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

High School Baseball:

Hartford Union High School 5

Cedarburg 2

Menasha 8

Slinger 6

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 8

Port Washington 5

Arrowhead 6

Wauwatosa West 4

Kewaskum 3

Catholic Memorial 0

Kettle Moraine 8

Watertown 5

Living Word Lutheran 2

Winnebago Lutheran Academy 0

Horicon 13

Lomira 0

Delavan-Darien 1

Lake Mills 0

Cambridge 6

Columbus 2

Oconomowoc 16

Janesville Parker 0

Badger 9

Beaver Dam 5

Pewaukee 2

Campbellsport 1

High School Softball:

Cedarburg 9

Hartford Union High School 0

Hamilton 4

Slinger 0

Denmark 4

Kewaskum 2

Pewaukee 3

Catholic Memorial 1

Waunakee 6

Beaver Dam 1

Appleton North 1

Waupun 0

Hartford Union High School senior tennis player Ethan Hoffmann is Hartford’s first-ever four-time state qualifier. He got there with a 6-0, 6-0 win in a match against Fond du Lac.

Ethan told WTKM about his experience at state last season.

"Last year at state, I played this guy who was a top seed in the state also. I felt like I could have played more consistent to get a win. At state, it's intense with so many people watching you with your family and friends."                                 

The WIAA Boys State Tennis Tournaments are held at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium on the campus of the University of Wisconsin, in Madison. The individual tournament runs from Thursday, June 4 to Saturday, June 6.

All of the hours on the tennis court and all of the tournaments through the years landed him in the record books. Hoffmann won his 100th career high school varsity match on Saturday, May 2 in convincing fashion, 6-0, 6-0 in a match with West Bend East. He's the first tennis player in the history of the program, boys or girls, at Hartford Union High School to reach the milestone.   

Kimberly 7

Slinger 0

Kewaskum 7

Cedar Grove-Belgium 1

Sun Prairie East 5

Oconomowoc 4

Appleton North 9

Menomonee Falls 4

Hartford Union High School 3

Homestead 1

Kewaskum 6

Winneconne 3

Catholic Memorial 3

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 0

Cedarburg 6

Arrowhead 0

Slinger 5

Germantown 2

Pewaukee 10

Grafton 5

Beaver Dam 4

Monona Grove 3

Hamilton 10

Oconomowoc 0

Waupun 1

Oshkosh West 0

Johnson Creek 9

Waterloo 1

Lakeside Lutheran 3

Stoughton 0

Waukesha West 9

Kettle Moraine 4 

The Kettle Moraine Lutheran girls track team won a Glacier Trails Conference Championship. The Chargers scored over 150 points, while Port Washington finished second.

Sydney Falkowski broke her school records in both the 200m and 400m, and ran the fastest time in Wisconsin in all divisions in the 400m dash, and the second fastest time (5th in State) in D2 in the 200m dash, according to Kettle Moraine Lutheran Athletics.

Sandy Knoll Disc Golf Course has been recognized as one of the top disc golf courses in Wisconsin by UDisc, the world’s largest disc golf app. Sandy Knoll ranked 7th out of 471 courses statewide.

“We are extremely proud of what has been accomplished together and look forward to continuing to make Sandy Knoll one of the premier disc golf destinations in Wisconsin,” said Josh Hamm, owner of Riverside Disc Golf in a press release. “This recognition is a direct reflection of the dedication, hard work, and continued improvements made throughout the property.”

Hamm also expressed appreciation to the entire Washington County Parks staff for their continued support and maintenance efforts that help keep the course in outstanding condition.

Sandy Knoll continues to attract players from across the state. 

High School Baseball:

Slinger 9

St. Joseph 6

Kewaskum 8

Ozaukee 0

Oconomowoc 12

New Berlin West 5

Germantown 15

Waukesha South 4

Hamilton 11

Mukwonago 10

Horicon 3

Winnebago Lutheran Academy 2

Watertown 8

Wauwatosa East 7

Elkhorn 4

Beaver Dam 3

Mayville 24

Marshall 1

Seymour 15

Campbellsport 2

High School Softball:

Kewaskum 11

Sheboygan Falls-Kohler 0

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 4

West Bend East 2

Fond du Lac 8

West Bend West 1

Homestead 12

Menomonee Falls 6

Racine Lutheran 6

Lake Country Lutheran 0

Oakfield 11

Horicon 1

Germantown 18

Whitefish Bay 3

Arrowhead 13

Nicolet 0

Oconomowoc 4

Watertown 2

Waupun 18

Appleton West 0   

Nascar champ Kyle Busch passed away on Thursday, May 21. 

A joint statement from the Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR regarding the passing of Kyle Busch.

"On behalf of the Busch family, everyone at Richard Childress Racing and all of NASCAR, we are devastated to announce the sudden and tragic passing of Kyle Busch.

Our entire NASCAR family is heartbroken by the loss of Kyle Busch. A future Hall of Famer, Kyle was a rare talent, one who comes along once in a generation. He was fierce, he was passionate, he was immensely skilled and he cared deeply about the sport and fans. Throughout a career that spanned more than two decades, Kyle set records in national series wins, won championships at NASCAR’s highest level and fostered the next generation of drivers as an owner in the Truck Series. His sharp wit and competitive spirit sparked a deep emotional connection with race fans of every age, creating the proud and loyal ‘Rowdy Nation.’ NASCAR lost a giant of the sport today, far too soon."

Busch was a two-time Cup champion. He'd been in the Cup Series since 2004. Busch won the championship in 2015 and 2019, and had 234 victories across all three NASCAR national series.

Hartford Union High School 13

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 0

Catholic Memorial 7

Slinger 6

West Bend West 13

Germantown 2

Muskego 8

Arrowhead 4

Menomonee Falls 21

Wauwatosa West 0

Green Bay Preble 2

Hamilton 0

Campbellsport 11

Oakfield 1

Sun Prairie East 8

Beaver Dam 7

Waupun 8

Pewaukee 1

Watertown 7

Middleton 4 

West Bend West 3

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 1

Kewaskum 12

Plymouth 1

Muskego 10

Arrowhead 0

Nicolet 9

West Bend East 2

Living Word Lutheran 5

Brookfield Academy 4

Oconomowoc 11

Catholic Memorial 6

Germantown 6

Hamilton 0

Campbellsport 5

Lomira 4

Mayville 5

St. Mary's Springs 4

Jefferson 1

East Troy 0

Oak Creek 2

Kettle Moraine 1

Milton 3

Watertown 2

Horicon 10

Central Wisconsin Christian 7

The Hartford Union High School boys track and field team put in an impressive performance at the North Shore Conference Championships. 

The Orioles broke five school records, including Cole Ohm broke in the 100m with a time of 10.50. Ohm beat the previous record of 10.72. 

Treyton Mertz, Ethan Webb, Myles Jansen, and Sullivan McManigal set a new school record in the 4x200 relay with a time of 1:29:44. The previous record was 1:29:45. 

Carter Koch, McManigal, Jansen, and Ohm broke their own 4x100 relay school record with a time of 42.56, beating the old mark of 42.99.

Ohm also broke his own 200m school record of 21.62 with a time of 21.56. 

Freshman Carter Koch broke the long jump school record of 21-10.75 with a jump of 22-7.5.

Hartford Union High School 1

Homestead 1

Muskego 4

Oconomowoc 1

Omro 6

Lomira 0

Arrowhead 3

Kettle Moraine 1

Hamilton 3

West Allis Hale 0

Waunakee 6

Watertown 0

Hartford Union High School 10

Germantown 0

Plymouth 9

Kewaskum 8

Menasha 5

West Bend West 4

Arrowhead 9

Kettle Moraine 3

Hamilton 12

Kenosha Bradford 5

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 14

Mayville 3

Campbellsport 7

Random Lake 1

Waupun 4

Lomira 1

Lakeside Lutheran 3

Waterloo 2

Beaver Dam 6

Monona Grove 3

Watertown 5

DeForest 3

Brookfield Central 8

Menomonee Falls 6 

High school softball:

Hartford Union High School 18

Nicolet 0

Menomonee Falls 6

West Bend West 2

Waukesha North 13

Arrowhead 2

Plymouth 12

West Bend East 1

Columbus 16

Lake Country Lutheran 1

Lake Mills 6

Marshall 4

Jefferson 3

Pewaukee 1

Hamilton 10

Muskego 7

Lourdes Academy 5

Living Word Lutheran 0

Beaver Dam 5

Waunakee 4

Lomira 14

St. Mary's Springs 0

Campbellsport 11

North Fond du Lac 5

High school softball:

Nicolet 12

Hartford Union High School 4

Slinger 4

Cedarburg 1

Waupun 12

Lomira 0

Campbellsport 4

Mayville 3

Kewaskum 14

Cedar Grove-Belgium 4

West Bend East 5

University School of Milwaukee 3

Wisconsin Lutheran 8

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 4

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 12

Lakeside Lutheran 2

Living Word Lutheran 6

Port Washington 5

Menomonee Falls 5

Arrowhead 0

Stevens Point 5  15

Watertown 3  1 

Hartford Union High School 12

Homestead 2

New Berlin Eisenhower 6

West Bend East 2

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 11  10

West Bend West  7  13

Arrowhead 4

Oconomowoc 3

Slinger 15

Grafton 3

Plymouth 14

Kewaskum 7

Beaver Dam 7

Pewaukee 5

Lake Country Lutheran 5

Catholic Central 1

Lomira 11

Campbellsport 2

Menomonee Falls 4

Divine Savior Holy Angels 1

Hamilton 7

Brookfield East 0 

The Hartford Union High School softball team continues to win this season. Timely hits and strong pitching remain a staple for the Orioles' softball program. 

Hartford's impressive 12-2 win over Homestead in five innings on Thursday, May 14 keep them undefeated in the North Shore Conference. The Orioles finished with 13 hits, while scoring three runs in the second inning and six runs in the fourth inning.

Head coach Emily Martin earned her 400th career win.

Hartford's softball team clinched a North Shore Conference title with a 13-2 win over Whitefish Bay on Tuesday, May 12.      

High school baseball:

Homestead 9

Hartford Union High School 6

Slinger 2

Grafton 1

West Bend East 7

West Bend West 1

Whitefish Bay 10

Arrowhead 0

Pewaukee 11

Waukesha North 2

High School softball:

Brookfield Central 4

Germantown 0

Jefferson 10

Lake Mills 6

Hamilton 12

West Allis Hale 0

Hartford Union High School 13

Whitefish Bay 2

Hustisford-Dodgeland 3

Lourdes Academy 1

Lake Country Lutheran 16

St. Francis 0

West Bend East 13

West Bend West 8

Slinger 25

Nicolet 1

Oak Creek 4

Arrowhead 3

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 20

Sheboygan South 1

Oconomowoc 14

Kettle Moraine 5

Menomonee Falls 2

West Allis Hale 1

Germantown 11  20

Divine Savior Holy Angels 1  2

Campbellsport 5

Winnebago Lutheran Academy 4

Beaver Dam 8

Baraboo 3

Lomira 17

Omro 2 

West Bend West 10

West Bend East 0

Lake Country Lutheran 20

Kenosha Christian Life 1

Lake Country Lutheran 14

Oconomowoc 5

Kettle Moraine 7

Arrowhead 3

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 8

Sheboygan South 0

Pewaukee 5

Waukesha North 2

Marquette University 7

Germantown 6

Waupun 9

Lake Mills 4

Monona Grove 15

Watertown 5

Campbellsport 9

Omro 0

Milton 11

Beaver Dam 0

Ethan Hoffmann wins. On top of that, the Hartford Union High School senior thrives on the tennis court.

In a sport which is mentally and physically challenging to a high degree, it seems to bring out the best in him. 

"I started playing when I was six," said Hoffmann. "I have played pretty much my whole life. It's so fun, my parents taught me everything about it."

All of the hours on the tennis court and all of the tournaments through the years landed him in the record books. Hoffmann won his 100th career high school varsity match on Saturday, May 2 in convincing fashion, 6-0, 6-0 over West Bend East's Sam Loiacono. He's the first tennis player in the history of the program, boys or girls, at Hartford Union High School to reach the milestone.   

"I didn't know going into that match," Hoffmann admitted with a laugh, regarding the 100th career victory. "My coach surprised me."     

Hoffmann plays #1 singles for the Orioles this season and is a four-year varsity standout on the Hartford Union High School boys tennis team, with an overall record of 101-15, at the time of this writing. He carries an impressive 20-0 match record this season.

Hoffmann went undefeated at third singles his freshman year, contributing to a talented roster which included his older brother.   

"Ethan is a delightful young man who is always positive, happy, and incredibly coachable," said Hartford Union High School Boys Tennis Coach Andy Andress in a press release. "What makes him special is the class, humility, and grace that he exudes on and off the court. He is well-grounded and puts tennis in the proper perspective."

Coach Andress credits Hoffmann's success to a relentless work ethic and a strong support system. 

Hoffmann told WTKM that his role on the team as the only senior means a lot to him.

"It's interesting, we have a lot of juniors on our team. Being the only senior, I kind of have to be the leader of our team."

Ethan is a three-time Wisconsin High School Tennis State qualifier. He reached the Round of 16 as a #11 seed last season at the state tournament, and says he wants to go back.

"Last year at state, I felt like I could have played more consistent. But there is nothing like it, it's intense and you have all of these people watching you up top. I am trying to get a top eight seed this season. We'll see if I can sneak into the top eight. There are a lot of good players."

Hoffmann plans to continue his tennis career after graduation at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he will study business and join the Warhawks' tennis program next year.

Photo by Hartford Union High School.

High School Baseball:

Hartford Union High School 5

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 2

West Bend West 13  7

Ripon  6  2

Homestead 10

West Bend East 3

Lake Country Lutheran 12

Martin Luther 2

Lake Country Lutheran 15

Milwaukee Lutheran 0

Germantown 8

Greenfield 2

Menomonee Falls 4

Shorewood 3

Pewaukee 16

St. Thomas More 6

Sun Prairie East 11

Watertown 1

Hamilton 14

Watertown 6

Grafton 10

Campbellsport 6

High School Softball:

Fond du Lac 7

Hartford Union High School 3

Hartford Union High School 13

Notre Dame Academy 1

Wisconsin Lutheran 11

Slinger 4

West Bend East 6

St. Mary's Springs 5

Lake Country Lutheran 18

Milwaukee Lutheran 1

Martin Luther 13

Lake Country Lutheran 6

Beaver Dam 12

Oconomowoc 2

Lomira 1

Cambria-Friesland 0  

Hartford Union High School 9

Port Washington 4

Slinger 2

Homestead 1

Kewaskum 4

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 3

West Bend West  17  15

Sheboygan South  0  0

Germantown 10  16

Wauwatosa East  0  6

West Bend East 15

Plymouth 10

Waukesha West 6

Arrowhead 4

Campbellsport 15 

Omro 0

Hamilton 2

Divine Savior Holy Angels 0

Oak Creek 10

Oconomowoc 0

Mukwonago 7

Kettle Moraine 5

Greendale 9

Pewaukee 0

Waupun 2

Lakeside Lutheran 1

Lodi 3

Lake Mills 2

Lourdes Academy 6

Horicon 5

West Bend East 10

Sheboygan South 0

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 5

Plymouth 2

Kewaskum 14

Port Washington 6

Arrowhead 7

Oconomowoc 4

Germantown 8

West Allis Hale 2

Campbellsport 12

North Fond du Lac 1

Lomira 2

Mayville 1

Waukesha West 5

Kettle Moraine 4

Waupun 12

Lakeside Lutheran 2

Horicon 22

Wayland Academy 1