Germantown 45

Hartford Union High School 22

Badger 56

Slinger 17

Sheboygan North 21

West Bend East 7

West Bend West 35

Kenosha Tremper 6

Lake Country Lutheran 17

Lakeside Lutheran 15

Campbellsport 18

Kewaskum 14

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 7

Watertown Luther Prep 6

Arrowhead 16

Neenah 13

Oconomowoc 13

Verona 7

Lake Mills 50

Marshall 14

Pewaukee 17

Greendale 0

Mayville 62

Horicon-Hustisford 0

Homestead 56

Kettle Moraine 28

Watertown 36

Waukesha South 33

Hamilton 20

Racine Case 12

Menomonee Falls 22

Beaver Dam 20

Fall River-Rio 35

Dodgeland 12

Lomira 35

Oostburg 0

Hartford Union High School @ Germantown

Slinger @ Badger

West Bend East @ Sheboygan North

Kenosha Tremper @ West Bend West

Lake Country Lutheran @ Lakeside Lutheran

Campbellsport @ Kewaskum

Oostburg @ Lomira

Kettle Moraine Lutheran @ Watertown Luther Prep

Neenah @ Arrowhead

Oconomowoc @ Verona

Greendale @ Pewaukee

Horicon-Hustisford @ Mayville

Lake Mills @ Marshall

Waukesha South @ Watertown

Hamilton @ Racine Case

Beaver Dam @ Menomonee Falls

It has been quite a year for Holly Elsinger, of the St. Lawrence Eager Beavers 4-H Club, as she continues to add to her impressive trap shooting record for 2025.

Elsinger was recognized as the Hartford Conservation Club's High Female Trap Shooter.

She received a number of high honors with her keen eye and great composure while competing in the Kettle Moraine Conference. 

                      * Conference Varsity Champion

                      * High Overall Female

                      * Sectional High Female Shooter

                      * Sectional Champion

                      * All-Scholastic Team

Holly's honors continue on the state level, as the Wisconsin State Shoot Singles Junior Champion along with All-Academic Team honors.

Elsinger is a member of the 4-H Nationals 2025 Wisconsin Shotgun Team.      

Sam Weatherhead, of Hartford, claimed this year's Suter Ward Group at Morgan Stanley Wisconsin State Open title at Blackwolf Run in Kohler on Wednesday, August 20. Weatherhead went into the final day in a four-way tie for the lead.
A 3-under-par 69 in the morning then helped him earn a one-shot, as he headed into the fourth and final round in the afternoon. However, Weatherhead had plenty of challengers throughout the 36-hole marathon finish, as five different golfers held the lead. Included in that bunch were two former champions, Harrison Ott and Cameron Huss.
When it mattered the most though, Weatherhead came up clutch during his final nine holes. After a challenging front nine, finishing with four bogeys in a five hole stretch, he made a huge 15-foot eagle putt on the par-5 11th and then two more birdies after that point. The biggest birdie came on the 195-yard par-3 17th. While tied with Ott and Huss, he flushed an 8-iron from 195 yards to just a few feet. The birdie gave him the outright lead. He then sealed the deal with a great two-putt across a ridge on the difficult par-4 18th.

Weatherhead is the first Wisconsin PGA Associate to win the Wisconsin State Open title since Jim Schuman in 1996.

Information and photo provided by Wisconsin PGA Assistant Executive Director Chris Hoel.

A full slate of games are on the high school football schedule for Friday, August 22 at 7 p.m.

Fond du Lac @ Hartford Union High School

Menomonee Falls @ Slinger

Waukesha North @ West Bend East

West Bend West @ Sheboygan South

St. Mary's Springs @ Lake Country Lutheran 

Campbellsport @ Kettle Moraine Lutheran

Lomira @ Horicon-Hustisford

Kewaskum @ Sheboygan North

Arrowhead @ Marquette University

Pulaski @ Oconomowoc

Port Washington @ Pewaukee

Lakeside Lutheran @ Lake Mills

Watertown @ Milton

Dodgeland @ Deerfield 

The Hartford Union High School girls golf team competed at the Brookfield Central – Menomonee Falls Invitational. The Orioles finished the invite in a tie for eighth place, with the second best score in program history with a 336, according to head coach Vinny Daniels.

Rita Kuepper finished in 7th over the two days with back to back 73’s, Alexis Rolsma fired an 85, which was a career best. Josie Majerus contributed with an 86 for Hartford, while Lily Oswald shot a career best 92.

The Hartford Union High School football team is preparing for a new season.

The Orioles finished 5-5 last season, including fourth place in the North Shore Conference at 4-3. Homestead ended Hartford's season, 28-8 in a Level 1 playoff game on October 25.

The Orioles' quarterback Bennett Klages graduated. He made his mark last season, and not just on the field according to Hartford Head Football Coach John Redders.

"Bennett is a good example of how you play quarterback at Hartford. His decision making and leadership were at a high level. He always put the team first."

Klages completed 53.2 percent of his passes for 1,285 yards and 11 touchdowns.

Quarterback Logan Laufenburg returns for his senior season at Hartford Union High School. He played in two games last season and completed 85 percent of his passes with two touchdowns.

The Orioles' top three running backs are also lost to graduation. EJ Brown, Adam Zuern and Aden Fry will be missed. Michael Smith is back for his senior season after rushing for 99 yards last year and will be joined by 240-pound running back Ayden Grulke.

Cooper Rolsma's leadership and toughness up front will be missed this season. Cooper graduated, along with Mason Weimer. Receiver Dane Meinerz is also lost to graduation, He led the team in receptions last season, with a total of 33 for 427 yards and four touchdowns. Josiah Luby will also be missed. He had one interception last year and finished with 41 total tackles. Turner McManigal contributed last season with five receptions for 44 yards and one touchdown. On defense, he recorded 19 tackles, two sacks, one forced fumble and one tackle for loss. 

Last season's leading tackler Hunter Eder returns for his senior year. The talented linebacker collected 70 tackles, four tackles for loss and one sack.

Hartford Union High School hosts Fond du Lac on Friday, August 22 at 7 p.m.          

The score was 30-30 after Michael Thiede's 2-yard touchdown plunge last season, with 3:29 remaining in the WIAA Division 2 State Championship game at Camp Randall Stadium. Cole Martin's extra point gave the Slinger High School football team the lead over Rice Lake. The Owls sealed a 31-30 win and their second state title in the program's history. 

Slinger won the Division 3 state championship in 1998.

Thiede threw for 181 yards and one touchdown and was equally dangerous on his feet. The Owls' quarterback scampered for 48 yards and two touchdowns. His last TD may have been the biggest of his impressive high school football career.

It was the kind of season you dream about. Undefeated, state champs and a North Shore Conference title.

Slinger Head Football Coach Bill Jacklin was named the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association/Green bay Packers High School Coach of the Year and was selected as the Don Shula National High School Coach of the Year by the NFL for the NFC.

"It wasn't so much going undefeated," Jacklin said. "It was the way we played together all season. We played as a team and they responded to the ups and downs in every game. We knew early on that this was a special group."

The Owls' talented quarterback graduated, along with their two top receivers - Lucas Sonn and Brayden Schnorenberg. Thiede completed 69 percent of his passes last season for 2,113 and 23 touchdowns. Sonn had 38 receptions for 836 yards and 11 touchdowns while Schnorenberg collected 36 catches for 457 and two touchdowns. 

Running back Kobe Hendricks rushed for 44 yards and one touchdown in last season's state championship game. He returns for his senior season after leading the team in rushing last year with 1,006 total yards and 11 touchdowns. Hendricks averaged 7.2 yards per carry.

The Slinger football team opens up the season with a home game against Menomonee Falls on Friday, August 22 at 7 p.m.       

West Bend West head football coach Taylor Ripplinger took over in 2022. The Spartans finished 2-7 that season, followed by 0-9 in Ripplinger's second season. Things could have taken a turn for the worst, instead...the coaches and players kept working. They were all in and it paid off with a 4-5 season. The improvement was evident last year.

There is more good news for West Bend West football, as Collin Grass returns for his junior season. The Spartans' quarterback completed 57 percent of his passes for 745 yards and six touchdowns. He only had one interception last year as a sophomore.

Leading rusher Noah Reinhart is back for his senior season. He rushed for 973 total yards last year with seven touchdowns. 

Their top two receivers return for their junior year. Xander Collier finished with 31 receptions for 514 yards and two touchdowns. Ryan Rose had 21 catches for 357 yards and three touchdowns. Senior receiver Garon Brickner will also be counted on this season.

West Bend West opens up the season on the road at Sheboygan South at 7 p.m. on Friday, August 22.      

West Bend East has a new football coach. Former Menomonee Falls football coach Dan Lutz takes over the program.

The Suns finished 0-9 last season.

East's quarterback Colton Multerer returns for his junior year after gaining valuable experience last season. 

The Suns lost their two top running backs to graduation. Beau Stern finished with 320 total yards and one touchdown. Jaylon Stallworth ran for 96 total yards.

Running back Marshall Seward returns for his junior season. 

West Bend East's leading receiver from a year ago Isaac Johnstone is back for his senior season. He had 13 receptionsfor 72 yards and one touchdown.

West Bend East hosts Waukesha North on Friday, August 22 at 7 p.m. 

The Kewaskum High School football team is looking to bounce back after a winless season.

Quarterback Eli Ogi returns for his junior season, after gaining valuable experience as a sophomore starter last year. Ogi completed 59 percent of his passes for 652 yards and five touchdowns. He was also quick on his feet, rushing for 64 yards and one touchdown while averaging seven yards a carry.

Running back Kingston Grisolono is back for his junior year, after 59 yards rushing as a sophomore last season. Grisolono scored two touchdowns and averaged 14.8 yards per carry.

Another talented junior for the Indians is Anthony Coleman. The wide receiver finished with 15 receptions for 150 yards last season.

Johnny Hooker returns for his senior season. The 6-1 wide out averaged 20 yards per catch with one touchdown last year.

Gabriel Halopka is back for his senior season, after leading the team in tackles last year. The talented linebacker finished with 61 tackles and two tackles for loss. He forced one fumble.

Kewaskum travels to Sheboygan North on Friday, August 22. Kickoff at 7 p.m.  

The Arrowhead High School football program has earned two 9-win seasons in the past three years. It includes last season, at 9-3 with a shared Classic Eight title with Oconomowoc. The Warhawks won their last five out of six games and ended the season in the WIAA Sectional Championship game with a loss to Mukwonago, 17-6.

Arrowhead will have a new quarterback this season. Vance Holtz graduated, after completing 61 percent of his passes last year for 1,907 yards and 18 touchdowns.

Leading rusher from a year ago Jacob Siner returns to the backfield. His impressive season, as a junior running back, included 1,312 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns.

Running back Pres Bencz returns for his senior season. He ran for 337 yards and two touchdowns last season. 

Harper Hughes is also returning after leading the team with 49 catches for 796 yards and seven touchdowns last year.

Linebacker Brendan Foley is back on defense, which is great news for Arrowhead fans. Last season's leading tackler is set for an impressive senior season after 131 tackles, 23 tackles for loss and 10 sacks.

Arrowhead opens up the season on the road at Marquette University, Friday night, August 22 at 7 p.m. 

Wednesday, August 13

Northern Division

Thiensville-Mequon @ Hartford - 7:30 p.m. (elimination game)

Monday, August 11

Southern Division

Clyman 14

Rubicon 9

Saturday, August 9

Northern Division 

Kewaskum 7

Hartford 0

Thiensville-Mequon 3

Oakfield 0                  (Oakfield eliminated)

Southern Division 

Milton 9

Neosho 3      (Neosho eliminated) 

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association recognized 39 schools that fulfilled the criteria to be named recipients of the Award of Excellence for 2024-25.

The award promotes and recognizes the efforts and achievements of schools in the areas of sportsmanship, ethics, integrity, leadership, character and administrative accomplishment.

Three area high schools were recognized with the Award of Excellence. It's presented to high schools that have verified they have met each of the award’s criteria. It includes Hartford Union High School, Germantown High School, and Beaver Dam.

Hartford Union High School is a first-time recipient. 

The criteria includes: 

• Athletic director maintains and updates all information in the WIAA School Directory annually
• Athletic director does due diligence in striving to achieve staff compliance with all WIAA coaching requirements (i.e. rules video, exam, officials’ rankings)
• Athletic director conducted regular occurring meetings with a Captain’s Club/Team Leadership Council/etc. – sportsmanship, ethics and/or integrity was on the agenda and discussed
• Athletic director conducted regular occurring meetings with coaches - sportsmanship, ethics and/or integrity was on the agenda and discussed
• Athletic director conducted at least one informational meeting with student-athletes and their parents – sportsmanship, ethics and/or integrity was on the agenda and discussed
• Athletic director attended conference meetings – sportsmanship, ethics and/or integrity was on the agenda and discussed
• Coaches and student-athletes attended a sportsmanship summit/leadership conference/etc.
• There was school representation at one of the seven WIAA Fall Area Meetings
• There was school representation at the WIAA Annual Meeting in April
• Athletic director made the student body aware of sportsmanship initiatives through school assemblies, announcements, posters, etc.
• Three or more athletic teams gave back to their school or community through volunteerism 
• Athletic director has taken the free NFHS Sportsmanship course
• Three or more head coaches have taken the free NFHS Sportsmanship course
• Athletic program had no coach ejections at any level
• Athletic program had no coach or player assault of an official at any level
• Athletic director nominated/submitted a boy and/or a girl for WIAA Scholar Athlete recognition (either for local or state level recognition)
• Athletic director or designee submits the online season Schedule/Results Verification Form by the established deadlines for all bracketed team sports (basketball, football)
• Athletic director or designee completes and submits the accurate enrollment count on the Enrollment Form by the established deadline
• Athletic director or designee completes and submits the accurate data on the online Sports Participation Form by June 30
• Athletic director or designee submits the completed online Fan Ejection Form within three days following the event the ejection occurred, requiring a fan to miss the next competition

Hartford 9

Oakfield 2

Kewaskum 3

Thiensville-Mequon 0

Rubicon 3

Neosho 0

Clyman 6

Milton 3

Coaches and players raised over $350,000 for Children's Hospital of Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Football Coaches Association All-Star Games were held at Titan Stadium, in Oshkosh on Friday, July 18 and Saturday, July 19.

A number of area football players wrapped up their high school football careers in the Large School All-Star Game on Saturday, July 19 at 4 p.m.   

Tight end Turner McManigal and offensive lineman Cooper Rolsma represented Hartford Union High School on the North team. Also representing the North, Slinger High School's quarterback Michael Thiede and defensive end Cooper Williams. Defensive end Max Geiger of West Bend West also made the roster.

Thiede passed for 122 yards and two touchdowns.

The Large School South roster included Hamilton's offensive lineman Orlando Humphrey and Oconomowoc's defensive end Tony Melaas. 

The North defeated the South, 28-6.