May 21, 2012

Summer State baseball tournament concludes today

The 46th Annual WIAA Summer Baseball State Tournament continues today at Bukolt Park in Stevens Point after a light outage postponed the Germantown vs. Waukesha West quarterfinal game Wednesday night.  That game has been rescheduled for 9am this morning.  Yesterday’s results and today’s schedule follow:

Wednesday, July 28 – Quarterfinals

West Salem 9, New Holstein 2
West Bend West 9, Grafton 7
Franklin 5, New Berlin West 0

Thursday, July 29 – Quarterfinal

Germantown (14-16) vs. Waukesha West (27-6)

Semifinals

West Salem (28-5) vs. West Bend West (34-2)
Franklin (29-14) vs. winner of 4th quarterfinal game

The semi-final winners will end the day with the Summer Baseball Championship.

Defending Legion champs off to good start

Defending champion Wausau is off to a good start at the 2010 Wisconsin AAA American Legion Baseball State Tournament in Ashwaubenon. 

In day 1 action on Wednesday,

Wausau 16, Oconomowoc 4
Eau Claire 10, Sheboygan 4
La Crosse 7, Green Bay Shockers 1
De Pere 10, Kenosha Merchants 0

Today’s (July 29) Schedule

10:00am  Oconomowoc (23-9-1) vs. Green Bay Shockers (17-9)
  1:00pm  Sheboygan (18-12) vs. Kenosha Merchants (18-15)
  4:00pm  Wausau (27-16) vs. La Crosse (27-13)
  7:30pm  Eau Claire (28-10) vs. De Pere (27-13) [Read more...]

Texans sign TE Grahm

The NFL‘s Houston Texans signed former Wisconsin Badger tight end Garrett

Garrett Graham

Garrett Graham

 Graham, the team’s fourth round draft pick.

Graham’s 16 touchdown receptions for the Badgers is a school record for a tight end.   Graham finished his college career with 121 catches for 1,492 yards and was a first-team All-Big Ten selection as both a Junior and a Senior.

Brewers demote reliever Villanueva

The Milwaukee Brewers sent reliever Carlos Villanueva to Triple (A)

Carlos Villanueva - UPI Photo / Bill Greenblatt

Carlos Villanueva - UPI Photo / Bill Greenblatt

Nashville after yesterday’s 10-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.  Villanueva allowed 5-runs on four hits in the loss.

The move makes room for right-hander LaTroy Hawkins to be activated from the disabled list. 

Villanueva started strong but has faded.  His overall record at the time of his demotion to the minors is 1-0 with a 4.96 ERA in 45 appearances this season.

Bulaga likely to start on time

The Green Bay Packers expect to have all of their players when Training Camp opens on Saturday afternoon.  First round draft pick Bryan Bulaga and the Packers are reportedly close to a deal that would have the former Iowa star on the field on time.  Bulaga is the only player on the Packers roster without a deal.

Last year, the Packers had to wait 12 days before top pick B.J. reached a deal.

Shareholders Meeting

The Packers are scheduled to hold their annual shareholders meeting at Lambeau Field this morning at 11am.  More than 9,000 shareholders are expected to be on hand for the meeting, which will include a visit from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.