State Sports Briefs: Badger grapplers second at Midlands

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EVANSTON, Ill. - The No. 4 ranked University of Wisconsin wrestling team placed second in the venerable Midlands Tournament held at Northwestern University's Welsh-Ryan Arena.

The two-day tournament concluded Thursday.

UW had two champions, sophomore Tyler Graff at 133 pounds and junior Travis Rutt at 184, and two runner-ups, including defending NCAA champion Andrew Howe, who had his 51-match win streak snapped in a 10-7 finals loss to Nebraska's Jordan Burrough's who was the No. 2 seed in the 167-pound field. Also finishing second was Cole Schmitt at 149 pounds.

Missouri won the Midlands title with 103.5 points to UW's 98.5 points. It matches the Badgers' best showing in the tournament, which was a second place finish in 1987. UW was without two starters, including River Falls' Trevor Brandvold at 197, due to wave of illness that had hit the team before the meet.

Wisconsin wrestles in the National Duals Jan. 8-9 in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

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The United States won its third straight first-round game with a 4-0 shutout of Germany in the World Junior Championships last (Thurs) night in Buffalo New York. Goaltender Jack Campbell stopped all 14 of the German's shots and was replaced by Andy Iles midway through the third period. This victory guarantees the defending champion Americans a spot in the medal round. Team USA, led by UW's John Ramage, plays its final preliminary round game tomorrow night (8pm) against Switzerland.

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Twelve days without a game left the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee cold from the field in a 68-44 loss to Wright State. The Panthers shot less than 35 percent in the Horizon League game, trailing 40-29 at half and misfiring even more in the second half. Tony Meier was the only Panther able to find the range, scoring 15 points. The Raiders hit 11-of-18 three-point shots.

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Jarvis Williams and Rahmon Fletcher scored 15 points apiece, but that wasn't enough to keep Wisconsin-Green Bay from dropping a 79-56 decision to Detroit. The Phoenix record falls to 6-8 and they have lost their first two Horizon League contests. The Titans hit 57 percent from the field and 88 percent from the free throw line, 23 of 26. The visiting Phoenix only attempted six free throws, hitting four.

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The UW-Green Bay women’s basketball team will host Detroit tonight in their Horizon League opener. The Phoenix are 11-1, and are favored to win their 13th straight regular season conference title. Also, Green Bay is number-one this week in the mid-major poll from College-Insider-Dot-Com. The Phoenix are coming off a victory over South Dakota on Tuesday night. They’ll play a Detroit team that’s 6-5 with a two-game winning streak. The Titans are coming off a 68-27 romp of Mary-Grove on Monday night.

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The UW-Milwaukee women will try to end a six-game losing streak this afternoon, when they host Wright State in their Horizon League opener. The Panthers are 3-8 after losing by seven at Illinois State on Tuesday night. Lindsay Laur had 20 points and 12 rebounds in that contest. UWM will play its first home game since December fourth against a Wright State team that has won five-of-their-last-six. The Raiders went 7-4 in their non-conference schedule. They’re led by LaShawna Thomas, who has 18 points and over six assists per game.

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Most of Wisconsin’s small college basketball teams will take a breather for the New Year’s holiday, after competing in tournaments this week. A few games are on tap for this afternoon. The Beloit College men will play Concordia-Texas as a tournament wraps up in Austin Texas. And UW-Oshkosh hosts Marian University of Fond du Lac. On the women’s side, La Crosse plays at Occidental in California. And Beloit is at Loras of Iowa.

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Believe it or not, the Milwaukee Bucks are in the thick of the NBA Eastern Conference playoff race despite their 12-and-18 start. The Bucks trail Philadelphia by just percentage points for the eighth-and-final post-season spot. But there’s a lot of basketball to be played before then – and coach Scott Skiles hopes to make up ground as soon as he can. The first thing he’ll need to do is get his players healthy. Injuries have taken a big toll on Milwaukee this season, and Skiles is looking for the Bucks to get healthier sometime this month. In March, Milwaukee will have 10-of-its-15 games at home. And Skiles will to rally by then. The Bucks will open the New Year tomorrow night at home against the Dallas Mavericks.

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The Milwaukee Admirals will try to hold onto second place in the American Hockey League’s West Division, when they play at Peoria tonight. The Admirals are one point ahead of third-place Peoria – and they’re three points in back of front-running San Antonio. Milwaukee goal-tender Mark Dekanich has only allowed two goals in his last 103 minutes. The Admirals are 19-10-2-4. Peoria is 20-10-2-1.

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In pro soccer, the Milwaukee Wave will play its first game since December 11th when they host the Missouri Comets this afternoon. Milwaukee is 5-0 in the Major Indoor Soccer League – and two of those victories have come against Missouri, 20-9 and 24-11. The Comets are 1-6, giving up an average of 17 points a game. The Wave has only given up just over eight-points per contest, and it leads the league in that department. Milwaukee’s Ryan Mack needs only two points to reach 150 for his career.

SCORES

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

--Division I Women

Marquette 83, Louisiana Tech 75

--Division III Men

Augustana 57, St. Norbert 56

Milwaukee School of Engineering 56, Luther 49

Northwestern College (MN) 69, UW-Eau Claire 58

UW-La Crosse 83, Gustavus Adolphus 75 (OT)

UW-Platteville 67, Beloit 54

UW-River Falls 77, Sioux Falls 67

UW-Stevens Point 93, Linfield 60

UW-Stout 84, Lakeland 74

UW-Whitewater 91, Hamline 80

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--Division III Women

Alverno 73, Marian 62

Chapman 57, UW-La Crosse 56

Chicago 76, UW-Platteville 70

Concordia-Mequon 62, Concordia-Chicago 53

Hanover (IN) 71, UW-Eau Claire 70

Milwaukee Engineering 72, Finlandia 62

St. Norbert 50, Kenyon 45

UW-River Falls 48, St. Scholastica 24

UW-Stevens Point 85, Puget Sound 61

UW-Whitewater 73, George Fox 56

Wartburg 87, UW-Stout 59

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AMATEUR HOCKEY

--World Junior Hockey Championships

USA 4, Germany 0

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BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Albany 46, Orangeville, Ill. 39

Appleton East 59, Seymour 53

Beloit Memorial 57, Randolph 48

Blair-Taylor 64, Osseo-Fairchild 40

Brillion 71, Shiocton 54

Burlington 76, Janesville Parker 49

Colfax 65, Fall Creek 45

Freedom 48, Oak Creek 31

Gilman 50, Spencer 44

Grafton 46, West Bend West 42

Hillsboro 61, Adams-Friendship 52

Hortonville 49, Manitowoc 37

Kaukauna 52, Ashwaubenon 43

Markesan 56, Lomira 53

Medford 69, Rib Lake 52

Mellen 60, Birchwood 35

Mineral Point 58, Belmont 42

Neenah 53, Bay Port 47

Pembine 74, Marinette St. Thomas Aquinas 58

Plymouth 68, Green Bay Southwest 49

Potosi 35, Lancaster 32

Sevastopol 42, Reedsville 41, OT

Stoughton 71, Janesville Craig 60

Two Rivers 73, Manitowoc Lutheran 34

Waunakee 49, Houghton, Mich. 32

--Brookfield Central Holiday Tournament

Brookfield Central 79, Hartford 46

Nicolet 59, Milwaukee Bay View 41

--Brookfield East Holiday Tournament

(Consolation Final)

Brookfield East 62, Westosha Central 56

(Championship)

Milwaukee Riverside 56, Racine William Horlick 45

--Clayton Tournament

Clayton 53, Spring Valley 39

Clear Lake 65, Solon Springs 36

Siren 61, Boyceville 48

Turtle Lake 60, Bruce 45

--Cuba City Tournament

Brodhead 60, Milwaukee Academy of Science 41

River Valley 68, Cuba City 66

--Edgerton Holiday Tournament

Edgerton 51, Cambridge 44

--Fond du Lac Tournament

Fond du Lac 45, Baraboo 36

--Gresham Holiday Tournament

(Championship)

Gresham 49, Menominee Indian 48

(Consolation)

Madison Abundant Life Christian 46, Oneida Nation 29

--La Crosse Aquinas Tournament

La Crosse Aquinas 44, Prairie du Chien 33

--Lake Mills Holiday Tournament

Montello 44, Cambria-Friesland 43

--Lakeland Tournament

(Consolation Final)

Three Lakes 47, Wittenberg-Birnamwood 26

(Championship)

Lakeland 66, Auburndale 52

--Middleton Holiday Tournament

Madison Edgewood 66, Middleton 53

Port Washington 66, La Crosse Central 63

--Northland Pines Tournament

Phillips 55, Northland Pines 31

--Palmyra Tournament

Johnson Creek 69, Williams Bay 49

(Championship)

Palmyra-Eagle 35, Belleville 23

--Sentry Classic Tournament

Stevens Point 61, Watertown 48

Winneconne 63, Stevens Point Pacelli 47

Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln 73, Milwaukee Pulaski 42

--Shawano Sundrop Classic

DeForest 68, Sussex Hamilton 57

--Stratford Tournament

Owen-Withee 71, Lincoln Hills 38

Stratford 41, Iola-Scandinavia 40

--Wabasha-Kellogg Tournament

Alma/Pepin 65, Wabasha-Kellogg, Minn. 58

--Waukesha South Tournament

Waukesha North 50, West Allis Hale 43

Waukesha South 70, Delavan-Darien 52

--Winona State Tournament

Holmen 68, Faribault, Minn. 59

La Crosse Logan 66, Winona, Minn. 54

--Wisconsin Valley Big Rivers Challenge

Antigo 59, Hudson 45

Marshfield 49, Superior 42

Merrill 64, Eau Claire North 42

Schofield D.C. Everest 58, Chippewa Falls 36

Wausau East 55, Menomonie 38

Wausau West 54, Eau Claire Memorial 36

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GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Auburndale 42, Iola-Scandinavia 21

Cassville 44, Ithaca 40

Howards Grove 49, Fond du Lac St. Mary's Springs 38

Kiel 34, Elkhart Lake 26

Lancaster 36, Potosi 22

Madison Edgewood 49, Stoughton 34

Medford 64, Rib Lake 18

Northland Pines 58, Calumet , Mich. 33

Oconomowoc 51, Racine William Horlick 39

Pewaukee 50, Brookfield East 43

Sheboygan Falls 58, Oostburg 55

Slinger 48, Oshkosh North 35

Southwestern 53, Argyle 39

Menasha St. Mary's 49, Green Bay NEW Lutheran 31

Sturgeon Bay 69, Crivitz 26

Valders 47, Two Rivers 24

Whitehall 41, Gilmanton 40

--BRC/WVC Challenge

Eau Claire Memorial 42, Wausau West 34

Chippewa Falls 60, Superior 43

Menomonie 53, Wausau East 30

--Cuba City Tournament

Cuba City 50, River Valley 34

River Ridge 66, Brodhead 50

--Gresham Tournament

Madison Abundant Life 33, Oneida Nation 32

Menominee Indian 47, Gresham 37

--Kickapoo Tournament

Iowa-Grant 44, North Crawford 36

Kickapoo 40, Iowa-Grant 33

--La Crosse Aquinas Tournament

Prairie du Chien 47, Sparta 40

--Lakeland Tournament

Washburn 47, Lakeland 45

Palmyra-Eagle Tournament

Johnson Creek 37, Palmyra-Eagle 16

(Championship)

Juda 56, Williams Bay 9

--Sentry Tournament (UWSP)

Amherst 61, Wild Rose 48

Nekoosa 42, Stevens Point Pacelli 29

--Seymour Tournament

(Third Place)

Seymour 41, Little Chute 36

(Championship)

Chilton 49, Denmark 36

-- AAU Holiday Classic at UW-Stout

Chippewa Falls McDonell 48, Spring Valley 24

Colfax 37, Minong Northwood 24

--Waukesha South Tournament

Waukesha North 37, West Allis Hale 28

Waukesha South 40, Delavan-Darien 29

--Weyauwega-Fremont Tournament

Algoma 74, Weyauwega-Fremont 30

Winneconne 60, Mosinee 41

--Winona State Tournament

Northfield, Minn. 37, Holmen 36

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