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Cheesemakers thoughts on the season
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Members of the Monroe girls basketball team react while being handed their plaque for winning a WIAA Division 2 sectional championship Saturday at Middleton High School. (Times photo: Marissa Weiher)
Emily Benzschawel

What makes this team special? We have great team chemistry.

What was a key moment or turning point in the season? When we beat Stoughton and Edgewood.

What has been your favorite on-court memory of the season so far? Beating Edgewood in double overtime at home.

What has been the most memorable moment off the court? Our team sleepovers and team dinners.



Lexi Hilliard

What makes this team special? We are all so close and everyone is so friendly and loving.

What was a key moment or turning point in the season? Beating Edgewood and Stough-ton that led to a conference championship.

What has been your favorite on-court memory of the season so far? Beating Stoughton in sectional semifinals.

What has been the most memorable moment off the court? All the laughs from team dinners and sleepovers.



Sydney Hilliard

What makes this team special? Our chemistry is unbreakable. We are so close to one another and that makes the game much easier and more fun to play.

What was a key moment or turning point in the season? The Edgewood game was definitely a big confidence booster for us. Winning in double overtime was huge because it really shows the fight we have and how much we want to win.

What has been your favorite on-court memory of the season so far? Edgewood in double overtime and the Stoughton game. Definitely the Milton game because now we're going to state.

What has been the most memorable moment off the court?

The super fun sleepovers because everyone is so close with one another.



Jordan Hirsbrunner

What makes this team special? We have a very close-knit group of girls. We all have a great time together and get along very well. We don't only spend time playing basketball together, but we spend tons of time outside of practices and games together.

What was a key moment or turning point in the season? A key moment was earning a share of the conference title! As well as winning the regional and sectional title!

What has been your favorite on-court memory of the season so far? Beating Edgewood in double overtime on our home court. Also beating Stoughton because they are always one of our biggest competitors.

What has been the most memorable moment off the court? All of our team dinners and movie nights. Also when we watched a scary movie and then we scared Kaylynn (Conway) really bad that she started crying.



Sydney Mathiason

What makes this team special? The chemistry we have and our love for the game of basketball.

What was a key moment or turning point in the season? Beating Edgewood at the beginning of the season. At this point we realized we had something special.

What has been your favorite on-court memory of the season so far? Winning the sectional final and going to state!

What has been the most memorable moment off the court? All of our team dinners.



Kaylynn Conway

What makes this team special? The chemistry we all have with each other and the support we've shown one another throughout it all.

What was a key moment or turning point in the season? Beating both Edgewood and Stoughton. It sort of gave everyone the confidence to prove we can do anything we set our minds to.

What has been your favorite on-court memory of the season so far? Beating Stoughton in the sectional semi game.

What has been the most memorable moment off the court?

Crying at team sleepovers because the movies are too scary.



Madison Katzenberger

What makes this team special? This team is special because we are all really close friends and can tell each other anything. Our chemistry is really strong and we rarely have any difficulties with each other.

What was a key moment or turning point in the season? The key moment was our first conference game against Edgewood and beating Stoughton the first time. I think those games gave us the confidence and reality that we could do great things together.

What has been your favorite on-court memory of the season so far? My favorite on-court memory is when we were playing Freeport and everyone on the team scored at least once. It is my favorite because it showed how humble of a team we are in being determined to get everyone involved. We also beat a lot of my friends and family from Freeport and that was exciting.

What has been the most memorable moment off the court? The most memorable moment off court was when the accident on Clarno Road happened and our team wanted to do something together to remember. The humility and community support that we had together was amazing and I'm proud to be a part of this team.

We also had a gathering at Kaylynn (Conway's) house and I ran to the river and jumped in. Everyone, including me, was laughing really hard.



Alicia Kuester

What makes this team special? We are all very close and have a special bond on and off the court. We all work hard for a common goal and it shows in our passion for the game of basketball.

What was a key moment or turning point in the season? Beating Edgewood in our first conference game at home.

What has been your favorite on-court memory of the season so far? Beating Stoughton in the sectional semifinal.

What has been the most memorable moment off the court?

All the laughs and good times at team dinners and sleepovers.



Kennedy Ludwig

What makes this team special? We are a hard-working group of individuals who love the game of basketball. Our team has a special bond that is like a family. I will never forget all the memories made this season.

What was a key moment or turning point in the season? When we beat Edgewood at home in double overtime.

What has been your favorite on-court memory of the season so far? Beating Stoughton in the sectional semifinal.

What has been the most memorable moment off the court?

Driving to Fitchburg for a movie with some teammates only to find out the movie was sold out.



Rachel Meier

What makes this team special? Having a small team has worked really well for us. There is this amazing chemistry we have and we truly are a family. There is always a lot of fun at practice and in the locker room, and we can all just be ourselves around each other.

What was a key moment or turning point in the season? Probably beating Stoughton twice (especially in our first sectional game) and also beating Edgewood in double overtime.

What has been your favorite on-court memory of the season so far? Every moment on the court has been special for me. To work with these girls and grow the bond that we have through playing this game has been amazing.

What has been the most memorable moment off the court?

Our team dinners and sleepovers. We have so much fun together and always find ways to make each other laugh.