Hometown Broadcasting Sports Friday 4/30/21
30 April 2021 Sports
Sports for April 30th
There was no trade for MVP Aaron Rodgers. And for the first time in his four years as general manager, Brian Gutekunst didn’t make a trade in the first round even though he tried. In the end, he let the board come to him all the way down at 29. Then Green Bay took Georgia cornerback Eric Stokes with their first pick in the 2021 NFL Draft. He’ll wear the #21 jersey.
Stokes made 15 tackles last season. ESPN reports he’s capable of knocking the ball loose from wide receivers. He had four picks, returning two of them for touchdowns. Gutekuns said the 6′1″ speedster, Stokes, is also a very physical player and that was very appealing to the Packers. Stokes was actually recruited to Georgia from his performance at a track meet.
As for Aaron Rodgers, a story broke yesterday afternoon that the 3-time MVP does not want to return to Green Bay. Gutekunst has made it clear the team intends on keeping their star quarterback and reiterated that last night. He was asked why he thinks the Packers will be able to keep him around. The Packers GM said he feels Rodgers is the best fit for the team and they want to make it the best fit for Aaron as well.
To no one’s surprise, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence was the first player selected in the draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars.
The draft continues later today with rounds two and three and concludes Saturday with rounds four-through-seven. In round two the Packers have the 62nd pick and in round three, the 92nd overall.
Travis Shaw hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning off Trevor Bauer, Eric Lauer won in his first start of the season and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Thursday night. It was the first meeting of the two teams since the first round of last year’s NL playoffs, a two-game sweep by the World Series champion Dodgers. Bauer (3-1) allowed four hits, but the one that hurt was Shaw’s in the fourth. After Avisaíl García walked, Shaw drove a 2-2 curveball over the wall in right. Bauer went eight innings and struck out six. Shaw leads the Brewers with 19 RBIs. auer (1-0) made his first start of the season. Lauer, acquired with shortstop Luis Urías in a trade with San Diego in November 2019, the lefty was 0-2 with a 13.09 ERA in four games, including two starts, spread over three stints last season. Lauer improved to 6-0 in eight starts against the Dodgers, seven with San Diego. The Brewers bullpen preserved Lauer’s first win since he beat the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Sept. 8, 2019. Brad Boxberger pitched the sixth, J.P. Feyereisen handled the seventh, Devin Williams allowed two hits in the eighth and Josh Hader allowed an RBI base hit to pinch-hitter Austin Barnes in the ninth before Mookie Betts flied out to end the game. It was Hader’s sixth save in two chances. The Dodgers slipped to 3-8 in their last 11 games. RHP Dustin May (1-1, 2.53 ERA) makes his first career appearance against Milwaukee tonight and looks to build off his career-high 10 strikeouts in a no-decision Sunday against San Diego. Brewers: RHP Freddy Peralta (2-0, 2.45 ERA) makes his has faced the Dodgers three times in relief, but makes his first career start against them. First pitch is at 7:10 and the game can be heard on AM 1100/98.3 FM, WISS.
Kevin Porter Jr. scored a career-high 50 points, and the NBA-worst Houston Rockets beat the Milwaukee Bucks 143-136 on Thursday night after Giannis Antetokounmpo left less than a minute into the game with an apparent ankle injury. Houston snapped a five-game losing streak on the back of a dazzling performance from Porter, who scored 32 points in the second half and 17 in the fourth quarter. His previous career best was 30 points as a rookie with Cleveland last season. Antetokounmpo played just 46 seconds. On a driving layup, he appeared to appeared to step on the foot of Kelly Olynyk, rolling what was already an injured ankle. He limped to the locker room and spent a few minutes there before returning to the bench, where he sat for the rest of the game. Antetokounmpo entered the game listed as probable with a right ankle sprain.
Houston trailed by as many as 17 points in the first half but surged in the second half on hot shooting from 3-point range. Houston made 25 of 46 3-pointers, good for a season-high 54.3%. Porter also had 11 assists. Christian Wood had 31 points and nine rebounds, and Kelly Olynyk added 24 points and 13 rebounds. Milwaukee’s Khris Middleton had 33 points and eight assists, and Jrue Holiday had 29 points and 10 assists. Bryn Forbes scored a career-high 30 points off the bench, including 18 in the first half. The Bucks are in Chicago tonight to play the Bulls.
Girls Softball score from Thursday, April 29th
Ripon 22, Berlin 1
Girls Softball on Friday, April 30th
Laconia @ Ripon, Murray Park, 4:45 pm
Football for Friday, April 30th
NFDL @ Lomira
Columbus @ Montello/Princeton/Green Lake
Football for Saturday, May 1st
St Mary’s Springs @ Ripon, Ingall’s Field at 12 noon on AM 1600/93.1 FM, WRPN
Omro @ Winnebago Lutheran Academy, at 3:30 pm with the game on AM 1600/93.1 FM, WRPN
Mayville @ Campbellsport
Laconia @ Waupun played at Lomira
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