Update: I found this old Milwaukee Journal story on South Milwaukee’s undefeated season in 1961. Check it out here.
Did you know Coach Bill Spaltholz? Did you play for him? Were you taught by him?
What will you remember most about him? What is his legacy?
Post your comments below … and let me know if you’d be interested in doing a “guest blog” about this South Milwaukee legend.
Update: Here is Coach Spaltholz’s obituary in Sunday’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. There will also be a visitation starting at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, before the funeral service.
Hall of Fame South Milwaukee football coach Bill Spaltholz — the namesake for the high school’s football field — has passed away. He was 86.
The visitation is from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at Molthen-Bell & Son Funeral Home, 700 Milwaukee Ave. in South Milwaukee. The funeral is at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday at Grace Lutheran Church, 3401 Puetz Road in Oak Creek.
Please keep the Spaltholz family, and all who knew him, in your thoughts and prayers.
And learn more about the coach on the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association website here. Among his accomplishments …
What will you remember most about Coach Spaltholz? Did you play for him, or others who did? What will be his legacy? Post your comments below.
The South Milwaukee football team staged a strong comeback but fell to Wilmot, 23-20, in the first round of the WIAA playoffs on Saturday.
Check out the box score and highlights here.
Mat Tagye had another 100-yard rushing game in the loss and tallied a one-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, as South Milwaukee battled back from a 23-7 deficit with 13 points in the quarter.
South Milwaukee finished the season 6-4 overall and 5-3 in the Woodland Conference.
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The WIAA playoff-bound South Milwaukee football team plays Wilmot at 7 p.m. on Saturday at Wilmot, in western Kenosha County.
Learn more about the game, including information on a fan bus, in this week’s Rocket Sports Update.
The update also includes information on the other fall sports, and there is plenty of good news when it comes to South Milwaukee sports:
Go Rockets!
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The South Milwaukee football team is headed back to the playoffs.
The Rockets needed to beat winless St. Thomas More to ensure a postseason berth, and they did so — easily — Friday night. The final? 68-6.
Mat Tagye rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns in the win, which pushed South Milwaukee’s record to 6-3.
Check out the box score here.
I’ll keep you posted as to playoff pairings and times.
And go Rockets!
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Update: A previous version of this story (and the NOW story linked below) incorrectly stated that South Milwaukee had made the playoffs. That is not the case. South Milwaukee must beat winless St. Thomas More at home on Friday to officially clinch a playoff berth. The Rockets may also qualify for the playoffs if they lose, but there are no guarantees. I apologize for the error.
The Brewers’ win wasn’t the only big one Friday night …
The South Milwaukee football team is close to heading back to the WIAA playoffs after a 28-14 victory over Whitnall.
Check out the full story here, and go Rockets!
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The South Milwaukee football team snapped a two-game losing streak with a decisive 42-7 victory over Wauwatosa West on Friday night.
Check out the Patch story here.
And check out these headlines from around the South Shore:
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The South Milwaukee football team fell 14-7 to Greendale on Friday, dropping the Rockets to 2-2.
Check out the story from the Journal Sentinel here. And here are some photos from Greendale Patch.
Check out these headlines of local interest:
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The South Milwaukee football team dropped to 2-1 with a loss to Greenfield on Friday night.
Check out the NOW game story here.
And check out these other headlines of note from around the South Shore:
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Fresh off its first WIAA playoff game since 1998, the South Milwaukee football team plays Lake Geneva Badger in a second-round game at 1 p.m. Saturday in South Milwaukee.
That means the cannon will be back.
I received a few complaints this fall about the cannon’s noise level … including from my 4-year-old. He is scared to death of it because, even though we live eight blocks from the field, it sounds like it’s next door when it’s shot off.
What do you think of the cannon? Leave your comments below.
Here is the full list of WIAA football playoff pairings. And to read more about South Milwaukee’s 28-21 victory over Bradley Tech Tuesday, click here. Go Rockets!
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