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Middleton's set to chase a gold ball

Submitted by MTT News on Thu, 12/01/2022 - 08:45

To some, it still seems like yesterday.

Amazingly, though, it was 25 years ago that Middleton’s boys basketball team made its unforgettable run to the WIAA Division 1 state championship game. Those Cardinals dropped a heartbreaker to Milwaukee Vincent in the state finals, but left the community with enough feel-good moments to last a lifetime.

Middleton’s program has been a model of consistency since that time. But the Cardinals haven’t earned a return trip to the UW Kohl Center.

Perhaps this is the season.

Middleton — which begins its season with a trip to Madison Memorial Thursday — returns arguably it’s most talented team since that 1998 squad left the state tournament with a silver ball.

The Cardinals have the size of most college programs. They bring back a deep and experienced group. And they welcome a handful of newcomers that appear ready to make an immediate splash.

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MHS wrestlers have high hopes

Submitted by MTT News on Thu, 12/01/2022 - 08:08

Finding a theme for the 2022-23 Middleton Cardinals wrestling team was a no-brainer.

Following the release of the movie ‘Top Gun: Maverick’, the Cardinals jump-started their pursuit of excellence with the theme ‘Ready for a dogfight.’

“We’re ready to compete, ready to fight,” second-year head coach Joe Miller said with gusto.

“We feel in year two, we’re going to make a big leap. In year one, we were coming out of COVID with a lot of restrictions. It was kind of a work in progress.”

But the Cardinals earned four individual titles in placing third at the Big Eight Conference tournament and advanced Bryce Falk and Reese Miller, Joe’s son, to sectional competition.

Senior co-captain Tiem Nguyen said the best is yet to come.

“Last year, I thought we were ready to win conference,” he said. “We had the most individual titles. I think this year our whole team has the goal to be first at conference.”

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MHS swimmers chasing greatness

Submitted by MTT News on Thu, 12/01/2022 - 08:03

The WIAA Division 1 boys state swimming and diving meet had been over for an hour, or so, last February.

As Middleton standout Nick Chirafisi left Waukesha South High School — where the Cardinals had just finished fourth overall — the MHS star said what many others were thinking.

“We won the state championship my freshman year and I'd love to see us win it again my senior year,” Chirafisi said. “It can happen. Plan on us bringing the heat.”

It’s time for the Cardinals to bring it.

Middleton begins its new season by hosting Madison Memorial Friday at 5:30 p.m.

And Chirafisi — now a senior — and his MHS teammates believe a state title is well within reach.

Middleton returns several key cogs from last year’s team — led by standout seniors Jack Madoch and Chirafisi — as the Cardinals take aim at their second state title in four years.

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DeForest cruises past Cardinals

Submitted by MTT News on Thu, 12/01/2022 - 08:00

DEFOREST — Balanced scoring wasn't an issue for the Middleton girls basketball team in the first two games of the season, both wins.

It was Saturday afternoon on the road against DeForest.

And the result was a loss.

Audrey Deptula poured in a game-high 32 points, including 19 in the second half to try and keep her team afloat, but the Cardinals got little else in a 71-53 defeat, their first of the season.

“We didn't make shots,” Middleton first-year coach Rashard Griffith said. “We missed lay-ups, we missed free throws. I don't even know how many lay-ups we missed tonight, but it's an ongoing thing.”

Those misses didn't sting as bad in the first two games of the year, a 65-55 victory over Madison Memorial on Nov. 17 and a 55-45 victory over Sun Prairie East two days later.

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Hockey Cards move to 3-0

Submitted by MTT News on Thu, 12/01/2022 - 07:57

Middleton’s hockey team is off to a 3-0 start following two more convincing wins last week.

The Cardinals toppled Onalaska/La Crosse, 9-1, on Nov. 22. Middleton also bested Sauk Prairie, 4-2, on Nov. 26.

In Middleton’s win over Onalaska/La Crosse, Brady Engelkes and Charlie Jambor both had two goals and an assist. Daniel Shulla and Zach Mochain both added a goal and an assist, while Avery Passini, Garrett Ballweg and Max Glimme all had goals.

Cade Semrad and Wyatt Ehrhardt both had two assists, while Ethan Glimme and Ethan Lam each had an assist.

Cam Haynes made 17 saves and notched the win for MHS.

In the Cardinals’ win over Sauk Prairie, Middleton raced to a 3-0 lead before the Eagles closed within 3-2 late in the third period. But Sjowall posted an insurance goal with just 1:01 left and Middleton prevailed.

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