Sports – Thursday, December 31st, 2015

The Wisconsin Badgers won their 2^nd straight bowl
game with a 23-21 win over USC at the Holiday Bowl in San Diego. 
Rafael Gaglianone’s 29 yard field goal with 2:27 left in the 4^th
quarter gave UW the lead and the Badger defense held firm down the stretch to
secure the Badgers bowl victory.  QB Joel
Stave threw for 217 yards and a TD and was named the game’s Offensive MVP.  Linebacker Jack Cichy was voted the Defensive
MVP for his 3 sack 2^nd half. 
The win is Stave’s 31^st as a UW starter. That’s the most by a
QB in school history. Wisconsin
finishes the season at 10-3 under 1^st year head coach Paul Chryst.

 

The Semifinals of the College Football Playofs are
today.   This afternoon at 4pm, central,
#4 Oklahoma plays #1 Clemson at the Orange Bowl
in Miami.  #3 Michigan
State will face #2 Alabama
at the Cotton Bowl in North Texas at 8pm
tonight.  The winners will play for the
National Championship on January 11^th in Glendale, Arizona.

 

The Packers look to win the NFC North championship on Sunday
night when they host Minnesota.  The winner will get a home game in the Wild
Card round of the NFL Playoffs. The loser will go on the road to either
Washington or host a rematch between the two teams.  You’ll hear Sunday night’s game on KFIZ.  Coverage begins at 5pm with the kickoff set
for 7:30pm.

 

With the Packers in primetime, you’ll hear the New York Jets
travel to Buffalo
with a chance to earn a playoff spot as well on KFIZ.  Coverage begins at 11:30am on KFIZ.

 

Men’s College Basketball

Seton Hall 83 Marquette 63

Ripon 90 Marian 74

 

The Bucks are in Indiana for a New Year’s
Eve matchup with the Pacers tonight. 
Coverage begins at 5:40pm on KFIZ.

 

Manitowoc Roncalli beat the St.
Mary’s Springs boys basketball team 67-54. 
Ricky Stoegbauer paced the Ledgers with 15.

 

St. Mary’s Springs boys hockey
team fell to Janesville
6-1 on Wednesday night.

 

The Fondy-Waupun girls hockey
team won the Chippewa Falls Tournament with a 4-2 win over Rock County
on Wednesday.  The Warbirds are now
10-1-1 on the season.

 

The Fond du Lac wrestling team was 25^th
at the Oshkosh Lourdes event on Wednesday.   
At 145, Josh Adams finished 2^nd.  At 285, Donte Johnson finished in 4^th
place.