Sports wrap-ups: Nov. 7

Eisenhower girls swimming

New Berlin Eisenhower finished third at the WIAA Sectional Meet at Cudahy on Saturday and will send five swimmers in nine events to the WIAA State Meet at the University of Wisconsin Natatorium this Friday and Saturday.

Alli Bellford, the defending state champion in the 50-yard freestyle, led the way for the Lions, winning two events - the 50 free (24.40 seconds) and 100 free (53.10) and Nicole Bellford was second in 100 butterfly (1:00.85) and sixth in 200 free (2.02.04).

Leah Fraleigh was second in diving (308.90 points), Sam Rottel was third in the 50 free (24.93) and fourth in 100 free (54.60) and Steffi Durley was third in the 100 butterfly (1:00.95).

Two relay teams also qualified with Rottel, Durley, Nicole Bellford and Alli Bellford - the 200 free team was second (1:40.99) and the 100 free team finished third (3:39.90).

West girls swimming

The Lady Vikings finished sixth at the WIAA Sectional Meet at Cudahy on Saturday and will send five swimmers to the WIAA State Meet at the University of Wisconsin Natatorium this Friday and Saturday.

Madison Tew earned two automatic berths at state by winning both the 200-yard freestyle with a season-best time of 1 minute, 54.82 seconds and the 500 free (5:12.94).

Joining her will be Lindsey Rodenkirk, who lowered her own school record and finished third in the 100 backstroke (1:00.58). Her previous mark was (1:00.96) set last year at state.

The two lead the 200 and 400 free state qualifying relays with Emily Szydlowski and Amber Kazinski (1:43.96) and Szydlowski and Chloe Banholzer (3:47.68), which placed fifth and fourth respectively.

Others contributing to the team's 194 point total included divers Kelsey Dickinson who was sixth with (231.70 points) and Savanah Heitman in eighth (188.90).

Rodenkirk finished eighth in the 200 individual medley (2:18.76) and Szydlowski took seventh in the 100 butterfly (1:05.49) and tenth in the 200 IM (2:23.50). The 200 medley relay came in 10th with Maggie Kellermann, Jenny Graham, Molly Wannamaker and Kayla Rasmussen (2:11.15).

Banholzer finished 12th in the 100 fly (1:09.95) and 13th in the 200 IM (2:29.70), Kazinski was 15th in the 50 free (0:27.48) and Rasmussen 16th (0:27.70).

Eisenhower boys soccer

The New Berlin Eisenhower boys soccer team announced its award winners at the Lions end-of-the-season banquet Oct. 30.

Blake Duffin received the Player of the Year Award, one of five honors given out by coach Gary Troy.

The Defender of the Year was Andrew Swiecichowski, the Rookie of the Year is Zachary Jasulski, the Most Improved Player is Joshua Luna and the Champion's League Winner is Nick Popp.

The Lions also had four all-Woodland Conference players on some level.

Hesselbach was a first-team forward and Swiecichowski was a second-team defender. Honorable mention positions went to forward Ross Riopelle and midfielder Duffin.

Hesselbach was also a Scholar-Athlete.

Troy will lose 12 seniors off this year's team - Duffin, Hesselbach, Jasulski, Luna, Riopelle, Swiecichowski, Jake Antoniewicz, Derek Bachmann, Jeremy Blackbourn, Michael Dunham, Andrew Melian and Lukas Walter.

The Lions finished in seventh place in the Woodland Conference with a 5-5-1 record, but they played some "great soccer" at the end of the season, beating Wisconsin Lutheran in the regional, Troy said.

United boys volleyball

The New Berlin United boys volleyball team beat Kenosha Tremper in the WIAA Sectional semifinals on Nov. 1 at Tremper, but then lost to Muskego on Nov. 3 in a WIAA Sectional final match.

The United beat Tremper in five games to advance to the finals, winning two of the first three sets (25-20, 25-27, 25-21), before the Trojans won the fourth set (21-25). United then won the fifth set (15-11) and the match.

At Muskego two days later, the Warriors won the thrilling match in five sets (25-23, 20-25, 26-24, 19-25, 15-13). No individual stats were turned in.

- Compiled by Sky Skibosh and John Rech