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After spending eight years at Clinton High--including stints as Dean of Students, athletic director and head football coach--Jeff Spiwak will be the new athletic director for Milton.
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All kinds of high school games were missed this spring sports season.
In a season like no other, It took until almost to the middle of July for the Milton Junction Pub Raptors to mark their first Rock River League win of 2020. The Raptors did so in resounding style, erupting for nearly two dozen runs in a 22-1 win at Helenville Sunday on a warm, sun-splashed a…
Kaitlin Lundeen always enjoyed the spirit of Milton High School.
In June, the WIAA Board of Control approved by a count of 10-0 a coaches’ recommendation to add a girls division to the state wrestling tournament series.
This year’s Milton Optimists Independence Day Race was held virtually from June 4 to July 4 on active.com. Results are sorted by placements in the respective races.
The Milton Junction Pub Raptors finally had their opening day Sunday in Neosho on a day when the Raptors looked exactly like a team playing its first game.
The WIAA Board of Control met Wednesday and approved several winter sports changes, along with adjusting rules and policies due to COVID-19.
Janesville Craig graduate Jack Blomgren, who was chosen in the fifth round of the MLB draft by Colorado, signed with the Rockies on Wednesday at Coors Field in Denver.
Thursday, June 11, was a good day for Milton natives.
Tim Collins (Big Foot), Shane Suehring (Parkview) and Brian Hammil (Milton) had 44 years of combined experience as athletic directors and leave big shoes to fill following their resignations.
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association released much-anticipated guidelines for schools to resume athletic activities in the form of summer coach contact on July 1, 2020. The WIAA indicates that the guidelines were formed in collaboration with the governor’s office, the Departmen…
Riley Jauch didn’t want to watch from the bench again this year.
Former Milton swimmer Bridgette Alexander was announced as an assistant coach for the University at Buffalo swimming and diving team on Thursday, June 11.
In a submission to all involved superintendents, principals and athletic directors Monday the Sun Prairie Area School District proposed a future move out of the Big Eight Conference and into the Badger Large Conference for football only.
Jack Blomgren, a 2017 Janesville Craig High graduate, was selected 140th overall in Thursday night's Major League Baseball draft by the Colorado Rockies.
Jack Blomgren, a 2017 Janesville Craig High grad and now shortstop for the University of Michigan, hopes to be picked on the second night of the MLB draft Thursday. This year's draft was shortened from 40 to five rounds, with Rounds 2-5 taking place Thursday.
The construction of the Milton High School Pool is on schedule, according to Stephen Schantz, the Director of Buildings and Grounds at the School District of Milton.
Head coach Kris Agnew never had higher expectations for a Milton baseball team than his 2020 squad.
The Rock River League baseball managers met Saturday in Lebanon and decided to plan for a June 28 start to their season. The Home Talent League currently is slated to begin July 4.
As area amateur baseball leagues work toward start dates later this month or in early July, some teams from around the region have started playing non-league games. Jefferson's Home Talent team played Sunday in Rome.
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Chrissy Hughes was working at setting a school record in the 100 hurdles and making a third appearance at the WIAA state track and field meet when the season was canceled.
The Milton softball team was hoping to grow on a momentum-building 2019.
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It just felt like the right time for Brian Hammil.
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Dane Nelson left his mark in Milton.
The Badger Conference will not participate in the extended spring sports seasons, according to a news release from the conference.
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The Milton Optimist Independence Day Run will take place this year, according to race director Kristin Koeffler.
Often referred to as 'Doc,' Ethan Haefner carved up opponents last season for Milton High's boys baseball team and was set up for a huge season in 2020.
The Fort Atkinson Generals announced their annual Baseball Festival was canceled in a news release Monday morning.
Area golf courses had several restrictions lifted on Wednesday, April 29, which has helped business, according to Oak Ridge Golf Course owner Kirk Wieland.
Abbie Campion and Bailee Collins will be reunited on the court once again.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater golf team was granted a special waiver Tuesday for its seniors to compete next season — giving former Milton athlete CheyAnn Knudsen and former Milton coach Andrea Wieland one more chance to win an NCAA Division III women’s golf championship.
Milton High School participated in #BeTheLightWI by turning on the school’s stadium lights Friday.
Sixteen golf enthusiasts, including three brothers and other friends since high school, get together every Sunday morning--weather permitting--to play 18 holes at Janesville's Riverside Golf Course, followed by whatever shenanigans may occur at a local watering hole.
The only thing that could stop Billy Pitzner and the St. Cloud State wrestling team was a worldwide pandemic.
Local and area golf courses can be open starting Friday, April 24.
Milton will show support for 2020 senior athletes who will be unable to compete in their final sports season with #BeTheLightWI on Friday, April 24.
The WBCA All Star Game has been postponed due to concerns with COVID-19.
Gov. Tony Evers extended Wisconsin’s Safer-At-Home order on Thursday through May 26, closing all K-12 public and private schools through the remainder of the school year, but the WIAA also put out a statement Thursday noting they have not made a decision on the cancelation of spring sports yet.
Mia Seeman and the South Dakota State women’s golf team were hitting their stride in the springtime.
Both the Rock River and Home Talent leagues were scheduled to begin play Sunday, May 3, but they now--like all other sports leagues--they must wait and see what the coronavirus pandemic means for their seasons.
Milton junior and gymnast Kellen Ryan was selected as a USA Gymnastics Academic All-American by USA Gymnastics.
STEVENS POINT — The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced it is extending the cancellation of campus events through June 30, 2020, which eliminates the possibility of conducting the WIAA state tournaments scheduled at campus venues this spring.
Rawlings and Perfect Game named Milton sophomore Keegan Knutson a preseason high school baseball all-American to recognize the top underclassmen in the country.
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Bridgette Alexander is ready for her next chapter in swim.
Travis Frederick tops the list of the best 25 players Rodney Wedig has coached in his 25-year high school football career.
Golf courses in Wisconsin closed Wednesday under Gov. Tony Evers' "safer at home" order. Many golfers and some course operators wonder why the courses cannot remain open with safety and social distancing measures in place.
The Milton Area Athletic Hall of Fame banquet, previously scheduled for April 22, 2020, has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Senior Dane Nelson will play in the WFCA All Star Charity Football Game on July 18 at Titan Stadium in Oshkosh.
Twelve Milton High School athletes competed at the gymnastics and wrestling state meets this year.
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control voted to cancel the 2020 Annual Meeting and to delay making a determination on the continuation or cancellation of the spring sports seasons and tournaments at a special meeting today.
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