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WIAA State Baseball Scoreboard (Wednesday)

June 16, 2010 By

Fighting rains on Tuesday, WIAA State Tournament was able to complete 5 of the 6 scheduled games on day 1.

*UPDATED 10:40 PM*

Division 1 Quarterfinals (Tuesday)

Bay Port over Merril 2-1

Waunakee over Kimberly 3-2

Waterford over Hartford 13-5

Madison La Follette over Fort Atkinson 12-0

Division 1 Semifinals

Bay Port over Waunakee 13-5

Madison La Follette over Waterford 9-4

Division 2 Semifinals

University School over Madison Edgewood 8-7

Altoona over West De Pere 8-7 (8 innings)

Division 3 Semifinals

Aquinas over Winnebago Lutheran 6-2

Marathon over Elkmound 7-2

Division 4 Semifinals

Catholic Central defeated Soutwestern 3-0

McDonnell Central over Rosholt 6-0

***Division 1 Semifinal #2 is taking place at Tiedemann Field in Oshkosh because of Tuesday’s Rain Delays***

Filed Under: Sports

U.S. Open coming to Wisconsin

June 16, 2010 By

Wisconsin will host one of golf’s biggest events in 2017, when the U.S. Open will be played in Washington County at the Erin Hills golf course.

Governor Jim Doyle says it’s a major honor for the state, and will help bring a global focus on Wisconsin and a chance to show off the beauty of the state across the world. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Recreation & Entertainment, Sports

Outside donors lead legislative fundraising

June 16, 2010 By

Some of the biggest campaign donations to state lawmakers came from people who can’t even vote for them.

A new report from the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign shows almost two-thirds of contributions to lawmakers in 2009 came from donors outside of their legislative districts. [Read more...]

Filed Under: Politics & Government

Bucks work out more players, including Marquette’s Hayward

June 16, 2010 By

Six more players are in Milwaukee today, working out for the Bucks in pre-draft workouts.  Among the six is Marquette senior forward Lazar Hayward and Butler Sophomore forward Gordon Hayward.

Also in the group of six players is:

Luke Babbitt  -  Sophomore  -  Nevada
Terrico White  -  Sophomore  -  Ole Miss
Jordan Crawford  -  Sophomore  -  Xavier
Darington Hobson  -  Junior  -  New Mexico

The Bucks play to work out more players Thursday and Friday at the teams training center.

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Unclaimed property tour continues

June 16, 2010 By

You may have unclaimed property coming to you. State Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass has been hitting the road since taking office in January of 2005. She visits all 72 counties once a year. “We have over a million property ID numbers, to the tune of about $355 million owed to Wisconsin residents and businesses,” explained Sass. “We take the database out into the public and file claims for them on the spot, and let them know that this is not a scam and there really is money out there.” [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest, Politics & Government
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