Friday Sports 3/8/19
8 March 2019 Sports
Sports from Wayne Mausser
Ethan Happ did a little bit of everything to help No. 21 Wisconsin beat Iowa 65-45, scoring 21 points in his final home game and grabbing 14 rebounds. He also had three assists, two blocks and two steals, all the while helping keep Iowa’s post players in foul trouble for much of the game. Fellow senior Khalil Iverson had the first double-double of his career with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
As much as things went well for Happ, Iverson and Wisconsin (21-9, 13-6 Big Ten), it was another disappointing performance for the Hawkeyes, who have now lost four of five. That includes three straight losses by double digits, the last two with coach Fran McCaffery missing from the bench as he finished a suspension for going after a referee following a 90-70 loss to Ohio State Feb. 26. They shot 31 percent from the field for the game, their worst performance of the season, and their previous scoring low was 65 in a one-point loss to Maryland Feb. 19. Wisconsin travels to Ohio State on Sunday.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 29 points and Khris Middleton added 27 to help the Milwaukee Bucks bounce back from their first consecutive losses of the season with a 117-98 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night. Milwaukee, which improved to an NBA-best 49-16, was coming off back-to-back losses to Utah and Phoenix after opening a five-game road trip with three victories.
Myles Turner had 22 points and Bojan Bogdanovic 17 for the Pacers.
The Bucks host Charlotte on Saturday.
In its first state appearance, Laconia used its speed and athleticism and pulled away from the Irish 67-53 to move to Saturday state title game against Marshall at the Resch Center.
Laconia (27-0) was paced by Kiarra Otto, who scored a game-high 28 points on 11-of-21 shooting. Despite it being her first state tournament game, Otto said nerves were never an issue. Freedom (23-4) led 28-27 in the second half when Gabby Johnson (14 points) banked in a three-point shot, but Laconia didn’t flinch. Eventually the Spartans finished on 27-14 run to end the game. Laconia advances to Saturday’s state championship game where it will play defending champ Marshall. This being the final game of the season is just fine with Otto.
Boys Sectional Basketball
Division 1
No. 3 seed Neenah defeated #1 seed Kimberly 57-56. The Rockets will now face #3 seed Hudson in the sectional final. The Raiders defeated No. 2 Appleton West 75-72.
Division 2
No. 2 Kaukauna advanced to the sectional final with a 66-63 win over #1 seed Green Bay Southwest.
Division 3
#1 Waupun 79, Columbus 36
#3 Freedom defeated NEC rival #1 Wrightstown 58-47. The Irish will now play another conference foe, #2 Denmark which defeated #4 Valders 56-49.
Division 4
Top-seeded and defending state champs Roncalli defeated Howards Grove 63-50. The Jets will face #1 Milwaukee Academy of Science, which beat The Prairie School 84-62.
Also, #1 Lourdes Academy beat #2 Iola-Scandinavia 71-51. The Knights will next play #2 Marathon, which beat Auburndale
Division 5
N.E.W Lutheran defeated Gibraltar 78-50. The Blazers will face #1 seed Columbus Catholic in the sectional final.
Cacuts Leage Baseball (Thursday)
White Sox 9, Brewers 5—The Brewers hit three home runs, including a pinch-hit three run shot by Troy Stokes Jr. in the seventh inning, but it wasn’t enough. Milwaukee plays Arizona today.
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