Category Archives: Sports

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 up is Pius XI, which surprised second-seeded Greendale 22-20 on Tuesday.

The Rockets and Popes play at 4 p.m. at Wisconsin Lutheran College in Wauwatosa, and a potential third-round matchup with top-seeded Franklin awaits the winner. Click here for the full WIAA Division 2 playoff bracket.

These Rockets are firing at just the right time.

The 6-3 South Milwaukee football team, fresh off a big victory over rival Cudahy, hosts Brookfield Central (also 6-3) in a first-round WIAA playoff game on Tuesday, Oct. 26. The winner has a showdown with Greendale (8-1), the No. 2 seed in WIAA Division 2, looming.

See the full bracket here.

Meanwhile, the South Milwaukee boys’ soccer team, seeded second in its sectional, also has a big game coming up — a sectional final contest with top-seeded Marquette at 2 p.m. on Saturday. The team is coming off a 4-1 victory over third-seeded Whitefish Bay on Wednesday, as Kelmend Islami tallied three goals.

I’ll keep you posted on how these games turn out … and look for more sports coverage on the blog going forward. After all, I was a sports reporter for five years in a previous life, so this does come naturally for me.

Go Rockets!