KFIZ Sports Scoreboard : 3/14/19

High School Basketball:

WIAA Boys State Tournament:

The Waupun boys basketball team begins play in the WIAA State Semifinals at the Kohl Center in Madison today. The Warriors are the #2 seed in Division 3 and will play #3 seed Denmark in the second semifinal game today. The first game features top-seed Martin Luther taking on #4 seed Northwestern. Winners advance to Saturday’s championship game. Also today are the Division 4 semifinals, with top-seed Roncalli playing New Glarus and #2 seed Oshkosh Lourdes playing Osseo-Fairchild. The D4 semifinals get underway at 6:30 tonight

Men’s College Basketball:

Big Ten Tournament – Opening Round:

Nebraska 68, Rutgers 61

Illinois 74, Northwestern 69 (OT)

Today’s games include:

#8 Ohio State vs. #9 Indiana

#5 Maryland vs. #13 Nebraska

–Winner plays Wisconsin in tomorrow’s quarterfinals

#7 Penn State vs. #10 Minnesota

#6 Iowa vs. #11 Illinois

Big East Tournament:

Today: #2 Marquette vs. St. John’s

–The Golden Eagles look to snap a four game losing streak today and start the postseason doing something they couldn’t in the regular season – beat St. John’s. The Red Storm swept the season series with Marquette, winning 89-69 at home on January 1st and 70-69 on February 5th at Fiserv Forum. Tipoff time is 6 pm from Madison Square Garden.

MLB Spring Training:

Cleveland 9, Milwaukee 3

–A three-run home run from Keston Hiura accounted for the only runs of the game for the Brewers. Milwaukee takes on the LA Angels this afternoon – coverage starts at 2:55, first pitch at 3:05 on KFIZ.

NFL:

The Packers are bringing back tight end Marcedes Lewis. He had just three catches for 39 yards in 16 games last season while being used mostly as a blocker. The Packers tendered receiver Geronimo Allison, but elected not to do so with safety Kentrell Brice.

NHL:

Chicago 5, Toronto 4

Men’s College Volleyball:

Marian 3, Concordia-Wisconsin 0 (25-10, 25-17, 25-15)

Women’s College Lacrosse:

Marian 15, Benedictine 11