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Antigo boys are ready for sectionals
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Submitted: 03/10/2010 |
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ANTIGO - March is a basketball lovers paradise and for the Antigo boys, they hope the sun sets on a trip to State this weekend. The Red Robins play Eau Claire North in a sectional semifinal Friday night in Marshfield at 6:00 p.m. Antigo is the number one seed in the bracket but they're treating this game as if they're the underdogs against North.
"The State Tournament runs through Eau Claire North." says Antigo head coach Jesse Shaw. "They've been there the last two years. They have the badgers recruit in Evan Anderson, their 6'11" player. It's going to be a tall order. It's going to be a challenge, but one that we're up for. I think we're ready for it." "Eau Claire North is always a good team." adds Red Robins senior Jordan Mach. "They've been to State the last two years. They've won our sectional so we know that they've got the experience and everything. Evan Anderson has got the height but we're going to be ready for him. And we're working our butts off in practice so we'll be ready for it." Newswatch 12 will have full coverage of the game Friday night during 12 Plus.
Story By: Newswatch 12 Sports
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WJFW TV-12 Sports Team
Matt Thompson
Sports Director
mthompson@wjfw.com
Sports Director Matt Thompson joined Newswatch 12 in July, 2003.
Matt came to the Northwoods from WGBA-TV in Green Bay where he was the sports reporter/fill-in anchor since 1998. "I had been vacationing in the Northwoods for the last 13 years so I figured I might as well live the good life all the time."
Matt is from Madison and can't think of a better sports state than Wisconsin. "The passion Wisconsinites have for sports is unmatched."
His true passion is breaking stories. "People watch sports for highlights. Viewers remember sports for great stories. That's my philosophy."
Matt spends most of his time away from work watching SpongeBob with his wife and three kids. "I know it's a kids show but I love it. Just about every time one of my teams lose I say "Barnacle" on the air."
You can watch Matt every weeknight on Newswatch 12 at six and ten, and in the morning on Newswatch 12 Today.
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Lee DeJarlais
Weekend Sports Anchor, Reporter
ldejarlais@wjfw.com
Lee DeJarlais joined the Newswatch 12 sports team in November 2009 as the Weekend Sports Anchor/Reporter.
Before coming to the Northwoods, he interned at WQOW in Eau Claire during the summer of 2007. Immediately following the internship Lee was hired as a sports photographer and worked his way into sports reporting and fill-in anchoring until November 2009. Born and raised in Marshfield, he is now happy to call the Northwoods home.
Lee has always loved playing sports, so he decided to take his love into his career. Lee graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 2008 with a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Kinesiology. During college, he was also the sports anchor of the University’s news show.
Lee is an avid sports fan, listing the Packers, Brewers, Bucks and Wild as his favorite teams. Sports have always been a big part of Lee’s life. He was a three-sport athlete (football, basketball and baseball) at Marshfield High School, including winning back-to-back division 1 state championships in football in 2001 and 2002.
When he’s not working, he enjoys spending time with his friends and family, traveling, reading, watching movies and of course sports. You can also find him playing basketball or working out at the local YMCA.
If you see Lee out on a shoot, feel free to strike up a conversation with him and email him any sports story ideas you may have.
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Merrill is getting ready for sectionals
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Submitted: 03/10/2010 |
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MERRILL - Merrill is two wins away from State in boys basketball.
The Bluejays play Superior Friday night at 8:00 p.m. in Marshfield in the sectional semifinal.
The winner will face the winner of the earlier game Friday night between Antigo and Eau Claire North.
Merrill is taking on Spartans team coming off a big win over Marshfield last weekend.
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Women's Hoops headed to Sweet 16
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Submitted: 03/07/2010 |
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STEVENS POINT - The UW-Stevens Point women’s basketball team will head to Illinois Wesleyan for the second straight season for the NCAA Division III Tournament’s sectional round. For the second year the 23rd-ranked Pointers will also face the host Titans of Illinois Wesleyan, who rank third in the latest D3hoops.com poll.
The other Sweet 16 game in Bloomington, Ill. will feature the Flying Dutch of Hope College versus the Saints of Marymount (Va.).
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Stevens Point picked to host NCAA Men's Sectional
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Submitted: 03/07/2010 |
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STEVENS POINT - The University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point and Quandt Fieldhouse will once again be the host of the NCAA Division III Tournament, as the third and fourth rounds of the 2010 tournament will be hosted in Stevens Point Friday and Saturday, March 12-13.
Stevens Point will host Carthage College, Illinois Wesleyan and Texas-Dallas in the rounds of 16 and eight with the winner of Saturday's game heading to Salem, Virginia for the Final Four.
Game time will be announced Monday, but games Friday's game will feature the Pointers of UW-Stevens Point taking on the Comets of the University of Texas at Dallas. The other game will feature the Titans of Illinois Wesleyan taking on the Red Men of Carthage College.
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University School tops Warriors for 2nd WIAA title
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Submitted: 03/06/2010 |
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MADISON - Junior Simon Leahy scored twice in a four-goal first period, leading Milwaukee University School to a 5-3 win over Wausau West in the WIAA boys hockey state championship game Saturday.
Senior goaltender Dan Smyczek made 45 saves as the unranked Wildcats (18-7-3) won their second WIAA state title. Their first was in 2006.
Leahy's second goal and 30th of the season gave University School a 4-1 lead with 1:11 left in the first period.
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Green Bay Co-op beats the CW Storm 3-2 in State girls hockey
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Submitted: 03/05/2010 |
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MADISON - Green Bay East scored three goals in just over two minutes at the end of the first period and start of the second in a 3-2 victory over the Mosinee in the WIAA state girls hockey semifinals Friday.
The co-op Ice Bears (24-4) advanced to their first state title game after scoring twice in the final 46 seconds of the first period to take a 2-1 lead and adding a third goal 1:17 into the
second.
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