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VOL. 125, NO. 8
Jocelyne Sansing talks about why libraries remain vibrant havens for free thought
by MATT GEIGER
Times-Tribune
Librarians were scary.
That was Jocelyne Sansings
childhood impression, she ad-
New bill would allow towns to opt out of
mits with a vibrant laugh.
There was nothing about them
that said, Come! Explore the
world of books.
county zoning without a vote from residents
by KEVIN MURPHY
Times-Tribune
Dane County towns could
opt out of county zoning with-
out approval from residents
under a proposal Republican
legislators were seeking spon-
sors for this week.
The proposal titled, LRB
1041/2, was being circulated for
co-sponsorship by State Reps.
Keith Ripp, R-Lodi, John Jagler
R-Watertown, and State Sen.
Luther Olson, R-Ripon, who
each have parts of the county in
their districts.
The proposal would repeal a
section of Act 178, passed last
year, that required a positive
vote of the residents at an an-
nual town meeting or in a refer-
endum.
ACT 178 was amended to in-
clude residents approval in
order to give town residents in
Dane County a voice in the de-
cision enjoyed by every other
town resident in the state where
I didnt exactly grow up
saying, I want to be a librar-
ian.
Sansing, 37, is not scary. In
fact, she is the very antithesis of
frightening. She is cheerful,
erudite, pragmatic, and the
biggest complaint ever lodged
against her was that she, while
working in an academic setting,
and this is a direct quote, was
the county has zoning authority,
said Majid Allan, the countys
senior planner.
Under current law, if town
residents do not vote to opt out
of county zoning, then the
county would continue to make
zoning decisions for that town,
Allan said.
However, under the proposal,
the opt out decision would
made by the town board and not
town residents, a situation that
concerned County Board Super-
visor Nikki Jones, town of
Cross Plains.
That would expedient but it
removes an important choice
from the residentsIf it were
up to me, Id want input from
the people in that town and the
decision to be made in an open
and transparent processnot
just leave it up to just the town
chair and the (town) board,
said Jones.
Mark Hazelbaker, attorney
for the Dane County Towns As-
sociation, which has advocated
Local man who tried
for town-controlled zoning ,
to join ISIS sentenced
by KEVIN MURPHY
Times-Tribune
A former Cross Plains man
who tried to join ISIS but was
arrested while trying to enter
Syria was sentenced Friday in
federal court to 10 years in
prison, to be followed by a life-
time of supervised release.
Joshua Van Haften, 36, was
angry about being a life regis-
trant of the states Sex Offender
Registry after a 1998 conviction
in Rock County for second-de-
gree sexual assault of child that
he continues to call a consen-
sual act. Coupled with a feeling
of isolation after being physi-
cally and emotionally abused as
a child, Van Haften was looking
for acceptance and a life path,
when he turned to Islam in
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017
overly help- citys much-used and much-cel-
ful.
Yet she did
grow up to be
a librarian.
The new ex-
ecutive direc-
tor at the
Sansing
Middleton
Public Library, to be exact.
And under her watch, the
said zoning is too complex an
issue for voters to decide on an
up or down basis.
[The issue] is not the best
suited for a referendum deci-
sion, said Hazelbaker.
Also, towns are not true
democracies; he said, residents
only get a direct say on the
amount of money a town would
borrow or raise in taxes or dis-
posing of property.
Town of Middleton residents
resoundingly voted not to sell
acreage behind the town hall at
a 2014 annual meeting and the
town board dropped the idea of
developing it into a residential
subdivision. However, town of
Middleton Board Supervisor
Tim Roehl, would not say what
he would do as board member if
the law changed to give town
boards the only vote on the opt
out decision and residents voted
against opting out in April.
Im not going to preordain
my vote, he said.
Roehl did say that he would
look at the annual meeting dis-
prison, his
attorney
Joseph
Bugni said.
A con-
viction for
not inform-
ing the De-
partment of
Corrections
Van Haften
about a
change of ad-
dress in Cross Plains in 2013
seem to set off Van Haften. He
began posting hateful messages
against the U.S. and Americans
on Facebook and online to
friends and family.
By September 2014, Van
Haften was in Turkey and
texted his mother, If they ask
you if you know where I am,
See ISIS, page 4
subversive plotlines. And she
ebrated hub for books, ideas and
so much more looks aimed for
dizzying new heights.
Despite some very early
reservations regarding the peo-
ple running them, Sansing was
always drawn to the idea of li-
braries. As a child, she had trou-
ble finding books with relatable
protagonists and adequately
cussion to see if more education
was needed on the merits of
withdrawing from county zon-
ing. That could lead to another
vote by residents or the town
board acting contrary to the res-
idents choice, but Roehl re-
mained uncommitted to any
course of action after the annual
meeting.
Asked if he thought town res-
idents would vote to opt out,
Roehl said, the issue is being
manipulated by a micro minor-
itywho dont understand that
(town-controlled) zoning would
save the town and its residents
money.
The opt out choice also is
about a power struggle between
the county and the towns and
Disappointed citizens host
the contention has always
their own town hall meeting
Local residents who say
they are disappointed with
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnsons fail-
ure to schedule a Town Hall
meeting in Wisconsin during
the February Congressional
break scheduled their own
Town Hall in Middleton this
week and invited Johnson to
speak and field questions from
constituents.
As of press time, there was
no word whether Johnson, a
Republican who twice de-
feated Middletons Russ Fein-
gold for his seat, would leave
regions where is enjoys popu-
larity in order to speak with
constituents from Middleton
and Madison, where he has
never polled well, was head-
ing to the Good Neighbor
City.
The Town Hall was initially
supposed to take place from 6
to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb.
22 at the Middleton Public Li-
brary, 7425 Hubbard Ave. in
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is true.
knew any place that valued and
protected freedom of thought
must be good.
Today, Sansing sees libraries,
including the one here in Mid-
dleton, as frontlines in the con-
tinued fight for intellectual
freedom and democracy.
After all, she points out.
Not everything on the Internet
been, Dane County doesnt
want to lose power. Thats the
issue, Roehl said.
The 1041/2 proposal could
become law by the towns an-
nual meeting, and for opt out
proponents to introduce it now
shows that they lack faith in the
public wanting to opt out, too,
said County Executive Joseph
Parisi.
For people in towns, the an-
nual meeting is democracy at its
most basic level. It allows the
people to take part in the deci-
sion-making process but now, a
few weeks before the vote, ap-
parently the people pushing this
idea feel the election isnt going
their way and want to change
the rules, Parisi said.
Middle-
ton. But
organizers
said due to
large num-
bers of
people in-
terested in
attending,
the loca- Johnson
tion for
Senator
Ron Johnsons Town Hall
Meeting has been changed to
First Congregational Church,
1609 University Avenue, 6-
8:30 p.m.
The week ofFebruary 18-
26is the 115th Congresss first
congressional recess, a time
when members of Congress
traditionally travel to their
home states and host town hall
events, explained Stephanie
Kurtz, one of the events or-
ganizers. For many con-
stituents, this is the first
opportunity since President
The 21st Century library is
really exciting, Sansing says.
Its not just books, its not just
programs; its a place where
people can connect.
Its a place where people
have equal access to informa-
tion, regardless of income or
See SANSING, page 4
Also, to say that the public
cant understand the complexi-
ties of voting on opting out is
insulting, and appalling,
Parisi said.
Residents in eight town may
have the opt out choice at their
annual meetings and if any
town decides to opt out, Parisi
said he would abide with their
decision.
I would disagree with it pol-
icy-wise, but would respect
their decision because they
were allowed to step forward,
on the issue, he said.
State Rep. Dianne Hessel-
bein (D-Middleton) would not
co-sponsor LRB 1041/2 and re-
mained opposed to the idea.
Ripp did not return a call
about his proposal by deadline.
Trumps inauguration to ask
questions of our representa-
tives in person. This con-
stituent-led town hall grew out
of Wisconsin residents desire
to have that face-to-face en-
gagement with Senator John-
son, who chose not to
schedule a town hall of his
own during this time.
We believe that as an
elected official and our voice
in Washington DC, Senator
Johnson has a responsibility to
engage in two-way communi-
cation his constituents - even
those who ask tough questions
- and to address our concerns
and directly. Telephone town
halls are not sufficient to meet
that obligation, and other av-
enues of communication are
ineffective, she continued.
We genuinely hope that Sen-
ator Johnson will accept the
invitation to join us on
Wednesdayto engage with the
people he represents.
MHS boarders and skiers on course for State
PAGE 2
MHS senior Eric Andersen skiing SL.
MHS sophomore Nick Ronnie skiing SL.
MHS sophomores Nick Esbeck and Alex Andler in boardercross.
With near perfect weather,
the WHSARA conference
alpine season came to a suc-
cessful conclusion on Mon-
day, February 13 at Tyrol
Basin Ski Area for the Mid-
dleton High School girls and
boys, ski and board teams,
with each earning a trip to the
upcoming WI Interscholastic
Alpine Racing Association
State (WIARA) Champi-
onships at Mt. La Crosse.
The boys and girls boarders
continued their race domi-
nance and quest for a state
championship by finishing
atop the conference in a dra-
matic fashion. The boys led
all teams with seven boarders
earning WSHARA All-Con-
ference honors. The team was
paced by seniors Alec John-
son, Max Lawrence, Sam An-
derson, Cambell Esbeck and
Jackson Grimm, and juniors
John Jones and Alex An-
dler.Alec Johnson finished
the season as the conference
points leader.The girls were
right behind with five all-con-
ference boarders, led by sen-
ior Abigail Drake, junior
Paige Wirth, sophomore
Megan Chandler, and fresh-
men Cecelia Jones and
Emelie Gehrke-Kallstromer,
with Cecelia Jones finishing
second in season conference
points. Alec Johnson was
also named Conference MVP
for the boys, while the girls
team won the Conference
Sportsmanship award. Coach
Darrin Kolka provided, Im
extremely proud of what the
snowboard teams accom-
plished this year. Both teams
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE
won their Conference Cham-
pionships by winning every
single race of the
season. This has never been In addition, AlecRiddlewas
done before in our confer-
ence.
The ski team had a tougher
course to the State champi-
onships, but their drive and
perseverance carried both the
boys and girls to WIARA
State Championship invita-
tions. The boys finished a
strong second in the WH-
SARA Conference, while the
girls needed clutch perform-
ances at Conference to gain
fourth place. Seniors Olivia
Krigbaum, Austin Krantz, and
Eric Andersen, junior
Alec Riddle and sophomore ing to State after a two year
Nick Ronnie were named
WHSARA All-
Conference. The ski team
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017
MHS sophomore Alexis Stahnke skiing GS.
MHS senior Abigail Drake boarding GS.
Photos contributed
MHS seniors Jackson Grimm, Max Lawrence, Charlie Angevine in boardercross.
was led in conference points
A listing of the MHS State Alex Andler
by Nick Ronnie in third and
competitors: (not going to State)
Olivia Krigbaum in seventh.
Girl Boarders
Cecelia Jones Girl Skiers
named the conferences most
Geraldine Baumgartner Olivia Krigbaum
improved boy skier. Coach
Paige Wirth Alexis Stahnke
Midori Shaw and I are proud
Megan Chandler Anne Squires
of the teams. They battled all
Abigail Drake Rachel Kushner
year and accomplished our
Hannah Laufenberg Jazmyn Babler
early season goals of gaining
Jae McCulley Sophia DeOliveira
State invites, while hopefully
Alicia Gehrke-Kallstromer Ryleigh Iverson
having some fun along the
(not going to State) Serena Raval
way said Coach
Emelie Gehrke-Kallstromer (not going to State)
RayRiddle.
(not going to State)
The boarders are aiming for
Boy Skiers
a first ever MHS State cham-
Boy Boarders Nick Ronnie
pionship after the boys fin-
Alec Johnson Austin Krantz
ished second and the girls
Maxwell Lawrence Eric Andersen
finished third in 2016. For the
John Jones AlecRiddle
skiers, the girls will be return-
Campbell Esbeck Emery Goeden
Jackson Grimm Sean Bertalot
absence, while the boys fin-
Charlie Angevine Henry Hartung
ished a school best fifth last
year.
 Gas leak at city hall forces evacuation
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE
Due to a gas leak in the base-
ment within the Public Works
Forward Theater to present Play Club
Department area, City Hall was
The Middleton Public Li-
brary is collaborating with For-
ward Theater Company to offer
a different kind of book discus-
sion called Play Club.
On Thursday, March 16th, at
6:00 PM staff from Forward
Theater will lead a discussion of
Erin Celellos novel Learning to
Stay, the basis for James De-
Vitas play of the same name.
Learning to Stay is the story
of Elise Sabato and her husband
Film Festival Sneak Peak in Middleton
A Middleton tradition
Photo contributed
For the third year in a row,
the Middleton Public Library
MiddletonKiwanishosted its annual Pancake Breakfast at the Middleton Sport Bowl will offer a free sneak preview
on Saturday, February 18. The event included all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, coffee, of the Wisconsin Film Festival
juice and milk. The fundraiser helpsKiwanissupport lots of great projects for Middleton on Tuesday, March 14, at 6:30
kids and the Middleton community, such as Middleton High School Key Club, Best Buddies, PM in the librarys Archer
Kromrey Builders Club, scholarship programs and many more. Pictured above are Teddy Room.
(2) and Aidan (5) Fuszard, children of Luke and Abbey Fuszard. Those who attend will have a
chance to watch trailers from
this years films, learn the ins
and outs of the festival from
Helping people help pets
Photo contributed
Invisible Fence of Southern Wisconsin donated a canine oxygen supply kit to the Middle-
ton Fire Company at their February meeting last week. Staff from All Pets and Emergency
Veterinary Services provided training on the use of the devices (pictured above).
closed and most employees
evacuated on Friday, Feb. 10.
Madison Gas & Electric was on
Brad,a couple whose lives are
upended when Brad returns
home after suffering a traumatic
brain injury while serving in
Iraq.
DeVitas theatrical adapta-
tion, specially commission by
Forward Theater, will have its
world premiere this spring at
the Overture Center. Jim
Buske, a founding member of
Forward Theater, will lead the
discussion at the Library, and
festival organizers, and ask
questions about this years fes-
tival. This year Jim Healy, Di-
rector of Programming for the
Film Fest and UW-Madisons
Cinematheque, will be on hand
to answer questions about the
festival. Popcorn, drinks, and
movie concessions will be pro-
vided. Registration is appreci-
ate for this event: Online at
PAGE 3
the scene to fix the problem.
City Hall re-opened at 7:45
a.m.Monday, February 13.
professional actors will act out
scenes from the play. The Li-
brary is billing the events as
like a book discussion, but for
plays! Registration is required
for this discussion: online using
the link above or by email at
info@midlibrary.org.
Anyone interested may also
register in person at the Li-
brarys lower level reference
desk and pick up a copy of the
book.
midlibrary.org/events or by
email at info@midlibrary.org.
The Wisconsin Film Festival
runs from March 30 to April 6.
The Festival schedule will be
available starting March 9th and
tickets go on sale March 11th at
noon. This sneak preview is
made possible by a partnership
with the Madison Public Li-
brary and is funded by the
Friends of the Middleton Public
Library as well as a grant from
the Beyond the Page endow-
ment.
Blood drive
at St. Lukes
Church on
March 9
There will be a blood drive at
St. Lukes Lutheran Church,
7337 Hubbard Avenue, Middle-
ton, WI on Thursday, March 9
from 6-9 p.m.
Working to keep people warm
PAGE 4 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017

A record-breaking 31,697
winter clothing items, including
hats, mittens, scarves, coats and
snow pants, were donated to
Wisconsin charities as part of
the state Department of
Tourisms sixth annual Big
Bundle Up campaign, with
580 of those items being col-
lected in Middleton and Madi-
son 269 more than last year.
The campaign has totaled
more than 103,400 donated
items since its launch.
The Big Bundle Up stemmed
from the 2011 Great Lakes
Mitten Campaign, and has
grown into an annual tradition
inviting the public to donate
new and gently used winter
items to participating Travel
Wisconsin Welcome Centers,
chambers of commerce, con-
vention and visitors bureaus and
local businesses. After the com-
pletion of the campaign on Jan.
2, Middleton Tourism and the Good Neighbor City for a rea-
Greater Madison Convention
and Visitors Bureau donated the
nearly 600 collected items to
the Madison YWCA. This
years statewide total of 31,697
winter items equaled nearly half
of the campaigns five-year
total of 71,800.
Middleton is known as the
son, said Julie K. Peterman,
CMP, Middletons Director of
Tourism. The amount of dona-
tions that came from our gener-
ous citizens shows just how
dedicated the people of Middle-
ton are to taking care of each
other and thats something
were very proud of.
Wisconsin leaders and busi-
nesses also did their part to help
keep the state warm this winter.
The campaign has grown to
draw corporate donations, in-
cluding an annual donation
from Milwaukee-based Wis-
consin Knitwear. The company
donated 3,000 hats this year, an
increase from last years dona-
tion of 2,000.
The campaign also received
5,100 hats from an anonymous
private business.

ISIS continued from page 1

say the truth, that I went to Iraq, to
fight the Americans.
Van Haften also encouraged a Geor-
gia man to travel to Turkey and join
him and support ISIS. Instead, the man,
Leon Davis, was arrested at an Atlanta
airport and sentenced in July 2015 to
15 years in prison for attempting to
provide material support to a foreign
terrorist organization, the same offense
Van Haften pleaded guilty to in No-
vember.
At sentencing on Friday U.S. Attor-
ney John Vaudreuil called Van Haften
a home-grown violent extremist,
whose anger fueled by what he be-
lieves to be an evil U.S. and wanted to
join ISIS but was arrested in Turkey in
April 2015 ironically in connection
with his prior sex offense.
Van Haften was returned to the U.S.
and to Madison and indicted on the at-
tempt terrorism charge. A brain injury
that occurred when he was 13 and a
subsequent bipolar disorder diagnosis
prompted District Judge James Peter-
son to order Van Haften to undergo a
lengthy mental evaluation.
Found competent to stand trial, Van
Haften instead pleaded guilty admit-
ting the government could prove he at-
tempted to aid ISIS by trying to enter
Syria and by recruiting Davis to join in
the fight against the U.S.
These are not just word crimes,
but his words showed his intent to
travel and fight against the U.S., said
Vaudreuil who recommended a 15-year
sentence.
Bugni sought a five-year sentence
and lengthy supervised release arguing
that five years was sufficient punish-
ment for someone who hadnt harmed
anyone. Van Haften had shown no in-
terest in fighting for Islam in the U.S.
and that residents here could be kept
safe if Van Haften received counseling,
electronic monitoring and lived on
tight restrictions while on supervised
release.
The best after prison option for Van
Haften may be an Islamic monastery,
said Bugni who added his clients pro-
bation can be revoked if he violates
conditions.
Peterson rejected the five-sentence
saying the serious offense required
more serious punishment. He did not
want to tack on another five to 10
years in prison just because, the pub-
lic is outraged by ISIS and terrorism.
Peterson said he was looking to Van
Haften for a sign he had changed and
understood the wrongfulness of his
conduct.
Van Haften complied sobbing as he
said, I never would have harmed any-
oneI just wanted out of the U.S.
specifically the state of Wisconsin and
the Department of Corrections, thats
all.
The disturbing things he said about
Americans were said to gain accept-
ance from other tough-talking individ-
uals, he said.
It wasnt enough to convince Peter-
son who said he wasnt confident that
Van Haften wouldnt return to acting
out against the U.S. if the isolation and
hatred that lead him to supporting ISIS
returned after prison.
Van Haften will receive 2.5 years
credit toward his sentence for the time
he has spent in custody after his arrest
in Chicago on federal charges.

SANSING continued from page 1

The library of the past, the library of the future

anything else, she later adds.
That access isnt just to
books it extends to Sansing as
well. One of the first changes
she made when she took over as
director last year, following a
unanimous vote by the library
board, was to move her office to
a more accessible location. Her
door is, quite literally, open
(most of the time) for those who
have questions or queries. She
regularly heads upstairs, too,
where she works a desk and em-
braces the full scope of the pub-
lics many, varied questions and
demands.
Sansing is many things: yoga
instructor, former student of
folklore, proud parent, lover of
the great outdoors, ravenous
reader, natural leader and ques-
tioner of authority. (She is also
the sheepish owner of a Middle-
ton Public Library book that
was actually eaten by a pet
dog.)
She is also, she explains, very
hopeful about the future, and books, movies or the people
aside from a healthy dose of who process them and use
butterflies when making a big them.
decision, she is happy to be in Sansing is also a realist, how-
On February 22, 1927, the Middleton Progressive Womans Club created a shelf of books in
Middleton for years to come. ever. For some people, this is
the Burmeister-Kruse Department Store, located at the northwest corner of Hubbard and Parmenter.
I didnt just want some the new library, she says.
Now, 90 years later, this humble shelf has grown to 42,000 square feet that hosts nearly a half
snoozer library position, Sans- We know what the facts are,
million people each year and is a member of the South Central Library System.
ing explains. I wanted an op- we have pretty much run out of
In 2016, the Middleton Public Library continued offering 21st century library services by cre-
portunity to learn from people room, but I want to recognize
ating opportunities for institutions, organizations, and individuals to connect and thrive. Physical,
and become a better person, and that there is more to it that that.
public space was in high demand. As just one example, 2016 saw an increase of 13% in study
that is already happening. The Middleton Public Li-
room bookings over the 4021 bookings in 2015. Rising numbers in this and other areas point to-
Its not just about any one brary began, humbly and inspir-
ward the critical role our library plays as neutral mediator at the center of the community. While
persons skillset, she muses. ingly, 90 years ago. In that time,
square footage continues to be at a premium, the exceptional library staff continues to expand the
Its about the fit. And this feels it has grown into a popular re-
librarys multi-layered approach to services.
right. Its exciting to think that source for people in the Good
Materials and programs will always be the bread and butter of library service. The evolution of
all thats needed here is just the Neighbor City and far beyond.
information access, however, is showing us that many people who use the building are not walking
best version of yourself. Today, Sansing is head admin-
through the doors just to read a book or use the computers; many patrons do not necessarily have
One of any librarys greatest istrator for a staff of 64 people,
a definite purpose at all. People go just to be part of the community in the building. As we work
assets, according to Sansing, is a building of 30,000 square feet,
to maximize our current space while planning for the future, we need to attend closely to such so-
the non-profit friends group and a budget that with local,
cial infrastructures. These are the public facilities and conditions that allow connections between
that helps support it financially. county, state and federal fund-
people and community organizations: open, accessible, and welcoming public places where resi-
I managed three libraries in ing formulas to be reckoned
dents can congregate, unite, and share. To move these efforts forward, the library board has created
Colorado, she says, and Ive with - can be unwieldy for
both a Building Committee and a Development Committee that will focus on facility updates and
never worked with a friends those not well versed in how the
financial development.
group that was so successful, or ledgers work.
In 2017, to elevate levels of education and economic potential we will continue to find ways to
so sustained. All those years of history
work together with the formal and informal networks of agencies, corporations, nonprofits, and
The other thing that so ex- make Sansing enthusiastic
community organizations that make Middleton better. Stay tuned for 90th birthday party fun hap-
cited me about working in Mid- about the future, she says.
pening during National Library Week, April 9-15!
Its pretty exciting to think
about how people protected and
- Jocelyne Sansing, Library Director
nurtured access to intellectual
freedom for all these years, she
dleton is how well educated The resources we have here said it was finally time to come says.
everyone is, she continues. because of that are incredible, home. Here, she says she is un-
and thats part of why we have daunted by the long-term plan-
such an amazing library board. ning component of her job. A
Sansing, who grew up in space needs study has already
CHURCH NOTES
Wisconsin but then hightailed shown irrefutably that the local
it west, lured by the siren call library is functioning at capac-
of big skies and vast spaces, ity. It has no more room for
A game
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017
changer
Director of Employee Serv-
ices Tabatha Gundrum and
wellness coordinator Kalise
Horst, who also teaches health
and physical education at Gla-
cier Creek, updated the Board
of Education on the Districts
wellness efforts at a recent
meeting.
Not a lot has changed in ed-
ucation over the years, but I be-
lieve this is a game-changer,
Superintendent George
Mavroulis said. Im so excited
about our wellness efforts.
Horst shared stories at the be-
ginning and end of each presen-
tation. She told about a staff
member who participated in a
step activity last year and how
that was the impetus for her to
lose 50 pounds. She also re-
ported about a staff member
whose pulse was extremely
high during a recent check-up.
She asked for a few minutes
alone, did some of the breathing
exercises that mindful practices
specialist Betsy Delzer had
shared and dropped her pulse
rate by almost 25 percent.
There are many more stories
that we could tell. The more we
do the more there are, Gun-
drum said.
Gundrum noted she has been
trying to implement wellness
efforts across the District for a
couple of years but things have
really taken off this year. She
raised Horst, Kalise and move-
ment specialist Steve Myrland,
who also works 1-on-1 with
some staff members, for their
efforts.
Gundrum also reported that
more than 400 staff members
participated in one of 24 well-
ness offerings during the Kick
Off Day in August. That is a 50
percent increase in participation
over just two years ago.
Mavroulis noted businesses
realize when they have healthy
and happy employees their pro-
ductivity goes up. He heard
many stories about this at a re-
cent Get Moving Middleton
morning chamber meeting.
We are the model for so
many things, Horst said. We
want to be the model for well-
ness across the state and the
country.
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE
ties to our students. Apprenticeships are available in Biotech-
Pharmacy, Finance, Marketing, Construction, Engineering, Ar-
chitecture and Hospitality and Tourism. The student benefits
Impressive math skills on display
Photo contributed
Kromery and Glacier Creek Middle Schools of Middleton have advanced math teams to the
state Mathcounts competition in Sheboygan on March 4, 2017 by being two of the 4 teams ad-
vancing from the southwest section of Wisconsin with competition held on February 4, 2017 at
the Lowell Center on the UW campus. Kromery also placed three of the students in the top
twenty individual. A total of 12 teams from Southwestern Wisconsin competed in the competition
with a total of 94 students. This is a very good showing for the Middleton Schools.
Mathcounts is a national program that provides students the opportunity to compete in live,
in-person contests against and alongside their peers. Created in 1983, it is the longest running
Mathcounts program in the nation and is open to all sixth, seventh and eighth grade students.
The competition has 3 levels of competition, region, state and national. Each level has four
rounds of competition Sprint which focuses on speed and accuracy has 30 math problems in
40 minutes, Target focuses on problem solving and reasoning with 4 pairs of questions with 6
minutes for each pair, Team focus on collaboration and problem solving with 10 questions in 20
minutes as a team, and the countdown round which focuses on speed and accuracy with students
going one on one to see who can answer the questions first within 45 seconds.
At the State competition the top four students from throughout Wisconsin will comprise the
State team and will compete in the national competition in Orlando Florida in May.
Kromery Team (above) is coached by Abigail Ochberg and has team members Hansen Jin,
Jonah Guse, Franklin Hu, and Sanjay Suresh. The Glacier Creek Team (top) is coached by Mon-
ica Gupta and has team members Ian Bohachek, Samantha Burkland, Edwin Zhang, and Sid-
dharta Roy.
PAGE 5
M IDDLETON H IGH
S CHOOL Y OUTH
A PPRENTICE
S POTLIGHT
Middleton High School is proud to partner with the Dane
County Consortium to offer Youth Apprenticeship opportuni-
nology, Information Technology, Health Care, Manufacturing,
by receiving school credit, a workplace mentor, industry expe-
rience, and pay. It allows a student to explore a career up close
and be better prepared for next steps after high school.
Student: Julia Khomyk
Parents: Mykola and Zoya Khomyk
Area of Apprenticeship: Health Sciences/Nursing
Place of Employment: Sylvan Crossings-Assisted
Living in Fitchburg
Goals after high school: My goal after high school is
to go to a four-year college to earn a degree as a Regis-
tered Nurse. An additional goal is to continue education
and training to become a Nurse Practitioner.
What do you do at your place of apprenticeship?
My main responsibility is to provide basic care to patients
and assist them with their daily activities. I enjoy getting to
know the residents on a personal level and understand what
makes them happy. I interact continuously with nurses, phys-
ical and occupational therapists, doctors, and med techs.
How does having an industry mentor benefit your ex-
perience?
Having an industry mentor is great because I always have
someone who is willing to help. They are able to give me
advice for future education plans and can also help further
my involvement in the field of health care.
The youth apprenticeship program allows me to do some-
thing I love and get paid for it. How much better can it
get? This gives me a unique opportunity to pursue an occu-
pational area that I am truly interested in. Im not learning
this from a textbook. I am learning this by performing health
care tasks with patients.
For information about the Youth Apprenticeship Programs
at Middleton High School contact Sheila Hibner at shib-
ner@mcpasd.k12.wi.us or Cherie Hellenbrand at chellen-
brand2@mcpasd.k12.wi.us. Apprenticeships are available
in health care, information technology, biotechnology, STEM
careers, manufacturing, finance, hospitality and tourism, and
construction.
Putting on a show at the Concerto-Aria competition
PAGE 6
Congratulations to the win-
ners of the Concerto-Aria Com-
petition held at Middleton High
School on January 23: Alex
Warholic, marimba, playing
Bachs Violin Concerto in A
Minor, Mvt. 1; Chloe Cole, so-
prano, performing Handels
Vadoro, pupille from Giulio
Cesare; and Rachel Lee, violin,
playing Saint-Sans Introduc-
tion & Rondo Capriccioso.
These students were selected
to perform with the MHS Sym-
phony Orchestra at their March
16 concert. Rachel will also
perform at Eine Kleine Kinder-
musik on March 14.
Congratulations also to the
following students who were
Middleton Community Orchestra
Winter Concert, featuring cellist
Andrew Briggs, takes place next week
The Middleton Community
Orchestra will present Season
Sevens Winter Concert on
Wednesday, March 1st at the
Middleton Performing Arts
Center at 7:30 p.m. General
admission is $15. Students are
admitted free of charge. The
concert will include theTurk in
Italy Overture by Rossini,Silent
Woods and Rondo in G minor,
Bishops Bay development
two rarely performed cello
pieces by Dvorak and
launches its fourth phase
The Community of Bishops
Bay - billed by the developer as
an eco-friendly, master
planned conservation commu-
nity of 7 neighborhoods with all
the amenities and benefits of a
small town is heading into its
fourth phase.
The community is sur-
rounded by over 1,500 acres of
open space and brings together
walking trails and parks, prairie
fields, and a state park, county
selected as featured performers
for an MHS Music Department
Fine Arts Week Honors Recital:
Marcus Knoke, cello, Saint-
Sans Allegro Appassionato;
Maureen Sheehan, viola, Wal-
ton Concerto, Mvt 1; Maylynn
Hu, piano, Mozart Concerto
No. 23, Mvt. 1; Ellie Taylor, vi-
olin, Saint-Sans Concerto No.
3, Mvt. 1; Kei Kohmoto, trum-
pet, Artunian Concerto and
Michael Xie, piano, Gershwin
Concerto in F, Mvt. 3.
Finally, congratulations to all
of the auditioners: Andrew
Allen, Mia Chapman, Chloe
Cole, Jahnavi Gali, Calvin
Guse, Kirby Heck, Mary Hsu,
Maylynn Hu, Jessica Kim,
time. Briggs is completing his
Briggs
park and county conversancy,
and city park. The community
also includes a CSA (Commu-
nity Supported Agriculture) or-
ganic farm.
The Community also retains
100% of its storm water on site,
the only community in Wiscon-
sin known to do so as part of its
eco-friendly design.
The first neighborhood,
which surrounds the back nine
golf holes of the Bishops Bay
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE
Alex Warholic
Marcus Knoke, Kei Kohmoto,
Leta Landucci, Rachael, Lee,
Sam Miller, Veronica Murdoch,
Hanne Noughani, Ben Peter-
son, Maureen Sheehan, Ellie
Taylor, Abby Thompson, Ruth
Thompson, Alex Warholic, Stu-
art Wodzro and Michael Xie.
Mendelssohns Symphony No.
5, the Reformation. The soloist,
the lyrical cellist Andrew
Briggs, is returning to perform
with the MCO for a second
doctorate at the University this
Spring, so this may be your last
chance to hear him in the Good
Neighbor City. This concert will
also feature special guest Matt
Geiger, who will read two short
stories from his new book.
golf course, is the Back Nine
neighborhood, which features
breathtaking home sites that
overlook the rolling greens of
the Bishops Bay Golf Course as
well as other lots at the hilltop
that have views that extend
miles into the country.
Phase 4 will be the last phase
with golf lots in the City of
Middleton.
The Community also holds
open houses Noon to 4:00 pm
every Sunday so that consumers
can tour presently 5 unique
homes priced from about
$450,000 to $650,000.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017
with so many excellent per-
formances by students at Mid-
dleton High School, said
Steve Kurr, MHS Music De-
partment Instructional Leader
and Orchestra Director. All of
the participants in this years
competition are to be com-
mended for their dedication and
hard workevery one of them
Chloe Cole Rachel Lee
should be proud of his or her
accomplishments.
The MHS Music Department the great number of excellent
Middleton High School and
would like to thank our judges performances. Ms. Donahue
your community are honored to
for the evening, Victoria Don- said, Many districts would be
have you here, he continued.
ahue (Program Director at pleased to have any of those
WSMA) and Nathan Giglier- The MHS Music Department
who auditioned perform at their
ano (local professional violin- extends our congratulations to
schools.
ist). all performersyou are all
Without question, it is won-
The judges commented on winners!
derful to hear an evening filled
Science Olympiad!
Photo contributed
The Science Olympiad team had a regional tournament at Edgewood College on Febru-
ary 4. There were twenty teams from around the south-central area of Wisconsin. MHS
placed in several events: Michelle Chi and Asha Jain placed 1st in Anatomy and Physiology;
Melissa Ahn and Chamee Kim placed 1st in Food Science; Max Balasubramaniam and Jon-
Luke Hash placed 2nd in Wind Power, generating 4 volts of electricity with a small balsa
wood fan; Melissa Ahn and Daicy Yu placed 3rd in Rocks and Minerals; Max and Jon-
Luke also placed 5th in Sustainable Energy.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017
Survival of
the fittest
Girls basketball team holds off
East, wins share of Big 8 title
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
In the past month, theyve
been overlooked, disregarded
and largely forgotten about.
But Middletons girls bas-
ketball team delivered a loud
and authoritative message last
Saturday.
In defeating host Madison
East, 84-82, and clinching a
share of the Big Eight
Conference title, the Cardinals
told the basketball world,
Were Still Here.
Middleton (19-3 overall)
shared the league title with Sun
Prairie at 16-2. Madison East
(16-5, 14-4) settled for third.
Coach is always reminding
our team to play with passion
and with our hearts,
Middleton senior wing Alexis
Thomas said. And lately, after
some our previous games, we
Middletons Michael Draves finished second in the 500-yard freestyle and fourth in the 200-
yard freestyle at state.
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE
kind of had a reality check and
realized that we can go far and
be really good if we play with
those things and have a good
mentality.
Middleton clinched a league
title for the second straight year
and the ninth time in 11 sea-
sons. The Cardinals also over-
came a rough patch that saw
them drop three of six games
after opening the year 13-0.
It was a satisfying victory
for a number of reasons,
Middleton coach Jeff Kind
said. First, they are a very
good team that has been play-
ing very well.
It gives us a share of the
conference title, which repre-
sents the accomplishment of
one of our team goals. And it
MHS swimmers
gives us some momentum
heading into the postseason.
Senior guard Bria
GIRLS BB, page 13
shine at state
Cardinals
finish 8th
by GREGG HAMMILL
For the Times-Tribune
Middletons boys swim-
ming and diving team picked a
good time to get its groove
back.
A week after a mediocre
performance at its sectional
meet, the Cardinals came
through with an eighth-place
finish at the WIAA Division 1
state swimming and diving
championship at the University
of Wisconsin
NatatoriumSaturday.
It was a fast state meet,
Middleton Coach Danny
Lynam said. The guys
dropped times pretty much
across the board. They all
stepped up. We had a little bit
of a flat sectional meet and they
really kind of found that spark
here. They really got after it.
Junior Michael Draves led
the way individually for
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld Middleton with a second-place
finish in the 500-yard freestyle
and a fourth-place finish in the
200-yard freestyle.
Top-seeded Waukesha
South/Catholic Memorial won
the meet with 246 points. Six-
time defending champ
Madison Memorial, which fin-
ished third at the sectional meet
behind Madison West and
Middleton, settled for second
with 216 points.
Madison West took fifth
with 174 points. The Cardinals
finished with 131 points.
Draves finished the 500in 4
minutes, 33.52 seconds, more
than five seconds better than
his sectional time, but was
beaten out by top-seeded John
Acevedo of Waukesha
South/Catholic Memorial, who
finished in 4:30.12.
I swam a lot against
(Acevedo) at club swimming
all the time, Draves said. I
know how he swims and I
know hes very good. I knew it
was going to be a challenge,
but I definitely want to try my
best to take him down. I gave it
my all and it was a good time.
Im happy with it.
Cardinals sophomore
Andrew Martin added an 11th-
place finish in the 500 in
4:50.42, nearly five seconds
better than his sectional quali-
fying time.
Draves finished the 200 in
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photo by Mary
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B r i a
Lemirande and
M i d d l e t o n s
girls basketball
team clinched
a share of the
Big Eight
Conference
title last
Saturday.
1:40.87, more than a second
better than his qualifying time,
but lost a duel with Acevedo by
0.07 in a battle for second-
place behind Danny Larson of
Wauwatosa West/East in the
final heat.
It was about the pace I
wanted to take it out in which
was all good, Draves said. I
just kept building and building
off of what I was doing which
was all good.
That last 50 I tried to use
that final burst of speed to
catch (Acevedo) because I
think I was catching him at the
end. I was just hoping I would
get him and I think if I would
have had just one or two more
yards it might have been
close.
It was a great swim for
(Draves), added Lynam. He
swam his own race. A lot of
times in the 200, guys will go
out after each other and burn
out in the first 100. He sat back
and was right where he needed
to be.
Madison Memorials Drake
Horton had a winning time of
1:40.78 in the second heat to
capture second overall in the
event.
SWIMMING, page 12
Back where
he belongs
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017
Brunker fights his way
back from a rare disease
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Brogan Brunker paused
once, twice, and a third time.
He removed his glasses,
tried fighting back tears, then
realized it was futile.
Sorry, Brunker said sever-
al seconds after regaining his
composure. This is tough.
And how.
Back in August, Brunker
appeared to be in the best shape
of his young life.
Brunker, now a junior at
Middleton High School, was
playing AAU basketball.
Brunker was preparing for a
football season packed with
promise and potential.
Then, Brunker was struck
with Lemierre's syndrome, a
disease that affects just 1-in-
1,000,000 people and has a
mortality rate between 4 and
12%.
Brunker almost fell into that
category, suriving a procedure
in which his heart had to be re-
started and doctors gave him a
25% chance to live.
He defeated death,
Middleton football coach Tim
Simon said.
*********************
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 8
Brunker had a sensational
sophomore season on the foot-
ball field and was expected to
be Middletons top receiver in
2016.
He was also a key contribu-
tor on a Cardinals basketball
team that claimed MHS first
Big Eight Conference title in
15 years.
As Brunker readied for both
seasons last summer, he suf-
fered a staph infection after
spraining his right ankle. The
infection became so severe that
Brunker spent five days in the
hospital in early-July after get-
ting the ankle drained.
Brunker appeared fully
recovered and on his way back
to the gridiron when he began
feeling rotten in mid-August.
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
I was just sick, not feeling Middletons Brogan Brunker was struck with Lemierres syndrome in August, a disease that forced doctors to re-start his heart.
right, Brunker said. I went to
Urgent Care like three times
and they sent me home every straight days. ceeding. pain indescribable. I just couldnt function
time. They tested me for mono, Finally, with a temperature Basically my heart was Brunker spent two weeks in normally, Brunker said. It
tested me for strep, all nega- of 104 degrees, Brunker went beating out of control and my the hospital fighting his way was just mental for me there.
tive. to the E.R. at American Family body was killing itself, back to a level of normalcy.
But things got progressively Childrens Hospital on Aug. Brunker said. They told my But Brunker knew this fight *********************
worse. 18. Needless to say, he was parents its either this or he had several remaining rounds.
Brunker was throwing up immediately admitted. dies. Brunker entered the hospital Brunker tried playing bas-
repeatedly. His muscles ached. They were like, We need Fortunately, the process at 205 pounds. When he left, he ketball at the start of the year.
He felt like someone was jam- to get him upstairs immediate- worked. was 158. But after five minutes on the
ming a knife into his side. And ly, Brunker recalled. It was But Brunker wasnt out of Brunker was tired. He was practice court, he was exhaust-
laying on a bed caused such pretty scary. the woods yet. Far from it. weak. And he had post-sepsis ed and decided to wait.
severe discomfort that Brunker Brunker was severely dehy- syndrome in which a survivor By the start of the second
stayed in a chair for three drated and they inserted 40 ********************* has feelings of fatigue not semester, Brunker felt good
IVs into him. He was also put being well. enough to begin taking classes
on a breathing machine. Lemierre's syndrome leads Brunker, a 3.7 student, again at MHS. And he slowly
But the next morning, to blood clots throughout a per- stayed home the overwhelming matriculated back towards the
Brunkers resting heart rate sons veins and arteries. majority of the first semester. basketball court.
was 220, roughly three times Brunkers lung was blocked, But Middleton High School As Brunker debated what to
the norm. The only thing doc- which led to a build-up of fluid. administrators had him work do next, Middleton assistant
tors could do was reset Doctors needed to put tubes from home, then gave him a coach Antonio Hoye chal-
Brunkers heart, a procedure in Brunkers back to drain his pass-fail grade, which didnt
they gave a 25% chance of suc- lung. Today, Brunker calls that affect his overall GPA. BRUNKER, page 9
PAGE 9
Middletons Brogan Brunker returned to the basketball court in January and has given the
Cardinals a huge boost.
n BRUNKER
lenged him. Brunker admits
there were times he felt sorry
for himself, but Hoye told
Brunker that he needed to
move forward.
Basically Antonio was like,
It sucks now, but youve got to
find out what you want to do in
life, Brunker said. He really
challenged me and motivated
me.
Hoye knew Brunker needed
some tough love, which he cer-
tainly provided.
He was really struggling,
Hoye said. For the most part,
just kind of talked to him about
life. And at the end of the day,
having the opportunity to do
what it is that you want to do.
And its not going to be easy,
but youve got to get up every
single day and youve got to
fight for it.
*********************
Brunker has fought for it.
And the results have been
impressive.
The 6-foot-4 Brunker is
back up to 195 pounds. Hes
one of Middletons top interior
players. And hes given the
Cardinals valuable minutes,
averaging 5.1 points per game
since his return on Jan. 12.
We felt like Brogan was
going to be our X factor this
year, Middleton coach Kevin
Bavery said. So not having
him was a big adjustment,
especially inside defense, the
extra rebounder. So getting him
back has just been huge.
You still dont see the same
musculature that you did at the
start of the summer. But hes
getting closer and its been
great for us to get him back.
Simon agreed.
I think it's remarkable how
he has battled back so quick
and so well, Simon said. We
often talk about things like per-
severance, toughness, sacrifice,
inner strength in football ... but
those qualities take on a whole
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017
Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld
continued from page 8
new meaning in the case
Brogan was dealing with. He
was fighting for his life and
now is fighting to get back to
his former self and a sense of
normalcy.
Brunker is thrilled to have
his life far closer to that nor-
malcy than is was six months
ago.
Brunker is thankful his par-
ents Wade Brunker and
Melissa LeGrand were there
for him throughout his ordeal.
Brunker had a wealth of sup-
port from friends, teammates
and coaches.
And Brunker believes that if
he can conquer this challenge,
he can handle anything else
thrown his way.
I learned that in a matter of
one day, you can be gone,
Brunker said. But I guess I
was picked for a reason. God
picks his hardest battles for his
strongest people.
Brunker is most certainly
that.
Rough night
at the office
PAGE 10
Cardinals fall to Beloit in
overtime, settle for No. 3 seed
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune
Kevin Bavery calls them
jersey tuggers.
They are the players they
work so hard and give such
terrific effort that they eventu-
ally pull on their jerseys to get
a quick break.
Right now, Bavery doesnt
believe his Middleton boys
basketball team has enough of
those.
We need a lot more jersey
tuggers than we have,
Bavery said. If were going
to go anywhere in the next
three weeks, we need to work
a lot harder.
Bavery was irate following
Middletons 67-66 overtime
loss to Beloit Memorial last
Friday. Purple Knights senior
Jequan Pegeese drilled three-
pointer from the elbow at the
buzzer for the win.
Middleton, which entered
the game with a mathematical
chance to tie for the Big Eight
Conference title, fell to 16-5
overall and 12-5 in the league.
That left the Cardinals two
games behind conference co-
leaders Sun Prairie and
Madison Memorial, who are
both 18-3, 14-3.
Beloit Memorial, which
defeated Middleton for a sec-
ond time this year, improved
to 14-7, 11-6.
This is our biggest win of
the year, Beloit Memorial
coach Jay Bryant said after-
wards.
Despite the loss, Middleton
wound up with the No. 3 seed
in its WIAA Division 1
Sectional. The Cardinals will
host 14th-seeded Kenosha
Bradford in a regional semifi-
nal March 3 at 7 p.m. If
Middleton wins there, it
would host either sixth-seeded
Janesville Craig or 11th-seed-
ed Oconomowoc in a regional
final on March 4 at 7 p.m.
The sectional semifinals
are March 9 and the sectional
finals are March 11.
As expected, Sun Prairie
and Madison Memorial land-
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017
ed the top two spots in the
sectional. Middleton was
third, followed by Muskego,
Beloit Memorial, Janesville
Craig, Mukwonago, Madison
East, Watertown, Kenosha
Indian Trail, Oconomowoc,
Verona, Madison West,
Kenosha Bradford, Madison
La Follette, Kenosha Tremper,
Badger and Janesville Parker.
It didnt cost us the No. 3
seed, Bavery said of losing to
Beloit Memorial. But
ers, saved his biggest shot for
theyve got us twice now and
last.
its really all about effort.
Senior guard Storm
Bavery listed a handful of
Murphy led the Cardinals with
things the Cardinals didnt do
26 points and four assists.
well against the Purple
Eady added 23 points, two
Knights.
assists and two steals.
It began with blocking out
The Cardinals were outre-
and included defending ball
bounded, 39-35, and gave up
screens better and running
14 offensive rebounds. That
hard in defensive transition.
helped Beloit finish with a 17-
Middleton had done all of
7 advantage in second chance
the above with aplomb in a
points.
30-point win over two-time
This ones on them,
defending state champion
Bavery said of his team.
Stevens Point just three days
They didnt compete.
earlier. Against the Purple
Were good enough to go
Knights, though, the
to the Kohl Center (for the
Cardinals were lacking in all
state tournament). But if we
three areas.
play like that, we can also go
Maybe we were a little
out in the first or second
overconfident, Bavery said.
round.
As much as we want to com-
I like our chances, but
plicate this game, it still
weve got to compete a lot
comes down to, Are you will-
harder than we did. The sen-
ing to play hard?
iors are going to find out that
The tape doesnt lie and it
when it ends, it hurts. It hurts
was pretty telling for us. Are
a lot. So hopefully they can
you willing to get in a stance
play for quite a while yet.
and compete? How are you
going to handle ball screens?
Beloit Memorial ............... 26 30 67
Are you going to run hard in
Middleton ......................... 31 25 66
defensive transition? BELOIT MEMORIAL
We didnt do any of those Betancourt 1 0-0 8, Brown 5 3-3 13, Farr
4 0-0 8, Freitag 0 0-0 6, Johnson 4 0-2 8,
things. They went and got it
McClendon 4 0-0 8, Pegeese 1 2-2 16.
harder than we did. Totals 19 5-7 67.
Despite the lackluster per- MIDDLETON Ashford 1 1-2 3,
Brunker 0 0-2 3, Eady 6 8-9 23,
formance, Middleton held a
Fermanich 1 1-2 3, Jackson 1 1-1 6,
31-26 halftime lead. Beloit Murphy 6 5-7 26, Smith 1 0-0 2. Totals
Memorial chipped away 16 16-23 66.
3-point goals BM 8 (Betancourt
though and held a 56-54 lead, Times-Tribune photos by Mary Langenfeld
2, Freitag 2, Pegeese 4), Mi 6 (Brunker
before Cardinals senior wing 1, Eady 1, Jackson 1, Murphy 3). Total Middleton boys basketball coach Kevin Bavery (top), senior C.J. Fermanich (above) and the
Tyree Eady drilled two late fouls BM 17, Mi 14.
rest of the Cardinals received the No. 3 seed in their sectional.
free throws to force overtime.
Eady hit two more free
throws with 20 seconds left in
overtime to give Middleton a
66-64 lead. But Pegeese, who
led the Purple Knights with 16
points, including four 3-point-
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 11

MHS duo off to state

Meicher, Rogers
advance through
sectionals
by ROB REISCHEL
Times-Tribune

Kevin Meicher is headed

back to defend his state title.
Chris Rogers is hoping to
claim a championship of his
own.
Middletons two standout
wrestlers advanced through the
WIAA Division 1 Tomah
Sectional last Saturday. Both
wrestlers will now compete at
the state meet, which will be
held Thursday through
Saturday at the UW Kohl
Center.
Meicher and Rogers both
finished second at sectionals,
which was good enough to earn
a trip to state.
The 132-pound Rogers
opened his day by pinning
Bobby Bemis of Tomah in 55
seconds. Rogers then pinned
Jacob Obert of La Crosse
Central in 3:10.
In the championship match,
Tanner Schultz of Holmen
defeated Rogers, 7-1.
Rogers, a senior who has
posted a 35-7 record this year,
now faces Pewaukee junior
Eric Halverson (40-9) in a first
round match Thursday at 3
p.m.
The 138-pound Meicher
opened his day by pinning
Baraboos Nick Pfaff in 1:23.
Meicher then lost to Sauk
prairies Drew Fjoser, 10-8.
In the third place match,
Kevin Meicher (43-4) pinned
Waunakees Zachary Marek in
1:32. Meicher then captured
second place after winning a
major decision over Tomahs
Hunter Pierce, 8-0.
Meicher (43-4) will now
meet Appleton North sopho-
more Ian Laatsch (39-5)
Thursday at 3 p.m.
The top two finishers in
each weight class earned a trip
to state. That was bad news for
Middletons Dion Huff, who
was third at 170 pounds.
Heavyweight Matt Davey
and 195-pounder Ortez Lockett
were both fourth.
Middletons Kevin Meicher (top) and Chris Rogers (above) both qualified for the individual
state wrestling meet.
113 - Jesus Quechol Ramirez (10-
18) place is unknown and scored 0.00
team points.
Championship Bracket - Jon
Bailey (Sparta) 35-5 won by fall over
Jesus Quechol Ramirez (Middleton) 10-
18 (Fall 0:28).
126 - Joseph Hoffman (22-12)
place is unknown and scored 0.00
team points.
Championship Bracket - Pablo
Ramirez (Baraboo) 46-5 won by deci-
sion over Joseph Hoffman (Middleton)
22-12 (Dec 7-3)
132 - Christopher Rogers (35-7)
placed 2nd and scored 18.00 team
points.
Championship Bracket - points.
Christopher Rogers (Middleton) 35-7
won by fall over Bobby Bemis (Tomah)
17-8 (Fall 0:55)
Championship Bracket - 5:04)
Christopher Rogers (Middleton) 35-7
won by fall over Jacob Obert (La Crosse
Central) 25-10 (Fall 3:10)
1st Place Match - Tanner Schultz
(Holmen) 35-5 won by decision over
Christopher Rogers (Middleton) 35-7
(Dec 7-1)
2nd Place Match - Christopher Rogers
(Middleton) 35-7 won by rule over
Jacob Obert (La Crosse Central) 25-10
(RULE).
138 - Kevin Meicher (43-4) placed
2nd and scored 18.00 team points.
Championship Bracket - Kevin
Meicher (Middleton) 43-4 won by fall
over Nick Pfaff (Baraboo) 11-21 (Fall
1:23)
Championship Bracket - Drew
Fjoser (Sauk Prairie) 33-4 won in sud-
den victory - 1 over Kevin Meicher
(Middleton) 43-4 (SV-1 10-8)
3rd Place Match - Kevin Meicher
(Middleton) 43-4 won by fall over
Zachary Marek (Waunakee) 19-9 (Fall
1:32)
2nd Place Match - Kevin Meicher
(Middleton) 43-4 won by major decision
over Hunter Pierce (Tomah) 35-10 (MD
8-0)
145 - Damian Benitez (11-9) place
is unknown and scored 0.00 team
Championship Bracket - Jaden
Winchel (Sparta) 38-3 won by fall over
Damian Benitez (Middleton) 11-9 (Fall
170 - Dion Huff (23-12) placed 3rd
and scored 10.00 team points.
Championship Bracket - Dion
Huff (Middleton) 23-12 won by deci-
sion over Nick Mihalovic (La Crosse
Logan) 17-20 (Dec 8-1)
Championship Bracket - Isaac
Lahr (Holmen) 31-8 won by fall over
Dion Huff (Middleton) 23-12 (Fall 4:57)
3rd Place Match - Dion Huff
(Middleton) 23-12 won in tie breaker - 1
over Preston Webster (Waunakee) 31-11
(TB-1 5-3)
Photos courtesy of Jeff Seering
2nd Place Match - Isaac Lahr
(Holmen) 31-8 won by rule over Dion
Huff (Middleton) 23-12 (RULE)
195 - Ortez Lockett (7-4) placed
4th and scored 6.00 team points.
Championship Bracket - Ortez
Lockett (Middleton) 7-4 won by deci-
sion over Angel Burkhalter (Tomah) 15-
8 (Dec 12-5)
Championship Bracket - Dalton
Hahn (Reedsburg Area) 45-1 won by fall
over Ortez Lockett (Middleton) 7-4
(Fall 1:34)
3rd Place Match - Hayden Batz
(Sauk Prairie) 29-14 won by decision
over Ortez Lockett (Middleton) 7-4
(Dec 4-2)
285 - Matt Davey (24-10) placed
4th and scored 6.00 team points.
Championship Bracket - Matt
Davey (Middleton) 24-10 won by deci-
sion over Jesse Fiers (Holmen) 19-9
(Dec 4-1)
Championship Bracket - Alan
Olkowski (Waunakee) 40-5 won by
decision over Matt Davey (Middleton)
24-10 (Dec 7-0)
3rd Place Match - Houston Dorn
(Onalaska/Luther) 35-2 won by fall over
Matt Davey (Middleton) 24-10 (Fall
3:57)
PAGE 12
n SWIMMING
Draves, who had competed
for the Badger Aquatics Club
prior to joining the Cardinals
last season, said it has been an
adjustment going from swim-
ming for a club to competing
for a high school.
I know a lot of these guys
that are winning the races and
getting the top finishes,
Draves said. Its a different
atmosphere. You go from hav-
ing a bunch of guys on one
team that are your teammates
then they kind of branch out to
all of these different high
schools. So its different
because all of a sudden they go
from being your best teammate
to being a rival. Its a lot of fun
racing.
The 200-yard medley relay
team of sophomore Archer
Parkin, senior Tommy
McGovern, senior Isaac
Hanson and freshman Nate
Lamers finished fourth in a
school record 1:35.57.
The 200 medley relay
dropped time at sectionals
where they had a great swim
and they repeated it again,
Lynam said. It was great they
were able to come back and do
that.
We had a lot of guys on
that relay that had great swims.
Everything kind of came
together for them. Good
exchanges, good walls. We
were able to beat our team
record last weekend and we
were able to beat it again this
weekend.
Hanson said the first time
the group swam together was at
the conference meet.
We knew that would be a
really good relay, Hanson
said. It was a really good
bonding experience with those
guys. I got to know them a lot
better because we swam
together that many meets in a
row. It was really good to go
out on a team record.
The 400-yard freestyle relay
team of Lamers, Hanson, sen-
ior Gunnar Kunsch and Draves
just missed the podium with a
seventh-place finish in 3:12.12.
We dropped about a second
(from sectionals), Lynam said.
It was a great way to finish the
season for us. We ended up
shaving off a little more time,
which is always good to see.
The 200-yard freestyle relay
of Kunsch, senior Max
Hollfelder, McGovern and
Draves placed ninth in 1:28.35.
Individually, sophomore
Archer Parkin was 11th in the
50-yard freestyle in 21.90 and
12th in the 100-yard back-
stroke in 53.72.
Senior Luke Delaney was
12th in the 100-yard butterfly
in 52.25. Freshman Nathan
Kim was 14th in the 200-yard
individual medley in 1:58.35.
Hanson finished 15thin the
100-yard butterfly in 52.62.
Lamers was 17th in the 100-
yard freestyle in 48.60 and
20th in the 100-yard back-
stroke in 54.73.
And junior Sam Young was
17thin the 200 individual med-
ley in 1:59.23.
While the Cardinals will
lose some swimmers to gradua-
tion, Lynam says the future is
bright.
We should have the depth
to fill in the gaps for next year,
Lynam said. It should be a lot
of fun next year after all weve
learned from this year.
Team scores 1, Waukesha South
/Catholic Memorial, 246; 2, Madison
Memorial, 216; 3, Eau Claire Memorial
/North, 189; 4, Brookfiest Central /East,
176; 5, Madison West, 174; 6, Arrowhead,
164.5; 7, Franklin, 149; 8, Middleton, 131;
9, Sauk Prairie, 128.5; 10, Neenah, 105; 11,
Hudson, 81; 12, Wauwatosa West /East, 72;
13, Green Bay Southwest, 68.5; 14, Bay
Port, 60; 15, West Bend East /West, 54; 16,
Kenosha Tremper, 42; 17, Greenfield, 37;
18, Marquette, 34; 19, Waunakee, 38; 20,
Verona Area /Mount Horeb, 27.5; 21, Sun
Prairie, 22.5; 22, Holmen, 19; 23, Appleton
North /East, 17; 24, Muskego, 15.5; 25
(tie), Racine Horlick, Stevens Point, 15; 27,
Menomonee Falls, 10; 28, Oregon
/Belleville, 7; 29, Oak Creek, 6; 30 (tie),
New Berlin West /Eisenhower, Sheboygan
North, Waukesha North, 4; 33, Beloit
Memorial, 2; 34, Kenosha Indian Trail, 1.
Top individuals 1 mtr diving: 1,
Brandon Spencer, KT, 508.20; 2, Matt
Wilke, AN /AE, 483.10; 3, Evan Plummer,
ECM /ECN, 419.10; 4, Braden Rumpit, BC
/BE, 403.25; 5, Noah Schultz, ECM /ECN,
402.75; 6, Jared Kleczka, FRANK, 400.50;
7, Lou Locher, MARQ, 392.60; 8, Sam
Smith, MM, 392.35.
200 yd medley relay: 1, SP (Desmon
Sachtjen, Owen Doerre, Ayden Frey, Ben
Chao), 1:34.04; 2, MW (Wes Jekel, Henry
Miller, Lain Weaver, Matthew Fernandez),
1:34.98; 3, MM (Alex Wowk, David Chen,
Roark Lundal, Keisuke Hirota), 1:35.46; 4,
MIDD (Archer Parkin, Tommy McGovern,
Isaac Hanson, Nate Lamers), 1:35.57; 5,
FRANK (Justin Craig, Michael Fischer,
Will Lennertz, James Kostrzewa), 1:36.00;
6, WS /CM (Jacob Carlson, Caleb
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continued from page 7
Blischke, Nathan Carlson, Jeremy Nagy),
1:36.4; 7, HUD (Shane Blinkman, Cale
Blinkman, Matthew Baker, Alexander
McNamara), 1:36.59; 8, GBSW (John
Gahnz, Ben Georgia, Kaiser Neverman,
Kaen Baxter), 1:38.01.
200 free: 1, Danny Larson, WW /WE,
1:38.95; 2, Drake Horton, MM, 1:40.78; 3,
John Acevedo, WS /CM, 1:40.80; 4,
Michael Draves, MIDD, 1:40.87; 5, Ben
Davis, GF, 1:41.19; 6, Cal Hartt, WW /WE,
1:42.47; 7, Michael Linnihan, BC /BE,
1:42.70; 8, Ben Attenberger, BC /BE,
1:42.71.
200 IM: 1, Paul DeLakis, ECM ECN,
1:46.18R; 2, Shane Blinkman, HUD,
1:47.12; 3, Bryan Fitzgerald, WBE /WBW,
1:51.83; 4, M Maxwell Boehnlein, NEE,
1:53.25; 5, Jekel, MW, 1:53.27; 6, Sachtjen,
SP, 1:54.87; 7, Calvin Schilz, BP, 1:56.04;
8, Chatterton, KT, 1:56.90.
50 free: 1, R. Linnihan, BC /BE, 20.99;
2, Lain Weaver, MW, 21.10; 3, Lucas
Farrar, AH, 21.22; 4, Ben Redman, ECM
/ECN, 21.29; 5, Eli Rocke, NEE, 21.54; 6,
J. Carlson, WS /CM, 21.57; 7, Conrad
Farrell, WS /CM, 21.62; 8, Tiger Fan, AH,
21.69.
100 fly: 1, A. Wowk, MM, 49.50; 2,
Weaver, MW, 49.75; 3, Neverman, GBSW,
50.14; 4, Ayden Frey, SP, 50.79; 5, N.
Carlson, WS /CM, 51.03; 6, Colin Duffy,
WAUN, 51.10; 7, Nixdorf, AH, 51.15; 8,
Roark Lundal, MM, 51.74.
100 free: 1, Larson, WW /WE, 46.13;
2, Horton, MM, 46.30; 3, Redman, ECM
/ECN, 46.31; 4, R. Linniahn, BC /BE,
46.38; 5 (tie), Farrell, WS /CM, Farrar, AH,
47.02; 7, Ryan Hakes, BP, 47.09; 8, Rocke,
NEE, 47.40.
500 free: 1, Acevedo, WS /CM,
4:30.12; 2, Michael Draves, MIDD,
4:33.52; 3, Fitzgerald, WBE /WBW,
4:34.90; 4, Duffy, WAUN, 4:36.37; 5,
Davis, GF, 4:39.56; 6, Blischke, WS /CM,
4:39.66; 7, Nicholas Woida, AH, 4:47.08;
8, DJ Nowacki, FRANK, 4:48.34.
200 free relay: 1, ECM /ECN
(Redman, Sam Chumas, Charlie Hower,
DeLakis), 1:25.06; 2, WS /CM (J. Carlson,
Farrell, Acevedo, Nagy), 1:25.74; 3, AH
(Farrarr, Fan, Post, Woida), 1:26.39; 4, SP
(Frey, Chao, Jake Guentherman, Sachtjen),
1:26.42; 5, MM (Hirota, Lundal, Gonring,
Horton) , 1:26.46; 6, BC /BE (M. Linnihan,
Attenberger, Emer Martinez, R. Linnihan),
1:27.81; 7, FRANK (Kostrzewa, Lennertz,
Fischer, Nowacki), 1:28.02; 8, NEE
(Boehnlein, Clark, Jan-Mikael Werninger,
Rocke), 1:28.05.
100 back: 1, Blinkman, HUD, 48.84R;
2, Jekel, MW, 40.26; 3, A. Wowk, MM,
50.47; 4, J. Carlson, WS /CM, 51.79; 5,
Nixdorf, AH, 52.06; 6 (tie), Sachtjen, SP,
N. Carlson, WS /CM, 52.11; 8, Gahnz,
GBSW, 52.33.
100 breast: 1, DeLakis, ECM /ECN,
54.08R; 2, Boehnlein, NEE, 55.64; 3,
Henry Miller, MW, 57.69; 4, Will Buhler,
RH, 57.90; 5, Fischer, FRANK, 57.97; 6,
Attenberger, BC /BE, 58.05; 7. Sam Kult,
BC /BE, 58.46; 8, Chatterton, KT, 59.16.
400 free relay: 1, ECM /ECN
(Redman, Andrew Vierbicher, Chumas,
DeLakis), 3:07.63; 2, AH (Woida, Fan,
Nixdorf, Farrar), 3:09.07; 3, MW (Jekel,
Isaac Caey, Tyler Sato, Weaver), 3:09.52; 4,
WS /CM (Farrell, Acevedo, N. Carlson,
Blischke), 3:09.53; 5, MM (A. Wowk, Will
Wowk, Hirota, Horton), 3:10.12; 6, BC /BE
(M. Linniham, Attenberger, Kult, R.
Linnihan), 3:11.50; 7, MIDD (Lamers, Max
Hollfelder, Hanson, Draves), 3:12.12; 8,
NEE (Rocke, Clark, Werninger,
Boehnlein), 3:12.74. Times-Tribune photos by Mary Langenfeld
Nathan Kim (top) and Sam Young (above) helped Middletons boys swimming team finish
eighth at state last Saturday.
n GIRLS BB
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017
Lemirande led the Cardinals
with 24 points, while senior
guard Alyssa Lemirande added
21. Thomas scored 15 and
sophomore Charlotte Dunn
chipped in nine.
East got 22 points from
Justice Filip and 21 from
Auburn recruit Erin Howard.
Middleton used a remark-
able 23-0 run midway through
the first half to build a 26-10
lead. The Cardinals then held
on for dear life over the final 25
minutes.
East got a three-pointer
from Howard at the halftime
buzzer to complete a 17-8 run
that pulled the Purgolders with-
in 34-27 at the break.
Middletons lead was still
66-55 with 7 minutes left when
East embarked on a 10-4 run
and closed within 70-65 with
3:56 remaining.
The Cardinals lead was 83-
78 with 22.3 seconds left. But
East forced consecutive
turnovers, converted both and
pulled within 83-82 with 6.1
seconds left.
But Middleton added a free
throw and held on for one of its
biggest wins if the year.
We were in a pretty big
slump at the end of conference
play, but I'm confident that we
are getting out of that and start-
ing to get back into the swing
of how we play again, Bria
Lemirande said. It just took
some more focus, energy, and
hard work in practice from
everyone.
Thomas agreed.
It definitely meant a whole
lot for all us to share a confer-
ence title, Thomas said.
Sharing it is a lot better and
more exciting than not winning
it at all.
We had been working very
hard lately for this game, while
keeping in mind it was for the
conference title. Right before
we headed out to the court the
last thing we talked about was
to give it our all because this
was to share the conference
title and from here on out no
games are guaranteed. We were
all extremely happy when we
came into the locker room and
Im so proud of how the team
played!
In late January, East went to
Middleton and handed the
Cardinals their first loss of the
year, 75-63. That started a
stretch in which Middleton lost
three of six games and was left
for dead by many.
But the Cardinals have won
three straight games and five of
six since. And as Middleton
showed against East, many of
the things that plagued it dur-
ing its slide might now be cor-
rected.
We were able to prevent a
lot of the breakout layups we
gave up to East in the first
game, Kind said. We got to
the offensive boards better, and
overall did a better job defen-
sively.
That said, they shot
extremely well and we had to
really scrap to pull out the win.
We allowed them to get back
into the game, but made
enough plays to hold them off.
Middleton now opens the
postseason Friday when it
hosts Madison La Follette at 7
p.m. in a WIAA Division 1
MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE
regional semifinal. If the
fourth-seeded Cardinals win
there, theyll host a regional
final Saturday at 7 p.m. against
either fifth-seeded Verona or
12th-seeded Janesville Parker.
The sectional semifinals are
March 2 and the sectional
finals are March 4.
There are still some kinks
to work on, but I feel like we're
in a pretty good spot heading
down the stretch, Kind said.
Thomas agreed, and the
Cardinals believe theyre now
well positioned to make a run
at the 10th state trip in school
history and the ninth since
2001.
The past few weeks we
have definitely improved as a
team and have been playing
with a lot more passion and
aggression, Thomas said.
And when were smart on the
offensive end and play tough
defense, we can be really good.
Right now, it's Go Time
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continued from page 7
and were all up to working
extremely hard and hopefully
make it to the farthest point
possible. Our goal is to keep
working one day at a time and
to just keep improving as a
whole. Time will fly and we
dont want to regret a single
thing out there during the post-
season!
Feb. 18
Middleton 84, Madison East 82
Middleton 34 50 84
Madison East .. 27 55 82
MIDDLETON A. Lemirande 10
0-0 21, B. Lemirande 9 4-7 24, Bursac 1
0-0 2, C. Dunn 2 5-6 9, C. Lemirande 3
0-0 7, Flottmeyer 2 0-3 4, Thomas 5 2-5
15, White 1 0-0 2. Totals 33 11-21 84.
MADISON EAST A. Conners 2
2-2 6, Filip 6 5-6 22, Howard 7 3-4 21,
J. Conners 4 6-7 15, Kruser 3 0-1 6,
Larson 2 2-2 6, Moseberry 2 1-2 6.
Totals 26 19-24 82.
3-point goals MID 7 (A.
Lemirande 1, B. Lemirande 2, C.
Lemirande 1, Thomas 3), ME 10 (Filip
5, Howard 3, J. Conners 1, Moseberry
1). Total fouls MID 18, ME 19.
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