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FRIDAY::LWNLQV1HƬDGYDQFHRWKHUVHOLPLQDWHGrB2 EAGLES:.D\OD*HKUPDQQTXDOLƮHVIRUVWDWHEHDPrB3 PORTS DOGS:&DUROORUHDFKHVSRLQWVIRU:KLSSHWVrB4 SMonday, March 2, 2020 Daily Jefferson County Union Section B )257$7.,1621 /$.(0,//6 Witkins settles for sixth, makes podium L-Cats earn By Jalen Knuteson senior 182-pounder Marcus the last match (on Saturday),” Senior 220-pounder Mika MNQXWHVRQ#GDLO\XQLRQFRP Hankins and settled for a sixth- Fort Atkinson coach Ryan Ger- Gutoski lost his wrestleback place finish Saturday at the ber said. “In my opinion, this is on Friday morning and was first regional MADISON — An all too-fa- tournament hosted in the Kohl going to come off bias: Usually, eliminated from contention. miliar-foe dealt Thomas Wit- Center. It was the fifth time in you have referees who don’t Gutoski was pinned in his pre- kins an all-too-familiar result 13 months that Hankins beat want to decide a match. A cou- liminary match Thursday after- title since ‘08 on Saturday in his sixth and Witkins including loss the ple of bad calls piled up early noon by eventual second-place final match at the WIAA Divi- Thursday night in the state and decided the match late. I finisher Skyler Gill-Howard of By Nate Gilbert sion 1 individual state wres- quarterfinals. don’t say that often, and I hate Greenfield. QDWHJ#ZGWLPHVFRP tling tournament. “I felt like we had the match coaches that go to that, but I In his wrestleback Friday, The Fort Atkinson junior won in the second round, so think there is legitimacy in that Gutoski took a 3-3 tie into the LAKE MILLS — The Lake Mills L-Cats used home-court to their advantage, be- lost a decision to Sauk Prairie that changes the way I look at this time.” See WITKINS,3DJH% coming the first team in program histo- ry to win both a conference and regional JEFFERSON championship in the same season, with a 68-41 victory over visiting Watertown Lu- ther Prep in a WIAA Division 3 regional final on Saturday. Neff resets to earn third place Junior guard Taylor Roughen scored a game-high 19 points, making three 3-pointers, and junior guard Julianna Wag- By Kevin Wilson ner added 15 as Lake Mills won its first $GDPV3XEOLVKLQJ*URXS regional title since 2008, advancing to the sectional semifinal against No. 3-seeded MADISON — One of the hard- Kettle Moraine Lutheran. est things for a state-qualifying “It’s great. We are so close which just wrestler to do is get a good night’s made it 10 times better,” Roughen said of sleep after losing a state semifinal how the win felt. “I don’t know what else to his senior year. say. It’s been our dream forever to get this Their minds are reeling, just far, and keep going.” processing the death of a dream. Lake Mills (22-2) led the entire way, Tougher yet for some, they are See /ǫ&$763DJH% expected to go out and wres- tle two more matches the next morning, instead of savoring the &$0%5,'*( Parade of Champions ceremony reserved for finalists later that night. “I actually took some Mela- Williams tonin,” Jefferson senior Dean Neff said. An over the counter sleep aid leads early that’s non-habit forming? Sounds like a great pro tip. Neff found a way to sleep off a controversial 5-4 semifinal loss surge; posts to Hammond St. Croix Central sophomore Devin Wasley on Fri- day night, then finished a bril- liant career in style by whipping separate late both opponents Saturday to earn a third place medal at 160 pounds CAMBRIDGE — Senior Olivia Wil- at the WIAA Division 2 individu- liams did most of her damage in the first al state tournament at the Kohl Jalen Knuteson half giving the Cambridge Blue Jays a Center. 'HDQ1HƬZUHVWOHVLQKLVTXDUWHUƮQDOVPDWFKDWWKH:,$$'LYLVLRQLQGLYLGXDOVWDWHWRXUQDPHQW comfortable cushion. See NEFF,3DJH% )ULGD\1HƬZRQWKHPDWFKEHIRUHKHORVWLQWKHVHPLƮQDOVEHIRUHWDNLQJWKLUGSODFH6DWXUGD\ Senior Gracie Korth and sophomore Mayah Holzhueter surged the Blue Jays to a significant advantage in the sec- JEFFERSON ond half as they earned a 69-27 victory over Waterloo in a WIAA Division 4 re- gional final Saturday at Cambridge High ‘Proud’ Eagles fall in regional final School. As coaching cliches go, beating a team three times is among the toughest thing By Jack Miller shot in regulation — but it to do in a season. The Cambridge Blue MPLOOHU#GDLO\XQLRQFRP bounced off the rim in the wan- Jays comfortable defeated Waterloo ing seconds. WATERFORD — Proud was during the season and did so again on In overtime, the Wolverines Saturday. the buzzword used after Jeffer- hit some key free throws down son’s regional final game Satur- Williams scored 12 of her 16 points in the stretch to top the Eagles. the first half. Holzhueter scored 15 of her day night. “Everyone gave it their all. Jefferson trailed Waterford 17 points and Korth added 13 of her 19 That’s all I could ever ask for,” points in the second half. by as much as 14 points in the said Howard, who scored a second half, but rallied to force The victory advanced the Blue Jays to game-high 25 points. “Espe- a WIAA Division 4 sectional semifinal overtime. cially as a captain and one of against Poynette on Thursday at 7 p.m. The Wolverines emerged the older players on the team. in Fort Atkinson. victorious in the extra peri- I’m just proud of everyone.” Second-seeded Cambridge (12-12) od as the Jefferson girls bas- Waterford ended the first outscored third-seeded Waterloo, 40-12, ketball team was edged by half on a 7-0 run to take a 26-16 in the second half after taking a 29-15 Waterford, 47-46, in a WIAA Jack Miller lead into halftime. lead into the break. Division 2 regional final game 7KH -HƬHUVRQ EHQFK FHOHEUDWHV DIWHU MXQLRU $LQVOH\ +RZDUGoV The Wolverines scored the Sophia Schneider scored 15 points to Saturday night at Waterford JDPHW\LQJ SRLQWHU LQ WKH ƮQDO PLQXWHV RI WKH VHFRQG KDOI first four points of the second lead the Pirates (12-12). High School. -HƬHUVRQZHQWRQWRORVHWR:DWHUIRUGLQWKHUHJLRQDOƮQDO half to expand their lead to 30- CAMBRIDGE 69, WATERLOO 27 6DWXUGD\QLJKWDW:DWHUIRUG+LJK6FKRRO Waterloo 15 12 — 27 “We played a little shaky to 16 with 13:51 to play. Cambridge 29 40 — 69 Waterloo (fg ftm-fta pts) —6FKQHLGHU3RZHUV start. At halftime I told the said. “They did that and more. knocked down a 3-pointer with Jefferson cut the lead to one $VLN0RVKHU%DXPDQQTotals — 7 12-22 27. girls to give everything they I don’t know what else they 1 minute, 40 seconds left in the possession at 34-31 with a pair Cambridge — 'RZQLQJ -DUOVEHUJ .RUWK +RO]KXHWHU6WHQNO\IW:LOOLDPV had in the second half,” Jeffer- could have done. I’m so proud.” second half to tie the game at of free throws from sophomore 6FKPXGH+RPPHQTotals — 25 17-27 69. 3-point goals —& -DUOVEHUJ.RUWK : 6FKQHLGHU Total son head coach Mark Peterson Junior Ainsley Howard 38-38. The Eagles got the last See HOWARD,3DJH% fouls — &: Monday, March 2, 2020 Daily Jefferson County Union B5 *2/'(1($*/(6 :+,7(:$7(5 Powell leads No. 13 Pirates past Marquette Whippets %\-LP+RHKQ spread the floor for us, he does Golden Eagles, who have lost ranked Creighton, which is at $VVRFLDWHG3UHVV a lot of good things,” said Seton four of their last five. Anim add- St. John’s on Sunday. Hall coach Kevin Willard . “He ed 13 points. The Pirates used a 10-0 run lose after MILWAUKEE — The top takes a lot of pressure off Myl- The Pirates scored the first to open a 17-8 lead with 13:30 scorers got their points, Sandro es. Having him back and seeing seven points after the break, left in the half. Jared Rhoden’s Mamukelashvili made the dif- 3-pointer gave Seton Hall its ference. him round into form has given taking a 51-35 lead when Powell making 10 biggest lead of the half at 32-20. Mamukelashvili had a ca- us a nice added dimension.” was fouled on a 3-pointer and Marquette closed within 36- reer-high 26 points and Mamukelashvili has scored in hit all three free throws. The Pi- 31 on a layin by Greg Elliott, grabbed nine rebounds to back double figures in six of the nine rates extended the run to 15-3, but Powell and Myles Cale Myles Powell’s 28 points as No. games since his return, with before Howard hit a 3-pointer 3-pointers answered with consecutive 13 Seton Hall built a big sec- double-figure rebounds twice. to make it 59-41. “There wasn’t much he wasn’t Howard made 12 of 20 shots, 3-pointers to boost the lead to ond-half lead and then held off 42-31. GREENDALE — Whitewater’s girls Marquette 88-79 on Saturday. able to do,” Marquette coach including 6 of 9 from three- Steve Wojciechowski said. “He point range, and was 7-of-8 “They were terrific and they basketball team gave Martin Luther Seton Hall (21-7, 13-3 Big had answers for everything all it could handle Saturday night. East) led 44-35 at the half and scored at the basket, he scored from the free-throw line. He on offensive rebounds, he drove scored Marquette’s first 12we did. They were incredible,” The No. 3-seeded Whippets made extended the margin to 24 Wojciechowski said. “If Mamu 10 3-pointers and had three play- points midway through the the ball and he hit threes. He points.