Volume XVI, Number 28 | Wednesday, May 4, 2022 | |
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The girls varsity soccer team had its first conference game at Heritage Christian last Wednesday. The girls got off to a fast start with goals by midfielder Claire Tracy and forward Johanna Zaleski. Tracy added two more first half goals with shots from distance. The midfield and defense dominated play to keep any real pressure off of goalkeeper Anneke Zaiser. While playing on a muddy field, Tracy added two more goals to finish the game with five goals and an assist.
Outstanding midfield play from Sally Wilson and Patricia Weiss in the middle and Brynn Jeide and Madison York on the outside kept pressure off of the defense. BA won the game by a score of 6-0.
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The next night, BA hosted powerhouse Waukesha West. Unlike the previous game, the Blue Knights defense was under continuous attack. With several D1 recruits from Waukesha West, BA stepped up and met the challenge. The BA offense created some nice chances and was able to possess the ball, while defenders Laurette Blanchard, Carly Zeiler, Olivia Smith, and goalkeeper Anneke Zaiser came up with big play after big play.
At half, the score was deadlocked at 0-0. By the end of the game, Waukesha West managed to find the back of the net three times to win 3-0. The Waukesha West coach was impressed and complimentary of the entire BA team which played its best game all year.
-Coach Lee Rogers
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Last Thursday, the Brookfield Academy baseball team was victorious over Lake Country Lutheran, 5-1.
Brookfield Academy fired up the offense in the second inning. Michael Hoefgen singled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run. Nolan Kahle was the winning pitcher for BA. Kahle surrendered zero runs on two hits over six and a third innings. He also struck out nine, while only walking one batter. Alex Star threw two-thirds of an inning in relief out of the bullpen.
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Jack Poellot took the loss for Lake Country Lutheran. He went five and two-thirds innings, allowing four runs on seven hits, striking out three, while walking nobody.
Brookfield Academy collected nine hits. Hoefgen, Kahle, and Jonathan Kim all managed multiple hits for the team. Hoefgen led BA with three hits in three at bats. BA stole four bases during the game, Jonathan Kim stealing two of them.
-Coach Nick Rechlitz
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The BA varsity tennis team had its quad rained out this past Saturday. The #1 ranked Blue Knights face off against #4 ranked Shorewood at BA on Wednesday, May 4. Play is set to begin at 4 pm.
Saturday, BA will host a triangular, starting at 8:30 am. The first opponent for the Blue Knights will be #3 ranked Catholic Memorial. The second opponent will be #7 ranked Xavier, starting approximately at 12:30 pm. Come out and support the team during its three home matches this week.
-Coach Michael Rajchel
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BA golf teams competed in two conference mini-meets and an invitational last week.
In the varsity meet, BA finished 5th out of eight teams in a nine-hole event at Oconomowoc Golf Club. Ben Book finished 13th overall among 34 competitors, shooting a round of 45. Other top finishers were Albert Pangman with a 47 (15th place) and Thomas Minix with a 54 (27th place).
The varsity team competed in the Crusader Invitational, an 18-hole event at Broadlands Golf Club on Saturday, April 30. Ben Book tied for 10th place in the event, which only completed 12 holes due to nasty weather.
The JV team finished 4th out of five teams in a nine-hole event. Low score for the team was a 52, shot by Max Duthie, who tied for 7th place overall. Other top finishers were Azeem Khan, with a round of 54 (11th place) and Hemza Tarawneh and Lexi Wilson, each shooting 59. The JV will compete in another conference mini-meet at Songbird Hills Golf Club at 2:30 pm on Wednesday, May 4.
-Coach Steve Hinkens
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On Tuesday, April 26, Brookfield Academy seized victory against Heritage Christian, 16-15, in dramatic walk-off fashion.
The game was tied at 15 with the Blue Knights batting in the bottom of the seventh inning when Johanna Zaleski singled on the first pitch of the at-bat, scoring one run. The entire game was an exciting back and forth affair.
BA captured the lead in the first inning when Harbani Kaur drew one of her three walks of the day, scoring a run. Blue Knights' big bats were led by Zaleski, Olivia Schaub, Aureilia Rushing, and Ella Thompson. Thompson pounded out five RBI's and Rushing had three in the high-scoring game. The Blue Knights team earned its first victory of the season.
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On Thursday, the Blue Knights fell behind early and couldn’t come back in a 11-5 loss to Kenosha Christian Life. Johanna Zaleski took the mound for the Blue Knights, striking out three batters in the first inning. Ella Thompson threw six innings in relief. The lefty surrendered three runs on three hits, striking out two.
The team’s strong defensive play kept BA in the game. The Blue Knights were sure-handed in the field and didn’t commit a single error. Rachel Frailing made the most plays in the field with eight putouts from first base. Naomi Grande, Thompson, and Rushing were all part of a double play. Rushing led the Blue Knights in hitting with a triple in the sixth inning. Natalie Cartwright tore up the base paths with two stolen bases. The team looks forward to a rematch at KCL next week.
-Coach Christopher Mason
-Reported by Kristi Thompson
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The Brookfield Academy boys JV tennis team had a busy week, playing three matches. The team went 2-1 over the week, improving its record to six wins, one loss, and one tie on the season.
On Tuesday, the BA boys faced off at home with rival University School of Milwaukee. They won convincingly, seven matches to two. BA players who won their matches: Max Hong (1 singles), Abhi Padala/Ryan Simmons (2 doubles), Adarsh Mistry (3 singles), Vishrut Agrawal/Eric Wang (3 doubles), Qasim Omer (4 singles), Aryan Bhakhri/David Roessler (4 doubles), and Pranoy Sangowdar/Aidan Canga (5 doubles).
Wednesday’s match at Elm Grove Park was played in very windy and sub-40 degree weather against Milwaukee Marquette’s top JV team.
The BA boys lost eight matches to zero. It was a good learning experience, as the Marquette team is highly skilled and would compete with many varsity teams. Josh Van Bogart was competitive at #2 singles, as was the #2 doubles team of Zach Weiner and Aryan Bhakhri.
Friday’s match at home against Catholic Memorial ended the week on a high note as the Blue Knights defeated CMH eight to zero.
The boys are playing well and prepare for a match against Shorewood and New Berlin Eisenhower.
-Coach Todd Colt
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The BA Middle School tennis program had one match this week with the Gold team going on the road to take on challengers from St. John Vianney. It was a dominant performance for the Blue Knights to get back in the winning column. Singles victories from Cole Wurtzbacher, Tyler Weiss, and Marilee Nygro joined a sweep of the doubles positions from the pairings of Eddie Schoyer/Sanjay Dagam, Peter Hutt/Vasu Guda, Ryker Koch/Ammar Pasha, Mikaela Hargarten/Peyton Emling, and Nicolas Alsayegh/Ritik Gogineni. It was a challenging match with chilly, windy conditions, making play difficult on both sides of the net, but our Blue Knights were resilient. The group will get back to action next week in showdowns with Whitefish Bay and Pewaukee.
-Coach Tim Corwin
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On April 26, the BA Middle School girls soccer team travelled to University Lake School (ULS) for its second meeting of the season. Lucia Heckenkamp knocked in the first goal of the game off an assist from Elena Petrova at the 8:30 mark. ULS tied the game at the 27-minute mark before Shivi Shah gave BA the lead back off a feed from Lucia Heckenkamp, who received a pass from Charlize Hughes for a nice three-player combination.
ULS struck quickly in the second half to tie the game at two. BA found itself trailing 3-2 at the 52-minute mark. However, the Blue Knights showed character once again, tying the game at 61 minutes and regaining the lead at 62 minutes. Both goals were scored by Elena Petrova and assisted by Lucia Heckenkamp and Shivi Shah. It was a great game played by both teams. The girls as a unit showed development with many players getting more involved defensively and offensively. Charlize Hughes, Ella Posnik, and Chelsea King made several positive strides, showing better physicality, longer passes, and overall soccer aptitude.
On April 27, the team hosted SWCHA. If the game was based on time of possession, field position, opportunities to score, shots taken, or passes made, the BA girls would have came out on top. However, SWCHA showed incredible grit, stopping BA from scoring nearly the entire game. Lucia Heckenkamp gave BA the lead about the 10-minute mark off a nice cross from Elena Petrova.
SWCHA responded and tied the game at the 27-minute mark, took the lead 2-1 after 45 minutes, and increased their lead to 3-1 after 67 minutes. Gretchen Peacock, Bella Schneck, and Denise Printz stood out for BA, controlling the middle of the field, frequently stopping SWCHA attacks, while continuously playing the ball forward creating numerous opportunities for BA to score.
This game was the most put together BA game to date by a great group of enthusiastic players. Like any competition, it is frequently a game of inches and when the clock expired, SWCHA was on the right side of the scoreboard. Well done girls, we are proud of you all! We look forward to the game on May 5 at Heritage Christian and May 10 at SWCHA!
-Coach Joel Heckenkamp
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