Volume XVI, Number 15 | Wednesday, January 19, 2022 |
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The girls played two games last week. After a tough loss against Kettle Moraine Lutheran, the team improved greatly against University School of Milwaukee. The game was close from beginning to end, but unfortunately the Blue Knights fell short 43-41. Sydnie Dehne and Luci Jensen each scored 14 points against USM. The two scored 10 and seven points, respectively, against Kettle Moraine Lutheran. |
Sophomore Luci Jensen attempts a jump shot in the lane against USM. |
The team plays Living Word Lutheran twice this week, once away on Tuesday at 7:15 pm, and once at home on Friday at 6:00 pm. The girls also play Watertown Luther Prep on Saturday at 1:00 pm.
-Sophomore Ella Thompson
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The Blue Knights attended the Maine West Dual Meet on Saturday, January 15. This competition was a team meet, so there were no direct elimination rounds. In addition, there were no men’s foil, women’s sabre, or women’s épée competitors for BA.
Junior Connor Artley was the sole representative of the men’s sabre team this past weekend, and he won an outstanding total of seven bouts.
In the women’s foil event, sophomore Eleanor Plamann won two bouts, and her teammate, sophomore Madison Kob won four.
For the men’s épée event, junior Isaac Jansen won an impressive six bouts, followed by freshman Camden Pifel with four wins.
-Sophomore Madison Kob
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The BA swim team was not in action this week, but junior Adrian Bellido is having an excellent season. Adrian finished the 200M freestyle in a time of 1:44.03, breaking the BA record set by Jack Donovan in 2011. In the 100M freestyle, Adrian set another school record, finishing in 46.47 seconds, over one second quicker than Donovan did in 2010. Lastly, Adrian tied the school record in his leg of the 200M freestyle relay, finishing in a time of 21.30 seconds. Donovan originally set that time in 2010. Congratulations to Adrian for the accomplishments! |
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On Thursday, January 13, the co-op ski team had a tough slalom race against Arrowhead (the reigning state boys champions for several years), USM, Brookfield East, and Wauwatosa at the Heiliger Huegel Ski Club.
The girls and boys varsity teams had a good race, both placing higher than last week. The boys varsity team placed second. Top finishers on the boys varsity team were junior William Morgan placing fifth, senior Jacob Zaiser seventh, freshman Kamron Kaiser 17th, and senior Quinn Kaiser 20th. The girls varsity team placed third, with senior Anna Marshall placing 14th, junior Cosette Holley 18th, and junior Brynn Jeide 23rd.
On the JV side, the girls team finished fifth, and the two boys JV teams finished fifth and ninth. Sophomore Alexandra Prange led the way for the girls JV team, finishing 12th, while sophomore Vibhu Guda finsihed 23rd to lead the boys JV team.
The ski team next competes Thursday, January 20, at Alpine Valley. The race format will be Giant Slalom (GS) and will mark the midway point of the season.
-Beverley Morgan
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Level 6 Girls:
The hustlin' Level 6 girls won 18-5 this past Saturday against Holy Angels West Bend. Susie Schoyer led the girls in scoring with six points. Mali Williams and Maria Simic had four points each, while Claire Spaeth and Mila Libbey each had two points.
-Coach Greg Weithaus
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Level 8 Girls:
The Level 8 girls started the weekend with a home game against Christ King. The girls fought hard, but resulted in a 20-10 loss for the Blue Knights. The team was led in scoring by Julia Van Bogart with four points.
The Blue Knights jumped right back into action on Sunday, facing St. John Vianney and St. Charles Hartland in the St. Anthony on the Lake tournament. Outstanding effort was given by all team members, but the team fell short in both games.
After the weekend tournament, the girls came out strong against Heritage Christian on Tuesday. The Heritage Christian Patriots could not find a way around the Blue Knights exceptional defense. The entire team contributed to the first victory of the season! The girls play Wednesday, January 19, in the second night of the St. Anthony on the Lake tournament. Go BA!
-Coach Abigail Curran
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Level 8 Boys Blue
The Blue team lost a close game this past Saturday, falling 41-39 at home against St. Jude. The team was shorthanded, missing four players from the rostered 10. Despite being short in numbers, the team played with confidence and heart for the full 24-minute game. The game had multiple lead changes throughout, and both teams made clutch shots.
Tyler Grande led the team in scoring with 17 points, while Talal Sana was close behind with 14 points. Daniel Cha scored eight points, and Beau Libbey scored two.
St. Jude had tall players who made it difficult for the Blue Knights to rebound. Daniel Cha was a monster on the boards, securing many rebounds, while Lincoln Weil secured rebounds and boxed out well. Abdurrahman Hussaini had great off-the-ball movement on offense that opened the driving lanes for Tyler Grande and Talal Sana. Santino Raab Rabida gave great contributions on the defensive end and rebounded well for the team.
The team hopes to be back at full strength for next Saturday's game at BA against Waukesha Catholic.
-Coach Michael Rajchel
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Level 7 Boys Blue:
The Level 7 Blue boys basketball team played an amazing game vs. St. Dominic's on Saturday. The game featured much improved ball handling by the Blue Knights, a huge reduction in turnovers, terrific tenacity, and marvelous teamwork. The team's tenacious defense shut out St. Dominic's in the second quarter of the game, and a scoring barrage built a ten point lead heading into the fourth quarter. As St. Dominic's players stormed back with a flurry of points of their own in the final minutes of the game, BA held on for a thrilling 23-22 victory.
Game highlights include:
Point guards Jaron Arvold and Ryker Koch exhibited excellent poise, court vision, and ball handling under defensive pressure. Jaron showed fine leadership while being the leader on the team in assists and steals. Ryker led in scoring with 10 points and offered terrific effort.
Ritik Gogineni battled for rebounds, blocked several shots, and worked hard on both ends of the court with great hustle and fine sportsmanship.
Sawyer Holubowicz handled the ball extremely well, pulled down several rebounds, and showed great passing ability and outstanding sportsmanship.
Joseph Elfelt hit a clutch basket, gave fantastic effort, and came up with several key steals throughout the game. Sutton Demski was a force to be reckoned with as he pulled down over a dozen rebounds, blocked several shots, grabbed a few steals, and contributed seven points to the cause.
Great job Level 7 boys Blue team, and thank you to all of the BA fans who came out to support the Blue Knights.
-Coach Tom Demski
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Level 7 Boys Gold:
The Level 7 Gold team was excited to get on the floor for a double header at home this week. The team had both ups and downs this past weekend, winning one game and losing one game.
In the first game, St. Jude jumped out to an early lead, and BA struggled to bounce back against a tough and much larger team. Isaaq Qureshi led the team in scoring, while Nicholas Roth and Samarth Singh also contributed points for the Blue Knights. The boys demonstrated hard work and perseverance, but ultimately lost the game 39-9.
Shortly after, the boys played a second game, defeating St. Sebastian 41-25. The win was a team effort, especially on the defensive side of the court! Both teams played deep into their rosters, which allowed for several outstanding performances from Blue Knights players. Ethan Potthast led the team in scoring, tallying 16 points. Noah Thompson had several assists with crisp passing throughout the game. Despite a knee injury during the game, Eli Wintheiser put nine points on the board. Nicholas Roth added eight points, with both Zaim Banday and Samuel Miller scoring as well. The Blue Knights saw almost everyone on the team score at least one basket on Saturday. There were great contributions from the whole team.
-Coach Mel Reynolds
Reported by Kristi Thompson
Pictured above from left to right: Zaim Bunday, Eli Wintheiser, and Isaaq Qureshi
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