Sunday State Sports Briefs: WIAA could move state hoops tourneys from Madison
Scheduling conflicts could lead the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Conference to move its basketball championship tournaments to Green Bay or Milwaukee, possibly as soon as next season
MADISON - Scheduling conflicts could lead the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Conference to move its basketball championship tournaments to Green Bay or Milwaukee, possibly as soon as next season.
The WIAA likes to hold its tournaments the second and third weeks each March, but there are reported conflicts with the Big Ten men’s hockey conference starting in the 2013-2014 academic year. High school officials say they have no problems brewing with the University of Wisconsin. But, it is possible the boys and girls tournaments would have to move as soon as 2012-2013. Milwaukee isn’t thought to be an option, but the Resch Center in Green Bay could be. Milwaukee games could be played at U.S. Cellular Arena downtown, the former MECCA where the old WISAA state tournament used to be. Another possible Madison venue is the tourney's former location at the University of Wisconsin Fieldhouse. The tournaments generate millions of dollars in economic activity for the Madison area – and more than two million dollars in revenue for the WIAA. A final decision could be made next March.
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The Packers beat the Giants and Detroit loses to the Saints, Green Bay will wrap up the NFC North title. It would seem to have a good chance of happening. The Packers have won 17 straight games – four short of the NFL record set by the New England Patriots. They are well-rested after a week and a half without a game. And, the New York Giants have lost three games in a row and trail Dallas by a game in the NFC East with a 6-5 record. Both teams feature strong quarterbacks, though Packer Aaron Rodgers has taken that to a whole new level. In the 11-0 start, Rogers has 33 touchdown passes and just four interceptions. On the other hand, the Giants franchise has a history of ending unbeaten seasons, doing it to Denver in 1998 and stopping the Patriots bid for a perfect season with a 17-14 win in Super Bowl XLII. The Packers are six-point favorites in the game being played at MetLife Stadium today.
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A pair of UW-Madison seniors, Hilary Knight and Brooke Ammerman, scored two goals apiece in Saturday afternoon's 5-1 road win over Minnesota State-Mankato. The Wisconsin women's hockey team improves its record to 17-1, including 11-1 in WCHA games. Minnesota State led after scoring first, midway through the first period. The rest of the game was owned by the Badgers. In addition to Knight and Ammerman, Brianna Decker scored to give her a point in a 29th straight game. Wisconsin outshot Minnesota State 44-30. Alex Rigsby had 29 saves for the Badgers.
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Levell Coppage tied a record with four touchdowns at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater whipped Salisbury 34-14 Saturday. Coppage rushed for 213 yards on 31 carries, the fourth time he’s topped 200 this season. And, the Warhawk defense stifled a Salisbury offense that led the nation in scoring. The Warhawk record is 13-0 going into next weekend’s semifinal game against Saint Thomas. Whitewater has won 43 games in a row.
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Alec Brown scored 14 points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked four shots to lead the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay past Loyola 57-47 Saturday. The Phoenix evened their record at 4-4 with the Horizon League victory. They jumped to an early 20-5 lead, were up 32-12 at half, then held off the Rambles with some late free throws. The lead grew to 23 points before Loyola closed to within seven in the last minute.
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A free throw by Kaylon Williams forced overtime, then the UW-Milwaukee Panthers edged Illinois-Chicago 73-71. Williams wound up with 13 points and five assists as the Panthers won for the seventh time in eight games. Kyle Kelm led the way with 18 and James Haarsma added 14. The Panthers led most of the game, but needed Williams’ charity toss with eight seconds left to force the extra frame. The led all the way in OT.
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Madison golfer Steve Stricker is tied for 13th going into today’s final round of the Chevron World Challenge. Stricker is 10 shots behind third-round leader Zach Johnson. Stricker had a one over par 73 in Saturday’s third round, pushing him to two over par for the tournament. Johnson took the lead from Tiger Woods, who fell one shot off the pace at the Thousand Oaks, California, course.
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SCORES
--NCAA Division III Football Playoffs, Quarterfinals
UW-Whitewater 34, Salisbury 14
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
--Division I Women
Western Michigan 69, UW-Milwaukee 63
--Division II Men
Southern Indiana 71, UW-Parkside 69
--Division II Women
UW-Parkside 76, Southern Indiana 50
--Division III Men
(23) UW-Stevens Point 85, UW-Superior 47
(24) UW-Whitewater 84, UW-Stout 51
(25) UW-River Falls 68, UW-Platteville 57
Benedictine 66, Concordia-Mequon 65
Carroll 68, Knox 61
Edgewood 60, Concordia-Chicago 56
Grinnell 125, Ripon 103
Illinois College 75, Beloit 64
Hope 89, Carthage 59
Lake Forest 66, Lawrence 65
Lakeland 77, Dominican 58
Milwaukee Engineering 61, Maranatha Baptist 47
Rockford 85, Marian 84
St. Norbert 80, Monmouth 70
UW-La Crosse 68, UW-Eau Claire 57
Whittier 93, Wisconsin Lutheran 81
--Division III Women
(7) UW-Stevens Point 74, UW-Superior 55
(12) Washington 70, Wisconsin Lutheran 58
(23) UW-Whitewater 95, UW-Stout 65
Aurora 69, Alverno 68
Concordia-Mequon 60, Benedictine 42
Dominican 71, Lakeland 68
Edgewood 53, Concordia-Chicago 46
Grinnell 50, Ripon 45
Illinois College 73, Beloit 58
Knox 83, Carroll 78
Lake Forest 73, Lawrence 48
Marian 66, Rockford 54
Milwaukee School of Engineering 56, Maranatha Baptist 43
St. Norbert 68, Monmouth 38
UW-Eau Claire 53, UW-La Crosse 47
UW-River Falls 67, UW-Platteville 46
Wheaton 61, UW-Oshkosh 58
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COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
--NCAA Division I Tournament (At Champaign-Urbana, Ill.)
(7) Illinois 3, Marquette 0
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AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
Milwaukee Admirals 3, Peoria Rivermen 2
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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
--(Boys)
DeForest 58, Sauk Prairie 49
Elmwood 66, Alma/Pepin 36
Green Bay Notre Dame 66, Green Bay West 43
Milwaukee Madison 65, Racine William Horlick 51
Superior 43, Eau Claire Memorial 41
Tomah 58, Baldwin-Woodville 52
Verona 69, Janesville Craig 55
West Salem 50, Westfield 43
Whitnall 68, Milwaukee Pulaski 28
Madison Abundant Life Academy 51, Coulee Region Christian 28
--(Girls)
Belmont 52, Southwestern 34
Brillion 47, Ripon 28
Coulee Region Christian 52, Madison Abundant Life/Madison Country Day 45
La Crosse Central 39, Eau Claire North 37
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