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August 2015

Wed
19
Aug
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HTL team one win from Final 4

Submitted by MTT News on Wed, 08/19/2015 - 07:48

Their big hitters were at their best.

Their standout pitcher was brilliant when he had to be.

And now, Middleton’s Home Talent League team is one win away from the Final Four.

Middleton rolled past Richland Center, 8-1, Sunday, in a Northern Section second round playoff matchup. Middleton now hosts Ashton Sunday at 1 p.m. for the Northern Section title and a spot in the Final Four.

“It should be a great game between two really good teams,” said Middleton manager Brandon Hellenbrand, whose team split a pair of games with Ashton this season.

Middleton’s offense was terrific Sunday, with its top-five hitters going a combined 10-for-20.

Josh Hinson went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI, while Kevin Dubler went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBI. Ross Hellenbrand and Brandon Scheidler each finished 2-for-4 with an RBI. 

In all, Middleton finished the day with three doubles, a triple and two home runs.

Tue
18
Aug
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Middleton golfers start strong

Submitted by MTT News on Tue, 08/18/2015 - 18:53

MENOMONEE FALLS — The overall numbers were impressive.

The top of the lineup was sublime. The others held their own.

But in the first week of the season, Middleton’s girls golf team also discovered that the rest of the state just might be better than anticipated. And that could make the Cardinals’ quest for a state title even tougher than first imagined.

Middleton finished second at the 19-team Madison Edgewood Invite held at Yahara Hills last Friday. The Cardinals then placed third at the two-day, 23-team Brookfield Central-Homestead Classic held Monday and Tuesday.

While most teams would have been thrilled with the start, these Cardinals have extremely high aspirations this fall and are gunning for the top of every event they enter.

“It’s a good start, but we still have a lot of work to do,” Middleton coach Becky Halverson said. “We have a lot of lofty goals, so we definitely have to keep improving.”

Wed
12
Aug

Week 33

Tue
11
Aug
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Middleton girls golfers thinking big

Submitted by MTT News on Tue, 08/11/2015 - 22:54

Their season hadn’t even begun. And already the highlights were coming.

Loren Skibba, Middleton’s brilliant girls golfer, popped up on ESPN’s top plays last week after she drained a bunker shot at the Junior PGA Championships.

“I just got lucky that the cameramen were there for that shot,” said Skibba, a senior. “It was super cool and the whole experience was awesome.”

Many believe there are countless highlights still to come.

Middleton finished third at the WIAA Division 1 state meet last season. Along the way, Skibba became just the second golfer in school history to win an individual state title.

Now, with five of their top six players back from a year ago, the Cardinals will be gunning for gold when the season begins Friday at the Madison Invite at Yahara Hills. Middleton began the season ranked No. 2 in the first Golf Coaches Association of Wisconsin poll of the season.

Tue
11
Aug
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Middleton tops Black Earth

Submitted by MTT News on Tue, 08/11/2015 - 22:41

It didn’t take Brandon Scheidler long to set the tone for the Middleton 29ers offense Sunday afternoon.

Scheidler singled in the bottom of the first inning for the first of his three hits and later scored on a single by Kevin Dubler — who also finished with three hits — to provide a stellar start for the 29ers’ offense.

Meanwhile, right-hander Drew Farrell scattered four hits and struck out five in a complete-game effort to help Middleton secure a 6-1 victory over Black Earth in a Home Talent League Northern Section first round playoff game at Sorenson- Bakken Field.

“When that happens you’re in control and can stay aggressive instead of being too picky and can just get after the hitters and get a lot of ground balls, which is what I did today,” Farrell said after Middleton’s offense staked him to a 2-0 first-inning lead.

Mon
03
Aug
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Feingold sets sights on old seat

Submitted by MTT News on Mon, 08/03/2015 - 14:59

A conversation with Russ  Feingold as he readies for a rematch with Republican Ron Johnson.

Middleton Times:  You’re considered a champion of Progressivism.  Some of Wisconsin’s more conservative voters have a negative impression of that word.  What would you like to say to those people?

Feingold:   I find that when I’m talking with people around the state, most of them understand the Wisconsin progressive tradition as a very positive one.  I think part of the problem is that the word progressive has a different connotation nationally than it does in Wisconsin. 

Here in Wisconsin, it’s always represented a sense of community, but also fiscal discipline. It includes honesty and anti-corruption.

I believe that those aspects of progressivism that are central to my view, are very appreciated by the voters in the state. 

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