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Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said Carlos Gomez
Cutter Dykstra
remains the top center fielder, but they still went out and acquired some backup help.
The Brewers sent minor league infielder Cutter Dykstra and cash to the Washington Nationals for outfielder Nyjer Morgan. Morgan had worn out his welcome in Washington and Melvin said their interest in completing a deal changed when the National’s asking price went down. [Read more...]
The Green Bay Phoenix’ run came to an end in the NCAA ”Sweet 16″ regional semifinals, falling Sunday to top-seeded Baylor 86-76 in Dallas.
Kayla Tetschlag scored 27 points and Celeste Hoewisch added 20 points for Green Bay (34-2), but Baylor (34-2) used a career-high 40 points from Brittney Griner and ended the Phoenix season.
Green Bay’s season ends with a school-record 34 wins, Horizon League regular season and tournament championships, two NCAA Tournament wins and the program’s first appearance in the Sweet 16.
Green Bay must replace three key seniors for next year and it’ll be interesting to see if they’ll be looking for a new head coach as well. Matt Bollant is expected to be one of the top candidates for the women’s coaching vacancy at Wisconsin after Lisa Stone was fired last week.
The 2011 WIAA Winter Sports Tournament season concluded with five girls basketball championship games at the Kohl Center on Saturday. The results of the five title games follow:
Div. 1 Nicolet (27-2) 58, Middleton (26-2) 54
Div. 2 New London (25-3) 53, Luxemburg-Casco (26-2) 45
Div. 3 Altoona (21-7) 54, Kewaunee (24-4) 48
Div. 4 Regis (27-1) 56, Algoma (26-2) 42
Div. 5 Wausau Newman (28-1) 55, River Ridge (20-8) 28
The days of having your photo taken at the DMV and walking out with a new driver’s license or ID card will soon be over. DOT operations manager Patrick Fernan says people will have to wait up to 30 days for those items to come in the mail, as the state implements the federal REAL-ID law.
REAL ID sets new standards for state-issued cards and requires security features that prevent tampering and counterfeiting. Fernan says it’s not cost effective to buy the new equipment need to produce the cards for all 88 service centers across the state. Instead, an out-of-state vendor will make them and mail cards to customers. [Read more...]
The Association of Wisconsin School Administrators says four principals from elementary, middle, and high schools make student success their top priority.
Those awarded the honor this year are Brad Peck at East High School in Wausau, Randy Daul at Asa Clark Middle School in Pewaukee, Michael Moore at Cudahy Middle School and Jeanne Siegenthaler at Dixon Elementary School in Brookfield. [Read more...]
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