Sunday State Sports Briefs: Pitchers and catchers report for Brewers at spring traning

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CHANDLER, Ariz. - Some Milwaukee Brewer pitchers are already at the team’s Arizona complex with the official reporting date tomorrow.

Pitchers John Axford, Chris Narveson, Marco Estrada and Tim Dillard were throwing yesterday, as were starters Zack Greinke and Shaun Marcum. Position players are scheduled to report next Friday.

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Andrew Bogut’s broken ankle and Drew Gooden’s sprained wrist have the Milwaukee Bucks looking at some options at the center position. The Journal-Sentinel is quoting one basketball source as saying the Bucks are checking out 25 year old Kyrylo Fesenko and 31 year old D.J. Mbenga. Neither has played an NBA game this season. Fesenko played for Utah last year and Mbenga was with New Orleans for about half the season. Milwaukee currently has an open spot on its roster and a growing need for a big man.

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Who needs a big guy in the middle? The Marquette Golden Eagles are doing just fine without a powerful presence down low. They got plenty of production from Jae Crowder and Darius Johnson-Odom on the way to a 79-64 road victory against UConn. Crowder scored 29 points and took down a dozen rebounds at the Eagles won for the 10th time in 11 games. Johnson-Odom added 24 for the undersized Marquette team. Knee injuries have sidelined the Golden Eagles’ big men Chris Otule and Davante Gardener. That leaves Marquette with just seven scholarship players ready to hit the court and nobody taller than 6-foot-7. Despite the size disadvantage, Marquette outrebounded the Huskies Saturday 33-30. Connecticut was playing without legendary coach Jim Calhoun. He has back problems and isn’t expected to return for the team’s game at Villanova tomorrow night. Marquette’s record is 22-5 after Saturday’s victory, including 11-3 in the Big East.

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The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee used some hot shooting from three-point range to knock off Fairfield Saturday, 67-63, in the BracketBusters game. Paris Gulley and Tony Meier each hit three long-range shots to lead the way. Fairfield saw its six-game winning streak stopped cold. Gulley led Panther scoring with 19 points, while Meier was good for 18. The Panthers record is now 17-12. They led most of the way, only to see the Stags grab a one-point lead with three minutes left. A jump shot by Gulley put Milwaukee up 64-63 and Fairfield missed three shots in the final minute.

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UW-Green Bay dominated on the boards in a 54-49 victory over Eastern Michigan Saturday. The Phoenix record is now 12-14 after the non-conference win. Kam Serroni and Keifer Sykes led a balanced attack with 10 points each. Alec Brown had nine points, but added 13 rebounds, four blocked shots and three assists. Green Bay outrebounded Eastern Michigan 41-29.

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Rhinelander native Dan Forsman fired a six under par 66 at the ACE Group Classic Saturday, but he is still nine shots behind the leader. Kenny Perry stands at 18 under par going into today’s final round in Naples, Florida. Forsman is tied for 11th at nine shots under par.

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SCORES

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

--Division I Women

Cleveland State 70, UW-Milwaukee 68

Syracuse 79, Marquette 63

(11) UW-Green Bay 77, Youngstown State 72 (OT)

--Division II Men

Indianapolis 84, UW-Parkside 57

--Division II Women

UW-Parkside 72, Indianapolis 65

--Division III Men

(9) UW-Whitewater 55, (19) UW-River Falls 53

(17) Augustana 74, Carthage 73

(25) UW-Eau Claire 77, (12) UW-Stevens Point 58

Aurora 78, Marian 69

Beloit 94, Ripon 81

Carroll 76, Illinois College 73

Concordia-Mequon 67, Benedictine 62

Dominican 65, Maranatha Baptist 64

Edgewood 74, Concordia-Chicago 62

Lakeland 103, Rockford 69

Milwaukee School of Engineering 73, Wisconsin Lutheran 70

Minnesota-Morris 72, Northland 47

St. Norbert 80, Lawrence 65

UW-La Crosse 65, UW-Superior 64

UW-Stout 71, UW-Oshkosh 68

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--Division III Women

(22) UW-Eau Claire 66, (12) UW-Stevens Point 55

(25) UW-Whitewater 67, (18) UW-River Falls 61

Benedictine 64, Marian 60

Carroll 77, Illinois College 59

Carthage 53, Augustana 44

Concordia-Mequon 54, Concordia-Chicago 43

Edgewood 69, Rockford 58

Maranatha Baptist 84, Aurora 59

Milwaukee School of Engineering 60, Lakeland 53

Minnesota-Morris 74, Northland 64

Ripon 83, Beloit 67

St. Norbert 87, Lawrence 52

UW-Stout 65, UW-Oshkosh 60

UW-Superior 79, UW-La Crosse 68

Wisconsin Lutheran 79, Dominican 54

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COLLEGE HOCKEY

--Division III Men

(Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Playoffs)

St. Scholastica 3, UW-Stout 2 (OT)

UW-Stevens Point 3, UW-Superior 0

UW-Eau Claire 2, UW-River Falls 1 (OT)

--Division III Women

Adrian 3, Lake Forest 2 (OT)

UW-Eau Claire 5, Finlandia 0

St. Scholastica 4, UW-Superior 3 (OT)

UW-Stevens Point 2, Concordia-Mequon 1

St. Norbert 4, Marian 3

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COLLEGE SWIMMING AND DIVING

--Big Ten Women's Championships (Final)

1. Minnesota, 680.5

2. Indiana, 651

3. Ohio State, 560

4. Wisconsin, 411

Individual: UW Becky Thompson, 1st, 100 freestyle

--WIAC Men's Championships (Final)

1. UW-Stevens Point, 874 (13th straight title)

2. UW-La Crosse, 753

3. UW-Whitewater, 632

--WIAC Women's Championships (Final)

1. Uw-La Crosse, 906

2. UW-Eau Claire, 755

3. UW-Stevens Point, 738

--Midwest Conference Men's Championships (Day 2 of 3)

1. Grinnell, 667.5

2. Lake Forest, 456

3. Carroll, 259

--Midwest Conference Women's Championships (Day 2 of 3)

1. Lake Forest, 651

2. Grinnell, 577

3. Monmouth, 284

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AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE

Oklahoma City Barons 3, Milwaukee Admirals 2

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MAJOR INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE

Baltimore Blast 17, Milwaukee Wave 15

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SATURDAY BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Blair-Taylor 54, Royall 52

Brookfield Academy 80, Delafield St. John's NW 69

Chippewa Falls 60, Superior 57

Cuba City 76, Darlington 30

Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 54, Bruce 46

Elk Mound 70, Eleva-Strum 39

Greendale Martin Luther 66, Milwaukee Heritage Christian 62

Kenosha St. Joseph 73, Kenosha Christian Life 56

La Crosse Central 54, La Crosse Logan 39

Lake Country Lutheran 45, Living Word Lutheran 39

Mauston 39, River Valley 32

Milwaukee Messmer 66, Milwaukee Hope School 43

Milwaukee Washington 65, Waunakee 49

Milwaukee Young-Coggs Prep 40, Burlington Catholic Central 32

Omro 59, Kettle Moraine Lutheran 48

Oregon 70, Wisconsin Heights 40

Racine J.I. Case 59, Appleton West 58

Racine St. Catherine's 56, Somers Shoreland Lutheran 34

Stillwater, Minn. 44, Hudson 34

Watertown Luther Prep 75, Wayland Academy 59

Watertown Maranatha Baptist 46, Bay City, Mich. Baptist 23

Whitefish Bay Dominican 58, Madison Edgewood 42

Whitnall 64, Waterford 56

Wisconsin Dells 49, Prairie du Chien 33

Wisconsin Valley Lutheran 41, Madison Abundant Life/Madison Country Day 39

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SATURDAY GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Appleton West 56, Hortonville 49

Baraboo 53, Tomah 26

Bay City, Mich. Baptist 44, Watertown Maranatha Baptist 36

Black Hawk 48, Albany 39

Chippewa Falls 61, Medford 43

Elkhart Lake 62, Sheboygan Christian 60

Howards Grove 34, Random Lake 22

Janesville Parker 46, Sun Prairie 39

La Crosse Logan 66, Hudson 50

Madison La Follette 65, Madison Memorial 28

Madison West 53, Beloit Memorial 45

Middleton 60, Janesville Craig 54

Milton 64, Mequon Homestead 52

Oostburg 58, Manitowoc 57

Ozaukee 46, Kohler 41

Sheboygan Lutheran 51, Cedar Grove-Belgium 45

Verona 48, Madison East 36

Wilmot 47, Oregon 38

Wisconsin Valley Lutheran 42, Madison Abundant Life/Madison Country Day 28

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WIAA BOYS STATE HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING AND DIVING MEET

--Division 1

1. Madison Memorial, 326 (2nd straight title)

2. Arrowhead, 234

3. Eau Claire Memorial/North, 184

Individual: Alex DeLakis of Eau Claire Memorial/North wins his third straight 100-meter breast stroke and second straight 200-meter individual medley gold medals.

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