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MADISON - UW-Madison will pay its Badger football assistants quite a bit more than those who served under Bret Bielema a year ago.

Six assistants under new coach Gary Andersen have signed contracts – and they’ll be paid a combined $1,860,000. That’s close to what Bielema’s nine coaches made last year, with $1,973,000. Three of Andersen’s new assistants have yet to sign contracts. That includes receivers’ coach Chris Beatty from Illinois, who agreed earlier this week to come on board. The Badgers announced his hiring yesterday, rounding out Andersen’s staff for his first season at the UW.

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The UW-Green Bay women's basketball team crushed Cleveland State 88-51 at home last night. The Phoenix took control with a 17-0 run that lasted almost 13 minutes for most of the first half and part of the second. Green Bay never trailed in winning its 15th straight game. Senior Sarah Eichler scored her one-thousandth career point on a turnaround lay-up early in the second half. Six Green Bay players scored in double figures, and Eichler led the way with 14. The Phoenix out-shot Cleveland 54-to-31 percent. Shalonda Winton had 21 points and 11 rebounds for the Vikings, who dropped to 4-7 in the Horizon League and 12-12 overall. Green Bay is just one spot away from the Top-25 in both national polls. They’re now 10-0 in the conference and 20-2 overall. The Phoenix will host Youngstown State tomorrow.

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The University of Wisconsin women's basketball team fell to 18th-ranked Purdue in Madison last night, 58-48. Morgan Paige, the Badgers’ leading scorer, was held to a season-low four points. Wisconsin was up by eight at the break. Purdue tied the game early in the second half – and it stayed close until the Boilermakers took the lead for good on a jumper by Drey Mingo with four minutes left. Purdue then out-scored the Badgers 10-to-3 to get the win. K.K. Houser scored 20 points for the Boilermakers, who improved to 19-5 overall and 8-3 in the Big Ten. Jacki Gulczynski had 19 for Wisconsin, scoring in double figures for her 18th straight game. Cassie Rochel had 13 rebounds and a career-high seven blocked shots, as the Badgers dropped to 3-9 in the Big Ten and 11-14 overall. They’ll play at Illinois on Monday night.

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A late comeback effort fell short for the UW-Milwaukee women, as they lost at home to Youngstown State 58-56. The Panthers cut a seven-point deficit to one with just under a minute left. But the Penguins made 5-of-6 free throws in the final 25 seconds, as they won their sixth straight game. Junior Emily Decorah scored a career-high 20 points for UWM, and Sami Tucker had 11 points and eight rebounds. Heidi Schlegel and Brandi Brown each scored 15 for Youngstown State, which improved to 7-2 in the Horizon League and 17-5 overall – their best to this point in 15 years. Milwaukee fell to 1-8 in the conference and 5-16 overall. The Panthers will host Cleveland State tomorrow.

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There were a couple of upsets last night, as the state high school hockey regionals began in earnest. On the boys’ side, Milwaukee University School – a No. 2 seed – lost to No. 7 seeded Mequon Homestead 3-1. All eight boys’ No. 1 seeds won their only regional contests, including last year’s champion Green Bay Notre Dame. Two teams that were seeded fifth – Sauk-Prairie and Waupaca – had mild upsets over fourth-seeded opponents. Twenty-seven regional finals were played last night, and five more are on tap for this evening. On the girls’ side, third-seeded Green Bay East lost to No. 6 Fond du Lac, 3-2 in overtime. All the top seeds survived – and that included the defending champion, Schofield D.C. Everest. Eleven of the 16 regional finals were played last night, with five more tonight. Sectionals begin next week.

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The University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team will play second-ranked Minnesota tonight in Madison. And then they’ll take off for Chicago, for an outdoor game at Soldier Field on Sunday afternoon in the Hockey City Classic. The 18th-ranked Badgers are in fifth place in the WCHA with 25 points. The Gophers are third in the conference with 26. Saint Cloud State leads the conference with 32 points, and the surging Badgers still hope they can knock off the leaders. Wisconsin ends the regular season at home against Saint Cloud State in three weeks. The Badgers are 9-6-7 in the conference and 12-9-7 overall, after a win and a tie against Bemidji State last weekend. Meanwhile, the seventh-ranked Wisconsin women will host Minnesota-Duluth tomorrow night and Sunday afternoon. It’s the final home series of the regular season for Wisconsin, and both games in the new LaBahn Arena are sold out. The Badgers are third in the WCHA with 43 points. They’ll face a fourth-place Duluth squad which has 40 points.

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UW-Stevens Point has the early men’s lead at the WIAC swim meet in Brown Deer. The Pointers are going for their 14th straight league title. They have 221 points after day one, to 175 for second-place Eau Claire. La Crosse and Whitewater are third-and-fourth. Joey Clapp of Stevens Point became the first swimmer since 1982 to win three straight titles in the 50-yard freestyle. He also helped the Pointers win the 200-yard freestyle with a league-meet record of 1:21.77. Also, Alex Card of Eau Claire defended his title from a year ago in the 200-individual medley. On the women’s side, defending champion La Crosse has the day one lead with 246 points. Eau Claire is second with 219, followed by the Pointers and Whitewater. Erica O’Neill, Sara Zemanovic, Allison Yemm, and Jordan Anderson won individual titles for La Crosse. Zemanonic also helped the 400-medley relay team take the gold. The WIAC meet continues through tomorrow.

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WIAA boys' state high school hockey regionals

Menomonie Sectional

Hudson 6, Siren 2

New Richmond 5, Amery 3

Somerset 3, Menomonie 1

Superior 5, River Falls 2

Chippewa Falls Sectional

Eau Claire Memorial 8, Ashland 0

Eau Claire Regis/Chippewa Falls McDonell/Bloomer 8, Marshfield 2

Rice Lake 6, Chippewa Falls 4

Stevens Point Sectional

Schofield D.C. Everest 4, Antigo 3 (3 OT)

Northland Pines 3, Mosinee 1

Stevens Point 4, Stevens Point Pacelli/Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 2

Wausau West 8, Wausau East 0

Wisconsin Dells/Reedsburg Sectional

Sauk Prairie 8, Baraboo/Portage 1

Onalaska 5, Tomah 0

West Salem 3, Wisconsin Dells/Reedsburg 2 (OT)

Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln 6, La Crosse 0

Green Bay Notre Dame Sectional

Appleton United 4, Oshkosh 0

De Pere/West De Pere 8, Neenah/Hortonville 0

Green Bay Notre Dame 6, Green Bay United 0

Waupaca 7, Bay Port 4

Monona Grove Sectional

Madison West 3, Monona Grove 2

Middleton 3, Madison Memorial 0

Verona 7, Sun Prairie 1

Kettle Moraine/Mukwonago Sectional

Kettle Moraine/Mukwonago 5, Beloit Memorial 1

Whitefish Bay 6, Janesville 0

Harland Arrowhead Sectional

Hartland Arrowhead 5, Sheboygan 2

Fond du Lac 5, Menomonee Falls 1

Mequon Homestead 3, Milwaukee University School 1

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WIAA girls state high school hockey regionals

Hayward/Spooner Sectional

Hayward/Spooner 11, New Richmond 0

St. Croix Valley 3, Superior 0

Burnett County 7, Hudson 2

Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln Sectional

Rhinelander Co-op 2, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln Co-op 1

Schofield D.C. Everest Co-op 12, Tomahawk 0

Onalaska Sectional

Middleton Co-op 14, Viroqua Co-op 0

Beaver Dam Sectional

Hartland Arrowhead 3, Appleton United 1

Brookfield Co-op 4, Waupaca 0

Fond Du Lac Co-op 3, Bay Area 2 (OT)

Milwaukee University Co-op 8, Fox Cities 1

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Boys' high school basketball

Altoona 45, Marshfield Columbus 44

Appleton North 76, Menasha 51

Appleton West 48, Appleton East 34

Auburndale 56, Wausau Newman 32

Barron 64, Cumberland 25

Beaver Dam 56, Hartford 41

Beaver Dam Wayland Academy 73, Delafield St. John's Northwestern 65

Belleville 65, Wisconsin Heights 44

Birchwood 69, Lake Holcombe 53

Bloomer 42, Hayward 33

Bonduel 49, Iola-Scandinavia 47

Boscobel 64, Darlington 49

Brookfield Academy 76, Lake Country Lutheran 68

Brookfield Central 73, West Allis Hale 34

Brookfield East 47, Menomonee Falls 41

Burlington Catholic Central 40, Kenosha St. Joseph 39

Butternut 45, Mercer 42

Milwaukee CEO Leadership Academy 53, Milwaukee Tenor 22

Chetek-Weyerhaeuser 50, Maple Northwestern 48, OT

Chippewa Falls McDonell 66, Owen-Withee 62

Coleman 56, Lena 42

Crivitz 61, Marinette St. Thomas Aquinas 48

Cuba City 56, Hazel Green Southwestern 30

De Soto 44, La Farge 35

Deerfield 69, Johnson Creek 35

Eau Claire Memorial vs. River Falls, postponed

Eau Claire Regis 64, Greenwood 50

Edgerton 64, Whitewater 48

Elmwood 51, Spring Valley 35

Evansville 70, Jefferson 60

Fall River 52, Horicon 35

Fox Valley Lutheran 49, Winneconne 43, OT

Freedom 49, Waupaca 36

Germantown 99, Glendale Nicolet 45

Gilmanton 63, Alma-Pepin 57

Grafton 58, Milwaukee Lutheran 38

Grand Rapids, Minn. 75, Superior 61

Green Bay Southwest 64, Green Bay West 50

Gresham 74, Tigerton 47

Hustisford 73, Dodgeland 56

Iowa-Grant 47, Fennimore 43

Ithaca 51, Wauzeka-Steuben 44

Kettle Moraine 69, North Fond du Lac 53

Kickapoo 41, Seneca 36

Kimberly 54, Oshkosh West 48

Kingsford, Mich.74, Northland Pines 51

Laconia 77, Saint Marys Springs 69

La Crosse Aquinas 55, Holmen 34

Lake Mills 54, Poynette 41

Little Chute 46, Berlin 35

Lodi 56, Lakeside Lutheran 47

Lomira 69, Mayville 68

Marshall 84, Cambridge 65

Marshfield 48, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln 36

Mineral Point 69, Riverdale 45

Montello 66, Oakfield 48

Neenah 50, Fond du Lac 43

New Berlin Eisenhower 73, Cudahy 54

North Crawford 63, Weston 37

Onalaska 50, La Crosse Central 32

Orfordville Parkview 27, Palmyra-Eagle 24

Oshkosh Lourdes 60, Princeton-Green Lake 47

Oshkosh North 55, Kaukauna 51

Osseo-Fairchild 73, Spencer 66

Pardeeville 43, Randolph 37

Peshtigo 50, Gillett 29

Pittsville 48, Northland Lutheran 45

Port Washington 59, Cedarburg 44

Prairie Farm 63, Clear Lake 37

Racine St. Catherine's 61, Racine Prairie 53

Rhinelander 60, Tomahawk 40

Ripon 49, Clintonville 36

Slinger 61, West Bend West 51

Solon Springs 59, Bessemer, Mich. 55

Somers Shoreland Lutheran 68, Milwaukee Thomas More 56

South Wayne Black Hawk 54, Orangeville, Ill. 42

Spooner 46, Ladysmith 38

Stanley-Boyd 47, Colby 44

Stevens Point Pacelli 43, Wittenberg-Birnamwood 37

Stockbridge 51, St. Lawrence Seminary 48

Stratford 46, Edgar 36

Suring 71, Wausaukee 33

Sussex Hamilton 59, Milwaukee Marquette 55

Thorp 55, Loyal 47

Trinity Academy 57, Union Grove Christian 48

Two Rivers 68, Kiel 42

Waterloo 69, New Glarus 50

Waupun Central Wisconsin Christian 63, Rio 37

Wauwatosa East 45, West Allis Central 34

Wauwatosa West 66, Pewaukee 59

West Bend East 63, Oconomowoc 55

Westby 41, Black River Falls 31

Whitefish Bay 71, Homestead 50

Whitefish Bay Dominican 68, Racine Lutheran 42

Williams Bay 76, Madison Abundant Life 44

Williams Bay Faith Christian 61, Kenosha Reuther 46

Wisconsin Lutheran 68, Watertown 40

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Girls' high school basketball

Abbotsford 51, Prentice 42

Adams-Friendship 51, Mauston 31

Algoma 69, Gibraltar 39

Appleton North 54, Menasha 42

Appleton West 45, Appleton East 34

Arcadia 67, Independence 30

Ashland 66, Duluth, Minn. Denfeld 50

Athens 55, Rib Lake 18

Baldwin-Woodville 49, Durand 46

Bangor 55, New Lisbon 53, OT

Barneveld 88, Albany 30

Bay Port 67, Green Bay East 27

Beaver Dam Wayland 37, Milwaukee St. Joan Antida 28

Belmont 52, River Ridge 39

Boyceville 50, St. Croix Central 40

Brodhead 64, Beloit Turner 37

Brookwood 43, Cashton 42

Burlington 56, Milwaukee Marshall 27

Chippewa Falls McDonell 70, Eleva-Strum 51

Clinton 54, Walworth Big Foot 35

Cochrane-Fountain City 60, Wabasha-Kellogg Minnesota 35

Colfax 69, Glenwood City 34

De Pere 51, Ashwaubenon 27

DeForest 52, Sauk Prairie 39

Dodgeland 49, Johnson Creek 23

Dodgeville 55, Lancaster 47

Drummond 57, Washburn 37

Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 54, Blair-Taylor 40

Elcho 64, Florence 34

Elmwood 47, Spring Valley 32

Evansville 70, Jefferson 60

Franklin 73, Racine J.I. Case 27

Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 44, Viroqua 25

Gilmanton vs. New Auburn, canceled

Goodman-Pembine 51, Laona 25

Grantsburg 71, Webster 25

Green Bay NEW Lutheran 37, Sevastopol 32

Green Bay Notre Dame 47, Sheboygan North 41

Green Bay Preble 41, Green Bay West 21

Hartland Arrowhead 52, Waukesha West 48

Hartland University Lake School 58, Eastbrook Academy 51

Highland 34, Cassville 33

Hilbert 48, Manitowoc Roncalli 43

Hillsboro 41, Wonewoc-Center 25

Hortonville 40, Luxemburg-Casco 32

Hurley 75, Mercer 21

Janesville Craig 55, Madison Memorial 33

Kettle Moraine 54, Muskego 48

Kewaunee 62, Sturgeon Bay 10

Kiel 57, Kewaskum 39

Kimberly 40, Oshkosh West 25

Lake Holcombe 35, Birchwood 25

Lakeside Lutheran 63, Columbus 43

Madison Edgewood 54, Baraboo 43

Madison La Follette 100, Beloit Memorial 35

Madison West 59, Madison East 40

Manitowoc Lincoln 45, Green Bay Southwest 41

Manitowoc Lutheran 56, Wrightstown 51

Marathon 43, Edgar 38

Marshfield 48, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln 38

Mellen 73, Bessemer, Mich. 30

Middleton 51, Sun Prairie 40

Milwaukee Washington 66, Milwaukee Hamilton 26

Mishicot 41, Chilton 35

Monona Grove 55, Milton 54

Monticello 41, South Wayne Black Hawk 36

Mount Horeb 57, Portage 45

Mukwonago 57, Waukesha South 40

Neenah 55, Fond du Lac 52

New London 62, Oconto Falls 53

Oak Creek 75, Kenosha Indian Trail 29

Oconto 66, Southern Door 39

Oostburg 50, Sheboygan Lutheran 32

Oregon 48, Fort Atkinson 44

Oshkosh North 51, Kaukauna 36

Palmyra-Eagle 38, Orfordville Parkview 30, OT

Pecatonica 46, Juda 28

Phillips 65, Chequamegon 41

Platteville 48, Prairie du Chien 31

Port Edwards 58, Tri-County 44

Potosi 50, Benton-Shullsburg 42

Pulaski 48, Sheboygan South 38

Racine William Horlick 45, Kenosha Tremper 41

Racine Washington Park 50, Kenosha Bradford 34

Random Lake 48, Sheboygan County Christian 31

Reedsville 53, Brillion 40

Richland Center 53, River Valley 48

Royall 63, Necedah 20

Shawano 56, Marinette 30

Sheboygan Falls 52, Waupun 35

South Shore 98, Bayfield 23

St. Croix Falls 60, Cameron 56

Stoughton 49, Monroe 42

Stratford 49, Northland Lutheran 26

Superior 74, Rice Lake 51

Trinity Academy 54, Union Grove Christian 44

Valders 49, Menasha St. Mary's 40

Verona 60, Janesville Parker 55

Wabeno 46, White Lake 14

Waterford 70, Greenfield 28

Waunakee 66, Reedsburg 59

Wausau Newman 69, Pittsville 43

Wauzeka-Steuben 57, North Crawford 51

West De Pere 42, Seymour 32

West Salem 44, Westby 41, OT

Westfield 50, Wautoma 39

Westosha Central 60, Milwaukee South 29

Whitewater 67, Edgerton 49

Wilmot Union 62, Delavan-Darien 42

Winter 67, New Auburn 11

Wisconsin Heights 39, New Glarus 38

Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 45, Auburndale 41

Wittenberg-Birnamwood 43, Antigo 36

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