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June 29, 2009 Three to be inducted into Eastman Fast Pitch Hall of FameSherwood Matti, Dick Slama, Art Fisher Many people in Eastman and the
surrounding area consider Eastman to be the "Fast Pitch Softball Capital of
Wisconsin." Build it and they will come June 24, 2009 Rickardsville blanks PdC Storm Rickardsville scored 1 run in the bottom of the first inning, 4 in the second, 4 in the fourth and 3 in the fifth en route to the win. Rickardsville scored 12 runs on 10 hits and committed 0 errors. The Storm scored no runs, had 3 hits and committed 3 errors. Josh Johnson went 2x3 with a pair a doubles to lead Prairie du Chien at the plate. Brennen Clark hit a double. Bill Bouzek took the mound loss. June 22, 2009 National qualifier
Prairie hosts Legion Tournament Earlier on Sunday, Onalaska defeated Richland Center 8-0 and French Island defeated La Farge 10-4. French Island defeated Prairie du Chien 8-7 Sunday en route to the championship game. Prairie scored 3 runs in the top of the first inning to go up 3-0. French Island scored 2 in the bottom of the second to pull within 3-2. French Island scored 1 in the third to tie the game at 3-3. The Grasshoppers scored a run in the top of the fifth to take a 4-3 lead. Prairie then scored 2 runs in the top of the sixth and French Island scored 1 in the bottom half as the Hoppers led 6-4. Prairie du Chien scored a run in the top of the seventh to increase the lead to 7-4. French Island then rallied for 4 runs in the bottom of the seventh to take the 8-7 victory. Kevin Aspenson fanned 1 and walked 2 in the loss. Aspenson was 2x3 with a double to help lead Prairie du Chien. Mike Wagner was 2x3 and Nate Mezera hit a double. In preliminary action on Saturday, Onalaska beat Richland Center 12-2 in five innings. French Island topped Richland Center 18-3 in five innings. Onalaska defeated French Island 8-0. The La Crosse Juniors bested La Farge 9-7. Also on Saturday, Prairie du Chien beat La Farge 16-0 in five innings. Prairie du Chien scored 2 runs in the top of the first inning, 7 in the second and 7 in the fourth en route to the win. Nate Mezera and Kevin Aspenson combined for a no-hitter. Aspenson came on in the fourth inning. Mezera picked up the win. He whiffed 6 and walked 1. Levi Pintz was 2x4 for the Grasshoppers. Aspenson hit a triple and Jeffery Strandlie hit a home run. O'Kane named First Team All State O'Kane, a center fielder, who was also a standout football player for Prairie du Chien, hit .549 for the Blackhawks this past season. O'Kane helped to lead the Blackhawks to the SWC championship, to the sectional semifinal game and to a 23-4 overall season record. La Crescent wins Cajun Fest Tourney Semi pro teams from Iowa were Rickardsville, Cascade, Monticello, Luxemburg, Key West, and Lansing. La Crescent, Minn. and the Prairie du Chien Storm also participated. Here are the results. Friday
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Sunday Consolation Championship Championship
The organizers would like to thank all of the teams and fans that came to the ballpark to help support the St. Feriole Island Ballpark complex and Prairie du Chien Storm. June 17, 2009
Two members of Wauzeka-Steuben track team earn All Conference Four members of Seneca track team earn All Conference Junior Jessica Alanis was named to the All Conference First Team. Seneca finished with 48 points in the conference standings. Three members of the Seneca boys track team earned All Conference recognition. Junior Jarrett Brandes was named to the First Team. Freshman Drew Fisher was named to the First Team. Senior Ken Horsfall was named to the Honorable Mention Team. Seneca finished with 45 points in the conference standings. Five Seneca softball players earn All Conference Senior Mandi McCullick was named to the First Team. Senior Kelsey Wall was named to the First Team. Senior Hillary Bark was named to the First Team. Beth Manning was named to the Honorable Mention Team. Abby Olson was named to the Honorable Mention Team. Seneca finished third with a 9-5 conference record. Three Wauzeka-Steuben softball players earn All Conference Senior Megan Pitzer was named to the First Team. Pitzer was also chosen as Co-Player of the Year, along with Kristina Kirchhof of De Soto. Senior Beth Krachey was named to the First Team. Senior Emily McCullick was named to the First Team. Wauzeka-Steuben finished second with an 11-3 record. Lisa Wallin-Kapinus was named Co-Coach of the Year, along with Tony Paletta of De Soto. Five members of Wauzeka-Steuben baseball team earn All Conference Senior Luke Erickson was named to the First Team. Senior Keith Martin was named to the First Team. Senior Tommy Kramer was named to the First Team. Tyler Wagner was named to the Honorable Mention Team. Christopher McCullick was named to the Honorable Mention Team. Wauzeka-Steuben finished in third place with a 10-4 conference record. Two Seneca baseball players earn All Conference Todd Trautsch was named to the Honorable Mention Team. Trenton Payne was named to the Honorable Mention Team. Seneca finished with a 3-11 conference record. Two PdC players named All District Tyler O'Kane was selected as a first team outfielder and as District Player of the Year.æ Tyler Kozelka is on the honorable mention as a pitcher. This is the second year in a row that a Prairie du Chien player was named District Player of the Year. In 2008, it was Kyle Sime. June 15, 2009 Two PdC golfers earn All Conference Will Davis was named to the First Team. Davis had a scoring average of 42.2 and accumulated 185 conference points. Nate Keeney was named to the Second Team. Keeney had a scoring average of 45 and accumulated 163 conference points. Ten PdC baseball players earn All Conference Senior pitcher Tyler Kozelka was named to the First Team. Junior infielder Brett Hogan was named to the First Team. Sophomore infielder Kevin Aspenson was named to the First Team. Junior infielder Ryan Pedretti was named to the Second Team. Senior infielder Doug Morovits was named to the Honorable Mention Team. Senior outfielder Tyler O'Kane was named to the First Team. O'Kane was also named Player of the Year. Senior outfielder Tyler Wilkinson was named to the Second Team. Senior outfielder Dylan Mallat was named to the Second Team. Junior utility player Nate Mezera was named to the First Team. Senior catcher Blayne Kozelka was named to the First Team. Mark Pedretti was named Coach of the Year. Prairie du Chien was the conference champion with a 15-0 record. Prairie du Chien scored 160 runs in conference play and allowed just 43. Prairie du Chien advanced to the Sectional Semifinal in Dodgeville where they lost 12-5 to Portage as the Blackhawks ended their season with a 23-4 overall record. For the regular overall season, Prairie du Chien scored a total of 230 runs and allowed just 96. Kuenster named All Conference Senior Josh Kuenster was named to the Honorable Mention Team. Marfilius selected to All Star Squad Megan just finished competing in the State Track Meet in the high jump. She finished seventh at the state meet with a high jump of 5-0. However, she has jumped as high as 5-4 this season. The All Star Meet will be held in Wisconsin for the first time in nine years. This year, the event is on Saturday, June 13 at UW-Platteville. The track meet will start at 10 a.m. The Wisconsin Team will be competing against all star teams from Iowa, Illinois and Nebraska. Five River Ridge softball players earn All Conference Senior pitcher Cari Mergen was named to the First Team. Mergen was also named as Co-Most Valuable Player along with Belmont junior pitcher Jeni Freiburger. Senior catcher Abby Mergen was named to the First Team. Senior infielder Malorie Mezera was named to the First Team. Junior outfielder Natasha Smith was named to the First Team. Jesse Mergen was named to the Honorable Mention Team. Jeff Hodgson of Belmont and Wade Winkers of River Ridge were named Co-Coaches of the Year. Six PdC softball players earn All Conference Senior catcher Laken Polodna was named to the First Team. Junior second baseman Janyl Kozelka was named to the First Team. Senior outfielder Terrilyn Farmer was named to the First Team. Senior outfielder Lindsey Mezera was named to the First Team. Senior pitcher Britni George was named to the Honorable Mention Team. Junior infielder Jamie Feye was named to the Honorable Mention Team. Prairie du Chien finished second in the Southwest Wisconsin Conference with a 10-5 record. Three PdC soccer players earn All Conference, 2009 Soccer Banquet held Natasa Ljubic, Alyssa Blizard and Anna Stoeffler were all named to the All Conference Honorable Mention Team. The team recently held its year-end banquet. Anna Stoeffler received the Captain and Most Valuable Player Award. Natasa Ljubic received the Captain Award. Sarah Achenbach was named Most Improved Player and Sara Koresh received the Spark Plug Award. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||