September 2024

Middleton’s girls golf team won the 20-team Janesville Parker Invite last Saturday.

Middleton shot a 318 and easily outdistanced runner-up Brookfield Central (336). Waunakee (344), Edgewood (345) and Verona (348) rounded out the top five.

Middleton junior Annika Jafferis captured medalist honors with a 3-over par, 75. MHS seniors Maddy Wilcox and Emily Utter tied for third with 80s, while juniors Sydney Weiss and Addie Sloan tied for seventh with 83s.

“The girls all played really well,” Middleton coach Becky Halverson said. “They all had great attitudes all day and played like they were capable of playing. It was nice to see all of them having a good day out there.

Jafferis made three birdies on the front nine and shot 1-under-par on that side. Jafferis carded a 40 on the back nine to finish her stellar round.

Wilcox’s solid day included three birdies, while Utter fired an even-par, 36, on the back nine.

Middleton’s girls tennis team faced some of the best players and teams in the state last weekend at the Nicolet Sweet 16 Invite.
And the Cardinals hung tough throughout.

Here’s a recap of how the Cardinals performed at each flight.

No. 1 singles — Lydia Sabat defeated Neenah’s Izzy Murray, 5-7, 7-5, 10-8 in her first match. Sabat fell in her second match, though, 6-1, 6-0, to eventual champion Clare Schaefer of Whitefish Bay.

No. 2 singles — Sophia Pientka defeated West Bend East’s Skyler Rundberg, 6-0, 6-2, in her first match. Pientka then lost to Neenah’s Celia Gentile, 6-4, 6-7, 10-5.

No. 3 singles — Middleton’s Sofia Altuzar won a pair of matches before falling in the semifinals.

Four administrators from Middleton Cross Plains Area School District secondary schools shared the policies for student cell phone access at the September 9 MCPASD school board meeting. Both Kromrey Middle School and Glacier Creek Middle School) require that students’ phones are turned off.

As the 100th anniversary of the Cross Plains American Legion Post 245 is marked, a century of unwavering commitment to veterans and the community is celebrated. Since its founding, Post 245 has served as a cornerstone of service and support, making a profound impact on countless lives through its diverse programs and initiatives.