Sports Wrapups: Aug. 23

Menomonee Falls girls tennis
Though the season is hardly two weeks old, the Indians have already made history winning their first-ever multi-team tournament title at East Troy on Aug. 14.
Falls also took second in a tournament they hosted on Aug. 17 and were third of eight in the Watertown Invite on Saturday.
"The girls have really worked hard and it is starting to pay off this year," Indians coach Bryant Buhr said. "Hopefully, we will continue our winning ways."
Falls has a good mix of football jersey upperclassmen and underclassmen this year. Rounding out the singles players (listed one through four) are sophomore Hayley Schlueter, junior Tessa Norman, senior Annie Grizzle and senior Donya Khadem.
In doubles, the Indians have (again, in order), seniors Kim Erdmann and Melissa Dobratz, junior Erin Thomas and senior Sam Reese and juniors Amy Bartos and Maggie Drury.
In the Watertown meet, Jefferson won the very close event with 28 points as Sauk Prairie was second (27) and the Indians third (26). Schlueter won first singles and every Indians entry won at least two of three matches. Khadem was second at fourth singles as were Bartos and Drury at third doubles.
"One more win here or there could have won it," said Buhr.
At East Troy, Falls defeated East Troy, Milwaukee King and Burlington Catholic Central for its title. All four singles players won their flights as did the doubles team of Drury and Bartos. The first and second doubles teams lost in third set tiebreakers in their final matches.
And in their own tournament, the Indians finished second to Pius XI as Khadem won the fourth singles title.
Menomonee Falls/Sussex Hamilton girls swim
The defending Greater Metro Conference champion Indians got off to a fast start, taking six firsts and winning the Wauwatosa West Early Bird Invitational on Saturday.
Falls/Hamilton, an experienced and talented group this fall, scored 404 points to take the 10-team meet as Lake Geneva Badger was second (383.5) and Brookfield Central third (308).
Grace Devine and Amanda Siehs were both double winners for Falls. Devine took the 200-yard freestyle (two minutes, 2.55 seconds) and the 100 butterfly (1:05.09) while Siehs won the 50 (25.44) and 100 (54.95) freestyles.
Both were also part of the winning 200 free (1:46.91) relay team that included Sarah Werner and Dana Kucharski. Kucharski was also victorious in the 100 breaststroke (1:16.12).
Seconds were taken by the 200 medley relay team of Eilish Zembilci, Kucharski, Hannah Mast and Sarah Werner (2:04.71) and the 400 free relay team of Devine, Werner, Emily Blackwell and Siehs (3:49.38).
Mast was third in the 500 free (5:40.48). Falls/Hamilton will be off until Sept. 2 when it hosts Brookfield East in its GMC dual meet opener.
Menomonee Falls boys soccer
Finding the back of the net will be a major priority for the Indians this fall if they want to continue their run of seven straight seasons with 14 or more wins.
That assessment came after a 1-0-3 start for Falls last week in which it played two 0-0 ties (Middleton and Slinger), won a shoot-out decision over defending state champion Muskego (1-0) and beat the Arrowhead reserve team, 5-2.
"We're getting opportunities but we're just not finishing well right now," said veteran Indians coach Scott Stein. "Still, this is a much better start for us than last year, when we lost to Middleton, 4-0, and were 2-4 at one point."
Falls finished at 16-8-1 last Texans jersey season but lost seven key players off that squad. The Indians will build around senior co-captains Kevin Held (midfielder) and A.D. Gonzales (forward). Gonzales had two goals on the weekend while Held is trying to work his way back from injury.
Other leaders include senior goalkeeper Ben Dederich and junior midfielder Nick Burgoyne as well senior midfielder Charlie Jankowski and junior midfielder Skyler Hying.
"The biggest thing we have going for us now," said Stein, "is that we're always playing hard … and that leads to some respect. Officials at one of our games last week said we had a good program, not a good team, which indicates just a one-year sort of deal, but a program, a year-in and year-out contender."
Falls opened its Greater Metro Conference season on Tuesday against powerhouse Marquette.
Germantown boys soccer
New Warhawks coach Omar Sethi knows how to win and he hopes that attitude will rub off on the Warhawks this fall.
"I'm still learning a lot from them," said Sethi. "Assessing their capabilities and their aptitude. We're still adjusting to one another."
Germantown, which opened with a tough, 2-1, loss to Wauwatosa West on Saturday, will build around returning seniors A.J. Schlitt (goalie) and his brother Nate (forward/wing), forward/midfielder Chris Gioffre and forward Kevin Carrick.
Carrick suffered a leg injury in the West game although Sethi did not know its severity.
Juniors include Brad Bane and defender/midfielder Jacob Bronikowski.
The Germantown players have a great deal of experience with the North Shore United and Milwaukee Sport Club teams.
Sethi, who was part of Homestead's 1999 state championship squad, brings eight years of professional coaching experience from the Mequon and Shorewood soccer clubs as well as success as a player, winning two state cups, and three conference titles.
He favors an attacking 4-3-3 formation that seeks to put the opposition on its heels.
"So far, it's been a nice group of Colts jersey young men," said Sethi. "I'm very happy with their work ethic though they know there is room for improvement.
"What I really liked about the first game was that we were able to take the game to the opposition though they were able to capitalize on our mistakes."