Volume XVI, Number 16 | Wednesday, January 26, 2022 |
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Remembering Coach Dan Schmidt |
BA lost a valued member of our community last week, with the passing of Coach Dan Schmidt. Coach Schmidt touched many lives throughout his years at BA. A coach for the JR Knights football team for the past nine years and the current L8 boys basketball team, Dan was also an assistant coach on the boys varsity basketball team.
His friendly nature and selfless actions are two of the many characteristics that made Coach Schmidt a true players coach. Coach Schmidt’s legacy will be carried on through the memories and moments he shared with all of his players.
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Coach Dan Schmidt is survived by his two sons, Joseph '21 and Andrew (Level 8), along with his former spouse Mary Schmidt.
Visitation will be held at St. Leonard Catholic Church, W173 S7743 Westwood Drive, in Muskego on Friday, January 28, 2022, from 4:00-6:45 pm with the Mass of Christian Burial at 7:00 pm.
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Last week, the girls had two wins against Living Word Lutheran (LWL). On Tuesday, January 18, the team had a great 57-29 win against LWL. Sophomore Luci Jensen led the team in scoring with 19 points, with Jacque Dieck contributing an impressive 14 points. Sydnie Dehne had 12 points, Aya Khraisat had five points, while Patricia Weiss and Madison York had four and three points respectively.
The team won its second game of the week against LWL 68-45 on Friday, January 21. Patricia Weiss was the leading scorer with 17 points. Luci Jensen and Sydnie Dehne added 15 points each. Jacque Dieck had eight points, Madison York had five points, while Isabelle Jurgens, Aya Khraisat, Aureilia Rushing, and Rachel Simmons had two points each.
Our last game of the week, against Watertown Luther Prep, was a nail biting game. Unfortunately, the team lost 44-35. Jacque Dieck was the leading scorer for the Blue Knights with 10 of the 35 points. Patricia Weiss was close behind with nine points. Luci Jensen had seven points, Madison York had three points, while Sydnie Dehne, Aya Khraisat, and Aureilia Rushing contributed two points each.
The team plays away at USM on Wednesday, January 26, at 6:00 pm, and a home game against Kenosha Christian life on Saturday, January 29, at 2:00 pm.
-Sophomore Riya Vijayapal
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On Saturday, January 22, Brookfield Academy’s fencing team participated in the Great Lakes Junior Varsity Championship at Marian Central Catholic. Only fencers with three or less years of experience were eligible to compete.
In the men’s épée team event, freshman Camden Pifel competed at his first individual competition. He finished 23rd after pool rounds, and ended in the 22nd spot after direct eliminations (DE's). Camden’s teammate, junior Isaac Jansen, finished 54th after pools and concluded in the same slot after DE’s. Freshman Harrison Koss, despite battling an injury that left him sidelined for a while, finished 36th after pools and ended in 37th after DE’s.
Sophomore Sohum Sharma was the only representative for the men’s sabre team, and he finished 31st after pool rounds. After DE’s, he ended in the 36th spot.
On the women’s foil team, sophomore Madison Kob finished in 31st after pool rounds and ended in 36th after DE's. Her teammate, Eleanor Plamann, took 43rd after pool rounds and concluded in the 36th slot after DE’s.
-Sophomore Madison Kob
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On Thursday, the co-op ski team was at Alpine Valley for its third race of the season. This week's race was a giant slalom race against Muskego, Badger, Waukesha, and Cedarburg. It was a bitterly cold evening for our athletes, coaches, and parents.
The boys varsity team faced some stiff competition and placed fourth overall. In the individual results, junior William Morgan did well to place third, his second podium of the season. Senior Quinn Kaiser was 19th and sophomore Kamron Kaiser was 26th.
The girls varsity team did better, placing third overall. In the individual results, junior Brynn Jeide was ninth, senior Anna Marshall was 10th, junior Cosette Holley was 20th, and senior Natalie Cartwright was 21st.
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Junior Brynn Jeide studies the course ahead of her race |
On the JV side, the girls team finished fifth, while the two boys teams finished sixth and seventh. In the individual results, freshman Johanna Zaleski placed 10th and sophomore Alexandra Prange was 18th for the girls JV team. On the boys teams, junior Max Hong finished 27th, and freshman Andre Pasquini crossed the line in 34th place.
The ski team meets again next Thursday for its fourth race of the season with a slalom race at Alpine Valley.
-Beverley Morgan
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Level 6 Girls:
The Level 6 girls were busy for the week of January 17, grabbing two wins in six games. Against Heritage Christian, Maria Simic made a basket with approximately 20 seconds left to give the girls a 13-12 win! Maria was also the leading scorer with five points. Against St. Gabriel’s, the girls won 19-10 led by Mali Williams, who scored eight points. Other girls in the scoring column for the week were: Susie Schoyer, Mila Libbey, Claire Spaeth, Grace Mila, and Victoria Solanki.
-Coach Greg Weithaus
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Level 8 Boys Blue
After a hard fought loss the week before, the Blue team bounced back, defending home court with a 30-25 win against Waukesha Catholic. Tyler Grande scored 13 points for the Blue Knights, leading the team. Talal Sana scored 10 points, Beau Libbey and Daniel Cha had three points, while Nicolas Alsayegh added two.
Great rebounding by Lincoln Weil, Mason Dorn, and Santino Raab Rabida made it difficult for Waukesha Catholic to get more than one shot a possession.
Abdul Hussaini had great movement that made the defensive players confused.
The team is continuing to improve and hopes to win multiple games this week.
-Coach Michael Rajchel
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Level 7 Boys Blue:
The Level 7 boys Blue basketball team played a fun game vs USM on Saturday in a game that ended in a wild flurry.
The game started slow offensively for BA, but strong defensively. At halftime, Eli Gierach had all of BA’s points as BA was down 7-2.
BA battled hard and never gave up. In the last minute of the game, Ryker Koch scored two clutch three-point baskets to cut the USM lead to two points. As time expired, BA ended up on the short end of an 18-16 ballgame, but the boys played a terrific game.
Game highlights include:
Jaron Arvold and Ryker Koch did a terrific job of running the point guard position, passing well, and playing excellent defense. Rehaan Muqeet played with fantastic effort and hustle, while contributing several steals and rebounds. Ritik Gogineni was an awesome rebounder and was very intimidating on defense while picking up steals and blocking shots.
Sawyer Holubowicz played hard with fine sportsmanship and effort. He made several great passes while picking up a few steals. Joseph Elfelt was fearless on defense, applying terrific defensive pressure. He took several shots, which was great to see. Eli Gierach not only scored all of BA’s first half points, but he handled the basketball well and played with excellent effort. Sutton Demski showed great sportsmanship and leadership, while talking on the court and helping teammates out. He added a dozen rebounds and several blocked shots on defense.
Way to work hard from start to finish guys!
-Coach Tom Demski
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Level 8 Boys Gold:
The Level 8 Gold team had a busy week last week with five games on the schedule. The week started with a difficult matchup and loss to rival Heritage Christian. Garrett Priebe led all scorers and was very aggressive offensively.
The Heritage Christian game was followed by a 50-40 opening tournament loss to St. Mary’s Hales Corners where Luke Rogutich had a strong defensive effort. The team bounced back with a 56-28 win over Messmer St. Mary’s with Eddie Schoyer, Raghav Vijayapal and Garrett Priebe all scoring in double figures. Ben Reiner provided a burst of energy to the team which helped propel us to victory.
Saturday was a very emotional day for the team as we honored our coach and mentor, Dan Schmidt, who passed away earlier in the week. The team played rival Mother of Good Counsel and had our most complete game as a team. Everyone played their hearts out and it was a fitting tribute to a man that always stressed giving it everything you have. We walked off the court with a 38-14 victory and we couldn’t have been prouder of the boys performance.
The team then finished its week with a consolation championship matchup against Waukesha Catholic. The game came down to the wire, and the Blue Knights narrowly won 43-42. Tyler Weiss had 10 points and two key three-pointers in the win, while Danny Weiner provided a spark and a critical six points. Garrett Priebe and Tyler Fletcher shut down the opponents final shot with great defense to seal the win. Overall, a great end to a difficult week.
-Coach Eric Weiss
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Level 7 Boys Blue:
The Level 7 boys Gold basketball team traveled to St. Sebastian on January 22. The Blue Knights put up a good effort in the 50-42 loss. The boys played well offensively but struggled to stop St. Sebastian. The game was close throughout, thanks to the team’s key defensive plays and three-point shooting by Ethan Potthast and Noah Thompson. Potthast led the team in scoring with 16 points, including five 3-point shots, followed by Keagan Michelich with nine points. Thompson had five points, with both Eli Wintheiser and Isaaq Qureshi scoring four points each.
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Pictured above: Ethan Potthast prepares for a three-point shot |
After losing to BA last week, St. Sebastian took control of the game in the second half. Nicholas Roth's tenacious defense contributed greatly to the game, but the Blue Knights still couldn't come out victorious.
-Coach Mel Reynolds
Reported by Kristi Thompson
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