May 21, 2012

Badgers take their turn in NCAA Tournament today

Bo RyanBo Ryan shoots for his 600th career head coaching victory when his 4th seeded Badgers face 13th seeded Wofford in the opening round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament in Jacksonville, Florida this afternoon.

Wisconsin(23-6) and Wofford (26-8) are mirror images of each other, but the Badgers are big favorites against the Terriors, who are making their first ever trip to the NCAA Tournament.  The Badgers on the other hand, have never missed the NCAA Tournament in Bo Ryan’s first 8-seasons.

Wisconsin had to get through a stretch where their top big man, Jon Leuer was out with a broken wrist, and they did.  The Badgers went 6-3 in the 9-games that Leuer missed with a broken wrist. 

They also have a chance to take a final shot at the experts who gave the Badgers no chance for a finish in the upper half of the Big Ten.  Some had the Badgers finishing as low as 9th.  Instead, Wisconsin finished 4th, just a game out of first place in the Big Ten regular season.

There were a number of upsets on day 1.  Is Bo Ryan concerned about Wofford?  The Badger coach said he’s only concerned about one thing.

AUDIO: Bo Ryan says he’s only concerned about his team :19

The winner of this game moves on to second round action on Sunday against the winner of the Cornell vs. Temple match-up.

Security up at Racine school following stabbing

Police in Racine are giving one of the high schools more attention today because of a stabbing incident Thursday afternoon. One student, according to Lieutenant Jerry Baldukas, was targeted for a beating outside of Park High School at the end of the day, which led to that student retaliating by stabbing two of the offenders.

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Brewers’ Gamel out 6-weeks

Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Mat Gamel has a torn muscle in his throwing shoulder and will miss about six weeks.  The Brewers will put Gamel on the Major League disabled list at the start of the season.

In Cactus League play on Thursday, the Brewers fell to the Texas Rangers
6-4.  Milwaukee will face the L.A. Angels today.

Marquette wins in WNIT

The Marquette women’s basketball team forced Eastern Illinois into 30 turnovers and it led to a 85-56 win for the Golden Eagles in the opening round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) on Thursday night at the Al McGuire Center. 

Marquette (17-15) will play the winner of tonight’s game between Illinois and Western Kentucky in the next round.

Freshman Sarina Simmons had 14 to lead Marquette.  Angel Robinson added 12 points and 9 assists.

Day 1 in the books at WIAA State Basketball Tournament

The first day of the WIAA Boys State Basketball Tournament is in the books.  Semifinal action is on tap today with champions to be crowned in all four divisions on Saturday.

Division 1 quarterfinals
Appleton East 54, Antigo 46
Madison Memorial 58, Neenah 41
Marquette 48, Milwaukee Hamilton 43
Arrowhead 64, Verona 34

Division 1 semifinals tonight
Appleton East (22-5) vs. Madison Memorial (22-4) – 6:35 pm
Marquette (19-8) vs. Arrowhead (23-3) – 25 minutes following game 1

Division 2 semifinals this afternoon
Sauk Prairie (21-6) vs. Catholic Memorial (25-2) – 1:35 pm
Northwestern (23-4) vs. Kiel (19-6) – 25 minutes following game 1

Division 3 semifinals this morning
Blair-Taylor (24-3) vs. Racine St. Catherine’s (23-4) – 9:05 am
Regis (22-5) vs. Brillion (23-4) – 25 minutes following game 1

Division 4 finals from yesterday
Randolph 63, Royall 35
Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran 64, Clayton 63

Division 4 Championship Saturday
Randolph (28-0) vs. Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran (18-10) – 12:05 pm