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Middleton's Roden drafted by Blue Jays

Submitted by MTT News on Thu, 07/21/2022 - 10:00

The life-altering call came a few minutes before the actual announcement itself.

Alan Roden, arguably the greatest baseball player in Middleton history and a recent graduate of Creighton University, was in Massachusetts Monday watching the Major League Baseball draft unfold.

With the draft midway through the third round and at pick 91, Roden got a call from his advisor saying the Toronto Blue Jays would be taking him with the 98th overall selection.

“I was really excited,” said Roden, a 2018 MHS graduate. “But it was still a few picks away, so I was still pretty nervous.”

That uneasiness quickly turned to euphoria.

Toronto held true to its word and used its third-round pick on Roden. And in doing so, Roden made history in several places.

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MHS spikers land D1 scholarships

Submitted by MTT News on Thu, 07/21/2022 - 09:01

Sierra Pertzborn chose May 5 to post her college decision on social media, as the 6-foot-3 middle blocker/right side on the Middleton High School volleyball team shared on Twitter that she chose the University of Toledo (Ohio).

She was wearing a T-shirt to match her choice, puffing it out a bit for effect.

Pertzborn's Middleton teammate Jordan LaScala had a similar idea for making her announcement that she picked UW-Milwaukee. But unlike Pertzborn, LaScala’s was an exercise in patience.

LaScala, a 6-foot outside hitter, had already informed the coaches at UWM of her decision, doing so in late June.

Informing the rest of the Twitterverse, though, would have to wait a bit.

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Cross Plains rolls past Ashton

Submitted by MTT News on Thu, 07/21/2022 - 08:58

Sweaty from nine innings of work in mid-80s summer heat Sunday afternoon at Baer Park, Drew Meinholz found the best way to cool off.

His teammates gave him an ice water bath.

The kind reserved for celebration.

Meinholz scattered four hits and six walks across 112 pitches, but didn’t budge on the scoreboard. Meinholz tossed a complete-game shutout in the Cross Plains Businessmen's 5-0 victory over the visiting Ashton A's in a critical late-season contest between the East Division rivals in the Home Talent League's Northern Section.

“That was nice,” Meinholz said of the Gatorade cooler of water getting emptied out on him. “I expected it coming, but I didn't see them coming. It was a big game for me — it was a very big game for me.”

“We were trying to get his attention somewhere else,” added Businessmen manager Randy Meinholz, Drew's father. “I think he earned it today.”

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Middleton remains perfect

Submitted by MTT News on Thu, 07/21/2022 - 08:55

Terrific pitching.

Solid hitting.

And stellar defense.

Middleton’s Home Talent League team had all three phases working on Sunday when the 29ers routed Plain, 8-0. That shouldn't have come as a surprise, though, as Middleton has had all three parts working all season.

The 29ers improved to 12-0 on the season and have the No. 1 seed in the Northern Section wrapped up. The top two teams in each division make the playoffs, then the next four teams with the best record (regardless of division) also qualify.

The 29ers conclude the regular season with a trip to Ashton on Sunday, then the playoffs begin July 31.

“The team played another really good game today,” Middleton manager Brandon Hellenbrand said.

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Van Buren playing for U.S. men’s volleyball team

Submitted by MTT News on Thu, 07/21/2022 - 08:52

Parker Van Buren, a 2020 Middleton High School graduate and a rising sophomore outside hitter on the Loyola University Chicago men's volleyball team, is currently playing for the U.S. men's volleyball team at the NORCECA Pan American Cup Final Six in Tepic, Mexico. 

The Pan American Cup Final Six is a route for teams to qualify for the 2023 NORCECA Continental Championship, the 2023 Pan American Games of Santiago, Chile and the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.
Also competing at the Pan American Cup Final Six are teams from Canada, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Puerto Rico.

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SCOTUS Miranda Ruling Concerns Law Experts

Submitted by admin on Sat, 07/16/2022 - 13:18

WASHINGTON DC–“You have the right to remain silent” has been a cornerstone of the Miranda Warning in the US since the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Ernesto Miranda in the 1966 case of Miranda v. Arizona. The court then ruled that suspects should be informed of their rights when accused of committing a crime.

On June 23, the current Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) had a different take when it came to holding law enforcement accountable for reading those rights. In the case of Vega v. Tekoh the court voted 6-3 to remove the ability of a suspect to sue police in cases when “right to remain silent” is not read.

“The Supreme Court has slowly chipped away at it, and this is one of the biggest assaults on Miranda,” said Steven Wright, Clinical Associate Professor-UW Madison, and former director of the Wisconsin Innocence Project. “In the past 30 years the court has slowly created loopholes for police.”

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Golf Cart Crossings Get Nod, Open Containers a No Go

Submitted by admin on Sat, 07/16/2022 - 13:18

TOWN OF MIDDLETON–Why did the golfer cross the street with his motorized cart?

For some, it will be to get to their next drink while golfing at the new Pioneer Pointe Golf Course.

The 13-hole course that replaced Tumble Down Trails has been open about six weeks according to Jeff Haen, who developed the Pioneer Pointe residential subdivision which surrounds the new course.

The course has six public street crossings, and when Matthew Stebbins applied for a liquor license for the entire golf course property, he ran smack into the state law that prohibits an open alcohol container in a motorized vehicle on public streets.

“That’s the sticking point. There’s no way around it,” Town Attorney Eileen Brownlee said the Town Board on July 5.

Stebbins, of Four Putt, LLC, the liquor license applicant, knew he had a tough road ahead but needed to be able to serve alcohol to golfers just like his competitors at other courses.

Stebbins offered to:

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