Morning State Sports Briefs: Upsets in WIAC men's hoops tourney

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There were two upsets last night in the opening round of the WIAC men’s basketball tournament. UW-Superior, the Number-six seed, eliminated third-seeded Whitewater 78-72 on the Warhawks’ home court. And Number-five seed Platteville advanced with a 66-63 victory at fourth-seeded La Crosse.

All five starters for Superior scored in double figures, led by Jake Smith with 18 points. Platteville out-shot La Crosse 51-to-37 percent. The semi-finals will be played tomorrow night. Superior will play at top-seeded Stevens Point. And Platteville will be at Number-two River Falls. The tournament title will be decided on Saturday. The WIAC women’s basketball tourney opens tonight.

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There were no surprises last night in the first round of the Northern Athletics Conference women’s tournament. Top-seeded Wisconsin Lutheran advanced with a 76-55 romp of Milwaukee Engineering. Erika Laete had 31 points and 11 rebounds for Wisconsin Lutheran, after she scored 50 in her previous game on Saturday night. Number-two Dominican eliminated Marian of Fond du Lac, 94-54. Third-seeded Concordia-Mequon advanced with a 62-60 win over Rockford. And Number-four Benedictine defeated Edgewood 62-58. Wisconsin Lutheran will host Benedictine in tomorrow night’s

semi-finals. And Dominican will be at home against Concordia-Mequon. The title game will be played Saturday. The NAC men’s tournament begins tonight.

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University of Wisconsin forwards Keaton Nankivil and Mike Bruesewitz both practiced last night after sitting out on Monday. And both are expected to play for the Badgers tonight, when they take on Michigan at Ann Arbor. Bruesewitz, a sophomore, has struggled with flu-like symptoms. Nankivil, a senior, hurt an ankle during Sunday’s home victory over Penn State. But he returned and made a career-high five three-pointers. Nankivil has shot 48-percent from beyond-the-arc this season. That’s the second best in the Big Ten this season. The 12th-ranked Badgers are in third place in the conference at 10-4, and they’re 20-6 overall. They’ll play a Michigan team that’s 7-8 in league play, and 17-11 overall. The Wolverines have won four-of-their-last-five, but they lost to Wisconsin by 16 points in Madison on January fifth. Also tonight, the Badger women host Indiana.

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The Marquette University women's basketball team used a late rally to win at Providence last night, 62-50. The Golden Eagles ended the game with a 16-to-2 run. Teya Wright gave the Friars their final lead with 6:24 left. And they missed their last eight field goal attempts the rest of the way. The Eagles outshot Providence 49-to-37 percent, and they out-rebounded the Friars 36-to-27. Paige Fiedorowicz had 20 points and 12 rebounds, as 24th-ranked Marquette improved to 9-5 in the Big East and 21-6 overall. Miranda Tate scored 17 for Providence, which dropped to 5-9 in the conference and 12-14 overall.

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The Milwaukee Admirals took sole possession of first place in the American Hockey League’s West Division with a 5-4 victory at Houston last night. The Admirals were down by one when Matt Halischuk tied the game with a power play goal with just over 12 minutes left. Halischuk then scored the game-winner almost two minutes later. Milwaukee now has 73 points for the season, two more than second-place Houston. Texas is third, three points back.

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Scott Gillespie of Ripon College and Janelle Groer of Carroll are the men’s-and-women’s basketball players-of-the-week in the Midwest Conference. Gillespie, a senior guard, averaged 19 points and nine assists in his final two regular season games. And Gillespie broke Ripon’s single-season assist record for the second straight year with 179. Groer, a junior forward, became the 13th Carroll player to score a-thousand career points when she had nine against Beloit last Wednesday. Groer also scored 31 in her regular season finale against Illinois College. The Midwest Conference men’s-and-women’s tournaments both begin on Friday night.

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Benedictine is the coaches’ pre-season favorite to repeat as the Northern Athletics Conference softball champions. Benedictine went 23-1 a year ago, and the Eagles return four all-conference players including Brittany Adcox – the league’s pitcher-of-the-year. Aurora is projected to finish second, and Dominican third. Lakeland is the top Wisconsin team in the softball pre-season poll, and is projected to take fourth. Concordia-Mequon is picked to finish fifth and Marian sixth.

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Green Bay Packers’ assistant strength coach Dave Redding has retired. Coach Mike McCarthy hired Redding two years ago as the team’s new strength-and-conditioning coordinator to replace Rock Gullickson. He held the job for a year before becoming an assistant under current coordinator Mark Lovat. The 58-year-old Redding was previously a strength coach for Cleveland, San Diego, Washington, and Kansas City. He spent two years as a private fitness-and-nutritional consultant before McCarthy brought him back to the NFL.

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Wisconsin boys' high school basketball

Barneveld 67, Dodgeville 63

Benton 79, Gresham 55

Blair-Taylor 62, Whitehall 27

Bloomer 62, Chippewa Falls McDonell 46

Bowler 57, Wisconsin Valley Lutheran 53

Cambridge 59, Belleville 48

Cassville 40, Lancaster 31

Chippewa Falls 52, Stevens Point 40

Clayton 43, Cameron 40

Cochrane-Fountain City 50, Alma-Pepin 45

Colby 75, Augusta 65

Coleman 68, Lena 50

Delafield St. John's Northwestern 64, Milwaukee Hope School 52

Duluth, Minn. Central 54, Maple Northwestern 51

East Troy 62, Jefferson 39

Edgerton 44, Evansville 36

Eleva-Strum 47, Alma Center Lincoln 34

Elkhart Lake 58, Kohler 51

Ellsworth 45, Prescott 30

Elmwood 68, St. Croix Central 60

Fall Creek 66, Stanley-Boyd 62

Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 52, Tomah 40

Gillett 57, Wausaukee 48, OT

Gilman 62, Lake Holcombe 39

Gilmanton 61, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 37

Grantsburg 57, Pine City, Minn. 53

Green Bay NEW Lutheran 57, Shiocton 55

Greenwood 54, Spencer 45

Hustisford 70, Johnson Creek 61

Juda 68, Argyle 44

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 48, Horicon 28

La Crosse Central 56, La Crosse Logan 54

La Farge 55, Weston 36

Laconia 63, North Fond du Lac 33

Ladysmith 68, Lakeland 51

Lakeside Lutheran 66, Lake Mills 62

Luck 51, Birchwood 13

Luxemburg-Casco 51, Kewaunee 49

Manitowoc Lutheran 62, Sevastopol 57, OT

Mayville 61, Fond du Lac Springs 60

McFarland 58, Whitewater 26

Melrose-Mindoro 71, Bangor 70, OT

Milwaukee Bay View 69, Milwaukee Bradley Tech 66

Milwaukee Hamilton 57, Milwaukee Vincent 56

Milwaukee Rufus King 73, Milwaukee Pulaski 47

Milwaukee Riverside 76, Milwaukee Madison 53

Milwaukee University School 71, Beaver Dam Wayland Academy 42

Milwaukee Washington 82, Milwaukee North 50

Minong Northwood 54, Shell Lake 44

New Auburn 75, Lac Courte Oreilles 48

New Glarus 57, Marshall 55

New Richmond 52, Osceola 49

Osseo-Fairchild 63, Cadott 50

Ozaukee 53, Sheboygan Lutheran 47

Pardeeville 73, Oshkosh Valley Christian 45

Peshtigo 49, Niagara 36

Potosi 51, Belmont 31

Prentice 43, Northland Pines 36

Racine St. Catherine's 60, Racine Prairie 40

Randolph 67, Princeton 31

Random Lake 61, Sheboygan Christian 52

River Falls 50, Baldwin-Woodville 36

River Ridge 47, Shullsburg 45

Sauk Prairie 71, Richland Center 56

Solon Springs 73, Butternut 34

Somers Shoreland Lutheran 47, Greendale Martin Luther 33

South Wayne Black Hawk 53, Pecatonica 52

Spooner 69, Glenwood City 56

Spring Valley 64, Amery 38

Two Rivers 69, Valders 62, OT

Union Grove 64, Westosha Central 49

Unity 51, Siren 46

Verona 76, Madison East 71

Viroqua 56, Prairie du Chien 46

Waterloo 45, Wisconsin Heights 42

Waupaca 51, Clintonville 48

Wausau East 62, Rhinelander 51

Wauzeka 44, North Crawford 35

Webster 59, Hayward 54

Westby 62, Sparta 58

Williams Bay 74, Dodgeland 56

Williams Bay Faith Christian 61, Watertown Maranatha Baptist 41

Wisconsin Dells 57, Monona Grove 43

Wisconsin Lutheran 72, Oconomowoc 54

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Girls' high school basketball

Amery 55, New Richmond 20

Ashland 64, Maple Northwestern 42

Athens 46, Abbotsford 32

Bangor 53, Brookwood 42

Bay Port 54, Green Bay Southwest 23

Bonduel 51, Gillett 39

Boyceville 59, Elmwood 48

Brillion 51, Mishicot 46

Burlington Catholic Central 61, Racine Lutheran 37

Cashton 36, Wonewoc-Center 30

Chippewa Falls 49, Superior 36

Colfax 62, St. Croix Central 24

Columbus 49, DeForest 32

Cuba City 61, Mineral Point 37

Cumberland 53, Clear Lake 46

De Pere 54, Sheboygan North 46

Deerfield 61, Williams Bay 23

Delavan-Darien 58, Burlington 36

Denmark 56, Southern Door 44

Eau Claire Memorial 30, Merrill 28

Eau Claire North 64, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln 53

Eau Claire Regis 64, Osseo-Fairchild 39

Elk Mound 59, Spring Valley 40

Ellsworth 52, Osceola 38

Fall Creek 58, Independence 43

Fall River 63, Madison Abundant Life 41

Freedom 52, Sheboygan Falls 49

Gibraltar 39, Marinette St. Thomas Aquinas 31

Green Bay Notre Dame 46, Ashwaubenon 30

Green Bay Preble 64, Green Bay East 30

Janesville Craig 59, Madison West 34

Kaukauna 46, Menasha 41

Kenosha St. Joseph 55, Milwaukee Messmer 26

Kewaskum 41, Random Lake 34

Kewaunee 44, Oconto 22

Lancaster 47, Monona Grove 39

Loyal 63, Gilman 26

Luck 53, Birchwood 35

Manitowoc Lutheran 42, Hilbert 36

Menomonee Falls 49, Brookfield East 37

Mequon Homestead 39, South Milwaukee 38

Milwaukee Bradley Tech 82, Milwaukee Reagan-Lifelong Learning 20

Milwaukee Heritage Christian 64, Kenosha Christian Life 54

Milwaukee Hope School 41, Milwaukee St. Joan Antida 33

Milwaukee Rufus King 62, Brookfield Central 54

Milwaukee Languages 76, Milwaukee Custer 73

Milwaukee Vincent 72, Milwaukee Hamilton 42

Milwaukee Washington 78, Milwaukee North 29

Minong Northwood 58, Shell Lake 21

Mondovi 50, Plum City 35

New Auburn 57, Lac Courte Oreilles 31

New Lisbon 50, Hillsboro 45

New London 56, West De Pere 32

Niagara 54, Peshtigo 43

Northland Pines 39, Wabeno 24

Oconomowoc 55, West Bend West 33

Oshkosh West 50, Neenah 46

Pewaukee 47, Mukwonago 38

Pittsville 48, Northland Lutheran 36

Platteville 52, Mount Horeb 43

Port Edwards 50, Iola-Scandinavia 23

Port Washington 33, Wauwatosa West 30

Potosi 57, Albany 36

Prairie du Chien 53, Holmen 42

Prescott 47, Durand 41

Pulaski 45, Luxemburg-Casco 38

Racine St. Catherine's 50, Racine Prairie 29

Rice Lake 58, Hayward 57

Richland Center 56, River Valley 25

Sauk Prairie 39, Lodi 30

Seymour 43, Two Rivers 31

Siren 62, Unity 24

Somerset 43, Baldwin-Woodville 29

Spencer 65, Colby 35

St. Croix Falls 69, Turtle Lake 53

Sturgeon Bay 59, Shiocton 42

Union Grove 47, Waterford 37

Verona 40, Monroe 28

Watersmeet, Mich. 68, Phelps 50

Waupun 50, Wautoma 29

Wausau Newman 53, Edgar 40

Wausau West 50, Wittenberg-Birnamwood 49

Webster 60, Hinckley-Finlayson, Minn. 28

West Bend East 35, Hartford 18

Weston 46, North Crawford 29

Whitefish Bay 42, Wauwatosa East 32

Williams Bay Faith Christian 33, Watertown Maranatha Baptist 31

Wilmot 44, Westosha Central 41

Winnebago Lutheran 58, Weyauwega-Fremont 48

Winter 57, Mellen 54

Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 41, Stratford 28

Wrightstown 46, Menasha St. Mary's 42

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WIAA boys' high school hockey sectionals

New Richmond Sectional

New Richmond 4, Menomonie 3, 3 OT

Superior 6, Hudson 0

Chippewa Falls Sectional

Chippewa Falls 4, Rice Lake 1

Eau Claire Memorial 9, Chequamegon-Phillips 1

Stevens Point Sectional

Mosinee 5, Stevens Point 0

Wausau West 4, Schofield D.C. Everest 0

Wisconsin Rapids Sectional

Onalaska 3, Sparta 2

Wisconsin Dells-Reedsburg 3, Tomah 2

Appleton Sectional

Green Bay Notre Dame 6, Waupaca 0

Ashwaubenon 6, Green Bay Southwest 4

Madison West Sectional

Middleton 4, Oregon 1

Waunakee 5, Madison Edgewood 3

Brookfield Sectional

Milwaukee Marquette 2, Beloit Memorial 1

Stoughton 5, Waukesha Catholic Memorial-Milwaukee Pius XI 2

Fond du Lac Sectional

Cedarburg 6, Milwaukee University School 3

Fond du Lac St. Mary's Springs 5, Hartland Arrowhead 4, OT

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WIAA girls' hockey sectionals

Chippewa Falls Sectional

Hayward-Spooner 2, Eau Claire North-Memorial-Altoona 1

St. Croix Valley Fusion 3, Chippewa Falls 0

Schofield Sectional

Central Wisconsin 8, Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids 1

Marshfield 4, Northland Pines 2

Onalaska Sectional

Appleton United 3, Fond du Lac-Waupun 2

Green Bay East 3, Onalaska 1

Beaver Dam Sectional

University School of Milwaukee 2, Hartland Arrowhead 0

Sun Prairie 6, Beloit-Clinton-Janesville 0

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