Sunday State Sports Briefs: Beat up Chargers could be in for long day against unbeaten Packers

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SAN DIEGO - With running back Ryan Matthews limping and questionable for the game and All-Pro guard Kris Dielman out, the San Diego Chargers offer some opportunities to the undefeated Packers to stay undefeated. Green Bay plays at San Diego in a 3:15 p.m. game today.

Reeling from a loss to Kansas City, the 4-3 Chargers still offer a major threat to Green Bay. Both high-powered offenses average right around 400 yards per game. Quarterback Phillip Rivers has actually thrown for more yards than Aaron Rodgers – and the Packer pass defense has been iffy this year. Still, the Packers are favored to win their 14th straight game, including regular and post-season, handing San Diego its third straight defeat.

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Two goals by Brooke Ammerman and another shutout by sophomore goalie Alex Rigsby were all the Wisconsin women’s hockey team needed. The No. 1 ranked Badgers blanked Ohio State in Columbus last night, 2-0. Wisconsin’s record is now 11-1, including 7-1 in the WCHA, good for second place – three points behind Minnesota. The shutout was Rigsby’s second of the season. Ammerman’s pair of goals give her nine this year. Ohio State actually outshot Wisconsin, 30-26, but whiffed on six power-play opportunities. Rigsby protected her shutout and the win by stopping 16 shots in the final period.

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Two goals in the final fives minutes helped the Wisconsin men’s hockey team avoid a weekend sweep in St. Cloud. The Badgers rallied to tie St. Cloud State, 3-3 in front of packed crowd at National Hockey Center. It was Wisconsin’s first point on the road this season. Trailing 3-1, the Badgers scored on a Mike Paape goal with the man advantage, then, Justin Schultz scored the tying goal with less than a minute left. Schultz ended the game with two scores. He leads the team with 14 points on the season. Neither team scored in overtime, the fourth so far for Wisconsin, which now has a record of 4-5-1, including 2-3-1 in the WCHA.

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Martin Kaymer and Fredrik Jacobson share the lead at the World Golf Championships’ HSBC tournament in Shanghai. Both are at 18 under par entering the final round. The only Wisconsin golfer in the field, Pewaukee native Mark Wilson, is tied for 63rd at four over par and 22 shots off the pace.

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Trevor Bayne rolled past Roush Fenway teammate Carl Edwards with six laps to go to win the O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge Nationwide Series race in Texas yesterday. Nationwide Series leader Ricky Stenhouse Junior finished sixth and increased his lead in the points standing to 17 over Elliott Sadler. The only driver with a Wisconsin connection in the field – Beloit-born Danica Patrick – finished 11th.

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SCORES

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

--Division III

(CCIW)

Illinois Wesleyan 13, Carthage 9

(Northern Athletics Conference)

Concordia-Chicago 31, Concordia-Mequon 14

Lakeland 33, Maranatha Baptist 7

Wisconsin Lutheran 27, Aurora 14

(Midwest Conference)

Carroll 31, Grinnell 21

Illinois College 48, Beloit 27

Ripon 50, Lawrence 20

St. Norbert 41, Lake Forest 6

(WIAC)

UW-Oshkosh 38, UW-Stevens Point 24

UW-Platteville 27, UW-Stout 17

UW-River Falls 28, UW-La Crosse 21

UW-Whitewater 37, Eau Claire 22

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL

--Women (Exhibition)

Marquette 64, Carthage 38

UW-Green Bay 100, Cedarburg 33

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AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE

Milwaukee 2, Peoria 1

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COLLEGE SOCCER TOURNAMENTS

--CCIW Men's Championship

Carthage 3, North Park 2

--Midwest Conference Men's Championship

Carroll 2, Beloit 0

--Northern Athletics Conference Men's Championship

Dominican 4, Milwaukee School of Engineering 0

--Midwest Conference Women's Championship

Carroll 2, St. Norbert

--Northern Athletics Conference Women's Championship

Aurora 3, Marian 0

--WIAC Women's Championship

UW-Oshkosh 1, UW-Whitewater 1 (UWO wins in OT shootout)

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COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENTS

--CCIW Championship

Carthage 3, Elmhurst 2

--Midwest Conference Championship

St. Norbert 3, Lake Forest 0

--Northern Athletics Conference Championship

Edgewood 3, Dominican 2

--WIAC Championship

UW-Whitewater 3, UW-Stevens Point 1

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

--Division 1

Kenosha Bradford 27, Brookfield Central 0

Verona 24, Sun Prairie 21

--Division 2

Green Bay Southwest 34, Cedarburg 7

Waunakee 17, DeForest 7

--Division 3

Green Bay Notre Dame 28, West Salem 7

--Division 4

Bloomer 42, Nekoosa 12

Brodhead/Juda 28, Lakeside Lutheran 21

Wrightstown 36, Kewaunee 12

--Division 5

Brillion 14, Amherst 7

Cedar Grove-Belgium 26, Cambridge 13

Colby 31, Stanley-Boyd 7

--Division 6

Edgar 53, Bangor 6

Shiocton 13, Coleman 8

--Division 7

Clayton 22, Frederic 21

Greenwood/Granton 48, Cochrane-Fountain City 12

Seneca 30, Highland 6

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WIAA STATE GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

--Division 4 Championship

Burlington Catholic Central d. Owen-Withee, 3-0

--Division 3 Championship

Oostburg d. Spencer, 3-2

--Division 2 Championship

Waukesha Catholic Memorial d. Tomahawk, 3-0

--Division 1 Championship

Burlington d. Fond du Lac, 3-0

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