Hartford Hawks 7

Slinger Stingers 6

Hustisford Astros 8

Brownsville 49ers 7

Kewaskum A's 21

Saukville Saints 6

Milton Crescents 14

Helenville Rebels 0

Rubicon Red Sox 12

Clyman Canners 11

Farmington Flames 14

Watertown Cardinals 8

Oakfield Oaks 3

Cedarburg Mercs 0 

West Bend Spirits 7

Monches Irish 1

Oconomowoc Five-O's 9

North Prairie Pythons 5

Menomonee Falls Lakers 4

Milwaukee Beavers 2

Dousman Frogs 10

Merton AmVets 6

Waterford Rivermen 4

Genesee Rebels 1

Brookfield Blue Sox 14

Brookfield Bulldogs 12

Rome Raiders 11

Racine Kiwanis 1 

An exciting new outdoor tradition is making its regional debut in Beaver Dam. 

The Dodge County Fairgrounds will play host to Huntstock Midwest July 17 to July 19 —a high-energy, three-day immersion into the hunting lifestyle. Often described as the "Woodstock of hunting," the festival is making its very first appearance in the Midwest, making the Dodge County Fairgrounds the epicenter of the region's outdoor community.

Whether you are looking to fine-tune your whitetail strategy, test out the latest archery gear, plan a fun family outing, or just talk shop with fellow hunters over great food and live music, this weekend is built for you.

Hunting is all about passing the torch to the next generation. To make it easier to bring the whole crew, kids under 12 get in completely free. The festival will feature a pellet gun range put on by Wisconsin Hunters Education, outdoor lawn games, a make-a-smore station and other activities designed to keep young hunters engaged and excited.

Photo by the Dodge County Fair Association.

The 10th annual Hartford Hawks Golf Outing begins at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start on Saturday, July 18 at the Hartford Golf Club. 

It's a four-person scramble golf tournament that includes up to 144 golfers.

Fun events are included, including longest putt, closest to the pin and longest drive.

Please call 262-224-5084 for any questions regarding possible sponsorship opportunities.   

It includes golfers from around the community and will raise money for their baseball organization.

Giannis Antetokounmpo bid farewell to Milwaukee.

Antetokounmpo’s time with the Bucks officially ended Monday, July 6 when the trade sending him and Bobby Portis to the Heat for Tyler Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kel’el Ware, Kasparas Jakucionis and draft capital was approved by the NBA.

Antetokounmpo plans to arrive in Miami in a few days to start his Heat era – and said in a video message posted Monday, July 6 on social media that he will forever think of Milwaukee, the place where he spent 13 seasons, as his city.

“I want you to hear from my mouth, the city of Milwaukee will always be in my heart,” Antetokounmpo, a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player and 10-time All-Star, said in the video. “This is my home, and this is a place that I had my kids. … It made me the man that I am today. That will never ever change. No matter where I am, Milwaukee will always be my city, my team, my family.”

His run in Milwaukee ended with 21,531 points – by far the most in franchise history, more than 7,000 ahead of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s total during his tenure with the Bucks. Antetokounmpo is also Milwaukee’s all-time leader in rebounds and assists, plus he ranks second on the team’s career list in steals.

Article by Tim Reynolds of the The Associated Press.

West Bend Spirits 7

Brookfield Blue Sox 2

Oconomowoc Five-O's 9

Genesee Rebels 3

Sussex Cardinals 9

Brookfield Bulldogs 5

Monches Irish 8

Hartland Oilers 2

Rome Raiders 14

North Prairie Pythons 2 

The WIAA Board of Control approved limited use of the shot clock in basketball in 2026-27 and acted on other recommendations from the Winter Coaches Advisory Committees affecting season regulations and membership policies. 

Starting next season, schools will be permitted to use a 35-second shot clock for nonconference varsity boys and girls basketball games if there is mutual agreement between the teams, as permitted by rule adaptations. 

The Board approved basketball tournament procedures in the Season Regulations to adjust the enrollment cutlines for divisional placement in the five divisions, beginning with the 2027-28 season. In addition, the higher-seeded team will wear white jerseys and be designated the home team in all State Tournament games beginning next season.

Other changes to the tournament procedures eliminated two regulations. The first removes language limiting a player to only two halves when a one-half junior varsity game is followed by a two-half varsity game. The second removes a provision that prevents teams participating in the State Tournament from moving down to a smaller-school division the following year, even if their enrollment would have placed them in the smaller-school division.

The Board approved four recommendations impacting the wrestling tournament procedures in the Season Regulations. Dates for the girls regionals and sectionals will be moved ahead one week to Feb. 5 and Feb. 12, respectively, in 2027.

The details for the Girls Wrestling Team Tournament, beginning in 2026-27, were adopted. 64 teams will compete in the tournament series with the top-two scoring teams from the individual regional tournament advancing to the sectional team tournament. The teams will be seeded at sectionals by applying the team tournament seeding formula to their individual regional lineup. Teams advance from the team sectional to the State Team Tournament to coincide with the boys team tournament Friday and Saturday, March 5-6 at the La Crosse Center.

In addition, the sectional pairings of the WIAA Girls Wrestling Individual Tournament will be determined by using an annual regional rotation that will pair regional champions versus regional runners-up in all weight classes, which prevents student-athletes from the same two regionals from meeting in every sectional semifinal.

Hartford 8

Sheboygan 7   

Hawks win WABC Tournament

Oakfield 6

Hustisford 3

Brownsville 7

Saukville 3

Thiensville-Mequon 12

Slinger 1

Johnson Creek 6

Farmington 4

Milton 12

Lebanon 3

Rubicon 13

Helenville 0

Watertown 11

Neosho 7

West Bend Spirits 9

Lannon Beavers 2

Brookfield Blue Sox 9

Merton AMVETS 4

Dousman Frogs 15

North Prairie Pythons 3

Oconomowoc Five-O's 8

Rome Raiders 2

Monches Irish 12

Hartland Oilers 2

Waterford Rivermen 9

East Troy Express 2

Brookfield Bulldogs 6

Racine Kiwanis 3

A dream season in Lomira which ended with the first Division 3 state championship for the softball program.

"I still don't think I can put it into words," Lomira High School Head Softball Coach Stacey Clark said with a smile. "It's incredible, I'm so proud of what these girls accomplished and what our team and program accomplished. I'm just so proud for our community and school."

Coach Clark told WTKM that before the season started, there were a few question marks and a few gaps to fill.

"We weren't quite sure what we had coming into the season. I knew we had a lot of talent, but we lost three seniors from a year before and had three seniors coming in that had played with us all four years. It was just finding people that would fill the gaps. We were young but we knew it would be fun."

Winning is fun. 

The Lions pitching was hard to handle this season with Haleigh Caspary in the circle. She was dominant quite often and delivered strong performances. She seemed to get better with every outing and showed strong leadership as a team captain. 

"I wouldn't have it any other way," said Caspary about their memorable season. "It was my senior year, and we ended in a great way. I think towards the middle of our conference play I knew that this was a team that was going to do great things."

Lomira's four-year starter was named First Team All-State, the Division 3 Player of the Year and first-team all-conference. She earned 16 wins this season, ten shutouts and two no-hitters. Her career numbers include 49 wins, 518 strikeouts with 369 innings pitched.

Caspary's talent as a hitter was evident as well. She finished her high school career with 107 hits, 85 RBI, nine home runs and eight triples.   

"She had experience coming into the season," according to Coach Clark. "Haleigh was one of our two pitchers from the year before. I knew we would have strong leadership in the circle. Her growth this season has been incredible. She wanted to be on the mound, and took complete control of that and wanted to own it and be there for her team. Our defense backed her up."

Caspary started pitching when she was 11. She told WTKM about her catcher.

"I loved the catcher I had this year. She caught for me last year, Izzy Westphal. The spunkiest catcher and the most fun to throw the ball to."

Westphal was named Honorable Mention All-District.

One of Caspary's most memorable pitching performances took place during the Division 3 softball state semifinals at Goodman Diamond, in Madison. She opened the game with 10-straight strikeouts and finished with 14 in a 10-0 five-inning win over Spooner. She helped her own cause by going 2-for-3 with one RBI.

The Lions defeated Lodi, 5-0 in the state chapionship final on June 13.

Lomira didn't give up a run during their historic playoff run.

Their defense was anchored by shortstop Trista Gassner. She was named First Team All-State, First Team All-District and the Wisconsin Flyway Conference Player of the Year.

"It means a lot to me. I have worked really hard the last four years. I liked playing close to Haleigh and having the connection during the games. Every girl dreams of being on a team with no drama, and that's everything we could have asked for going into the season. We had a lot of confidence and we also learned how to fight through adversity even in the hardest moments."

Gassner's career stats include 151 runs scored, 172 hits, six triples and 43 RBI.

Caspary and Gassner played in the WFSCA All-Star Game at the Woodside Sports Complex, in Wisconsin Dells on June 15. They will also each continue their softball careers together at Rock Valley College.

Photo includes Haleigh Caspary (L), Lomira Head Softball Coach Stacey Clark, and Trista Gassner during their visit to WTKM on Wednesday, June 24.

Slinger 12

Cedarburg 4

Hustisford 11

Cedarburg 1

Clyman 22

Helenville 0

Clyman 10

Neosho 2

Milton 8

Farmington 4

Rubicon 11

Johnson Creek 1

Kewaskum 5

Oakfield 0

Watertown 20

Helenville 1

The Milwaukee Bucks are trading Giannis Antetokounmpo and Bobby Portis to the Miami Heat, according to reports by ESPN.

The Bucks and Heat will execute the deal on July 6. The trade does not include any additional teams.

The Bucks are acquiring four players, including Tyler Herro who grew up just outside of Milwaukee and attended Whitnall High School, in Greenfield. He made the All-Star team and averaged 19 points per game over seven seasons with the Heat. Kel'el Ware, Jaime Jaquez Jr., and Kasparas Jakucionis are also headed to Milwaukee along with three first-round picks (including No. 13 in Tuesday's NBA draft), one pick swap and one second-round pick. 

Antetokounmpo spent 13 seasons in Milwaukee. He was a 10-time All-Star, a two-time MVP and a Defensive Player of the Year (2020). 

He led the Bucks to its first championship in 50 years when the Bucks won the 2021 title.

Lannon Beavers 17

Hartland Oilers 7

Merton AMVETS 13

Brookfield Blue Sox 9

Menomonee Falls Lakers 4

Sussex Cardinals 1

Waterford Rivermen 3

Rome Raiders 2

Racine Kiwanis 5

East Troy Express 2

Oconomowoc Five-O's 8

Dousman Frogs 2

Genesee Rebels 18

North Prairie Pythons 2

West Bend Spirits 7

Brookfield Bulldogs 3

The Hayward Hawks hosted their six-team John Moreland and Brett Briggs Memorial Tournament over the weekend of Friday, June 19 to Sunday, June 21. The event featured amateur town-ball matchups and was held at the Hawks' home field, bringing together teams from around the Independent League and the Wisconsin Baseball Association.

The Hartford Hawks earned the championship with solid pitching and timely hitting.

June 20:

Game 1

Hartford 10

Brill 6

Game 2

Hartford 12 

Eau Claire 2  (5 innings)

Championship game:

Hartford 5

Brill 1

Division 1

Kaukauna 11

Madison Memorial 5

Division 2

Pewaukee 5

Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic 4

Division 3

Cedar Grove 13

Dodgeville 9

Division 4

Columbus Catholic 8

Potosi-Cassville 4 

The 43rd WIAA Girls Soccer Tournament will take place Thursday-Saturday, June 18-20, at Southeast Sales Powersports Stadium at Uihlein Soccer Park, in Milwaukee. 

The single-elimination tournament features four teams in each of the four divisions. Below are the seeds, pairings and time schedule of games.

Division 1

Thursday, June 18

#1 Divine Savior Holy Angels (17-2-2) vs. #4 Kimberly (22-1) - 4:30 p.m.

#2 Oregon (17-1-3) vs. #3 Muskego (13-2-3) - 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 20

Championship Game - 1:30 p.m.

Division 2

Thursday, June 18

#1 Brookfield Central (12-4) vs. #4 Holmen (18-3-1) - 11 a.m.

#2 Wauwatosa East (15-1-1) vs. #3 DeForest (14-6-1) - 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 20

Championship Game - 11 a.m.

Division 3

Friday, June 19

#1 McFarland (16-0-4) vs. #4 Rice Lake (17-2-3) - 4:30 p.m.

#2 Kiel (24-0-1) vs. #3 New Berlin Eisenhower (13-1-2) - 7 p.m.

Saturday, June 20

Championship Game – 7 p.m.

Division 4

Friday, June 19

#1 Xavier (21-1)?vs. #4 Ozaukee/Random Lake (18-3-1) - 11 a.m.

#2 The Prairie School (18-1-1) vs. #3 Aquinas (16-3) - 1:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 20

Championship Game - 4:30 p.m.

Top-seeded Divine Savior Holy Angels qualifies for the state tournament for the 13th time overall and for the first time since 2023. They have won five state championships, most recent in 2021. The Dashers also won titles back-to-back in 2008-09 and added championships in 2014 and 2016. This season, they were the champions of the Greater Metro Conference. The Dashers have advanced to state with a 2-1 win over Arrowhead in the Oconomowoc Sectional final. 

The 78th Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Baseball State Tournament will take place Monday-Thursday, June 15-18, at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute. 

The WIAA has been sponsoring the State Baseball Tournament since 1948. 

The State Baseball Tournament features four divisions. The single elimination tournament includes eight teams in Division 1 and four each in Divisions 2, 3 and 4.

Defending champion Muskego is the #1 seed in the bracket. The Warriors won the title in their first appearance in the baseball tournament held in the spring. They also made five trips to State while sponsoring summer baseball, winning the summer title in 2018 and finishing runner-up in 2002. This season, they finished atop the Classic Eight Conference standings. The Warriors cruised past Franklin 13-1 in five innings in the sectional final at Westosha Central to advance to the State quarterfinals.

Top-seeded Pewaukee makes its third State Tournament appearance and its first since qualifying in consecutive seasons in 2021 and 2022. The Pirates lost in the Division 1 quarterfinals in 2021 and the Division 2 semifinals in 2022. They also made three appearances during the summer baseball era, with their best finish coming in 1972 when they advanced to the semifinals. Pewaukee earned its trip to the State semifinals this year with a 10-5 victory over New Berlin Eisenhower in the sectional final at New Berlin Eisenhower. The Pirates were co-champions of the West Division of the Woodland this spring.

Monday, June 15

Division 1 Quarterfinals - 9 a.m.

Game 1 - #4 Madison Memorial (20-7) vs. #5 Fond du Lac (21-8)

Game 2 - #1 Muskego (24-4) vs. #8 Marquette (16-13)

Division 1 Quarterfinals - 2:30 p.m.

Game 3 - #3 Kaukauna (19-7) vs. #6 River Falls (18-9)

Game 4 - #2 Milton (24-5) vs. #7 Nicolet (18-11)

Tuesday, June 16

Division 4 Semifinals - 9 a.m.

Game 1 - #2 Potosi/Cassville (19-7) vs. #3 Reedsville (19-6)

Game 2 - #1 Columbus Catholic (22-6) vs. #4 Loyal (16-8)

Division 3 Semifinals - approx. 2:30 p.m.

Game 1 - #2 Marathon (26-4) vs. #3 Cedar Grove-Belgium (21-5)

Game 2 - #1 St. Croix Falls (27-1) vs. #4 Dodgeville (24-2)

Wednesday, June 17

Division 2 Semifinals - 9 a.m.

Game 1 - #2 Kenosha St. Joseph Catholic (24-6) vs. #3 Waupun (24-5)

Game 2 - #1 Pewaukee (28-2) vs. #4 Somerset (20-9)

Hartford 9

Saukville 0

Slinger 5

Oakfield 3

Thiensville-Mequon 3

Hustisford 2

Clyman 3

Rubicon 1

Cedarburg 9

Brownsville 8

Milton 17

Helenville 0

Farmington 4

Johnson Creek 3

Lebanon 7

Watertown 6 

Division 1

(30-1) Hamilton 8

(28-3) Muskego 3

Division 2

Fox Valley Lutheran 9

Pewaukee 1

Division 3

(27-3) Lomira 5

Lodi 0

Division 4

Mineral Point 6

Johnson Creek 0

Division 5

Almond Bancroft 16

Belmont 8 

The 31st Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys Team Tennis Tournament will be held Friday and Saturday, June 12-13 at Nielsen Tennis Stadium on the campus of the University of Wisconsin in Madison. Action will begin at 3:30 p.m. Friday with Division 1 quarterfinals. Play will resume with Division 1 and 2 semifinals at 9 a.m. Saturday.

The championship matches in both divisions will begin following the semifinals based on court availability.

Division 1 - Quarterfinals (June 12 - 3:30 p.m.)

#1 Whitefish Bay (24-1) vs. #8 Hudson (19-3)

#4 Marquette (19-3) vs. #5 Neenah (14-6)

#3 Badger (19-5) vs. #6 Franklin (24-2)

#2 Middleton (20-6) vs. #7 Notre Dame (12-11)

Division 2 - Semifinals (June 13 - 9 a.m.)

#1 Shorewood (17-8) vs. #4 Edgewood (15-5)

#2 Altoona (26-0) vs. #3 Kohler (23-4)

Whitefish Bay is the top seed in the bracket. The Blue Dukes make their seventh State Tournament appearance and their first since qualifying in Division 1 for the first time in 2021. Their first five appearances were in Division 2 and all resulted in state championships, capturing the gold trophy from 1997-2000, and then again in 2002. They are the champions of the North Shore Conference this year.

The 100th Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys Golf Championships will be held Monday and Tuesday, June 8-9 at University Ridge in Madison.

The competition features 16 teams and 24 individual qualifiers in Division 1, and eight teams and 12 individuals in Divisions 2 and 3.

The schools qualifying for the state meet, with the number of appearances as a team in the State Boys Golf Championships in parentheses, in Division 1 are Hartford Union High School (14), Slinger (6), De Pere (10), Edgerton (27), Franklin (7), Homestead (35), Hudson (7), Kettle Moraine (13), Kimberly (9), Marquette (17), Middleton (26), Oregon (2), River Falls (17), Waunakee (4), Westosha Central (7) and Whitefish Bay (38).

Individual qualifiers in Division 1 include senior Jonathan Amtmann and junior Rylan Schulz of Arrowhead High School.

Sectional champions in Division 1 include junior Alex Kuepper of Hartford Union High School, who won the Fond du Lac Sectional; and senior Lucas Piacsek of Waukesha North, who won the Waukesha South Sectional.

Individual qualifiers in Division 2 are sophomore Jack Wirth of Kettle Moraine Lutheran and sophomore Jack Pucci of Lakeside Lutheran.  

The 50th WIAA State Softball Tournament will take place Wednesday-Saturday, June 10-13, at the Goodman Softball Complex on the University of Wisconsin campus in Madison.

The WIAA has been sponsoring the State Softball Tournament since 1976. Stevens Point leads all programs in State titles won with nine. Kimberly has claimed seven titles, and Kaukauna, Marion, Oakfield and Poynette have six. Denmark and Pacelli have won five. Stevens Point has appeared in the most State Tournaments with 19. Oakfield is next on the list with 17 and Ashwaubenon has qualified 16 times. Chippewa Falls and Kimberly have 14 appearances, followed by Cedarburg, Pacelli and Poynette with 13.

Hamilton is the top seed in the bracket in Division 1. The Chargers qualify for the third year in a row and for the fifth time in the last six seasons. It’s the 13th time the Chargers have advanced to State overall. Their deepest tournament runs in the program's previous 12 appearances ended in the semifinals in 1980, 1987 and last season.They earn another shot at a title by rolling to a 9-0 victory over Cedarburg in the sectional final, hosted by Hamilton. The Chargers are the champions in the Greater Metro Conference this year.

Top-seeded Lomira is making its third State appearance and its first since 2021 in Division 3. The only other experience in the tournament came in 2015. Both of the Lions’ previous appearances resulted in losses in the semifinals. They rolled to a five-inning, 11-0 win over Clinton to earn the opportunity to continue their pursuit of a State title. The Lions are the champions of the Wisconsin Flyway Conference this spring. 

DIVISION 1

Quarterfinals - Wednesday, June 10

Game-1: #2 Muskego (26-2) vs. #7 Marshfield (18-8) - 11 a.m.

Game-2: #3 Stevens Point (25-4) vs. #6 Appleton North (19-7) - 1:30 p.m.

Game-3: #1 Hamilton (27-1) vs. #8 West Allis Hale/Central (15-11) - 4 p.m.

Game-4: #4 Sun Prairie East (21-4) vs. #5 Union Grove (23-6) - 6:30 p.m.

DIVISION 2

Semifinals - Friday, June 12

Game-1: #1 Medford (28-1) vs. #4 Pewaukee (20-9) - 4:30 p.m.

Game-2: #2 Turner (25-3) vs. #3 Fox Valley Lutheran (24-3) - 7 p.m.

DIVISION 3

Semifinals - Friday, June 12

Game-1: #1 Lomira (25-3) vs. #4 Spooner (23-1) - 11:30 a.m.

Game-2: #2 New Holstein (23-7) vs. #3 Lodi (20-7) - 2 p.m.

DIVISION 4

Semifinals - Thursday, June 11

Game-1: #1 Grantsburg (25-0) vs. #4 Johnson Creek (25-4) - 2 p.m.

Game-2: #2 Mineral Point (26-4) vs. #3 Marathon (25-5) - 4:30 p.m.

DIVISION 5

Semifinals - Thursday, June 11

Game-1: #1 Belmont (21-6) vs. #4 Athens (16-11) - 9 a.m.

Game-2: #2 Almond-Bancroft (26-1) vs. #3 Blair-Taylor (21-7) - 11:30 a.m.

Hartford 6

Slinger 2

Brownsville 7

Hustisford 1

Farmington 14

Neosho 3

Clyman 15

Helenville 5

Lebanon 4

Milton 3

Watertown 16

Johnson Creek 7

Kewaskum 14

Saukville 1

Oakfield 7

Cedarburg 2

High School Baseball:

Neenah 10

Hartford Union High School 3

West Bend West 10

Homestead 0

Arrowhead 10

Whirefish Bay 2

Germantown 11

Manitowoc Lincoln 1

Brookfield Central 8

Menomonee Falls 4

Nicolet 4

Hamilton 2

Mukwonago 3

Oconomowoc 2

Kettle Moraine 11

Beloit Memorial 1

High School Softball:

Lomira 11

Clinton 0

Hamilton 9

Cedarburg 0

Pewaukee 4

Whitnall 2 

The 130th Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Boys Track and Field Championships and the 55th Girls Track and Field Championships will be held Friday-Saturday, June 5-6 at the Veterans Memorial Stadium Complex on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

The Hartford Union High School boys and girls Track and Field athletes had an impressive season. Many track athletes have qualified for state:

Nolan Monzingo – 110M High Hurdles, 4x400M Relay

Cole Ohm – 100M Dash, 200M Dash

Ezra Markos – 800M Run, 4x400M Relay

Noah Gailey – 3200M Run

Brody Gumm – 400M Dash, 4x400M Relay

Mason Taube – Pole Vault

Carter Koch – 4x400M Relay

Ethan Webb – 4x400M Relay

Dylan Bauer – 4x400M Relay

Amber Rettler – Girls High Jump