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Milton softball wins regional title, other scores

Milton High is back at the sectional level in WIAA Division 2 softball for the first time in three years.

The Red Hawks (17-5) earned in a berth in the Verona Sectional by beating Beloit Memorial, 2-0, and play top-ranked Kenosha Bradford in a semifinal game at 2 p.m. next Thursday.

Milton’s regional final battle at Beloit was scoreless until the seventh. Sophomore standout Jessi Duoss held the Purple Knights to three hits overall, escaping jams in the fourth and seventh innings.

Beloit had runners on second and third with two outs in the fourth, but Duoss struck out the next batter. Beloit had a runner on second with two out in the seventh, but Duoss got her ninth and final strikeout to end the game.

The Red Hawks scored the decisive runs in the seventh. Taylor Jones reached on a dropped third strike to open the inning. Whitney Shockness attempted to sacrifice Jones to second, but Shockness beat the throw to reach.

Jones and Shockness pulled off a double steal to get to scoring position. Junior Morgan Janes then delivered a two-run single.

MILTON 2, BELOIT 0

Milton 000 000 2—2 3 0

Beloit 000 000 0—0 3 3

Duoss and Richards; Geolks and Masterson.

2B—Jones (M).

SO—Duoss (M) 9, Geolks (BM) 7. BB—Duoss 2, Geolks 5.

-- Verona 3, Badger 2—Verona scored in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat visiting Badger in a Division I regional title.

Badger (13-7) scored single runs in the first and second innings, but Verona responded with two runs in the fifth.

Verona hosts Westosha in a sectional semifinal Thursday.

VERONA 3, BADGER 2

Badger 110 000 0—2 4 1

Verona 000 020 1—3 8 2

Leading hitters—Germo (LGB) 2x4, Brose (V) 2x3, Bauer (V) 2x3. 2B—Germo (LGB), Brose (V).

SO—Hutkowski (LGB) 7, Holman (V) 1, German (V) 3. BB—Hutkowski 4, Holman 1, German 1.

-- Westosha 3, Wilmot 1—Randi Rederer and Hayden Krueger hit home runs to lead the Falcons (16-6) to the Division 1 regional title.

WESTOSHA 3, WILMOT 1

West. Cent. 010 001 1—3 8 1

Wilmot 100 000 0—1 4 0

Pohlman and Rederer; Wood and Shrahan.

Leading hitters—Rederer (WC) 3x3, Krueger (WC) 2x3. 2B—Rozell (Wi), Bigger (Wi). HR—Krueger (WC), Rederer (WC).

SO—Pohlman (WC) 3, Wood (Wi) 12. BB—Pohlman 1, Wood 4.

Division 2

-- Lakeside 4, Fort Atkinson 0—Kristi Bruni’s two-hit pitching led Lakeside Lutheran past top-seeded Fort Atkinson in a Division 2 regional title game.

The Warriors (14-10) play Edgerton (21-2) at 1 p.m. Thursday in the semifinals of the Prairie du Chien Sectional.

Lakeside broke up a scoreless battle with Fort Atkinson’s Emilie Bakken in a three-run fifth inning. Heidi Loppnow led off with a single and scored the only run the Warriors need after throwing error on Katelyn Gentz’s bunt.

Gentz wound up on third base and scored on a passed ball. Ali Filter followed with an RBI triple and scored on Meg Lichtenberg’s sac fly.

LAKESIDE 5, FORT ATKINSON 0

Lakeside 000 031 0—4 4 1

Fort 000 000 0—0 2 1

Bruni and Filter; Bakken and A. Boos.

2B—Bruni (LL), 3B—Filter (LL).

SO—Bruni (LL)7, Bakken (FA) 8. BB—Bruni 2, Bakken 1.

-- Monroe 6, Prairie du Chien 0—Maggie Schuttler hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning to propel the Cheesemakers to the Division 2 regional title.

Monroe (16-9) plays Adams-Friendship in a Prairie du Chien Sectional semifinal game at 1 p.m. next Thursday.

Meghan Roberts blanked the Blackhawks on three hits, while Emily Rufenacht had three hits for Monroe.

MONROE 6, PRAIRIE DU CHIEN 0

Monroe 000 023 1—6 12 0

P. du Chien 000 000 0—0 3 1

Roberts and Bennett; George and Polodna.

Leading hitters—Rufenacht (M) 3x4, Erickson (M) 2x4, Clark (M) 2x2, Kozelka (PDC) 2x3. 2B—Lee (M). HR—Schuttler (M).

SO—Roberts (M) 4, George (PDC) 1. BB—Roberts 1, George 2.

Division 3

-- Parkview 3, Belleville 2—Orfordville Parkview scored in the top of the seventh agtainst top-seeded Belleville to win a Division 3 regional title and advance to sectional play. The Vikings face Deerfield at 2 p.m. next Thursday at Brookwood.

PARKVIEW 3, BELLEVILLE 2

Parkview 001 010 1—3 7 2

Belleville 200 000 0—2 10 2

Nolan and Koch; Baker and Rolli.

Leading hitters—Heller (OP) 2x3, Rear (B) 2x4, N. Froehlich (B) 3x4, Ace (B) 2x3.

SO—Nolan (OP) 5, Baker (B) 2. BB—Nolan 1, Baker 1.