Last Friday's Wall of Fame ceremony was a success! Congratulations to: Karen Krueger- 74', Gary McCardle- 74', Chad Meier- 90', Aaron Smith- 95' and Pattie Galle- 97'
Congratulations to Mr. Jamie Pecha, Germantown's longtime Athletic Trainer, on being honored as this year's Friend of Germantown Athletics!
Congratulations to Germantown alum Ms. Becca Murray for her recent success at the Paralympics where she earned a silver medal as part of the Team USA Wheelchair Basketball Team!
2024 Homecoming Court!
Congratulations on the Homecoming Football game victory and good luck tonight as you take on the Brookfield Central Lancers away!
Thank you football managers! You all are appreciated!
Thank you Choir for singing the National Anthem before the Homecoming Football game!
It was a successful week for the Wall of Sound. They performed the National Anthem to start the Powderpuff Game, welcomed everyone to the pep rally, football game half-time, 5th quarter, and competed in the Marching Knights Marching Invitational at Oak Creek. They earned 1st place in AAA in strong winds at Oak Creek. This week they perform at Phantom Fest at Mukwonago. Good luck!
The Germantown Boys' Cross Country Team competed at the Port Washington Invitational on Thursday. Jack Wanezek’s 6th place finish earned him a medal and led the Varsity team to a runner-up finish. Matt Momper, Cooper Walsh, Vander Hausmann, and Emerson Feltz rounded out the scoring 5 as the team ran its best race of the year. The JV team was led by Monroe Gaskill’s podium and 3rd place finish. Liam Paruch, Brayden Ebli, Andrew Reineck, and Hunter Erdman finished in the GTown top 5 as scoring runners. The team achieved 11 all-time personal records on a tough, hilly course. Congrats to the following athletes on earning PRs: Vander Hausmann, Emerson Feltz, James Goetter, Monroe Gaskill, Anthony Nuchikat, Tyler Kirsch, Chase Schellinger, Justin Sossaman, Jimmy Zheng, Bradley Hagemann, and Aarjav Bhavsar.
The Germantown Boys’ Cross Country Team had a busy week. On Saturday, October 5th they raced at the Arrowhead Invite and the team saw 10 lifetime personal records (PRs) for their athletes. The Varsity team finished 11th out of 20 teams and were once again led by senior Jack Wanezek’s 20th place finish. Jack medaled against some top competition in the State and has been on the podium at every race. Sophomore Jack Flynn, junior Matt Momper, and seniors James Goetter and Emerson Feltz rounded out the scoring five. Jack Flynn, Monroe Gaskill, and James Goetter all had PRs in the Varsity race.
Sophomore Ethan Galle had a big PR and helped lead the JV team to a 12th place finish out of 20 teams. Sophomore Liam Paruch, senior Tyler Oertel, junior Hunter Erdman, and senior Andrew Reineck rounded out the scoring 5. Ethan Galle, Andrew Reineck, Bradley Hagemann, Colin Hecker, Anthony Nuchikat, Chase Schellinger, and Aarjav Bhavsar all had PRs in the JV race with Aarjav having the biggest jump with a 2 minute and 21 second improvement!
Many of the team and the parents were up early on Sunday morning to volunteer at the Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon. The team ran aid station 2 and Coach Optekar said it was great to run through and see familiar faces cheering him on and handing him water.
After a hard weekend of work the team was treated to custard at Robert’s as part of their long run this past Monday. The team raced at the Port Washington Invite at Tendick Park on Thursday, October 10th, more to come next week on that, and then it is on to the championship part of the season.
Jack Wanezek and his parents
Matt Momper
James Goetter
Emerson Feltz
Brayden Ebli and Monroe Gaskill
Aarjav Bhavsar, Kyle Privat, and Tyler Oertel
Ethan Galle and Liam Paruch
Colin Hecker
Bradley Hagemann and Jonah Miller
Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon Volunteer Crew
Long Run and Custard at Robert’s
Also, HERE is a nice article about the TEAM!
The college cross country season is heading towards their final regular season competitions with conference meets at the end of this month. Many teams travel to some bigger invites as they look to race against teams from other regions and seeking at large bids to the NCAA Championships. The D3 Championships are awesome with teammates dressed-up, stripped down, body paint, props and enthusiastic cheering. They will be held in Terre Haute, IN this year if you are looking for something fun to do.
Here is the list of alums that we have currently running along with their latest result.
Cooper Feltz, Jr., Wisconsin Eau-Claire, UW-EC Blugold Invite 8k, 10/4/24, 25:47.3 34th place
Dillon Walker, So, Nevada, UCR Invite 8k, 9/21/24, 24:56.3 113th HERE
Joey Knopp, Fr, UW Oshkosh, (has not raced) HERE
Will Cascio, Fr, St. Norbert, UW-EC Blugold Invite 8k, 10/4/24, 27:22.0 103rd HERE
Arrowhead Invite – October 5th, 2024: Clear and sunny weather continues as the team moves into October; the cooler temps and crisper air is something runners look forward to each fall. The Germantown Girls’ Cross Country Team competed last week against 18 teams on the Arrowhead HS course, with varsity placing 11th, and JV finishing 4th. Kierta Siegert was the team’s lone medalist, placing 24th in the varsity race. Running PRs were Adeline Timm, Savannah Wendorf, Madeline Quesenberry, Ella Pedersen, Abby Schwedler, and Kahlie Holloway. Finishing with season best times were Samyiah Fox, Keira Lorbecki, Ella Armstrong, Ellie Ankerson, Clare Kanters, Brooke Jakubowski, and Brooklyn Chesir. Well done ladies! Full results HERE.
Hats off to Allie Wink for shooting an 82 at sectionals this past Tuesday and finishing her career scoring the 82 is the second lowest score recorded in school history! Congratulations on a successful golf career and an even better leader on and off the course!
Good luck tomorrow as they host Kewaskum- JV at 10 and Varsity at 12!
Good luck next week as the team hosts a big diving invitational on Friday and swimming invitational on Saturday!
Congratulations on a great season, girls' JV2 tennis!
The JV2 GHS Girls' Tennis Team showed remarkable growth and dedication throughout the 2024 season. Many of the players had the opportunity to play singles and doubles, but most importantly, all players continued to improve their game throughout the season! Overall, the team had a great season! The coaches are looking forward to seeing what the girls can accomplish next season together!
Good luck to the team as they host another big invitational tomorrow!
The GHS Girls' Varsity Volleyball Team started this week at the Cedarburg Quad. They beat Union Grove and Greendale each 2-0, but fell to Cedarburg in the championship.
Tuesday was Senior night vs Nathan Hale and the Hawks won 3-0. Seniors, Paige Boettcher, Madeline Jakusz, Megan Leedle, Ella Stoiber, Julia Sina, Stephanie Ackley, Tayler Gomolla and Kenna Becker all gave solid performances to secure the conference win. Well done to all!
Thursday the team headed to DSHA who is ranked #1 in the state and 6th Nationally. The girls played with heart and selflessness to compete against the lady Dashers. Mack Dawes and Megan Leedle shut down part of the Dasher offense with their huge blocks, and setters Paityn Johnson and Tayler Gomolla ran a quick tempo offense to catch them off guard. Ella Stoiber, Kenna Becker, Alaina Williams and Julia Sina were solid defensively as well. Amary Dione contributed to the team as a setter, at right side and at the outside positions. The Hawks fell to DSHA but not without a fight. This team is starting to peak and are certainly becoming fun to watch as they continue to develop.
They head to Kettle Moraine Saturday for the Sprawl play in tournament.
The JV1 team beat Nathan Hale 3-0 and fell to DSHA 0-3 this week. Solid performances by Madeline Hickey, Kaliyah Terrell and Cassie Fox continue to produce strong results.
The JV2 team swept Nathan Hale 3-0 and fell to DSHA 0-3. The final set was 34-36 and a great display of effort and teamwork. Aubryn Borkenhagen shined as Libero and was critical to their ability to compete.
Next week the team hosts Brookfield Central on Tuesday and then heads to Sussex Hamilton Thursday to complete conference play. Keep up the great work!
Below is a picture of senior EWS women meeting bright and early to plan upcoming events and activities: Breast Cancer Awareness, service drive for the “Joy House” women’s shelter, yoga and wellness, Surge Self Defense workshop, International Women’s Day, and much more!
