Hometown Broadcasting Sports Friday 10/30/20
30 October 2020 Sports
The Packers continue to get ready for the Vikings on Sunday at Lambeau Field. Green Bay (5-1) won the first encounter 43-34 on opening day at Minnesota (1-5). The Packers are trying to get healthy. Kicker Mason Crosby (left calf/back) did not practice on Thursday as well as tight end Mercedes Lewis (knee), RB Aaron Jones (calf) and CB Kevin King (qaudricep). A number of other players saw limited action including left tackle David Bakhtiari (chest) and 12 of his teammates. CB Jaire Alexander (Hand/knee) and tight end Robert Tonyan (ankle/knee) were full participants. The Vikings listed eight players on the injury report. Cornerbacks Mike Hughes (neck) and Holton Hill (foot) did not participate while running back Dalvin Cook (groin) and CB Kris Boyd (hamstring/back) saw limited action. The game can be heard on FM102.3, The Bug, with the pregame starting at 10:00 and the kickoff at noon.
In Thursday night football the Atlanta Falcons held on at Carolina to win 25-17. Atlanta led at the half 16-10 and the Panthers managed only a third quarter field goal in the second half as the Falcons defense pressured quarterbacks Teddy Bridgewater and P.J. Walker who saw limited action when Bridgewater briefly left the game because of an injury but did return. Bridgewater was 15 of 23 for 176 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Carolina was playing again without the services of starting all-purpose back Christian McCaffery. RB Mike Davis managed to gain 66 yards on 13 carries for the Panthers. Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan was 21-30 for 281 yards with one interception. Wide receiver Julio Jones caught seven passes for 137 yards and Brian Hill gained 55 yards on the ground on 11 carries. Atlanta improves to 2-6 while Carolina drops to 3-5.
The University of Wisconsin confirmed Thursday that three more members of the Badgers football team has tested positive for COVID-19. Like in its previous announcement, the university did not identify who had contracted the virus, only saying that it was one player and two staff members. That brings to 15 the number of team members who have tested positive since Saturday, seven of whom are players. One other member of the football program who had tested positive prior to that is still considered an active case. The team also revealed that, per CDC and Big Ten guidelines, head coach Paul Chryst will not be allowed to return until at least Saturday, Nov. 7, following a 10-day quarantine period. On Wednesday, UW stated that Chryst was one of the original dozen who tested positive. he university said it has not definitive timeline for when the Badgers can resume in-person football activities, but noted that it won’t be until Nov. 4, at the earliest. Right now, the athletics department says, its focusing on containing the virus and protecting the players and staff.
UW has also secured hotel rooms for all of the players who have not tested positive in an attempt to prevent any additional spread. Each player has their own room and the rooms are all in the same area of the hotel to limit exposure to its other guests. Wisconsin says it expects to provide another update on Saturday.
The Milwaukee Brewers have declined to exercise a $15 million mutual 2021 option on veteran outfielder Ryan Braun as the franchise’s career home run leader ponders whether to continue playing. Braun is due a $4 million buyout and became a free agent. The 37-year-old often said this year that this might be his final season. He has spent his entire career in Milwaukee and has a franchise-record 352 career home runs. Braun batted a career-low .233 with seven homers and 27 RBIs in 39 games this season while working through a back issue, though his .958 OPS in September helped the Brewers earn a third straight playoff berth. The back problem prevented him from playing the final game of the NL wild-card series loss to the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Braun ranks second In Brewers history in RBIs (1,154), extra-base hits (809), total bases (3,525) and doubles (408). He ranks third in runs (1,080), hits (1,963), triples (49), stolen bases (216) and walks (586).
In girl’s volleyball sectional semifinal action, Edgewood won their match with Wautoma three sets to nothing. Also Fox Valley Lutheran edged Reedsburg 3-2.
In area boy’s soccer sectional semifinal play, Oconto edged Freedom 3-2, River Falls shut out Hortonville 3-0 and Waterloo blanked Markesan 3-0.
In high school football tonight, Wautoma is at Westfield.
The Wautoma girl’s cross country team will be participating in its first-ever state meet tomorrow in Colby. The meet starts at 9:30. There will be a special sendoff for the bus at 6:15 Saturday morning.
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