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1 week ago | 
gmtoday.com | Aaron Carlson
It seems like just the other day that one of the most prestigious tournaments in professional sports made its way to the region as nearby Erin Hills became the center of the golf universe. That event was the U.S. Open, and it is hard to believe that was all the way back in 2017. Another of the grand championships in the sport is set to take over Erin Hills this week. The U.S. Women’s Open will tee off on Thursday and continue through Sunday.
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1 week ago | 
gmtoday.com | Aaron Carlson
MEQUON — It may not have been exactly the lineup Homestead planned to use, but it worked out well for the Highlanders in a 5-2 victory Thursday over Cedarburg in a North Shore Conference boys tennis meet. "We were missing some players, which made us a little nervous," Homestead head coach Jackie Mueller Egelhoff said.
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2 weeks ago | 
gmtoday.com | Aaron Carlson
MEQUON — It was a memorable Senior Day for the Homestead fastpitch softball team. The Highlanders were down to their final strike, then tied the game extending the contest to extra innings. In the eight, the home side allowed two runs in the top of the frame, but came back to walk it off to earn a 5-4 victory over Grafton in a North Shore Conference game.
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2 weeks ago | 
gmtoday.com | Aaron Carlson
GRAFTON — Whether the ball did or did not cross the line did not matter to Grafton head coach Jason Rogers, because it ultimately would not have made a difference in the outcome of the game had the Black Hawks netted another goal or two along the way. Port Washington scored with less than three minutes remaining in a North Shore Conference girls soccer match to earn a 1-1 draw Monday evening.
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2 weeks ago | 
gmtoday.com | Aaron Carlson
GRAFTON — It was definitely better than a kickball game. The last time West Bend East traveled to Grafton in an effort to play a North Shore Conference baseball game, the umpires did not show up. In an effort to salvage something out of the April 14 afternoon, the teams played a few innings of kickball. The clubs returned to 9th Ave.
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2 weeks ago | 
gmtoday.com | Aaron Carlson
GRAFTON — It was a frustrating day at 9th Ave. Field for the Grafton baseball team Saturday as the Black Hawks were blanked, 1-0, by West Bend East in a North Shore Conference contest. "We have to score at least a run in order to win a game," Grafton head coach Brian Durst said, "so regardless of what they did or didn’t do offensively, we didn’t give ourselves a chance to win it because of lack of offense."
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2 weeks ago | 
gmtoday.com | Aaron Carlson
GRAFTON — All of the equipment was in place, the concession stand was fully stocked and more than 100 athletes were ready to run, jump or throw Friday, but Mother Nature had the last laugh, producing a storm that sent team tents flying and ultimately forced the cancellation of the Black Hawk Invite.
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2 weeks ago | 
gmtoday.com | Aaron Carlson
GRAFTON — It was a frustrating day at 9th Ave. Field for the Grafton baseball team Saturday as the Black Hawks were blanked, 1-0, by West Bend East in a North Shore Conference contest. "We have to score at least a run in order to win a game," Grafton head coach Brian Durst said, "so regardless of what they did or didn’t do offensively, we didn’t give ourselves a chance to win it because of lack of offense."Saturday was the second time the team attempted to play the game.
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3 weeks ago | 
gmtoday.com | Aaron Carlson
CEDARBURG — It was exactly the sendoff the seniors on the Cedarburg boys lacrosse team were hoping for Monday when they took the home field for the final time and the Bulldogs earned a 9-6 victory over North Shore Conference rival Homestead. "This is a great way to send out the seniors from the program," Cedarburg head coach Tip Kress said. "I wish I would have had more time to coach these guys, but, you know, it is what it is.
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3 weeks ago | 
gmtoday.com | Aaron Carlson
WEST BEND — West Bend girls soccer co-op coach Oscar Serrano certainly was not ready to take a victory lap Tuesday following a 6-0 loss to Cedarburg in a North Shore Conference match, but the effort was another step forward for a program that has pieced together a series of competitive contests this spring. "I gave the girls a task, right? I’m like go in there, play hard. Let’s play a full game. I don’t care what the score is. I don’t care what happens.
