Morning State Sports Briefs: Hockey regionals mostly go according to seed

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There were almost no surprises last night as the boys’ state high school hockey regionals got underway. Three teams seeded lower than their opponents pulled off mild upsets – and in each case, a Number-nine seed prevailed over a Number-eight.

Tomah, Germantown, and De Pere-West De Pere scored those victories. Twenty-three higher seeds moved on. Mosinee won the most lop-sided game of the night, 15-to-2 over Merrill. Waunakee also scored 15 times in a 12-goal victory over DeForest. None of the eight top-seeds played, as 38 teams received byes to tomorrow night’s second round. That included last year’s state champion, Wausau West. Sixty-four teams are still alive for tomorrow night’s regional finals.

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The Milwaukee Admirals broke their longest home losing streak in 13 years with a 3-0 victory over Houston last night. The Admirals ended five straight losses at the Bradley Center. Goal-tender Jeremy Smith had 23 saves, including 13 in the third period, to get his second shutout of the season. Smith ended a personal six-game losing streak. Chris Mueller, Joel Champagne, and Jonathon Blum scored for Milwaukee, which won its first home contest since January 14th.

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The UW-Madison Athletic Board will be asked on Friday to adopt variable pricing for any Badger single-game football tickets that might become available this season. Season-ticket holders would continue to pay $42-dollars for all games. But if tickets become available for Michigan, Ohio State, or Minnesota, they’d go for $65. The Badgers want to charge $55-dollars for Illinois, and $45 for Northern Iowa, Utah State, and Texas El-Paso. Wisconsin would join eight other Big Ten schools that have variable pricing for football. The UW finance committee endorsed the variable price hikes yesterday. They also recommended a price hike for Badger men’s basketball tickets, but only in the lower level. Season tickets would rise from $24 a game to 28, and single-game tickets would go up from $26 to 30.

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Former Milwaukee Brewers’ manager Ned Yost will apparently stay at Kansas City for awhile. The Royals have picked up a one-year option on Yost’s contract, and they’ll keep paying him through 2013. Yost was named as KC’s skipper in May of 2010, replacing the fired Trey Hillman. Two months later, Yost was given a contract extension through 2012 with a team option for ’13. Yost has led the Royals to a record of 126-163 – including a 71-91 mark last season. He managed the Brewers from 2003 until September of ’08, when he was fired with just 12 games left in the regular season as Milwaukee stumbled before getting its first playoff bid since 1982.

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Ben Aalfs of UW-Superior and Kassie Robinson of La Crosse are the WIAC men’s-and-women’s basketball players of the week. Aalfs, a senior forward, made a three-pointer with one-point-one seconds left to give Superior at two-point upset over then fourth-ranked Whitewater. Aalfs led the Yellowjackets in that game with 18 points. Robinson, a senior center, had 23 points, 12 rebounds, and four blocked shots in a La Crosse win over Stout. And she had 19 points and nine boards in a victory over Platteville. Robinson also made the national D3 Team-of-the-Week.

The WIAC also recognized Jordan Singer of Eau Claire in men’s hockey – Aric Hoeschen of La Crosse and Christy Cazzola of Oshkosh in indoor track – Tony Sigrist of Eau Claire and Alexia Child of Oshkosh in field events – Sam Engelland of Oshkosh in wrestling – and Jamie Ries of Gustavus Adolphus and Courtney Benson of Winona in women’s gymnastics.

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Emily Schudrowitz of Saint Norbert has been named the Midwest Conference women’s indoor track performer-of-the-week. Schudrowitz, a senior, had the league’s best time of the season in the 800-meters at 2:13.70 at the Grand Valley State Big Meet. That mark is also among the Top-10 so far in the NCAA’s Division III

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It was a year ago on Friday when former University of Wisconsin men’s hockey goal-tender Kirk Daubenspeck was seriously injured in a foggy traffic crash near Dodgeville. Now, he’s on the road to recovery. And Badger fans will get to be a part of that recovery when Daubenspeck drops the ceremonial first pick on Friday night when the Badgers play Denver at the Kohl Center in Madison. The 37-year-old Daubenspeck, a former Wisconsin All-American from the mid-1990’s, had severe head injuries when his car hit a semi-truck while he was heading to Madison on February 17th of 2011. He was in an extended coma following the mishap. Daubenbeck’s teammates, friends, relatives, and others at the UW all played roles in his recovery with personal support, contributions, and fund-raisers.

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SCORES

WIAA boys' high school hockey regionals

Sectional 1

Amery 4, Baldwin-Woodville 3

Somerset 4, Barron 0

River Falls 4, Spooner 2

Sectional 2

Hayward 4, Ashland 3, OT

Eau Claire Regis/McDonell/Bloomer 5, Eau Claire North 0

Altoona 7, Medford 2

Sectional 3

Stevens Point Pacelli 4, Antigo 1

Mosinee 15, Merrill 2

Wausau East 10, Rhinelander 0

Lakeland 4, Tomahawk 1

Sectional 4

Tomah 5, La Crosse 1

Wisconsin Dells/Reedsburg 6, Viroqua 0

La Crosse Aquinas 5, Black River Falls 2

Sectional 5

De Pere-West De Pere 6, Oshkosh 5

Waupaca 7, Shawano Community 1

Neenah-Hortonville 6, Appleton United 4

Sectional 6

Monona Grove 5, McFarland 3

Waunakee 15, DeForest 3

Oregon 6, Madison Memorial 0

Madison West 3, Madison LaFollette/East 1

Sectional 7

Beloit Memorial 9, Waukesha Catholic Memorial/Milwaukee Pius XI 5

Kenosha 7, Greendale 4

Sectional 8

Germantown 2, Sheboygan 1

Cedarburg 11, Grafton 2

Hartland Arrowhead 6, Beaver Dam 2

Fond du Lac 4, Waupun 2

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WIAA Team Wrestling Sectional Scores

DIVISION 1

Sectional A - Merrill High School

Wausau West 41, Hudson 18

Sectional B - Ashwaubenon High School

Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln 47, Pulaski 17

Sectional C - Sauk Prairie High School

Holmen 33, DeForest 28

Sectional D - Plymouth High School

Hartford 39, Kaukauna 33

Sectional E - Janesville Craig High School

Lake Geneva Badger 34, Stoughton 31

Sectional F - Mukwonago High School

Burlington 53, West Allis Central 6

Sectional G - Arrowhead High School

Arrowhead 54, Wauwatosa West/East 15

Sectional H - Oak Creek High School

Franklin 39, Milwaukee Bradley Tech 30

DIVISION 2

Sectional A - Somerset High School

Semifinals

Ellsworth 58, Amery 6

Neilsville/Greenwood/Loyal 55, Rice Lake 21

Finals

Ellsworth 36, Neilsville/Greenwood/Loyal 27

Sectional B - Freedom High School

Semifinals

Wittenberg-Birnamwood 35, Little Chute 30

Luxemburg-Casco 37, Oconto Falls 22

Finals

Luxemburg-Casco 58, Wittenberg-Birnamwood 6

Sectional C - Wisconsin Dells High School

Semifinals

Lodi 41, River Valley 31

Sparta 64, Evansville/Albany 6

Finals

Sparta 41, Lodi 14

Sectional D - Whitewater High School

Semifinals

Delavan-Darien 47, Valders 20

Port Washington 48, Campbellsport 18

Finals

Delavan-Darien 31, Port Washington 29

DIVISION 3

Sectional A - Cadott High School

Semifinals

Spring Valley/Elmwood 52, Ladysmith 18

Clear Lake 41, La Crosse Aquinas 30

Finals

Spring Valley/Elmwood 40, Clear Lake 31

Sectional B - Coleman High School

Semifinals

Edgar 39, Shiocton 30

Coleman 73, Crivitz 0

Finals

Coleman 52, Edgar 17

Sectional C - Lancaster High School

Semifinals

Iowa-Grant 66, Riverdale 10

Cashton 46, Cambridge 24

Finals

Iowa-Grant 48, Cashton 24

Sectional D - Laconia High School

Semifinals

Random Lake 75, Johnson Creek 0

Lomira 58, Greendale Martin Luther 18

Finals

Random Lake 36, Lomira 23

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Wisconsin boys' high school basketball

Almond-Bancroft 44, Marion 41, OT

Baldwin-Woodville 48, Osceola 32

Barron 62, Spooner 41

Bay Port 69, Green Bay Preble 40

Beaver Dam 70, Hartford 50

Birchwood 51, Webster 38

Bloomer 52, Maple Northwestern 35

Brillion 56, Manitowoc Roncalli 52

Brookfield East 66, Waukesha South 47

Burlington 64, Franklin 47

Cameron 76, Clear Lake 40

Cassville 57, Wauzeka 36

Chippewa Falls 72, Wausau West 44

Chippewa Falls McDonell 63, Cadott 45

Clayton 69, Prairie Farm 40

Colby 47, Neillsville 40

Colfax 65, Glenwood City 33

Cuba City 83, Benton 40

De Pere 74, Green Bay West 30

Duluth, Minn. East 83, Superior 54

Elk Mound 85, Plum City 51

Ellsworth 48, Somerset 37

Elmwood 63, Spring Valley 47

Fall Creek 60, Eau Claire Regis 54, 2OT

Frederic 62, Shell Lake 41

Hartland Arrowhead 46, Milwaukee Marquette 43

Hartland University Lake 61, Grace Christian 54

Hayward 61, Ladysmith 48

Ithaca 67, Cashton 45

Kewaunee 63, Shiocton 58

La Crosse Central 42, Holmen 29

La Crosse Logan 79, Tomah 69

Laona 62, Elcho 32

Madison Edgewood 73, Fort Atkinson 51

Madison La Follette 68, Chicago Washington, Ill. 46

Madison Memorial 77, Beloit Memorial 58

Marshfield Columbus 61, Gilman 49

Menomonee Falls 55, Milwaukee Bay View 44

Milton 62, Monroe 38

Milwaukee Destiny 71, Milwaukee School of Languages 59

Milwaukee Hamilton 69, Milwaukee Pulaski 52

Milwaukee Marshall 50, Milwaukee North 27

Milwaukee Messmer 72, Beaver Dam Wayland 49

Milwaukee Northwest 71, Milwaukee Young-Coggs Prep 53

Milwaukee Pius XI 65, Winnebago Lutheran 29

Milwaukee Ronald Reagan 55, Greenfield 53

Milwaukee University School 54, Brookfield Academy 49

Milwaukee Washington 67, Milwaukee Riverside 66

Monona Grove 50, Mount Horeb 44

Mukwonago 63, Union Grove 51

Nekoosa 55, Wautoma 46

New Berlin West 75, Shorewood 42

New London 62, Denmark 49

New Richmond 48, Amery 29

North Crawford 67, Brookwood 38

Northland Lutheran 63, Pittsville 57

Plainfield Tri-County 61, Bowler 42

Portage 54, Sauk Prairie 44

Prentice 71, Phillips 46

Prescott 55, Durand 47

Pulaski 54, Manitowoc 44

Racine Washington Park 60, Wauwatosa East 47

Schofield D.C. Everest 61, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln 42

Seneca 49, Boscobel 41

Sheboygan Falls 66, Sheboygan Lutheran 51

Sheboygan North 49, Green Bay Southwest 46

Sheboygan South 61, Green Bay Notre Dame 50

Slinger 64, Oconomowoc 60

Stanley-Boyd 66, Osseo-Fairchild 62

Stoughton 51, Oregon 45

Stratford 55, Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 38

Tigerton 48, Gresham 42

Two Rivers 54, Campbellsport 46

Viroqua 44, Black River Falls 39

Watertown 49, West Bend East 44

Watertown Maranatha Baptist 60, Milwaukee Salam School 47

Waukesha Catholic Memorial 73, Greendale 52

Waunakee 71, Reedsburg 60

Wausau East 47, Marshfield 45

Wausau Newman 57, Edgar 49

West Allis Hale 70, Delavan-Darien 59

West De Pere 54, Shawano 43

Westfield 35, Adams-Friendship 26

Whitefish Bay 68, Grafton 54

Whitefish Bay Dominican 76, Living Word Lutheran 37

Wild Rose 42, Rosholt 35

Williams Bay Faith Christian 77, Milwaukee St. Anthony 36

Winneconne 82, Weyauwega-Fremont 52

Winter 92, Mellen 66

Wisconsin Dells 53, Mauston 42

Wisconsin Lutheran 66, West Bend West 55

Wrightstown 73, Hilbert 44

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Girls' high school basketball

Adams-Friendship 58, Berlin 48

Appleton East 44, Wausau West 31

Beloit Turner 47, Palmyra-Eagle 40

Black Hawk 48, Pecatonica 14

Bonduel 65, Green Bay NEW Lutheran 40

Brookfield Central 52, Mukwonago 34

Burlington Catholic Central 58, Racine Lutheran 37

Cambria-Friesland 34, Oshkosh Valley Christian 14

Cambridge 53, New Glarus 48

Clinton 56, Orfordville Parkview 47

Columbus 61, Poynette 28

Deerfield 60, Madison Abundant Life/Madison Country Day 16

Duluth, Minn. East 50, Superior 48

Edgerton 51, McFarland 48

Fall River 71, Johnson Creek 25

Fennimore 53, Prairie du Chien 39

Fond du Lac Springs 44, Winnebago Lutheran 39

Fort Atkinson 45, Monona Grove 44

Frederic 83, Shell Lake 58

Gillett 52, Crivitz 27

Holmen 55, La Crosse Central 51

Hurley 92, Wakefield-Marenisco, Mich. 12

Juda 38, Argyle 24

Kenosha Reuther 51, Wisconsin School for the Deaf 43

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 55, Hartford 52

Kiel 60, Two Rivers 49

Lakeside Lutheran 41, Watertown Luther Prep 37

Lake City, Minn. 56, Ellsworth 45

Lodi 57, Lake Mills 46

Luxemburg-Casco 62, Marinette 25

Manawa 35, Oneida Nation 32

Marion 51, Almond-Bancroft 35

Markesan 59, Green Lake 24

Medford 63, Tomahawk 34

Melrose-Mindoro 51, Alma Center Lincoln 34

Menominee Indian 54, Port Edwards 38

Milwaukee Divine Savior Holy Angels 53, West Bend East 38

Milwaukee Rufus King 66, Hartland Arrowhead 57

Milwaukee Marshall 45, Milwaukee South 33

Milwaukee North 53, Milwaukee Career & Tech. Ed. 43

Milwaukee Pulaski 33, Milwaukee Bay View 22

Milwaukee Riverside 51, Milwaukee Hamilton 46

Milwaukee Washington 71, Milwaukee Ronald Reagan 34

Monticello 46, Albany 36

Muskego 46, Milwaukee Pius XI 44

New Berlin West 56, Shorewood 20

New London 54, Denmark 40

North Fond du Lac 39, Laconia 32

Oconto Falls 61, Hortonville 38

Osceola 49, St. Croix Central 35

Osseo-Fairchild 57, Bloomer 45

Potosi 68, Highland 54

Prescott 46, River Falls 31

Randolph 42, Oakfield 29

Richland Center 80, Sauk Prairie 60

Rio 53, Hustisford 32

Royall 39, Kickapoo 33

Schofield D.C. Everest 47, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln 42

Seneca 52, River Ridge 48

Somers Shoreland Lutheran 51, Greendale Martin Luther 20

Sussex Hamilton 58, Germantown 42

Waterford 49, Union Grove 36

Waterloo 44, Belleville 35

Watertown Maranatha Baptist 47, Milwaukee Salam School 28

Waupun 48, New Holstein 30

Webster 46, Birchwood 37

Whitehall 56, Loyal 48

Whitewater 64, Jefferson 51

Williams Bay 46, Dodgeland 43

Williams Bay Faith Christian 53, Milwaukee Saint Anthony 11

Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 57, Amherst 42

Wittenberg-Birnamwood 50, Westfield 34

Wonewoc-Center 48, Weston 26

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