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“I’ve always been known as the girl with a smile on her face. I don’t want that to change.” La Crosse Tribune 02/22/2015

— Erin Hennessy, Central senior

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Erin Hennessy takes the court as the Central High School girls basketball team’s starters are introduced against Aquinas on Tuesday.Hennessy, who was diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma in late December, was making her return to the court. For more photos of Hennessy’s return, go to lacrossetribune.com

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ounce of the passion she had for anything before her diagnosis. It’s like she decided her brain and body were too filled with positivity for the negative feelings that accompany something like cancer to take them over. TODD SOMMERFELDT “I don’t know how she does it,” Central High School girls todd.sommerfeldt@lee.net basketball coach Nahmie George — Nahmie George, Central coach said. “I really don’t think I could Erin Hennessy is still Erin mean she has. Hennessy. simplest way to describe her. It’s do what she’s done under these February 2015 6:17 pm / If you haven’t talked to her in a In fact, you’ll probably hear also the most complimentary way24, circumstances. few months, give her a call or send some funny stories. The topic to describe her after she was diag“The way she is living her life

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“I really don’t think I could do what she’s done under these circumstances. The way she is living her life right now has been an inspiration to me and, I think, to a lot of other people.”

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Marcus Moreau of Kaukauna goes to the basket while being guarded by Caleb Lefeber (13) and Will Chevalier of Kimberly in Kaukauna on Tuesday.

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sistent with their scoring at ten. The scoring difference had widened to 30-18. With the point spread widening, the game slipped away for the Truckers and the Chargers never looked back. The fourth quarter saw Wittenberg-Birnamwood scooping up twenty points to the Truckers seven. With the game in the books, the Clintonville girls took the loss by a final score of 50-25. In team stats, the Lady Truxs got their looks at the net, but things were just too intense under the defensive pressure. Clintonville matched Wittenberg in two point attempts in the game, but the Chargers shooting percentage was nearly double that of Clintonville. For individual stats, the Truckers were led by Caitie Carpenter, who scored nine points. Autumn Voigt, Catherine Morse, and Etta Sorenson each netted another four points. Chrissy Betz and Ali Johnson rounded out the Truckers scoring with two points apiece. The Clintonville girls finish up their season going 8-8 in conference, and 1014 overall.

Liftoff Varsity Trucker Autumn Voigt adds two points to Clintonville’s victory over the Oconto Falls Panthers. Photo by Greg Rose

Overtaken by Wolves ourth Quarter Rally Truckers ran into foul trouble early on which added to the momentum building for the Wolves. While the Wolves started to get hot, the Truckers ran cold. Winneconne tallied twenty points in the final quarter, outscoring the Truckers nine points. The Wolves stole the lead and the Truckers struggled to get back in the game.

Lorge and Paul Kenfield each added one point from the free throw line. The Truckers next take on the winner of the Oconto Falls vs. WittenbergBirnamwood game, which is Tuesday, March 3. Clintonville will take on the winner of that game on Friday, March 6.

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The Lady Cardinals are all smiles as they are shown raising the regional championship plaque after a close 48-47 win over Big Foot Saturday evening, Feb. 28. This is the fourth straight Regional Championship for the Brodhead girls basketball team. They will travel to Fort Atkinson to square off against Whitewater on Thursday, March 5, at 7 p.m. in a WIAA Division 3 sectional semifinal.

sparked the run with two straight jumpers including a pull up. With 5 seconds left, Moe drew a foul on a headsy play. “Thank God for Nyhus. She kept us in that game especially when we were down for awhile there. For her to hit those shots to get us right back in it was incredible.We needed that,” Pickel said. “I think with Erin being a year removed from this gym it might have been to our advantage. She still feels comfortable and she had a great middle school career. She stepped up and hit some big shots tonight,” Kammerer said. The Cardinals found the gaps in Big Foot’s zone. Brodhead attacked the zone and got more drives to the basket. A drive by Nyhus put the Cardinals up 25-22. “We’ve never seen their 2-1-2 that extended before. The first

half we were caught off guard and we didn’t expect that. So at halftime we regrouped and decided we needed to attack more,” Pickel said. Big Foot answered as Schoenbeck nailed a three and Morgan Courier followed with a three-point play to give Big Foot a 28-25 lead. Pickel answered with a drive and two free throws on a post move. The Chiefs took a 33-31 lead into the final quarter. Brodhead took full advantage of getting into the bonus early in the quarter. Moe hit two free throws off an offensive rebound and Pickel followed with two more free throws to tie the game at 35 with 6:30 left. With 4:14 left, senior Megan Jacobson grabbed a crucial offensive rebound and found Nyhus who buried a baseline jumper to eventhe game at 39.

“Megan had a great game tonight and. She sees the court real well and for her to grab that rebound, it was a huge momentum changer especially when we were down 90 percent of that game,” Pickel said. “I can’t credit enough what Megan did tonight for Brooke when Brooke was in foul trouble. Megan came out and started playing to the point we couldn’t take her out of the ball game. Not only was she getting it done rebounding but also passing. Megan stepped up big tonight for us,” Kammerer said. The Cardinals scored eight of the next nine points to take a 47-40 lead with 1:30 left. All eight points came from the charity stripe. Pickel hit six and Moe buried two. As a team, Brodhead went 25-for-30. “Every game comes down to free throws and we proved that

tonight and for many is incredibl is what won us Pickel said. “It’s a credit to step up to that lin to knock them do win by one all 25 throws counted to merer said. It looked like had the game in Foot stormed back forced three strai Morgan Courier a steal and fast b cut Brodhead’s l with 17 seconds l “Courier’s one player and we her that but we w our feet and step stop the drive. G her for taking adv bad defense at ti Pickel said. With Cardinals fans standing, fouled. Pickel st line and hit one o seconds on the cl Brodhead had in double figure the balanced Car with 16 points. in 15 points and 14 points. One-seed Brod to Fort Atkinson against one-seed on Thursday, Mar in a WIAA Divisi semifinal. “The first tim did not play ou had many turnov offensive rebound up and in order to to do the little Pickel said. “The biggest th to be able to han sure. We didn’t We had 35 turno gest thing is we h in ourselves whe that court anyth pen in tournamen say enough about ing themselves on Whitewater,” Kam

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Kaylee Braatz (left) and Michaela Prevallet, both 13, of Oconomowoc, compete in the Oconomowoc Five-O Fast Feet Log Rolling Tournament at the YMCA at Pabst Farms last weekend. In a log-rolling match, two people stand on opposite ends of a log and roll against one another, attempting to get the other to fall off the log and into the water. Head coach and founder of the team John Hallett started the team City Beach in 1998 as a summer program that still runs today at the beach and the YMCA.

City, land developers clash again

By STEVEN MARTINEZ stmartinez@jrn.com

City of Oconomowoc — A legal battle potentially five years in the making for the city over property it seized from developers has finally arrived. An attorney representing Jon Hass and Ken Herro on Friday, Feb. 27, filed a lawsuit against

the city seeking “just compensation” for a parcel of land at 219 W. Wisconsin Ave., across from the Community Center, which the city seized in January 2013 by establishing eminent domain over the property. The land was owned by Haas and Herro and negotiations over the property — which the city uses as a parking lot for the

community center — and discussions about its value had been a matter of debate since 2010, according to previous media reports. The complaint alleges that the property is worth $515,000, citing an October 2012 appraisal of the land which previously had been valued at $250,000. The initial appraisal of the land

listed the property zoned as a “traditional residential” district, but a change of zoning, to “mixed-use commercial,” was necessary for the land to become a parking lot. The city in early 2013 had offered $250,000 for the property, according to news Please see LAWSUIT, Page 3

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Outdoor Pursuits class. Area fishing guides assist with the program. See story on Page 12. —Staff Photo By GARY RIDDERBUSCH

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A snowmobile acciden urday near Highway 70 Germain resulted in the of a 19-year-old Beaver woman, who was first air by Spirit Air to Wausau H tal for her injuries, accord a press release from the County Sheriff’s Office. The 911 Center recei wireless call at 11:01 a.m porting a snowmobile acc that occurred on the sno bile trail near Highway 7 south of E. Holiday Drive Initial investigation s that the woman, Emily L went off the trail and str tree. She was transport Oneida County Ambulan the St. Germain Comm parking lot where she was airlifted by Spirit Air t pirus Wausau Hospital fo injuries. She was pronou dead Sunday at the hospi St. Germain Fire De ment, St. Germain Re Plum Lake Ambulance Se Spirit Air, Oneida County bulance, Department of N ral Resources and the County Sheriff’s Offic sponded to the accident. The accident is still u investigation by the County Sheriff’s Office an DNR.

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atching a nice lunker. interested in keeping fish ke the size limit. ch to be at least eight inches to nhagen said. “You can go out m Lake) and catch 40 perch in ey’re small, maybe five to six

filling up my freezer with a fish like some people do.” n, who grew up in Batavia, varsity girl’s basketball at High School and makes er Co. h his wife Karen and dogs oxy a little more than a stone’s m the village’s namesake lake himself on the water when he . few jig poles, some minnows fish for an hour or two. tle bored at night, I’ll go out nch of perch,” he said. om Lake is known for its , Borkenhagen said, he likes Forest Lake or to Lake Ellen ere his parents live. out two or three times a week, ng out for eight to 10 hours at nhagen said, noting he rarely hanty. “If it’s more than, say on’t need a shanty. I’ll just sit g.” is a difficult time of the year hagen said, noting the ice is he fish aren’t getting as much

nd later parts of the season e said. “We’re kind of in the now because the fish are slow o bite. ce starts to melt and the water hrough the ice, that’s when ” hing, he said, is from 6 to 8 3 to 6 p.m. catch any walleyes, bluegills, ike 9 o’clock until 2 o’clock,” of guys fish in the morning back before supper.”

TINY PERCH like the one held by Terry Borkenhagen on Random Lake are common, Borkenhagen said. The lake is known for muskellunge that prey on the small fish, he said. Photo by Sam Arendt

Although Borkenhagen usually fishes alone, he takes the basketball team fishing once or twice a year and will sometimes go on a trip with his friends or dad. “We (the basketball team) went earlier this year and caught 17 northerns and bass,” he said. “The girls seemed like they had a lot of fun.” On another trip, he and his daughter Brianna challenged his father and

cousin to see how many fish they could catch. “Brianna and I caught 50 and they caught 29,” he said. “That’s a lot of fish.” While most people cringe at the thought of spending even a little time in the cold, it doesn’t bother Borkenhagen. He and a group of friends went to Sturgeon Bay last week when the temperatures were below zero and the wind chill made it feel even colder. “If I didn’t have my suit, I’d have to put four or five layers on,” Borkenhagen said. “But it keeps me nice and toasty. If you don’t spend a little extra (on the suit) and boots, you’re going to get cold pretty fast.” There aren’t many secrets to being a good ice fisherman, according to Borkenhagen, just some hard work. “If you really want to catch a lot of fish, you have to go out every half hour or so, check your bait and get the fish to come to you,” he said. “Some people will sit in the warm truck or shack and wonder why they don’t catch anything. “You have to be active and4, change yourpm / March 2015 10:06 technique to keep them interested.”

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Lincoln’s Chad Zimbauer glides between Independence’s Nick Koval and Jordan Speltz to place a shot in the first half of the teams’ Dairyland Crossover game Saturday. Lincoln won the game, closing out the regular season with a 64-53 victory.

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Black River Falls ramping up efforts t nomic developmen more businesses to th City Administr Chown said he’s bee by several business interested in bringing to Black River Falls a hopes a change to on incremental district current businesses an development. The interest com when the Black River town Association als ing renewed efforts to operations to the dow “I think that’s a pl to find ways to revita town and spark some Chown said. “There things going on and things starting comin and that it’s not just a that things start happ The city council re moving ahead with ment to the city’s mental district No. near the Super Wa change is geared to for site improveme midst of a possible 25,000-square foot erty near the Walma Trip area. The potential reta oper, which Chown sa remain anonymous, m tax incremental finan tance of $500,000 i of several issues like water retention and t a retaining wall. The city’s TID No. balance of a little mo million as of last fall be eligible to use in th incoming home and Theisen’s, and other n nesses. “Here’s an opp Chown said. “We ha tax incremental di could possible help area around the distr developers come in. “There’s been oth

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Seeger|Staff writer The No. 1 seeded Frederic asketball team hosted the Lac Courte Oreille Eagles h 3, to start the Division fs. The game wasn’t close e Vikings rolled easily in und, leading 41-10 at halflooking back. ng players got in on the with Irric Erickson leadoints, followed by Greg John Chenal, 13, Austin ght, Roman Poirier, four, ed, Ethan Schmidt, Mason ne Matz and Mark Olson and Zach Schmidt had ed with 15 rebounds, four rson had eight rebounds. ory, Frederic will be hosty, March 6, in the regional e. Siren won their openoff Tuesday as well, over The winner of the semifion to the regional final the rday, March 6, against the or Northwood. If the Vi-

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Siren 53, Solon Springs 52 SOLON SPRINGS – The Siren Dragon boys basketball team entered the WIAA Division 5 playoffs with the No. 5 seed, and took to the road to take on the No. 4 seeded Solon Springs Eagles Tuesday, March 3. The Dragons trailed by four

tory. For the third time this season, Siren will be meeting up with Frederic in the regional semifinal game this Friday, March 6, starting at 7 p.m. Frederic has won both contests, 48-36 in mid-January, and 57-22 in mid-February.

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Like steak? You’re feeding global warming

New dietary guidelines push climate policies, junk food taxes

By Richard Moore of The Lakeland Times The Obama administration’s 2015 dietary advisory report is out, and it contains more than a few surprises. The recommendations by the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is ostensibly a scientific report that will help shape the administration’s official dietary guidelines, to be issued later after public comment and input from other experts and federal agencies. But many say it is most likely a harbinger of the real guidelines to come, and those are important because many federally funded

initiatives, such as the National School Lunch Program, must abide by them. So what does the science say? (Bear in mind that critics say the science is weak.) For starters, go ahead and gorge yourself on cholesterol. Well, maybe not gorge, but cholesterol is no longer the bad boy on the nutrition block. Red meat and sugary snacks are, though. And that leads to the second big surprise: The advisory report is as much a white paper on tax and environmental policy as it is a nutrition recommendation, a radical departure. For example, the panel rec-

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A BNSF train engine pulls tank cars Wednesday near Stoddard, Wis., and the Mississippi River. Major line upgrades by BNSF and Canadian Pacific railways and increased freight volumes along the Mississippi River Valley have some environmentalists concerned.

Environmentalists want study of railroads’ plans to upgrade, ship crude through area CHRIS HUBBUCH chubbuch@lacrossetribune.com‌

As U.S. railroads scramble to haul growing volumes of freight and North Dakota crude oil, they are expanding workforces and sinking record amounts of money into their networks. That translates into major investments along the Upper Mississippi River corridor, where BNSF and Canadian Pacific, the region’s two major rail carriers, have together undertaken more than a dozen major upgrades in the region. T h e co n s t r u c t i o n b o o m means more jobs and economic activity in communities along

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Coming Monday: Canadian Pacific has plans for several upgrades to its line that runs south from La Crescent, Minn., along the Mississippi River. The railroad is marketing that line as a new route to get North Dakota crude oil to refineries in the south.

awaiting approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before work can proceed. Members of Congress have joined the group Citizens Acting for Rail Safety in asking the PETER THOMSON, LA CROSSE TRIBUNE Corps to require a comprehensive study known as an environmental Tank cars move Wednesday along the Mississippi River on a BNSF rail line impact statement, arguing that near Stoddard, Wis. the La Crosse expansion is part of a large-scale project designed that accounts for a growing The railroad’s plans to add to increase capacity and allow for tracks through the La Crosse share of the rail volume. February 24, the 2015transport 6:16 pm /of even more crude In the spotlight are BNSF’s River marsh have met with more oil from North Dakota. plans to add a second set of tracks regulatory hurdles. Rep. Tim Walz of Minnesota

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Rally against anti-union bill smaller than 2011 MADISON (AP) — Thousands of Wisconsin union workers rallied at the Capitol Saturday to protest a “right-to-work” proposal that would outlaw the mandatory payment of union dues, but the crowd was much smaller than those in 2011 against Gov. Scott Walker’s law stripping public sector unions of much of their power. Speakers at the event jeered Walker’s comment Thursday that fighting against protesters during the 2011 debates prepared him to battle terrorists as president. Walker has not yet announced his presidential campaign, but is expected to

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker comes in close second in CPAC’s annual presidential preference straw poll. Page B3 do so later this year. “What we are doing here today is the heart and soul of democracy, not terrorism,” said Phil Neuenfeldt, president of Wisconsin AFL-CIO. Protesters held signs that said “This union grandma is not the same as ISIS” and “We are mad as h*** but we are peaceful.” Bretta Schmidt, a nurse at Meriter Hospital in Madison

held a sign that said “I’m a nurse, not a terrorist.” Schmidt said she protested Act 10 in 2011 and crowds Saturday could not compare. “We feel defeated,” she said. “We know this is going to pass.” A spokesman for the Department of Administration, Cullen Werwie, said between 2,500 and 3,000 people gathered at the Capitol Saturday. There were about 2,000 there for rallies Tuesday and Wednesday. The numbers pale in comparison to protests during the Act 10 debates in 2011 when an estimated 100,000 people turned out to protest at the Capitol.

Protesters wore construction helmets and Teamster jackets Saturday as they rallied against a right-to-work bill that was rapidly passed by the Wisconsin Senate last week and is expected to pass the Republican-dominated Assembly. Walker has said he will sign in it into law, which would make Wisconsin the 25th right-to-work state. Colin Millard, a union representative from Horicon, 55 miles northwest of Milwaukee, said the Republican legislators’ effort to push the bill through quickly prevent- Proteste ed unions from getting large rally aga Madison crowds gathered Saturday.

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“I won’t comment on the proposal except to say how I would work with it,” Brancel added.

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Greg Peterson, the eldest of the “Peterson Farm Bros” who have become internet sensations with their farm-centric parodies of popular songs, spoke to members of the Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association in Wisconsin Dells last week. that farming was cool,” he told an audience last week at the Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association winter conference.

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JAN SHEPEL WISCONSIN DELLS When Greg Peterson and his younger brothers put together a little parody video, using their parents’ farm as a backdrop, they substituted agriculture-based lyrics and thought maybe they’d get 50,000 views on You Tube. Now, their videos have been viewed 32 million times and they are bona fide internet stars. Greg graduated from Kansas State University a year and a half ago and came home to the family farm. As he was working on his finals he drafted his younger brothers Nathan, 21, and Kendall, 18 (both of whom are students now at Kansas State) to appear with him in a video talking about what it’s like to be a Kansas farmer. Their parents David and Marla farm in central Kansas, raising beef cattle and crops. “I was always trying to convey to my friends

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Emily Turner, left, and Mindy Carter, both of Madison, take their Vizslas — Hungarian sporting dogs — Bentley, 2, left, and Zeus, 5, for a walk Wednesday morning on Monona Bay. Thursday’s forecast calls for a high of about 10 with overnight lows dipping below zero, before the sun returns Friday and Saturday with highs in the teens.

Bill would delay use of student test scores MOLLY BECK mbeck@madison.com, 608-252-6135

Test scores from this year’s new Common Core-aligned exam that students are set to take next month would not be used in state report cards under a bill circulating among lawmakers this week. Sen. Paul Farrow, R-Pewaukee, drafted the bill that would prohibit the state Department of

Public Instruction from issuing a school accountability report using test scores from this school year. It also would delay for one year a new evaluation method for teachers and principals that incorporates student test scores. The bill is in response to concerns over the Smarter Balanced exam, which is aligned to the Common Core State Standards, that students in Wisconsin will

take next month. The exam has proven to be much more costly than originally expected, and a key feature allowing the test to adapt to a student’s abilities has not worked correctly. In an email seeking co-sponsorship for the bill from Farrow and Rep. Joel Kitchens, R-Sturgeon Bay, both said they were informed the test would not be used after this school year.

“Therefore, a majority of our educational systems are now supposed to be held accountable based on the results from an assessment they have never administered before and never will again,” the email said explaining the need for the bill. State Superintendent Tony Evers sent a letter to school districts on Feb. 17 saying he supported “hitting the pause button” with such legislation.

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For 30 years, the late Marge Miley shared the history of Manitowoc County with her readers through her “Milestones” column in the Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter. Now, the Manitowoc County Historical Society has compiled 101 of Miley’s columns into a new book, “Manitowoc County’s ‘Milestones.’” The articles are categorized into nine chapters that bring Miley’s writings to life. Chapter topics include the following: businesses, community, schools, events and happenings, World War II-era memories, people,

places, organizations and towns and villages. Miley was born in Sheboygan on Sept. 22, 1925, to the late Clara (Schram) Miley and Raymond I. Miley. The family lived in Mishicot until she was 3 years old and moved to Manitowoc. Miley graduated from Manitowoc’s Lincoln High School in 1943 and that same year began her long career in the newsroom of the Herald Times Reporter. Miley was news editor of the newspaper when she began her “Milestones” column in 1979 at the request of then-editor David Decker, who wanted a local column on the editorial page.

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She was managing editor of the paper when she retired in 1986, but continued to write her column until 2009. The name of her column was a play on Miley’s last name and over time became a history lesson for both author and readers. She wrote an estimated 1,500 columns in a 30-year span. Miley passed away in 2012. The book is dedicated to her memory and her efforts to record Manitowoc County’s history. The columns included in the book were compiled over the past year with the help of historical society intern Autumn Linsmeier and March 2, 2015 4:15 pm /

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generous support from local history supporter Henry and Peg Harder The content was reprin ed with permission fro the Herald Times Reporter. The book is availabl at the Manitowoc Coun Historical Society’s He tage Center, 1701 Michi gan Ave., Manitowoc, and sells for $22.95. Th Heritage Center is ope Tuesday through Frida from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Th book will also be available daily at Pinecrest Historical Village once the site opens for the season on May 1. For more informatio contact the Manitowoc County Historical Soci ety at (920) 684-4445.

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Portage’s Jacob Poches celebrates the Division 2 state championship he won at 160 pounds on Saturday night at the WIAA individual state tournament in Madison. Poches defeated Freedom’s Seth Vosters, 6-5, with a last-second takedown for the title, the first for for a Warriors’ wrestler since 2009. For full coverage, see pages A6 and A7.

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of this year. Although the campaign has yet to expand to all churches in the 11-county diocese that

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DNR OKs northern land easement purchase Board action completes new forest, but property remains in private hands with timber harvesting TODD RICHMOND Associated Press

The state Department of Natural Resources’ board has approved spending nearly $2 million to complete a new recreational forest in northwestern Wisconsin, despite Republican lawmakers’ misgivings about the stewardship program. The board voted Wednesday to borrow $1.9 million through the stewardship program to acquire an easement on about 21,000 acres from the Lyme St. Croix Forest Co. The board approved buying an easement on more than 44,000 acres from the company for $11.3 million in stewardship dollars in 2012. Together, the two easements will form the new

65,867-acre Brule-St. Croix Legacy Forest. DNR officials said the purchase is the largest land easement acquisition in state history. The forest will span portions of Douglas, Bayfield, Burnett and Washburn counties and feature 80 small lakes and ponds and 14 miles of streams and pine barrens habitat. The land will remain in private ownership, and timber harvests will continue. “It’s a win-win for everybody that will help maintain the celebrated forested character of the north,” DNR Secretary Cathy Stepp said. The stewardship program authorizes the DNR to borrow money for land purchases, boat landing repair, development of DNR property and grants to conservancy organizations and local governments for land acquisition. Republicans have long criticized the program, arguing it removes land from the tax rolls, closes off too much land to hunt-

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ing and fishing, and runs up massive debt. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau has estimated the DNR has spent $87 million paying off stewardship debt in fiscal year

2013-14 alone. Republican Gov. Scott Walker has proposed in his 2015-17 state budget to prohibit the DNR from buying any more land through its stewardship program until at least 2028. The program is set to expire in mid-2020; even if legislators renew it then the DNR still wouldn’t be able to buy any land for another eight years. JK Stepp, a Walker appointee, emphasized in her statement easeme that the new forest will be in priMULTIM vate hands and on the tax rolls. Walker’s spokeswoman, Laurel Patrick, referred a request for comment on the new borrowing to the DNR. An agency spokesman didn’t immediately return an email. Republican state Reps. Joe Sanfelippo and David Craig have proposed a bill that would allow local government officials to veto stewardship acquisition deals. Their aides didn’t immediately return emails seeking comment.

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Firefighters with the Monroe and Browntown fire departments work to get the fire under control after a house on Davis Road, south of Browntown, became engulfed in flames Thursday morning.

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to 15 years,” Sathoff said. “I never dreamed I’d be in Nicaragua exactly five years later doing joint replacements.” But that’s just what he and his team of 13 were doing Jan. 31 through Feb. 7 in the town of Chinandega as part of the “Amigos of Christ” program. The mission included assistance in many areas, including the painting of a new school and excavation to help with the flow of water, but the medical assistance packed a big punch. “In four days, we did eight total hips and five total knees,” Sathoff said of his surgeries. “I had most of my team with me, so it was like we were doing them at home.” Another blessing came from the fact a

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surgical team from Ohio was also there, and had gathered 20 donated implants, ready for installation. “That allowed us to do this on short notice,” Sathoff said. And yet another was the presence of Karola Boyd, the wife of Monroe Clinic anesthesiologist Jared Boyd. She is a native Nicaraguan who Boyd met on a previous mission trip he took years ago, before he entered the medical field. “It was great that Nicaragua was our destination,” Jared Boyd said. “I already knew the country well, and Nicaragua is safer than many Third World countries. “My wife still has family there, so we

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Disregard the old wives’ tale about whether March is poking a lion today or will cuddle us like a lamb in 30 days — let’s put February to bed with its ranking of ninth-coldest on record. A bigger long-term concern looms in the coming months, when the Coulee Region could see drought conditions resurface because the winter has been

relatively dry, National Weather Service meteorologist Jeff Boyne said Friday. “In the spring, there is a potential for drought across the area, developing across central Minnesota and into southwest Wisconsin,” Boyne said. With just 2.31 inches of precipitation contained in the snowfall of 28.4 inches so far this season, this is the driest season since 2005-06, he said. The normal precipitation at this point is 3.5 inches, with a normal of 34.9 inches of snow. Boyne attributed the dryness to the arid, cold air from Canada that has been prevalent this season, rather than moist patterns coming up from the Gulf of Mexico.

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The snowfall tallies lag the past two years’ averages of 40 inches, and the normal of 40 to 45 inches, but they dwarf the 2011-12 total of just over 21 inches for the entire season. That said, let’s put a fork in February, when the average temperature was 11.3 degrees to finish in ninth place on the record books but still was warmer that last year’s fourth-place rank of 9.7 degrees. “This is the first time we’ve had back-to-back Februarys in the top 10,” Boyne said. The average February low was 1 degree and the average high, 21.5, a bit cooler than normal, Boyne said. “Strangely enough, for how

cold it’s been, it’s been a relatively normal season,” he said. Looking toward March, Boyne said it is expected to be cooler than normal overall, with the possibility of a dusting of snow today and perhaps 3 to 6 inches on Tuesday. However, today’s predicted high of 27 degrees is much more lamb-like than most of February, with the mercury expected to have a yo-yo week of a high of 25 Monday and near 29 Tuesday before plunging to 14 Wednesday, holding at 15 Thursday and possibly zooming to the mid-30s Friday. Night-time lows are expected to range between single digits to slightly below zero.

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of five divisions based on shooting Division 2: Ryan Krueger, percentage, and a minimum of 75 Hortonville, third (36-of-80, .450); February 16, 2015Adam 4:52 pm / attempts, will be selected to particSmith, Kaukauna, eighth ipate. (23-of-57, .402); Jordan McCabe,

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Alyssa Tubbs had her f out and her line down in waiting for a bite. The 5-year-old hadn signs of an interested fish a half hour into the annu fishing event at Lunda C Park, but she was excited a “I like catching the fish The Jackson Count Fund’s annual youth ice fi returned to the pond at L Saturday after last year’s i weather killed off all the water body and prevented from holding it at its long tion in 2014. The event had over 60 tered about halfway throu hour timeframe, and orga excited to have an opport youth interested in the spo “(We want) them to co learn a little about ice fis JayDee Nichols, chair of fund. “If they can come fish or two and have this then hopefully they will co ice fishing.” The fish in the D&S Ma Nature Pond were discove February 2014 after suffe lack of oxygen from prol and snow cover. The pond, by young anglers througho remained without fish un starting to put efforts in fall to get it restocked.

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Shane Graham of Shamrock was one of more than 60 youth who turned out for the annual ice fishing event at Lunda Park Saturday.

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butts all season, and they have gotten a lot of support,” Canfield said of her overall unit. “We have depth in our team, which helps tremendously. We don’t have just one or two girls that are carrying the team. Any of the five could be our top

performer on the event. We have had several coaches come and tell the girls that this is their year, ‘go for it.’ So that is what we are going to do: Go for it. We are going to go out and have fun, and the scores will settle themselves.”

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Alexandria Pena of Milwaukee captures images near Bradford Beach in Milwaukee. Southern Wisconsin is under a wind chill advisory until 10 a.m. Friday. Temperatures are expected to reach the upper teens later in the day.

mperature of 5 degrees was recorded in Milortly before 4 p.m., ind chill value in the orded at 11 degrees beording to the weather

st wind chill levels in isconsin were recordngton and Sullivan at elow zero, followed by c and Waukesha at 31 heboygan at 30 below, the weather service. Bend and Kenosha, evels dropped as low s below zero; 28 below Middleton, Waterau and Timmerman Milwaukee; and 25 beison and Racine, ache weather service. oing to start seeing eration in temperearly next week — day — when another comes through. And to do it all over again, oesn’t look quite as Rudy Schaar, a st with the weather e in Sullivan. ing to be up and down coaster through the Schaar said.

The lakefront was frozen near Bradford Beach on Thursday, when the wind chill level dropped as low as 29 degrees below zero in Milwaukee shortly before 7 a.m. See a gallery at jsonline.com/ photos.

Possible cold-weather death investigated By ASHLEY LUTHERN aluthern@journalsentinel.com

The possible cold-weather death of a 40-yearold Milwaukee woman remained under investigation Thursday with a final cause of death pending toxicology results. Janet R. Johnson was discovered by Milwaukee police about 6:15 a.m. Wednesday in the 3500 block of W. Clarke St. Officers had been sent to the area for a report of gunfire and found Johnson crawling on the street, cold to the touch and

caine user, was released from jail about 9 a.m. Tuesday and went to Wisconsin Community Services, 3732 W. Wisconsin Ave., to find a home placement. From there, Johnson was taken to the United Community Center and was supposed to become an inpatient at the facility, but instead she was evaluated and discharged, the detective told medical investigators. Johnson’s father took her back to Wisconsin February 23, 2015 7:39 pm / Community Services, where she stayed until about 2 p.m. Tuesday, when she left to go to Wal-

asino in Kenosha after a business relocation cersday morning for Toolamation Services Inc., out The business will move a property at 9037 Kenosha Newsinto 02/18/2015 oad.

is weighing its options, including legal action. It has not yet made any decisions, he said, preferring to give Walker every possible chance to change his mind.

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Temperatures can be very angerous, and possibly even fe-threatening, during this arctic utbreak. “Anyone planning on venturing utside should wear extra layers, ats and gloves to help stay protectd from the cold,” said Brian Lada, meteorologist for AccuWeather. Fortunately, winds should not be s strong as they were during the old spell over the weekend, making feel not quite as cold.” Water main breaks may occur as he extreme cold penetrates deep into he ground. This could quickly lead to y areas where the lines rupture. More moderate temperatures re expected by Saturday, though ext week should see temperatures elow normal again, with highs in he upper teens and low 20s.

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Rescue crews were called to Kenosha Harbor at about 5 p.m. Tuesday for a report of a person in the water, but were unable to ﬁnd any signs that someone went into the lake. A driver on Ring Road at the east end of HarborPark told Kenosha Police he believed he saw a person walking on the icy North Pier off Simmons Island, and that the person appeared to fall into the water. The U.S. Coast Guard and the Kenosha Fire Department searched the area, and rescue workers walked the pier looking for signs of someone in the water. A dive team was on standby. After about an hour, the search was called off.

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Sandra M. “Sandy” Sheahan, 70, of Union Grove, died Feb. 11. Kathryn “Kay” H. Dienhart, 93, died Feb. 10. Bonny Jo Mueller, 59, of Oconomowoc, died Feb. 7. Gary F. Leiting, 63, of Lemont, Ill., died Jan. 31.

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Celebrity birthdays George Kennedy, actor 90 Toni Morrison, author, 84 Yoko Ono, singer, 82 John Travolta, actor, 61 Vanna White, game show host, 58

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DNR Fisheries Bureau director Ron Bruch retires

This cardinal was seen enjoying a bird feeder in the Rhinelander area Feb. 9.

Will continue on key projects

From managing the successful Lake Winnebago sturgeon fishery to overseeing implementation of the Wisconsin Walleye Initiative, Ron Bruch’s work with the Department of Natural Resources has created numerous benefits for anglers while improving fish and wildlife habitat throughout the state. A 38-year veteran of DNR who started with the department as a creel census clerk, Bruch served as a consistent advocate for citizen involvement in management of Wisconsin’s natural resources. His retirement, due to health reasons, follows a career notable for its success in finding common ground among recreational, commercial and

ured fisheries and appreciation for the connection between the environment and economy have served our state Bruch well.” Bruch, 61, was named fisheries bureau director in May 2014 and had anticipated working for several more years to advance the fishery program’s recently updated strategic plan. He now intends to volunteer his time on a number of key projects under a reduced schedule. Through the years, Bruch’s career covered work as a habitat technician, fisheries biologist, supervisor and fisheries bureau section chief. Prior to his appointment as bureau director, he served as statewide planning coordina-

from fish propagation at the state’s hatcheries, rearing stations and spawning facilities to habitat improvements and fisheries research. Bruch’s academic background includes research on sturgeon and deep water sculpin; he holds doctorate and master’s degrees from the University of WisconsinMilwaukee and a bachelor’s degree from UW-Stevens Point. He has authored or coauthored numerous papers for peer-reviewed scientific publications as well as the 11time national award winning book “People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin’s Love Affair with an Ancient Fish” (Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2009). In addition to serving as co-founder and president of the North American Sturgeon and Paddlefish February 19,co-founder 2015 7:36 pm / Society, he is and treasurer/secretary of the

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Clean animals on pasture with mom and baby together are a welcoming site for consumers interested in animal well-being. in cattle, but when it is, the majority is from dairy cull cows because farmers do not realize withdrawal times for milk may be different than withdrawal times for meat. “Any violation at all is unacceptable,” she said. “We need to be shipping only safe products.” She stressed the importance of always thinking about the end product — the meat. Meat needs to be free of any contaminants, including bruising from moving animals; injection site bruises and lesions; or even broken needles that are not located before shipping the animal.

The end product Consumers want meat that is cherry red, lean, well-marbled and with white fat, not yellow, she said. It should be free from any blemishes. “Dark cutters,” as they are referred to in the industry, are not attractive to consumers.

This blackish-red meat is caused by animals that are under stress at the time of slaughter. “If animals have never been moved or handled prior to shipping, they will stress out when you load them on a truck, and the result is not good,” she said. “Make sure your animals are accustomed to being moved from one pasture to another or moved around in the barn so they will stay calm when you want to load them.” Seefeldt also reminded farmers that meat gets tougher as animals age, so hanging on to them because prices are low or to put on more weight will not necessarily mean the meat is better. “Marbling and the eating experience has been linked, according to consumer surveys,” she said. Not only being proactive to educate consumers about how farmers care for their animals but also educating the butchers are steps in the right direction.

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“Consumers believe butchers are experts about how the meat was produced,” she said. “Make sure the butchers know that you have given your animals the best care possible and that slaughter was done humanely.” When it comes to animal welfare concerns, Seefeldt said consumers care about the following: ● Procedures they perceive as painful (tail docking, castrating, etc.) ● Compromised animals (animals being dragged out of a pen) ● Animals in declining health ● Timely euthanasia ● Humane slaughter ● High-stress handling. “The ‘humanely-raised’ issue is not going away,” she said. “You need to think about these things, and when you ship an animal, make it stress free. “I suggest you think about taking a class on beef or dairy quality assurance.”

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Walker attacks media in donor email

ays after being tripped up by reporters’ questions on evolution and President Barack Obama’s faith and love of country, Gov. Scott Walker is now trying to raise money off the controversies by attacking the media. The email from Team Walker — which asks for donations of up to $1,000 — says of Walker, who has all-but-announced his 2016 presidential bid: “He refuses to be distracted by the small, petty, and pale ideas that the ‘gotcha’ headline writers for the Liberal Media Daniel want to talk about. He refuses Bice to be drawn into the sideshow The of answering pointless quessecond-term tions about whether and how

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Sensenbrenner. A fundraising letter when the Wisconsin Republican is not on the ballot. “I am doing something I have not done in fused to say whether he agreed with Rudy years — running an aggressive fundraising Giuliani when the former New York mayor campaign in the ‘off year,’ ” Sensenbrenner said at a private event that he wasn't sure wrote in a recent solicitation. whether Obama loves his country. The govBut why? Sensenbrenner campaign aide Brit Schiel ernor followed that by telling The Washingsaid Sensenbrenner’s get-out-the-vote effort ton Post that “I don't know” if the president in 2014 was effective but expensive. The vetis a Christian. eran congressman wants to help continue “I’ve actually never talked about it or I that effort, Schiel said, to support those at haven’t read about that,” Walker said while the top and bottom of the GOP ticket next attending the National Governors Association year. meeting. He added, “I’ve never asked him “To do so he will need every resource that.” possible, isn’t any time,” February 24, and 2015he 6:42 pmwasting / The fundraiser from Walker's campaign Schiel said. urges donors to “stand up against the publicIs that all? ity hounds and the journalistic pack.”

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‌T he Waterford High Sc h o o l g i rl s b a s ke t ball team finally got off the second-place train Thursday night on its home floor. The Wolverines, after finishing second in the Southern Lakes Conference the last three seasons, earned a share of the SLC title with a 63-47 victory over Lake Geneva Badger. Waterford (19-2 overall) finished 13-1 in the SLC and shares the title with Union Grove, which b ea t D e l ava n - Da r i e n 64-25. The Wolverines started fast, like they have in a few recent games, taking a 15-0 lead. They made three 3-pointers to open the game and maintained that margin most of the way. Waterford ran into foul trouble in the first h a l f a n d p o i n t g u a rd Jenna Bouffiou had to sit for a while, but Madison B l a i r to o k over at the point and that opened things up for Tiffany Stiewe. Stiewe Stiewe c a m e through w i t h a c a re e r n i g h t , scoring 32 points. Much of that was because of Blair’s move to the point. “That drew their zone out,” Waterford coach Dena Brechtl said. “ Tea m s rea l ly wo r r y about Madison and Tiffany hit her shots when she was open, drove and penetrated. You give her a little gap and she’ll find it. She executed very well.” Blair finished with nine points, four rebounds, four assists and

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second of the fourth quarter Thursday evening at St. Catherine’s High School. It was Thomas’ only basket in a 51-50 victory.

‌R ACINE — With an overflow crowd in the John F. McGuire Gymnasium in a frenzy and one of the elite players in the nation in his face, Kelly Thomas somehow managed to maintain his composure. There were less than four seconds remaining in the game with St. Catherine’s High School boys basketball team trailing Whitefish Bay Dominican 50-49 Thursday night, when Thomas, the Angels’ senior center, stood near the free-throw line, looking to pass the basketball. When that option didn’t become available, Thomas had to figure out a way to get his shot off against Diamond Stone, Dominican’s imposing 6-foot-10 center. “ T h e coa c h e s h a d been telling me the whole ga m e to p u m p - fa k e against him,’’ Thomas said. “So, I finally pumpfaked and it worked.’’ But even after getting Stone to bite on the fake, Thomas still had to make the shot. And he did just that as the horn sounded to give the Angels a dramatic 51-50 victory in a Metro Classic Conference game. The triumph also gave the Angels (13-1) a halfgame lead over Dominican (12-2) in the MCC standings. “I was looking at the flight of the ball and as it got closer to the basket I said to myself, ‘It’s going to go in,’ ‘’ said an ecstatic St. Catherine’s coach Bob Letsch, who had a

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Pirates fade against Falcons Pewaukee falls at home to Brown Deer By MIKE DALY sports@jrn.com

The Brown Deer boys basketball team is back on the winning track after taking down host Pewaukee on Friday night, 59-50. The defending Division 3 state champion improved to 8-4 overall and 7-1in the Woodland East Conference, using a strong performance from junior forward Taurus Adams to bounce back from a mid-week loss to Milwaukee Washington. Adams led all scorers with 22 points and came up big when Pewaukee’s box-and-one defense all but took standout senior guard Lewrenzo Byers out

of the game. “We’ve had teams play that box-and-one on us for a few minutes, and we get past it,” Brown Deer coach Kelly Appleby said. “But they did it for the entire first half. (Byers) got a little frustrated with it I think, but being the team player he is, he got other guys involved and played the defense he had to.” Byers, who entered play averaging 18.7 points per game, did score 11 points but was limited to just 2 points in the first half. Senior forward Zack Baun showed his muscle inside with 16 points, four of which came on thunderous dunks in the first and fourth quarters. Despite its trademark lightning-fast tempo, Brown Deer started slow and needed an 8-0 run to force a 10-10 tie after one

Pewaukee quelled Brown quarter. Pewaukee senior forward Deer’s rally with a basket at the Steve McGowan broke a score- end of the third to pull within less second quarter open with a 33-29. But the first play of the three from the top of arc at the fourth quarter – a boisterous five-minute mark. The Pirates slam dunk from Baun – proved did their best to run with Brown to be a dagger. Adams followed Deer, but they never found the with a three to give Brown Deer outside shooting that’s become a 9-point edge, and the Falcons never looked back. their staple. “We had our opportunities, After the Falcons adjusted at the break, it looked like two dif- but we got sloppy with them,” ferent teams on the floor. The Pewaukee head coach Mike offense generated slowly, but Basile said. “You can’t turn the when the pace picked up, Pe- ball over as much as we did waukee couldn’t keep up. against a team as good as they Brown Deer nearly doubled its are. We just weren’t able to get point total with a 26-point into our offense.” Sophomore forward Aidan fourth quarter as its run-andNordquist led Pewaukee with13 gun style took over. “Once we picked the defense points, the only Pirate in double pressure up, there were big op- figures. The Pirates (9-5, 5-3 Woodportunities for me to step up, and I was able to do that,” land West) host Cudahy on February 24, 2015 10:15 pm / Tuesday. Adams said.

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Dan Lassiter/dlassiter@gazettextra.com Janesville Craig’s Delaney Schoenenberger,left,battles Middleton’s Elizabeth Norregaard for the ball during Big Eight Conference basketball action Saturday afternoon in Janesville. The Cardinals beat the Cougars, 70-51, in the regular-season finale for both teams. Craig’s loss, coupled with Verona’s win over Madison Memorial on Saturday, created a tie between the Cougars and the Wildcats for the conference title. See Sports, Page 1B.

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Daniela Anguilar thinks she would have been one of the brave citizens who risked their lives to create a United States of their dreams. “I would absolutely be there helping,” the 26-year-old student said after reading an exhibit at UW-Rock County. The Wisconsin Historical Society display tells about the historic efforts of student volunteers and African Americans in Mississippi during the summer of 1964. Dan Lassiter/dlassiter@gazettextra.com “I did not know about Freedom Daniela Anguilar learned about Freedom Summer from a Summer,” Anguilar said. “I did not display at the UW-Rock County Library. She says if she ANNA MARIE LUX know what African Americans had been alive in 1964 that she would have taken part in BETWEEN THE LINES had to go through.” the nonviolent demonstrations aimed at ending segregaDaniela is not alone. tion in Mississippi. Local discussions about Freedom A civil rights leader once said Janesville on Feb. 23-24. that many Americans have a “children’s book under- Summer are planned inFebruary 23, 2015 6:40 pm / standing” of the vicious system of segregation. ganized huge demonstrations that pressured WashMichael Edmonds of the state historical society

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PORTSHORTS Muskego-New Berlin NOW 03/05/2015

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EISENHOWER BOYS BASKETBALL

EST GIRLS SKETBALL

The Pewaukee Pirates kicked up th defensive efforts in the second half, ho ing New Berlin Eisenhower to eight po in each of the third and fourth quarters and they rolled to a 59-48 victory in th regular-season finale for both teams Fe 25 at Pewaukee. The loss left the Lions in third place (10-6) in the Woodland West, with an overall record of 13-9. They did finish season with three wins in their last fou games. After an even first quarter (15-15), t Lions used an 18-15 second quarter to a 33-30 lead at halftime. But then the Pirates came out and stopped the Lion the second half 29-16, outscoring them 15-8 and 14-8. Sophomore forward Sullivan Kulju 16 points for the Lions, while junior gu Stephen Kraninger and senior wing De Steck each scored 10 points. Junior gu Jack Sirek added eight points and Jor Canady had five points to round out th scoring. Nine Pirates scored, but only Wyatt Cook, a 6-5 sophomore forward, made to double figures with 16 points. Senio Nick Knoke, Chandler Bentley and Evan Hansen each had nine points. The Lions will now play in the WIAA regional semifinal at 7 p.m. Friday, Ma 6, at home. They will meet the winner the March 3 game between No. 6 New Berlin West at No. 3 Waukesha North. A win in that game will probably m up the No. 2 Lions with No. 1 Pewauke 7 p.m. Saturday, March 7.

he New Berlin girls basketball team ted Catholic Memorial 50-40, getting a fast start Feb. 24 at home in a ound WIAA regional quarterfinal . he Vikings jumped off to an 18-8 quarter lead and then played CMH the rest of the way (32-32). West led at halftime and 39-26 after three ers. he only quarter the Crusaders (8-14) n advantage in was the fourth (14-11), was too little too late. unior guard Claire Radtke led the way 17 points, which included six of six the free-throw line and one 3-pointer. r forward Rachel Novotny scored 11 s and was five of six from the charity . Junior guard Sarah Meleski had points with five of nine from the line. he aggressive Vikings got to the hrow line 23 times and converted 18 — an impressive .783 success rate. est played in the regional semifinal at Pewaukee on Feb. 27.

SENHOWER GIRLS SKETBALL

he Eisenhower girls whipped WauNorth 63-49 on Feb. 27 in a WIAA nal semifinal game at home. he Lions led 36-25 at halftime in a scoring game, but then a 20-11 third er put the game out of reach at 5613-7 North advantage made the more respectable. enior guard Sammy Kozlowski led Ike 26 points, while junior forward Chelrackmann added 18. orth’s amazing senior forward Jessica er had 32 points, which included 3-pointers. e then lost to New Berlin West in the regional final 57-49 on Feb. 28 at to see the season come to an end.

USKEGO GIRLS SKETBALL

he Warriors stayed within range most way but still fell 53-38 to Janesville r in a WIAA Division 1 regional semicontest Feb. 27. uskego trailed 30-19 at the half and came within 40-32 after three periods e tallying only six points in the fourth er. eshman Maddy Harrison led the team 13 points, while Hannah Kath scored ints and Vicki Jansen seven points. uskego finished at 6-17, which is an ovement over the previous season. r, the fourth seed in the sectional, on to lose to Madison Memorial in a nal title game on Feb. 28.

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CRUISIN’ DOWN THE COURT

WEST BOYS BASKETBALL

The New Berlin West boys dropped 80-45 decision to Greendale on Feb. 2 Muskego’s Maddy Harrison drives past a defender in action from this home in their regular season finale. season. Harrison tallied 13 points in the Warrior’s WIAA Division 1 regional The Vikings finished the regular sea loss to Janesville Parker on Feb. 27. with a 3-19 overall record and a 2-14 record, good for last place in the Wood land West Division. Senior Max Lindhorst chipped in with MUSKEGO BOYS West actually led the Panthers 17-1 four points, five rebounds and three asafter one quarter but then was outscor BASKETBALL sists for the Warriors, who finished at 13-1 54-17 in the second (29-9) and third in the Classic 8 Conference. Tommy Anderson was given his first (25-8) quarters. The Vikings trailed by Muskego was up 39-19 at halftime and start of the season for Senior Night on Feb. points, 69-34, going into the fourth qu then coasted the rest of the way. 26, and he certainly made the most of it. ter. “It was a well-executed game,” Capes Anderson tallied 17 points and five Senior wing Mindika Wijenayake l said. “We shot particularly well.” rebounds as the Warriors topped Wauthe Vikings with 16 points, including tw The Warriors netted nine 3-pointers kesha South 71-50 to close out a 21-1 from five different players and 14 of 17 free 3-pointers. Senior forward Josh Micha regular season. had 21 points, David Pulizios had 16 an “He came out and played big in the first throws. senior guard junior forward Jack RingMuskego begins WIAA Division 1 requarter and kept it up,” coach Andy Capes elberg added 10 to lead the Panthers. gional action at 7 p.m. Friday, March 6, at said. “I’m proud of him.” No. 6 seed West played at No. 3 W home against either Watertown or JanesBrandon Glandt led with 22 points, kesha North on March 3. If the Vikings ville Craig. including a trio of 3-point field goals, and won, they would play No. 2 Eisenhowe If the Warriors win, they play at home added three steals and five rebounds. Cal Friday, March 6. again Saturday, March 7, against either Schultz tallied 10 points and Caleb WagnLake Geneva Badger or Verona, for a — Compiled by Tom ‘Sky’ Skibosh er nine points and seven assists. regional championship. March 4, 2015 10:00 pm / John

Cera reaches 1,000 The ENGIN points at Mukwonago

Mukwonago Chief 02/18/2015

Mukwonago’s Manske a good student, strong hockey player

By JR RADCLIFFE jradcliffe@jrn.com

Even before she began her playing career at Mukwonago High School, Bre Cera was the type of player capable of achieving lofty career milestones. With the final chapter of her junior season yet to be written, she hasalreadyfollowedthroughon many of those projections. Cera became just the second player in school history to reach 1,000 points in her career, and with her final points of the night in a 27-point effort against Kettle Moraine on Feb. 10, she also became the program’s all-time leading scorer. Mukwonago defeated the Lasers, 59-53. Cera left that game with 1,008 points to her name, 2 better than Anne Witte, who finished her career in 2002 at the state tournament. Cera has already been to state twice, including one appearance in the state-championship game, and now she has the individual marks to accompany her team accolades. “She was absolutely outstanding on both ends of the floor,” Mukwonago coach Rick Kolinske said of the performance against KM. “Bre and (Morgan) Glatczak each had 12 pointsinthesecondhalf,andwe were able to outscore KM, 3724, in the second half to go on to win. When Bre and Morgan are on their game, we are very tough to beat. This is something we absolutely need with the playoffs right around the corner.” KM led by 7 points at halftime, when Mukwonago was able to force only two turnovers in the first half. “The second half was much different,” Kolinske said. “Our defensive intensity was much better, and Morgan Glatczak was able to establish herself inside. Morgan scored all12 of her points in the second half.” Cera shot nine of15 from the floor with six rebounds, and

By CHUCK DELSMAN cdelsman@jrn.com

Staff photo by Scott Ash

Mukwonago junior Breanna Cera takes aim from the line during the game at Oconomowoc on Feb. 3.

Glatczak added four boards. Hannah Bricco made all six of her free throws and brought in 8 points. In a 72-47 win over Catholic Memorial on Feb. 13, Mukwonago found the fast start it was lacking against KM. After opening with a 31-0 lead over Catholic Memorial the first time the teams played, MHS jumped to a 19-0 lead this time and took a 30-11 lead after the first eight minutes. “It was a great start, and we never looked back. It was a total team effort. I thought the girls did a great job with their rebounds and the way we pushed the ball. This is something we’ve been working on. The girls really created a lot of easy opportunities with great outlet passes and turnovers created on the defensive end.” Cera scored16 points, Glatczak added 14, and Bricco went

5-of-6 from the field to score 13 points. Glatczak also brought in 11 rebounds, and Hannah Lomen delivered a couple 3-pointers to account for her 6 points. Kelly Murphy distributed five assists. Now 17-4 overall and 9-4 in conference, Mukwonago is out of the running for a Classic 8 Conference title but still very much a threat. MHS drew the fourth seed in the upcoming WIAA Division 1 playoffs, behind Waukesha West (19-2), Arrowhead (15-5) and Germantown (18-3). Mukwonago will host Homestead (17-4) in the opening round of the playoffs at 7 p.m. Feb. 27. MHS could conceivably face West in the second round and Arrowhead in the third round, giving the Indians a chance to avenge the two teams responsible for all four Mukwonago losses this season.

When he attends the University of Wisconsin in Madison next year, Mukwonago High School’s Alex Manske is planning on majoring in engineering. Maybe that’s the reason the MHS senior is so good at manufacturing good plays on the ice as one of the captains on the Kettle Moraine/Mukwonago/Oconomowoc boys hockey team. “Alex skates on our top line, and he’s a very smart kid,” said KM/MHS/OHS coach John Brymer. “He makes very few mistakes on the ice. There’s no doubt he flies under the radar a little bit. Alex is one of those players that I don’t have to say too much to. I give him a reminder or two, but that’s it. He’s just a fantastic individual.” Manske, who has been playing hockey since he was 4 years old, is hoping to close out his high school career with a bang. After playing on the JV team as a freshman, he was promoted to the varsity as a sophomore and saw limited action. He had just one point that season, an assist. But his game improved dramatically the last two seasons. Manske played a prominent role with the Lasers last year, helping lead his team to the WIAA state tournament in Madison. Manske scored 23 points one year ago and ranked third in scoring. This year, he’s become a force as a member of the No. 1 line along with Oconomowoc senior Allan Moutvic and KM senior Nick Bateson. Manske has 32 points, ranking third on the team in scoring. Manske has 12 goals and 20 assists on the year. Combining his points with Moutvic’s (48 points, 25 goals, 23 assists) and Bateson’s (25, 12 goals,13 assists), that line is one of the best in this part of the state. “We call those three guys the triple school line,” Brymer said with a chuckle, noting that each one represents one of the three

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