Softball

On Thursday, Brookfield Academy/ULS hosted Living Word Lutheran/Heritage Christian as part of Senior Night, honoring Naomi Grande, Tannu Padala, and Chloe Fritz. The Blue Knights stole the lead late and finished the game winning big over LWL/HC. Julia Van Bogart was credited with the victory, allowing only four hits and striking out six. Faith Landowski and Chloe Fritz both had hits in the game. Ella Thompson hit a triple, ending the game and sealing the win in the last conference match of the season by a 18-2 score.

Seniors Naomi Grande, Tannu Padala, and Chloe Fritz being recognized on Senior Night

So far this season, the Blue Knights have outscored its opponents 198-61. Julia has pitched 66 strikeouts. Utility player Aureilia Rushing has caused 60 outs in the field, mostly at catcher. Christina Burghardt (32 assists at shortstop) and Ella Thompson (56 putouts at first base) have been sure handed in the field with zero errors. Good Luck in the playoffs Blue Knights!

-Coach Chris Mason

Reported by Kristi Thompson

Boys Tennis

The boys varsity tennis team participated in the Kohler invite this past weekend, going 2-0. The team defeated Grafton 7-0 and Kohler 4-3.

Missing a lot of players due to graduation weekend, many JV players stepped up to play on the varsity team. Junior Leo Mueller defeated Grafton's #4 singles player 6-1, 6-0, while the freshmen doubles team of Eddie Schoyer and Vasu Guda beat the #3 doubles team from Grafton 6-0, 6-0.

The team held an intrasquad pickleball doubles tournament on Monday. The coaches took home the trophy defeating Michael Boucher and Qasim Omer in the championship 11-9.

Zach Weiner, and partner Leo Mueller (not pictured), finish third in the doubles pickleball tournament

The team takes part in the East Troy Quad this Friday, before hosting subsectionals Tuesday, May 23 and sectionals on Thursday, May 25.

-Coach Michael Rajchel

Boys & Girls Track and Field - Boys team wins conference!

The track & field team hosted Tuesday night's Midwest Classic Conference Championships. The pneumonia front made for some interesting weather, but the athletes battled through the wind and had some amazing performances. Highlights include Adrian Bellido stepping into the 110 hurdles, Jack Rogutich pushing past two LCL runners at the end of a gritty 3200, Carlos Castro-Lopez holding off two USM runners in the 800, and both boys’ and girls’ 4x400 teams crushing the competition. 

Athletes who achieved All-Conference honors are:

Colton Green - 100 m - 2nd place

Jordan Dieck - 200 m - 1st place

Kamron Kaiser - 800 m - 1st place

Carlos Castro-Lopez - 800 m - 3rd place

Kamron Kaiser - 1600 m - 1st place

Matthew Casas - 1600 m - 3rd place

Matthew Casas - 3200 m - 2nd place

Braden Lombardi - 110 H - 2nd place

Camden Pifel - 110 H - 3rd place

Jordan Dieck, Colton Green, Max Loomis, & Ian Schoenwetter - 4x100 - 2nd place (by 0.01!)

Jordan Dieck, Daniel Reiner, William Morgan, & Kamron Kaiser - 4x400 - 1st place

Daniel Reiner, Danny Weiner, Arion Kadriu, & William Morgan - 4x400 - 3rd place

Walker Priebe - Discus - 2nd place

Luci Jensen - 200 m - 1st place

Luci Jensen - 400 m - 1st place

Rose Erlinder - 3200 m - 3rd place

Avery Denman, Cecilia Elfelt, Izzy Gomez, & Luci Jensen - 4x400 - 1st place

Ava Denman, Cecilia Elfelt, Izabella Gomez, & Simmi Sidhu - 4x800 - 1st place

Luci Jensen - High Jump - 2nd place

BA's Boys Track Team Wins the 2023 Midwest Classic Conference Title!

So many athletes did the little things that make a big difference.

PRs include:

Colton Green - 100 m - 11.61

Ian Schoenwetter - 100 m - 11.86

Max Loomis - 100 m - 11.96

Jordan Dieck - 200 m - 23.32

Kamron Kaiser - 800 m - 2:01.38

Beau Libbey - 800 m - 2:24.54

Matthew Casas - 3200 m - 10:48.51

Jack Rogutich - 3200 m - 11:32.21

Braden Lombardi - 110 H - 18.30

Camden Pifel - 110 H - 19.01

Braden Lombardi - 300 H - 48.72

Camden Pifel - 300 H - 49.65

Jordan Dieck, Daniel Reiner, William Morgan, & Kamron Kaiser - 4x400 - 3:40.28

Daniel Reiner, Danny Weiner, Arion Kadriu, & William Morgan - 4x800 - 9:26.04

Walker Priebe - Discus - 129’ 3”

Braden Lombardi - Long Jump - 16’ 5”

Matt Bai - Triple Jump - 33’ 1.5”

London Knight - 100 m - 13.77

Margit Rhode - 100 m - 14.80

Katie Loomis - 100 m - 14.85

Luci Jensen - 400 m - 1:02.66

Cecilia Elfelt - 800 m - 2:41.27

Emma Richardson - 100 H - 18.22

Marissa Christensen - 100 H - 19.18

Chloe Green - 100 H - 20.96

Marissa Christensen - 300 H - 57.61

Chloe Green - 300 H - 58.03

Avery Denman, Cecilia Elfelt, Izabella Gomez, & Luci Jensen - 4x400 - 4:37.50

Avery Denman, Cecilia Elfelt, Izabella Gomez, & Simmi Sidhu - 4x800 - 11:24.65

Simmi Sidhu - Discus - 55’ 4”

Simmi Sidhu - Shot Put - 23’ 3.5”

All of these individual performances add up to a great team performance. The girls scored 95 points as a team, placing third behind USM (155) and LCL (206). The boys’ team finished first and became Conference Champions with 145 points. They beat out LCL (134.5) and USM (127) in a very exciting competition that came down to the very end. 

The post-season starts next week as many of these athletes will travel to Shorewood on Monday for Regionals.

-Coach Ellie Schemm

Girls Soccer

The girls had another busy week on the soccer field which resulted in three victories. Last Monday night, the team traveled to Kewaskum to play a very good and physical Kewaskum team. In a very close game, midfielder Shivi Shah intercepted the ball, which found the feet of forward Johanna Zaleski, who poked it in to take a 1-0 lead into halftime. Just 20 seconds into the second half, forward Patricia Weiss extended the lead to 2-0 on an assist from Johanna. Not long after that, Patricia scored again to extend the lead and give the Blue Knights some breathing room. Kewaskum was able to score a pair of late goals, but BA held on for 3-2 victory.

On Wednesday, the girls traveled to Living Word Lutheran for a conference game. Finding themselves down a goal 25 minutes into the game, the girls rallied to take a 3-1 halftime lead. BA continued to find its stride and ended up with a 8-1 victory. Kate Bullio recorded her first goal of the season and Patricia Weiss had four assists. Claire Tracy finished with three goals and three assists, while Johanna Zaleski recorded a hat trick. The defensive line clamped down and goalkeeper Sydnie Dehne didn't allow another goal.

Claire Tracy dribbles through the defense

Photo courtesy of Mark Frohna

The following day, the Blue Knights had a rematch with Waukesha South. In the first half, Patricia Weiss found Johanna Zaleski, who ripped a shot in the side of the net to take a 1-0 halftime lead. In the second half, Madison York found Johanna again to increase the lead to 2-0. With the back line of Olivia Smith, both Jeide sisters, and Laurette Blanchard keeping Waukesha South's attack at bay, Patricia found midfielder Shivi Shah in front of the goal to secure the 3-0 win. Goalkeeper Sydnie Dehne recorded her fifth shutout of the season.

-Coach Lee Rogers

Baseball

The Blue Knights continued their recent hot streak winning five of their last six games. After an 8-2 loss to Cudahy on Monday, BA grabbed an early lead yesterday on its way to an 8-1 victory over St. John's Northwestern Military Academy. BA took the lead on a fielder's choice in the second inning.

Brookfield Academy scored four runs in the fifth inning. The runs came from a fielder's choice by Davis Arvold, an error on a ball put in play by Alex Dieck, and a double by Garrett Priebe.

Brady Gomilla earned the win on the mound. The righthander surrendered one run on four hits over four and a third innings, striking out four. Tate Grossman and Connor Nicholson entered the game out of the bullpen and helped to close out the game in relief.

MS Sports

Track & Field

The Levels 5-8 track team finished its season this past Saturday in the St. John's Wauwatosa Track and Field Invitational Meet at Wisconsin Lutheran College. We had many individuals and relay teams place across all divisions. 

As a team, our highest finish was our Level 5/6 boys who placed second. For more detailed results from the meet please click here. 

-Coach Nick Rechlitz

Level 6 boys William Schoonenberg, Gabe Rogutic, and Alex Wilhelm wait for their next track event

Tennis

The BA Middle School tennis team faced fierce competition last week. Bayside Middle School tested the resiliency of our players, who battled to a 5-2 win. The Blue team, facing back to back matches, did not let down their guard and coasted to a 7-0 victory over Longfellow the following day. Congratulations to entire team for their perseverance!

-Coach Jim Beaudoin

Ritisha Mathur hits a backhand

Photo courtesty of Mark Frohna

Soccer

On Tuesday, May 9, the MS girls soccer team hosted St. Augustine Prep. The first half was a slow start for the usually explosive BA team, as the girls scored just three times on 34 opportunities. However, the girls did not lose their defensive edge and did not allow St. Augustine Prep to score during the same half. The girls made some adjustments in the second half, playing the ball back more frequently and changing the point of attack. The change boosted the girls, helping them to score seven times in the first 25 minutes of the second half, leading to a 10-0 score with 10 minutes left in the game. The game was called due to the clemency rule.  

Lila Mason prepares to deliver a cross to her teammates

Photo courtesy of Mark Frohna

Huda Iqbal played keeper during the game. Rachel York opened the scoring for the team and finished with two goals. Elisabeth Wilson scored three goals as did Lila Mason. Lucy Schwertfeger scored her first goal of the season. Gretchen Peacock finished the scoring for the Blue Knights. Luci Heckenkamp, Laila Eriksen, and Maria Simic all recorded assists during the game. The girls recorded their sixth shutout of the season, and have moved to 7-1 on the season, outscoring opponents 58-2. The girls finish their season hosting Heritage Christian on Wednesday, May 17. The game begins at 4:30 pm. 

-Coach Joel Heckenkamp

MS Awards

Level 7/8 Gold Tennis MVP - Cole Wurtzbacher, Merit - Hudson Zeiler

Level 7/8 Blue Tennis MVP - Zayne Qureshi, Merit - Yuvraj Singh

Level 5/6 Girls Track & Field MVP - Ella Milsch, Merit - Gabriella Soryal

Level 5/6 Boys Track & Field MVP - Jonathan Miller and Finn Mason Merit - Alex Wilhelm

Level 7/8 Girls Track & Field MVP - Mila Libbey, Merit - Ellie Decker and Stella Koenings

Level 7/8 Boys Track & Field MVP - Arnold Kellogg and Noah Thompson, Merit - Nolan Fletcher