4/29/22 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Friday
29 April 2022 Sports
Sports for Friday
The Packers selected inside linebacker Quay Walker from Georgia with the 22nd pick in the NFL Draft. After plenty of speculation, especially after the trade that sent Davante Adams to Las Vegas, Brian Gutekunst and company elected to add to their defense with the first of their two picks.
Walker is 6′4″ 241 pound inside linebacker, and ran a 4.5 40 yard dash at the combine. Last season Walker racked up 67 tackles, 5.5 for loss with 1.5 sacks, and three pass breakups for the Bulldogs last season. He was a first time starter as a senior, and now gets to learn from De’Vondre Campbell. The Packers brought back the All-Pro linebacker in free agency this offseason.
Walker saw his playing time increase each year, and spent time as a starter in each of his last two seasons with the Bulldogs. In 2018, Walker made big contributions for the Bulldogs on special teams and was named Georgia’s Special Teams Newcomer of the Year as a freshman.
The Packers double dipped on defense in the first round of the NFL Draft, picking Georgia defensive tackle Devote Wyatt at number 28.
The 6′3″ 304 pound All-SEC selection helped lead Georgia to a National Championship in 2021 with 39 tackles, seven for loss with 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles in 14 starts.
Green Bay also became the first team in the Common Draft Era to pick two defensive players from the same school in the same draft. That’s with Wyatt paired alongside linebacker Quay Walker with the 22nd selection in the first round.
General Manager Brian Gutekunst has now picked three straight Georgia Bulldogs in the first round. Last year Green Bay selected cornerback Eric Stokes, who went on to be a big contributor filling in at times for Kevin King.
The second round of the NFL draft continues today and the Packers will have the 53rd and 59th picks overall. Green Bay had aa picks going into the draft which wraps up on Saturday.
| With the first pick in the draft the Jacksonville Jaguars chose defensive end Travon Walker. With the second pick the lions took defensive end Aiden Hutchinson, the Texans picked cornerback Derek Stingely, the Jets choses cornerback Ahmad Gardner with the fourth pick. The Giants took defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux to round out the top five. | |||||
Former Pirate star Andrew McCutchen led off the game with his 93rd home run in Pittsburgh — and first without the familiar ‘P’ on his cap — and added a go-ahead two-run single in the ninth as Milwaukee won its eighth straight over the Pirates, 3-2 Thursday afternoon, datingback to last season. The 2013 National League MVP, who came in hitting just .136 in 17 career games against Pittsburgh.
He said afterwards, “It was a good game to show up. A good day to sleep in my own bed and to be able to get that ‘W.’”
Christian Yelich started the Brewers’ rally with a one-out, pinch-hit bunt single against closer Chris Stratton (0-1). Kolten Wong and Omar Narvaez followed with singles to load the bases for McCutchen. The 35-year-old’s liner seemed to graze the outstretched glove of second baseman Josh VanMeter before rolling into right field, allowing Yelich and Wong to score.
Hoby Milner (2-0) worked a perfect eighth to pick up the win. Devin Williams retired the Pirates in order in the ninth for his first save.
The Brewers are home tonight for a weekend series against the Chicago Cubs. Adrian Houser (1-2, 3.52 ERA) starts on Friday against Kyle Hendricks (1-1, 3.98). First pitch is at 7:10 and the game can be heard on AM 1100/98.3 FM, WISS.
Elsewhere in the NL Central Thursday the Braves beat the Cubs 5-1 and the Cardinals knocked off the Diamondbacks 8-3. Milwaukee leads St. Louis by a game in the division while the Cubs and Pirates are 4 ½ behind and the Reds are 9 ½ out.
The Milwaukee Bucks open their semifinal round of the Eastern Conference playoffs at Boston Sunday. The Celtics swept their series 4-0 against Brooklyn while the Bucks won their series in five games over the Chicago Bulls. The winner of the series advances on to the NBA Eastern Conference Finals.
High School Baseball (Thurs.)
Ripon at Waupun
West Bend East 4, Kettle Moraine Lutheran 1
Campbellsport 11, North Fond du Lac 8
Laconia 4-4, Lomira 3-0 (Doubleheader)
Shawano 15, Antigo 4
Appleton North 7, Fond du Lac 2
Kaukauna 8, Neenah 2
Oshkosh North 7, Appleton West 2
Wrightstown 7. Fox Valley Lutheran 6
Wautoma 11, Mauston 1
Adams-Friendship 4, Westfield 0
Wisconsin Dells 17, Nekoosa 0
Randolph 10, Cambria-Friesland 0
Oakfield 8. Central Wisconsin Christian 5
Green Lake/Princeton 17, Montello 3
Markesan 10, Lourdes Academy 1
Deerfield 10, Fall River 0
Girls Softball (Thurs.)
Winneconne 6, Ripon 1
Berlin at Waupun 19, Berlin 9
Random Lake 11, Plymouth 6
Campbellsport 14-4, North Fond du Lac 4-13 (Doubleheader)
Mayville 10, Omro 0
Winnebago Lutheran Academy 11, Saint Mary’s Springs 1
Beaver Dam 13, Waunakee 0
Hortonville 5, Oshkosh North 1
Neenah 8, Appleton West 4
Oshkosh West 10, Appleton East 0
Denmark 8, Little Chute 2
Cambria-Friesland 16, Montello 6
Lourdes Academy 6, St. Mary Catholic 5
Oakfield 15, Wayland Academy 0
Randolph 13, Pardeeville 2
Deerfield 18. Fall River 3
High School Baseball (Fri.)
Kewaskum at Campbellsport
St. John’s Northwestern Academies at Waupun
Lomira at Hustisford/Dodgeland
Saint Mary’s Springs at Markesan
Beaver Dam at Jefferson
Menasha at New London (Doubleheader)
West De Pere at Seymour
Shawano at Green Bay East/West
Marion at Wild Rose
Wausau West at Kaukauna
Oshkosh Nortrh at Oshkosh West
Oconto Falls at Clintonville (Doubleheader)
Fox Valley Lutheran at Wrighstown
Waupaca at Freedom
Denmark at Little Chute
Mauston at Westby
Columbus at Nekoosa
Westfield at Portage
Rio at Randolph
Parkview at Fall River
Johnson Creek at Horicon
Lomira at Hustisford/Dodgeland
High School Baseball (Sat.)
Kettle Moraine Lutheran at West Bend West
Horicon at Mayville
Mishicot at North Fond du Lac (Doubleheader)
La Crosse Central at Saint Mary’s Springs
Green Bay Southwest at Fond du Lac
Menomonee Falls at Hortonville
Fox Valley Lutheran at Hortonville
Kimberly at Sun Prairie
Neenah at Ashwaubenon
Neenah at Depere
Green Bay Preble at Oshkosh Northwestern
La Crosse Central at Adams-Friendship
Saint Mary’s Springs at Adams-Friendship
Cambria-Friesland at Oakfield (Doubleheader)
Waterloo at Pardeeville
Girls Softball (Fri.)
Columbus at Ripon
Berlin at Cambria-Friesland
Waupun at Wautoma (Doubleheader)
Denmark at Winneconne
North Fond du Lac at Mayville
Saint Mary’s Springs at Random Lake
West Bend West at Beaver Dam
New London at Menasha
Seymour at Green Bay West/East
Shawano at Xavier
Weyauwega-Fremont at Manawa
Tri County at Tigerton
Marion at Wild Rose
Rosholt at Wild Rose
Kimberly at Fond du Lac
Neenah at Hortonville
Oshkosh North at Oshkosh West
Clintonville at Shiocton
Luxemburg-Casco at Freedom (Doubleheader)
Little Chute a Peshtigo
Marinette at Little Chute
Nekoosa at Mauston
Amherst at Westfield
Markesan at Montello (Doublehader)
Princeton/Green Lake at Almond-Bancroft
Rio at Randolph
Williamsburg at Dodgeland/Hustisford (Doubleheader)
Johnson Creek at Horicon (Doublehader)
Girls Softball (Sat.)
Kewaskum at Mayville
Kewaskum at Catholic Memorial
Campbellsport at Westosha Central
Stoughton at Beaver Dam
Algoma at Menasha
Colman at New London
New London at Pulaski
Fond du Lac at Port Washington
Slinger at Kaukauna
Waukesha North at Kimberly
Algoma at Neenah
Palmyra-Eagle at Randolph
Fall River at Johnson Creek (Doublehader)
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