STEVENS POINT – University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Chancellor Bernie L. Patterson is pleased to announce the hiring of Daron Montgomery as the next director of athletics. Montgomery comes to UWSP after 13 years at the University of Detroit Mercy, a NCAA Division I member of the Horizon League. “Daron Montgomery brings a terrific breadth of ...
Tickets to the state softball tournament next week in Madison on the line today in sectional finals throughout the state. In Division 1 it’s a battle between the top two ranked teams in the state as Stevens Point faces Kaukauna in Oshkosh. Kaukauna has been a thorn in the side of the Panthers with 1-0 ...
The D. C. Everest girls’ soccer team is just one win away from a trip to the state tournament after topping Marshfield 3-1 Thursday night in a Division 1 sectional semifinal. It was the third time this season that DCE beat Marshfield and this win puts Everest in a sectional final for the first time ...
Ryan Condon scored a pair of goals but the Wausau Wolfpack fell short in their state semifinal to Verona by a score of 12-4. It was the sixth straight state appearance for the Wolfpack, who also got goals from Matt Bautch and Clayton Bentz. Wausau finishes their season with a 12-6 record.
The Milwaukee Brewers lost only their second home series of the year, after falling to the New York Mets 4-to-1 last night at Miller Park. The Mets took two-of-three from the Brew Crew – and it was the first time since late April that Milwaukee dropped a series at home. Yovani Gallardo lost for the ...
Brewers’ third baseman Casey McGehee said he was touched by the home crowd’s response after he broke an 0-for-27 slump on Wednesday night. The Miller Park fans gave him a long-and-loud ovation, and many stood. A player like that would get a sarcastic cheer in many cities, but McGehee said the applause was sincere – ...
In hockey, Milwaukee Admirals’ coach Lane Lambert says he’s looking forward to his promotion as an assistant coach for the N-H-L’s Nashville Predators. But he said his four years with the Admirals have been “phenomenal,” and it will be tough to leave. Lambert’s promotion was reported earlier this week, and it was confirmed yesterday at ...
Milwaukee Bucks’ assistant Kelvin Sampson will interview for the head coaching vacancy at Detroit. Media reports said the Bucks gave their permission for the Pistons to interview Sampson, who has spent the last three years on the Milwaukee bench under head coach Scott Skiles. Among the other candidates for the Detroit job are former Pistons’ ...
Nyjer Morgan hit a walk-off double last night to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 7-to-6 win over the New York Mets at Miller Park. Morgan said he thought it was the eighth inning, and he didn’t know at first why his teammates had mobbed him on the field. Milwaukee had a 2-to-1 lead until the ...
Brewers’ slugger Prince Fielder is now third on the team’s all-time home run list. His two homers last night gave him 209 in his Milwaukee career, moving him past Gorman Thomas. Fielder only needs four more homers to pass second-place Geoff Jenkins, who hit 212 in a Milwaukee uniform. Robin Yount is the Brewers’ all-time ...
