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Rocket Runners Ready For State

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The South Milwaukee boys’ cross-country team — following a sectional victory by Jordan Janusiak — placed second in WIAA sectional meet on Saturday, advancing as a team to the state meet for the second straight season.

Congratulations to Coach Stan Druckey and Jordan, Justin Weber, Chris Sobczak, Wyatt Schlager, Max Moran, Sage Leahy, and Andy Gargulak … as well as Maddie Wood, who qualified individually for the girls.

Go Rockets!

Here are boys’ sectional results. Four Rockets finished in the top 17. Maddie took fourth.

The meet is this Saturday in Wisconsin Rapids. Learn more here. And here is how they did last year.

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Rocket Sports Update: More On The State-Bound Cross-Country Runners

From the South Milwaukee School District …

ROCKET CROSS COUNTRY – STATE!

Congratulations to the Rocket Boys’ CC team on taking 2nd at last Saturday’s WIAA Sectional In Brookfield and for qualifying as a team for the WIAA State Meet in Wisconsin Rapids. This is the 4th appearance in a row by Josh Janusiak!!

The Rockets had 60 points (Marquette was first with 25 pts) and outdistanced 3rd place by 34 pts! The Rockets last qualified a team for state in 2007 (the Boys were Sectional runners-up in 2005, 2006 & 2007 as well).

WIAA STATE CC MEET INFO

Ridges Golf Course in Wisconsin Rapids

12:50pm – D1 Boys’ Race

2:50pm – D1 Grls’ Race

FACEBOOK & TEXT UPDATES FOR RUNNERS AT STATE

If you would like to receive facebook or text updates for Rocket Runners (or any other runners), go to the following link and sign up! It only takes a few seconds. Bib numbers you need are down below. Make sure to click on which type of update you want (Facebook or Text). Make sure to keep the numbers on hand so you can remember which runner has which bib number!

http://www.pttiming.com/page/show/244818-2014-wiaa-xc-state-meet-facebook-registration-page

BIB NUMBERS PER RUNNER

  • 580 – Josh Janusiak
  • 581 – Jordan Janusiak
  • 582 – Chris Sobczak
  • 583 – Justin Weber
  • 584 – Damon Dettmann
  • 585 – Sage Leahy
  • 586 – Wyatt Schlager
  • 223 – Maddie Wood
  • 224 – Becca Heller

ROCKET BOYS’ QUALIFIERS & SECTIONAL TIMES

  • 12 Joshua Janusiak 16:17.00
  • 9 Jordan Janusiak 16:40.00
  • 10 Chris Sobczak 16:40.00
  • 11 Justin Weber 16:57.00
  • 12 Damon Dettman 18:26.00
  • 9 Sage Leahy 18:32.00
  • 9 Wyatt Schlager 19:34.00

ROCKET GIRLS’ QUALIFIERS & SECTIONAL TIMES

  • 10 Maddie Wood 19:47.00
  • 11 Rebecca Heller 20:51.00

ROCKET GIRLS’ SWIMMING & DIVING

Congratulations to Allison Osell on breaking the SMHS 11-dive diving record for the 2nd time this season at last night’s Woodland Conference Meet!! She took 4th place in the conference with a score of 362.70 (old record was 346.2, which Ally broke with a 347.15!), Good luck to all of the swimmers at tomorrow’s Woodland Conference Swimming Meet at Greenfield HS at 1:30pm.

ROCKET BOYS’ VOLLEYBALL

Good luck to the Rocket Boys’ Volleyball team at tonight’s WIAA Regional opener at Racine Horlick HS at 7:00pm. Tickets for all spectators will be $4.

Also, the Boy’s Volleyball team is having a fund raiser from Oct 30th through November 8th by offering Massages through the Chiropractic and Wellness Group in West Allis – on the intersection of Greenfield and 894 All you have to do is go to the web page and you can buy the $35.00 one hour massage and $10.00 will go to the Boy’s Volleyball team.

Web site: cwgfundraising.oolagives.com

The massage therapists are very good and once you buy the coupon, you have 6 months to use it.

The two massage therapists are available:

  • Mon / Weds/ Thurs / Friday 8 am-6 pm (5 pm is last appt.)
  • Tuesday 2 pm – 6 pm and
  • Sat 8 am – 1 pm.

This can also be shared through social media – email, Facebook, etc. And if you would like a gift certificate call the Chiropractic and Wellness office directly and talk to Chris or Mel. (414) 292-3499

If anyone has any questions, please feel free to contact Sharon Stellwagen. 766-5960

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On To State For Rocket Boys’, Girls’ Cross-Country Runners

The Rockets are running to state.

The South Milwaukee boys’ cross-country team and two individual girl runners are headed to the state meet following strong finishes in the WIAA sectional meet on Saturday.

  • The boys took second in the sectional, advancing as a team to the state meet. Josh Janusiak won the meet, and Jordan, his brother, took fourth.
  • The girls took fourth, with Maddie Wood of the Rockets finishing fourth. She and Becca Heller advance to state.

Here is coverage from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and here is a preview.

Congratulations, and good luck to the Rockets Saturday in Wisconsin Rapids!

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Rocket Update: South Milwaukee Sports News

Check out the latest edition of Rocket Update, the South Milwaukee School District’s sports news source.

The latest edition, published Tuesday, includes updates on all the fall sports, including information on the WIAA playoff-bound football team — which was named a Preps Plus Team of the Week this week.

The update also has this item on the boys’ volleyball coach from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and this item on the cross-country team …

The Rockets hosted the Woodland Conference Cross Country Championships last Friday on a fantastic fall day. Sophomore Josh Janusiak finished in 6th place in the boys meet, earning first-team all-conference status with a time of 16:37 (a pace of 5:21 per mile in the 5K race). In the girls’ race, senior Abbie Fakler earned 3rd team All-Woodland by taking 18th place in a time of 16:05 (1 pace of 6:29 per mile in the 4K race) and freshman Rebecca Heller earned 2nd team All-Woodland with a time of 15:57 (a pace of 6:25 per mile in the 4K race). 

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