KFIZ Sports Scoreboard : 3/1/19

Thursday’s High School Results:

Girls Basketball – WIAA Sectional Semifinals:

Division 3:

Laconia 59, Waupun 42

–The Spartans got 17 points each from Kiarra Otto and Alissa Dins in the win, while Waupun was paced by Abbie Aalsma with 12 points. Laconia will take on Milwaukee School of Languages in Saturday’s Sectional Final with a trip to state on the line. Milwaukee Languages took down the top seed Kettle Moraine Lutheran 60-51 in the other semifinal last night.

Kiel 46, Kewaunee 35

–The Raiders upset top-seed Kewaunee and advance to Saturday’s Sectional Final where they will face Freedom for a trip to state.

Tonight’s High School Schedule:

WIAA Boys Basketball Regional Semifinals:

Division 1:

Fond du Lac at Brookfield Central – 6:50 pm pregame, 7 pm tipoff on KFIZ and KFIZ.com

Division 3:

Columbus at Lomira

Berlin at Waupun

Ripon at Watertown Luther Prep

Kiel at Southern Door

Chilton at Valders

Division 4:

St. Mary’s Springs at Oostburg

Winnebago Lutheran at Kohler

Division 5:

Oakfield at Sheboygan Lutheran

Men’s College Basketball:

Horizon League:

Green Bay 70, Wright State 67

Northern Kentucky 65, Milwaukee 55

Big Ten:

Minnesota 62, Northwestern 50

Michigan 82, Nebraska 53

Wisconsin is back home tomorrow afternoon to play Penn State at the Kohl Center. The 18th-ranked Badgers dropped a double-overtime decision Tuesday at Indiana. They are 19-and-9 overall and 11-and-6 in the Big Ten.  The Nittany Lions are 12-and-16.

Women’s College Basketball:

Big Ten:

Ohio State 61, Wisconsin 50

Horizon League:

Green Bay 45, IUPUI 43

Milwaukee 48, Illinois-Chicago 37

NBA:

The Bucks make the middle stop on their five-game road swing tonight in LA to play the Lakers. Milwaukee outlasted Sacramento in overtime on Wednesday for its sixth straight win. The Bucks lead the NBA at 47-and-14.  The Lakers are 30-and-31. Coverage on the Bucks Radio Network starts at 9 tonight with tipoff at 9:30.

Indiana 122, Minnesota 115

MLB Spring Training:

Milwaukee 10, Cincinnati 8

–Tyrone Taylor had two hits in the win for the Brewers

San Francisco 6, Milwaukee 2

–A two-run home run from Erik Kratz accounted for the only runs for the Brewers in the loss.

The Brewers take on the Seattle Mariners today.

MLB News:

The Phillies have finally landed Bryce Harper as the two sides agreed to a 13-year, $330 million contract, the largest deal in baseball history. The star outfielder, who had spent his entire career with the Nationals, topped the $325 million, 13-year agreement Giancarlo Stanton reached with the Marlins before the 2015 season. Harper’s agreement surpasses the previous high for a free agent, the $300 million, 10-year deal Manny Machado signed with the Padres last week.

College Hockey:

Marian University junior goalie Hunter Vorva has been named the NCHA Player of the Year after helping lead the Sabres to the Harris Cup semifinals for the fourth consecutive year. Vorva posted a league-best 1.55 goals against average in conference play – and ranks seventh in the nation with a .937 save percentage. He allowed two or fewer goals in 15 of his 18 starts in conference. Vorva is the fifth Marian player to be named the conference Player of the Year and first since 2005.