Kenosha Reporter

A rock, paper, scissors tournament was recently held at the Kenosha County Courthouse to promote camaraderie among staff and others who work in the building. The event was initiated by Judge Jodi Meier, inspired by court reporter Brady Bish’s enthusiasm for the game.

“The idea was to do something fun, to establish camaraderie, to get people to meet one another,” Meier said.

The competition included 84 participants from various courthouse roles such as judges, court commissioners, prosecutors, defense attorneys, law enforcement officers and other courthouse associates. The tournament followed a bracket format and took several months to complete due to participants’ busy schedules.

Kenosha Mayor David Bogdala participated and reached the Elite 8 round. County Executive Samantha Kerkman also competed but was eliminated in the first round by Deputy Court Clerk Eric Losch, who went on to win the entire tournament.

Matches were played in a best-of-seven format with contestants setting their own ground rules for each match. An official bracket was displayed in Meier’s conference room throughout the competition.

The final matches were held in the courthouse lobby over a lunch hour. The Final Four consisted of Losch versus Sheriff’s Deputy Patrick Weyand and private-practice attorney Nicole Rizzo against Sheriff’s Deputy Matthew Turville. Losch defeated Rizzo in the championship match and received a basket of snacks as his prize.

“Thank you to all who played — I hope you were able to smile and perhaps even laugh a little throughout the last couple of months,” Meier said. She indicated that there may be another similar event next year.

In related news about Kenosha County, Indian Trail High School and Academy had the highest enrollment among local schools during the 2023-24 school year with 2,001 students. Tremper High School followed with 1,458 students while Bradford High School had 1,448 students (https://dpi.wi.gov/). During this period, white students made up about 55.6% of Kenosha County's student body—a slight decrease from previous years—while Hispanic students represented roughly one quarter of all students enrolled (https://dpi.wi.gov/). American Indian students remained among the least represented groups at just 0.2% of total enrollment (https://dpi.wi.gov/).