Volume XVI, Number 4 | Wednesday, October 13, 2021 |
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Varsity
On Thursday, October 7, the varsity volleyball team played at home against St. Francis, as part of Senior Night.
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Seniors Maggie Henery, Tori Gierach, Hannah Ding, Megan Grasse, and Sahej Grewal were recognized before the last home match of the season!
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The Blue Knights came out strong, winning the first three sets in convincing fashion: 25-8, 25-5, and 25-6.
Olivia Smith led the team with 10 serving aces. Mahek Grewal had 24 setting assists, leading to many spikes. Many of Mahek's assists set up her sister, Sahej Grewal, who led the team with 16 kills. The defense played outstanding, led by senior Hannah Ding, who had seven digs, while Tori Gierach had two tremendous blocks.
The girls competed hard and represented BA well! Friday, October 15, the girls play at 3 pm at USM in the Varsity Conference Tournament. Come out and support the team!
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This week, JV1 volleyball had a thrilling match against St. Francis. In the last home match of the season, the girls started off hot, winning the first set 25-8. Ella Lombardi led the team with six serving aces.
The Blue Knights followed that win with a 25-5 second set win. Aureilia Rushing led the team with seven kills. The ladies finished strong with great passing, setting, and serving. Zanna Hughes and Aureilia Rushing led the defense in blocks, sealing the victory in the third set, 25-6.
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Thursday, October 14, is the conference tournament at Lake Country Lutheran. Be sure to wish the team luck, and go support the team one last time this season! |
JV2
On Thursday, October 7, the JV2 volleyball team played at home against St. Francis. The girls came ready to play and had a strong performance in the match, winning three sets to zero.
Isabella Ruddock played a physical and energetic game, setting the tone with six kills for the Blue Knights. The tough serving from Ella Lombardi proved difficult for St. Francis to overcome. The team worked together, never giving up during any point, and won all three sets: 25-6, 25-19, 15-11.
The team finished off its season in style, winning the JV2 conference championship Tuesday night!
-Coach Heather Singer
Reported by Kristi Thompson
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Sophomore Solyana Tatek (#11) and freshman Ella Lombardi (#9) celebrating a winning point! |
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After a perfect day at Subsectionals, gaining the maximum 24 points, the BA girls tennis team could not keep the momentum going into Sectionals.
The Blue Knights finished tied for second with 35 points, five points behind Catholic Memorial. Junior Laurette Blanchard won the sectional championship at #3 singles, finishing her season with a 23-1 record!
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Junior Laurette Blanchard holding her #3 singles Sectional championship medal! |
Although the team did not qualify for team state, five girls will represent BA at the Individual State Tournament in Madison Thursday, October 14, through Saturday, October 16.
The doubles team of senior Jacqueline Krohn and junior Lexi Kass earned the number four seed and a bye. The pair will face the winner of Viroqua and Sheboygan Falls at 12:15 pm on Friday.
Senior Cecelia Evanich and junior Simran Bhatia were awarded a special qualifier berth into the doubles tournament due to their stellar 20-6 record this season at two doubles. The pair will face the one doubles team from Edgewood Sacred Heart in the first round Thursday night at 7:30 pm.
On the singles side, senior Natalie Cartwright was given the eight seed as a result of her impressive 14-7 regular season. Natalie will kick off her tournament with a match against Margo Kelly from Antigo. Natalie's match will start at 5:30 pm on Thursday.
The BA girls tennis team broke some records this season that haven't been surpassed since the team joined the WIAA in 1999, including:
-Qualified five individuals for the State Tournament (most in girls program history)
-Qualified three separate flights for the State Tournament (most in girls program history)
-JJ Krohn and Lexi Kass earned the highest seed (four seed) any girls doubles team has ever received at BA.
-Cecelia Evanich and Simran Bhatia are the first BA girls two doubles team to make the State Tournament.
-Natalie Cartwright is just the fourth girls singles player from BA to be awarded a seed (Smyczek, Sikes, Major).
You can follow along with the tournament by visiting the following links:
-Coach Michael Rajchel
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On a humid, muddy day at McCarty park, the BA girls team ran a super race against a tough field. The effort was good enough for an 11th place finish at the Wisco Invite.
Rose Erlinder paced the team with her personal best in the 5k event, finishing in a time of 21:06.
For the boys team, Jacob Reiner paced the team with his season best time of 18:47.
There is a lot of anticipation for this Saturday's race at Lake Country Lutheran as the team challenges for conference honors.
-Coach John Herod
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Brookfield Academy traveled to Living Word Lutheran on Saturday, October 9. BA defeated LWL 34-6 to improve to 6-3 overall and 4-2 in conference. With the victory, BA qualified for a spot in the WIAA playoffs.
Defensively, BA had a strong effort with Alex Dieck, Walker Priebe, and Jonah Jensen combining for 25 tackles. Junior Isaac Jansen had a fumble recovery, and freshman Ian Schoenwetter recorded a sack.
Offensively, BA had a balanced attack on the ground and in the air. Senior Jonah Jensen led the way with 121 rushing yards. Wide receivers Ethan Bayerlein, Colton Green, Alex Dieck, Tate Grossman, and Maliq Crawford combined for 200 receiving yards. Jensen, Dieck, Crawford, and Grossman all scored touchdowns.
BA hosts Kenosha Christian Life on Friday, October 15, at the Fields of Freedom at 7 pm. Come support the Blue Knights on Senior Night.
-Coach Jon Kahle
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The boys soccer team finished a long four game week with two wins and two losses. Monday, the Blue Knights lost 4-1 to a talented Veritas team. The lone goal came from forward Cazzy Major.
Wednesday was Senior Night. The Blue Knights came out on top with a 2-0 win with goals scored by Major and senior defender Ian Smith. Goalie Jacob Schneck recorded his second conference shutout of the year. Seniors Cazzy Major, Ian Smith, Ryan Campbell, Eeshana Hari, Samuel Simic, Sangha Jeon, and Dillon Rosado, along with their parents, were all honored after the game.
Having to play the next day, and still being without several key players, the boys lost a close game to conference rival St. John's Northwestern Military Academy. In the 2-1 loss, sophomore Kamron Kaiser scored on a header, assisted by junior midfielder Carlos Castro-Lopez. Junior Ethan Grande started the play with a beautiful corner kick.
On Saturday, the Blue Knights traveled to Beaver Dam to play against Wayland Academy. Senior defender Ryan Campbell returned to action after missing two previous games. Even with the return of Ryan, the team was still missing players, but the additions of four JV players gave the team a boost. Freshman defenders Camden Pifel and Parker Dysart have played outstanding.
Freshman forward Benny Keppler scored the first two goals on assists from Major and Castro-Lopez. The last three goals in the 5-3 win were by Major, Carlos Castro-Lopez and Sophomore Rigoberto Castro-Lopez.
-Coach Lee Rogers
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The BA boys varsity basketball team will face off against USM at Fiserv Forum Saturday, November 20. Tipoff is scheduled for 1:20 pm. No ticket is required to attend the high school game.
For those who want to attend the Bucks game later that night, you can purchase discounted tickets by visiting fevo.me/brookfieldacademy and use promo code: brookfieldbball
More information is included in the flyer below.
The girls varsity basketball team has also announced that it will be playing at Fiserv Forum during the 2022-23 season!
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MIDDLE SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY |
The MS cross country team competed against a talented field at Kettle Moraine Lutheran on October 6.
The girls 5th-7th grade team continued to shine, placing third among 10 qualifying teams. The girls team was led by Mila Libbey placing fifth, Elena Petrova 21st, and Ellie Decker 22nd against 79 total runners.
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Stella Koenings running during the Blue Knight Invitational! |
On the boys side, the duo of Danny Weiner and Ben Reiner once again finished near the top of the field, placing 13th and 17th respectively among 94 competitors.
-Coach Dave Reiner
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5/6
The 5th/6th grade volleyball team played two matches on Saturday. The first was against Waukesha Catholic, who the Blue Knights were able to defeat two sets to one.
BA then faced off against St. Dominic's. The team fought hard but lost both games.
-Coach Tracy Albers
7/8
What amazing progress the 7th/8th grade volleyball team is making!
This week, the team had another doubleheader in league play and won in three sets against Waukesha Catholic. Great serving from Katie Loomis led the way.
The second match was a loss to Christ King, but the team is starting to set the ball more and is improving with hits and kills.
-Coach Jacqueline Frohwirth
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MIDDLE SCHOOL FIELD HOCKEY |
The MS field hockey team hosted a round robin of mini games on September 28. The Blue Knights competed against LIFT and Trinity Academy as the team was split into Levels 5/6 and 7/8.
On October 9, the Blue Knights played host to USM. In a back and forth game, USM ended up with the win, 1-0.
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Level 5 student Roxie Welden ready to make a play! |
Over the weekend, the Blue Knights competed in the Narwhal games at Concordia University. Teams were split into Levels 5/6 and Levels 7/8 for the tournament. Julia Van Bogart (L8), Ava Li (L6) and Rachel York (L5) had strong performances. The team will cap its season off with a road game at ULS this week.
-Nicholas Rechlitz
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Blue
The Blue soccer team played away at The Prairie School on September 28 and came out on the losing end of a tough, hard-fought game, 6-0.
Two days later the team rebounded at home against Calvary Baptist and managed a 6-0 win. Goals were scored by Lucas Babovic (two), Ammar Pasha (one), Tyler Grande (two), and Luke Rogutich (one).
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Luke Rogutich (Level 8) controls the ball for the BA Blue soccer team! |
The Blue team then finished the season at home versus Aquinas Academy. The Blues came out with a 8-2 win as goals were scored by Tyler Grande (four), Luke Rogutich (one), Ammar Pasha (two), and Jayden Przybilla (one). Final record on the season for the squad is five wins and two losses.
Gold
The Gold soccer team played away at St. Augustine Prep on September 29. The Blue Knights battled back and forth but ended up losing 8-3. The highlight of the match was a goal scored by Sharif Soliman.
The final game of the season finished with a 3-0 win over University Lake School. Goals were scored by Ryker Koch, Ben Kob, and Isaaq Qureshi. The team finished the season with an overall record of five wins and three losses.
-Nicholas Rechlitz
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Eddie Schoyer running on the field against LCL for the 7th/8th grade JR Knights |
5/6
On Saturday, October 9, Brookfield Academy 5th/6th grade JR Knights had their first win of the season, beating St. Francis. The JR Knights offense came out swinging! Tate Nowacki had several big tackles, an interception, and a long reception.
The JR Knights defense stepped up to the challenge, led in the middle by Nolan Fletcher. Timothy Cobb blocked well against a much bigger St. Francis line.
The St. Francis Warriors were scoreless in the game, and the JR Knights prevailed 20-0! The JR Knights play next Saturday against Pius.
-Coach Joel Jensen
Reported by Kristi Thompson
7/8
On Saturday, the Brookfield Academy JR Knights faced their undefeated rivals, Lake Country Lutheran. In the first quarter, LCL took control of the ball, but the JR Knights planned to make a statement and keep LCL off the scoreboard. Ben Reiner stripped the ball from the LCL Thunder on the two yard line, causing a turnover and prevented LCL from scoring. The JR Knights took possession of the ball and kept moving the football, but could not turn the solid play into points.
Despite a great effort from the defense, LCL was able to score. Both Ethan Potthast and Garrett Priebe worked together as quarterbacks, but the offense and defense struggled to keep in step with the size and speed of the LCL Thunder. The JR Knights fell 28-0. The heartbreaker loss hit the team dramatically at the end of the game, but will only serve as a learning lesson as the team approaches the final game of the season, Saturday, October 23, at St. Francis.
-Coach Dan Schmidt
Reported by Kristi Thompson
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