April 30
The Girls’ Soccer Teams came up short in their games against the Rice Lake Warriors. Varsity lost a close one 1-0 on a penalty kick. In the JV game, Penelope Awsaumb was able to score the lone goal of the night. The teams are back in action on Thursday when they hit the road to play Hudson.
Congrats to the Boys JV Golf Team for a 3rd place finish Tuesday in the 20 team Amery Invite. 98 golfers participated. The Mustangs were led by Carl Rabeneck & Gabe Henderson both shooting 82 good for 8th place, Quin Rabeneck 84 (13th place) & Ben Dahms 85 (14th place).
Varsity and JV Softball both travelled to River Falls. Varsity took home a 6-4 win. The Mustangs were led by Siera Auth who had a fantastic game in center field 1as well as hitting a 2 RBI single. Megan McMahon also had a hit earning an RBI as well as scoring twice. Amanda Holzhueter played incredible defense at 1st base while tallying a hit, walk, a sacrifice fly, and RBI at the plate. JV lost 6-13 but were led by extra base hits from Dylan Watkins, Mya Romsos, and Mariah Curtis. JV2 traveled to Colfax where they fought hard in a high scoring game, but ended up losing 14-16. Leah Bystol and Kylie Brandenburg converted a double play while Jai Hasse was solid behind the plate. All teams are back in action tomorrow night at home for staff appreciation night. Varsity and JV play game 2 of the River Falls series at 5:00 and JV2 has a double header against Chippewa Falls starting at 4:00.
The Boys tennis Team completed another 7-0 conference sweep yesterday, this time against New Richmond. This moves the Mustangs to 3-0 in conference and 10-4 overall.
Congratulations to the JV2 Baseball Team on a thrilling 10-9 victory over Eau Claire North. The JV2 baseball team is now 3-1 on the season and will host North tomorrow at Wakanda Park.
Congratulations to the Boys Track Team for their outstanding finish at the River Falls Open on Tuesday.
Event winners were:
Corbin Schumacher – 100m; Nolan Bien – 200m and 110m hurdles
Jae Berg – Long jump, high jump and triple jump
Evan Olson – 800m
Owen Pelzel – 1600m
Peter Cimino – 3200m
Roberto Valdelmar – Pole Vault
Preston Witter – shot put
Blake Kissh – Discus
….Great job boys team!
Congratulations to the Girls Track and Tield team for their excellent performances last night at River Falls. Event winners included Cassiah Casey in both the 100 and 300 hurdles, Mia Lambrigtsen in both the 100 and 200 dashes, Brianna Klimek in the shot put, Kierston Coss in the high jump, Izzie Whitwam in the pole vault, Vista Marconett in the long jump, Ana Estepa-Brown in the triple jump, Bennett Schmitt in the 1600 run, the 4 by 400 relay of Addy Schuler, Bree Barfknecht, Chloe Bablick and Claire Mikesell, as well as Lauren McCalla in the 800 run, who broke who own school record with a time of 2 minutes and 13 seconds. Great job ladies!
May 2
Congrats to the Boys JV Golf Team on a 3rd place finish at the Chippewa Falls BRC meet at Lake Wissota Thursday. Also, a huge congratulations to Quin Rabeneck on his hole in one on the par 3- 2nd hole! Leading the way for the Mustangs was Quin carding a 40 good for 2nd place, Carl Rabenceck 42 (8th place), Ben Dahms 44 (19th place) & Brekkin Cody 46 (19th place)
Congratulations to Olivia Rubenzer and Elena Xiong on their 3rd place finish at the State Junior Achievement Titan Competition. They earned a spot at the National competition in June.
Girls Varsity Softball got another conference win, beating River Falls 11-4. The Mustangs were led by Siera Auth who got the win on the mound throwing a complete game. Siera also went 4-4 from the plate with 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored. Maci Marlett went 2-4 with 2 RBIs while Livi Sample walked twice, got a hit, and scored 3 times. Reese Barfknect and Amanda Holzhueter also had 2 RBIs to round out the Mustang’s offense.
After a loss on Tuesday, Girls JV Softball came out strong and got a 5-3 win last night against River Falls. The entire team played great defense with only 1 error on the night. Presley Verdon had a 2 RBI hit that won the game.
Girls JV2 Softball also responded from past losses vs. Chippewa to play 2 great games in their double header. After being beaten by Chippewa by 10 in their last 2 games, they came out and played great defense. The outfield crew of Darla Woodford, Caylee Schaefer, Noel Burcham, and Alyssa Polus were instrumental in the close games by making plays and preventing runs. JV2 lost game 1 by a score of 2-3 and tied the second game 4-4. Fantastic job JV2! JV and Varsity head to Superior today for a non-conference matchup.
Last night Boys Varsity Baseball lost to Eau Claire North 7-3. James Hoff led the Mustangs offensive attack with 3 hits and a stolen base. Max Erickson gave the Mustangs 4 strong innings, giving up 4 earned runs and striking out 6.
JV Baseball defeated Eau Claire North 8-1 behind a fantastic pitching performance from Hawkins Anderson and Max Jaeger. Jaeger threw 2 and 2/3 innings giving up 1 hit and Anderson threw 4 and 1/3 while striking out 6. Offensively Max Jaeger and Andrew Hoff both had 2 hits to help lead the Mustangs offense.
May 5
Congratulations to the Menomonie Tennis Team for winning the Wausau Invitational over the weekend. The team went a perfect 5-0 beating Marshfield, Wausau West, Pulaski, Bay Port, and Rhinelander.
JV and Varsity Softball travelled to Superior on Friday. Varsity lost 9-3 with Amanda Holzhueter having a hit and an RBI and Livi Sample going 3-4. JV won their game and were led by Vivian Lorenzen who was stellar from the mound as well as hitting a homerun.
Congratulations to the MHS Boys Track and field teams for their outstanding performances at the Middle Board v. Big Rivers Invite on Friday. The boys finished 1st of 8 teams, taking their season record to 95 and 5. Individual event winners were Evan Olson in the 3200m, Nolan Bien in the 110 and 300m hurdles; Jae Berg in the high jump; the 4x800m relay team of Evan Olson, Ben Bowman, Owen Pelzel and Peter Cimino; and Luke Ray in the 1600m. Great job boys team.
Varsity Baseball played Wausau East on Friday and won 6-4. Cade Lamb recorded his first varsity win while throwing 3 scoreless innings. Offensively, Taylor Mars was 2 for 2 with 2 RBIs and Charlie Mikesell was 3 for 4 with 2 runs scored. Varsity Baseball also swept Holmen on Saturday. In game one, the Mustangs won 5-2. Rex Drout threw 4 very strong innings followed by Zack Miller (who received the Win), and James Hoff (who received the Save). At the plate, Mitch Scribner, Hawkins Anderson, and Cage Sorenson led the offensive attack, all recording extra base hits and having 2 out RBIs. In Game 2, the Mustangs won 8-6. Max Jaeger received his first varsity win on the mound, and James Hoff came in for the save. Offensively, Charlie Mikesell had 3 hits and stole 3 bases, and Owen Welch had 2 hits while recording 3 RBIs. The Mustangs play next at home on Tuesday against New Richmond.
JV Baseball won 1 game and tied 1 game against Holmen on Saturday. In game 1, the Mustangs tied 4-4 behind a great pitching performance from Tyler Sutherland. Sutherland had 2 earned runs through 5 innings. Zach Bird came in and threw 2 innings with no earned runs. Offensively, Oliver Lugo led the charge for the Mustangs with 1 hit and scoring 2 runs. In game 2, the Mustangs won 16-4. Eric Zydowsky and Max Davis threw for the Mustangs, each only giving up 1 earned run. Offensively, Kellen Turner had 2 hits and 4 RBIs, Garrett Witt also had 2 hits and recorded 3 runs.
May 6
Over the weekend, MHS Music Department students participated in 12 events at the UW-Eau Claire State Solo and Ensemble Festival. Each Menomonie High School event received a ‘1’ rating – the highest rating one can receive from a judge. Please congratulate the following students on their excellent performances: Harrison Davis, Clarinet Solo; Ben Seguin, Piano Solo; Amelia Osterhaus, Clarinet and Bass Clarinet Solos; Luke Ray, Euphonium Solo; Lucy Dolan, Soprano Solo; Amelia Freeman, Soprano Solo and Musical Theatre Solo; Rachel Hintzman, Soprano Solo; Julia Prochnow, Alto Solo; Eleanor Trotter, Flute Solo; Levi Freeman, Cello Solo
Tough day for both Boys Golf Teams Monday. Varsity finished 8th at the Chippewa Falls BRC meet at Lake Wissota. Scoring for Menomonie: Tyler Reckin 39 (20th place); Mitch Kopaczewski 42; Trent Wold 42; Isaac Rynes 43. The JV Team finished 4th (6 shots out of 1st) at their home BRC meet at Tanglewood Greens. Congrats to Medalist Quin Rabeneck for shooting a 1 over par 37 to place 1st. Also scoring the Mustangs was Ben Dahms & Isaac Anderson both shooting 43 & Carl Rabeneck 44.
