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Poynette 2, Columbus 1

Poynette ..... 101 000 0 ---- 2 4 3

Columbus ..... 000 400 0 ---- 1 4 1

WP - Wilson

LP - Bublitz

SO - Bublitz 9, Wilson 1

2B - Reigstad (P)

Poynette clinched the outright Capitol North title at Columbus with the 2-1 victory. The Indians lost their first two conference games of the season including a 16-2 shellacking at the hands of Columbus but battled back to win out and get the outright title.

Kristi Wasserburger walked to lead off the game, stole second and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Elyse Rylander. Madeline Dugolenski was then hit by a pitch and stole second. Ali Reigstad then hit a ball just inside the left field foul line that was dropped. It would have scored Wasserburger anyway and Reigstad was credited with an RBI on the sacrifice fly. Wasserburger walked again to lead off the third, stole second and scored on a double off the fence by Reigstad. The Cardinals scored their run in the bottom of the fourth when Rachael Bublitz reached on a error at shortstop. A bunt play was muffed by the Indians which put runners on second and third and when a walk was issued the sacks were loaded. Carmelia Wilson, Poynette's pitcher coaxed a hard comebacker that she threw to Dugolenski at home. The catcher rifled the ball to first for the double play and when the Venden kept running for home it looked like Poynette might get out of the jam with a triple play. Reigstad, however, at first base lost control of the ball when she tried to get a grip on it to throw to the plate and Venden scored. Columbus threatened again in the sixth but an inning-ending double play on a fly ball to right field and throw to first by Shannon Saager ended the first and second base threat. The winning pitcher was Wilson. "No in my wildest dreams did I think we'd be in this spot right now," said Poynette coach Bob Tomlinson. "We've been like a roller coaster all year. After having 21 total errors in the three previous games where we allowed 25 unearned runs the girls told me it would get better. Tonight they even made me believe them." Poynette finished at 6-2 in the Capitol North and is 11-9 overall.



Union Grove 4, Wilmot 2

Union Grove 301 00x x 4 6 2

Wilmot .........000 02x x 2 2 1

Winning Pitcher …………….Kristyn Hansen (16-2) 5 innings 2 hits 9 K s 1 BB

Losing Pitcher……………….Webster 5 innings 6 hits 5 K s 2 BB

Union Grove clinched a tie for the Lakeshore conference championship by beating Wilmot in a rain shortened 5 inning game. Trish O Keefe lead the Bronco s in hitting going by going 2x2. Sam Howe continued her hot hitting with a home run over the 210 foot fence. Kristyn Hansen helped her own cause by going 1x2 with an RBI. Maria Osmundsen went 1x3 with a triple and Lindsay Mikulecky went 1x3 with a double.Hansen pitched 5 innings striking out 9 and walking 1. Next up for the Broncos is a make-up game tomorrow vs #1 ranked D-4 Burlington Catholic Central at home.



Chippewa Falls 10, Menomonie 5

Chippewa Falls 14, Menomonie 4 (5 Innings)



Chippewa Falls clinches outright Big Rivers Conference Title. The Cardinals hit 5 home runs on the night. Mikayla Hogan led the attack going 5 for 7 on the night with a homerun. Carly Peterson was 4 for 6 with two homeruns. Other home runs were hit by Rachel Hartman and Andrea Ruf. It is Chippewa Falls 5th conference title in the last 6 years. Overall record of 15-4.



Eau Claire North 2, River Falls 1

River Falls 5, Eau Claire North 3

Final Big Rivers Conference Standings

Chippewa Falls (10-2)

Hudson (9-3)

Menomonie (6-6)

Eau Claire North (6-6)

Eau Claire Memorial (5-7)

Rice Lake (5-7)

River Falls (1-11)



Superior 6, Duluth Denfeld 0

Superior 4011000..............6 7 2

Denfeld 0000000.............. 0 4 1

WP: Amanda LeBard 7 IP, 4 H, 6K, 0 BB, 0 R

LP: Laura Bellamy 7 IP, 7 H, 6 K, 4 BB, 6 R, 4 ER

Chelsey Jarzin 2X4 (HR, 2 RBI) Ashley Martin-HR, Taylor VanDamme (triple)



Congratulations to New Richmond

2007 Middle Border Conference Softball Champions



WIAA Regional Quarterfinal in Division 4

Randolph 11, Cambria-Freisland 1

Cambria...0 0 0 0 0 1 1r 3h 3e

Randolph 0 0 5 3 0 3 11r 11h 1e

Pitching: Cambria- Kampstra (l) 3ip, 2k, 3bb, 3h, 5r, 2er

Dreyer 2ip, 2bb, 8h, 6r, 5er,

Randolph- Lindsay Douma (w) 6ip, 3k, 4bb, 3h, 1er

Hitting: Randolph- Lindsay Douma 2x4, Charnette Barrett 2b, Erica Ballweg-Larsen 2x3, Madalyn Werner 2x4 2b 3rbi, Sam Reyes 2x4 3b 2rbi



Shoreland Lutheran 7, Whitefish Bay Dominican 0

Shoreland Lutheran (16-3, 7-1) ………..0016000…7.9.2

Whitefish Bay Dominican (8-9, 2-6) …..0000000…0.3.4

WP-Rochelle Willkomm (14-3) 7IP 3K 0BB

LP-Mary Claire Metscher (8-9) 7IP 3K 1BB

Leading Hitters

WBD-Mary Claire Metscher 2x3

SL-Katie Morman 1x4 2R HR 2RBI, Megan Peterson 2x4 R RBI, Renee Wright 2x2 R, Rochelle Willkomm 1x3 3B, Stef Luebke 1x1 R

Shoreland Lutheran won a share of the Midwest Classic Conference title today with a victory over Whitefish Bay Dominican. Shoreland scored a run in the 3rd when freshmen shortstop, Katie Morman was singled home from 2nd base by senior second baseman Megan Peterson. The Pacers then broke it open in the 4th. Junior pitcher, Rochelle Willkomm led off the inning with a triple. Sophomore catcher, Brittanny Bahr then singled to short left field which held the runner at third. Senior centerfielder, Alyssa Bahr then reached on error bringing in Willkomm. With runners at the corners, Brittanny Bahr was able to score was thrown into the outfield and Alyssa Bahr was able to advance to 3rd. Sophomore left fielders, A.J. Naumann then laid down a beautiful safety squeeze bunt to bring home A. Bahr. With 2 outs, senior pinch hitter, Stef Luebke started another rally. Morman then laced a homerun over the left fielder s head for a 2-run homerun. Peterson then singled and stole 2nd base. Kim Gall then drove in the 6th run of the inning with a shot to centerfield. The defense behind Willkomm was very solid for the Pacers. The defense chased down 7 line drives and fly balls. Senior flex right fielder, Kaitlyn Biggs snared two tailing drives that easily could have gone by her. This is the 1st conference title for 4th-year head coach, Tim Treder and the 1st title for Shoreland Lutheran since 1989. #2 Shoreland opens Regional play tomorrow against #7 Heritage Christian. #6 Dominican travels to #3 Oostsburg for its Regional Quarterfinal.



Kenosha Bradford 12 – Muskego 0 (6)

Kenosha Bradford….410 007…..12 13 1

Muskego……………000 000……0 4 1

WP – Roberts, 13K

LP – Helbach, 1K

Leading Hitters: (KB) Theard 3x4; Mercier 3x3, 3B; Oechler 2x3, Smith 3B

(MU) Fritz 2B



Racine Case 1, South Milwaukee 0

Case …………………. 000 000 1 – 1 3 4

S. Milwaukee ……….. 000 000 0 - 0 3 0

WP – Koch (17-1).

LP – Monson.

RBI – Roscizewski



(13-1) (16-1) Homestead 4 ((11-3) (15-5) Port Washington 2

With the win in the final game of the conference schedule, Homestead took the North Shore Conference title with Port Washington finishing second.



De Soto 5, Onalaska Luther 4

O L 020 110 000 — 4 10 2

De Soto 120 001 001 — 5 6 4

Pitchers: O L—Courtney Hoeg; DS—Alyssa Umberger (3 1/3). WP—Courtney Zeimet (10k, 2w). LP— Hoeg (4k, 3w).

Leading hitters: O L —Rachel Niemi 2-5 (2b), Amy Huerkamp 3-4, Jackie Tolvstad (2b); DS—Courtney Zeimet (2b), Alyssa Umberger 2-4 (hr, rbi)

De Soto ends the regular season in dramatic fashion with a 9th inning walk off homerun by Alyssa Umberger. With the score tied after six innings both pitchers were in command holding the opposing offenses scoreless until Umberger s blast in the ninth.



Brookfield East clinches second consecutive Greator Metro Conference Championship

On Tuesday ,East was sechuled to play 2nd place Menomonee Falls. East having a 12-0 record and Falls record being 11-1. The game was washed out and rescheduled for Wed. The game began at 4:15 and both teams were held scoreless until the Falls scored an unearned run in the bottom of the 5th. It was 1-0 when East came to bat in the top of the 7th. Lead off hitter Natalie Bergquist was safe on an infield hit. She was replaced by pinch runner Jackie Bridge. Bridge stole 2nd. base and proceeded to third on a fly ball to right field by Devon Rayburn. Megan Juneau drove in the tieing run with a ground out to the second baseman. The score remainded tied until the top of the ninth when it started to rain and lightening. The game was postponded until Thur. at 4:30. East failed to score in the 9th as did the Falls. In the 10th, East's first hitter, Katie Benz worked Heather Vogel, Falls pitcher, for a walk. Nena Speder was given the hit and run. She grounded to the 2nd baseman and Benz made it to second safely. The next hitter struck out and up came East's catcher Carley Adams who hit a hard ground ball up the middle scoring Benz with the lead run. The next batter grounded out to first. Up came the Falls Indians with their lead off hitter who struck out. The next hitter got a base hit. Runner on first, and the next hitter grounded to the pitcher who threw for the second out to first, With a runner at second, Nena Speder,the Spartan pitcher, walked the #4 hitter.Runners on 1st and 2nd and the next batter grounded out second baseman Megan Juneau for the third out making East 2 - 1 winners in 10 innings, East final conference game is tomorrow against West Allis Central.

BROOKFIELD EAST.......................000 000 100 1 - 2 8 4

MENOMONEE FALLS.....................000 010 000 0 - 1 3 3

PITCHERS - BE: Nena Speder( W, 10IP, 7K, 4BB)

MF: Heather Vogel (L, 10IP. 6K, 2BB)

LEADING HITTERS - BE: Natalie Bergquist 2 x 3; Nena Speder 2 x 4; Carley Adams 1 x 5(game winning hit)

MF: 3 hitters got one hit each

RECORDS - CONFERENCE - BE: 13 - 0

MF: 11 - 2



Appleton East 4, Appleton West 0

Appleton East vs. Appleton West suspended game was finished on Wednesday, May 16. Appleton East 4, Appleton West 0. Amanda Manteufel hit an in the park homerun that scored three runs.



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#3 Luther Prep 7, #6 Poynette 1

Poynette..... 010 000 0 ---- 1 4 3

Luther Prep 002 041 x ---- 7 10 0

WP - Lydia Free -- 5 Ks

LP - Taylor Hebel; Wilson (5)

Leading Hitters: Reigstad (P) 2x3, Scott (LP) 2x4, Ylvisaker (LP) 2x4, Boggs (LP) 3x3

2B - Reigstad, Ulm (LP)



Division 2 Sectional 4 Regional D

Thomas More 14, St. Francis 0

...................1 2 3 4 5 ....R H E

St. Francis ....0 0 0 0 0.... 0 0 5

Thomas More 3 8 0 3 X ...14 14 1

WP: Katie Boyle 8K 0BB

LP: Ashley O' Brien 3K 3BB

Leading Hitters; Alyssia Robles 2x3, Meghan Shilling 2x3 2B, Amber Meka 2x2 3RBI, Katie Boyle 2x3, Michellee Milanowski 2x4

Records: Thomas More 14-5 overall

St. Francis 3-16



Regional action

Pacelli 10, Gillett 0

Gillett….0 0 0 0 0…..0 1 6

Pacelli…4 2 2 0 2 …10 5 0

WP- Jordan Olds-SO 4 BB-0

LP- Sara Peterson- SO 0 BB 6

Leading hitters- (P) Mary Czysen 2x4



Division 3

Sevastopol 12, Manitowoc Roncalli 2

Roncalli……………….000002 2 2 2

Sevastopol ....................106104....12 10 1

WP-Carissa Neinas LP-C. Roberts

SO- Neinas 6 Roberts 1





Division 4

La Farge 13, Kickap00 0

Kickapoo 0 0 0 0 0 ... 0 2 5

La Farge 5 5 1 2 x ... 13 9 0

WP: Rachel Arneson 7K, 0BB

LP: Chelsea Vinger 4K, 4BB

Batters:

K: Jena Welsh 1-2 2B

LF: Katelyn Strait 1-2 3B, 2RBI; Lea Ann Everson 2-4, 2B; Jenna Strait 2-3, RBI; Ashley Campbell 2-4

Records:

K: 2-17

LF: 11-7



Division 2

Winneconne 17, Waupaca 0

Waupaca...............000 00..0 0 5

Winneconne(18-3)..508 4x.17 9 0

WP:Kaitlyn Herbst (17-3) 5IP, 7 K's, 0BB, 0ER

LP: Alllie Navin 4IP, 9ER, 8 K's 4 BB's

Leading Hitters: (Win) Kaytie Curtis 3x3 (3) 3B, 3 runs, 6 rbi's,



Division 4

Gilman 9, Augusta 2

Augusta 000 001 0... 2 2 1

Gilman ..140 201 ... 9 9 0

WP: Lauren Cornell 7I, 25AB, 9K, 2BB, 2H, 1R, 1ER

LP: Alison Kaeding 4I, 22AB, 2K, 1BB, 8H, 7R, 7ER

Leading Hitters: Augusta Valarie Dehnke 3b, Gilman Jordyn Mallo 3-3 3R 1BB, Kelly Toporek 3-4 2-3b,

Ashlee Hauser 2RBI, Ciara Latz 1-1 2RBI



Division 3

Brookwood 4,Viroqua 2

Viroqua .......000 000 2---- 2 7 2

Brookwood 102 010 x ----4 7 3

Pitchers: Viroqua: Trisha Gilman ( LP ) ( 6 K; 1BB )

Brookwood: Anna Flock ( WP ) ( 7 K; 1 BB )

Leading Hitters:Viroqua: Jackie Peterson ( 2 x 4 );Brianna Primmwr ( double );Brookwood: Sheri Haskoor ( 2 x 3 );Ally Waege ( 2 x 3 );Anna Flock ( double );Heidi Ballwahn ( double )

Records: Brookwood 14 – 4

Brookwood manufactured a run in the first on 2 bunts hits, a stolen base, and an error,then scored 2 runs in the 3rd on four consecutive hits, including Anna Flock s double.Heidi Ballwahn doubled home the other Falcon run in the 5th.Brookwood then survived Viroqua s comeback in the 7th, after Viroqua scored 2 unearned runsthanks to 2 Falcon errors. In the first, Flock through out a runner attempting to take 2nd on a passed ballto end a Viroqua threat. In the 6th, Sarah Luing s defensive stab turned a Viroqua line drive into a rally –killing double play.Brookwood will travel to Onalaska Luther on Tuesday.



Middleton 8, Janesville Craig 0

Janesville Craig…000 000 0…0 2 1

Middleton………211 220 x…8 13 2

WP-Thomas 6K, Heise (6th inning) 2-K

LP-Smith 1K, Gustaffson(4th inning), Lucbke (5th inning) 1K

Leading Hitters:Kessenich 3x3(M), Simon 2x4(M), Buechner 2x4(M), Brown 3x4(M)



Non-conference game, Thursday, May 17, at Union Grove

Union Grove 2, Burlington Catholic Central 1

BCC.......... 000 001 0 1 5 2

UG............200 000 - 2 4 1

WP - K. Hansen, LP - Allison Smith

Hansen: 1R, 5H, 10K, 1W

Smith: 2R, 4H, 3K, 2W (9-7)

UG: Osmundsen 1x3, 1R, 1-2B

Mickulecky 1x2, 1-2B

O'Keefe 1x3, 1RBI

Schaltner 1x2, 1RBI

BCC: Aldrich 2x3

A. Smith 1x3, 1R, 1HR, 1RBI



Division 3

Bonduel 6, Manawa 5

Manawa 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 - 5 5 2

Bonduel 0 0 5 0 0 1 - - 6 12 1

Winning Pitcher - Ashley Berger (9 strikeouts, 4 bases-on-balls)

Losing Pitcher - Jessica Simonis (3 strikeouts, 1 base-on-balls, 2

innings pitched) in relief of Ashley Braun (2 strikeouts, 1 base-on-balls, 4 innings pitched).

Leading Hitters - Bonduel: Stephanie Kohn 3x4, Cassandra Popp 3x3, Deedra Wesenberg 2x3

Manawa: Allison Smith 2x4

Bonduel improves to 16-5, Manawa finishes 11-10



Division 3

Dodgeland 3, Marshall 0

Dodgeland 1 1 1 0 0 0 0...3 5 2

Marshall ...0 0 0 0 0 0 0...0 1 1

WP: Tieraney Planasch 11k's 2BB

LP: Courtney Noel 6k's 1 BB

Extra base hits: 2B;s Do. Wild 2B; Do. Planasch, Do. Kluge; 3B Do. Kuntz, Do. Stach





SPASH 6, Wausau West 1

Brittany Lang hit her second solo HR of the game to take the lead 2 -1 in the seventh. SPASH added four more runs in the 7th to get the win. Kelcie Wittman hit a HR for the only hit for West. Stacey Tuskowski got the win for the Panthers. SPASH finishes the regular season 20-0 16-0



Division 3

#2 Shoreland Lutheran 18, #7 Heritage Christian 0

Heritage Christian (2-12) ……….00000……..0.0.3

Shoreland Lutheran (17-3) ……...(13)302X…18.12.0

SL Pitchers

WP-Rochelle Willkomm 3IP 5K 1BB 0ER

A.J. Naumann 2IP 1K 1BB 0ER

HC Pitchers

LP-Keri Frawley 2IP 2K 8BB 9ER

Melissa Martin 2IP 2K 2BB 2ER

Leading Hitters

SL-Katie Morman 2x2 3R 2B, Megan Peterson 1x2 3R, Bekah Sittig 1x1 3R HR RBI, Kim Gall 2x2 4R 2RBI, Brittanny Bahr 1x2 2R 2B RBI, Alyssa Bahr 2x2 2R 2B 3RBI, A.J.Naumann 3x3 R 2B

Shoreland Lutheran had little difficulty advancing today in their D-3 regional quarterfinal against Heritage Christian. Rochelle Willkomm and A.J. Naumann combined to throw a 5 inning no hitter. The Pacers had 17 batters step to the plate in the 1st and scored 13 runs on 7 hits, 6 walks. Sophomore, Bekah Sittig got her 1st career varsity hit tonight with a homerun in the 4th. Shoreland advances and hosts the winner of Martin Luther or Christian Life on Tuesday.



Iola-Scandinavia 3, Amherst 0

Amherst............... 000 000 0 0 4 3

Iola-Scandinavia.... 010 200 X 3 3 2

WP Ashley Draeger SO-11, BB-1

LP Jenna Pitt SO-5, BB 5

Leading Hitters: Lindsey Makuski (A) 2x3; Brooke Anderson (IS) 1x4, HR, 2RBI.

For Iola-Scandinavia, Lizzy Nelson led off the fourth inning with a bunt single. Brooke Anderson followed with a inside the park homerun to the gap in left-centerfield to give the T-Birds a 3-0 lead and to account for the final score.

Records: Iola-Scandinavia 14-7, Amherst 11-10



Regular Season Game

Aracadia 10, LaCrescent 0

Arcadia (17-0 overall 13-0 conference)

LaCrescent 00000 0 1 2

Arcadia 08101 10 16 1

WP-Kayla Finner 5ip, 6-k's, 1-bb

LP-Wieser 5ip, 1-k, 2-bb

Leading hitters

Arcadia--Chelsie Quinn 3-3 2-hr 2b, Sara Flury 3-4, Larissa Sobotta 2-3, Andrea Haines 2-3, Sara Baumgartner 2b, Brooke Finner 2b, Becca Filla 1-1

Arcadia has wrapped up it's 1st coulee conference title in the program's history.



Regular Season Game

Chippewa Falls 8, Medford 1

Chippewa Falls finishes 16-4





City Champs-Madison Memorial 2 Madison East 0

Madison Memorial 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1

Madison East 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

WP Johnson 7k 0w

LP Rassmussen 8k 2w

Leading Hitters 2X4 Umberger (MM), Selbach (MM)

3B Buckingham (MM), Graf (MM)

2B Selbach

Madison Memorial 12-3 16-3



Waterloo 7, Wisconsin Heights 5



Division 2

McFarland 15, Evansville 0

Evansville.....000 00 0runs 0hits 8errors

McFarland....414 6x 15runs 9hits 0errors

WP-Stephanie Schmikla 0BB's 13K's

LP-Hanson 2BB's 2K's

Leading Hitters-Ashley Brown 2x4; 2B Leah Emmerich 2x3 Schmikla-2B

Stephanie Schmikla throws a 5-inning perfect game as the Spartans defeat the Blue Devils 15-0. Schmikla strikes out 13 in the win. It is her 17th shutout of the season. The victory moves the Spartans to 18-2 for the season and gives the Spartan head coach Steve Schmikla his 450th career win. Seven different players scored two runs for the Spartans and seven players had hits.



Division 3

Thorp 27,. Stanley-Boyd 0

Stanley-Boyd ........... 000 00 ..... 0 3 10

Thorp ..................... 461 (16)x ..... 27 15 0

WP-Jeni Luzinski 4 IP, 5K, 2 BB

LP-Jessica Eslinger 2 IP, 0K, 7BB

3B- Cassie Lewan (T), Lindy Bergman (T)

Leading Hitters: Nadine Romag (T) 3x5, Amanda Henke (T) 2x4, Cassie Lewan (T) 2x4, Lindy Bergman (T) 2x4, Brooke Eichelt (T) 2x5, Larissa Lewan (T) 3x4

Thorp 18-3



Division 3

Rosholt 39, Menominee Indian 1



Eau Claire Regis 11, Cadott 1 (6 innings)

Cadott 000 010... 1 4 2

Regis ..111 503.. 11 13 2

WP Rachel Marthaler

LP Makeisha Poirier

Regis Whitney Hedge 4 for 4 2B 4 RBI



Division 3

Webster 12, Unity 2

Unity .....001 100 ....2-5-4

Webster 007 212 ..12-13-4

Pitching---

Unity--Nelson (L) 5IP, 13H, 12R, 9ER, 4K, 4BB, 108 Pitches/ 70 strike;

Webster--Amy French (W) 6IP, 5H, 2R, 1ER, 8K, 3BB, 98 Pitches/ 62 strikes.

Highlights--Nikki Roedl --base loaded Triple in the 3rd; Jamie Kopeckys 2-Run Homer in the 4th;

Roedl 2-run Double in the 6th were the big hits for the Tigers. Eight (8) of the 9 Tiger players

had a hit. French now has won 10 straight. Webster improves to 12-4 the season and now will play Cumberland [10-0 Winner against Luck] on May 22 @ Cumberland.





Division 4

Blair-Taylor 17, Eleva-Strum 0

ES 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 4

BT 6 0 1 10 - 17 4 0

WP: Beth Nelson (8K, 2BB)

LP: Rachel Cleasby 0K, 12BB)

Nelson lost the bid for a no-hitter in the 4th inning on a double by Nicole Bechel. Megan Melby hit a Grand Slam in the 4th inning. The night before I had made a comment that she had not hit a Home run yet this year. All the girls were quick to remind me of the comment after the hit.



Division 4 regional

Butternut/Glidden 18, South Shore 0



Altoona 13, Durand 3 (6 Innings)

Durand...............020 010 - 3 5 2

Altoona..............302 224 - 13 9 2

WP: Hillary Jenness - 6 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

LP: Samantha Hoyt - 1 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 0 K

Leading Hitters

Durand: Samantha Hoyt 2-3; Steph Baier 2-3; Janie Bauer 1-3, RBI.

Altoona: EmmaLee Eckardt 3-5, 4 RBI; Kayla Amundson 2-4, RBI; Sara Gilman

1-2, 2 RBI.

The Railroaders got nine hits and took advantage of 15 walks to win their first-round playoff game against Durand.

Records: Altoona 18-2.





Division 2

Little Chute 1, Freedom 0

Stranded: Freedom left three batters on base, but none hurt more than in the second inning. With an 0-2 count, Nicole Geurts smashed a rocket to right-center field for the triple. Freedom, however, was unable to bring home the run. Great fit: Lisa Schommer, who has played third base for Little Chute for the last five games, played remarkably well in turning a double play

in the fifth inning that ended a potential scoring rally from Freedom. "I love (third base)," she said. "I feel so comfortable, because I can trust the rest of my team." Pitchers' duel: Ashley Schider and Jamie Schuh combined to strike out

16 and allowed four hits. Neither pitcher allowed a base runner past third base after the second inning. "She's an awesome pitcher, especially for a freshman," Schider said of Schuh. Revenge: The last time the Mustangs were seeded fourth was in 2005.

That same year, their second round opponent was No. 1-seeded New London, and the Bulldogs won 4-2. Little Chute gets a shot at revenge Tuesday at 4:30 at Memorial Park in New London.

Freedom (10-11) 000 000 0 — 0 4 1

LITTLE CHUTE (12-8) 100 000 x — 1 1 2

WP: Ashley Schider. LP: Jamie Schuh. Leading hitter: Nicole Geurts F

1x3, 3B.





Division 2 softball

Fox Valley Lutheran 13, Xavier 0

Everybody hits: Eight of the Foxes' nine starters got a base hit. On the mound: Sutton Lecker limited the Hawks to three hits and one walk while striking out two. Crossing the plate: Steff Stoeger and Marissa Asman scored three and two runs, respectively. XAVIER 000 00 — 0 3 6

FOX VALLEY LUTHERAN (17-3) 551 2x — 13 13 1

WP: Sutton Lecker. LP: Jackie Leffler. Leading hitters: Marissa Asman

FVL 2x4, 2 RBI; Lecker FVL 2x3; Kristi Matz FVL 2x3; Steff Stoeger FVL

3x4; Cassie Igel FVL 2 RBI.





Seymour 5, Clintonville 4

Winning rally: With one out in the bottom of the seventh, the Thunder's Deanna Truyman singled, stole second and came in with the winning run on Kelly Zuleger's single to right. Seymour's rally came after the Truckers scored three times in the top of the seventh to tie the game. Fast learner: Freshman Olivia Danforth had two hits and scored three runs for the Thunder.

CLINTONVILLE 000 001 3 — 4 6 1

SEYMOUR (9-11) 010 111 1 — 5 8 2

WP: Vanessa Eisenreich. LP: Jessica Klingbeil. Leading hitters: Amber

Anderson C 2x4, RBI; Megan Mohnen C 2x4, RBI; Olivia Danforth S 2x3, 3B;

Eisenreich S 2x3, 2B; Erin Doepker S 2x4, RBI.



Winnebago Lutheran 10, Chilton 3

Hitting shoes: Tigers pitcher Nicole Oberdorf was hard to hit throughout the regular season but the Vikings figured her out, scoring seven runs in the first three innings. Short-lived: Chilton took a 3-2 lead in the second on a bases-loaded

walk and Oberdorf's two-run single.

CHILTON (9-11) 030 000 0 — 3 5 2

WLA 214 012 x — 10 13 1

WP: Muehe. LP: Nicole Oberdorf. Leading hitters: Katie Leitner C 2x3;

Pieper WLA 2x4; Jones WLA 2x4; Cramer WLA 3x4; Collein WLA 2x3; Woldt

WLA 2x3.





Division 3



St. Mary Central 19, Montello 2

Fast start: The Zephyrs scored 12 runs in the first, taking advantage of 10 walks on the way to the five- inning victory. "The first inning, we batted around twice," St. Mary Central coach Gary Roth said. "We had three hits, but there were a lot of bases-loaded walks and balls past the catcher." Welcome back: Zephyrs starter Sara Gawinski pitched for the first time in four games and went three innings, striking out four. "She's coming off a pulled muscle in her back," Roth said. "I told her to go ahead and

thro w what she can tolerate."

MONTELLO 000 20 — 2 2 2

SMC (11-9) (12)61 0x — 19 9 2

WP: Sara Gawinski. LP: Cassidy Hoffman. Leading hitters: Reegan

Cheslock SMC 3x4, 2 RBI; Stephanie Cheslock SMC 4 RBI; Sarah Herrmann

SMC 3 RBI; Becky Kersten SMC 2 RBI.





Weyauwega-Fremont 6, Wild Rose 4

Upset for Indians: Sam Otte homered and Christie Struck drove in two runs with a triple as the Indians knocked off the Wildcats.

W-F 400 002 0 — 6 3 1

WILD ROSE 000 004 0 — 4 9 3

WP: Amanda Griswold. LP: Alicia Testin. Leading hitters: Sam Otte WF

2x3, HR, 2 RBI; Christie Struck 2 RBI; Gabi Hungerford WR HR; Jaynelle

Rose WR 3x4.





Kewaunee 4, Brillion 3

Game winner: Kelli Schleis singled in Kelly Schroeder in the bottom of the seventh for give the Indians. Getting the K: Indians pitcher Heather Bloniarz struck out 17.

BRILLION (11-7) 000 030 0 — 3 8 4

KEWAUNEE (12-9) 100 020 1 — 4 8 0

WP: Heather Bloniarz. LP: Jordan Piepenburg. Leading hitters: Brittany

Schuh B 2x3; Cassie Zimmerman K 2x4.





Division 4

Gibraltar 9, Stockbridge 3

Heavy hitter: Lee McConkey drove in four runs and Emily Anderson scored three times to lead the Vikings to the win over the Indians.

STOCKBRIDGE 101 010 0 — 3 6 2

GIBRALTAR 120 204 x — 9 6 2

WP: Katie Sawyer. LP: Sarah Jacobs. Leading hitters: Megan Manion S

2x4; Emily Anderson G 2x3, 3B.



Division 2

Vikings chop down Chilton to advance

The Reporter Staff

The Winnebago Lutheran softball team played well-rounded ball en route to a 10-3 WIAA Division 2 regional victory Thursday over Chilton. The Vikings started off fast, pounding the Tigers for seven runs in the first three innings. "Right away in the first inning our catcher Alysha Schroeder led off with a double and Leah Jones singled," said WLA coach Riley Westphal. "Steph Kramer doubled them both home. The girls were patient, they waited for the pitchers to throw strikes. When the strikes were there, they hit them." Vikings freshman Karen Woldt, the designated player, whacked a triple and hit an in-the-park home run that rolled down the left-field line. "It was fair by about 2 inches," Westphal said. WLA's offense wasn't the only thing rolling, the defense played well, including centerfielder Steph Kramer who had four putouts. "The main thing was, (Chilton) only had two strikeouts," Westphal said. "Our girls did a nice job of making the plays." That put pressure on the Tigers, who committed four errors in the game. "We made them make the plays," Westphal said. "When you do that you usually have a pretty good

chance to win." The Vikings move on to play Plymouth for the fourth consecutive year in the regionals. WLA lost to the Panthers, 2-1, in a 10 inning regional final a year ago. "They still have their pitcher Lindsay Grahn," Westphal said. "She's a good one. They went on to finish second in state." Kramer finished the game 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs, Leah Jones had two hits, including a double, and Kyla Pieper had two hits and a triple for the Vikings. Emily Muche picked up the win, going seven innings, striking out two, walking six and giving up four hits and three earned runs.



Waupun 12, Lodi 2 (5): The Warriors got big days from their seniors in an easy win at home. Senior shortstop Brittany Schleicher led the way, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBIs. Chelsea Redeker had a double and two RBIs and

Kirsten Flier knocked in two for the Warriors. "I thought the three seniors, spearheaded by Britty Schleicher had big games," said Waupun coach Thomas Hagstrom. Waupun advances to pay at Portage on Tuesday. Portage is the No. 2 seed in the regional and had a bye in the first round. Lodi finishes at 3-16, while Waupun improves to 15-6. Ariel Griffis pitched for the victory, going five innings to allow four hits, while striking out five.



Division 3

Early pair lifts Lions over Springs

The Reporter Staff

Lomira's softball team scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning Thursday and that's all the Lions needed to win a Division 3 regional opener against visiting Springs. Lomira advances to play Oakfield on Tuesday. The Oaks were 9-0 winners over North Fond du Lac on Thursday. The Lions got singles from Emily Beck and Casey Maeder in the first inning and an error scored Beck for the first run. Brenda Schwemer got hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to force in the other run.

Maeder had two hits to pace Lomira, but the Lions only got three hits off Springs' Rebecca Newton. Newton walked only one and struck out four to take a tough-luck loss. "I thought we played fairly well on the defensive side, pitching and fielding," said Lomira coach Jacob Fakes. Kelsey Sterr threw for the complete-game victory and allowed only four Springs' hits. Courtney Gutreuter had two of those hits. "Kelsey Sterr did a nice job of changing up the speed," said Springs coach Tom Walentoski. "We only had four hits. From the second inning on we played flawless ball,"



Oakfield 9, North Fondy 0:

Cherise Waltz pitched for her fourth no-hitter of the season as Oakfield rolled at home. Waltz's perfect game chance went away with an Oakfield error in the first inning, but she was superb. She struck out seven and walked none. "Our defense played pretty well tonight," said Oakfield coach Doug Mock. "Offensively, we were disappointed, but we'll move on, hopefully." Oakfield will host Lomira on Tuesday. The Lions beat Springs, 2-0. The Oaks (18-1) got a run in the first and that's all they'd need. Nichole Nelson got a hit and scored on the first of two triples by Kourtney Haller. Haller knocked in two runs and Emily Winget's triple was the only other Oakfield hitting highlight. "She deposited just a couple bombs to right center," Mock said about Haller's shots.



Laconia 13, Tri-County 3 (6):

The Spartans led 3-2 going into the fourth inning, but opened up the lead in the bottom half of that inning with six runs. Laconia advances to face Weyauwega-Fremont on Tuesday. The Indians defeated Wild Rose, 4-3. After two walks in the fourth, Kaitlyn Schmidt singled for an RBI, followed by Ashley Scheberl's RBI single. Melissa Bradley later highlighted the inning with a three-run home run. "We just about batted all the way around," said Laconia coach Scott Ritzema. "We got nine batters up in the fourth." Kristyn Schmidt led the Spartans, going 4-for-4 with a triple. Scheberl was 3-for-3 with two RBIs and Laura Eubanks and Bradley both added two hits. "The girls started out slow, but they came back and once we go the ball rolling we

played the rest of the game extremely well," Ritzema said. Scheberl picked up the victory in the pitcher's circle, going six inning to allow eight hits and no walks. She struck out nine.



Markesan 4, Shiocton 3: All the host Hornets needed was the bottom of the fourth inning and Emily Hein's pinpoint accuracy. Markesan scored four runs in the fourth inning and Hein pitched for the victory as Markesan moved on to face St. Mary Central in Menasha on Tuesday. In the Markesan (13-7) fourth, three walks loaded the bases. Kala Jochem grounded out for the first Markesan run. Kristina Krueger doubled in two and later scored on an error. "It was a great comeback win. I'm so happy for Kristina, she had a big hit and Emily Hein pitched a great game. She throws strikes and makes them put it in play and there's a lot to be said for that."





Seymour edges Clintonville

Press-Gazette

SEYMOUR — Kelly Zuleger drove in Deanna Truyman from second base with a single in the bottom of the seventh inning as Seymour edged Clintonville 5-4 in a WIAA Division 2 softball game on Thursday. Seymour held a 4-1 lead heading into the seventh inning, but Clintonville rallied, scoring three times during the inning before Zuleger's RBI single in the bottom of the seventh. Olivia Danforth added two hits, including a triple, along with three runs scored to lift the Thunder (9-11).

Clintonville 000 001 3 — 4 6 1

Seymour 010 111 1 — 5 8 2

WP: Vanessa Eisenreich. LP: Jessica Klingbeil. Leading hitters: C —

Charlotte Lehnan 2x2. S — Erin Doepker 2x4; Olivia Danforth 2x3;

Eisenreich 2x3.



DIVISION 2:

G.B. N. Dame 4, Marinette 3

Sami McKeough drove in Becky Kraszewski for the game-winning run in the seventh inning to lift Green Bay Notre Dame past Marinette. Chelsea Clark had an RBI triple to start off Notre Dame's scoring in the third inning. She scored later on a sac bunt. Gabby Albers pitched the last two innings to pick up the victory for the Tritons (10-10). Brianne Benesh and Carly Michiels each had to hits for the Marines.

Marinette 010 011 0 — 3 7 0

Green Bay Notre Dame 0 02 010 1 — 7 8 0

WP: Gabby Albers. LP: Maggie Motkowski. Leading hitters: M — Brianne

Benesh 2x4; Carly Michiels 2x4; Katy Nelson 2x3. Strikeout leaders:

Motkowski 5.





Oconto Falls 10, West De Pere 0

OCONTO — Paige Suprise went 3-for-3 with four RBIs and Kathy Rieth went 2-for-3 with three RBIs to lead the Panthers (15-4) past the Phantoms in five innings. Ashley Magnin threw a one-hitter, striking out six and walking two.

West De Pere 000 00 — 0 1 4

Oconto Falls 303 4x — 10 13 0

WP: Ashley Magnin. LP: Stephanie Brunette. Leading hitters: OF —

Paige Suprise 3x3, Kayla Lathrop 2x3, Kathy Rieth 2x3, Brynn Larsen 2x3.

Strikeout leaders: Magnin 6, Brunette 5.



Sturgeon Bay 12, Two Rivers 2

STURGEON BAY — Jenny LaLuzerne was 3-for-3 with three runs scored as Sturgeon Bay (11-8 overall) crushed Two Rivers in five innings.

Two Rivers 000 02 — 2 6 2

Sturgeon Bay 218 01 — 12 11 2

WP: Stephanie Shefchik. LP: Ani Steinhauer. Leading hitters: SB —

Jenny LaLuzerne, 3x3; Erin Schartner, 2x4. Strikeout leaders: Shefchik,

5.





Luxemburg-Casco 8, Valders 0

LUXEMBURG — Freshman Kalli Schmelzer pitched a two-hit shutout as Luxemburg-Casco topped Valders. Schmelzer struck out 10 batters through seven innings, allowing no walks and only two hits. Brittany DeLain went 3-for-4 with four RBIs. Steffi Kinnard and Kim DePeau each had two hits with a double. L-C improves to 8-12.

Valders 000 000 0 — 0 2 3

Luxemburg-Casco 303 110 X — 8 12 1

WP: Kalli Schmelzer. LP: Sam Schnell. Leading hitters: L-C — Brittany

DeLain 3x4; Steffi Kinnard 2x4; Kim DePeau 2x4; Mariah Mleziva 2x3.

Strikeout leaders: Schmelzer 10.





Crivitz 6, Three Lakes 4

CRIVITZ — Kari Corbeille struck out 10 batters en route to the Wolverine victory. Losing pitcher Jessica Hibbard led Three Lakes offensively, going 2-for-4.

Three Lakes 110 002 0 — 4 4

Crivitz 111 111 X — 6 7

WP: Kari Corbeille. LP: Jessica Hibbard. Leading hitters: TL —

Hibbard 2x4. C — Dani Cherry 2x4; Teedra Olson 2x3. Strikeout leaders:

Corbeille 10.





Peshtigo 7, Coleman 4



PESHTIGO — Casey Oestreich had a first-inning two-run home run that gave Peshtigo the early advantage. Caitlin Wenzel struck out 11 Cougar batters en route to the victory.

Coleman 001 120 0 — 4 8

Peshtigo 201 301 X — 7 12

WP: Caitlin Wenzel. LP: Ruth Tucker. Leading hitters: C — Jessica

Patefield 2x4; Melissa Risner 2x3. P — Kiley Wortner 3x4; Casey

Oestreich; Alyssa Pyscher 2x4; Sara Dobbin 2x4; Brittany Barrette 2x2.

Home run: Oestreich. Strikeout leaders: P — Wenzel 11.





Laona/Wabeno 10, Marinette St. Thomas 0

WABENO — Kristen Zimmer struck out 11 over six innings as

Laona/Wabeno held Marinette St. Thomas to three hits. Cassy Huettl drove

in two runs and had a triple for Laona/Wabeno (19-1 overall).

Marinette St. Thomas 000 000 — 0 3 4

Laona/Wabeno 602 002 — 10 11 1

WP: Kristen Zimmer. LP: Caitlin Sevener. Leading hitters: L/W — Katie

Sharko, 2x4; Autumn Aderholt, 2x3; Cassy Huettl, 2x3. Strikeout leaders:

Zimmer, 11.





Algoma 13, Reedsville 1

ALGOMA — Shana Vandertie had a solo home run in the first inning that began a rout of Reedsville. Lyndsay Swoboda pitched five innings, allowing two hits, one unearned run, and striking out four. Jenny Haasch went 2-for-2 with a double for Algoma (16-3).

Reedsville 010 00 — 1 2 0

Algoma 340 6X — 13 18 1

WP: Lyndsay Swoboda. LP: Krystal Kalies. Leading hitters: R — Bridget

Rathsalk. A — Shana Vandertie 2x3; Kayla Major 3x4; Jenny Haasch 2x2;

Cassandra Massart 3x3. Home run: Vandertie.





DIVISION 4:

Gibraltar 9, Stockbridge 3

FISH CREEK — Lee McConkey drove in four runs for Gibraltar (6-13), and Emily Anderson added a triple and scored three times. Katie Sawyer got the win, striking out five.

Stockbridge 101 010 0 — 3 6 2

Gibraltar 120 204 x — 9 6 2

WP: Katie Sawyer. LP: Sarah Jacobs. Leading hitters: S — Megan

Manion, 2x4; G — Emily Anderson, 2x3. Strikeout leaders: Sawyer, 5;

Jacobs, 6.



Strong start lifts Lancers

By Steve Clark

Herald Times Reporter

MANITOWOC — Don Menges issued a challenge to his Manitowoc Lutheran softball team before Thursday's WIAA Division 3 regional tournament game at Westfield Softball Park. The Lancers haven't gotten off to the best starts in games this year, and facing rival Mishicot, Menges didn't want his team to have to play from behind against a talented Indians' squad. "I told them it was up to them to come out and play ball right from the start," the Lutheran head coach said. "Obviously they did." The Lancers (14-4 overall) racked up six consecutive hits in the first inning and plated a season-best six runs in their first at bat en route to posting a 12-0 five-inning win over the Indians to advance to face top-seeded Algoma in a regional semifinal on Tuesday. "We haven't started out too

well all year, and Coach told us to come out and be strong," said junior Amber Liermann, who went 3-for-3 and drove in four runs. "We just came out and did it. We really wanted to show him that we could." Liermann's

triple scored Linsey Rogala — who reached on a Mishicot err or — with one out in the first inning, and it opened the offensive floodgates for the Lancers. Elise Anderson followed with a single to score Liermann, while back-to-back base hits from Becky Reichardt and Nicole Loberger plated Anderson, before Brooke Schramm followed with a two-run single. "Once we get going, we don't stop," Schramm said. "We went into this with everybody really pumped up and that really helped." Kim Umnus followed with a single and later scored on Steph Kasten's base hit as each member of the Lutheran batting order reached base in the inning. "There hasn't been too many games that we've scored at all in the first inning so this was unbelievable," Menges said. "In that first inning, we just hit the ball. They were line drives, and wherever we hit it, we hit hard. They came out and met the challenge." Liermann doubled and scored on a Mishicot error in the second inning, before Lutheran tacked on four more runs in the third. Umnus, who started the inning with a single, scored on an Indians' throwing error, while Liermann smacked her second triple of the game with the bases loaded, plating three runs. "It was better than Tuesday (against St. Mary Central), that's for sure," Liermann said of her hitting. "I told myself I could do it and I just went up there and did my thing. My coaches worked with me so I can't take all of the credit." ishicot head coach Larry Feest was impressed by Lancers' offensive performance, but also was disappointed in his team's uncharacteristic miscues that helped feed Lutheran's rallies. "We had some errors today," Feest said. "Not to take anything away from them

because they hit the ball, but we just had too many errors and you can't give a team like this more baserunners." Amanda Engelbrecht added an RBI-single in the fourth to cap the 12-run output for Lutheran, which was more than enough offense for Schramm. The junior hurler — who Menges said was battling a bad cold — allowed only one baserunner in the first four innings before losing her no-hitter in the fifth inning. She also walked one and struck out four in finishing off the win. "I don't think anybody expected this," said Schramm, who surrendered an

infield single to Aarika Schwerma with two outs in the fifth to lose the no-hitter. "Definitely it gives me confidence (when we score early runs) because that puts less pressure on me. It doesn't really matter if the other team scores because I know that we're already up." Notes: Schramm, Umnus and Engelbrecht each finished with two hits in the game for the Lancers, who finished with 13 hits in the game. ... Rogala was the only Lutheran player not to register a hit, but she reached base in two of her three plate appearances. ... Ashlee Skarda started for Mishicot and took the loss, allowing 11 hits and 11 runs (seven earned), while walking one and striking out two in 2 1/3 innings. ... The Lancers beat the Indians three times this season.





Division 2:

Kiel 7, New Holstein 6

KIEL — New Holstein scored three runs in the top of the seventh to break a 3-3 tie, but Kiel came back with four in the bottom of the inning to collect the tournament win. Kristen Wieck drove in the winning run, scoring Becky Schneider from third with a grounder to short. New Holstein's Sarah Kutz was 3-for-4 with an RBI. Winning pitcher Rachel Matthes struck out seven in the complete-game effort. Kiel plays top-seeded Campbellsport Tuesday afternoon in a regional semifinal.



Pittsville rolls in opener

By Jake Miller

Marshfield News-Herald

Jmiller2@Gannett.com

Pittsville is dialed in on its target. Disposing of Auburndale 18-3 in the Division 3 regional quarterfinals, the Panthers have their eyes set on reaching the regional finals, and hopefully Stratford. "We've been under the gun all year and I told the girls it's a new challenge (in the postseason)," said Pittsville coach Dan Hoffa. "We want to get back to (Stratford) and take two out of three from them." With Auburndale (2-18) out of the way, the Panthers, who

earned a share of the Marawood Conference South Division title after beating Stratford on Monday, will face Spencer in a regional semifinal next Tuesday. Pittsville, which led the Marawood Conference South Division in hitting during the regular season, had already beaten Auburndale twice and picked it up at the plate once again. Auburndale's Jenna Richardson suffered the loss, pitching 21/3 innings, while walking six, including the first three batters of the game. Taking advantage of shaky pitching, Pittsville pounced in the first two innings, scoring

four runs in the first and 10 in the second. Hoffa wanted to make sure his girls came out with the same focus they had in the win against Stratford. "They didn't come out flat at all," Hoffa said. "We needed to jump on them and jump on them early." Every player in the lineup reached base and scored before the side was retired in the destructive second. Taylor Wilke, Pittsville's leadoff hitter, had a double and a triple in the second, and scored three runs during the first two innings. The loss brought Auburndale's two-win season to an end, but coach Elizabeth Nagel said the team entered the game with an up-beat attitude, similar to the one that has made the group so coachable throughout the season. "With these guys it was really easy," Nagel said. "They're just a super bubbly team. They never hang their heads after losses." Pittsville's ace, Brittany Zieher, left the game after pitching three innings in which she struck out four, and didn't allow a run or walk. Zieher, who's part of

Pittsville's potent offense, said she is always relaxed in the circle because she's confident the Panthers are going to put up runs. "It feels really good to have such a good offense because even if they (Auburndale) can score three runs, we can still get the win," Zieher said. Pouring on the hits, Pittsville tallied 15 in four innings. Mackenzie Hautala, Mindy Stellmach and Kaitlyn Minor all had two hits, while Stacy Halama led the team with three hits and three RBI.

Pittsville 18, Auburndale 3 (5)

Auburndale 000 30 -- 3 5 6

Pittsville 4(10)3 1X -- 18 15 0

WP--Brittany Zieher. LP--Jenna Richardson. SO--Zieher 4. BB--Stacy

Halama 5; Richardson 6, Brittney Novotny 1. 2B--P, Taylor Wilke,

Mackenzie Hautala, Kaitlyn Minor. 3B--Wilke, Mindy Stellmach.

Records: Auburndale 2-18; Pittsville 16-3.





Colby lets one slip away against Spencer

By Steve Pilz

For the Marshfield News-Herald

SPENCER -- The Spencer Rockets scored twice in the bottom of the seventh inning to pull out an 11-10 victory over Colby in a Division 3 regional softball game Thursday. Spencer's Deanna Szybowicz led off the bottom of the seventh with a single to left field with the Rockets trailing 10-9. The next batter, Megan Cain, laid down a sacrifice bunt that turned into a hit after hugging the third-base line and stopping. Colby's catcher could not make a play. The runners moved to second and third on a wild pitch. Lindsey Ott struck out, but the ball got away from the catcher as Szybowicz scored from third. When the catcher threw to first the ball got away from the first baseman. Cain rounded third and then hit another gear as she slid under the catcher's tag for a

Rockets win. "It felt good. No. It felt awesome,"said Cain. "I started at second, and then the strikeout. They threw to first and Deanna went home, and then the overthrow. I ran home and slid into a bat and some people, and scored the winning run." Spencer was cruising along the entire game, while scoring every inning. Rockets starter Taylor Johnson even had a no hitter into the fourth inning, but Colby chipped away at the lead with a pair or runs in the fifth to make it 7-2. The Hornets proceeded to put up eight runs on seven hits in the sixth inning to take the lead. Janessa Schmitt hit a three-run homer and shortstop Lizzie Makovec's two-run single keyed the rally. The Rockets got a run in the sixth before coming from behind in the dramatic seventh. "We're a very young team," said Colby coach Adam Vaughn. "It was tough to lose in the last inning with a one run lead. We showed a lot tonight and we hit well." "We decided it was better to have a lucky win than a b really hit the ball well and could've easily won." Colby's Lizzi Makovec went 3 for 4 at the plate with two RBI. Spencer was led by Whitley Phillips, Kiki Phillips and Deanna Szybowicz, each of whom had two hits.

Rockets 11, Hornets 10

Colby 000 028 0 -- 10 9 4

Spencer 114 111 2 -- 11 10 3

WP--Taylor Johnson. LP--Lauren Leiders. SO-- Leiders 2; Johnson 6.

BB--Leiders 3; Johnson 2. 2B-- C, Amanda Untiedt. HR--C, Janessa

Schmitt.



Fox Valley Association



Neenah 1-3, Fond du Lac 0-8

Getting a split: Neenah starter Melissa Gritton got the win in game one, scattering four hits and striking out two. Gritton also drove in the only run. Power surge: Fond du Lac's Aubrey O'Brien led off the second game with

a two-run homer run in the first. Four more runs by the Cardinals in the fifth put the game out of reach.

First game

NEENAH 010 000 0 — 1 6 1

FOND DU LAC 000 000 0 — 0 4 0 WP: Melissa Gritton. LP: Jess Pouchert. Leading hitters: Lindsay

Fischer F 2x3, Cassie Winters N 2x3; Gritton N 2x3.

Second game

FOND DU LAC 201 041 0 — 8 9 3

NEENAH (5-15, 5-13) 000 210 0 — 3 7 5

WP: Jane Peachy. LP: Gritton. Leading hitters: Aubrey O'Brien F 3x4, 2

RBI, HR; Amanda Maass F 2x3; Amy Veldhorst N 3x4.





Nonconference



Appleton East 2-4, Hortonville 0-3

Doubling up: Beth Spoehr won both games for the Patriots, throwing a one-hitter at the Polar Bears (11-7) in the opener. Comeback: In the second game, East tied the game with a run in the seventh, then won in the eighth when Aerial Spang scored on a wild pitch.

First game

APPLETON EAST 110 000 0 — 2 6 1

HORTONVILLE 000 000 0 — 0 1 4

WP: Beth Spoehr. LP: Courtney Lautenschlager. Leading hitter: Heidi

Schreiner AE 2x3. \

Second game

HORTONVILLE 100 200 00 — 3 7 2

APPLETON EAST 001 100 11 — 4 4 2

WP: Spoehr. LP: Liz Johnson. Leading hitters: Jodi Wickersheim H 2x3;

Schreiner AE 2x4; Aerial Spang AE 2x4.

Appleton East is 16-4





SPASH takes care of West

By Jacey Zembal

Journal Staff

jzembal@wdhprint.com

WAUSAU -- Brittany Lang supplied the power and Stacy Tuskowski took care of the pitching as the Stevens Point Area Senior High softball team won its 36th straight Wisconsin Valley Conference game. The Panthers closed out the regular season undefeated with a 6-1 victory over Wausau West on Thursday behind two home runs from Lang, who is headed to Minnesota State, and a one-hitter by Tuskowski.





Lang's first home run was the Panthers' first hit of the game against West ace Eryn Edgerton in the third inning. The second home run, a prodigious blast to left field, helped open the flood gates in SPASH's five-run seventh inning.





"She (Edgerton) supplies all the power and is a really good pitcher," said Lang, who has five home runs on the season. "I just had to get the bat on the ball. It means a lot when it is actually happens in a tough game. We wanted to go into the playoffs hitting well and fielding well."



Tuskowski carried a no-hitter of her own into the fifth, but West's Kelcie Wittman broke it up in a big way, hitting a homer to center field to tie the game 1-1.





"I knew I had to buckle down right after that homer," Tuskowski said. "I had to hit my corners. I was thinking about a no-hitter right up until she hit that bomb. It bothered me at first, but I knew I had to hit my spots."





Megan Cherney delivered the final blow in the seventh with a two-run single as the game got away from the Warriors. West had a walk, an error and a wild pitch to aid SPASH's uprising. "We held our own for a while," Edgerton said. "A team is going to do

that to you (when you make mistakes). We'll be ready for next Thursday."It was Wittman's third homer of the year and second against SPASH. "I thought the center fielder was going to catch it, so I was about to get really mad," Wittman said. "Then I saw that it went over and was really surprised. SPASH is a great team and are undefeated for a reason and No. 1 in the state."





SPASH hosts the winner of Hortonville/Wisconsin Rapids next Thursday in the WIAA Division 1 regional. "Our focus was to come in and look at this as a playoff game," SPASH coach Tom Drohner said. "Brittany Lang put us on her back today and that

second home run was an absolute bomb."

P anthers 6, Warriors 1

Stevens Point 000 100 5 -- 6 5 1

Wausau West 000 010 0 -- 1 1 2

WP--Stacy Tuskowski. LP--Eryn Edgerton. SO--Tuskowski 3; Edgerton 3.

BB--Tuskowski 0; Edgerton 1. HR--SP, Brittany Lang 2; West, Kelcie

Wittman 1.

Records: SPASH 20-0 overall, 16-0 WVC; Wausau West 14-6 overall, 12-4

WVC.



Late WIAA Tournament Scores

Whitehall 5, Bangor 2

Juda 5, Pecatonica 1

Westby 13, Necedah 0



Turner 21, Palmyra-Eagle 1

Palmyra-Eagle...............001 00----------1 1 5

Turner.........................2(13)1 5x -------21 13 3

WP-Fritz, LP-Gonzales

SO-Fritz 7







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Regular Season Games



Baraboo 5, Mt. Horeb 1

Mt. Horeb 000 000 ----1 1 3 2

Baraboo ...111 200---- 5 13 1

WP-Stanek 8K LP-Ryan

B-Crane 2X4, 2B Lane 2X4 VanderSchaaf 2X2. 2B Holschbach 2X4 MH-Eckstein 2X3. 3B



Middleton 3, Madison Memorial 2

Madison Memorial….000 110 0…2 5 3

Middleton…………..100 002 x…3 9 0

WP-Thomas 5K

LP-Johnson 0K

Leading Hitters:

Golackson 3x3(Mid), Simon 2x3(Mid), Acker 2x3(Mid), Pertzborn 2x3(Mid),

2b-Pertzborn(Mid), 3b-Valdes(MM), 3b-Graf(MM)



Burlington Catholic Central 2, Franklin 1

WP - Allison Smith, LP - K. Timm

Smith (BCC) - 1R, 3H, 14K, 1W

Timm (F) - 2R, 2H, 6K, 1W



Verona 2, McFarland 1 - 9 innings

Verona 001 000 001 ---- 2 5 2

McFarland 010 000 000 ---- 1 2 0

WP - Nordin - 10 Ks

LP - Schmikla - 14 Ks

Leading Hitter: Meyers (V) 2x4

Bev Nordin tossed a two-hitter an fanned 10 and led Verona to the Badger North title with the 2-1 win over McFarland. The win avenged an earlier season loss to the Spartans. Losing pitcher Stephanie Schmikla, a Concordia (St. Paul) recruit took fanned 14.



Oregon 1, Monroe 0

Monroe ....... 000 000 0 ---- 0 5 0

Oregon ....... 001 000 0 ---- 1 2 1

WP - Schmitz -- 1 k

LP - Beckman - 1 K

Leading Hitter: M. Schuttler (M) 2x3

3B - Stetzer (O)



Portage 6, Sauk Prairie 2

Portage ................ 110 040 0 ---- 6 12 1

Sauk Prairie ........... 000 020 0 ---- 2 4 1

WP - Stilwell -- 11 Ks

LP - Kaufman -- 5 Ks

Leading Hitters: Krueger (P) 3x4, Bednarek (P) 2x3), Caulum (P) 2x3, Wipperfurth (SP) 2x4

3B - Krueger (P)



Oregon 2, DeForest 0

DeForest ....... 000 000 0 ---- 0 3 0

Oregon ......... 000 200 x ---- 2 4 1

WP - Engh -- 5 Ks

LP - Haag - 6 Ks



Kenosha Bradford 4, Burlington 0

Kenosha Bradford…..102 010 x………4 9 0

Burlington…………..….000 000 0………0 2 0

WP – Roberts, 15K

LP – Carr, 2K

Leading Hitters: (KB) Theard 2x3, 2RBI; Mikolas 2x3, 2B; Oechler 2x3

(Bradford finishes the regular season 16-3)



Stoughton 1, Sun Prairie 0



Oconomowoc 9, Janesville Parker 0



Koch perfect in Case clincher

5/19/07

Journal Times staff



There's getting to be a shortage of adjectives when it comes to describing Alissa Koch.



The junior pitcher for the Case High School softball team pitched a perfect game Friday afternoon in the Eagles' 6-0 Southeast Conference victory over Oak Creek at Oak Creek. And Koch's first career perfect game and fourth no-hitter of the season was no fluke considering Oak Creek has long been a traditional SEC power.



Koch, who recently announced she will sign with the University of Minnesota this fall, struck out 17 - one short of matching her season high - in improving to 18-1. The victory allowed Case (18-1 overall, 11-0 SEC) to clinch its first outright SEC championship.



"The numbers don't lie," Case coach Damon Jackson said. "Hands down, she's one of the best in the state. You'd be hard-pressed to find a pitcher who's put up the numbers she put up."



With catcher Katie Fliess calling a strong game, Jackson said, "Alissa threw a lot of curveballs and screwballs and changeups. Every pitch was working today."



Koch helped her own cause by pouncing on a bunt in the sixth inning, fielding it barehanded and throwing out the runner at first. Only two batters worked the count to full and Koch struck one out looking and the other swinging.



She also received strong support from teammates, especially Amanda Bartel, who went 3-for-4 with three RBIs, and Alyssa Celeste, who went 3-for-4 with an RBI.



Verona 2, Honenegah 1

Verona ......00 100 0.....2 8 0

Hononegah 001 000 0.....1 7 0

WP = Nordin

LP = McClenathon

Leading Hitters: Meyer (V) 2x3, Burns (V) 2x3, Ziwneckze (H) 2x4, Luczak (H) 2x3

Doubles: Meyer





Game two:

Verona 5, Honenegah 0

Verona ......000 000 5.....5 10 1

Hononegah 000 000 0.....0 2 1

WP = Decorah

LP = Taylor

Leading Hitters: Meyer (V) 2x4, Chellevold (V) 2x3, Ireland (V) 2x4, Rickelman (V) 2x3

Doubles: Meyer