Saturday State Sports Briefs: Brewers add another lefty to bullpen

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MILWAUKEE - There were times last season when Brewers manager Ron Roenicke could have used a lefty in his bullpen. Now, it looks like he will have two. Though it’s not official yet, Milwaukee has reportedly come to terms with Mike Gonzalez on a deal worth two and a quarter million dollars.

Another lefty, Tom Gorzelanny, was signed last week. Gonzalez pitched in 47 games for the National League East Division champion Washington Nationals last season, compiling a 3.03 earned run average and limiting left-handed batters to a .179 batting average. The deal won’t be official until next week because Major League Baseball offices are closed until after the New Year. The Brewers need to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for Gonzalez.

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University of Wisconsin basketball coach Bo Ryan’s mother has died at the age of 86. Louise Ryan died in Florida last Thursday. Ryan has traveled to Florida three times this year when he had a break in the schedule. His father Butch is also said to be struggling with health issues. Ryan said in a story published in the Wisconsin State Journal nine years ago that he learned about perseverance from his mother. The Badgers take on Samford this afternoon at 1 p.m. at the Kohl Center in Madison.

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A 22-5 run late in the first half powered the Wisconsin women's basketball team to an easy 83-54 win over Delaware State Friday. The contest was the opening game of the Miami Holiday Invitational at the Bank United Center in Coral Gables, Florida. Morgan Paige led the flurry of points with 10 of her team-leading 17. Jacki Gulcynski scored another 14 to go with nine rebounds and a pair of assists. The Badgers shota solid 51 percent from the field and forced 22 turnovers by Delta State. Wisconsin's record is 8-4. The Badgers play Miami in today's championship game with tipoff at 6 p.m.

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The Milwaukee Bucks have a strong backcourt with Brandon Jennings and Monta Ellis – but neither is getting much love among NBA All-Star voters. The latest fan voting totals were released yesterday – and Ellis was sixth among Eastern Conference guards with just over 71,000 votes. Jennings was 10th among East guards with 49-thousand. Former Marquette guard Dwayne Wade of Miami has the most votes among those guards with 646-thousand. Former Buck Ray Allen of Miami is fifth with 195-thousand. There are no Milwaukee players in the Top-15 vote-getters for Eastern Conference forwards and centers. LeBron James of Miami tops that group with 970-thousand votes. Kobe Bryant of the Lakers is the overall-leading vote-getter with 977-thousand. The NBA All-Star Game will be played February 17th in Houston. The Bucks have not had an All-Star since Michael Redd in 2004.

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Team USA lost to the host Russia, 2-1 today at the World Junior Hockey Championships. Milwaukee native Alex Galchenyuk had an assist on the Americans’ only goal, scored by Jacob Trouba in the second period. Russia scored the game-winner in the third period on a rebound. The Americans are now 1-1 in the tournament. Their next game is on Sunday morning against Canada.

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SCORES

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

--Division III Men

Concordia-Belton (TX) 78, Edgewood 66

Gustavus Adolphus (MN) 71, UW-Superior 60

Ripon 87, Elmhurst (IL) 77

UW-Eau Claire 69, St. Olaf (MN) 62

UW-Platteville 70, LaVerne (CA) 61

--Division III Women

Chapman (CA) 76, Marian 51

Howard Payne (TX) 62, Carthage 54

UW-Eau Claire 74, Thiel (PA) 56

UW-La Crosse 47, Milwaukee School of Engineering 35

UW-Oshkosh 58, St. Norbert 45

UW-River Falls 71, St. Mary's (IA) 63

UW-Stevens Point 55, Ripon 44

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AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE

Milwaukee 4, Peoria 1

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WISCONSIN BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL FRIDAY SCORES

Lake Geneva Badger 67, Baraboo 58

Brillion 47, Freedom 39

Clintonville 45, Shawano Comm. 36

Whitefish Bay Dominican 43, Oak Creek 41

Durand 55, Eleva-Strum 41

Edgerton 58, Deerfield 54

Madison Edgewood 50, Middleton 49

Grantsburg 71, Pine City, Minn. 37

Independence 66, Cashton 55

Kaukauna 55, Wisconsin Lutheran 54

Kiel 47, Valders 40

Madison Memorial 63, Tomah 42

Marshall 79, Jefferson 53

Greendale Martin Luther 62, Grafton 56

Milwaukee Bay View 102, Minnesota Transitions, Minn. 34

Milwaukee Vincent 64, Wauwatosa West 44

Mineral Point 68, Belmont 38

Niagara 66, Northland Pines 45

Oconto 65, Oconto Falls 51

Oshkosh North 74, Racine J.I. Case 60

Pewaukee 88, Nicolet 77

Platteville 70, Chequamegon 39

Milwaukee Thomas More 59, Kettle Moraine Lutheran 57

Seymour 53, Waunakee 49

Two Rivers 67, Algoma 46

--Auburndale Holiday Tournament

Waupaca 52, Royall 45

--Baldwin-Woodville Tournament

(Third Place)

Bloomer 45, Altoona 37

(Championship)

Baldwin-Woodville 42, Arcadia 38

--Barneveld Tournament

(Third Place)

Belleville 67, Barneveld 58

--Beach Ball Classic

(Quarterfinal)

Bishop O'Connell, Va. 41, Milwaukee Rufus King 36

--Benton Tournament

(Third Place)

New Glarus 58, Benton 46

(Championship)

Southwestern 43, Shullsburg 39

--Best of the Least Tournament

(Third Place)

Butternut 44, Mercer 36

(Championship)

South Shore 56, Phelps 46

--Cambridge Tournament

(First Round)

Clinton 49, Milwaukee Academy of Science 43

Monticello 69, Cambridge 54

--Carthage College Tournament

Wilmot Union 49, Kenosha Tremper 47

--Clayton Tournament

Boyceville 54, Clear Lake 31

Bruce 56, Frederic 55

Clayton 48, Spring Valley 33

Turtle Lake 72, Solon Springs 42

--Cuba City Tournament

(Championship)

Cuba City 87, Richland Center 48

--Elkhorn Tournament

Elkhorn Area 47, Monona Grove 43

Monroe 51, Westosha Central 36

--Esko, Minn. Tournament

(Consolation)

Maple Northwestern 79, South Ridge, Minn. 42

--Glenwood City Tournament

Elmwood 72, Chippewa Falls McDonell 52

--Holiday Tournament

West Allis Nathan Hale 76, Milwaukee North 63

--Hustiford Tournament

Hustisford 73, Oakfield 52

--John Chekouras Classic

Neenah 72, Brown Deer 41

--KRESS Center Classic

Sussex Hamilton 54, Green Bay Southwest 46

Slinger 49, Ashwaubenon 46

--Lake Mills Holiday Tournament

Lake Mills 65, Orfordville Parkview 42

Lakeside Lutheran 73, Walworth Big Foot 48

--Lakeland Tournament

(Championship)

Lakeland 59, Ashland 31

--Lena Holiday Tournament

(Championship)

Goodman/Pembine 77, Oshkosh Valley Christian 62

--Lewiston-Altura, Minn. Tournament

Winona Cotter, Minn. 69, Cochrane-Fountain City 59

-- Onalaska Luther Tournament

(Third Place)

Cadott 45, Fennimore 44

--Marathon Tournament

Athens 48, Tomahawk 47

--New Berlin West Tournament

Brookfield Academy 83, Cudahy 41

Franklin 63, University School of Milwaukee 45

New Berlin Eisenhower 66, Waukesha North 60

--Raider Shootout

Milwaukee Pius XI 57, Oostburg 56

Sheboygan North 76, Sturgeon Bay 60

--Reedsburg Tournament

Reedsburg Area 57, Adams-Friendship 28

--Stevens Point Century Classic

Beaver Dam 41, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln 25

--Sun Prairie Tournament

(Third Place)

DeForest 56, Manitowoc Lincoln 49

--South St. Paul, Minn. Tournament

Prescott 69, North Branch, Minn. 55

--Thorp Tournament

Neillsville 39, Thorp 31

--Wabasha-Kellogg, Minn. Tournament

(First Round)

Alma/Pepin 81, Houston, Minn. 39

--Waupun Holiday

(Third Place)

Beloit Memorial 51, Waupun 46

--Wausau West Tournament

Superior 56, Marshfield 44

Wausau West 43, Eau Claire Memorial 33

--Wautoma Holiday Shootout

(Third Place)

Wautoma 68, Plainfield Tri-County 40

--West De Pere Tournament

(Consolation)

Menasha 71, Kewaunee 59

(Championship)

West De Pere 61, Green Bay East 39

--West Salem Tournament

Eau Claire Regis 58, West Salem 50

Sparta 66, Melrose-Mindoro 40

--Westby Holiday Tournamnet

Iowa-Grant 63, River Ridge 53

Westby 71, Bangor 36

--Westfield Tournament

Berlin 53, Princeton/Green Lake 32

Pardeeville 55, Westfield Area 50

--Wisconsin Basketball Yearbook Shootout

Lodi 74, Oconomowoc 49

Whitefish Bay 55, Little Chute 54

--Wisconsin Valley Big Rivers Challenge

Hudson 51, Wausau East 39

Rhinelander 70, Menomonie 52

--Wrightstown Tournament

Weyauwega-Fremont 59, Southern Door 46

Wrightstown 80, Menominee, Mich. 50

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WISCONSIN GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL FRIDAY SCORES

Madison West 59, Milwaukee Hamilton 39

Milwaukee Lutheran 55, Saint Francis 37

New London 44, Freedom 21

Northland Pines 52, Calumet, Mich. 34

Oconto 52, Oconto Falls 50

Racine Washington Park 57, South Milwaukee 54

St. Croix Falls 66, Cumberland 18

Sturgeon Bay 44, Shiocton 35

Weyauwega-Fremont 45, Columbus 38

Whitnall 43, West Allis Central 22

Wittenberg-Birnamwood 64, Shawano 23

--Almond-Bancroft Tournament

(Championship)

Stratford 60, Almond-Bancroft 18

-- La Crosse Aquinas classic

La Crosse Aquinas 44, Markesan 34

Prairie du Chien 35, Sparta 26

--Ashwaubenon Holiday Classic

(First Round)

Algoma 61, Ashwaubenon 29

--Baraboo Tournament

Baraboo 70, Richland Center 42

Reedsburg Area 35, Waterford 29

--Barneveld Tournament

(Championship)

Barneveld 72, Platteville 36

--Best of the Least Tournament

Mercer 31, Butternut 27

--Black River Falls Tournament

(Third Place)

Black River Falls 40, Independence 34

(Championship)

Milwaukee Thomas More 42, Cornell 34

--Christine Radke Memorial Tournament

(Consolation Semifinal)

Oshkosh Lourdes 46, Nicolet 34

Waunakee 76, Racine J.I. Case 47

(Semifinal)

Franklin 60, Hartland Arrowhead 39

Middleton 62, Milwaukee Rufus King 59

--Cuba City Tournament

(Championship)

Brodhead 45, Cuba City 42

--Fond du Lac Tournament

Bay Port 52, Waukesha Catholic Memorial 30

--Fort Atkinson Tournament

(First Round)

Lakeside Lutheran 42, Fort Atkinson 32

Menomonee Falls 58, DeForest 46

--Holiday Classic

Nekoosa 40, Minong Northwood 33

Janesville Craig Optimists Classic

(Third Place)

Merrill 50, Oregon 39

--La Crosse Logan Tournament

Janesville Parker 50, Kenosha Tremper 28

Wilmot 67, La Crosse Logan 63

--Lake Country Lutheran Invite

(Third Place)

Sheboygan Area Lutheran 54, Kenosha Saint Joseph's 46

--Lake Geneva Badger Tournament

East Troy 58, Lake Geneva Badger 28

--Lake Mills Tournament

Clinton 46, Omro 34

--Lakeland Tournament

(Championship)

Mellen 36, Lakeland 32

--Luther Tournament

(Third Place)

Cadott 63, Fennimore 54

(Championship)

Elk Mound 61, Luther 56

--Marathon Tournament

Lomira 41, Tomahawk 30

--Marshfield Tournament

Marshfield 66, Wausau Newman 54

Milton 69, Beloit Memorial 61

--Milwaukee South Tournament

Eastbrook Academy 61, Milwaukee North 44

Kewaskum 49, Milwaukee South 43

--Mondovi Tournament

Bloomer 53, Durand 20

--Monona Grove Tournament

Monona Grove 57, Madison La Follette 49

--Pecatonica Tournament

Pecatonica 55, Fall River 53

River Ridge 38, Weston 13

--Rice Lake Tournament

Schofield D.C. Everest 56, Superior 59

Chippewa Falls 75, Wausau West 52

--Stevens Point Century Classic

Manitowoc Lincoln 47, Stevens Point 37

--South St. Paul, Minn, Tournament

Chisago Lakes, Minn. 71 Prescott 41

--Thorp Tournament

Thorp 47, Somerset 45, OT

--Viroqua Tournament

Adams-Friendship 50, Blair-Taylor 22

--Wabasha-Kellogg, Minn. Tournament

(First Round)

Alma/Pepin 87, Houston, Minn. 47

--Waupun Tournament

(Championship)

Waupun 56, Laconia 36

--Webster Tournament

Hinckley-Finlayson, Minn. 49, Webster 47, OT

Pine City, Minn. 53, Grantsburg 29

--West Salem Tournament

Cashton 69, Melrose-Mindoro 51

Tomah 35, West Salem 31

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