This Week in Athletics

Boys' & Girls' Track

The Hawks headed to Palmyra on Tuesday, May 27th, to start postseason action at the WIAA Regional Meet. It was an incredibly successful event, as the girls’ team won Regionals for the second consecutive year, and 28 athletes overall qualified to move on to Sectionals. On the girls’ side, the Hawks took first place in the 4×800 Relay, the 4×100 Relay, and the 4×400 Relay. Amiyah Galica ’26 (300 Hurdles), Carly Lopez ’25 (800M), and Winter Schienke ’25 (Shotput) all took first place in their events. Jackson Meier ’27 (300 Hurdles) and Ty Ouradnik ’27 (3200M) won their events on the boys’ side. Other top finishers for the Hawks were Bridget Cafferty ’25 (800M), Helina Slamka ’28 (High Jump), Nolan Gasser ’25 (800M), and Schienke (Discus), who placed second. The Boys’ 4×200 Relay, Boys’ 4×100 Relay, Liam Regner ’28 (100M), Anmi Tao ’26 (400M), Izzy Baumgardt ’25 (300 Hurdles), and JJ Barnes ’25 (100M) all took third. Finishing in fourth place were the Boys’ 4×400 Relay, Meg White ’28 (100M), Soleil Johnson ’28 (200M), and Maurice Carter ’26 (100m). Tao (200M), Carter (High Jump), and Fatmah Museitif ’26 (discus) added fifth place finishes for the Hawks. 

 

Girls' Soccer

Taking on Brookfield Academy in a rescheduled matchup on Tuesday, May 27th, the Hawks scored early and often against the Blue Knights. Keira Kimbrough ’27 started the scoring in the first minute of the game, followed by a goal in the third minute by Meg Decker ’25. Elle Jaramillo ’26 scored in the 12th minute, followed by Meghan Gavigan ’27 in the 20th minute. Emma Meier ’28 capped off the first half scoring with a goal in the 27th minute as the Hawks cruised to a 5-0 lead at the break. Meier scored her second of the game in the 42nd minute, while Gavigan put the final touches on her hat trick with goals in the 46th and 50th minutes to finish the scoring in the 8-0, 60 minute game. Coach Joe Manley notes it was a “really strong performance from Gavigan in the midfield.“ He adds, “I was very impressed with the play of our forwards and midfielders, making small adjustments to our style that we’ve wanted to see.”

On Wednesday, May 28th, the team celebrated their six seniors – Meg Decker, Norah Boerner, Sydney Dues, Luella Pias, Anna Shaw, and Natalie Hoff – in their game against Dominican and won 9-0. This capped an undefeated conference season in which the Hawks did not allow a single goal to their conference opponents. Boerner made the most of her senior night, scoring a hat trick with goals in the 3rd, 5th, and 32nd minutes. Decker scored in the 19th minute, Dues added her own in the 42nd minute, and Hoff punched one in just before the game ended. Gavigan scored two, and Jaramillo added another. “We moved the ball well and created several chances,“ said Coach Joe Manley. “It was a wonderful night honoring our seniors.”

 

LP Baseball

In a home-and-away series against the Dominican Knights, where both games were rescheduled multiple times due to weather, the LPs were able to earn a split series. On Memorial Day, the LPs battled and scored five in the 7th inning to take the lead 5-1 before the Knights scored four in the bottom half to force extra innings. Adding another run in the top half of the 8th, the LPs ultimately lost on a walk-off walk in the 8th.  Liam Larsen ’27 pitched three scoreless innings, striking out four. Jack Hood ’27 hit a double and knocked in two RBIs. Gabe Posnanski ’26 also knocked in an RBI. 

The next day was a different story for the LPs as they took on the Knights again. After scoring three runs in the bottom of the first inning, they added three-run frames in the 3rd and 4th innings and played great defense en route to a 9-1 win. Posnanski knocked in 4 RBIs for the LPs, while Noel Turek ’28 returned to the mound and pitched three scoreless innings, notching eight strikeouts to finish off the game. 

On Thursday, May 29th, LP took on conference rival Thomas More in a WIAA Regional matchup at The Rock and lost 9-0, ending their season. The boys were only down 2-0 at the end of the third inning, but they couldn’t get their bats going, and the Cavaliers opened up the game with four runs in the fourth and three runs in the fifth to seal the win. The LPs managed only one hit in the loss.

 

Boys' Golf

The Boys’ Golf team began postseason play on Tuesday, May 27th, at Meadowbrook Country Club and emerged as regional champions! Will Schaefer ’25 shot an impressive 77, including a personal best front nine score of 37, to lead the Hawks and earn the title of meet medalist. Cai Yoo ’26 and Connor Peery ’27 also had personal best front nines, scoring 41 and 39, respectively. Yoo and Peery both carded 85s for the Hawks. Jack Regner ’25 shot an 88, while Jack Ulrich ’26 shot a 95. The boys earned a trip to sectionals on June 3rd at The Rock Golf Club in Waupun. Good luck, boys!

 

Boys' Tennis

Beginning postseason play at home on Tuesday, May 27th, Boys’ Tennis qualified five boys for the next round. As the number one seed in the seven team event, No. 1 Doubles Jon Orth ’25 and Musa Rahman ’25 earned a bye and automatically moved on to sectionals. Ben Menzhuber ’25 won his match and earned a trip to sectionals with a 6-4, 6-1 win over his higher-seeded opponent. Kelly Baker ’25 and Colin Smith ’28 at No. 3 Doubles made it through the first round with a 6-2, 6-1 win over St. Joe’s, then battled the second-seeded team from Big Foot in a brutal back-and-forth match. After dropping the first set 6-7 (5), they were able to come back and win the second set 6-4, forcing a tiebreaker, which they won 10-8 to earn their spot at sectionals. 

In their sectional meet at Sports Core in Kohler on Thursday, May 29th, our No. 1 Doubles team of Orth and Rahman punched their ticket to the individual state tournament next week. They opened play with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Sheboygan Falls. Facing Kohler in their second match, they fell 2-6, 2-6 before coming back in the third place match against Delavan-Darien in a close 7-5, 6-3 win. At No. 1 singles, Menzhuber fell to Kohler 6-0, 6-1 in his first match of the day. Baker and Smith took third place at No. 3 doubles after dropping their first match against Kohler 2-6, 2-6 before coming back to beat Sheboygan Falls in a close third place match 6-4, 7-5.

 

Upcoming Events

* indicates the game is dependent on results of previous match

Friday, May 30th

• Boys’ and Girls’ Track Sectional | 3PM | Princeton High School
• Girls’ Soccer vs Tremper | 6:30PM | The Prairie School | Primary School Fan Night

Tuesday, June 3rd

• Boys’ Golf Sectionals | 9AM | The Rock Golf Club

Thursday, June 5th

• Boys’ Tennis Individual State | TBD | Nielsen Stadium, Madison *
• Girls’ Soccer Regional vs St. Anthony | 4PM | The Prairie School

Friday, June 6th

• Boys’ Tennis Individual State | TBD | Nielsen Stadium, Madison *

Saturday, June 7th

• Boys’ Tennis Individual State | TBD | Nielsen Stadium, Madison *
• Girls’ Soccer Regional | 1PM | The Prairie School *