Wednesday State Sports Briefs: UW's Ball, Zeitler named All-Americans

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MADISON - University of Wisconsin running back Montee Ball and guard Kevin Zeitler were named as first-team All-Americans by the Associated Press today.

Center Peter Konz was chosen as a second-team pick. Ball leads the nation with 1,759 rushing yards. He needs just one touchdown in the Rose Bowl to tie Barry Sanders' all-time record of 39 TD's in a season. And Ball finished fourth in last week's voting for the Heisman Trophy. Zeitler and Konz were key players in a Badger offensive line that helped generate almost 45 points per game.

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UW is selling a limited number of returned tickets today for the Rose Bowl Game on January second. But as of 2:30, only single seats had remained on the UWBadgers.com site. Ticket sales began at noon.

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The UW-Green Bay men topped Division-Two Michigan Tech 69-61 at home last night. The game was tied at 20 when the Phoenix ended the first half with a 13-to-2 run. Michigan Tech out-scored Green Bay 51-48 in the field, but the Phoenix had a huge advantage at the free throw line. They made 21-of-26 from the stripe, while Tech made only 10-of-13. Alec Brown had 20 points and nine rebounds for UW-Green Bay, which ended a two-game losing streak and improved to 5-0 at home. They're now 5-and-6 overall. Mike Hojnacki scored 18 for Michigan Tech, which ended a three-game winning streak and dropped to 5-4. Green Bay's next game is a week from tomorrow night at home against Idaho.

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All of Wisconsin's major college basketball teams have tonight off. But there's a good match-up in Division-Three, as the state's only two teams in the Top-25 will square off. UW-Whitewater, which is ranked 13th by D3hoops.com will play at No. 25 Stevens Point in a WIAC contest. Whitewater is 8-0 overall, while the Pointers come in at 6-2. In other WIAC men's games, UW-Stout plays at River Falls. Superior hosts Eau Claire. And La Crosse is at Carleton of Minnesota. In one other men's contest tonight, Viterbo of La Crosse is at Saint Mary's of Minnesota. On the women's side, seventh-ranked Stevens Point travels to Whitewater. 14th-ranked River Falls is at Stout. Eau Claire hosts Superior. And La Crosse plays at Saint Mary's.

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John Cording of the Milwaukee School of Engineering made the national men's small college basketball Team-of-the-Week from D3hoops.com. And Callie Halama of UW-Eau Claire made the national women's squad. Cording, a sophomore guard, had career-highs of 25-and-30 points in back-to-back games for MSOE. And he only committed one turnover in 60 minutes of play. Halama, a junior forward, had 23 points and 11 rebounds in Eau Claire's victory over Whitewater. And she made all seven of her free throws while scoring 19 in a win over Platteville.

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Ben Aalfs of UW-Superior and Ashley Averkamp of Stevens Point are the W-I-A-C men's-and-women's basketball players-of-the-week. Aalfs, a senior guard, had 22 points and six assists in a win over Stout. And the next night, he had 21 points and six boards in a one-point Superior loss to UW-La Crosse. Averkamp, a senior post player, She averaged 17-and-a-half points and seven-and-a-half rebounds in the Pointers' wins over Oshkosh and Illinois Wesleyan. Averkamp made 16-of-22 from the floor during the two contests. The WIAC also recognized Nick Graves of Stevens Point in men's hockey, Alex Card and Nicole Dorvinen of Eau Claire in swimming, Nick Badilla of Eau Claire and Tessa Kahring of La Crosse in diving, and Nazar Kulchytskyy of Oshkosh in wrestling.

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Two players from Wisconsin have been named to the national coaches All-American women's soccer teams for the NCAA's Division-Three. Courtney Tideman of UW-Stout and Emily Gerber of Whitewater both made the third team. Tideman is a senior defender, and Gerber is a senior mid-fielder. Both are the first All-Americans in the history of their respective programs. It's also just the fourth time in WIAC history that multiple players from the conference were named as All-Americans.

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University of Wisconsin men's soccer coach John Trask has been named as the assistant for the U.S. Under-23 men's national team. He'll join head coach Caleb Porter, as the team gets ready for next year's Olympic qualifying tournament. Porter coaches at the University of Akron, and Trask says he'll teach the style of soccer that the players will enjoy and embrace. Team USA will open its Olympic qualifiers against Cuba on March 22nd. They'll also play Canada and El Salvador in the tournament's preliminary round.

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Wisconsin has connections to four-of-the-15 people who've been named to the Missouri Sports Hall-of-Fame. Two former Milwaukee Brewers will be inducted, Jim Edmonds and Jamie Quirk. Former Green Bay Packers' defensive coordinator Emmitt Thomas is also being enshrined along with Clyde Lear, the retired founder of Learfield Communications. Fifteen individuals and two Missouri school teams will be inducted in a ceremony on January 29th in Springfield. Edmonds played in Milwaukee in most of 2010. But he made his name with the Saint Louis Cardinals, where he made three All-Star appearances and became the first Cardinal ever to hit 40-or-more homers in a season. Quirk was a catcher for the Brewers in 1977, and he was on the American League champion Kansas City Royals in 1980 as part of an 18-year big league career. Thomas ran the Packer defense in 1999 under Ray Rhodes. And he starred as a corner with the Kansas City Chiefs for 13 years. Lear founded the Missouri-net news-and-sports network. His company produces game broadcasts and provides marketing services to 54 universities. It also owns the Wheeler News Service and the Wisconsin Radio Network.

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Jilleanne Rookard of West Allis won the women's three-thousand meter race last night, as the U.S. Long Track Speed-skating Championships opened at State Fair Park. Rookard had a time of four minutes, :11.34 seconds at the Pettit National Ice Center. Maria Lamb of River Falls took second. In the men's five-thousand, Jonathan Kuck of Champaign, Illinois took first in 6:20.68. He edged out four-time Olympic medalist Shani Davis by just over 10 seconds. The competition continues through Sunday. Skaters are competing for spots at U.S. World Cup events and the World Sprint Championships.

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SCORES

--Wisconsin boys' high school basketball

Almond-Bancroft 51, Tigerton 30

Appleton West 59, Menasha 35

Beaver Dam 62, Appleton Xavier 49

Blair-Taylor 67, Osseo-Fairchild 39

Bonduel 59, Manawa 33

Brillion 52, Chilton 37

Brodhead 59, Evansville 43

Brookfield East 48, Sussex Hamilton 47

Bruce 67, Cornell 23

Burlington 59, Union Grove 47

Chequamegon 48, Abbotsford 41

Chippewa Falls McDonell 66, Fall Creek 50

Clayton 55, Minong Northwood 37

Colfax 44, Boyceville 21

De Pere 81, Sheboygan North 79, 3 OT

Destiny 69, Milwaukee Vincent 65

Dodgeville 54, Sauk Prairie 51

Edgerton 48, Orfordville Parkview 22

Elk Mound 67, Glenwood City 19

Franklin 49, Oak Creek 35

Germantown 98, Grafton 50

Gillett 57, Niagara 55, OT

Green Bay Southwest 73, Green Bay West 43

Greenwood 49, Colby 41

Ithaca 52, Weston 16

Jefferson 55, Walworth Big Foot 36

Kaukauna 51, Oshkosh North 39

Kettle Moraine 59, West Bend East 56

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 47, North Fond du Lac 25

Kewaskum 55, West Bend West 44

La Crosse Central 55, Tomah 23

La Crosse Logan 63, La Crosse Aquinas 50

La Farge 51, Kickapoo 47, 2OT

Loyal 60, Gilman 56, OT

Luck 45, Cumberland 39

Luxemburg-Casco 46, Southern Door 43

Manitowoc 57, Green Bay Preble 42

Marion 65, Bowler 30

Markesan 72, Dodgeland 37

Marshfield 49, Eau Claire North 42

McFarland 62, Beloit Turner 49

Menomonie 65, Amery 53

Mequon Homestead 54, Port Washington 47

Merrill 43, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln 40

Milwaukee Northwest 84, Milwaukee School of Languages 52

Milwaukee Thomas More 67, Cudahy 38

Milwaukee Washington 50, Milwaukee Academy of Science 40

Mondovi 74, Spring Valley 40

Mosinee 57, Wautoma 45

Mount Horeb 54, Columbus 37

Mukwonago 88, Milwaukee Pulaski 63

Necedah 62, Alma Center Lincoln 41

Neillsville 58, Granton 31

New Auburn 71, Winter 69, 2OT

New Berlin Eisenhower 50, New Berlin West 46

New Richmond 52, Ellsworth 43

North Crawford 47, Seneca 29

Oakfield 62, Hustisford 58

Omro 64, Winnebago Lutheran 41

Onalaska Luther 67, Cochrane-Fountain City 53

Oregon 62, Oconomowoc 46

Ozaukee 51, Kiel 48

Palmyra-Eagle 26, Whitewater 24

Pecatonica 58, Belmont 40

Peshtigo 54, Coleman 15

Plum City 57, St. Croix Central 39

Potosi 54, Black Hawk 52

Prairie Farm 41, Birchwood 40

Pulaski 51, Bay Port 47

Rio 61, Lake Country Lutheran 48

Schofield D.C. Everest 52, Rhinelander 46

Sevastopol 55, Gibraltar 43

Sheboygan South 69, Green Bay East 59

Shiocton 67, Iola-Scandinavia 51

Somerset 70, Osceola 53

South Milwaukee 55, Greenfield 54

Sparta 45, Adams-Friendship 26

Stevens Point 49, Wausau East 45

Stevens Point Pacelli 44, Amherst 42, OT

Thorp 67, Stanley-Boyd 26

Tomahawk 47, Rib Lake 36

Trinity Academy 40, Menomonee Falls Calvary Baptist 31

Unity 48, Frederic 46

Waukesha North 56, Slinger 53

Wauwatosa West 79, St. Francis 59

Westby 59, Hillsboro 26

Westosha Central 72, Elkhorn 58

Whitefish Bay 59, Cedarburg 34

Whitefish Bay Dominican 88, Wayland Academy 40

Whitehall 58, Independence 37

Whitnall 57, Shorewood 50

Wild Rose 52, Port Edwards 28

Williams Bay Faith Christian 61, Kenosha Christian Life 48

Wisconsin Dells 53, Reedsburg 41

Wrightstown 58, Mishicot 34

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--Girls' high school basketball

Adams-Friendship 39, Mauston 24

Alden-Hebron Illinois 45, Williams Bay 31

Alma/Pepin 53, St. Croix Central 27

Apple Valley Minnesota 72, Somerset 43

Appleton West 48, Menasha 44

Auburndale 45, Edgar 38

Barneveld 41, Argyle 16

Bay Port 57, Pulaski 36

Bloomer 61, Cumberland 13

Bonduel 67, Manawa 21

Brillion 62, Chilton 27

Chippewa Falls 60, La Crosse Logan 27

Columbus 39, New Glarus 25

Cornell 55, Bruce 36

Crandon 35, Wabeno 25

Cuba City 54, Mineral Point 28

De Pere 45, Sheboygan North 37

Denmark 62, Marinette 10

East Troy 67, Waterford 48

Fall River 78, Beaver Dam Wayland 44

Franklin 41, Oak Creek 32

Green Bay Notre Dame 61, Ashwaubenon 51

Green Bay Southwest 44, Green Bay West 27

Greenwood 52, Abbotsford 37

Hudson 66, Baldwin-Woodville 40

Iowa-Grant 36, Riverdale 30

Janesville Craig 52, Sun Prairie 31

Juda 46, Albany 22

Kewaunee 59, Two Rivers 32

Ladysmith 45, Hayward 40

Lake Mills 55, Marshall 29

Lakeside Lutheran 43, Cambridge 26

Living Word Lutheran 52, Elkhart Lake 42

Luxemburg-Casco 65, Seymour 48

Madison Edgewood 44, Oregon 29

Manitowoc Roncalli 39, Reedsville 26

Marinette St. Thomas Aquinas 37, Sevastopol 20

Marion 58, Bowler 20

Medford 54, Colby 47

Menomonee Falls 79, Wauwatosa East 32

Mequon Homestead 50, Port Washington 33

Milwaukee Divine Savior Holy Angels 54, Brookfield Central 38

Milwaukee Bay View 42, Milwaukee Salam School 29

Milwaukee Bradley Tech 66, Milwaukee Washington 56

Milwaukee King 77, Milwaukee Riverside 74

Milwaukee School of Languages 71, Milwaukee Ronald Reagan 29

Minong Northwood 32, Clayton 28

Monona Grove 47, Evansville 29

Muskego 58, Kenosha Tremper 21

Nekoosa 48, Westfield 45

New Berlin Eisenhower 52, New Berlin West 38

New Lisbon 58, Ithaca 29

North Fond du Lac 47, Winnebago Lutheran 41

Oshkosh West 49, Appleton North 39

Princeton 56, Green Lake 24

Racine J.I. Case 75, Kenosha Bradford 15

Racine Washington Park 73, Racine William Horlick 31

Randolph 47, Pardeeville 29

River Falls 41, Ellsworth 38

Rosholt 30, Plainfield Tri-County 24

Schofield D.C. Everest 41, Eau Claire Memorial 40

Sheboygan South 62, Green Bay East 27

Solon Springs 37, Butternut 21

Somers Shoreland Lutheran 74, Milwaukee Hope School 9

South Milwaukee 56, Greenfield 30

Southwestern 58, Boscobel 50

St. Croix Falls 67, Webster 24

Stevens Point 51, Wausau East 18

Stockbridge 43, Wisconsin Valley Lutheran 26

Superior 80, Ashland 57

Sussex Hamilton 49, Brookfield East 24

Tigerton 46, Almond-Bancroft 22

Turtle Lake 65, Prairie Farm 13

Unity 44, Frederic 34

Valders 47, Hilbert 45

Waupun Central Wisconsin Christian 48, Cambria-Friesland 24

Wausau Newman 77, Northland Lutheran 16

Wauwatosa West 42, St. Francis 26

West Allis Central 58, West Allis Hale 25

Whitefish Bay 33, Cedarburg 28

Whitnall 61, Shorewood 43

Wild Rose 54, Port Edwards 19

Wilmot 62, Richmond-Burton, Ill. 33

Winter 57, New Auburn 29

Wisconsin Heights 48, Watertown Luther Prep 35

Wisconsin Lutheran 51, Waukesha Catholic Memorial 39

Wisconsin Rapids 45, Merrill 29

Wittenberg-Birnamwood 61, Weyauwega-Fremont 51

Wrightstown 58, Mishicot 39

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--Wisconsin boys' high school hockey

Altoona 3, Stevens Point Pacelli 1

Amery 1, Barron 1, OT

Baraboo/Portage 7, DeForest 3

Chequamegon/Phillips 5, Ashland 2

Chippewa Falls 8, River Falls 4

De Pere-West De Pere 6, Shawano 1

Eau Claire Regis/Chippewa Falls McDonell/Bloomer 5, Baldwin-Woodville 4

Fond du Lac 5, Neenah 4

Fond du Lac Springs 5, Appleton United 1

Fox Cities 5, Beaver Dam 2

Hermantown, Minn. 3, Superior 2

Hudson 5, Menomonie 1

Lakeland 3, Tomahawk 1

Madison Edgewood 4, Oregon 1

Madison West 2, Beloit Memorial 1

Monona Grove 8, McFarland 3

Northland Pines 7, Antigo 0

Onalaska 6, La Crosse 4

Oshkosh 19, Grafton 2

Rhinelander 4, Medford 3

Rice Lake 8, Eau Claire North 0

Sauk Prairie 4, Waunakee 3

Schofield D.C. Everest 4, Wisconsin Rapids 0

Somerset 3, New Richmond 2

Sparta 8, La Crescent/Houston Minn. 0

Sun Prairie 6, Janesville 3

Tomah 4, Viroqua 2

Wisconsin Dells/Reedsburg 3, Waukesha Catholic Memorial/Milwaukee Pius XI 0

Burnett County Blizzard 9, Moose Lake, Minn. 6

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--Wisconsin Girls' high school hockey

Lake Geneva Badger 2, Stevens Point/Wisconsin Rapids 1

Bay Area 4, Appleton United 2

Chippewa Falls 5, Hayward/Spooner 4

Duluth Northern Stars, Minn. 7, Superior 1

Hartland Arrowhead 9, Rock County Christian 3

Hudson 3, New Richmond 1

St. Croix Valley Fusion 3, North St. Paul, Minn. 2

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