Girls Soccer

Last week, the girls soccer team traveled to East Troy for a non-conference game. It didn't take long for the girls to get on the board as Claire Tracy found forward Johanna Zaleski for the first goal in the second minute. Twenty minutes later, forward Patricia Weiss delivered a nice pass to Tracy who scored her first goal of the match. One minute before half, Weiss and Tracy paired up again to give the Blue Knights a 3-0 advantage at the break.

In the second half, midfielder Leora Schmidt crossed the ball to the far post and found midfielder Cynthia Yu, who made the score 4-0. A few minutes later, Weiss and Tracy paired up for the third time for a 5-0 advantage, and Weiss's third assist of the game. In the 58th minute, BA was awarded a penalty kick which Tracy converted for the final goal of the game. Tracy finished with four goals and an assist. Goalie Sydnie Dehne played 60 scoreless minutes while freshman Shivi Shah finished the game in the nets to help finish off BA's second shutout in a row.

The following week, the Blue Knights traveled to Division 1 power Sussex Hamilton. In a tight first half, Claire Tracy delivered a perfect through ball to Patricia Weiss for a shot just outside the 6-yard box. The Chargers goalie came up with a big save to keep BA from taking the lead.

With eight minutes left in the half, the Chargers finally managed to put one past keeper Sydnie Dehne, who frustrated Hamilton's high power offense the entire first half. With a 1-0 halftime lead, the Chargers managed to finish the game with a 6-0 advantage. The Blue Knights battled hard the entire game and gained much experience as a team, which will prove helpful as the season progresses.

The Blue Knights are ranked 4th in the Division 4 wissports.com poll.

-Coach Lee Rogers

Boys Tennis

The boys varsity tennis team lost a close decision five matches to two this past Wednesday at home against Brookfield East. The team was just four points away from defeating the two-time defending Division 1 State Champions. The winners were Krish Sharma at #4 singles and the #2 doubles team of Peyton Zeiler and Sanjit Madireddi.

The team then competed in the USM Wildcat Invitational, going 3-1 on the weekend. Shorthanded all weekend, the boys beat Edgewood 6-1, before losing to Notre Dame. On Saturday, the team defeated Shorewood 7-0 and Xavier 6-1. Adrian Yin, Rohan Singh, Michael Boucher, and Sanjit Madireddi all went undefeated during the tournament.

Junior Krish Sharma moves forward to finish the point

This week, the team hosts Sussex Hamilton on Thursday at 4 pm. Then on Friday and Saturday, the team participates in the Spartan Invite. Friday, the team hosts Division 1 State Runner-Up Neenah at 1 pm and Arrowhead at 4 pm. Saturday, the team travels to Brookfield Central to take on the Lancers at 9 am before returning to BA to play Sheboygan North at noon and Wayzata (Minnesota) at 3 pm.

BA remains #1 in the Division 2 WHSTCA poll.

-Coach Michael Rajchel

Softball

BA/ULS varsity softball lost the lead early Friday night against Watertown Luther Prep. Freshman Julia Van Bogart led things off in the circle for the Blue Knights. Julia, Christina Burghardt, Ella Thompson, and Chloe Fritz led the team in hits. Burghardt and Aureilia Rushing had the RBIs in the game.

Aureilia Rushing on first

The ladies had an early morning start Saturday in a double header against Dominican. The Blue Knights were strong at the plate, collecting 12 hits on the day, outscoring the opponent by 14 runs for the day! Johanna Zaleski, Aureilia Rushing, Ella Thompson, and Julia Van Bogart all managed multiple hits for the team. Both Elsa Schneider and Burghardt hit triples. All the players were able to get in the game at some point. Freshman Halle Arvold had an incredible fly ball catch, and Sofia Babovic secured several putouts.

This week, the team is scheduled to take on St. Francis on Thursday and West Allis Central on Friday. Both games are at home at 4:30 pm.

-Coach Chris Mason

Reported by Kristi Thompson

Baseball

The Blue Knights looked to rebound from a tough loss last Thursday against St. Francis. However, in another conference matchup, BA watched the game slip away early and couldn't recover in a 10-0 loss to University School of Milwaukee on Tuesday.

One bright spot for Brookfield Academy was a single by Davis Arvold in the first inning.

Alex Dieck took the loss. The righthander allowed four hits and four runs over three innings, striking out three. Brady Gomilla and Arvold each managed one hit to lead Brookfield Academy.

BA will play USM again this Thursday at home before traveling to Living Word Lutheran on Saturday for a double header.

Alex Dieck steps up to the plate looking for a hit

-Coach Nick Rechlitz

Golf

On Wednesday, April 12, the JV golf team competed in a conference mini-meet at New Berlin Hills. The team finished fourth out of seven teams. Top performers for BA were Michael Hoffer, who finished in sixth place with a 48, while Tyler Fletcher and Raghav Vijayapal tied for 11th with 53's.  

On Thursday, April 13, the varsity golf team competed in a conference mini-meet at Bristol Oaks Country Club. The team finished second out of six teams. Top performers were Ben Book, who tied for first place with a 39, Max Duthie finished sixth with a 45, and Kai Suh finished 10th, with a 48.  

-Coach Steve Hinkens

Boys & Girls Track and Field

The track team has been busy with three meets in six days. Several athletes are already breaking personal records:

Max Loomis - 100 m dash - 12.12 

Colton Green - 100 m dash - 12.14 

Ian Schoenwetter - 100 m dash - 12.18 

Emma Richardson - 100 m hurdles - 18.95 

Ava Denman - 800 m run - 2:45.02

Kamron Kaiser - 800 m run - 2:03.57

Kamron Kaiser - 1600 m run - 4:44.70

Matthew Casas - 1600 m run - 5:00.57

Matthew Casas - 3200 m run - 10:51.43

Bowen Duan - high jump - 4’10”

Bowen Duan - long jump - 16’10”

Bowen Duan - triple jump - 33’9”

Walker Priebe - discus - 120’11”

Augie Hrdlick - discus - 82’3”

Augie Hrdlick - shot put - 40’0”

The team is excited to return to action with a meet at home on April 28th.

-Coach Ellie Schemm

Rose Erlinder takes the lead!

MS Sports

Soccer

The girls soccer team cruised to a 7-0 victory against SWCHA to begin the season. The game was played at home on April 13. After going 2 for 20 on scoring attempts in the first half, the girls went 5 of 17 in the second half. As a team, they successfully passed the the ball 55 times, and pressured opponents 77 times.  

Three different players scored, including Gretchen Peacock (three goals), Elisabeth Wilson (two goals), and Lucia Heckenkamp (two goals). Lucia opened the scoring just 13 seconds into the game, pressuring, stealing, and scoring off of SWCHA's opening kickoff.  

Rachel York and Lucy Allen each logged an assist in the game. Mali Williams recorded nine saves to give the team the shutout victory.  

On April 20, the Blue Knights will travel to University Lake School for their second game which begins at 4:30 p.m.

-Coach Joel Heckenkamp

Tennis

The first two weeks of BA middle school tennis practice were a success! A big shoutout to the entire team as they battled gusty winds to showcase their talents and enthusiasm! With a number of returning players and the addition of some new talent, we look forward to a great season. 

The first matches are scheduled this week and we look forward to seeing everyone play on the court.

-Coach Jim Beaudoin