Brookfield/Elm Grove Monthly

August 2014

Brookfield/Elm Grove Monthly

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Page 8A • Freeman Brookfield & Elm Grove AUGUST 2014 239150002 $ 3 .00 Tax Included Howard and Harriet celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary in October 2013. The happily married couple met on a blind date arranged by her sister. Harriet said, "My sister and I were lying in the bed that night after that first date, and I told my sister, 'I am going to marry him.'" Harriet's brother-in-law was an architect who designed their home. Together Harriet and Howard built the home they are still living in since they first married 60 years ago. Harriet's proud career as an interior decorator and a seamstress is evident by the curtains and draperies, which are still hanging in their home today. She also did alterations for people who would come to her home for business. Harriet had been in the hospital and then rehab. With a desire to return home, their daughter thought she might need some additional assistance once she got there. Comfort Keepers has been there ever since. 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Become a Caregiver - Call Comfort Keepers TODAY! Comfort Keeper Lulrene's smile lights up Harriet's home and life. HAPPY 61ST WEDDING ANNIVERSARY BY COMFORT KEEPERS FRIDAYS & SATURDAYS IN DOWNTOWN WAUKESHA For all things Waukesha go to LiveLoveWaukesha.com Waukesha's Information Station www.LiveLoveWaukesha.com Presented by The Waukesha Downtown Business Association FRIDAY NIGHT PERFORMANCE 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. Check the schedule at WaukeshaFridayNightLive.com SATURDAYS 8:00 a.m. to Noon Come to the Market for fresh, locally grown produce, hot food, great gifts and friendly atmosphere! HEAR the sounds of Friday Night Live TASTE the products of the Waukesha Farmers' Market FEEL the Love & Life of Waukesha! ENJOY Shopping & Dining in Downtown Waukesha 239386002 Alzheimers Walk 10:00AM Frame Park 25 th Annual • 10:00 – 5:00 PM September 6 th By Daniel Mike Freeman Staff MEQUON — Two pitches were all that were needed to light a fire. The Brookfield Central High School baseball team was in a tie game in the sec- ond inning — and the oppor- tunity to fall behind was high. But Matt Ausloos came in to pitch with no outs and two runners on and in two pitch- es quickly stifled the rally and boosted the Lancers to a 9-2 victory over Homestead in the WIAA state title game at Kapco Park last month. "He's not a reliever, but he's as good as anyone pitch- ing in this state," Central coach Jeff Bigler said of Aus- loos. "The kid's been lights out all year long." His first pitch was a bunt that he fielded and tossed to first for the first out of the inning. His second pitch was also bunted, but it was popped up. Ausloos snared the popup and flipped to junior shortstop Jonathan Keane covering third to dou- ble the runner. "That was probably the biggest play of the game, catching that bunt and throwing to third because they had two runners in scor- ing position with one out," said Ausloos, who improved to 7-1 this season. "I think that changed the momentum of the game. "Then, our bats came alive after that play." Central scored three runs in the top of the third inning, with Keane drilling a two- run single and senior third baseman Aaron Hammond driving in another run with a single. The rout was on. Central scored three more in the fourth inning with no hits — two sacrifice flies and a wild pitch — and added another in the sixth. "Once you know you've got a couple runs, a couple insur- ance runs, you just keep it going," senior designated hitter Riley Richarz said. "Hitting's contagious. Our team, anyone, 1 through 9, can hit the ball. That's what happened today. "It was a team win." But Ausloos stood out in the team victory. After senior Luke Sommerfeld struggled in an inning-plus of work, Ausloos stepped in. He allowed three hits in six innings, walking one and striking out another while holding Homestead off the scoreboard. "I had to treat it like a nor- mal game, try not to pitch with pressure because I know that's how pitchers struggle," Ausloos said. "I just had to pitch to contact and let the defense do the rest. That was my mindset, and luckily it all happened and worked out today." "It's exciting." This was the first state title for Bigler in his second trip to state (taking Whitnall in 2001). This year's title is the fourth for Central, which won in 1969, 1976 and 2000. Their four titles tie Oak Creek for the most in sum- mer baseball history in Wis- consin. "We knew we had the tal- ent to win it," Bigler said. "What we experienced in team sports is what it's all about. It's a microcosm of life. You're on top of the world at 21-1, then you have the lowest of lows when you drop three conference games. You don't win a title that you covet in the Greater Metro Conference, which I think is the greatest in the state. "You pick yourself up and show some resiliency com- ing back and playing your best baseball at the end when there's a lot of naysay- ers." Email: dmike@conleynet.com Senior steps in to lead Central to title Ausloos offers relief in championship run Robert F. Borkowski/Special to The Freeman Brookfield Central coach Jeff Bigler holds the WIAA state championship trophy and celebrates with his team after defeating Homestead 9-2 in the title game at Kapco Park. WIAA STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT By Daniel Mike Freeman Staff MEQUON — It takes a lot to shake Elijah Goodman. A 6-foot-4 pitching ace, the Brookfield Central High School senior can be an imposing presence on the mound. So when things got shaky, he wasn't going to be shaken during a WIAA state semifi- nal at Kapco Park last month. Instead, he found a way out of nearly every jam to lead Central to a 2-1 victo- ry over Plymouth. "You've got to just let that go," Goodman said of a few jams he faced. "Once you get in those situations, you've really got to gear back — and that's when you've really got to get to work. "I was able to get out of jams. I gave up one hit with a guy at second, but outside of that I stranded every guy when they had someone in scoring position." Goodman allowed just two base runners through four innings, one reaching on catcher's interference and another on an error. He gave up a leadoff single in the first, and the runner stole second. He struck out the next two batters, but fresh- man pinch hitter Jake Stein- hardt drilled an RBI single to left to tie the game 1-1. Goodman escaped any fur- ther damage when he picked off a pinch runner at first. He started the sixth by issuing walks to Plymouth's Nos. 1 and 2 hitters. But he got the No. 3 hitter looking, the cleanup hitter swinging and forced a fly out to right to escape the jam. "That was not good," Good- man said of the sixth. "I can't be walking those guys and letting them on base. In my (college) career, that's definitely going to hurt me." Escaping the jam was important, as Central had just regained momentum. The Lancers went up 1-0 when senior right fielder Joshua Peltier put a run across with a squeeze bunt. But Plymouth scored in the bottom of the fifth to tie the game. Junior second baseman Riley Keays put Central up 2-1 with an RBI single in the top of the sixth to regain the lead for Central. "He threw me a curveball and I sat back on it because he threw me the exact same pitch the pitch before," Keays said. "I just took it right where it was pitched: down the line." Bigler could feel a big shift in momentum on Keays' hit. "We knew it would be tight coming in," Central coach Jeff Bigler said. "Riley Keays' two-out single, stay- ing back on a breaking ball and putting us up 2-1 to get that momentum back. "They got the momentum back when they tied the game, and you want to stop that as quick as possible. Riley came through with a two-out RBI, and those are golden." Goodman struck out the leadoff hitter in the bottom of the seventh before Ply- mouth benefitted from a two- out error. But Goodman got the next two batters swing- ing — giving him 13 pun- chouts for the contest. "Elijah can absorb some pitches, and he threw about 120 today," Bigler said of Goodman. "It looked like he was getting stronger as he was going on. Someone like him, you're not worried about elevated pitch counts. "You know he wants the ball in his hand. When he wants the ball in his hand, he's more often than not going to come out on top." Goodman allowed one earned run on two hits while walking two over seven innings. He finished his senior year 4-2 on the mound. "No doubt, Elijah has been our horse during the three years that he's been pitching for me," Bigler said. "We wanted to get him the ball. "It was fun to watch him go out and compete today." Email: dmike@conleynet.com Goodman escapes jams in semifinal victory

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