Dave Jameson recalls the luck it took for him to officiate his first high school varsity basketball game.
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Taylor DeValk follows the play during a nonconference boys basketball game between Marshall and Lake Mills at Marshall High School on Jan. 13.
SEAN DAVIS, LEE SPORTS WISCONSIN
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Curtis Calnin waits to deliver the ball for a free throw during a nonconference game between Marshall and Lake Mills at Marshall High School on Jan. 13.
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From left, Joe Coyle, Dave Jameson and Dan Wipperfurth worked the Middleton-La Crosse Logan WIAA Division 1 girls sectional semifinal game in 2014.
CRAIG SCHREINER
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Dan Howard restarts play during a nonconference boys basketball game between Marshall and Lake Mills at Marshall High School on Jan. 13.
SEAN DAVIS, LEE SPORTS WISCONSIN
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Curtis Calnin, left, and Dan Howard chat during a timeout in a nonconference game between Marshall and Lake Mills at Marshall High School on Jan. 13.
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Photos: Middleton boys basketball hosts Madison Memorial in regular-season finale
Madison Memorial boys basketball's Cole Slack (No. 5) looks to shoot a midrange jumper along the baseline during a Big Eight Conference matchup against Middleton on Feb. 26.
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Middleton boys basketball's Cormac Carlson (No. 15) defends Madison Memorial's Anthony Miller during the Big Eight Conference foes matchup on Feb. 26.
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Madison Memorial boys basketball's Caleb Liggon (No. 2) shoots a free throw during a Big Eight Conference matchup against Middleton on Feb. 26.
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Middleton boys basketball's Jackson Guerrero dribbles past a pair of Madison Memorial defenders during the Big Eight Conference foes matchup on Feb. 26.
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Madison Memorial boys basketball's Caleb Liggon (No. 2) upholds his follow through after making a corner 3-pointer over two Middleton defenders during the Big Eight Conference foes matchup on Feb. 26.
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Middleton boys basketball's Carter Parks battles with Madison Memorial's Caleb Liggon (No. 2) for a rebound during the Big Eight Conference foes matchup on Feb. 26.
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Madison Memorial boys basketball's Andrew Braun (No. 11) looks to convert a fastbreak layup during a Big Eight Conference matchup against Middleton on Feb. 26.
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The Middleton student section cheers on Andrew Qastin (No. 5) after his made 3-pointer during a Big Eight Conference matchup against Madison Memorial on Feb. 26.
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Madison Memorial boys basketball's Will Lisowski-Semb (No. 20) looks to evade Middleton's Andrew Qastin (No. 5) during the Big Eight Conference foes matchup on Feb. 26.
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Campbell Kaufman (No. 23) was the first Middleton boys basketball player to cut down the nets after the Cardinals earned a share of the Big Eight Conference title by defeating Madison Memorial on Feb. 26.
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Madison Memorial boys basketball's Lavonte Johnson attempts a 3-pointer from the left wing during a Big Eight Conference matchup against Middleton on Feb. 26.
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