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June 2017

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Baseball Cards fall short of state

Submitted by MTT News on Thu, 06/08/2017 - 15:35

Tom Schmitt was clairvoyant.

Unfortunately, that didn't make Middleton’s manager feel any better Tuesday afternoon.

Schmitt believed the Cardinals’ WIAA Division 1 sectional semifinal against Tomah in La Crosse Tuesday would be a low-scoring affair. Schmitt was dead on, unfortunately for the Cardinals, that wasn’t a good thing.

Tomah scored a pair of seventh inning runs — both with two outs — and rallied for a 2-1 win over Middleton. Tomah defeated Waunakee later in the day and advance to state, while the Cardinals finished the year 13-14.

Middleton left a runner stranded in each of the first three innings. The Cardinals then broke through with a run in the fourth and took a 1-0 lead.

With one out, Nolan Kelliher singled to right field. Luke Ballweg then doubled to right on a 1-0 pitch to score Kelliher and give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead.

Ballweg was caught stealing third, though, killing the Middleton rally.

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Violinist Paran Amirinazari on being inspired by selfless people, experiencing awe in music, and finding ‘enlightening moments’

Submitted by MTT News on Tue, 06/06/2017 - 15:04

The Middleton Community Orchestra will present its final concert of the current season on Wednesday, June 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Middleton Performing Arts Center, 2100 Bristol St.

Violinist Paran Amirinazari will be the soloist in the Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2 in g minor.  Also on the program is Borodin’s Prince Igor Overture and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 5. 

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MPJ raises the bar

Submitted by MTT News on Thu, 06/01/2017 - 06:55

As the hour grew later, a buzz began circulating around the track at Middleton High School last Thursday, and the crowd grew larger and larger.

Cardinals’ senior Madeline Pflasterer-Jennerjohn was putting on a show in the pole vault, and the last thing anyone wanted was to miss it.

First, “MPJ” cleared 10-feet even, then began increasing her leaps six inches at a time. When “MPJ” went up and over 11-6, she tied her own school record much to the delight of a now jam-packed pit.

The bar immediately went to 11-9, a mark “MPJ” had yet to reach during her brilliant Middleton career. But on this gorgeous May night, “MPJ” made history by going up and over this lofty height and sending the crowd into a frenzy.

In the matter of a few short seconds, “MPJ” set a new school record, won the Middleton Sectional, and now heads to this weekend’s state tournament with the fifth-best pole vault mark in the state.

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