2/15/23 Hometown Broadcasting Sports Wednesday
15 February 2023 Sports
Wednesday Sports
From Wayne Mausser
Jrue Holiday demonstrated just why he’s heading to the All-Star Game for the first time in a decade. Holiday matched a career high with 40 points and made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 25.2 seconds left in overtime as the Milwaukee Bucks edged the short-handed Boston Celtics 131-125 on Tuesday for their 11th consecutive victory.
The 32-year-old Holiday shot 8 of 12 from beyond the arc — including one from behind midcourt that beat the third-quarter buzzer — to set a career high for 3-pointers.
Holiday will join Bucks teammate Giannis Antetokounmpo at Sunday’s All-Star Game at Salt Lake City. It’s the first time Holiday has been selected since he was playing for Philadelphia in 2013, which marks the longest gap between All-Star appearances in league history. I’ve said since the season started that he’s an All-Star,” Antetokounmpo said.
Antetokounmpo added 36 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists as the Bucks (40-17) moved within a half-game of the Celtics (41-17) in the Eastern Conference standings.
Boston was playing without both its All-Stars – Jayson Tatum (non-COVID illness) and Jaylen Brown (facial fracture) – as well as Marcus Smart (sprained right ankle) and Al Horford (swelling in right knee).
The Bucks are at Chicago on Thursday.
Freshman Connor Essegian scored a career-high 23 points, including 5 of6 free throws in the final 45 seconds, and Wisconsin held off Michigan 64-59 on Tuesday night despite missing its last 15 shots.
The game started with a minute of silence for the campus shooting at Michigan State that killed three people and wounded five others on Monday night. Michigan was scheduled to play at MSU on Saturday but the game has been postponed.
Essegian’s basket at the 10:45 was the last one for the Badgers, and his two free throws at 10:27 following a technical foul on Michigan coach Juwan Howard, capped a personal 6-0 run for a 54-42 lead.
From there, Wisconsin made 10 of 12 free throws, just enough to pull out the win. Twice the Wolverines had free-throw opportunities to tie the game, once with 4:10 to play and again less than two minutes to go, but failed to do so. They also made just two of their last 11 field-goal attempts, including eight straight misses.
Steven Crowl had 11 points, 12 rebounds and six assists for the Badgers (15-10, 7-8 Big Ten Conference), who were coming off an overtime loss to Nebraska after blowing a 17-point lead. Max Klesmit added 10 points. Leading scorer Chucky Hepburn, averaging 13.2 points, had just two on 1-of-9 shooting but had a critical steal with 16 seconds left and the lead at 61-57.
Kobe Bufkin scored 21 points for the Wolverines (14-12, 8-7), who were coming off a 62-61 loss to No. 18 Indiana. Hunter Dickinson had 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Wisconsin is home against Rutgers on Saturday.
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) has announced a plan to keep the Brewers in Milwaukee for another two decades. The plan is part of the governor’s biennial budget proposal. The governor wants to make a one-time investment of $290 million from the state’s budget surplus instead of using long-term bonding for the stadium.
“Without this investment, the Milwaukee Brewers and Major League Baseball could leave Milwaukee as soon as the conclusion of the 2030 season when the current lease with American Family Field expires,” reads a statement from the Evers administration.
The governor’s office says the investment would save taxpayers more than $200 million, and generate more than $400 million in revenue.
Since opening in 2001, American Family Field, formerly Miller Park, has generated $2.5 billion in economic output for the state. The stadium supports about 3,000 jobs.
The investment is part of Evers’ 2023-25 budget proposal, which must be approved by the legislature. The state has recorded a $7 billion budget surplus.
Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos criticized the governor for dropping a “bomb in the budget.”
“When the Bucks had a similar situation, Democrats and Republicans worked together to find a solution on the best path forward. Instead, Governor Evers drops this bomb in the budget, never mentioning or attempting to collaborate with the Legislature in any way,” writes Vos.
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Berlin 76, Ripon 63-The Tigers led 30-28 at the half but the Indians used a big second half to pick up the win. Aaron Bartol led the Indians in double figures with 23 points, Brock Wilde had 21 and Connor Batley chipped in with 17. Ripon was led by Riley Brooks’ 31 points. Henry Beuthin and Henry Willett each scored 13. Berlin won the JV game 67-44 and the freshman game 55-33.
Winneconne 68, Kettle Moraine Lutheran 57
Plymouth 66, Kewaskum 51
Saint Mary’s Springs 86, Waupun 42
Menominee Indian 60, Weyauwega-Fremont 59
Manawa 52, Wild Rose 36
Fond du Lac 63, Hortonville 58
Neenah 77, Appleton West 64
Oshkosh North 64, Appleton North 51
Kimberly 73, Oshkosh West 57
Clintonville 51, Waupaca 48
Fox Valley Lutheran 55, Freedom 44
Aquinas 61, Adams-Friendship 45
Mauston 48, Viroqua 31
Amherst 84, Nekoosa 29
Hillsboro 64, Westfield 56
West Salem 93, Wisconsin Dellls 49
Central Wisconsin Christian 61, Horicon 46
Dodgeland 41, Hustisford 38
Oakfield 48, Valley Christian 21
Markesan 71, Cambria-Friesland 47
Fall River 71, Montello 47
Pardeevile 78, Rio 50
Randolph 42, Princeton/Green Lake 39
(Girls)
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Winnebago Lutheran 65, Campbellsport 37
Laconia 61, Lomria 29
North Fond du Lac 51, Mayville 39
Omro 48, Saint Mary’s Springs 38
Wild Rose 51, Princeton/Green Lake 46
Hortonville 67, Fond du Lac 61
Oshkosh North 53, Shawano 44
Central Wisconsin Christian 32, Horicon 29
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