Wisconsin High School Sports News

By VERN CAHAK The sport of track may not be as prominent as football or basketball at Antigo High School but when it comes to coaching longevity, no one can compare with Jim Alfonso.

Sabers senior Sean Sanguansap shot an even-par 71 at Meadowbrook to win medalist honors by six strokes at the Southeast Conference tournament.

Haley Havens scored with about seven minutes remaining in the match to lead the Purgolders to a 2-1 Big Eight Conference victory.

The Vikings scored six runs in the first inning of game two to salvage a split, losing 13-3 and winning 11-7. "That first game, they just hit the ball better and put their hits together more than we did," Parker coach Jenni Seiser said.

Jefferson's Nick Schrader leads off first as Evansville's Ryan Cashore delivers a pitch in the first inning of the Rock Valley Conference baseball game Thursday at Evansville.

The Cougars swept visiting Beloit Memorial, 9-6 and 14-1 to finish 10-8 in the Big Eight Conference and 11-10 overall.

Wisconsin gained its second recruit in as many days on Thursday, picking up a verbal commit from Gary Andersen's old stomping grounds.

The Wisconsin women's softball team opened the NCAA Oregon Regional with a 3-2 loss in 8-innings against North Carolina in Eugene, Oregon.

As a sophomore James Nachtigal won a conference championship in the 100-meter dash and added second-place finishes in two other events.

Tanner Meinholz singled in the game-winning run in the top of the eighth inning as the Cardinals continued their dominance over the Vikings in Big Eight Conference play.

But after the Milwaukee Marquette tennis team failed to win the Greater Metro Conference regular-season title for the first time under ninth-year coach David Frank, the Hilltoppers were determined to keep dual champion Brookfield East from winning the league tournament, too.

Tops Peshtigo And Wausaukee For M-O Title Thanks to a pair of one run wins over Peshtigo and Wausaukee, the Coleman Cougars put the finishing touches on a third straight 10-0 baseball campaign and the accompanying conference title.

Janesville Parker's No. 1 doubles team hopes that's the most recent step on the way to the WIAA Division 1 State Boys Tennis Tournament.

Milwaukee King's Alexis Redd-Triggs, right, eyes the finish line ahead of Riverside's Endaisha Burks in the 800 relay Wednesday.

The Catholic Central softball team put together what head coach Bill Greskiw called his squad's best overall game of the season Tuesday, downing Whitefish Bay Dominican on the road, 9-2. "Kempken has been our most consistent hitter all year," Greskiw said.

Baseball WHITEWATER, Wis. - Ryan Schilter stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and the score tied in the bottom of the tenth inning and smacked a walk-off single through the left side to give the UW-Stevens Point baseball team a 6-5 win over Benedictine in the first game of the NCAA Division-III Midwest Regional Wednesday afternoon.

Janesville Parker's Emily Richardson tries to track down Janesville Craig's Kristi Crandall as she drives toward the goal in a Big Eight Conference game at Parker on Tuesday.

Warrriors catcher Ryan Neil flips over River Falls' Bucky Rudesill after force-out at the plate in third inning of Monday's first game.

In the circle, Nicole Newman is in a class of her own. The La Follette pitcher struck out 20, yes 20, batters Tuesday as the Lancer beat Verona 2-1 in eight innings.

It's always a bit of a reflective time as another year of Badgers sports starts to come to a close.