Sports

Sports suspended at UW System branch campuses

Published by admin on Thu, 07/16/2020 - 9:25am

Intercollegiate sports at 10 branch campuses within five University of Wisconsin System institutions have been temporarily suspended for the 2020-21 academic year.

UW-Eau Claire, UW-Green Bay, UW-Oshkosh,UW-Platteville and UW-Stevens Point are the five institutions that made a joint decision on Tuesday. The 10 campuses affected are in Baraboo, Barron, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marshfield, Menasha (Fox Cities), Richland, Sheboygan and Wausau.

Wisconsin teams to wear university crest logo with black ‘W’

Published by admin on Thu, 07/16/2020 - 9:22am

Wisconsin plans to have its sports teams wear a university crest logo with a black “W” to show solidarity with Black and other underrepresented communities on campus.

School officials said Wednesday the change would take effect whenever Wisconsin sports teams return to action. They said the black “W” is meant to show support, inclusion and unity from Wisconsin athletes, the athletic department and the university as a whole.

Packers won’t have fans for training camp practices

Published by admin on Wed, 07/15/2020 - 12:20pm

The Green Bay Packers announced Wednesday that there will be no fans in attendance at 2020 training camp practices, Packers Family Night and any home preseason games.

Baseball Highlights (July 14)

Published by admin on Wed, 07/15/2020 - 11:57am

Updated: July 15, 11:45 a.m.

BASEBALL

Clintonville 9

Winneconne 0

Clintonville rolled to a home win over Winneconne on Tuesday behind a seven-run second inning.

Brock Smejkal, Jared Cartwright, Klay Finger, Sean Finger, Dylan Danforth and Brady Kasson all drove in a run for Clintonville. Cartwright had two of the team’s 11 hits.

Bonduel pitching duo stifles Oconto Falls’ bats

Published by admin on Tue, 07/14/2020 - 1:47pm

The pitching duo of Noah Beilfuss and Isaac Boldt powered Bonduel to a 4-0 home win over Oconto Falls on Monday.

Beilfuss struck out eight batters over 4 ⅔ innings before Boldt tallied four strikeouts over the final 2 ⅓ innings.

Bucks will take messages for social change onto the court

Published by admin on Tue, 07/14/2020 - 1:44pm

Milwaukee Bucks team members will join other NBA players who plan to put messages for social change on the back of their jerseys once games resume at the end of the month.

Both Kyle Korver and Khris Middleton will substitute “Black Lives Matter” for their names on their jerseys.

“I think it’s the most important thing for people to realize,” Middleton said Monday. “That our lives do matter. That’s why I went with it.”

Reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, his brother, Thanasis, and other players have another plan.

Brewers seek to make history with 3rd straight playoff berth

Published by admin on Tue, 07/14/2020 - 1:41pm

The Milwaukee Brewers want to celebrate their golden anniversary by accomplishing something they have never done before.

After reaching the National League Championship Series in 2018 and falling in the NL wild-card game last year, the Brewers are seeking an unprecedented third straight playoff berth during this unusual 60-game season.

The Brewers launched their franchise in 1970. Their only previous back-to-back playoff appearances before the last two years came in 1981-82. Now they will try to make history while dealing with the challenges of playing through a pandemic.

Baseball Highlights (July 13)

Published by admin on Tue, 07/14/2020 - 1:35pm

Updated: July 14, 12:15 p.m.

BASEBALL

Clintonville 4

Crivitz 1

Clintonville earned a road win over Crivitz on Monday behind a strong pitching performance from Brock Smejkal.

Smejkal surrendered just one run over 6 ⅔ innings, striking out nine batters along the way. The lone Crivitz run came in the bottom of the seventh inning, but Dylan Danforth was able to induce a groundball to end the contest.

Baseball Highlights (July 12)

Published by admin on Mon, 07/13/2020 - 4:03pm

Updated: July 13, 4 p.m.

BASEBALL

Shawano 13

Waupaca 6

Shawano secured its fourth straight win after a road victory over Waupaca on Sunday.

Andrew Popp led Shawano at the plate and on the mound. Popp posted three hits, including a home run, and drove in six runs while also picking up the win after pitching four innings.

Ashton Henning, Zach Erdmann, Jacob Landon and Braedyn Kowalkowski all chipped in two hits for Shawano, which had 13 hits as a team.

Pulaski stays hot with win over Hofa Park

Published by admin on Mon, 07/13/2020 - 3:15pm

Many Dairyland League teams passed the halfway point of their 2020 summer schedule on Sunday. Pulaski, Nichols, Hortonville, Waupaca and Navarino all earned wins.

Pulaski 3, Hofa Park 1

The Pulaski Reds remained the league’s only unbeaten team, toppling the Hofa Park Panthers on Sunday in Pulaski.

Garrett Kaczrowski led the way for Pulaski, earning the win on the mound after pitching 8 2/3 innings. Joel Vandehei got the final out to earn the save.

Dan Sabin and Vandehei each finished with two hits for the Reds.