The Germantown Boys' Cross Country Team raced on Thursday, October 8th at the Port Washington Invite at Tendick Park. With some of the team's top athletes out with illness and injuries it provided an opportunity for others to step up.
The team responded with a great effort at Tendick Park. Congrats to Connor McGinty (freshman), Evan Paruch (freshman), Max Goltry (freshman), Wyatt Privat (sophomore), Josiah Schmidt (senior), and Jermey Santos-Madrid (sophomore) on their personal records (PRs) on a tough course. Also, congrats to Amay Desai (senior), Jimmy Zheng (senior), and Logan Bengtson (junior) on their Season Best marks.
The team's top 5 scoring runners in the Varsity race were Emanuel Santiago (sophomore), Will Grimm (sophomore), Ishaan Singh (sophomore), Chase Schellinger (junior), and Ben Armstrong (junior). The Varsity squad finished 13th at the meet.
In the JV race the team packed up really well with the team's top 5 runners separated by only 12 places in the scoring and that helped the JV squad finish 7th in the team scoring. The scoring five runners were: Evan Paruch, Amay Desai, Max Goltry, Jimmy Zheng, and Justin Sossaman (junior).
The team next competes at the Greater Metro Conference Championships on Friday, October 16th at Rotary Park in Menomonee Falls. As has been the tradition the last couple of years the team has dress up day themes in preparation for Conference.
The Warhawks traveled to Tendick Park on Thursday, October 8th for the invitational hosted by Port Washington High School. This was a great meet to get the ladies prepared for the championship part of the season ahead. The varsity crew was led by Avery Burns who took 4th place in the competition with a 19:24.9 followed by Kierta Siegert who secured 8th place with a 19:46.8. Katie Murkowski (20:57.6) and Kennedy Abler (21:14.3) both ran lifetime bests during the varsity race to contribute to the 4th place team finish.
In the JV race, Madeline Quesenberry took 1st place with a 21:26.5! Teammate Carley Lorbecki ran a season best of 21:53.9 to take 2nd place. Ella Pedersen ran a lifetime best of 22:23.9 to take 9th and Sophie Lee ran a season best of 22:32.5 to take 10th. The JV team placed 2nd overall as a team!
Come cheer on the Warhawks at Rotary Park in Menomonee Falls on Friday, October 16th for the Greater Metro Conference Championships! Competition starts at 2:45pm with the Varsity girls race and 4:15pm for the JV girls race. Good luck, ladies!
Port Washington Invite Results:
Lifetime best: Katie Murkowski, Kennedy Abler, Ella Pedersen, Alana Olstad, Chloe Corsi, Sarah Plambeck, Mae Reese, nnabelle Saldana & Lucy Orlowski
Season best: Carley Lorbecki, Sophie Lee, Abyy Schwedler, Ellie Ankerson & Elyse Steuerwald
Come cheer on the football team TONIGHT as they take on Catholic Memorial at home at 7pm! It is also senior night- THANK YOU SENIORS!
JV2 Boys Soccer: Strong Finish to the Season
JV2 closed out its season by splitting a pair of matches. The Warhawks fell 9-1 to Marquette University High School on Monday, with Jackson Johannes scoring the team's lone goal.
The team bounced back on Wednesday with a 3-0 victory over Brookfield Central. Weston Hurtz scored twice, Logan Melby added another goal, and Declan Latham provided a terrific assist on Weston's second tally.
The season featured plenty of growth and development for a young group that continued to compete and improve throughout the year.
JV Boys Soccer: Six-Goal Performance Highlights the Week
The JV Warhawks split their matches this week, falling to Sussex Hamilton on Tuesday before bouncing back with an impressive 6-1 victory over Pewaukee.
The offense came alive against the Pirates as Roman Topp, Henry Schmid, Jackson Johannes, Kellen Latham, and Charlie Ostrenga all found the back of the net, with Ostrenga scoring twice. The strong attacking performance highlighted the team's depth and ability to create chances throughout the lineup.
The win provides positive momentum as the Warhawks continue their season and build toward their final match against Oconomowoc on Monday at 5pm.
Varsity Boys Soccer: Ready for the Playoffs
The Varsity Warhawks enter the postseason playing some of their best soccer of the year.
Tuesday's match against Sussex Hamilton ended in a tough 1-0 loss, despite a strong overall performance from Germantown. The Warhawks bounced back on Thursday with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Pewaukee.
Kai Burns opened the scoring off a great setup from Lewis Ankerson, who later added a goal of his own to complete the comeback victory.
Germantown finishes the regular season with a 10-4-2 record and enters the WIAA State Tournament with confidence after a strong second half of the season. The Warhawks have continued to show resilience, quality, and consistency as they prepare for postseason competition.
Playoff Preview
The Warhawks earned a No. 4 seed in the WIAA State Tournament and will host Menomonee Falls on Tuesday at 7:00 PM.
The team would love to see a large home crowd as they begin their playoff run. Bring your energy, wear your blue and gold, and help create a great postseason atmosphere for the Warhawks.
Your Germantown Girls’ Swim and Dive Team had a busy week last week! The team kicked off the week of practices by participating in the #swimlikegrant set to honor the late swimmer, Grant Freeze, and to raise awareness about organ and tissue donation. The set was challenging, both in yardage and intervals, but the girls pushed through; motivated, determined, and encouraging each-other along the way. Then, the team hosted their last dual meet (and senior night!) on Thursday, 10/8. The stands were packed, and the girls walked away with a win for both JV and Varsity against Wauwatosa West.
Here are the top results from the meet:
Diving: JV- (1st Place) Natalie Saxman, (2nd Place) Brinley Jaske, (3rd Place) Audra Zomboracz Varsity- (1st Place) Emille Collins, (2nd Place) Anna Tchesnokova, (3rd Place) Jenny Wagner
200 Medley Relay: JV- (1st Place) Paige Vander Heiden, Elise Ittner, Natalie Frank, Jenny Wagner (2nd Place) Emily Goltry, Nora Wolf, Nidhi Potineni, Gianna Theisen (3rd Place) Chloe Sakac, Abby Pawlak, Breanna Moss, Kaitlyn Dayton Varsity- (1st Place) Celia Garthwait, Abbi Braun, Alana Steffen, Addy Cousineau (2nd Place) Sierra Rabideau, Abby Larsen, Ellie Kaszynski, Sara Brockhaus
200 Free: JV- (3rd Place) Ellie Fuller (4th Place) Anya Wanasek (5th Place) Allison Campbell Varsity-(1st Place) Sierra Rabideau (2nd Place) Abbi Braun (3rd Place) Allison Rabideau
200 IM: JV- (3rd Place) Elliana Fuller, (4th Place) Anya Wanasek, (5th Place) Allison Campbell Varsity-(1st Place) Sierra Rabideau, (2nd Place) Abbi Braun, (3rd Place) Allison Rabideau (4th Place)
50 Free: JV-(1st Place) Natalie Frank, (2nd Place) Kaitlyn Dayton Varsity-(1st Place) Celia Garthwait, (2nd Place) Lily Rocole, (4th Place) Elise Ittner
100 Fly: JV-(1st Place) Abbi Braun, (2nd Place) Natalie Frank, (4th Place) Nidhi Potineni Varsity-(1st Place) Addy Cousineau, (2nd Place) Ellie Kaszynski, (4th Place) Alana Steffen
100 Free: JV-(1st Place) Abby Larsen (2nd Place) Kaitlin Dayton Varsity-(1st Place) Kinsleigh Wilke (2nd Place) Sara Brockhaus (5th Place) Elise Ittner
500 Free: Varsity-(1st Place) Sierra Rabideau, (2nd Place) Celia Garthwait
200 Free Relay: JV- (1st Place) Allison Rabideau, Gianna Theisen, Elise Ittner, Jenny Wagner (2nd Place) Emily Goltry, Nora Wolf, Chloe Sakac, Breanna Moss (4th Place) Abby Pawlak, Anya Wanasek, Elliana Fuller, Allison Campbell Varsity- (1st Place) Ellie Kaszynski, Natalie Frank, Kaitlyn Dayton, Sara Brockhaus (2nd Place) Abbi Braun, Lily Rocole, Audra Zomboracz, Kinsleigh Wilke
100 Back: JV- (1st Place) Gianna Theisen, (2nd Place) Nora Wolf, (3rd Place) Emily Goltry Varsity-(1st Place) Addy Cousineau, (2nd Place) Allison Rabideau, (3rd Place) Lily Rocole
100 Breast: JV-(1st Place) Abby Pawlak, (2nd Place) Allison Campbell Varsity-(1st Place) Abby Larsen
400 Free Relay: JV- (1st Place) Nora Wolf, Breanna Moss, Chloe Sakac, Nidhi Potineni (2nd Place) Lily Rocole, Jenny Wagner, Gianna Theisen, Elliana Fuller Varsity- (1st Place) Addy Cousineau, Sierra Rabideau, Kinsleigh Wilke, Ellie Kaszynski (2nd Place) Sara Brockhaus, Alana Steffen, Allison Rabideau, Celia Garthwait
To finish out the week, Saturday 10/10, the team hosted their last home meet of the season- The 5th Annual Germantown Sprint Invite. The girls fought hard and came away with 6th place with a total of 216 points. Here are the top results from the meet.
200 Medley Relay: Varsity-(4th place) Paige Vander Heiden, Lily Rocole, Allison Rabideau, Abbi Braun, Kinsleigh Wilke, Ellie Kaszynski, Alana Steffen, Addy Cousineau
200 Free: Varsity- Kinsleigh Wilke (4th place)
50 Free: Varsity- Addy Cousineau (2nd place)
50 Fly: Varsity- Addy Cousineau (3rd place)
100 Free: Varsity- Kinsleigh Wilke (4th place)
200 Free Relay: Varsity- (4th place) Paige Vander Heiden, Elise Ittner, Sara Brockhaus, Natalie Frank
100 IM: Varsity- Abbi Braun (6th place)
400 Free Relay: Varsity- (2nd place) Addy Cousineau, Kinsleigh Wilke, Alana Steffen, Sara Brockhaus, Ellie Kaszynski, Allison Rabideau, Lily Rocole, Abbi Braun
As the team heads into the end of their season, they have JV conference (10/22) at Tosa West and Varsity Conference (10/24) at Tosa East at 12pm. Come cheer them on!
The boys' volleyball team will host the Regional Final match-up against the winner of the Homestead/Saint Lawrence Seminary on Friday, October 23rd. Come on out and support the boys' volleyball team!
The girls' volleyball team had their senior night on Monday this past week. The girls played well and will take on Kaukauna on Thursday, October 22nd, at Kaukauna, for a Regional match-up. GOOD LUCK!
The Wall of Sound competed at Phantom Fest at Mukwonago High School. Of nine schools, Germantown earned 2nd place with a score of 79.775. They earned the highest music performance score. The band program cannot thank the parents enough for everything they do to make the marching season a success. They move equipment, chaperone the competitions, feed the band, build the props, fit the uniforms and so much more.
On Saturday, they travel to UW-Whitewater for the WSMA State Marching Band Championships. GOOD LUCK!
