Sports News
Sports – Thursday, January 23rd, 2014
Minnesota handed the Badgers their 3rd straight loss last night with an 81-68 win in the Twin Cities. Sam Dekker had 20 points and six rebounds to pace UW. Before the game Dekker was named a Mid-Season Finalist for the Wooden Award which goes to college basketball’s best player. The Badgers travel to Purdue on Saturday.
College Hoops
Green Bay 83 Oakland 69 – Phoenix won 11 straight games
Marian 67 Edgewood 63
Ripon 95 Lawrence 81
The Bucks won for the first time in 2014 with a 104-101 win over Detroit at the BMO Harris Bradley Center last night. Caron Butler scored 30 points and Brandon Knight 16 as Milwaukee snapped a 9 game losing streak. OJ Mayo and Larry Sanders missed the game because of illness.
NFL legends Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders finished up drafting their team’s for this Sunday’s Pro Bowl in Hawaii. Packers running back Eddie Lacy will be on Deion Sanders team along with fellow running backs Jamaal Charles and Washington’s Alfred Morris.
Boys High School Basketball
St. Mary’s Springs 49 Omro 42
We’ve got high school hockey tonight on KFIZ as St. Mary’s Springs hosts Beaver Dam at the Blueline. Coverage begins at 7:05pm with the Backyard Grill Pregame Show. The puck drops at 7:30pm. The broadcast is presented by BCI Burke Company.
Thursday, January 23rd
Boys Basketball
Ripon @ Little Chute
St. Lawrence @ Oneida Nation – 5:30pm
Girls Basketball
Laconia @ St. Mary’s Springs
WLA @ North Fond du Lac
Lomira @ Mayville
Campbellsport @ Kewaskum
Waupun @ Plymouth
Two Rivers @ New Holstein
Roncali @ Chilton
Oakfield @ Montello
Pardeeville @ CWC
Boys Hockey
Beaver Dam @ St. Mary’s Springs – 7:30pm on KFIZ