Sports Wrapups: May 11

Oak Creek track

By racking up a ton of points in the field events, the Knights girls were second to only Racine Case at the Southeast Conference Relays at home May 4.

Oak Creek won the high jump, long jump and triple jump, and was second in the discus en route to 81 points, 16 behind league champion Racine Case.

The Knights swept the top spots in both the high jump and triple jump. In the high jump, Sam Fischbach, Carla Edwards and Alyssa Parker tied Muskego's Cassie Rudd with meet-best heights of 4 feet, 8 inches. In the triple jump, Tessa Leonardi (33-4 ½), Kaitlin Kalota (32-9) and Edwards (32-3 ½) finished 1-2-3.

Also, Carly Fehler had the meet's best long jump (16-3) as Parker was third (15-8 ½) and Machaela Schultz tied for fifth (14-6). In the discus, Sam Roehr had the third-best effort with a throw of 100-9.

The Knights boys, who were fifth, won three field events. Zak Lenski (5-10), Tony Hagans (5-8) and Derrick Dulaney (5-6) tied for first in the high jump; Jack Rehn (12-0), Josh Burazin (11-0) and Paul Nuyda (10-0) claimed the pole vault; and Rafael Saez (53-2), Mike Heard (42-0) and Tommy Jenson (38-4 ½) were victorious in the shot put. Saez had the meet's best shot effort and the second-best discus throw (144-3).

In addition, Saez won the shot put (52-5 ½) and Parker the high jump (4-10) at the Myrhum Invitational at Arrowhead on Friday.

Whitnall track

The Falcons left no doubt as to where the Woodland Conference's best triple jumpers reside.

Pablo Bras (41-1), Ben Schaefer (39-9) and Sawyer Nelson (39-5) turned in the top three efforts in leading Whitnall to a win in the triple jump relay at the league relay meet at South Milwaukee on May 4.

That win helped the Falcons boys finish second to only Wauwatosa West (99 points) with 92 points. The Whitnall girls were third with 75 points, behind only the host school's 98 and Wauwatosa West's 87.5.

Additional conference relay titles came from the girls 3,200-meter team of Mary Erickson, Katherine Crivello, Leah Windt and Danika Johnson in 10 minutes, 31.78 seconds; the girls 1,600 in 4:16.16; the boys high-jump unit of Joel Stave, Luke Rutowski and Jake Lehmann; and the boys long jump squad of Jake Streim, Nelson and Bras.

Joel Stave had a meet-best 6-2¼ in the high jump. Streim was second overall in the long jump with a 20-1½.

The Falcons continued to impress at the Kettle Moraine Invitational on Friday.

The 1,600 relay of Nelson, Ben Schaefer, Nikolai Miskov and Lehmann set a meet record in 3:32.57, and the group of Bob Grim, Jake Streim, Schaefer and Miskov would have done the same in the 800 in 1:31.79 had it not been for Waukesha West's winning time of 1:31.35.

In addition, Grim won the 100 dash in 11.38 for the third-place boys. For the girls, who were fifth, Meredith Heller won the long jump (15-11) and Erickson, Windt, Crivello and Johnson claimed the 3,200 relay (10:01.95).

Oak Creek softball

An exciting seventh-inning comeback helped Oak Creek settle for a split against visiting Kenosha Tremper on May 6.

In the bottom of the seventh inning of the first game with the Knights trailing, 6-5, Oak Creek loaded the bases with one out. Ally Sneed drove in the tying run with a groundout and pinch-hitting freshman Katie Parsons drove in the winning run by drawing a six-pitch, bases-loaded walk.

Tremper took the lead, 6-5, with three unearned runs in the top of the sixth inning.

The Knights were not as fortunate in the nightcap and lost, 8-3.

"We failed as a team and were clearly outplayed by the better team in game two," Oak Creek coach Nathan Vance said. "There is no other option than to move forward, but some soul-searching is going to have to happen from the coaches, seniors, captains all the way to the last player on the bench. Actions speak louder than words, but don't be surprised to hear from this team again before it's all over."

The Knights were dominant in a doubleheader sweep of Racine Horlick at Douglas Park in Racine on May 4. Oak Creek won, 15-0 and 10-0.

In the first game, Alyssa Sirocchi drove in two with two hits and Katie Koepsel walked three times, tripled and drove in two. Ally Stanke picked up the pitching win with six strikeouts and four hits allowed over four innings.

In the nightcap, Olivia Ahlbom struck out six in six innings while allowing only four hits for the Knights, who began this week 10-5 overall, 6-3 conference.

Franklin softball

What a difference a week makes.

The Sabers entered last week just 1-5 in the Southeast Conference, but doubleheader sweeps of Kenosha Tremper and Racine Park pulled Franklin to 5-5 in league play and 8-5 overall, as of Monday.

The Sabers defeated Tremper, 10-2 and 7-6, at Anderson Park in Kenosha May 4, and Park, 10-1 and 10-2, at home two days later, and began this week riding a seven-game winning streak.

Greendale golf

The Panthers finished the Woodland West mini-meet season 4.5 points behind New Berlin West despite picking up a victory in one of the final two minis of the season.

Greendale fired a 162 to edge second-place Pewaukee by one stroke and third-place New Berlin West by two at Nagawaukee Golf Course on May 4.

Greendale's Jordan Stachowski was the meet co-medalist with a 39, followed by Steve Gradinjan's personal-best 40 and Nolan Benoit's 40.

Two days later at Muskego Lakes Country Club, Greendale shot a 164, six strokes behind victorious New Berlin West.

Stachowski and Benoit shot 39s; Ryan Guziewicz shot a 40.

Greendale finished with 22.5 league points; New Berlin West finished with 27. All conference teams will play in a two-day league tournament beginning with a nine-hole mega-mini May 11 and an 18-hole tournament at Washington Country Golf Course on May 19.

Greendale soccer

A week of hard luck and tough competition knocked the Panthers out of Woodland Conference title contention.

Hanna Stadler's goal in the 89th minute in overtime snapped a 1-1 tie and gave Wauwatosa West a 2-1 victory over the visiting Panthers on May 4.

Greendale tied the score at 1-1 on Briana Pawlowski's goal in the 21st minute and it remained that way until Stadler's game-winner.

Two days later, the Panthers dipped to 5-3 in league play with a 2-0 loss at Pewaukee.

Greendale (5-8 overall, as of Monday) also lost, 3-0, at home to Whitefish Bay on Saturday.

Greendale tennis

The Panthers completed the conference dual season undefeated (5-0) with a 7-0 win over New Berlin Eisenhower at home May 4.

Steve Mares and Alex Najera's three-set win at first doubles was among the Panthers' victories.

Franklin tennis

The Sabers scored a 5-2 win over Kenosha Bradford at home May 4.

Evan Bauer, Mitch DeMario and Eric Christopherson won singles matches, as did the doubles teams of Brad Heale and CJ Malek and Steven Petershack and Eric Bauer. Both doubles wins came in three sets.

Whitnall tennis

First singles player Alex Dundas and the first doubles team of Alex Chu and Nathan Haas were among the Falcons' winners in their 5-2 home win over Wauwatosa West on May 4, a win that improved Whitnall's league record to 4-4.

The Falcons also won the eight-team South Milwaukee Rocket Invitational on Saturday.

Oak Creek soccer

The Knights took out their frustrations stemming from consecutive one-goal losses on nonconference foe Greenfield on Friday.

Oak Creek's Alyssa Schenzel scored three goals for the hat trick and Briana Reid added a pair as the Knights defeated the visiting Hustlin' Hawks, 9-0, to improve to 6-7-2 as of Tuesday.

The win came one day after West Bend East pulled out a 3-2 over host Oak Creek.

Reid scored in the 78th minute and Morgan Kokta tallied a first half-goal for the Knights, who also lost, 1-0, to visiting Racine Horlick on May 4 when Horlick's Meagan DeGroot snapped a scoreless tie in the final minute of regulation.

Whitnall golf

Matt Ranta's 39 tied him with three other golfers for meet-medalist honors at Nagawaukee Golf Course on May 4 in the second-to-last Woodland Conference mini-meet of the season.

Ranta's effort helped the Falcons take fourth of six teams with a 168.

Two days later, in the regular-season finale, Whitnall was third with a 166 at Muskego Lakes thanks largely to Michael Mathwick's 39, which tied him for third place.

Greendale track

Joel Sirus and Kyle Goodman were fourth and fifth and helped the Greendale triple jump relay finish third at the Woodland Conference Relays at South Milwaukee on May 4.

Sirus posted a 39-2 and Goodman a 38-3. The third-place effort was a meet-best for the Panthers, who were seventh.

Greendale's Tim Davis has the meet's top height in the pole vault, a 13-0.

The Panthers' girls, who were ninth, were third in the 800 sprint medley.

Whitnall soccer

Dana Steffen and Sara Mogensen continue to carry the Falcons.

Mogensen scored a goal and assisted on one by Steffen in Whitnall's 2-2 tie at St. Thomas More on May 4, and Mogensen scored on an assist from Mika Topitzes in a 2-1 loss at Shorewood two days later.

"We had several great opportunities but were not able to cash in," said Whitnall coach Bob Antholine, whose team also lost, 3-0, at Kenosha Bradford on Saturday.

As of Monday, Mogensen had six goals and four assists and Steffen had six goals and nine assists for the Falcons, who were 2-9-1 overall, 2-5-1 conference.

Greendale softball

The Panthers' troubles with the Woodland Black Division continued last week.

After being shut out on five hits in a 4-0 loss at Greenfield on May 4, the Panthers lost, 6-5, to visiting South Milwaukee on May 6.

Greendale scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh but could not push across the tying run.

Alyssa Brunelli and April Dix had two hits each for the Panthers, who fell to 7-7 overall, 6-6 conference and were 1-6 against their division mates.

Franklin golf

The Sabers picked up their first league win of the season by defeated Racine Park, 185-205, at Ives Grove on May 3.

Franklin's Kevin Clark was the meet medalist with a 44.

Franklin also lost to Kenosha Bradford, 177-187, at South Hills on May 5, to dip to 1-4-1 in Southeast Conference action as of Monday.

Oak Creek tennis

The Knights won one of three three-set matches in doubles play against Muskego, and as a result lost, 4-3, to the visiting Warriors on May 4.

The first doubles team of Nick Podkomorski and Robert Gruerner pulled out a 1-6, 6-3, 6-1 victory, but Aaron Maybin and Jordan Hofermier were edged, 6-4, 2-6, 3-6, at second doubles and Zach Kaestner and Blazer Ramos fell, 5-7, 6-3, 4-7, at third doubles.

Also victorious for the Knights were Joey Lara and Victor Larrea-Buego at third and fourth singles.

The Knights also placed fourth of eight teams at Saturday's South Milwaukee Rocket Invite.

- David Cotey