Saturday State Sports Briefs: New Bucks to play with team against Atlanta tonight
Wisconsin Sports-- The Milwaukee Bucks expect to have their three newest players in uniform tonight, when they host the Atlanta Hawks.
MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Bucks expect to have their three newest players in uniform tonight, when they host the Atlanta Hawks.
The Bucks acquired veteran guard J.J. Redick, forward Gustavo Aron, and guard Ish Smith from Orlando just before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline. Milwaukee gave up back-up guards Beno Udrih and Doron Lamb, and forward Tobias Harris. The 28-year-old Redick told reporters yesterday he’ll do the best he can to give the Bucks their best playoff position possible. They hold the eighth-and-final Eastern Conference playoff spot by three-and-a-half games over Philadelphia – and they’re now two games behind Boston for the Number-seven slot. Bucks’ general manager John Hammond said the deal is intended not only for the playoff run, but for the future as well. Redick will be a free agent at the end of the season. He says he’ll consider a longer-term deal with the Bucks – but he won’t decide that until this summer. As for now, Redick hopes to get Milwaukee back on the winning track. The Bucks have lost six of their last seven, and they’re now a game under .500.
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The Marquette University men’s basketball team will try to keep its share of first place in the Big East Conference, when it plays at Villanova this evening. The 17th-ranked Golden Eagles are tied with Syracuse and Georgetown, all at 10-3 in league play. Junior guard Vander Blue is the team’s most improved player from a year ago. He has nearly doubled his scoring average, and is now at 15 points a game. Blue has scored in double figures in all but one of his 13 Big East contests. Marquette has won four-of-its-last-five, and is now 19-6 overall. Villanova is 8-6 in the Big East, and 17-10 overall. The Wildcats are coming off an eight-point home win over Rutgers.
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Also today, the UW-Milwaukee men play at Indiana/Purdue-Indianapolis, and the UW-Green Bay men are at Drake, both a part of ESPN’s Bracket Busters’ event. The 25th-ranked Green Bay women host Valparaiso. The Wisconsin Badger women play at Northwestern. The Milwaukee women are at Wright State. And the UW-Parkside women-and-men play at Indianapolis.
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Half of the fields are set for next week’s state boys’-and-girls’ high school hockey tournaments in Madison. On the boys’ side, all four No. 1 seeds who played last night won their sectional finals – Superior, Eau Claire Memorial, Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln, and Fond du Lac. Defending champion Green Bay Notre Dame plays this afternoon. In the girls’ tournament, returning champ Schofield D.C. Everest and top-seeded Onalaska earned spots in the state semi-finals. Two others will join them today.
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The University of Wisconsin women’s hockey coach Mark Johnson earned his 300th career victory with the Badgers last night, in a 2-0 shutout at Bemidji State. Molly Donner and Brianna Decker scored, as the sixth-ranked Badgers improved to 16-9-2-and-2 in the WCHA and 20-9-2 overall. Last-place Bemidji has just five conference wins, and is 6-23-2 overall. The teams will close out their two-game series – and their regular seasons – this afternoon.
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Four Wisconsin high school wrestlers will go for their third state championships tonight, when the individual tournament wraps up in Madison. Seniors Riley Knops and Austin Moe have both won a pair of titles for Glenwood City. Also shooting for the third crowns are Jens Lantz of Ellsworth, and Jacob Morrissey of Oconto Falls. Tonight’s finals will feature a total of 15 wrestlers who’ve won titles in previous seasons. Thirteen of them are going for back-to-back crowns. The finals begin at 6 p.m. at the Kohl Center.
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UW-Milwaukee will try to win its 11th straight men’s title, and its fifth consecutive women’s crown, at the Horizon League indoor track-and-field meet today and tomorrow at Youngstown State. In Division III, Concordia-Mequon is the defending men’s titlist, and Concordia-Chicago is the returning women’s champ at today’s Northern Athletics Conference indoor track meet. It’s being held at UW-Parkside near Kenosha. Concordia-Mequon is going for its fourth team title in the last five years. Aurora has won two championships in three years. 11-time defending champion UW-La Crosse has the men’s lead going into the second-and-final day of the WIAC indoor track meet at Stevens Point. Isaac Vasquez won his third long jump title, to help La Crosse take a nine-and-a-half point lead over second-place Oshkosh. On the women’s side, Oshkosh has the lead as it goes for its third straight league title. The Titans got victories yesterday from Christy Cazzola in the five-thousand meters and Breanna Strupp in the shot put. La Crosse is 10 points behind Oshkosh in second. Monmouth College has both the men’s and women’s leads going into the second-and-final day of the Midwest Conference indoor track meet. Both Monmouth teams are going for their 12th straight league titles in a meet they’re hosting. The Saint Norbert men-and-women from De Pere are in second – and Ripon College is third for both. Megan O’Grady of Carroll won the women’s five-thousand meters yesterday. Benny Swift of Saint Norbert won the men’s mile. Nicole Vanderlin of Saint Norbert won gold in the women’s high jump. Carroll won the men’s 1600-meter sprint relay, and Saint Norbert took the same event for the women.
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The University of Wisconsin men’s hockey team is playing a rare Sunday-Monday series against Penn State in Madison. The timing was necessitated by the fact that the state high school wrestling tournament wrapped up yesterday in the Badgers’ normal digs at the Kohl Center. The Badgers have won two of their last three games, and they’re coming off a 3-2 win over Minnesota in their outdoor game at Soldier Field in Chicago last Sunday. Wisconsin is ranked 18th with a record of 13-10-7 overall. Penn State comes in at 12-13. This is a non-conference series for now. The two schools are both entering the new Big Ten hockey conference next fall.
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The University of Wisconsin women’s swim team is in seventh place going into the fourth-and-final day of the Big Ten Championships in Minneapolis. The Badgers’ Ruby Martin had a career-best time of :53.69 seconds, while placing sixth in the 100-yard breast-stroke.
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In the Major Indoor Soccer League, the Milwaukee Wave will play at Baltimore tonight. Both teams are in a virtual tie for first-place. Milwaukee is 18-3, while the Blast is 20-5. And both teams have only one home loss. The Wave is coming off a 15-10 victory at Chicago last Monday night. That came after an eight-point loss to Missouri which ended Milwaukee’s team-record 15-game winning streak.
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SCORES
College Basketball
--In the WIAC women’s basketball semi-finals…
UW-Whitewater 80, UW-Superior 71
UW-Stevens Point 59, UW-Oshkosh 50 (Title game Sunday)
--In the Midwest Conference men’s basketball semi-finals…
Carroll 92, Grinnell 89
Saint Norbert 75, Ripon 65 (Title game today)
--In the Midwest Conference women’s basketball semi-finals…
Cornell 73, Carroll 52
Monmouth 66, Saint Norbert 48 (Title game today)
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In women’s college hockey…
--In the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association women’s playoffs…
Openers in two-game series…
Adrian 3, UW-Stevens Point 2 in overtime
Saint Scholastica 2, Lake Forest 0
Saint Norbert 5, UW-Superior 4
UW-River Falls 5, UW-Eau Claire 4
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WIAA boys high school basketball regional semifinals
Division 1
Stevens Point Sectional
Appleton East 45, Appleton North 40
Schofield D.C. Everest 40, Wausau East 32
Eau Claire Memorial 45, Eau Claire North 36
Fond du Lac 45, Neenah 44
Marshfield 57, Hudson 38
Oshkosh North 53, Oshkosh West 38
Superior 33, Wausau West 32
Appleton West at Stevens Point, postponed to Monday
Mequon Homestead Sectional
Germantown 90, Waukesha South 22
Sussex Hamilton 70, Menomonee Falls 54
Mequon Homestead 62, Waukesha West 51
Hartland Arrowhead 68, Kettle Moraine 57
Sheboygan North 62, Sheboygan South 55, OT
Green Bay Preble at De Pere, postponed to Monday
Kimberly at Green Bay Southwest, postponed to Monday
Manitowoc Lincoln at Bay Port, postponed to Monday
Sun Prairie Sectional
Beloit Memorial 57, Kenosha Tremper 54
Burlington 58, Muskego 53
Janesville Craig 67, Lake Geneva Badger 40
Madison La Follette 55, Watertown 46
Madison Memorial 87, Madison East 54
Middleton 46, Madison West 42
Mukwonago 66, Janesville Parker 40
Sun Prairie 51, Oconomowoc 46
Racine William Horlick Sectional
Brookfield Central 73, Milwaukee Riverside 54
Milwaukee Hamilton 56, Racine Washington Park 33
Milwaukee Rufus King 60, Brookfield East 49
Milwaukee South 49, Milwaukee Marquette 38
Milwaukee Vincent 99, Milwaukee Pulaski/Arts 46
Racine J.I. Case 87, West Allis Hale 56
Racine William Horlick 47, Franklin 39
West Allis Central 34, Oak Creek 33
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Division 2
Marshfield Sectional
La Crosse Central 67, La Crosse Logan 46
Lakeland 56, Medford 52
Onalaska 56, Menomonie 34
Rhinelander 46, Merrill 35
Rice Lake 79, Tomah 53
River Falls 59, Holmen 48
Waupaca at Hortonville, postponed to Saturday night
New London at Antigo, postponed to Saturday night
Fond du Lac Sectional
Ashwaubenon 87, Kaukauna 70
Grafton 56, Nicolet 50
Plymouth 59, West De Pere 43
Pulaski 74, Menasha 44
Seymour 67, Green Bay Notre Dame 46
Slinger 54, Port Washington 36
Waupun 73, Cedarburg 57
West Bend East 51, Beaver Dam 47
Janesville Craig Sectional
DeForest 64, Monona Grove 61, OT
Fort Atkinson 62, Milton 43
Monroe 56, Portage 52
Reedsburg 53, Mount Horeb 45, OT
Waterford 33, Oregon 31
Waunakee 71, McFarland 57
Wilmot Union 68, Westosha Central 40
Stoughton 56, Union Grove 22
West Allis Central Sectional
Waukesha Catholic Memorial 71, South Milwaukee 53
Milwaukee Washington 69, Milwaukee Bradley Tech 63
New Berlin Eisenhower 57, Waukesha North 55
Pewaukee 64, Greendale 47
Wauwatosa East 49, Milwaukee Pius XI 47
Whitefish Bay 78, Milwaukee Marshall/Juneau 40
Whitnall 75, Milwaukee Bay View 73
Wisconsin Lutheran 72, Milwaukee Messmer 34
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Division 3
River Falls Sectional
Baldwin-Woodville 64, Amery 47
Barron 61, Osceola 31
Durand 56, Arcadia 36
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 74, West Salem 53
Hayward 33, Maple Northwestern 30
Prescott 59, Neillsville 43
La Crosse Aquinas 73, Bloomer 36
Somerset 68, Spooner 40
Ashwaubenon Sectional
Fox Valley Lutheran 51, Freedom 39
Little Chute 55, Tomahawk 25
Luxemburg-Casco 53, Manitowoc Roncalli 48
Wrightstown 66, Denmark 56, OT
Appleton Xavier 70, Clintonville 46
Winneconne at Peshtigo, postponed to Saturday
Sturgeon Bay at Brillion, postponed to Saturday
Chilton at Two Rivers, postponed to Saturday
Middleton Sectional
Clinton 54, Lakeside Lutheran 53
Lake Mills 50, Poynette 40, OT
Lodi 69, Jefferson 34
Marshall 82, Edgerton 54
Nekoosa 56, Mauston 46
Prairie du Chien 50, Richland Center 43
River Valley 45, Dodgeville 41
Wisconsin Dells 76, Platteville 49
Hartland Arrowhead Sectional
Berlin 54, Watertown Luther Prep 29
Brown Deer 102, Milwaukee North 80
Columbus 62, Mayville 40
East Troy 96, Delafield St. John's Northwestern 45
Kettle Moraine Lutheran 48, Milwaukee University School 47
Oostburg 49, Kiel 33
Racine St. Catherine's 50, Milwaukee Thomas More 48
Sheboygan Falls 67, Ripon 49
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Division 4
Durand Sectional
Boyceville 49, Grantsburg 46
Colfax 65, Cadott 53
Elk Mound 34, Regis 31
Marathon 42, Pittsville 36
Unity 39, Cameron 24
Hurley 70, Colby 54
Abbotsford 47, Athens 42
Auburndale 57, Stratford 31
Marathon 42, Pittsville 36
Appleton North Sectional
Algoma 55, Bonduel 33
Amherst 60, Iola-Scandinavia 34
Crandon 54, Crivitz 47
Stevens Point Pacelli 66, Wild Rose 55
Reedsville 38, Oshkosh Lourdes 37
Shiocton 80, Menasha St. Mary's 52
Wabeno-Laona 56, Oconto 50
Howards Grove 45, Manitowoc Lutheran 42
Wisconsin Dells Sectional
Augusta 60, Necedah 48
Cuba City 67, Lancaster 59, OT
Deerfield 71, Belleville 66
Fall Creek 40, Bangor 31
Mineral Point 73, Fennimore 53
Hazel Green Southwestern 59, Iowa-Grant 45
Whitehall 60, Mondovi 40
Wisconsin Heights at Onalaska Luther, postponed to Saturday
Brookfield Central Sectional
Brookfield Academy 62, Ozaukee 48
Milwaukee Destiny 86, Montello 61
Whitefish Bay Dominican 95, Milwaukee Hope Christian 50
Kenosha St. Joseph 50, Palmyra-Eagle 42
Fond du Lac St. Mary's Springs 57, Pardeeville 40
Racine Prairie 51, Kenosha Reuther 39
Milwaukee Young-Coggs Prep 73, Somers Shoreland Lutheran 68
Laconia 85, Beaver Dam Wayland 34
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Division 5
Spooner Sectional
Clayton 53, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 39
Drummond 48, Siren 35
Luck 71, Minong Northwood 36
Chippewa Falls McDonell 70, Bruce 49
Prentice 54, Turtle Lake 48
Solon Springs 47, Frederic 41
Thorp 52, Rib Lake 37
Washburn 64, Shell Lake 37
Menasha Sectional
Almond-Bancroft 39, Wausau Newman 37, OT
Green Bay NEW Lutheran 93, Living Word Lutheran 42
Niagara 67, Three Lakes 38
Northland Lutheran 63, Wisconsin Valley Lutheran 55
Sheboygan Lutheran 64, Gresham 59
Suring 45, Kohler 43, OT
Wausaukee 58, Goodman-Pembine 44
Gibraltar at Hilbert, postponed to Saturday
La Crosse Logan Sectional
Cassville 61, Wauzeka-Steuben 20
Cochrane-Fountain City 47, Gilmanton 45
Marshfield Columbus Catholic 58, Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 50
Eleva-Strum 66, Greenwood 50
Hillsboro 58, La Farge 40
North Crawford 51, River Ridge 32
Royall 57, Kickapoo 33
Alma/Pepin at Elmwood, postponed to Saturday
Fort Atkinson Sectional
Williams Bay Faith Christian 72, Milwaukee Heritage Christian 45
South Wayne Black Hawk 56, Cambria-Friesland 38
Burlington Catholic Central 67, Monticello 60
Waupun Central Wisconsin Christian 48, Fall River 40
Racine Lutheran 82, Milwaukee CEO Leadership Academy 63
Randolph 69, Hustisford 45
Milwaukee Academy of Science 53, Juda 41
Green Lake-Princeton at Potosi, postponed to Monday
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Girls' regular season high school basketball
Milwaukee School of Languages 55, Milwaukee Pulaski/Arts 47
South Shore 78, Bessemer, Mich. 23
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WIAA boys' high school hockey sectionals
Menomonie Sectional
Superior 2, Hudson 1, OT
Eau Claire Sectional
Eau Claire Memorial 5, Eau Claire Regis/Chippewa Falls McDonell/Bloomer 2
Wisconsin Dells/Reedsburg Sectional
Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln 3, West Salem/Bangor 0
Hartland Arrowhead Sectional
Fond du Lac 6, Mequon Homestead 4
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WIAA girls' high school hockey sectionals
Wisconsin Lincoln/Stevens Point Sectional
Schofield D.C. Everest co-op 4, Northland Pines 1
Onalaska Sectional
Onalaska co-op 7, Middleton co-op 4
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