by Bill Scott | Mar 3, 2021
The Milwaukee Panthers pulled off the comeback of all comebacks, knocking off Wright State 94-92 in overtime in the Horizon League Tournament quarterfinals on Tuesday night. DeAndre Gholston hit a three-point shot with 1.3 seconds left to force overtime. Gholston...
by Bill Scott | Jan 7, 2021
The UW-Milwaukee Panthers games against Detroit Mercy this weekend at the Klotsche Center have been cancelled due to positive COVID-19 tests within the Titans program. This time, the Horizon League has found a replacement for the Panthers. IUPUI’s games against...
by Bill Scott | Dec 21, 2020
The Milwaukee Panthers pulled out a two-game sweep over the rival Green Bay Phoenix on opening weekend of Horizon League play in Green Bay. The Panthers (3-1, 2-0 HL) earned their first regular-season series sweep over Green Bay since the 2011-12 season. DeAndre...
by Bill Scott | Nov 5, 2020
Two-time defending Horizon League men’s basketball champion Wright State has been picked to win the regular season title for a third straight year. Youngstown State and Northern Kentucky were picked to finish second and third in the preseason poll as voted on...
by Bill Scott | Nov 4, 2020
The Horizon League announced its 2020-21 men’s and women’s basketball conference schedules on Wednesday. All teams are scheduled to play a 20-game league schedule. Teams will play one League opponent twice each week with games taking place on consecutive...
by Bill Scott | Jul 17, 2020
The Horizon League Council decided on Thursday to delay the start of fall competition for all sports with the understanding that if competition occurs, it will not begin before October 1. The league includes UW-Green Bay and UW-Milwaukee as two of its member...
by Bill Scott | Oct 16, 2019
Wright State is the preseason favorite in the 2019-20 Horizon League men’s basketball championship. A vote of the league’s coaches, media and sports information directors picked the Raiders ahead of second place Northern Kentucky. Wright State captured 28...
by Bill Scott | Jan 4, 2019
UW-Milwaukee 83, Cleveland State 76 The Panthers turned a 10-point halftime deficit into a 83-76 win over the Cleveland State Vikings in Horizon League action Thursday night. The Panthers shot 60-percent from the field, 54.5-percent from beyond the arc and hit 19 of...
by Bill Scott | Feb 24, 2018
The Green Bay Phoenix women’s basketball team secured its 20th-consecutive regular-season conference championship at the Kress Center on Friday night, knocking off Oakland 78-48. The Phoenix had already clinched a share of the title with Monday’s win over...
by Bill Scott | Feb 23, 2018
The Green Bay Phoenix hit a program-record 15 3-pointers and finished the game on a 14-3 run in a 96-90 win over Oakland in Horizon League play on Thursday night in Rochester, Michigan. The Phoenix (11-19, 6-11 HL), got a career-high 36 points and 11 rebounds from...
by Bill Scott | Feb 9, 2018
Both Milwaukee and Green Bay fell just short in Horizon League upset bids on Thursday night. The UW-Milwaukee Panthers dropped a 54-52 decision to conference co-leader Northern Kentucky. The Panthers (13-14, 6-8 Horizon League) Jeremiah Bell missed a three-point...
by Bill Scott | Mar 16, 2017
The Milwaukee Panthers tightened their belts defensively, holding Southern Illinois to 17 points in the second half, on the way to a 81-53 win in the first round of the Women’s Basketball Invitational at the Klotsche Center. Milwaukee shot 55.9% from the field,...
by Bill Scott | Mar 8, 2017
Former Wisconsin head men’s basketball coach Bo Ryan will take his place among the legends of college basketball this fall when he is inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. Ryan is one of eight individuals that make up the Class of 2017,...
by Bill Scott | Mar 8, 2017
The Milwaukee Panthers Horizon League Tournament run ended in Tuesday nights championship game, falling 59-53 to Northern Kentucky. The Panthers entered the tournament with a 9-game losing streak but got hot at just the right time. Milwaukee (11-24) was trying to...
by Bill Scott | Mar 7, 2017
The Green Bay Phoenix women knocked off rival Milwaukee 66-59 on Monday at Joe Louis Arena, advancing to the Horizon League women’s title game against Detroit today. Sophomore guard Jen Wellnitz had 15 points, seven rebounds, six assists and four steals in 32...
by Bill Scott | Mar 7, 2017
The Milwaukee Panthers entered the Horizon League Tournament in Detroit riding a nine game losing streak. They had lost 23 games and were the 10th and final seed in the Tournament with a 4-14 record. Three wins later and the upset minded Panthers are playing for the...
by Bill Scott | Mar 6, 2017
Post-season conference tournaments are a nightmare for regular season champions. Teams that earn regular season titles over the course of 16 or 18 conference games, get very little reward. They have to go prove themselves again in conference tournament action. ...
by Bill Scott | Mar 5, 2017
The Milwaukee Panther men’s basketball team entered the Horizon League Tournament as the lowest seed in the field. They’ve become a real story after a pair of victories as they await the winner of Sunday afternoon’s battle between Green Bay and UIC....
by Bill Scott | Feb 27, 2017
The Green Bay Phoenix held off Detroit 89-81 on Senior Day Sunday at the Resch Center. The Phoenix clinched the number-3 seed in this week’s Horizon League Tournament. Thanks to a tiebreaker over Northern Kentucky, Green Bay will face number-six seed UIC on...
by Bill Scott | Feb 25, 2017
The Milwaukee Brewers opened their exhibition season with a 11-0 win over UW-Milwaukee at Maryvale Baseball Park in Phoenix on Friday afternoon. Top Brewers prospect Lewis Brinson homered twice and drove in four runs. Jesus Aguilar added a three-run blast and Scooter...
