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I ssue 1 Meet the new Madison West Athletic Director, Torrance Hill Vol 3 Year 2017-18 Home Game Cards MWABA Fall Events, Sports News & s (pages 2-5) Madison West Athletic Booster Association http:/

Prior to that he spent one year as the assistant AD for the DC Public Schools and 3 years as a the AD at Cincinnati Aiken HS. Torrance also spent 6 years as Asst. AD at Wilberforce University in Ohio.

He graduated from Central State University in Ohio with a BA in Communications and MS in Sports Management. He was also a collegiate athlete in Track & Field.

1 I ssue 1 Meet the new Madison West Athletic Director, Torrance Hill Vol 3 Year Home Game Cards MWABA Fall Events, Sports News & s (pages 2-5) Madison West Athletic Booster Association / GO REGENTS! Meet our new Athletic Director, Torrance Hill! Torrance comes to West after 4 years as AD of Archbishop Carroll HS in Washington DC. Prior to that he spent one year as the assistant AD for the DC Public Schools and 3 years as a the AD at Cincinnati Aiken HS. Torrance also spent 6 years as Asst. AD at Wilberforce University in Ohio. Torrance was born in Delaware, Ohio, lived in Cleveland and Dayton, Ohio and also spent time in Upper Marlboro, MD and Arlington, VA. He graduated from Central State University in Ohio with a BA in Communications and MS in Sports Management. He was also a collegiate athlete in Track & Field. In addition to being an athletic director, Torrance has also spent a lot of time as a coach : 6 years as the Head Women's Basketball Coach, Wilberforce University (producing Two NAIA All Americans), 6 years, Boys Basketball Coach (Div. IV State Champions, 1998; Regional Semis, 1992), 11 years, Asst. Girls Outdoor Track Coach (10 State Appearances and One state champion). (continued on page 3) Home Game Cards WHAT IS MWABA? MWABA is the parent-volunteer booster organization for Madison West High School's 25 athletic teams. MWABA provides uniforms, equipment, scholarships, and other essentials for 1,200 student athletes who compete at various levels on our sports teams. The West High community, especially families with children participating in sports, as well as alumni and fans of West High athletics, are encouraged to join MWABA and become involved with our annual events! To join (or just donate to) MWABA: Contact a L iaison OR Pay On-L ine SAVE MONEY AND PURCHASE A HOME GAME CARD Get in free to all home games throughout the entire school year when you show your home game card (Adults, $30 each or $50 for 2). PLUS, MWABA keeps $10 from every home game card sold! (Entrance fees otherwise go directly to the school district). Contact a MWABA liaison today or visit the MWABA site! What is a MWABA Liaison? A liaison is a parent who has volunteered his/ her time to support a specific sport at West HS. They are responsible for communicating MWABA information to parents of athletes for that sport. Visit the MWABA websit e to find your teams' liaison!

FALL SPORTS Cross Country, Football, Golf (Girls), Soccer (Boys), Swimming & Diving (Girls), Tennis (Girls), Volleyball (CLICK for dates and coach contact info) s can be found at: http://www.

2 FALL SPORTS Cross Country, Football, Golf (Girls), Soccer (Boys), Swimming & Diving (Girls), Tennis (Girls), Volleyball (CLICK for dates and coach contact info) s can be found at: Varsity Football Home games are at Mansfield Stadium August 18 vs Beloit Memorial August Madison Memorial Thur sday August Middleton September Verona September 15 vs La Follette The Fall Sports season is starting! We wish all of our student athletes a great year! We hope that you will support your student athlete as well as other West athletes by supporting the Madison West Athletic Booster Association (MWABA). Become a member for as little as $5. MWABA provides teams at West with financial support for the purchase of uniforms, MWABA spent equipment, $70,000 during technology and the so much more. School Year MWABA donated $50,000 to help with the upgrade to the weight room 4 years ago, $24,000 2 years ago for scoreboard upgrades for baseball and softball and $23,000 for a new timing system for swimming. September 22 vs. Madison East Thur sday Sept. 28 vs. Sun Prairie October Janesville Craig October Janesville Parker Varsity Soccer Home games are WHY SUPPORT MWABA? at Mansfield Stadium August Waunakee 2016/17 Expenditures by Spor t: Baseball - $1,750 [equipment; uniforms] Cheer - $2,750 [warmups] Dance - $4,800 [uniforms] Football - $7,150 [jerseys, on-line video, shoulder pads, tackling wheels] Golf (Boys) - $1,100 [bags, supplies] Golf (Girls) - $2,250 [bags, polo shirts, supplies] Hockey (Boys) - $8, 800 [jerseys, bags] Soccer (Boys) - $1,650 [bags] Softball - $3,600 [pants, jerseys, equipment] Swimming (Boys & Girls) - $23,500 [pace clock, scoreboard, touchpad] Volleyball (Boys) - $2,900 [shirts, warm-ups pants, equipment] Volleyball (Girls) - $500 [antenna, carts] Wrestling - $4,300 [record boards] OTHER: MWABA College Scholarships - $3,000 (6 athletes) Impact Testing for all athletes - $800 Varsity Pins - $ /17 M WABA M ember ships Over Over 32.7% 32.7% of athlete of athlete families families joined joined MWABA MWABA last last year year - donating - donating over $27,000! over $27,000! For a complete list of year-by-year MWABA purchases click HERE August Mt. Horeb September 5 vs. Beloit Memorial September Madison Memorial September Middleton September Verona September 19 vs Madison LaFollette September 23 vs. Kimberly September 26 vs. Madison East October 3 vs. Sun Prairie October Brookfield Central October Janesville Craig October Janesville Parker October 14 vs. Monona Grove (Senior Night) Page 2

3 (New AD - Cont. from Page 1) Throughout he has seen an increase of participation and department GPA improvement (2013,2014,2015). Torrance improved fundraising for department and booster club, Renovation of facilities (stadium seats, automated side basketball rims, Purchasing of yellow bus for transportation, Implemented athletic bus service, Installed electricity for football concessions stand, Renovated long jump, Improvement via donation of weight room equipment). Torrance has been married for six years to his wife, Dr. Caroline Lang, M.S./ PhD. He has three children; son Torrance II (24 yrs old), daughter Jadyn (16 yrs old) and son Terence (14 yrs old). Mission: To Prepare Our Student Athletes To be Successful in College and Society Vision: Madison West student athletes will perform at an elite level academically and athletically. We will also be respected and recognized in the MMSD, Big 8 and WIAA. Cross Country (Boys) August Watertown September Verona September 9 - Lake Farm Park September Lake Farm Park September Wash Park (Mil) September U of MN September UW Parkside October 6 - Lake Farm Park October Lake Farm Park October Lake Farm Park (Sectionalsi) Varsity Tennis August 17 vs. Beloit Memorial August Madison Memorial August Middleton August Verona August 31 vs. La Follette September 7 vs. Madison East September 12 vs. Sun Prairie September Janesville Craig September Janesville Parker September Nielson CODE OF CONDUCT MEETING & PICNIC WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 30, :30PM (BASKETBALL COURTS) 7PM (STEVENS GYM) Local FOOD CARTS w ill be on sit e for your dining pleasure! 5:30pm - 7pm Bring cash and enjoy great food while raising money for MWABA: Madison Food Carts will be donating 15% of their proceeds to support our school athletes! Octber Wisconsin Rapids (State) Cross Country August West Bend September Verona September 9 - Lake Farm Park September Lake Farm Park September Wash Park (Mil) September Blackhawk Janesville September UW Parkside October 6 - Lake Farm Park (City Meet) October Lake Farm Park Page 3

4 MWABA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President: Gary Mohoney Vice-President/ Secret ary: Todd Jekel The Executive Committee oversees the operations of MWABA. Volleyball (Boys) September Fort Atkinson Treasurer: Karen Grimmer Past President: Jim Krogstad Athletic Director: Torrance Hill Team Liaison Coordinat or: Joni Messner Market ing Coordinat or: Sara Anderson Fundraising: Kim Mohoney Home Game Cards: Kim Mohoney Websit e: Jackie Cooper Team Liaison: Parents can volunteer to work as a MWABA Liaison/ Parent Rep for a sport their student participates in. Liaisons are automatically MWABA board members. Every team needs a liaison! It is easy and fun to support your team this way. September Madison Memorial September Madison La Follette October 10 vs. Beloit Memorial October 12 vs. Middleton October 17 vs. Madison East October Fort Atkinson October Madison East Swimming & Diving (Gir ls) August Memorial August Middleton September Verona September Brookfield East September 15 vs. La Follette September Waukesha South September 19 vs. Madison East September 28 vs. Sun Prairie September Middleton October Janesville Craig October Homestead October Janesville Parker October 17 vs. Beloit Memorial (Senior Night October Beloit Memorial November Middleton (Sectionals) November UW Madison (State) Varsity Golf (Gir ls) August Riverside August Krueger Haskell August 28 - Odana September Edelweiss September Pleasant View September Evansville Madison West Athletics Volleyball September 5 vs. Beloit Memorial September Madison Memorial September Middleton September Verona September Madison La Follette September 26 vs. Madison East September 28 vs. Sun Prairie October Janesville Craig October Janesville Parker October Janesville Parker Page 4

SAVE THE DATE! AND SUPPORT WEST ATHLETICS!

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THANK YOU TO THESE 2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR SPONSORS THANKS

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5 SAVE THE DATE! AND SUPPORT WEST ATHLETICS! Wednesday, Sept em ber 13, % of all food and coffee sales w ill be donat ed back t o MWABA! All Locat ions: * Monroe St reet * Fit chburg * Universit y Avenue * * * and m ore! * * Watch your for information about upcoming MWABA fundraisers! Restaurants and other local businesses provide us with great opportunities to support West Athletics - please make sure you do too! In the meantime, when you shop at Amazon.com, make sure to use Amazon Smile & support MWABA! THANK YOU TO THESE SCHOOL YEAR SPONSORS THANKS TO TITLE NINE, BROCACH ON MONROE, CURRY IN THE BOX, BENVENUTO'S, AND JASON'S DELI FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF MADISON WEST ATHLETIC PROGRAMS! DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, MWABA SPONSORED SEVERAL FUNDRAISING EVENTS AT THESE LOCAL BUSINESSES, RAISING MORE THAN $1,700 TO SUPPORT MADISON WEST ATHLETIC PROGRAMS. Page 5

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