May 2021

The New Glarus Chamber of Commerce has launched a new giveback initiative called Chamber Cheers, where non-profit organizations that commit to providing all bartenders and token sellers for a specific festival shift will receive all of the tips donated during that shift. This will give local groups extra facetime with the public, free publicity, and of course, a financial boost. In 2019, the Chamber of Commerce tested the program with three different local groups, and the groups earned a combined total of over $2,000 in just five shifts.

The Belleville Wildcats softball team hosted Waterloo on May 4th. The Wildcats lost in five innings, 0-26. Coach Connie Wunschel commented that, “They were relentless.”
She continued, “I thought Kailey pitched pretty well, but this team was very good with the bats. We committed 4 errors, that came at inopportune times. Had we made the outs we could have ended their at bats sooner.”

On Tuesday, May 4th, the Sugar River girls soccer team played their first game of the season against Cambridge-Deerfield in Belleville. Sugar River won it, 3-0.
Bella Brenkman, assisted by Kirsten Krantz, scored the first goal for Sugar River. Also scoring goals in the first half were Emma Anson and Callie Smith.
Morgan Thompson recorded 2 saves as GK, while Kaitlyn Peterson had 1 save.
On May 8th, the team participated in the Big Foot Invite.
Game one was against Janesville Craig. Sugar River lost, 0-2.
Morgan Thompson had 2 saves.

On a cool evening under the lights of Reddan Soccer Park, the Raider boys defeated Evansville 2-0 to win the WIAA Regional title. Logan Niesen scored the go-ahead goal, and Breckin Faber sealed the deal with a goal late in the second half.
The Raiders advanced to the sectional semi-finals versus McFarland, who defeated our hometown Sugar River Raiders 4-0, ending our season with an impressive 9-2-1 record. The parents and players are grateful to coaches Bob Gentilli, Aaron Hatelberg, Matt Belknap, and Jake Ziehr for their leadership and energy they devoted this season.