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FINAL: Kaukauna 1, Kenosha Bradford 0. GAME SUMMERY

UPDATE: After the sixth inning, Kaukauna 1, Kenosha Bradford 0.

UPDATE: After the fifth inning, Kaukauna 1, Kenosha Bradford 0.

UPDATE: After the fourth inning, Kaukauna 1, Kenosha Bradford 0.
A Lily Boyle RBI double scores Karly Meredith.

UPDATE: After the third inning, Kaukauna 0, Kenosha Bradford 0.

UPDATE: After the second inning, Kaukauna 0, Kenosha Bradford 0.

UPDATE: After the first inning, Kaukauna 0, Kenosha Bradford 0.

MADISON — For the fourth time in five years, the Kaukauna Galloping Ghosts softball team will play for a state title.

The #2 Ghosts (27-0) will face #1 Kenosha Bradford (29-1) Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

Kaukauna defeated #3 Hamilton 2-0 Thursday in the semifinal at Goodman Diamond on the UW-Madison campus to advance to Saturday’s title game.

In the quarterfinal, Kaukauna defeated 7-seed Sun Prairie East 9-1 Wednesday to get into the semifinal.

The Ghosts’ last loss was to Milton in last year’s state semifinal game. The team was on a 108-game winning streak until that loss.

This is Kaukauna’s seventh trip to state overall and the fifth in a row. They captured the gold trophy five times, including 2010, 201720212022 and 2023.

DIVISION 1

Division 1 Quarterfinals – Wednesday, June 11
Game 1 – #2 Kaukauna (26-0) 9,  #7 Sun Prairie East  (22-8) 1 – Stats
Game 2 – #3 Hamilton (26-3) 3, #6 Oregon (23-4) 0 – Stats
Game 3 – #1 Kenosha Bradford (28-1) 10, #8 Cedarburg 0 (5) – Stats
Game 4 – #4 DC Everest (26-2) 1, #5 Watertown (21-5-1) 0 (8) – Stats

Division 1 Semifinal – Thursday, June 12
Game 5 – Kaukauna (27-0) 2, Hamilton (26-4) 0 – Stats

Division 1 Semifinal – Friday, June 13
Game 6 – Kenosha Bradford (29-1) 1, D.C. Everest (26-3) 0 – Stats

Division 1 Championship – Saturday, June 14
Game 7 – Kaukauna (27-0) vs Kenosha Bradford (29-1) – approx 6:30 p.m.



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By Dan Plutchak

Corrections and updates: news@kaukaunacommunitynews.com Dan Plutchak, born and raised in Kaukauna, is cofounder of Kaukauna Community News.