MATC Baseball Will Play DMACC in Districts
Posted 5-14-08 -The MATC Baseball team will play Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) in the first game of the District Tournament on Saturday, May 17 in Boone, Iowa. Game time is 11:00 AM.

In the second game, on Saturday, MATC will play Miles Community College at 2:00 PM. If MATC wins one of the two games they will play on Sunday for the right to advance to the national tournament.

WolfPack Win Second Straight Region XIII Title
Posted 5-11-08 - MATC Baseball won its second consecutive NJCAA Region XIII title as they jumped all over Williston State College in the first three innings. The WolfPack scored eight runs on seven hits over those first three innings to push out to an early 8-0 lead. Williston put three runs on the board in the sixth inning and added another two runs in the seventh but that would be as close as they got. MATC addded three more runs over the final two innings to win 11-5.

Firstbasemen David Lojeski was 3-for-4 with an RBI while teammate Evan Kohli was 3-for-5. Catcher Luke Marwitz recorded a game high three RBIs and was 1-for-2 for the game. Righthander Cody Winiarski earned his fifth win of the season as he struck out eight and gave up no earned runs in seven inning of work. Lucas Annen pitched two innings in relief giving up just one hit.

The region title was the program's second straight and fourth in the last five years. MATC advances to the NJCAA District Title Series on Saturday and Sunday, May 17-18 at a site yet to be determined.

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MATC Softball Falls to Ridgewater in Championship
Posted 5-11-08 - After a rainout on Saturday, the Region XIII-A Tournament in Willmar, MN, resumed on Sunday.

In the first game, MATC fell behind early, trailing 8-0 before they scored their first run of the game in the fourth inning. The WolfPack surrendered sixteen hits for the game and fell 8-1. Margaret Fichter received the loss as she pitched a complete game striking out one and giving up seven earned runs. Five MATC batters were 1-for-3 and Nicole Salis had the game's only RBI for the WolfPack.

In the second game, with the region title and berth in the national tournament on the line, the #3 team in the nation, Ridgewater College, stifled the WolfPack offense as they managed just four hits over the first six innings. Meanwhile, Ridgewater jumped out to a 7-0 lead with two multiple run innings. MATC scored three runs in the top of the seventh but it was too late as they fell 7-3.

Chelsa Bednarek once again excelled as she was 3-for-4 with an RBI while teammate Brittany Kalscheur also contributed with two RBIs on 1-for-3 hitting. Righthander Kristen Bechtolt pitched a complete game giving up five earned runs and striking out one. MATC finished the season with a 10-15 overall record.

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OTHER NEWS

Awards Given at 43rd Annual Athletic Banquet
Posted 4-24-08 - The 43rd annual MATC Athletics Banquet on Thursday, April 24 was a great night to honor current and former student-athletes, coaches and supporters. The following special awards and honors were presented:

Hall of Fame Inductees
Bill Uelmen, Baseball, 1995-96
Angie (Meyer) Karle, Women's Basketball & Volleyball, 1995-97

Doug Redsten Service Award
Dan Wiza

2008 MATC Sportspersons of the Year
MEN'S - Chris Barker (Baseball)
WOMEN's - Brittany Kalscheur (Volleyball / Softball)

Congratulations to all these special award winners and to all the 2007-08 student-athletes, coaches and teams.

MATC's Jason King Signs with NCAA Division II Adams State
Posted 4-29-08 - Second year forward/center, Jason King, signed a national letter of intent to play for the Adams State College Grizzlies next season.

King, the Minneapolis native, averaged 16.5 ppg and 7.7 rpg this past season while earning first team all-conference, all-state and all-region honors. In addition, he earned academic all-conference honors this past season. King finished his career at MATC as fourth all-time in career blocks.

Adam State College Story | The Capital Times Story

Men's Basketball's Chris Davis Named NJCAA All-American
Posted 4-11-08 - First year forward, Chris Davis, made the 2007-08 NJCAA Division III Men’s Basketball All-American honorable mention team, becoming just the fifth men’s basketball player in school history to receive All-American honors.

Chris Davis led the WolfPack to conference and state titles this season by leading the team in games started with 30 out of 32 games, points per game (21.5 ppg), rebounds per game (8.9 rpg), field goal percentage (56.2%), steals (49), block shots (23) and double-doubles (11).  He was second on the team in assists (72) and received first team all-conference, all-state and all-region honors this season.

Women's Basketball's Alyssa Schiele Named All-American
Posted 4-11-08 - Second year forward, Alyssa Schiele, was named to the 2007-08 NJCAA Division III Women’s Basketball All-American second team, becoming the sixth women’s basketball player in school history to receive All-American honors.

Schiele helped lead Madison Area Technical College to a conference title, state title, region title and to a fourth place national finish.  She was MATC’s statistical leader in six different categories including points per game (17.7 ppg), field goal percentage (54.8), rebounds per game (10.5 rpg), block shots (50), double-doubles (16) and triple-doubles (1).  In addition to All-American honors, Schiele earned all-conference, all-state, and all-region honors for her play this season.

MATC Instructor & Coach, Lyle Hanson, Dies at 70
Posted 5-18-07 - MATC lost a friend and colleague on Tuesday, May 15th. Lyle Hanson, a former MATC Mathematics Instructor and longtime MATC Baseball coach and coordinator will be missed. To read more about Lyle Hanson's contributions to MATC and baseball in Wisconsin click on the link below.

Lyle Hanson - Williams Family Award Speech

MATC Athletic Director, Steve Hauser said,  "Today we lost a wonderful man who truly cared for every student that he taught and each student-athlete he had contact with.  He always told me that each person has the ability to succeed but that they might not know it.  He felt that his job was for them to know that they did, in fact, have it in them - that he would never quit on them and that he would make sure that they did not quit on themselves.  Lyle was a very special friend to us all.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to Lyle, Shirley, Erik and Bjorn and the entire extended family.  We know that Lyle is now at peace."