Knights Update: Boys Volleyball Team Goes For No. 1 Seed

Here is this week's Knights Roundup, a collection of results and events for the Nicolet High School sports teams courtesy of Athletic Director Kirk Krychowiak.

The boys and girls cross country teams will compete in the Fondy relays at the Rolling Meadows Golf Course on Friday at 4:15 p.m.

The boys volleyball team defeated Homestead on Wednesday night in three straight sets.  Leading the way was Spencer Borneman, who had a career-high 11 kills.  Chris Sorenson paced the defense with 12 digs. Up in Kaukauna on Saturday, the team finished fifth behind four state-ranked schools.  Matt Bootsma was praised for his play on Saturday.   The JV team along with the varsity are both undefeated and in first  place going into their matches Tuesday night with Germantown.  This varsity match will most likely determine who will get the No. 1 seed in the WIAA sectionals.  On Saturday, the JV team will compete in an Invitational at Fort Atkinson High School and the varsity will play in the Shorewood High School Invitational.

The girls golf team finished the North Shore Conference meet in third place. Emily Murphy captured first-team All-Conference honors by placing in the top 5 among all golfers. Other team members who assisted in the 18-hole confefence meet at Mequon CC last Tuesday were Rachel Rabenn, Sarah Murphy, Jennifer Lubinski and Christine Bailey. Good luck to the girls on Wednesday as they compete in the WIAA regionals at Wanaki GC.

The girls volleyball team will host Cedarburg Tuesday at 5 p.m. (JV) and 7 p.m. (varsity). It will be Senior Night and Parents Night.  On Saturday, the varsity girls will host their annual Brittney Gigl Volleyball Tournament beginning at 9 a.m.  The JV team will travel to Whitefish Bay on Saturday for the North Shore Conference Tourney.

The football team improved its record to 3-3 with a 31-14 victory
over the Grafton Blackhawks on the road last Friday.  Quarterback Brandon Kappel threw for 195 yards and a touchdown, ran for 11 yards and a TD, kicked 4 extra points and a 21-yard field goal in the conference win.  Running back Treland Jenkins rushed for 83 yards and two scores. Receiver Bryce Bowen caught 5 passes for 125 yards and a TD.  Alex Walker and Nolan Wagner also had a pair of receptions each.  The JV lost on a last-second field goal and the frosh beat the Blackhawks at home 20-0.  This week, the frosh play at Cedarburg on Friday at 4:15 p.m. The JV team plays at home Friday at 4:15 p.m. and the varsity hosts the Bulldogs Saturday at 1 p.m.

The girls swim team defeated Port Washington last Tuesday 125-55 and 114-20 in varsity and junior varsity competition respectfully. Elizabeth Carlton had a great meet as did Grace Wilke, Christa Rumbaugh and Sophie Jokumsen.  On Saturday, the team placed fourth in the Knights Sprint Invitational. Christa Rumbaugh won the 200 freestyle, posting the fourth-fastest time in school history. Other top-three medal finishers were Kim Charles and Laura LeBrun.  The team's next meet will be tomorrow as they host Grafton in a 6 p.m. dual meet.

The girls tennis team hosts the NSC varsity tournament today and tomorrow as they prepare for Sectionals next week.

The boys soccer team had a mixed week. It began with a big conference win versus Cedarburg, 1-0. The goal was scored by junior Brady Behling and assisted by sophomore Sam Berman. It puts the varsity at 3-2 in conference with two matches remaining against Germantown and Whitefish Bay. The last home match is Tuesday versus Germantown on senior/parent night. Please come out and support the team in its final match.

The JV1 played a rain shortened match against Tosa East on Saturday to a 2-2 draw. The team has come a long way and looks to finish the final two weeks strong.

On Sept. 19 the JV2 team faced a Germantown team that previously beat them 3-1.  Tied 2-2 with six minutes remaining in the game, the JV2 players turned up their attack and scored 2 goals before the game’s end, winning 4-2.  Sam Kirk had a hat trick.  Jacob Cohen was the other goal scorer.  On Wednesday the JV2 soccer team played at Grafton High School.  With a very strong wind against the Nicolet players in the first half, they were able to defend and keep the game scoreless at the half.  With the wind at their backs during the second half, the JV2 players outscored Grafton 4-0 with goals by Tommy Wisniewski (2), Sean Yufa and Robert Dietz.  Over the weekend, the JV2 boys played in New Berlin West’s JV Tournament.  Friday, facing a strong JV team from Menomonee Falls, the Nicolet boys played extremely hard, but the opponent was just more skilled and defeated the JV2 team 6-1.  Tommy Wisniewski scored for Nicolet.  On Saturday, the Nicolet JV2 team played Pius JV to a 0-0 tie at the half.  The game was then called due to lightning in the area.  The JV2 boys soccer game scheduled for today at Cedarburg has been cancelled.

Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District is running the at 9 a.m. Sunday at Indian Hill School.  Please contact the dragondash.com, info@thedragondash.com or call 315-6777 for more details.

Nicolet Athletic Hall of Fame Breakfast tickets are still available in the
Athletic Office for Saturday's induction ceremony.