Rusk County News
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An independent poll shows that President Obama would easily defeat any of his four Republican challengers in Wisconsin. According to the Marquette Law School’s new poll, 716 registered voters preferred Obama to former Pennsylvania Senate Republican Rick Santorum 51-to-40 percent. Also, Obama out-polled former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney 53-to-38. The president had 52-36 lead over Texas Congressman Ron Paul. And Obama had his widest lead, 56-to-33, over former G-O-P House Speaker Newt Gingrich. The Marquette poll also found that Santorum has the early edge in the Wisconsin presidential primary on April third. Among those planning to vote in the G-O-P primary, 34-percent chose Santorum to 18-percent for Romney, 17-percent for Paul, and 12-percent for Gingrich. The poll also gave Obama a 50-percent approval rating. 43-percent said they disapproved of the president’s job performance. The respondents were surveyed by phone last Thursday through Sunday. The margin of error is three-point-seven percent either way.
The Rusk County Sheriff’s Department late Tuesday Afternoon received a disorderly conduct complaint at the Glen Flora Auto Salvage and Sales. Douglas Roth requested deputy assistance for a verbal dispute between himself and Emil Roth SR. 45 of Glen Flora. Douglas than advised that his father gave him the money in question. A short time later, Douglas advised that his father is chasing him on Highway 73 N/B towards the village of Ingram with speeds excessing 100 MPH. Douglas then advised county deputies that the vehicle his father was driving turned off and is no longer following him. Rusk County deputies went to Emil Roth SR. Residence where he was arrested for Disorderly Conduct and Recklessly Endangering Safety. There were no Injuries or damage to property reported.
Early Tuesday afternoon, Carissa Jordan 18 of Tony reported the theft of a Ipod to Rusk County Authorities. After an investigation, Jordan was arrested per Ladysmith Municipal Court Warrant.
Just after 11PM Tuesday the Rusk County dispatch received a 911 call of a vehicle in the ditch near club 8 on Highway 8. According to the report, a 17 year old male reportedly intentionally drove into the ditch at a high rate of speed in an attempt to kill himself. The subject was taken by ambul;ance to RCHM. Later the subject was transported to Winnebago Mental Health.
Tuesday afternoon Kelsey Galetka, 23 of Cornell, an inmate in the Dunn County Jail, who was arrested per warrant, was transported to the Rusk County Jail.
Ladysmith Police Tuesday Morning performed a registration check on a vehicle on E. Worden Ave. The registered owner, Maurico Sanchez, 23 showed his driving status as suspended. Sanchez acknowledged he was suspended and did not have insurnace on the vehicle. Sanchez was written citations for operating after suspension and operating w/o insurance.
Shortly after 7 AM this (Wednesday) morning, Ladysmith Police received a criminal damage complaint. Steve Clark of Clark Auto Supply on Worden Ave. reported that someone broke on of the front windows. This case is under investigation.
MADISON (Press Release) – The deer hunting seasons might still be months away, but the Department of Natural Resources is already gearing up with a series of deer hunter forums in March. Anyone interested in the opportunity to discuss local deer management issues, hunting seasons, and any other deer topic is encouraged to attend.
Wisconsin has long been known as one of the most publicly-driven deer management programs in the country. And in recent years, thousands of volunteers have gotten involved in deer research projects providing data to estimate the size of the herd and sharing personal observations about hunting success, season structure, and the herd itself.
The March deer hunter forums will put the public in direct contact with the local biologist responsible for managing the local deer herd, and are intended to both share information about deer management and gather information from hunters about deer where they live, hunt or farm.
The format of meetings will vary, but in many cases the local wildlife biologist will provide a brief presentation followed by a question and answer period. Some meetings may also have an open house format, allowing attendees to stop in anytime during the scheduled time.
Everyone interested is encouraged to attend the meetings that cover deer management in areas where they hunt or live, but are also welcome to attend any of the meetings.
admin @ February 22, 2012
Wisconsin Sports
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In men’s college basketball…
U-W Green Bay 71, Cleveland State 67
In women’s college basketball…
Cincinnati 60, Marquette 46
In the W-I-A-C women’s basketball tournament…
U-W Whitewater 92, U-W Superior 55
U-W River Falls 64, U-W La Crosse 55
In the N-A-C men’s tournament…
Concordia-Mequon 73, Marian 66
Benedictine 86, Aurora 83
Madison Edgewood 94, Rockford 84
Lakeland 68, Concordia-Chicago 62
Here are the details:
The Milwaukee Bucks will play their final game before the All-Star break tonight, when they face the Bulls in Chicago. The Bucks are six games below .500 and they’ve lost eight-of-their-last-11. One thing they have not been able to do is to make clutch plays at the end. Milwaukee has lost four games by five points or less in the past couple weeks. On Monday night, the Bucks blew a two-point lead with 30 seconds to go when they fell to Orlando at home, 93-90. Coach Scott Skiles says he’s looking for somebody to step up and make plays late, and to score baskets at the end — both of which have been downfalls for the Bucks. Some players have admitted having late tensions. They missed their last 11 shots in losing at Orlando last Friday night.
The U-W Green Bay men’s basketball team won its third straight game last night, 71-to-67 at home over Cleveland State. The Phoenix were trailing by two points with 4:10 left when they went on a 9-to-2 run and held on from there. Kam Cerroni led Green Bay with 17 points. He was the Horizon
League’s three-point leader at 46-percent coming in — and he hit 5-of-8 from downtown against the Vikings. Freshman Anton Grady had 23 points and eight rebounds for Cleveland State, which has lost five straight and fell to 20-and-9 overall. The Vikings fell into a tie for third place in the league at 10-and-6, as Valparaiso clinched the season title with a win last evening. Green Bay is now 8-and-8, and it moved to within one game of Milwaukee and Youngstown State for the right to host a game in next week’s conference tournament. The Phoenix have won six-of-their-last-eight, and are now 13-and-14 overall. They closed out their regular season home schedule at 12-and-2. Green Bay plays at Loyola of Chicago tomorrow night. Tonight, the 10th-ranked Marquette men will host Rutgers.
The Marquette women shot only 37-percent last night in losing at Cincinnati 60-to-46. The Bearcats shot 47-percent as they jumped out to a 17-point halftime lead. Marquette ended the game with a 7-to-1 run. But it was not nearly enough, as the Golden Eagles dropped to 4-and-10 in the Big East and 13-and-14 overall. Freshman Chelsie Butler led Marquette with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Four Cincinnati players scored in double figures, led by Bjonee Reaves with 15 — which came on five three-pointers. The Bearcats improved to 6-and-8 in the conference and 15-and-12 overall. Marquette will play its home season finale on Saturday against Connecticut.
U-W Whitewater and River Falls won their first-round games last night in the W-I-A-C women’s basketball tournament. Third-seeded Whitewater eliminated Superior at home, 92-to-55. Mary Merg scored 18 points as Whitewater out-shot the Yellowjackets 52-to-36 percent. Fourth-seededRiver Falls advanced with a 64-to-55 home victory over Number-five La
Crosse. Four River Falls players scored in double figures, led by Alise Holst with 18. And the Falcons out-rebounded La Crosse 44-34. The semi-finals are now set for tomorrow night. River Falls will play at top-seeded Stevens Point, and Whitewater heads to second-seeded Eau Claire. The W-I-A-C men’s tournament begins tonight with a pair of first-round games. Third-seeded Stevens Point hosts Superior, and Number-four Platteville is at home against La Crosse.
There was a mild upset last night in the quarter-finals of the Northern Athletics Conference men’s tournament. Fifth-seeded Lakeland won at Number-four Concordia-Chicago 68-to-62. Justin Ward had 24 points and 10 rebounds for Lakeland. Top-seeded Concordia-Mequon elimianted Marian at home, 73-to-66, as the Falcons out-shot Marian 55-to-35 percent. Number-two Benedictine won at home over Aurora 86-83. Nate Green scored 27 for Benedictine. And third-seeded Madison Edgewood eliminated Rockford at home, 94-to-84. Ben Wisniewski scored 24 for Edgewood. The semi-finals will be played tomorrow night. Concordia-Mequon hosts Lakeland, and Edgewood is at Benedictine. The N-A-C women’s tournament opens tonight. Top-seeded Wisconsin Lutheran hosts Benedictine. Number-two Dominican entertains Marian. Third-seeded Milwaukee Engineering hosts Concordia-Chicago. And Number-four Lakeland is at home against Concordia-Mequon.
Milwaukee Brewers’ starters Zack Greinke and Shaun Marcum will both become free agents at the end of the year. And general manager Doug Melvin says it’s too early to tell if the Brewers will be able to keep both pitchers for 2013-and-beyond. Greinke does not have an agent, and he says he won’t need one for awhile. But Melvin said he’ll still make an offer to Greinke when he feels the time is right. He believes Greinke will do a lot of the preparation work himself, and he might get somebody to help if the talks get serious. The 28-year-old Greinke is making 13-and-a-half million dollars this year — and pitchers of his caliber have been getting five-year deals in the 75-to-85-million dollar range. The Brewers traded a lot of their top minor league talent to get Greinke and Marcum a year ago — and it appears they’ll want to keep both if they can. Marcum has said he wants to stay with the Brewers after this season.
The N-F-L Scouting Combine begins today in Indianapolis, and it’s a lot more than just draft prospects running 40-yard dashes and taking Wonderlic tests. Over 900 player agents will attend a mandatory meeting on Friday held by the players’ union. And Green Bay Packers’ chief negotiator Russ Ball and G-M Ted Thompson will spend time with some of those agents on the team’s most pressing needs going into free agency. Among other things, the Packers expect to keep negotiating a new deal for tight end Jermichael Finley to try and avoid using the franchise tag on him. They’ll also try to get closer to deals with center Scott Wells and special teams’ standout Jarrett Bush. Thompson might also test the free-agent waters for a center in case Wells leaves — and he might see if he can get something for free agent quarterback Matt Flynn, who’s expected to try-and-become a starter someplace else this fall.
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admin @ February 22, 2012
Prep scores from Tuesday Feb 21
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Girls Basketball – Ladysmith 79 Flambeau 25 – For Ladysmith – Jade Effertz 23, Brittnee Zuck 14, Mariah Stoll 12, and Karliegh Cody 11. Jills 20-0 overall. For Flambeau – Kaitlyn Alberson 8, Courtney Nuehring 7, Falcons 9-10 overall.
WIAA Boys’ high school hockey sectionals
Sectional 1
New Richmond 6, Hudson 3
Superior 7, Siren 3
Sectional 2
Chippewa Falls 2, Rice Lake 1, OT
Eau Claire Memorial 8, Chequamegon-Phillips 1
Sectional 3
Northland Pines 6, Lakeland 1
Wausau West 4, Mosinee 2
Sectional 4
Onalaska 3, Baraboo-Portage 1
Sparta 5, Wisconsin Rapids 4, OT
Sectional 5
Green Bay Notre Dame 8, Appleton Xavier 2
Bay Port-Pulaski 6, Waupaca 0
Sectional 6
Middleton 4, Oregon 1
Verona 8, Waunakee 6
Sectional 7
Kettle Moraine-Mukwonago 7, Janesville 1
Milwaukee Marquette 7, Stoughton 0
Sectional 8
Brookfield 7, Mequon Homestead 2
Fond du Lac 5, Fond du Lac Springs 4
Girls’ high school hockey sectionals
Sectional 1
Hayward-Spooner 5, Chippewa Falls 2
River Falls 3, Eau Claire North-Memorial-Altoona 1
Sectional 2
Schofield D.C. Everest 4, Marshfield 1
Northland Pines 2, Wisconsin Rapids 0
Sectional 3
Onalaska 5, Stoughton 2
Sun Prairie 4, Baraboo 3
Section 4
Sectionals
Green Bay East 4, Hartland Arrowhead 1
Kettle Moraine 3, Milwaukee University 2
Boys’ high school basketball
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Barneveld 69, Albany 49
Beloit Turner 62, Walworth Big Foot 61
Birchwood 53, Frederic 34
Bonduel 65, Oconto 50
Brookwood 59, Alma Center Lincoln 50
Burlington 79, Delavan-Darien 39
Cambria-Friesland 50, Princeton 38
Cambridge 81, Belleville 46
Cassville 57, Belmont 47 Chi Falls 51 Stevens Point 40 Chi Falls Mcd 58 Mondovi 50
Clayton 54, Shell Lake 35
Clintonville 46, Waupaca 32
Cochrane-Fountain City 37, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 36
Colfax 63, Lake Holcombe 27
Drummond 50, Solon Springs 34
Duluth Denfeld 59, Maple Northwestern 41
East Troy 68, Jefferson 40
Eau Claire North 58, New Richmond 52
Elkhorn 46, Lake Geneva Badger 35
Fall River 73, Rio 61
Fox Valley Lutheran 66, Berlin 59
Freedom 49, Appleton Xavier 43
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 74, Westby 45
Gilmanton 86, Cornell 46
Green Bay NEW Lutheran 65, Shiocton 50
Green Bay West 67, Southern Door 60
Hillsboro 57, Kickapoo 44
Hortonville 59, West De Pere 47
Hurley 88, Mellen 43
Hustisford 64, Abundant Life-Madison Country Day 44
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La Crosse Aquinas 51, Tomah 46
La Crosse Central 49, Sparta 32
La Farge 55, New Lisbon 49
Lake Country Lutheran 73, Beaver Dam Wayland 63
Lake Mills 67, Lakeside Lutheran 47
Lodi 52, Poynette 39 Luck 54 Chetek/Wey 51
Markesan 52, Montello 48
Marshall 67, New Glarus 61
Marshfield 64, Rhinelander 55
Middleton 70, DeForest 65
Monticello 45, Pecatonica 30
Necedah 60, Almond-Bancroft 47
New London 62, Wautoma 59
Onalaska 75, West Salem 47
Orfordville Parkview 58, Palmyra-Eagle 51
Peshtigo 39, Niagara 30
Potosi 68, River Ridge 41
Prairie Farm 59, Clear Lake 48
Riverdale 38, Wauzeka 30
Sheboygan Lutheran 80, Random Lake 73
Somerset 58, St. Croix Falls 52
South Wayne Black Hawk 48, Juda 42
Superior 53, Menomonie 47
Suring 74, Oconto Falls 48
Two Rivers 75, Kewaunee 40
Waterloo 69, Wisconsin Heights 57
Waupun Central Wisconsin Christian 64, Green Lake 54
Wausaukee 67, Gillett 56
Webster 50, Minong Northwood 47
Whitehall 59, Blair-Taylor 51
Williams Bay 63, Dodgeland 49
Williams Bay Faith Christian 42, Watertown Maranatha Baptist 33
Wilmot 72, Union Grove 63
Girls’ high school basketball
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Abbotsford 49, Athens 44
Adams-Friendship 37, Wild Rose 30
Amery 49, Somerset 43
Arcadia 53, Independence 21
Baldwin-Woodville 48, Durand 38
Baraboo 39, Wisconsin Dells 16
Beaver Dam 51, Slinger 46
Beloit Turner 44, Williams Bay 33
Bloomer 68, Cadott 43
Bonduel 73, Gillett 35
Boyceville 52, St. Croix Central 28
Brillion 63, Mishicot 47
Chequamegon 55, Rib Lake 20
Chippewa Falls 48, Superior 47 Chi Falls Mcd 66 Stanley/Boyd 34
Colfax 59, Glenwood City 26
Columbus 60, DeForest 47
Cudahy 51, Port Washington 24
De Pere 55, Sheboygan South 36
Eau Claire North 55, Wisconsin Rapids 47
Eau Claire Regis 55, Thorp 20
Ellsworth 50, Osceola 44, OT
Fall Creek 41, Osseo-Fairchild 39
Frederic 78, Birchwood 44
Goodman-Pembine 47, Phelps 33
Green Bay Notre Dame 69, Green Bay West 27
Greenwood 61, Colby 48
Hartford 41, West Bend East 25 Hayward 43 Rice Lake 30
Hillsboro 38, Kickapoo 33
Hustisford 42, Madison Abundant Life 23
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Juda 42, Pardeeville 20
Kettle Moraine Lutheran 72, Cedarburg 60
Luck 56, Cumberland 23
Manitowoc Roncalli 57, Chilton 27
Minong Northwood 62, Webster 14
Mount Horeb 54, Platteville 39
Muskego 58, Badger 45
New London 66, West De Pere 32
Onalaska 53, Eau Claire Memorial 46
Plum City 53, Elk Mound 45
Port Edwards 58, Iola-Scandinavia 24
Portage 58, Lodi 55
Prairie Farm 43, Bruce 35
Prentice 43, Phillips 27
Seneca 45, Ithaca 36
St. Croix Falls 52, Turtle Lake 41
Sun Prairie 60, Stoughton 54
Verona 44, Monroe 33
Wabeno 58, Elcho 46, OT
Waupun 61, Wautoma 38
Westosha Central 63, Racine Park 54
Winnebago Lutheran 41, New Holstein 34
Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 49, Stratford 42
Wittenberg-Birnamwood 75, Mosinee 45
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admin @ February 22, 2012
Barron County News
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BARRON COUNTY – The Rice Lake Police Department is currently investigating numerous reports of theft/fraud that have occurred in the City of Rice Lake and the local area over the past several months. The incidents involve a suspect, Sean K Davis, 41 of Cameron, allegedly scamming several area businesses out of money after promising a product delivery or some type of service where Davis was collecting donations for various charity events. Any person or entities having contact with Sean K. Davis in a similar scheme, please contact the Rice Lake Police Department at 715-234-2116.
(WEAU) – The Barron County Sheriff’s Department says its latest round of alcohol age compliance checks saw a 13% failure rate.
Deputies say out of 15 Barron County outlets checks, 2 sold alcohol to an 18-year-old high school student. Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald says the numbers show there’s plenty of work still to be done, and he encourages employers to make sure their employees know how to properly check an ID.
admin @ February 15, 2012
A Freshman makes video of her 12 year old friend
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WEAU – A new video about a 12-year-old girl who died is showing up on Facebook. The friend who made it says she wants to honor her friend while trying to stop bullying.
The Rusk County Sheriff’s Department says early Sunday morning Payton Ruth Ann Richardson died at her grandparent’s home south of Ladysmith from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Al Brown, the Chetek-Weyerhauser School District Superintendent, says there weren’t any signs she was bullied at school. However friends and family of Payton say that’s not the case.
The freshman who made the video for Payton says they didn’t go to the same school, but were close friends outside of the classroom. She says she sees bullying a lot and that’s why she felt she needed to do something. In less than a day her video has more than a thousand views with the focus of remembering her friend while putting a stop to bullying.
“Payton was a talented girl and didn’t deserve anything that happened to her,” says Kim Towne.
The 14-year-old says she knows her friend was bullied and says it’s a problem a lot of kids deal with in school.
“People do get bullied and it’s not fun to get bullied. I know from experience,” says Towne.
“It kills me to know a young girl at that age didn’t know what to do and thought the only way to do what she could do is hurt herself,” says Kim’s mom Alicia Lee.
Lee says the video her daughter made touched her heart. She says parents need to keep an eye out for the signs of bullying. She says she’s seen them in her kids and hopes all kids know where to find help.
“That’s the most important thing children need to know their parents or anyone is there to help them though any situation,” says Lee.
After being shared on sites like Facebook and YouTube Kim says it’s already making a difference.
“A kid messaged my friend telling her that he was a bully and after he saw it, it gave him a different perspective. He realized bullying can hurt people and he doesn’t want to do it anymore,” says Towne.
Payton’s grandmother said the family is devastated and they didn’t see this coming for their loveable girl. She says they’ve been told people were calling their granddaughter ugly. She says Payton held everything inside and didn’t talk about the bullying, but she believes she was a victim and that the family has seen it first-hand on Facebook even after Payton died.
A visitation for Payton will be held tonight.
The Chetek-Weyerhauser Superintendent says the district is having a community meeting about suicide prevention tonight at seven in the school library.
If you or someone you know is having suicidal thoughts, you can call this national suicide prevention hotline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
admin @ February 15, 2012
Rusk county news
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WLDY – After a Joint investigation between the Rusk County Department of Health and Human Services and the Ladysmith Police Department, Thomas L. Bentley 42 of Ladysmith, was taken into custody and referred to the Rusk County District Attorney’s Office for three counts of 1st Degree Sexual Assault of a Child. Bentley allegedly had sexual contact with two female victims ages 7 and 3. Bentley was convicted in Rusk County Circuit Court on Feb. 2nd, 1993 of one felony count of 2nd degree sexual assault of a child. Bentley was also convicted in Rusk County Circuit Court on May 23, 1991 of one misdemeanor count of Resisting or Obstructing an Officer. On Tuesday Feb 14, Bentley appeared in court and was released on a $10,000 signature bond.
Tuesday afternoon Ladysmith Police investigated a theft complaint. The complainant reported to city Police that he believed a hitch from his truck may have been stolen from wal-mart on Feb 5. The case is under investigation.
admin @ February 15, 2012
Gov. Walker ill will not meet the President
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — In a change of plans, Gov. Scott Walker will not be accompanying President Barack Obama on a visit to Master Lock in Milwaukee.
Walker’s spokesman Cullen Werwie said Wednesday that the Republican governor is recovering from a “nasty case of the flu” and is canceling his plans to be with the president at the padlock maker.
However, Walker does plan to follow through with plans to greet the president upon his arrival at the airport in Milwaukee.
Obama’s visit to Milwaukee is his first to Wisconsin in more than a year. Walker has been attempting to tie his fate in a probably recall election with Obama’s chances of winning Wisconsin in November.
Walker said in a Tuesday message on Twitter that he was sick with an upset stomach.
admin @ February 15, 2012
President to visit Wisconsin today
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WHEELER – President Obama will visit Milwaukee’s Master Lock factory today, and he’ll encourage other U-S industries to do what Master Lock did – bring back jobs they once exported. Obama has praised Master Lock a number of times in the past year, after the firm brought 100 jobs from China back to Milwaukee. In remarks prepared for his Milwaukee visit, Obama says now is quote, “an excellent opportunity to bring manufacturing back – but we have to seize it.” He’ll ask business leaders to consider what they can do bring jobs back to America and quote, “Your country will do everything we can to help you succeed.” For the president, it’s the start of a three-day campaign fund-raising trip that will begin in earnest tonight in Los Angeles. But Obama clearly hopes to score some political points in Wisconsin. He won by 14 points here in 2008, but he has a more difficult challenge this time after Republicans assumed the majority in 2010 in both the State Capitol and the state’s congressional delegation.
admin @ February 15, 2012
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In men’s college basketball…
U-W Milwaukee 86, Cleveland State 84
U-W Green Bay 71, Youngstown State 65
Concordia-Mequon 69, Madison Edgewood 66
Lakeland 96, Wisconsin Lutheran 74
Dominican 62, Milwaukee Engineering 60
Elmhurst 84, Carthage 71
Finlandia 101, Northland International 99
In women’s college basketball…
South Florida 61, Marquette 48
U-W Superior 86, Crown 35
Finlandia 83, Northland International 68
In the American Hockey League…
Milwaukee 3, Houston 0
Here are the details:
The Milwaukee Bucks have dropped to one-and-a-half games out of playoff contention. The New York Knicks expanded their lead over Milwaukee for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot with a 90-to-87 come-from-behind win at Toronto last night. The Bucks were idle, and they’ll host New Orleans this evening. Milwaukee is 12-and-16 after losing four straight home games – their longest losing streak at the Bradley Center in over two years. New York got its victory at Toronto on a three-pointer by Jeremy Lin with five-tenths-of-a-second left. The Knicks have won six straight, and they’re above .500 for the first time since January 12th.
Meanwhile, Bucks’ center Andrew Bogut says he still hopes to play this season. He broke his left ankle at Houston on January 25th – and he says a lot will be determined by the results of an ankle scan to be performed next week. Surgery might be ordered, but Bogut says he hopes to avoid it. All the swelling is gone, and Bogut says he’s working out every other day – but he doesn’t leave his house because he doesn’t want to walk on the bad ankle unless he really has to.
Tony Meier hit a pair of free throws with one-point-one seconds left to give U-W Milwaukee an 86-to-84 home win over Cleveland State last night. The Panthers had the edge at the free-throw line, making 33-of-40 while the Vikings hit just 20-of-24. Cleveland State lost despite shooting 61-percent from the floor. They dropped to 12-and-4 in the Horizon League, as their title hopes diminished. Valparaiso holds a tie-breaker over Cleveland State, and Valpo can clinch first place with a win over Loyola next Tuesday. Milwaukee’s win kept the Panthers on track to host a home game in the upcoming conference tournament. James Haarsma had 25 points for U-W-M, which improved to 9-and-7 in the Horizon League and 16-and-12 overall. Charlie Lee scored 14 for Cleveland State, which dropped to 20-and-7 overall. Milwaukee’s next game is on Saturday at home against Fairfield as part of E-S-P-N’s Bracket Buster series.
The U-W Green Bay men shot 61-percent in the second half last night to beat Youngstown State at home, 71-to-65. Brennan Cougill had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Phoenix, while his freshman teammate Keifer Sykes had 17 points and 10 assists. Green Bay shot 44-percent on the night, improving to 7-and-8 in the Horizon League and 11-and-14 overall. Blake Allen scored 23 for Youngstown State, which dropped to 9-and-7 in the conference and 14-and-12 overall. Green Bay will host Eastern Michigan on Saturday in the Bracket Buster event.
The Marquette women’s basketball team lost to South Florida last night, 61-to-48 in Milwaukee. The Golden Eagles trailed by nine at the break, and South Florida pulled away with a 7-0 run to start the second half. Marquette only shot 29-percent, but the Bulls were not much better at 33-percent. The Eagles committed 24 turnovers to just 13 for South Florida. The Bulls improved to 6-and-7 in the Big East and 14-and-13 overall. Arlesia Morse had 20 points and four steals, and Katherine Plouffe had 12 rebounds for Marquette, which fell to 4-and-8 in the conference and 13-and-12 overall. The Eagles have dropped six-of-their-last-seven. They’ll play at Syracuse on Saturday.
Concordia-Mequon won its third straight men’s basketball title in the N-A-C’s North Division, with a 69-to-66 home victory over second-place Madison Edgewood. Concordia trailed by one at the half, but it went on a 12-0 run late in the second half in which Mitchell Schneider scored eight straight points. He had 18 on the night, as Concordia-Mequon closed out its regular season conference schedule at 14-and-2. Ben Wisniewski scored 27 for Madison Edgewood, which tied for second with Lakeland at 12-and-4. Lakeland closed out its regular conference season with a 96-to-74 romp of Wisconsin Lutheran. Benedictine and Concordia-Chicago tied for the South Division crown at 10-and-6.
There were almost no surprises last night as the boys’ state high school hockey regionals got underway. Three teams seeded lower than their opponents pulled off mild upsets – and in each case, a Number-nine seed prevailed over a Number-eight. Tomah, Germantown, and De Pere-West De Pere scored those victories. Twenty-three higher seeds moved on. Mosinee won the most lop-sided game of the night, 15-to-2 over Merrill. Waunakee also scored 15 times in a 12-goal victory over DeForest. None of the eight top-seeds played, as 38 teams received byes to tomorrow night’s second round. That included last year’s state champion, Wausau West. Sixty-four teams are still alive for tomorrow night’s regional finals.
The Milwaukee Admirals broke their longest home losing streak in 13 years with a 3-to-nothing victory over Houston last night. The Admirals ended five straight losses at the Bradley Center. Goal-tender Jeremy Smith had 23 saves, including 13 in the third period, to get his second shutout of the season. Smith ended a personal six-game losing streak. Chris Mueller, Joel Champagne, and Jonathon Blum scored for Milwaukee, which won its first home contest since January 14th.
The U-W Madison Athletic Board will be asked on Friday to adopt variable pricing for any Badger single-game football tickets that might become available this season. Season-ticket holders would continue to pay 42-dollars for all games. But if tickets become available for Michigan, Ohio State, or Minnesota, they’d go for 65-dollars. The Badgers want to charge 55-dollars for Illinois, and 45 for Northern Iowa, Utah State, and Texas El-Paso. Wisconsin would join eight other Big Ten schools that have variable pricing for football. The U-W finance committee endorsed the variable price hikes yesterday. They also recommended a price hike for Badger men’s basketball tickets, but only in the lower level. Season tickets would rise from 24-dollars a game to 28, and single-game tickets would go up from 26-dollars to 30.
Former Milwaukee Brewers’ manager Ned Yost will apparently stay at Kansas City for awhile. The Royals have picked up a one-year option on Yost’s contract, and they’ll keep paying him through 2013. Yost was named as K-C’s skipper in May of 2010, replacing the fired Trey Hillman. Two months later, Yost was given a contract extension through 2012 with a team option for ’13. Yost has led the Royals to a record of 126-and-163 – including a 71-and-91 mark last season. He managed the Brewers from 2003 until September of ’08, when he was fired with just 12 games left in the regular season as Milwaukee stumbled before getting its first playoff bid since 1982.
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admin @ February 15, 2012
Prep Scores from Tuesday
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Wrestling – Div. 3 Team Sectional at Cadott – Semi-Finals, Spring Valley/Elmwood 52 Ladysmith 18, Clear Lake 41 La Crosse Aquinas 30. 1st Place Match Spring Valley/Elmwood 40 Clear Lake 31.
Boys Basketball – Hayward 61 Ladysmith 48 – For Ladysmith Liridon Sabani 20 Logan Neisinger 12 Jacks 3-9 Conf. and 3-16 Overall. For Hayward – Nick Melton 26 and Joe Stark 16, Hurricanes are 7-5 Conf and 12-6 Overall.
WIAA boys’ high school hockey regionals
Sectional 1
Amery 4, Baldwin-Woodville 3
Somerset 4, Barron 0
River Falls 4, Spooner 2
Sectional 2
Hayward 4, Ashland 3, OT
Eau Claire Regis/McDonell/Bloomer 5, Eau Claire North 0
Altoona 7, Medford 2
Sectional 3
Stevens Point Pacelli 4, Antigo 1
Mosinee 15, Merrill 2
Wausau East 10, Rhinelander 0
Lakeland 4, Tomahawk 1
Sectional 4
Tomah 5, La Crosse 1
Wisconsin Dells-Reedsburg 6, Viroqua 0
La Crosse Aquinas 5, Black River Falls 2
Sectional 5
De Pere-West De Pere 6, Oshkosh 5
Waupaca 7, Shawano Community 1
Neenah-Hortonville 6, Appleton United 4
Sectional 6
Monona Grove 5, McFarland 3
Waunakee 15, DeForest 3
Oregon 6, Madison Memorial 0
Madison West 3, Madison LaFollette-East 1
Sectional 7
Beloit Memorial 9, Waukesha Catholic Memorial-Pius 5
Kenosha 7, Greendale 4
Sectional 8
Germantown 2, Sheboygan 1
Cedarburg 11, Grafton 2
Hartland Arrowhead 6, Beaver Dam 2
Fond du Lac 4, Waupun 2
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Wisconsin boys’ high school basketball
-A-H-
Almond-Bancroft 44, Marion 41, OT
Baldwin-Woodville 48, Osceola 32
Barron 62, Spooner 41
Bay Port 69, Green Bay Preble 40
Beaver Dam 70, Hartford 50
Birchwood 51, Webster 38
Bloomer 52, Maple Northwestern 35
Brillion 56, Manitowoc Roncalli 52
Brookfield East 66, Waukesha South 47
Burlington 64, Franklin 47
Cameron 76, Clear Lake 40
Cassville 57, Wauzeka 36
Chippewa Falls 72, Wausau West 44
Chippewa Falls McDonell 63, Cadott 45
Clayton 69, Prairie Farm 40
Colby 47, Neillsville 40
Colfax 65, Glenwood City 33
Cuba City 83, Benton 40 Cumberland 64 Chetek/Wey 49
De Pere 74, Green Bay West 30
Destiny 71, Milwaukee Languages 59
Duluth East 83, Superior 54
Elk Mound 85, Plum City 51
Elmwood 63, Spring Valley 47
Fall Creek 60, Eau Claire Regis 54, 2OT
Frederic 62, Shell Lake 41
Hartland Arrowhead 46, Milwaukee Marquette 43
Hartland University Lake 61, Grace Christian 54
Hayward 61, Ladysmith 48
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Ithaca 67, Cashton 45
Kewaunee 63, Shiocton 58
La Crosse Central 42, Holmen 29
La Crosse Logan 79, Tomah 69
Laona 62, Elcho 32
Madison Edgewood 73, Fort Atkinson 51
Madison La Follette 68, Chicago Washington, Ill. 46
Madison Memorial 77, Beloit Memorial 58
Marshfield Columbus 61, Gilman 49
Menomonee Falls 55, Milwaukee Bay View 44
Milton 62, Monroe 38
Milwaukee Hamilton 69, Milwaukee Pulaski 52
Milwaukee Marshall 50, Milwaukee North 27
Milwaukee Messmer 72, Beaver Dam Wayland 49
Milwaukee Northwest 71, Young Coggs Prep 53
Milwaukee Pius 65, Winnebago Lutheran 29
Milwaukee Ronald Reagan 55, Greenfield 53
Milwaukee University School 54, Brookfield Academy 49
Milwaukee Washington 67, Milwaukee Riverside 66
Monona Grove 50, Mount Horeb 44
Mukwonago 63, Union Grove 51
Nekoosa 55, Wautoma 46
New Berlin West 75, Shorewood 42
New London 62, Denmark 49
New Richmond 48, Amery 29
North Crawford 67, Brookwood 38
Northland Lutheran 63, Pittsville 57
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Plainfield Tri-County 61, Bowler 42
Portage 54, Sauk Prairie 44
Prentice 71, Phillips 46
Prescott 55, Durand 47
Pulaski 54, Manitowoc 44
Racine Park 60, Wauwatosa East 47
Schofield D.C. Everest 61, Wisconsin Rapids 42
Seneca 49, Boscobel 41
Sheboygan Falls 66, Sheboygan Lutheran 51
Sheboygan North 49, Green Bay Southwest 46
Sheboygan South 61, Green Bay Notre Dame 50
Slinger 64, Oconomowoc 60
Stanley-Boyd 66, Osseo-Fairchild 62
Stoughton 51, Oregon 45
Stratford 55, Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 38
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Tigerton 48, Gresham 42
Two Rivers 54, Campbellsport 46
Viroqua 44, Black River Falls 39
Watertown 49, West Bend East 44
Watertown Maranatha Baptist 60, Salam School 47
Waukesha Catholic Memorial 73, Greendale 52
Waunakee 71, Reedsburg 60
Wausau East 47, Marshfield 45
Wausau Newman 57, Edgar 49
West Allis Hale 70, Delavan-Darien 59
West De Pere 54, Shawano 43
Westfield 35, Adams-Friendship 26
Whitefish Bay 68, Grafton 54
Whitefish Bay Dominican 76, Living Word Lutheran 37
Wild Rose 42, Rosholt 35
Williams Bay Faith Christian 77, Milwaukee St. Anthony 36
Winneconne 82, Weyauwega-Fremont 52
Winter 92, Mellen 66
Wisconsin Dells 53, Mauston 42
Wisconsin Lutheran 66, West Bend West 55
Wrightstown 73, Hilbert 44
Girls’ high school basketball
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Adams-Friendship 58, Berlin 48
Appleton East 44, Wausau West 31
Beloit Turner 47, Palmyra-Eagle 40
Bonduel 65, Green Bay NEW Lutheran 40
Brookfield Central 52, Mukwonago 34
Burlington Catholic Central 58, Racine Lutheran 37
Cambria-Friesland 34, Oshkosh Valley Christian 14
Cambridge 53, New Glarus 48
Clinton 56, Orfordville Parkview 47
Columbus 61, Poynette 28
Deerfield 60, Abundant Life-Madison Country Day 16
Divine Savior Holy Angels 53, West Bend East 38
Duluth East 50, Superior 48
Edgerton 51, McFarland 48
Fall River 71, Johnson Creek 25
Fennimore 53, Prairie du Chien 39
Fond du Lac Springs 44, Winnebago Lutheran 39
Fort Atkinson 45, Monona Grove 44
Frederic 83, Shell Lake 58
Gillett 52, Crivitz 27
Holmen 55, La Crosse Central 51
Hurley 92, Wakefield-Marenisco Michigan 12
Juda 38, Argyle 24
Kenosha Reuther 51, Wisconsin School for the Deaf 43
Kettle Moraine Lutheran 55, Hartford 52
Kiel 60, Two Rivers 49
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Lakeside Lutheran 41, Watertown Luther Prep 37 Lake Holcombe 61 Chetek/Wey 55
Lodi 57, Lake Mills 46
Luxemburg-Casco 62, Marinette 25
Manawa Little Wolf 35, Oneida Nation 32
Marion 51, Almond-Bancroft 35
Markesan 59, Green Lake 24
Medford 63, Tomahawk 34
Melrose-Mindoro 51, Alma Center Lincoln 34
Menominee Indian 54, Port Edwards 38
Milwaukee King 66, Hartland Arrowhead 57
Milwaukee Marshall 45, Milwaukee South 33
Milwaukee North 53, Milwaukee Career & Tech. Ed. 43
Milwaukee Pulaski 33, Milwaukee Bay View 22
Milwaukee Riverside 51, Milwaukee Hamilton 46
Milwaukee Washington 71, Milwaukee Ronald Reagan 34
Monticello 46, Albany 36
Muskego 46, Milwaukee Pius 44
New Berlin West 56, Shorewood 20
New London 54, Denmark 40
North Fond du Lac 39, Laconia 32
Oconto Falls 61, Hortonville 38
Osceola 49, St. Croix Central 35
Osseo-Fairchild 57, Bloomer 45
Potosi 68, Highland 54
-R-Z-
Randolph 42, Oakfield 29
Richland Center 80, Sauk Prairie 60
Rio 53, Hustisford 32
Royall 39, Kickapoo 33
Schofield D.C. Everest 47, Wisconsin Rapids 42
Seneca 52, River Ridge 48
Somers Shoreland Lutheran 51, Greendale Martin Luther 20
South Wayne Black Hawk 48, Pecatonica 14
Sussex Hamilton 58, Germantown 42
Waterford 49, Union Grove 36
Waterloo 44, Belleville 35
Watertown Maranatha Baptist 47, Salam School 28
Waupun 48, New Holstein 30
Webster 46, Birchwood 37
Whitehall 56, Loyal 48
Whitewater 64, Jefferson 51
Williams Bay 46, Dodgeland 43
Williams Bay Faith Christian 53, Milwaukee Saint Anthony 11
Wisconsin Rapids Assumption 57, Amherst 42
Wittenberg-Birnamwood 50, Westfield 34
Wonewoc-Center 48, Weston 26
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