Sports

Shawano girls basketball team wins Cranberry Classic

Published by admin on Mon, 11/30/2020 - 10:01am

The Shawano Community High School girls basketball team won the Cranberry Classic in Wisconsin Rapids after posting a 2-0 record in the two-day tournament.

Shawano opened tournament play with a 59-51 victory over Assumption on Friday. Brianna Wright posted 19 points to lead the Hawks to victory, with Rachel Reed and Lydia Beyer providing 15 and 13 points, respectively.

Shawano then downed Columbus Catholic 56-44 on Saturday. Avery Dreier scored 16 points to pace the Hawks, while Reed added 15 points.

Packers dismantle Bears to grab commanding lead in division

Published by admin on Sun, 11/29/2020 - 7:08pm

Updated: Nov. 30, 9:45 a.m.

The Green Bay Packers dominated the Chicago Bears on Sunday night in front of a small crowd at Lambeau Field, working out to a 31-point lead before coasting to a 41-25 win.

The Packers offense was nearly unstoppable, scoring touchdowns on five of its first seven possessions, and the defense had three takeaways and scored a touchdown of its own.

Lambeau Field to evaluate COVID-19 protocols at Packers, Bears game

Published by admin on Fri, 11/27/2020 - 5:41pm

While Lambeau Field is still closed on gamedays to ticketed fans, Sunday’s game between the Packers and the Bears will host a small group of Packers employees and their household family in the stadium bowl to help evaluate COVID-19 protocols that have been implemented.

Recreation Scoreboard (Dec. 4)

Published by admin on Fri, 11/27/2020 - 5:39pm

Updated: Nov. 30, 10:10 a.m.

BOWLING

Friday Night Him and Hers

Team W L

Keglers 31 11

CDH 29 13

Buss Automotive 28 14

MW Auto Body 25 17

Brothers Pub 24 11

Lund’s Corner Bar 21 21

Humana 21 21

Brothers Pub Too 21 21

Gingerly 14 28

Just 4 Fun 14 28

Water Buffaloes 13 22

The Farmers 11 31

Packers roster moves (week 12)

Published by admin on Fri, 11/27/2020 - 5:36pm

Updated: Nov. 29, 6:30 p.m.

The Green Bay Packers placed DL Montravius Adams and LB James Burgess on injured reserve.

The transactions were announced Wednesday by General Manager Brian Gutekunst.

Packers release P Kaser

The Packers released P Drew Kaser.

The transaction was announced Monday by Gutekunst.

Packers announce roster moves

The Packers elevated LB De’Jon Harris and RB Mike Weber from the practice squad to the active roster for gameday as COVID-19 replacements.

Packers, Panthers game date and time set

Published by admin on Fri, 11/27/2020 - 5:34pm

The NFL announced that the Green Bay Packers vs. Carolina Panthers game in week 15 at Lambeau Field will be played at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 19.

The game will air nationally on the NFL Network and also on WLUK-TV in Green Bay and WITI-TV in Milwaukee. The game is also available on the Packers Radio Network that is made up of 50 stations in four states.

Wisconsin CB Wildgoose says he plans to enter NFL draft

Published by admin on Fri, 11/27/2020 - 5:33pm

Wisconsin cornerback Rachad Wildgoose is declaring for the NFL draft and isn’t expected to play in the Badgers’ remaining games this season.

Wildgoose announced his decision via Twitter on Friday. He injured his shoulder in the first half of a 17-7 loss at Northwestern last week and had his arm in a sling for the second half of the game.

In his tweet, Wildgoose said that “being a part of what I consider the greatest university in America has been the honor of my life.”

Ball security lacking in Green Bay

Published by admin on Fri, 11/27/2020 - 3:13pm

The Green Bay Packers are a team that takes pride in taking care of the ball, often finishing amongst the league leaders in least amount of turnovers for a season.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers owns the best touchdown to interception ratio in NFL history and has just two seasons of 10-plus interceptions in his long career. He threw a combined six interceptions between the 2018-19 seasons.

Keys to the Game (Nov. 29)

Published by admin on Fri, 11/27/2020 - 3:08pm

The Green Bay Packers (7-3) host the Chicago Bears (5-5) at 7:20 p.m Sunday at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. NBC televises the game.

Coaches

Green Bay — Matt LaFleur, second season (20-6). Chicago — Matt Nagy, third season (25-17).

History

Packers lead 99-95-6. With a victory, the Packers would earn a 100th victory against the Bears. Green Bay has won 17 of the last 20 matchups.

When the Packers have the ball

Packers Free Agency Preview

Published by admin on Fri, 11/27/2020 - 3:06pm

With the Green Bay Packers extending left tackle David Bakhtiari’s contract, who, if anybody, will be the next in line?

Here’s a look at the team’s key players who will be unrestricted free agents at season’s end.

C Corey Linsley

As was the case with the 29-year-old Bakhtiari, the 29-year-old Linsley is delivering a peak season while in his final year under contract. The question is whether there’s enough money to go around given a salary cap that’s expected to fall from $198 million this year to $175 million next year.