husband, father, UWM 2006, former Arrowhead math/CS teacher (2008-23), current MAA board member/social media & AMSAC director, 10U softball coach, dance dad
Over the Thanksgiving break Natalie Kussow flirted with the
@arrowheadgirlBB
single game scoring record with 38 against Falls. This afternoon she obliterated the previous record of 40, set by Lorraine Lorenzen in 1977, when she scored 47 against Edgewood in a 64-54 win.
@ArrowheadBoysBB
defeats Muskego 89-70. Bennett Basich had 38, Austin Villareal and Jace Gilbert with 16 each, newly crowned alltime leading scorer Mac Wrecke had 15. The Warhawks move to 5-0 (3-0 Classic 8).
The plan is to potentially resume the
@ArrowheadBoysBB
versus
@CMHBoysHoops
game at 11am tomorrow (Sat. February 18th).
Quick responses from an ER doctor & several nurses in the crowd plus AHS health/phys. Ed. teacher
@jeff_staus
grabbing the AED may have saved a life tonight.
#1
Verona is undefeated no more!
@arrowheadgirlBB
defeats the Wildcats 49-41 to move onto the sectional final. Abby Robel had 11 (9 in 2nd half), Natalie Kussow also had 11 (8 in 1st). Pressly Samz had 11, Erica Bub had 8 (all in 2nd), Taylor Thimmesch 6 (all in 2nd)
#LetsGoHawks
For the 3rd time in school history
@arrowheadgirlBB
are state champions! Natalie Kussow took over in the 2nd half w/ 20 of her 26. Erica Bub 12, Abby Robel 10, Taylor Thimmesch & Libby Gilmore 8 each, Presly Samz 5.
#JobComplete
Down goes the defending champion and
#1
team I'm the state as
@ArrowheadBoysBB
take down DePere! Bennett Basich scored 43, Sam Leoni 15, Jace Gilbert 12, Trey Resch 6, AJ Ohrmundt 5, Jay Haase & Andy Cochrane each had 2.
#ReturnToState
Congrats to
@Coach_Witte
& his staff. Arrowhead's girls basketball success may look easy but they have instilled a culture that breeds that success. In 9 years, AHS is 174-57 w/ 5 conference titles, 7 regional titles, 6 trips to the sectional final & 3 state appearances.
#oneteAm
As of February 11th 2020
@ArrowheadBoysBB
alltime leading scorers
1. Carter Gilmore - 1325 & counting
2. Jim Secretarski (1994) - 1324
3. Brian Gilmore (1987) - 1124
4. Keith Chapman (1975) - 1002
5. Ben Seefeld (2017) - 919
Congratulations
@CarterGilmore03
Natalie Kussow scores the go ahead basket with 4 seconds left and
#2
@arrowheadgirlBB
defeats
#1
Neenah by a point. Kussow had 30, Erica Bub had 18, Libby Gilmore 10 for the Warhawks who made 10 threes. Uconn commit Allie Ziebell had 39 for Neenah.
#weAreArrowheAd
And Oregon is undefeated no more!
@arrowheadgirlBB
are going to state for the 11th time in program history and 1st time since 2018! Natalie Kussow had 25 (17 in 1st half), Pressly Samz 20 (16 in 2nd half), Libby Gilmore 7
#onToTheResch
#BringOnState
That was the most amazing high school game I've ever witnessed!
@ArrowheadBoysBB
defeats Neenah in quadruple OT 99-95. Gilbert 34 points, Bennett Basich 24, Resch 15, Leoni 12, Ohrmundt 7, Blake Basich 4, Cochrane 2, Haase 1
#OnToTheChampionship
Individual medals and a sectional championship plague for
@arrowheadgirlBB
Cut down that net ladies! Sectional of death champs. Time to storm the Resch Center next Friday and Saturday.
Happy senior night Alex, Austin, Tripp, Jacob, Mac and Sarah. Thank you for carrying on the tradition of excellence for
@ArrowheadBoysBB
Now go get that W against Marquette!
#1
seed
@ArrowheadFB
defeats
#4
seed Madison Memorial 35-13. The Warhawks will host
#3
seed Sussex Hamilton next Friday in a D1 state quarterfinal match at Taraska Stadium.
#wisfb
My bracket isn't busted (yet) but my girls (4 and 5 yr old) have been getting crazy excited about seeing you guys on Friday night. They've been telling everyone they are going to the
@Brewers
game
Nothing like a home opener for
@ArrowheadFB
against a quality opponent in gorgeous weather playing with that massive flag as the backdrop. Thank you Hartland FD and let's go Warhawks!
#wisfb
All hail the Classic 8 Conference. The strongest football conference in the state of Wisconsin. Level 1 results: 6 wins (276 points scored), 0 losses (82 points allowed).
#7
state ranked
@arrowheadgirlBB
led wire to wire and defeat
#6
Germantown to win the battle of the Warhawks 81-68. Natalie Kussow scored 31, Erica Bub 19, Bella Samz 11, Abby Robel 10. KK Arnold had 27 for G'Town. AHS is now 18-4 (9-4 in Classic 8).
BREAKING:
@ArrowheadVB
is state bound! They defeated DSHA in straight sets 25-12, 25-19, 25-20. Congratulations Warhawks. Good luck on Thursday at the Resch Center. Bring home some hardware!
@ArrowheadBoysBB
led the entire game and defeats Germantown in the sectional semifinal. They will play for a trip back to state on Saturday! Game at Oshkosh North at 1pm. Bennett Basich had 22, Sam Leoni 18, Jace Gilbert 15, AJ Ohrmundt had 11, Trey Resch 7.
#SurviveAndAdvance
@arrowheadgirlBB
started on an 18-0 & then 46-2 & leads Madison West 51-4 at half of the regional semifinal. Natalie Kussow scored 18 to pass Lorraine Lorenzen (482 in 1977) for the most pts. an Arrowhead girls basketball player has ever scored in a season with 483 & she's a ⬇️
And with that
@ArrowheadBoysBB
is heading back to the state tournament for the first time since 2017! Warhawks defeat Milwaukee Hamilton 93-72. Mac Wrecke scored 28, Bennett Basich had 23, Austin Villareal 17, Jace Gilbert 14.
A student collapsed in the Arrowhead student section and the
@ArrowheadBoysBB
and
@CMHBoysHoops
game is being postponed midway through the second half. Medical attention was rendered to the student and he appears to be doing better as the EMTs from Hartland FD are on hand. 🙏
Not his cleanest play of the day (see that face?) but Mac Wrecke gets his piece of nylon after scoring 28. The
@ArrowheadBoysBB
cut down the net after winning the sectional championship!
Classic 8 Conference goes 8-0 in week 1!!!
@Arrowheadfb
21-14 Marquette
Muskego 38-35 Verona
Mukwonago 35-7 SPASH
Ocon 42-13 Watertown
Waukesha South 29-12 Mil. Lutheran
KM 40-14 Racine Horlick
Waukesha North 28-14 West Allis Hale
Waukesha West 42-14 Hartford
#NoConferenceBetter
@ArrowheadFB
defeats Marquette 22-17. The Warhawks defense gave up a 154 total yards, Vance Holtz threw 3 TD passes and Arrowhead moves to 1-0 on the 2022 season.
#LetsGoHawks
#wisfb
On senior night,
@ArrowheadBoysBB
didn't lead until the final 2 minutes and senior Carter Gilmore hit a game winner from the free throw line as time expired! AHS 81, Waukesha West 79. Gilmore scored 29, senior Chris Burg had 16, Mac Wrecke had 15, Sam Hytinen had 12.
#AMAZING
Thank you seniors for all you have done on & off the court to make
@arrowheadgirlBB
what it is. Greta, Natalie, Anna, Kaitlyn, Caitlin, Devyn, Alaina & Jenna have been an integral part of this year's 16-3 season & we wish them nothing but the best.
#OnceAWarhawkAlwaysAWarhawk
@cgjhaase
finishes off the net and takes his 3rd
@ArrowheadBoysBB
Warhawks team to the Kohl Center. Previously brought home a gold (2010) and silver (2017) ball. From all of Warhawks nation, bring us home something shiny next week!
1 play, 71 yard TD drive. Vance Holtz to Tripp Walsh. That is 3 TD receptions for Walsh on the night.
@ArrowheadFB
leads 35-7 with 4:05 left in the 3rd over Janesville Parker.
#wisfb
70 yard TD pass from Vance Holtz to Tripp Walsh across the middle of the field. Made 2 guys miss and then 40 yard dash to the end zone.
@ArrowheadFB
up 7-0 2:08.
#wisfb
#5
seed
@ArrowheadFB
defeats
#4
seed Mukwonago 31-28! The Warhawks avenge the loss from earlier this season and will now play in level 2 against the team that knocked them out last year,
#1
seed Sussex Hamilton.
#wisfb
#ForCoachT
My bio says "Arrowhead Warhawk through and through." This morning I was quite humbled to be one of the recipients of the Arrowhead Award for epitomizimg the Arrowhead Way. Couldn't be more proud to work where I do with the exceptional staff we have! Thank you so much.
#OneTeam
For the 1st time since 1991
@arrowheadgirlBB
has won a game at state & will play for the gold ball tomorrow night! Warhawks defeat Franklin 82-55. Kussow had 33, Gilmore 15, Robel 9, Samz 8, Thimmesch 6, Bub 5, Zehner, Kescenovitz, Dickson each with 2. 1 more win to add a banner!
Fondy defeats
@ArrowheadFB
by a 28-22 score. Warhawks finish season with a 7-4 record. Losses were to Marquette University High School, Catholic Memorial, Muskego and Fond du Lac who have a combined 1 loss amongst them (Memorial loss to Muskego)
#HoldYourHeadsHighBoys
#wisfb
The second season has arrived as
#4
seed
@ArrowheadFB
is hosting a playoff game for the first time since 2017. No fooling around as the Hartland 🔥 Department brings out the massive flag for the occasion. Warhawks and Kenosha Bradford coming up.
#wisfb
#LetsGoHawks
@arrowheadgirlBB
defeats Mukwonago 74-36 on senior night improving to 19-4 (10-4 in Classic 8). Senior Bella Samz had 29 points & senior Hannah Krogwold had 5. Natalie Kussow had 15. The Warhawks wrap up the regular season against CMH at home Friday. Tip at 5:30. Boys to follow.
Catholic Memorial led
@ArrowheadBoysBB
for approximately 35 of the 36 minutes but the Warhawks gut out the win 65-61. Mac Wrecke had 20, Bennett Basich had 15, Jordan Leoni with 10. AHS is 12-3 in the Classic 8.
#oneteAm
All 5 starters for
@ArrowheadBoysBB
score in double figures as the Warhawks defeat Mukwonago 82-73. Jace Gilbert had 18, Mac Wrecke and Bennet Basich each had 16, Austin Villareal 15, Alex Kramer 11. AHS is now 13-1 (7-0 in Classic 8).
That was a powerful moment when the starting lineups were announced. Those kids are straight warriors and it is so good to hear they have all finished their treatments!
#1
seed
@ArrowheadBoysBB
wins the regional championship over Madison LaFollette 80-59. Mac Wrecke scored 30, Jace Gilbert 14, Bennett Basich 12, Austin Villareal 11. The Warhawks will play in the sectional semifinal on Thursday hosted by West Allis Central.
#SurviveAndAdvance
#4
ranked
@arrowheadgirlBB
defeats Mukwonago 56-40. The Warhawks are now 11-1 (6-1 in Classic 8). Alaina Harper scored 25, including 19 in a dominant first half.
@ArrowheadBoysBB
defeats Marquette 88-74 moving to 21-2 on the season. Bennett Basich led the way with 30, seniors Austin Villareal & Mac Wrecke each had 19, while Jace Gilbert had 13. A senior night victory and the 400th career win for
@cgjhaase
. Congrats coach!
DeForest defeats Janesville Parker 69-67 so they will host the sectional final against
@ArrowheadBoysBB
on Saturday, probably at Baraboo. One more win for the Warhawks earns them a state berth.
#LetsGoHawks
#RoadWarriors
@arrowheadgirlBB
comes back from a 9 point halftime deficit to defeat a tough Homestead squad on the road 63-59. The Warhawks improve to 8-1 (4-1 in Classic 8). Natalie Kussow had 22, Presly Samz had 17 (including 2 clutch free throws w/ under 3 seconds left), Erica Bub had 12.
Fresh off a sectional championship
@arrowheadgirlBB
is taking in the boys regional final against Sheboygan North.
@ArrowheadBoysBB
lead at the half 42-31. Bennett Basich has 15.
Congratulations to the 546 newly minted graduates of Arrowhead High School!
Sure you put up with a 20 minute rain storm in the middle of graduation but that's gotta earn some karma points as you go into the world, right?
#5
ranked (D1)
@arrowheadgirlBB
17-4 (9-2 in Classic 8) ready to host
#7
ranked (D3) Catholic Memorial 13-5 (8-3 in Classic 8) on teacher appreciation night. Thanks for all you do teachers and go Hawks!
#2
ranked
@ArrowheadBoysBB
defeats Waukesha South to stay undefeated in conference. Bennett Basich had 18, Blake Basich, Trey Resch and Jace Gilbert all had 14. The Warhawks are now 11-1 (7-0 in Classic 8). Arrowhead travels to Mukwonago tomorrow to make up a snowed out game.
Hartland FD presenting the colors for tonight's Senior Night. Congratulations Emma Wawrzyniak, Cassidy Rothwell, Gabi Hower, Elli Jochims, Bailey Deininger and Lauren McDonald. Once a Warhawk, always a Warhawk!
#LetsGoHawks
#SeniorNight2019
Congrats to
@arrowheadgirlBB
on earning the
#2
seed in Sectional 3 of the D1 playoffs. The Warhawks will host the winner of
#15
Milwaukee Bradley Tech/Milwaukee School of the Arts vs
#18
Madison West on Friday February 24th at 7pm.
AHS goes to the OC and gets the W. Oak Creek went scoreless for over 8 minutes in the second half and scored only 11 points in the second 18 minutes.
@arrowheadgirlBB
win the season opener 49-27.
The newly minted
#1
D1 team in the state scored at will as
@arrowheadgirlBB
scored 101 points against Waukesha North/South. The Warhawks called up players from the JV team and still won by a whopping 62 points. Next up is Muskego for youth & DECA marketing night this Friday.
Gonna be an all Classic 8 Conference affair for the boys volleyball state title as
#2
seed
@BoysArrowhead
and
#4
seed CMH both won semifinal matches in 5 sets. Told the team to bring home something shiny but lets get greedy and call for something shiny AND gold!
#LetsGoHawks
No pressure on Natalie Kussow but when a freshman scores 24 in her Varsity debut I start to wonder about records. Here is the
@arrowheadgirlBB
scoring records circa Nov. 2018 (per Journal Sentinel). Alaina Harper finished w/ 940 (couldn't find her sister Caitlyn's total).
@arrowheadgirlBB
hands Catholic Memorial their first defeat of the season and becomes the only undefeated Classic 8 Conference remaining. The Warhawks are now 11-1 (5-0 in Classic 8) while CMH drops to 10-1 (5-1 in Classic 8).
In the battle of the Warhawks,
#3
ranked
@AHSGsoccer
is pummeling
#10
ranked Germantown 7-0 at the half. A hat trick for Mae Sinclair, 2 goals from Sydney Carlsen and tallies from Mary Quinn and Cassidy Rothwell account for the scoring. AHS looking to move to 7-1 on the season.
@arrowheadgirlBB
defeats Ocon on Senior night. Natalie Kussow had 24 while senior Taylor Thimmesch had 11. Congrats to all 6 seniors and thank you for all of your contributions to Warhawk basketball both on and off the court. Arrowhead improves to 15-2 (8-0 in Classic 8).
Congratulations to Mitchell Mesenbrink defending his state wrestling title. This year he pinned his opponent in the 152 poumd championship match in less than 3 minutes!
#2TimeChamp
#oneteAm
Congrats to
@arrowheadgirlBB
on securing the
#2
seed in the Manitowoc Lincoln sectional. Playoffs start Fri. the 22nd against the winner of
#15
Meno Falls and
#18
Green Bay East.
Before that be at AHS on Tues. night for a rumble against Muk with the conference title on the line.
D1
#2
@ArrowheadBoysBB
defeats D3
#4
MAS on senior night. Senior Bennett Basich had 22, senior Jace Gilbert had 18, AJ Ohrmundt had 14, Trey Resch had 13, senior Sam Leoni had 11. Warhawks are now 21-2 on the season. Final regular season game is Thursday at Waukesha South.
And
@ArrowheadFB
defeats
@MukFootball
29-28. The Warhawks improve to 2-1 (1-0 in Classic 8) while the Indians fall to 2-1 (0-1 in Classic 8). What a game!
#1
state ranked &
#12
national ranked
@AHSGsoccer
remains undefeated (14-0-0) w/ a 3-0 win over
#7
ranked DSHA. Avery Fitzgerald scored 41 seconds into the game (assisted by Amara Leppla) & converted a PK 1 second before halftime. Fitzgerald also assisted on Leppla's goal at 34'
@ArrowheadBoysBB
defeats Oshkosh West in the regional semifinal. The Warhawks will host the regional final tomorrow night at 7pm. Jace Gilbert led all scorers with 19. Bennett Basich had 14, AJ Ohrmundt had 9.
#SurvieAndAdvance
#RoadToTheKohlCenter
In just a few hours you will become alumni of Arrowhead High School. I have always been proud to be a Warhawk alumni myself and hope you carry that AHS spirit with you as you all spread your wings across this country in the upcoming months. Congratulations class of 2018!
@ArrowheadBoysBB
puts a pounding on Classic 8 conference favorite Waukesha West while making 14 threes. Gouin had 30, Gilmore 15, Kyle & Hytinen has 13, Burg 10. AHS is now 5-1 (3-0 in Classic 8)
#LetsGoHawks
#3
state ranked
@ArrowheadBoysBB
improves to 15-1 (9-0 in Classic 8) with a 82-40 win over Waukesha North. Jace Gilbert had 17, Bennett Basich 14, Mac Wrecke 9, Austin Villareal, Garrett Sexton & Brody Dentz had 8 each.
#1
seed
@ArrowheadFB
with a major number of players advantage going into their level 2 matchup against
#4
seed Madison Memorial. Warhawks will kickoff and defend the south end zone.
#LetsGoHawks
#wishbone
Big Saturday for
@Arrowheadschool
#8
ranked Menomonee Falls (7-2) plays
#3
ranked
@ArrowheadBoysBB
(8-1) at 5pm.
First at 4:30, Arrowhead will have a court naming ceremony to christen the East gym as Craig Haase court. Congrats coach! Well deserved.
#1
ranked
@arrowheadgirlBB
defeats Muskego on DECA Barbie marketing night and youth night. The Warhawks are 7-0 (3-0 in Classic 8). Natalie Kussow led all scorers with 32. Erica had 10, Abby Robel had 9, Libby Gilmore and Pressly Samz each had 6.
#weAreArrowheAd
@ArrowheadFB
defeats Brookfield East 44-16 on Homecoming. This Classic 8 vs Greater Metro crossover counts as a conference game so the Warhawks improve to 6-2 (5-1 in Classic 8) hosting KM in next week's regular season finale.
#wisfb
Final score from Taraska Stadium has
#1
seed
@ArrowheadFB
defeating Janesville Parker 41-14. The Warhawks will host
#4
seed Madison Memorial next week Friday in level 2.
#wisfb
This time of year just hits different. Welcome to the playoffs.
#2
seeded
@arrowheadgirlBB
(19-4) ready to host the
#15
seeded West Allis Hale Huskies (6-18). Time to
#SurviveAndAdvance
Warhawks!
Brainstorming and implementing what Virtual Learning for math will look like has been perhaps the greatest challenge of my 14 year teaching career. I am so grateful for the phenomonal staff at
@Arrowheadschool
for their insight. Bring on tomorrow!
#LetsGoHawks
#OneTeam
Talk about a successful program! Last 7 years have seen
@arrowheadgirlBB
make 3 state tournaments (2013, 2015, 2018) and 6 sectional finals (2012-2016, 2018). Playoff record during that span of 22-6 and not done yet! Congrats
@Coach_Witte
and all lady Warhawks players & coaches.
Halftime of youth night at Taraska Stadium capped off by the Lake Country Chiefs traditional "jumping on the A" at midfield. The Chiefs have over 650 tackle/flag football players in the program! The future of
@ArrowheadFB
is looking as bright as ever.
#weAreArrowheAd
#wisfb
@arrowheadgirlBB
defeats Ocon 76-53. Natalie Kussow had 24 points, Pressly Samz and Abby Robel had 11 each. 7 Warhawks made 12 threes in total. AHS is now 7-1 (4-1 in Classic 8).
Five Arrowhead feeder school districts and the Arrowhead Union High School district all in the top ten statewide! Not to toot our own horn buuuutttttttt..... BOOM