BASEBALL: An All-Star opportunity

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Pardeeville's Weihert selected to play on elite Wisconsin club team

Posted in Pardeeville on Thursday, July 2, 2009 11:45 pm.

BREWERS: McClung battered as Cubs take series opener

Lee drives in 7 runs and Cubs offense cruises.

Posted in Pro on Thursday, July 2, 2009 11:30 pm.

PACKERS: Packers offer a suite deal for Lambeau Field

GREEN BAY - If you or your company has come through the recession reasonably well and has some discretionary income burning a hole in the ol' pocket, the Green Bay Packers have just the way to put out the fire.

Posted in Pro on Thursday, July 2, 2009 11:15 pm.

YOUTH SWIMMING: Youth swimmers clock top times vs. Reedsburg

Portage's youth swimming team faced Reedsburg on Wednesday, July 1 and placed first in 30 of the meet's 79 listed events.

Posted in Amateur on Thursday, July 2, 2009 11:00 pm.

BREWERS: Nothing doing

Gallardo strikes out career-high 12 but Brewers offense draws a blank

Posted in Pro on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 11:15 pm.

BASEBALL: Locals earn all-district, state honors by WBCA

Recognized for academics as well as play on field.

Posted in Pardeeville, Rio, Westfield on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 11:00 pm.

UW HOCKEY: Culver’s to sponsor Camp Randall Classic

Badgers' men aim to sell 80,000 tickets in order to break outdoor hockey attendance world record.

Posted in College on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 10:40 pm.

LEGION BASEBALL: Waunakee puts on a Lyght show

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It was a lights-out performance by Waunakee starting pitcher Derek Lyght. The Waunakee righty held Portage to just three hits and struck out eight to lead his team to an 8-2 victory over Portage in an American Legion Baseball game at a wet and cool Bidwell Field on Tuesday evening.

Posted in Sports, Baseball, Amateur on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 11:25 pm.

Burns pitches Brewers past Santana, Mets

MILWAUKEE - Ryan Braun hit a three-run double and scored on Johan Santana's throwing error, sending the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-3 victory over the Mets on Tuesday night that extended New York's losing streak to a season-high five games.

Posted in Sports, Baseball, Pro on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 11:25 pm.

Milwaukee Mile faces uncertain future

MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Mile's past includes more than a century's worth of auto racing's biggest names, from A.J. Foyt to the Unsers and the Andrettis. Now the track's promoters are behind on payments to NASCAR and the Indy Racing League, leaving its future uncertain.

Posted in Sports, Other on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 11:25 pm.

LEGION BASEBALL: Columbus sweeps Pardeeville

The Pardeeville American Legion Baseball squad came out swinging in its doubleheader with Columbus on Sunday afternoon, but was unable to manufacture much offense, falling 7-0 in the opener and then dropping the nightcap, 9-2.

Posted in Sports, Baseball, Amateur on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 11:20 pm.

Fredrick Excavating wins Minor League title

Members of the Fredrick Excavating team gather for a team photo after winning the championship game of the Minor League Division of the Portage Little League Tournament on Saturday. Team members are, front from left; Travis Miller, Chase Balzer, Derek Cibulka, Nolan Paul and Riley Balzer. In the middle row; Josiah Hoege, Seth Zimmerman, Eli Considine, Heidi Considine, Tyler Wood and Brandon Mazzuca. In the back row; coaches Rich Hoege, Greg Miller and Nathan Considine.

Posted in Sports, Baseball, Amateur on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 11:20 pm.

Portage alum Mommens a scholar athlete

Former Portage High School athlete David Mommens was recently named a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics scholar athlete at Concordia University in Nebraska. Mommens was one of 74 athletes from the school, located in Seward, Neb., to earn the honor.

Posted in Sports, Track_and_field on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 11:20 pm.

BREWERS: A grand gesture

McGehee makes up for costly error with grand slam to lift Crew

Posted in Pro on Monday, June 29, 2009 11:00 pm.

JUNIOR LEGION BASEBALL: Late-inning errors prove costly for Portage

The pitching was good and the hits were solid.

Posted in Portage on Monday, June 29, 2009 10:50 pm.

BUCKS: Villanueva to become unrestricted free agent

Offers made to Sessions and Ilyasova; Jennings deals with YouTube fallout.

Posted in Pro on Monday, June 29, 2009 9:25 pm.

Dells Raceway Park results

Poynette's Frank Kreyer, Dane's Kurt Clapper, Baraboo's John Zuch, Grand Marsh's Ronald Grabarski and Friendship's Brian Warner won feature races on Saturday at Dells Raceway Park.

Posted in Motor_sports on Monday, June 29, 2009 9:15 pm.

WIAC announces cost-cutting plan

MADISON - All postseason tournaments in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference will be limited to six teams as part of a conference-wide, cost-reduction plan announced today by the state's top NCAA Division III conference.

Posted in Sports on Monday, June 29, 2009 7:55 pm.

LITTLE LEAGUE: Portage Furniture wins Major League title

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Despite falling behind 2-0 in the opening inning, The Portage Furniture team became the Major League Champions of the Portage Little League Tournament on Saturday afternoon. Penda scored twice in the top of the opening inning, but Portage Furniture had a pair of five-run innings later in the contest en route to a 11-2 victory at the Bruce Smith Little League Complex.

Posted in Sports, Baseball, Amateur on Sunday, June 28, 2009 10:50 pm.

JUNIOR LEGION BASEBALL: Close, but just one win for Portage

The Portage Junior Legion team may have went 1-3 at the Baraboo Tournament over the weekend, but the local squad was close to going a perfect 4-0 in the Circus City, as Portage's three losses came by a combined four runs.

Posted in Sports, Baseball, Amateur on Sunday, June 28, 2009 10:50 pm.

HOME TALENT BASEBALL: McFarland slips past Rio

A sacrifice fly by Kyle Bender scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning as McFarland nipped Rio 3-2 in a Home Talent League game on Sunday afternoon in McFarland.

Posted in Sports, Baseball, Amateur on Sunday, June 28, 2009 10:50 pm.

BREWERS: Sadowski shuts door on Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Ryan Sadowski collected three game balls, not one, to remember his first major league victory.

Posted in Sports, Baseball, Pro on Sunday, June 28, 2009 10:45 pm.

BREWERS: Giants fall hard

Gallardo out-performs Cain as Brewers come back for the win

Posted in Pro on Friday, June 26, 2009 11:30 pm.

BUCKS: To Italy and back

Posted in Pro on Friday, June 26, 2009 11:15 pm.

HE’S A PRO: Baraboo’s Young is golf pro at White Lake

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MONTELLO - Baraboo native Nathan Young steps out onto his second-story deck and has a good idea of what's in store for the day.

Posted in Amateur on Friday, June 26, 2009 11:00 pm.

BREWERS: Melvin: No trades on the horizon

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MILWAUKEE - Milwaukee Brewers general manager Doug Melvin revealed earlier this week he'd received a call from a counterpart with another team inquiring about potential trades.

Posted in Pro on Friday, June 26, 2009 10:45 pm.

COLLEGE HOCKEY: WCHA adds Bemidji St., Nebraska-Omaha

MINNEAPOLIS - Bemidji State's 10-year wait proved to be worth it.

Posted in College on Friday, June 26, 2009 10:30 pm.

SENIOR LEGION BASEBALL: Portage drops another

Portage's fast start to the Senior Legion season steadily has slowed to a crawl.

Posted in Sports, Baseball, Amateur on Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:40 pm.

BASEBALL: Coaching the best

During Mike Hemming's 10 seasons leading the Portage High School varsity baseball program, he has coached a number of excellent baseball players. But the talent level on the team he will be coaching today and tomorrow in Oshkosh will likely be the best group of high school ballplayers he will ever share a dugout with.

Posted in Sports, Baseball, Prep, Portage on Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:35 pm.

LITTLE LEAGUE: Saturday's finals are set

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The finals are set for the Portage Little League Baseball Tournament. Penda beat Lehman Masonry, 2-1, on Thursday to reach Saturday's Major League Championship Game. They will face Portage Furniture, who advanced to the title game with a 6-2 win over Haase Stewart Landscaping.

Posted in Sports, Baseball, Amateur on Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:35 pm.

BUCKS: Milwaukee drafts Jennings, Meeks

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Brandon Jennings had heard all the negative perceptions about Milwaukee. The Bucks had heard the same things about the prep star-turned-European pro.

Posted in Sports, Basketball, Pro on Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:30 pm.

BREWERS: Span leads Twins to win in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE (AP) - The Minnesota Twins probably wouldn't mind hanging around Milwaukee for a few more games. As interleague rivalries go, this one was pretty one-sided.

Posted in Sports, Baseball, Pro on Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:25 pm.

JUNIOR LEGION: Reedsburg rallies past Portage

The Portage Junior Legion team left nine men on base through seven innings, and the failure to cash in at the plate proved costly, as Reedsburg rallied with a pair of runs in the bottom of the seventh inning for a 6-5 victory over Portage in Reedsburg on Thursday night.

Posted in Sports, Baseball, Amateur on Thursday, June 25, 2009 11:25 pm.

Baraboo’s Williams makes his pitch

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Former BHS athlete talks about pitching, the Northwoods League and life on the road

Posted in Amateur on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 11:15 pm.

BREWERS: Breaking through

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Posted in Pro on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 11:00 pm.

PACKERS: Kampman practices despite HS coach’s death

Posted in Pro on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 10:45 pm.

PACKERS: Jennings inks 3-year contract extension

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings has a three-year, $27 million contract extension and he didn't have to boycott the offseason program or training camp to get it.

Posted in Pro on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 10:30 pm.

SOCCER: U.S.A. upsets mighty Spain, 2-0

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa - The world will surely take notice of this.

Posted in Pro on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 10:15 pm.

LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL: The old ball game

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Portage Little League tournament brackets take shape

Posted in Amateur on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 11:45 pm.

BUCKS: Jefferson moved to Spurs

Posted in Pro on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 11:30 pm.

BREWERS: Twins hand Crew 4th straight loss

Posted in Pro on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 11:15 pm.

BREWERS: GM Melvin says Gamel, Escobar off-limits

MILWAUKEE - Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said he believes it's highly unlikely that he would trade third baseman Mat Gamel or highly touted shortstop Alcides Escobar before the July 31 deadline.

Posted in Pro on Tuesday, June 23, 2009 11:00 pm.

LEGION BASEBALL: Sunburned by Sauk

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Poor defense, lack of hitting draw end to Portage's 3-game win streak

Posted in Portage on Monday, June 22, 2009 11:30 pm.

PACKERS: Collins bristles at camp

Posted in Pro on Monday, June 22, 2009 11:15 pm.

PGA: Glover holds on to win U.S. Open

Posted in Pro on Monday, June 22, 2009 11:00 pm.

LEGION BASEBALL: Johnson does it again

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For the second time in a week the Baraboo Legion team had to face Portage starting pitcher Brad Johnson, and for the second time in a week it was Johnson who led Portage to victory over rival Baraboo.

Posted in Sports, Baseball, Amateur on Sunday, June 21, 2009 11:40 pm.

LEGION BASEBALL: Portage gets Saturday sweep

The Portage American Legion Baseball team moved to 4-1 on the summer by sweeping a doubleheader from DeForest on Saturday afternoon at Bidwell Field.

Posted in Sports, Baseball, Amateur on Sunday, June 21, 2009 11:30 pm.

WBCA ALL-STAR GAMES: Banks, Bylsma finish as winners

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Pardeeville's Pat Banks hit one of his team's five 3-pointers and finished with five points to help lead the Division 3 South squad to an 85-74 victory over the North in the Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association All-Star Game held at the UW-Fieldhouse in Madison on Saturday.

Posted in Sports, Basketball, Prep, Cambriafriesland, Pardeeville on Sunday, June 21, 2009 11:25 pm.

JUNIOR LEGION BASEBALL: Portage drops a pair in Baraboo

The Portage Junior Legion Baseball team got some strong pitching, but some less-than-stellar defense proved to be costly, as it lost a pair of games on Sunday at Baraboo's Mary Rountree Field. Portage opened the day playing South St. Paul, from St. Paul, Minn., and lost 7-3. In the nightcap, Portage dropped a 7-5 decision to the host Baraboo Bandits.

Posted in Sports, Baseball, Amateur on Sunday, June 21, 2009 11:20 pm.

HOME TALENT BASEBALL: Sun Prairie tops Rio

Rio starting pitcher Steve Plenty struggled in the early going and Sun Prairie took advantage, scoring all six of its runs in the first and second innings en route to a 6-1 victory over the Railmen on Sunday in a Home Talent League game in Sun Prairie.

Posted in Sports, Baseball, Amateur on Sunday, June 21, 2009 11:15 pm.