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October 4, 2014 · 6:45 pm

Big Homecoming Win — And Another Conference Title — For South Milwaukee

Lucky 7-0 … and a third straight Woodland East Conference championship.

Not a bad Homecoming for the South Milwaukee football team, which rolled to a 42-0 victory over Cudahy on Friday at Spaltholz Field.

The offense continued to dominate, racking up 273 yards on the ground. Ian Pribyl ran 16 times for 152 yards and two touchdowns, and quarterback Justin Oliden had 11 carries for 124 yards and two scores, including a 72-yard second-quarter TD run. The Rocket defense held the Packers to 188 yards of total offense.

Now come two huge challenges for the Rockets — two Woodland West “crossover” games against powers Pewaukee and Greendale. First, it’s at Pewaukee this Friday at 7 p.m., and then South Milwaukee hosts Greendale on Thursday, Oct. 16, at 7 p.m.

Then it’s WIAA playoff time. Bring it on!

Let’s keep the perfect season going.

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October 2, 2014 · 10:29 pm

Happy Homecoming!

FireParadeCheerleadersCaptainsThe return of the Homecoming Parade after a decades-long absence. A pep rally. Then the bonfire. What a special night and what a great community-building event.

Thanks to South Milwaukee High School Principal Beth Kaminski, Athletics Director Ante Udovicic and everyone else from the school district who helped make Thursday night’s events happen.

And a special shoutout to all the city workers who stepped up to help make Homecoming happen, too. Police, Fire, Street, Wastewater — all of these departments played a role in delivering these terrific events.

Next up: the actual Homecoming game between the 6-0 Rockets and Cudahy on Friday. Kickoff is 7 p.m.

Go Rockets!

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October 2, 2014 · 9:47 pm

South Milwaukee Sports Update: School Record Set In Freestyle

Alexis School Record 10-1-14-1From the South Milwaukee School District …

ROCKET GIRLS’ SWIM & DIVE

The Rockets beat Brown Deer/University School in a Woodland Conference Dual Meet last night in both the Varsity & JV. The score …

  • Varsity: SM 88 vs BDUSM 81
  • JV: SM 81 vs BDUSM 39

Here are the varsity results:

  • The 200yd Freestyle Relay Team of M. Thayer, Z. Bellis, N. Swanson, T. Halama took 2nd with a time of 2:10.77
  • In the 200yd Freestyle Alexis Holliday took first with a time of 2:09.50 and Natalie Swanson took 3rd with a time of 2:25.50.
  • In the 200yd I.M. Eryka Uehling took 2nd with a time of 2:35.29.
  • In the 50yd Freestyle Zoe Bellis took first with a time of 27.04 and Taylor Halama took 3rd with a time of 29.60.
  • In the 100yd Butterfly Eryka Uehling took 2nd with a time of 1:16.49 and Emma Hernandez took 3rd with a time of 1:35.72
  • In the 100yd Freestyle Natalie Swanson took 2nd with a time of 1:04.80 and Mackenzie Thayer took 3rd with a time of 1:04.99

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In the 500yd Freestyle Alexis Holliday (10) took 1st with a time of 5:27.85. She also broke Cheryl Mueller’s school record at 5:29.84 set in 1979. Way to go Alexis!!!

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  • Kelly Mildebrandt took 3rd in the 500yd Free with a time of 6:18.58
  • The 200yd Freestyle Relay team of E. Uehling, T. Halama, A. Holliday, Z. Bellis took 1st with a time of 1:52.87
  • In the 100yd Backstroke Mackenzie Thayer took 2nd with a time of 1:12.30 and Morgan Conner took 3rd with a time of 1:18.31
  • In the 100yd Breaststroke Zoe Bellis took 2nd with a time of 1:18.34
  • The 400yd Freestyle Relay team of E. Uehling, M. Thayer, N. Swanson, A. Holliday took 1st with a time of 4:13.84

It came down to the last relay, who ever took 1st would win the meet and the Rockets won!!!

ROCKET GIRLS’ TENNIS

Nice job Coach Jen Wesley Coach Trude Pletcher and the Rockets on taking 8th in the Woodland Conference as a team and on some individuals who had really nice tournaments!

  • #1 Singles – Mackenzie Meyers took 4th place
  • #1 Doubles – Chidimma Ozodi & Amber Bizub took 4th place
  • #3 Singles – Maryna Pajewski took 6th place

 Good luck to all of the girls on Monday at Subsectionals!

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September 27, 2014 · 7:51 am

Rockets Roll Again, Move To 6-0 With Homecoming Vs. Cudahy Next

The Homecoming Parade returns on Thursday, and there will be plenty to celebrate.

The South Milwaukee football team moved to 6-0 with a 50-7 victory over Shorewood Messmer on Friday. And the stats for the high-powered Rockets continue to impress, with South Milwaukee racking up 544 yards of offense in the Woodland Conference East victory.

Quarterback Justin Oliden led the way, completing 9 of 13 passes for 187 yards and two touchdowns and running for 133 yards and two more scores. Ian Pribyl rushed 21 times for 187 yards and three touchdowns.

Check out video highlights from WISN here.

And be sure to check out the festivities Thursday, with the parade starting at 6, followed by a pep rally and bonfire. The parade starts near 15th and Rawson and heads north on 15th to the school.

The Homecoming game against Cudahy kicks off at 7 p.m. Friday.

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September 26, 2014 · 5:32 pm

South Milwaukee Sports Roundup: Four Football Players Up For Awards

When you’re 5-0, people take notice.

Three South Milwaukee football seniors have been named semifinalists for three Wisconsin Sports Network awards. They are:

  • Ian Pribyl: top running back
  • Justin Oliden: top quarterback
  • Mitchell Dess: top receiver
  • Calvin Shilling: top defensive back

Check out the full list here. Finalists chosen after the Level 1 playoffs. Winners are announced the week of the state finals. A panel of WSN staff along with several veteran prep sports journalists throughout the state will review the finalists and select a winner for each award, with an announcement made the week of the state football finals.

South Milwaukee — now rated No. 4 in Division 2 — play at 7 p.m. at Shorewood/Messmer tonight. Then it’s Homecoming week!

Other sports updates from the school district … h/t Ante Udovicic.

ROCKET GIRLS TENNIS

The Rockets beat Racine Horlick 4-3 last Saturday in their only completed match of the Racine Case tournament. Yesterday, the Rockets lost to Pius 6-1 in the final Woodland Conference match of the regular season. Mackenzie Meyers (11) won a hard fought straight set victory for the lone Rocket win.

On Tuesday and Wednesday of next week the Rockets will take on the rest of the Woodland Conference in the conference tournament being held in the Greendale and Greenfield area. The JV Tennis team will compete in the Woodland JV Tournament on Saturday in Greendale and Greenfield…good luck!

ROCKET BOYS VOLLEYBALL

The boys defeated West Allis Central 25-23 & 25-19 in their first match of the varsity tournament hosted by Central last Saturday. The Rockets lost earlier this week to a very tough Greendale team. On Monday the boys travel to Kenosha Tremper for a triangular and on Wednesday they travel to Wauwatosa West HS for a Woodland match.

ROCKET GIRLS SWIM

Wednesday September 24th, 2014 CONFERENCE RELAYS at Greenfield HS…

The team took 6th out of 13 schools

  • The 200yd Freestyle Relay team of Hernandez, M. Conner, K. Mildebrandt, N. Swanson took 5th with a time of 2:00.02
  • The 300yd Butterfly Relay team of Swanson, A. Holliday, E. Hernandez, E. Uehling took 5th with a time of 3:38.44
  • The 500yd Freestyle Relay team of Mildebrandt, T. Halama, N. Swanson, A. Holliday took 4th with a time of 5:25.61
  • The 400yd Freestyle Relay team of Halama, V. Hernandez, N. Swanson, A. Holliday took 6th with a time of 4:23.84
  • The 300yd Breaststroke Relay team of Hernandez, H. Bocek, M. Conner, Z. Bellis took 6th with a time of 4:11.14
  • The 100yd Freestyle Relay team of Mildebrandt, E. Hernandez, M. Zabler, T. Halama took 6th with a time of 59.86

Good luck to the team tomorrow at Kenosha Bradford!

ROCKET CROSS COUNTRY

Josh Janusiak (12) continued his superb running with yet another victory at UW-Parkside Chris Sobczak (10) and Jordan Janusiak (9) took 6th & 7th place respectively and the boys overall took 2nd as a team!

On the girls side Maddie Wood (10) was solid once again and took 3rd place. The girls’ team took 8th out of 28 teams overall.

Good luck to all of the Rocket Harriers as they take on the Janesville CC Meet for the first time in decades. This is a huge meet with over 75 teams running.

 

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September 20, 2014 · 10:13 am

Dominating: South Milwaukee Football Team Moves To 5-0 With Big Win Over Greenfield

Update: NOW has a feature on the 5-0 Rockets.

In a battle for the top of the Woodland Conference, it wasn’t much of a contest.

South Milwaukee rolled past Greenfield, 42-7, Friday night at Spaltholz Field to move to 5-0.

The stats are impressive …

Ian Pribyl had 220 yards rushing and three touchdowns, and Justin Oliden completed 15 of 19 passes for 185 yards, three touchdowns — two to Mitchell Dess — and no interceptions.

Check out some highlights from WISN here, and follow the team on its website.

Just three more regular-season games remain before the Rockets roll into the WIAA playoffs.

Next up: at Shorewood this Friday night.

Then it’s Homecoming on Friday, Oct. 3, against Cudahy — the official kickoff to Rocketober!

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September 16, 2014 · 5:28 pm

South Milwaukee Sports Update: Big Football Game This Friday Vs. Greenfield

From the school district …

VARSITY FOOTBALL

The Rockets improved to 4-0 on a rainy cold Friday night after a 13-6 win over Whitnall.

Justin Oliden (12) threw a 60-yd TD pass to Mitchell Dess (12) and Dess also picked off a Whitnall pass late in the game to help to seal the victory. This was a defensive battle and Coach Morse’s defense held the Falcons to 18 yards rushing. Joey Nelson (11) led the way on defense with 9 tackles and Mike Kowalski (11) had 2 sacks

The Rockets next game is this Friday at Spaltholz Field with kickoff at 7:00pm. The 4-0 Rockets will take on the 3-1 Greenfield Hawks in a key Woodland East showdown.

Friday forecast – High of 70 and sunny!

ROCKET GIRLS’ SWIM

The Rockets hosted their 8th annual Rocket Relays on Saturday and tied for 3rd place as a team! Great job by Coach Sarah Nowak and Coach Kasia Brzezicka and all of the Rocket swimmers & divers!

  • New Berlin Eisenhower 324
  • Franklin 254
  •  South Milwaukee 242
  •  Oak Creek 242
  •  Wauwatosa West 226
  •  Greenfield 202
  •  Racine Park 164
  •  Racine Horlick 158
  •  Greendale 148
  •  St. Thomas More/St. Francis 100
  • Cudahy 98
  •  Kenosha Bradford 62

1st Place in the 400 yd Individual Medley Relay (4:50.05)

  • Holliday, Alexis 10
  • Bocek, Haille 11
  • Uehling, Eryka 10
  • Bellis, Zoe 10

3rd Place in the 300 yd Backstroke Relay (3:36.46)

  • Conner, Morgan 9
  • Thayer, Mackenzie 9
  • Reed, Christine 11
  • Bocek, Haille 11

4th Place in the 850 yd Freestyle Crescendo Relay (9:28.54 26)

  • Bellis, Zoe 10
  • Uehling, Eryka 10
  • Swanson, Natalie 12
  • Holliday, Alexis 10

4h Place in the 400 yd Freestyle Relay (4:21.04)

  • Thayer, Mackenzie 9
  • Hernandez, Vanessa 9
  • Halama, Taylor 12
  • Uehling, Eryka 10

Results from 9/10/14 Dual Meet

South Milw Rockets defeated St. Thomas More/St. Francis on Wednesday!

Varsity Score was 39 STM/SF vs 134 SM.  The JV score was 29 STM/SF vs 103 SM.

200yd Medley relay

  • Haille Bocek, Zoe Bellis, Emma Hernandez, Taylor Halama took 1st with a time of 2:15.29
  • Mackenzie Thayer, Melanie Zabler, Kourtney Kaszuba, Morgan Conner took 2nd with a time of 2:27.69

200yd Freestylers: Alexis Holliday took 1st with a time of 2:10.87 and Natalie Swanson took 2nd with a time of 2:24.61.

200yd I.M.: Haille Bocek took first with a time of 2:41.59, Vanessa Hernandez took 2nd with a time of 3:01.53

50yd Freestylers: Zoe Bellis took 1st with a time of 27.20, Taylor Halama took 2nd with a time of 29.99

Diving: Allison Osell took 1st with a score of 184.60

100yd Fly: Emma Hernandez took 1st with a time of 1:30.92

100yd Freestyle: Natalie Swanson took 1st with a time of 1:04.77, Natalie Swanson took 2nd with a time of 1:05.99

500yd Freestyle: Alexis Holliday took 1st with a time of 5:38.07, Kelly Mildebrandt took 2nd with a time 6:34.28

200yd Freestyle Relays

  • Taylor Halama, Natalie Swanson, Alexis Holliday, Zoe Bellis, took 1st with a time of 1:54.11
  • Vanessa Hernandez, Kelly Mildebrandt, Grace Schneider, Emma Hernandez took 2nd with a time of 2:09.04

100yd Backstroke: Haille Bocek took 1st with a time of 1:12.75, Mackenzie Thayer took 2nd with a time of 1:15.36

100yd Breaststroke: Zoe Bellis took 1st with a time of 1:19.42, McKenzie Halwas (STM/SF) took 2nd with a time of 1:27.69

400yd Freestyle Relays

  • Mackenzie Thayer, Haille Bocek, Natalie Swanson, Alexis Holliday took 1st with a time of 4:20.93
  • Emma Hernandez, Vanessa Hernandez, Kelly Mildebrandt, Morgan Conner took 2nd with a time of 4:43.66

ROCKET CROSS COUNTRY

The 34th Annual Rocket Invite Cross Country was held at Grant Park last Saturday. As usual Coach Druckrey, Coach Watson, Coach Hiegel, Coach Oelschlager, and Coach Miller ran a fantastic meet! Great job by the Rockets!

The individual champion on the boys side was Josh Janusiak (12). Maddie Wood (10) took 2nd overall for the girls. Good luck on Saturday at the Racine St. Catherine’s Meet at UW-Parkside!

Boys Varsity (115 runners total)

1, Joshua Janusiak SR 16:03

13 Jordan Janusiak FR 16:49

14 Chris Sobczak SO 16:49

41 Justin Weber JR 17:43

75 Damon Dettmann SR 18:28

86 Wyatt Schlager FR 18:47

87 Sam Zakovich SR 18:48

Girls Varsity (95 runners total)

2 Maddie Wood SO 19:16

28 Rebecca Heller JR 21:13

45 Samantha Meszaros SR 22:01

53 Alex Krane FR 22:23

60 Madeline Smith SO 22:47

70 Rebecca Schoenike SR 23:26

Boys JV (257 runners total)

44 Andrew Gargulak JR 19:36

47 Andrew Wimmer SR 19:39

57 Nick Schultz SR 19:56

80 Aaron Sowinski SO 20:33

99 Ethan Lentz FR 21:17

108 Danny Rolefson SO 22:16

110 Max Moran FR 22:20

Girls JV (181 runners total)

117 Hannah Breher FR South Milwaukee 26:41.29

119 Melissa Merkel SO South Milwaukee 26:51.15

166 Alexis Evert FR South Milwaukee 30:53.23

168 Jordan Barnes JR South Milwaukee 31:03.15

ROCKET GIRLS’ VOLLEYBALL

The Rockets took first place at the Riverside HS Varsity Invitational last night! In doing so they avenged a close loss to Brown Deer from last week by defeating Brown Deer not once but twice to win the tournament! Congratulations Rocket Girls’ Volleyball!!

Good luck today at Greenfield to the freshmen, JV & Varsity teams!

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September 12, 2014 · 2:40 pm

South Milwaukee Alumni Sports Update

From the school district …

John “Boo” Gottwald (Class of 2010)

If you want to get a last glimpse of former Woodland Conference Boys Soccer Player-of-the-Year Boo Gottwald in action for UW-Whitewater, you have your best chance this Saturday!

The UW-Whitewater Warhawks travel to take on the MSOE Raiders at the Kern Center on Saturday at 3:30pm.

http://www.uwwsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8665&path=msoc

Aly Pinkos (Class of 2010)

Here are some highlights from the summer for Aly Pinkos as she finished up her collegiate lacrosse career with some really great academic honors! Nice work Aly!

http://www.cuwfalcons.com/sports/wlax/2013-14/releases/20140617o6t9uq

http://www.cuwfalcons.com/sports/wlax/2013-14/releases/201408192zsaf3

Trey McKinney-Jones (Class of 2008)

After being an NBA D League Champ last season, Trey McKinney-Jones has signed on with Gravelines, a professional basketball team in the first-tier French basketball league. Best of luck this season Trey!

http://www.bcmbasket.com/saison-2014-2015/equipe-pro/ 

Gary Williams (Class of 1992)

Gary had been working at Carthage College Since 1997 and on June 1st became the new Athletic Director at Wittenberg University in Ohio. Congratulations Gary!!!!

http://www.wittenbergtigers.com/information/directory/bios/Gary_Williams

http://wittenbergtigers.com/news/2013-14/04_17

 

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September 6, 2014 · 9:35 am

Crazy Good: Rockets Move To 3-0 In A Thriller At Brown Deer

“It was definitely the craziest, most fun game I’ve ever played in my life.”

Four lead changes, four ties and 1,065 yards of total offense. Decided on the final play. Not a bad night, as the South Milwaukee football team moved to 3-0 with a 41-35 victory over Brown Deer on Friday.

Justin Oliden completed 17 of 25 passes for 257 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Mitchell Dess, who had eight catches for 115 yards. Running back Ian Pribyl — who uttered the quote above in the front-page story in this morning’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel — had 177 yards rushing and three touchdowns.

Next up: The Rockets host Whitnall this Friday. Here is the schedule.

Let’s keep it going!

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August 22, 2014 · 9:14 am

Ready For Some Football?

Update: South Milwaukee 55, Milwaukee Marshall 24. That’s your final score.

New coach, same high expectations.

There may be big things in store for the South Milwaukee football team this season, with Derek Hoff taking over the reins after the Rockets finished 8-3 with a Woodland Conference East championship in 2013.

The season gets underway tonight with Milwaukee Marshall visiting Spaltholz Field. Kickoff is 7 p.m.

  • From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Woodland East preview: “South Milwaukee is loaded with experience and has a two-time all-conference quarterback in (Justin) Oliden, making the Rockets the favorite with first-year coach Derek Hoff.”
  • On senior running back/linebacker, Ian Pribyl: “The 6-2, 225-pound standout teams up with quarterback Justin Oliden to give the Rockets an explosive backfield. He was a two-way all-Woodland East first-team pick last season and is drawing Division I interest.”
  • And from the Merrill Foto News (Hoff is from Merrill), which has a feature on the new coach: “My plans for this current team are to win conference and make a run at a state title. My plans for the program include winning multiple state titles and being a perennial powerhouse in the state.”

In other words, this should be a fun year. Learn more on the team website.

Go Rockets! See you tonight!

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July 8, 2014 · 9:47 pm

Milestone: 400 Wins For Coach Galewski

Congratulations to South Milwaukee baseball coach John Galewski, whose Rockets recorded his 400th win on Monday!

South Milwaukee is also contending for its first conference title since 2000. From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story …

“I was hoping they didn’t because we’re chasing a conference championship,” Galewski said. “I know they know about that, so that’s more important.”

It looked like the Rockets were unaware after their 4-0 victory over Shorewood behind pitcher Matt McCarty’s two-hitter on Monday at Henry Aaron Field.

There were the usual handshakes, but nothing out of the ordinary.

“Yeah, we all knew,” McCarty said. “We talked about it on the bus on the way here and maybe doing something if we got the win.”

So, as Galewski was being interviewed near his dugout, two players dumped the Gatorade bucket on their unsuspecting coach.

“It’s a real honor to play for him,” said South Milwaukee’s Anthony Marlowe, who had two brothers and a cousin compete in the program.

Only 14 coaches in summer baseball have more victories than Galewski (400-388), who is in his 27th season.

“It’s really about the history of the kids that have gone through the program,” Galewski said. “My son played for me. There’s some emotion there.”

Added McCarty: “It’s so awesome to know I could give my coach his 400th win. It’s a great achievement for him and the program.”

Here is the team’s schedule the rest of the way.

WIAA regionals begin next Tuesday.

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June 7, 2014 · 10:23 pm

Rocket Baseball Team Off To Hot Start

Baseball 6-7-14A quick shoutout to Coach Galewski and the Rockets, who are off to a 7-1 start after 10-3 win over Homestead on Friday …

Good luck the rest of the way.

Why not take in a game in coming weeks? Check out their full schedule here. Their next home game is June 16 against Whitnall. First pitch is 5 p.m.

(The photo is of my son, Christian, pitching to one of the Rocket players Saturday, when Little Leaguers were invited to practice with the team. Very cool.)

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May 21, 2014 · 1:35 pm

Rocket Sports Update: Softball Team Clinches At Least Share Of Woodland Title

Congratulations to the Rocket softball team!

From the school district …

SOFTBALL

Congratulations to the Varsity Softball team as they finished the regular season with a 19-3 record and 16-2 mark in the Woodland Conference. That record has earned them at least a share of the Woodland Conference Championship for the 2nd year in a row!

The Rockets swept a Doubleheader against Brown Deer last night, both games by run rule.

The Rockets put themselves in position to capture the crown with a 13-4 extra-inning win at Greenfield on Monday with a stupendous NINE (9) runs in the top of the 8th inning! Maddie Veres (9) had a HR and 5 RBI while Abby Mahsem (11) continued her stellar pitching throwing 13 K’s in the win.

Next up for the Rockets is the WIAA Playoffs. Seeding is yet to be determined, but they will either start next week Tuesday or Thursday at home, depending on their seed.

 GIRLS’ SOCCER

The Rocket JV Soccer team is on a roll! They beat Cudahy 4-0 on Monday and defeated Greenfield by the same score of 4-0 last night! Great job girls!

The Rocket Varsity Girls’ Soccer team lost a tough one last night to Greenfield 2-0 while playing pretty short handed, but they did beat Cudahy 3-0 on Monday in yet another crazy weather game (stopped in the 71st minute due to lightning). Nicole Adamec (10), Megan Hilbelink (11) & Emily Grunert (10) scored goals in the win!

The Rockets host Wauwatosa West tomorrow night (4:30pm JV and 6:30pm Varsity) so come on out and cheer the Rockets on at the SM Memorial Soccer Complex (old site of the Junior High).

BOYS’ TRACK

The Rockets took 2nd in the Woodland Conference Outdoor meet last night in a lightning-delayed affair. Alex Hoover (12) set the school record in the pole vaiult with a vault of 14’0″ making him the Woodland Conference Champion! Andrew O’Neill (12) also was Woodland Conference Champion in the Intermediate Hurdles and AJ Plewa (12) was Woodland Conference Champion in the Long Jump with a jump of 21′ 5″! Andrew O’Neill also took 2nd in the High Hurdles.

I will get an update on the Girls’ Track highlights later on today.

GOLF

Congrats to the rocket golfers for winning the 6th and final mini at Oakwood golf course shooting a team score of 168, making it a clean sweep 6-0 in the woodland east division! Matthew Boyle (10) lead the way with a 40, making him the woodland east division champion.  Ryan Graber (10) also shot a 40.  Ben Rosploch (11) andAndrew Manikham (12) shot 44’s, and Brian Hofer (12) came in with a 47.

The Rockets travel to Washington County Golf Course today for the Woodland Conference Championships. Good luck Coach Kubel and Rockets!!

BOYS’ TENNIS

The Rockets start day 2 of the Woodland Conference Tournament this afternoon at Hart Park in Wauwatosa. In the semifinals of the backdraw shooting for the Consolation Championship are #1 Singles player JP Saskowski (12), #1 Doubles team Tyler Stuhr (12) & Mathias Chapa (12) and #3 Doubles team Corey Wolf (12) & Adam Klosiewski (11). Matches begin to get called at 1:30pm.

Good luck this afternoon!

BASEBALL

The Rockets summer baseball season kicks off this Saturday at home at 11:00amagainst longtime rival Franklin! The forecast calls for 66 degrees and some sun…perfect baseball weather so come on out and check the Rockets out in their Home Opener!

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May 9, 2014 · 11:09 pm

Rocket Sports And Activities Update

From the South Milwaukee Athletic Department …

SOFTBALL

The Rockets Varsity Fastpitch Softball team has started the season out extremely well. They are 10-1 thus far after last night’s thrilling 3-0 win at New Berlin West. The game was scoreless through 6 innings when the Rockets came to bat in the top of the 7th. Caitlin Schwanke (10) reached base and Abby Mahsem (11) hit a 2-run home run to give the Rockets a lead they would not relinquish! Maddie Veres (9) followed that with a solo home run for a little insurance and the Rockets moved to 8-0 in the Woodland Conference!

On Monday night, the Rockets scored a 22-0 win over Shorewood behind 9 (yes…nine) RBI by Abby Mahsem (11) and a one-hitter from Maddie Veres (9). These were timely performances from Maddie since if you look below you will see that she was named the Journal Sentinel Area Player of the Week for last week!

The Rockets crept into the area rankings in the #10 spot, one spot behind Woodland Conference favorite New Berlin Eisenhower, a team that South Milwaukee just happened to shutout 5-0 last Friday (gotta love the logic in rankings)!

Here is there upcoming schedule. Come on out on Friday for a big game as the Rockets take on division foe Whitnall at 4:30pm at the Rawson Softball Complex!

WEDNESDAY – SM @ St. Francis (doubleheader-4:00pm first pitch)

THURSDAY – SM @ Shorewood

FRIDAY – Whitnall @ SM

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/preps/softrail06-b99262501z1-258043591.html

AREA RANKINGS

Last week

1. Westosha Central (12-3) 1

2. Racine Case (9-2) 2

3. Kenosha Bradford (8-4) 3

4. Union Grove (9-3) 6

5. Wilmot (8-4) 5

6. Muskego (12-2) —

7. Menomonee Falls (13-4) 4

8. Watertown (7-2) 10

9. New Berlin Eisenhower (10-2) 9

10. South Milwaukee (8-1) —

NOTABLE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Maddie Veras, South Milwaukee. The freshman first baseman brings a combination of discipline and power to the plate that should be fun to watch the next three years. On Friday her power was on display as she smacked two home runs and drove in every run in a 5-0 victory over New Berlin Eisenhower. Veras’ first homer, a three-run shot in the first inning, was mammoth. “In 13 years of coaching softball, that is the farthest home run I’ve ever seen,” Rockets coach Heather Hanson said. “She was getting close to 300 feet probably.” Veras finished that game 2 for 2 and went 9 for 14 with 13 RBI for the week. She is hitting .515 with 20 RBI for the season.

Eric Klamrowski (Class of 2010)
MSOE standout tennis player (and Rocket standout of course) Eric Klamrowski just finished his senior season being honored for the 4th straight year as a 1st team all-conference performer for the Red Raiders!

http://www.go-raiders.com/sports/mten/2013-14/releases/20140502gcut8k

DECA NATIONALS
South Milwaukee had 4 competitors at the DECA national competition in Atlanta, GA last weekend:  Nick Herzberg (12), Darrel Clayton (12), Tim Hennessey (12), and Bart Brzezcki (12).  At the DECA national event there were over 17,000 attendees competing in over 25 different events.  Nick Herzberg and Darrel Clayton competed in the Sports and Entertainment Marketing event.  Tim Hennessey and Bart Brzezcki created an advertising campaign for Tesla Motors.  

Tim and Bart scored in the top 20 of their event out of 150 teams in the preliminary part of the competition. They qualified for the final competition.  At the grand awards ceremony they were called up as one of the top ten teams up to the stage in front of the crowd of 17,000. Even though they did not place in the top 3 of their event, they did place in the top 10 out of 150 teams from around the country.

FCCLA NATIONALS

Great news!  The SM FCCLA chapter did an amazing job at the State Leadership Conference in early April.  I am so proud of the work they’ve done, and they were a joy to take as representatives of South Milwaukee to the conference.

  • Monica Castillo (12)- Interior Design – Gold (National qualifier)
  • Julia Gritzman (11) – Fashion Design – Gold (National qualifier)
  • Taylor Halama (11) – Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation – Silver (National qualifier)
  • Brooke Briesmeister (12) – Impromptu Speaking (National qualifier)
  • Molly Hoffman (11) – Pastry and Baked Goods – Gold (Recipient of a $2000 renewable scholarship from the Culinary Institute of America)
  • Jessica Kania (11) – Pastry and Baked Goods – Gold
  • Candace Smith (12) – Illustrated Talk – Bronze
  • Elicia Blankenship (10) – Illustrated Talk – Silver

The National Leadership Conference is this summer from July 6th – 11th in San Antonio Texas.  The students are already excited about attending.

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April 11, 2014 · 11:08 am

Rocket Sports Update

From the South Milwaukee School District … apologies on the dates. “Last night” means Wednesday.

ROCKET SOFTBALL

The Varsity Fastpitch had a thrilling come-from-behind victory last night over Greenfield to push their Woodland Conference mark to 2-0 on the young season. This game had everything from key strikeouts by standout pitcher Abby Mahsem (11) to timely hits by freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors alike…a total team contribution.

With the new WIAA rule in place requiring an outfield fence, the Rockets saw their first 2 home runs of the season with an early 2-run HR by Maygen Marcell (10). After trailing 5-2 late in the game, a 2-run HR by Alyssa Sadowski (11) (scoring Maddie Veres (9)) capping a 4 -run inning to put the Rockets up 6-5. Despite not getting a ball out of the infield in the top of the 7th inning, Greenfield was able to tie the game and send the game to extra innings.

In the bottom of the eighth, the Rockets loaded the bases with Alyssa Sadowski starting it off with a walk. Dani Schwanke (12) hit a solid double to the right field fence pushing Alyssa to third. Melaney Wewers (12) had an infield single to load the bases, setting the stage for Isabelle Parello (9) to line a single through to left field to drive Sadowski home for the winning run. It really was one of the more exciting regular season games I’ve seen in a long time! Nice job Rockets!

The Rockets travel to Wauwatosa West HS (JV at Whitman Middle School across the freeway) on Thursday and to Greendale on Friday to take on the Panthers at 4:30pm (Varsity at the HS & JV at the Community Center). Good luck Rockets!

DEANNA GILANE (Class of 2010)

Once again, this is not a duplicate…the roll continues for Miss Gilane!!! Here is the link to the article

http://www.blugolds.com/sports/sball/2013-14/releases/201404083tduzk

ROCKET BOYS’ TRACK & FIELD

Congratulations to the boys’ JV team for winning the Woodland Conference East Division Indoor Championship last night at Cudahy HS!

ROCKET GIRLS’ TRACK & FIELD

Congratulations to the girls’ JV team as well for completing the sweep by winning the Woodland Conference East Division Indoor Championship last night at Cudahy HS!

ROCKET BOYS’ TENNIS

The Rockets defeated Ronald Reagan HS 7-0 to open up their season on Tuesday. Solid performance to start the season. Good luck on Friday as the Rockets take on Burlington and Milwaukee King as part of an Oak Creek Tennis Tournament. First match begins at 3:10pm at the SM Courts.

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