May 2016

The Monticello Ponies track team had a great showing at Regionals on May 23rd. 
Advancing to the Sectional Meet are Max Hoffmaster in the 200, Bryss Shover in the Shot Put, Andy Yaun in the 400, Alyssen Noriega in the 100 and 200, Abby Wicker in the 800, and the 4x200 relay team consisting of Emilie Gietzel, Marissa Peterson, Calissa Briggs, and Alyssen Noriega.

On Monday, May 23, the New Glarus baseball team hosted Luther Prep, and lost, 12-0, in five innings.
Andrew Nimtz and John Chenoweth pitched for the Knights. Nimtz struck out two.
Noah Zimmerman and Dalton Way were both 1-2 at bat. Matthew Jackson went 1-1.
On May 24th, the Knights hosted Lakeside Lutheran and lost, 13-2.
Lakeside Lutheran scored early on in the second inning by the time New Glarus scored their two runs, Lakeside was only ahead by three. At the top of the seventh, however, Lakeside Lutheran put seven players across home plate.

The Raiders ended their regular season on a six game winning streak. With a record of 19-2-2, the Raiders earned the #1 seed in their region. Top seed in a region is awarded on a vote by the coaches within that region, and the Raiders were the unanimous top team choice. An advantage of having the #1 seed is hosting three playoff games on home turf in Belleville. Each of these games is a must win encounter to advance.

The New Glarus softball team played Waterloo on Monday, May 23, and won the game, 16-9.
At the end of the first inning, the two teams were tied 1-1, but New Glarus picked up the pace and scored at least two runs in every single inning of the game, with the exception of the first and fifth. There were five lead changes during the contest. The Knights had 23 hits, including six extra base hits.
Ashley Judd and Riley Parker split pitching duties, both striking out two players.