Wildcats Compete at State

The girls’ ski team competed in the Wisconsin State High School Ski and Snowboard Championships in February, finishing in 12th place out of 20 squads. Individual finishers at state, in order of standings, were: Isabel Werner ’24 (23rd overall); Mia Darr ’25 (38th); Marlies Westveer ’26 (48th); Francesca Drope ’24 (63rd); Alice Gardner ’26 (97th); and Sophia Torinus ’25 (99th). 

The Brown Deer/University School of Milwaukee boys’ swimming and diving team competed in the 2023 WIAA Boys Division 2 State Swimming and Diving Championship and placed 12th in the 400 yard freestyle relay race. Congratulations to team members (from left) George Zhang ’24, Fernando Islas ’24, Bret Nerbun ’23, and Alex Frick ’25.

The boys’ hockey team earned a fifth-straight trip to the WIAA Division I Boys Hockey State Tournament, but fell to the undefeated Notre Dame Academy Tritons 7–4 in the state semifinal game. The Tritons would go on to win the championship the following day. Jack McGregor ’24 garnered a hat trick, with the other goal coming from Augie Wolf ’23. Mateo Nunag ’25 assisted on three of the goals, Jack Torinus ’24 finished with two assists, and Liam Fetherston ’26 assisted on the Wildcats’ final goal. Goalie Mason Grenier ’24 finished with 30 saves.

Two members of USM’s golf team competed at the WIAA Division 2 boys state golf meet: Emery Endres ’23 (left) and Charlie Darrow ’24 (right). Darrow finished the 36-hole tournament with a score of 152. His finish of 8-over-par was good for 5th place and a state medal. Endres was not far behind, carding a score of 158 to claim 13th place in the 52-golfer field.

The USM girls’ lacrosse team finished the season in second place, competing in the state championship match on June 10, but losing to Arrowhead High School 19–10. In the semifinal game, the Wildcats beat Verona by a score of 12–11 in overtime.

The Wildcats’ 3,200 relay team of (from left) Annie Norman ’25, Anastasia Marich ’26, Bella Grenier ’25, and Mya Hartjes ’23 broke the school record for the second time in as many races, taking second in the Division 2 competition with a time of 9:39.88. Grenier showed grit and tenacity later in the day, earning a second state medal by taking sixth in the 3,200 (11:26.36). Those efforts earned the Wildcats 11 team points, good for a tie for 11th in the Division 2 team standings.