Madison Sports Hall of Fame Club

09/29/2026

Our High School Athletes of the Month

Emma Noelke, senior, volleyball, Abundant Life Christian

Emma has been a varsity volleyball player for Abundant Life Christian since her freshman year. She accomplished the remarkable feat of surpassing 2,000 assists for her career, with almost a whole year to play to continue adding to her total. Noelke is as entertaining a setter as you will find anywhere. An excellent student in the classroom, Emma has a 4.46 GPA and is ranked #1 in her class. This intelligence translates onto the court where she uses her smarts and creativity to trick opponents, keeping them on their toes the entire match. She can also set the ball perfectly at the net with no spin, from anywhere on the court, with a variety of techniques.

Emma is seen here in the picture on the left accepting her award with her parents, Amy and PJ and her coach, Becca Mast.

Sam Aparicio, senior, football, Memorial

A returning All-Big Eight Conference selection as a junior, Sam had three catches for 87 yards in week one, in a game where Memorial relied on his big plays to win 7-3 against Sun Prairie West. In week 2 against Stoughton, Sam had five receptions for 78 yards and two touchdowns. Sam also threw a pass for an 11-yard TD. To add on to that, Sam kicked and recovered an onside kick. All of these stats happened in one half! Sam also handles PATs and field goals for the Spartans.

Sam, in the picture on the right, accepted his award along with his parents.

06/25/2026

Think about becoming a member of the Madison Sports Hall of Fame Club.

Our club is open to women and men, young and old, non-athlete or athlete. The only requirement is that you are interested in sports and athletics in Madison and the surrounding area.

We meet every Tuesday, during the school year, for lunch at Schwoegler’s Park Towne Lanes on Grand Canyon Dr. We have informative speakers weekly and welcome guests as well.

Check out more on our website at

The Madison Sports Hall of Fame was started in 1963 to recognize and honor great athletes and sports figures from Madison.

06/25/2026

The 63rd Induction Banquet of the Madison Sports Hall of Fame Club was held recently at the Monona Terrace Convention Center.

A good time was had by all as can be seen by the pictures.

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06/06/2026

VOTE FOR MADISON’S OWN!

Drake Baldwin, our 2026 Madison Sportsman of the Year from Madison West and the Atlanta Braves needs our assistance. Drake is healing well from his Oblique Strain and should be back in playing form soon. Having an opportunity to be part of the All-Star game would be outstanding but it all relies on fan votes.

If you have an extra five minutes and feel like helping a Madison raised, really good young man out, please vote for National League Catcher, Drake Baldwin, Atlanta Braves on the MLB All Star Ballot. You can vote 5 times each day within the same visit. Thanks for your help!

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06/02/2026

On Wednesday, June 3, 2026, the 63rd Annual Induction Banquet of The Madison Sports Hall of Fame will take place at Monona Terrace. We are pleased to be inducting four great examples of what athletics in Madison represent.

Class of 2026 Inductees are Adam Burish, Anne Cooley-Piesczak, Wesley Matthews IV and Jay Wilson.

In addition we are pleased to be honoring Dennis Semrau as our Friend of Sport Award winner; Caden Van Buren from Middleton High School as the Madison Area Sportsperson of the Year; Nyajuacni Riak of La Follette as the Madison Sportswoman of the Year; Atlanta Brave 2025 Rookie of the Year, Drake Baldwin as the Madison Sportsman of the Year and twin brothers Caleb and Ezra Liggon of Memorial as the Rob Andringa Multi-Sport Athletes of the Year.

Six other area athletes will be given Special Achievement Awards for their outstanding accomplishments during the last year. They are:

Hilary Blomberg - UW and Madison Night Mare softball player
Megan Egstad - Sun Prairie East WIAA Wheelchair Track and Field State champion and wheelchair basketball player
Steve Emt - USA Paralympian and National Champion wheelchair Curler
Matt Glittenberg - Head Coach of the Madison West Regent WIAA State Champion Soccer team
Addie Oeth - Madison Edgewood All-State volleyball player
Owen Porter - Edgewood All-State hockey player leading Edgewood to their 2nd consecutive WIAA State D1 Championship

05/26/2026

Our April Monthly High School Athletes of the Month award winners were presented their awards at our weekly luncheon held at Schwoegler’s Park Towne Lanes on Tuesday, May 26, 2026.

The male Athlete of the Month is Owen Koch, Senior, Lacrosse from Edgewood. In 7 games during April, Owen scored 19 goals and handed out 8 assists while leading Edgewood to a 6-1 record. Owen is a 4-year varsity player who has earned all-conference and all-academic all-state honors. Owen is shown below receiving his award from Club President, Mike Meissen along with his father John.

The female Athlete of the Month is Memorial Senior Soccer player Kate Erlandson. Kate was converted from defense to a wing this season and responded with 8 goals and 3 assists in April including a three-goal game against Janesville Craig. During April, Kate scored more points by herself than the rest of the team combined. Kate is shown here accepting her award from Club President Mike Meissen along with her mother Lori.

04/28/2026

The March Male and Female High School Athletes of the Month have marched into the Madison Sports Hall of Fame Club’s luncheon to accept their awards.

Our Female Athlete is Ni’Kera Martin, a senior basketball player from Memorial. During March, Ni’Kera had games of 19, 16 and 18 points while collecting 21 rebounds in those three post season games. Ni’Kera was named to the Big 8 Conference 1st Team and led Memorial to a share of the the Big 8 conference championship.

Ni’Kera will continue her basketball career next year at Madison College.

Ni’Kera is seen below accepting her award from Club President Mike Meissen along with Memorial Athletic Director Tim Richardson, her mother Katrina and brother Darnell.

Our Male Athlete of the Month is also from Memorial. He is senior basketball player, Anthony Miller. Anthony earned All Big 8 1st Team recognition and averaged 14.2 points per game during the Spartans playoff run leading up to a 2nd place finish at the WIAA State tournament. Anthony set a state record with 6 made 3’s in the semi-final win and another record of 10 made 3’s in the state tournament.

Anthony is seen below accepting his award from Club President, Mike Meissen along with Memorial Athletic Director Tim Richardson and his sister Anna.

04/23/2026

A huge welcome to the Madison Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2026. These three outstanding athletes from Madison and the “Dean of Madison Sports” will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026.

All are invited to attend this community event. In addition to their induction, the Club will be honoring additional highly talented and accomplished athletes and coaches from Madison and the Madison area.

For tickets, go to madisonsportshalloffame.org/banquet and order your tickets.

See you there!