New Kewaskum High School Athletic and Activities Director Josh Boyer joins the district, after serving Sauk Prairie High School in a similar position for the last 10 years. 

Boyer is from West Bend and a graduate of West Bend East High School. 

Kewaskum High School is a member of the Glacier Trails Conference and offer 18 WIAA sports, seven competitive club teams and over 20 performing organizations, classes and non-competitive clubs.     

The 48th enshrinement into the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame will take place in Madison, at the Marriott West on Saturday, April 10, 2027.

The WFCA will induct 11 new members into the Hall of Fame. They will also recognize two National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductees from Wisconsin, along with this year’s recipient of the Dave McClain Distinguished Service Award and the Margie and Dick Rundle Positive Influence of Coaching Award. 

Former Lomira High School Head Football Coach Randy Hatlin is part of the class. Coach Hatlin also coached at Cassville. Former Arrowhead High School Head Football Coach Fritz Rauch will also be inducted. Coach Rauch also coached at Homestead High School. Former Dodgeland High School Head Football Coach Mike Schmitt is part of the class. Coach Schmitt also coached for Ripon College, Waupun and Randolph. Robert Vitale coached at Menomonee Falls High School, Catholic Memorial and New Berlin Eisenhower.

NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC COACHES ASSOC. HALL OF FAME

• Kip Cramer, Grafton High School

• Steve Jorgensen, Bay Port/Kimberly High Schools

DAVE MCCLAIN DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

• Paul Nievinski, Mosinee HS

MARGE AND DICK RUNDLE POSITIVE INFLUENCE OF COACHING AWARD

• Jason Gorst, Spencer/Columbus Catholic High School

Hartford Hawks 8

Oakfield Oaks 3

Slinger Stingers   13   7

Hustisford Astros  8   9

Farmington Flames 5

Neosho Rockets   0

Thiensville-Mequon Twins 17

Saukville Saints  5

Clyman Canners 14

Watertown Cardinals 12

Johnson Creek Pioneers 24

Helenville Rebels 3

Milton Crescents 5

Rubicon Red Sox 1

Cedarburg Mercs 5

Brownsville 49ers 4

Brookfield Blue Sox 7 Monches Irish 4

Hartland Oilers 11 East Troy Express 1

Rome Raiders 7 Racine Kiwanis 6

Kenosha Kings 7 Waterford Rivermen 6

Genesee Rebels 7 North Prairie Pythons 2 - Connor Nolen 17 Strike outs for Genesee

Oconomowoc Five-O's 10 Dousman Frogs 5

Sussex Cardinals 8 Merton Amvets 0 - Lucas Keller picked up his league leading 6th win on the mound.  Sussex clinched at least a share of 1st place in the Lake Country Division.

West Bend Spirits 6 Menomonee Falls Lakers 4 - West Bend clinched at least a share of 1st place in the Metro Division

Kewaskum A's 1

Sheboygan A's 0

Kenosha Kings 15

Oconomowoc Five O's 5

East Troy Express 11

Racine Kiwanis 8

The Bend Theater will host "Ueck," the feature length documentary on Milwaukee Brewers bradcasting legend Bob Uecker, on Monday, August 17 at 7 p.m. as the West Bend stop, kicking off the film's statewide tour outside Milwaukee. The screening will be followed by a roundtable discussion with the film's producer and filmmakers.

The evening is presented as part of The Bend Sessions, West Bend's community lecture series.

Joining the conversation on stage will be filmmakers Steve Farr and Michael Vollmann, and former Milwaukee Brewers player Willie Mueller, a West Bend native who co-starred with Uecker in the movie Major League - playing the Duke.

Following the August 17 screening and roundtable, "Ueck" will play exclusively at The Bend Theater for three encore screenings: August 18 at 7 p.m., August 19 at 7 p.m. and August 22 at 1 p.m. 

The film traces Bob Uecker's path from his sandlot days to a backup catcher in the majors and more than five decades behind the microphone for the Brewers.   

Uecker passed away in January, of 2025 after a private battle with lung cancer.

The Rock River Baseball League, and the Land O' Lakes Baseball League postponed their games on Sunday, July 19 out of caution, given the Air Quality Advisory at all of their locations. They were looking out for the players, umpires, and fans, according to an announcement.

They saved a day at the end of the year, so all Rock River Baseball League and Land O' Lakes Baseball League games will move to Sunday, August 2. 

Land O’ Lakes Baseball were able to get five games in this weekend, Friday, July 17 and Saturday, July 18. 

Brookfield Bulldogs 14

Hartford Hawks 3           Bill Majeskie Memorial Game

Lannon Beavers 9

Brookfield Blue Sox 6

Menomonee Falls Lakers 14

Genesee Rebels 1 

Sussex Cardinals 12

Hartland Oilers 4 - Chris Barnes hit for the cycle for Sussex.

Lannon Beavers 3

West Bend Spirits 2 

Alex Lavine has been named the new athletic and activities director at Slinger High School.

Slinger High School announced that Alex currently serves as a teacher and coach at Slinger High School, and they are excited to announce that he will be joining their administrative team. They are confident that he will continue to build strong relationships and provide outstanding leadership in this new role.

Lavine stepped down as Slinger High School's head boys basketball coach. He led the team to their first state tournament appearance in nearly 50 years last season.

A football-only conference realignment for the 2026 season was approved by the WIAA Board of Control. 

Hartford Union High School Dean of Students and Athletic and Activities Director Scott Helms discussed the adjustment with WTKM.

"The North Shore Conference this year has a different conference for football and football only. We added Menomonee Falls, Waukesha West and Wisconsin Lutheran. We lost both West Bend schools and Nicolet. The football schedule looks a little different with three new teams. We will see the regular realignment happen next year for all of the other sports."

The newly approved WIAA football alignment requires mandatory crossover games to ensure teams get a full slate for playoff qualification consideration.

"Some of the smaller schools felt like they didn't belong within the conference," according to Helms. "Or they couldn't support three programs, with football especially. We have seen that with other sports within our conference, especially softball and girls soccer."

The three programs, or three levels that Helms referred to include varsity, JV and JV2.

"We are able to do that, so we want to make sure we have teams to play. If not, we find non-conference games to give our student-athletes opportunities."

The upcoming Hartford Union High School varsity football schedule. 

August 21 @ Fond du Lac High School  7 p.m.

August 27 Germantown High School  7 p.m.

September 4 Homestead High School  7 p.m.

September 11 @ Wisconsin Lutheran High School  7 p.m.

September 18 Waukesha West High School  7 p.m.

September 25 @ Menomonee Falls High School  7 p.m.

October 2 @ Cedarburg High School  7 p.m.

October 9 Slinger High School  7 p.m.

October 16 @ Whitefish Bay High School  7 p.m.

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.