25MPH Zone, $88.80

Borden, Alexander Jeffrey, 23, Wau-nakee, WI 53597, 12/01/2012, FYRwhile Making Left Turn, $88.80

Borden, Alexander Jeffrey, 23, Wau-nakee, WI 53597, 12/01/2012, Oper-ating With/PAC .08-.099, $0.00

Borden, Alexander Jeffrey, 23, Wau-nakee, WI 53597, 12/01/2012, Oper-ating While Intoxicated, $731.00

Bretthauer, Richard F, 23, Madison,WI 53704, 12/02/2012, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80

Bretthauer, Richard F, 23, Madison,WI 53704, 12/02/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Callahan, Debra D, 59, Middleton,WI 53562, 12/10/2012, FYR whileMaking Left Turn, $88.80

Coren, Christopher L, 49, Verona,WI 53593, 12/16/2012, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80

Cutler, Deborah A, 39, Cross Plains,WI 53528, 12/05/2012, Vehicle Reg-istration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$88.80

Daniels, Brianna E, 24, Madison,WI 53717, 12/05/2012, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $114.00

Doll, Michael R, 23, Middleton, WI53562, 11/24/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $139.20

Duvvuri, Satyapras R, 29, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 11/27/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Eichelkraut, David A, 32, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 11/30/2012, Operatingvehicle without insurance, $0.00

Eichelkraut, David A, 32, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 11/30/2012, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Eichelkraut, David A, 32, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 11/30/2012, VehicleRegistration Revoked/Suspended/Can-cel, $0.00

Einspahr, John J, 33, Madison, WI53705, 12/11/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $164.40

Eiring, Samuel P, 26, Brookfield, WI53045, 12/02/2012, Speeding 55 MPHZone, $88.80

Ewert, Kevin H, 30, Waunakee, WI53597, 10/18/2010, Reckless Driving,$303.00

Finstrom, Jason A, 33, Madison, WI

53711, 12/09/2012, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00

Foyt, Michael A, 48, Avoca, WI53506, 12/06/2012, Seatbelt RequiredOper/Pass, $10.00

Frusciante, Melissa Ann, 45, Mid-dleton, WI 53572, 12/02/2012, Ex-ceeding Zones and Posted Limits,$88.80

Gillett, Betty Lynn, 45, Madison, WI53718, 12/16/2012, Speeding 55 MPHZone, $164.40

Graedel, Darren P, 37, Mazomanie,WI 53560, 12/13/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Grande, Jacob Joshua, 24, Oxford,WI 53952, 12/04/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $114.00

Green, Gevonini, 43, Madison, WI53711, 11/21/2012, Operating whileSuspended, $114.00

Grote, Dan T, 39, Madison, WI53719, 03/27/2012, FraudHotel/Restaurant Keeper, $88.80

Grunert, Jeffrey R, 44, Lodi, WI53555, 12/16/2012, Seatbelt RequiredOper/Pass, $10.00

Guo, Feng, 33, Madison, WI 53705,12/02/2012, FYR while Making LeftTurn, $88.80

Hackman, Lillian Y, 26, Middleton,WI 53562, 12/06/2012, Non Registra-tion, $88.80

Hackman, Lillian Y, 26, Middleton,WI 53562, 12/06/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Hamre-Tamayo, AlessandraCorinthia, 21, Middleton, WI 53562,12/01/2012, Exceeding Zones andPosted Limits, $88.80

Harms, Tara R, 28, Middleton, WI53562, 12/06/2012, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $0.00

Hartwig, Margie E, 42, Middleton,WI 53562, 12/12/2012, Non Registra-tion, $88.80

Hudson, Amy Leone, 19, Madison,WI 53719, 12/07/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Jackson, Patti J, 50, Cross Plains,WI 53528, 09/29/2012, OperatingWhile Intoxicated, $668.00

Jacoby, Shannon E, 26, Madison,WI 53703, 12/13/2012, Speeding 55MPH Zone, $88.80

Kast, Brandin A, 28, Madison, WI53714, 12/09/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $139.20

Kendall, Wendy J, 39, Waunakee,WI 53597, 12/13/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Khazae, Keith R, 23, Waunakee, WI53597, 12/05/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

King, Lane P, 19, Albuquerque, NM87120, 09/08/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $120.30

Lane, Adam William, 22, Madison,WI 53719, 11/22/2012, DisorderlyConduct, $114.00

Laverenz, Deidre C, 22, Madison,

WI 53719, 12/13/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Laverenz, Deidre C, 22, Madison,WI 53719, 12/13/2012, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $114.00

Love, Marcus Venote, 23, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 12/06/2012, Operatingw/o a Valid Driver’s License, $114.00

Lue-A-King, Shawn Abigail, 23,Madison, WI 53717, 12/07/2012,FTS/Improper Stop at Stop Sign,$88.80

Lue-A-King, Shawn Abigail, 23,Madison, WI 53717, 12/07/2012,Motor vehicle liability insurance re-quired, $10.00

Mangano, Francesco L, 40, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 12/06/2012, Motor ve-hicle liability insurance required,$10.00

Mangano, Francesco L, 40, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 12/06/2012, TrafficControl Signal Violation red, $88.80

Martin, Lionel G, 48, Madison, WI53705, 11/03/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Meudt, Jamie M, 27, Middleton, WI53562, 10/18/2012, Resisting or Ob-structing Officer, $88.80

Mitchum, Leslie A, 37, Madison, WI53703, 12/11/2012, Speeding 55 MPHZone, $88.80

Norton, Katie M, 30, De Forest, WI53532, 12/03/2012, Speeding inSchool Zones, $114.00

Olmos, Oswaldo, 40, Madison, WI53711, 12/08/2012, Operating w/o aValid Driver’s License, $114.00

Olmos, Oswaldo, 40, Madison, WI53711, 12/08/2012, Operating vehiclewithout insurance, $114.00

Patzer, Charles P, 67, Wild Rose, WI54984, 10/24/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $88.80

Paulus, Kathryn E M, 22, Madison,WI 57703, 12/08/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $0.00

Paulus, Kathryn E M, 22, Madison,WI 57703, 12/08/2012, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Pitz, Bethany A, 22, Waunakee, WI53597, 11/06/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $89.20

Rane, Thomas Joseph, 23, Madison,WI 53703, 12/05/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Ripp, Rena M, 54, Waunakee, WI53597, 11/05/2012, Exceeding Zonesand Posted Limits, $114.00

Riza, Fjolla, 22, Madison, WI53713, 12/16/2012, Speeding 55 MPHZone, $88.80

Robinson, Ferris R, 18, Fitchburg,WI 53719, 12/09/2012, Theft, $177.00

Ryckman, Latasha, 29, Middleton,WI 53562 , 12/08/2012, FYR whileMaking Left Turn, $88.80

Ryckman, Latasha, 29, Middleton,WI 53562, 12/08/2012, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $114.00

Sabin, Katie L, 35, Middleton, WI

53562, 11/30/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Sabin, Katie L, 35, Middleton, WI53562, 11/30/2012, Non Registration,$88.80

Safranek, Karen J, 56, Baraboo, WI53913, 12/04/2012, Auto FollowingToo Closely, $114.00

Saldana Ortega, Antonio, 20, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 11/30/2012, Oper-ating vehicle without insurance,$114.00

Saldana Ortega, Antonio, 20, Mid-dleton, WI 53562, 11/30/2012, Oper-ating w/o a Valid Driver’s License,$114.00

Sazama, Jerrell Robert, 26, Middle-ton, WI 53562, 12/16/2012, Non Reg-istration, $88.80

Schmidt, Dawn M, 44, Columbus,WI 53925, 11/28/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Schmidt, Dawn M, 44, Columbus,WI 53925, 11/28/2012, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $0.00

Sedwick, Jeremy D, 35, Middleton,WI 53562, 12/08/2012, Operating ve-hicle without insurance, $114.00

Sedwick, Jeremy D, 35, Middleton,WI 53562, 12/08/2012, Operatingwhile Suspended, $114.00

Sobacki, Dustin M, 29, Madison, WI53704 , 11/19/2012, Reckless Driving,$88.80

Sobacki, Dustin M, 29, Madison, WI53704, 11/19/2012, Operating WhileIntoxicated, $781.00

Stahl, Christopher I, 41, Madison,WI 53704, 08/01/2012, No Driver’sLicense on Person, $114.00

Strehl, Eric J, 39, Middleton, WI53562, 12/06/2012, Motor vehicle lia-bility insurance required, $10.00

Tibbs, Darquel D, 26, Columbus,WI 53592, 12/10/2012, Operatingafter revocation, $114.00

Tibbs, Darquel D, 26, Columbus,WI 53592, 12/10/2012, Vehicle Reg-istration Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$88.80

Vandermeer, Lacey L, 26, Oregon,WI 53575, 11/30/2012, Motor vehicleliability insurance required, $10.00

Vandermeer, Lacey L, 26, Oregon,WI 53575, 11/30/2012, Non Registra-tion, $88.80

Villarreal, Lesslie S, 20, Madison,WI 53715, 07/08/2012, OperatingWith/PAC .08-.099, $731.00

Weed, Douglas D, 50, La Farge, WI54639, 12/06/2012, Non Registration,$88.80

Whayland, Steven O, 48, Madison,WI 53717 1320, 09/08/2012, Exceed-ing Zones and Posted Limits, $88.80

Yost, M Sandra, 69, Middleton, WI53562, 12/02/2012, Improper Right

Turn, $88.80Zaman, Renee M, 49, Verona, WI

53593, 12/03/2012, Speeding 55 MPHZone, $88.80

Zander, Clifford D, 47, Cross Plains,WI 53528, 08/17/2012, ExceedingZones and Posted Limits, $88.00

Zellner, Ashley A, 28, Madison, WI53704, 10/31/2012, Non Registration,$0.00

Zellner, Ashley A, 28, Madison, WI53704., 10/31/2012, Vehicle Registra-tion Revoked/Suspended/Cancel,$0.00.


IINN CCOURTOURT

Ridge Way.Wednesday, July 31

8:56 a.m. - Property damage, 6300block of Lakeview Blvd.

11:08 a.m. - Domestic disturbance,2000 block of Allen Blvd.

3:34 p.m. - Accident, Century Ave &Park St.

5:29 p.m. - Battery, Roundabout -Parmenter/Hwy 12.

9:51 p.m. - Theft, 2900 block of Par-menter St.

Thursday, August 18:47 a.m. - Animal bite, 3700 block

of Mandimus Ct.1:44 p.m. - Property damage, 8500

block of Greenway Blvd.1:49 p.m. - Burglary, 6600 block of

Hubbard Ave.2:37 p.m. - Animal bite, 3700 block

of Mandimus Ct.3:15 p.m. - Property damage, 8500

block of Greenway Blvd.Friday, August 2

2:20 p.m. - Fraud, 8500 block ofGreenway Blvd.

6:57 p.m. - Fire, 2500 block of AllenBlvd.

8:06 p.m. - Animal bite, 6300 blockof Mendota Ave.

Saturday, August 32:37 a.m. - Theft, 2600 block of

Branch St.6:38 p.m. - Accident, 2000 block of

Deming Way.8:37 p.m. - Animal bite, 6300 block

of Mendota Ave.Sunday, August 4

12:43 p.m. - Burglary, 6700 block ofHubbard Ave.

11:25 p.m. - Property damage, 6900block of Elmwood Ave.

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was taken from Bath and Body Workson July 16.

Residents reported a male marchingback and forth near the pool and vol-leyball court in the Middleton ShoresApartment Complex, carrying an as-sault rifle. Officers arrived, set up aperimeter, formed a contact team andtook the subject into custody. The rifleturned out to be a realistic looking “air-soft” rifle and the man was obviouslyundergoing a mental health crisis, ac-cording to police. He was taken to theVA Hospital. The incident occurred onJuly 16.

Washer and dryer coin boxes wereforcibly pried open and change takenat Arbor Lakes Apartments on July 24.

Copper tubing was removed fromcommercial air conditioning units atGilda’s Club between July 26 and July29.

TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES

During the month of July, there were41 reportable accidents of which eightwere in parking lots. Last year in July,there were 44 reportable accidents ofwhich eight were in parking lots.

Our two officers assigned to motor-cycle patrol had 105 enforcement ac-tions during the month of which 82were citations and 23 were warnings.This program continues to show itsworth. Officer Wood has been author-ized to continue the patrol through Sep-tember.

Directed traffic patrols were per-formed for about 25 hours during themonth with 76 enforcement actionstaken. Forty-six citations were issuedfor Speeding with four warnings, 13 ci-tations for Insurance violations, threecitations for Registration violations,

two citations for Operating After Sus-pension, two citations for Seatbelt, onecitation for OWI, one citation for Dri-ver’s License violation with two warn-ings and two municipal citations fordrug offense.

COURT ACTIVITYDane County Adult Criminal Refer-

rals: 25 Adults, 33 Criminal Counts; 8Civil Forfeitures, Dane County Juve-nile Criminal Referrals, 4 Juveniles,14, Criminal Counts and no Civil For-feitures.

CRIME PREVENTION/COMMUNITY RELATIONS

On July 10, Middleton Police at-tended Hero Camp at Keva. Middleton

Police gave a tour of the police car andgave two presentations on safety toseveral kids in the camp.

On July 14, a Middleton Police Of-ficer and vehicle participated in theEAA Pancake Breakfast at MoreyField.

On July 9 and 23, Middleton gave apresentation to a driver’s educationclass at the Middleton High School.

On Monday, July 15, through Fri-day, July 19, Middleton Police gave apresentation at the Little Gym’s HeroCamp which included what police of-ficers do, calling 911, bike safety, evi-dence collection and tour of a policecar.

On Saturday, July 20, Middleton Po-lice participated in the Dane CountyFair Safety Day and Parade.


of demonstrations garnered extensivemedia attention and served as the driv-ing force behind an ultimately unsuc-cessful recall effort.

Protesters spoke up, fought back andas a result, landed themselves in someform of trouble with the law. Police of-ficers began issuing tickets to politicalactivists left and right, creating a sig-nificant need for legal aid.

“The Action Team mentioned thatthe protesters were having trouble find-ing lawyers,” said Jambois. “I didn’tplan on taking the cases; I was just

going to give the team ideas on how tolitigate them.”

Offering a few informed thoughtsturned into an inundating caseload forhe and his wife’s small practice. Eventwo years later, the demand for legalcounsel remains steady. Although morethan 60 protester ticketing cases havebeen dismissed, more continue to popup for activists engaged in the dailySolidarity Sing-Along at the Capitol.

Considering that Jambois does notidentify as much of a social justice cru-sader, or particularly liberal for that

matter, his involvement in the Wiscon-sin protesters’ fight seems like some-thing of a fluke.

“My wife is much more of an ac-tivist than I am,” he stated with a toneof glaring honesty. “After all, I was aprosecutor for most of my career; I’mnot especially liberal.”

Yet, Jambois’ dismissal of any pro-gressive kudos cloaks stands in con-trast to friends and citizens he hashelped. They say he possessed an ad-mirable sense of righteous indignationfor threats to justice.

While he may not attribute any ac-tivist merit to his name, Jambois’ sud-den immersion in the Wisconsinuprising was nonetheless fueled by afire in his belly to “do the right thing.”

In recounting why he dove into the2011 uproar, Jambois says brazenly, “Iwas appalled at the Department of Jus-tice’s response to people simply exer-cising their First Amendment rights.”

While a desire to protect fundamen-tal freedoms pushed Jambois to get in-volved in this battle, when asked wherehe thinks the protesters’ fight is headed,

the Middleton attorney offers a meas-ured response.

“I don’t know how all these caseswill resolve, but we didn’t win any ofthem so far by taking on the constitu-tional issue,” he continued. “We wonbecause police were charging withoutproper investigation.”

Jambois’ days of small claims casesmay be behind him, but his advocacyfor the Wisconsin protesters goes toshow that alleged abuses of power irkthe Middleton resident.

a modern policy covering your singleentity will generate efficiencies, andthe Dane County Executive has di-rected that the resulting one time pre-mium refund be distributed to the EMSDistricts.”

The potential refund amounts for theWaunakee EMS District and Middle-ton EMS district are further described

as being $2,508 and $3,887, respec-tively.

However, at the August 5 townboard meeting in Westport, there weresigns the township was disagreeable tothe county’s first attempt at a compro-mise.

“The Dane County Towns Associa-tion and the Dane County Cities and

Villages Association,” explained West-port Chairman John Van Dinter,“[have] sent a letter to the Departmentof Revenue asking that they reduce[the county’s] revenue limits by the$108k [used for vehicular insurance]and appropriate that amount to thetowns that would be affected by this.”

Further discussion suggested that

this would give the townships wiggleroom to expand their levies to helpcover this potential new cost. SomeWestport Town Board members evenexpressed concern for the future ofother EMS funding should this cost betransferred to the towns from thecounty.

Van Dinter also expressed trepida-

tion about the county’s continued fund-ing of the Worker’s Compensation ofthe WAEMS volunteers. “It is veryfrustrating,” continued Van Dinter. Ifthis insurance compromise fallsthrough, the current EMS vehicular in-surance contract will continue to coverEMS vehicles until Dec 31, 2013.

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Back to SchoolHave you stocked up on folders,

loose leaf paper, and number 2 pencils?Do you have a new backpack? If so,you’re one of the many members ofour community who are getting readyto begin a new school year! Whetheryou’re packing up your own backpack

or just reminiscing about the dayswhen fall used to mean a new teacherand deciding between hot and coldlunch, stop by the library and check outone a school-themed book!

First Day Jitters by Julie Dannebergtells the story of Sarah Jane Hartwell,who has that pit-of-the stomach feelingabout going to a new school. She’s soanxious about not knowing anyone that

she hides under her blankets and insiststhat she’s not going. Mr. Hartwell re-minds Sarah about all of the wonderfulparts of being in a classroom and fi-nally coaxes her out of bed and down-stairs to the breakfast table. Sarah isnot happy about it, but she does eat alittle bit of toast and get in the car,where she slumps in her seat all theway to school. A surprise twist endingwill delight readers when the discoverSarah Jane’s true identity. This light-hearted, relatable picture book pro-vides a jumping-off point for manyconversations about dealing with newsituations and experiencing anxiety.

Lois Lowry’s Gooney Bird Greeneis on the Map is the fifth book in a pop-ular and well-written series of begin-ning chapter books. Mrs. Pidgeon’ssecond grade class is gearing up for a

school break, and it seems like everystudent besides Gooney Bird has exoticplans. Gooney Bird isn’t going toHawaii or Florida—or anywhere else,for that matter. She’s staying home,and it’s hard to listen to her classmatesgloat about their exciting vacation itin-eraries. In classic Gooney Bird Greenefashion, she decides to make the bestof the situation, and she sets out tohave an unforgettable “staycation.” Inthe end, she manages to have a greattime and help the whole class learn athing or two about geography. Readerswho love fiction series will make aquick friend out of Gooney Bird; lookfor the whole series!

In Emma Emmets, PlaygroundMatchmaker by Julia DeVillers, Emmahas discovered her purpose in life:matching up her classmates. When shesurveys her fellow fourth graders onthe first day of school, she finds com-mon interests between students, whomight never have thought they had

anything in common. Her survey un-covers secret crushes, too. First,Emma matches up Leah, an independ-ent girl, and brainy Otto. Badda-boom,badda-bing, a happy friendship is born!She continues matching her class-mates, and many are surprised whenher seemingly unlikely combinationswork out beautifully. But when Emmaattempts to match Isla, the most popu-lar girl in the class, things don’t go assmoothly as Emma would have hoped.Not only does she have a new enemy,but now that all of her classmates arepaired off, Emma is afraid she’ll be allalone. With an emphasis on creatingfriendships with a little bit of flirtationthrown in, this innocent chapter bookis perfect for young ‘tween readerscraving some romance. Adults willenjoy noticing some parallels betweenEmma Emmets and another very fa-mous literary matchmaker, also namedEmma!

Food PantryGarden

For much of my adult life, I’ve hada vegetable patch. I’ve grown bushelsof tomatoes and potatoes, pecks of pep-pers and too many zucchinis to giveaway.

When I signed the lease for myapartment last January, it was withmore than a modicum of regret that itdid not come with garden space. Therewas room on my deck for a tomatoplant or two, but nowhere near enoughspace for the number of plants I’d needto make the salsa and soup that I usu-ally canned every fall.

I resigned myself to buy them at thefarmer’s market or to purchase a sharein a CSA (Community Supported Agri-culture). The “plan B” option hung

heavily in my heart, though, because itwouldn’t give me the experience that Iloved, of planting and harvesting myown crops.

Reaching into the dirt and findingpotatoes under the wilted vine is asgood as finding gold, to me. Since I’venever really found any gold I shouldprobably find a new comparison, but asthis article is due soon, I’m just goingto trust that you “get it.” I enjoy equalpleasure from watching the tomatoes’rising blush.

What I didn’t know last January,was that the Middleton Outreach Min-istry (MOM) had a food pantry andteaching garden. Once that news hitmy ears, I made a call to Dan Johnson,the garden’s energetic coordinator. Hetold me that if I mentored two families,and helped with occasional weedingand watering of the shared areas, Icould have a patch of my own.

Now, not only am I growing a crop

of vegetables, I’m also growing a cropof familiar faces and new friendsthrough the experience. My vegetablesare taking root, and so am I.

And, I’m learning just as much newinformation about growing vegetablesas I am teaching! My latest informa-tion and inspiration has come from Ka-trina Willis who moved to Middletonabout ten years ago.

Originally from Mississippi, Katrinagrew up eating dishes that were madewith crops more suited to Southernclimes like black-eyed peas and crow-der peas. Her mother is an expert cook,perfecting the recipes that she startedcreating as a teenager in the cotton belt.

Because Katrina’s mother was aller-gic to cotton, she could not workalongside of her family members in thefields. Her way to contribute was tocook for them.

Through the years, her mothermoved to Chicago and continued toperfect the tantalizing recipes she cre-ated in Mississippi. By word of mouth,the news of her delicious dishes spread.Soon she was catering businesslunches and family gatherings on a reg-ular basis.

It was difficult, for a long time, to

find affordable sources and big enoughquantities of the brown, black andwhite crowder peas that were the mainingredients in some of her dishes. Theplants could grow in southern Illinois,but not near Chicago.

This year, Katrina decided to see, forherself, whether a northern summerand soil could offer a long enough sea-son and the right growing conditionsfor them. One look at the page 1 photoaccompanying this article and you’llsee the results of her experiment.

In addition to growing okra, sweetpotatoes, tomatoes and speckled butterbeans, Katrina has a bumper crop ofthe crowder peas her family used togrow in the south. She will be pickingthem soon and freezing them.

Freezing the peas instead of dryingthem allows for a shorter cooking time.Growing a small commodity makes itfeasible to harvest and process themherself. When her family grew theirown or bought bushels of them fromother growers, they took them to a fa-cility and paid for them to be shelled,washed and frozen.

I told Katrina that I thought the Mid-dleton Times-Trubune readers wouldlove one of the crowder pea recipes.

Sorry to disappoint you folks, but therecipes are hush, hush until Katrina’smother finishes organizing them into acookbook. All I can say at this point isthat the peas are cooked with smokedmeat and maybe some scallions andcabbage.

This is Katrina’s first year to have aplot in the MOM garden. It’s been agreat experience for her and she’sshared extras from her garden with thefood pantry. From the looks of her suc-cess, it won’t be long before Katrina isone of the mentors!

Note: The MOM garden is managedby volunteers and supported by severalbusinesses throughout the communityas well as the Community ActionCoalition, Fiskars and Willy Street Co-op.

The teaching garden gives cus-tomers their own small plot, wherethey are taught how to growfood. Customers are able to keep pro-duce for their families and donate someto the Food Pantry. In 2012, the gardengrew over 5,000 pounds of food. Logon to the MOM website to find a linkto NBC 15 coverage of the garden andfor interviews with some of the garden-ers.


by Amanda StruckmeyerMiddleton Public Library

Fuszard, Jordan formMerril Lynch group

Merrill Lynchlast week an-nounced that Fi-nancial AdvisorsJonathon T. Jordanand Curtis J.Fuszard have es-tablished the Jor-d a n / F u s z a r dGroup in the Mer-rill Lynch Madi-son office.

Fuszard, who is a Middleton resi-dent, entered the industry in 1980 andspent many years building and manag-ing investment programs. He joinedMerrill Lynch Wealth Management in2012. Fuszard is a Chartered FinancialAnalyst (CFA), Certified FinancialPlanner™ (CFP®) and an AccreditedDomestic Partner Advisor (ADPA℠).He holds a bachelor’s degree in busi-ness administration from UW-Madisonand an MBA from Southern IllinoisUniversity-Edwardsville.

Jordan has been in the financialservices industry since 2008 and joinedMerrill Lynch Wealth Management in2011. He received the Accredited AssetManagement Specialist (AAMS) des-ignation from the College for FinancialPlanning and earned a Bachelor of Sci-ence degree from James Madison Uni-versity.

“Our industry is increasingly com-plex,” commented Christopher Tier-ney, resident director of the MerrillLynch office in Madison. “By operat-ing as a team and using Merrill Lynch’sgoals-based wealth managementprocess, Jonathon and Curtis willleverage their respective skill sets anddeliver an enhanced experience fortheir clients.”

Merrill Lynch Global Wealth Man-agement is a provider of comprehen-sive wealth management andinvestment services for individuals andbusinesses globally. With nearly15,000 Financial Advisors and $1.8

trillion in client balances as of March31, 2013, it is among the largest busi-nesses of its kind in the world.

Fuszard

IINN BBUSINESSUSINESS

Automation Components, Inc. hasopened its new production and calibra-tion lab, located at 2315 Parview Roadin Middleton. This new facility willprovide 14,000 square feet of produc-tion space, allowing ACI to showcaseits technology and continue manufac-turing locally.

Automation Components, Inc.(ACI) is a manufacturer of HVAC sen-sors based out of Middleton. The com-pany was founded in 1991 with sevenemployees, and has since grown toover 150.

ACI opensnew lab

Scarymath

A free showing of “Do theMath,” a provocative documentaryfilm portraying what scientists cal-culate is today’s climate crisis, wasfeatured at the Organizing for Cli-mate Change Action evening Tues-day, Aug. 13, at the Holy WisdomMonastery in Middleton. The eventwas co-sponsored by the MiddletonAction Team, the Sierra Club,350.org and Organizing for Ac-tion.

Speakers included Dane CountyExecutive Joe Parisi (pictured atright), Rep. Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) and former Rep.Spencer Black, a board memberfor the Sierra Club.

The film was produced by BillMcKibben, author, environmental-ist and activist. He is the co-founder of 350.org, aninternational climate campaignthat works in 188 countries around

the world. It derives its name from350 parts per million carbon diox-ide, what scientists consider thesafe limit for humanity. Scientistssay the current level is 400 partsper million.

More than 90 people attendedthe screening, after which manywent on a tour of the monastery’sWorship Building, which earnedthe highest LEED certification andhas been called one of the greenestbuildings in the U. S.


Jean DeVoreMeet Jean DeVore: wife, mother,

grandmother, retiree, local contributor,and world traveler. Jean was the Li-brary Media Center Specialist at ElmLawn Elementary School for 26 years,before retiring nine years ago.

Jean’s story begins in Indianapolis,IN, where she was born, raised, and at-tended college. Jean reported a veryhappy childhood, with a businessowner father and stay-at-home motherfor parents. Due to the flexibility in her

parents’ lifestyles, Jean and her par-ents, six siblings, and grandmotherwould spend numerous weeks eachsummer travelling and exploring thecountry in the precursor to an RV: aconverted school bus.

After college, Jean joined the PeaceCorps and served a two-year assign-ment, with a year’s extension, teachingmiddle school in Tanzania, East Africa.During training, she met Joel, whomshe would later marry in between theirsecond and third year. After their finalyear in Tanzania, the couple moved tothe Madison area so Joel and Jean

could attend graduate school at UW-Madison. Upon graduation, theymoved to Middleton when Joel ac-cepted a position as the first City Ad-ministrator of Middleton. Thirty-sevenyears later, the couple still lives in thesame house. Their two children,Megan and Lars, grew up in the house,and attended Middleton-Cross PlainsArea schools from start to finish.Today, Megan lives in La Crosse, WI,is married, and has two sons, agedeight and eleven. Lars lives in Austin,TX, and is married with two daughters,aged four and seven.

Jean is an active volunteer in manyMiddleton programs. Each month, Jeanparticipates in preparation for theFriends of the Middleton Public Li-brary monthly book sale, volunteeringas a sorter specializing in children’sbooks. Jean also volunteers occasion-ally with the Historical Society, andhas led several tours of downtownMiddleton. During the school year, shevolunteers with the Elm Lawn After-school Homework Club twice a week,where she helps Elm Lawn studentswith their homework.

In her free time, Jean enjoys reading,walking around Middleton, and cook-ing and gardening with her husband.Since retirement, Jean and Joel havetraveled to India, Turkey, SoutheastAsia, Morocco, and Eastern Europe ontrips that combine their loves of cook-ing and culture. Jean enjoys the closeproximity of everything to her home inthe Historic Middleton Station Neigh-borhood: “From where I live, I can goto the library, the bank, my attorney,my dentist, the co-op – all on foot.”

Stay tuned to meet more of yourGood Neighbors! In the meantime, ifyou know someone who you think is aGood Neighbor and deserves recogni-tion, email me [email protected].

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Jean DeVore used to teach at a middle school in Tanzania. Now she volun-teers with the Elm Lawn Elementary School Homework Club.

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Pocan visitsU.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (WI-02) met with residents of

Oakwood Village on Thursday, August 15 to discussMedicare and Social Security. Pocan took questionsfrom seniors in attendance and constituent services staffalso helped with concerns regarding federal agencies.

Pocan said he is a staunch advocate for seniors andprotecting the programs that provide them with healthand economic certainty. As a member of the HouseBudget Committee, Pocan voted against the GOP budgetthat many Democrats said would turn Medicare into avoucher program, forcing 873,753 Wisconsin seniors outof traditional Medicare. He is also strongly opposed to achained CPI formula, which would change how benefitsare calculated for Social Security recipients. Earlier thisyear, Pocan joined more than 100 of his Democratic col-leagues in a letter to President Obama urging that he re-ject any budget proposals that cut Social Security,Medicare and Medicaid.

riety of sweet treats, mouth-wateringsandwiches and fair favorites, like friedcheese curds and cream puffs.

Work off extra calories with a 5Krun/walk, or just chase your toddlerduring the “Diaper Dash,” completewith an obstacle course, chalk and bub-bles. Then feel like a kid again your-self, after an afternoon on the carnivalmidway.

Grab a lawn chair and stake out thebest spot to catch the Kiddie Parade,Friday, August 23rd at 5:30 p.m., andthe Good Neighbor Festival Parade onSunday, August 25 at noon. This year’sParade Marshal is Al Ripp, ExecutiveDirector of the Middleton OutreachMinistry and long-time member ofmany service organizations in the area.

For 50 years, the Good NeighborFestival has worked to bring the com-munity together and promote the good

neighbor ethic through free family fun,music, and food. But, it’s also an im-portant fundraiser for the Middletonarea. The event supports charities andworthy causes that help those most inneed in the community.

“Bring your family, your friends,your neighbors. Eat, play, laugh andhave a great time knowing you’re mak-ing a difference in the lives of the peo-ple in our area who need it most,” saidGood Neighbor Festival presidentNancy Vickery.

For more information about GoodNeighbor Festival visit goodneigh-borfesitval.com or contact NancyVickery at [email protected].

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MIDDLETON FOOTBALL RETURNS

Changing of the guard

Becky Halverson knew the possi-bility existed.

Just not this season. And certainlynot with the girls golf season just daysaway.

Jeff Kenas, Middleton’s girls varsi-ty golf coach since 2007, accepted ajob as Dean of Students at MiddletonHigh School last week. And one of thestipulations was Kenas give up hiscoaching position.

Enter Halverson — one of the topplayers in the history of Middleton’sprogram and a Cardinals’ assistantcoach the last 14 seasons.

Halverson was hired almost imme-

diately after Kenas turned in his resig-nation. And while the change providedsome initial chaos with the season justdays away, the transition should be asmooth one, as most of the golfershave played for Halverson before.

“I was pretty shocked when I gotthe phone call … telling me that I bet-ter sit down because (Kenas) hadsome news,” Halverson said. “I defi-nitely didn’t see this coming. It’sunfortunate that (Kenas) has to bedone coaching, but I completelyunderstand that this is a great opportu-nity for him that he cannot pass up.”

Kenas had a sensational six-yearrun as Middleton’s head coach.

Kenas led Middleton to threeWIAA Division 1 state tournaments,highlighted by the program’s first-ever state championship in 2009.Middleton was also third at state in2010 and tied for sixth a year ago.

This season, Middleton opened as

Kenas resigns asgirls golf coach,Halverson steps inby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

See GOLFERS, page 23

Reversal of fortune?Football Cardshoping for arebound season by ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune

See FOOTBALL, page 18

Win the day.Middleton senior linebacker Matt

Hong was the first to speak the words.The slogan then took off faster thanUsain Bolt in the homestretch.

“Win the day” has become themantra inside Middleton’s footballprogram since last year’s disappoint-ing 5-4 season concluded. And thepremise is quite simple.

Take care of your business eachand every day, and everything elsewill take care of itself.

“Every practice, every rep we wantto outwork everyone else,” senior lefttackle Hayden Acker said. “If we ‘winthe day’ we’ll also win our share offootball games.”

Middleton opens its 2013 seasonFriday when it hosts MadisonMemorial at 7 p.m. And the Cardinalsare looking for a bounceback seasonfollowing a year in which they lostfour of their final five games.

Middleton finished the year in afourth place tie in the Big EightConference, its lowest finish sinceTim Simon took over in 2004. And inthe Cardinals’ four games againstplayoff teams, they went 1-3 and wereoutscored by 12.8 points per game.

The capper was a 44-9 playoff loss

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Jeff Kenas, who led Middleton’s girls golf team to the WIAA Division 1 state championship in 2009, resigned lastweek after landing a job as Middleton’s Dean of Students.

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Middleton senior quarterback Luke Schafer and the Cardinals begin their 2013 season Friday when they host Madison Memorial.

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PRAIRIE DU SAC — EricSimon has played every position forthe Middleton Home Talent Leagueamateur baseball team this season.

So when starting catcher KevinDubler flew to California to attend awedding and had to miss the team’smost important game of the year onSunday, manager BrandonHellenbrand didn’t hesitate to call onSimon to provide some emergencyrelief.

Middleton didn’t miss a beat.Right-hander Drew Farrell tossed

a complete-game six-hitter andSimon was flawless behind the plateas Middleton rallied from an earlydeficit to defeat Sauk Prairie, 5-4, inan HTL Northern Section champi-onship game.

“From day one he has done any-thing he could for us,” Hellenbrand

said of Simon, who has caught in theThursday Night League forMiddleton. “To play every positionthis year and come into the playoffsand start catching when we need onewin to go to the Final Four, you can’tput into words how big of a playerEric was today,”

Simon said he did his best to makesure Middleton (15-4) would advanceto the four-team, round-robin tourna-ment for the first time since 2008.

“The biggest thing is that his bathas been so huge for us lately and wewere going to miss that in the line-up,” Simon said of Dubler, who nor-mally bats third and ranks among theleague’s home run leaders. “I’m notas good a catcher as Dubler. But Iwas confident I could work withDrew — who has pitched so welllately — and handle that end of it.

“Once Drew started throwingmore change-ups, we started workingwell together. He was tough.”

Middleton opens Final Four play— which includes Stoughton anddefending champion Verona -— atMonona on Sunday at 1 p.m.

“We get to play for another threeweeks and that’s a bonus,”

Middleton surges into Final 4Farrell, Simonpower HTLteam past Saukby DENNIS SEMRAU

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M i d d l e t o nHome TalentL e a g u estandout EricSimon (left)and managerB r a n d o nHellenbrandare headed tothe FinalFour.

Many will expect a dropoff from ayear ago.

Some will anticipate slippageinside one of the state’s most dynamicprograms.

First-year Middleton boys soccercoach Ben Kollasch hears this andsimply chuckles.

Kollasch, who takes over the pro-gram for longtime Cardinals’ bossKen Burghy, recently held tryouts todetermine this year’s team. And whatKollasch saw was a record number ofathletes trying to play soccer atMiddleton.

So despite losing 15 seniors fromone of the better Cardinals teams inrecent years, Kollasch insistsMiddleton won’t be rebuilding.Instead, the Cardinals will simplyreload.

“If anyone expected us to rebuild, Icould prove they are mistaken just byshowing them the quantity of athletesthat choose to play soccer atMiddleton,” said Kollasch, whoseteam begins their season Thursday atMount Horeb. “Judging by the playersI did not have room for on the varsityroster this year, I would expectMiddleton to simply reload for yearsto come.”

There’s no doubt Kollasch’s firstvarsity team will be light on varsityexperience. But it certainly won’t beshort on talent.

Middleton went 19-3-3 last yearand won the Big Eight Conferencewith a perfect 9-0 record. But theCardinals were upset by MadisonMemorial in the WIAA Division 1sectional semifinals.

The overwhelming majority of thatteam has graduated, but Kollasch hassome gifted pieces to build around.

The best of the bunch is seniordefender Jack Hagstrom, a two-timeall-state performer. Hagstrom finishedfourth on the Cardinals in both goals(six) and points (14) last year and isthe heart of Middleton’s defense.

“(Jack) is the heart of our team inmany ways,” Kollasch said. “Jackalways finds ways to have a great per-

formance and I hope he can winanother all-state honor and help ustoward the state tournament.”

Middleton’s top three scorers froma year ago have graduated. But theCardinals do return senior forwardEmerson Kovacs, who had 11 points ayear ago.

“Emerson Kovacs is a dynamic for-ward with a completely different stylethan we have played with in recentyears,” Kollasch said. “He is not a tar-get forward but a slashing forward thatwill make defenses work and is dan-gerous in any given moment.”

Kollasch is also expecting bigthings out of junior midfielder IvanKhamenka.

“He is another impact player thatdid not receive much time last year,but has grown into a physical forcethat will punish defenses with size,speed and technique,” Kollasch saidof Khamenka.

Junior midfielder/defensemanJordan Grapentine is another playerKollasch believes will have a hugeimpact.

“I expect a complete newcomer,Jordan Grapentine, to not only defendwell, but lead counterattacks with

speed and precision,” Kollasch said.Senior Will Salmon and sophomore

Devin Ott are two midfieldersKollasch is expecting big things from.Senior Devin Vandermause is a return-ing starter at outside back and couldbe poised for a huge year.

“He is still one of the best threats toscore from outside back that I haveseen in the area,” Kollasch said ofVandermause.

Senior Colin Masnica and juniorRoger Waleffe are two more defense-men Kollasch expects to shine. Andsenior midfielder/forward DevinKetelboeter is a three-year varsityplayer who has consistently produced.

“Last year's team was built aroundour blue-chip talent up front,”Kollasch said. “This year we willbuild around our veteran backs whoall show inclination to attack at anygiven moment. We are a fast team all-around, though maybe without the topspeed burners like we had last year.”

Middleton’s biggest questioncomes in goal, where standout DanielGeanon has graduated.

Kollasch kept three goalies for now— Nick Revord, Coin Buelo andCaleb Ostrem — because there hasn't

been great separation between the trio.Revord will open the year as thestarter, but Kollasch expects Bueloand Ostrem to contend for the jobthroughout the season.

“Our goalie situation will be fluid,”Kollasch said. “The nature of thegoalie competition has even forced usto change our training plan for themdue to the coach-ability they alldemonstrate.

“They all bring different strengths,Nick's being a physicality and confi-dence that inspires trust. Watch forchanges over the season as they allimprove.”

What Kollasch doesn’t expect tochange is Middleton’s success.

The Cardinals have been one of thestate’s elite teams for years now.Middleton has reached the state tour-nament 12 times since 1989, high-lighted by a state title in 2004.

Kollasch has been along for much

of the ride. He helped lead Middletonto the state tournament in both 1993and ’94 and has coached inside theprogram since 1996.

When Burghy retired last seasonafter a brilliant 29-year run, Kollaschwas a natural choice to fill hisimmense shoes. And now, Kollaschand the Cardinals can’t wait to writethe next chapter of Middleton soccer.

“This first week has been great forthe program and extremely busy forme due to the historic numbers of ath-letes trying out for our teams,”Kollasch said. “So far the only adjust-ments have been of a clerical nature.

“Most of all I am excited to see thatthe interest in soccer in Middleton thatgrew during the Ken Burghy era onlycontinues to grow. Our large numbersof athletes make coaches’ decisionsdifficult, but make our programstronger for it.”



Emerson Kovacs (left) and Middleton’s boys soccer team begin their seasonThursday.

Middleton Boys Soccer RosterNo. Name Pos. Yr.0 Nicholas Revord GK 121 Colin Buelo GK 122 Devin Ott M 113 Trent McKinnon F 125 Jordan Grapentine D/M 116 Will Salmon M 128 Jackson Rock M 1210 Colin Masnica D/M 1211 Ivan Khamenka M/F 1112 Connor Acker M 1213 Emerson Kovacs F 1214 Troy Zeuske M 1215 Joe Hall D 1216 Tyler Ballweg M 1117 Peter Carey M/F 1218 Alban Jonuzi M 1119 R.J. Pertzborn D 1220 Devin Ketelboeter M/F 1221 Roger Waleffe D 1123 Nicholas Bilodeau M/F 1124 Devin Vandermause D 1225 Mintesinote Urban M/F 1026 Jack Hagstrom D 1227 Caleb Ostrem GK 11 28 Gabriel Garlough-Shah M/F 10

Soccer Cardinals expect big thingsDespite heavylosses, Middletonshould shineby ROB REISCHEL

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Editor’s Note: The following BigEight Conference preview was pub-lished at wissports.net.

2012 RecapAfter several years of co-champi-

ons in the Big Eight Conference, therehave been back-to-back outrightchampions. Sun Prairie went a perfect8-0 last year after Verona ruled the dayin 2011.

Sun Prairie’s terrific year continuedin the postseason, too, as it reached thestate finals last season before losing toHartland Arrowhead.

Verona made it to Level 3 last sea-son before losing to Sun Prairie for asecond time. Madison West got a post-season win, while the other Big Eightplayoff teams — Madison Memorialand Middleton — each lost their firstgame.

2013 PredictedOrder of Finish

1. Sun Prairie2. Verona3. Madison West4. Middleton5. Madison La Follette6. Madison Memorial7. Janesville Craig8. Janesville Parker9. Beloit Memorial10. Madison East

Players to Watch:Marcus Collins, DB/WR,

Madison La Follette: A Pitt commit,Collins was the team’s leading receiv-er last year and a first-team all-confer-ence pick as a defensive back.

Ryan Curran, QB, Sun Prairie:A three-year starter, Curran is one ofthe most poised quarterbacks in thestate. An outstanding passer on therun, he threw for 1,655 yards and 18touchdowns last year.

Craig Evans, DL/RB/WR, SunPrairie: Evans is one of the mosthighly recruited players in state histo-ry, with offers from a Who’s Who ofcollege programs.

Aaron Fischer, FB, Sun Prairie:One of the best fullback prospectsfrom the state in several years, he’s a

devastating lead blocker and verycapable receiver out of the backfield.

Daurice Fountain, WR, MadisonMemorial: A second-team all-leaguepick, he figures to take on an evenlarger role this year following thegraduation of Jester Weah. A statetrack champ, he is getting D1 offers aswell.

Mike Garvey, LB, Sun Prairie:Garvey was a first-team all-confer-ence selection for the Cardinalsdefense.

Aubrey Johnson, TE, MadisonWest: Johnson has outstanding athlet-ic ability, earning first-team all-con-ference recognition last year.

Michael Marchese, WR, SunPrairie: A very physical and technicalwideout, Marchese caught 50 passesfor 555 yards and was named first-team all-conference last year.

Terrell McFadden, WR/QB,Madison West: McFadden was a big-play threat, catching 23 passes for 523yards (22.7 avg.) and nine touch-downs and received first-team all-con-ference honors. McFadden could windup as the team’s quarterback in 2013,however.

Derek Rongstad, WR,Middleton: Rongstad led theCardinals in receiving a year ago andreceived second-team all-conferencehonors.

Adam Stiner, OL, Verona: Stinerhas shown outstanding improvementover his career, earning first-team all-

conference recognition and Division 1offers.

Dai-Von Vance-Jenkins, RB,Janesville Parker: Vance-Jenkinswas a second team all-conferenceselection last year with a couple biggames early in the year.

1. Sun Prairie The Cardinals completed an out-

standing season in 2012 before fallingto Arrowhead in the state title game.There is a hole at running back follow-ing the graduation of multi-year1,000-yard rusher Donte Starlin-Merriam, but players return thataccounted for nine all-conferenceselections last season. That numberwould have been 10, but junior line-backer Malik Bondon, who wasbeginning to receive Division 1 offers,moved to Illinois.

The big name for head coach BrianKaminski of course is senior defen-

sive tackle Craig Evans, who hasgiven a verbal commitment toWisconsin, although continues toreceive strong interest from schoolsacross the country. Don’t be surprisedto see his role on offense expandedafter rushing for 6 touchdowns inshort yardage situations.

Quarterback Ryan Curran entershis third year as a starter and is one ofthe best in the state at his position,with great poise in the pocket and anability to throw on the move with ter-rific accuracy. Curran will have first-team all-conference wide receiverMichael Marchese to throw to.

Even without Bondon the defensehas plenty of talent coming back. Inaddition to Evans, returning first-teamall-conference selections include line-backer Mike Garvey and defensiveback Jeramiah Bradley. The Cardinalshave their sights set on another Big


Sun Prairie tabbed Big 8 favorite

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Peyton Brunker (left) and Middleton’s defense should be much improved this fall.

Middleton pickedfor fourth place

Eight title and should be in for a deepplayoff run as well.

2. Verona The Wildcats saw their streak of

seven straight conference titles (threein the Badger, four in the Big Eight)end last season, but shouldn’t fall toofar under veteran head coach DaveRichardson. Replacing the explosiveDom Wise in the backfield will be dif-ficult, but Verona is a team that contin-ually produces good numbers in theprogram, which usually leads to com-petition and success.

Travis Murray and Eric Schmidtsaw plenty of time in the backfield lastyear making some big plays, and pro-vide Richardson some solid options tocarry the ball. Quarterback JohnTackett is also a capable runner andpasser.

Adam Stiner is a returning first-team all-conference selection on theoffensive line, and is a bona fideDivision 1 prospect. The team’s onlytwo losses last season were to SunPrairie, so you can be sure their Week2 match-up will feature plenty of hypeand attention.

3. Madison West The Regents took a big step for-

ward as a program in 2013, winningtheir first playoff game since finishingas the 1986 state runner-up. After athird place finish in the highly-com-petitive Big Eight, head coach GregValasky welcomes back five starterson offense and six on defense.

“We should be fast both offensivelyand defensively,” he said. “I thinkoffensively we could be explosive ifour new players on the offensive lineare able to step up.”

Quarterback Alex Brown was afirst-team all-conference choice lastyear, but has graduated. Look for sen-ior Terrell McFadden, a first-team all-conference receiver last year, to makethe move to the quarterback spot,where his athleticism figures to posesignificant challenges for opponents.

He’ll still have plenty of options tothrow it to, including versatile tightend Aubrey Johnson, one of the bestathletes in the league. Second-leadingreceiver Chris Graf also returns.

Antonio Hoye and Robert Garel arereturning first-team all-conferencelinebackers on defense, and Johnson’sstrength and explosion will be usedsignificantly there as well.

4. Middleton The Cardinals have qualified for

the playoffs 17 years in a row, and fig-ure to be in the hunt to keep that streakgoing in 2013. There are some signif-icant challenges however.

“We need to replace 17 starterswith inexperience on the offensive anddefensive line,” 10th-year head coachTim Simon said. “We should havegood team speed though.”

The passing game may be ahead ofthe running game to start the year, asquarterback Luke Shafer is back alongwith two outstanding receivers –Derek Rongstad and Demond Hill.The kicking game should be a strengthas well.

5. Madison La Follette The Lancers finished 3-5 last year

and just out of the playoffs, a placethey haven’t been since 2007 whenthey were the Big Eight co-champs.Head coach Mike Harris and crew willbe in a battle for a postseason spot thisyear, and can turn to Marcus Collins— one of the state’s top seniors — forleadership and production on bothsides of the ball. Collins was theLancers’ leading receiver and was afirst-team all-conference selection atdefensive back. He’s committed toPitt.

6. Madison Memorial

The Spartans lost a pair of thestate’s top athletes in quarterback JoeFerguson (walk-on at Wisconsin) andJester Weah (now at Pitt), but havesolid players ready to step into thosepositions this season.

Brandon Toman has started severalgames in the last few years and isready take over at quarterback. Widereceiver Daurice Fountain has elitespeed and could be in line for a break-out season. Running back Ra’QuanCunnigan also returns for head coachMike Galindo.

7. Janesville Craig The Cougars were a fixture in the

postseason in the 2000’s, but haven’tbeen back since 2008. Craig hopes tomake a playoff push in 2013, but itcould be a challenge in the deep BigEight Conference. Quarterback TomGabower returns after splitting timelast year.

8. Janesville Parker The Vikings made the playoffs 15

of the last 16 years, but missed out lastseason after finishing just 2-6 in theconference. Parker will turn to Dai-Von Vance-Jenkins, who ran for seventouchdowns and had some big gamesearly in the year. Four other playerswho earned honorable mention all-conference honors also return.

9. Beloit Memorial The Purple Knights ended their 29-

game losing streak in Week 5 with a38-30 win over Madison East, but sawlittle else go right in 2012. A total of15 letterwinners and seven starters areback for head coach Jon Dupuis.

10. Madison East The Purgolders went winless last

season. East was shutout four timesand scored a touchdown or less threeother times.


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to Sussex Hamilton that has hadeveryone in the program stewing sincelast October.

“Last year was not acceptable,”Cardinals senior quarterback LukeSchafer said. “That’s definitely notgood enough at Middleton.”

Senior linebacker Elliot Taninagreed.

“We want to be competing for con-ference championships,” Tanin said.“So what happened last year wasn’tacceptable at all. We want to get backon top.”

The Cardinals appear to have manyof the necessary ingredients to con-tend for a league title.

Middleton’s offense — which washeld to 7.3 points per game in its fourlosses last year — should be far morebalanced and explosive.

Middleton returns a pair of experi-enced quarterbacks in seniors Schaferand Kasey Miller.

The two split time through the firstthree games last season, beforeSchafer eventually pulled away.Miller has improved, though, andSimon expects both to play againstMadison Memorial Friday.

Of the two, Schafer possessesgreater mobility and has improved hisarm strength from last season. Millerhas the stronger arm of the two and is20 pounds heavier, but lacks Schafer’sescapability.

“They’ll both play some,” Simonsaid. “I don’t know how it will breakdown. They could alternate or I couldgo with whoever gets the hot hand.We’ll see.”

Whichever quarterback is throwingthe ball will have terrific targets in thepassing game.

Senior split end Derek Rongstadwas a second-team all-conferenceselection last season, while seniorflanker Demond Hill was an honor-able-mention all-conference pick.

“Doc is big and has very goodspeed,” Simon said of Rongstad. “And(Demond) has a really good burst offthe line and can really spread thefield.”

Senior Derek Rogeberg and juniorMitchell Herl have both impressedearly at tight end. And there’s soliddepth at both wideout and tight end.

With so many experienced return-ing parts in the passing game, theCardinals are likely to throw the ballmore than they have in recent years.

“I think so,” Simon said. “I thinkour passing offense should definitelybe a strength.”

Middleton’s bread and butter isalways a solid running attack, though.And the Cardinals have plenty ofcapable pieces there again.

Senior running back CharlesBraxton was buried down the depthchart last year. But Braxton appearspoised for a big season.

The offensive line is inexperienced,but played extremely well during afour-team scrimmage at MiddletonHigh School last Friday.

Acker, who will open at left tackleFriday, was Middleton’s top reserve ayear ago. Senior right tackle JackMayers was one of Middleton’s topbackups last year, too, and should beready for a big season.

Junior left guard Nikko Miller, sen-ior center Lon Yeary and junior rightguard Derek Ramsey make up theinterior of Middleton’s line. SeniorBrennan Maly will be the fullback.

“I think we’ll have a pretty goodrunning game,” Simon said. “Charlesis obviously quick and agile. He canput his shoulder down and he’s fast.And I think our line can develop into apretty good one.”

Middleton’s defense faded downthe stretch last year, but the Cardinalsare optimistic they can correct muchof what ailed them.

“We should be a better defense,”Cardinals veteran defensive coordina-tor Tom Cabalka said. “If we stay

healthy and we realize the importanceof our responsibilities, I think we canbe pretty good.

“The whole coaching staff is excit-ed to see these kids compete. No onewas satisfied with where we finishedlast year.”

The strength of the defense will bea deep and gifted group of lineback-ers.

Tanin is the lone returning defen-sive starter from a year ago and shouldbe ready for a big senior season.Tanin, who will play the weakside, hasput on 15 pounds of muscle in the pastyear and is excited to take on a greaterleadership role.

“The biggest thing with thisdefense is communicating,” Taninsaid. “And I want to take more respon-sibility on my shoulders this year. Ican’t wait.”

Hong started in the middle the firsttwo games a year ago, before he suf-fered a season-ending ankle injury.Hong is back to full health now,though, and ready for a big season.

Junior Brian Chapman, who joined

the varsity halfway through his sopho-more season, has shined in camp andwill start on the strongside.

“I’m pretty excited about our line-backers,” Cabalka said.

The rest of the unit could be a workin progress.

Up front, Maly and Rogeberg willline up at defensive end. And Cabalkabelieves both players will wreakhavoc.

“Those two should be real solid,”Cabalka said.

Middleton’s defense is built aroundits two defensive tackles, though, andthe Cardinals lack experience there.For now, junior Chase Jollie (5-11,238) will start at nose tackle, whilesenior Sam Lambert (6-0, 233) will bethe other tackle.

“I’d like to think we have solid kidsin the middle,” Cabalka said. “We justdon’t have experience, so that’s ourbiggest concern. The way we play, weneed those two kids up front to occupyblockers from getting to our ‘back-ers.”

Middleton is green in back, too, but

has some terrific athletes to workwith.

Senior Jordan Carey (6-2, 175) hasimproved his speed since last year andcould be a top-flight cornerback.Senior Vance Koch (6-2, 179) hasideal size and will start at the othercornerback position.

Cabalka and his staff are extremelyhigh on junior Max Boehnen, whowill start at strong safety. And seniorMax Oelerich (6-3, 181) is making theswitch from wide receiver to free safe-ty, where his size and athleticismmake him an extremely intriguingprospect.

“The thing we have going for us ondefense is we have a lot of really good

athletes,” Cabalka said. “And the sen-iors came out with an attitude andpretty much said, ‘It’s my time.’That’s important.”

Wissports.net picked Middleton tofinish fourth in the Big EightConference again. But the Cardinalsdon't mind that prediction one bit.

Middleton has had a lot to provesince its disappointing 2012 seasonended. Now, the Cardinals want to‘win the day’ and eventually triumphon the football field.

“We’re all pretty excited,” Ackersaid. “We know people aren’t pickingus real high, but we don’t care aboutthat. If we do what we’re supposed to,I think it can be a really good year.”


MIDDLETON FOOTBALL ROSTERNo. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt.1 Derek Rongstad 12 WR/DB 6'5 1782 Charles Braxton 12 RB/DB 5'9 1763 Jordan Carey 12 WR/DB 6'2 1754 Max Oelerich 12 WR/DB 6'3 1815 Max Boehnen 11 RB/DB 6'0 1856 Demond Hill 12 WR/DB 6'1 1677 Kasey Miller 12 QB/DE 6'0 1928 Kellan Schulz 11 WR/DB 6'1 1679 Brett Joers 11 QB/DB 6'1 163

10 Matt Hong 12 RB/LB 6'0 20511 Derek Rogeberg 12 TE/DE 6'2 19512 Kyle Hopp 12 WR/DB 6'4 17313 Luke Schafer 12 QB/DB 6'0 17114 Packer Pettaway 11 RB/DB 5'10 16615 Elliot Tanin 12 RB/LB 6'0 18516 Leron Goodall 11 WR/DB 5'9 13217 Hayden Densen 11 QB/DB 5'10 17518 Alex Wood 11 WR/DB 5'9 13719 K.J. Willis 11 WR/DB 5'10 15220 Calvin Geppert 11 RB/DB 5'8 15021 Ernest Winters II 12 WR/DB 5'10 15922 Nick Maes 11 WR/DB 6'0 15823 George Monreal 12 RB/DB 5'6 14224 Derek Pettit 11 WR/DB 5'8 15226 Taris Henderson 11 WR/DB 5'9 14127 Jordan Lueck 12 WR/DB 5'10 14728 Brennan Maly 12 RB/DE 5'11 20229 Shaun Wettsein 11 RB/LB 5'9 18530 Alex Leahy 11 RB/DB 5'7 14731 Jervon Walker 11 RB/DB 5'7 14432 Vance Koch 12 WR/DB 6'2 17934 Eric Karwoski 11 TE/DE 6'2 17835 Jacob Manser 11 RB/DB 5'11 16337 Henry Dean 11 WR/DB 6'1 16838 Adam Frye 11 RB/DB 5'9 19739 Declan Whinnery 11 WR/DB 6'3 18440 Brian Chapman 11 RB/LB 6'1 18842 Jon Dalton 11 RB/LB 5'10 16544 Zac Corgiat 11 RB/LB 5'10 20245 Shay Haase 11 TE/LB 6'1 17046 Peyton Brunker 11 RB/LB 5'11 16948 Alex Wills 11 TE/LB 6'0 16949 Josh Hellbach 11 TE/DE 6'0 20051 Hunter Westhoff 11 OL/DL 5'8 20052 Benny Nevarez 11 OL/DL 5'8 19053 Logan Clark 12 OL/DL 5'11 20954 Nikko Miller 11 OL/DL 6'0 20855 Evan Kivolowitz 11 OL/DL 6'1 19756 Chance Stine 12 OL/DL 5'7 19657 Lon Yeary 12 OL/DL 6'2 22759 Chase Jollie 11 OL/DL 5'11 23860 Tanner Rahman 12 OL/DL 6'2 20562 Chris Hines 11 OL/DL 5'10 18263 Kevin Sandoval 12 OL/DL 5'7 17965 Derek Ramsey 11 OL/DL 5'8 20070 Elling Mann 12 OL/DL 6'5 22072 Jarod Powless 11 WR/DB 6'5 20073 Max Milovets 11 OL/DL 6'1 24074 Austin Collins 11 OL/DL 6'2 28075 Sean Benedict 11 OL/DL 6'1 28076 Garrett Piernot 11 OL/DL 5'11 21577 Jack Mayers 12 OL/DL 6'6 24078 Sam Lambert 12 OL/DL 6'0 23379 Hayden Acker 12 OL/DL 6'2 30580 Zach Shoemaker 11 WR/DB 6'0 16981 Travis Zander 11 WR/DB 6'0 15482 Taggart Haase 11 RB/DL 5'9 18683 Mitchell Herl 11 WR/DB 6'4 19885 Bennett Schneider 12 WR/DB 5'10 14387 Andrew Torresani 12 TE/LB 6'2 22088 Eric Bradley-Bartleson 11 TE/DE 5'11 17091 Garrett Knudtson 12 RB/DE 5'10 19099 Jack Donley 11 RB/DE 5'9 169

Head Coach: Tim SimonAssistant Head Coach: Tom CabalkaAssistant Coaches: Brad Rogeberg, Rick VanderSanden, Jason Pertzborn,

Dan Drandstveit, Ryan Oliversen, Max Peternell, Grant Malmquist, SethCoyne.

Managers: Kelly Brown, Abby Kalscheur, Hunter Kurbel, Kelli Yelk,Taylor Ziegler, Abby Henke, Melia Lighty.

OFFENSIVE DEPTH CHARTQB — 1. Luke Schafer; 1. Kasey MillerRB — 1. Charles Braxton; 2. Alex LeahyFB — 1. Brennan Maly; 2. Josh HellbachLT — 1. Hayden Acker; 2. Sean BenedictLG — 1. Nikko Miller; 2. Lon Yeary and Chance StineC — 1. Lon Yeary; 2. Nikko MillerRG — 1. Derek Ramsey; 2. Tanner Rahman.RT — 1. Jack Mayers; 2. Austin CollinsTE — 1. Derek Rogeberg; 2. Mitchell HerlFlanker – 1. Demond Hill; 2. Zach Shoemaker Split End – 1. Derek Rongtad; 2. Travis ZanderPunter – 1. Kasey Miller; 2. Declan WhinneryKicker – 1. Derek Rongstad; 2. Brett Joers and Declan Whinnery

DEFENSIVE DEPTH CHARTRush End – 1. Brennan Maly; 2. Kasey MillerStud End – 1. Derek Rogeberg; 2. Josh HellbachDT – 1. Sam Lambert; 2. Austin CollinsNT – 1. Chase Jollie; 2. Chance StineSam Linebacker – 1. Brian Chapman; 2. Alex WillsMike Linebacker – 1. Matt Hong; 2. Shaun WettseinWill Backer – 1. Elliot Tanin; 2. Peyton BrunkerCB – 1. Jordan Carey; 2. Nick Maes and Jordan LueckCB – 1. Vance Koch; 2. Alex WoodSS – 1. Max Boehnen; 2. Hayden DensenFS – 1. Max Oelerich; 2. Luke Schafer

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Middleton defensive coordinator Tom Cablaka believes his unit is ready fora big year.


Yes, it was just a glorified practice.And it’s true, no one will remember

much about it come November.But the fact remains Middleton’s

football team was awfully impressiveduring a four-team scrimmage at MHSlast Friday.

Middleton played host toWatertown, Madison Edgewood andMount Horeb-Barneveld — three pro-grams that all reached the postseason ayear ago. And the Cardinals wereclearly the top dog among the fourschools.

“I was pretty happy,” Middleton10th-year coach Tim Simon said after-wards. “I thought we did a lot of goodthings.”

Middleton was extremely sharp onoffense.

Senior quarterbacks Luke Schaferand Kasey Miller rotated with the No.1 offense and both had terrific suc-cess.

Middleton opened againstWatertown, which is coming off a yearit went 9-2. And the Cardinals’ offensewas extremely impressive.

Schafer threw a 40-yard touch-down pass to senior wideout DerekRongstad and a 25-yard TD strike tojunior tight end Mitchell Herl. Millerled a pair of scoring drives and capped

one with a short touchdown pass tosenior running back Charles Braxton.

Braxton had a handful of big runs.And Middleton’s offensive line — ledby seniors Hayden Acker and JackMayers, and junior Derek Ramsey —protected well in the passing game andcleared plenty of room in the rungame.

“We’ve got a lot of weapons,”Schafer said. “I think we’re ahead oflast year, for sure. Our mindset is dif-ferent.”

Defensively, Middleton’s improvedteam speed was noticeable. TheCardinals were fast to the ball, aggres-sive all day and tough to move on.

“It felt great to be back out thereand to go full throttle,” senior line-backer Elliot Tanin said. “There’s littlethings here and there we have to fix,like everyone does. But it was a prettygood start.”

Especially considering the qualityof competition.

Watertown reached Level 3 of theDivision 2 playoffs last year and isexpected to challenge for the LittleTen Conference title this season.

Mount Horeb-Barneveld is comingoff the best year in that program’s his-tory, a season in which the Vikings

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by ROB REISCHEL

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reached the Division 3 state semifi-nals.

And Madison Edgewood went tothe Division 3 playoffs, but bowed outin Round 1.

Of that gifted quartet, though,Middleton was heads and shouldersabove the rest.

“There were a lot of mistakes,”Simon said. “But there were just asmany good things. So that makes for afun week. There are plenty of goodthings to talk about, and still plenty ofthings to clean up.”

• Ready to roll: Middleton hostsMadison Memorial in its season open-er Friday. The game begins at 7 p.m.,30 minutes earlier than most contests.

The Spartans went 5-3 during theregular season last year and tiedMiddleton for fourth place in the BigEight Conference. Memorial, likeMiddleton, then lost in the first roundof the postseason.

Middleton and Memorial didn’tplay each other last season, due to aquirky schedule in which all schoolsplayed just eight games. So there will

be a level of unfamiliarity Fridaynight.

“Memorial always has talent,”Simon said. “So we know that won’tbe an issue.”

• Blinders on: Many insideMiddleton’s program had ruffledfeathers after the Cardinals werepicked to finish fourth in the Big Eightby wissports.net. Not Simon.

“I didn’t even know anything aboutit,” Simon said. “None of that matters.The only thing that matters is wherewe are at the end.”


Middleton football coach Tim Simon is beginning his 10th season as the Cardinals’ boss.


Sports briefsBluebirds to hold tryouts

The Bluebirds basketball program will hold tryouts at a few grades onSept. 19 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Middleton High School Field House.

The Bluebirds expect to have boys teams in the following age groupsfor 2013-14: 8th, 7th, 5th and 4th. The Bluebirds expect to have girls teamsin 3rd and 5th grade for the upcoming season. There are limited spotsavailable in all age groups with the exception of 7th-grade boys.

There is no cost to participate in the tryout. The Bluebirds are a tourna-ment-only program that has been around for more than 70 years. To learnmore, please contact Perry Hibner at 828-9891.

Veterans NightIt will be Veterans Night during Middleton’s football game with

Madison Memorial Friday. The contest begins at 7 p.m. at BrietenbachStadium.

All veterans get into the game for free with a Vet ID.American Legion of Middleton & Cross Plains will be showcasing

Color Guard for the national anthem.

Kiddie clinicThe Middleton High School Dance Team will hold a fall kiddie clinic

Sept. 12 from 5-8 p.m. The event will take place at Middleton High Schooland is $30 per child. All children grades K-8 are eligible for the clinic.

The MHS Dance Team will teach participants a routine to be performedat halftime of a varsity football game. All participants will learn and per-form the same dance.

Kids will play games, get pizza and fruit, and receive a t-shirt to wearand take home! Parents will receive two free tickets for admission into thegame.

The deadline for registration is Sept. 10.

Local golfMadison Women’s Golf AssociationFlight ALow Gross: Tricia Smith, 47Low Net: Tricia Smith, 37Play of the Day: Dyanne Cox

Flight BLow Gross: Alice Mann, 51Low Net: Lisa Armstrong, 35Play of the Day: Alice Mann, Pat King, Char Dohm, Ruth Domack,

Lisa Armstrong

Flight CLow Gross: Mryna McNatt, 54Low Net: Mryna McNatt, 32Play of the Day: Elaine Hilt, Myrna McNatt, Sylvia Heiser

Parkcrest Women’s LeagueFlight A: Karin Rudnicki, 49Flight B: Jeannine Muschinski, 54Flight C: Jan Cibula, 56

Off andrunningMiddleton’s girlsgolfers start strongby ROB REISCHEL

Times-Tribune


Kelly Wassarman and Middleton’s girls golf team finished second at the 22-team Brookfield Central/Homestead Classic Monday and Tuesday.

Menomonee Falls — Middleton’sgirls golfers are off to a terrific start.

The Cardinals finished second atthe star studded, two-day BrookfieldCentral/Homestead Classic onMonday and Tuesday. Middleton wasalso third at the Madison EdgewoodInvite held at Yahara Hills last Friday.

“I think we're going to be right inthere with the top schools,” saidBecky Halverson, who recentlyreplaced Jeff Kenas as Middleton’shead coach. “This is going to be a lotof fun.”

Middleton, which is ranked third inthe latest Wisconsin Golf CoachesAssociation poll, faced some of thestate’s top teams at the BC-H Classic.And the Cardinals more than heldtheir own.

Top-ranked Arrowhead won theevent with a 627. Middleton was sec-ond at 646, while Green Bay NotreDame (658), Madison Memorial (662)and Madison Edgewood (679) round-ed out the top five.

Middleton sophomore standoutLoren Skibba finished sixth overallwith a 152. Skibba shot an opening-day 76 at Mee-Kwon Golf Course inMequon and another 76 on Day 2 atWanaki Golf Course in MenomoneeFalls.

Middleton also counted 84s fromseniors Sheenagh Cleary and HunterSchultz during its opening round.Senior Kelly Wassarman and juniorRachel Thornton each carded an 85.

During the second round, Skibbashot a 76 and Cleary had a 79. Schultzshot an 80 and Wassarman carded an82.

Middleton was also third at theMadison Edgewood Invite.Arrowhead won that event with a 319,while Green Bay Notre Dame (322),Middleton (325), Madison Edgewood

(329) and Madison Memorial (332)rounded out the top five.

Skibba led the Cardinals with a 79,while Cleary carded an 80.Wassarman fired an 81 and Thorntonshot an 85.

“We’ve really got seven girls com-peting for five spots,” Halverson said.“And they all understand there arepeople on their heels. That’s going to

help us throughout the season.”• Girls tennis: Middleton opened its

season by winning the HartlandArrowhead Invite last Friday andSaturday.

The Cardinals defeated WhitefishBay and University School by 6-1scores. Middleton also toppled hostArrowhead, 5-2.


Hellenbrand said of Middleton,which is trying to win its first HTLtitle since 2002, when he was theteam’s ace pitcher.

Darrell Hellenbrand, Brandon’sfather, was the team’s manager thatyear. Randall Simon, Eric’s father,was an assistant coach on the 2008squad that advanced to the FinalFour.

Middleton’s younger generationwas pleased to continue the familytradition.

“It’s pretty exciting stuff,”Brandon Hellenbrand said. “I wasthere three times as a player. We wonit in ’02. You don’t realize how hardit is to get back there, especially play-ing in the north in what I consider thebest section of any of them.”

Simon agreed, adding: “It means alot for us to make it back there.”

The game was tied, 4-4, in the sev-enth, when Middleton notched thegame-winning run.

Josh Hinson led off the frame witha booming double off the right-centerfield fence. A.J. Redders followedwith a run-scoring single to giveMiddleton a 5-4 edge.

Farrell kept Sauk Prairie at bayfrom there.

“It was a clutch hit by A.J.,”Hinson said. “You have to be on yourhorse rounding third. I got a late go-ahead from (third base coach)Brandon (Hellenrand), but it was niceto see it. I was ready to score so I’mglad he sent me.”

Sauk Prairie shortstop SamKoenig, who plays collegiately atUW-Milwaukee, didn’t waste anytime giving the Northern SectionWestern Division champion Twins aquick lead. Koenig launched a two-run home run over the right-centerfield fence with two outs in the bot-tom of the first inning.

“It was a fastball about four inchesoff the plate. He went and got it,”Farrell said.

Brandon Scheidler’s lead-offhome in the third inning trimmedMiddleton’s deficit to 2-1.

But Lucas Koenig, who was onbase with a one-out walk when hisbrother homered in the first, thenlined a solo homer over the left field

fence to give Sauk Prairie a 3-1 lead.“He did the same thing as his

brother with a slider in the lower partof the zone,” Farrell said of LucasKoenig.

Farrell, though, settled down andallowed just one run on three hitsover the final 6 2/3 innings. He fin-ished with two walks and sevenstrikeouts.

However, Farrell said Scheidler’shome run provided the necessaryspark to jump-start Middleton’soffense.

“We roll as one unit and that’s allit took, some energy in the dugoutand we went with it,” Farrell said.

Middleton pulled even in the fifthinning, chasing Sauk Prairie starterMatt Katzman. Scheidler had a one-out single to right, Matt Brabendersingled to left and AndrewZimmerman loaded the bases whenhe reached on an infield error.

Clean-up hitter Josh Hinson thensliced a 0-2 pitch off Katzman thatlanded fair just inside the right-fieldfoul line to score Scheidler and pullMiddleton within 3-2.

Right-hander Paul Lenerzreplaced Katzman and promptlywalked Mike Brabender on fivepitches to score Matt Brabender for a3-3 tie.

“(Katzman) was in some jams andfell behind. That was our strategy allyear. If Katzman gets in trouble, wego to Paul (Lenerz). He’s been aworkhorse for us,” said LucasKoenig, who serves as Sauk Prairie’splayer/manager. “Paul was leagueMVP in 2010 as a pitcher. So it’sbeen our strategy to make thosemoves quick.”

Lenerz then induced Cole Cook tobounce into a 1-2-3 double play toend the inning. But Middletongrabbed a 4-3 lead in the sixth whenA.J. Redders singled to right, movedto third on Scott Brabender’s double

inside the left-field line, and scoredon a throwing error on MattBrabender’s ground ball to third base.

“Against a team like (SaukPrairie) any run is going to be impor-tant. You’ve got to take anything youcan get and I was glad to spark it,”Matt Brabender said. “I just tried toget a bat on the ball and make themmake a play.”

Sauk Prairie (15-4) pulled even inthe bottom of the sixth when ChaseSuchla drew a one-out walk, movedto second on Dylan Slotty’s groundball to second and scored on StevePacholke’s RBI single to right field.

But Redders and Hinson teamedup for the game-winning run in theseventh.

Redders was second with 18appearances as a pitcher during hisfreshman season at St. Mary’s(Minn.) University last spring. But hehad just one at bat and was pleased tomake a key contribution on offensewhen Middleton needed it the most.

“I was just trying to keep myweight back,” Redders said. “I’vehad a problem all year lunging. I wastrying to hit the ball up the middle.(Shortstop Sam) Koenig was playingup the middle so I pulled it a little bit

and it got right through that hole.Thank God Josh made it in from sec-ond.”

Farrell squashed Sauk Prairie’scomeback plans when he retired 10of the Twins’ final 11 hitters to earnthe victory.

Lenerz said it was a differentFarrell that faced Sauk Prairie, whichknocked him around during a 10-3victory over Middleton on July 7 atPrairie du Sac.

“He really looked like he changedhis speed a lot and changed his armangles,” said Lenerz, who allowedone earned run on four hits with fourwalks and four strikeouts in pitchingthe final 4 2/3 innings. “From whenwe faced him earlier in the year, hecompletely threw out that game plan.It seemed like (Farrell) had a com-pletely different approach and itworked really well for him. He wasvery impressive.”

Farrell said the earlier defeat tothe Twins was ample motivation tobounce back and turn things around.

“It’s been a long time coming forus,” said Farrell, who began playingfor Middleton in 2006. “We’ve had agood team every year I’ve played, butwe just couldn’t get there. It’s a greatteam we just beat, too. The last timewe made it in 2008 I had to go backto school, so I didn’t get to be part ofit. This is awesome.”

Lucas Koenig said the Twinsappeared to be out of sync on offense

for most of the game.“We just had an uncharacteristic

game, swing-wise with guys,”Koenig said. “We weren’t takinggood swings today. (Farrell) threw anice game and mixed it up. We didn’tquite make the adjustments we need-ed to make late in the game.”

Meanwhile, Hellenbrand is look-ing forward to three more weeks ofbaseball, which seemed unlikely withDubler out of the lineup.

“That’s a big hole in our lineup.But defensively, I felt very comfort-able with Eric back there,”Hellenbrand said. “I knew we weregoing to be fine there but you lose abig bat. Eric’s a good contact hitter.So it was more the power we weremissing than anything.

“Eric has been around a long time.He knows the game really well. He’sa pitcher, as well, so he knows how tocall a game. He sees certain things onhitters. It was important to have himback there mentally and to keepDrew calm after the early homeruns.”

Middleton 5, Sauk Prairie 4Middleton ……....……… 001 021 100 – 5 10 0Sauk Prairie ………...… 201 001 000 – 4 6 4

Pitching (IP-H-ER-BB-K): M – Farrell (W,9-6-4-2-7). SP – Katzman (4.1, 6-2-1-3), Lenerz(L, 4.2-4-1-4-4).

Leading hitters: M – Hinson 3x5, Scheidler2x4, Redders 2x4, M. Brabender 2x5. SP – Meier2x4. 2B – S. Brabender, Hinson. HR — S.Koenig, L. Koenig, Scheidler.

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Drew FarrellMiddleton pitcher

It’s been a long time coming for us.We’ve had a good team every year I’veplayed, but we just couldn’t get there.”“


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the state’s No. 1 team in the firstWisconsin Golf Coaches Associationpoll.

“I’m really proud of what we’vedone,” Kenas said. “It was a terrificrun.”

Kenas has been working towardshis principal’s certification, though,and those close to him knew he mightbe stepping aside soon. Just not thissoon.

When a job in the Middleton dis-trict recently opened up, though,Kenas couldn’t pass it up.

“I definitely have mixed emo-tions,” Kenas said. “I was hoping tocoach through this season because Ithink it’s going to be a great year. Butit was just going to be too much withstarting a new position and I totallyunderstand that. But there’s no doubt,I’m going to miss it.”

The Cardinals should be in goodhands with Halverson.

Halverson played at Middletonfrom 1995-’98 and remains one of thetop players in school history.

Halverson didn’t begin playinggolf until her freshman year, but tookto the game quickly. By Halverson’ssophomore season, she was theCardinals’ No. 1 golfer and earnedfirst-team all-conference honors.

Halverson again earned first-teamall-conference honors as a junior andled Middleton to its first-ever trip tostate, where the Cardinals finishedeighth. Middleton qualified for stateagain and finished eighth inHalverson’s senior season. That year,Halverson placed 11th individually atstate, was a second-team all-state per-former, and was named first-team all-Big Eight for a third consecutive year.

Halverson was a volunteer coachwith the Cardinals from 1999-2001,

then was Middleton’s JV coach from2002-’04. Halverson ran a middleschool clinic and returned to a volun-teer role from 2005-’06. Then shecame back as Middleton’s JV coach in2007, a position she’s had ever since.

Today, Halverson is giddy abouttaking over a program near and dear toher heart.

“ I am absolutely ecstatic about thisopportunity to take over the program,”she said. “I have had some amazingmentors along the way.

“I learned so much from DeweyStendahl, Bill Curtin and Jeff Kenasand feel lucky to have the opportunityto continue with what they have built.Those are some big shoes to fill, but Ifeel that I am ready.”

Most believe the switch fromKenas to Halverson will be seamless.The two have bounced ideas off eachother for years, and are likely to do soall season.

“ I hope that the only noticeabledifference is that the coach that is onthe course talking to the girls is afemale,” Halverson said. “I feel thatboth the girls and their parents have alot of respect for me and this will be asmooth transition.

“Jeff and I have really consideredourselves as co-head coaches in thepast. The decisions that are made aredone together. Even though he will nolonger be coaching, I am sure I willstill bounce some ideas off of him dur-ing the season.”

Halverson knows she’s entering apressure cooker.

Not only did Middleton begin theseason as the state’s No. 1 team, it hasseven golfers worthy of playing on thefive-person varsity team.

There will be tough decisions asHalverson fills out a lineup card each

week. And there will be great expecta-tions all year long.

But Halverson can’t wait.“Our goals are going to be set

high,” she said. “We have some amaz-

ing ability on this team. There is goingto be a ton of competition within theteam, which is only going to help usthroughout the season.

“It’s going to be so much fun to

watch it all play out! We have a lot ofgoals this season, the top one being tobe in the final group on day two ofstate.”

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Becky Halverson, a former MHS standout and longtime assistant coach, was named the Cardinals’ new girls golfcoach last week.

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