Watertown Daily Times December 31, 2018 Monday Section Four End of Some Eras, Start of Others Marked 2018

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1 Watertown Daily Times December 31, 2018 Monday Section Four End of some eras, start of others marked 2018

By the Daily Times staff In 2018, some storied eras came to a close while others were just beginning. For the Green Bay Packers, a second straight season missing the playoffs cost longtime head coach Mike McCarthy his job. His tenure will be best re- membered for the team’s fourth Super Bowl championship won in 2010. The downward slide could be attributed to injuries, underperforming draft picks over a long period of time or coaching, or all of them. Re- gardless, back-to-back seasons of missing the playoffs with one of the best quarterbacks in the game in Aaron Rodgers was unacceptable in Titletown. The Badgers took a step back both on the men’s basketball court and the gridiron. Wiscon- sin’s football team is used to playing in January bowl games and finished last season last year with a late December bowl game. The same was true this year. For anyone who remem- bers Badger football before Barry Alvarez arrived in 1993, these are still the good days with a high bar. The men’s basketball team enjoyed a run similar to the football team but finally saw its run of NCAA Tournament appearances come to a close in DAILY TIMES 2018. The Badgers will hope- fully start a new streak of par- Dodgeland junior Ryan Neu became the third wrestler in school history to win a state championship when he won the Division ticipating in March Madness in 3 title at 170 pounds at the WIAA State Individual Wrestling Tournament on Feb. 24 at the Kohl Center in Madison. Neu finished the new year. a perfect season with a 44-0 record. While the Packers and Bad- gers have experienced some de- developed the expectation of Heckmann won the Division went on to beat St. Croix Cen- newspaper ends local owner- cline, the Milwaukee Brewers being a perennial playoff team 2 boys individual title, becom- tral 8-7 in another last-second ship for the first time in its 123- and Bucks are on the upward under superstar Giannis Ante- ing the first area medalist since come-from-behind victory in year history, including the last trend. tokounmpo. Nick Graham from Lake Mills the title game. 99 under the ownership of the The small market Brewers Locally, the area continued won the Division 2 state title The Warriors did not win a Clifford family. entered the season with quiet, its rich tradition of success in in 1996. Heckmann’s younger state title, but they absolutely We are proud to have been cautiously optimistic expecta- track and field, cross country, sister, Maya, earned her first could have. That is not some- a part of the final years of the tions and ended it one game gymnastics and wrestling with trip to the girls state meet a few thing that could realistically Cliffords’ ownership and are shy of the team’s first trip to scores of athletes competing at months later as a sophomore be said about any area football excited to be a part of the news- the World Series since 1982. the state tournaments for those and placed 12th. team over the past 15 years. paper’s future with APG. There is a uniquely special buzz sports. Many seniors made their Though Lakeside Lutheran’s What they accomplished was There’s a lot to cover in a around the state when this team curtain calls in 2018, but many football team did not qualify special. year, and we can’t promise gets red-hot, and it’s refreshing more athletes are ready to step for state, the Warriors deserve The most notable era local- to point out every major ac- to drink it in during those rare in and maintain a high level of a special shout-out for their run ly came to a close on Dec. 1, complishment. This section at- and special times. The hope is performance. to Level 4. They lost in the Di- when the Clifford family offi- tempts to provide an overview that this squad is built to last In golf, the Heckmann fam- vision 4 semifinals to the even- cially sold the Watertown Daily for our local readers. into a promising future. ily has raised the bar. Lake- tual state champion, Racine St. Times to Adams Publishing The Milwaukee Bucks have side Lutheran junior Lukas Catherine’s, 30-28. The Angels Group (APG). The sale of the (Continued on page 2, col. 1) 2

Page 2 – WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES –SPORTS YEAR IN REVIEW – Monday, December 31, 2018 (Continued from page 1) held at the Kohl Center in Mad- and Marley Harstford, com- Big 10 enjoys ison on Feb. 22-24. peted in the Division 2 team successful bowl season Dodgeland junior Ryan Neu competition on March 2 and The Big 10 Conference post- capped a perfect season, finish- placed seventh out of 10 with a ed a 7-1 record in college foot- ing 44-0 after winning the Divi- score of 127.600. During indi- ball bowl games to conclude sion 3 title at 170 pounds. Neu vidual competition on March 3, the 2017 season. is a three-time state qualifier Wright competed for the third Wisconsin topped Miami and medalist who became the straight year at state on the (Florida) 34-24 in the Orange third wrestler in school history vault and scored 8.433 for 23rd Bowl. to win a state title. place. She also placed 14th on Ohio State beat USC 24-7 Jefferson junior Quintin Geh- the uneven bars with an 8.033. in the Cotton Bowl. Penn State rmann placed second in Divi- Gerhmann qualified as an all- edged Washington 35-28 in the sion 2 at 106 pounds and ended around and finished 20th indi- Fiesta Bowl. Iowa got by Bos- the season with a 47-3 record. vidually with scores of 8.350 ton College 27-20 in the Pin- He is a two-time state qualifier on the vault, 7.850 on the un- stripe Bowl. and medalist. Jefferson sopho- even bars, 7.667 on the balance Northwestern pushed past more Dean Neff placed sixth beam and 8.583 on the floor Kentucky 24-23 in the Music at 138 pounds in his first state exercise. City Bowl. Purdue squeaked tournament appearance and Badgers’ NCAA by Arizona 38-35 in the Foster ended the season with a 46-8 tournament streak ends Farms Bowl. record. Once the sting wears away Michigan State took down Johnson Creek senior Weston from the first season without an Washington State 42-17 in the Wichman placed fourth in Divi- NCAA Tournament in two de- Holiday Bowl. Michigan lost sion 3 at 145 pounds. Despite cades, the Wisconsin Badgers to South Carolina 26-19 in the missing the entire regular sea- can focus on the future. Outback Bowl. son due to injury, Wichman re- The outlook seems bright in For the Badgers, Alex Horni- turned for the postseason and Madison in spite of a 15-18 sea- brook threw four touchdown went 8-2 to finish his career as son and the end of a streak of passes, three to Danny Davis, a three-time state qualifier and 19 straight NCAA Tournament and No. 6 Wisconsin capped off two-time state medalist. appearances. The Badgers won the winningest season in school In Division 1, Watertown five of their last eight games, history by topping No. 11 Mi- senior Stephen Maule (195) including a close loss to Michi- ami (Florida) on Dec. 30, 2017. and junior Nick Logan (138) gan State in the third round of Jonathan Taylor ran for 130 DAILY TIMES each placed fifth while sopho- the Big Ten Tournament on yards on 26 carries for the Bad- more Edward Wilkowski (120) March 2. Lakeside Lutheran junior Lukas Heckmann, middle, won the placed sixth. Maule went 4-2 The defense tightened down gers (13-1), who rallied from Division 2 boys medal at the WIAA State Boys Golf Tournament an early 14-3 deficit. Taylor in his second state tournament the stretch as less experienced finished the year with an FBS- played at University Ridge in Verona on June 4-5. Luther Prep appearance and finished with a players finally grew into their freshman-record 1,977 yards. senior Daniel Nitardy, left, finished 13th. 34-3 record. Logan won three roles. It was a tough enough ad- Hornibrook completed 23 of out of five matches wrestled in justment for the Badgers even chart, and new general manager deal. his first trip to state and ended before dealing with the losses 34 passes for 258 yards, going Brian Gutekunst is signaling Cain, Brewers agree on 20 for 25 in the final three quar- the season at 43-8. Wilkowski of starting point guard D’Mitrik that the Packers might be a little $80M, 5-year contract went 2-3 in his second state ap- Trice and key reserve Kobe ters. more aggressive in free agency. Lorenzo Cain felt comfort- Alabama wins national title pearance and finished 39-8. King in early December 2017. The “draft-and-develop” phi- able back at Miller Park even Other area wrestlers who Freshman Brad Davison To add another champion- losophy will still be the founda- if his new Milwaukee Brew- ship to the greatest dynasty competed at state included Wa- emerged in February to be- tion of the way that Green Bay ers uniform seemed to fit a bit tertown junior Matt Brewster come a sparkplug on both ends college football has ever seen, builds the roster, Gutekunst snugly over his dress shirt and Alabama turned to its quarter- (220), Jefferson senior Jake in spite of dealing with a left said Jan. 8 at his introductory tie. Neff (170) and Johnson Creek shoulder injury all year. Khalil back of the future, and Tua Ta- news conference at Lambeau The former Kansas City govailoa proved that his time is seniors Tucker Roehl (132) Iverson became a defensive Field. Royals outfielder returned to and heavyweight Seth Roberts. stopper and showed off his ath- now. Predecessor Ted Thompson the organization that drafted The freshman quarterback, Brewster (40-6), Neff (47-4) letic prowess around the hoop. is now a senior adviser follow- him, his future secure after a and Roehl (17-8) were making Ethan Happ was the only who had played mostly mop-up ing a 13-year tenure highlight- quieter-than-expected start to duty this season, came off the their first trips to state. Roberts player in the country to lead his ed by the Super Bowl-winning free agency. (18-3) finished his career as a team in points, rebounds, as- bench to spark a comeback and 2010 season. Cain and the Brewers final- threw a 41-yard touchdown to two-time state qualifier. sists, blocks and steals. The Packers went to four ized an $80 million, five-year Area gymnasts Villanova tops Michigan DeVonta Smith that gave No. 4 NFC title games and won six contract Jan. 26. Alabama a 26-23 overtime vic- compete at state for national title NFC North crowns under his A 31-year-old former Brew- Watertown senior Katie Cur- Villanova guard Donte tory against No. 3 Georgia on watch. ers farmhand, Cain spent the Jan. 8 for the College Football tis and Jefferson’s entire team DiVincenzo came off the bench Marlins’ Yelich traded to past seven seasons in Kansas competed at the WIAA State to make five 3s and score 31 Playoff national championship. Brewers for four prospects City and was part of the core Tagovailoa entered the game Gymnastics Championships points on April 2 to lift ‘Nova The Milwaukee Brewers ac- group that won the World Se- held in Wisconsin Rapids on to another blowout victory in at halftime, replacing a strug- quired center fielder Christian ries in 2015. He hit .300 with 15 gling Jalen Hurts, and threw March 2-3. the NCAA Tournament — this Yelich from the Miami Marlins homers, 49 RBIs and 26 steals Curtis competed on the Divi- time 79-62 over Michigan for three touchdown passes to give for four prospects on Jan. 25. last season. the Crimson Tide its fifth na- sion 1 floor exercise as an indi- its second national title in three Miami acquired highly re- Drafted by Milwaukee in the vidual for the third consecutive seasons. tional championship since 2009 garded outfielder Lewis Brin- 17th round in 2004, Cain was under coach Nick Saban. season and improved each time, The sophomore guard had son, infielder Isan Diaz, out- traded to Kansas City as part of this time scoring 9.33 and tying 12 points and an assist during a Packers GM Gutekunst part fielder Monte Harrison and a deal that sent Zack Greinke of revamped front office for eighth overall in the indi- first-half run to help the Wild- right-handed pitcher Jordan to Milwaukee before the 2011 vidual competition on March 3. cats (36-4) pull ahead, then A rare losing season without Yamamoto. Brinson, Diaz and season. a playoff appearance led to sig- Jefferson’s team, consist- scored nine straight for Villa- Harrison were rated among the Neu leads area nova midway through the sec- nificant front office changes for Brewers’ top 10 prospects. wrestlers at state ing of seniors Audry Wright the Green Bay Packers. and Kayla Miller, junior Tay- ond to snuff out the Wolverines. Yelich would make $7 mil- Seven area wrestlers won He capped the second shooting A new structure is in place at lion this season in the third year medals at the WIAA State In- lor Steinhorst and sophomores the top of the front-office flow of a $49.57 million, seven-year dividual Wrestling Tournament Kayla Gehrmann, Alie Funk (Continued on page 3, col. 1) 3

Monday, December 31, 2018 – SPORTS YEAR IN REVIEW – WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES – Page 3 and Marley Harstford, com- (Continued from page 2) Celtics beat Bucks backup quarterback DeShone sity of Wisconsin-La Crosse. peted in the Division 2 teamskein with a 3-pointer from a 112-96 in Game 7 Kizer to Green Bay. That left Johnson Creek sophomore competition on March 2 andstep behind the arc. Terry Rozier and Eric Bled- last year’s second-round pick, Hannah Constable defended placed seventh out of 10 with a In taking the program’s third soe spent seven games trash- Kevin King, as the Packers’ top her Division 3 state title in the score of 127.600. During indi-overall title, Villanova won all talking through the media and cornerback following an injury- 800-meter run in a winning vidual competition on March 3,six games by double digits over pretending not to know each shortened rookie year. time of 2 minutes, 16.68 sec- Wright competed for the thirdthis tournament run, joining other’s names. The Packers feel Alexan- onds straight year at state on the Michigan State (2000), Duke When it was over, they gave der can play in the slot and on She also placed third in the vault and scored 8.433 for 23rd(2001) and North Carolina each other a quick hug — and the outside in new coordinator 400-meter dash in 56.99 and place. She also placed 14th on(2009) in that rare air. a smile. Mike Pettine’s defense. teamed with Taylor Hallam, the uneven bars with an 8.033. Reed wins first “Just respect,” Rozier said af- Capitals win Stanley Cup, Kittana Kulig and Mateah Gerhmann qualified as an all- major title at Masters ter scoring a career playoff high beat Vegas 4-3 Roehl to earn a sixth place around and finished 20th indi- Patrick Reed became famous 26 points in Game 7 against Lars Eller scored the tie- medal in 4:10.90. vidually with scores of 8.350playing for his country. He won Bledsoe’s Bucks on April 28 to breaking goal with 7:37 to play, Jefferson’s girls track and on the vault, 7.850 on the un-for himself on April 8 and be- help the Celtics beat Milwau- and the Washington Capitals field team medaled in sev- even bars, 7.667 on the balance came a Masters champion. kee 112-96 and advance to the raised the Stanley Cup for the en events and placed fourth beam and 8.583 on the floor Rory McIlroy came after him Eastern Conference semifinals first time in franchise history among Division 2 teams with exercise. early. Jordan Spieth roared to for the second straight year. after a 4-3 victory over the Ve- 28 points. It marked the fourth Badgers’ NCAA life with a final-round charge Rozier added nine assists, gas Golden Knights in Game 5 consecutive season the Eagles tournament streak ends and briefly caught Reed with Al Horford had 26 points and on June 7. finished in the top five in the Once the sting wears awaya 35-foot birdie putt. The last eight rebounds, and even Gi- Devante Smith-Pelly tied it state, including the state cham- from the first season without anchallenge came from Rickie annis Antetokounmpo tipped in with a full-stretch goal mid- pionship in 2016. NCAA Tournament in two de-Fowler, who birdied the last a basket for the Celtics. way through the final period of Three-time state qualifier cades, the Wisconsin Badgershole to leave Reed no room for Packers select the Capitals’ fourth consecu- Emily Stendel, a University can focus on the future. error. CB Jaire Alexander tive victory over the Golden of Minnesota recruit, won two The outlook seems bright in Reed never flinched through- The Packers drafted what Knights, whose incredible ex- more medals in the throwing Madison in spite of a 15-18 sea-out a raucous afternoon at Au- they needed most: a corner- pansion season finally ended in events. The defending state son and the end of a streak ofgusta National. back. the desert. champion in the discus placed 19 straight NCAA Tournament Clinging to a one-shot lead, But what Green Bay also got Alex Ovechkin won the fourth this time around with a appearances. The Badgers wonhis 25-foot putt down the slip- by selecting Louisville’s Jaire Conn Smythe Trophy as the throw of 132 feet, 3 inches on five of their last eight perygames, slope on the 18th green Alexander at No. 18 overall on playoff MVP after scoring his June 2. On June 1, Stendel took DAILY TIMES including a close loss to Michi-ran 3 feet by the hole as Reed April 26 is a skilled defender franchise-record 15th goal of sixth in the shot put. Johnson Creek sophomore gan State in the third round of pressed down both hands, beg- and kick returner. the postseason. Senior Emily Hottinger me- Hannah Constable repeated the Big Ten Tournament onging it to stop. Injuries have ravaged the Area cleans up again daled in all four of her events. March 2. Green Bay cornerback posi- in state track and field She placed fourth in the as the Division 3 girls 800-me- The defense tightened down From there, the 27-year-old tion in recent years. The Pack- Several area track and field 100-meter hurdles in 15.70 sec- ter run champion at the state the stretch as less experiencedTexan calmly rolled in the par ers dealt Damarious Randall athletes competed at the WIAA onds, sixth in the 300 hurdles track and field meet in La putt for a 1-under 71 and a one- players finally grew into their to the Browns earlier last off- State Track and Field Champi- Crosse on June 2. roles. It was a tough enough ad-shot victory. season in a trade that brought onships on June 1-2 at Univer- (Continued on page 4, col. 1) justment for the Badgers even before dealing with the losses of starting point guard D’Mitrik Trice and key reserve Kobe King in early December 2017. 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Page 4 – WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES –SPORTS YEAR IN REVIEW – Monday, December 31, 2018 (Continued from page 3) medals. membered for low scoring, he (46.99), sixth in the long jump Dunkleberger won both the navigated his way through the (17-1 1/2) and teamed with Division 2 long jump (21-9 1/2) brutal conditions of Shinnecock seniors Audry Wright, Parker and the triple jump (46-1). The Hills and closed with a 2-under Fetherston and Emily Becker to four-time state qualifier and 68 to become the first repeat place sixth in the 800 relay in medalist finished with five state champion in 29 years on June 1:46.97. titles in the jumps. 17. Junior Mariah Linse, a three- Heckmann wins Curtis Strange, the last play- time state qualifier, earned a state boys golf title er to go back-to-back in this medal for the third consecu- Lakeside Lutheran junior Lu- major, watched the entire final tive season when she placed kas Heckmann won Division 2 round Sunday as the Fox Sports fourth in the 3,200-meter run in medalist honors playing at the reporter on the ground, and 11:25.99. WIAA Division 2 State Boys they shared a brief hug off the Jefferson’s boys team com- Golf Meet at University Ridge 18th green after Koepka tapped peted in six events and scored in Verona on June 4-5. in for bogey and a one-shot vic- four points. Heckmann followed a di- tory. Dodgeland’s girls continued vision-leading 4-under-par 68 Bogeys gave way to birdies, to rack up medals as well in Di- with a 79 to conclude the two- and no one took advantage like vision 3. day event. His final round still Tommy Fleetwood of England. Junior Meygan Benzing won tied for 10th on the day and was He made eight birdies — none her sixth career medal in seven good enough to give him the in- on the two par-5s — and missed events. dividual state championship by an 8-foot birdie putt on the fi- She placed sixth in the three strokes. nal hole for a 63, only the sixth 3,200-meter run (11:36.15), Luther Prep senior Daniel player in U.S. Open history to fifth in the 1,600-meter run Nitardy shot 78-82-160 and go that low. (5:18.24) and teamed with ju- placed 13th among Division 2 Lakers announce nior Jada Kohn, sophomore golfers. LeBron James has signed Rachel Parbs and sophomore Warriors sweep Cavs for It’s official. LeBron is a Lak- Kaitlin Pickart to earn a fourth second straight title er. place medal in 10:06.89. It Stephen Curry scored 37 The Los Angeles Lakers an- marked the third consecutive points, Kevin Durant added nounced the signing of LeBron season the Trojans medaled in a triple-double and another James as a free agent on July this event. NBA Finals MVP trophy, and 2, confirming the seismic shift Dodgeland senior Zach the Golden State Warriors won created by the four-time NBA Schmitt medaled for the second their second straight title and Most Valuable Player’s deci- straight year in the boys pole third in four years on June 8, sion to leave Cleveland for the vault after clearing 13 feet. 108-85 over the Cleveland 16-time champion franchise on Watertown senior Alyssa Cavaliers to complete a sweep the West Coast. Rivest, a four-time state quali- and perhaps drive LeBron James’ representatives at fier in the throwing events and James from his home again to Klutch Sports Group tweeted a Northern Michigan recruit, chase championships. a photo of James signing his won a sixth-place medal in the Overcoming obstacles all contract with Lakers general Division 1 girls shot put with a season long, the Warriors won manager Rob Pelinka. James’ throw of 41 feet, 6 1/4 inches. their fourth straight finals agency already announced one She won a sixth-place medal in matchup against James and week earlier that the superstar the girls discus as a junior. Cleveland with ease. had agreed to a four-year deal It marked the seventh con- Jefferson, Johnson Creek worth $153.3 million with Los secutive season Watertown compete at state Angeles. was represented at state in the baseball tournament Kerber tops Williams at throwing events under throw- Jefferson and Johnson Wimbledon to pick up ing coach Carrie Hein. Creek’s baseball teams compet- third Grand Slam title A total of eight Goslings ed at the WIAA State Baseball Angelique Kerber was not qualified with top three finishes Tournament in Grand Chute on about to be overwhelmed by in 10 events at the sectional June 13-14. the setting or the stakes in this the week before, extending the Jefferson reached the Divi- Wimbledon final. She knew program’s streak of sending sion 2 state title game for the exactly what to expect — and athletes to state to 45 years and second time in five seasons with what to do — against Serena counting. a 14-2 victory over Mosinee in Williams. Lakeside Lutheran senior the semifinals on June 13, then Two years after losing to Amber Rowoldt placed third in lost to Waupun 4-0 in the title Williams with a title on the the Division 2 girls triple jump game on June 14. The Eagles line at Centre Court, Kerber with a leap of 36-1. She became finished the season 19-10. came through. So steady, so the last of many state medalists Johnson Creek, making the patient, so accurate throughout, under longtime girls track and program’s fourth appearance at she never really gave Williams field coach Jim Bauer, whose the state tournament, lost in the much of a chance this time, put- Division 4 semifinals to Thorp ting together a 6-3, 6-3 victory teams were consistently well- DAILY TIMES represented at state since the 6-5 and ended the season 17-9. on July 14 for her first champi- Warriors began competing in Lake Mills senior Ben Dunkleberger won the Division 2 boys Tough course or easy, onship at the All England Club the WIAA in 2001. His 2005 triple jump and long jump (pictured) at the WIAA State Track Koepka repeats as and third major overall. team won the Division 2 state and Field Championships in La Crosse June 1-2. Dunkleberger U.S. Open champion Djokovic wins fourth title. Brooks Koepka has the game Wimbledon title won five state jumping titles over the course of four seasons Novak Djokovic was discon- Earlier in the day, Lakeside competing at state. to win a U.S. Open on any Lutheran sophomore Collin course. solate and injured when he left Schulz won the Division 2 boys One year after Koepka over- Wimbledon a year ago, quitting in the 110 meter high hurdles in Dunkleberger completed a dec- during his quarterfinal because high jump at 6-6. Luther Prep Division 2. orated four-year track and field powered the wide fairways of senior Micah Otto placed sixth Lake Mills senior Ben career with two more jumping Erin Hills in a U.S. Open re- (Continued on page 5, col. 1) 5

Monday, December 31, 2018 – SPORTS YEAR IN REVIEW – WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES – Page 5 (Continued from page 4) of a painful right elbow that would need surgery. Djokovic was so dispirited by his upset exit at the French Open in June that he vowed, in the heat of the moment, to skip the grass-court circuit. Good thing he didn’t stick to that. He was back at his best and Wimbledon’s champion for the fourth time. Djokovic ended a Grand Slam drought that lasted more than two seasons, grabbing a lead in July 15th’s final right away against a weary Kevin Anderson and holding off a late challenge to win 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (3). France wins 2nd World Cup title, defeats Croatia 4-2 Sliding across the rain- soaked turf holding the World Cup trophy tight, teenager Kylian Mbappe and the rest of France’s players acted like the youthful bunch they are. Nothing, not a Pussy Riot protest nor a postgame down- pour that soaked Russian Presi- dent Vladimir Putin, was going to stop the party. The 19-year-old Mbappe became only the second teen after DAILY TIMES Pele to score in a World Cup final, helping France beat Croatia Jefferson seniors Emily Hottinger (left) and Emily Becker (right) both reached the Division 2 finals of the girls 100-meter hurdles 4-2 on July 15 in Moscow. at the WIAA State Track and Field Championships in La Crosse on June 1-2. Hottinger placed fourth while Becker placed eighth (Continued on page 6, col. 1) for the Eagles, who finished fifth as a team.

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Page 6 – WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES –SPORTS YEAR IN REVIEW – Monday, December 31, 2018 (Continued from page 5) man Miranda Firari (92nd) Molinari wins British Open made up Dodgeland’s scoring There is nothing flashy about five total of 147. Senior Jada Francesco Molinari except for Kohn, the team’s sixth finisher the players he keeps beating. in 124th, provided a tie-breaker He was a forgotten figure to put the Trojans ahead of Ro- when he teed off in the final sholt in the final standings. round of the British Open on Johnson Creek junior Han- July 22, mainly because he nah Constable earned her sec- was playing with Tiger Woods, ond trip to state and won her and because of the star power second top 10 medal by placing around him. Jordan Spieth was 10th in the Division 3 race. Wa- tied for the lead. Rory McIlroy terloo junior Chrissy Forman was one shot behind Molinari. earned her third trip to state and In the midst of such great the- placed 23rd. Dodgeland sopho- ater, Molinari made his biggest more Evan Finger placed 62nd move by not going anywhere at in the Division 3 boys race in all. He opened with 13 pars, in- his first trip to state. cluding the 12th and 13th holes In Division 2, Jefferson se- as Woods lost the lead with a nior Mariah Linse made her double bogey and a bogey. fourth and final state appear- Molinari took the lead for the ance at the state cross country first time with a two-putt birdie meet, earning her second state on the par-5 14th. He made one medal with a 10th-place time more birdie on the final hole of 19:14. Linse placed 12th as a by driving a shot that narrowly freshman, 13th as a sophomore avoided a pot bunker, leaving and finally cracked the top 10 him a lob wedge to 5 feet for for medalists her junior year a birdie that secured his place when she placed sixth. in history as Italy’s first major Linse led Jefferson’s girls to champion. a second state appearance. The Molinari closed with a 69, Eagles placed seventh with 201 significant for two reasons. He DAILY TIMES points. Sophomores Makenzie was the only player from the fi- Hottinger (20th), Nora Wich- From left, Jefferson senior Evan Anfang, senior Brandon man (71st) and Emily Hollen- nal two groups to break par, and Laesch and junior Nathan Hebbe leave the field after receiv- he didn’t make a bogey over the berger (102nd) and freshman last 37 holes. ing the state runner-up trophy after falling to Waupun 4-0 in Julia Ball (107th) scored for the Koepka holds off Woods to the Division 2 championship game at the WIAA State Baseball Eagles. DAILY TIMES Jefferson’s boys finished win PGA Championship Tournament in Grand Chute on Thursday afternoon. The Ea- Watertown seniors Jenna Ko- sixth with a 167 score, an im- The roars were unlike any- gles finished the season with a 19-10 record. thing Brooks Koepka had ever epp (foreground) and Katie provement from the team’s seventh-place finish here a year heard, and he knew exactly to win the U.S. Open and PGA nis tournament, finishing 1-1 in Schleicher went 1-1 at No. 1 what they meant. Championship in the same year, the Division 2 singles field. ago. They got louder for each joining Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Graf capped a four-year ca- doubles at the state girls ten- Junior Ian Sande (19th), se- birdie by Tiger Woods that Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen. reer with an 85-35 record. nis tournament in Madison on nior Logan Dzielinski (24th), moved him closer to the lead It will be impossible to over- Dream season ends Oct. 13-14. senior Ryan Nelson (61st), in the PGA Championship, and look him now, not with the Wa- in Game 7 sophomore Colton Drew (69th) Koepka could hear a ripple ef- namaker Trophy to go with his The Los Angeles Dodgers appearance. and senior Alex Marin (106th) fect of noise. First, real time. back-to-back U.S. Open titles. got a lift from ace Clayton Ker- Four area girls earn medals scored for the Eagles. Seconds later, another burst Koepka won two of the three shaw out of the bullpen to finish in state cross country Luther Prep junior Maya from patrons watching on TV majors he played this year, off the Milwaukee Brewers and Dodgeland seniors Mey- Habben finished 94th in the in chalets. Then, distant cheers and three of his last six. Not return to the World Series. gan Benzing and Jamie Huber Division 2 girls race in her first from every corner of Bellerive since Woods won four in a row Yasiel Puig broke open a won individual medals and led state meet. when the score was posted. through the 2001 Masters has tight contest with a three-run the defending Division 3 state Lake Mills finished 11th in Amid relentless pandemo- anyone won majors at such an homer in the sixth inning, champion Trojans to a third the Division 2 girls race with a nium, Koepka ran off three alarming rate. Chris Taylor robbed Christian place finish at the WIAA State 253 score. Sophomores Lauren straight birdies to end the front Koepp, Schleicher, Graf Yelich with a super catch and Cross Country Championships Winslow (36th), Brooke Fair nine and seize control. When compete in state girls tennis the Dodgers took Game 7 of the at The Ridges Golf Course in (87th) and Reese Willie (89th), he was tied with Adam Scott Watertown senior Jenna Ko- NL Championship Series with a Wisconsin Rapids on Oct. 27. junior Stacie Dressel (91st) and through 14 holes, with Woods epp competed with her third 5-1 win on Oct. 20. Benzing placed second in sophomore Jade Pitta (98th) one shot behind, he delivered different doubles partner in four Kenley Jansen tossed 1 1/3 19 minutes, 12 seconds — the scored for the L-Cats. back-to-back birdies. consecutive trips to the WIAA scoreless innings before yield- fastest time for an area girl on Watertown senior Marisa The last one was a laser of State Girls Tennis Tournament ing to Kershaw in the ninth. this course since the state meet Wackett made her first state ap- a 4-iron from 248 yards that on Oct. 13-14. The three-time Cy Young expanded the girls races from pearance and placed 139th in settled 6 feet away, sending Koepp and fellow senior Ka- Award winner, pitching on two a 4,000-meter race to 5 kilo- the Division 1 girls race. him to a dream finish of a year tie Schleicher went 1-1 at state days of rest after starting Game meters in 2014. The three-time EagleJays swim at state that began with the 28-year-old in Division 1 doubles and fin- 5, finished off the Brewers by state qualifier placed fourth as Jefferson/Cambridge’s girls Floridian wondering if a wrist ished the season 30-3 overall. striking out Mike Moustakas in a sophomore and sixth as a ju- swim team competed at the injury that kept him out four Koepp leaves Watertown High a perfect ninth. nior. Division 2 WIAA State Girls months would ever allow him School tennis with a career re- The loss ended a remark- Huber earned her first top Swimming and Diving Cham- to compete again. cord of 89-28. No other Gos- able year for the Brewers. A 10 medal by placing seventh pionships on Nov. 9 at UW- He closed with a 4-under ling has made it to state in ten- late surge led by Yelich lifted in 19:26 in her fourth and fi- Natatorium in Madison. Eagle- 66 for a two-shot victory over nis three seasons, let alone four. Milwaukee from 5 1/2 games nal trip to state. Juniors Kaitlin Jays senior Megan Duffy won Woods on Aug. 12 and took his Jefferson senior Morgan out of the NL Central lead on Pickart (50th) and Rachel Parbs a fourth place medal in the 50- place among the elite in golf. Graf made her second and final Aug. 28 to one win short of the (108th), both scoring runners yard freestyle. Koepka became the fifth player appearance at the state girls ten- franchise’s second World Series for last year’s team, and fresh- (Continued on page 7, col. 1) 7

Monday, December 31, 2018 – SPORTS YEAR IN REVIEW – WATERTOWN DAILY TIMES – Page 7 (Continued from page 6) probable first NASCAR title by hold on for a 20-17 victory. soundly beating a trio of cham- The Packers (4-7-1) an- Sophomore Josie Peterson, pions on Nov. 18. nounced McCarthy’s dismissal sophomore Sophie Peterson, Logano won the season fina- following the postgame avail- senior Halle Peterson and le Sunday at Homestead-Miami abilities with the media. Team Duffy placed eighth in the 200 Speedway to grab his first Cup president Mark Murphy made freestyle relay. Josie Peterson championship in a season in the move after Green Bay took placed eighth in the 50 free- which he barely contended until another debilitating hit to its style. the playoffs began. fading playoff hopes. Warriors fall in The year was dominated by “The 2018 season has not state football semifinals Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and lived up to the expectations Lakeside Lutheran’s football reigning series champion Mar- and standards of the Green Bay team fell just shy of advancing tin Truex Jr., with Logano call- Packers,” Murphy said in a to the Division 4 state champi- ing the final-four field “The Big statement. “As a result, I made onship game when it lost in the Three and Me.” the difficult decision to relieve final minute to eventual state But Logano kicked it into an- Mike McCarthy of his role as champion Racine St. Cath- other gear during the playoffs head coach, effective immedi- erine’s 30-28 in a semifinal with two victories and got eight ately.” game at Waukesha North High top-10 finishes in the postsea- For McCarthy, a tenure high- School on Nov. 9. son. He led a race-high 80 laps lighted by a Super Bowl win Senior running back Casey but the title was slipping away in the 2010 season ends with a Ponyiscanyi rushed for 118 until Team Penske teammate loss to Arizona (3-9), one of the yards and two touchdowns and Brad Keselowski spun Busch worst teams in the league. senior running back Carter Bu- teammate Daniel Suarez for a chta had 102 yards rushing and Badgers win/lose race-changing caution. Pinstripe Bowl one touchdown in the game. Cards sack Pack; Senior quarterback Jack Mo- The Wisconsin Badgers McCarthy sent packing ended a subpar season by the nis completed 7-of-9 passes for The lowly Arizona Cardinals 81 yards including a 17-yard program’s lofty standards with pulled off an upset at Lambeau a 35-3 win over the Miami Hur- touchdown pass to senior tight Field that was so much a stun- end Cameron Paske. ricanes in the Pinstripe Bowl in ner that the Green Bay Packers New York on Thursday. The Warriors were the first fired coach Mike McCarthy af- area team to advance this far in ter the game on Dec. 2. Sophomore running back the playoffs since Luther Prep Zane Gonzalez kicked a 44- Jonathan Taylor ran for 205 DAILY TIMES in 2003. yard field goal with 1:41 left, yards and a touchdown to earn Lakeside Lutheran senior tight end Cameron Paske (81) cel- Logano spoils Big Three Green Bay’s Mason Crosby the MVP honor and topped the ebrates his touchdown catch with senior receiver Will DeNoyer party to win NASCAR title 2,000-yard season mark for the missed a 49-yard attempt as during a Division 4 Level 4 playoff game against Racine St. Joey Logano busted up The time expired and the Cardinals Badgers, who finished with an Big Three and captured an im- braved wintry conditions to 8-5 record. Catherine’s in Waukesha on Nov. 9. The Warriors lost 30-28. YOUR COMPLETE KITCHEN APPLIANCE CENTER LEADING BRANDS, LOW PRICES!

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