Congratulations to the powerlifting team, who competed in the 2025 Powerlifting America High School Nationals in Brookfield, WI, this past weekend. The team represented Germantown well, having the most competitors of any team, cheering the loudest, helping with setup and tear down, helping spot and load, helping with scorekeeping, and helping in any other way possible to ensure the meet ran smoothly. Powerlifting America would like to give a huge shout-out and thank you to GTown Power for all their help during the event. Without Germantown’s athletes, coaches, and parents, the event would not have been a success.
Throughout the weekend, the team broke 77 Powerlifting America State Records and won 7 team awards, which included the Men's Equipped JV National Championship and the Women's Equipped Varsity National Championship. This marks the 4th consecutive year GTown Power has won a National Championship. While there were many highlights to the weekend, two standout moments included Kylei Kullas and Natalie Janke pulling their final deadlifts to secure their first national titles in two of the most competitive weight classes of the weekend.
Congratulations to JV National Champions Alivia Kullas, Ryan Melka, and Roman Passante, and Varsity National Champions Kylei Kullas, Natalie Janke, and MacKenzie Wells. Special congratulations to Ryan Melka, who was awarded JV Male Equipped Best Lifter, and MacKenzie Wells, who was awarded Varsity Equipped Female Best Lifter of the meet. Good luck to the team as they wait to see who is selected to represent Team USA at the North American Championships and the IPF World Championships this summer!
57kg Varsity Equipped: Mia Chatfield (5th), Ellyanna Gersonde (3rd)
63kg Varsity Equipped: Abbey Kelley (4th)
63kg JV Equipped: Alivia Kullas (1st)
59kg JV Raw: Brandon Manning (4th)
74kg Varsity Equipped: Sam Prendergast (2nd)
74kg JV Equipped: Nicolas Stephen (4th), Advik Talasila (2nd), Ryan Melka (1st)
69kg JV Raw: Bella Lehfeldt (4th), Gracie Lyn LeTourneau (3rd)
69kg Varstiy Equipped: Kylei Kullas (1st)
76kg Varstiy Equipped: Madi Rehm (5th), Natalie Janke (1st)
76kg JV Raw: Madison Krepps (4th), Ada Gaskill (2nd)
83kg JV Equipped: Omar Sandoval Ruiz (2nd)
93 Varstiy Equipped: Thomas Suit (3rd)
105kg Varsity Equipped: Brandon Steinbrenner (5th)
84kg Varsity Equipped: Rachel Kohls (5th), Elizabeth Kroll (3rd), MacKenzie Wells (1st)
84+ kg Varstiy Equipped: Abbey Pokorny (3rd)
120kg JV Equipped: Roman Passante (1st)
120kg Varsity Equipped: Maxwell Masterman (5th), Jaydon Hoang (4th), Evan Schmitt (2nd)
120kg JV Raw: Noah Roskoph (3rd)
JV Male Equipped Best Lifter: Ryan Melka
Varsity Equipped Best Female Lifter: MacKenzie Wells
JV Male Equipped National Champions
JV Raw 3rd place team
JV Raw Female 3rd place team
JV Combined Equipped 2nd place team
JV Combined Raw 3rd place team
Varsity Combined Equipped 2nd place team
Varsity Female Equipped National Champions
On April 12th, the Germantown Forensics Team travelled to UW Madison to compete in the WISDAA State Tournament. Congratulations to Surya Sagar for gold in Expository, Nick Socha for gold in Expository and Impromptu, Arya Sagar for gold in Impromptu, James Buchta for silver in Moments in History, Shameek Singh for silver in Moments in History, Paige Johnson for gold in Oratory and Solo Serious, Rory Bishop and Drew Venne for silver in Play Acting, Emmalyn Keane for silver in Prose, Samantha Kessler for silver in Prose, Arush Chopra, Meghan DeChant, and Brooke Jakubowski for gold in Group Interpretation, Arush Chopra for gold in Radio, Meghan DeChant for gold in Informative, Brooke Jakubowski for gold in Farrago, and Sahej Kaur for gold in Special Occasion.
Thank you to all members for their hard work and dedication throughout the season!
The Boys' Varsity Golf Team season began out of state. The team traveled to Illinois for the Quad Cities Classic featuring two premier golf courses, Fyre Lake Golf Club and TPC Deere run in a two day event. The boys played solid for the first round of the season with a 310 team score. Leading the way was Charlie Larson firing a 74 followed by Reid Newkirk and Trevor Newkirk's 78's. Brendan Fredrickson with an 80 and Preston Filter 86.
Day 2 got off to a foggy start and tough cooler conditions. The team shot 318 lead by Charlie Larson and Preston Filter 77, Trever Newkirk 81, Reid Newkirk 83 and Brednan Fredrickson 87. The Warhakws finished 4th overall against some of the state's top teams.
On Friday the team began play in the Hartford Invitational/King of the County tournament. 56 teams from all over the state compete for the overall title and 7 teams from Washington County compete for the King of the County. Friday's round at Hartford GC was a struggle for the team, Charlie Larson played steady all day with a 2 over par 74, but the team shot a 320 and put themselves in the top third of the field. Day 2 at Washington County GC was a different story, the team shot a 304 for a top 3 score on the day. Leading the way was Charlie Larson with a 73, Brendan Fredrickson 75, Reid Newkirk 77, Preston Filter 79 and Trevor Newkirk 82. The Warhawks Won the King of The County and placed 7th overall out of the 56 teams. Individually Charlie Larson was tied for 6th place.
On Monday the Warhawks began conference play at New Berlin Hills - the windy conditions provided a true test. Overall the scoring was high due to the conditions, but the Warhakws hung tough and finished at 165 and in second place. Finishing in second place individually was Trevor Newkirk with a 38.
Next up for the Team is the Sheboygan Invite at the Kohler courses.
On Saturday, April 5th, the JV team competed at the Greater Metro Conference JV Indoor Championships at Brookfield East. The girls scored 148 points to place 1st out of 9 teams, while the boys scored 29 points to place 7th out of 9 teams.
Top 3 performances for the girls included:
Leiah Goetter, Sarah Plambeck, Hailey Sadowski, & Madeline Quesenberry - 1st place in the 4x800m Relay (12:35.10)
Gianna Lauritsen - 1st place in the 55m Dash (8.14), 1st place in the 55m Low Hurdles (10.56)
Francine Buor - 3rd place in the 55m Dash (8.33)
Anne Drinan - 3rd place in the 1600m Run (6:36.88)
Sammy Gumm, Mya Borchard, Jailah Holland, & Francine Buor - 3rd place in the 4x240m Relay (2:43.36)
Alikah Hesiak, Liliana Trampe, Makailen Greve, & Paige Greisch - 3rd place in the 4x160m Relay (1:43.48)
Madeline Quesenberry - 1st place in the 800m Run (2:58.42)
Bella Bushkie - 1st place in the 200m Dash (31.10)
DeSyre Williams - 2nd place is 200m Dash (31.36), 2nd place in the High Jump (4-6)
Jenny Wagner - 1st place in the High Jump (4-6)
Jordan Martin - 2nd place in the Shot Put (27-0.25)
Top 3 performances for the boys included:
Luke Bley - 3rd place in the 400m Dash (58.63)
Jonah Kinzinger, Dominic Grossi, Mason Maciejewski, & Nolan Gleeson - 3rd place in the 4x400m Relay (4:08.86)
On Friday, April 11th, Varsity kicked off their outdoor season at the Saber Invite hosted by Franklin. The girls scored 85 points to place 1st out of 22 teams, while the boys scored 52 points to place 6th out of 22 teams.
Medaling performances for the girls included:
Kaliyah Terrell, Lydia Taraboi, Morgan Johnson, and Addison Braidigan - 1st place in the 4x200m Relay (1:46.11)
Kaliyah Terrell, Alayna Gleeson, Julia Skarda, and Addison Braidigan - 1st place in the 4x100m Relay (51.31)
Morgan Johnson, Kate Ittner, Kierta Siegert, Sophia Zastrow - 3rd place in the 4x400m Relay (4:20.17)
Elise Redeker - 1st place in the High Jump (5-2)
Julia Skarda - 2nd place in the Triple Jump (33-6)
Piper Eby - 2nd place in the Shot Put (35-4) and 1st place in the Discus Throw (129-1)
Madeline Jakusz - 3rd place in the Shot Put (34-11)
Medaling performances for the boys included:
Jack Wanezek - 1st place in the 800m Run (1:59.61)
Louis Williams - 3rd place in the 200m Dash (23.36)
Aiden Dykstra - 1st place in the High Jump (6-4)
Josh Brunner - 1st place in the Pole Vault (15-6)
Varsity will compete next at the Mondo Invite hosted by West Allis Hale on Saturday, 4/19.
On Wednesday, April 16th, the JV team hosted a triangular for their first outdoor meet of the season. No team scores were kept, yet there were solid performances in all events!
Top 3 performances for the girls included:
1st place in the 4x800m Relay - Sarah Plambeck, Zoey Grekso, Hailey Sadowski, Leiah Goetter
1st, 2nd, & 3rd place in the 100m Dash - Francine Buor, Gianna Lauritsen, & Sammy Gumm
1st & 3rd place in the 1600m Run - Keira Lorbecki & Madeline Quesenberry
2nd place in the 4x200m Relay - Audrey Schroeder, Mya Borchard, Sammy Gumm, & Francine Buor
1st place in the 400m Dash - Cassidy Nelson
2nd place in the 4x100m Relay - Sanvi Rathod, Jailah Holland, Paige Greisch, Uma Goradia
3rd place in the 300m Hurdles - Clare Kanters
1st, 2nd, & 3rd place in the 800m Run - Carley Lorbecki, Ellie Ankerson, Leiah Goetter
2nd place in the 200m Dash - Uma Goradia
1st place in the High Jump - Jenny Wagner
1st, 2nd & 3rd place in the Shot Put - Jordan Martin, Rachel Kohls, Sam Evraets
2nd place in the Discus Throw - Sam Evraets
Top 3 performances for the boys included:
1st place in the 4x800m Relay - Tyler Kirsch, Evan Buss, Dominic Grossi, Hunter Erdman
2nd place in the 1600m Run - Liam Paruch
1st place in the 4x200m Relay - Owusu Kantankah, RJ Wright, Kellen Harris, John Brunner
1st, 2nd, & 3rd place in the 400m Dash - Nolan Gleeson, Aiden Dykstra, & Bruce Robbins
2nd place in the 800m Run - Anthony Nuchikat
1st & 3rd place in the 200m Dash - Josh Brunner & Nick Carey
1st place in the 3200m Run - Ben Armstrong
Tied for 2nd place in High Jump - RJ Wright & Vander Hausmann
1st place in the Long Jump - John Brunner
1st place in the Triple Jump - Aiden Dykstra
1st place in the Shot Put - Xavier Roberson
1st place in the Discus Throw - Xavier Roberson
Tied for 2nd place in the Pole Vault - Anthony Nuchikat & Nolan Gleeson
The JV team will compete next at the Hale JV Invite hosted by West Allis Hale next Tuesday, 4/22.
The girls took on Brookfield East on Tuesday, in their first home game of the season and a tough conference matchup. Varsity ended up falling short 1-0. It was a great competitive, team effort - Lots to be proud of and learn from early in the year! Varsity is now 2-1 on the season. JV came out on top with 2-1 win. Germantown jumped out to an early lead in the first half with goals by Claire Kamyszek and Claire Holke before going into halftime with a 2-0 lead. Germantown defense held strong in the second half, and only conceded one goal, despite several chances generated by Brookfield East. The win improves JV's record to 4-0 on the season. Next up is another home game on Thursday/Today (4/17) vs Homestead. Come out and cheer on your girls soccer program! Next week we hit the road with games at Divine Savior Holy Angels and West Bend West.
Please click HERE to read a Journal Sentinel article about the team and coach!
Congratulations to Kayla Preiss who was named pick n save student athlete of the week! Good luck tonight against West Allis Nathan Hale!
Good luck on Monday against Brookfield!
Good luck tonight against Marquette!
(The boys beat Wauwatosa last week 17-14!)
The Germantown SMART Team (Students Modeling A Research Topic) presented their 3D printed model and poster at the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Conference in Chicago, on Saturday, April 12. The topic of the presentation was Unveiling the Role of Penicillin Binding Protein 4 in Hospital-Acquired Infections: Implications for Antibiotic Resistance and Treatment Strategies. The team worked with Maya Blau, a PhD/MD student at the Medical College of Wisconsin to write an abstract, create a poster and develop a 3D model of the protein. The Germantown SMART Team was one of 20 high schools from across the United States and Canada chosen to present their research at the conference. This was a huge accomplishment for the group as this is the first year of the program at GHS. Members of the team that presented at the conference include; Francine Buor, Amay Desai, Janiru Herath, Madison Matuszewski, Lucy Schmitz, and Jay Ticku. Other members of the team who contributed but were not able to attend were; Uma Goradia, Cassidy Nelson, Nishi Patel, Blake Thornberry, and Jimmy Zheng. Mrs. Griffin-Wenzel, a science and engineering teacher at GHS, serves as the SMART Team advisor.
Wauwatosa East - 3, Germantown - 4,
Singles:
No. 1 - Taylor Retlick, Germantown def. Oscar Ajacki, Wauwatosa East, 6-0 , 6-1 , -;
No. 2 - James Goetter, Germantown def. Samuel Jenkins, Wauwatosa East, 6-1 , 6-2 , -;
No. 3 - Dylan Wergin, Wauwatosa East def. Evan Mikul, Germantown, 6-0 , 6-2 , -;
No. 4 - Truman Hornung, Wauwatosa East def. Kyle Privat, Germantown, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;
Doubles:
No. 1 - Adam Emerson, Germantown - Will Wagner, Germantown def. Nathan Herzberg, Wauwatosa East - Jackson Eull, Wauwatosa East, 6-0 , 6-1 , -;
No. 2 - Cooper Meinecke, Germantown - Josiah Schmidt, Germantown def. Bennett Collum, Wauwatosa East - George Terhune, Wauwatosa East, 5-7 , 7-5 (5), 10-3 ;
No. 3 - Liam Ferguson, Wauwatosa East - aldo Ziemer, Wauwatosa East def. Will Shermach, Germantown - Alexander Espino, Germantown, 6-1 , 6-2 , -;
Oak Creek - 2, Germantown - 5,
Singles:
No. 1 - Will Wagner, Germantown def. Braxton Brusky, Oak Creek, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;
No. 2 - Taylor Retlick, Germantown def. Avery Behring, Oak Creek, 6-0 , 6-0 , -;
No. 3 - Will Shermach, Germantown def. Dylan Larson, Oak Creek, 6-1 , 5-7 , 10-6 ;
No. 4 - Evan Mikul, Germantown def. Riley Harden, Oak Creek, 6-1 , 6-2 , -;
Doubles:
No. 1 - Adam Emerson, Germantown - James Goetter, Germantown def. Sebastian Bernal, Oak Creek - Brandon Tran, Oak Creek, 6-2 , 6-2 , -;
No. 2 - Noah Dugan, Oak Creek - Pierce Kuzminski, Oak Creek def. Nick Socha, Germantown - Cooper Meinecke, Germantown, 2-6 , 6-2 , 10-8 ;
No. 3 - Tamir Azmani, Oak Creek - Stefan Stanosevic, Oak Creek def. Arush Chopra, Germantown - Josiah Schmidt, Germantown, 6-3 , 7-5 , -;
