Whether its the persistent rumorsabout Underground Railroad tunnelsbeneath its floors, or gleefully bawdytales of rum running during prohibi-tion, the Stamm House has alwaysbeen steeped in Middleton lore.

Thats why, when one of the areasoldest restaurants gradually fell into astate of disrepair, re-opening and clos-ing without notice while the businessfoundered, the people of the GoodNeighbor City were concerned theymight lose one of their most iconiclandmarks.

Those fears will be dispelled whenthe establishment re-opens its doors onTuesday, May 26. Completely reno-vated, rebuilt, palpably loved andslightly renamed as 1847 at theStamm House, the restaurant lookslike it could be on the verge of its hey-day.

The team behind the new StammHouse has not only fixed up the build-ing, stripping away detritus and glori-fying the local limestone walls that hadfor years been hidden from the publiceye; they have also rebuilt its soul andreimagined its purpose and menu.

So many people have such close at-tachments to this restaurant, explainsgeneral manager Brian Hamilton.They worked here, or their parentsworked here. Its imbued us with asense of mission.

The reimagined eatery includes twofull bars, warm sheets of natural light,exposed stone walls, literally tons ofreclaimed wood, a special chefscave and a menu with which execu-

tive chef Nick Johnson will innovate tohis hearts delight.

Johnson, a nominee for the presti-gious James Beard Award, has been in-tegral to the design of the kitchen andchefs cave. He plans to emphasizewhole animals, purchased locally fromthe Conscious Carnivore, craftingdishes with midwestern heart and Eu-ropean sophistication.

The menu, based heavily on sea-sonal products, will change frequently.But early versions include appetizerslike a smoked whitefish Scotch egg. Orchicken and goat milk spaetzle servedwith sunchokes, lovage and broccolirabe. Or forest mushrooms and tagli-atelle with Brussels sprouts, pepper-cress and Parmesan.

Nightly specials will include disheslike beef stroganoff with succulentbraised beef cheek, pappardelle, mush-

room, mustard and crme fraiche; friedfish from Wisconsin lakes; and ofcourse, prime rib.

The full dinner and bar menus werescheduled to go public via the website( w w w. 1 8 4 7 s t a m m h o u s e . c o m )this week.

The management team, which hasbeen working for two years to fix up abuilding that had fallen into the bankshands before closing its doors, crafteda place where they say classic founda-tions meet modern innovation.

The building has colorfully servedover the years as an inn, tavern, postoffice, general store, stagecoach stop,community center, library and dancehall. From the 1940s to present it haschanged hands several times as a sup-per club.

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A stunning rebirth1847 at the Stamm House might be historic restaurants most exciting incarnation yet

See STAMM, page 5

by MATT GEIGERTimes-Tribune

Times-Tribune photos by Matt GeigerBrian Hamilton, seen here admiring 1847 at the Stamm Houses rustic

wood and stone bones, will manage the restaurant with his wife, Alicia. Themanagement teams prior experience includes acclaimed eateries WearyTraveler and Restaurant Magnus.

Times-Tribune photo by Matt GeigerMary Tylka, of Hidden Valley Mushroom Farm, at the Greenway Station

Farmers Market last week.

Family mushroom farm comes to market

The Greenway Station ShoppingFarmers Market began its seasonThursday, May 14 from 8 a.m. to 1p.m., in the parking lot near CladdaghIrish Pub, and will continue weeklyinto the fall.

The selection this year is increasingto 19 vendors, including Hidden Valley

Mushroom Farm.Mary Tylka, who co-owns the Wis-

consin Dells-based farm, was thrilledlast week to see so much interest in hermany offerings.

She and her family have owned andoperated Hidden Valley MushroomFarm since 1992. They are partners ofthe Reap Food Group Buy Fresh BuyLocal program.

by MATT GEIGERTimes-Tribune

See MUSHROOMS, page 6

Diners who reserve the ambiance-drenched chefs cave at 1847 at theStamm House will enjoy special, multi-course meals prepared by JamesBeard Award nominee Nick Johnson.

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Oh, whata show!

Carousel at the Middleton Per-forming Arts Center closed Sundayafter thrilling audiences. Next up,Middleton Players Theatre will pres-ent two additional shows at the PACthis summer: Avenue Q, June 25 -July 5 and Miss Saigon, August 7-15.Find more information at middle-tonplayers.com

Clockwise from top left: Erik Lar-son as Billy Bigelow with Marie Mc-Manama as Julie Jordan; JessicaKasinski as Nettie Fowler; KirstenLarson as Carrie Pipperidge.

Photos contributed

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I T only T A K E S A S P A R K .

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Middleton resident Russ Feingold isdeclaring his candidacy for the U.S.Senate.

He announced his campaign lastweek in a video message from hishome.

He looks forward to travelingthrough Wisconsin, listening carefullyto the concerns of Wisconsinites andfighting to fix a broken Washington,D.C. system where multi-millionaires,

billionaires and big corporations callthe shots, stated a press release fromFeingolds team.

Feingold served in the U.S. Senatefrom 1993 to 2011 where supporterssay he fought to improve care for vet-erans, fought against unfair tradeagreements that ship American jobsoverseas and promoted the growth ofWisconsins economy. He lost his for-mer seat to Republican Ron Johnson,who still holds it today.

As a senator, Feingold visited eachof Wisconsins 72 counties every year

to listen to the people of Wisconsin andturn their ideas into results, he said.

When announcing that he will at-tempt to regain a seat in the senate,Feingold said Wisconsin needs to getstarted fixing all this.

People tell me all the time that ourpolitics and Washington are broken,Feingold stated. And that multi-mil-lionaires, billionaires, and big corpora-tions are calling the shots. Theyespecially say this about the U.S. Sen-

A former Middleton man whorobbed five businesses and a bank inthe span of 15 days last fall was sen-tenced Thursday in federal court to 17years in prison.

Peter Meeker, 48, was the stick upman and Karl Kreier, 28, of Madison,drove the getaway car during a crimespree that begin with the Sept. 28 rob-bery of The Willows Tavern in thetown of Westport and ended with their

arrest while fleeing from the Oct. 11robbery of the Bank of Poynettes Lodibranch.

After their arrest in ColumbiaCounty, both men told authorities theycommitted the robberies because theyneeded money for their drug habits.Kreier, who also was sentenced to 17years in prison, said he also was savingmoney for a baby he and his girlfriendwere expecting.

A combined $6,308 was taken dur-ing the robberies which included; aCheck n Go store on Zeier Rd. on Oct.4; a Supercuts on Zeier Rd. on Oct 7; aSubway restaurant near Poynette onOct. 8; a BP gas station in the villageof Dane on Oct. 9; the bank on Oct .11,according to the indictment.

Meeker se-lected the busi-nesses, enteredthem armed anddemanded moneyfrom employees.Meeker kept moreof the money be-cause of his rolein the offenses,said Kreier, who admitted that it washis gun that Meeker used.

Although Meeker had a stable up-bringing, he dropped out of school at16 and began using drugs and alcohol,according to court documents. Initiallyhe worked in restaurants and filling sta-tions, sometimes holding two or threejobs at a time.

His first felony conviction involvedthe sale of a small amount of marijuanaat age 22, convictions for domestic bat-tery, hit and run, retail theft, criminaldamage and uttering a forgery fol-lowed, as did numerous traffic viola-tions.

District Judge James Peterson saidMeekers life resembled a sustainedinability to comply with the law.

Meeker was married for 13 yearsand had three children but used heroinwith them, said Assistant U.S. AttorneyRita Rumbelow.

Rumbelow said the 17-year sentencewas absolutely reasonable for some-one who committed six armed rob-beries and pointed a handgun at thebank teller.

In a letter to the court, the 69-year-old teller said she was diagnosed withPost Traumatic Stress Disorder afterthe robbery and resigned months be-fore she had planned to due to thestress she relieved from the robbery.

Meeker pleaded guilty to an armedrobbery count in March.

On Thursday, Meekers attorney ar-gued his clients sentence should not beincreased for brandishing a weapon.However, Peterson said Meeker did nothave to fire the gun but pointing it ata particular person and making a per-sonalized threat, constituted brandish-ing.

The brandishing finding added a fewyears to Meekers sentence. Using a

THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 3

School board approves raises for staff

Local stick up man gets 17 years in prison

The Middleton-Cross Plains AreaSchool District Board of Education lastweek approved budget additions in-cluding a one percent raise for all staffand funding to hire and increase hoursfor para-educators and instructionalcoaches.

The approvals help business depart-ment staff prepare the preliminarybudget for 2015-16.

Fiscal Services manager Lori Amestold the board the what she viewed as

the highest priorities and most impor-tant budget items to secure fundingfor. Ames said her goal is to have aninitial budget document ready by thefirst finance committee meeting inJune so that changes can be made bythe board in a July meeting.

The board reviewed pay raises of 1,1.62 and 2 percent for staff. The an-nual budgetary impact of the raiseswould come to about $76,000,$221,000, and $403,000 respectfully.

Superintendent Don Johnson saidstaff salary increases are his highestpriority. He posits that it sends a verypowerful message to staff and strength-

ens morale.Board member Diane Hornung sug-

gested that the board approve only theone percent increase at this time be-cause it would be demoralizing topromise more and then not be able pro-vide it. The board seemed in agreementthat a raise greater than one percentshould be held off on till they knew forsure what the district will be gettingfrom the state.

Board member Anne Bauer whoalso sits on the compensation commit-tee noted that a new compensationmodel could have additional expensesthat arent budgeted for. Johnson said

he estimates that the cost will be atleast $300,000, but until the committeemakes its recommendations he cantbe certain.

The board also approved nearly$120,000 for special education para-educator pay differential that TabathaGundrum,Director of Employee Serv-ices, indicated will work out to about a$1 an hour increase per employee. Theboard also approved $30,000 for spe-cial education paras who work withhigh-need students.

Gundrum said both budget adds re-lated to para-educators were necessarydue to the high turnover rate. She said

the district has been trying to do boththings for close to a decade but alwaysran into roadblocks during negotia-tions.

The board also approved $195,000to hire three instructional coaches atthe elementary level. Half-time posi-tions will be increased to full time atSauk Trail and West Middleton, whilethe other elementary schools will gethalf-time instructors.

I believe it will be very well re-ceived, said Gundrum. It has been along time coming.

by CAMERON BRENTimes-Tribune

by KEVIN MURPHYTimes-Tribune

Meeker

Russ Feingold announces bid for U.S. SenateSee MEEKER, page 5

See FEINGOLD, page 6

Times-Tribune photo by Matt GeigerRuss Feingold, seen here relaxing at his Middleton home, will seek to rejoin

the U.S. Senate next year.

Peter Meeker had a stable childhood - thenhe discovered heroin

In 1973, President Gerald Ford au-thorized EMS Week to celebrate EMS,its practitioners and the important workthey do in responding to medical emer-gencies. Back then, EMS was a fledg-ling profession and EMS practitionerswere only beginning to be recognizedas a critical component of emergencymedicine and the public health safetynet.

A lot has changed over the last fourdecades. EMS is now firmly estab-lished as a key component of the med-ical care continuum, and the importantrole of EMS practitioners in savinglives from sudden cardiac arrest andtrauma; in getting people to the hospi-tals best equipped to treat heart attacksand strokes; and in showing caring andcompassion to their patients in theirmost difficult moments.

As hospital emergency medicinecontinues to progress, so has out ofhospital emergency medical services.Middleton EMS has evolved from avolunteer EMT basic life support serv-ice to a full-time career paramedic ad-vanced life support service. Todaysparamedics have advanced expertise inemergency medicine and can evaluate,

treat and transport critically ill or in-jured patients, and address the complexneeds of patients that may not requiretransport to an emergency department.Middleton EMS responds to thousandsof 911 calls that happen 24 hours a day,7 days a week. EMS is there for theircommunities at their greatest time ofneed.

Unlike other public safety agencies,EMS calls typically do not make thenews. This is because EMS and otherallied healthcare practitioners continueto work toward ensuring HIPPA patientconfidentiality. HIPAA is the federalHealth Insurance Portability and Ac-countability Act that became law in1996. The primary goal of the law is tomake it easier for people to keep healthinsurance, protect the confidentialityand security of healthcare informationand help the healthcare industry controladministrative costs. EMS practitionerswill continue in safeguarding thehealth, safety and well-being of theirpatients and communities.

Given the changes in healthcare thatis occurring as part of healthcare re-form, our nation is seeking ways tocontrol healthcare costs while improv-

ing the health of patients. The way inwhich medical care is paid for hasshifted from a system that rewards thevolume of services provided to one thatrewards highest quality and effectivecare. EMS is proving that it is dedi-cated to solving the nations healthcarechallenges through innovations such asadvanced practice paramedics, MobileIntegrated Healthcare and CommunityParamedicine.

Middleton EMS embraces advancedprofessional training, continuing edu-cation, science, and technology. Ourlatest endeavor involves the partner-ship with Meriter UnityPoint Health,City of Madison Fire and Dane CountyEMS introducing the community toPulsePoint, a mobile app to help keepyour heart beating in an emergency.Connected with the Dane County 911Center, the PulsePoint app alerts CPR-trained bystanders when a sudden car-diac arrest occurs in a safe public placewithin their immediate vicinity. Userswill be able to quickly find the victimand begin CPR immediately ratherthan idly waiting for EMS to arrive.The app also gives detailed instructionsand locations of nearby automatic ex-ternal defibrillators (AEDs). Check outwww.PulsePoint.org

As the role of EMS continues toevolve, there is no better moment tocelebrate how far EMS has come, to re-mind communities about the vital workof paramedics, and to lay plans forwhere EMS needs to go in the future.Happy EMS week!

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Kiwanis donates$200 to MOM

Middleton Kiwanis President Kathy Nieber-Lathrop (right) pre-sented a check for $200 to Al Ripp, Executive Director of MiddletonOutreach Ministry (MOM) at the clubs last meeting.

Celebrate EMS week

Photos contributed

EMS Week runs through Saturday. Middleton paramedic David Williams says it is the perfect time to recognizeEMS and all its practitioners.

But while supper clubs are a dime adozen in Wisconsin, 1847 at the StammHouse is striving for something more.

We want, says Hamilton, to em-brace this buildings entire history. Thegolden age of the supper club era, yes,but everything else, too.

Our kitchen specializes in classic,yet innovative cooking that pays hom-age to the building blocks of a greatmenu: the farmers, the land, the arti-sans, and traditional techniques, readsa statement sent out by the restaurant.At 1847 the serving staff embody andconvey the spirit of the business. Therestaurant comes to life through themwith time-honored hospitality that ex-udes warmth, laughter and knowl-edge.

While the celebrations are drawingnear, 1847 at the Stamm House is theresult of two years of work.

Local developer Lake Effect Prop-erties purchased what may be the old-est building in Middleton to bring backa restaurant that has a long history withthe city. The renovation was approvedby the Middleton Plan Commissionand the citys landmark commission.

Last year, city plan commissionersappeared delighted with the devel-opers investment.

[Were] saying, we have been here

a long time but also ... we are going totry new things too, Lake Effect Prop-erties president Troy Rost told thecommission at the time. It is thatblend of tradition and somethingnew.

We are going to call it 1847 at theStamm House, Rost continued. Inthe past it has always been StammHouse through all the different gener-ations of the owners - this will allowpeople to realize that there is some-

thing new.The original Stamm House has

been around so long, Hamilton addstoday. So many people in the areahave an almost spiritual connection tothe place. The buzz is self-generating.

From head to toe we redid thebuilding, he concludes. We did itwith respect for the past, but were try-ing to move forward as well.

1847 at the Stamm House is locatedat 6625 Century Avenue.

THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 5

Pie and IceCream Socialreturns June 17

The Middleton Area His-torical Societys annual Pie &Ice Cream Social will takeplace Wednesday, June17,from 5-8 p.m. The eventwill include the New Hori-zons Band playing popularfavorites at6:30 p.m.

The social will occur atLakeview Community Parkin Middleton on Mendota Av-enue at Allen Boulevard. Theevent will raise funds for theMiddleton Area HistoricalSociety.

Times-Tribune photo by Matt Geiger

Not to sound hubristic, but we think we have something special here, says Brian Hamilton, third from left.We want this to be a tribute to the Stamm Houses entire history.

STAMM continued from page 1

gun to commit an offense added amandatory seven years to be servedconsecutive to the robbery conviction.

Meeker declined to speak in courtlast week, however, he apologized in aletter to Peterson and blamed his crim-inal problems on drug abuse.

I truly believe that if I had neverbeen introduced to heroin I wouldnt bewriting this letter at all, Meeker wrote.

Peterson did not agree that allMeekers problems were due to drugs,as many people who struggle with ad-dictions do not turn to crime. He urgedMeeker to participate in drug counsel-ing while incarcerated and while serv-ing three years supervised release.

MEEKERcontinued

from page 3

ate, and its hard not to agree. But whatare we going to do? Get rid of the Sen-ate?

Actually, no one Ive listened to

says we should throw in the towel andgive up - and I dont think that either,he continued. Instead, lets fight to-gether for change. That means helping

to bring back to the U.S. Senate strongindependence, bipartisanship and hon-esty.

Right now Im at my home in Mid-dleton, Wisconsin, Feingold added.Beginning this summer, I will be hit-ting the road from here, traveling tocommunities all across the state, listen-ing carefully to my fellow Wiscon-sinites talk about their concerns,especially when it comes to their eco-nomic well-being.

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Scouts earnEagle rank!

Three Boy Scouts from Troop 640 in the Town of Middleton were recentlyawarded the rank of Eagle Scout. The new Eagle Scouts, pictured from leftto right, are Connor Kooistra, Brad Chernak and Jack Rupcich. They werehonored at a May 3 reception at the West Middleton Lutheran Church.

Hidden Valley offers five varieties offresh and dry mushrooms: white but-ton, Portobello, crimini, oyster and shi-itake.

Our business has both grown andchanged over the years and continuesto do so to adjust to consumers tastesas well as the changing time, saidTylka. We are new to theMiddleton/Greenway Station marketthis year and our goal is to provide cus-tomers with more local producechoices.

Their mushrooms are organically

certified by MOSA and the USDA.As with any farm, mushroom culti-

vation is always interesting. No twodays are alike at our farm, she said.We spend our time producing, water-ing, harvesting, packaging and deliver-ing mushrooms in our local WisconsinDells area daily and service the Fitch-burg, Madison and Middleton areasthree times a week - Mondays, Thurs-days and Saturdays.

We also sell pickled mushrooms,wild mushroom spread/dip and a wildrice crimini soup mix at our store front

and at local farmers markets and festsand enjoy conversations with our cus-tomers, Tylka continued.

There are only a few mushroomfarms in the state of Wisconsin, whichmakes Hidden Valleys agribusinessunique.

We are continuously trying to ex-pand our operation and are alwayslooking for new customers whether itbe at a farmers market, restaurant, gro-cery store or a fest, Tylka said.

FEINGOLD continued from page 3

MUSHROOMS continued from page 1

AANNIVERSARYNNIVERSARY

Please join friends and family for the 25th Anniversary of LaVonne and Vern Acker at Rexs Innkeeper301 N. Century Ave. Waunakee on the evening ofMay 23, 2015 from 6-11:30 p.m.

LaVonne and Vern Acker celebrate 25 years

The next Conservancy Day will in-clude a tour of the Irwin A. and RobertD. Goodman Greenhouse at SpringHarbor Middle School.

The event will take place Thursday,May 21, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at 1110Spring Harbor Drive, Madison.

This free May Conservancy DayProgram is sponsored by the Friends ofPheasant Branch Conservancy

The leader will be Dave Ropa, sci-ence teacher and environmental scien-tist leading the project.

In 2010, the Foundation for Madison

Public Schools gave Spring Harbor En-vironmental Middle School a $9,500grant to build a sustainable greenhouseout of reclaimed, repurposed and sus-tainably-made materials. Since then,the school has raised $95,000 more tohelp complete the project by this fallwhen students return to school.

Students will use the facility to studysustainability, grow plants for research,help other schools start gardens, andextend the schools growing season.The school is creating an urban garden-ing campus, with a number of new

ways for students, adults and our com-munity to explore the outdoors. Even-

tually, students will help design and in-stall an aquaponics system, a brick

oven for making breads and pizzas, anda pond for studying the relationship be-tween run-off and aquatic species.Come take a tour of this exciting newresource!

RSVPs appreciated, email educa-tion@pheasantbranch.orgor call608-767-2394.

Ever wanted to know more abouthow to get from grain to glass, fromfermentation to libation? Are you curi-ous about homebrewing and wonder-ing what it takes to brew your own

beer? Or are you an experiencedhomebrewer looking to swap tips,recipes, and tricks of the trade?

Head to the Middleton Public Li-brary Archer Room on Thursday, June

11 at 6:30 p.m. for this special presen-tation as we explore the process ofbrewing beer! Ryan Browne from TheWine and Hop Shop will help equipyou with beer-making know-how, as

well as provide samples of raw ingre-dients (and even some sips of the finalproduct*)

To register for this program, visitmidlibrary.org/events, call 608-827-7403, or email info@midlibrary.org

*For those age 21 or older

THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 7

CHURCH NOTES

MHS class of 2015 will be honored May 31The Middleton High School gradu-

ating Class of 2015will be honored ata Baccalaureate service onSunday, May 31, 2015 beginning

at 7:00 p.m. at Asbury UnitedMethodist Church, 6101 UniversityAvenue (across from Imperial GardenRestaurant).

This non-denominational service isopen to any senior and their familieswho wish to participate. The VolunteerStudent Baccalaureate Choir will sing

under the direction of Mr. ThomasMielke.

A reception will follow the event.Participating seniors are asked to arrive

at Asburyat6:30 pm. Questions regarding the service can

be directed to the Asbury office at 238-9211.

Annual Herb Tarlek Golf Outing takes place May 30The tournament is a three person

best-ball played on the Par ThreeCourse at Pleasant View in Middleton.All proceeds provide scholarships forSeniors in the Middleton/Cross PlainsSchool District who plan on furtherstudies in the fields of teaching, educa-tion or counseling.

The primary source of funding forthe scholarships is the golf tournament

with a silent auction which is staffed byunpaid volunteers who canvass thearea for hole prizes and auction items,and also help organize on tournamentday.

The Just Ducky Foundation wasestablished in 2004 to commemorateFritz Kaump, a teacher and counselorin the Madison School District for 30+years. Fritz had begun the tournament

three years earlier to raise funds forpeople who needed medical financialaid. If you asked him how he wasdoing he invariably would reply JustDucky He was also a fan of theWKRP in Cincinnati TV show. Theshows character of Herb Tarlekdressed in elaborate outfits that didntquite make it in the minds of the peoplewho saw them. The entrants of the golf

tournament can participate in a contestfor best dressed character.

Plus, this year organizers would alsolike to remember Dan Florey who wasa trustee of the Foundation and whospent many hours organizing every as-pect of the fundraiser. Without his ded-ication there would not be a JustDucky Foundation or a Herb TarlekGolf Outing.

This is a 100% return non-profit or-ganization. Tax ID#800111421. Formore information, contact RockyDuhrat 824-8821 or rocd@tds.net.

If you could contribute an item forthe silent auction or give for a holeprize it would be greatly appreciated.Capital Brewery, the Hody Bar andPleasant View Golf Course are all do-nating to the silent auction.

Dementia Friendly training at the senior center todayThe Middleton Senior Center will

host a Dementia Training session onThursday, May 21st at 9:30 a.m. at theSenior Center. This training is to helpincrease the awareness, reduce socialstigmas, myths and misconceptions

about dementia. This 30 minute inter-active presentation will offer tips andadvice on how to create a safe andfriendlier place for people with demen-tia.

If you are interested in this program,

please contact the Middleton SeniorCenter at (608) 831-2373. There is nocharge for this program.

The Middleton Senior Center, inpartnership the Alzheimers and De-

mentia Alliance of Wisconsin, contin-ues to offer trainings throughout thecommunity to make Middleton a De-mentia Friendly Community.

The Middleton Senior Center is lo-

cated at 7448 Hubbard Avenue, in Mid-dleton.

For further information, please con-tact Laura Langer at the above infor-mation.

Tourism spending in Dane County surpasses $1 billionVisitors spent more than $1.1 billion

in Dane County in 2014, according tofigures released by the Wisconsin De-partment of Tourism in conjunctionwith National Tourism Week.

Last year, tourists brought more than$1.1 billion into Dane County commu-nities, jumping more than 6% from2013 and ranking the county second inthe state for visitor spending. Tourismsupported more than 20,000 jobs lastyear, up 2% and generated $142 mil-

lion in state and local taxes, up morethan 5% from the previous year.

We are beyond pleased, said ValSteel, Director of Tourism for the Mid-dleton Tourism Commission. Al-though the numbers are county-wide,they reflect what were seeing in Mid-dleton. Room tax revenue is consis-tently on the rise and amenitiesspecifically designed with the travelerin mind, like our free trolley, are reallytaking off.

The Middleton Tourism Commis-sion launched the trolley in May of2014, one of two major tourism initia-tives put forth during the year to makethe city more accessible and attractiveto potential visitors. The second wasthe citys mobile visitor center, dubbedthe Know-N-Go, which travels aroundthe area educating folks about the bestshopping, restaurants and activities inMiddleton.

We know how important tourism is

in Middleton, said Steel. Were al-ways looking for innovative and cre-ative new ways to draw visitors in tothe city because ultimately, the moneythey spend here flows back throughoutthe community over and over, helpingus grow.

Just 10 minutes from downtownMadison, with its award-winning com-munity trail system, stunning naturalbeauty, unique attractions and upscaleshopping, travelers are quickly discov-

ering Middleton has it all.Dubbed The Good Neighbor City,

Middleton is often named one of thecountrys Best Places to Live and isthe perfect place to get away and relaxanytime of year.

For more information,visit www.visitmiddleton.com, likeMiddleton Tourism onFacebook, fol-low it on Twitter and check it outonPinterest.

Learn the joys of homebrewing at the Middleton Library

Volunteers are needed for Esser Pond clean-up today...

Next Conservancy Day event will take visitors to greenhouse

Trash and litter has accumulatedthroughout the Esser Pond area and isin desperate need of cleaning. Volun-teers are being sought to help tidy-upthe area onMay 21st starting at4:30pm,through the Clean-up Middleton

program.The event is family friendly and

anyone in the Middleton or surround-ing areas are able to volunteer. Regis-ter for this one hour program the dayof the event at PPD, 8550 Research

Way, Middleton, WI 53562 at 4:30 pm.Gloves and trash collection bags are

provided. Each volunteer will receivea free T-shirt and beverage at CapitolBrewery immediately following theclean-up as a thank you for giving a

helping hand!In the event of bad weather, that

days event will be canceled for thehealth and safety of the volunteers.Additional clean-up days will followon the thirdThursdayof each month

through September (June 18th, July16th , August 20thand September 17th).

Any questions, feel free to contactRebecca Johnson at: Rebecca.John-son@ppdi.com

This event is sponsored by PPD.

The next Open Mic Night is tonight,Thursday May 21 at Craftsman Table& Tap, 6712 Frank Lloyd Wright Ave.Middleton Hills,6:00-8:00pm.

Tge Special Guest Presenter isGeorge Mavroulis, Assistant Superin-tendent for Education Services forMiddleton Cross Plains School Dis-trict. Topic: Initiatives for the Future.

There will be music from 6:00to6:30by Paul Stiegler.

The evening ends with people whohave signed up to rant, rave, recite po-etry, sing, perform music,comedy, eachhaving 3 minutes.

Join them upstairs, order from themenu and enjoy the cash bar.. Feel freeto bring a food item for Middleton OutReach Ministry.

Open Mic is sponsored by Middle-ton Action Team.

School districts Mavroulis to speak at Open Mic event tonight in Middleton Hills

Richards is finalist for Leukemia &Lymphoma Society Person of the Year

TravisRichards, thegeneral managerofSprechers Pubin Middleton, isa candidate forthe Leukemia &Lymphoma So-cietys (LLS)Man/Woman of the Year Campaign.

Sue Getgen, operations director forSprechers Restaurant & PubMadison, Lake Geneva, WisconsinDells and Glendale, called Richards a passionate, hard working, fun-lov-ing person who doing hispart to help raise awareness and toraise money for research to hopefullyfind a cure for this form of cancerwhich effects the blood.

Richards is competing with 14

other local candidates to raise themost funds for theLLS.

There will be a special fundraisingevent taking place at Sprechers onFriday, May 29, and any person orcorporate entity wishing to donatemoney or silent auction items, or helpin other ways is encouraged to con-tact Getgen at sgetgen@sprecher-spub.com.

Every dollar helps the LLS to takesteps to find a cure and we are grate-ful for any contribution you are ableto maketo Travis campaign for this greatcause, she said.

To make a cash donation directly,please visit www.mwoy.org/pages/wi/madison15/trichards.

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School district looks to rebrand

The Middleton-Cross Plains AreaSchool District Board of Education andstaff last week discussed and revieweddistrict branding changes that could in-clude a newly designed logo and slo-gan. Rebranding would be part of abroader effort to polish and consolidatethe perceptions of the district Superin-tendent Don Johnson says.

Community RelationsDirector Perry Hibner presented to theboard the results of a workgroup madeup of mostly staff and a few commu-nity members in coordination with thecommunication and marketing consult-ant Voss and Associates.

Voss and Associates specializes ineducation branding and has workedwith other districts throughout thestate. Voss will work with the resultsof the workgroup, an internal and ex-

ternal audit, and input from the boardto propose changes to the districtsbrand.

The district currently has an openbook with a star shooting across andoff the cover as its logo and the wordsinspire, challenge, and empower be-neath with bulleted stars as a slogan. Anew logo and slogan would likely notbe radically different but rather an up-date.

Hibner said he thought it would befitting for the district to unveil its newbrand during the dedication cere-monies planned in the Fall. A dedica-tion ceremony is planned at GlacierCreek on Sept. 9 and at Kromreyon Sept. 16.

Superintendent Johnson said some-thing he found very interesting aboutthe results of the internal and externalaudit done by Voss was the contrast ofwords used to describe the district fromthose within compared to those outside

the district. The internal brand summary was

mostly very positive in many ways,when you look at our external brandsummary there were some that were alittle less positive, Johnson ex-plained. Affluent, privileged, cadil-lac, not diverse, snobby, not all of themwere negative but we really want topolish that image. I dont think any ofus want to be snobby, I dont think wewant to be privileged, but some ofthose things are the perception from theoutside.

Johnson said the way the district isperceived from the outside may besomething the board should considerwhen making changes to the districtsbrand.

How do we send the message thatwe have an excellent district but its notabout being better than somebodyelse, Johnson said. I think that is oneof the things that we learned from this

process; that there is some work wehave to do with our external publics.

Board member Ellen Lindgren saidshe was a little concerned about theway the information was being pre-sented. She noted that simply chang-ing the branding will not change thereasons for the districts negative per-ceptions.

I usually associate branding withpart of the process of redefining a mis-sion and a vision, Lindgren said. Wehavent done that and we haventtalked about doing it. We cant changethe socioeconomics of out district, sosome of these things are not going tochange no matter what we call our-selves.

Lindgren said she would rather stickto the words that are already in the dis-tricts mission statement unless theyconsider changing that.

My concern is since we are nottalking about doing a whole new vision

and mission is that I hope the words areembedded in our mission, Lindgrenadded. I would hate to have 12 peopledeciding what our brand is going to bewithout sticking to what we have de-cided in the past.

Hibner assured the board membersthat rebranding would essentially justtweak what the district already has andnot change the language and image thedistrict has already established.

I dont think it is going to be 180degrees different from what we havebeen saying our districtis, Hibner said. I think it is moreabout fine tuning rather than makingcomplete changes.

Johnson noted that this was the ear-liest stage of the process and that theboard could go in any direction or takeas much or as little action as it saw fit.

We are going to bring this back toyou pretty regularly for your input,Johnson said to the board.

Bricks to Build a Strong Foundation enters final phaseThe MCPASD Education Founda-

tion is holding a second and final phaseof its Bricks to Build a Strong Founda-tion campaign.

Phase II began on Wednesday, April1 and will end on June 15, Foundationexecutive director Perry Hibner said.

The Foundation sold more than 225bricks, that fill more than 400-plusspaces, as part of the first phase of thecampaign, which ended on Oct. 15.The bricks sold in the first phase wereinstalled at Glacier Creek and Kromreymiddle schools over spring break.

Officials with J.H. Findorff & Son,the construction firm for both middleschool building projects, agreed to an-

other phase while they complete thefinal areas at Kromrey.

This is a wonderful opportunity toallow more businesses and individualsto create a legacy at one of ourschools, Foundation board chairCourtney Ward-Reichard said. Thisfundraising project allows individualsand businesses to show their support ofstudents in our District in a very tangi-

ble way. The funds raised will continueto be used to provide even more inspir-ing experiences to children in ourschools.

Engraved bricks are available inthree sizes and cost $100, $200 or$400. The paving for the second phaseis expected to be completed in mid-Au-gust, Hibner said. The District plans tohold a dedication ceremony at Glacier

Creek on Sept. 9and at Kromreyon Sept. 16.

The bricks take up one, two or fourspaces depending on thesize, Hibner said. There are approxi-mately 500 spaces left at Kromrey andonly 150 spaces left at Glacier Creek.Bricks that arent purchased and en-graved as part of the second phase willremain blank, Hibner said, meaningthat this is the last opportunity to pur-chase bricks.

An order form is available on theFoundations website (www.inspiring-experiences.org). Online payments arepossible through PayPal, but an orderform is required for all purchases. Ifyou would like more information orhave additional questions, pleasecall Hibner at 608-829-9014.

The Foundation has already raisedmore than $150,000 for its endowmentfund and already has close to $150,000

in pledges over the next three years.The Foundation has awarded 41 grantsworth approximately $27,000 since2013. Every District school, along withone 4K site, has received at least onegrant. Grant recipients for the springwere announced May 18.

Foundation board members will alsobe at a number of events at everyschool in the District for the remainderof the school year to answer questions.

We are thrilled that we are able tooffer people a second chance to partic-ipate in this campaign, Hibner said.My family purchased two bricks as away to say thank you to the District butalso as a way to honor our children andthe education they received here. Wecant wait to see those bricks in-stalled.

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District leaders look at ways to enhance public perception

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Verona The slip of the tonguedidnt go unnoticed by Jack Jesse.

As Middletons standout longjumper was discussing the Cardinalsthird straight Big Eight Conferenceboys track and field championshiplast Friday, the questioner inadvertent-ly used the term repeat.

Three-peat, Jesse said. Makesure it says three-peat, because this isjust awesome.

Yes, it was another night of awe-someness for Middletons still ascend-ing program.

The Cardinals added the latestchapter to their 2015 success story ona gorgeous night at Verona HighSchool. Middleton finished with 173points to easily outdistance runner-up

Verona (124). Madison La Follette(74), Madison West (70) andJanesville Parker (66) rounded out thetop five.

We did exactly what we wanted todo, said Cardinals head coach IsaacMezera, the architect of Middletonsrecent rise. We met (last) Wednesdayand talked about being clutch andwe were exactly that. We had so manyP.R.s. It was just a great night.

From Jesses exploits in the longjump, to the fire shown by distancerunner Perrin Hagge, to the blazingspeed of Nnamdi Okoli, this was anight many Cardinals will rememberfor a long time.

Jesse might have had the eveningsmost impressive and unexpected performance.

Jesse, a junior, entered the BigEight meet with a personal-best markof 21 feet, 10 inches in the long jump.Then Jesse ripped off a leap of 23-2 and won the event by 18 inches.

Jesses jump set a new schoolrecord and is the top mark in the statethis year.

I bought new shoes, Jesse said,trying to explain his enormous

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Three-peatBoys track andfield team winsthird straightBig Eight titleby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

See BOYS TRACK, page 12

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Middletons Perrin Hagge (left) defeated Madison West standout Olin Hacker in the 800 at the Big EightConference meet last Friday.

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Their title dreams and champi-onship aspirations were hanging by athread. In many ways, their seasonwas at a crossroads, as well.

Middletons girls softball teamdropped the opening game of a dou-bleheader against Janesville Craig, 6-1, on Monday. That left the Cardinalstied for the Big Eight Conference leadwith Verona, one game ahead of Craigin the loss column.

But Middleton did what all cham-pionship teams do they rebounded.

The Cardinals rolled past theCougars, 11-1, in the nightcap andremained tied for first in the league.Middleton and Verona are now tied forthe conference lead with two gamesleft in the regular season.

Game two of the doubleheaderproved our resilience, Middleton sen-ior shortstop Katie Fermanich said.There's no doubt that Craig wantedthat game just as badly, if not morethan we did.

We knew they are a good teamand would have the added momentumfrom winning the first game.However, we knew what we had tofix.

Middleton second basemanMorgan Schmitt agreed.

We knew both games were soimportant and knew we had to get it

done, Schmitt said. After the resultsof the first game we had to kick it intogear and win the second one. Eventhough it was a tough loss (in Game1), we bounced back right away.

Middletons resilience certainlyimpressed head coach CherieHellenbrand.

After the first game the playersheld their heads up and came outstronger then ever, Hellenbrand said.They know what they are playing for,they have worked hard and they wantto finish on top.

Middletons chances of finishingon top took a hit with its performancein Game 1. The Cardinals managedjust five hits and were thoroughly out-played by the Cougars.

We came out flat at the plate,Hellenbrand said. It wasn't that weplayed bad, but we didn't play ourgame of softball at the plate or on themound. We allowed them to get basehits and Craig did a great job of man-ufacturing runs every inning.

But Middleton bounced back in thesecond game. The Cardinals scoredsix runs in the second inning androlled.

Makenzie Kopp earned the win,going the distance. Kopp struck outfour, didnt walk a batter and didntallow an earned run.

Kopp pitched extremely well,Hellenbrand said. She was hitting hercorners and utilizing different pitchesand speeds to keep Craig alwaysguessing.

Lauren Banke went 3-for-4 withtwo RBI, while Jessica Parente was 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runsscored. Kopp was 2-for-4 with three

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Makenzie Kopp didnt allow an earned run as Middletons girls softballteam topped Janesville Craig in the second game of a doubleheaderMonday.

Title dreamsstill aliveGirls softballteam tied forBig Eight leadby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

See SOFTBALL, page 20

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improvement. I really don't know,but it was so cool. And the coolest partwas just seeing my parents crying.That was like icing on the cake.

Hagge had a night to rememberhimself.

Middletons junior ran a sensation-al 800, where he notched his first-everwin over Madison Wests Olin Hacker a University of Wisconsin recruit.Hagge finished in 1:54.63, more than3 seconds faster than Hacker.

Hagges time in the 800 set a newconference record and also ranks No.1 on the states honor roll.

I really wanted to beat him,Hagge said. Hes such a great runner,and this gives me a little confidence. IfI can compete with one of the bestrunners in the state, I can probably dosome pretty big things from here.

Hagge and Hacker also hadarguably the most thrilling competi-tion of the night, going toe-to-toe inthe 1,600. In a photo finish, Hackerwon the race in 4:16.97, just 0.01ahead of Hagge.

Both runners went into a full sprintover the final 400 meters, and Haggefinished that leg in a blistering 55.1.But Hacker had just a tad more in histank and prevailed.

That was a great race, Haggesaid. I thought I could hold him off,but hes really a great runner.

Okoli, a senior sprinter, had a bignight, too. Okoli won the 100-meterdash in 11.13 and was second in the200 (22.38).

Im happy with a first and sec-ond, Okoli said. This is a great con-ference and there was a lot of talent inthose races so Im happy.

The Cardinals were happy withseveral performances throughout their

lineup.Middleton dominated the pole

vault, where senior Noah Meeteer wasfirst (13-0), junior Jack Zocher wasfourth (12-0) and senior MaxStenklyft was fifth (11-6).

Junior Jordan Schulenberg wassecond in the discus (138-10).Sophomore Gus Newcomb was sec-ond in the 3,200 (9:16.12) where heset a new school record, while fresh-man Jack Rader was seventh (9:49.55)in the same event.

In the 400-meter dash, juniorJordan Futch was third (51.09), seniorTravis Zander was fifth (51.66) andsenior Zach Easton was sixth (52.26).Senior Zach Shoemaker-Allen was

third in the 800 (1:59.72) and seniorRoger Waleffe was sixth (2:00.25).

Senior Brett Joers was third in the110-meter hurdles (15.66) and sixth inthe 300 hurdles (42.89). Senior SeanBenedict was fourth in the shot put(47-4) and sophomore Max Elliot wasseventh (43-11).

Shoemaker-Allen was also fifth inthe 1,600 (4:27.37), while senior NickMaes was sixth in the high jump andsixth in the triple jump (40-7 ).

Senior Alex Wood was sixth in the100 (11:46). Junior Griffin Gussel wasseventh in the 200 (23.23) and juniorWill Funk was eighth (23.24).

Middletons relay teams had terrif-ic nights, as well.

The Cardinals 800-meter relayteam of Wood, Gussel, sophomoreTrevaun Turner and Jesse was first(1:30.19). Middletons quartet of jun-ior Cole Conklin-Little, sophomoreRyan Madoch, senior Andrew Plumband Futch was also first (8:06.00) inthe 3,200-meter relay.

The 1,600-meter relay team ofZander, Easton, Waleffe and Haggewas second (3:24.18). And the 400-meter relay team of Turner, seniorNick Bilodeau, senior Tyler Holleyand Wood was third (44.35).

Afterwards, as darkness crept in,the Cardinals took a victory lap to cel-ebrate their remarkable achievement.

The last three years have been sur-real, Mezera said. I mean, we havethree grade levels that have won theBig Eight every year. Thats amaz-ing.

Okoli, a key member ofMiddletons three-year run, agreedwith his head coach.

This is totally awesome, Okolisaid. To do it three times in a rowreally is amazing. But we came outand executed and did what we set outto do.

And now, the three-peat is com-plete.

Team scores: Middleton 173, Verona 124,Madison La Follette 74, Madison West 70,Janesville Parker 66, Sun Prairie 62.5, JanesvilleCraig 51, Madison Memorial 36, BeloitMemorial 32.5, Madison East 13.

100-meter dash: 1, Okoli, Mid, :11.13; 2,Tindall, V, :11.26; 3, Parks, V, :11.29; 4, Toyer,JP, :11.31; 5, Henderson-Zintz, ML, :11.37; 6,Wood, Mid, :11.46.

200: 1, Wellenstein, MW, :22.01; 2, Okoli,Mid, :22.38; 3, Vance, JP, :22.39; 4, Ifediora, V,:22.77; 5, Einstein, MW, :23.22; 6, Murry, JC,:23.22.

400: 1, Wellenstein, MW, :48.64; 2, Vance,JP, :50.56; 3, Futch, Mid, :51.09; 4, Ifediora, V,:51.46; 5, Zander, Mid, :51.66; 6, Easton, Mid,:52.26.

800: 1, Hagge, Mid, 1:54.63; 2, Hacker, MW,1:58.07; 3, Shoemaker-Allen, Mid, 1:59.72; 4,

Cotter, MLF, 2:00.02; 5, Oltman, MW, 2:00.21;6, Waleffe, Mid, 2:00.25.

1,600: 1, Hacker, MW, 4:16.97; 2, Hagge,Mid, 4:16.98; 3, Nameth, V, 4:25.36; 4, Cotter,MLF, 4:26.13; 5, Shoemaker-Allen, Mid,4:27.37; 6, Farrell, JC, 4:30.00

3,200: 1, Gessner, MLF, 9:14.42; 2,Newcomb, Mid, 9:16.12; 3, Nameth, V, 9:32.69;4, Legg, MLF, 9:42.85; 5, Helstad, SP, 9:44.00; 6,Farrell, JC, 9:48.45.

110 hurdles: 1, Gutierrez, BM, :15.29; 2,Peters, MM, :15.42; 3, Joers, Mid, :15.66; 4,Herkert, V, :15.68; 5, Polk, V, :15.84; 6, Biddle,V, :15.98.

300 hurdles: 1, Gutierrez, BM, :40.59; 2,Brooks, JP, :40.98; 3, Polk, V, :41.27; 4, Noel,MW, :41.31; 5, Newson, JC, :42.56; 6, Joers,Mid, :42.89.

400 relay: 1, Verona (Tindall, Hediora,Parks, Auman), :43.20; 2, Janesville Craig,:43.99; 3, Middleton, :44.35; 4, Sun Prairie,:44.60; 5, Madison East, :45.30; 6, MadisonMemorial, :45.70.

800 relay: 1, Middleton (Wood, Gussel,Turner, Jesse), 1:30.19; 2, Janesville Craig,1:31.56; 3, Janesville Parker, 1:32.39; 4, MadisonEast, 1:33.87; 5, Beloit Memorial, 1:34.55; 6,Madison La Follette, 1:35.82.

1,600 relay: 1, Janesville Parker (Brooks,Sanchez, Toyer, Vance), 3:23.54; 2, Middleton,3:24.18; 3, Verona, 3:29.29; 4, Madison LaFollette, 3:30.38; 5, Sun Prairie, 3:35.20; 6,Madison Memorial, 3:35.86.

3,200 relay: 1, Middleton (Conklin-Little,Madoch, Plumb, Futch), 8:06.00; 2, MadisonWest, 8:06.63; 3, Madison La Follette, 8:09.27; 4,Sun Prairie, 8:11.96; 5, Janesville Parker,8:28.97; 6, Verona, 8:30.58.

High jump: 1, Herkert, V, 6-2; 2, Peterson,MM, 6-0; 3, Morgan, MM, 5-10; 4, Diaz, SP, 5-10; 5, Brooks, JP, 5-10; 6, Maes, Mid, 5-10.

Pole vault: 1, Meeteer, Mid, 13-0; 2, Ressler,JC, 12-6; 3, Roquet, SP, 12-0; 4, Zocher, Mid, 12-0; 5, Stenklyft, Mid, 11-6; 6, Bornitzke-Wolfgram, SP, 11-6.

Long jump: 1, Jesse, Mid, 23-2; 2, Diaz,SP, 21-8; 3, Ceballos, JC, 20-10; 4, Henderson-Zintz, MLF, 20-5; 5, Vance, JP, 20-2; 6, Payton,BM, 20-2.

Triple jump: 1, Jackson, MLF, 45-4; 2,Herkert, V, 42-8; 3, Auman, V, 42-1; 4, Haste,MLF, 41-9; 5, Gilchrist-Keinitz, MLF, 41-0; 6,Maes, Mid, 40-7.

Shot put: 1, Deloney, SP, 50-1; 2, Roberts,V, 48-3; 3, Enderle, MW, 47-6; 4, Benedict, Mid,47-4; 5, Curtis, V, 45-8; 6, Williams, JP, 45-.

Discus: 1, Roberts, V, 139-11; 2,Schulenberg, Mid, 138-10; 3, Gullens, SP, 136-10; 4, Bourne, V, 128-09; 5, Gustafson, MM,126-9; 6, Ryan, JP, 125-11.

Verona As Tara Franklin did theMath, Middletons girls track and fieldcoach knew the numbers didnt quiteline up.

Middleton, the defending Big EightConference champions, faced longodds to repeat last Friday in Verona.And no matter how many waysFranklin shuffled the numbers, theywouldnt align in the Cardinals favor.

I knew we were a longshot,Franklin said. We had to have a lot ofP.R.s to have a chance. It just didntquite work out.

The Cardinals had a number offirst-rate performances. In the end,though, Middleton settled for thirdplace overall.

Sun Prairie rallied down the stretchand edged Beloit Memorial for theteam title, 149.5-145.0. Middletonwas third at 115.5, while Verona (77)and Madison Memorial rounded outthe top five.

I thought all the kids performedgreat, Franklin said. We just gotbeat by two really good teams.

Middletons top performance camein the 800-meter run. Senior BobbiPatrick finished first in 2 minutes,23.53 seconds, while junior SamValentine was second (2:24.43) andsophomore Alyssa Lemirande wasthird (2:26.33).

Junior Lauren Smith won the 100-meter hurdles (15.07) and finishedsecond in the triple jump (35-2 ).

Lauren Smith had a big night,Franklin said. That was great to see.

Senior Hanna Docter had a hugenight, finishing third in the 100(12.99), third in the 400 (58.99) andsixth in the 200 (26.94). Valentine wasthird in the 1,600 (5:08.43) and seniorRachel Wians was seventh (5:23.42).

Patrick added a fourth place finishin the 400 (59.09) and senior EmilyZeker was fifth (1:00.32).

Freshman Marie Mayers (49.50)and junior Sara Gaab (50.46) weresixth and eighth, respectively, in the300-meter hurdles.

Senior Emily Bergum was sixth inthe high jump (4-10), while juniorHailee Milton was seventh in the 200(27.02). Junior Kiara Cruz was alsoseventh in the shot put (33-5).

Middleton had several terrific per-formances from its relay teams, aswell.

The 3,200-meter relay team ofLemirande, senior Jenny Phillips,Zeker and freshman Erika Rader wasfirst (9:49.71).

Middletons 400-meter relay teamof sophomore Betsy Hathaway, juniorOlivia Roberts, junior Celia Mayneand junior Hanne Anderson-Smithwas second (50.72). The Cardinals800-meter relay team of Milton, juniorAbbey Webber, senior AudreyHinshaw and Lauren Smith was alsosecond (1:46.03).

And Middletons 1,600-meter relayteam of Anderson-Smith, Webber,Lemirande and Zeker was fourth(4:10.03).

It was a good night, Franklinsaid. We would have loved to repeat,but a lot had to go right. Sun Prairieand Beloit are great teams and they

were just better than us (Friday). On deck: Middleton hosts a

WIAA Division 1 regional Tuesdaybeginning at 4 p.m. The Cardinalsthen head to the Holmen SectionalMay 29.

The state meet is June 5-6 at UW-La Crosse.

Team scores: Sun Prairie 149.5, BeloitMemorial 145, Middleton 115.5, Verona 77,Madison Memorial 71, Madison La Follette 57,Janesville Parker 31, Madison West 27,Janesville Craig 18, Madison East 11.

100-meter dash: 1, Elliott, BM, :12.30; 2,Summerville, BM, :12.98; 3, Docter, Mid, :12.99;4, Burks, MM, :13.16; 5, Turner, MLF, :13.26; 6,Siehr, SP, :13.34.

200: 1, Elliott, BM, :25.55; 2, Larson, ME,:26.13; 3, Summerville, BM, :26.56; 4, Johnson,BM, :26.60; 5, Mitchell, V, :26.69; 6, Docter,Mid, :26.94.

400: 1, Elliott, BM, :57.42; 2, Mitchell, SP,:58.92; 3, Docter, Mid, :58.99; 4, Patrick, Mid,:59.09; 5, Zeker, Mid, 1:00.32; 6, Larsen, V,1:01.29.

800: 1, Patrick, Mid, 2:23.53; 2, Valentine,Mid, 2:24.43; 3, Lemirande, Mid, 2:26.33; 4,Mitchell, SP, 2:30.61; 5, Peterson, MM, 2:31.05;6, Thiel, SP, 2:32.17.

1,600: 1, Hietpas, SP, 5:07.13; 2,Eigenberger, MM, 5:08.31; 3, Valentine, Mid,5:08.43; 4, Van Wie, SP, 5:08.96; 5, Pringle, SP,5:12.64; 6, Hernandez, BM, 5:12.66.

3,200: 1, Van Wie, SP, 11:00.46; 2,Eigenberger, MM, 11:01.33; 3, Degen, MW,11:05.45; 4, Hietpas, SP, 11:08.39; 5, Hernandez,BM, 11:08.97; 6, Pringle, SP, 11:18.32.

100 hurdles: 1, Smith, Mid, :15.07; 2, Laun-Smith, BM, :15.37; 3, Porter, JP, :16.05; 4,Schuh, SP, :16.38; 5, Johnson, BM, :16.49; 6,Christoffel, V, :17.11.

300 hurdles: 1, Johnson, BM, :45.16; 2,Diaz, BM, :47.20; 3, Laun-Smith, BM, :48.45; 4,Oruruo, MLF, :49.28; 5, Singer, SP, :49.43; 6,Mayers, Mid, :49.50.

400 relay: 1, Verona (Kerrigan, Schmaltz,Alt, Mitchell), :50.10; 2, Middleton, :50.72; 3,Madison Memorial, :50.81; 4, Sun Prairie,:50.86; 5, Janesville Craig, :51.03; 6, BeloitMemorial, :52.09.

800 relay: 1, Verona (Kerrigan, Schmaltz,

Alt, Mitchell), 1:44.85; 2, Middleton, 1:46.03; 3,Sun Prairie, 1:46.64; 4, Madison Memorial,1:47.89; 5, Beloit Memorial, 1:48.03; 6, MadisonLa Follette, 1:48.12.

1,600 relay: 1, Sun Prairie (Haas, Singer,Coulthart, Mitchell), 4:07.83; 2, Janesville Craig,4:09.61; 3, Verona, 4:09.86; 4, Middleton,4:10.03; 5, Beloit Memorial, 4:15.04; 6, MadisonLa Follette, 4:17.93.

3,200 relay: 1, Middleton (Lemirande,Phillips, Zeker, Rader), 9:49.71; 2, Sun Prairie,9:56.52; 3, Madison La Follette, 10:10.18; 4,Madison Memorial, 10:13.96; 5, JanesvilleParker, 10:14.04; 6, Madison West, 10:14.10.

High jump: 1, Lindner, SP, 5-10; 2, Peek,BM, 5-4; 3, Olson, V, 5-0; 4, Lease, V, 5-0; 5,Riak, MLF, 4-10; 6, Schuh, SP, 4-10.

Pole vault: 1, Semmann, V, 10-3; 2, Pfann,SP, 10-3; 3, Rainiero, JP, 10-0; 4, Bradley, SP, 9-

6; 5, Rainiero, JP, 9-0; 6, Queoff, V, 9-0.Long jump: 1, Turner, MLF, 17-9; 2,

Laun-Smith, BM, 17-4; 3, Lindner, SP, 17-2;4, Bradley, SP, 16-9; 5, Cesar-Heymann, MW,16-2; 6, Christoffel, V, 15-10.

Triple jump: 1, Laun-Smith, BM, 36-6; 2,Smith, Mid, 35-2 ; 3, Christoffel, V, 34-2 ; 4,Jones, MLF, 34-1; 5, Cesar-Heymann, MW, 34-1;6, Hubbard, MM, 33-8 .

Shot put: 1, Cousins, BM, 39-5; 2,Houston, MM, 38-10; 3, Weathers, SP, 36-9 ; 4,Meglic, JP, 34-8; 5, Collins, MLF, 34-2; 6, Helle,MM, 33-5.

Discus: 1, Houston, MM, 134-0; 2, Weathers,SP, 116-0; 3, Collins, ML, 111-9; 4, Cousins,BM, 102-9; 5, Witthuhn, V, 101-9; 6, Peetz, ML,100-6.

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Lauren Smith won the 100-meter hurdles at the Big Eight Conference meetlast Friday.

Girls track team3rd at conferenceby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

BOYS TRACKcontinued from page 9

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Middletons Nnamdi Okoli won the 100-meter dash at the Big EightConference meet last Friday.

THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 13

The first goal has been taken careof.

If the remaining objectives areachieved, Middletons boys golf teamwill truly have a season it will neverforget.

The Cardinals won the Big EightConference dual meet season with aperfect 9-0 record. Middletonclinched the title thanks to a 310-381win over Janesville Craig in a meetheld at Bishops Bay Golf Course lastTuesday.

Emmet Herb led the Cardinalswith a 76, while Joey Levin shot a 77.Brady Thomas carded a 78 and NilsArneson shot a 79.

Our No. 1 goal is to win confer-ence, Middleton coach Tom Cabalkasaid.

For the most part, the Cardinalsrolled through their league schedule.Middletons greatest challenge,though, came May 4 when its fivejuniors missed a match againstVerona and Madison West becausethey were taking the A.P. Exams.

Players such as Brett Wipfli,Henry Taylor, Andy Zucker andMitch Giroux all stepped up andhelped the Cardinals notch a hugewin. That victory eventually allowedMiddleton to claim the conferencesdual meet title.

That gave some of the young kidsthe experience of being a part ofbeing a conference champion,Cabalka said. Those guys nowshould have a little extra incentive towork hard at their game to join ourfour players that will be seniors nextyear.

Now, the Cardinals ranked No.3 in the latest state poll head to the

postseason full of confidence andhope.

Middletons next goal is winningthe Big Eight Conference tournamentThursday at Evansville Golf Course.While the Cardinals are a prohibitivefavorite, they know theyll have to beat their best to prevail.

Middleton then hosts a WIAADivision 1 regional Tuesday atPleasant View and will potentiallytravel to the Reedsburg SectionalMay 2. The state meet is June 8-9 atUniversity Ridge.

Our team goal for the conferencetournament at Evansville is to be theundisputed conference champ bywinning both the dual/triangularmatches and the tournament,Cabalka said. The players individ-ual goals are to play well headinginto tourney time. Having the confi-dence in our thoughts and commit-ment to each shot will be key for usto be successful.

Spartan Invite: Middleton wonthe 13-team Spartan Invite Mondayat Blackhawk Country Club.

The Cardinals fired a 321 to out-distance runner-up MadisonMemorial (334). Sun Prairie (345),McFarland (345) and Monroe (346)rounded out the top five.

Thomas, Herb and Arneson all tiedfor second individually with 80s.Levin added an 81 for the Cardinals.

Golf CoachesAssociation of Wisconsin

Poll 1. Eau Claire North2. Madison Edgewood3. Middleton4. Notre Dame5.Catholic Memorial6.Arrowhead7.Marquette8.Onalaska9.Hudson10. Homestead

Golfers windual meet titleMiddleton goes9-0 in Big Eightby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Nils Arneson and Middletons boys golfers went a perfect 9-0 in Big Eight Conference dual meets.

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Its taken the better part of twomonths.

But Middletons baseball team isbeginning to show signs of being adangerous team this postseason.

The Cardinals won two of threegames in the past week and improvedto 8-12 overall and 6-8 in the Big EightConference.

The Cardinals defeated Madison LaFollette, 4-2, last Tuesday. Middletonthen completed a season-sweep overthree-time defending state championSun Prairie with a 5-4 win lastThursday.

The Cardinals then fell to MadisonMemorial, 15-1, on Monday.

I thought we had it turned around,Middleton manager Tom Schmitt said.Hopefully we can get our ducks in arow and get it rolling again.

Heres a recap of Middletonsweek.

Middleton 4, Madison LaFollette 2 Adam Nutting threw acomplete-game as the Cardinals top-pled the host Lancers. Nutting allowedjust one earned run, struck out six andwalked three.

Adam pitched well that day,Schmitt said. He threw his breakingball for strikes and that was big forhim.

Nolan Kouba went 2-for-4 forMiddleton with a double.

Middleton grabbed a 1-0 lead in thefirst inning when Drew Finley-Haagsingled, Kouba doubled, and a balkbrought home Finley-Haag. TheLancers tied the game in the bottom ofthe first, then the Cardinals scoredtwice in the third.

With two outs, Adam Morrison sin-gled and Brennan Schmitt had an RBIdouble. Ivan Monreal followed with anRBI single to give Middleton a 3-1lead.

The Lancers closed within 3-2 inthe bottom of the third, then Middletonadded an insurance run in the seventh.

We strung a couple hits together,Schmitt said. And Adam retired thelast 12 in a row, which was reallynice.

Middleton 5, Sun Prairie 4 Middleton built a 5-1 lead through fiveinnings, then held on for dear life.

We played hard and took advan-tage of some of their mistakes early inthe game, then held on, Schmitt said.It was a big win for us.

Alec Morrison picked up the win,allowing three earned runs in sixinnings. Morrison gave up six hits,struck out three and walked four.

Hunter Bindl worked out of a sev-enth inning jam and notched the save.

Drew Finley-Haag and Gavin Jergboth had two hits for Middleton.

Middleton raced to a 3-0 lead aftertwo innings.

Schmitt drew a one-out walk in thefirst, then Alan Roden singled. Finley-Haag then drove home courtesy runnerCris Mejias, and Finley-Haag alsoscored on the throw.

Liam Belleveau had an RBI doublein the second as Middletons lead grewto 3-0.

Sun Prairie pulled within 3-1 in the

top of the third.But in the bottom of the frame,

Kouba singled, went to third on a dou-ble by Finley-Haag, and scored on awild pitch to make it 4-1.

Middleton then extended its lead to5-1 in the fifth when it loaded the baseswith two outs, and a wild pitch allowedBindl to score.

Sun Prairie rallied down the stretch,but Bindl escaped trouble in the sev-enth and Middleton notched a hugewin.

Madison Memorial 15,Middleton 1 The Spartans TravisLindquist threw a no-hitter asMemorial rolled past the CardinalsMonday.

The game was stopped after fiveinnings due to the 10-run mercy rule.

Adam Nutting allowed nine runs eight of which were earned in 3 2/3innings and took the loss forMiddleton.

On deck: Middleton hostsMadison West Thursday at 5 p.m., thenis at Watertown Saturday at 11 a.m.The Cardinals then travel to BeloitMemorial next Tuesday at 5 p.m.

Displaying signs of life

Baseball Cardswin two of threeby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

Times-Tribune photo by Mary Langenfeld

Joe Ludwig and Middletons baseball team have been playing better, of late.

The Home Talent League season isjust three weeks old.

But Middleton has to be extremelyencouraged by what its seen so far.

Middleton rolled past Mazomanie,5-2, Sunday and improved to 3-0 onthe young season.

Mazomanie is a really goodteam, Middleton manager BrandonHellenbrand said. They are going tobeat some good teams this year, so itwas nice to pull out the W today.

Drew Farrell continued his terrificstart, allowing just one earned run,striking six and walking only one bat-ter. Farrell threw his second completegame of the season, as well.

Drew once again had a great out-ing and continued his dominance earlyin the year, Hellenbrand said. Hedid a great job of working hitters inand out. We gave Mazo some extraouts today and I thought Drew did anexcellent job in not letting those affecthis performance.

Cole Cook led Middletonsoffense, going 2-for-4. Both RossHellenbrand and Jeff Schafer had twoRBI, as well.

In all, Middleton had eight playerswith at least one hit.

Offensively we did enough to pullout the win, Brandon Hellenbrandsaid.We had three big hits when weneeded them.We hit some other ballshard, but just right at guys.

Middleton grabbed a 2-0 lead in thethird inning when Ross Hellenbrandssingle to center scored BrandonScheidler and Kevin Dubler.

Mazomanie pulled within 2-1 inthe fourth. Then the Cardinals eruptedfor three runs in the fifth.

There, Schafers two-out singlescored Josh Hinson and RossHellenbrand. Cook and AndrewZimmerman followed with singlesthat scored Schafer.

Mazomanie added one run in theseventh. But Farrell did the rest, andMiddleton remained unbeaten.

On deck: Middleton has twohome games this weekend. Middletonhosts Sauk Prairie Sunday at 1 p.m.and hosts Cross Plains Monday at 1p.m.

Mazomanie ...................... 000 100 100 2 5 3Middleton ........................ 002 030 00x 5 9 2

Pitchers (ip-h-er-bb-so) Howard (L;4.2-8-5-5-3), Zander (2.1-1-0-1-2), Andersen (1-0-0-2-0); Farrell (W; 9-5-1-1-6).

Leading hitters Mazomanie Williams(2x4); Middleton Cook (2x4).

2B Williams, Howard, Zander.

West Middleton 2, Black Earth1 West Middleton certainly isntplaying like the new kid on the block.

West Middleton, playing its firstseason in the HTL, improved to 3-0 byedging the Bombers. Austin Leggettthrew his third complete game of theseason, striking out three and walkingseven.

The game was tied, 1-1, in the bot-tom of the ninth when West Middletonput runners on first and second. On asacrifice bunt attempt, Bombers pitch-er Marcus Caminiti had a throwingerror allowing the winning run toscore.

Black Earth ..................... 100 000 000 1 8 3West Middleton .............. 000 000 101 2 5 2

Pitchers (ip-h-er-bb-so) Duhr (8-5-1-4-4), Caminiti (L; 0-0-0-2-0); Leggett (W; 9-8-0-3-7).

Leading hitters Black Earth Lobenstien (2x3), Caminiti (2x4); WestMiddleton Glasssburn (2x2).

2B Lobenstien, Traxler.

Cross Plains 9, Richland Center8 (10) The Businessmen improvedto 3-0, as well.

Rich Sarbacker had two RBI,including the game-winning double inthe top of the 10th.

Cross Plains ............... 053 000 000 1 9 12 3Richland Center ........ 103 001 030 0 8 11 4

Pitchers (ip-h-er-bb-so) Knudtson (7-10-5-4-6), Murphy (W; 3-1-0-0-2); Oelke (3-8-4-2-2), Walsh (L; 7-4-1-2-3).

Leading hitters Cross Plains Sarbacker (2x6), Meinholz (2x6), Pulvermacher(3x5); Richland Center Killoy (3x6), Walsh(2x4).

3B Wienkes.2B Sarbacker, Murphy

Reedsburg 2, Ashton 0 SteveGavin threw a complete-game shutoutand struck out nine to powerReedsburg.Reedsburg ....................... 002 000 000 2 5 0Ashton ............................. 000 000 000 0 5 1

Pitchers (ip-h-er-bb-so) Gavin (W; 9-5-0-3-9); Miller (L; 5-4-2-1-3), Maier (3-1-0-1-0),Novinski (1-0-0-0-2).

Leading hitters Reedsburg Thompson(2x4); Ashton Maier (2x4).

Middletonmoves to 3-0

H T Lby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2015 MIDDLETON TIMES-TRIBUNE PAGE 15

A Big Eight Conference title cer-tainly remains possible.

But for now, Middletons girls soc-cer team will have to wait.

Thats because the Cardinalsdropped a 2-1 decision to MadisonWest last Thursday, leaving the BigEight race a muddled mess.

The Cardinals and MadisonMemorial share the top spot with 6-1records. Madison West and Verona aretied for third with 5-1-1 marks.

Middleton could have won the titleoutright by beating West. Instead,things will be decided in the finalweek of the regular season.

We all were very bummed anddisappointed in the result and what weput on the field, Middleton coachMary Duffy said. We left too manyifs on the field something wehave been trying to avoid.

Yes, we are going to play teamsthat are better than us and there will beteams that will beat us and we wereprepared for that. But it is harder totake when we left too many if only Idid this or if only I did that.And Thursday was one of those

games.We just didnt use our opportu-nities well. West came at us withspeed similar to what Memorial did,but we didnt handle it as well thistime.

Middleton trailed, 2-0, late in thecontest when Megan Sullivan let ashot go from 30 yards out. Westskeeper bobbled the shot and it trickledinto the net to pull the Cardinals with-in 2-1 with three minutes left.

With 45 seconds left, Middletonwas rewarded a free kick from 50yards away from the net near its ownbench. Sullivan sent a long ball intothe box about three yards off the leftside.

Grace Douglas drove a ball back tothe other side and missed the side net-ting by inches.

The last 10 minutes, West barelygot the ball close to their midfieldstripe, Duffy said. That was howmuch pressure and tenacity we put tothe ball and their defense.

I think that the girls finally sawthe amount of fire and tenacity that isneeded and that we can do it.So whilethe loss is hard to take, we also neededto leave it behind us.Each game is alearning opportunity and we willadjust and fix and alter what weneed.Tweak so that we can put togeth-er a game plan that gives the best pos-sibility for a deep postseason run.

Soccer Cardsforced to waitBig Eight titleput on holdby ROB REISCHELTimes-Tribune

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Ari Viscara (right) and Middletons girls soccer team is tied for first in the Big Eight Conference.

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RBI, while Schmitt had two RBI.We definitely had to get our bats

going and we executed in the secondgame, especially with runners on base,much better than we had in the first,Fermanich said. We're the type ofteam to brush ourselves off and keepfighting. Losing doesn't knock usdown, it only makes us hungrier forthe next game.

Shelby Ballweg, Abby Henke andAmber Karn each had two hits, aswell, as Middleton finished with 15hits.

I was concerned it was going to bea repeat of the first game,Hellenbrand said. But in the second,we finally were hitting the ball like weusually do.

In the third inning they put in theleft-handed pitcher that gave us somuch trouble in the first game, but thisgame we focused and hit both theirpitchers.

Middleton also toppled Sun Prairie,15-12, last Tuesday and downedMadison Memorial, 8-6, lastThursday.

In Middletons win over SunPrairie, Rachel Everson went 3-for-4with three RBI, while Ballweg had ahome run and three RBI.

Henke also had a home run, twohits, two RBI and scored three runs.Banke added two hits and had twoRBI, while Parente had two hits andtwo RBI, and Schmitt also had two

hits.Middleton built a 12-1 lead after

four innings, then held on as SunPrairie stormed back.

We really should have ended thegame in the sixth inning, but left thegame-winning run on third and thenwe let them sneak back, Hellenbrandsaid. Sun Prairie is very good hittingteam and made it a close game.

Middleton also toppled MadisonMemorial last Thursday.

Again, the Cardinals built a com-manding lead and held on down thestretch.

This time, Middleton held an 8-0advantage after five innings, beforethe Spartans rallied.

Banke and Everson both had twohits and two RBI, while KatieFermanich scored two runs.

Banke was the winning pitcher,allowing just one earned run and fivehits in seven innings.

We hit the ball well againstMemorial, but missed a few key hitswith runners in scoring position,Hellenbrand said. And Banke pitcheda solid game.

And now the Cardinals have a shotat the Big Eight title.

To win conference would besomething our team has wanted fromthe start of our season, Schmitt said.It has pushed us that much harderbecause we want to achieve anotherteam goal.

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Lauren Banke went 3-for-4 with two RBI in Middletons win over JanesvilleCraig Monday.