livinglakecountry.com Sports Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:25:00 GMT en-us Waukesha West finishes second at state http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/waukesha-west-finishes-second-at-state-b9935336z1-211978601.html Waukesha West was on familiar ground over the weekend, playing in the WIAA Division 1 girls state soccer tournament at Uihlein Soccer Park in Milwaukee. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/waukesha-west-finishes-second-at-state-b9935336z1-211978601.html Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:58:09 PDT Dreaded own-goal haunts Lightning at state tourney http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/dreaded-own-goal-haunts-lightning-at-state-tourney-b9934004z1-211582141.html With a missing head coach and unable to find an equalizer after an own goal in the 17th minute, it just wasn’t Lake Country Lutheran’s day when the girls soccer team faced Ozaukee in the state semifinal June 14. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/dreaded-own-goal-haunts-lightning-at-state-tourney-b9934004z1-211582141.html Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:07:05 PDT Sixth inning the difference in state final http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/sixth-inning-the-difference-in-state-final-b9934592z1-211851921.html Execution stood out as the difference between Lake Country Lutheran and Greenwood in the WIAA Division 4 state championship game June 13 in Appleton, a game that turned in Greenwood's favor in the final innings of a 6-4 heatbreaker for Lightning nation. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/sixth-inning-the-difference-in-state-final-b9934592z1-211851921.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:44:13 PDT Kettle Moraine nine nip Arrowhead, again http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/kettle-moraine-nine-nip-arrowhead-again-b9934638z1-211851761.html So far this season, Kettle Moraine's league-leading baseball team has Arrowhead's number. After two games, that number is one. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/kettle-moraine-nine-nip-arrowhead-again-b9934638z1-211851761.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:43:08 PDT AHS lacrosse falls to Verona http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/ahs-lacrosse-falls-to-verona-b9935168z1-211851651.html Three first-quarter goals by Verona proved to be too much to overcome for defending boys lacrosse state champion Arrowhead, and the Warhawks fell to Verona in the Wisconsin Lacrosse Federation semifinals June 5, 6-4. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/ahs-lacrosse-falls-to-verona-b9935168z1-211851651.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:42:18 PDT Warhawks baseball falls to Northstars http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/warhawks-baseball-falls-to-northstars-b9935139z1-211851621.html Arrowhead's baseball team opened the game in great fashion Thursday night against host Waukesha North, scoring six times in the top of the first inning. But as things played out six innings later, that six-run rally wasn't nearly big enough. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/warhawks-baseball-falls-to-northstars-b9935139z1-211851621.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:42:15 PDT PHS baseball team active http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/phs-baseball-team-active-b9935016z1-211851611.html The Pewaukee baseball team defeated West Bend East on June 15 in the Brookfield Central Lancer Invitational, 4-1. The Pirates lost in the second game to Brookfield Central, 10-5 in 11 innings. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/phs-baseball-team-active-b9935016z1-211851611.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:42:13 PDT Two more victories for KMHS baseball http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/two-more-victories-for-kmhs-baseball-b9935013z1-211851471.html Kettle Moraine's varsity baseball team kept the pressure on in the Classic 8 Conference, taking two games against Waukesha South on June 13. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/two-more-victories-for-kmhs-baseball-b9935013z1-211851471.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:41:27 PDT Senior Olympics got local man back on feet http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/senior-olympics-got-local-man-back-on-feet-b9931359z1-211851451.html As one local man tells it, the Senior Olympics served as a vehicle to get him back in the race. Now an organizer for the Wisconsin Senior Olympics triathlon, Gary Pinter talks about the virtues of the circuit for athletes age 50 and older. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/senior-olympics-got-local-man-back-on-feet-b9931359z1-211851451.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:41:23 PDT Lake Country Lutheran reaches state final http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/211231401.html BJ Sabol struck out a career-high 13 batters, and Lake Country Lutheran scored five runs in the first en route to a 12-0 shellacking of Potosi in the WIAA Division 4 state semifinal in Appleton. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/211231401.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:26:05 PDT Several headed to LOL Hall http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/several-headed-to-lol-hall-b9930328z1-211222081.html The Land O' Lakes Hall of Fame announced its selections for 2013. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/several-headed-to-lol-hall-b9930328z1-211222081.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:34:39 PDT Outdoors writer Brown steps away after illustrious career http://www.livinglakecountry.com/kettlemoraineindex/sports/outdoors-writer-brown-steps-away-after-illustrious-career-b9931288z1-211223341.html Well-traveled and well-published, outdoors writer Al Brown shared his unique insights for many years at Lake Country Publications, and now he's retiring as outdoors columnist. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/kettlemoraineindex/sports/outdoors-writer-brown-steps-away-after-illustrious-career-b9931288z1-211223341.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:42:34 PDT LCL out to prove sequel better than original http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/lcl-out-to-prove-sequel-better-than-original-b9931412z1-211223811.html Lake Country Lutheran officials were under the impression the girls soccer team's Division 3 sectional final at Kettle Moraine would be played in the school's synthetic-turf football stadium, so the team scheduled a practice at Concordia University in Mequon to prepare for the surface. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/lcl-out-to-prove-sequel-better-than-original-b9931412z1-211223811.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:45:25 PDT Brookfield teams knotted for LOL lead http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/brookfield-teams-knotted-for-lol-lead-b9930569z1-211223761.html Going into last week's schedule, four teams were deadlocked for first place in the Land O' Lakes Western Division baseball league with one loss each. One weke later, that list of teams with one loss is down to two. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/brookfield-teams-knotted-for-lol-lead-b9930569z1-211223761.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:45:06 PDT Frank, Warhawks just good enough in win http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/frank-warhawks-just-good-enough-in-win-b9932090z1-211223481.html Arrowhead pitcher Branden Frank wasn't at his best Tuesday night against visiting Waukesha Catholic Memorial, and his AHS teammates once again struggled at the plate. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/frank-warhawks-just-good-enough-in-win-b9932090z1-211223481.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:43:23 PDT KM baseball team grabs two victories http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/km-baseball-team-grabs-two-victories-b9932225z1-211223141.html The Kettle Moraine varsity baseball team defeated Waukesha West on June 11 in a Classic 8 Conference baseball game, 13-3 in six innings. Austin Wolf was the winning pitcher. Dom Nabak and Jake Pohlman also saw time on the mound for the Lasers. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/km-baseball-team-grabs-two-victories-b9932225z1-211223141.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:41:13 PDT Enter our writing contest http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/enter-our-writing-contest-b9931252z1-211222101.html Share your Packers love and earn a chance to attend the Gilbert Brown All Star Football Camp free of charge. In 150-200 words, students in grades 1-through-8 can tell us what they love about the Packers, or describe a favorite Packers memory. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/enter-our-writing-contest-b9931252z1-211222101.html Wed, 12 Jun 2013 09:36:21 PDT West stands in Lasers path once again http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/west-stands-in-lasers-path-once-again-b9929744z1-210830781.html Unlucky. It's a word the Kettle Moraine girls soccer team knows all too well. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/west-stands-in-lasers-path-once-again-b9929744z1-210830781.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:07:32 PDT AHS netters win, then fall in semi http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/ahs-netters-win-then-fall-in-semi-b9929959z1-210830451.html After winning its first match ever in four appearances at the WIAA Division 1 state team tennis tournament on Friday at the Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison, Arrowhead earned a berth in the Saturday semi-finals against Neenah, one victory away from the state finals. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/ahs-netters-win-then-fall-in-semi-b9929959z1-210830451.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:05:20 PDT LCL returns to defend crown http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/lcl-returns-to-defend-crown-b9928599z1-210830221.html Anchored by defenders Sam Dieck, Lainie Fickau, and a brainstorm from midfielder Ellen Tyler, the Lake Country Lutheran/University Lake School/Trinity Academy varsity girls soccer team is headed back to Uihlein Soccer Park. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/lcl-returns-to-defend-crown-b9928599z1-210830221.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:03:24 PDT Season completed for Pewaukee kickers http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/season-completed-for-pewaukee-kickers-b9928614z1-210829851.html Visiting Grafton got off on the right foot at Pewaukee. In the first half, the Blackhawks were able to get past the Pirates defense, scoring two goals in a WIAA Division 2 sectional semifinal playoff match. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/season-completed-for-pewaukee-kickers-b9928614z1-210829851.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:01:22 PDT Tiahnybik finds his breakthrough http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/tiahnybik-finds-his-breakthrough-b9930252z1-210829401.html The day was about to belong to Sam Tiahnybik, but the Catholic Memorial senior was frowning. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/tiahnybik-finds-his-breakthrough-b9930252z1-210829401.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:00:30 PDT Run ends vs. top-ranked Cedarburg http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/run-ends-vs-top-ranked-cedarburg-b9929404z1-210829101.html Arrowhead varsity girls soccer coach Scott Asher knew his team needed to play nearly flawless soccer to knock off Cedarburg, the No. 1 ranked team in the state in Division 1. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/run-ends-vs-top-ranked-cedarburg-b9929404z1-210829101.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 08:00:14 PDT Lightning head toward first state tournament http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/lightning-head-toward-first-state-tournament-b9930068z1-210828981.html Lake Country Lutheran's blossoming athletics profile continued with a first-ever trip to the WIAA Division 4 state baseball tournament at Time Warner Cable Field in Appleton, beginning Wednesday, at the home of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers baseball team. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/lightning-head-toward-first-state-tournament-b9930068z1-210828981.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:59:14 PDT Warhawks lose three of four games http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/warhawks-lose-three-of-four-games-b9929913z1-210828911.html After defeating Waukesha South last Tuesday night, Arrowhead's baseball team appeared to be on a roll. That victory, by a lopsided 8-0 score, was the fifth in a row for the Warhawks after opening the season with two losses. http://www.livinglakecountry.com/lakecountryreporter/sports/warhawks-lose-three-of-four-games-b9929913z1-210828911.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 07:58:27 PDT