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SHS runner dies from crash injuries Emma Sorensen was one of six SHS students in Sept. 1 accident JEREMY JONES AND SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
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Several projects are underway at the Kettle Park West development. The multitenant building on Lot 7, at the corner of Hwys. 51-138, will feature several businesses, including a yet-to-be-announced restaurant.
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Construction projects are moving ahead at various locations around the city, including at Kettle Park West, where a Kwik Trip convenience store/ gas station opened last week and a new hotel is scheduled to break ground next month. Construction is underway on the Nordic Ridge subdivision and an
addition to the Skaalen Residential Care campus, as well as an Aldi grocery store at the corner of Hults Road and Jackson Street. Late last year the city approved plans for a 93-room Tru by Hilton hotel with a 10,700-square-foot conference center on the north side of Jackson Street, along with a 100-unit senior housing facility on a lot next to the hotel. Development manager Dennis
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In progress Skaalen addition: To open late March/early April 2018 Kwik Trip: Opened last week Tru Hotel, KPW: October groundbreaking Nordic Ridge: Second phase starting Lot 7, KPW: October groundbreaking Aldi grocery: In progress
Rabe resigns from school board for pastoral post Applications for opening due Sept. 26 SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
The Stoughton Area school board is looking for a new member after Sara Rabe resigned Sept. 3 to join Covenant Lutheran Church in Stoughton as senior pastor. Rabe told the Hub in an email Tuesday she enjoyed her time on the board, but was called to the position at her church, which she will
start Nov. 1. “Their commitment to social justice issues within the community and abroad appealed to me, as I was looking for a new call,” she said. “An opportunit y t o s e r ve in a forward-thinking, healthy Rabe church close to home was an opportunity I could not pass up. My wife, Amy, and our three
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How to apply The Stoughton School Board is seeking letters of application to appoint a new member for a term expiring in April 2018. They must be received by the board clerk on or before 4 p.m. Sept. 26 and should be addressed to: Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Clerk, School Board Application, Administrative and Educational Services Center, 320 North St., Stoughton, WI 53589-1733. Applicants will be interviewed Oct. 2, with an appointment vote to take place immediately following the interviews. The new board member will be seated for the regular meeting at 7 p.m. Oct. 2. For information, call 877-5002.
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Committee gets more time New teacher compensation plan due next May SCOTT DE LARUELLE Unified Newspaper Group
A c o m m i t t e e t a s ke d with coming up with a better teacher compensation plan two years ago has gotten more time to complete that mission. Stoughton Area School District board members voted unanimously Tuesday, Sept. 5, to extend both the committee’s timeline and scope, asking them that “all options (remain)
on the table for exploration and consideration. ” They further required the committee to provide meeting minutes within five days, as well as regular progress reports, with a May deadline to present a new plan to the board. That meeting would follow the reorganization of the board after the spring elections, in which three board members – clerk Yolibeth Fitzgibbon, treasurer Allison Sorg and president Scott Dirks will be up for re-election. Dirks also referred to the possibility of another
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Freshman Emma Sorensen was remembered this week as someone who “blessed so many people” in her short life. Sorensen died Saturday from injuries sustained in a Sept. 1 two-vehicle crash in the Town of Pleasant Springs, district superintendent Tim Onsager announced “with a heavy heart” Tuesday in a letter to parents. He said the district’s Pupil Services team has been available since the crash and “will continue to be available to our students as we all work through this difficult time.” “Our thoughts and deepest sympathies go out to Emma’s family in their time of grief,” he wrote.
“Please keep our students and their families in your thoughts this week.” A crowdfunding page for the Sorensen family had received more than $ 3 , 3 0 0 o f Sorensen its $15,000 goal as of Tuesday afternoon, even before Onsager’s announcement, with many people leaving messages of condolences and memories of Sorensen. “Emma blessed so many people in her life that has ended sooner than any of us will ever understand,” the site says. “She was beautiful inside and out and will never be forgotten. “Emma’s entire family is overwhelmed with gratitude for the amazing outpouring of love, support and prayers. They are thankful for each and every act of love and kindness they receive.”
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Nordic Ridge, above left, is working on its second phase, with 34 housing units off County Hwy. A on the southwest side of the city. Above right, Skaalen Retirement Services is building a 33-unit residential care apartment complex next to Stoughton Hospital.
Construction: Lot 7 includes restaurant, hair salon, cell phone store, Dunkin’ Donuts Continued from page 1 S t e i n k r a u s o f Fo r wa r d Development Group told the Hub last week the hotel “should be under construction before the end of October,” but the senior facility won’t go to construction until next spring. The hotel is expected to open next spring, said Mayor Donna Olson. Steinkraus said site preparation for two buildings on what’s known as Lot 7, at the southeast corner of the development near the intersection of Hwys. 51/138, is almost completed. The multi-tenant buildings will be home to an AT&T phone center, a Great Clips hair salon and
a restaurant, whose name won’t be disclosed until an agreement is finalized. The city has also approved the construction of a Dunkin’ Donuts in a second building on Lot 7. “Those buildings should go to construction sometime in October,” Steinkraus said. He said there’s a couple of other interested parties for space in the building, but “nobody’s signed on the dotted line yet.” “The building out there is getting started a little later than we had hoped,” he added. “You’re always running into something, but I think we’re over those hurdles and now it’s a matter of securing agreements.”
Aldi, which is being built at 1399 U.S. Hwy. 51 and will employ eight to 10 employees, got off to a slow start but is making progress. Stoughton building inspector Steve Kittelson told the Hub the building contractor is turning the building over to Aldi at the end of October, and then Aldi will take over to fill the shelves. The store could be open by mid-November, he said. “They’re hanging and taping sheetrock and starting to lay tile,” he said, adding that none of the i n t e r i o r h a s b e e n bu i l t yet.“They’re still not completely done with the outside.”
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It plans to be open 9 a.m. — 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9 a.m. — 7 p.m. Sundays, according to documents provided to the Planning Commission by company officials. Elsewhere, Skaalen Retirement Services is progressing on a 33-unit residential care apartment complex between Skaalen’s existing campus and Stoughton Hospital.The project got off to a slow start in the spring due to lots of rain, Skaalen property manager Rob Hostrawser said, but is going well now and on track to open next March or early April. On the city’s southwest side, new homes are being built and lots prepared for construction at the Nordic Ridge development. Tom Matson, president of Matson and Associates, which manages marketing and sales for the development, told the Hub that about 22 single-family homes out of 40 singleand multi-family lots have been built in the first phase of the project, near the intersection of Hoel Avenue and West Milwaukee Street. “We’ve sold 80 percent of those lots,” he told the Hub on Tuesday. Street paving for a second phase of development has just been completed,
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Several projects are underway on the west side of the city, including a Kwik Trip that just opened at Kettle Park West and an Aldi grocery store that’s near completion. Matson added. That phase will provide 32 single-family lots, as well as a new park with a shelter and splash pad. “The park and splash pad will be ready next spring,” he said. The development will have about 170 lots in
total, Matson said. Developers of a Casey’s General Store that was approved to be built on East Main Street decided early in the summer to cancel the project. Contact Bill Livick at bill. livick@wcinet.com
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Stoughton PD uses spikes to stop vehicle Woman arrested for OWI, eluding Stoughton police used road spikes to stop a car that had allegedly run from Monona police earlier in the night Sept. 9, according to a Dane County Sheriff ’s Office news release. The release said Ana Brindley, 18, of Sun Prairie, was arrested in the Town Brindley of Pleasant Springs at 2:23 a.m. on tentative charges of first-offense operating while intoxicated, felony eluding, driving after revocation and a probation and parole hold.
Police stopped the car with spikes on Hwy. 51 near County Hwy. N after a “short vehicle pursuit,” according to the release, and Brindley was booked into the Dane County Jail after a blood draw. Monona police had attempted to stop the vehicle earlier in the night on the Beltline for speeding, but terminated the pursuit, the release said. DCSO deputies located the vehicle in the Town of Pleasant Springs later, and Brindley continued driving, with the chase reaching speeds of 66 mph. Charges had not been formally filed as of the Hub’s deadline, according to online court records. – Scott Girard
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Vikings mascot slasher sentenced to 6 months SCOTT GIRARD Unified Newspaper Group
A Madison man was sentenced to six months in jail last Friday for an October 2016 incident in which he slashed a Stoughton man with a box cutter after vandalizing a Minnesota Vikings lawn decoration in the man’s yard. Jacob Justice, 22, pleaded no contest to three misdemeanor charges in June, including two battery charges and disorderly conduct. A felony second-degree reckless injury charge was dismissed at that time as part of an agreement, according to online court records. The victim in the Oct. 9 incident, 36-year-old Dave Moschel, was
transported to Stoughton Hospital after the attack with non-life threatening injuries. The Wisconsin State Journal reported the cut required 67 stitches and eight staples to close. According to the State Journal, Justice told Dane County Circuit Judge Nicholas McNamara during the sentencing that he had punctured the blow-up mascot after hearing Moschel yelling at his children. “I went for a walk and heard him yelling obscenities at his kids,” Justice said. “I made a poor decision and I popped it.” McNamara said it was much more than a poor decision, the State Journal reported. “This isn’t a bad choice for Mr. Justice,” McNamara said. “A bad choice is something that doesn’t
really matter. This is terrifying. This is violence. No matter what you perceived, this is someone who did nothing to you.” McNamara also said during the sentencing that if Justice had cut the Viking mascot because of the football rivalry with the Green Bay Packers, he was prepared to order 48 days of jail for Justice, served three days each weekend the Packers played, according to the State Journal. The State Journal reported that Justice’s lawyer told the court that Moschel attacked Justice after he had cut the Viking, and Justice’s use of the knife was in self-defense. Contact Scott Girard at ungreporter@wcinet.com and follow him on Twitter @sgirard9.
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A new season at the Stoughton Opera House begins Saturday with a performance by Dead Horses, a Milwaukee-based folk band that features singer-songwriter Sarah Vos and her musical partner Daniel Wolff on upright bass and vocals. The pair have been making music together since 2010 and are launching a national tour next week with band members Ryan Ogburn (mandolin) and Jamie Gallagher (percussion) that will take them more than 12,000 miles around the country, Vos said. The band was a big winner at the 2017 Wisconsin Area Music Industry awards in April, when it won Best Album of the Year for “Cartoon Moon,” which Dead Horses released last year. They also were honored as Best Americana/Bluegrass Artist, and Vos was named Best Female Vocalist. She sings in a lower register than a lot of women folk artists and fills her songs with vivid imagery. In an interview with the Hub, Vos said her musical development began at church. She spent a good part of her childhood singing Bible hymns, an experience that continues to inform the songs she writes today.
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of learned together,” Vos remembered. “From the start, we’ve gotten to play with a lot of musicians and got to see a lot of really great bands and artists.” Dead Horses’ first performances were in small bars and coffeehouses. These days, the band plays about 150 shows a year at music festivals, small clubs and auditoriums such as Turner Hall in Milwaukee. Vos said the band is excited to make its debut at the Opera House. “It’s definitely been on our radar because it’s such a beautiful place,” she said. “For me personally, it’s a favorite.” She explained the band will play mostly acoustic instruments with a “connection mic” that plugs into an amplifier, although some songs will be strictly acoustic. Vos said it’s hard to be objective about art and the music that she and her band Photo submitted create. She said the WAMI The folk band Dead Horses will play at the Stoughton Opera House Saturday. awards came as a surprise and that the band’s “had a lot Vos grew up in Oshkosh of growth” thanks to a “hard “My dad was a Luther- made on wooden instruan pastor, and definitely my ments,” she said. “That and met Wolff there in 2010 work ethic.” involvement with church and appealed to me, but Bob through mutual friends. They all the music that went along Dylan was the first person formed a band and have with that really influenced that made me realize what released three albums. “A friend asked if I wanted the way that I write songs,” folk music was. she said. “Really, old hymns “His music made me to be in a bluegrass band, and are folk music to me.” aware that folk music can I had no idea what that even Another influence was the have an impact on the larg- means,” she recalled with a music of Bob Dylan, Vos er culture, here and around laugh. At the same time that Vos said, which she discovered the world,” she added. “It’s during her years in high so cool how people come was learning about bluegrass, school. together for the sake of Wolff – who also plays guitar “I knew that I liked acous- music. It creates a sense and drums — was taking up tic music, and even as a kid of community that really the bass. I knew that it was real music appeals to me.” “We really just kind
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here’s nothing quite as important as communication, particularly among elected public officials. Members of the Stoughton Area School Board and Stoughton Common Council this year have started what hopefully will be a new and fruitful trend. Twice this year, the groups have met, with most members present. The meetings stemmed from ongoing fiscal problems with the school district, and because the two bodies hadn’t taken the time to formally meet. But necessity being the mother of invention, De Laruelle it’s time for some problems to be solved, and kudos to both sides for coming together to see what could be done by working together. This new joining of forces could – and should – be used to more assertively and cooperatively seek out ways to develop the area’s potential. It’s a great sign the school board and council are not only planning to continue quarterly discussions, but also last month formed a six-member ad hoc
committee to help coordinate efforts. Since it’s not easy to get about 20 people together to chat about the big picture, that smaller group should help make the effort much more nimble. Stoughton has a lot going for it. While it might suffer for being farther away from Madison than most of its “suburban” neighbors, it still is in Dane County, a thriving destination. It also has a built-in “brand,” thanks to a continued focus on the area’s Norwegian heritage, and lots of interesting places to eat, drink and shop. There is lots of potential for the growth necessary to help the school district thrive. The possibility of turning a dilapidated riverfront area into the centerpiece of the city is the most obvious. There’s also plenty of flat land on the edges for industrial development, and there’s a busy highway running through the city. Some issues will take talking through and a willingness to compromise. But others should be easier to reach a consensus on and begin doing something about. One of those is helping the district by focusing on bringing in young families to the city by providing new, affordable, attractive housing options. The community is aging and is
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Eleanor Roosevelt comes alive in ‘Brother Can You Spare a Dime’ CHUCK NOWLEN
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Racine actress Jessica Michna will bring former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt alive for the second time at Stoughton’s West Ko s h k o n o n g L u t h e r a n Church on Saturday, Sept. 23. M i c h n a ’s o n e - wo m a n performance in ‘Brother Can You Spare A Dime?” will expand on her 2014 portrayal, which focused on Roosevelt’s tragedies and triumphs growing from a shy child into a confident, driven woman who emerged as a potent civil rights champion, author and stateswoman. This year’s turn deals with the Great Depression, the worst economic catastrophe the nation has ever known, and how the former First Lady and her husband, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, dealt with the crisis under enormous pressure. As he remarked to a friend soon after being elected in 1932, FDR believed the country’s economic problems needed to be solved immediately or he would be the United
What: “Brother Can You Spare a Dime” When: Dessert 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, performance 1 p.m. Where: West Koshkonong Lutheran Church, 1911 Koshkonong Road Tickets: Free, but reservations required by Sept. 20 Info: Call 423-3447 States’ last president. Eleanor Roosevelt went on to become perhaps the nation’s highest-profile advocate for Americans most seriously affected by the Great Depression. She was later called “The First Lady of the World” by former President Harry S. Truman. “Brother Can You Spare a Dime?” captures the former First Lady during her husband’s 1936 reelection campaign as she looks back on the accomplishments of the previous four years and what remains to be done in the future. After a dessert at 12:30 p.m., Michna’s free one-hour performance will begin at 1 p.m. Reservations are necessary and can be made by
contacting the church at 423-3447 by Wednesday, Sept 20. Free-will donations will be accepted at the performance. We s t K o s h k o n o n g Lutheran Church is located at 1911 Koshkonong Rd. Michna, a local favorite, has become known in recent years for her portrayals of First Ladies and other historic woman, as well as fictitious characters. Those portrayals have included Mary Todd Lincoln, Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison and Helen Keller.
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St. Ann’s 5K Runners and walkers from all communities and religions can participate in the St. Ann’s Church Fall Festival 5K run and walk Saturday, Sept. 16, starting and finishing at St. Ann’s Catholic Church parking lot, 323 N. Van Buren St. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and the race start is at 830 a.m. Packet pickup is 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13 or prior to the race on Sept. 16. Entry fee is $16. Mail registration can be sent to the church. Shirts are available on a first come, first serve basis. Medals will be awarded to the top three youths, top three male and female participants. For information about registration or volunteering, call or email Sara Kluender at kluendersara@gmail. com or 772-8442.
Youth embroidery Sons of Norway-Mandt Lodge will host a youth hardanger embroidery class at the lodge, 317 S. Page St., from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17. The class will introduce youth to the basic kloster blocks (satin stitch), buttonhole stitch, eyelets, cutting and needleweaving. The satin stitch is the basic stitch of Hardanger embroidery and the kloster block is the foundation. Hardanger embroidery originated in the district of Hardanger in southwestern Norway. It is used to decorate the traditional costume, bunad, Baha’i Faith
and since the late 1800’s as decoration for home furnishings. Cost is $10 and can be paid at arrival. All materials are included. To register, contact co-youth director Sandy Fleming at 920-248-2470 or email sandrakelly62@gmail.com. Include name, address, email, phone and youth’s age.
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Christ the King Community Church
1525 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton • 873-7494 covluth@chorus.net • covluth.org Wednesday 6:30 p.m. Worship (starting 9/20) Saturday: 5:30 p.m. Worship Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship 10 a.m. Sunday School
Ezra Church
515 E. Main St., Stoughton • 834-9050 ezrachurch.com Sunday: 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
First Lutheran Church
310 E. Washington, Stoughton 873-7761 • flcstoughton.com Sunday: 8:30 & 10 a.m. worship
Fulton Church
1844 Williams Drive, Stoughton • 873-9106 Saturday: 6 p.m. worship; Sunday: 10 a.m. worship
9209 Fulton St., Edgerton 884-8512 • fultonchurch.org Sunday: 8 and 10:30 a.m. Worship Services Coffee Fellowship: 9 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Varsity (High Schoolers): 12-3 p.m. AWANA (age 2-middle school): 3-5 p.m.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Good Shepherd By The Lake Lutheran Church
401 W. Main St., Stoughton • 877-0303 christthekingcc.org • Sunday: 10 a.m. - Worship
Christian Assembly Church
825 S. Van Buren, Stoughton 877-0439 • Missionaries 957-3930 Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school and Primary
Cooksville Lutheran Church
1860 Hwy. 51 at Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton 873-5924 Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Education Hour for All Ages: 9:15 a.m.
11927 W. Church St., Evansville 882-4408 Pastor Karla Brekke Sunday: 10 a.m. Worship and Sunday School
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The third annual Stoughton Kiwanis Club Kite Day will be held at Sandhill Elementary School from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 23. Kids ages 5-14 will be able to construct their own kites and test their flight skills. Attendees will also learn about the history of kites and the sport of kite flying. Kites and supplies are free for the first 50 participants. For information, email Lauren Woodring at lauren.woodring.mk@ gmail.com.
LakeView Church
2200 Lincoln Ave., Stoughton 873-9838 • lakevc.org Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Worship
Seventh Day Baptist Church of Albion
616 Albion Rd., Edgerton 561-7450 • albionsdb@gmail.com forministry.com/USWISDBGCASD1 Worship Saturday 11- Sabbath School 10 Fellowship Meal follows service on first Sabbath
Stoughton Baptist Church
Corner of Williams Dr. & Cty. B, Stoughton 873-6517 Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship; 6 p.m. - Evening Service
St. Ann Catholic Church
323 N. Van Buren St., Stoughton 873-6448 • 873-7633 Weekday Mass: Nazareth House and St. Ann’s Church Weekend Mass: Saturday - 5:15 p.m.; Sunday - 8 and 10:30 a.m.
United Methodist of Stoughton 525 Lincoln Avenue, Stoughton stoughtonmethodist.org Stoughtonumc@Wisconsinumc.org Sunday: 8 a.m. - Short Service; 10 a.m. - Full Worship
West Koshkonong Lutheran Church 1911 Koshkonong, Stoughton Sunday: 10:30 a.m. - Worship
Western Koshkonong Lutheran Church
2633 Church St., Cottage Grove Sunday: 9:30 a.m. worship 11 a.m. Bible study
Sins that cry out to Heaven “Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court, for the Lord will take up their case and will exact life for life.” —Proverbs 22:22-23 NIV
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Registration is open for a free series of classes offered at Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., called “Freedom Through Forgiveness.” The series of six classes will be held from 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 20 through Oct. 25. Instructor Tim Markle will teach methods of working towards forgiveness and Beginning Sami bracelet class learning to live a forgiving life. To register, visit stoughtonhospiThe Sons of Norway-Mandt Lodge tal.com and click on “classes and will offer a beginning sami bracelet events.” For information, call 873- making class from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 2356. Saturday, Sept. 23, at the Lodge, 317 Page St. ROHS kick-off Registration is $65 for lodge On September 21st at 7 p.m., members and $80 for nonmembers ROHS will hold their season’s kick- and is due by Sept. 15, which covoff meeting at 1416 Roby Road, ers instruction, documents and tools Stoughton. Besides reconnecting needed to complete the project. The with members, a focus will be to fee does not include the kit needed create a vision for this organization to assemble the bracelet. Those supgoing forward and plan a strategy plies can be purchased for an addito make it happen. Newcomers are tional $45 and include pewter thread, always welcome to attend. Bring a leather, needle, sinew and button. light snack to share and your favorite Payment can be made to: Creations Inspired by Coastal Norway (CICN). drink. For information, email sandrakelThe ROHS is a group of people preserving Stoughton’s treasures, ly62@gmail.com. Covenant Lutheran Church
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There are sins that cry out to heaven for justice. The slaughter of Abel by his brother Cain is the primordial example. A premeditated murder of one’s brother certainly cries out for justice. The oppression of the Israelites in Egypt is another sin that cried to heaven, and throughout the Bible we see the oppression of the poor, of orphans and widows, and of refugees as sins that God is particularly inclined to avenge. The Book of Exodus makes this principle explicit: “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt. Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless. If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry. My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.” (Exodus 22:21-24 NIV) This is a moral exhortation that is all too relevant today, when millions of refugees have no place to call home and widows and orphans are all around us. Ask yourself who in your community fits the bill of the widow, the orphan or the foreigner. We might call them by different names, i.e., single mothers, or undocumented immigrants, or the homeless and working poor, but these people are God’s children, and they have a special place in His heart. – Christopher Simon
Thursday, September 14
• 6:30 p.m., Thursdays With Murder: Mysteries of Michael Connelly by Harry Bosch, library, 873-6281
Friday, September 15
• 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Stoughton Farmers Market, Stoughton Plaza, 1050 W. Main St., stoughtonwi.com/farmerskmarket • 9:30-10 a.m., Family yoga, library, 873-6281 • 10-11 a.m., Scholarly Scoop presentation by Joshua Mabie, senior center, 873-8585 • 1 p.m., Classic Movie Friday: Roman Holiday, senior center, 873-8585
Saturday, September 16
• 8:30-10:30 a.m., St. Ann’s Church fall festival 5K run/walk ($16, registration required), St. Ann’s Catholic Church parking lot, 323 N. Van Buren St., kluendersara@gmail.com • 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Stoughton Community Farmers Market, Forrest Street (North of Main St.), stoughtonwi.com/farmersmarket • 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Stoughton VFW Pig Roast and Cruise in, Stoughton VFW, 200 Veterans Road, 8739042 • 6 p.m., Bingo (food available at 5 p.m.), Sons of Norway-Mandt Lodge, 317 South Page St., 873-7209
Sunday, September 17
• 1-3 p.m., Youth Hardanger embroidery class ($10, registration required), Sons of Norway-Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St., 248-2470
Monday, September 18
• 7 p.m.,Stoughton School Board meeting, SASD Administration Building, 320 North St., 877-5000
Tuesday, September 19
• 5:30-7 p.m., Alzheimer’s presentation by Martin J. Schrieber (registration required), Stoughton Hospital, 900 Ridge St., 873-2356
Wednesday, September 20
• 10 a.m., Moving and downsizing: what you need to know, senior center, 873-8585
Thursday, September 21
• 1-5 p.m., Personal Essentials Pantry, 343 E. Main St., pepstoughton.org • 3 p.m., Search and email class, senior center, 8738585 • 7 p.m., R Olde House Society season’s kick-off meeting, 1416 Roby Rd. • 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., Mothers of Preschoolers meeting, Healy Hall, St. Ann’s Church, 323 N. Van Buren St., mops.org
Friday, September 22
• 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., Stoughton Farmers Market, Stoughton Plaza, 1050 W. Main St., stoughtonwi.com/farmerskmarket • 1-2 p.m., Catfish River Revue performance, senior center, 873-8585 • 4:15-4:45 p.m., SHS homecoming parade, 600 Lincoln Ave, 877-5600
Saturday, September 23
• 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Stoughton Community Farmers Market, Forrest Street (North of Main St.), stoughtonwi.com/farmersmarket • 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Beginning Sami bracelet class, Sons of Norway Mandt Lodge, 317 S. Page St., sandrakelly62@gmail.com • 10 a.m. to noon, Stoughton Kiwanis Kite Day, Sandhill Elementary School, 1920 Lincoln Ave, kiwanis.org
Support groups Diabetic Support Group • 6 p.m., second Monday, Stoughton Hospital, 6286500
Low Vision Support • 1-2:30 p.m., third Thursday, senior center, 8738585
Dementia Caregivers • 2 p.m., second Thursday, senior center, 873-8585
Parkinson’s Group • 1:30-2:30 p.m., fourth Wednesday, senior center, 873-8585
Crohn’s/Colitis/IBD Support Group • 5:30 p.m., third Wednesday, Stoughton Hospital, 873-7928 Grief Support Groups • 2 p.m., third Wednesday, senior center, 873-8585
Multiple Sclerosis Group • 10-11:30 a.m., second Tuesday, senior center, 873-8585 Anorexia and Bulimia Group • 6 p.m., first Thursday, Stoughton Hospital, 6286500
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Home Talent League
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Player of the week From Sept. 5-12
Stoughton earns first championship in more than three decades JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Tanner Klitzke picked a good time to have his first multiple-hit game of the season Sunday. Having hit a measly .125 during the regular season, the No. 9 hitter in the Merchants’ lineup, Klitzke scored a run, singled in a run and was able to lay down a suicide squeeze for the game-winning run to help the Merchants preserve a 5-4 victory over the host Montello Granite Jaxx to bring the Home Talent League championship back to Stoughton. “Four years ago we got to the championship and it was heartbreaking losing to Middleton on our home field,” Klitzke said. “Last week’s win against them was huge, and just to come through and finish it off here in front of all these fans that drove so far to come support us, it’s amazing. Our fan base is amazing. To bring a title home for them, it’s awesome.” It was the Merchants’ first Home Talent League championship since 1986, a team on which manager Dale Seffens played. “I tell you what, this is a whole lot harder than when I was playing,” Seffens said. “It’s nerve-wrecking, especially that ninth inning when we gave up two runs. I rode these guys hard for the past few years and we had opportunities to get here, and didn’t. I think they finally realized how hard this is to do.” Having dedicated this season to the memories of Randy Pernot, who played on the last Stoughton
Volleyball
Vikings outlast Oregon in fiveset classic ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
Thursday’s 3-2 (25-21, 25-20, 21-25, 24-26, 15-6) win for the Stoughton High School volleyball team was full of ups and downs as Badger South Conference rival Oregon won two straight sets to force a fifth. But the Vikings bounced back in a big way to close out the match. Senior outside hitter Olivia Panthofer, senior outside hitter Tessa Berry and senior middle blocker Amber Hodkiewicz all had kills, and junior setter Megan Adams and Panthofer each collected aces to help Stoughton grab a 9-2 lead. Sophomore Kat Eugster added a kill at the end of the set, and the Vikings took the final set, 15-6 . “I was expecting them to
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Manager Dale Seffens and the Merchants celebrate Stoughton’s first Home Talent League championship in 31 years. The Merchants beat Montello 5-4 on the road. championship team with Seffens, as well as fan and announcer Larry Eifert and Utica pitcher Kyle Bates. “I hope they’re all watching and enjoyed the game. I know tomorrow morning, Randy would have had an awful hangover,” Seffens said. Maybe it was because the Merchants were coming off an emotional win over Middleton the previous week or simply a strong game thrown by Montello ace Curtis Morgan, but Stoughton seemed
like the ones with a hangover to start Sunday’s game. Carried by big innings from the heart of the order throughout the majority of the season, Stoughton had to dig into its bag of tricks as the team’s first four hitters went 5-for-17. “The top of our order has been clutch throughout the entire year,” Klitzke said. “We’ve got some guys at the bottom of the order, and our job is just to kind of move guys over. Every now and then, it’s nice to get a clutch hit. I’m just
glad I was able to come through in today’s game.” Sixteen-year veteran Dave Hanson, batting fifth, is not known as someone who likes to bunt, but he laid down a pair, including a suicide squeeze in the top of the eighth to score Chris Lund, who singled and later took third when Montello threw the ball away trying for a force at second base. “I think the guys are impressed with my bunting abilities, even though I haven’t done it for about
Name: Grace Jenny Grade: Sophomore Sport: Cross country Highlights: Jenny finished fourth Saturday to help Stoughton win the Madison West Invitational eight days after five members of the team were involved in a car accident. Honorable mentions: Megan Adams (volleyball) finished with 37 assists, 28 digs, 12 kills and three aces in a 3-2 win over Oregon Thursday Brady Schipper (football) rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns and had 86 yards receiving and a touchdown catch Friday as Stoughton beat Milton 35-7 Matt Read (boys soccer) finished with 17 saves in a loss at Verona Monday Lydia Brekken (girls tennis) beat MG’s McKenna Doherty in three sets Thursday 6-1, 0-6, 6-4 Amy Schlicht (girls swimming) led 2-3-4 finish by the Vikings against Edgewood on Sept. 5 Myranda Kotlowski (girls golf) shot a 91 to help Stoughton take sixth Wednesday at the Balance and Believe invite Emmett Post (boys xc) placed 19th at the Madison West Invite
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Football
Vikings run over Milton to remain unbeaten JEREMY JONES Sports editor
Stoughton football was stellar on both sides of the ball Friday as the Vikings cruised 35-7 over Milton in a battle of previous unbeatens. Senior running back Brady Schipper rushed for 146 yards and two touchdowns and caught two balls out of the backfield for 86 yards and another touchdown. Still, defense was the story of the game for Stoughton (4-0 overall, 2-0 Badger South), holding the Red Hawks (3-1, 1-1) to 79 total yards. Milton had one first down in the first half. “Defense is the staple of our program right now,” coach Dan Prahl said. “Those guys are playing lights-out right now, and they’re super-fun to watch. It’s been amazing this year, how are guys hit that reset button and refocus. All our attention went into Milton and it produced results tonight.” Already leading 28-0, Schipper slipped out of the backfield on the third play of the drive and made the catch of the season. Wide open in the left flat, Schipper adjusted to a high pass from Malueg, who was hit in the chest but managed to get the ball away. Schipper elevated and stuck out his right hand to snare the pass. The senior then showed his explosiveness once again, kicking in the jets and pulling away from the Red Hawks defense for a 64-yard touchdown. “I was supposed to be staying in, but I saw him (Malueg) rolling out and a linebacker coming up,” Schipper said. “I slipped in behind him and Jon kinda lobbed it over top. I didn’t mean to come up with one-hand, but that’s where it was. I caught it and just took off. The next thing I knew, my teammates
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Senior running back Brady Schipper makes a one-handed catch on his way to a 64-yard touchdown Friday against Milton. Stoughton won the Badger South game 35-7.
were meeting me in the end zone.” possession of the game. The touchdown grab gave the Vikings a 35-0 Stoughton’s turned up the heat in the second quarter with quarterback Jonathan Malueg lead and a running clock. Schipper had already exploded up the middle for a 59-yard touchdown run on the Vikings’ first Turn to Football/Page 9
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Vikings nearly pull off tie Vikes return to win West invite JEREMY JONES
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The Stoughton boys soccer team might not have had many shots Monday in a 4-2 loss at nonconference Verona, but when the Vikings (5-5 overall, 2-0 Badger South) got them, they made the most of them. Senior Jake Deutsch was able to knock a slow roller past Verona sophomore goalie Nate Hanson to tie the game 1-1 in the 49th minute, and senior Anders Goetz later capitalized on a penalty kick to tie the score at 2-2. But in the end, the Wildcats’ speed was too much for Stoughton to handle. Verona senior Jack Bates scored three goals, including a game-winning penalty kick in the 88th minute, and the Wildcats (7-2, 2-0 Big Eight) finished with 20 shots on goal. “I am not disappointed, and I know we are going to move forward,” coach Dave Wermuth said. “We did a really good job of containing, and (senior goalie Matt Read) did a good job of keeping it out of the net when we didn’t make the contain that we needed to. All it does is show positive signs for this team.” Read made save after save after the Vikings tied the game, to keep Verona out of the net. Read stopped a header by Bates, leapt up to stop a liner off the foot of sophomore Eliot Popkewitz and he got help from the post on a Bates shot with a wide-open net. And in the final 15 minutes, Read had to stop a barrage of shots due to a red card taking senior Zander Hartberg, leaving just nine players on the field to try and defend the Wildcats’ attack. “As far as I am concerned, we have the best goalie in the Badger South and beyond,” Wermuth said. In the end, it was a mistake in the penalty box that ultimately doomed Stoughton. Senior Jose Adrian Lazaro-Padilla was tackled from behind and was awarded the penalty kick that Bates finished. The Vikings tried to push up in the final two minutes, and it allowed Verona
Stoughton girls cross country made a triumphant return to competition Saturday, winning the Madison West Invitational. The Vikings sat out the Verona Invitational on Sept. 2, following a car crash involving five team members, but returned to Lake Farm Park last weekend to best the West Invitational field with a team score of
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Senior goalie Matt Read jumps up to snag a ball out of a scrum following a corner kick Monday in a nonconference game against Verona at Reddan Soccer Park. Read finished with 17 saves in a 4-2 loss.
Stoughton 1, Edgewood 0 Stoughton opened up Badger South Conference play Thursday with a 1-0 win over Madison Edgewood. Junior Ethan Wright scored the lone goal for the Vikings, and Read finished with four saves.
Stoughton 2, Milton 1 Stoughton traveled to Milton for a Badger South Conference match Tuesday and scored two second half goals for a 2-1 win. Senior Malec Scanlon-Laemmrich knocked in the game-winner in the 77th minute, and Goetz tied the game at 1-1 with a penalty kick in the 54th minute.
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The Stoughton High School volleyball team celebrates a point in the second set Thursday at Oregon High School. The Vikings won the match 3-2 (25-21, 25-20, 21-25, 24-26, 15-6).
Volleyball: Stoughton goes 4-1 at Parker invite
Swimmers cruise in dual meet win over Goslings Stoughton hosted Badger South newcomer Watertown on Tuesday and won the dual 112-57 on Senior Night. Ava Schigur led a 1-2 finish by the Vikings in the 100yard freestyle in 1 minute, 2.41 seconds. Sofia Bormett
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sophomore Tavion McNuckle an open lane to pass to freshman Jonathan Gamez. Gamez finished the play to make it 4-2. Read ended up with 17 saves in the loss.
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however to win the meet. Sophomore Grace Jenny and junior Margaret Ross led the way for the Vikings, earning a pair of top five finishes. Jenny covered a flat 5k course in a lifetime best 19 minutes, 46 seconds – good for fourth place. Ross finished 10 seconds later in fifth place. Freshman Maddie S c h n e i d e r, s o p h o m o r e
What’s next Stoyughton travels to the Berlin Community Soccer Complex at 9 a.m. Saturday for a tournament and hosts Fort Atkinson at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19.
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45 – 12 points ahead of second place Madison West. “The team raced well,” coach Susan Zaemisch said. “We had some tough worwkouts prior to the race and their legs were tired, so to come out and race well and win the meet was very encouraging.” Senior Vivian Hacker of the Regents posted the fastest time, winning the meet in 19:05. The Vikings placed all five of its varsity scorers in the top 13,
led a 1-2 finish in the 500 free (5:37.1). Amy Schlicht, Sophia Thompson, Haley Foss and Abbie Kooima opened the meet, beating the Goslings’ 200-yard medley relay in 2:09.91. Bormett added the 200 free relay in 2:03.94, and Maddie Kooima added the
200 IM in 2:20.03 before the break. Maddie also won the 100 backstroke in 1:02.73. Schlicht raced to win the 100 butterfly in 1:04.66. Bormett, Schigur, Schlicht and Maddie Kooima took the 200 free relay in 1:50.63. The same foursome added the 400 free relay in 3:57.47.
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come back at some point because that is the nature of this rivalry and the nature of this conference,” coach Kelly Sorensen said. “When it happened, we got a little tense, but we responded incredible in the fifth set. That is the volleyball that I expect to see.” Junior libero Hannah Wirag and Adams were both all over the court to not only keep volleys alive but to also help stop Oregon runs. Wirag finished with 31 digs, and Adams had a huge line with 37 assists, 28 digs, 12 kills and three aces. “It was such a great conference win and we earned it,” Adams said. Berry also had a big night with 16 kills and 15 digs, and Panthofer added 19 digs, 12 kills and three blocks. But the team effort didn’t end there. Senior middle blocker Lauren Jake finished with eight kills and three blocks. Eugster had 10 kills, and junior defensive specialist Maddy Brickson had nine digs. “There were so many moments where I could say that this person brought us up and then this person did,” Sorensen said. “They all took their turns and played so well as a team, and it was really rewarding for me as a coach. I was really proud for them in that fifth set to come together – after losing two in a row – and responding really well.” Stoughton started strong with wins in the first two sets, but the Panthers didn’t
What’s next Stoughton hosts Monroe at 7 p.m. Thursday and travels to Middleton at 8 a.m. Saturday for the Cardinal Invitational. go away. The Vikings led 19-16 in the third set before Oregon closed on a 9-2 run. Most of the points were on balls hit out or errors, but junior outside hitter Leah Rogers also added two kills on the run. Stoughton once again had a chance to close out the Panthers in the fourth set with a 23-21 lead, but Oregon – which was without senior Alyssa Milski – closed on a 5-1 run with junior middle blocker Bekken Pearson getting a kill to finish the set. “We just needed to keep switching up the offense and keep moving our hitters around,” Adams said. “We just had to play smart on every play.” Adams played a big part in the Vikings start. She and Wirag were not letting many kill attempts hit the floor, but Adams was also leading the offense. When Adams wasn’t setting up kills for Berry and Panthofer, she was deking the Panthers by hitting the ball over the net. Most of Adams’ kills happened because Oregon was expecting her to set up someone else and were caught out of position. “We just played with heart, kept our energy high and shut down the other
team,” Adams said. “We all played together and connected so well.” The win was Stoughton’s (11-3 overall, 1-2 conference) first in the Badger South Conference this season, and that was what made the fifth set so important. The Panthers (10-4, 1-2) had the momentum, and the Vikings were staring down an 0-3 hole in the conference. “It was a huge win because I knew it was going to be a battle,” Sorensen said. “Oregon had some incredible moments and didn’t give up. We were tested mentally and came through.”
Parker invite Stoughton traveled to Janesville Parker Saturday for an invite and finished 4-1. The Vikings split two games with Milton, winning an early match 2-1 (25-21, 14-25, 15-12) and falling later in the tournament 2-1 (25-22, 20-25, 12-15). Stoughton added wins against Kenosha Christian Life 2-1 (25-13, 24-26, 15-8), Racine Lutheran 2-0 (25-18, 25-13) and Beloit Memorial 2-0 (25-8, 26-24). Adams finished with 82 assists and 57 digs for the tournament, and Berry collected 33 digs and 32 kills. Brickson had 26 digs and five aces, and Wirag led with 68 digs and eight aces. Panthofer played in two games and had 12 kills and 10 digs. Eugster finished with 21 kills, and junior defensive specialist Katelyn Nolan had 16 digs.
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Girls golf
Stoughton finishes sixth at Balance and Believe Invitational ANTHONY IOZZO Assistant sports editor
The Stoughton High School girls golf team traveled to the Balance and Believe Invitational on Sept. 6 and finished sixth. The Vikings shot a 381 at Blackhawk Country Club, finishing behind Middleton (346), Verona (354), Franklin (366), Milton (368) and Oregon (376). Sophomore Myranda Kotlowski shot a 91 to lead Stoughton, and junior Bre Viken and freshman Caylie Kotlowski were next with a pair of 95s.
Junior Renee Anderson finished the scoring with a 100. Junior Jenny Marshall’s 105 was not counted toward the team score. Middleton’s Kate Meier was the medalist with a 72, and Milton’s Mia Seeman (76) and Verona’s Lauren Shorter (78) were second and third.
Stoughton 194, Fort Atk. 206 The Vikings traveled to Koshkonong Mounds Country Club Thursday for a Badger South dual against Fort Atkinson and won, 194206. Viken shot a 43, and Caylie Kotlowski and Marshall each finished
with 50s. Myranda Kotlowski finished the scoring with a 51.
MG189, Stoughton 192
What’s next
Stoughton hosted Oregon Wednesday after the Courier Hub’s TuesStoughton traveled to Monona day deadline. Results will be in next week’s paper. Golf Course Monday for a Badger South dual against Monona Grove The Vikings close the regular season at 7:30 a.m. Saturday in a and fell, 189-192. tournament at Riverside Golf Course. Caylie Kotlowski shot a 43, and Myranda Kotlowski followed with The Badger South Conference meet is at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, a 45. Marshall and Viken each shot at The Oaks Golf Course. 52s to finish the scoring. Anderson’s 54 was not counted toward the team score. The Vikings are now 3-2 in the behind Milton in the conference if it Badger South, and they hosted Ore- Hub’s Tuesday deadline. Stoughton will finish second defeats Oregon. gon on Wednesday after the Courier
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Vikes finish fifth at Madison West invite after two week hiatus
Vikings split duals
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Lake Farm Park in Madison played host to the Madison West Invitational and the Stoughton boys cross country team on Saturday. A week after sitting out the Verona Invitational following a car accident involving five members of the girls team, the Vikings finished fifth overall with 130 points. “We ran very well on Saturday. All five of the guys who finished the varsity race ran their best ever 5k times,” coach Patrick Schneider said. “I can’t remember the last time we have four guys earn medals in a varsity race.” Stoughton’s top four were separated by 11 seconds and placed in the top 25. The Vikings had a big gap between its fourth and fifth runners, however. “I am not overly worried about the gap,” Schneider said. “Parker Flint should be in our top 5 and twisted his ankle and dropped out of the race.” Flint’s injury turned out to be relatively minor, and he should be back to racing by Janesville on Sept. 23.
The Vikings return to action Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Midwest Invitational at Janesville’s Blackhawk Golf Course. “I think if he was in the race our top 5 would have only been separated by a handful of seconds,” Schneider said. Stoughton also had a few of its top guys out due to taking the ACT. “Essentially, we did well without the full squad,” Schneider said. Madison West placed all five of its varsity scorers in the top eight, including senior Daniel Jacobs who won the meet in 16:12, as the Regents claimed first place with a team score of 25. Verona (59) and Madison Memorial (87) rounded out the top three with Madison East taking fourth with 88 points. Senior Emmett Post finished 19th to lead the Vikings in 17:51. Four Vikings
finished within 10 seconds of Post with top 25 finishes. Junior Garrett Herbst and freshman Alexander Wicks were separated by .70 as Stoughton’s second and third runners. Herbst crossed the finish line in 17:56.16 for 22nd place with Wicks (17:56.86) following in 23rd place. Sophomore Gavin Model was 25th in 18:02 but there as a big gap between the team’s four and fifth runners. Fellow sophomore Tyler Kalagia finished 33 seconds back from Model in 41st place. “Overall, we had over two-thirds of the entire team run their fastest 5K’s ever,” Schneider said. “While Lake Farm Park is usually fast, that was beyond expectations.”
Badger Challenge Alex Wick medaled in the freshman/ sophomore race Tuesday at the Badger Challenge in Fort Atkinson. Stoughton finished 10th out of 16 teams with a combined time of 1 hour, 30 minutes, 48.5 seconds. Monona Grove won the meet in 1:26.32, finishing just ahead of Monroe (1:26.57).
Girls XC: Harriers win third straight meet to start season Continued from page 8 Molly Olstad and freshman Gina Owen crossed the finish line in 11th, 12th and 13th place. Gabrielle Skerpan had a lifetime-best 23:56 in the
JV race, and Stoughton had 14 other runners earn a PR. Anna Wozniak and Abby Kittleson sat out the meet. “Anna is running the Badger Challenge Tuesday as a training run,” Zaemisch said. “She will be 100 percent for us at Janesville
(Sept. 23).”
Badger Challenge The Vikings repeated as Badger Challenge champions in Fort Atkinson on Tuesday with a combined team time of 1 hour, 42 minutes, 51 seconds.
Jenny, who was second overall in 19 minutes, 24 seconds, and Olstad, who was 15th, both medaled for Stoughton in the freshman/sophomore race, and Ross (sixth overall) won the junior/senior race.
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The Stoughton High School girls tennis team won two singles flights and survived a three-set scare at No. 2 doubles, but the team was unable to find a fourth win Thursday in a 4-3 loss to Monona Grove. Lydia Brekken won the three-setter 6-1, 0-6, 6-4 over McKenna Dohert at No. 1 singles and Annika Goetz added a 6-3, 6-4 win over Kyanna Weigel-Sterr at No. 4 singles. Paige and Karlie Halverson fought back to beat Sara Paulson and Jewell Lindwall 6-3, 0-6, 7-5 at No. 2 doubles for Stoughton’s final win. Krissy Pohlod and Kayla Rippe fell 6-3, 6-1 and 6-2, 6-1 at Nos. 2 and 3 singles. Ashley Fisher and Stacy Benoy faced the team of Hailey Munz and Amanda Newman, who reached the round of eight at the WIAA Division 1 state tournament, and fell 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 doubles. Taylor Nisius and Katie Zacharias lost 6-3, 6-4 at No. 3 doubles.
Nicolet Sweet 16 Pohlod beat West Bend West on day one at No. 2 singles and added a win over Nicolet’s Morgan
Markenson on day two. Brekken (No. 1 singles) and Goetz (No.4 singles) beat West Bend East and Oshkosh North on Friday, but they each dropped their matches on Saturday. Rippe (No. 3 singles) lost two matches on Friday, but bounced back to win both on Saturday, defeating West Bend East and Oshkosh North. Stoughton’s No. 1 doubles team of Benoy and Fisher beat Wilmot on day one and West Bend West’s No. 1 doubles team on Saturday. Karlie and Paige Halverson beat West Bend West on day one and Oshkosh North and split on day two. Emily Erdahl and Zacharias beat Sun Prairie on Friday and West Bend East on Saturday.
Stoughton 6, Milton 1 The Vikings hosted Milton on Tuesday and defeated the Red Hawks 6-1 in a conference dual meet. Pohlod rolled 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 singles, and Goetz added a 6-0, 6-2 win at No. 4 singles. Rippe added a 6-2 ,6-4 win at No. 3 singles. Fisher and Benoy and Karlie and Paige Halverson added 6-1, 6-3 wins at Nos. 1 and 2 doubles. Nisius and Zacharias won 6-3, 6-3 at No. 3 doubles.
Champs: Stoughton edges Montello 5-4 to win Sunday title
Football: Vikings start 4-0
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15 years,” Hanson joked. Klitzke, who had four hits in 32 at-bats during the regular season, was undoubtedly the hero of Sunday’s game, though. He tied the game in the top of the fifth inning, scoring from first base on a Jake Wenzel double to tie the game 2-2 and two innings later drove T.J. DiPrizio home with a two-out single. It was a hit that almost didn’t happen as Stoughton debated pinch hitting for their No. 9 hitter. “It’s amazing to finally be able to clutch up, and have my teammates support me, it’s a huge,” Klitzke said. “We have a lot of good guys on our bench. Justin (Moore), Tyler (Wilberg) and Scott (Nachreiner) would almost all be starting on any other Home Talent team. We can’t take our at-bats lightly. Today I just found some holes.” Klitzke extended the Merchants’ lead to 5-2 with an RBI single in the ninth. Unable to lay a suicide squeeze down on the first strike, Klitzke got the ball down on the next pitch to score Winder Fuentes, who led the inning off with a groundrule double to right-center field. “Tanner had a big RBI for us there in the seventh inning. I couldn’t even take him out to pinch hit for him,” Seffens said. “He deserved that last at-bat. He
got that bunt down and drives in what proved to be the winning run.” Stoughton would need every one of its runs as Montello rallied with a pair of runs in the home half of the ninth inning. Riffle got the first two batters on a fly out to center and a great play by second baseman Irvin Medina, who ranged to his left. Three batters later Nate Andrews stepped into the box, representing the game-tying run with two outs and singled to right field to score Mitchell Susa, who had singled on a blooper to second. Montello loaded the bases as Curtis Morgan reached base on an error by DiPrizio at third base and a Nick Uhen single before Stoughton called a timeout. The Merchants opted to stick with Riffle, who induced a ground ball to end the game before the team sprayed other another with beer and drenched Seffens with a water cooler on the pitcher’s mound. “Ben got us here and he deserved a chance to close it out,” Seffens said. “We were going to live and die with him.” Stoughton, which hadn’t trailed through five games of the postseason, found itself down 2-0 through two innings. Susa walked with one out in the first, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on a single by Andrews. Nick Polcyn grounded out to push Raasch
across home plate in the second. “It’s something you start out every year hoping for. You put together a team that you think can compete with the best teams in the league,” Hanson said. “For 15 years we’ve come up short. Coming into today, knowing we had a really good chance of brining it home – it hasn’t sunk it yet, but it’s awesome.” The top of the order came through with its only RBIs in the third and fifth as Lund drove Medina home in the third and Wenzel’s double tied the game in the fifth. Had the Merchants lost, it would have forced a three-way tie and two more weeks. “Scott (Nachreiner) on the way here said, ‘It’s the first time we ever wanted to win so we don’t have to play another game,” You want to get it done with. You don’t want to mess around with anything more than you have to.” For Riffle, who went the distance allowing three earned runs on 14 hits and two walks and striking out three, the win was almost a bit of self-preservation. “To be honest, I think I’ve thrown over 120 innings now and my body has about had it with baseball this season,” he said. “It takes a toll on you. If you we lost today we may have had to play two more games and all our momentum is gone.”
connecting on a 27-yard pass and Schipper adding a 3-yard touchdown before halftime to give the Vikings a 21-0 lead at halftime following a Kadin Milbauer interception on the Milton 23-yard line. “Other than the first touchdown, we didn’t have too many big plays in the first half,” Schipper said. “We call it ‘chunking.’ The more 15or 20-play drives we get, the more our defense is off the field and it showed, they put up a big goose egg.” Malueg finished the game 13 of 17 for 175 yards, adding a third passing touchdown from 3-yards out in the third quarter. Sam McHone caught four balls for 66 yards and two touchdowns, which was big, with wide receiver Jordan DiBenedetto injuring himself prior to kickoff. “Sam stepped up big to help give us a balanced attack,” Prahl said. “We needed that with Milton’s defense. We knew with
What’s next Stoughton (4-0 overall, 2-0 Badger South) travels to Monroe (2-2, 1-1) at 7 p.m. Friday. Brady back they were going to try and load the box.” Danny Weitzel completed 7 of 17 passes for 57 yards, but was intercepted by Kadin Milbauer and Payton Montgomery. Chance Nelson was Weitzel’s favorite target, catching six balls for 54 yards. Josh Johnson was Milton’s leading rusher. He picked up 13 yards and a touchdown on four carries. The Vikings travel to defending conference champion Monroe (2-2, 1-1) on Friday. “Monroe game up here last year and handed it to us,” Prahl said. “We haven’t forgot about that. We’re going to go down there and try to execute.”
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Comp: Committee asked to return with new teacher compensation system in May Continued from page 1 opening on the board. “We’re going to have three, possibly four seats up for election in the spring, so we might have four new board members,” he said. “I think it makes better sense for the board who’s going to have to live that decision to make that decision.” At the same time, he added, it would be “really really hard” for the committee to come up with a recommendation by early
Legals STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, DANE COUNTY, NOTICE TO CREDITORS (INFORMAL ADMINISTRATION) IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FERN V. LARSEN
Case No. 17PR588 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: 1. An application for Informal Administration was filed. 2. The decedent, with date of birth August 2, 1926 and date of death July 13, 2017, was domiciled in Dane County, State of Wisconsin, with a mailing address of 400 N. Morris St., Stoughton, WI 53589. 3. All interested persons waived notice. 4. The deadline for filing a claim against the decedent’s estate is December 1, 2017. 5. A claim may be filed at the Dane County Courthouse, 215 S. Hamilton Street, Madison, Wisconsin, Room 1005. Danell Behrens Deputy Probate Registrar August 24, 2017 Jonathan M. Hajny 221 Kings Lynn Road, Suite D Stoughton, WI 53589 (608) 877-4081 Bar Number: 1014429 Published: August 31, September 7 and 14, 2017 WNAXLP
May. “(That) is pretty optimistic,” he said. “We’re agreeing we’re not going to keep that (compensation) system forever, and we have to be honest that a deadline of first meeting in May may not be met … that means we may not have a new competition model until the 2019-20 school year, so what do we do in the meantime?” SASD superintendent Tim Onsager questioned why the district “keep(s) implementing a flawed system.” “(It’s) having an adverse
effect on our district,” he said. “If we continue to operate under the current system, flaws and all, I don’t think that’s in anybody’s best interests.” If the board repeals the district’s plan, future compensation would be carried out by the district’s employee relations committee, which would negotiate supplemental pay with the school board. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott. delaruelle@wcinet.com.
Schools in brief Camera decision will wait The school board has postponed a decision until later this fall to install additional security cameras at district schools. The board made that call at its Sept. 5 meeting after some discussion among district officials and board members the last two board meetings. The district has 22 cameras – 19 of them outdoors – at Stoughton High School. The proposal, recommended by district student resource office Todd Dovichi and director of technology Paul Vande Hei. would add 47 cameras to SHS in the first phase, and 44 to be divided among River Bluff Middle School and Fox Prairie,
Kegonsa and Sandhill elementaries in the second phase. The combined cost would be around $155,000. Dovichi told board members last week the cameras would help deter crime and bullying and help provide better evidence to police when crimes or incidents occur. He recommended their use in main hallways, lunchrooms, gyms, auditoriums and entry/exit ways but not inside classrooms or offices; noting they are not legally allowed in or to be pointed at bathrooms or locker rooms. Dirks said the board wanted to wait for the state budget to be approved and for the public to have “more of a chance to weigh in on the whole idea.” He said in an email following the meeting that board members are “thinking of the best way to get input” from the community.
Obituaries Kelly W. Wilson
Kelly Wilson
Kelly William Wilson, a g e 5 7 , o f E va n s v i l l e , passed away on Wednesd a y, S e p t . 6, 2017, at Skaalen Nursing and Rehab, from a glioblastoma brain tumor. He was born on Jan. 19, 1960, in Madison, the son of George Wilson and Virginia (Rabe) Noyce. Ke l l y wa s a m e m b e r of the U.S. Marine Corps and served two tours of
duty; one at MCRD in San Diego, Calif., and one at Camp Lejeune, N.C. This is where he earned several pistol expert marksmanship awards. He worked as a Maintenance Mechanic II for the City of Madison at the Civic Center, Overture Center, Warner Park and the downtown Madison Library. Kelly loved to tinker with old cars and could fix anything. He enjoyed the open air while riding his Harley
Davidson motorcycle. Kelly is survived by his mother and step-father, Virginia and Chuck Noyce; his former wife, Jan Rasmussen; Uncle Tom (Mary Beth) Rabe of California; extended relatives of the Noyce and Rasmussen families; and a host of friends. He was preceded in death b y h i s fa t h e r, G e o rg e ; brother, Patrick; and other family members. A Celebration of Kelly’s Life will be held at
Gunderson Funeral & Cremation Care, 1358 Hwy. 51 North at Jackson St., from 2-4 p.m., when military honors will be conducted, on Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. Private interment will be at Lutheran South Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at gundersonfh. com.
(Bringa) Hougan. Robert was united in marriage to Inez Phillips on Sept. 18, 1948. All his life he farmed, enjoyed Utica baseball games, was an avid euchre player and most importantly spending time with his family.
He was a lifelong member of Western Koshkonong Lutheran Church and spent many years mowing the church lawn and being the sexton of the church cemetery. Robert is survived by his loving wife of 69 years; Inez Hougan, three children; Janet (Gary) Johnson, Jean (Marty) Lamers and James (Ann) Hougan, daughter-in-law; Wendy Hougan, ten grandchildren, 13 great grandchildren, two
nieces and nephews. He is also survived by many other loving family and friends. Robert was preceded in death by his parents, his son John, two brothers; Lyle and Salty and two sisters; Betty and Roma. Funeral services will be held at Western Koshkonong Lutheran Church, 2633 Church Street, Cottage Grove, Wis. on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, at 11 a.m. with Pastor Thomas Heyn officiating. A
visitation will be held at Cress Funeral Home, 206 W. Prospect St., Stoughton on from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, 2017 and again on Saturday at the church from 10 a.m. until the time of service. Graveside services will follow at Western Koshkonong Lutheran Church Cemetery.
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Notice is hereby given that the Town Board of Pleasant Springs will hold a public hearing at the Town of Pleasant Springs Hall, 2354 County Road N, Stoughton WI at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 17, 2017. The purpose of the public hearing is to invite input and consider adoption of the updated Town of Pleasant Springs Comprehensive Plan. Individuals interested in reviewing a copy of the updated comprehensive plan should contact the Town of Pleasant Springs at (608) 873-3063, or in person at the Town Hall at 2354 County Road N, Stoughton, WI. The comprehensive plan is also available on the town’s website at: http://www.pleasantsprings.org/ Pili Hougan Clerk/TreasurerTown of Pleasant Springs Published: September 14, 2017 WNAXLP ***
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The Stoughton Area School District Board of Education will receive written letters of application for appointment to a vacancy on the Board of Education. The term of appointment for the vacancy created by Sara Rabe’s resignation will expire in April 2018. Letters of application must be received by the Board Clerk on or before September 26, 2017 at 4:00 p.m., and should be addressed to: Yolibeth FitzGibbon, Clerk, School Board Application Administrative and Educational Services Center 320 North Street, Stoughton, WI, 53589-1733
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Sorensen: ‘Heavy heart’ Continued from page 1 Teammate Gina Owen posted one of several heartfelt messages on the page. “I’ll miss seeing Moe’s smiling face every day, especially at CC practice,” she wrote. “But I will remember her through every beautiful thing I see.” Sorensen was one of five members of the Stoughton High School girls cross country team driving to a team dinner in the Town of Pleasant Springs. The driver was turning the car around in the 1900 block of Skyline
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Rabe: Leaves school board for church position at Covenant
Drive when the vehicle was struck by a another, driven by a 17-year-old SHS student, according to a Dane County Sheriff ’s Office release. Sorensen was transported via MedFlight to a local hospital with what the release called “life-threatening” injuries, and four others were taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.
Continued from page 1 children are excited to be welcomed into a congregation that fully welcomes all.” Rabe was elected in April 2016, and her term expires in April 2018. Rabe, who has lived in Stoughton since 2005, has served on the Division of Church and Ministry for the WI Conference UCC as well as a community board member on the Stoughton Area Resource Team. She said it was “engaging and rewarding”
knowing that the school b o a r d ’s w o r k “ d i r e c t ly impacts the quality of education at SASD.” Rabe said she’s proud of the district for being proactive in addressing social justice issues within the community. “Be it poverty, racism, inclusion, sexual orientation or gender expression, I could not be more proud for how the school district is willing to engage in these conversations,” she said. “Beginning the conversation is a start.” School board president
Scott Dirks, a Covenant Lutheran member, said while he’s “very sorry” Rabe will no longer be on the board, he’s “very excited” about her taking over as the church’s senior pastor. “Having had the opportunity to get to know her during her time on the school board, I know she will be a great fit for us at Covenant,” he wrote in an email to the Hub. “I know very well the demands on her time that being our senior pastor will make … there was just no way
she could continue on the board. “I know she feels bad about leaving, but there is just no other way.” Dirks said Rabe was a “great asset” during her time on the board, citing her professional and academic experience. “She has been a valuable member of the team,” he said. “She will be very difficult to replace.” Email Unified Newspaper Group reporter Scott De Laruelle at scott.delaruelle@wcinet.com.
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