It didn’t take long for former South Milwaukee High School soccer star Kelmend Islami to make his presence felt at the NCAA Division I level. Islami scored the game-winning goal in double overtime to give Marquette a 2-1 victory over Michigan over the weekend. Check out the Marquette Tribune story here. From it: After not playing the first [...]
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South Milwaukee Sports Update: Big Game For Former Rocket Soccer Star
Posted in Sports, tagged Kelmend Islami, Marquette soccer, South Milwaukee soccer on September 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
South Milwaukee Sports Update: Homecoming Week Begins Sunday
Posted in Sports, tagged South Milwaukee homecoming on September 17, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I have been added to the email list for Rocket Update, an email from the South Milwaukee School District with updates on Rocket athletics. This week’s edition includes a schedule of Homecoming events, starting Sunday. SUNDAY (4:00p-6:00p) – 14 Activity Groups & Sports Teams have signed up for the traditional window painting on Milwaukee Avenue. [...]
Season Ends for South Milwaukee Girls Hoops Team
Posted in Sports on March 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The South Milwaukee girls basketball team’s season came to an end in the sectional semifinals Thursday night. The Rockets lost to Oak Creek, 53-40. Check out some photos from Oak Creek Patch here, and here is a story on the Knights’ quest for state.
Sports Update: South Milwaukee Girls Advance to Sectional Semifinal
Posted in Sports on March 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The beat goes on for the South Milwaukee girls’ basketball team … and next up is a local rival. After an easy win over Milwaukee South, the Rockets play Oak Creek in a sectional semifinal at 8 p.m. on Thursday at Racine Case. The winner of that game advances to the sectional final on Saturday, [...]
Rocket Boost: Special Season Continues for South Milwaukee Hoops Team
Posted in Sports, tagged John Riggins, South Milwaukee boys basketball, Whitnall on February 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The South Milwaukee-Whitnall boys’ basketball game story made it into the front page of the Journal Sentinel sports section this morning … and it was good news for the Rockets. South Milwaukee beat Whitnall, 62-60, to move into a tie with the Falcons in the Woodland Conference Black Division. Check out the story here. From [...]
Big Goals: South Milwaukee Soccer Star Heading to Marquette
Posted in Sports, tagged Kelmend Islami, Louis Bennett, Marquette on February 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
From one Marquette alum to another soon-to-be Golden Eagle: Welcome! South Milwaukee High School soccer star Kelmend Islami has signed a national letter of intent to play for Marquette starting this fall. Islami was the 2010 Woodland Conference Player of the Year and a second-team all-state pick in leading the Rockets to back-to-back Woodland titles [...]
Celebrating a Packer Title and A-Rod … With Song
Posted in Sports on February 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Found this little ditty by South Milwaukee musician Eddy J. Lemberger on YouTube … enjoy! What a game! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smmWumw_EmQ&feature=player_embedded#
Don’t Sleep on the South Milwaukee Boys’ Basketball Team …
Posted in Sports, tagged Journal Sentinel, South Milwaukee boys basketball, Wisconsin Sports Network on January 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Update: Here is the Journal Sentinel story on the team’s 69-61 win over New Berlin Eisenhower on Tuesday. The Rockets are firing. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has named the streaking South Milwaukee boys’ basketball team its Team of the Week. Learn more here, and check out more information on the team on the Wisconsin Sports [...]
South Milwaukee Pride: Kleppin Shines at NCAA Nationals
Posted in Sports, tagged Lauren Kleppin on December 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A quick shout out to Lauren Kleppin, a South Milwaukee High School graduate who recently finished third in the NCAA Division-2 cross-country championships for Western State College of Colorado. Read the full story (and see a photo) here. From it: Kleppin finished the six-kilometer course in 21 minutes and 4.5 seconds, and ran with the [...]
South Milwaukee’s Special Season Comes to an End
Posted in Sports on November 7, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Update: Here is a photo gallery from the game. In the end, Franklin was just too much. The Sabres beat the South Milwaukee football team 45-27 on Saturday at Spaltholz Field, ending a season that saw the Rockets advance farther than they ever have in the WIAA playoffs. South Milwaukee led 7-0 and 14-7 in [...]
It’s Almost Game Time!
Posted in Sports on November 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The Big Game starts at 5 p.m. Will you be there? South Milwaukee hosts Franklin in round three of the WIAA Division 2 football playoffs on Saturday at Spaltholz Field, as the Rockets look to continue their deepest run into the playoffs in school history. To do it, they’ll need an upset. Franklin is the [...]
Celebrating John Galewski, Sam Oliden and the South Milwaukee Football Team
Posted in Sports, tagged Galewski, Oliden, Spatholtz on November 3, 2010 | 3 Comments »
The Journal Sentinel has a great story today about the South Milwaukee football team, its improbable victory over Pius XI on Saturday and its historic run this season. Check it out here. From it: John Galewski never did see the officials signal “good.” “I didn’t see them raise their arms,” the South Milwaukee football coach [...]
South Milwaukee vs. Franklin: Big Game Coming to Town Saturday
Posted in Sports on October 31, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The South Milwaukee High School football team is two steps from the WIAA Division 2 state title game … and the first of those steps comes at home. The Rockets host top-seeded Franklin in their third-round playoff game after pulling of a stunning 26-23 victory over Pius XI on Saturday. Game time is 5 p.m., [...]
Rocket Power! Field Goal in Final Seconds Lifts South Milwaukee Football Team to Win
Posted in Sports, Uncategorized, tagged Oliden on October 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Update: Here are a few more details. Sam Oliden nailed a 53-yard field goal in the final seconds, as the South Milwaukee football team came back to beat Pius XI, 26-23, in the second round of the WIAA Division 2 playoffs Saturday night. So, it’s on to round three … and a matchup with top-seeded [...]
Next Up for the South Milwaukee Football Team: Surprising Pius XI
Posted in Sports on October 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The march to Madison continues for the South Milwaukee High School football team … and it includes a surprise opponent in round two of the WIAA Division 2 playoffs. The Rockets topped Brookfield Central, 20-13, Tuesday in South Milwaukee behind 143 yards rushing and two touchdowns by Sam Oliden. Click here for a photo gallery. Next [...]
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