Sports – Friday, November 8th, 2013

St. Mary’s Springs hosts Oshkosh Lourdes tonight in a WIAA Division Six State Quarterfinal Game at Fruth Field.  The two-time defending champion Ledgers are ranked #1 and sit at 11-0 on the season.  Lourdes is 10-1 and champion of the Trailways Large Conference.  Their only loss of the season was a 54-0 non-conference loss to Shiocton in back on August 30^th.  Coverage begins at 6:05pm with the Backyard Grill Pregame Show.  The tip is set for 7pm presented by BCI Burke Company.  The game also streams at kfiz.com.

The Packers continue to get ready for the Eagles on Sunday at Lambeau Field.  Seneca Wallace is working hard to get on the same page as the rest of the offense after getting minimal reps with the first unit through the first eight weeks of the season.  Mike McCarthy is also working hard to get backup Scott Tolzien reps in case he is called into duty.  Reports say that the team will also bring in Matt Flynn for a look.  The former Packers QB cleared waivers after being cut by Buffalo, but is said to have elbow issues.  Clay Matthews also practiced again on Thursday with a club on his hand and is expected to play on Sunday.  Coverage begins at 10am with the kickoff at Noon on KFIZ.

Thursday Night Football

Minnesota 34 Washington 27 – Adrian Peterson 2 TDs

The Wisconsin Badger football team has a tough non-conference test on Saturday at Camp Randall with BYU coming to town.  The Cougars are sitting at 6-2 on the season.  Coverage begins at 12:30pm with the kickoff set for 2:30pm on KFIZ.

Thursday Night College Football

Stanford 26 Oregon 20

Baylor 41 Oklahoma 12

The Badgers men’s basketball team opens up their regular season tonight against St. John’s in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  Marquette host Southern tonight in their regular season opener.