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BADGER TENNIS SHOWS PROMISE DESPITE TOUGH LOSS TO CHAMPS
HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS
KAITLYN HUPP
Senior Dallas Chapman and Sophomore Ben Augustson competed
against a tough Brookfield Central doubles team, ultimately winning
the matchup in the last round.
Senior Jed Solverson returns the ball.
KAITLYN HUPP
Badger tennis competed in a match up against defending State Champs Brookfield Central, and while they may have lost overall, Head Coach Paul Lauterbach is excited for what this means in the long run.
The teams were well paired, as Badger placed fourth in a statewide invitational the previous weekend held in Green Bay and made it to State semifinals last year.
Badger ended the meet with 2 wins, both in the doubles category.
"How we do throughout the season, against the best teams, will always be how the tiebreakers go," Coach Lauterbach said. "It will always come down to tie breakers. And that's what we were talking about before the season started."
Seniors Brandon Hall and Johnny Engerman defeated their opponents from Brookfield Central 6-2 and 7-5.
Senior Dallas Chapman and Sophomore Ben Augustson defeated their opponents in a close match up, losing the first round 2-6 and then winning the final two rounds 6-2 and 10-8.
"Our level of play was maybe a B tonight compared to how we've played as a team sometimes throughout the season andI think that we can play stronger," Coach Lauterbach said. "We're only two and a half weeks into the season, of course. So I think it was a good test for us. We can build on that."
Coach Lauterbach mentioned that the team will play a lot of good schools this season and are dealing with some injuries early this season, but after finishing 4th place in the statewide tournament recently, the players that really stepped up to fill in gave the team some good looks for the upcoming matches.
"Five different lineups, five different matches," Coach Lauterbach said. "And whatever role I'm asking somebody to do, they fill it. And I think that's gonna pay dividends for us in the future."
The team had a lot of good things come out of the day, according to Coach Lauterbach, and he looks forward to them playing a little better as a whole team in the upcoming matches.
Big Foot softball dominates Delavan-Darien with 16-0 win
KAITLYN HUPP
Junior Leah Paulsen attempted to score a run but the
Delavan-Darien catcher kept ahold of the ball.
KAITLYN HUPP
Big Foot Softball came away with a huge 16-0 Rock Valley Conference victory against Delavan-Darien on Tuesday, April 21.
The second inning was a big one for the Chiefs with Cassidy Vilona, Claire Patek, Brooklyn Stewart, and Mylee Walter contributing with bringing baserunners across home plate.
Kyleigh Nickels once again started on the mound, proving to be a powerhouse for this Chiefs varsity team in only her freshman season, giving up zero hits, zero runs, one walk and four strikeouts in the three innings she pitched.
Stewart came in for relief in the fourth inning allowing one hit, no walks and striking out two players but keeping the score set at zero.
The Chiefs went on to play against Whitewater on April 23, with a seventh inning win 12-9.
Big Foot started off slow with only one run in the second inning and none in the first, but gained six in the top of the final inning that pushed them over Whitewater.
Nickels once again pitched for the Chiefs giving up 10 hits, seven earned runs, walked four, and tallied five strikeouts.
Big hits from Kate Hummel in four of her five plate appearances, singled in the first and fifth innings, doubled in the sixth, and tripled in the seventh inning.
Hummel also stole two of the team's five stolen bases in the game.
Other big hitters for this game were Nickels, Leah Paulsen, and Sklar Mahley.
The season continues with Big Foot heading to Clinton on Saturday, April 25 for a varsity triangular.
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