Sports – Tuesday, June 7th, 2016

The Brewers open up a quick
two game series with Oakland tonight at Miller Park.
At 26-31 the Brewers are just 4.5 games out of the final National League Wild
Card spot.  Zach Davies gets the start
for Milwaukee.  Coverage begins at 6:35pm on KFIZ.

 

NL Central

Cubs 6 Phillies 4

Mets @ Pirates – rained out

 

The Pittsburgh Penguins are
on the verge of winning the Stanley Cup after a 3-1 win over the Sharks last
night.  The Penguins victory gives them a
three games to one series advantage. 
They can win the Stanley Cup when they host San Jose on Thursday night in Game 6 of the
best of seven series.

 

The NBA Finals are off until
Wednesday when Cleveland hosts Golden State
in Game 3 of the best of seven series. 
The Warriors lead that series 2-0.

 

After being rained out on
Sunday, Kurt Busch took the checkered flag at Pocono on the NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series.  Dale Earnhardt, Junior was 2nd.
As for the Wisconsin drivers, Matt Kenseth was
7th and Paul Menard was 33rd.

 

MMA fighter Kimbo Slice has
died on Monday at the age of 42.   There
is not word on the cause of his death.  
He was hospitalized earlier in the day.

 

The St. Mary’s Springs Academy
boys golf team has an 8 shot lead over the field after day one of the WIAA
Division Three State Golf Tournament at University Ridge in Madison.  
Cochrane-Fountain
City
is in 2nd
place.   The Ledgers Brady Sarauer paced
the team with a four-over par 76.  That
ties him for 3rd, just three shots off the lead.  Patrick Treichel is tied for 6th
after a 1st round 78.  The
Ledgers Ben Hintze also is tied for 9th after a first round 80. In
the Division Two event, WLA’s Chris Colla is tied for 5th after
firing a 76.  Appleton Xavier leads the
Division Two field, while Marquette
has a 9 shot lead in Division One.  The
championship wraps up today.

 

The Winnebago Lutheran
Academy
girls soccer team
won their Division Four Regional with a 4-0 win over Campbellsport on Monday
night.   The Vikings travel to Lake
Country Lutheran for the Sectional Semifinals on Thursday afternoon.

 

WIAA Sectional Baseball

Division Two Sectional –
Tuesday

Campbellsport @ Waupun –
10:30am

 

WIAA State Softball Tournament

Friday, June 10th

Division Four Semifinals

Oakfield vs. Thorp – 11am on
KFIZ

Division Three Semifinals

Laconia vs. Mishicot – 3:30pm on KFIZ