Sports – Friday, March 7th, 2014

The Marian
University men’s
basketball team will make their first appearance in the NCAA Division III
Tournament since 2001 tonight as they travel to #1 seed UW-Stevens Point.
Marian is 22-6 while the Pointers are 26-1. The tip is set for 8pm.

 

The Horizon League Men’s Basketball Tournament continues today at
the Resch Center
in Green Bay.  Oakland plays Wright State
at 6pm with the winner playing Cleveland
State on Saturday.   Then at 8:30pm, Milwaukee
plays Valparaiso with the winner getting Green Bay on Saturday
night in the league semifinals. 

 

Michigan State
thumped Iowa 86-76
last night to stay even with the Badgers in the Big Ten.  UW has the tie breaker so if they beat Nebraska on Sunday they will be the #2 seed in the Big
Ten Tournament, If the Spartans beat Ohio
State and Bucky loses,
MSU will get the #2 seed.

 

ESPN reported on Thursday that the Packers have offered defensive
lineman BJ Raji a one-year deal worth about $4 million dollars.   The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports today
that Raji wasn’t interested in the deal.

 

The Brewers took down the Rockies
5-3 in Cactus League play on Thursday.  Carlos
Gomez had a pair of hits while Kyle Lohse gave up two runs and three hits in
three innings of work.  The Brewers play San Diego this afternoon.
 No radio broadcast today.

 

WIAA Boys Basketball Playoffs

Division One 

Neenah 59 Stevens
Point 56

Kimberly 46 Bay
Port 41

 

Regional Final – Saturday

Neenah vs. Marshfield
@ Wausau West –
1pm

Kimberly vs. Germantown
@ Ashwaubenon – 2pm

 

Division Three – Sectional Semifinal

Ripon 45. Oostburg 38 – OT

 

Regional Final – Saturday

Ripon vs. Brown Deer @ Whitefish
Bay – 4pm

 

Division Four – Sectional Semifinal

Oshkosh Lourdes 56
Lake Country Lutheran 36

 

Regional Final – Saturday

Oshkosh Lourdes
vs. Whitefish Bay Dominican @ Germantown – 1pm

 

Division 5 – Sectional Semifinal

CWC 53. Burlington
Catholic Central 46

 

Regional Final – Saturday

CWC vs. Sheboygan
Lutheran @ Kettle Moraine – 1pm

 

WIAA State Boys Hockey

Game-1:  Verona (24-2-2) 3,  Superior (14-12-1) 0 – Stats
Game-2:   Notre Dame (27-1) 7, Eau Claire Memorial (22-5-1) 0 – Stats
Game-3:   Univ. Sch (21-4-3) 2, Wausau West (20-7) 1 (2 OT) – Stats
Game-4:   Onalaska (22-3-1) 4 vs. Kettle Mor. Co-op (15-9-4) 3
– Stats

 

The WIAA State Team Wrestling Tournament begins today in Madison.

 

The WIAA Girls Basketball Tournament continues tonight with
Regional Semifinal action.  We’ll be out
on the Ledge as St. Mary’s Springs hosts Howards Grove.  Coverage begins at 6:35pm with the Backyard
Grill Pregame Show.  The tip is set for
7pm presented by BCI Burke Company.  The
playoffs are brought to you by Taco Bell.

 

WIAA
Girls Basketball Playoff

Division One

Regional Semifinal – Friday, March 7^th

Fond du Lac @ Appleton North

 

Division Three

Regional Semifinals

Friday, March 7 – 7pm

Ripon @ Waupun

Sheboygan Falls @ Laconia

North Fond du Lac @ Oostburg

Columbus @ Lomira

Chilton @ Kewaunee

 

Division Four

Regional Semifinal

Friday, March 7 – 7pm

Howards Grove @ St. Mary’s
Springs – on KFIZ

 

Division Five

Regional Semifinal

Friday, March 7 – 7pm

CWC @ Randolph

Oakfield @ Sheboygan Christian