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By Pat Neumuth Freeman Staff LA CROSSE — Khadiya Hollingsworth is in a dif- ferent world as she waits to compete in the high jump. So when the WIAA state track and field champi- onships come around, things don't change. "I pay attention to every- thing else but the track," the Brookfield East High School senior said. "Sopho- more year, my coaches were giving me crap all the time. They would ask if I was ready and I said, 'Do you think the butterflies know that the turf is not real grass?' "How are they supposed to know? I don't really pay attention until I get out there. Otherwise, I'm off in wherever. "I saw a butterfly and it kept flying past me. I thought it was good luck." That butterfly ended up being a good luck charm. Hollingsworth, the 2013 champ, regained her Divi- sion 1 title last month by beating last year's champi- on, Sun Prairie senior Tierney Lindner, in a jump off at the end. Hollingsworth cleared 5 feet, 8 inches on her second jump and after Lindner failed on her three attempts. "Watching Tierney, I was getting anxious because I know she's jumped 5-10 this year and I've been watching her stats," Hollingsworth said. "I've jumped 5-9 this year pretty consistently, so I knew this was going to be a very good jump off. "I was really happy with it. I hugged her, and it was a great experience." Hollingsworth and Lind- ner were the final two com- petitors at 5-6. Both began jumping at 5-4, with just six competitors remaining — among them Kettle Moraine senior Lizz Ottusch. But those six failed at 5-6. It took both Hollingsworth and Lindner three attempts to clear the height. Lindner then cleared 5-7 on her first jump before Hollingsworth jumped. "No," Hollingsworth said on if there was added pres- sure. "I hadn't been paying attention. I thought there were other jumpers still. I put my umbrella down looking around, and the lady told me I was next. I was like, 'Oh, I should probably get up now.'" Hollingsworth cleared 5-7 on her third and final attempt. At 5-8, Lindner missed and Hollingsworth cleared it on her second attempt. The bar bounced a few times and the gallery gasped, but the bar stayed on. When Lindner missed, it was over. "It was tough last year, so it was good to see her come back," East high jump coach Erin Kokeh said. "It was awesome. Last year, there was pressure and expectations from winning it as a sophomore. This year she just came in with the experience of being at state for three years. She knew what she had to do and was in the mindset all year long." Kokeh said Hollingsworth improved her technique, but it was her time in the weight room that put Hollingsworth on top of the podium. She has bro- ken East's school record several times the past three years, and her sectional jump of 5-9 is the current record. She attempted 5-10 at state but couldn't clear the height. "It's there. I have it," Hollingsworth said about jumping at 5-10. "I look at the videos and I'm way over. It's just little things in my form that needs to be critiqued, and I'll be fine." Hollingsworth knows next year at Minnesota State University, Mankato, she will clear 5-10 and maybe even 6 feet. She's that confident with instant success at Mankato because the high jump coach, Jim Dilling, was the 2007 USA Outdoor Champi- on and has jumped 2.3 meters (or about 7-6). Hollingsworth said he's the reason she accepted an ath- letic scholarship to Manka- to. Email: pneumuth@conleynet.com East's Hollingsworth reclaims state high jump title Page 8 • Freeman Brookfield & Elm Grove JULY 2015 AUGUST 15 – SEPTEMBER 7, 2015 Check out the August edition of BROOKFIELD & ELM GROVE THIS MONTH for the guide to the 2015 MBA Parade of Homes. The guide includes the Parade schedule, specials, and helpful home building and remodeling tips. 3 Subdivisions Spencer's Pass West – Menomonee Falls Woodleaf Reserve – Pewaukee Woodridge Estates – Delafi eld Brookfield & Elm Grove T H I S M O N T H 241686018 By Mark Hutchinson Freeman Staff MADISON — There was no gold in them hills this time. But the Brookfield East High School boys tennis team did strike a silver vein during the WIAA Division 1 state individual tournament at Nielsen Stadium last month. East junior David Hornef- fer was the singles runner- up for a second season after scoring a 6-1, 6-1 triumph over West De Pere's Jack Dykema in his semifinal before falling 7-5, 6-1 to Mid- dleton sophomore Jake Van Emburgh in the title match. East senior Henry Ter- muehlen and junior Patrick Krill, the 2014 doubles cham- pions, finished second this season. Seeded third, they battled past Fond du Lac senior Kenan Saleh and junior Matt Riley in their semifinal before dropping the final 6-3, 7-6(3) to Mar- quette's top-seeded team of senior Kyran Young and junior Nick Kallman. The three Spartans were joined on the medal stand by senior teammate Robert Krill, who finished fourth in the singles bracket. He fell to Van Emburgh 6-1, 6-2 in his semifinal before losing to Dykema 6-4, 7-5 in the third- place match. Before the medal presenta- tion was over, the Spartans already had their eyes on the state team tournament — but East lost in the semifinal round to Marquette. "We had some really great moments," East coach Linda Lied said. "At the beginning of the year, our goal was to repeat at team state. "We got to bring 10 guys to individual state, and every- body had some type of suc- cess. From my standpoint, that's what we came here for. It was a prelude to team state." Horneffer made his way back to the championship singles match — which he lost to 2014 East graduate Felix Corwin last season — undefeated with a full head of steam. "In my semifinal, I played Jack Dykema, a really good player and a good friend of mine," Horneffer said. "We've played each other a bunch of times before. I came out playing really well and rolled with the momen- tum." A familiar foe was waiting for Horneffer in the final. Horneffer defeated Van Emburgh in a 2014 state semifinal, but the rematch went the other way. "We had played twice since last year and he won both," Horneffer said. "The last one was a really long, close three-setter. I knew I had a great chance going in, so I was disappointed it did- n't work out." Horneffer required atten- tion from the athletic train- er when a back problem flared up in the title match, but he gave credit where it was due. "I've tweaked my back in the same spot before," Horneffer said. "It just kind of happened out of the blue here. I was down a set and trailing 3-1 in the second, so it didn't determine the out- come of the match. He was playing pretty well, and I didn't have the opportunity to come back after that." Termuehlen was hoping to finish his final state individ- ual tourney atop the podium with his doubles partner Patrick Krill for a second consecutive season. Lied put her first doubles team's accomplishment in perspective. "Our one doubles team was seeded third and got sec- ond," she said. "That was a great outcome. They played good tennis all weekend; sometimes you just don't play well enough to win a championship, and that's fine." Robert Krill, like Hornef- fer, was bitten by the injury bug on the final day and was icing down a sore leg after- ward, but he made no excus- es, either. "I give all credit to my opponents," he said. "The leg didn't hurt as much in my match with Jake as it did in my match with Jack, but I don't think the scores would have been different if it had- n't been hurting. I went out there and fought. Both of my opponents played great, so congrats to them. "I went into my semifinal match a little nervous, and against a great player like Jake, you can't do that. You have to go out and play loose. Jake smartly took advantage of that. He went for his shots and made them, and I went for some and missed." Brookfield Central seniors Tarun Jella and Danny Schoen joined their Brookfield counterparts on the podium, finishing sixth in doubles to bring their record to 24-7. During Sat- urday's rounds, they defeated Nicolet junior Jack Steinberger and senior Brett Conard 2-6, 7- 5, 6-2 in a consolation semi- final before dropping the fifth-place match 6-1, 5-7, 6- 4 to Marquette senior David Sinense and sopho- more Caleb Schifano. Email: mhutchinson@conleynet.com Spartans settle for silver at state tourney Horneffer, doubles team each second WIAA STATE INDIVIDUAL BOYS TENNIS TOURNAMENT WIAA STATE TRACK AND FIELD MEET Mary Langenfeld/Special to The Freeman Brookfield East's David Horneffer chases the ball during the WIAA Division 1 state singles title match at the Nielsen Tennis Sta- dium in Madison. He lost 7-5, 6-1 to Middleton's Jake Van Emburgh.

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