GIRLS SOFTBALL How softball players show off their personality through intricate braids OLIVIA JANIK May 27, 2025 May 27, 2025 Updated Jun 21, 2025 Oregon High School pitcher Chloe Zagrondnik practices a throw ahead of a game on May 13 at Taylor Prairie Elementary School in Cottage Grove. OWEN ZILIAK,STATE JOURNAL Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save OLIVIA JANIK Oregon infielder Kaylee Radke has worn her hair the same way every game this season — Dutch braids into pigtails.kAm#25<6 6IA6C:>6?E65 H:E9 5:776C6?E 3C2:5D 2?5 92:CDEJ=6D :? AC6G:@FD D62D@?D[ 3FE 2D E96 !2?E96CD DE2CE65 C24<:?8 FA H:?D[ 96C E62>>2E6D 3682? E@ ;@<6 E92E 96C 92:CDEJ=6 H2D E96 C62D@? 7@C E96:C DF446DD]k^AmkAm“x 5:5 DE2CE 2D 2 ;@<6[ 3FE ?@H x 42?’E W492?86 >J 92:CX[” #25<6 D2:5] “x7 H6 5@ =@D6 E92E 82>6 E92E x DH:E4965[ x’> =:<6 69]”k^AmkA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^7fh_3`h3\7fh3\c_fh\hg26\3hd4agechf36Qmd 9:89 D49@@= 32D632== DE2CD @7 E96 H66<i |2J af 65:E:@?k^2mk^Am People are also reading… Cheese shop owner following in family’s 100-year tradition City administrator presents update on Highway 50 project Restaurant review: The Del-Bar earns its prime reputation Lake Geneva holds off voting on proposed trolley program Williams Bay approves to establish tourism commission A Juneau County man sold his home Sunday. Then a tornado flattened it Todd Krause re-elected to second term as Lake Geneva’s mayor Lake Geneva restaurant owner honored for quick response Commission completes management plan for Geneva Lake Tornado slams Juneau County, large hail hammers southern Wisconsin in second round of storms Tuesday Wisconsin men's hockey lands defenseman hours into transfer portal period Revolt of the MAGAs? Unconfirmed tornado in Marathon County damages 75 homes, no injuries reported Four Lake Geneva City Council members re-elected on April 7 New documentary explores possibility of serial killer near Omaha kAm(:E9 #25<6’D 92:C :? 96C ?6H D:8?2EFC6 DEJ=6[ ~C68@? H@? a_ DEC2:89E 82>6D 367@C6 7:?2==J =@D:?8 @? |2J `f] %96 >@C6 82>6D E96 !2?E96CD H@?[ E96 >@C6 D6C:@FD E96 A=2J6CD E@@< E96:C DFA6CDE:E:@?D 23@FE #25<6’D 92:C]k^AmkAm“x’> @?=J DFA6CDE:E:@FD 23@FE 96C 92:C[” 7C6D9>2? :?7:6=56C pD9=6J r@@< D2:5 H9:=6 E96 E62>’D H:??:?8 DEC62< H2D 24E:G6]k^AmkAmw2:CDEJ=6D :? D@7E32== 2C6 23@FE >@C6 E92? <66A:?8 2 A=2J6C’D 92:C @FE @7 E96:C 7246] %96J 2==@H A=2J6CD E@ 6IAC6DD E96:C :?5:G:5F2=:EJ[ AC@G:56 4@F?E=6DD 3@?5:?8 @AA@CEF?:E:6D 2?5 A=2J 2 >2;@C C@=6 :? 82>652J DFA6CDE:E:@?D]k^Am kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^6_5dg5fa\bdea\ccc3\g734\e4622f336eddQmd 9:89 D49@@= 8:C=D D@446C DE2CD @7 E96 H66<i |2J af 65:E:@?k^2mk^Am kAm~C68@? :D?’E E96 @?=J E62> H:E9 DFA6CDE:E:@FD A=2J6CD] $F? !C2:C:6 t2DE D@A9@>@C6 pG6CJ #F9=2?5 H@C6 5:776C6?E 92:CDEJ=6D E@ DE2CE E96 D62D@? 3FE DE2CE65 E@ 4@?D:DE6?E=J H62C 96C 92:C :? 2 3F33=6 3C2:5 2D E96 r2C5:?2=D <6AE E2==J:?8 H:?D]k^AmkAm“p7E6C =:<6 E96 7:CDE EH@ H66<D[ x’G6 366? 5@:?8 E96 D2>6 ,92:CDEJ=6. 3642FD6 x 766= =:<6 :E’D 366? H@C<:?8 2?5 H6’G6 366? 92G:?8 8@@5 DF446DD[” #F9=2?5 D2:5]k^Am kAmtG6CJ 82>6 52J[ #F9=2?5 3C2:5D EH@ D>2== 3C2:5D E@ 7C2>6 96C 7246 367@C6 E62>>2E6 {:=J2??2 vC@DD AFED E96 C6DE @7 96C 92:C :?E@ 2 3F33=6 3C2:5]k^AmkA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^2h5dhh5g\_a5b\ch_`\3ehe\76fab46fa_43Qmd 9:89 D49@@= =24C@DD6 DE2CD @7 E96 H66<i |2J ag 65:E:@?k^2mk^Am kAm{@5: A:E496C q2:=6J $E2C< 96C 92:C 3C2:565 :?E@ 2 7:D9E2:= 3J E62>>2E6 t=:D6 zCF>A6? 367@C6 6G6CJ DE2CE]k^Am kAm“$96 2=H2JD 86ED 96C 92:C 5@?6 3J t=:D6 — :E’D <:?5 @7 =:<6 96C DFA6CDE:E:@?[” @FE7:6=56C ':G:2? q6=5 D2:5] “$96 2=H2JD 92D 2 D=:4< 324< =:EE=6 A@?J 2?5 E96? 2 7:D9E2:= 3C2:5[ D@ :E’D C62==J AC6EEJ]”k^Am kAm|@DE E62>D 92G6 D6G6C2= 8:C=D H9@ 92G6 364@>6 E96 “56D:8?2E65” E62> 3C2:56CD 3642FD6 @7 E96:C 23:=:EJ E@ 5@ >F=E:A=6 EJA6D @7 3C2:5D] qFE C2E96C E92? 92G:?8 @?6 @7 96C E62>>2E6D 5@ 96C 92:C[ #25<6 92D 96C >@E96C[ 2? 2DD:DE2?E 4@249 7@C ~C68@?[ 3C2:5 96C 92:C @? E96 3FD 367@C6 6G6CJ 82>6] xE’D 364@>6 2 3@?5:?8 >@>6?E 7@C >@E96C 2?5 52F89E6C]k^Am kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^2h5dhh5g\_a5b\ch_`\3ehe\76fab46fa_43Qmd 9:89 D49@@= =24C@DD6 DE2CD @7 E96 H66<i |2J ag 65:E:@?k^2mk^AmkAm“(6 E2=< 2 =@E H96? D96 3C2:5D >J 92:C[” #25<6 D2:5]k^AmkAm%96 G2=F23=6 E:>6 DA6?E E@86E96C[ H96E96C :E’D 2 >@E96C 2?5 52F89E6C @C EH@ E62>>2E6D[ EFC?D E96 E2D< @7 3C2:5:?8 D@>6@?6 6=D6’D 92:C :?E@ 2 496C:D965 24E:G:EJ]k^AmkAm“|J 72G@C:E6 A2CE :D 36:?8 23=6 E@ E2=< H:E9 E96> H9:=6 x’> 5@:?8 E96:C 92:C 2?5 563C:67 27E6C 2 =@?8 52J @7 D49@@=[” zCF>A6? D2:5]k^Am kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^g6e627`g\b2h2\c4fh\h_`5\efge__2cgd32Qmd BF6DE:@?D H:E9 ~C68@? 8:C=D =24C@DD6VD #J=: qC@H?k^2mk^AmkAmqF33=6 3C2:5D 2C6 E96 92:CDEJ=6 @7 49@:46 7@C >2?J @7 E96 A=2J6CD[ =:<6 ~C68@? 7C6D9>2? p??:<2 |@?E6] w2:C :D AF==65 324< :?E@ 2 A@?JE2:= E96? D64E:@?65 @77 3J D>2==6C 92:C E:6D 2?5 AF7765 :?E@ 3F33=6D]k^Am kAmpE 7:CDE :E H2D 23@FE E96 FE:=:EJ @7 <66A:?8 92:C :? 4964<[ 3FE D96 2=D@ =:<6D 9@H E96 DEJ=6 =@@<D @? 96C :? 82>652J A:4EFC6D]k^Am kAm“tG6CJ@?6 92D E@ H62C E96 D2>6 862C[ D@ E92E’D <:?5 @7 H96C6 J@F 42? <:?5 @7 AFE J@FC @H? A6CD@?2=:EJ :?E@ :E[” D96 D2:5]k^Am kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^4b3e5ach\g`ba\c32b\2fg7\ebg65c4f4f3fQmd BF6DE:@?D H:E9 $F? !C2:C:6 t2DE 32D632== ;F?:@C t2DE@? vC@DDk^2mk^AmkAmqF33=6 3C2:5D 2C6 2 A@AF=2C 92:CDEJ=6 H:E9 76>2=6 2E9=6E6D 2?5 42? 36 D66? @? >2?J }rpp D@7E32== A=2J6CD]k^AmkAm“x <?@H D@>6 8:C=D D2H E96D6 4@==686 D@7E32== A=2J6CD 2?5 E96J’C6 =:<6[ ‘~9[ 42? J@F =:<6 C6\4C62E6 E9:D 92:CDEJ=6 @? >6n’ $@ :E’D <:?5 @7 4@@= E@ D66 H9@ :?DA:C6D E96:C 92:CDEJ=6D[” q6=5 D2:5]k^Am kAmq67@C6 6G6CJ 82>6 E96 D96 AFED 96C 92:C :?E@ 6:E96C EH@ 3C2:5D @C 2 5@F3=6 3C2:5 2?5 92D 368F? E@ 4@@C5:?2E6 96C 92:CDEJ=6 H:E9 96C 76==@H @FE7:6=56CD]k^Am kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^>25:D@?]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^4ac7_3`7\da6e\c3fe\hggh\372bf7b5ea24Qmd BF6DE:@?D H:E9 |25:D@? t586H@@5 4@\@A 3@JD =24C@DD6VD sJ=2? {6?Kk^2mk^AmkAmw2:CDEJ=6D 96=A A=2J6CD 6IAC6DD E96:C A6CD@?2= DEJ=6 2?5 6G6? 96=A A2C6?ED 2?5 72>:=J >6>36CD E@ 7:8FC6 @FE H96C6 E96:C A=2J6C :D]k^Am kAm“xE’D 2 H2J 7@C @E96C A6@A=6 E@ 86E E@ <?@H E96 A=2J6CD @? E96 7:6=5[” #25<6 D2:5]k^AmkAm“tG6CJ@?6 AC6EEJ >F49 =@@<D E96 D2>6[ D2>6 F?:7@C>[ D2>6 96=>6E[ 2?5 >2D<[ 3FE H96? J@F 92G6 5:776C6?E 92:CDEJ=6D[ :E’D 62D:6C E@ D66 A6@A=6 2?5 F?56CDE2?5 E96>]”k^Am kAm#25<6 :D 6286C E@ ECJ 5:776C6?E 92:CDEJ=6D ?@H E92E 96C E62>>2E6D 2C6?’E C6=J:?8 @? 96C D:8?2EFC6 DEJ=6 E@ =625 E96> E@ G:4E@CJ[ 3FE 2 ?6H DFA6CDE:E:@? >:89E 7@C> :7 E96 !2?E96CD 2C6 23=6 E@ 8@ @? 2 566A CF? E9:D A@DED62D@?]k^Am How softball players show off their personality through intricate braids Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Packers OL Coach Luke Butkus: Why Jordan Morgan at Left Tackle? Get to know the Wisconsin men's track and field athletes to qualify for the NCAA's first round Seventeen will represent the Badgers on the Texas A&M campus beginning this week, hoping to reach the NCAA Championship meet with solid pe… Where Wisconsin football recruiting stands entering pivotal official visits A look at some big-time visitors, where the Badgers 2026 recruiting class stands, and why things are about to heat up. Here's who from Wisconsin women's track and field qualified for the NCAA's first round Twelve women will represent the Badgers at Texas A&M beginning May 29, hoping to reach the NCAA Championship meet. Wisconsin women's basketball rounds out 2025-26 roster with international post player The Badgers signed an experienced center to fill its final roster spot under new coach Robin Pingeton. 5 high school lacrosse stars of the week: May 28 edition Impressive scoring outbursts and a dominant effort in net headlined the final week of the high school lacrosse regular season. Vote for your f… 5 passers who are elevating area high school girls soccer teams’ offensive attacks Ahead of the postseason, learn the names of some prolific passers who are setting up prominent goal scorers on local high school girls soccer … ‘Becoming a professional game’: Transfer portal shifts area athletes' views of college recruiting Collegiate programs’ frequent use of the transfer portal has led to unintended consequences for the future of high school recruitment. Learn h… 5 things to know about the WIAA state boys tennis tournament Here's what to know about this year's WIAA state boys tennis tournament, which begins Thursday at Nielsen Stadium. 5 things to know ahead of the WIAA state boys track and field meet Many of the area's top athletes will battle for gold against the state's best at UW-La Crosse on Friday and Saturday. Here are five things to know. 5 things to know heading into the WIAA state girls track and field championships The area's top athletes will look to defend their titles or earn a medal for the first time this weekend. Here's what to know about girls trac… Training day: Weak WIAA standards for officials weighing on area lacrosse coaches Easy access to becoming certified as a lacrosse official has been a double-edged sword for area coaches in the sport's second year under the WIAA. How area high school baseball teams manage sectional round doubleheaders Some Wisconsin squads must sweep a doubleheader to reach the pinnacle of their sport — the state tournament. Learn how area coaches and player… Oregon 2-way star named 2025 State Journal/WiscNews softball Player of the Year After appearing at all nine positions her first three seasons, the Villanova commit starred in the circle as a senior to lead the Panthers to …
Get to know the Wisconsin men's track and field athletes to qualify for the NCAA's first round Seventeen will represent the Badgers on the Texas A&M campus beginning this week, hoping to reach the NCAA Championship meet with solid pe…
Where Wisconsin football recruiting stands entering pivotal official visits A look at some big-time visitors, where the Badgers 2026 recruiting class stands, and why things are about to heat up.
Here's who from Wisconsin women's track and field qualified for the NCAA's first round Twelve women will represent the Badgers at Texas A&M beginning May 29, hoping to reach the NCAA Championship meet.
Wisconsin women's basketball rounds out 2025-26 roster with international post player The Badgers signed an experienced center to fill its final roster spot under new coach Robin Pingeton.
5 high school lacrosse stars of the week: May 28 edition Impressive scoring outbursts and a dominant effort in net headlined the final week of the high school lacrosse regular season. Vote for your f…
5 passers who are elevating area high school girls soccer teams’ offensive attacks Ahead of the postseason, learn the names of some prolific passers who are setting up prominent goal scorers on local high school girls soccer …
‘Becoming a professional game’: Transfer portal shifts area athletes' views of college recruiting Collegiate programs’ frequent use of the transfer portal has led to unintended consequences for the future of high school recruitment. Learn h…
5 things to know about the WIAA state boys tennis tournament Here's what to know about this year's WIAA state boys tennis tournament, which begins Thursday at Nielsen Stadium.
5 things to know ahead of the WIAA state boys track and field meet Many of the area's top athletes will battle for gold against the state's best at UW-La Crosse on Friday and Saturday. Here are five things to know.
5 things to know heading into the WIAA state girls track and field championships The area's top athletes will look to defend their titles or earn a medal for the first time this weekend. Here's what to know about girls trac…
Training day: Weak WIAA standards for officials weighing on area lacrosse coaches Easy access to becoming certified as a lacrosse official has been a double-edged sword for area coaches in the sport's second year under the WIAA.
How area high school baseball teams manage sectional round doubleheaders Some Wisconsin squads must sweep a doubleheader to reach the pinnacle of their sport — the state tournament. Learn how area coaches and player…
Oregon 2-way star named 2025 State Journal/WiscNews softball Player of the Year After appearing at all nine positions her first three seasons, the Villanova commit starred in the circle as a senior to lead the Panthers to …