November 2022

Distance events are the bread and butter of the Middleton girls swimming and diving team, so the results of the 200- and 500-yard freestyles at last Saturday’s WIAA Division 1 sectional meet the Cardinals played host to weren’t all that surprising.

That doesn’t mean they weren’t exciting.

“That was awesome,” said senior Sophie Benson, who took second in both events. “Seeing us go 1-2-3 in the 500 and 1-2-3-4 in the 200 was an amazing feeling.

“Regardless of the time, just seeing our girls rally together and get those points for us — it’s unexplainable standing on that podium with your teammates by your side.”

Thanks in large part to those two events — Middleton scored 121 of its 406 points in them — the Cardinals were also standing together atop the podium when the meet ended.

TOWN OF MIDDLEON–A 16-year-old Middleton High School Student from the Town of Middleton was robbed at gunpoint and carjacked on Monday night in the lower parking lot at Pope Farm Conservancy.

According to the father of the teen who spoke to the Times-Tribune on the condition of anonymity, the crime occurred around dusk at 5 p.m. when the young man was leaving the park after a hike.

He told his father that after he got in the vehicle two young men, estimated to be between the ages of 16-20, a Black male and the other whose race is unknown, approached the car and one held the driver’s side door shut while the second got into the back seat behind the driver’s seat.

“My son then heard the distinct sound of a slide being racked on a semi-automatic handgun (to chamber a round), and then the offender immediately demanded my son’s keys, wallet, smartphone, credit card, etc. My son was then instructed to leave the vehicle and walk away,” the father wrote in an email.

MIDDLETON–Middleton High School (MHS) Theatre will present multiple performances for the 2022-23 school year. This season's theme is Fantasies and Fairytales.

The play “She Kills Monsters” will be presented on November 10-12 at 7:30 p.m. in Middleton High School’s Black Box Theatre.

Written by Qui Nguyen and directed by Katrina Williams Brunner, “She Kills Monsters” tells the story of high schooler Agnes Evans as she deals with the death of her younger sister, Tilly. When Agnes stumbles upon Tilly’s Dungeons & Dragons notebook, she finds herself catapulted into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was her sister’s refuge. In this high-octane dramatic comedy laden with homicidal fairies, nasty ogres, and ’90s pop culture, acclaimed playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart-pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all.

MIDDLETON–Mike Middleton, 59, of Middleton, passed away on Oct. 23, 2022, at home. He was born on Sept. 22, 1963, at St. Mary's Hospital in Madison, to George Jr. and Dorothy (Schmidt) Middleton. Mike graduated from Middleton High School in 1983. He worked for The Bruce Company for 39 years. Mike loved anything Badgers sports. He had season tickets for several years to the Badgers Hockey games and enjoyed going to the games with his best friend, Pete. Mike also enjoyed watching the Packers.

Mike is survived by his mother, Dorothy; siblings, Richard (Jen) Middleton, Connie Cupp, Terry (Bobbi Lincks) Middleton, Karen (Barney) Foye, Darlene (Jack Flint) Middleton, Rita Middleton and Ronald Middleton; and brother-in-law, Roger Breunig. Mike is also survived by many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Mike was preceded in death by his father, George Jr.; brother, Rickey Middleton; and sister, Mary Breunig