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Tuesday - May 22nd



Division 4

River Ridge 1, Potosi 0

Potosi………...000 000 0 0 4 1

River Ridge….001 000 0 1 5 0

WP: Cari Mergen 11 K s

LP: Reba Keene 7 K s

Leading Hitters: P: Maddie Fritz 2x3 (2B), Danielle Flesch (3B);RR: Malorie Mezera 2x3 (2B, 3B), Becky Myers (3B)

River Ridge (15-4)



Division 1

Middleton 5, DeForest 1

DeForest ....... 000 001 0 ---- 1 3 2

Middleton ..... 030 026 x ---- 5 7 2

WP - Thomas - 7 Ks

LP - Haag 3 Ks

Leading Hitter: Kessinch (M) 2x4

2B - Branflick (M)



Division 1

Eau Claire Memorial 4, Superior 2

ECM 0030010......................4 8 0

SUP 0020000...................... 2 9 1

WP: BRIANNA RISEN 7 IP, 2K, 2 BB, 9 H, 2 ER

LP: AMANDA LEBARD 7IP, 7K, 1 BB, 8 H 2 ER

EC: Jessica Rene, Shannon Rene, Katie Pospishil all 2X4

SUP: Ashley Martin 2X4 (double) Taylor VanDamme and Emily Eisenmann 2X4



Division 3

Thorp 5, EC Regis 4

EC Regis ................. 102 000 1 ..... 4 6 2

Thorp ..................... 212 000 x ..... 5 7 5

WP-Jeni Luzinski 7 IP, 7K, 1 BB

LP-Rachel Merthaler 6 IP, 2 K, 0 BB

2B - Nadine Romag (T), Whitny Hedge (R)

3B- Cassie Lewan (T), Kara Poirrer (R)

HR- Lindy Bergman (T)

Leading Hitters: Larissa Lewan (T) 2x3, Kara Poirrer (R) 2x3, Whitney Hedge (R) 2x4

Thorp 19-3





Div. 3 regional semifinal

Park Falls 8, Chetek 0

Chetek..............000 000 0 -- 0 2 3

Park Falls..........102 023 x -- 8 14 1

WP: Kelsey Walasek 7ip 0r 0er 2h 13k 1bb

LP: Krueger 6ip 8r 6er 14h 1k 2bb

Walasek mowed down 13 and was touched for two soft singles as the eighth- ranked Cards advanced to the regional title game. Park Falls pounded 14 hits, including a three-run blast over the left field fence into the teeth of a strong wind by Kelsey Christianson. Andi Schemberger had three hits, including a run-scoring double in the first and RBI single in the third. Devin Schmidt, Britt Engel and Libby Slack added two hits each as eight different Cardinal batter joined the hit parade.



Division 3

#2 Shoreland Lutheran 6, #3 Martin Luther 5

Martin Luther (10-9) ……….....…0100013…5.10.3

Shoreland Lutheran (18-3) …...001500X…6.8.0

WP-Rochelle Willkomm (16-3) 7IP 5K 4BB 5ER

LP-Kristen Anhalt (10-9) 6IP 1K 2BB 4ER

Leading Hitters

ML-Miranda Reinke 3x4 3R (2)-2B RBI, Kendal Povlick 2x4 R 3B RBI, Katie Leiterman 2x4 2B 2RBI

SL-Alyssa Bahr 2x3 R 2B RBI, Kim Gall 2x3 2B RBI, Katie Morman 1x3 2R 2B BB

Midwest Classic Conference foes met for the 3rd time today and Shoreland prevailed with a 6-5 win. Martin Luther scored a run in the 2nd, when freshman shortstop, Miranda Reinke led off the inning with a single and then stole 2nd. Brianna Blundon scorched a ball to left driving her home. A walk and a single by leftfielder, Abbey Land loaded the bases and it looked as if the Spartans were in the middle of a big inning. However, Shoreland junior pitcher, Rochelle Willkomm struck out two, stranding 3 runners. The Pacers answered with a run in the 3rd. Freshman shortstop, Katie Morman drew a one-out walk and Megan Peterson laid down a sacrifice bunt. Morman advanced to 3rd on the play. Sophomore 1st baseman, Kim Gall singled to left to tie it at 1. The Pacers then broke out for 5 runs in the 4th inning. Hits by Brittanny Bahr, Alyssa Bahr, Melissa Luebbers, Katie Morman and sacrifice bunts by Renee Wright and Megan Peterson led to the big inning. The Spartan offense was driving the ball around the field today, but the Pacer defense kept them at bay. 2nd baseman Megan Peterson snared a line drive in the 5th and then threw to 2nd to double off the runner to end the inning. In the 6th, Alyssa Bahr chased down a fly ball to center to end the inning with a runner at 2nd. Martin Luther looked to rally in the 7th. Callie Reinke led off the inning with a walk. Then freshman 2nd baseman Kendall Povlick drove a ball to right center for a triple making it 6-3. Pitcher, Kristen Anhalt drew the 2nd walk of the inning. With runners at the corners, Miranda Reinke hit a bomb that Pacer Park was just able to hold in centerfield. It scored Callie Reinke, but an excellent relay by Alyssa Bahr and Peterson found 2 runners near 3rd base. Peterson threw the ball home for a tag out at the plate to record the 2nd out of the inning. Senior 3rd baseman Katie Leiterman then drilled the ball to center making the score 6-5. The game ended when Pacer shortstop Katie Morman fielded a grounder and stepped on 2nd giving the Pacers their 3rd win of the season over Martin Luther. Shoreland Lutheran advances to the regional final to play the winner of Racine St. Catherine s and Racine Lutheran.



Division 3

Pacelli 10, Bonduel 1

Bonduel…1 0 0 0 0 0 0…..1 3 2

Pacelli…..1 1 2 0 5 0 --….10 7 2

WP Jordan Olds SO 9 BB 1

LP Ashley Berger SO 9 BB 8

Leading Hitters-(P) Leah Raflik 2x3, Pam Boden 2x4 2b

Pacelli 19-2



Division 2

Union Grove 4, Whitnall 0

Whitnall……………………….….000 000 0 0 2 1

Union Grove…………………….021 010 0 4 10 0

Winning Pitcher Kristyn Hansen (18-2) 7 innings 12 K s 1 BB 1HBP

Losing Pitcher Fritz 6 innings 4 K s 4 BB

Union Grove was lead offensively by Sam Howe going 2x4 with a home run. Lindsay Mickulecky and Nathalie Schattner went 2x3. Kristyn Hansen pitched a shut-out striking out 12 and walking 1. Next up for Union Grove is Greendale for the regional championship.



Division 1

Hudson 7, River Falls 0

River Falls. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.... 0 2 0

Hudson.... 0 0 5 2 0 0 x .....7 9 2

WP: Krieg 2H 12K 1BB

LP: Cernohous 7R 6ER 9H 4K 3BB 1HBP.

Leading Hitters: RF: Norgaard 1x2, Cernohous 1x2. Hudson: Henry 2x4

(2-2B), Schaar 1x2, Hanson 1x2, Karras 1x1.



Division 4

Butternut/Glidden 5, Northwood 0



Division 1

Baraboo 4, LaCrosse Logan 3

#5 LaCrosse Logan .000 003 0 3 4 3

#4 Baraboo ...........300 000 1 4 4 2

WP VanderSchaaf 3K Stanek 4K,

LP Hundt

B-Lane 2X3, 2B McGann 2B LL-Davis 2X4, Korish 3B



Division 3

LUTHER 7,BROOKWOOD 4

Brookwood 003 010 0 4 3 4

Luther ......200 401 x 7 6 0

WP: Courtney Hoeg ( 4 K; 4 BB )

LP: Anna Flock ( 4 K; 4 BB )

Leading Hitters: Brookwood: Allie Johnson ( double; 3 RBI )

Luther: Lindsey Litsheim ( 2 x 4; 2 RBI );Amy Huerkamp ( 2 x 3 )

Records: Brookwood 14 – 5

Luther took advantage of four Falcon errors to score seven unearned runs.Luther scored 2 runs in the first on a two – out dropped fly, before a 4th inning Falcon error led to four more runs. After Ally Johnson s 3rd inning, two – out double, three run double gave Brookwood the lead, the Falcons could only muster one more run.



Division 1

Monona Grove 4, Waunakee 1



Division 2

Portage 3, Waupun 1

Waupun..... 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 - 0 - 2

Portage...... 0 0 0 0 3 0 x - 3 - 5 - 2

Pitchers - Griffis (L); Stilwell (W)

SO - Griffis 3; Stilwell 8

2B - Davis (P), Donohue (P)

Katie Stilwell threw a no-hitter to lead Portage to a 3 - 1 victory over Waupun.



Division I Regional Semi-Final

#2 Seed Madison Memorial 2, #7 Seed Tomah 0

Tomah ...............0 0 0 0 0 0 0..... 0 7 2

Madison Memorial 0 0 0 2 0 0 - ......2 4 2

WP Johnson 3k 1w

LP Hanson 5k 0w

Leading Hitters: 3X3 Umberger (MM), 2X3 Von Haden (T), Whipple (T)

2B Whipple

Tomah 9-12

Madison Memorial 17-4



Div-3 2nd rd. regionals

Rosholt 5, Iola-Scandinavia 0

Iola-Scandinavia..........000 000 0 0 0 4

Rosholt......................302 000 x 5 4 0

WP Anna Zdroik K's-14, BB's-3 (no-hitter)

LP Ashley Draeger K's-9, BB's-2



Division 2

McFarland 6, Brodhead 0

Brodhead.......000 000 0 0 runs 1 hit 3 errors

McFarland......005 100 X 6 runs 7 hits 0 errors

WP-Stephanie Schmikla 1 walk 14 K's

LP-Stampfli 2 walks 5 K's

Leading hitters-Alissa Hinze 2x3-double; Ashley Brown 2x3, Haeli Kruse 2x2

McFarland scores four runs in the third on four hits and two errors to break open a scoreless game. The Spartans add one more in the fourth on a double by Alissa Hinze, a sacrifice and wild pitch. Stephanie Schmikla records her 18th shutout of the season, throwing a one hitter as McFarland raises its record to 19-3 and will play #1 seed Monroe for the regional title Thursday in Monroe.



Division 3

Arcadia 10, Whitehall 0

Whitehall 000000 0 4 4

Arcadia ..120061 10 12 0

WP-Kayla Finner--20-0, 6ip, 3-k's,2-bb

LP-Stacy Johnson 5+ip, 1-k, 2-bb

Leading hitters

Arcadia Lindsey Schweisthal 2-4, HR (grand slam) 4-rbi, Larissa Sobotta 2-3 3B 2-rbi, Chesi Quinn 2-3

Whitehall Kendra Marsolek 2-3

Arcadia is 21-0





Division 4 Regional Semi-Final, Congress Field, Burlington

Burlington Catholic Central 7 - Johnson Creek 6

JC..........110 100 3 -----6 6 2

BCC........000 030 4 -----7 4 5

WP - Allison Smith,

LP - Stacy Draeger (6 inning no hitter)

JC: MaConn 2x4, 2R, 1-2B, 2RBI

Theder 2x4, 1R, 1-2B

Manoque 1RBI

Bauer 1x3, 1-2B

BCC: A. Smith 1x4, 1R, 1-3B, 2RBI

Aldrich 1RBI

Dangelser 1x4, 1-2B, 1RBI





Division 3

Clinton 5, Beloit Turner 4 (10 Innings)

Clinton.....................202 000 000 1 5 9 4

Turner.....................310 000 000 0 4 9 4

WP - Risseeuw LP- Fritz

SO Risseeuw 8 Fritz 10

A hotly contested game and pitcher's duel for the middle six innings, but Clinton came out on top as they got their leadoff batter Dauterman on base with a hit, followed by an error on a pick off attempt at first, followed by a solid

double by the catcher Furman. Turner had their chance in the bottom as their lead off batter Jordan got a base hit, but a line drive to the pitcher doubled up the player at first. With 2 out Driscoll singled down 3rd base, but the number four batter Kunkel grounded out to the shortstop to end the rally and the game. Turner finishes 15-5 and Clinton goes on to face Deerfield on Thursday in the Regional Championship.



Division 4

Williams Bay 2 Wayland Academy 0

Waylan Academy....000 000 0 021

Williams Bay..........000 101 X 271

WP - Deitz SO - 11 BB - 1

LP - Connell SO - 6 BB - 0

Williams Bay defeated Wayland Academy 2 - 0 in Regional play. Brittany Carlson lead the way for the Bulldogs going 2 - 3 at the plate. Emily Deitz gave a great senior performance striking out 11 and allowing only two hits.



Division 4

Assumption 15 Granton 0

Granton............000 00 0 3 1

Assumption......090 6x 15 6 0

WP - Brittney Brock - 5 inns - 7 K's - 3 bb - 3 hits

LP - DeAnn Klein - 1 2/3 inns - 0 K's - 7 bb - 3 hits

Jada Martin - 2 1/3 inns - 2 K's - 6 bb - 3 hits

For Assumption: Stephanie Garza 2x3 with 2 RBI's, Brittney Brock had a double and Chelsey Brandl had 2 RBI's

Assumption is 19 - 2



Division 3 Semi Final @ Cumberland

WEBSTER (#3)..... 000 000 0=0-1-5

CUMBERLAND (#2) 200 000 x=2-2-0

Pitching---

Webster--Amy French (L) 6IP, 2H, 2R, 0ER, 4K, 4BB, 88 Pitches / 53 strikes

Cumberland--Blume (W) 7IP, 1H, 0R, 0ER, 15K, 1BB, 98 Pitches / 67 strikes

The only scoring in the first as a result---Ranollo [Full Count BB] to lead off, went to 2nd on a passed ball; Carlson and Lindquist both popped out, then Perry hit a fly to the Tiger Center Fielder who dropped the ball, then threw the ball past the 2nd baseball allowing Perry to take 2nd. Perry then attempted to steal 3rd, but the Catchers throw went into leftfield allowing Perry to score. A number of good fielding plays---In the 5th, Cumberland 2nd baseperson LIndquist dove to her right to take a hit away from Jessie Petrangelo. In the 3rd, Cumberlands Lindquist tried to score from 3rd on a ball back to the screen. A Perfect relay from Mandy Ramstrom to Amy French covering ended the threat. The Tigers end their season with a 12-5 record, Tied for 2nd in the WEst Lakeland behind Grantsburg. Cumberland will now take on Grantsburg, Thursday, May 24 at Grantsburg.



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Division 4

Pepin 8, Alma 1

Pepin................113210..........8-7-2

Alma.................0010000........1-6-4

WP Molly McIntosh 7IP 1ER 6 K's 5 BB

LP Heidi Weiland 6IP 7ER 1K 4 BB

Leading Hitters for Pepin

Mary Buvala 2-4

Jen (turkey) Oberhart 1-3 double



Division 4

Athens 12, Marshfield Columbus 2

ATHENS -- Athens took advantage of 12 walks from the Dons to stride past Marshfield Columbus in a Division 4 regional semifinal playoff game. Caylie Yessa drove in three runs and finished 2 for 3, and Jena Zinkowich was 2 for 3 with an RBI. "It was one of those games where you're just glad to get a win," Athens coach Craig Diedrich said. "We ironed out some wrinkles, hopefully we'll be solid on the diamond on Thursday (vs. Assumption)."

Columbus 000 11 -- 2 4 1

Athens 084 0x -- 12 6 2

WP--Hannah Schara. LP--Amy Hart. SO--Schara 5; Hart 2. BB--Schara 0; Hart 12. 2B--Columbus, Marissa Drexler.

Records: Athens 16-3; Columbus unavailable.



Division 4

Hurley 5, Mellen 0

Brooke Vaara pitched a 3 hitter for the win for Hurley. Kayla Windt was 2x2 with a home run for Hurley. Hurley will face Glidden/Butternut for regional finals on Thursday.



Medford 13, Tomahawk 3

Tomahawk 0 1 0 0 2.... 3 3 3

Medford ...0 0 5 4 4 ...13 12 2

WP Hailey Kozey 2 1/3 IP 3K 4BB 3 H 2R

LP Felicia Turgeon 5IP 2K 4BB 12 H

Leading Hitters: M Hailey Kozey 2-3 2B HR 3 runs scored, Katelyn Hartl 2-3, Abbie Lavin 2-3 2RBI, Kylie Fitzgerald 2B, Jennifer Johnas 2B



Kimberly 3, Neenah 0



On the mound



Claudia Harke battled a tough strike zone, but was nonetheless dominating on the mound as she pitched a complete-game, one-hit shutout to lead the Kimberly Papermakers to a win over the Neenah Rockets in a WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal Tuesday at Sunset Park.



With the win, Kimberly will take on Kaukauna on Thursday. The Ghosts, the No. 2 seed, swept the Papermakers earlier in the season in a double-header.



Harke struck out 10 and walked two, and allowed just one base runner in scoring position.



· Quick start: The Papermakers hadn't played in a week, so Kimberly coach Bill Weyers felt it was extremely important to come out of the gates fast. His team responded with two first-inning runs.



After Dani Peerenboom walked and stole second, Maggie Wettstein bunted for a base hit and took second on a fielder's choice to put the runners at second and third. Peerenboom scored after a ground out and Wettstein scored on Jenna Whitehead's single.



"We got on them, and I think that set the tone," Weyers said. "We haven't played in a week, so to get those two runs right away was big."



· Big catch: Rosie Wettstein made her coach look good. Weyers inserted Wettstein in left field in the seventh for defensive purposes. Neenah cleanup hitter Stephanie Wheeler laced a bullet to left that, had it gotten by, would have been easily a triple. But Wettstein, a junior, made a diving catch for the first out of the inning. Harke got two of the next three to end the game.



"That was a ridiculous catch," Harke said. "I was about to run out to left field and grab her and give her a hug."



· Going deep: After the first inning, Kimberly's offense struggled, getting just one hit in the next four innings. That all changed when Danielle Pozolinski lined to the right-center field gap all the way to the fence. Pozolinski easily scored on the inside-the-park home run.



NEENAH 000 000 0 — 0 1 0



KIMBERLY 200 010 X — 3 5 1



WP: Claudia Harke. LP: Melissa Gritton. Leading hitters: Maggie Wettstein K 2x3, Danielle Pozolinski K HR, RBI.



Division 1 softball:



Appleton North 6, Manitowoc 3



· Game winner: Meredith Kelly hit a two-run single in the fifth to provide the winning margin for North.



· On the mound: Biz Sitzmann allowed three hits and no walks while striking out eight. Six of the strikeouts came in the first three innings.



· He said it: "We did not strike out tonight. We put the bat on the ball. We hit the ball hard all night, but Manitowoc played good defense and made some good plays." – Reed Rudie, Appleton North coach.



MANITOWOC 000 003 0 — 3 3 2



APPLETON NORTH (14-7) 111 030 x — 6 8 2



WP: Biz Sitzmann. LP: Cory Paquette. Leading hitters: Britt Novickis AN 2x4, 3B; Biz Sitzmann AN 2x4; Meredith Kelly AN 2 RBI.



Appleton West 4, Green Bay Preble 3



· Speedy: Abby Richeson was uncatchable on the base paths with three stolen bases.



· Small ball: Not one of the Terrors' four hits left the infield.



· Efficient: Richeson struck out six and walked two in five innings.



GREEN BAY PREBLE 000 030 0 — 3 8 2



APPLETON WEST (12-9) 400 000 0 — 4 4 1



WP: Abby Richeson. LP: Morgan Martens. Leading hitters: McKenzie Watzka GBP 2x3, Lindsey Pockl GBP 2x4, Mallory Martens GBP 3 RBI.



Kaukauna 6, Menasha 0



· On her game: Brittnee Peotter struck out 13 for the complete-game win. The senior only allowed one runner to advance to third.



· Tip-top: Emily Vandeloo and Amanda Schraeder were a combined five-for-eight atop the lineup.



· He said it: "Hopefully, we got some butterflies out tonight." — Tim Roehrig, Kaukauna coach.



MENASHA 000 000 0 — 0 2 3



KAUKAUNA (17-4) 021 003 x — 6 7 0



WP: Brittnee Peotter. LP: Lacey Probst. Leading hitters: Emily Vandeloo K 3x4, 2 RBI; Amanda Schraeder K 2x4, 2B.



Hortonville 4, Wisconsin Rapids 0



· Walk of life: Courtney Lautenschlager overcame five walks by striking out 13 to lead the Polar Bears.



· Getting out in front: The Polar Bears scored three runs in the first two innings on a pair of errors and an RBI single by Elizabeth Johnson.



· He said it: "She was working it all today, the sinker, the riser, and she was hitting spots for the most part." – Gil Hart, Hortonville coach, on Lautenschlager.



HORTONVILLE 121 000 0 — 4 8 1



WISCONSIN RAPIDS 000 000 0 — 0 2 3



WP: Courtney Lautenschlager. LP: Taisa Florence. Leading hitters: Jodi Wickersheim H 2B; Karen Hoewisch H 2B.



DIVISION 1: G.B. East 1, De Pere 0



DE PERE — Kristin Zimmerman threw a two-hitter and drove in the game's only run as fifth-seeded East beat fourth-seeded De Pere (12-9).



The Red Devils scored in the sixth inning without the benefit of a hit. After a walk, a wild pitch, another walk and a sacrifice, Zimmerman drove in the run with a groundout.



Zimmerman struck out four and walked five.



De Pere left nine runners stranded. Twice the Redbirds had runners on third with one out but failed to score.



Green Bay East 000 001 0 — 1 3 1



De Pere 000 000 0 — 0 2 0



WP: L Kristin Zimmerman. LP: Lauren Higgins.



G.B. West 8, Antigo 5



Sieeria Vieaux went 4-for-4 with three stolen bases, three runs scored and two RBIs as the Wildcats held off Antigo.



Rebecca Mann went 3-for-4 and had two runs scored, and Stephanie Ortiz added two RBIs for West (16-4).



Melissa Glenzer pitched all seven for West, striking out nine. Only two of Antigo's runs were earned.



Antigo 003 002 0 — 5 5 2



Green Bay West 312 002 X — 8 12 4



WP: Melissa Glenzer. LP: Britney Below. Leading hitters: W — Sieeria Vieaux 4x4; Rebecca Mann 3x4; Rachel Breitrick 2x4; Julie Melnarik 2x3. Strikeout leaders: Glenzer 9.



App. West 4, G.B. Preble 3



APPLETON — Appleton West managed only four infield hits but it was enough to knock off Preble.



Winning pitcher Abby Richeson struck out six and walked two in five innings, and had three stolen bases for the Terrors (12-9).



Mallory Martens drove in three runs for the Hornets.



Green Bay Preble 000 030 0 — 3 8 2



Appleton West 400 000 0 — 4 4 1



WP: Abby Richeson. LP: Morgan Martens. Leading hitters: GBP — McKenzie Watzka 2x3, Lindsey Pockl 2x4.



Pulaski 8, G.B. Southwest 2



PULASKI — Jenna Cornell went 2-for-3 with two triples and three RBIs for Pulaski (15-6).



Jessica Kropp struck out eight in the win, and Kari Kropp went 2-for-3 with a fifth-inning solo home run.



Green Bay Southwest 000 000 2 — 2 6 3



Pulaski 012 410 X — 8 10 2



WP: Jessica Kropp. LP: Megan Hermann. Leading hitters: SW — Maggie Zastrow 2x3. P — Jenna Cornell 2x3; Lisa Szela 2x3; Kari Kropp 2x3. Home run: Kari Kropp. Strikeout leaders: J. Kropp 8.



West Bend East 10, Oshkosh North 5

Oshkosh North won the race to the scoreboard, plating a run in the first inning, but host West Bend East had the edge as far as frequency goes and used that steady offensive production to eliminate the visiting Spartans from the postseason.



North took a 1-0 lead in the WIAA Division 1 regional semifinal game and managed to fight back to 2-2 after the Suns scored a pair in the bottom of the second. But East tallied at least two runs in each of the next three innings and picked up an easy win.



Oshkosh North 101 012 0 — 5 8 2

West Bend East 023 230 X — 10 15 2



Division 1



Sheboygan North 3, West Bend West 0 — Cami Daun struck out nine, walked none and allowed just three hits in the host Golden Raiders' impressive shutout victory.



Kelly Kleine went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and two stolen bases and Maddie Ogden knocked in two runs for North (9-10).



Fond du Lac 15, Sheboygan South 5 (6 innings) – The Redwings trailed 9-5 after scoring five runs in the top of the sixth, but the Cardinals put the game away in the bottom of the inning with six runs.



Sarah Thibodeaux drove in two runs for South (3-17).



Division II:



Defense lifts New London softball team



By Tim Froberg

Post-Crescent staff writer



NEW LONDON — New London, the top-rated softball squad in the Wisconsin Fastpitch Chronicle's state poll, launched its WIAA postseason play without any hiccups.



The Bulldogs breezed to a 7-1 regional semifinal win over Little Chute on Tuesday.



The Bulldogs fattened a .300-plus batting average with 10 hits, but their noisy bats aren't what make them so formidable. It's the clean, efficient way they play defense and avoid mistakes, whether it's in the field or on the mound.



New London coach Tony Porath has posted a 61-9 overall record the past three years and coached a succession of quality teams since taking over the program in 1995. He thinks the 2007 Bulldogs may be the best of the bunch defensively.



"Sometimes, they'll come in from the field after making a few nice plays and I'll say, 'Man, it's fun watching you guys play,' " Porath said.



The Bulldogs did have an error Tuesday, but it was an aggressive one: a throwing miscue in an attempt to pick off a straying runner.



Their infield of slick-fielding third baseman Andrea Flease, rifle-armed shortstop Brittany Beyer, second baseman Christina Moore and first baseman Brooke Sampone might want to consider calling themselves "The Wall" because it's tough getting anything past them.



Flease made a tough play look easy in the sixth, backhanding a grounder and making an off-balance flip to shortstop Beyer covering the third-base bag for a key force out.



A swift, rangy New London outfield and an elite catcher in Melinda Wulf are other components to a Bulldogs defense that shortens games for mound ace Jessica Ferge by working diligently to not let the ball hit the ground.



"Whenever the ball is hit, I'm thinking we have a good chance of making a play," said Ferge.



Division 2 softball:



Fox Valley Lutheran 2, Winneconne 0



· Game winner: A single by Sutton Lecker, a run-scoring triple by Alli Raasch and a sacrifice fly by Kristi Matz accounted the Foxes' runs.



· On the mound: Steff Stoeger scattered four hits and struck out six.



· Idled threat: Winneconne threatened in the fourth inning when Stephanie Salm hit a one-out triple. Alyssa Collura laid down a safety squeeze that FVL turned into a 3-4-2 double play to get out of the inning.



WINNECONNE 000 000 0 — 0 4 1



FOX VALLEY LUTHERAN 000 002 x — 2 6 0



WP: Steff Stoeger. LP: Kaitlyn Herbst. Leading hitters: Alli Raasch FVL 3B, Sutton Lecker FVL 2x3; Steph Bakeberg FVL 3B; Stephanie Salm W 3B.



Oconto Falls 9, Seymour 5



· Moving on: The Panthers eliminated the Thunder.



WIAA softball: Denmark edges Spartans in 7th



Press-Gazette



DENMARK — Carissa Vogel went 3-for-4 and drove in the game-winning run with an RBI single with two out in the bottom of the seventh inning to propel Denmark past Luxemburg-Casco 4-3 in a WIAA Division 2 softball regional game on Tuesday.



Kayla Krueger went 2-for-3 with a solo home run in the third inning for Denmark.



Danielle Mleziva went 2-for-3 with an RBI to spark Luxemburg-Casco.



Luxemburg-Casco 100 002 0 — 3 9 2



Denmark 001 020 1 — 4 10 1



WP: Lauren Roberts. LP: Kelli Schmelzer. Leading hitters: LC — Samantha Mercier 2x4, Danielle Mleziva 2x3; D — Kayla Krueger 2x3, Carissa Vogel 3x4. Home run: D — Krueger. Strikeout leader: Schmelzer 5.



Oconto 5, G.B. Notre Dame 0



OCONTO — Oconto's Natalie Ruechel faced just 23 batters, striking out five, and allowed only one hit and one walk in shutting out Notre Dame.



In Oconto's (16-5) two-run third inning, a Debbie Young double drove in Holly Feldman. Jill Manzetti, who went 3-for-3, then tripled in Young.



Green Bay Notre Dame 000 000 0 — 0 1 0



Oconto 102 101 X — 5 9 1



WP: Natalie Ruechel. LP: Gabby Albers. Leading hitters: O — Jill Manzetti 3x3; Holly Feldman 2x3; Kailyn VandenBush 2x3. Strikeout leaders: Ruechel 5.



So. Door 5, Sturgeon Bay 2



BRUSSELS — Molly Swanson went 2-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI and Courtney Wautier threw a complete game to spark the Eagles (16-5) past the Clippers.



Wautier, who also went 2-for-4, allowed two seventh-inning runs, seven hits and no walks while striking out six.



Jenny LaLuzerne went 3-for-4 for Sturgeon Bay.



Sturgeon Bay 000 000 2 — 2 7 1



Southern Door 040 100 x — 5 7 0



WP: Courtney Wautier. LP: Stephanie Shefchek. Leading hitters: SB — Jenny LaLuzerne 3x4; SD — Wautier 2x4, 2B, Robyn Pichette 2x3, Molly Swanson 2x3. Strikeout leaders: Wautier 6, Shefchek 6.



Oconto Falls 9, Seymour 5



OCONTO FALLS — Brynn Larsen went 2-for-2 with a double, home run and four RBIs to lead the Panthers (17-4) past the Thunder.



Chelsie Hogan went 2-for-2 with a triple and three RBIs for Oconto Falls.



Olivia Danforth hit a solo home run in the sixth inning for Seymour.



Seymour 200 011 1 — 5 5 1



Oconto Falls 112 140 x — 9 10 3



WP: Ashley Magnin. LP: Vanessa Eisenreich. Leading hitters: OF — Brynn Larsen 2x2, Chelsie Hogan 2x2, Kayla Lathrop 2x4. Home run: OF — Larsen; S — Olivia Danforth. Strikeout leader: Magnin 5.



Wautoma 13, Omro 7

Wautoma s Katie Gunderson was 3-for-3 with a double, a triple and a pair of RBIs to be the Hornets leader from the plate in the WIAA regional win over Omro.



Crystal Kuhnke contributed three hits and three RBIs. Beth Klemann picked up the win pitching all seven innings with six strikeouts and six walks.



Up next: WIAA regional final Wautoma at Wisconsin Dells/Ripon, 5 p.m. Thursday



OMRO 200 110 3 — 7 5 3

WAUTOMA (14-7) 091 210 X — 13 11 4



Pitchers — OM: Sarah Pitzer (1.2 IP, K, 6 BB), Kari Mitchell (4.1 IP, K, 2BB). WAUT: Beth Klemann (7 IP, 6 K, 6 BB). WP: Klemann. LP: Pitzer.

Hitters — OM: Rayelle Diedrich 2x3. WAUT: Crystal Kuhnke 3x4 (3 RBI), Katie Gunderson 3x3 (2B, 3B, 2 RBI), Kailey Hadel 2x2.



Prep softball regional roundup: Defensive lapse derails Plymouth



North, Oostburg, Elkhart Lake advance to finals



Sheboygan Press staff



The Plymouth softball team was just one out away from advancing to a WIAA Division 2 regional final when the wheels came off.



Two fielding errors led to three unearned runs and the host Panthers were stunned by Winnebago Lutheran, 3-2, in a regional semifinal Tuesday.



Plymouth, the No. 2 seed and WIAA state runner-up a year ago, ended the season at 17-3, while Lutheran improved to 14-7.



Lindsey Grahn's stellar four-year pitching career for the Panthers ended. She allowed four hits, walked just one and struck out 10. She finished her prep career with a 76-12 record, including eight no-hitters and 41 shutouts.



It was also the last game for Plymouth all-state catcher Laura Rortvedt.



"Lindsey and Laura had great careers," said coach Gale Grahn, Lindsey's father. "They won a lot of games."



Katie Hanson and Hannah Bowe each had three hits for Plymouth, which finished with nine in the game.



More Division 2



Campbellsport 12, Kiel 0 (5 innings) — The host Cougars led 11-0 after two innings and cruised to the win.



Six unearned runs crossed the plate thanks to eight Kiel errors.



Rachel Mathes gave up six earned runs on 11 hits and took the loss.



Mathes, Hilary Grybush and Becky Schneider each had hits for Kiel (12-9).



Laconia 14, Weyauwega-Fremont 4



· Strong effort: The Spartans advanced to Thursday's game against St. Mary Central.



DIVISION 3 Algoma 7, Manitowoc Lutheran 2



ALGOMA — Lyndsay Swoboda went the distance, striking out 10, walking one and giving up only one earned run in the victory.



Following an early score by Lancers, Shana Vandertie hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the third to lift the Wolves (17-3).



Manitowoc Lutheran 100 010 0 — 2 5 2



Algoma 003 040 X — 7 9 2



WP: Lyndsay Swoboda. LP: Brooke Schramm. Leading hitters: ML — Amber Lieterman 2x4; Elise Andersen 2x3. A — Ashley Stangel 2x4; Swoboda 2x4; Shana Vandertie 2x3; Kayla Major 3x3. Home run: Vandertie. Strikeout leaders: Swoboda 10.



Sevastopol 8, Kewaunee 1



SEVASTOPOL — Cory Notz went 2-for-3 with two RBIs and Courtney Kaye allowed one run in 41/3 innings to ignite the Pioneers (18-3) to a win over Kewaunee (12-10).



Kewaunee 100 000 0 — 1 3 4



Sevastopol 231 110 x — 8 11 0



WP: Courtney Kaye. LP: Kari Watechek. Leading hitters: S — Carissa Neinas 2x4, Cory Notz 2x3. Strikeout leader: Kaye 5.



Stevens Point Pacelli 10, Bonduel 1



STEVENS POINT — Pacelli (19-3) scored five runs on three hits in the fifth inning to put away Bonduel (16-6).



Bonduel 100 000 0 — 1 4 4



Stevens Point Pacelli 112 051 x — 10 7 1



WP: Jordan Olds. LP: Ashley Berger. Leading hitters: SPP – Leah Raflik 2x3; Pam Boden 2x4. Strikeout leaders: Olds 9; Berger 9.



Peshtigo 7, Laona/Wabeno 6



LAONA — The Bulldogs jumped out to a 7-1 lead after 4½ innings and held on to top Laona/Wabeno.



Meghan Russel went 3-for-4 with a double to lead Peshtigo. Winning pitcher Caitlin Wenzel went 2-for-4.



Laona/Wabeno ends its season at 18-2.



Peshtigo 023 200 0 — 7 10 0



Laona/Wabeno 010 500 0 — 6 9 3



WP: Caitlin Wenzel. LP: Kristin Zimmer. Leading hitters: P — Sarah Dobbin 2x4, 2B, Meghan Russell 3x4, 2B, Wenzel 2x4; L/W — Melanie Albrecht 2x3.



Crivitz 8, Crandon 0



CRANDON — Kari Corbeille struck out 11 and allowed only three hits and three walks in the Wolverines' shutout victory.



Corbeille had a no-hitter going until the fifth inning.



Andrea Wojnowski struck out seven for Crandon (14-3).



Crivitz 012 203 0 — 8 9 0



Crandon 000 000 0 — 0 3 3



WP: Kari Corbeille. LP: Andrea Wojnowski. Leading hitters: Cri — Kayla Gauthier 3x4; Dani Cherry 3x4. Strikeout leaders: Corbeille 11, Wojnowski 7.



St, Mary s 7, Markesan 5

St. Mary s Central took advantage of three early errors, scoring five runs in the first inning, and held on from there to bounce Markesan from the postseason with a loss in the WIAA Division 3 regional semifinals.



"That kind of set the table," Markesan head coach Brian Cahoon said of the big opening frame.



Central added another run in the bottom of the second before Markesan answered, scoring three runs in the top of the third and two more in the fifth, but it wasn t enough to overcome the early deficit.



MARKESAN (13-8, 11-3) …….003 020 000 — 5 11 7

ST. MARY S CENTRAL ……………….510 100 000 — 7 8 3



Pitchers — AWAY: Emily Hein (6IP, 3K, 2BB). HOME: Sara Gawinski (7IP, 3K, 1BB). WP: Gawinski. LP: Hein.

Hitters — AWAY: Reegan Cheslock 2x4 (2 RBI). HOME: Kala Jochem 2x4, Christina Krueger 2x4 (2B), Stephanie Dougherty 3x4 (3B, 2RBI).



Division 3



Oostburg 5, Howards Grove 1 — The Flying Dutchmen avenged their only two regular-season losses to the Tigers.



Hannah Schouten scattered four hits, allowed no earned runs and struck out four for Oostburg (16-2).



Offensively, the Dutch were led by Kim Kissinger, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI, and Megan VanTatenhove, who knocked in two runs.



Howards Grove pitcher Dayton Moenning did not allow an earned run in the loss.



Amber Koening went 2-for-3 with an RBI and Nicole Hansen went 2-for-3 to lead the Tigers (16-6).



Division IV:



DIVISION 4 Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah 9, NEW Lutheran 4



Natalie Derricks went 2-for-2 as NEW Lutheran fell to Elkhart Lake.



After cutting the lead to one after the sixth-inning, the Blazers committed five of its six errors in the top of the seventh en route to the 9-4 loss.



Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah 122 000 4 — 9 9 2



NEW Lutheran 020 002 0 — 4 7 6



WP: Ceann Thuecks. LP: Alyssa Gipp. Leading hitters: E — Jeanna Kosnicki 2x4; Brianne Neils 2x3. N — Jenna Maricque 2x3; Natalie Derricks 2x2.



First impressions mean nothing to Lourdes softball team ,Knights move on to regional finals with win over Gibraltar



BY BRETT KRZYKOWSKI

of The Northwestern



The first inning is supposed to be a harbinger of things to come. A hit here or there, a couple of runs, and suddenly an offense has all the confidence it needs after setting the tone early. Unless the other team decides to change its tune.



The Oshkosh Lourdes softball team hit about as many sour notes as a squad can in the top of the opening frame at Tuesday s WIAA Division 4 regional semifinal and fell behind visiting Gibraltar 2-0. But the rest of the game was a masterpiece for the host Knights, who moved on to the regional final with a 12-3 win.



"I told the girls after the game that I thought everyone did an excellent job playing their role," Lourdes head coach Matt Hintz said. "We have some girls who do an excellent job bunting for us, some who run the bases great, some who hit the ball hard.



"We take advantage of each of those things the best we can, and I thought everyone executed very well today."



With the exception of the first inning anyway.



After being away from live action for 10 days, Lourdes starting pitcher Brittany Wolff looked like she had a few cobwebs to dust off and hit a pair of batters in the opening frame, and then committed one of the defense s two errors as the Vikings pushed across the game s first two runs without the aid of a hit.



But Wolff was nearly perfect the rest of the way, and the defense playing behind her had plenty to do with that, committing only one more error while their hurler surrendered a lone hit over the final six innings.



"(Brittany) was a little rattled early, and I don t know if it was nerves or what," Hintz said. "Part of it was having so much time off. She threw some side sessions, but obviously that s not game situations. For us to have 10 days off and then ask her to come back and be as sharp as she has been would be asking a lot.



"But it was a good sign seeing her come back the way she did. Her mental toughness was outstanding, which shows she s growing up a little bit. She battled through and picked us up the rest of the way."



The offense wasn t too shabby either, beginning with a first-inning rally that turned a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 lead, the last two runs of which came around to score on a Jessica Baehmann single.



The Knights spent the rest of the game proving that initial frame was no fluke and notched at least one run in every inning except the second, although the approach was somewhat piecemeal until their final at-bat.



After ticking off a run here and a run there the entire way, Katrina Brzezewski came to the plate with Lourdes already holding a 9-3 lead and promptly deposited a bomb over the head of Gibraltar s center fielder for a triple that plated the final two runs of an outstanding offensive performance for a team that s had plenty of them this season.



"This keeps our confidence up, that s for sure," Hintz said. "The girls have done an outstanding job of hitting and adjusting week in and week out. They ve consistently improved from day one, which is all you can ask. A handful of girls were struggling a little bit earlier, but they ve really come around.



"We work hard on it, and we re an aggressive team. We re not going to change that just because we re in the playoffs."



Brett Krzykowski: (920) 426-6659 or bkrzykowski@thenorthwestern.com



Oshkosh Lourdes 12, Gibraltar 3



GIBRALTAR 200 010 0 — 3 1 3

LOURDES 302 223 X — 12 13 3



Pitchers — GIB: Sawyer (4 IP, 2 BB), Gray (2 IP). OL: Brittany Wolff (7 IP, 2 K, 2 BB). WP: Wolff. LP: Gray.

Hitters — OL: Katrina Brzezewski 3x4 (3B, R, 2 RBI).



Princeton 8, Randolph 7

It didn t take long for Princeton to take the lead during its WIAA Division 4 regional semifinal game against visiting Randolph or to get it back once that lead was gone. But first the host Tigers had to survive a spirited rally by the Rockets.



Princeton exploded for five runs in the opening frame but struggled to keep that lead intact as Randolph methodically chipped away before taking a 7-6 lead in the top of the fourth.



"We started quick and then kind of relaxed and didn t really get it going," Princeton head coach Harlan Leusink said. "But I m pleased everyone held together. Once they got ahead, we stayed steady and got a couple of runs."



After the Rockets pulled ahead in the fourth, the Tigers evened things up in the bottom of the frame, and then retook the lead when Katie Doro scored from second while teammate Abby Pulvermacher occupied the defense in a rundown.



Up next: WIAA Division 4 regional final, vs. Green Lake or Rio, Thursday.



RANDOLPH (6-14) 032 200 0 — 7 7 5

PRINCETON (8-11) 510 101 X — 8 8 4



Pitchers — RAND: Lindsey Douma (6 IP, 2 BB). PRIN: Wendy Schlaefer (7 IP, 2 K, 5 BB). WP: Schlaefer. LP: Douma.

Hitters — RAND: none. PRIN: Rachel Bradley 2x3 (HR, 3 R, RBI), Hailey Lunow 3x4 (2 RBI).







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Division 2 Regional championship game at Union Grove

Union Grove 6, Greendale 1

Greendale……………………….001 000 0---- 1 5 1

Union Grove…………………. 300 120 x----- 6 9 1

Winning Pitcher………….Kristyn Hansen (19-2) 7 innings 12 K s 1 BB

Losing Pitcher……………Byrowski 6 innings 1 K 0 BB

The UG Broncos defense started it off early. In the top of the first inning with runners on 2nd and 3rd and 1 out Hansen struck out Imperiale and got Byrowski to ground out to end the scoring threat. The offense started the scoring with 3 runs in the first inning. Maria Osmundsen reached 1st after being HBP. Kristina Aponte then doubled her to third. After one out Hansen doubled to drive in 2 and courtesy runner Halley Fink scored on a wild pitch. In the fourth inning Robyn Mueller hit a sac fly to deep right center to drive in Nathalie Schattner who had tripled with one out. In the 5th inning Sam Howe singled with one out and after 2 were out Lindsay sent a deep drive over the left center field fence for a home run and 2 RBI s. Hansen improved her record to (19-2) and the Broncos to (19-3) by pitching a 7 inning 5-hitter with 12K s and 1 BB.



Division 2 Regional Final at Monroe

Monroe 2, McFarland 1

McFarland .....100 000 0 1 5 1

Monroe .........002 000 x 2 6 1

WP - R. Schuttler (2 K's)

LP - Schmikla (9 K's)

3B - Rufenacht

2B - Brown

Leading Hitters - Brown (Mc) 2x3, Kundert (M) 2x3

Monroe moves on to sectionals and will face Dodgeville.



Division 4

River Ridge 7, Highland 1

Highland……..000 000 1 ....1 6 2

River Ridge….020 005 x ....7 8 1

WP: Cari Mergen 8 K s

LP: Laci Pustina 7 K s

Leading Hitters:

H: Laci Pustina 2x4, Kelsey Menke 2x3, Maggie Schweitzer (2B)

RR: Holly White 2x3 (2B), Becky Myers (2B), Ashlee Kirschbaum (3B)

River Ridge (16-4)

River Ridge s First Ever Regional Championship and First Ever Championship of any kind in softball



Division 3

Racine St. Catherine s 2, Shoreland Lutheran 1 (11 Innings)

Shoreland Lutheran (18-4) …….……000 000 100 00…1.7.2

Racine St. Catherine s (15-6) ………001 000 000 01…2.5.1

WP-Karen Kasinski (15-6) 11IP 17K 2BB 1ER

LP-Rochelle Willkomm (16-4) 10.2 IP 7K 2BB 1ER

Leading Hitters

SL-Brittanny Bahr 2x5 R, Melissa Luebbers 1x4 RBI

SC-Lauren Roszkowski 1x5 R RBI, Becky Staples 1x4 RBI

Last year, St. Catherine s defeated Shoreland 1-0 in the Regional Semi-finals and this year s game was expected to be another thriller. The players from the two teams did not disappoint as they locked horns in an epic fastpitch softball game in which Racine St. Catherine s came out on top with a 2-1 victory in 11 innings over Shoreland Lutheran. The Angels struck 1st when Karen Kasinski drew a 2-out walk in the 3rd. Catcher Lauren Roszkowski followed with a single to the left-centerfield gap which allowed Kasinski to score as she was running on the pitch. Senior, St. Cat s pitcher, Karen Kasinski used an array of pitches early to keep the Pacer batters off balance. Through 6 innings, she had recorded 13 strikeouts and given up only 2 hits. Shoreland was finally able to string a couple hits together in the top of the 7th to get on the board. Sophomore catcher, Brittanny Bahr led off the inning with a single. Then with 1 out, her sister, senior centerfielder, Alyssa Bahr also singled putting runners on 1st and 2nd. Sophomore DP, Melissa Luebbers shot a single up the middle allowing Brittanny to score without a play, because Kasinski cut the ball off to get Alyssa Bahr advancing to 3rd. The Pacers looked to score with runners in scoring position in both the 9th & 10th, but Kasinski was able to pitch out of each situation. St. Catherine s took advantage of the 1st 2 Shoreland errors in the game in the bottom of the 11th. With 2 outs, errors allowed both Roszkowski and Kayla McClure to reach safely. Then with runners on 1st and 2nd, Becky Staples hit a 2-out full count pitch down the right field line. The ball landed and chalk flew as it landed on the line and Roszkowski was able to beat the throw by a step. Kasinski finished with 17 strikeouts to 2 walks. Shoreland junior pitcher, Rochelle Willkomm also hurled a fine game with 7 strikeouts and 2 walks. Willkomm also had 11 assists on weak grounders back to the circle. St. Catherine s advances to the Waterloo sectional and will play Deerfield.



Division 2

Foxes hit #1 ranked New London with knockout punch, 10-0 in five innings

By Tim Froberg

Post-Crescent Staff writer

NEW LONDON — It was hard to tell what was dropping faster Thursday at Memorial Park — Fox Valley Lutheran hits, raindrops or the jaws of some stunned softball fans.



A young and talented Foxes team stormed into the soggy home of the state's No. 1-ranked Division 2 team and took the Bulldogs apart. When it was over two innings earlier than scheduled, the Foxes were hoisting a Division 2 regional championship plaque following a shocking 10-0 five-inning win.





The FVL win wasn't a total surprise, since the Foxes are a fine 20-3 club that won the Valley 8 Conference and tied with Denmark for ninth in the final state poll. The shocker was the way they took out the favored Bulldogs in five innings.





The Foxes came out swinging and turned into a SWAT team, mashing the ball like the game they were playing was slow-pitch softball.





FVL is one of the valley's youngest teams, starting five sophomores and a freshman. Teams this youthful aren't supposed to hammer a senior-dominated opponent that many had penciled in as a state qualifier. FVL pitcher and team leader Steffani Stoeger entered the game wondering if this would be the finale of her stellar high school sports career. And when she looked into the eyes of her teammates following pregame warm-ups, she didn't like what she saw.





So, she gave a little pep talk.





"I was a little scared because after we came in from warm-ups the girls looked a little intimidated," Stoeger said. "I said, 'I don't care what you're thinking right now, but drop it and believe in yourselves and have confidence in this team, because we can do it.' This team is capable of so much."





Stoeger might want to consider a future as a motivational speaker if she keeps getting these type of results. The Foxes drilled 11 hits, including four extra-base hits, off New London ace Jessica Ferge, who entered the game with an 18-2 record and an ERA below 1.00.





For FVL's only two senior starters, Stoeger and centerfielder Jamie Matz, the lopsided win was especially sweet because New London has been such a nemesis, eliminating the Foxes in regional play the past two postseasons.





"I'm almost speechless," a beaming Matz said. "They've kicked us out of the playoffs the past two years. I wasn't going to let that happen again, if I had any say in it."





The Foxes knew they were underdogs entering the game, and used it to their advantage.





"We've been under the radar — nobody has talked to us all year," said FVL coach Steve Lecher. "Even when we won conference, people kind of looked at us like: 'You guys lucked out.' We wanted to prove we're for real. We felt that we had to get them down, because there's a lot of pressure on them being ranked No. 1."



Tim Froberg can be reached at 920-982-3650 or tfroberg@postcrescent.com.



Division 1

Kenosha Bradford 10 - Burlington 0 (6)

Kenosha Bradford.....310 033.....10 10 1

Burlington...............000 000......0 3 4

WP - Roberts, 7K

LP - Kuchenbecher, 3K

Leading Hitters: (KB): Mercier 2x3; Mikolas 2x2; Roberts 2x3; Tucker 2x4

(BUR): Carr 2B, Kuchenbecher 2B



Kimberly 5, Kaukauna 1

The third-seeded Papermakers put five runs on the scoreboard in the third inning and went on to defeat the second-seeded Ghosts. Kimberly built its rally around a single by Jo Ebben, a run-scoring double by Dani Peerenboom, a run-scoring single by Maggie Wettstein, bunt singles by Chelsea Micke and Jaclyn Lamers, a sacrifice fly by Jenna Whitehead and a run-scoring single by Claudia Harke.



Harke pitched a three-hitter for Kimberly. She allowed one run on three hits and three walks. She struck out eight.



Kaukauna threatened to score in the first inning after a lead off double. However, a pop out on a bunt attempt, a walk, a strikeout and a ground out ended the threat.



"Today it came down to execution. We executed the bunt and put some pressure on them." – Bill Weyers, Kimberly coach.

KIMBERLY 005 000 0 — 5 9 0

KAUKAUNA 000 001 0 — 1 3 0

WP: Claudia Harke. LP: Bree Giordana. Leading hitters: Maggie Wettstein KIM 2x4; Jaclyn Lamers KIM 2x3; Dani Pozolinski KIM 3B.



Appleton North 6, Appleton West 0

Biz Sitzmann played a solid all-around game for the Lightning (15-7), which advances to play Appleton East in Thursday's WIAA sectional in Ashwaubenon. The senior scattered six singles en route to a shutout, went two-for-three at the plate and made a couple of nice defensive plays on the mound, according to coach Reed Rudie. She struck out four and walked just one, and was backed by a 13-hit attack.



After scoring single runs in the second, fourth and fifth innings, the Lightning struck for three in the sixth, keyed by Ashley Drees' double and a two-run triple over the left fielder's head by Brit Novickis.



"They changed up pitchers a little bit, but we hit well off two pitchers. Only one girl out of our starting nine did not get a hit. If we can keep that hitting going, we're going to be OK." — Rudie.

APPLETON WEST 000 000 0 — 0 6 2

APPLETON NORTH 010 113 x — 6 13 2

WP: Biz Sitzmann.

LP: Kayla VandeWettering.

Leading hitters: Brit Novickis AN 3x4, 2 RBI; Biz Sitzmann AN 2x3; Meredith Kelly AN 3x3, 2 RBI.



Appleton East 2, Green Bay East 0

Beth Spoehr pitched a three-hit shutout to lead the Patriots to the win over the Red Devils. Spoehr struck out one and walked none. The Patriots scored the winning run with two out in the second inning. Jaime Horak reached on a two-out single, went to second on a throwing error and third on a passed ball. Andrea Snider's single drove her home. The Patriots tacked on an insurance run in the fifth on Amanda Manteufel's triple and Ariel Spang's sacrifice fly. "Our defense was awesome. Our defense was amazing once again." – Janelle Batten, Appleton East coach on her team's errorless defense.

GREEN BAY EAST......... 000 000 0 — 0 3 3

APPLETON EAST (17-4) 010 010 x — 2 6 0

WP: Beth Spoehr.

LP: Kristen Zimmerman.

Leading hitters: Amanda Manteufel AE 2x3, 3B; Andrea Snider AE 2x3; Ariel Spang AE.



Green Bay West hopes again end in Pulaski



By Scott Venci

svenci@greenbaypressgazette.com



PULASKI — Call it Bob LeCaptain's personal house of horrors.



The longtime softball coach always talks about staying positive and never giving up, but it would be difficult to blame him for not wanting to play Pulaski in the postseason anymore.



The Red Raiders (16-6) eliminated the Wildcats in a regional final for the third straight season — and the second time on the Raiders' home turf — on Thursday afternoon, this time with a thrilling 7-6 win that ended on a bases-loaded wild pitch.



"It was back and forth all game," Pulaski coach Billi Jo Vertz said. "Our girls are fighters, and they played with heart tonight."



Indeed, each time the Red Raiders found themselves down, they fought back.



West pushed across two runs in the top of the first, only to watch Pulaski tie the score in the bottom half of the inning with the help of two errors.



The Red Raiders appeared to break the game open in the third, when outfielder Kendra Bliese led off the inning with a rocket home run to left off West pitcher Melissa Glenzer.



The junior right-hander followed by hitting two consecutive batters and serving up a two-run double to Jamie Adamski before being relieved by senior Rebecca Mann.



Pulaski's 5-2 lead lasted until the top of the sixth, when the Wildcats scored four runs — the last two coming with the bases loaded and two outs when pitcher Jessica Kropp opted to go for a force at home but threw wild — to take a 6-5 lead.



"We don't ever quit," LeCaptain said. "We don't ever think we are going to lose."



Pulaski again responded in its half, scoring one run to tie the score but squandering a chance to take the lead after running into a double play on a flyout to center in which one of the Red Raiders tagged too soon.



It didn't matter.



West committed two errors to start the bottom of the seventh, before Mann's pitch went to the fence two batters later to send home courtesy runner Erin Treankler with the winning run.



A West team that won the Fox River Valley Conference title this season in part because of its defense, committed six of the 10 errors in the game with both teams battling gusty winds and on-again, off-again rain.



"I think the nerves got them," LeCaptain said of his team. "They wanted it so bad, because they thought they had a chance to do something special."



This Pulaski team has its own demons to conquer. The Red Raiders have been knocking on the door to state the last two seasons, only to come up short both times.



They lost to Appleton North 2-1 in a sectional championship two years ago, then lost to rival Ashwaubenon 2-1 in extra innings in a sectional semifinal last season.



They will play the Jaguars at 3 p.m. Thursday in a sectional semifinal at Ashwaubenon, looking for their third state trip and first since 1996.



Green Bay West 200 004 0 — 6 8 6

Pulaski.............203 001 1 — 7 11 4

WP: Jessica Kropp.

LP: Rebecca Mann.

Leading hitters: P — Brooke Basten, 2x4; Kendra Bliese, 2x4; Jamie Adamski, 3x4. W — Mann, 2x4; Paige Baer, 2x4.



Ashwaubenon 7, Bay Port 2



ASHWAUBENON — Kelly Arndt went 2-for-3 and drove in three runs, and the Jaguars strung together consecutive big innings to derail the Pirates.



Ashwaubenon (18-3) scored three runs on five hits in the fourth and fifth innings to break open a scoreless game. Arndt had a two-run single in the fifth.



Bay Port's Paige Newtols hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning to break up Melissa Collins' shutout bid. Collins struck out 11.



Bay Port .......000 002 0 — 2 5 3

Ashwaubenon 000 331 x — 7 11 2

WP: Melissa Collins.

LP: Miranda Szcepanski.

Leading hitters: BP — Rachel Williquette, 2x3. A — Kelly Arndt 2x3; Megan Noskowiak, 2x3; Katie Hill, 2x3. Home run: BP — Paige Newtols. Strikeout leaders: Collins 11, Szcepanski 5.



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Div. 3 Park Falls Regional championship game

Park Falls 5, Ladysmith 3

Ladysmith.............000 030 0 3 9 1

Park Falls..............101 210 x 5 10 2

WP: Kelsey Walasek 7ip 3r, 3er, 9h, 2bb, 8k

LP: Morgan Neisinger 6ip 5r, 3er, 10h, 3bb, 6k

The Cards opened up a 4-0 lead before Ladysmith hung a 3-spot on the board in the top of the fifth. Park Falls came right back in its half of the fifth with on one-out double by Tiffany Zwicke and a two-out RBI double by Jess Withey. Kelsey Walasek got three ground outs in the sixth and two comebackers -- sandwiching

a walk -- and a fly ball to center where Withey sealed the regional title for the Cards with a catch. Walasek had a single, double and two walks at the top of the order, with courtesy runner Theresa Ellner scoring twice. Maddie Lamb had three sacrifice bunts, including one in the two-run fourth which plated a run. Zwicke had two doubles in the six hole, and Withey and Libby Slack had two hits each at eight and nine in the order. The win sends Park Falls to the Chippewa Falls McDonnell sectional.



Division 3 Regional Final

Arcadia 10, Osse0-Fairchild 0

Osseo-Fairhchild 00000 ---- 0 1 0

Arcadia............ 2260x ---- 10 10 0

WP-Kayla Finner 5ip, 1h, 7-k's, 0-bb (faced the minumum 15 batters)

LP-Kaitlin Nix 4ip, 10h, 2-k's, 4-bb

Leading hitter's

Arcadia Sara Baumgartner 2-2 hr 4-rbi, Sara Flury 1-2 2b, Leah Haines 2-3 2b, Chelsi Quinn 2-2 2b 2-rbi

Arcadia moves to 22-0 on the year and to the sectional.



Division 1

Middleton 6, Monona Grove 0

Monona Grove 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ....0 1 3

Middleton ......1 2 4 0 0 1 X ....6 7 0

WP - Lisa Thomas (3 Ks)

LP - Sarah Bisbee (6 Ks)

Leading hitters : Golackson 2x4 (M), Pertzborn 2x3 (M)

Doubles: Bisbee (MG), Kessenich (M)

Highlights:

Lisa Thomas pitched to 21 batters, but allowed one hit. Sarah Bisbee did hit a double, but was caught in a pickle and thrown out at second when trying to go to third. 1st inning: Golackson led off with a hit. Kessenich walked Simon drove in Golackson for the first score of the game. 3rd inning: With Golackson on 1st Kessenich hit a double to score Golackson. Monona Grove then had back to back errors one allowed Simon to score. With two our Pertzborn had a hit to drive in Branflick. 6th inning:

Carley Bell scored on a passed ball from 3rd.



Division 2

Portage 4, Mayville 1

Portage 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 ....4 4 0

Mayville 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 ....1 5 2

Pitching

WP (P) Katie Stillwell, 7 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 11 K, 1 HB

LP (M) Alyssa Leystra, 7 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 Ks, 2 HB

Leading Hitters

(P) Jen Krueger, 1x3, HR, RBI, 2 Runs

Chelsa Bednarek, 2x3, 2 doubles, 2 RBIs

Renee Wilson, 1x2, RBI

(M) Abbie Mueller, 2x3, triple, run

Ariel Wald, 1x3, RBI

The Mayville Cardinal softball team saw their successful season come to a close on Friday night at Ziegler Park, falling to the Portage Warriors 4-1 in the regional final. In a game that began on Thursday, but was suspended due to rain and finished on Friday, the Warriors got three early runs and were able to hold off the Cardinal offense. Portage opened the game with a leadoff single by Jen Krueger, who stole second and moved to third on Ashton Cleveland s sac bunt. Alyssa Leystra struck out the second out of the inning, and Abbie Mueller snagged a liner to end the Warrior first. Portage got on the board three times in the second. After a one-out infield error put Paige Caulum on first, Renee Wilson s two-out base hit allowed Caulum to beat Keshia Muche s throw to the plate to start the scoring. Krueger followed with a hit-by-pitch to put runners on first and second. Chelsa Bednarek laced a two-out, two-RBI double to score both baserunners. The Cardinals answered right back when Abbie Mueller started the home half of the second with a triple to deep left. Ariel Wald singled to bring in Mueller and bring the score to 3-1. In the Portage half of the fourth, Renee Wilson drew a one out walk. Play was postponed for nearly one hour as the rains came down. With a break in the rain, the field were readied for play, only to have hard rain begin again after just two pitches. With a 2-1 count and a runner on first with one out, play was suspended until Friday. When play resumed, Jen Krueger took the first pitch deep in the gap in right center for a home run. On the play, the lead runner, Wilson, failed to touch home plate and was called out on the play. Portage now led 4-1. Mayville managed to put runners on in each of the last three innings, but could not manage to narrow the margin. The Cardinals end their season at 18-4 overall, with a share of the conference championship. Congratulations to all of the players on a truly outstanding season.



Division 1

Hortonville 4, SPASH 0



Division 1

Verona 8, Oregon 0

Oregon 000 000 0.... 0 1 3

Verona 040 310 *.... 8 7 1

WP -Nordin (16k)

LP - Engs (2k)

Leading Hitters: Burns (V) 2x3

Doubles: Burns, Meyer (V)



Chippewa Falls 3, Menomonie 0

Senior pitcher Brooke Malnory pitched a one hit shutout and went 2x3 at the plate with 2 home runs and 3 RBI's to lead Chi-Hi past Menomonie. The Cardinals are now 17-4.



Pacelli eliminates rival Rosholt

By Kyle Means

Journal Staff

kmeans@gannett.com

ROSHOLT-- The objective had been set since before the season. After two years of playing in Rosholt's shadow, Pacelli softball wanted the Hornets in the playoffs, and wanted to beat them. The chance came Friday and Pacelli took care of business, sending the No. 5 team in Division 3 home, as the Cardinals' picked up a 2-0 victory in a regional final. The Cardinals (20-2) now move on to sectionals next Thursday, which will be held at Zenoff Park. Pacelli takes on Crivitz, with the winner to meet either Laconia or Sevastopol in the sectional final. Pacelli, ranked seventh, had made Rosholt a target and the Hornets sent those same feelings back. A rivalry of respect has long existed between these two teams, which have played with and against each other for years prior to high school. The past two years, Rosholt has had the upper hand winning the Central Wisconsin Conference Large Division, which the Hornets moved out of for this season. "They're the only team that beat us in the conference last year, this was big," Pacelli coach Ann Molski said. "The girls circled this date. It's always a battle when we get together here." On this day they met as champions of the small and large divisions, in what was essentially the overall CWC championship. Both teams rose to the occasion, making crucial stops behind their well-composed pitchers, Jordan Olds of Pacelli and Anna Zdroik of Rosholt. Olds was especially masterful, striking out nine and never allowing more than one baserunner on in an inning. "Jordan Olds finally got her due, she's never got enough credit,"