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MADISON - Brookfield will play Wausau West, and Verona will face Green Bay Notre Dame in tonight’s semi-finals of the WIAA boys’ state high school hockey tournament.

All four teams won their quarter-final games yesterday in Madison. Brookfield (a co-op team of East and Central high schools) got by Eau Claire Memorial 3-2 in overtime. P.J. Corbett scored the game-winner at 2:07 into the extra period. Defending champion Wausau West eliminated Milwaukee Marquette 4-1. Kyle Lee had two goals and an assist for West. Green Bay Notre Dame topped Superior 5-1. Tony Stillwell scored twice for Notre Dame. And Verona crushed Sparta 8-0. Eddie Matsushima had two goals and two assists, and Zac Keryluk scored twice.

Meanwhile, the girls’ state hockey tournament begins this afternoon at the Alliant Energy Center with the semi-finals. A new champion will be crowned, after three-time defending titlist River Falls went down to defeat in last weekend’s sectionals. Hayward/Spooner takes on Schofield D.C. Everest co-op at noon today, and the Onalaska co-p will then play Kettle Moraine. Title

games in both the girls’ and boys’ tournaments will be played tomorrow.

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The Milwaukee Bucks will play at Atlanta tonight, and coach Scott Skiles says they need to pick up the pace. The Bucks appeared lifeless in the third quarter on Wednesday night, when Boston went on a 25-6 run to win the game, and drop Milwaukee to three-and-a-half games out of playoff contention with 32 contests left. Skiles said his team needs to compete for all 48 minutes. As he put it, “We have a small margin of error, and we have to be on 100-percent mentally-and-physically every minute we’re in the game.” He said there are pockets of each game when opponents are really taking it to the Bucks, and they need to rise up and quote, “go for it.” The Bucks are 14-21, and they’ll play at Atlanta team that’s five games above .500.

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The UW-Green Bay women pounded Loyola in Chicago last night, 85-56. The Ramblers were down by two points midway through the first half when 11th-ranked Green Bay went on an 11-nothing run, and led by 12 at the break. The Phoenix were up by as many as 30 in the second half. Julie Wojta scored 24 points, as Green Bay improved to 16-1 in the Horizon League and 26-1 overall. Monica Albano had 14 points for Loyola, which dropped to 7-10 in the conference and 12-and-16 overall. Green Bay, which clinched the league season title last week, reached 26 wins for the eighth time in school history. They’ll close out the regular season tomorrow at Illinois-Chicago.

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The UW-Milwaukee women blew a nine-point lead with less than seven minutes left, and lost at Illinois-Chicago last night 59-to-52. The contest was tied at 32 when the Panthers appeared to blow it open with a 16-to-7 run. But three straight baskets put UIC back in the game, and Emily Kobel put the Flames in front for good with a three-pointer with about four minutes left. Shamiea Green had 15 points and seven assists, as Illinois-Chicago improved to 10-and-7 in the Horizon League and 17-and-11 overall. Freshman Ashley Green tied a season-high with 18 points, and Sami Tucker had 14 points and 11 rebounds as UW-Milwaukee fell to 5-12 in the Horizon League and 9-19 overall. The Panthers will finish their regular season tomorrow at Loyola.

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The UW-Parkside women lost to Kentucky Wesleyan 73-71 yesterday in the quarterfinals of the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament in Springfield, Illinois. Bianca Barton made a lay-up with one-point-six-seconds left. She led Wesleyan with 13 points. Brittany Beyer had 20 points and five rebounds for Parkside, which fell to 22-5 on the season. The Rangers were ranked 15th in Division II coming in – and they expect to get a bid in their NCAA Tournament. That announcement will be on Sunday night.

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Marquette University women’s forward Katherine Plouffe was given an honorable mention yesterday when the Big East named its all-conference basketball teams. Golden Eagles’ guard Arlesia Morse made the all-freshman squad. Plouffe led Marquette with 14 points and eight rebounds a game this season. Morse averaged just over 11 points a game. Marquette plays Cincinnati tonight in the first round of the Big East women’s tournament in Hartford.

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The combined team of Franklin, Muskego, Oak Creek, and Whitnall will go for its second straight Division-One title at the state girls’ high school gymnastics meet this weekend in Wisconsin Rapids. Division-Two champion Whitefish Bay is going for its third title in four years. The team competition will be held tomorrow. Individuals will compete for medals tonight. Sun Prairie senior Sydney Stiener is going for her third straight Division-One title in the uneven bars. Jessica Krause of Hartland Arrowhead will try to win back-to-back golds in the floor exercise. She’ll try to beat out Caitlin Jurk of Sheboygan, who won the title the previous year. Franklin’s Lauren Zurowski is the returning champ in the vault. And Sara Quesnell of West Allis is back to defend her title in the all-around. In Division-Two, Haley Gawronski of Baraboo goes for back-to-back crowns in the floor exercise. And Emily Yachinich of Ashland will go for her second vault championship in three years.

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Defending champion Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln will compete for its 10th title in 12 years, when the state high school team wrestling tournament opens tonight in Madison. Rapids is in tonight’s Division-One quarter-finals against Hartland Arrowhead. Burlington is the only unbeaten team in Division-One, and they take on Holmen. Also, Hartford wrestles Lake Geneva Badger. And Wausau West faces Franklin. Tonight’s winners will compete in the semi-finals tomorrow morning. Semifinals will also take place tomorrow in Divisions Two-and-Three. Defending D-2 titlist Ellsworth goes against Delavan-Darien. And Sparta faces Luxemburg-Casco. Coleman is back to defend its Division-Three crown, and will wrestle unbeaten Iowa-Grant in tomorrow’s semi-finals. Spring Valley/Elmwood goes against Random Lake in the other semi. Title matches in all three divisions are set for tomorrow night at the UW Fieldhouse in Madison.

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WIAA boys' high school regionals, first-round makeups...

Division 2

Marshfield Sectional

Hayward 62, Tomah 50

Division 3

River Falls Sectional

Baldwin-Woodville 60, Black River Falls 24

Division 4

Baraboo Sectional

Pittsville 49, Fennimore 48

Division 5

Spooner Sectional

Bayfield 55, Birchwood 34

Solon Springs 67, Mercer 24

Waupaca Sectional

Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 71, Wabeno 21

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Girls' high school regular season basketball...

Adams-Friendship 59, Nekoosa 28

Algoma 71, Gibraltar 18

Almond-Bancroft 47, Port Edwards 33

Appleton East 39, Menasha 31

Appleton North 54, Oshkosh North 34

Argyle 54, Albany 43

Bangor 71, Necedah 42

Barneveld 57, Pecatonica 31

Barron 46, Hayward 40

Bay Port 58, Green Bay East 29

Beaver Dam 48, Oconomowoc 46

Bloomer 47, Ladysmith 43

Bonduel 66, Shiocton 17

Boyceville 44, Mondovi 41

Brillion 45, Menasha St. Mary's 43

Brodhead 73, Orfordville Parkview 43

Brookfield Central 46, West Allis Central 29

Cameron 61, Clayton 22

Cedarburg 38, Port Washington 37

Chetek-Weyerhaeuser 59, Cumberland 20

Chippewa Falls 47, Rice Lake 41

Clinton 58, Beloit Turner 50

Coleman 49, Gillett 32

Colfax 64, Elk Mound 38

Columbus 47, Cambridge 34

Crandon 51, Elcho 46

Cuba City 61, Fennimore 50

Darlington 48, Boscobel 41

De Pere 55, Ashwaubenon 41

Deerfield 59, Hustisford 20

DeForest 54, Sauk Prairie 40

Denmark 49, West De Pere 30

Durand 49, Osceola 31

East Troy 64, Edgerton 38

Eau Claire Memorial 70, Menomonie 33

Edgar 49, Athens 26

Elkhorn 73, Waterford 62

Elmwood 59, Glenwood City 44

Fall Creek 43, Colby 40

Fall River 77, Williams Bay 27

Fort Atkinson 49, Oregon 42

Fox Valley Lutheran 53, Appleton Xavier 41

Freedom 42, Berlin 30

Goodman-Pembine 40, Florence 26

Grafton 64, Milwaukee Lutheran 25

Grantsburg 59, Frederic 50

Green Bay NEW Lutheran 44, Sevastopol 40

Green Bay Preble 79, Green Bay West 26

Green Bay Southwest 47, Manitowoc 44

Greenwood 51, Thorp 32

Hartford 50, Watertown 38

Hartland Arrowhead 38, Kettle Moraine 26

Highland 65, Benton-Shullsburg 60

Hillsboro 35, New Lisbon 30

Howards Grove 56, Cedar Grove-Belgium 29

Iola-Scandinavia 44, Stevens Point Pacelli 40

Ithaca 37, Weston 29

Janesville Craig 59, Madison East 39

Janesville Parker 55, Madison La Follette 45

Kaukauna 44, Neenah 32

Kenosha St. Joseph 57, Greendale Martin Luther 48

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 47, Lomira 46

Kewaunee 77, Sturgeon Bay 22

Kickapoo 50, Wauzeka 31

Kimberly 48, Appleton West 28

La Crosse Aquinas 47, Holmen 42

Lake Country Lutheran 46, Racine Lutheran 38

Lake Geneva Badger 53, Delavan-Darien 30

Lake Mills 59, Belleville 31

Lakeside Lutheran 63, Wisconsin Heights 55

Living Word Lutheran 64, Brookfield Academy 47

Lodi 61, Waterloo 19

Loyal 45, Stanley-Boyd 31

Luck 54, Webster 26

Madison Abundant Life/Madison Country Day 42, Johnson Creek 33

Madison Edgewood 45, Baraboo 36

Madison West 59, Sun Prairie 47

Manitowoc Lutheran 42, Manitowoc Roncalli 32

Maple Northwestern 50, Spooner 49

Marion 40, Menominee Indian 25

Markesan 74, Cambria-Friesland 25

Marshall 48, Poynette 37

Marshfield 55, Merrill 47

Mauston 57, Wautoma 47

McFarland 57, Jefferson 51

Medford 48, Rhinelander 45

Menomonee Falls 49, Brookfield East 27

Middleton 69, Madison Memorial 41

Milton 58, Monona Grove 46

Milwaukee Hamilton 54, Milwaukee Madison/Northwest 44

Milwaukee Rufus King 83, Milwaukee Vincent 69

Mineral Point 55, Iowa-Grant 34

Mishicot 63, Hilbert 57

Mukwonago 45, Waukesha North 37

New Auburn 39, Bruce 14

New Glarus 47, Watertown Luther Prep 42

New London 66, Marinette 18

Nicolet 46, Germantown 38

North Fond du Lac 42, Horicon 40

Oakfield 57, Green Lake 36

Oconto Falls 60, Seymour 48

Oostburg 73, Sheboygan Christian 35

Oshkosh West 52, Fond du Lac 51, 2OT

Pardeeville 54, Waupun Central Wisconsin Christian 45

Peshtigo 50, Marinette St. Thomas Aquinas 48

Platteville 62, Dodgeville 40

Plum City 61, Gilmanton 38

Portage 65, Mount Horeb 49

Prairie du Chien 42, River Valley 24

Princeton 57, Oshkosh Valley Christian 19

Random Lake 37, Ozaukee 16

Reedsville 27, Chilton 24

Richland Center 55, Lancaster 31

Rio 61, Dodgeland 39

River Falls 68, Hudson 54

Rosholt 48, Gresham 46

Seneca 53, North Crawford 38

Sheboygan Falls 58, Two Rivers 36

Sheboygan Lutheran 56, Kohler 33

Sheboygan North 60, Green Bay Notre Dame 50

Somers Shoreland Lutheran 64, Kenosha Christian Life 50

South Milwaukee 55, Franklin 48

South Wayne Black Hawk 33, Juda 26

Southern Door 67, Oconto 60

St. Croix Central 42, Spring Valley 35

Stevens Point 50, Schofield D.C. Everest 43

Stoughton 48, Monroe 44

Stratford 67, Rib Lake 17

Sussex Hamilton 59, Milwaukee Divine Savior Holy Angels 54

Tigerton 47, Bowler 32

Turtle Lake 39, Clear Lake 38

Unity 56, Siren 51

Viroqua 36, Black River Falls 33

Wabeno 54, Crivitz 29

Walworth Big Foot 59, Palmyra-Eagle 30

Waukesha South 40, Waukesha West 32

Waunakee 41, Reedsburg 28

Waupaca 35, Winneconne 28

Waupun 57, Plymouth 49

Wauwatosa East 59, West Allis Central 53

West Bend West 47, West Bend East 34

Westby 60, Arcadia 38

Westfield 39, Wisconsin Dells 38

Westosha Central 59, Burlington 43

Weyauwega-Fremont 61, Amherst 51

Whitefish Bay Dominican 45, Mequon Homestead 22

Whitewater 69, Evansville 45

Wild Rose 53, Plainfield Tri-County 22

Wilmot 42, Union Grove 31

Winnebago Lutheran 50, Laconia 34

Winter 56, Cornell 21

Wisconsin Rapids 52, Lakeland 29

Wittenberg-Birnamwood 62, Manawa 34

Wonewoc-Center 46, Brookwood 45

Wrightstown 54, Valders 36

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